The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-24
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News OF Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

iiNhy NiStli, vi NCdul1lR. Ildu Il THRILL
ing experience in which she narrowiv
escaped death. With her father she
was riding in carriage drawn BIZ a
spirited mustang. When they reached
home the father aightcd and as hc
turned to lift the child ort the animal
took fright and started off on run
Mr.. Petsch was caught between the
wheels and dragged for hall mile
before he was thrown against fence
The horse continued its mad run
through East Reading, demolishing
the carriage before he was caught more
than two miles from home. The child
was found clinging to the seat and es.
capped unhurt
Recently Captain John l.. HUFF, Of
Company II, Thirteenth Regiment,
lett Scranton and went to Berwick TO
work, which is outside the territory
covered by the regiment. He did this.
IT IS alleged, without permission and
his commission was revoked. The
company was assembled to elect his
successor. Captain Huff is very popu-
lar with the members OF his command
and they proceeded to re-elect him
Another commission may not be is.
sued to him.
The differences existing between the
Webster Coal q Coke Company and
its miners have been settled and the
men will return to work at once All
grievances were disposed OF by Jas
Kerr, for the company, and National
Secretary William b. Wilson, 'or the
miners, at their meeting at Cresson.
The basis OF settlement was So for the
machine cutters at the Ben's Creek op.
Grafton instead OF S269 and a relative
rate for scrapers.
Unless John Hudock, president Of
the Oneida Local of the Mine Work
ers. is able to give a satisfactory ex-
planation he will be forever barred
from the organization. He has incur.
red the wrath OF the members because
he officiatcd as groomsman at the we'd.
ding OF Julius Thomas, a non-uniorst
he matter has been laid before th.
district board
State factory inspectors have dis.
covered hundreds Of boys under the
legal age at work at coal breakers in
violation ri the child labor law and
arrests may follow
Naniicoke has adopted a curiew law
and every child under 10 must be home
by 9 o'clock at night unless accom-
paried by parents or guardian.
The graduating exercises OF State
College we're held in the auditorium a
hat place. The speakers were z. H
Bcckort. PITT burg; A. r. Dcnnncton
Declard; J II. Snyder Broughton
D, y. TuholsMi, Eric; +. II. Taylor
South Auburn. HAMPTON |. Carson
Attorney General OF Pennsylvania, de
liyored the commencement address
The degree OF master OF science wai
conferred on r. B. Mattctn and w
II. Rebhun. The degree OF electrical
engineer was given TO H. p. Woot
and that OF mining engineer to w. c
B. Alexander. The J. w. White iel
!owship was awarded TO A. r. Den.
nington, o3, to b. used for one year o
advanced study. To w. II. Dean. 'o6
oi Williamsburg, was given the Meal
lister prize for the best entrance cx
aminations
John G. Taylor, OF West Chester
who has already spent a fortune ir
building monuments in Lafayette Gem
etcry, on the Brandywinc battlefield, j;
about to erect another memorial, which
is to commemorate Lazarus mention.
ed in the Bible. Mr.. Taylor has
given MS order to firm in Italy iol
4 marble figure. Mr. Taylor has erect.
I'd several monuments to members oI
his family, one to Christ, one to The
Virgin Mary, ono to General Laiay
.tte and one to General Pulaski, the
whole representing all outlay OF many
thousands OF dollars.
Colonel c. w. Dunfer. editor and
proprietor OF the Pcnbrook Times
lied in Chapman, Snyder county, aged
81.
Mrs. Elias Dundore was saved from
her burning home at Avon. The cX.
,itcmcnt su )crindrccd heart trouble anc
her death is feared.
J. {. Becht, Of Muncy, has resigned
as superintendent OF public schools oi
Lycon'ing cornty, and has accepted the
profcssorship OF psychology and pcda'
gogy in the State Normal School, at
West Chcs.ei.
John Rcagcr, OF Lcwistown, is the
owner OF n coat and vest purchased BY
him i'll Germany over fifty years ago
which he still wears occasionally. He
also has an ovcrcoat which he has worn
Tor iorty-hvc years.
A suspcndcr button saved the lie ol
Simon ]. Woelny. OF .Ionestown, who
was struck in the side by Il rifle ball fired
ct bird by boy, Only q flesh wound
was inflicted, as the bali was fattcned
against the button.
Thirty-thrcc families who resided in
houses owned by the HarbisonWakei
keIractories Company at farrandsyille
and Monument have been ordered to va
cate the premises, the employees OF the
company being on a strike.
Select Councilman James D. Miller
ni Erie, was aroused by hearing door
opened and shut. Making his way down
he rear stairs he secured a butcher
knife in the kitchen and then walked
INTO the dining room. where he con
ron.ed a burglar. The latter had col
ected quantity of silvcrwarc. On the
appearance OF Mr.. Miller the robher
Jumped through a window and escaped
Montgomery County Commissioners
lave decided to build only stone bridges
hereafter
The Immigration Relief Society, oil
scranton, has made arrangements 70
,ring between so and 100 Jewish iam''
les TO that city from Kishcncv.
Rev. L. Z. Manlcy, for five years pas
or OF the Church OF Christ at Altoona
reached his farewell sermon. lie hav'
ng accepted call to the Rowan Ave
NE Church, Pi,tsburg.
Dilwyn Jones, aged 10 yclrs. LETT his
omc at Shenandoah three weeks ago
. visit his rlclc at Atlantic City, bu'
us parents were informed that the bo!
ever arrived there. They fear he mel
Nth an uccidc,It cr ,yos EidnaDDcd