The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-08
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

lHc property OF MIS- Ada isabella Os-
borne, at Morriswllc. The place is full
of great historical interest. 1t was once
the property of Robert Norris the fnqn.
cier of the Revolution. 1t is proposed
that the National and State authorities
unite in purchasing the property. An
effort was made by those most deep,
Interested TO have considerable tract
of land purchased OH the Pennsyvanis
side of the river at the site of Wash
ington's crossing OF the Delaware o,
the night Of December rs, I777. Meas.
ures were introduced into the Naton,,
House of Representatives and the Sen.
ate, but the bills never became laws.
The Pennsylvania Society the Sons Of
the Revolution was much interested in
this project and lent valuable support in
the furtherance of the scheme, but the
matter had finally to be dropped, for
the present at least. One of the strong.
est points ON which to base an appeal
for the acquisition of Summerseat for
park purposes is, of course, that it was
here that it was first proposed to e-ce,
the scat of the National Govcrnmeo,.
1t was only because of the strong oopo
sition of General Washington, whq
thought the location should be moro
central between the north and the south
that the capital was not established here
as the Commissioners had their plan;
laid to purchase the Summerseat prop
erty for the purpose. That two siguers
of the Declaration of Independence Rob.
ert Morris and George Clymer-thc only
instance, so far as it is recorded, where
two Of those who appended their sig.
natures to the famous document eve,
lived on the same property-owned the
place at various times is an added argu.
ment in favor of the park idea.
Executors of the estate of State Sen.
ator {. l.. Magee settled the suit Of Dr.
Walter c. Browning. of Philadelphia
Tor fees for services rendered, by pay.
ing to his attorney warrant for Sal.
eco, the amount recently awarded as ful
recompense by the local courts. This
settles the original claim of DR.. Brown.
ing for S1oo,ooo for fees and an add.
ton claim for money which DR.. Brown.
ing said Mr.. Magee had invested for
him out of gratitude for his services
The original award by the Court was
about $4,000. Recently the Court add.
ed several items, swelling the sum 70
the amount paid. The size OF Dr.
Browning's claim amazed the world.
having been 4 greater charge than the
one presented by Sir Morrcl Mackenzie.
the famous English doctor, for service,
to the deceased Emperor Frederick OF
Germany.
Following similar action by him in
Philadelphia. Nathan Straus, of New
York, has indicated that he will give
complete plant for sterilizing milk to
Pittsburg in an effort to reduce the
Summer death rate among infants
Rabbi ]. Leonard Levy, of the Rodei
Shalom Congregation. of PittSburg.
helped TO found the Sterilzcd MIX &
Ice Society in Philadelphia ten years ago
and upon his representation Mr.. Straus
will make the gift to Pittsburg so:ie-
ties with the same object.
Just as Charles Allen. OF ALLEGHENY,
and two women friends alghted from
an automobile at Duduesne Garden the
machine blew up and in three minutes
was mass of flames. Mr.. Allen pur-
chased it for $1,000 and had used il
twice, at the rate OF $1,000 a ride
Abtil Hencr, 55 years old, of Hamp
ton, Adams county, committed suicide
by hanging. He was chain manuiac
iurer and widely known Throughout, that
section.
Rev. .. G. Langiord, Baptist cler
gyman at Frecand, has received notice
from his landlord directing him to va
cate the house in which he is living
The notice is the result OF Threatening
etters received by the landlord, James
lawson, mine foreman at Highland
The letters are signed Friend" Mr.
Lawson is requested to get rid OF hls
:enant and warned that in case he re
fuses to comply that the building viii
be destroyed b. dynamite. Rev Mr.
Langford has been prosecutor oi alleged
illegal liquor sellers, and this, it is sup
posed aroused enmity toward him.
The dead body OF man, with bu!
let wound in the head, was found along
the new railroad mile from Parkers
burg. Il is thought his name !:
Decker, and that he came from Lewis
town. Coroner Mullin held an inquest
Witnesses testified that on SATURDAY
night the arc light at the point where
the body was found was eXtingulshet
about 10 o'clock and then pistol shol
was fired. The jury was unable to ny
the blame for the tragedy.
James B. Dill, one OF the legal ad
visers in the organization OF the Unhec
States Steel Corporation, made th'
statement 10 a number OF Pittsburger'
that it is common talk in New lorS
that former Judge James II. Reed, o.
Pittsburg would probably become thu
next president OF the Steel Corporation
Mr.. Dill said Judge Reed could have
the place il he would accent according
to New York reports.
While trying to act as peacemaker II
fight at Tamaqua, Peter Story was
stabbed and so badly hurt that it is fear
ed he will die. A crowd OF Story
friends searched all night for Mchac
CARRIER, who, it is alleged, inflicted Tx
wound. Hearing that threats to yneI
him had been made, CARRIER surrenceIso
to the police and was taken 10 'f
county prison in Pottsville.
The Pousville High School alumni
have started a movement to pro'la'
Pottsville with public library
The War Veterans Association o.
Spring City, attended East Vincent re
formed Church Sunday, and the pas
tor, Rev. Jacob Faust, preached sPe
cial sermon, taking for his subject l"'
Valiant Man."
At meeting OF the Executive Ionl
mittee of the Northampton Couhv
Teachers Institute at Easton, It wa
announced that the teachers oi pe,n
lehem have decided to unite with wv
county institute this fall, and the mse.
ing to be held then will be the hi'
joint session in FIVE years.
jeremiah w. Delany, tax collector Ia
Bridgeport, is dead, aged 80 years ~
1900 he was candidate for the LegiI,,
lature on the Democratic ticket ~