The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-08
The KEYSTONE STATE.
nsws happenings Of Interest Gathered
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Patents granted:--Edward Bagnall
Pittsburg. apparatus for grinding
smoothing and polishing plate glass
Charles w. Bray, Piusburg. manufac-
tire of black plates or sheets, also APP
paratus for making black plates OF
sheets; William M. Brown, Johnstown.
contact box ior electric railways, also
electric switch; James L. Callahan, But.
Ter. well casing packer; Frank Conrad,
Williamsburg. means for measuring the
energy OF three-phasc alternating cur.
rent circuits; also ground detcctor ior
electric circuits; James w. Crmkshanks,
Pttsburg. leer for anncaling plate
glass; Thomas T. Davies. Duqucspe,
rail Joint and fastening; Louis B. 1't1-
ton. Pittsburg, pump governor.
Pensions erantcd:--Heury T. Nc.
kclvey, McKcesport, 50: Patrick II
McGee. Beaver Falls, $Io; George
Sharp, Camprun, So; John A. Willisms
Roaring Spring, $40; George W. Neff
Hollidaysburg, sig; Charles II. Farms
worth, West Bingham, $Io; Winfield 6.
Shields. Marion Center, $40; Andrew
Bonner, Houtzdaie, $I4: Jennie A. Pat.
lerson. Allegheny, S.; Hannah Nc.
Clure, New Castle, So; Hattie Hobson,
Allegheny, So; Mary S. Ferguson,
Franklin, 50; Rcbecca Adams. 1aren-
tum. So; Albert " Jcrauld. Nicholson,
So; Jacob Josberger, dead, Pittsburg,
SI2; Norris Crossman. Titusvile, SS:
Laurice Dehar, Oil City. So; Daniel
Mocl: McCornellsville. Sl2; Absalo.a
F. Mortimer. Erie, $40; Benjamin ].
Caldwell. Soldiers and Sailors Home,
Erie, So; George w. Coulter, Venus,
SIC; Timothy Sullivan, Jamestown, s.;
At,pia Tol.
Hayward. Bradford. So; Martha E.
Hays, New Castle, $u2.
Two new coal operations were start
I'd in Pottsville. which will largely in
:rcase the output of this district. The
Darkwater Coal Company started the
opening OF mine on the Pott and Ban
nan tract, which contains an immense
amount OF coal. This company is com
prised OF Philadelphia and New York
capitalists, with Offices in Philadelphia
The Stanton Colliery, which was ahan-
doned by the Reading Company ton
years ago. is being reopencd by Smith
Meyers K Co. who started the erection
2f large breaker on the ground. The
Black Diamond Company. headed by
Terrence V. Powderly, also expects
soon to begin shipping coal.
At the Oak Hill Colliery, a. Dnn.
:ott, which employs Goo men, 100 sticks
of dynamite were exploded when mi
ner tried to pry off the cover of a case
containing the explosive Three miners
were killed and score more or less
injured. The accident occurred nearly
a quarter OF mile under ground and
500 feet from the foot 81 the slope.
Nine sets OF timbers were blown out
and there was fail of many tons OF
coal and rock, which filled large por.
tion OF the gangway. Many miners
were crt by flying rocks, splintcrs OF
tirlbe-s ard other missiles. The bodies
OF the men that were killed were badly
dis:re.nbered
Sarah Hickey, the I3-year. old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs James Hickey. OF
East. Smethport. pcr:shcd in a fire that
destroyed their home. The flames made
such quick progress that the occupants
OF the upper part OF the building had
scant time to escape with their lives
The daughter was the first to emerge
from the burning house and not seeing
her mother she rushed franticsly back
through smoke and flame 10 rescue her
parent, who, in the meantime. had
jumped to the ground from a window
Both Mrs. Hickey and the graud.
mother. Mrs. Conley. in their attempts,
to reach the child, were badly burned
Announcement was made TODAY at
Lewisburg OF the successful completion
OF the effort to secure 100000 addi-
tional endowment for Bucknell Univer-
sity. The institution is now worth
SI,ooo,ooo, and has an attendance this
year OF o2o students, an increase over
that OF last year. West College. the
new dormitory. with accommodations
Tor ninety students, erected two years
ago. is occupied now and every room
is taken. The new physical laboratory,
which includes heating plant from
which all the buildings are warmed, is
being used this year for the first time.
The Schuylkill County Commission
crs have reduced the county debt Say
600 by calling in bonds to that amount.
There is over 100000 in the treasury
and the commissioners expect soon
TO clear the county OF debt.
Rev. F. J. Millman. pastor OF the,
Second Presbyterian Church, of Potts
vile, has been indorsed by the Schuyl-
kill and Lackawanna delegates for chap
lain OF the Lower House OF the State
LSs sioidtuic. SupPoit VI otHCs Spuiltics
has been assured.
Constables Michael and Roclirich
took into custody. at Lancaster, Cyrus
Sandoe and Frank Farmer, Welsh
r,ountaineers, on charges of robbne
the ralraod station at East Earl and
Martins store, at Cedar Lane. San.
doe recently turned detective and was
investigating other robb@rics in eastern
Lancaster comfy.
Paul W. Houck, OF Shenandoah. has
j.st received word his appointment N
the vacancy on the State Pharmaceut
lea. Board, caused by the death oi d..
George W. Kennedy. OF PottsyiIk
TIE selection OF Mr.. Houck is -cceiy.
ed by Sch.ylkil! county with much graf.
ifcation. The position pays 5000
year.
During the past week The Municipal
Hospital building at Oakview where
.;any smallpox patients were treated
last winter, has been broken into and
articles have been carried
away. Since the Closing OF the
hospital blankets. sheets and othc- ne
cessities have been kept in the build
ing on the second floor, and many oi
these are missing.
At meeting OF the State Forestry
Reservation Commission il was an
nounced that during Governor Stones