The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-22
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

Patents granted: Chester ]. Albree
Allegheny, bolster; Rudolph G. Baker.
Pittsburg, typesctting machine; Thomas
charlton, Pittsburg, air and gas mixer
tor explosive engines Edward NJ. Erd-
mon, Pottsvile. straightway valve; John
n. Lavacek, Cliff Nine tap hole closer:
Marks f. Hunter, Allegheny, hand saw
handle; Louis r. Jennings. Homestead
mechanical vender; Ezra Liken. Berks.
vile. friction clutch: Patrick +. Mack.
Bradford, coupling: Clayton A. McKin-
ney, Altoona. mail bag closure: William
Maxwell. Pittsburg. automatic weigh
ing scoop; George A. Mentel and 7
B. Paul, Pittsburg. automatic valve for
water heaters; John B. Merriam. Mo-
nongahela. forming sand molds: Allen
I. Price. Renfrew. pump rod aduster
Tor oil wells; George S. Ramay. St
Marys, coke oven; George w. Shade
and Z. S. Knapp, Pittsburg. cuspidor;
Lucy +. Irax, Uniontown curtain
hanger; Albert E. Wicker, McKees-
port. combination right angle suuare
and level; Robert r. and J. II. Vogan.
AAlieg2heny. rotary engine; Clark White,
Dunbar, steam valve.
Prof. Lemuel r. Eckcls, principal Of
the Sandy Lake High School. was
elected superintendent OF the Waynes-
burg public schools. Prof Eckels is
a graduate OF the State college and Of
Edinboro State Normal and was
county superintendent of Mercer county
Tor six years.
-. Deputy Coroner T. o. Hazen. of
Sharpsvllle. has returned verdict thar
the child found in the Shenango river
TnCpntIx. N.a l.. i
parties.
Dominick Cerena was blown Up and
Killed. John Stephan. in testing DOW.
DER, poured some in a trail and set
the open powder kcg down at the end
of the trail. He lighted it. and the
keg blew up as Cerena was passing.
The explosion OF boiler at Hol.
lister & Bowmans coliery at Avoc5
Killed Malachi Cavanaugh and wreck.
cd the building.
The Central Trades and Labor coun.
ell, at Dubois. has indorsed tho strike
oi the men at the Harbson-W Walker
keiractories Company and asked local
unions to help them
Margaret Barklcv. aged II years
daughter OF John NJ. B1rklcy. a far.
mer, was assaulted by Frank VIII. o
tramp. while she was returning from
the postofticr. The child crawlcd to-
her parents home and her father. ac.
companied by many neiphbors. started
III pursuit OF the man. He was found
secreted in a house nearby and in at.
tempting to escape was probably ia.
tally shot by Barkley. The wounded
man was conveyed to Craft Postoffice
where posse OF deputies guarded him
AL night to prevent lynchng by in.
dignant farmers who came in from
the surrounding country for miles
around
The body which was found floating
in the Susquehanna near Safe Harbor
was identified as that of John Mccoy,
90 years old. OF Columbia. McCo,
lett home last Saturday to visit his
son at Peach Bottom, but never reach
ed that place. He was the father oi
Clarence Mccoy, one of the two young
men who were convicted of the mur
der OF Jacob Bostic, a track walker. at
cambridge. and this preyed heavily on
his mind, leading to the belief that he
committed suicide by jumping into the
river.
The will OF Charles F. Yuengling
which was admitted to probate in cour-
at Pottsville. showed large bcuuests &c
public institutions. The Pottsvills
Hospital, the Pottsvile Children.
Home and the Lutheran and Re
formed Churches we're given large
sums OF money.
Prof. William McComb. of a mid.
way show at Shamokin, leaped from
platform 100 feet high. intending tc
alight in three feet OF water The wind
carried him out of his course and his
head struck the side OF the canvas
water tank, causing serious injuries.
Benedict Himmel, a wcll-to-do far.
mer near Erie, killed his wife and then
turning the revolver on himself sent
bullet through his heart. Himmel had
been drinking heavily for several days
and frequently quarreled with his wife
lie was o5 years old and his wife was
a year his senior.
Prosper Warg, aged years, was ia
tally burned while Initiating a high
diver who was in Hazleton recently
with carnival company. Warg satu.
rated his clothing with kerosene, as
his exemplar of the street carnival had
done, and lighting the oil proceeded to
dive from the rear porch of his home
in blaze. He screamed in terror and
jennie Bredbenner, I5-yearold girl,
after sustaining severe burns herself,
the flames.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Koon and the lat
ter's nine-year-old sister, Mamie Ryan,
Of Pottsvillc, are believed to be diving
from poisoning. the result of eating
soused mackerel. The fish was given
to the family by a friend, who had
also partaken OF the same can, but,
strange to say, was not affected.
Christian Rindernecht, who for sew
eral years had charge OF the County
Home, Carlisle, died, aged 78 years
Frank Roth farmer near Quaker
town. was thrown from binding ma
chine and sustained injuries that may
prove fatal.
Fire destroyed frame barn and its
contents owned by A. S. Cadwalladef
1t Yardley The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
The Socialists OF Northumberland
'ounty held convention at Johnson
-ity and nominated A. +. Kramer
his place, for register and recorder
II deeds, and John l.. Shanahan, Mt
carmel, for jury commissioner
r. A. Marshall, OF Shamokin, was
lung to the ground after being drag
yed square by runaway horse and
ost SIao in addition to being seriously
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