The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-03-12
THE KEYSTONE STATE.
Hswo Happenings Of Intefest osther:d
From All Sources

Attorney JOSIAH smith ana l1enfy J Z,
Kent, president of the Clifton Nationl
Bank, to whom he made separate con-
fessions duplicating three other men in :,
conspiracy to rob the Clifton Bank
While admitting they had the names Of
Richards alleged confederates, neither
District Attorney Smith, Warden
disclose them. Richards confession in
dicated that an organized gang Of burg
lars is operating in the vicinity Of Plila-
because his accompiccs made no effort
to defend him at the trial.
The large hotel owned by Gen. w.
A. Clark at Neshannock Falls was de-
stroyed by fire. causing a $4,000 loss.
At kittanning the Grand Jury re-
turned a true bill against Harvey A.
Zillefrow, charged with the murder OF
his wife at Brady's Bend
Katherine Dif11ey. aged "a. commit
ted suicide at New Castle by taking
carboic acid. and Michael Grajcori
hanged himself i'll his cell in the
Greensburg jail.
Beaver county commissioners have
fixed the county tax at four mills and
announce the assessed valuation at
100000. 600. Much of the revenue viii
be used i'll repairing and erecting
bridges damaged during recent storms.
r. Curry of Meadvillc was killed by
an Erie train at Kent. Q.
William Randolph, wealthy land
owner at Moorfeld, was drowned in
the south branch Of the Potomac river
Joseph Sheehan, OF McKees Rocks
brakeman on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railroad. was found dead along
the tracks at New Castle Junction.
At New Castle Alderman Williams
held James Voca and John NADIA on
a charge of having participated in 'he
riot at the Hilsvi.le quarries.
Despondent because he imagined he
would not recover from injuriec. Hin.
der-Devoghn, an Austrian. plunged
from the balcony OF the Altoona hos.
pital and. will die.
William Lawson, of Mt. Washing
ton, Pittsburg. and all unknown com
panion, both cclored. were found dead
on the cinder dump rear G-eensburg
1t is supposed they lay down TO sleer
and were asphyx:ated by the gas.
Harry NJ, Wilson. aged 81, !cil dead
at Alexandra. Huntington county,
while on his way to physicisn's OF.
fee.
The barn of Samuel Working, ncar
Bedford, was destroyed by fire and
much live stock perished in the flames
William Fox. glass blower of Jean.
nctte, died in the Greensburg hospita
from fractured skull, supposed to
have been sustained in fight. The
coroner will investigate.
The dead body OF Ray Horn, III,
Washington civil engineer who was
Ira, a..
a short distance from where he fell in.
to the water.
A convention OF master builders viii
be held under the auspices OF the Build.
ers' Exchange at Warren. CONT actors
arc expected to be present from al
northwestern towns.
Wesley Richie. Masontown. ant
Elsie Batsinger, Woodaide; William
Small and Sarah Stahl, Youngwood' =
John Cllery, Altoona, and Stella Nc
lntosh, Lilly. were among the Penn
sylyauians married at Cumberland, Nd
James Evans, foreman employed a.
:he Tilt Silk Mill, Pottsville, was in
formed by his family physician that he
had smallpox. To inform one OF his
assistants that he would not be able
20 work for some time, he left his SICK
bed and after reaching the assistants
house and rang the bell and then rar
out into the middle OF the street and
waited. When the door was opened
and his assistant appeared. Evans yell
ed, keep away from me; | have
smallpox and have come to notify yor
so. You can report off for me-" Evan.
then hastened home. where he is nov
under quarantine. When Evans made
his announcement people rushed in
doors and locked themselves in thei:
houses until Evans was well out oi The
neighborhood
Because the man he favored for the
office was not elected burgess OF Wes
Hazleton, Adam Koch. aged S. years.
committed suicide. Koch had statei
that il Hugh McGeehan. Jr.. the Demo
cratic candidate, was elected he would
blow his head off Mcclellan received
majority OF the votes and Koch car
ried ont his threat.
A son was born Monday TO Mr.. ant
Mrs. Cormac McCallis, OF Hazleton
being the twenty-third child born Il
.he couple. Mrs. McCallis is iorty-fve
years old. She was married at the ag,
OF seventeen years.
Mrs. Catherine B. Harnst died -
Lancaster as result OF using a lemur
20 soften a corn. The poultice was &c
moved with a knife and gangrenc de
velopcd. Although the foot was am
2utated her life could not be saved.
Miss Mary Jacobs, trained nurs,
OF Norristown, died at her home aitc,
short illness with typhoid pneumonia
Caroline Shellenburg, 81 years old
a lifelong resident OF Lewistown. j,
lead from diseases incident to old age
Caught under falling coal at Mort,
Mahanoy Colliery, William Faust wa
'atally hurt.
Thieves entered the henncry o
School Director John Wetherill ant
stole forty fine Plymouth Rock fowls.
She having requested that there be
10 flowers at her funeral. but that IN
stead the money be devoted to mis-
,lonary purposes, the burial of Mrs
Mary McVaugh, of Williamsport. was
Unique, sheaves OF wheat taking tn,
place OF customary flowers,
Reading dipped under 90 for the FRS
time in many months
The strike at the Pen Argyll and Ban
sor shirt factories has been settled, tn
proprietors agreeing to rcinstate the
former forelady.
Walter Stewart. IS years old, died
n the Chester hospital OF smallpox
His parents are both confined in the
Institution with the disease. Three
younger children who we're vaccnatei
escaped the contagion.
Max Knoeller, aged 8. Of Norris
own. was struck By the shafts OF
It.