The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-15
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told
Short Order.

su
prised by finding a young colored m,.
Oliver Goodman, in her house. nj
came from Pittsburg about three wei
ago. The burglar was not aware
the discovery and was at the hon.
when neighbors, whom Mrs. House,
notified, arrived and surrounded Al
place. In the meantime Sheriff lam
II. Brown and other officers were SIN,
moned ard captured Goodman.
was placed in Jail.
A band OF gypsies, who made In.
camp near Franklin, kidnapped t,l|
girls, Mary and Anna Baker, aged N
spectively and 10. They were cntie.A
into the camp late at night and the on,
sizes departed with them early in <!
intrnng. Sheriff McCollum and NJ
Oh City police got on the trail OF n
gypsies, out at the forks of ro,
lost their game. The search is ben
continued.
The family OF Martin Whitfield
Oil City, consisting OF four person
was poisoned by eating chicken. 4,
flesh OF which had become impregnat,
with some poison, presumably pan
green, sprinkled by farmer on
vines. Prompt medical work plac,
them out OF danger.
About 700 miners at Peae are I'D
because few OF the men have reiu,A
to sign for the check-off.
Joseph Swihart, a Washington en-,
stable, who killed Carries Bebout. wb
was. resisting arrest, has been exoner
ated by coroner's jury.
Attorney II. A. Davis, OF Altoor
announced his candidacy for Judge
Blair county. He will be indorsed h
The Frohibitionists. Martin Bell. 4.
incumbent, is the Republican nomine
A. V. Dively, Democratic, and !. /
Lelscnring, Union party.
George and Jacob Walters. aged
and I3 years, OF Shots, went swimmir,
in the Susquehanna in disobedience
heir parents instructions. tn
younger was carried into the eddie
The older boy went bravely to N
rescue and in the STRUGGLE both sani
and were drowned.
Reports from all parts OF Northamp
ton county show that there is a scar
city OF school teachers. Country teach
crs are choosing other lines OF en-
ployment, claiming that the pay is TO,
small and the school terms too short
Samuel Kuhns, aged 65 years. o|
Rciton, was walking on the QuarryviI.| |
Railroad tracks and started to eros
the high bridge spanning the Peous,
Creek at Hcrrville. When about hal I
way across a train approached. Their
was not room enough for Kuhns %
step aside and so he coolly jumpd
from the bridge. Fortunately. he land
cd in the mud, twenty feet below, AMI
suffered no material injuries.
William Shaw. 22 years old, of Hops
well, while waiting for a train at An
derson's Station, was killed by an ey
press train. His mother, father ani
sister witnessed the accident.
The Board of Commissioners OF Pub
lie Records, created by the last Legs
lature to look after and secure as man
records as possible, was or
ganized at the Executive Departmeri
Harrisburg. There were present Gov
crnor Pennypacker and State Libraria
NJ Montgomery. who were elected pres
dent and secretary respectively; JOIN
Wolfe Jordan, Julius +. Sachse Frar
r. Diffenderfer. Boyd Crumrine an
Carnegie Librarian Anderson, OF Pits
burg.
While Mrs. w. w. Oberly, assist
ant postmistress at Womelsdori, wa
the postage stamps OF
large pile OF letters, there was an eI
ploson which knocked the dater iro1
her hands, and scattered the letter
and packages in all directions. 1t va
found that large quantity OF papa
caps had been placed in sealed e
velope, which caused the explosion
an instant the entire pack OF letters an
surrounding papers were. in blal
Mr.. Oberly arrived on the scene in tim
to gather up the burning material an
throw it to the pavement. Mr.
Oberly,s arm was burned and her clotS
ing torn by the explosion.
Ex-Register and Recorder Fredd
ick Hess died at his home in Clinic
Township, aged II years.
Joseph Koch, aged 81 years, VIII
picking huckleberrics on the mounta'
north OF Hazleton, was overcome
the heat and died.
During a severe storm near Cred
Castle. Harry Taylor, aged 7 yeah
was killed by lightning, His iathd
was stunned and 3-year-old child va
burned.
Mrs. Maria c. Heinitsh died at b
home in Lancaster, aged 70 years, 81
was president of the Ann c. Wims
Home for Aged Wompi, and helpe
organize the Children's Home an
Dorcas Society during the Civil wa
The differences between the Shtd
Metal Workers and the Master lla
ners' Association have been amlcaos
arranged and the strike has been eaH
ed off at Pittsburg.
Five houses were wrecked and man
persons had narrow escapes from dean
by a mine cave-in at Old Forge, thrs
miles from Scranton. The settling g
Cured in the old workings oi -
Jermyn No. mine, and nearly "
acres we're affected, the surface sinkin
about five feet. The buildings damag.
we're all located on George street.
The borough. and were occupied as y
ows: Thomas Jones and family, 81
patore Bianco and family. Malta Bda
tage and family. Isaac Robinson 40
amily and Clement Maratina and ian
ly. The occupants OF the houses ws'
N bed when the cave-in occurred an
when the structures tumbled fo
heir foundations and fell over upS
heir sides many we're thrown 10
loor and were dazed and filled with ts'
'or The noise of the cave-in arouss
hundreds living near. Some OF u
houses were damaged beyond repair
The home OF Chief OF Police Jamf
Howclls, at West Pittston, was dan
lged by dynamite explosion. DoleS
)f window pancs were smashed, dish9
we're broken and the porch was denlo
shed. Chief Howells recently y,
roublc with several persons in