The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-08-19
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minger street, Philadelphia, who was
under the influence OF chloroform, DR..
Bauman, of Telford, in whose office the
operation took place, was unable to
restore her to consciousness and he
Immediately summoned another physi.
clan. The woman failed to rally, how.
ever, and expired in about half an hour
after the drug was administered. For
two months Mrs. Cunliff had been EN-.
ployed as servant by Miss Ebert. OF
Highland Park, Telford. For several
days Mrs. Cunliffe had suffered with
neuralgia and decided to have a mum.
Der of teeth extracted. Miss Ebert
accompanied her to DR.. Bauman's of.
hce, where the patient expressed a de.
sire that chloroform be used. Coroner
Kane, after making an investigation,
decided that an inquest was not neces-
sary, as there were two physicians pres.
ent when the woman died.
William Brennan, an artist OF Mus.
catine, Ia, and son of wealthy parents,
has been engaged for some time paint.
ing views along the Susquehanna.
Thursday night as there was no regu.
lar train from Columbia to Harrisburg,
he boarded a freight train, getting into
q. car where there were two negroes.
Nearing Steelton the negroes robbed
Brennan of his money, and when he
tried to jump from the car, shot him
in the back and he fell to the track,
where a track walker found him. He
is in the hospital.
Walter Alexander, aged I6 years, OF
Cogan Station, was arrested by Penn
sylvania Railroad detectives on
charge OF attempted train wrecking.
A few nights ago several planks weight
cd down with heavy stones were placed
on the Northern Central track near
Cogan Station, at a point where the
road makes sharp curve. On one side
OF the road is a steep embankment
fortunately the obstruction was dis.
covered by the engineer OF freight
tram in time to stop his train. When
arraigned before Alderman Battle
Alexander pleaded guilty and was held
in $1,000 bail for court.
James Smith. 80 year, OF Lewistown,
was seriously burned about the hands
and arms in heroic attempt to save
the body of his dead child from crema-
ton. A fire originated in a small clos
Ct located in the death chamber, and
quickly spread over the ROOM Mr.
Smith ran into the midst of the flames.
grasped the coffin and carried it to
the house OF a neighbor opposite, but
not until the varnish on the side OF the
coffin had been blistered by the intense
heat. He quickly returned and after
hard fight succeeded in getting the
flames under control before the fire en-.
gines arrived.
John Schooley, painter, fell head.
long fifty feet to the ground while
painting the spire of the Great Island
Presbyterian Church, on Water street.
Lock Haven, but he may recover to
tell just how it happened. 1t the de-
alighted on his feet OH the lawn that
surrounds the edihce. Schooley lies
at his home in scmi-conscious condi-
ton, with his left leg broken at the
ankle, a conclusion at the base of the
brain and his body badly cut and bruis-
ed.
The voters OF Conshohocken at the
November election will pass on prop
osition. to borrow $Ioo,ooo for perma-
nent improvements. An ordinance
passed by the Council providing for
a loan to that amount was approved by
the Burgess. A similar ordinance pass.
ed several months ago met his dis.
approval because it was not specified
how the money was to be expended.
A dog suffering with rabies sprang
upon and bit child of Galen Fritz,
butcher, at Quarryville. The brute
after badly lacerating the child, sprang
upon another, when Mr.. Fritz, who was
summoned by the chiGren's screams,
came to their assistance. Before he
succeeded in overpowcring the 'frcnzied
brute Mr.. Fritz was also severely bit.
ten.
Joseph Ruffing, arrested at Potts.
vile for desertion from the United
States Army to get married, will plead
in his defense tha: he was only follow
ing the advice of President Roosevelt
in his famous race suicide" address.
Rufing was taken to Cleveland, o., for
trial.
Fully 200 men quit work at Ridge
way at the ringing OF the courthouse
bell and volunteered to search the
woods and country roads for man
who assaulted Miss Singer aged about
20 years. The young woman was pick
ing berries near Ridgeway. A sister,
who accompanied her, missed her for
few minutes, and, receiving no reply
to her calls, started in search, finding
her sister bound and gagged, and her
body terribly bruised. Large numbers
OF men armed with guns and revolvers
are looking for the assailant.
Tobias Treumpert, OF the South Side
Pittsburg, was surprised when he ap-
piled for divorce to learn that the
woman from whom he wanted to be
divorced had procured a divorce from
him ten years ago. The former Mrs.
Treumpert told the officer that she had
procured a divorce in 1892 in West
moreland county. Treumbert then ac'
:epted service and attended the hear,
ings, but said he did not understand
that there had been legal separation
After being lost in the winding gang
ways OF the No. 3 collicry OF the Le
high Valley Coal Company, John Farrl
a miner, OF Ilazlcton. climbed up an
abandoned air shaft which had an out
let in the yard surrounding the resi-
dence OF S. Y. Frederick, in the heart
Of the city. The airway had not been in
use for many years and heavy door,
bolted on the outside, shut off exit
Farr yelled at the top of his voice and
finally his cries were heard, whcrcuDon
the door was broken open and Fari
was released.
The huckleberry season in Monro,
county, which has just closed, netter
about $4,000 to men, women and chill
1ren who were engaged in picking thu
berries during the past six weeks
About 500 berry pickers were employ
al. - &c