The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-29
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

ioiloWlng new corporations: The Lin.
den Land and Building Company, Me-.
KEGS Rocks, capital S2so,ooo; directors
William J. Booth, Esplen; Robert G
Johnston, Joseph NJ Hall. Otto
Buettner,- James H. Johnston, McKees
Rocks, koehler & Strong Co., Pitts.
burg, capital $4,000; directors, George
]. Foster McCune. Pittsburg, Ulrirb
Stewart Manufacturing Company. Ale.
gheny, capital $4,000; directors. Henry
Ulrich, Joseph Stewart, ALLEGHENY.
Matthias Langsdale, Bellevue. M
Pleasant Tool Company, Mt. Pleasant:
capital. $4,000; directors, L. NJ. Row.
land, Philadelphia; w. A. Kalp. c. F.
Mullin, J. Wade Shupe, Frank d
Barnhart, Eugene Warden. Mt. Pleas.
ant. Crescent City and Harmony Fer.
ry Company, Shannopin, Beaver coun.
ty; capital, $1,000; directors. F. E.
Langhner, Z. Z. Donthett. Hopewel.
w. f. Langhner. Crescent township
Pardius Supply Company, Sandy Val
ley, Jefferson county, capital $4,000.
Enemies OF the automobile in West
Chester and vicinity have invoked
new weapon to bring terror to their ad.
versaries. They have called on Bur.
CESS Pennypacker to prevent the run.
ming of automobiles at high speed
through the town. By enforcing all the
borough ordinances impartially the
burgess has won the admiration OF the
citizens. He has set on foot several
reform movements, the most recent be.
ing his plan to restrict drunkenness BY
means OF his much discussed topper
list" Burgess Pennypacker's fearless.
ness in dealing with all culprts,
whether OF high or low estate, leads
the anti-auto people to contemplate
with glee his expected action against
the speedy chaffeur. Formal com.
plant has been lodged with the burgess
concerning the danger and annoyance
due to automobiles, and he is investi.
eating the facts
The three commissions created 10
arrange for the dedication OF monu.
ments to Pennsylvania soldiers in the
South have fixed upon the following
dates: Andcrsonvile Prison. Novem.
Der 10; Scven;y-thrd Pennsylvania
Regiment, Chattanooga, November II;
Scventy-seventh Pennsylvania Regi.
ment, Shiloh, November 10.
While bathing in the North Branch
Creek at Danboro with a number Of
companions from Philadelphia, Howard
Nice, aged IL years, was swept down
the stream and drowned The strong
current carried away the body before
his companions could come to his aid
A severe electrical storm in the vi.
cinity OF Sharon inflicted damage csti.
mated at S25,oo
George Rowels was arrested at Al.
toona and committed to jail for driv.
ing a horse to DEATH
A corps of engineers in the employ
of the State Line Railroad Company,
composed largely of Pittsburg men, has
reached point close to Washington
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail-
road Company has let the contract for
$4,000 station building at Brighton,
between Fallston and Beaver Falls
Samuel P. Wood, contractor, Of
New Brighton, was attacked by two
Italians. alleged to be John Fablo and
Michael Foletto, and was terribly and
perhaps fatally cut.
For exploding dynamite in Pocono
creek, near Bartonville, Ira Hay was
fined $Too and costs by Justice Gruver.
Burglars entered the residence Of
Register and Recorder George W.
Harder and stole gold watch and
about $50.
Five mlkmen we're fined $50 each at
Shamokin for selling impure milk: the
information being preferred by Pure
Food Agent r. H. SINNERS.
Deputy Inspector Harry McC. Bech
tel, of Pottstown, has found over loc
children illegally employed in factories
at Reading, and has sent them home.
John Hemingway, aged II, was
caught between car and a building at
| Iarea, Cbnra aud prnhahi, fatally
iured One end OF the structure had
to be torn down in order to remove the
body.
While helping to unload hay on the
farm of Abram Leaman, near Milton
Grove, Levi Kupp. aged 70 years, was
struck on the head by large iror
hook and so badly hurt that he died.
The lace mills OF Wilkes-Barre will
not be affected by the increased price
Of cotton, as many other mills. be-
fore the rise began the Wilkes Barre
|. lace mill stocked its storage house with
, 10000 bales and now has enough on
hand to keep its 1000 employees busy
for seven months.
On the Cumberland Valley Railroad
H. A. Loguc had been promoted to be
, trainmaster ]. II. Tonge has been ap,,
pointed chief dispatcher in place Of
Mr.. Logue, and NJ. ]. Mahoney mas
been made road foremap OF engines
and assistant trainmastcr.
Arthur Allen escaped from the Re,
formatory at Glen Mills and returned
to the home OF his grandparents in Jer
sey Shore under cover OF darkness
He remained day, and alter evadlng
the police left Tor Idaho, where he WI
stay with his other grandfather nt
started ont penniless and expected 10
: beat his way across the continent Ailep
escaped once before, but was recap
, tured :,
Six young highwaymen boldly nelS
up James Shay in Pottsyille and iooS
his gold watch and money. Consla'
Bile Jacob Silhes arrested Hugh Con.
dron and Edward O'Connell, but inc!
broke away and several shots were, NJ,
ed after them. Condron was retaken
Officers are on the track OF the oanu
A most severe electrical storm visiiess
!, Middleburg. The storm twisted OF on
limbs. uprooted trees and Tor lun
half hour hail fell doing great danas'
to crops.
Pennsylvania miners have hight on .,
Snowshoe with the Lehigh Valley 1o% 10s
Company, which operates in the pay
Eagle Valley, on a branch ot Penn
sylvana Railroad The company IS e.,
deavorng to establish a diiferen!l%
between thick and thin VEN mih.ns
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