The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News OF Pennsylvania Told 10
Short Order.

ing device for papers; Grant I. Blasdell
Towanda, rotary explosive engine; John
H. Bruce, Pittsburg, brake operating
mechanism for railway car; Andrew J.
Coghe, Pittsburg, burner; John A.
Driver Allegheny, metallic cars; vii.
liam B. Fitzpatrick, pittsburg, compound
for the removal and prevention of in
crustation i'll steam boilers; William NJ
Gruner and W. c. Fink, Springdale
safety trolley alarm; Reinhold Herman
Grafton. frame work for supporting sig.
nal mechanism, also printing apparatus;
Annas Hummell, Huntingdon, artificial
tree; Alexander F. Humphrey, Ale.
gheny, mine or submarine boat destroy.
ar; John Kaufman, LeetSdale, rail
joint; Joseph T. Keverline, Coal Hill,
combined lock and latch, also lock fol
double doors; Milton J. Lawrence, Beav.
er. mail box; Admah l. Loop. North.
east, strainer attachment for spray ap.
paratus; Hiram P. Maxim, Pittsburg,
charging system for secondary batteries;
Peter ]. Mcclure, Blairsville, burial cas-
tct; William II. McKenna, Pittsburg,
;yphon filler; William c. Miller, Pitts
ourg, tack puller; Joseph F. Nagle, N.Y.
rsdale. safety envelope: Thomas H. Pat.
mali, Williamsburg, staff and leer lock.
Captain Schaadt, attorney for John and
-harles Bechtel, brothers of Mabel Bech.
el, the mill girl who was murdered al
Allentown, and who are in prison
,harged with being accessories after the
act, failed to apply for writ of ha.
oeas corpus, having abandoned the idea
he case will not be heard probably again
Until the january term of Criminal
-ourt The police are annoyed by the
many groundess rumors concerning the
:ase. All the cranks in the country are
apparently trying to solve the mystery
Dozens of anonymous letters advancing
:he widest theories are being received
Zach day. A strange woman visited AL
entown, saying she is a government de.
.ective. She says the murder was tho
work of Anarchists.
The First National Bank of ALLEGHENY
md the Federal Bank of Pittsburg,, both
Of which suspended during the recent
furry in the stock market, are expected
o resume shortly. Word was received
rom Washington that unofficial advice.
received by Acting Comptroller of the
Currency Kane leads him to expect thai
he directors and stockholders of the
banks will meet soon and order a re-
sumption OF business.
The strike of $50 Reading Railroad
trackmen on the Shamokin Division was
made complete in the district between
Ashland and Herndon by the few re.
naming men stopping work. The 4oc
trackinen between Shamokin and vii.
Transport have notified the company they
will quit work unless their wages re-
main as they were before the order for
'he reduction was issued.
The Bucks County Bible Society
held its eighty-hfth annual meeting at
Newtown. These officers were elected
or the ensuing year: President, Rev
K >. Eastman, of Lower Dublin; vice.
presidents. Rev. T. J. Elms and Rev.
William J. Mills, of Newtown, and
Rev. J. Thompson Carpenter, oil
Quakertown; secretary. Rev. Robert
VI. Larabee. of Doylestown; treasurer
Kew. J. B. Knewson, OF Forest Grove
Edward Packard, IS wears old. shot
md killed, near Haneyvile, the largest
oear that has been seen in that county
his year. Packard was alone when
lie came across the big animal. which
lie killed at the first shot. The bear
weighed $50 pounds.
in yawning Mrs. Jacob Sanders. 20
years old, OF Lancaster, dislocated her
'aw and it remained out of place for
several hours before dentists services
we're secured. Chloroform was admin.
stored and it was replaced.
William Romanosk. 22 years old
vas killed, and John Benctic, seriously
injured by falling coal at Primrose col
iery: Mahanoy city.
Misses Virginia Wilmer, OF Lancas.
;er county, and Sarah Helm, of Potts
own. graduated as nurses from the
pottstown Hospital
Wilkes Barre (SpeciaD. The annual
-eport OF Factory Inspector Jonathan
Davis shows that in the past year there
nave been only four accidents in the
in Wilkes Barre and vicinity
I remarkable record.
A constable, school director and five
other citizens OF Hepburn Township
we're arrested, charged with violating
he compulsory school law by keeping
heir children out of school.
The Bucks County Medical Society
elected DR.. f. S. Coburn, OF Plum
'teadville, president; DR.. w. S. Erd.
man. OF Buckingham, and DR.. L. s,
Wallace, OF Jenkintown, vice-presi
dents, and DR.. A. f. Myers, OF Bloom.
Ing-Glen, secretary and treasurer.
Joseph Strouse and his wife, OF My.
were arrested in that city. A
stock OF plunder alleged to have beer
taken in freight car robberies during
the summer and from country stores
where robberes recently occurred was
discovered in their possession
Patrick Michael, wealthy farmer,
aged 80 years, OF Towanda, was burned
20 death while fighting forest fire
alone on his farm. He sent his grand.
laughter to the neighbors for help and
these men found his charred and naked
body lying in the path of the fire.
Charged with assault on Amos Ken.
nard, conductor OF the Darby branch
Of the Chester Traction Company, Jo-
seph Master was fined $40 and costs al
Chester. He was riding on Kennard's
ear, and because he was requested TO
stop drinking from whisky bottle. il
IS alleged, he attempted to cut Ken
nard with knife.
The Poor Directors have decided
hat, III view OF the decision OF Judge
Lands, of Lancaster, that the law al
lowing $500 year salary to Poor Di-
rectors in counties with a population
1f 10000 is unconstitutional, no more
will be drawn in Berks county
'or that salary until the Supreme Courf
passes on the Lancaster case.
Irwin III. Rhoads, OF Saratoga, was
,ut otnt,inU with Tnhn Chuler oil