The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News OF Pennsylvania Told In
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quarantine officer at-large OF the board,
to DR.. Benjamin Lee, secretary Of the
State Board OF Health, are to- the effect
that the distribution OF the milk supply
at Butler is under control and that the
supply OF the lacteal food is being thor
oughly Investigated and inspected by
DR.. John w. Evans. veterinarian to
the state Board OF Health. Prepara-
tions for more effective destruction
OF all poisonous matter are rapidly
nearing completion and it is likely. says
DR.. Lee, that brick incineratng plant
will have to be erected. The construc-
ton OF the houses OF Butler is such
that the authorities are hanipered in
the means OF destruction by fire OF the
waste material for fear OF burning the
houses. DR.. Lee received COM
munication from DR.. Brown, president
of Lehigh University, who was re-
quested to make an investigation of
the condition OF the fever-stricken city
for the benefit OF the State Board OF
Health OF Massachusetts. DR.. Brown
states that the work of the Pennsyl-
vania State Board of Health at Butler
merits high commentator.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
authorized the Federal National Bank
OF Pittsburg, which closed its doors
October 81, 1903, to resume business,
ard the receiver has been instructed to
surrender to the new president and
board OF directors all the assets OF the
| bank i'll his possession. The Conrptrol-
Ter states that the bank apparently was
solvent at the time OF closing, and will
resume with an unimpaired capital.
Burglars forced their way into the
| postoiiice at Bausnian and blew up the
| safe with dynamite, securing SIS in
stamps ard cash A toll-gate house
| was also entered, but at that place
the thieves had to be content with
box of cigars. The postoffice build.
| ing. in charge OF II. D. Bausman, was
| badly damaged.
The Capitol Commission held its
| regular monthly meeting at Harris
burg and received reports from Jos.
| eph NJ. Huston, architect; B. X
| Green, supervising engineer, and Geo
| +. Payne, contractor, that the work or
| the new State Capitol is progressing
in accordance with the terms OF thu
contract.
Howard McNIillcn, OF Eastbrook
frustrated an attempt to deral the
night sout.lbound passenger train from
| Oil City, on the Western, New York
and Pensy lvania branch OF the Penn.
| sylvania McMillen passed over
bridge and found a barricade built ol
stones and railroad ties. The train was
due in ten minutes, but by hard work
he was able to clear the track
a large black bear walked into
Lockport, a mining village and house
wives were thrown into panic. The
bear broke into pigsty and killed two
| pigs. After dining heartily bruin de.
parted. Men were summoned from the
mines and gave chase, but the bear es-
capped.
A mad dog recently attacked herd
OF cows belonging to Alfred Lewis, oi
Blakeslee. Several OF them developed
rabies and the herd was killed. In all
| there were twenty-one, the loss being
over $aIoo to Mr.. Lewis.
A second explosion occurred i'll the
Euclid mines at Fort Royal, killing
Superintendent A. W. Sweeney and ia
tally injuring the pit boss and two
others.
While attending lecture at.Associa-
| ton Hall, Williamsport, Mrs. Lena
| Stambach, aged so years, was taken
| suddenly i'll and died in few minutes.
Fred w. Stock shot and killed him
| self in hotel at Scranton just after
| quitting work at the Delaware, Lack
| awanna & Western Machine Shop.
where he was timekeeper.
While hunting muskrats Milton
| Schrantz, OF Springfield, in exploring
a hole under tree accidentally kicked
| the trigger OF his gun and the entire
| charge entered his right side above the
hip.
BY direction OF Chief Roderch, In
! spector Stein is sending out notices
to mine superintcndents notifying them
that after January 1904. they must re-
quirc affidavits of all boy employees that
! appear to be under the legal age for
employment
]. d. Walk discovered two men try
ing to break into his store at Lewis
town. One OF the men dropped his
tools, pulled out a revolver and ordered
Walk to throw up his slhands, but Walk
opened fire on the two men, who took
to their heels and disappeared.
Representative Wesley F. Cronc. OF
Donaldson, was elected mercantile APP
praised by the County Commissioners
at a salary of S2ooo per year w. Ed
gar Be--stlcr. OF Pottsvile. was made
transcribing clerk in the commissioners
office at salary OF 5000 a year.
Mrs. Phoebe Riddell, who ior many
years has been doing missionary work
for the Presbyterian Church in the In
dian Territory, was stricken with pa
ralysis on the train between Altoona
and Harrisburg while on her way TO
Williamsport to visit daughter.
Oscar Baker. aged II, OF Altoona,
was on his way to Blair Furnace with
load OF groceries, when he was held
up by two highwaymcn, who sand
bagged him and relieved him OF his
Christmas savings, amounting TO S2o5.
The horse was started and Baker was
carried unconscious to his destination.
Prof. c. B. Cochran. who has held
the chair OF chemistry III the State
Normal School of West Chester for
over quarter oi century, has re.
linquished all his work there except that
OF teaching one class. He will devote
nearly all his time 10 his laboratory
work. For many years he has been
chemist for the Pennsylvania Boarr
OF Agriculture and he is now also
chemist for the pure food officials.
The First Presbyterian Church oi
Lewistown has extended a unanimous
| call to Rev. William l.. Nudge pastor
ai the Phoenixvillc Presbyterian
Church, to succeed Rev. William Har
rison Decker. who accepted call from
/ L. I'D