The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-02
The KEYSTONE STATE
latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

delegates TO the Farmers National
Congress, to be held at Niagara Falls,
September az: Hon. Levi Morrison,
Sreenville; NJ. K. Laird. Livermore.
William B. Powell, Shadeland; S. p
Heilmer, Hcilmerdale; A. L. Martin.
Eron Valley; s. F. Barber, Harris.
burg; Stephen D. Yost, Conyngham; NJ.
N. Clark, Claridge; Hiram Peoples,
New Providence; 7. Z. Orr, Pitts.
burg; r. H. Thomas, Mechancsburg:
Hon. John Hamilton, State College:
NJ. Z. Conrad, West Grove; Gabriel
Hester, Harrisburg; w. F. Hill, West.
ford; T. c. Milliken, Cornprohts,
Mills; David w. Cooper, Sunbury:
Thomas T. Phillips, Atglen S. Harvey
Rutherford, Paxtang; julius La Moync
Washington; w. w. Britton, Upper
Stroudsburg: Hon. w. H: Brosus,
Lancaster; Hon. Nelson H. Thomp
son, Flora; T. A. Moorehead, Moore.
headville; John Sharpless, London
Grove; Col. ]. NJ. Woodward, State
College; R. J. Weld, Sugar Grove;
Hon. William P. Coryell. Kennel
worth; Hon. w. T. Greasy, Catawissa;
Hon. Thomas V. Cooper, Media: Hon
Thomas w. Montgomery, Hunting
don; Hon. Thomas X. Beaver, Acad.
emia; Hon. w. Z. Champaign, Wells.
boro; l.. c. Baker, Columbus; Hon.
John d. Brennan, Pleasant Mountain:
Hon. Charles Quail, Auburn; Hon. B.
b. Mitchell, Troy; Hon. N. D. Critch.
field, Crtchheld; Homer c. Crawford,
Cooperstown; Hon. James McAnles,
Wampum; Hon. George Tiffany, Glib.
son; Hon. Jeremiah Roth, Allentown:
Hon. J. c. Sibley, Franklin; Maurice
Joyce, Pottsville; James w. Hurst,
Camptown; G. G. Hutchinson War.
riors Mark; L. S. Gundy. Lcwisburg;
w. P. Reynolds, Oxford.
The Governor has appointed James
:: Stoughton Register and Recorder Of
Clinton County, vice William A. Cald.
well, deceased.
The Pennsylvania Commission to the
St. Louis Exposition has made appli.
cation to the Department OF Fisheries
Tor an exhibit at the big show, and
Commissioner Meehan will prepare
something that the State can be proud
of. He particularly desires to make
good showing of stuffed specimens OF
iery large fish caught in Pennsylvania
possessing fine specimens, and willing
% have them placed on exhibition may
assist by notifying Commissioner Nee.
IAN and all express charges will be
paid, with the other expenses. The
weight OF specimens submitted must be
at least as follows: Black bass, AZ
pounds; lake trout, IS pounds shad, Il
pounds; salmon or wall-eyed pike,
pounds; large-mouthed bass, 7 pounds,
pickerel, pounds; muskallonge OF
pike, 20 pounds. A large display OF live
ish will be taken from the hatcheries
md arranged in aquariums at the Ex-
position, and there will also be an ex.
1ibit OF devices for taking fish.
The third section OF the Barnum &
Bailey circus train, composed almost
entirely of sleeping cars for the per.
ormers, was wrecked at Wildwood on
he Pittsburg & Western R. R., and
serious accident was narrowly averted
As this section OF the train was pass.
.ng on the northbound track freight
rain on the southbound track got be.
yond control OF the crew and came
flashing down the grade. just as the
.ast of the sleepers was almost cleai
The runaway train jumped the track
and one car crashed into the rear sleep.
sr, sideswitching it and damaging the
,ar badly. The car had about forty per
sons on board and they were rudely
awakened from their sleep. Both
racks were blocked for hours and the
circus train went through, leaving The
one car behind. The performers who
we're in the injured car were furnished
With another train and were taken on
20 join the rest OF the circus.
Stuart II. Simpson, a prominent oil
nan OF Oil City, brought suit against
he Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ior 100000, on account OF injurie:
sustained in a wreck in the yards, on
March 10 last. Simpson states in hi:
Slain that as a result of injuries to hi;
back, and impaired vision, he is unable
20 attend to his business. Edward J.
Ouigley, inspector for the Pure Oil
Company, OF Philadelphia, who was
also a passenger on the same train
recently filed claim for 100000 dam.
ages in the Butler County courts.
John w. Schoheld, who has been the
acting receiver of the National Bank
at Doylestown since it closed its doors
made formal transfer of the accounts
OF the institution to Robert Lyons
who has been named by the depart
ment as permanent receiver 1t is ex'
pected that report OF the bapk's con
dition will be made to the stockholders
in few days.
Typhoid fever is epidemic at Lans'
dale. At present there are about
dozen cases OF a more or less seriou;
nature. The disease broke ont about
two weeks ago and has been on the
increase. The authorities arc at a loss
to know its origin. 1t is thought by
some that the milk supply may be con-
In the search for persons who catch
bass smaller than the law permits, fish
wardens have stopped many fishermen
IN Birdsboro and vicinity to measure
The bass that were caught. A Birds
boro fisherman who was annoyed IN
this manner now cuts off the tails OF all
bass as soon as he catches them, max
ng il impossible aiterward to ascertain
lhc length OF the fish.
James Z. McElwce, of Williamsport,
4 brakeman on the Philadelphia Il
Reading Railroad, was struck on the
lead with lump OF soft coal, thrown
oy some one from a car. near Dan
Vile. His skull was fractured and he
lied shortly after being taken 10 the.
hospital.
Forty persons arc i'll as the result Of
,ating provisions purchased al
Rochester. Five members OF Miss
Lille Renos Sunday school class were
made sick after eating cake at picnic