The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News OF Pennsylvania Told In
Short Order.


William NJ. Bensing and II. Climber,
Pittsburg, scrcwdriver; John Bigham,
Pittsburg, sliding block puzzle; Charles
w. Bray Pittsburg, roll heating and
cooling apparatus; Samuel Cokle,
Hookstown, railway joint; John F,
Courson, Pitcairn, draw head for cars,
James w. Cruikshank, Pittsburg, plate
glass annealing oven; George w. John
son, Erie, pipe wrench; Ludwig A.
Krah Allegheny, valve for water heat
e-s: William II. Logan, Carnegie. fish
plate and rail fastener; Charles r. Nc.
Kibben, Pittsburg, automatic hammer
Albert r. Mulvane, Corapolis nut lock;
Frank r. Ross, Rochester, valve for
dry pipe fire extinguisher system.
Ulysis c. Blosser, Mllvale thill sup
port; Albert Schweitzer Pittsburg,
electric arc lamp: Henry W. Westing.
house, Edgewood Park, feed water reg
ulator.
Fear that he would be arrested in the
pure milk campaign being conducted
in Reading by Commissioner Robert
NJ. SINNERS, it was learned was the
motive which prompted Alfred Billman
to hang himself on a farm where he
was employed Mr.. SINNERS secured
seventy samples OF milk all OF which
we're analyzed by Prof. Cochran, OF the
State Department OF Agriculture. OF
the samples nine were found to be adul-
terated. These we're from three deal
ers. When an investigation was made
by Mr.. SINNERS he found that R.
Rceser sold milk just as he got it IRON
Daniel Rothenberger, farmer near
Bernharts. SINNERS examined Roth.
enberger's hired man, Bilman, who ad-
mtted that he put something into the
milk from bottle. He said he did so
under orders from his employer. The
bottle was obtained by SINNERS. who
found it had contained formaldehyde.
Rothenberger blamed Billman. who
worried over the matter and committed
suicide With two other dealers, Roth.
enberger was arrested and given hear.
ing before Magistrate Sandt. Each
was fined heavily.
Mine workers are preparing to pros
ecute Mine Examining Boards on
charges OF violating the law in granting
| miners certificates to men who have
not passed the necessary examination.
This is the first move i'll an effort to
raise the standard OF miners and pre-
vent accidents by having competent
men in charge. Committees OF inves.
tigation have reported that certificates
have been issued with only partial eX.
animation: with names OF two instead
Of three examiners. and that meetings
we're held twice a month and in saloons.
Attorneys have been consulted by the
union.
twenty-five hundred musicians will
! participate in a masscd band concert to
be given after the parade OF the State
hrcmen's convention i'll Allentown next
month. This will be the largest band
on record, exceeding in number the one
that participated i'll similar event III
Berlin, Germany
George Stabon and Michael and An.
drew Matty. OF Hazeton, the latter
being sons OF District President
Matty. OF the United Mine Workers,
while in the woods three days ago ate
berries that deranged their minds. Since
then they have acted like persons al
flicted with delirium tremenS. They
show signs OF recovering.
Three hundred milk dealers in con-
vention at Pittsburg have perfected an
organization which virtually places the
trade OF Pittsburg and Allegheny n
the hands OF a combine. A condition
OF membership is that the members
must ship only pure milk,
Sixty brown Leghorn chickens, own
cd by w. Theodore Whitman, OF Allen
town, which were prize-winncrs in Mad.
son Square Garden, New York, and
! Boston poultry shows were found poi
soned by strychnine. The birds were
worth $1,000, one alone being valued at
$500.
After urging his wife to remain in
| bed. Lewis Adams, a scptuagenarlan, OF
! Mahanoy City, went down stairs and
CIT his throat with razor. Illness
and IVORY prompted the deed. His re-
covery is doubtful.
Thieves broke into the stable OF Dr..
| w. II. Pears. OF Sutervillc and stole
two suits OF clothing used for visits to
smallpox patients. 1t is feared that
the injected clothing may spread the
| disease.
The I3-year-old son OF Harrison Nor,
OF Carlisle, was attacked by two large
bulldogs and fatally bitten. The flesh
of one of his arms was torn from tn"
bone. The dogs were killed.
At the Mennonite camp meeting al
| Macungie. Rev. William Gchman de-
nounced fine churches. Brussels carpet
cushioned pews and paid choirs as de-
tracing from true worship.
| III dllsNNi W d Ndll ioohNN i"..s 49,
by Judge Harry White, the public road
supervisors OF Indiana county met at
the courthouse to hear the newly ap'
| pointed State Commissioner OF High
ways. Joseph w. Hunter, discuss the
| S6,ooo,ooo appropriation made Tor road
Improvement by the State Legislature
last winter Mr.. Hunter explained that
the appropriation is to be apportioned
among the various townships that ap,
ply for it according to the number OF
| miles OF road in each
The manner in which the young ne,
gro woman whose body was found
lying in a ditch at Essington came to
her death is still mystery. Since
the finding OF the body part OF the. wo,
mans clothing was found in a thlcke'
about 100 yards distant from the diten
where her body lay. The garments may
lead TO her identification. One theory
advanced by the police is that the wo'
man became suddenly insane and di'
vesting herself OF her clothing wan
dered about the marshes until eX'
hausted.
1t is not probable that the D,oyles'
town Bank directors will be able &c
raise $4,000 towards resumption, as
it has been deemed doubtful II the Si5o''
COO at first suggested as necessary
could be raised 1t is altogether pro2,
able that the reorganization scheme WIZ