The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-21
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

steam boiler; William l.. Bett, Petro.
leum Center, standing valve for pumps !.
James F. Cravon, Pittsburg. ice cream
dipper, also machine for making ex-
panded metal Jonah Z. Davis, Lind.
seey, rail joint; John Doorenbos, Ale.
gheny, burner tip; John r. Finn
! lohnstown, curb box and cock support
Joseph d. Forrer, Johnstown. circuit
breaker; Nicklas Franzen, Allegheny
manufacturing wire glass; George W.
Frazier, Allegheny. electrolytic water
purifier; Herbert K. Hitchcock, Wal.
ston, annealing glass sheets or plates;
William L. Kann, Pittsburg, slab or
plate; William ]. Knox. Allegheny, car
truck; Charles NJ. Lamb, Monessen
wire splice and producing same; Mich
ael 2. Link Bennett. ice spur or creep.
err; Clyde r. Linn, New Brighton.
siphon; Paul Luther, Allegheny, car
coupling; Allen ]. Morace, Pittsburz,
! spirit level; Peter Patterson, McKees.
port, seamless tube drawing mechan.
ism; William Platt, Allegheny, door
step: William +. Soety, Erie. folding
carpenters and joiners' jack; Herbert
Stevens, Windber, and B. Gellatty,
Pittsburg, wire suspending device; WI.
liam A. Strouss, Bellevue. and S. S.
Lawson, Avalon. tile machine; Charles
r. Ihiebaud, Duquesne, swivel stand
Tor lathe chucks; Clayton L. Wilson
Munhall, metallic pole.
Frank Lane. young farmer living
near Ellsworth, was held tip and rob.
bed by two highwaymen. Lane resist.
ed and was knocked down with the butt
end OF revolver and robbed of $50
and gold watch. Lane was driving
tn,t,o-I lNoct,..-.o.,
and had reached Strababnt village,
when in a dark spot in the road two
masked men sprang out from ambush.
One seized his horses while the other
covered Lane with revolver. Lane
attempted to get away from the men
when he was struck on the head and
rendered unconscious.
The rectory OF the Media Catholic
Church. with the contents OF the sec.
ond and third stories, was DESTROYED BY
fire and Rev. Francis A. Brady, rector
OF the church; his cousin Edward
Smith, OF New York, and the house.
keeper had narrow escapes. They were
awakened shortly before o'clock BY
the cracking of the flames. Smith
jumped from the third-story window
He alighted on the porch of the first.
story and then jumped to the ground
DR.. Charles Schoff, who was called to
attend him, found that he was badly
burned about the hands and arms and
injured otherwise by the fall Father
Brady and his housekeeper were COM
PEELED to leave the burning building in
their night clothing. The loss will
amount to over $4,000.
District President John Fahey.
member of the Mine Cancellation
Board, issued statement calling the
attention of President Cassatt, OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. to
blacklist, he says, has been established
at the company's collieries in Dauph!n
county. Mr.. Fahey cites instances
where men who have worked for that
company over thirty years have been
refused unemployment since the strike
and others employed in their places
The compan'' officials say there has
been no discrimination.
The national bank OF Doylestown has
resumed business with more than
100000 available cash. Anticipating
an unusual demand under the circum-
stances. the officials OF the reorganized
institution have provided against every
emergency. There was nothing like
4 run on the bank. The number OF de-
positors who withdrew their accounts
vas small.
Frank Farling and Daniel Hoffnagle
boys OF Penbrool, went hunting and
separated, going through the under
brush. Hoffnagle saw a bush move
and thinking it was squirrel fired at
Il. A loud yell came from Farlinc.
who was peppcred in the arms and legs
with shot and painfully hurt.
AS Postmaster H. G. Smith OF West
Chester. was riding his fox hunter,
Curtis Keech, II years old, OH bicycle,
ran into the stecd. Instantly the ami.
NAL reared IT, and came down with his
ieet on the boy, breaking his thigh.
This boy was bitten by mad dog 2
Few weeks ago.
The rod, wire and galvanizing mills
Of the Rankin plant OF the American
Steel and Wire Company have shut
down for couple OF weeks for repairs
and also extensive improvements to the
machinery. It is stated the plant viii
resume as soon as the repairs and
changes are made The wire-draw!ng,
nail and several other mills are sill
IN operation.
Thieves forced an entrance into the
house OF Mrs. Anna Barley Seitzingel.
in the fashionable portion OF Reading
and carried away two caslicts contain.
ing diamonds, rings, bracelets and
necklaces valued at over $1,000 and IN.
tcrcst-bearing coupons 10 the value OF
at least $I5oo. Mrs. Seitzinger was ab'
sent from home at the time
John J. Heyer, wealthy farmer, liy,,
ing near Moorestown, was found dead
on the thrcshing floor OF his barn win
a bullet hole in his head. A pistol lay
at his side. The theory advanced IS
suicide.
For cunning without license, Sal
vatore Delcano was fined SIS ard cost'
at Norristown. Decano had shot Ten
robins and for these he was fined !:
each and costs. AS he was unable &c
pay the $35 for his combined ofiense'
he was sent TO jail ior eighty-hye days
Nine hundred.teachers were in attend
ance at the opening OF the forty-hrs'
annual session of the SchuyllSill County
Teachers Institute at Pottsvile. Ad.
dresses OF welcome were given py
Chief Burgess George J. Smith, OF
Pottsville, and w. F. Schecrer.
A son OF Jacob Hunt, Of Courtdale.
died several months ago and the tatheI
took the loss much to heart. A wees
ago, late at night, while he was on hi'
way home, he saw, he says, the figure
OF a man in front OF him which, az
though he tried to oyertake it, remain
cd some distance ahead and walked ~
his house. At the gate it disapoeareu,
Hunt was surprised when minute later