The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-02
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told n
Short Order.

State president of the y. NJ. &. A., and
prominent iron and steel manufacturer.
Is widely known for his philanthropy.
In ten years he has given more than $780,
900 to charity. For several years hd
maintained the Huston Memorial Hos~
| pital at an annual expense of $4,000. Mr..
Huston has given $40 900 to the Coates-
! vile Y. NJ. G. A. He has also given
$4,000 towards the new public hospital
Mrs. Huston. his wife, pays for the SER
vices of graduate nurse to attend the
unfortunate free
Madison A. Carnahan, of Harrisburg.
one of the oldest engineers in the Phila<
| delphia and Erie service was killed In y
collision between the Buffalo express and
draft of freight cars at Rockville. Car
uahan was in charge of the locomotive
attached to the express train. and was
running an hour and thirty minutes late.
| When the collision occurred he was
caught between the locomotive and the
tank and squeezed to death. None OF
the passengers or the crew was injured.
Thomas Reesehagan was committed TO,
the county Jail at Doylcstown TO awalt
trial for larceny and burglary. Som@
months ago he is said to have robbed,
John Iost, of Buckingham, of $50. sucA
cceding in getting away.
Elsie and Robert Shenafelt, aged and
4 years respectively, were burned ii
death in their home in Johnstcwn. Theix
mother, who is widow. had gone across
the street 10 visit neighbor. and the first
she knew of the fire was when the flamcG
burst from the door BY that time it walt
too late to save the little ones.
While unloading scrap iron from a car
tl,a I,a, .ir al fr,,,e ~
two demonstrators, each more than ten
feet long. After conquerng their fright
the men found that the snakes were dead
1t Is believed that the reptiles escaped
from some travelling organization and
crawled to the car where they froze to
death.
Andrew LIGHTER, the 15-year-old SON
of Charles LIGHTER, of Willow Grove. has
been missing since February 4.
The Board of Revision of Taxes has
raised the assessment on property 10
Chester $50, 900. The present assess.
ment is Sl4, 939, 1Oi. The increase has
been particularly heavy on water FRONT
property.
Rev. DR.. 5. J.. Messenger. pastor of st.
Luke's Reformed Church. Trappe, has
received check for 5000 from friend
of the congregation, to pay one.hal thd
cost of pipe organ. Andrew Carnegie
has promised to pay the other half.
Delaware county seems to have mora
than its share of mad dogs so far thia
year dog created havoc among the
dogs at Lima and a number were shot
Two mad dogs made their appearance ip
Upper Darby, but were despatched be-
fore doing any harm.
The State Board of Public Buildings
and Grounds has not yet approved the
contract for building the bridge over the
Lehigh River at Allentown, as the Lebigh
Valley Railroad Company has thus faf
failed to sign an agreement to pay $685.
900 for right of way over the structure
Jacob Buckwalter, of New Holland,
was driving down the Welsh Mountains,
with wagon loaded with heavy logd
and near the base endeavored tn releass
the brake. He was caught sstride by
one of the wheels and dragged twenty
feet in that position and so badly lacrA-
ted that it is feared he will die. q
The eleventh annual Sunday School
Convention of the Allentown Conference
ST the Lutheran Church was held in St
Luke's Church, that city.
Charles Fagely, of Reading, an engin,
ecr on the Pennsylvania Railroad, leaned
too far out the window of his cab and
was struck on the head by the MOnocacf
Bridge and killed.
Deputy Fish Warden Criswel reports
that he has succeeded in breaking up
band of fish law violators who have beoH
operating all winter by fishing through
the ice on Lake Erie.
Rev. Theodore Heysham, pastor Of the
Bridgeport Baptst Church, has resigned
because 6f4n health. Mr.. Heysham has
been pastor there for five years and II
was his first charge.
The Media County Commissioners ap.
pointed J. Herbert Ogden, of Lansdowna
and J. Lord Rigby, of Media, as mem
bers of the Board Of Prison Inspectors.
Judge Johnson will appoint the three
other members.
The annual convention of the school
directors of Chester County was held 10
the chapel of the State Normal School,
West Chester. An organization was
effected under the new law governing
school directors conventions.
Judge c. b. Staples, the newly elected
Judge of the Monroe Pike District, In
his first charge to the Grand Jury said il
Jurors aud witnesses do not answer 70
their names when called they will be fined
their days pay.
The Stroudsburg authorities wrote to
Governor Pennypacker informing him OF
The outbreak OF rabies among dogs iu
hat city. The Governors secretary re-
plied that steps would be taken to pro-
vent any spread OF the disease.
The annual contest in oratory for ths
George +. Nesbitt prize took place at the
Wyoming Seminary The girls prize
vas won by Miss Myram Stevens. while
.he boys prize was divided between
eugene Brennan and David c. Spencer,
Ex.County Treasurer G.. A. Doerfiin,
ger, who, it is alleged, is S2S00 short in
ais accounts for interest on public moneys
placed on deposit during his term, which
,nded in 1908, had a hearing before
Alderman Fistcr. at Pottsville He waived
hearing and entered bail for court.
Prof. Albert G.. Dunn. of Philadelphia.
tas rendered his resignation as organist
If the First Presbyterian Church OF
Chester. Prof. Dunn is the third organ
st of large churches in Chester 10 resign
II the course of the last month, the other
wo being Prof. Rees j. Frescoln, OF st.
| paul's Protestant Episcopal Church. and
! Prof i Evans Ecclcs of the Emmanuel