The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
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script setting forth the terms of an
agreement made between them, the
husband and wife, whereby the hus-
bai'd agreed that he will thereafter
not use any spirituous drink cxces-
.ivcly or III any way as to cause ln-
toXication, which has heretofore caus-
I'd me to i'll treat her, and if the giver
Of this note does not live up to the
attached agreement this note iS III tull
force. otherwise To be null and void
The wife alleges that the husband has
lcfaultcd in the terms of the agree
ment. and she has caused an execution
to be issued. The husband will resist
The execution. alleging that the note
was without consideration.
\ car on the Lehigh Valley Traction
live struck and fatally injured William
Drummer. aged IS years, contractor
and builder of North Wales. Mr..
Brunner who was slightly deaf, had
left the Baily residence on the Beth
lchcm Pike, above Gwyncdd. 1t IS
said he stepped on the trolley. track
directly in front OF the car, and before
the motorman had time to check the
cars speed it struck the unfortunate
man. infiicting injuries which resulted
in his death.
Blodgett, Merritt & Co., OF New
York. were awarded the issue OF $685.
600 worth OF Pittsburg 4 per cent
bonds at a premium OF S62,25o.oo. AT
this price the bonds will net $40 per
cent. a year.
Justice Rick at Pottsville fined two
men $40 for catching four trout four
inches long.
The eighty-frst session of the
Grand Lodge OF Pennsylvania, lnde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. con
cluded its work at Easton and ad-
journcd to meet next May i'll Scrap
ton When the meeting opened the
count of the clerks on the proposition
to fix the time limit for the orphans
in the Grand Lodges four homes was
announced. and it was found that the
motion to establish the limit at fifteen
years was defeated. The age limit
was then made eighteen years. The
retiring grand master, Samuel a.
Steel. of Pittsburg, installed the re-
ccntly-elccted Grand Lodge officers
as follows: Grand master. Robert
Graham, OF Philadelphia; deputy
grand master Melville Z. Chubbuck,
OF Towanda: grand warden, George
II. Banes, Of Philadelphia; grand sec
delpiia: grand treasurer, NJ. Richards
Muckle, OF Philadelphia; grand repre-
sentative OF the Supreme Grand
Lodge, Charles Chalfant, of Dan
vile. The new grand master made
| the following appointments: Grand
chaplain, Rev. 7. NJ. Jackson, Phila-
delphia; grand marshal l., w. Metz
| gar, Philadelphia; grand conductor,
Grant r. McGlathery, OF Norristown;
grand guardian, Joseph Cryer, Phila-
delpha; grand herald. Joseph II. Mes
per, Philadelphia.
Following is the inscription which
will be placed on the statue erected
to the memory of Colonel James An
derson, of Allegheny. by Andrew Car
ncgie, whom he bcfriended i'll the lat
ters boyhood:-"To Colonel James
Anderson, founder OF three libraries
in Western Pennsylvania. He opened
his library TO working boys, and
upon Saturday afternoons acted as
librarian, thus dcdicating not only his
books, but himself, to the noble work.
This monument is erected i'll CRATE
ful remembrance bv Andrew Carne-
gle. one of the working boys to
whom was thus opened the precious
treasures OF knowledge and magma
ton through which youth may
ascend"
A difference OF ten cents in the
amount of back salary claimed by
Rev. Lewis II. Bantum against Ebe-
nezer U. NJ. p. Church, Norristown,
has been The cause OF law suit. Mr.
Bantum, until recently pastor OF the
congregation, brought suit for SIS
before Magistrate Harry. The trus.
tees of the church protested that they
did not owe the pastor the amount
he claimed. They contended the
amount due is only $74,0o. From
expressions that the trustees made
it is thought that the case will be set
tied.
A young man, named George
Charles, while confined i'll a patrol
booth at Harrisburg awaiting the ar.
rival of the black Maria" to take
him to Jail, tried to commit suicide
bv hanging himself with his suspend
ers. which he fastened to the tele-
graph wire The wire broke and at
tracted the attention OF the police
man outside, who rescued Charles.
The Pottsville English Lutheran
Church officials have hit upon unique
method to get the congregation to
sing. They have made special APP
preparation, specified sum beng
available for every member who vii
study vocal music. A rivalry has
been created which promises good
results.
Oliver Lewis, of Richland, found
turtle on his farm with Nv. II. l..
I7oI," cut in its shell, The letters
are hardly readable and there rs rea-
son to believe that the turtle Is over
200 years old
Thomas Hagan, Philadelphian
was sentenced by Judge Stout to SIS
years in the Eastern Penitcntiary toi
robbing John Yost, his employer. Free
Willis and Robert Nelson were con
victed OF robbing slot machines il
Bristol and each sentenced to sever
years i'll the penitentiary
George Kolsky, fireman at th'
Reliance Coliery Mt. Carmel, while
on his way to work, stepped into ;
mine breach 200 feet deep. Tea fee
from the surface he clutched the roo
OF tree fnd swung to and fro II
called for help, his cries being hear'
by inmates OF several houses close by
who rescued him.
The washery OF Smith, Myers {
Company, south of Tamaqua, whicl
was noted for the fact tina. by keeping
a strong guard it was able TO work al
through the strike, will suspend worl
in about a week, the banks beini
practically exhausted.
lanes O'Hearu rec sutiv ODcned