The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-18
THE KEYSlUNE STATE
latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

Board was deferred until the charges
can be further Investigated.
Oliver +. Erb, rural mail carrier OF
Shoff, put himself in line for a Car.
1cge medal by boldly risking his life
to save a child from irightful death
A 5ycar-old girl had run out of q
crowd at the Lancaster Pennsylvania
Railroad Station directly in front of q
moving train. While others stooc
helpless with the tot in grave peril
Erb jumped across the track, picking
up the child i'll his arms, the engine
barely grazing him.
James Dooin, 80 years old, afte'
cutting his throat. ran through the vii
lage OF Buck Run, terrifying womcr
and children. His suicidal attempt fail
ed and 'Squirc Finn sent him to priS
on in default OF $500 bail.
In her efforts to escape from a Gov
Mary, 3-year-old daughter OF Ed
ward Sweeney, of Yorktown, stepped
into a burning pile OF wood. Before
assistance reached her she was burnco
to death.
Joseph Delet. one time a promincn'
cigar box manufacturer, was founo
dead on the street in superb of Ian
caster. In his pocket was half emp
tied bottle of laudanum and it was ap
parent that the man had committed
suicide. II is believed that the deet
was prompted by Dcllet having beer
told that ne had to leave the count.
hospital, where he had created dis
turbancc.
John Gantz. of Reading. brought {;
damage suit to recover $4,000 iron
Joseph Marks and Miller Richmond
OF Martindale, for the death OF hi!
father, William CAN'T On OctObe
10, 1908. the latter was driving a four
mule team when it is alleged tha
the defendants, who were i'll scpcrat'
teams and were racing at high speed
passed him, frightening his mules
The latter ran off, Gantz was throw
under the wheels ani fatally injured
Garland Ralph Stanton,N Violet White
hill and Jessie Snyder. aged iron
5 to 7 years. found a box OF wa
fers containing deadly rat paisoi
while playing i'll a barn at Warren
One OF the children suggested tha
they play at tea party The wafer
had nearly all been eaten when tn,
children became violently i'll. The At
tending physicians say all the httlt
sufferers will recover.
Masked highwaymcn near Lansfort
held up Mike Putnosky and .lohr
Munsky. They beat them into state
OF insensibility and dccampcd with 50
Alice Steele, lntle girl OF Court
dale, has been missing since Monday
night and searching parties and the
police have failed to find any trace o.
her,
While the health authorities wcr,
iumigating a residence in Shenandoah
they neglected to close the rear door
and threc-ycar-old daughter of Mrs
Whitehousc wandered into the iron
room into which iormaldehyde wa
flowing through a keyhole. Thomas
McHale rushed in and rescued her.
President Baer ard Vice Prcsiden
Voorhees,, General Manager Richards
Superintendent Dice and Turk anc
Trainmastcf Keifer, OF the Phiadcl
phia & Reading Company, visited tn,
collieries in Shenandoah. Many i'm
portant Improvements are contcm
plated.
Superintendent OF Public Instruc
tion Schaetfcr appointed the follow
ing trustees for State normal schools
West Chester--John |. Pinkertor
and William S. Mindlc. West Chester
Mille.sville - Milton Heidelbaugl
and Andrew +. Frantz, Lancaster.
kutztown-R. w. Young. Stating
ton, and Prof. Alvin Rupp. Allen
town.
East Stroudsburg-Georgc +. Davis
Lansford, Ind w. b. Holmes, Homes
dale.
Mansheld-H. B. Packer, Wells.
boro, and T. +. thinner, Mansfield.
p,Bb2o Bloomshmrs Ihn.m and DR. I Io., Br2%n Tsr.
rsburg.
Lock Haven-J. A. Bickiord and
o. s. Kelsey, Lock Haven.
Indiana-S. NJ. Jack and Rev. G. I
Reynolds, Indiana
Calfornia-G. NJ. Mitchell, Moncs.
sen, and Z. f. Achcson, Washington
Slippery Rock-John NJ. Greer and
Thomas Robinson, Butler.
Edinboro S. d. Ware, West
Springfield, and Rev G. II. Stuntz
Erie.
Clarion-James r. Mafictt and 5
+. Brush. Clarion.
The men appointed will represent
the State in the various boards oi
trustees.
The Auditor Generals Department
has compiled statement making com
parison of the business done by the
last two Auditor Generals III thcii
respective terms to show the great
increase in the States revenues Major
McCauley, i'll 1903, succeeded to
balance OF $4,s57,IS+o+; lie collected
in the three years OF his terms $40
400, ,soI.47, which was considered phe.
nomenal, and paid out S42, $50, ,27o93
the largest up to that time in the his
tory Of the State. When he lett office
he turned over to Mr.. Hardenbergh
in 1901, ! balance of SII,34I, 10000. lr
three wears Auditor General Harden
bergh collected $5o,27s,o42 oS, ane
paid out S54,I 54,o9oS4, retiring with
balance OF $40, S56,3lo.o8, In othel
words. Auditor General Hardenbergf
began business with $6,784,II5:IS more
than his predecessor, collected S9,7s+
s4o6I more, paid out SIT,4o5,ol0.gl
more, and closed with S5,2I5'oIo'Se
more of balance.
At the burning Locust Gap colliery
Shamokin, several heavy internal eN'
Dlosions occurred, flames and gas
shooting from the openings. No dam
AGE was done to the surface. Super.
intendent p. L. Brennan directed all
persons living in houses close by to
yacate. as a cave-in is feared.
w. w. Kehoe, Philadelphia, ane
William Titus, OF Lancaster Pennsyl,
vania Railroad employees. were held
up by footpads on the Lancaster cut
off while going West on their tram