The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-10
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department and contained twelve
pianos. all of which we're DESTROYED
The origin oi tho fire is unknown
l-oSs, $3syooo, partially covered by in.
>urancc. Students made every effort
10 put out the blaze. aiding the iiremcn
materially. Several young women who
we're III the Music room on the third
iI-or owe their lives TO Miss Eula Ste
rcnson, q teacher, who made her way
10 The Roor and guided the girls 10
safety through the smoke
Dr.. Walter j. kountz was released
from The pcntcntiary on the pardon
granted him lor killing !. L. Walsh,
ihc contractor Of whom kountz was
jealous because Mrs. Kountz lived ai
WalshS house after having quarrclcd
with her husband. An action unprccc-
dcn:ed IN The local courts was immc.
dlatCly bcgUn against kouniz for dam
ages on behalf OF two minor children OF
Nal'h. Il being alleged that through
his death they are deprived oi means
90 he reared. Mrs. Kountz, whom DR..
hount2 tried to kill when he sho,
Walsh. has begun suit ior divorce.
Owing to the inability oi frcmen TO
"rt water from a frozen fire plug two
':is'nl residences and their contents
ser" destroyed by fire. The new houses
George =. Nibbs and William Haney
.augbt ire from a defective flue and al.
;lOugh the department arrived prompt
' ihc fircmen were powerlcss 10 check
nc lanes. H. p Case. who was con.
iiucd TO hi, bed at the IIaney residence
"jh Uphold lever. was rescued The
..-a j. e. I.ated at $4,000.
ihc l.ddystonc Foundry and Ma.
H.. IL. 4
Works. ai Eddystone, was sold by Geo
j.. Darlington, referee in bankruptcy
The sai" was attended by number oi
Philadcivhia iron and steel nanuiac-
turcr. and the purchasers were Thoma.
Prosscr &. Sons, OF New York. The
property was sold in three lots. The
buildings, lands, tool and equipments
brought $I55,ooo. The scrap iror
brought $J2 gross ton. The third lot,
consisting OF pig iron, brought SI7.5o
q !on
The Board OF Pardons has recon-
ncnded the granting OF the commu
ation allowed under the law of 1901 tc
prisoners i'll the penitcntiary TO George
{. Seiple, convicted i'll Philadelphia, il
the Federal Court. in December. 1900,
and sentenced by Judge Mcpherson to
five years in Cherry Hill. 1t has been
held that the Pennsylvania law does
not apply TO Federal prisoners in Penn
Sylvania prisons. Governor Penny
packer has indorsed the action OF the
iioard and the case will now go 10 the
Federal Court where it will be set.
tied.
Attorney General Carson and State
Treasurer Harris had 4 lively bout in
the Judges salary dispute Mr. Harris
made a request that the Attorney Gen.
cral agree TO a case stated for the pur.
pose OF securing a Judicial interprcta-
ton OF the new salary act. Mr.. Carson
declined an declares that the Treasurer
will be mandanused ii he refuses &c
pay the Judges.
twenty-five pet dogs have been killed
III Jenncr and Qucmahoning Town
ships, Somerset county. 10 stamp out
threatened epidemic oi hydrophobia
In answer 10 an appeal sent TO the
Board, Dr. Leonard Pearson. State
has declared a strict quarantine against
al dogs in the two townships
The Schuylkil county controller
started to contest the right OF the
treasurer and register to retain com.
missions Oh collateral inheritance taN
mercantile and liquor license funds due
10 the State. About $a5oo year i:
involved. This will be a test case loi
several other counties.
Ever since the unsuccessful attempt
oil two NorristoWn prisoners to escape
from the county jail two weeks since
by assaulting the keepers, the inspect
ors have been making the discipline ol
the prison more rigid. All prisoners in
the institution now are denied a supply
OF pepper ior individual use This ac.
ton was taken because two prisoners
had armed themselves with pepper from
their weekly allowance To blind their
keepers
Rev. J. ID. DIETRICH, for twcnty-SiX
years pastor of the North Wales Re
formed Church, one oi the most pros
porous farmers in the county. has de-
cided not TO resign his pastoratc TO ac-
cept government position ut salary
OF $1,000 year and expenses.
State Highway Commissioner Hunter
has completed a statement showing the
road mileage. including turnpikes, OF
each county in the State and the ap-
portionment oil the road construction
fund for each county during the pres
ent year. Oi the $4,000 appropriated
for this year, $4,000 is for maintenance
and $45oooo for road construction,
There are g9,224 miles OF road. and the
apportionmcnt to the counties is
trihe over S4 a mile. which cxhausts
the $4,000.
James j.. Roderick, chief of the Blu
reau OF Mines, reported to Governor
Pennypacker the result ol his investi-
cation OF the explosion at the Harwick
Mine, but it was not made public. Chief
Roderick has directed Inspector Gun.
uingham to make a blue print of the
mine for the guidance Of the Coroner,
and has requested that the inquest shall
not begin until all bodies have been re-
moved from the mine. The Governor
is desirous of having all the light pos
sible thrown on the cause OF the explo-
sion in order 10 recommend legislation
that will in the future prevent such ac' \
cdents Mr.. Roderick instructed the
general manager OF the Harwick Mine
10 see that the men III charge OF the
mine during the cleaning up and repair
ing are holders OF first-class certificates
A broken nange OH Philadelphia
& Reading freight car caused it to leave
The track two miles south of Rupert
The train proceeded 10 Rupert before
the accident was discovered, leaving in
its wake badly damaged track. Nearl,
every rail on the one side OF the tract
for the entire two miles was torn loose
over 1900 bolts being required to repair
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