The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
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Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
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di Chargc, FRANK McCann, aged II
years, of West Catasauqua, com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head. His body was found in a
wheat field near his home. Tightly
clasped in his right hand was a revolt
yer which had been given to the lad
on July q. Coroner Scherer learned
that the boy with a number of COM
panions had been playing on tho
school grounds and that the lads had
scattered quantity of waste paper
around the building, contrary to the
orders OF the School Board. Consta.
bic William Faust watched the bows
and caught Mccain, who broke away,
As he ran Faust called after him
threatening to arrest him in the morn.
ing. Being extremely sensitive the
threat so prayed upon the boys mind,
IT is supposed, that he left his home
Immediately after supper and killed
himself. The boys father, Steward
Mccain, lives in South Bethlehem.
The boy lived with DR.. Thomas Sher.
er, in West Catasauqua.
Palmer & Hornbostel, Of New York,
were selected as the architects of the
Carnegie Technical Schools. T. E.
Bilquist. OF Pittsburg, own the honors
III the Allegheny County architects
competition. George B. Post, of New
York, won second honors. The third,
fourth and fifth ranks, with an award
OF $1,000 each, were secured by Wood,
DOM e. Deming and Cobbett & Pell,
Washington, D. c. and New York, as.
sociated; Cram, Goodhuc & Fergus on,
Boston and New York, and Newman
& Harris, Philadelphia
Prof Warren P. Laird, head of the
department of architecture of the
University Of Pennsylvania, was the
advisory architect of the committee.
He is well pleased with the plans,
The schools are to cost $4,000 900 and
the successful architects will receive
per cent. of this amount, $25o,ooo.
A score of rats saved the lives Of
eight men at the Coalbrook colliery
of the Delaware and Hudson Coal
Company. The men were robbing pill
lars in a remote portion OF old work.
ngs when they noticed the rats scam-
per past in little groups and flee up the
gangway as fast as they could go.
That's queer" said one OF them.
Something must be going 10 happen,
They're wise. Let's get out of here"
They fled no less precipitately than
the rats and just in time. for as they
ran there came a thunderous crash
and the roof fell in all around the
place where they had been working,
An area of nine chambers was cover.
ed by the fall, and the men would
have been crushed to death had they
remained two minutes longer.
Mrs. James c. Kennedy, Coates.
vile, was seriously injured at Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia. She says
she was knocked down and trampled
by University of Pennsylvania stu.
dents. She is under the care OF
physician, who says it is impossible
to predict what will be the result OF
her injuries. 1t is feared her spine
is injured.
Miss Annie Kline, aged 22 years, OF
Ashland, committed suici lie by shoot.
ing herself with a revolver. She wa!
to have been married TO man who
it is said, broke faith with her. Tho
girls mother heard the report of
pistol and, running to her daughters
room, found her sitting near win.
dow She had fired a shot, but hei
aim was not true and the bullet was
imbedded in the wall Mrs. Klinet
son searched his sister for the weap.
on, but was unable to find it, A few
minutes later Annie arose and walked
into the yard. Soon a second report
was heard, and this time she was
found dead on the floor. the bullet
having pierced her heart.
The late Thos. S. Bigelow, of Pitts.
burg, former leader of the Citizens
party, left an estate worth S672,273o3
or this amount S54L573O3 in in per.
sonal property and the remainder,
$I27 900, is in real estate These fig.
ures are shown by the appraisement
AS Mr.. Bigelow was a batchelor, his
estate goes to collateral heirs. The
State tax on the estate will amount to
$33,oI3.7o Of which the Register OF
Wills, George H. Stengel, will re.
ceive $I65ooo for collecting the tax.
About S45o,ooo is deposited in banks.
On entering his stables. d. J. Frau.
a farmer OF Albany Town
ship, found that two of his horses had
been slashed with knife. One Of tho
horses died and the other is in SER
ious condition. Mr., Frauenfelder is
the owner of large farm and did NOT
know he had any enemies.
Seven hundred mine workers at the
Fernwood Colliery, near Pittston,
went on strike the other morning
owing to dispute about extra work.
Instead OF consulting the district Of
fcers the leaders at the colliery called
the others out on strike. The union
officials met the strikers in the after
noon and directed them to return TO
work and refer their grievances to a
committee.
Slowly sinking in large body Of
black mud until it entirely engulfei
him before the eyes of number Of
fellow-workmen was the horrible fate
OF Harry Prendergast, aged ~ years,
at the Phoenix Park Colliery, Potts
vile. Prendergast was working on
plank over slush bank, lost his ball
ance and fell into the mass. The
young man sank to his death with his
cries for help ringing in the ears Of
score OF his mine comrades. who
were powerless to help MIN.
Mrs. Sarah Walters, who was shot
by Peter Fitzwlliam in a fit of jeal.
ousy at her home in Pittsburg, died
without regaining consciousness Fitz-
william killed himself after shooting
The woman Mrs. Walters kept a
boarding house. She formerly lived
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