The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-13
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
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arc uyliB lIOin tne nTc DllSnt.
Charles w. Bell was appointed
postmaster for Millstone.
The Shenandoah School Board has
elected Luther b. Edwards principal
of the High School and Miss Eliza
beth O'Connel first assistant.
Susan Hewitt, the o-year-old daugh-
ter OF John Hewitt OF Huntingdon,
died from blood poisoning caused by
stepping on piece Of zinc about
three weeks ago
Congressman II. w. Palmer has
been notified that the Post Office De-
partment has granted free delivery to
Kingston and Dorranceton, on the
west OF WilkcsBarre and Ashley or
the south
While returning to her home in
Robinsons late at night, Mrs. Mary
Frye, an aged woman, strayed from
the path in the darkness and fell
into a deep mine breach. Rescucrs
descended into the breach by means
of a rope and took out the woman,
She is badly hurt.
An ancitnt landmark, a giant oak
tree, said TO be $50 years old, which
stands in front of School Director
c. H. Crowthers' property on Walnut
street, Morton, obstructs the gutter
and the Highway Committee of Coun-
Gil wants it cut down. A number of
citizens. however will vetition Council
to save the tree by boring a hole
through the trunk, so that it will not
interfere with the water course.
DR.. Jackson Taylor, of Pomeroy,
succeeds DR.. J. B. Whitehead as resi-
dent physician at the Chester County
Hospital.
State Highway ommissioner
Hunter has awarded the contract for
building 1900 feet of State road in
Kennett Township, for S3,oI4.3o.
A six-year-old son climbed upon the
bed to wake his slumbering father,
George Hartman, of Pottsville, and
struck him violently upon the skull,
he boy having slipped as he bent over
the sleeper. The fathers frontal bone
was broken by the blow.
Walter Hines, aged IL years, and
Daniel Murphy, aged IS, were bath
ing in the river, near Williamsport.
when Murphy was seized with
cramps In his struggles Murphy
grasped Hines and both boys sank
to the bottom. Hines worked him
self loose, and getting hold on the
now unconscious lad brought him to
shore. Murphy was resuscitated
What to do with the smallpox
hospital is the perplexing question
that confronts the owners of the
building and the authorities OF
Chester. The lease on the ground on
which the building stands will expire
this week. The Board Of Health will
not allow any OF the building material
to be taken from the premises and the
owners are at loss as to what to do
in the matter.
a contract far 100 aluminium bronze
monuments to mark the new Alaskan
boundary line between the Territory
and Canada has been awarded to q
Pittsburg firm. This represents the
remainder will be supplied by Canada
The markers will be three iect high
and one mile apart.
The fine new township house being
rected in OgontZ by the Chcltcn-
ham Township Commissioners is now
under roof ard will soon be COM
pleted There has been considerable
delay in the work, as much OF it had
to be done second time. The COM
missioners declared the walls unsafe
as originally constructed, and they
were then torn down and rebuilt.
Emma NJ. Bowman has sued Fred
WentZler, wealthy brewer, of ly-
kens, for $4,000 damages for al
legged breach OF promise. The plaintiff
alleges that the day for their mar.
rage was set for June 8, 1901, and
since that time she has asked him to
marry her repeatedly and that he has
refused.
J. NJ. w. Geist, the veteran editor OF
the Lancaster New Era" completed
sixty years as an editor, a record
which it is believed is unparalleled in
the State. His first venture was the
"Reformer," started in July, 1874, and
subsequently he had editorial charge
of number OF journals in Philadel-
phia.
Joseph Mentz, of Wilkes Barre, ap.
peared in Alderman Browns court
with badly battered face. He is
Russian and is so full OF patriotism
that he hoisted the Russian nag. An.
thony Blachunis ordered him to take
it down and when Mentz refused Bal.
chunis, it is alleged, beat him until
he was unconscious. Balchunis was
fined and held for court.
The first public playground for chill
dren to be established in Reading was
opened Tuesday. The project wa.
| iIduB vi dlcu anu CdTElCu lot warn ny
the Civic Division of the Woman's
Club, under whose auspices the
! grounds will be conducted. More
than 900 children were on the grounds
at the opening.
An attempt to blow up part OF the
Shamokin & Mt. Carmel trolley line
was made at the Coal Run switch.
| The Coal Run branch of the trolley
line is not used except when the
crowds at Maysville are very large
and for the early morning cars be-
tween Mt. Carmel and Shamokin.
When the first car went down il
suddenly began to jump over the
sills. 1t was found that a charge of
dynamite had been placed directly
under rail and the rail was blown
out.
For some weeks past Rankin
borough has been terrorized by two
negroes who attacked women and
committed many robberies on both
sexes. George Logan, dressed as a
woman. acted as a police decoy and
two negroes were trapped and taken
to Pittsburg for safety, as the towns
people threatened violence.
The exercises commemorative Of
the Wyoming Massacre TOOK place at
the foot OF the monument at Wyom-
ing. The grounds were crowded with
the descendants OF the victims and
friends The address OF the day was
by Major George q. Croft.