The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
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victim on the tracks to make believe
that he had been killed by train,
and SO hide the crime. The body OF
Webster was found shortly after mid.
night Webster was an old railroad
detective and was in Irwin for the
purpose of breaking up gang OF
car thieves who were operating from
Irwin to Pitcairn. For two months
he and another officer had been track.
ing the thieves, lying i'll box cars by
night. Since this watch was started
the thefts ceased, the robbers evident
ly being aware that officers were on
guard.
A iendish attempt to destroy life
and property was brought to light at
the farm of Milton Poust, i'll Penn
Township. While Mr.. Poust and sew.
eral assistants were hauling buckwheat
from the fields to the barn one OF the
men noticed something drop from one
of the sheaves. On examination il
proved to be dynamite. Investigation
showed that the shcaf had been pulled
apart enough to permit the dynamite
to be placed inside. Had the explo-
sive remained in the sheaf until it
reached the threshing machine, a
frightful tragedy would have resulted
The relief association at the Upper
Lehigh Collicry has decided that when
miners are buried at the expense OF
the association committee of the
association must be consulted in the
selection of the caskets, it being as
serted that widows have frequented
chosen coffins that were too eXpen
sive.
Miss Kate Mclaughlin, aged % years
of Norristown. disappointed in love,
it is said, committed suicide by TAX
ing carboic acid. at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Lewis, OF Oaks
Station.
At a congregational meeting of the
Glenolden Presbyterian Church, a
unanimous call was extended to Rev.
Van Allan Putnam, of New York, to
the pastorate.
The Walter Family in reunion at
Doylestown elected Rev. A. J. Walter
president, John N. Doan, vicc-presi.
dent; George Walter, treasurer; Miss
Carrie Scott and Miss Alice Walter,
secretaries.
William f. J. Diehl. of Pittsburg,
was rcappointcd inspector of the
Western Penitcntiary, and X. B. Stone,
OF Bradford, trustee, of the State Hos
pital for the Insane, Warren, by Gov
ernor Pennypacker. yesterday.
Claude NJ. Stauffcr, of Harrisburg,
has been chosen instructor of music
at the Indian School, Carlisle.
Romandus Brechtel, accused of con-
Quoting a speak-easy in Willow Grove,
pleaded guilty in court at Norristown.
and was sentenced to six months in
jail.
The Pottsville Lutheran Confer.
encc, in session at Minersville, elected
Rev c. G.. Karsch. of Minersville.
president, and Rev. c. w, Eberwein,
of Port Carbon, secretary-treasurer.
Lancaster was without water for
twelve hours because OF the bursting
of the principal city main. Many cell
lars in the vicinity OF the break were
flooded. Industries, being without
water, had to close.
DR.. Arwin Pabst, head Of large
school for manual training teachers
in Leipsic, Germany, is the guest OF
DR.. and Mrs Henry Goddard, Of the
West Chester Normal School. He
made brief address to the senior
class at the Normal School.
The newly chartered Oxford Coch.
ranville & Parkcrsburg Electric Rail.
way Company has decided to issue
bonds in sum not exceeding $780,
900. The southern terminus OF this
road is to be in Oxford. 1t will ex-
tend through the villages of Hayes
vile, Russcllvile and Cochranvllc and
the township of Lower and Upper
Oxford, West Fallowfeld and High
land, to Parkesburg, distance OF
about fourteen miles.
The explosion of tubular boiler at
the Franklin Iron Works, Port Car
bon, early the other morning killed
Engineer William Kane, aged As
years, and wrecked the plant. The
origin OF the explosion is unknown.
Kane was cleaning his fire, when,
without seconds warning, the ex-
plosion occurred. Kane head can
not be found, but the mangled trunk
was removed from the top of pile of
coal nearby. William Moody,
watchman, who was on the other side
of brick wall, escaped injury, though
fragments fell all about him. Such
was the force OF the explosion that
large machine shop, boiler house,
engine house and every building of
the plant, save the office and small
storehouse, were leveled The end of
the boiler. like big skyrocket, was
carried through one side of the boiler
house, cut tree in twain and landed
in meadow about 500 yards from
the scene of the accident.
The West Chester Board of Health
directed one farmer near West Ches-
ter not to furnish any more milk
from his dairies to families of that
city, because several persons who
bought milk from him became sick
with typhoid fever. AS the farmer
has thirty-fve cows in his pastures
and no means of disposing of his milk
he threatens to sue the borough foi
damages, as he says it has not been
shown that the milk from his farm Is
infected.
Borrowing a revolver from neigh
Dor on the plea that he wanted to
shoot rats, Elmer Milligan went into
the back yard OF his home at Potts
town, and sent a bullet through his
forehead, killing himself. Milligan was
despondent because he was out OF
employment
Howard foyer, "a years old, OF
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