The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-01-20
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pen,syIvanla Told In
Short Order.

Acting Under instructions from the
Mayor, the Chief OF Police notified the
Danville clubs that they can no longer
dispense liquors under the provisions
OF the Mann law, not even to members
This action entirely shuts liquor out OF
the town, except what may come in on
orders sent to neighborng towns.
True to the confidence imposed in
him by the court, James Swaney, con.
victed OF second degree murder Decem.
Der % for the killing of Big Bill Tur-
ner, and released the same day on bail
SO that he might spend the Christmas
holidays with his wife and twelve chill
dren at Haydentowrf, returned to court
at Uniontown and heard the argument
for a new trial. He was released again
on bail and returned home, Judge Rep
pert reserving his decision. When ask
ed how he spent Christmas, Swaney's
face frightened and he said:-1 had
happy time with my family at my own
hrcside and played Santa Claus to all
Of my twelve children Yes, have a
remarkable family | have always tried
to educate my children and give them
all the advantages | could and three ol
them, Charles, Laura and Addie, have
become school teachers. We have a
par VI tWlnS anu tllICc VI DuI IlliulCH
have the same birthday, March 10 My
oldest child is 20 and my youngest three
years old. Do you wonder that | was
pleased when the court permitted me
to spend Christmas with such family!
! have fifteen brothers and sisters
There are sixteen in my fathers fam.
lily and eleven OF us are now living. My
father had twelve sons and four daugh-
,,,I t,,,I datt
and four sons, the order being reversed.
The Swaneys are healthy family and
we make large gathering when we get
together. My brothers and sisters nearly
all live near Haydcntown and when we
meet at Christmas time. or on such oc-
casions we always enjoy ourselves.
The War Department may select the
large plateau and the Conyngham and
Butler Valley, lying between White
Haven and Glen Summit, as the battle
ground" for two armies OF $4,000 men
each this summer. The department has
planned to conduct war maneuvers III
which 10000 regulars and 10000 State
militia shall take part, the army com
prising the Department OF the East.
Some time ago General G. P. ). Co
bin, OF this State, was asked to look out
for suitable camping and battle
ground. He asked Colonel c. b.
Dougherty, OF the Ninth Regiment, to
examine the large tract oi wood and
farm land on the mountains above
Wilkes Barre. and Colonel Dougherty's
report was so iavorably received by the
War Department that Captain James
Morse. aide camp on General Cor.
bins staff. with several other staff off.
GERS, will inspect the ground,
BY the explosion OF the huge boiler
OF an engine on Trenton's cutoff OF
the P. & r. near Narcissa, early the
other morning, three men we're SO bad.
ly scalded that they are now patients
at the hospital and all arc regarded as
being in a serious condition. The men
were Harry Hemphill, engineer H. p
Bowman, fireman, and Frank Harplc,
brakeman. All reside in Columbia and
were taking freight train to Phila
delphia at the time OF the accident.
Fish Commissioner Mcehan ha.
awarded the contract for the Pcnnsyl
vania Fish Exhibit Building at St
| Louis Exposition to George c. Diet.
rich, OF Philadelphia, Tor $Ioo4. The
| Fish Commission has received 4S37 ap.
| pications for trout to be delivered into
free streams in the spring and has al
| lotted 5,oo8,oOo trout to the different
| applicants, retaining 100000 at the
| hatcheries. There were many applca.
tions for trout for private preserves
but all were refused.
The First Baptist Church OF Lans.
dale, has extended call to Rev. II. |.
Stewart, OF Atg'r, to succeed Rev. F.
w. Johnson, who recently removed to
| Canton.
The Northampton County Board oil
| Prison Inspectors organized by the
election of Henry Kraemer, OF Naza.
reth, as president. and Charles M. Ma
gee, OF Easton, as secretary
p. ]. Carral, OF Minersvile, was
found lying unconscious with his head
partly submerged in ditch filled with
muddy water at the Lytle Coiiery, his
death occurring shortly aiterward.
William NJ. Lybrand, expert account.
ant, and force OF assistants from
Philadelphia. are in Scranton auditing
the city, county and school district al
the instance OF the Taxpayers Associa'
ton.
| Despondent and tired OF getting out
before daylight and milking fifteen to
twenty cows every morning, John Cul.
bert, young farmer near McKccs-
port. hanged himself in his father.
barn.
While John Day was thawing dyna.
mite at his home III North Scranton
two sticks exploded wrecking the
house and injuring Day, his wife ant
five sons.
The Berks County Commissioners
refused to pay the bounty for the scalp'
OF minks and foxes for several days
believing the act 10 be unconstitutional
but they have resumed payment aitei
making an investigation OF the ques
ton. Considerable money is paid ou
annually for this purpose.
Willamsport (SpeciaD 1.-The Stat,
convention OF the Farmers Alliance, al
their recent session in Williamsport
elected the following officials: Prcsi
dent, w. II. Gardner. Andrews Settle
ment; ce-prcsident Jacob Miller: sec
| retary. l.. w. Smith, East Benton
treasurer, Andrew Story, Ciawfor.
county; lecturers. c. w. Bro'.dhead
Montrose. Susquehanna county; Mrs
A. l.. Teed, X. J. Medenmeyer. d. NJ
Omwick.
Abel Storm. aged over 85 years
walked from Reeders to Broadheads
vile, distance OF nine miles. in les
than two hours, when the mercury wa
below zero. He started at $50 a. m.
| without breakfast