The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
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OF SIoo Tor speed greater than a mile
IN twelve minutes in going down
decllvity or turning a corner. On
level ground the speed is limited to
eight miles an hour.
An ordinance prescribing penal
ty for speeding automobiles in the
city limits, offered in Lebanon Coun.
ellis, has aroused the owners of motor
carriages, and an organized effort will
be made TO kill the bill. The Berks
and Dauphn turnpike has long been
popular track for the exciting sport,
and swiftly moving autos have sew.
eral times endangered life while pass.
ing through the town.
The Wabash Railroad has its yards
at Greentree in such shape that it is
about 20 move all its motive power
from Bridgcville to that point The
foundations for the roundhouses have
been completed and work on the build.
lngs will be rushed. The lining OF the
Mt. Washington, Creentree and Tag
gart tunnels is also completed.
Claude Coulson, a young man re.
siding in Carlisle met death by drown.
ing in the Condoguinet Creek. Coul-
son, baker, was swimming with
Searight Lindsay, John Garman and
seven Indian boys of the Carlisle In.
dian School. All were powerlcss tc
save him. He was 20 years of age
and son of Rev. J. c. Couson, OF
near Dillsburg. York County, presid.
ing elder of the u. B. Church.
Approaching that now is the time
Tor action looking to their protection
from tramps ana criminals, the cti
zens OF East Lampeter and Gap held
pubic meetings and formed protective
associations similar to that recently
organized in Paradise Township, the
main object Of which is to rid the
community OF tramps.
James Melville, a tramp, about 2e
years old, is held by the authorities
at Lebanon under suspicion of being
William Anderson, professional thiei
wanted in Eau Clair County, Wis, fol
the murder of Sheriff Harris on June
IS.
In destructive blaze at the Fen.
stermacher House, Bethlehem, Phil.
adelphia Summer boarders made mar.
row escapes. The aged Mrs. Laffa.
cate and nurse and Mrs. William Fon-
da and children were assisted from the
burning building by hremen, losing
most OF their personal effects.
Twenty chickens on. which Dr.
Richard Slee, of Mt Pocono, was ex-
perimenting with vaccine virus were
stolen from his hennery DR.. Slee
sent out warning that whoever eats
of one of the stolen fowls is likely to
be poisoned. The authorities are
awaiting symptoms of illness among
several suspects.
Mrs. Earnest Pearson, OF Bridge.
port, was fatally burned with gaso.
line, which she placed too near the
Kitchen stove. When the flames en-.
veloped her after the explosion her
husband went to her resue and while
he managed to extinguish her blazing
clothing he suffered serious burns and
was taken with his wife to the hos
pital.
The ninth annual picnic of the Odd
Fellows OF Chester County, under tie
auspices of Pocahontas Lodge, NJ.
$40, of West Chester, was held on tle
BrandyWine, and was attended by
about 5000 persons. Speeches were
delivered by prominent members OF
the order and others.
In her eagerness to cross the rail-
road in front OF moving train. Miss
Lottie Spensler, aged 81, of Carlisle,
was run down by a Cumberland Val
ley freight train and received injuries
that may prove fatal. She was taken
to Todd Hospital and the right leg
was amputated below the knee and the
left foot at the ankle.
Charles Jacobs, of Downingtown,
who was recently imprisoned in the
Chester County jail for non-payment
of taxes, was released by order Of coll
lector and the magistrate, Jere T.
Carpenter, the amount of the taxes,
$Io5, and the costs having been paid
by friends of the prisoner.
A huckleberrying party of eight
four women. two girls and two men
from Plymouth, arrived at their home
in Wilkes Barre, having had thrill
ing experience. They were picking
berries along the Briar Creek when
they came upon three bears, which
pursued them. The berry-pickers
rushed to their wagon, jumped in and
drove away as rapidly as they could,
the bears following the wagon for.
some distance.
Forty persons who ate home ice
cream at a family reunion at the home
OF w. {. Montgomery, in Franklin
township, were stricken with ptomaine
poisoning soon after. Beds and
couches gave out after the first few
had been cared for, and the sick peo.
pie lay groaning on the ground.
Every physician within a radius o.
hve miles was summoned.
John O'bren, who, with his com.
panion,. Lee Furman, alias John Day.
IS confined in the Lancaster county
Jail awaiting trial for the murder OF
Samuel Dessler. the aged Leaman
Place tollgate keeper, is in pitiabls
condition. 1T is apparent that he
would rather die than face the charge
Of murder. Furman, in direct con.
trast. is cool at all stages. He has
resigned his nerve and treats every.
hing in a jocular manner. New Jer.
sey officials have seen the man at the
Jail and have identified him as the onf
wanted at Patterson, Elizabeth, Tren'
ton and other places for various Of
lenses.
The huckleberry industry is sc
profitable that many anthracite minerf
have deserted their work and are do
ing a land Office business picking ber,
ries. Last week between 5000, 900 and
1000, 900 quarts of huckleberries from
the Schuylkill region alone were ship
ped to New York and Boston mar.
kets.
An electrical disturbance caused
sparks to run along the incandescenff