The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-07-19
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

Picking UP a corked catsup bottle at
dinner, Miss Retta Cessna, daughter Of
w. A. Cessna. landlord of the hotel at
Rainsburg, Bedford county, attempted 10
open it, when It exploded, scattering the
glass and contents in all directions. A
fragment struck her brother Raymond,
in the right eye, destroying the sight.
Another fragment passed through her
check, cuttn g a hole two inches in
length, while third piece laid bare the
bones on the back Of her left hand
Jared Bortner, Of near Glenvlle, York
county, has just begun to read the Bible
through for the nineteenth time. Re-
Gently he finished his eighteenth reading
of the Holy Book. Bortner began his
Bible reading thirty years ago, and in
all that time has never failed to give
considerable part of each day to the
work. On Sunday he spends many hours
in reading He uses an ancient Bible,
printed in German. and as he sits on
the porch Of his home is character IA
milar to many persons. Although near
ly 90 years old, Bortner only lately re-
tired from active work at his trade,
shoemaking. He has selected the text
for the sermon to be preached at his
funeral
A runaway car loaded with boards
crashed into the engine of a passenger
train on the Bloomsbury and Sullivan
Railroad near Coles Creek The car
was travelling at mile a minute rate
and Engineer James Casey saw it barely
in time to reverse his engine when the
crash came. When the car struck the
lumber shot ahead and stripped the en-
gine of splokestack, whistle chest, bell,
sand box and cab. The engineer and
fireman stuck to their posts and escaped
injury, although several of the passen-
gers were cut and bruised by the col
lision. The engine was wrecked.
Death pursued log train on the Buf-
falo and Susquehanna Railroad, and
finally caught up with it at Medix. Soon
after the train started Brakeman Ed
ward Fletcher became ill., Harry Ford
took his place, and in less than an hour
was retired with one arm crushed, hav-
ing been caught between the bumpers.
Simon Geary was then called out. Six
miles from Medix the train ran away
on heavy grade, but was finally stop
ped without any one being hurt, but in
the yards at Medix Geary was caught
between the engine and car and crush
ed TO death.
While watching companions swim, 10
year-old Eddie Miller, of Bethlehem,
grew alarmed at the blowing off Of
steam by a passing locomotive, and,
falling into the Lehigh Canal, was
drowned.
Elias w. Gilmer, a contractor, of Eas-
ton, while at work on his "last job"
building himself home, fell headfore-
most from the second story to the
ground. He fractured his right hip, re-
ceived bad contusions on the back of
his head and was injured internally. His
condition is critical. Mr.. Gilmer, who
is II years old, fell off house some
years ago and fractured an arm. He
was also seriously injured by falling off
Pardee Hall
Miss Catherine Snyder, IS years old,
was probably fatally burned at her home,
in Lancaster. An accident happened TO
an oil stove, and her father was in the
act OF hurling ii into the yard, when he
collided with his daughter. Her cloth
ing caught fire, and she was so terribly
burned that her condition is precarious.
A victim of heat prostration, Lewis K.
Hartman, son OF ex-County Commits
sioner Jeremiah Hartman, died in hay
NOW in the barn of John Seidel, in Al
SAGE Township. He was 2S years old,
Pottsville has begun suit against the
Postal Telegraph and Gable Company
for failure to pay tax on poles. The
company will fight the case in court.
Louis Reiber, Of Pottsville, lies in a
critical condition from blood poisoning
that resulted from his picking his gums
with a brass pin. He will probably lose
all his teeth.
The Berwyn White Coal and Coke
Company, Of Philadelphia, has taken an
option on a tract OF land in East Holli-
daysburg, adjoining the new freight
classification yard of .the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. 1t is said that
large pressed steel car plant will be
erected on this land.
The theft OF score or more of horses
recently in Lancaster county is regarded
as evidence that an organized band of
thieves is operating The latest victim is
George Wilmer, of New Providence,
whose roam mare was stolen from his
barn.
Under the will Of the late Mrs. FL
mira Rohrer, probated at Lancaster, the
following charitable bequests are made;
Strasburg Methodist Episcopal Church,
$500; Strasburg Presbyterian Church,
$500 ! Mennonite Welsh Mountain Mis-
sion, $500.
Bloodhounds are being used in the ef-
forts to trace robbers who broke into
the store of Clothier Greenwood, at Lu-
zerne, and carried away much clothing.
Joseph Bianco had a hearing before
Alderman Barrett at Pittston and his T.
year-old daughter Mary told how he had
shot his wife last week Mary was the
only witness of the crime and on the
basis of her story Bianco was COM
,mtted on charge of murder.
Frederick A. Sterling has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Aston Mills.
Town Council has declared void the
ordinance granted the Bloomsbury and
Millville Trolley Company. The COM
pany did not begin operations within the
time specified in the ordinance.
During her absence from her home,
in Norristown, thief stole $500 worth |
OF jewelry from the bureau drawer of |
Mrs Harry Benner Among the arti-
Gle taken was diamond-studded gold |
watch.
One life lost. four persons severely |