The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
THE KEYSTONE SIAlr
The Latest PennsyivsnIa News Told In Short
Order.


Hunter, Congressman Butler and other
officials Saturday.
Edward Wickersham, OF Coatsvile
and Miss Aida Watkins, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Sparks Watkins, we're married
at the brides home, in West Grove.
Rev J. r. Watkins, grandfather Of the
bride, performed the ceremony.
Fire that originated from an overhead
ed stove partially destroyed the furn.
ture warehouse and undertaking estab-
lishment Of Newton +. Walton and dam
aged the shoemaking establishment oI
Ephriam Wagner in Hatboro. The es-
iimated loss is $1,000
The public School building at Wool
rich, Clinton County, was destroyed by
FIRE. The loss is $500.
Mrs. f. F. Shearar, of Carlisle. entered
suit against the Philadelphia & Reading
Railway Company, for damages for the
death OF her husband, kHed in the wreck
last September at Rourk's Curve.
A. b. Cummings, of Mechancsburg,
has purchased the famous trotter Rose
Electric from ]. b. Ryan, of Chester
The mare has record of 2.2IN.
Blood poisoning indirectly dire ia
vaccination caused the death of Ralph
Berger, the o-year-old son of Samuel
Berger, near Shartlesvile.
The corn crop just husked and gar
nertd is said 10 be the largest and best
IN Quality ever grown in Berks County.
The yield will probably exceed fifty bush
els per acre
The trial OF Gustav Aburg Closson, the
self-confessed murderer, of Morrisville.
which was TO have taken place Friday in
Doylesville, was continued by Judge
Mahlon H. Stout to the next term OF
Criminal Court in February.
Miss Rebecca S. Lownes, Of Solebury,
was awarded a silver medal as first prize
IN an evolutionary contest at Centre Hill.
Patterson Council, No 40, Knights OF
Columbus, of Patterson, N. J.. numbering
$50 members and accompanied by "a
guests and Robinson Military Band. Wis
tied Easton on an outing.
Chief of Police Williams, of Edwards
vile, has notified football PLAYERS that
they will not be allowed to play Sunday
IN the fields in or near that town. a
number OF Rugby and socker teams have
been formed and have been playing on
Sundays.
Coroner Dodson will investigate the
G,nth OF George Guenther. of Hazleton.
who died at the Retreat Hospital. Sev-
era weeks ago Guenther was knocked
dwon and clubbed by Ole Katell because
one OF the group with whom he was
standing took peanut from Katcll's
stand. Katell was convicted of assault
and is now in Jail
Six fat11i1ipe ,taro ,,,,Jo
as many dwelling houses DESTROYED bv
hre at Rittersville. Several families had
narrow escapes, having to climb out over
porch roofs. In one case a woman and
child, the latter but twenty-four hours old
were rescued i'll the nick of time.
Mrs. August Scalise was burned TO
death and her husband severely injured
in fire at their home at North Carlen-
don. In starting the kitchen fire Mrs.
Scalise used kerosene oil and it ex-
ploded
Chief of Police Patrick McGrann, of
Chester, issued an edict authorizing the
policemen to confscate all cigarettes and
cigarette paper found in the possession
OF boys under the age of 2I.
Henry Ehlers, aged 70 years, who keeps
small store at White Oak Run. was as
saulted by three masked men. who
threatened to burn him alive il he raised
a cry. Ehers lives alone in the house
and is well to do. The robbers got away
with some money, watch and several
store articles and left the old man tied
TO his bed to spend the night in a cold
room.
.. A charter was granted to the John
Hay Republican Association, of Allen
town. The Subscribers are: c. II.
Clauser, n B. f. Peters, DR.. ]. Treichler
Butz, Joseph 5. Knauss and Fred B.
Herherd. The trustees are: Edgar Hell
trich, N. B. L. Pete.s, Charles Clauser,
II. J. Denhart, G. Thomas Leisenring,
II, I. kepner, William A. Kleppinger,
Fred b. Gernerd, Charles o. Humcker,
Charles Roberts and Peter Grim.
Katharine w Brown, known through
out the lower end of Chester and Ian
caster Counties as Blind Kate, the herb
DOCTOR died at her home. Although
blind. Mrs. Brown would go out and
gather all sorts of herbs for her DO
lions and medicines.
Harry Duncan, of Wrightsvile. was
hit by the York & Wrghtsville trolley
car near Stoners and is thought to be
dangerously injured.
Gabriel Carpenter, of Lewiston. a
Zimmerman at the Standard Steel
Work, accidently shot himself through
the right shoulder while out hunting Tues
day. His right arm will have to be TAX
en- out at the socket, and it is doubtful if
his life can be saved.
A train of loaded coal cars on the
Martin branch of the Pennsylvania main
line at Portage ran into an open switch
and collided with train OF empty cars
on a siding, wreckng two locomotives
and six cars. The switch had been
thrown by some unknown person with
the evident intention of causing wreck.
A roll OF bills amounting to $I23 lost
by Miss Ella .Kulp, was picked up in
Shamokin by little Elizabeth Scholtes,
who was leading her blind father.
Schlotes determined to find the owner
by advertising. Miss Kulp was told OF
the find and identified the money. The
blind man handed the roll to her. She
gave him SIS. Scholtes lost his sight in
an explosion at the Cameron colliery
ten years ago.
A bundle of mems clothes, new and
covered with blood was found in a cave
on the mountain near Ashley. The po-
lice and several miners went into the
cave some distance, but could discover
nothing else and are unable as yet to
solve the mystery.
Benjamin F. Kepp. of Wilkes
lass 4.