The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-07
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order


dale, SIfoo to $1,000; Linesville, $1,000
to $r3oo; Littlestown, $1,000 to $500;
Mansfield, $500 to $I7oo; Marysville
$1,000 to $IIoo; Mercer, $1,000 to $4,000;
Middletown, $2Ioo to $1,000; Monon-
gahela, $4,000 to $4,000; Morrisville, $I2oo
to $1,000; Myerstown, $I4oo to $500;
New Bethlehem, $1,000 to $f7oo; New
town, $500 to $1,000; North Clarendon,
SI1oo to $780, Osceola Mills, $500 to
$1,000; Parnasses, $1,000 to $1,000; Pen
coyd, $1,000 to $I2oo; Phrnixville, $4,000
to S2soo; Pottsville, $500 to $4,000; Rid
ley Park, SIIoo to SI2oo Dunlo, $1,000
TO fourth class; Falls Greek, $I4oo to
$1,000; Kutztown, $500 to $1,000; Lilly,
SIIoo to $1,000; Lititz, $1,000 to SI7oo;
Malvern, $1,000 to $500; Martinsburg.
SrIoo to $1,000; Mechanicsburg, $2Ioo to
S22oo; Meyersdale, $1,000 to $4,000; Mil
lcrsvlle, Sr7oo to $1,000; Montgomery,
$1,000 TO $Izoo; Mount Carmel S21oo
to $4,000; Nazareth, $I7oo to $1,000; New
Salem, $1,000 to $780, Northampton,
SI4oo TO $500; Ogontz, SI7oo to $1,000;
Palmyra, $500 to SI4oo; Pen Argyll
$1,000 to $I7oo; Phllipsburg, $4,000 to
S23oo Pine grove, StIoo to $I2oo; Red
lion, SI2oo to $r4oo.
The Jones and Laughlin Steel Com
pany through the Vesta Coal Company
subsidiary concern, has purchased 1o,-
600 acres of Washington county coal
land at an approximate cost OF $5,ooo,ooo
This land adjoins 500 acres already
owned by the steel company and renders
it independent in the matter of coal
supply for the next fifty years.
A deal has been completed for 5000
acres of coal land in Morris Township,
Washington county, at SIS an acre. 6.
w. Guthrie, of Indiana was the pur-
chaser. He represents Phladelphians
closely affiliated with the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
According to a decision furnished to
State Highway Commissioner Hunter by
Deputy Attorney General Fleitz, the
good roads law of 1905 displaces the
road law ofIoo3 and must be the Com
missioner's guide All money appor-
toned to counties that was not drawn
by them for good road purposes in the
past two years, in Mr.. Fleitz's opinion,
reverted to the State Treasury.
Mrs. Blanche +. Nourse, a prisoner
in the county jail at Norristown, where
she is awaiting trial on the charge OF
setting fire to the barn of DR.. Thomas
S. Lippincott. in Lower Pottsgrove
Township. last April, instituted civil suit
against DR.. Lippincott for alleged breach
of promise to marry. She claims $1,000
damages.
John Parker. white, and John WAers,
negro, were arrested charged with at
tempting to murder Policeman Law
renee Speidel in Feageyville, suburb
OF Lancaster. Speidel, who had been
breaking up lawless gangs, was covering
his beat when he was startled by vol
ley Of revolver shots. His helmet was
shattered by the bullets, several OF which
grazed his head and body
The ninth annual commencement Of
the Homeopathic Training School for
Nurses took place in the Academy OF
Music, Reading The graduates are
Miss Adeene l.. Dautrich, of Reading
and Miss Margaret l.. Wright, of Clover
Creek Va. The address was delivered
by Prof John L. James, OF Phiadel-
phia
Constable Michael O'Leary, OF Sha-
mokin, took an appeal from Judge c. r.
Savidges decision that constables are
entitled only to 5 cents mileage fees
while serving court subpoenas. O'Leary
claims 10 cents. Other constabes are
backing O'Leary.
BY pouring kerosene on the kitchen
fire a son of Joseph Mitchell, of Potts
vile, caused blaze which destroyed
the dwelling.
As Paul Biscup. tried to board train
in Pottsville his coat was caught on
a guard rail and he missed his footing
He fell beneath the wheels and was
killed
The Reading Board of Trade passed
resolutions demanding that City Coun-
ellis levy an extra tax of one mill for
the purpose of completing the house
sewage system of that city. The board
also decided to ask the next Grand Jury
to take up the matter Of moving the
county jail from the city park to the
county farm.
A gas explosion occurred at the home
OF Mrs. Ella Stauffer, in Reading, and
her I6-year-old daughter and W. H.
Adams, who lives with the family, were
injured The Stauffers recently moved
into the house and when an attempt was
made to start a fire in the gas stove
the explosion ensued A side of the
house was blown out.
III. VI. l. Afl iFNOh anu ~. j. ~. NlllNl~
ell, of Philadelphia, OF the State Board
Of Lunacy, inspected the Schuylkil
Almshouse buildings and complained OF
the cramped condition of the quarters
for the insane.
John F. Beck, the motorman, who was
injured in the collision of a Pottsvile
trolley car and a Philadelphia & Read
ing coal train on a grade crossing at
Mill Creek died from his injuries. All
OF the seven injured passengers are out
of danger
The annual report of Berks County
School Superintendent Rapp to the State
Department of Public Instruction con-
tains plea for wider educational facilities
for the farmer and his children, and in
dorses the study of gardening, domestic
science and the mechanic arts in the
township high schools.
Joseph Handler, AN oiler, employed at
the plant of the Lehigh Portland Ce-
ment Company, Allentown, was crushed
to death between large cog wheel and
the concrete pit in which the wheel runs,
The office buildings of the Cresson &
| Clearfeld Railroad at Cresson, were
sold by Sheriff Lenhart, OF Cambria
| County, for debt. About a year ago
Peter Wargo was killed on the railroad
at CressOn His widow brought suit for