The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-08
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me lndigent insane, Chairman Plunfncr
explained, was an increase over that OF
:wo years ago of $4,000, for the reason
that every year there is a deficiency
which must be made up by the next leg
stature. AT the instance of the State
Board of Charities he had placed the
sum at figure that covers any def
,iency. The two bills appropriatinR
100000 for consumptive hospital at
Mont Alto and 100000 for similar
Institution at a place to be selected in
The western part of the State were ex.
planned by Chairman Plummer as an
earnest intention of the State to grapple
with tuberculosis and try to either stamp
i out or check its ravages. He said il
was time the State took hold of this
great question and made war on the dis
ease direct instead of leaving il to pri-
fate institutions, and under the bills he
1ad prepared the two hospitals would
DC directly under the management ol
he Commissioner of Forestry, although
'orestry reservation did not enter into
he matter at all.
AT the annual meeting OF the school
directors of Delaware county, in the
courthouse at Media, il was unanimous.
y agreed to ask Governor Pennypackei
to reappoint State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction Schaeffer. Interest.
ing addresses were made by Prof. Jas
VI. Coughlin, of Wilkes Barre, upon thC
subject of "Co-operation of Educational
Forces" and Prof George A. Hoadley
of Swarthmore College, who spoke OF
Training for Citizenship" These off.
:ers were elected: President, N. p
West, of Swarthmore; vice-presdents
Isaac P. Garrett, of I.ansdowne, and
DR.. J. G. Thomas, of Newtown; secrc.
AIRY, J. Milton Lutz, of Upper Darby
treasurer, Willard T. Galbraith, OF Up.
per Chichester
The citizens of Upper Providence
Township are stirred over the sudden
disappearance of Robert Walls, white,
:oachman for Ivan Fox, the wealthy
Philadelphian who has a country seat
n the township just over the Media Dor.
ough line. Walls has not been seen
Or heard from since February 20, when
he left home to go to Philadelphia, with
the promise to his young wife that he
would return on an early afternoon train
He had about $40 when he left. Mr.
LON mas llltCIGSNIu IlllllStll III kIlG mat
ter, and all efforts will be made to locate
Walls. During the winter Mr.. and Mrs
Walls have been living at .he home OF
Mr.. Fox, caring for the property. Their
:ozy home is across the road from the
Fox mansion.
A girl highwayman, believed TO be
he daughter Of miner, held up two
men at different times on the road from
Minersville TO Lytle Colliery. One OF
her victims was Isaac Wentfall, ped
1ler, who says he was robbed OF $3.50
in jewelry. Wentfall was on his way
TO one of the mining villages when the
girl came out OF a clearing about twenty
yards in his rear. Wentfall was ordered
to stop, but paid no attention. when
bullet pierced his hat. Thoroughly
frightened, he became an easy victim
and surrendered all his belongings, con-
sisting of brooches, rings, lockets, etc.
John Vallovitch, workingman. was also
persuaded a half hour later by a pis-
tol which the girl pointed at his head
to hand over a silver watch. The girl,
who is about 20 years of age, held up
two men a week ago and compelled thenl
to hand over their change, amounting to
about 81.
The body of a we'll dressed white
man, aged about IS years, was found
beneath a floating cake of ice at the
mouth OF Ridley Creek, Chester, by
Officer McCoach. The body was az
tired in a fine black suit, an overcoa
and new pair of hand-sewed shoes
Two holes are in the skull, and from
the appearance of the wounds the au-
thorities believe that the man was vic
tim of foul play. Coroner Gilmour and
the police began at once to make rigid
investigation. The body was frozen
stiff, and was evidently in the water
many days.
Lieutenant Colonel Croft and Major
Shannan, with Captain Kalbach, all
Fourth Regiment officers, sat as a sum-
mary court martial at Pottsville and
found Private Charles Boehmer, of Com
pany F, guilty of gross negligence He
was sentenced to fine of SIS, and if he
defaults in payment will be sent to jail
for FIVE days.
Franklin s. Tarbell, father of Miss
Ida NJ. Tarbell, who is one of the edi-
tors Of the McClure's Magazine, and
author of a well-known history of the
Standard Oil Company, and "Tarbel's
Life of Lincoln" died at his home in
Titusville. w. w. Tarbell, treasurer
and manager of the Pure Oil Company
of Philadelphia, is son of the deceased
The authorities are seeking a Poland
er who is equipped with a uniform OF
the Russian army. The Polander, who
was known as Frank was employed
on the farm of Jacob Lambert, in Evans.
burg a mile below Collegeville. His un.
form attracted much attention, and il
was supposed that he was a desertei
from the Russian army Wednesday
night he disappeared and shortly after
ward Mr.. Lambert found that $a26 had
been stolen from his bedroom The Po-
lander ii is said, also took a watch
which he had borrowed from one OF
his countrymen on the pretense that he
was going to see a girl and wanted tc
know when to leave.
DIR. William ]. Holland, director OF
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, will ac-
Andrew Carnegie on his re-
iurn to Europe, and make the presenta.
lion speech when the immense plaster
cast of the diplodocus, the gift of Mr..
Carnegie, 10 the English people, is for
nally transferred to the British Muse
nm in London some time next August
II is understood that King Edward has