The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-02
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order

OF tue lltlSDurR llOine lot DdDlcS, HoOJ
Center Avenue After considerable trou-
bic the flames were exiinguished. The
nurses carried the children to neigh
boring houses. Arrangements had been
made 10 place cows in the stable to in
sure supply OF pure milk for the babies
When the ncighbors heard of this they
protested, and some threatened TO take
action to prevent the establishment OF
what they considered nuisance. The
police are investigating.
Miss Margaret Birmingham, an Ash
land school teacher, was comfortably
seated in a chair in the yard OF her par
ents' home, when she felt tight pres
sure about one OF her ankles. Look
ing down. she saw a huge copperhead
snake tightly coiled about her foot. For
some moments she was paralyzed with
fright, but soon recovered, and ran
screaming for help Her mother, being
an invalid, could render but feeble as
sistance. The young woman finally sue
cecded in shaking off the snake, which
escaped into a drain. Several men sub
scouently Joined in a search, but could
not locate the reptile.
The cottagers at Williams Grove,
where the big grangers picnic is held
yearly. have been frightened by the ap
pearance of big ghosts stalking about
the grove. Some OF the farmers de-
cided to suppress the ghosts. They arm
ed themselves with shotguns loaded with
buckshot, and fired the volley into tlre
air Then the Spirits" surrendered.
The ghosts were jokers, one man stood
upon anothcr's shoulders and held aloft
a lantern.
The tobacco planted in Clinton coun-
ty is making rapid strides these days
and nights, and the growers are much
elated over the favorable prospects for
an exceptionally fine crop About 400
acres were planted.
Harry De Caine. a former Alleghen-
ian, is in jail at Pittsburg after chase
that led TO Cleveland. Cincinnati, Lam
caster. Atlantic City. Washington and
finally to Middletown, Pa, where he
was arrested. De Game is charged with
ernbczzling $500 from Louis NJ Smit,
a jeweler, by whom he had been en-
ployed.
Levi George, widely known hotel
keeper, who died at Iamaqua at the
age OF 30 years, furnished case that
attracted the attention OF physicians
For six weeks preceding his death his
condition was such that he was unable
to take and retain nourishment Despite
his advanced age his vitality sustained
him until finally he died IRON sheer
exhaustion.
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Rev r Iongcnecker of Mount low.
a prominent minister of the Zion Chill
dren denominatjon for over quarter
century dronned over dead while nlow-
inc notatoes Ills wife found him in
the field shorty Afterwards,
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s-1an nli'n,, I iial.'%ln n h1 hds peen S'Go ioI
Brown, for alleged malicious prosecution
The plant Of the Charlcstown Machine
and Manufacturing Company was de-
s.royed by fire at Freemansburg. Ar
min Hartrath. the general manager, ac-
cused the Brown brothers of setting FIRE