The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-14
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.

noon at St. Paurs Protestant Episco-
pal Church, the rector, Rev Francis NJ
Taitt. officiating. The ceremony, ac-
cording to the friends OF Mr.. Worrilow,
was to have taken place at night, but
the young couple were married at an
earlier hour to escape a big reception
which had been planned by the Alpha
Boat Club, of which Mr.. Worrilow is
a member.
Miss Margaret Miller, teacher in
the John +. Hartranft Public School,
Norristown. was assaulted by the moth
er Of one Of her pupils. The teacher
had occasion to chastise o-year-old
boy for misconduct He rushed home
and informed his mother. who came to
the schoolroom and, rushing up to the
teacher, demanded to know What right
had you to abuse my boy" Before an
explanation could be given the woman
it is asserted, started to belabor Miss
Miller over the head and before the
teacher could summon assistance hall
dozen or more blows were struck. The
schoolroom was thrown into excitement,
many of the children screaming. The
teacher declares that she did not treat
the boy harshly, and that the attack
was entirely unwarranted The mother,
however, declares her boys face was
cut open
Robbers set fire to the general store
of G. w. Sypher, at Croydon, a few
miles below Bristol, early the other
morning. The store contained the post
office, Mr.. Syphcr being postmaster. Mr..
Sypher, who resides short distance
from the store, was awakened by the
flames. Neighbors were soon on the
scene but the fire had gained too much
heldway for them to save any personal
property. Two men were seen running
down the Bristol Pike. A party of men
went in pursuit, but the fugitives es-
capped. The building was totally de-
stroyed. This makes the eighth time
within few years that this store has
been robbed 1t was the Oldest building
in that region. Lafayette once ate lunch
at this house, then known as the Wheat
Sheaf Hotel
Sixty members Of the Pittsburg Auto
mobile Club turned out with their ma
chimes and took over 400 children
through the parks and over the boule-
Yards All the little ones were inmates
Of orphans homes or children's hos.
pitals. The machines were decorated
and every child had 4 flag. After the
ride they were taken to an amusement
park, which was given up to them for
the afternoon. Then they were taken
home in the automobiles.
The court al Reading continued the
cases of George Kenney and II. J. Hum
ma, charged with illegal fishing, on the
ground that the District Attorney had
not had time to prepare the cases. The
men in fishing used umbrella ribs, to
which were attached sleigh bells. When
they had bite the bells rang, thus OBJ
waiting the necessity of watching the
lines. The defendants counsel protested
against the continuance on the ground
that the fishermen OF the county are
anxious for ruling at this time, the
fishing season being in full blast. He
said the men had not violated the law,
but were simply good fishermen. mo,
they were not" said the Court; they
were pot hunters"
at seems to me that the woman OF
the house is the boss of the kitchen, and
no one has a right to interfere with her
duties" said Judge A., S. Swartz to a
jury at Norristown in the assault and
battery case brought byo Mrs. Walter
ldell, of Pottstown, against her brother
in-law and boarder, Warren Idell Idell
testified that when he went home from
work one morning there was no break.
fast ready and that Mrs. ldel was black
ing stove. He started to build fire
and the two quarreed. Judge Swartz
qualified his reference TO woman's dom
NANCY in case OF boarding mistress by
saying When woman keeps board
ers and takes their money she should
provide meals or else allow the board.
ers chance to eat" The jury acquitted
Warren and put half the costs on Mrs
Idell.
Mrs. Susan Gibson, widow OF DR..
William Gibson, the Doctor in Mark
Twain's book, "lnnocents Abroad" Is
dead, at jamestown.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal &
iron Co., began sinking I2oo-ioot shaIl
~ Otto Colliery, Branchdale.
Charles VIII, Burgess OF Beaver Mea-
dows, was held up by three men on the
way home from Hazeton, after dark
When the robbers saw who the burgess
vas they released him and fled.
Frederick Thompson, a negro of Rich
mond, Va, was arrested IN Lewistown
,harged with being implicated with three
other negroes in holding up number
, Jt Italian laborers in their shanty. The
tobbers secured over $500
Harry Mellon was committed to jail
by Justice Robinson charged with the
! theft of horse and buggy from James
| Ramsay, at Modena, and threatening the
iifc OF Ramsay
Judge w. F. Bay Stewart at York has
confirmed the sale of portion OF the
llmshouse farm to the Northern Central
Railroad Company for $4,000. The pro-
ceedings have been pending since 1880.
The Governor has honored the requi-
,ition OF Governor Higgins, OF New
| York. for the return 10 New York city
If Charles f. Stewart and John J. Fay
under arrest in Pittsburg. The men, il
said, represented to certain New York
,rs that they were employees of one o.
he city departments that was about tC
organize political club and collected
large sums Of money 10 fit it up
George Roberts, an alleged pickpocket
who was caught at one OF the Memoria
Day exercises in Allentown, pleaded
guilty in court and was sentenced TO on,
years employment in prison.
Edward Frlzinger, IS years of age
of Berlinsyille, was killed by premature
exploson OF blast in the slate quarrie
~ Heimbachs