The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-09-20
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told 10
Short Order.


OF molten iron broke out, seriously burn.
ing number of men. John Sherwood,
who was standing Immediately in front
of the cupola, was burned on the head,
arms and breast, the flesh being literally
roasted. John Jenkins, moldcr, and
Charles Smedley, fireman, were also
badly burned on the head and body, and
are in critical condition. Twelve other
workmen who were standing about the
cupola were less seriously burned.
Mrs. III. r. Bowers, Of Berwick, put
to flight gang OF borough workmen
who attempted to fill up the pavement in
front of her residence to bring it I'D to
new grade recently established. When
the men started work Mrs. Bowers or
dered them away, and upon their refus-
ing to go she appeared with kettle of
boiling water and the men took flight.
Mrs. Bowers says she will keep water
boiling day and night until her house is
raised.
a case was tried in Criminal Court
at Lancaster, in which mule helped the
commonwealth. Augustus Burkhart, OF
Bcckncck Township, was convicted of
stealing chickens, because when he was
IN the act of killing fowls in the mules
stall the animal kicked him and he could
not get farther from the place than
Weinhold's front porch, where he fell
unconscious. Burkharts hat, found in
the stall. proved his undoing.
DR.. Charles /. Roseberry died at his
home in Easton, aged "a years. Born in
Phillipsburg, N. J., he was graduated
in medicine at the University of Penn
sylvana in 1900 and later from the
Homeopathic Medical College in New
York. Since 1872 nc was member OF
the American Institute of Homeopathy
lie enjoyed a large practice and was
widely known, having lived in Easton
Tor half century. For many years he
was member of the Board of Health
The Carnegie Steel Company paved
out to the employees of its plants at Do
nora, Duquesne, Bessemer and Home
stead last Saturday nearly 100000
The average pay roll of these plants
amounts to more than a million dollars
a month, but it will be much larger this
month, owing to the heavy tonnage the
men having turned out. October is usu-
ally the best month of the year. as the
heaviest orders are received and COM
pleted then, but during last August a
wonderful impetus sprang up in all the
works.
Through the failure OF the safety
clutch used on the hoist in the new
building of the Phoenix Silk Company.
in course of erection at Allentown, the
hoist and two men who were being
raised on IT were precipitated eighty feet
to the basement of the building. Frank
Appel, one of the workmen, sustained
a fracture and concussion of the spine
and is crippled for life. Charles K.
Wisler had both ankles fractured and
sustained concussion of the spine.
Lizzie Sigafoos, of Atha, N. J., was
arrested in Allentown, charged with
stealing $40 in cash and jewelry. The
girl, who is but II years old, is being
held pending the arrival of New Jer-
sey officers.
After being out one hour a Williams
port jury found James Salerno guilty
OF murder in the first degree. He cut
his stepdaughter's throat from ear to
ear on July rs last.
Donegal Chapter, d. A. R.. of Lam
caster, nominated these officers, the nom
ination being equivalent to an election:
Regent, Mrs. Martin P. Rohrer; vice
regent, Miss Laura G. Slaymaker; re-
cording secretary, Miss Elizabeth Getz;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. John i.
Hubley; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Cara
registrar, Mrs. Charles II. Locher: his
torian, Miss Emma Bolenius.
John Liphart, % years old, is dead at
his home in Del Roy, York county.
House thieves have created reign of
terror at M,1t,,;tIa L
robbed twenty-five residences within the
past week, seven of them in one night.
Mrs: J.. Rooms Saylor, of Quakertown,
awakening and turning on the electric
lights, discovered two burglars in her
bedroom. The men fed without Sc
curing any booty
Judge Stout, of Bucks county, ap-
pointed Justis Cooper deputy constable
at Point Pleasant. The citizens, who
have been thoroughly aroused over re-
cent robberies in the village, have raised
a fund to defray the expense of the spe-
cial officer.
Phares Albright. justice Of the peace
OF Hilltown, Bucks county, while cut
ting down tree, was pinned to the
ground by the trunk falling across him.
infiictng internal injuries. 1t is thought
he will recover.
Robert Lyder. aged so years, high con-
stable of Carlisle, died from a complca-
tion of diseases.
The board of governors of the York
Oratorio Society have decided TO have
the organization incorporated Two en-
tertanments will be held during the win
ter and an effort will be made to engage
both the Philadelphia and Pittsburg or
chestras. The society expended almost
5000 last winter for the advancement
Of music in York.
Six Italian laborers were buried by a
cave-in OF trench along the Fort Wayne
Railroad in Allegheny The trench was
about ten feet deep and a force of 100
men men was necessary to dig them out. All |
will recover.
Judge Martin Bell, OF Blair county. |
has ruled that summons served on La |
Dor Day is legal. The Judge, in his de- |
cision. says that Labor Day, as we'll as
all other legal holidays. can only be re-
yarded as Sunday so far as regards GER
ain business transactions.
The Bucks county coroner's Jury. at an
inquest over the body OF J. Heath. killed
On the tracks of the PHILADELPHIA and
Reading Railway, near CooDersburg. de-
,ided that Heath met his death BY fall
ng from the roof of freight car. prob.
lbly while asleep, and exonerated the