The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-12
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
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agent, fell on the Reading Railway a
Shamokin and was rendered senseless
locomotive was approaching, and Viii
ham A. Mullen ran to the spot Ind drag
ged Bernstein away from the track, al
the pilot Of the locomotive grazed III,
rescuer's body.
The directors OF Keystone Academy
OF Factoryville, have decided to rails,
$4,000 TO build new gymnasium anc
enlarge the college building.
A mad dog ran through the streets oI
Jermyn and bit John Kennedy and Ruth
the 4-year-old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
William Newberry.
The Century Club, Poustown's lead.
ing woman's organization. has elected
the following officers: President. Mrs
4. B. Rossiter; first vice-president, Mrs
I. I. Van Buskirk; second vice-presi.
dent, Mrs. NJ. c. Daniels: secretary
Mrs. G. N. Lester; treasurer, Mis-.
Elizabeth Daub.
The property OF the International
Cream Separator Company, of Lancas-
ter which recently failed in the sum
OF $4,000, was disposed of at receiv-
er's sale, realizing $1,000 The failure
OF the company was precipitated by the
closing of the City Saving Fund and
Trust Company
Andrew Carnegie has notified the
Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church. Al
toona, that he will donate a $4,000 pipe
organ in memory of his old friend, the
late Benjamin F. Custer.
A gold watch lost in the snow last
january by Miss Ida Devilbiss, of Walk
ersville, has just been returned in good
condition. She was a passenger on a
snow-bound Northern Central Railway
train when she dropped the watch along
the track, where it was found by Track
Foreman George w. Shoemaker.
After fighting over a year in the courts
Thomas Griffin, of Wilkes Barre, has
established his right to $50 reward Of
fered by w. H. Sheppard for the ar
rest and conviction of a burglar who
broke into his house. Griffin caught
the man, but a policeman who induced
the prisoner to confess claimed the re-
ward and the case went to the courts.
Mrs. Alfred Bloss was cooking at
her home, along the Lehigh Valley Rail
road, between Bethlehem and Freemans-
burg, when an overheated stove set fire
to the woodwork of the kitchen. The
crew of freight train ran a line of
hose from the locomotive water tank
to the house and soon had the flames
under control.
Health Officer c. +. White, of Nor
ristown, has notified physicians to take
necessary precautions to prevent the
spread of cerebro-spinal meningitis
Several cases of cerebro-spinal mcnin-
gifts IN Sheppton are attributed to the
filthy condition Of the streets The la
borers employed on the towns high
ways are on a strike, hence the streets
are not cleaned.
Mrs. Mary Biehn, one OF the oldest
persons in Upper Bucks County, died
suddenly at her home in Richandtown.
aged % years. Mrs. Biehn was re =.
markably well preserved for her age,
and had never been seriously sick
Henry C. Bennett, of Reading, had a
hearing before Justice Howell, charged
with using dipnet of illegal size for
catching fish. He was fined SIS and
costs. Fish Warden c. II. Nesley, OF
Royersford, made the arrest. The lille
gal fishing was done in Pigeon Creek
East Coventry Township One little
catfish was the extent of Barnetts haul.
Dr. J. A. Kelly, president of the Car
bondale Board of Health, who is investi-
eating cases OF cerebro-spinal meningitis
reported that the Henry child, a recent
victim, died two and half hours after
being stricken. The shortness of the case
Is striking, as the medical books say the
shortest on record are from three and a
half to five hours. He recommends that
the disease be treated as if it is conta-
gious.
Vacancies in five mine inspection dis
tricts in Schuykll, Northumberland and
Columbia Counties, the office having a
$4,000 per year salary, and a three-year
term attached 20 il, brought on twenty
live candidates at Pousvile before the
Mine Examining Board The examina-
ton is very rigid and will be continued
for several weeks
Elijah Lewis, of Doylestown. in a
quiet way observed his ninety-sixth birth
day. Mr.. Lewis is probably the oldest
man in this vicinity and one of the oldes,
Odd Fellows in the State. In spite OF
age he enjoys excellent health and looks
after the management of his small farm.
A syndicate OF Philadelphia chaptal-
lists has been granted charter by the
State Department permitting the building
Of street railway from York to Long
Level, on the Susquehanna River, a dis
tance of fourteen miles, and taking in
the town of Green Hill, Longstown,
Yorkanna and East Prospect.
Prof. Walter +. Dengler, principal of
the High School at Kennett Square, has
announced his candidacy for superintend-
ent of public schools OF Chester County
Tramps have become such, nuisance
III kenuett Square that the borough au-
ihorities will enforce the ordinance COM
pelling all tramps found begging in town
o work on the town stone pile.
Benjamin r. Hoffman and !. Snow
den Rhodes appraisers of the estate of
Caroline A. Walsh, late of Radnor Town
ship, have filed an inventory OF the estate.
showing a total valuation of $7o,o33.IA.
Several large items consist of holdings
of stock and bonds of industrial plants
at Kobe, Japan, the denominations of
winch are given in yen.
At Shippensburg David Shoap's dog,
which was bitten recently by mad dog,
became rabid and bit Mr. Shoaps son
and horse. II then attacked Mr.,
Shoap's father, D. w, Helfrick. but he