The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
the KEYSTONE STATE
The Latest Pennsylvania News Told Ia Short
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ONCE OF purchasing agent and the car
account bureau. formerly located at Drif-
ton has been merged with the I.ehigh
Valley system in the Bethlehem Office
The charge Of bribery against William
Smith, for securing, it was alleged. for
School Director Harry Connor, of Han
over Township, l.uzerne County, S45
from 10 Treddennck to obtain for
the latter the position of janiior, was
dropped.
, The arrests OF several election boards
ioi Lucerne County, charged with fraud
Us not improbable. Republicans are in
'vcstigating the vote of several districts
TO ascertain if the returns were padded.
Mrs. Eliza Coates. OF Easton, died
from the effects OF a fall She was
walking from door opening on the
roof and stepping backward went through
the skylight and fell into store room.
Mrs Coates was o. years old, the widow
OF Thomas Coates. who was a famous
band leader and composer OF music
twenty years and more ago.
William Koepler, one OF five men
burned by an explosion of coal dust at
the Nazareth Cement Plant. Easton, has
since died al the Easton Hospital. aged
II years
DR.. $. l.. Mccarthy, a member of the
School Board, caused a sensation at the
last meeting by declaring that four OF
the members OF the board ought to be
surcharged with S53333 for losing the
district months interest on 100000
because they had agreed to accept the
latter sum, realized from the sale OF
bonds a month before il was due. He
made a motion that the directors be
charged with the stun, but no one sec
onded it.
The East Stroudsburg Council passed
the Stroud Township annexation ordi-
nance over Burgess Stemple's veto.
When he returned the ordinance the
burgess said II am informed there is
a family living in The district who have
received help from a poor district from
time to time for period OF IS years.
II the annexation is made the family
would be chargeable to the borough il
they had legal residence to said dis
tric;.'
Frank Zerbe, aged IS years who re-
sides in Edenburg borough, was acci-
dentally shot while hunting, and died
almost instantly His companion says
Zerbe was standing in the woods with
the gun stock on his toe and the end of
the barrel leaning against his breast
The gun slipped off his foot, and was
discharged.
Seven persons were injured, three SER
iously, when an electric car OH the Sher-
dan branch of the Pittsbprg Railways
Company, jumped the track and ran
over twenty-foot embankment at
Charters Street, West End suburb OF
Pittsburg.
James Patterson, deputy State factory
Inspector of the Nineteenth District, en-
tered suit against Harry P. Slater, own
er of the Family Theater Building,
Pottsville, because he refused 10 place
fire escapes. The State officer has threat
ened TO close the playhouse unless the law
is promptly complied with. lie has
score OF other suits to bring.
In the Criminal Court, at Carlisle,
Judge Sadler sentenced Mary Davis to
two years in the Eastern Penitentiary
and Edna Hartz, to one year The girls
were convicted at the September term of
court OF highway robbery.
Playing Halloween prauks cost twenty
three young men OF TreXlertown and
East Texas fine of I2A cents each
The charge before Squire Croll was that
they entered the Agricultural Implement
Work i'll town and carried away castings
which they distributed in front yards.
Frank CoGrade, a Pennsylvania Rail
road brakeman, was crushed to death
between the bumpers while uncoupling
cars at Willamspory
Turkeys are reported plentiful in
northern Berks and lower Schuylkil
Counties and prevailing high prices, it is
expected, will not be maintained Wealth
fowl, the Spring being dry and warm.
Dealers report the birds in fine condition
and large flocks OF twenty to forty COM
mon. Many owners are taking orders
for delivery Thanksgiving Day at 10 to
rs cents per pound.
The School Principals Club OF Ches-
Ter County met in annual session at West
Chester, and after transacting other bus
mess, elected the following officers:
President, Prof J. Larany, OF Phoenix
vile; vce-presdent A. A. McCrone,
West Grove; secretary. Miss Bertha
Miller, West Chester; treasurer, George
Hellver, Kenneth Square.
r. S. SINNERS, Pure Food Commits
sioner, brought suit at Pottsyille against
a hall dozen local merchants for selling
adulterated preserves, jelles and jams.
Several weeks ago samples were bought
and then analyzed by the State chemists.
Gross impurities were found. it is charg-
ed The merchants referred to will have
the opportunity of paying fines or going
to trial.
Rev Martin Rutt, bishop OF the
Mennonite Church, Mt Joy. fell dead
while stepping into his carriage at his
home several miles west Of Mt. Joy. He
was going to administer the rite OF
baptism to Samuel Gingrich, a Florin
baker, who is i'll.
Edward rockingham. brother OF Ar
thur rockingham, was killed on the Lau.
rel Line, third rail system He stepped !
OH the wrong track in order to avoid |
a down train at Rocky Glen, pleasure !
resort owned by the Frothnghans and
was struck by an up train. Death was
He was young man and
Mrs. Elvira Wright, for many years
a resident Of Parkersburg, died Wednes-
day morning She was the wife OF J !
Wilson Wright, formerly proprietor OF |
the Right House She was 70 wears oi |