The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15
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Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
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tom OF being afflicted with rabies, Gre
ated CONSERVATION by a run OF six miles
from Douglassvile to Pottsiown, bit.
ing at every man and animal il met.
In Douglassville the dog ran through
the village and bit Raymond Under
cutler, aged "a years, as he was COM
ing out of the postoliice. People OIL the
street fled, and the dog continued to
Bramcotc, biting several horses and
cows on the way. The dog entered the
l.essig iron plant, and after biting two
horses sank lis teeth into the arm OF
Jacob Frech, one of the workmen. The
dog was pursued and then turned upon
George Kessler, OF Douglassvillc The
animal sprang at Kesslcrs lace, the
man and dog rolled in the snow. The
dog, with foam at his mouth. made re-
peatcd efforts to bite Kessler. and tore
his overcoat to shreds. Kessler was
without weapon and the onlookers
were apparently afraid to 60 to his as
sistance. After struggle Kesslcr sue
ceedcd in getting the dog to the trolley
tracks and held it there until car
came along and crushed it to death.
The greatest surprise OF all in the no.
iorious Johnson murder case came at
Towando, when by direction OF the
Court, the jury hearing the evidence
against Mrs. Sophia Merritt rendered
a verdict OF not guilty. This action
was taken after the District Attorney
had decided not to put Biglcr Johnson,
the dead woman's husband and a con-
fessed murderer. on the stand Mrs.
Sophia Merritt was held to be the
chief conspirator in the plot that re-
suited in the killing and burning last
September of Maggie b. Johnson and
Annie Benjamin The woman was en-
tirely unmoved and seemed utterly in
different 10 the situation, when tho YER
dict was announced, the stoicsm of
her Indian blood showing more strong
ly than ever. The cases against the
children, Alanson and Nancy, were not
pressed.
The State Forestry Commission is
preparing an amendment to the Hollc
bill which provides that the commission
may grant to boroughs and municipali-
lies the right TO impound water on the
State forestry reservation and pipe it
TO towns or cities for the purpose of
serving citizens. This amendment would
give the commission the right not only
TO grant such a privilege to municipali-
ties, but to individuals and corporations
as well.
More than 5000 persons viewed the
bodies of Edwin, Lizzie and John Haci.
fer, the three children who were drown.
cd last Sunday in Conestoga Creek
After the services i'll Emanuel Evangcl.
cal Church, Brownstown, hundreds OF
persons had dinner in the town hall, the
meal being prepared by citizens of the
town. Business was suspended for the
day in Brownstown.
Another crash in Lancaster financial
circles was chronicled when the United
States Court adjudged Schroeder, Smith
< Schroeder, paint manufacturers, vol
untary bankrupts The firm consists Of
Henry M. and j. Nevin Schroeder. The
individual petition of the latter sets forth
that his liabilities are $I2o4II.72 and as
sets $I5,I7s, while that OF his brother
shows liabilities of $74o47.o4 and assets
of $I3,o75. in each case the firms LA
bility is added to that OF the individuals.
The suspension of the City Saving Fund
& Trust Company undoubtedly hastened
the failure, and it is the heaviest credi-
tor of the firm.
The jury in the case of John Bodnar,
a young Hungarian, of Phoenixvile,
charged with the murder OF Mike Sizes,
in November last, after deliberating for
several hours, returned verdict Of
guilty of murder in the first degree
One of the prisoners counsel, Thomas
w. Pierce, asked permission to file mo-
tion and reasons for a new trial This
motion will likely be argued at the
March term.
For the first time in the history of the
Morristown High School hazing is caus-
ing trouble at the school Promotion
day many new students were hazed
After a reprmand from Principal a.
ID. Eisenhower the members of the SEN
ior classes agreed TO abstain from fur
ther hazing. Three particular offenders
were reported TO the School Board for
discipline. Despite the pledges a new
conner to the high school was seized aud
bathed under hydrant, the hazcrs not
knowing that the principal was watching
the proceeding, These offenders will be
reported to the School Board, as the
school authorities are determined TO
suppress hazing,
1t is now said on good authority that
Mrs. Kate Edwards, the condemned
murdcress, has written a full confession
completely exonerating Grcason. Her
counsel declines TO affirm or deny the
rumor, but it is known she has made
some statement and this will soon be
in the hands OF the Board of Pardons.
This, with the statement said to have
been secured from Mary Edwards, the
daughter, in which she emphatically
states that another colored man and not
Greason was the one most closely iden-
tifed with The actions leading up to the
murder, and will put new phase on the
case. II is now an almost assured fact
that little Alma Edwards will be al
lowed to remain with her mother until
the date set for the execution, Thursday
of this week
Edwin, aged "; Lizzie, aged II, and
John, aged 9, children OF George w.
Haeffner, a Conestoga Traction Com.
pany cmplose, of Brownstown, were
drowned at Wenger's Dam, on Conestoga
Creek. The eldest was skating and the
others were coasting on hill near by
No one saw The accident but it is be-
lievcd that Edwin finally began pushing
the others on their sled on the creek when
the ice broke and all were drowned
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