The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-08
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Scooac Region, Clinton county, met a
horrible death. Wal had a double-bar-
relied shotgun and was standing OH a
stump lighting his pipe With the weapon
between his legs Ii slipped down and
the hammers of both barrels struck the
stump The weapon discharged, and the
double load tore him almost in two.
Wall was about IS years of age, steam
filter by trade, and the sole support of
his father and mother.
A funeral shroud instead OF bridal
dress was the covering of Miss Elsie
Eaton, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Eaton OF North Beaver Township. She
was 10 years of age and was member
of tho English Lutheran Church, Of
Petersburg. Her coming marriage with
Ellis Clark OF Enon Valley, had been
reported and the wedding day had been
set for the afternoon that her funeral
was held. Death was due to typhoid
fever.
The opening OF the rabbit season in
Lancaster county was marked with the
usual fatality with probably another
death to follow as the result of gun-
ming accident In company with three
fellow employees OF the traction company,
Frank Roland, a motorman on the car
line, went cunning in West Earl Town
ship. Roland was getting over a wire
fence when The hammer Of his gun
caught OH one of the barbs. The charge
of shot passed through his body, tearing
his heart to pieces.
Peter Youiz, of Kinderhook, was prob
ably fatally wounded by companion
while cunning along Chckies Creek.
When the latter was aiming at a rabbit
Noutz stepped directly in the line of fire.
Twenty high school students had a
narrow escape from death or injury in
Shamckn by wheel on an omnibus
lying off rs the vehicle was descending
a sleep mountain road The occupants
were pitched TO the ground, but none
seriously injured.
That the United Mine Workers are
preparing to combat the attempt of the
coal operators to have the miners GER
,icatc law declared unconstitutional
was made certain >when fifty witnesses
who will testify at the trial of the ia
nous Shea case in Scranton this week
assembled and held a conference with
Attorney Jones and the three district
presidents, Detirey, Fahy and Nichols.
The conference lasted all day, and some
important facts bearing on the mine GER
ihcatc law were adduced.
A meeting OF citizens was held in the
Martin Auditorium, Lancaster, 10 dis
,uss the initiative and referendum in
general law-making Speeches were
made by George H. Shibley, of Wash
ington, D. c., president of the Peoples
Sovereignty League OF America; J. l.
Rodier, of the international Typograph-
ical Union; Jacob l.. Frey, Jr., who in
lroduced the measure recent, into City
Councils, and others.
Miss Nellie Roscnstock daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Casper Rosenstock, of
Weatherly, sailed from New York city
Oh the Oceanic for Africa, where she
will enter the missionary field. In com
pany with seven other persons she will
go down the Eastern coast OF Africa
as far as Mombasa, where the party
will separate. Miss Roscnstock goes
into the interior about 200 miles, where
She will meet her fiance, George Rhodes,
a missionary, 10 whom She will be mar
ried.
During the absence from home of the
family OF u. S. G.. Rhoads, prominent
Lancaster manufacturer, thieves looted
in money and jewelry. While they were
engaged on the second floor two rings
at the doorbell interrupted them. One
Of the men answered the bell, took mail
from the postman and informed caller
that the family was not at home
Recent awards by jury 10 land own
ers along Church road. near Jenkintown,
for widening that highway have resulted
in the filing ora score OF appeals asking
the Montgomery county courts for re-
view, the property owners maintaining
that the awards are insufficient Many
wealthy residents OF Cheltenhan, Spring
field and Whitemarsh Townships are
interested.
Jones & Co., of Philadelphia, who pur-
chased the Crum Lynne Worsted Works,
in Chester, from Smith Longbottom,
have started the plant after it has been
idle for three months.
Thieves broke into the clothing fac
tory of Kirchbaum & Co., OF Sellersville,
and stole a hundred pairs OF trousers.
This is the second time within a few
months that the factory has been en-
tered by thieves.
Because OF the scarcity of labor a
great deal OF corn in Northern Berks,
Lebanon and Southern Schuylkill coun-
ties remains to be husked. Fortunately
the weather is fine for this period Of the
year, affording opportunity for a few
men TO do much work.
While going down the steep l?ountain
south of Mount Carmel, the harness on
horse, driven by Michael Crane, broke
and the animal ran away The carriage
was thrown over an embankment and
Crane and his wife hurled several feet
and painfully hurt
While chopping down a big tree at
Deturksville, William Miller, aged "a
years, was caught under the falling
trunk and killed
Several hundred hunters in all Sec
tions of the coal regions availed them
selves of the opening of the rabbit and
quail season, and spent the day on the
hills and in the forests Both species
OF game are reported as plentiful. Many
large bags We're carried home.
Henry Boengle, John Brior and Elmer
Walton of Easton, went cunning in the
vicinity of the Wind Gap. Brior became
separated from his companion and was
in clump of bushes when Boengle and
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