The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-26
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
Short Order.


Women Of Oxford are collecting
money to build public hall.
Mayor M'Cal, OF York, has decided
that in case prisoner is unable or re-
fuses 10 pay fine imposed for mis-
demeanor, he shall be placed at work
upon the city highways.
A syndicate Of Philadelphia and Balti-
more capitalists has purchased The planis
and franchises OF the Consumers Water
Company, in Hanover, and the McSher-
rystown Water Company. The syndicate
has also bought several hundred acres
of land gaining control Of all the water
supplies in that vicinity
An unexpected flow Of gas at the
depth of 600 fee; in a well in the De-
haven farm Clarion, was ign;ed, de-
stroying the derrick and rigging. The
loss is $500
Rebccca Laird Ct Carlisle, has pre-
sen,ed to the pilworthtown Presbyterian
Church baptismal font, in memory
OF Mrs Mary d. Biddle. late of Edge
wood. Birmingham Township, and OF
LYDIA Spencer Baird. who died in 1875
When the grandmother Of II-year-
old Arthur Brossman, OF Reading,
caught him playing truant she punished
him with broomstick. Thereupon the
boy il is alleged, hurled a bar OF iron
at her and broke her nose. The grand
mother caused the boys arrest and in
preferring charges against him declared
that he had forged his mothers uamc
TO checks upon which he secured Sll
from a local bank 1t is said that the
boy found his mothers check book and
induced a companion to draw a check
for SI.5o This was promptly cashed
and then he tried again. Further sue
cess made him bold and he, it is said,
tried 50 check, which the cashier re-
fused to honor. His mother would have
kept the matter quiet. but the assault
on the grandmother brought the mat
ter to light. The boy will probably be
sent to a reformatory.
On January last dangerous fire
broke ont at night in a livery stable in
the heart OF the business district OF Har-
rsburg. The fire bafiied the fremen and
destroyed the stable and an adjoining
building Charles Schaeifer, aged TO-
was arrested, charged with setting fire
to the stable. 1t is said he had told OF
his crime to a friend, who informed the
detectives.
A delegation of residents of the Cum
berland Valley called on Governor Pen
nypacker to invite him to participate
in the dedication OF the monument to
soldiers OF the Revolutionary war, at
Middle Springs Presbyterian Church,
two miles from Shppensburg, on June
I. He promised to be present and make
an address.
The strike OF the union miners in
the Meyersdale district has been de-
clared off, the union having withdrawn
its support. The strike has been in pro-
gress for sixteen months.
The Bethlehem Steel Company started
the erection of three large crucible and
open hearth furnaces
Associate Judge Joseph Wertz, II
years, of Lewistown, fell in his kitchen
and sustained fracture of the right leg.
John McClurg, of Oxford. a line
man, was working at the top OF thirty
five foot pole when it suddenly broke.
He fell and was rendered unconscious.
Upon being brought to his senses again
it was found that despite his fall he was
uninjured.
Fifty leaders in the Sterling Collery,
Shamokin, operated by the Philadelphia
| Coal G. Iron Company, went on strike,
refusing TO pick slate out of chutes before
loading coal into wagons,
The college women OF Scranton have
| formed an organization with Mrs j. NJ.
Wainwright, Vassar graduate, as pres
| ident, and Miss Anna Russ,of Smith
| College, secretary. The organization will
engage in philanthropic work.
A. D. Hoover, who has been postmas-
ter at Zion's View for ten years, has re-
signed.
The West Chester branch of the Wo-
mems Auxiliary of the Chester County
| Hospital has elected the following off
! GERS: President, Miss Hannah A. Mar
shall; e-presidents, Miss Elma
| Hopes, Mrs, George Bidden; secretary,
Mrs. Alice Shafer; treasurer, Mrs. F, s,
Hickman.
Orders have been issued by Colonel
Rufus c. Elder, of the Fifth Regiment,
National Guard, to muster out the hos
pital corps at Altoona and organize a
new corps in Bellefonte, where the sur
geon, DIR. Albert G. H. Hayes, resides.
d. w. Tyron, cashier of the Spartans-
burg Bank, which failed in March, has
been arrested, charged with embezzle-
ment, ON complaint of W. f. Rice, of
| Chicago Rice alleges that he contracted
with Tyron for the erection of chair
factory in Spartansburg and paid Tyron
| $500 tc be used in conducting the busl-
ness, but, he says, Tyron diverted the
money to his own use
Ten feet below the earth's surface a
vein OF anthracite coal has been discov-