The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
TIE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told in
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Sciences, eniomologisis in hunting for
yellow fever infected mosquito along
the wharvcs and one fruit vessels IN
the harbor of Philadelphia, DR.. Qutman
kohnke, health officer OF New Orleans,
has been carrying on correspondence
with DIR. Dixon regarding the stegom
via. In letter received by DIR. Dixon
frcm DR.. Kohnlle the latter states that
for the past two summers ne has made col
lections of larvae found in the water bar
rels placed on the fruit wharves and has
found stcgomya mosquitoes to develop
from some OF the larvae. DR.. Dixon has
proposed through the State Quarantine
Board to have a similar plan carried out
in Philadelphia, and has also suggested
that if any vessel is quarantined it
would be well to place large vessel
of water in its hull or on its deck to
see whether or not the larvae are pro-
duced.
Miss Lizzie Ridcr prevented her sis
ter, Miss Marguerite Rider, of York
from killing or iniuring herself by leap
ing from a second story window Of her
home, in that city. Marguerite, who
was suffering from nervous prostration,
climbed upon the window ledge and
was about to leap when Lizzie entered
the room and seized her. Marguerite
struggled to free herself and was soon
dangling ont of the window by her
skirts, to which her sister clung.
Cornelious Anmon saw the struggle
and running under the window caught
the girl as her skirts tore and she fell
into his arms. The drop was twenty
feet. but she was unhurt.
Mrs. Edward Moran, of North Scran-
ton, was hanging out clothes in her
garden when a mine cave-in preciptated
her ~ feet into the abandoned workings
OF the North End Coal Company. Her
mysterious disappearance was soon dis
covered, and the combined efforts Of
her family and hose company were
required to rescue her, as she weighed
nearly 800 pounds. She WAS conscious
but later lost her senses, and it is feared
she is injured internally.
While playing with matches Julia
Able, 3 years old, of Lancaster, set fire
to her clothing and in an instant was
enveIoped in flames Her mother tore
the burning clothing from the child's
body, but too late TO save its life.
The body of William Lewis, of Car
Isle, the S-ycar-od child who was
drowned in the Condoguinet Creek Sun
day August I3, was found at Wolf's
Bridge, four miles from Carlisle
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mcllinger, OF
Limevallcy, Lancaster county, celebrated
their hftieth wedding anniversary by
holding a family reunion. Mr. Mel
lingcr is ~ years old and his wife o.
Bethlehem Sanitary Dairy Company's
stable at Bethlehem was destroyed by
fire. Three horses perished in the flames,
which also devoured several wagons,
The loss is several thousand dollars.
F, A. Hilary, professor Of languages
at the Bcthlehim Preparatory School,
has been elected TO the chair OF assistant
professor OF German at Pennsylvania
State College,
Jonathan Winterbouom, OF Norris
town, is under doctors care from an
attack by wasps while he was roofing
Daniel Wcbsters barn in Plymouth
township.
Mable Keeney, of York, aged II years,
whose body was pierced by the tyne OF
ptchfolk upon which she fell from
loaded hay wagon, is sill alive and
physicians say there is prospect OF
her recovery.
iANHil iNNNilNls VI NoAihhA9AO'Fis q va
penter, fell from a wagon sied ten days
ago and remained unconscious until he
died. During this ti-ae he virtually par
took of no nourishncnt.
The Hamburg Vitrifed Brick Com
pany, Of Hamburg, has been awarded
contract 10 furnish the United States
Government 100000 bricks to be used
in the construction of the Panama Ca
nal.
City Council, Of Scranton, has been
petitioned to compel the Laurel Line,
with a third-rai system, to abandon
grade crossings on the south side OF
the city. For the present watchmen
and gates will be demanded.
Discovering that his pony had been
stolen, DR.. Henry Lovett, OF Langhorne,
gave chase in his auto for the thief. The
pursuit was too hot and the pony, which
was abandoned, returned to its stable.
Doylestown Council has appointed
Philip Farley special policeman, water
inspector and poundkeeped at a salary
of $33 a month. An ordinance requiring
all dogs to be registered and tagged
was passed.
Two heavy engines on the Phiadel
phia and Reading Railway drawing load
cd coal trains met in a head-on collision
between Lincoln Colliery and fremont
The crews OF both trains jumped, and
saved their lives. The wreck was =
costly one.
At the packer 3 colliery, Shenandoah
while the double stationary engines were
on full speed hosting coal, pinion
broke, causing one of the engines to
turn upside down AT the same time
the cogwheel on the drum broke, the
pieces being hurled in all directions
The engineer applied the brakes and
then ran for his life. Both engines arc
wreck.
A new opera and engine house COM
bined will be built at Kenneit Square,
The cost will be $4,000
Despite the placards CLOSED" which
are posted at both approaches to the new
bridge across the Lehigh River, which
was inspected by committee appointed
by Governor Pcnnypacker, teamsters
persist in using the new structure,
crossing on the trolley tracks, which have
not been closed.
Councilman Anthony Navitsky, a
miner at Shenandoah City Coliery, was
perhaps fatally burned by an explosion
OF gas in mine there.
Prof. George W. Heyler, OF Bucks
has been appointed principal Of \