The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-01-04

year, Judge Isaac Johnson handed down
an opinion at Media declaring the bill4
board ordinance passed by the Councils Of
Chester to be void. The plaintiff in thd
case is Eugene II. Bryan. He came to
Chester about eighteen months ago and
arranged TO erect corrugated iron blk
boards in opposition to the persons COM
ducting that business in Chester Count
Gil passed an ordinance prohibiting the
erection of any additional boards, bui
permitting those already erected to
stand. Bryan went ahead with the erec,
ton OF his boards, but was arrested
and fined by a magistrate, under thd
ordinance This was repeated four OF
FIVE times and the matter was then apt
pealed to court. The court directs that
an injunction be issued restraining thu
city authorities from interfering with
Mr. Bryan in putting UP billboards, and
declares the ordinance void
John Schrcnck, aged a., and his SON
Roy, aged IS, OF Lancaster, were arrestl
ed and committed to jail, bail being re-
fused. They are charged with assault,
ing two I5-year-old girls Maggie Miller
and Virginia Steele. The girls wer(
going TO Miss Miller's home, near I'D
livery stable where the Schrencks were
employed, when, it is alleged, they were
stopped and entced into the stable Mist
Miller fought desperately, defending
herself with hatpin. After escaping
they hurried to Miss Miller's home, and
the mother sworc out warrants.
Since the Pottstown School Board
referred TO committee the proposition
that local graduation classes wear capt
and gowns in the future the directors
have been besieged by the high school
girls with pleas for cemency. Takl
away anything but the dresses, say the
girls. They will agree to lay the AK I'd
fancy and expensive invitations, cards
programs and orchestras, but caps and
gowns are too much.
The Old York Road Fire Company,
OF Elllns Park, has purchased large
lot on Montgomery avenue, at that place,
on which building will be erected iu
the Spring. The firehouse will be three
stories in height, and i'll addition to ths
rooms for the storage OF the apparatus,
there will be poolroom, reading room
and large hall, which can be used fof
social purposes.
While 4 trolley car was passing Su.
pervsor Frank Tracey farm, in Plyni-
outh Township, just outside Consho-
hocken, the high wind unroofed his barn,
hurling the roof on top OF the car, which
contained dozen passengers. The crash
was deafening as the mass OF timbers
fell into splinters on all sides of the car.
Instantly there was the greatest excite,
ment among the passengers and trolley
crew. The trolley pole was knocked of
the wire and darkness added to the ter
ror and perplcxity of the passengers.
The County Commissioner : of Lam
caster accepted $4,000 from the bonds
men of eX-CuTnty Treasurer T. II. Her-
shey, who defanlted in the amount Of
$o5,o57.oi All claims against the bonds
men are settled by the payment. From
the state bondsmen $I2,455oI has been
recovered and the county will lose only
S6,5S2.o4 by the Hershey defacation.
The acceptance OF the money was adj
vised owing to litigation now pending
in the estate of several of the bonds
men.
Beachman Brown, negro was ar
rested charged with having shot his
father-in-law, Mcridith Francis. in row
IN his home in Chester Francis was
taken TO the Chester Hospital, where IL
was found that he had bullet wound in
the right thigh Brown was held With
out bail 10 await the result OF Francis
injuries.
Robert Reber accidentally shot his
friend, John Richards, in Frackvilel
The young men were buying Christmas
presents when the accident occurred.
The ball entered Richards forehead
and came out at the back of the skull.
He died at the Miners Hospital and be-
tore expiring said he forgave RebeI, as
the affair was purely accidental.
Mary Scheivert, I7-month-old girl
of Hanover. has the distinction of rel
ceiving Christmas gift from her great.
great-grandmother The chain OF FIVE
generations is made UP as follows Mrs.
Matthias Myers, great-great-g
er, aged o3 OF Jefferson; Mrs. Henry
Snyder daughter of Mrs. Myers, 90
years old, of New Snsheim; Mrs. Levi
Albright, daughter Of Mrs. Snyder, aged
AS years, of Hanover; Mrs. Frank Schei@
vert, daughter OF Mrs. Albright, II
years of age. OF Hanover, and hnallY
Mary Scheivert, great-grcat-g -grandchild(
As John McCarty, Jr., aged IS years,
OF Lahaska, was preparing his evening
meal, in the absence of his father, two
.suspicious-looking men came into tho
kitchen and seated themselves on q
couch Frightened at their behaviorl
McCarty entered an inner room and
grabbed loaded gun. Then he stepped
in front Of the men and. aiming direct}
ly at their heads. told them to 'get out.H
The two intruders made hasty reS
treat.
The blowing ov.' Of aue ON a PhilaJ
delphia & Reading freight engiue AZ
Abrams Station caused the death Of FL
G: Fitch. Of Port Clinton. a firemanl