The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-14
THE KEYSTONE STATE
The Latest PennsyIvsnIs News Told In Short
Order.

"Died of broken heart" This un-
usual verdict is ON file in the grim record
| OF the Coroner's Office opposite the name
OF pretty Mary Klense, aged ", who
| died at the home of her cousin, George
| Jakubsok, I8 Roma Street, Pittsburg.
| The physician who attended her said the
| girl had no ailment, but suffered from
nervous collapse. Three months ago both
of her parents and two brothers died in
Austria. Mary then came to this country to
earn living and secured employment with
a Lakewood family. She became ac-
quainted with a fellow countryman and
became engaged. Two weeks ago the
man took out a marriage license. Last
week, however, he changed his mind and
told tne girl he would not wed her.
Mary went to her cousins house and
from then until her death wept continu
ously. She said the deaths of her rela-
tives and faithlessness of her lover had
broken her heart, and she told the truth.
The girl was highly respectable and well
educated
The Free Library Association of the
Bet',lehems held its annual meeting. II.
J. Meyers, president OF the board
Of trustees, presided and Mrs. J.
Davis Brodhead was secretary. The Ii
brarian reported 63SI books in the Ii
brary, 1927 more than last year. The
number of books borrowed during the
year was 23,2oI. There are now 14Ao
readers cards i'll active use. Mrs. G. b.
Linderman. the treasurer, reported bal
ance of SI72o.3S in the treasury. II. J.
Meyers, Mrs. G. b. Lnderman, Mrs c.
NJ. Dodson, Mrs J. f. Meigs, Mrs. w.
A. Wilbur Miss Grace Woole, Mrs. A.
c. Prince, Mrs. r. NJ Gummere, Mrs
A. d. Tharber, Mrs Fred Conlin, Mrs.
]. Davis Broadhead and Rev. B. S. San
derson, the present turstecs, were re-
elected as were these following twelve
additional persons Prof. William c.
Thayer, John Fritz, r. H. Sayre, Abra-
ham s. Schrof. Frank ] Meyers, Mrs.
II. S. Snyder, Mrs A. n. Cleaver, Prof.
H. S. Foering, Prof. Charles J. Good
win, Prof +. w, Robbins and Albert
Broadhead
After having been employed in roll
ing mili at Youngstown, o., i'll which
there is a strike, David Jones' formerly
Of Catasauqua, died OH Wednesday of an
unexplainable illness which is now
thought to have been the result of slow
poison. Jones and his wife boarded. The
strike has been prolonged and bitter and
it is thought that the men took extreme
measures to break up opposition and
force the company to terms.
The waterback i'll a range i'll the new
home of ex-County Commissioner Geo.
F. Bortner, at Shrewsbury, exploded,
blew the range to pieces and damaged the
handsome residence to the extent of
about S25oo Fortunately on one was in
the room at the time Mrs Harry Swee-
nev was in. an adjoining room. She had
just stepped away from the stove a few
minutes before the explosion. When the
explosion occurred Mrs. Sweeney tainted
from fright and shock. Several stove
lids were blown through two partitions.
By enforcing the vaccination law in
Springetsbury Township the attendance
OF $40 pupils has been reduced to "a.
Threats to burn down the school house
es, whip the teachers ard waylay the
school directors have been made. A
school director says that he looks for
one of the school houses to be burned
at almost any time. AT place called the
Glades the children stopped up the Chin
new and practically smoked the teacher
out. During the last week he has been
holding the fort with coal oil stoves
William Marion, aged % years. died
at the Pottsvile Hospital He was
caught and rolled under a trip of cars
at the St. Clair Coal Companys strip
pings ten days ago and his back was bro
ken. Chief Surgeon J. c. Biddle, of the
Miners State Hospital, at Fountain
Springs, one OF the ablest operators in
this country, removed part of the verte-
brae, but it was all in vain.
Henry Stauffer, aged IS years, of Ben
nnger's Crossing, was struck and in
stantly killed by 4 Central Railroad OF
New Jersey freight train. Stauifer step
ped out of the way OF one train directly
in front OF the other