The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
Latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts.


Gardiner Cobb was likely fatally
injured in Shamokin by being run
down by a locomotive on Philadel-
phia & Reading Railroad crossing.
lie is SO years old. Most of his life
has been spent on the railroad. He
was retired and pensioned by the
Reading Company recently.
Former Sheriff and Mrs. John d.
Howard celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary in Chester. During
the fifty years they have lived to-
gether not one cross word has passed
between them. Over 200 guests at
tended the reunion.
Despondent because he had lost
his position as engineer on the Le-
high Valley Railroad. Charles lrox-
ell. aged 62 years, attempted suicide
In Allentown by slashing his throat
with razor. He may not recover.
Elmer Warner, burgess of Weatn-
erly and its wealthiest citizen, mar
ried Miss Gertrude Stoll, of Hazie-
ton. a trained nurse who attended
him several years ago when ne nau
his leg fractured in a runaway acci-
don't Mr.. Warmers first wife died
some years ago.
After waiting thirteen years, Dan
iel l.. Smeich, of Windsorville, CON
ressed under oath to Alderman wal
fer f. Owen that he set fire to the
cigar factory of Samuel Sprenkle, at
Red Lyon, December 20, 1898. Inc
factory and contents were destroyed.
The contents belonged to Smelcn,
who wanted to obtain S1O5O insur-
ance. The commission of the crime,
he stated, has preyed upon his MIND
lately and he could refrain no longer
from telling it to the public.
There's no limit to things unique
in church events along the Old YORK
Road. The Reformed Church, or
Oak Lane. now announces "A Corner
in Corn" as the very latest. Iuls
event will occur on the evening OF
December G. and the anticipated pro-
ceeds will be devoted to church pur'
poses.
Elias Deemer, the defeated Repub-
lican candidate for reelection TO
Congress, has filed his expense ac-
count for the campaign. To forward
his platform in Lycoming, Tiogai
Potter and Clinton Counties he spent
$7915.51, more than the expenses of
all the other candidates. Among his
items of expenditures is $327O.1O tc
meet obligations incurred by the Ly-
coming County chairman, $500 to
the Tioga County chairman; $500
to the Potter County leader and $69S
to the Clinton County chairman.
Money spent for postage amounted
to $11S.20.
Through the marriage of Charles r.
Schwoyer to Miss Anna Fink, which
took place in st. Aloysius' Church,
Pottstown, the young bridegroom
married the daughter of his step
mother, and Jonas II. Schwoyer, the
father OF the bridegroom, becomes
the father-in-law as well as the step
father of the bride.
Robert A. Walters, of Centre Mills,
Adams County, while at work as a
track hand on the Reading Railroad,
at Brandtsville, south OF Carlisle. was
struck by work train engine tender.
He died as he reached the Todd Hos
pital, Carlisle.
Cumberland County's Sheriff-E,act
Joseph Einstein, has announced the
appointment of John 7. Sheafer to
be his deputy.
James Conners was arrested at
Scranton as the man who committed
the burglary at the residence of G.
II. Welles. He gave his age as 20
years and said he was from Dallas,
Texas. He had all the missing sill
verware in his possession and was
caught while trying to pawn it.
While attempting to board a NOV
ing freight train at Shenandoah, Zig
mund Paskey fell beneath the wheels
and was instantly killed, his body be-
ing literally cut to pieces.
Crazed with drink, William Ryan,
of Hecksherville. hurled lighted
lamp at Mrs. Michael Horrican. The
woman was fatally burned and in
the explosion which followed Ryan
was also so badly burned that his
recovery is doubtful.
President T. ID. Nichols and other
miners union officials of the Wyom-
ing and Lackawanna districts have
planned a campaign for the purpose
of increasing the membership of the
union, and a number of mass meet
ings are to he held, commencing this
week.
Mrs Robert Lloyd. one of Shenan-
doah's most respected women, mother
of large family, met horrible fate
ny DtlUB DuIIltu W utdlH. hlltI
bidding her husband, a contract
miner. good-by at the door, she at
tempted to extinguisch coal oil
lamp by blowing down the chimney,
but instead blew the flames into the
defective bowl, exploding the lamp,
which enveloped her in flames.
Failing to pay the fine imposed
by magistrate for violating the
game laws, Nathan Miller. resident
of Ephrata, was committed to Jail.
Miller shot robin and ten black
birds out of season, and was fined
$50 and costs.
Philadelphia & Reading Coal e.
Iron officials in Shamokin denied
published reports that the price of
pea coal has been increased every
where by the company 20 cents per
ton, The old rate. is yet in force,
they say.
One hundred cases of diphtheria
have been treated to date In Minooka
since the epidemic first broke out in
that town ten weeks ago.
Fifteen persons have been baptiz-
ed into the tenets of the orormon
faith In Scranton, since last August,
when the workers of the reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter
Day Saints located In West Scranton.
The fifteenth person was the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. David Morris, of
LuZerue. and he was nlunqed intn the