The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-31
The KEYSTONE STATE
The Latest penusyIvanis News Told 10 Short
Order.

| NhN OlilkC IAN INV lllt llNti anu Ndo
drowned. Domestic difficulties promp-
ed the deed On the mantel in his din
ing room was found this letter 10 his
wife Goodbye, Nell. You have ruin
cd your family and sent me to hell. |
see your finish. VIII sec you later
Lananaco Gungherno, an Italian, 81
years old, of Mount Joy, in fit OF pas
sion struck with a pick and probably
fatally injured his iellow-countfyman,
iuiseppe Noriorana, 80 years old. The
flair happened while the two men were
preparing breakfast in their shanty east
II town. and was the result of a dispute
over placing coffee pot on the stove.
Because their working hours were cut
from ten 10 nine hours. sixteen laborcrs
employed on the Reading Railway near
-ansdalc. went on strike. and marching
1own the railroad as far as Amber. in
undated and compelled a number of
widow living at Plum Run, seven miles
North OF Hancock. Washington County.
House and contents were destroyed, and
Mrs. Carblugh's daughter, Miss Mary
.rabaugh. was perhaps fatally burned.
She was carrying a lighted lamp, which
exploded, scattering burning oil over her.
)ther workmcn to strike with them.
AT the Lyttlc collicry there was an cx-
)losion OF mine gas, in which three
miners were badly burned. They are John
3orinsky. August Lugan and Jacob Or
ufsky, all OF Mnersvillc. They were
,aught by body of gas, which eman-
lted from a pocket opencp by blast.
The men threw themselves upon the
sround and escaped death.
Annie Komensky, OF Scranton, small
Solish girl OF II, went into frcnzied
Inancc on her own account i'll connec-
ion with the conmissary department es-
ablishcd by the operatives OF the Klots
;ilk mill. She took a contract to buy
ioonday dinners Tor twelve OF her COM
,anions from woman OF her acquaint-
2ncc, in the vicinity OF the mill. She
collected 2s cents apiece from each girl
md was supposed 20 pay for the meals
with the money, bu; instead of this re-
aimed 81 or more day until the amount
owed was $40 Little Annie was con-
tronted with her up-to-date methods
Thursday. On promising to work and
,ay back every cert, she was not prose-
suted.
While watching patiently at the bed
idc OF her sick husband, Mrs. Henry
Weaver, of New Tripoli fell asleep and
lied. The husband wishing some atten-
ion, called to his wife, and not being
able 10 awaken her, summoned his sons.
When they entered the room they were
horrihed to find their mother dead.
Because Mrs. Fannie Light, OF Pitts
burg. is an Anarchist and believes in
the doctrine OF free love-" Owen S.
Cecil, the master in divorce proceedings,
recommends that Harry Light be grant
cd divorce from her. AS it appears to
the master, the husband is a man very
submissive, quite and unassertive of his
right. His wifc is the stronger of the
two, and is eNtravagan; in her demands.
She processes anarchistic principles, he
says, attends meetings of Anarchists and
believes in free love" Though not
drunken nor prohigatc. she lordcd it
over her husband, says the report, con-
iinually quarrclcd with him, threatened
10 take his life and did actually
infict bodily punishment upon him
by striking and scratching him and
tearing his clothes. In the tes;i-
mony Light told an almost incredible
story OF being abused by his wife. Re-
latiyes and ncighbors corroborated his
statemeuts> Once the pair fought all
night because Light said he needed a
shave and his wife contradicted him.
As the drill penetrated to an oil pro-
ducing sand. showing that his farm is
worth fortune, Mack Day, a farmer of
Nideo, Greene County, dropped dead.
The excitement incident to the discovery
OF his good fortune produced heart
trsublc which killed him.
Thirty of the best Jewish families of
York have organized with Lee Reine-
berg as president, Max Grumbacher
treasurer and Martin Lehmayer as sec
retary. They will erect at $4,000 church
cdifce with the next few months.
The Spring inspection of Company |,
Sixth Regiment, N. P. c., was held in
their armory. The inspection was hard
one and the command made creditabe
showing.
The New Hope Perkasie Trolley Com
pany, which propose TO build line from
New Hope to Perkasie, via Doylestown,
connecting with the Willow Grove branch
of the Rapid Transit Company's line. was
granted franchise by Norristown Coun-
Gil to lay its tracks on the borough
streets The company expects to start
10 work tins Spring.
Altoona merchants have ioined the
movement against the $40 excess charge
Tor mileage books AT the meeting of
the Merchants Association the question
was discussed and it was unanimously
agreed that the extra charge was nothing
more than banking business by the
Pennsylvania.
Fire at Garland for a time threatened
the town with destruction. A bucket
brigade saved The village. 1t started in
the hotel and spread to a number OF
dwellings. Loss, $4,000; partly insured. z
Frank Caum, General Manager of the
Hartford Consolidated Street Railway
Company, has been appointed manager of
the Scranton Railway Company, recent
ly acquired by the American Railway
Company, of Philadelphia
The Socialists of Wilkes-Barre nomi-
mated the following candidates for city
Offices: Treasurer, Harry Rafter; City
Assessor, Gus Adler School Directors,
J, G. Roth and Andrew Dulgosh.
Under the will of Mrs. Annie Hart
myer, probated in Lancaster, $500 is be-
queathed TO ST. Joseph's Hospital, of that
city Under the will of Mrs. Rachael
McSparran SIoo is bequeathed to the
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church,
Lancaster.
Al the nineteenth annual convention
Of the Lancaster County School Dir
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