The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-08-30
STATE Of PENNSYLVANIA.
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the cure of rheumatism. Council
man Howard Buchanan was the first
to try the new remedy, and the re-
suits were so satisfactory that other
persons have taken the remedy.
John Anthony has been given such
great relief that he has dispensed
with his crutches. Lewis Deegan,
another convert, has been given re-
lief. A prominent business man of
Pottstown, who has suffered for
years, was stung eight different
times by Pratt's golden-all-over bees,
which are the kind exclusively used
for the rheumatic cure Mr.. Mos.
teller will now begin to charge a
fee, the same as regular doctors,
for his service. He says it is more
profitable than raising honey.
William Laffert, Lehigh Valley
electrician in charge of signals along
the Mountain Cutoff branch, near
Pittstown, was held up with a re.
volver by tramp and relieved of
his money. He was then allowed tc
depart, but had only gone 100 feet
when the tramp remembered he had
forgotten to ask for Laffert's watch.
He yelled to him TO halt and come
Ddihs lIdHtIi ItluStu dllh lnC hikn-
wayman fired two shots, one of which
passed through Laffert's coat and
the other his trousers, both grazing
the skin. Laffert ran and escaped.
Coming in contact with a heavily
charged electric light wire while he
was WORKING to clear telegraph
wire, John Hascher. a lineman, Of
Allentown. was shocked into insen-
~fI I, -. IS rDn f.r-f foot
pole, and, but for the merest chance
, would have plunged to the ground,
probably to be killed Hascher's
foot caught in several other wires,
however, and the man hung sus-
pended in midair several minutes
before his plight was noticed by pas
sersby and he was lowered to the
ground by ropes, still insensible.
From Seigersville, comes perhaps
the most remarkable potato story OF
the season, and, in connection, Just
as remarkable a chicken story. Sew
eral days ago, it is stated, a farmer
of that vicinity, while working in a
field, discovered hen which was
setting on several eggs. Invastiga-
ton showed that the nest was Moth
ing more nor less than large potato
which the fowl had pecked hollow,
laid four eggs in, and then began to
hatch the eggs.
E. j. Rosenberg, a blind man, AL
toona, was the possessor of two we'll
trained and faithful dogs, which
acted not only as his protectors, but
as his guides on the street. day
or two ago Walter Foutz shot the
dogs, killing one outright and so
badly manning the other that it had
to be put to death. FoutZ was ar
rested and held for examination. 1t
is not known what reason he had for
killing Roseberry's faithful friends.
BY the collapse of pillar in the
Indian Ridge mine, Shenandoah two
miners, Joseph Cresavage and John
| Gober, were closed in a breast for
five hours and there was great eX-
citement, as the men made known
the fact that they were living by
! tapping with mine drills upon the
remaining pillar Their families
were greatly relieved when the men
we're released unhurt, but almost
dead from bad air and shock.
William Putnavicz, Charles Suka-
loskie and Joseph Yorksha were COM
mitted to jail by Shamokin Justice,
charged with having caused the
death of Stanilus Velitsky. The men
were arrested on the antemortem
statement of the man, who died in
the Miners Hospital He alleged
that while on his way to Springfield
he was held up by the men and
beaten senseless with clubs, his skull
being fractured. He stated he did
not know why he was molested.
Lynn Hill, aged Is years, the son
of Marvin Hill, of Gresham, was
drowned in Oil Creek, Titusville |
while bathing. Young Hill was one
of a picnic party Several compan
ions were with him when the young
man got in deep water and was ta
ken with cramps. He sank in sight |
of the other boys. The body was
recovered.
The Haytock Silk Throwing Com.
pany which has applied for charter |
has purchased the unoccupied plant |
formerly operated by the Lawrence
Organ Works in Easton. The incor-
porators are w. T. Haytock, Benja-
min Haytock, Jr., C. Cronemeyer and
John Haytock. The same interests
operate the plant of the Easton Silk
Company which is near the Lawrence
plant.
j. w. Criswell, of Steelton, has
been appointed Chief Fish Warden
by the State Board of Fisheries at
$50 month. Mr.. Criswell will have
his Office in the State Fisheries De-
partment, and will be in charge Of
all the Fish Wardens in Pennsylva-
mia.
While attempting to remove the
poison fangs from rattlesnake,
David Myers, of Hughesyille, was bit
ten on the hand by the snake and
may die, as his body is swoolen
and mottled in appearance, much
like that of a snake.
Twenty-seven clergymen of differ
ent denominations attended the fun.
eral of Rev. |. w. Roger, of Terre
Hill, which was held at Millersville
The services were conducted by Pre-.
siding Elder A. M. Sampsel and Rev
c. S. Harman, of Reading, half
dozen other clergymen assisting.
The McCalls Ferry Power Com.
pany has purchased tract of wood
land from p. A. & S. Small Land
Company, of York, amounting to
about four hundred acres. The land
is heavily wooded. The timber will
be used for erecting the large power