The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
the KEYSTONE STATE
The Latest PennsyIvsuIs News Told In Short
Order.

SHOWS tnat Darby Borough leadS all
other boroughs in the county, both in
births and deaths. Sevcnty-seven births
are recorded in the borough for the
year, which is more than balanced by
eighty deaths. The borough of Clifton
comes second, with ffty-two births and
forty-one deaths, showing a gain ol
eleven. Lansdowne is third with forty.
eight births and forty-ihrec deaths
At meeting OF the Hamburg health
authorities, it was reported that since
September 20, 1905, forty-three cases oi
diphthera were reported within the bor-
ough limits, while the Joining town
ships were also reported as having an
unusually large number of cases, several
public schools being closed. Seven
deaths occurred. Eleven cases of scra-
let fever also developed.
Charles Smith, who for fifteen years
had been swichman for the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, in the yards in Wilkes
Barre without accident, made a misstep
the other morning, slipped and fell di-
rectly in front of the Delaware and
Hudson train for which he had just
thrown switch and was killed
Mrs John Pedlow, aged 60 years, of
Upland, while talking to neighbors in
her yard, Thursday afternoon, threw
up her hands and fell dead. The de-
ceased was the mother OF Prof. George
w. Pedlow, a well-known Delaware
County educator.
Edgar Laber, a resident of Monroe
County, was arrested and charged with
cutting timber belonging to the State in
Middle Smithheld The arrest is the
first made in the county.
Chalkey J. Yetter, aged IS, formerly
proprietor of the famous Mortonville
Hotel, when in former years was noted
for fox hunting all over he county, died
at the Mrs. Lewis place, near Sconnell-
town, after suffering for few days
from an attack of pneumonia. He was
one of the most prominent residents of
Mortonville. Mr.. Yetter had twice mar
ried and leaves wiodw and three sons,
Charles, William and Francis. The de-
ceased was member OF the Williamson
Lodge, +. OF A. NJ, of Downingtown,
and took quite an active interest in the
fraternity.
Stanley W. Little, aged o. years,
prominent Bradford County attorney,
committed suicide by shooting. He had
been suffering from -melancholia for sew
eral weeks.
Raphael Mclaughlin, a Philadelphia
chemist, defended himself against the
charge of forging the name Of Hep
burn & Carr to check because he was
insane from excessive use Of narcotics.
The jury convicted him.
Charles A. Smith, OF Hazleton, has
been appointed trustee of the Hazelton
State Hospital vice Luther c. Smith,
of Drifton, resigned
The Merchants Association of Johns
town has passed resolutions calling upon
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
adopt a 2-cent rate.
Charles Reddick, of West Monterey,
was sentenced at Clarion TO seventeen
years in the penitentary for murder in
the second degree for killing John
Pickerd, whose body was found in the
Allegheny River last December.
AS result OF the failure of the Pri-
mary Election Boards of North York
to provide for the nomination of sufi-
cient candidates for the Office of Audi
tors, the borough will be short one Au-
ditor for the coming fiscal year. I. NJ.
NCpuDnSdll, was ClCSlCu pICSluCHb
Of the Council for the ensuing year.
The Borough Council of Kennett
Square organized by electing John Gun
cannon, president; William Z. Vorhees
secretary and Davis W. Entrikin treas
urer.
John A. Wolf has been elected presi-
dent of the Borough Council of West
Grove; Miss Bertha Bailey, treasurer,
and Rolc crt Johnston, secretary.
A 2oooo-gollon tank on top of the
mushroom houses of William Sharpless,
lapsed, wrecking the building. A work
escape from death.
Former Select Councilman John Harm
den, of Altoona, had removed from his
car piece of glass which was imbedded
in the flesh forty years ago by an explo.
| sion of powder in mine at Petersburg
where he was waiting to be mustered
out of the Union Army.
Amandus Seiple, an insurance agent
| of Easton, aged about 70 years. dreamed
during the night that fire was raging
in the vicinity He awakened, saw a
light out of his window, and began to
investigate, He found a fire burning
within ten feet of his bed in stairway
leading to the garret in his own house.
| He raised an alarm and the family was
able to escape. Mr.. Seiple was badly
burned in fighting the fames which
were subdued by the hremen.
A syndicate headed by c. S. Jennings
OF Baltimore finally closed deal for the
charter rights and franchises OF tho
Somerset Street Railway Company. The
company proposes to at once begin the
construction OF trolley system between
| Johstown and Cumberland, at a cost OF
! 100000 The Meyesdale- Salisbury sec
| tion will be constructed first.
The $4,000 damage suit which Marie
A. Fields, OF the Hanover Hat Company
| instituted against H. n Gitt wealthy
merchant of Hanover, and a former
Democratic candidate. for Congress from
that district, terminated when the jury
after about six hours deliberation award
ed the plaintiff $4,000,
While hunting work in the Conemaugh
yards at Johnstown, George Tompkns,
of Luzerne County, was run down by
an engine and killed.
| Mrs. Issac II. Weikert, residing near
| Gettysburg, accidenty shot and Instant