The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-17
STATE or PENNSYLVANIA
Latest News Cleaned From Various
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the rate of wages paid to the miners
for the month of January will be
per cent. above the basis. This
is the same as the December rate.
Alvin G.. CARRIER, son of DR.. M.
B. CARRIER, of Ephrata, Lancaster
County, died from commissions. with
which he had been afflicted for four
teen years. The boy, who was 10
years of age, suffered as many as a
hundred commissions daily, and his
case was a puzzle TO many special
lists.
Directors of the Collegeville Ma
tionaI Bank met and organized for
the first year of business. A. ID.
Fetterolf was elected president; M.
q. Linderman, vice president, and
Fl. T. Hunsicker, secretary. w d.
Renninger is the cashier and A. t.
Allebach, clerk. The other directors
are B. f. Steiner, f. J. Clamer, W.
p. Fenton, DR.. r. A. Krusen, E. 5.
Moser, Horace Place, A. G. Landes,
John U. Francis, Jr., Charles Y.
Hillegass, John ID. Frantz, l. I. Hal
deman, |. S. Bucher.
c. B. Rizott, an Italian silk work.
er, of Allentown, was arrested on
charge of using the United States
mails to further a lottery scheme.
He is now under $4,000 bail.
G. II. B. English, supervisor OF
the division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad between Sunbury and Mt.
Carmel. was awarded a prize OF 500
for having the division roadbed In
the hest condition in that part OF
the State.
The last will and testament oil
George b. Woomer, lawyer, bank
director and erstwhile politician,
who died last week, was probated
in the courthouse at Lebanon. Inc
estate, valued at many thousands
of dollars, is bequeathed to the tes-
tator's wife and his mother, In
case either or both fail to dispose
of their share by will it shall at
their death be divided between Har-
ward University and Zion Lutheran
Church, that city.
Thomas u. Black, wealthy farm
err, of Hanover Township, died in
terrible agony from hydrophobia.
He was bitten by a small dog last
October and took III on last Sunday.
He raved and barked like a dog
and attendants were forced to tie
him to his bed.
Inc board OIL 1TlSO0 lHSpoCbOiS .
at It's monthly meeting at Reading
agreed to buy wig for David GRIM
prisoner whose term is expiring.
He has good record and has worked
ever since his admission. Grim lost
fine head of hair during a term
of over two years for burglary. In
making the request for the wig. Grim
told the inspectors that he would
10 IN hic friends
bald man. He thought he would at
tract too much attention.
Rev. j. Van Horn, aged 54, Pres
byterian minister at Sugar Hill, kill
ed himself by shooting at the Ever
green Hotel, Falls Creek. Mr.. Van
Horn wandered away from home two
days ago, apparently demented. At
night went to the Evergreen Hotel.
After he retired the proprietor,
knowing his family was bending
every effort to find him, telephoned
to his wife. Next morning Van Horn
was not called, and 1t was supposed
he slept late. Mrs. Van Horn ar
rived on a train at 10 o'clock and
then the room was entered and tha
suicide discovered. Van Horn was
popular with his people. Some time
ago he met with an accident in which
his head was injured, and his men
tai trouble is attributed to that
The honeymoon of Abraham
Francis, 81 years of age, and Mrs
Anna Snowden, aged 81 years, who
were married in York last Saturday,
was somewhat disturbed and shaken
by Constable George Ostendorf. He
served q warrant issued by Alder
man Elsesser, charging the octogena-
rian with being a. bigamist The
prosecutriX in the case is-or was
Agnes Berry, who alleges that she
married Francis twelve years ago at
Columbia.
Just as the huge iron girder in
falling crushed the life out of An
thony Barasch, an employee of the
Phoenix Iron Company, Phoenixville,
his wife and two children were sail
ing out of the harbor of Bremen,
Germany, on their way to this coun-
try to join him. after FIVE years
separation. The day before his
death, Barasch received a letter
from his wife telling of the joy ex-
perienced at the expected fulfllment
of their long cherished hopes. News
of her husbands death will be brok-
en- to her when she lands in New
York.
The anual meeting of the Odd
Fellows Orphans Home of Central
Pennsylvania was held at the home
at Arter's Station, Wien it was de-
cided to commence work immedi-
ately on a new home to be erected
near to the present structure. The
new building, which will be three
story brick, will cost $4,000. When
1t is completed the present building
will be turned into a home for old
and disabled Odd Fellows,
The Schuylkill County Medical
Society at a meeting held in Ashland
started a boom for the establishment
of a State institution for the treat
ment of inebriates. A resolution
was adopted asking the Schuylkill
Legislators to support a bill with
this aim. DR.. G. H. Moore, of
Schuylkill Haven, was elected presi-
dent; DR.. G. o. Santee, secretary.
and Dr. David Taggart treasurer of
the society for one year.
At the annual meeting of the Re-
tail Merchants Protective Associa-
ton OF Monroe County, the following
officers were elected: President o.
70. Phillips; secretary, John G. BEN
SINGER: treasurer, T. d, Dreher: