The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
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was ground to pieces.
John l.. Evans was appointed as
sistant postmaster at Slatington.
The Merchants Association Of
Lewistown, has decided TO close all
stores at g. P. NJ during all months
In the year except November and
December. They will open on Satur-
day nights and pay nights, also the
evening preceding all legal holidays
Fire OF incendlary origin destroy
ed the dwellings of Frank Gasneri
and o. r. Moist, at Ryde Station,
Miffin County. Loss $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Rev. II. e. Barton, pastor of the
Baptist Church at Girardville, who
recently rendered his resignation, to
take effect the second Sunday in
March, has been asked by the church
to withdraw his resignation. On con-
dition that his salary be reduced, he,
has consented to postpone the time
when his resignation will take effect.
Mrs. q. p. Booth frustrated an at
tempt to rob the dental Offices of DR..
j. II. Crist, in the Dunlap Building,
Chester. The burglar entered the
building and tried to force an en-
trance by smashing a large plate
glass in the door. The woman, hear
ing the noise secured a revolver and
started to make an investigation.
The man seeing her, rushed past and
made his escape. Mrs. Booth shot
two bullets at the fleeing burglar,
but he was not hit.
Whirled around the shaft at the
Erie shops in Dunmore, William
Chambers, of Dunmore, was saved
from death by the promptness of q
fellow-employee. Chambers was
passing a big wheel when his coat
caught in the belt. He was dragged
by the belt around the shafting
twice. An employee who saw him
shut off the power and saved him
from being beaten to death. Cham
bers' neck was wrenched seriously,
and he suffered severe bruises about
the head and body
Upon hearing that suit had been
instituted against him for $4,000,
Allen w. Knecht, of Nazareth, died
suddenly. Knecht was SO years old
He and his brother owned a mill
pond in which boys were allowed to
swim upon paying a fee, and one
day while bathing In 1t Floyd Deich-
D.
man, was drowned. This week suit
for damages was brought by the par
ents.
Two fatalities occurred at Hicks
Run, the lumber operation of John
e. Dubois, within twenty-four hours
of each other. Moses Hayes, 1S years
old, was the first victim, being in
stantly killed when a log jumped
the skidway and crushed him. War
rem Dixon, a young man, received
injuries that resulted in his death
two hours afterwards. Dixon was
standing on trestle in the yards
wnen some lumber dropped of a
passing truck and knocked him to
the ground. His head struck on a
steel rail and his skull was crushed.
Miss Lille Fehr, aged 20 years,
Emaus, sustained frightful and proba-
Dly fatal burns while boiling soap.
A watt OF wind blew the flames and
ignited her dress. Frightened, she
ran to the house, tanning the flames,
ana before assistance came to her,
the clothing was all burned from
her body She is in q critical con-
dition.
The mystery concerning the dis
appearance about Christmas time of
James McCauley was cleared up by
the finding of his dead body floating
in Red Clay Creek, a few miles below
Kennett Square. He had been working
In the snuff mills below there for
the past year or so, and when he
disappeared he had been on a trip
to Wilmington. It is generally believ-
ed that he fell in the creek accident
ally while coming home at night
and was drowned. -
Two men held up Mrs. Michael
Valsin In lonely part of Spring
field as she was returning home
from Shamokin. They knocked her
down and kicked her until she was
almost senseless after which they
stole few dollars she had in purse
and fled. Mrs. Valsin is III serious
condition.
A desk and a few chairs were
burned and the walls slightly damag-
ed from smoke by a fire which oc-
Cured in the Department of Health
in the new Capitol early the other
morning. The fire was caused by
mice gnawing matches in desk and
was quickly extinguished.
An express train on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad struck and almost in
stantly killed Harry j. Hammond,
21 years old, of Longfellow. He was
employed by the Vincent Lumber
Company, at Denholm.
The ticket agents, baggagemasters
and the freight and yard Office clerks
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad have
been notified of substantial increase
In their wages.
Mrs. Sarah II. Hamilton, for As
years scrub woman employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
at Altoona, has been placed on the
retired list, she having reached tho
age of 20. Mrs. Hamilton is one of
the first women to be retired.
: At the Chester Hospital Drs. j. l..
Forwood and George G. Thomas ex-
tracted darning needle from the
abdomen of Louis Steinberg, aged
two years. The needle was run in
to the child's body unknown to the
mother while she was nursing him
year ago.
Frank D. Hopkins, who has been
general secretary of the Pottstown
Y. M. 9. A. for the past two years,
has rendered his resignation to the
board of directors, to take effect
May /. He will go to Spokane,
Wash, to become general secretary
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