The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-14
STATE Of PENNSYLVANIA
Latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts.

W De, Ndrl Nemetn 1e In jail at
Norristown, awaiting trial on a
charge preferred by the latter wom-
an. Two years ago Nemeth fell in
love with Susie Gsellman, in West
Manayunk. He made love 80 strenu-
ously that matters in the course OF
time revealed such a crisis that mar
riage should be the logical result.
At this juncture Nemeth explained
that he had to go back to Austria
and serve two years in the army
but at the expiration of that time
he would return and marry her.
1t developed that while in Austria
he met Nellie Bempke, also young
and pretty, whom he wooed strenu-
ously, and that TO settle affairs there
he married Nellie, and shortly after
ward came TO Norristown. At the
bearing Nemeth pleaded the statute
of limitations, but Squire e. M.
Harry held, that since Nemeth had
been without the jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth. the statute did not
apply, and Nemeth was accordingly
committed.
The Business Mems Mutual Fire
Insurance Company was organized
at Towanda with over 100000 OF
insurance applied for The projec-
tors are all Towanda business men
whom the raise in board rates has
driven into the Mutual field. ID.
T. Evans was elected president; j.
A. VIII and ID. NJ. Turner, vice presi-
dents; George e. Ingram, secre-
tary, and A. G. Blackwell, treasurer.
Joseph Williams, As years old, OF
Braddock. Pa, was picked up along
the Philadelphia &c Erie Railroad
tracks at Wagner Station, fatally in
jured. He is member of the Key.
stone Social Club, OF Altoona, and 1t
is supposed was struck by train.
Notices were posted Ivy the Punx-
sutawney Iron Company of an ad-
vance in wages of 10 to Is per cent.
The raise was made voluntarily.
George Shaffer's $4,000 Farm
house and contents near Meadville,
was burned. Charles Mcintyre,
neighbor and prominent farmer, was
at the time under $1,000 bail on a
charge of having tried to burn the
house January %.
Unconscious and almost frozen to
death, Andrew Penshaw was found
by Detectice Samuel in the snow in
Mahanoy City, where he had fallen
when he slipped and broke his leg.
He was taken to the hospital. where
he is likely to die.
After several weeks of persistent
work, Detective Simmons arrested
two men at Hazleton. who it Is be-
lieved, are the men who robbed the
Beaver Meadow store of the A. S.
Van Wickle estate, several weeks
ago, and who at the time so badly
hnn roA L. l. al
confined to his home in Tamaqua
Announcement has been made that
the Scranton Railway is about to
spend a million dollars in improve
ments.
David C, Osman, aged %, flag
man, of State College, was killed at
McGarvey's, west of Altoona, while
returning TO his train, which he had
been back protecting, when it stop
ped.
City Engineer Harvey Linton, who
has resigned to build railroad from
Binghamton, ~ Y, to Clearheld, was
presented with a watch fob and
charm by employees of his Altoona
office.
Peter Diehl a prosperous farmer,
living near Shrewsbury, York County,
died at his home, of peritonitis,
which developed a few days ago
He was one of the oldest residents
of the lower end of the county.
Aroused by the barking of his
dog, James Ryder, the proprietor
of pool room at Avoca, was start
led to find standing over him a man
whom he had taken in during the
night and given shelter. and the
cleaning barrel OF a revolver level
ed at his head. The barking of the
dog apparently annoyed the man
and he fired at the animal. hitting
him In the eye. This gave Mr.. Ry-
der an opportunity to quickly spring
from his couch and to grapple with
the fellow, whom he succeeded in
disarming. Then, giving the man
a sound thrashing, he hustled him
out Of the house, later causing his
arrest.
The mystery surrounding the
death of 1S-year-old Francis Martin
in a room in the Lyric Theater Build
ing, Washington, was cleared up at
the Coroner's Inquest, when evidence
was adduced to show that the girl
had taken strychnine with suicidal
intent. John Innis. the young man
who has been in jail in connection
with the death of the girl since Sun
day, was held by the Coroner's jury
and in default of bail was sent to
jail, The sensation of the affair
came WIN Dan B. Forrest, manager
of the Lyric Theater, was arrested
on a chage of keeping a disorderly
house He furnished bail for his ap-
pearance at hearing this week. 1t
was established at the hearing that
the girl died in Manager Forests
room over the box office in the Lyric
Theater
An attempted shooting occurred
in the Office of j. T. Gephart, Jr.,
the State Highway Department re-
preventative in Lancaster. Mr.. Gep-
hart discharged one of his assistants,
William Goff, who became enraged
and pulling a revolved fired at him.
The bullet lodged in q desk. Mr..
Gephart was compelled to fee the
Office and Croft unconcernedly left
the place. 1t is claimed that Groff
only fred the shot in a spirit of mis-
chief.
Dorothy White, the 3-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
White, pominent residents of Scran-
ton, is dead after eating number
of chloride of potassium tablets.
While william Shallenberger was