The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30
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ment over the grave OF her late hus1
band, Mrs. Tilghman Bloze, of Slat-
ington. was thrown from her car-
riage and instantly killed. The horse
which the party was driving became
frightened at dog which ran out
and barked and the team ran away,
upsetting the carriage.
What is believed to be the last
specimen of gray wolf in Pennsyl-
/ vania was killed q day or two ago
by Jacob Roger and 5. c. Long, at
Beaver Dams, ten miles below Hollil
daysburg. These farmers have been
missing sheep for the past two yeara
and never knew the cause until Roy
er discovered the wolf with lamb
In his powerful jaws and shot 1t.
A so-called "prairie, WOLF killed last
year In Bedford County, is supposed
to have been the mate of the gray
wolf killed by Royer and Long. Tho
skeleton will be mounted for the
Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg.
Fire originating from the furnace
ruined four rooms in Pennsburg'a
fine public school building. School
was not in session at the time. In
carrying line of hose into one OF
the rooms, School Director Charles
Fries broke through burning floor
Rev. George w. Lutz. the principal
went TO Mr.. Fries aid and attempted
to hold the hose, but the nozzle was
whirled about with such violence
that he was thrown out of window
The loss is $4,000 and insured
ample.
A few days ago Andrew Ripple
received q crate of chickens from
L.. la xttan
a rooster with four legs. 1t cost
him twenty-five cents. Thursday he
was offered 800 for the freak,
which was wanted by Snowman for
exhibition purposes.
A slick check forger has been
operating in Chester and as a result
over fifteen merchants have been de-
frauded out of sums of money from
81 to $40. The checks were signed
John Morlock, superintendent of the
Prudential Insurance Company and
bore the stencil mark of the insur-
ince company.
Thomas McCauley. aged 60 years.
iied suddenly at his home in Upper
Delaware County. Up until two
years ago he was in business in
Philadelphia and resided at German
town.
Fred Davis, IS years old, of Tay-
or, had his life crushed out by his
clothes catching in the revolving
shaft of a fan-wheel at the Holden
colliery, and being whirled about un-
til he was lifeless.
Harry Hartman, a son of VIII.
liam Hartman, of Loganville, had his
left arm crushed by being caught In
the cog wheels of gasoline engine,
Harry s. Ebert, a York capitalist,
has broken ground for thirty small
dwelling houses valued at about
$4,000 and five $4,000 residences.
Mrs. Ambrose Limbaugh was
frightfully burned at her home at
Davidsburg, nine miles from York.
The woman was rendering fat for
the purpose of making soap and in
feeding the fire the wind blew her
clothing across the blaze. Taking
fire in minute her clothing was a
mass of flames. She died of her in
iu-ies a few hours later
Henry William Vanderslice, aged
so years, a veteran of the Civil War,
died at his home at Cabin Run, Col
umbia County, after an illness of
several weeks from a complication
of diseases. Mr.. Vanderslice was a
school teacher for many years.
The body of George Boehmer, a
German, quite wef known in Clear
field County, who disappeared last
December, has been found in the
brush near Dubois.
Clark D. Lamberton, of Carlisle,
who was graduated from Dickinson
five years ago and who has been
abroad for year, has been appoint
cd to the fellowship of Christian
Archaeology by the American Insti-
tute of Archaeology having colleges
in Rome, Athens and Palestine.
Three horses belonging to gypsy
camp decided to walk to Scranton
by way of the railroad ties and
while on high bridge fell through
as n train was approaching. The
engineer stopped the locomotive in
time to avoid running over the ami
mails, but all had broken legs and
were shot
While fishing for trout about a
mile from Tannersville, Monroe
County, Clinton Diehl and Harry
Sterner saw big bear sitting on its
launches. The two boys took to
their heels.
A Pennsylvania Railroad engine
and twenty-eight freight cars were
piled up in the bed of Scotch Valley
Run, near Bloomsbury, when the en-
gine jumped the tracks at the bot
tom of a steep grade. The crew es-
capped injury by jumping.
Near Duncannon man was killed
on the Pennsylvania Railroad and
| from a paper on his person he is
, believed to be John Christian Stein,
| OF Cleveland, Ohio.
Caught under a fall of rock at
the Sayre colliery, near Mount Car
mel, Howard Fertig, aged 33, was
instantly killed.
During fight at Gilberton which
| followed a dispute on the relative
strength of two men, George Ruva-
husky was beaten with an iron pipe
by five men who are under arrest.
Ruvakusky's skull was fractured and
his life is in danger.
John N. Maahs and wife, of Land
enburg, were awarded $500 damages
In the Chester County Court against
! the supervisors of Louden Britain
Township for injuries received In an
accident by the bad condition Of the
! public roads in that township.
Ten-year-old William Law, of
Drain NJ he ntasIr r.H Ill