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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

While on his way to work. Benja-
min F. Martin, a Pennsylvania Rail-
road track walker of Lancaster. was
struck and killed by train
The farm owned by the estate OF
former United States Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay, at Mountvllle
generally known as the Stehman
farm, containing 10S acres, was sold
at private sale to f. H. Kaufman.
on private terms
Joseph Smith, burglar, who was
caught robbing the house of Joseph
Boho, at New Philadelphia, and had
his skull split open with an ak by
the owner of the premises, was dis
charged from the hospital and was
at once placed on trial at Pottsville
for burglary. He was convicted and
sentenced to eight years in the peni-
tentiary.
Harry Jimmel aged As years. one
of the most skilled operators IN the
service of the Reading Railroad and
employed by that company for twen-
ty-four years, was found dead In bed
at his home at Myerstown. A hem.
orrhage caused death.
The borough OF Slatington has a
serious whooping cough epidemic,
fully 800 cases being reported to the
health authorities and physicians.
A Laurel line express train enter
ing Wilkes-Barre ran into a coal
wagon killing both horses and seri-
ously injuring William Prutzeman.
the driver,
Disguised with the criticism of the
people who objected to paying a
per cent, road tax and condemned
because the roads were not kept in
better condition, E. b. Longwell, @
E. Gay and Theodore Shaw, OF
Franklin Township. Luzerue County,
resigned their positions as superyis-
ors.
DR.. Charles l.. Reding. former
prominent physician OF Phoenivvllle,
who has recently become victim OF
the morphine habit, using as much
as fifteen grains of morphine q day,
was ordered committed Co the Chest
er County Home for treatment by
the West Chester Court
After serving many years as Co
lumbia County physician, DIR. j. C..
Rutter, who is now 81 years OF age,
resigned the place. The County Com
missioners appointed DR.. Charles Ait
miller to the vacancy.
Jacob Spahr, OF York. who for
twenty years has been treasurer OF
the Sunday School of Zion Reformed
Church, was honored by the Sun
day School Sunday on the occasion
of his 6Sth birthday celebration. He
was presented with bouquet con.
taining sixty-elght pink carnations.
Otto Wolf, 2S years old, German
shoemaker, of York, is strangely
missing from his home and Relatives
fearing that some harm has befallen
him have notified the police.
In the Hazleton District the min.
ers will be paid their wages In cash,
as heretofore.
Because Contractors Smith and
Campion, who are building the troll.
ley line between Tamaqua and Mid
dleport, refused their demand of
S1.65 for nine-hour day instead
of S1.49, about 200 Italians went on
strike. They interfered with othar
workmen aud threateped trouble un-
I'll a detachment OF the State Con-
stabulary stationed at Summit Hiil
arrived on the scene, when all became
quiet.
Capitalists are organizing at Nat
aontown for the erection and opera
tion Of brick plant on an extensive
scale from tho rich deposits Of shale
at that point
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
NOVEL COAL SUIT.
Operators Seek To Have Royalty
Paid Land Owners Reduced.

Freeland Especially "A suit OF far
reaching Importance Of coal inter-
ests, including consumers as well as
miners, has been begun by Coke
Brothers e. Co. against the Smith
tract at Oneida. The tract consists
of 430 acres and is controlled
through the Powers Agency of Phila-
delphia. Arbitrators are now taking
testimony. AS experts in the case
l.. E. Emmerch. civil engineer; e. ID,
Jones, mine operator, and Edgar
Kuddich, mining engineer, have been
appointed.
Under the terms of the contract
the company must pay royalty on
minimum of $4,000 tons of coal
year. The company has asked for a
reduction in this amount for several
years on the ground that IL cannot
be mined at profit under existing
conditions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
oklnhona oratory.

Here Is the way Champ Clark, OF
Missouri, talks about Oklahoma to
her blushing face "The Garden of
the Godsl A marvel of human indus
try, a colossal and enduring monu-
ment to the American love OF home.
A model elsprogressiv Commonwealth.
the last to be carved from the mag
niiicent empire which Jefferson bought
from Napoleon for song---an em-
pire greater in possibilities than that
over which the Mad Macedonian
waved his ever advancing banner OF
over which the Roman eagles flow
when the Seven Killed City was mis-
tress Of the world" - Kansas City
Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
pRorEerING crrY WAITER.
State Health OniciaIs Inspecting
Readings Supply.

Reading (Special) "A force OF six
field officers from the State Health
Department at Harrisburg began In
specting the drainage area OF the
Maidencreek and Bernhart water
supplies of this city to ascertain the
source of contamination and pollu
ton of these watersheds, IN compN-
ance with a recent act of the Legisla
ture
The State Departments action has
been fastened by the passage at tho
election of a 100000 loan for the
fllteration of all the city's water sup
plies.
Three of the officers proceeded to-
day to Lehigh County. in which is
one of the tributaries OF the Maid
encTeek. They are equipped with
blue prints and every contamination
will be marked on the maps, and
those guilty of polluting streams will
be notified to desist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
Sleeps On The Railroad.

Bloomsbury Especially For the
third time within month trains on
the Bloomsbury & Sullivan Railroad
have been compelled to atop while
the crews removed Hiram Neyhart,
OF this place, from the tracks Every
time Neyhart INDUCES too freely he
selects the railroad tracks as the
place for a nap. The train crews
say that they are weary of lifting
him from the. tracks and threaten to
handle him roughly If he again com
pels them to stop train.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
MISSING Girl A Bride.

Chester (SpeciaD.-Miss Edna
May Sheldon. the pretty 17-year-old
girl who disappeared from home a
week ago and who the police of all
the large cities In the country have
been searching for. has been located
in Philadelphia. The young woman
is now the wife of Frank McNeal,
the ceremony having taken place in
Wilmington by Mayor Horace Will
SON
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
KILLED BY TRAIN,
Young Woman Walking On The
Railroad.

York, Pa. Especially Miss Emma
]. Metzgar, 2 years old, daughter of
DR.. George w. Metzgar, of 140O West
Market Street, was killed on the
Western Maryland Railroad by be-
ing struck by passenger train. Her
legs were broken, her head was
crushed and she was hurt internally
Miss Metzgar had left her home to
go to Blacks Hosiery mill, where she
was employed in the office. She was
walking on the Pennsylvania Railroad
track and upon hearing a train ap-
proach on that track she stepped
over to the Western Maryland track
when the outgoing passenger train
instantly hit her.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
STEEL OFFICIALS ACCUSED.
Held In $4,000 Bail On Charge OF
Forgery In Altering Bill.

Scranton (Specia D.-John l..
Kemmerer and his son, Willis Kem-
merer, ex-president and ex-vice presi-
dent of the Kemmerer Steel Com
pany, were held in $4,000 bail on
the charge of forgery. Phillip Rob
inson, treasurer of the company, is
the prosecutor.
1t is alleged that the senior Kem-
merer altered the price of material
furnished by Pittsburg tirm, to an
amount twice the original bill, and
pocketed the difference, alleged to
be 5000
This week the stock in the COM
pany was bought for half its face
value by some of the officials,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
The Dual Time.

Our idea of soft snap is Pull
man car conductor. says the Holton
Recorder. All he seems to have to
do is to take up the tickets from six
to two dozen passengers and give
them check instead He has
porter to do all the work and the
passengers are expected to pay the
porter his wages in tips. Only once,
we believe have we seen the Pull-
man conductor earn his salary On
that occasion two women held tickets
for the same lower berth, and aa one
OF them had TO take an upper, that
conductor wore haunted, haggard
expression for the next twenty-four
hours.-- Kansas City Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21

Norristown Especially - Clayton
the b-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs
John Nice, OF Worcester, was buried
beside his 2-year-old sister who died
less than year ago, from similar
aiiment. Both children died from
blood oozing from their mouth, nose
and ears despite careful medical at
tention. ~i
These make five children less thar
years old who died In the famil,
from the same mslady within two
years The others were those o.
Mrs. Godshsll. OF Worcester. sistel
Of Mrs, Nice.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
smothered In Sand Pit.

Hanover SpeciaD. - John d.
Frock, As years old, foreman of the
sand quarries at Mcsherrystown, lost
his life by a cavern while he was
working under a large projection.
The sand suddenly fell and envelop-
ed him and he was suffocated before
his fellow-workmen, who narrowly
escaped could rescue him Frock
was warned OF his perllous position,
but persisted in risking mis- life, de-
claring he had no fear.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
UphoIding Reelstration Law

Hazleton Especially because the
County Commissioners permitted the
addition of $50 names to the vot-
Ing list the registrars In this city
propose to take the commissioners
before court The registrars assert
that all the men whose names were
added had ample time to register, but
when asked for their tax receipts
they refused to show them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
Judges Election Expense Biil.

Easton (Special) Judge r. c..
Stewart who was elected to the full
term on the bench at the last cleo
tion. has filed his sworn statement
OF expenses incurred. The total
amount Is t2.648,74. This is made
M OF these items: Contribution to
the Republican County Committee,
81 .2b0; printing, $600.45; postage.
$7b4.e4; clerk hire, Ss9,05; travel
inR expenses, y4.60. He also swears
In his statement that he received no
money contributions from any source
and that he has no unpaid political
debts. L.L
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21
WIFE BEATER THRAsHED.
Freeland Burgess Applies The Rod
Till Husband Begs For Mercy.

Freeland burgess Applies The hou
Till Husband Begs For Mercy.
Freeland IS cia a u. - Stephen
Baina, foreign miner, was arrested
here charged with beating his wife.
When he appeared before Burgess
Hartman he solemnly promised new
er to do SO again. At the same time
Burgess Hartman promised to thrash
Balna If he failed to keep his word.
Baina had been at home but a short
time when another call was sent In
for the police and the man was
again taken into custody on the old
charge. Burgess Hartman, equipped
with a barrel stave, whipped the
brutal husband until he begged
piteously for mercy.
A crowd collected about the hall
and witnessed the affair through the
windows and cheered Burgess Hart
man loudly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-21

New York City has the reputation
OF carrying more oedbugs in It's pub
lie conyesances than any other city
III the world.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Metropolitan Museum Art. free 10 a. m. to 8 ?. m
American Museum Of Natural History. free a, M to
Bronx Geological Park. free $50 a. m. to $50 D. m
Exhibition o. National Society of Craftsmen Gramercy
PARK stud!os. afternoon.
Speech 70 honor OF Police Department. rooz
Police Headquarters 1880 a N.
Popular lecture mathematics. Hayeneyer Hail. 4:I0
=
Meetings Of the New York Synod OF the Presbyterian
church, Lafayette Avenue Church. Brooklyn. 2. 8
Lecture by Professor D Geors wobbermn Union rheo-
Business Show. Madison Square Garden. afternoon and
evening
Meeting board OF trustees. City Club. evening.
Meeting 81 Gabries School Alumni Association. school
hail. evening
Free auspices Columbia University
Professor A u. / Halnln. Venice Public school
lSJ. l0Sth street, Amsterdam avenue. p
Tieres. Public school S4 avenue, near Dit
mars eyeaae: steinway Long Island CITY, Professor
l03 West l35th street. p. Professor r II. Cid
diugs. jackson and the Rise 0. IndividuaIgssl.'
Brooklyn Institute
lectures of Board Education, o n.
lie School H. 1o3d street, between Madison and Fifth
avenues. Thomas Garney Taa1e. oliver Goldsmith {:
ti@orge Donaldson. s.Asiaiic Manners and Customs;
d:ustratcdl East Side House Settlement. 10th
and the Panama Canal tlustratedO: New York Pub
lie Library. No G6 Leroy street, Miss Hannah r.
York Public Library. Nc. 35l East 10Th street. WILL
lam Bayard Hale. Scott; St Bartholonews Ly-
ceum Han- No. 2O5 East 42d street John Martin.
tra;ed): Young Mems Christian Association. No. s
West 12ath street Theodore l. Jones Lght from
tlou, 92d street and Lexington avenue. Daniel a
Huebsch Art: It's Beginnings and Rarge''; Yourg
bic American Citizenship: Rights Duties.
Public school n. l45th and I4Gth streets east y
10 Music-Part II
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
MORE OPERA PLANS.
German Liner Brings T1co Con-
ductOrs, an Author and Diplomats.

Two opera conductors Jerome X. Jerome, the
author of Three Men in Boat" and the min
listers from Switzerland and Turkey to this coun-
try among the passengers who arrived yes
terdav on the North German liner Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse from Bremen. The diplomats were re-
turning to their posts in washington Mr.. Cam
panini the conductor at the Manhattan Opera
House last year with Mr.. Hertz. Director Conrieds
conductor at the Metropolitan, talked about their
plans for the coming opera season
Mr.. Campanini said that young conductor from
Brussels had been engaged by Mr. HaTamerstein
10 conduct the French operas at the Manhattan
while the italian operas. he said would be con-
Quoted by a well known Mlanese named Parelia
Mr. Campanini said he would have general charge
of all the performances. but would only conouct
personally the German operas. Besides l1oheh-
grin" Tristan und Isolde and THE Prophet
which would be added at the Manhattan this year
Mr. Campanni said he was bringing with him
four operas cornque" These were Onenoachs 5
Cont de Hoffman ''Pelleas and Melisande, D.
Debassy, Louise carpenter and 'Taiss.
Mr.. Hertz remarked that he was glad Mr. Con-
ried had engaged the new German conductor. Man
ler to assist him at the Metropolitan. He said he
saw "Salome' played In Paris with great success
None of the feeling which was manifested against
It here apparent among the Parisians he and
Campanini it learned. passed the time away
on the voyage playing cards with Joseph Muetter'
OF the Aeoan company.
'T am devoting my entire time to play writing
now" said Jerome K Jerome. as he was leaving
the ship. Writing books has become Improbable
since the Carnegie free libraries were opened In
England. No In England buys any books now =;
they all go &c the free libraries for them. There's
one in nearly every town; I will say they are In
half the towns of England, anyhow"
Mr.. Jerome has come 70 America to oversee the
rehearsals Of sylvia of the Letters his latest
play, which will be given a trial performance by
Miss Grace George in Norfolk, Va. November 2.
Among the other passengers were James H Park,
the promoter of the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra,
and Paul Mecke, a German baloonlst, who will
take part In the at St Louis In the Erbstoh
balloon. The four children OF George Gould. m
charge of Captain Donald Tod. were also on board
They have been cruising for five months abroad
on the Atalanta-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
ode CROSSE GEMEINDE."

A. tho J)eutsches Theater last evening there was
presented fer the first time Die Crosse Gemeinde
-, excaa6inglv clever but somewhat tainted COM
edr hv IeopoId Lpschutz and Rudolph Lothar.
rho ,hcrne was the same old eternal one Of amours
and intrigues in high life, and no opportunity was
1oet ~ make the adventures OF Count Ettors
Nfari.ni pquant Eugen Burg played the part of
the count a rising young politician with patent
tbaor, about marriage and he gave excellent
,sentation Of this gay clever chap, his convenient
nbiIosophy and his highly amusing but embarrass-
ing relations to Fiametta. the wife OF a banker
named Lordano-
Ella Hofer took the part of Fiametta very cred
3tabIy while equal skill shown by Mill Rel
mann in the role Of Bice, a young maid in search
~ a husband and Ernst Sauermann in the part Of
the very laughable Cesare Colonna. The entire
coupany did very well. Die Crosse Gemeinde'' IS
as unusual in its development as it IS common
ulace In theme. Could II be purged of sundry
nungencies to which the audience resolutely
fused 20 respond IT would rise well above the ordi
nary run of comedies. Full Of humor in the sec
ond and third acts its attractiveness does not lie
IN the mere airing OF improprieties and yet were
one to strike all the latter, including the
cas,pnal tedious and philosophical dialogues about
marriage. its authors would have 10 reTrite their
clever little work
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
LIZ relsrrapn TO The rribune. J

sonerville, n J.. Oct. l5.-Mss Caroline hioee
way brewster and Louis A. knight were Guleuy
married this afternoon in the country bome oA
senator and Mrs. Joseph S Frelinghuyseh' In0
hrother-,n-Iay and sister OF the bride. near here
.,i t,rs,,ster Is a daughter of MIR and Mrs. b
rranklln Brewster. of Rochester RldgeWay
Knight. the artist and father OF the bridegroom
-es,des with his family near Paris France MISS
Fannie Stotesbury, OF Philadelphia. was maid or
honor and the Marquis Antoine de Charette was
~, knights hest man The ceremony was per
formed bv DR. william II De Hart, of the IhlTd
Reformed Church of Raritar. the Episcopal mar
riage service being used Mr.. Knight Is land
scape painter.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
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80 reIeraph . rhe Tribune.l J

Philadelphia. oct. 15.-Miss Anne Annette Heeo-
nor daugbter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Heebner
20 Chestnut Hill was married to-day TO Dr. EHice
Mcdonald. Of Canada. Miss Heeoner is well known
in philadelphia society and also has some repute
aa an artist Dr. Mcdonald is a native or fori IN
Appee, Canada, where his father' AI'hIoe'd w
rI1s t d.a, of the Hudson Bay Company. lie
e lecturer on the stafr of Bellevue Hospital in
New York.
The ceremony took place at o'clock in the
Church of St Martin in the Fields and was per-
formed by the Rev. Otis lie Roy.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
CHANGES IN "rHe GAY WHITE WAY"

II IS announced that THE Gay White Way the
musical review at the Casino. is being rearranged
1t IS planned TO make 1t more attractive Dy enha-
mating those features that were not amusing
Several songs have already been discarded and
newer and more entertaining diversions suosti-
tuted Miss Ring sings a new song called
The Cav Lunette'' which takes the place OF one
Of the opening numbers Jefferson De Angehs mas
also a new song II Is called Rain in the Face
Later on there will be introduced limitations Of
.The Thief and My Wife"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
SYNOD OF NEW YORK IN SESSION,
The Rev. DR.. Samuel W. Pratt Elected Mod
erator-Missions Discussed.

Delegates from many Of the presbyterian
churches OF the state gathered 1T the Lafayette
Ave7ue PRESBYTERIAN Church. Brooklyn, yesterday
morning ut the twenty-sixth annua! session Of the
Synod OF New York
The morning was taken up by the committee on
foreign mission work and plans for raising money
ana entering fields were discussed Inc aiteE-
,,o,, y-,a also devoted 10 the foreign work. These
meetings were informal
The Rev DR.. Anthony II. Evans. OF the west
Church Manhattan the retiring moderator,
preached Ia rhe evening Afterward the Synod
was organized for the session and the Kew Dr.
Samuel W Pratt was elected moderator.