The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
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chasing a burglar from the Mosser
tannery, at Newberry, at 5 o'clock
the other evening, the man turned
and fired, killing the officer with the
first shot from the pistol The man
was evidently trying to gain entrance
to the tannery and the policeman
became suspicious. After chasing
the man for n short distance and af-
ter coming close to the fugitive's
heels Maloney was shot down, dying
almost Instantly. 1t is believed that
the man was one of the professional
burglars that have been working i'm
the city for several months. The
murderer is still at large.
The towboat Cruiser, one of the
largest in the coal shipping trade on
the Ohio River struck the pier of
the dam near Sewickley and sank
in eight minutes. There were
twenty-five men on the boat at the
time and they clambered to the roof
as the vessel went down. The rag
ing flood in the river made the work
of rescue dangerous, but a steamer
went to the aid of the imperiled men
and twenty of them were taken off.
II is believed the two missing men
were drowned.
The Messchert- Eisenhower will con-
test at Reading is to be tried by jury
in an unusual manner in order that
the issues framed by Judge Bland,
of the Orphans Court, may be con-
sidered. Lee L. Eisenhower, of this
city, is suing the estate of Col M.
H. Messchert, the late millionaire, of
Douglasville and member of the
Philadelphia bar, for 800 wagered
that the writings offered by him were
written by Col. Messchert and we're
part of his will The case is framed
so as to hold the Messchert estate
liable to this sum. Mr.. Eisenhower
asserts that the executors agree to
pay him $50 If the writings are found
part of the will, while Mr.. Esenhow-
er himself agrees to pay $50 II the
writings are not found to have been
written by Mr.. Messchert. The writ
ings in question are letters promising
Eisenhower $4,000 and Messchert's
estate in France. The two became
acquaintances through travelling
daily to Philadelphia. The estate
claims that the letters are forgeries.
jeremiah aZettle, of Poe Valley, is
the champion trapper in Center
County. Since the cold weather set
in last November he has trapped
enough foxes, minks, wildcats and
skunks to bring him an income Of
more than $50 a month from the
sale of their pelts, and he still has
a good stock on hand. Mr.. Zettle is
a veritable backwoodsman of the
most pronounced type. Tall and
angular, he stands over six feet in
his stocking feet, and notwithstand-
In f,n foo ho 10 unll in
years still retains the vigor of young
manhood. He can scent the haunts
OF wild animals almost with the ac-
curacy of trained hound. In speak
ing of the various animals Mr.. Zettle
said that wildcats were unusually
plentiful and were one of the most
destructive of any wild animal now
frequenting these parts.
The home of George Shupp, at
Edison, Berks County, burned down
while the family was attending a
church entertainment.
Within sight of his home, Mark
Tarento, of South Bethlehem, aged
81 years, was struck by passenger
train and almost instantly killed. A
companion who was with him escap.
ed uninjured
Theodore F. I.abauch's large saw
mill in Lower Saucon was destroyed
by fire of unknown origin together
with its contents. The loss is $780,
600 partly covered by insurance.
Shamokin carpenters have decided
to demand of contractors an eight
hour work day and ten per cent.
increase. Their present pay is
$254 daily and contractors feel they
cannot grant such concessions.
Franklin e. Eckman. of Lancaster,
who fell a distance of twelve feet
from building a week ago. died
from his injuries. Deceased was
fifty-seven years of age.
Fire in the grocery store of L. G.
Walker & Son, In York destroyed
about $1,000 worth of property. The
building in which the store is located
is owned by j. j. Shellmeyer. The
dwelling house of Mrs. j. Henry
Burg, adjoining. was considerably
damaged by smoke and water.
The model kindergarten at the
jamestown Exposition will be con-
Quoted by Pennsylvania young
lady, a committee from the National
Congress of Mothers having engaged
Miss Sylvia Ziebach, of Pottsville,
for the purpose. She is the princi-
pal of a highly successful school
of that character at that place.
Charged with starving a horse to
death and with feeding cattle in
sufficiently, George T. Beecher,- a
North Middleton farmer, was COM
mitted to jail by Magistrate Hughes
to await trial. number of neigh
bors testified to Beecher's lack of
care of his cattle
John Rodgerson, aged S3 years,
was struck by the Queen of the
Valley" the Central Railroad of
New Jerseys express, near Macun-
gle thrown fifty feet into the Swab-
ian Creek and instantly killed. The
man made his living by peddling
among the farmers and lived her.
mit's life.
Michael mckinley, of Rheems,
stepped in front OF freight train
at Rheems in an endeavor to evade
passing passenger train and was
instantly killed.
Starting a fire In the stove in his
fathers workshop, Charles, the A.
year-oid son OF George Kershner, of
Auburn. burned to death, and g.
year old brother was painfully burn
ed. The building was all afiame