The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-16
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
Latest News Cleaned From Various
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had been a justice of the peace In
Ransom continually for forty-nve
years. He received his first commits
sion from Andrew Curtin and has
had the same official authority from
every Governor since that time.
William s. Seller brought suit for
divorce against Mary A. Seller, OF
Harrisburg. He alleges that his wife
Is veritable human tigress, and
that she threw furniture at and beat
him.
Patrick Clifford, of Scranton. now.
on trial for counterfeiting, has made
such good twenty-dollar bills from
ten-dollar notes, that some of thcmI
have been accepted at the banks.
Clifford is a cripple in both legs,
and was in jail on a years senten'e
for counterfeiting. While incarcerat-
ed he struck up an intimacy with
Ricardo, an Italian, and with the
help of this mans wife, who bought
for him pen and inks of various col
ors, he raised three ten-dollar 'buf-
falo" notes to twenty-dollar bills
which looked exactly like the real
thing. The counterfeits made in Jail
were all circulated, at first without
detection. Some have not been locat-
ed yet.
Upon the question whether a bald
eagle is a destructive bird hinges the
guilt or innocence OF A. M. Dimmick,
well known man of Wilkes-Barre,
who is accused of violation of the
game laws in wounding and captur-
ing the bird. Dimmick, who caught
the bird after shooting and wound
ing it some days ago, was arrested
today by Game Warden Shoemaker.
A hearing will be held this week.
His attorneys claim the bird is de-
structive and that the game law per-
mits It to bo shot.
Ogden Brands and George Rice,
of Hainesburg, was taken into GUS
tody for fast driving and fined
$1,000. Chief Burgess JOS. M. Kerr,
who is trying to prevent any fast
driving noticing the rapid approach
of the team, darted out into the
street and, at his own peril, grabbed
the horse and brought it to stand
still.
United States Commissioner G. p.
Neill has notified anthracite operators
and mine workers that average sell
ing price OF hard coal at tidewater
in the month of April was SAB a
ton, making the May wage rate at
basis. When coal reaches a $4.55
a ton price, the rate will be advanced
/ per cent. or one out of five.
Petitions are being circulated
throughout Adams County in the in
terest of William Eyler, sentenced to
be hanged on June 25. 1t is hoped.
to have his sentence rcommuted to
Imprisonment for life.
The Schuylkill Court decided to
drop 9ll of the numerous cases in
which William Fowler Thompson, of
non-refillable bottle fame, was the
defendant. 1t was agreed that they
will be wiped off the records by the
paying of the costs.
Edward Nicholas, a young man
and School Director Of West Ma
sanoy Township, was fatally injured
'r being caught between q car that
broke away on the slope of Lost
Greek No. collier and another car.
The Bucks County Medical Society
at its annual meeting at Newtown
declared an advance in fees necessary
owing to higher cost of living and
the cost of instruments and drugs.
DR.. George NJ Grim, of Ottsville, was
elected delegate to the State Medical
Society, and DR.. ]. B. Walter, of Sole
bury, was chosen district censor.
Abraham Seltzer, of Symmetry
Lodge, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Hamburg, is confined to his
room as the result of a stroke of
paralysis. He is 81 years old and
has been an Odd Fellow for 81 years.
After but two days of married life,
Mrs. Sallie McKeptley, wife of JOS
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| ted suicide by inhaling Illuminated
gas. Her body was found in the
| attic of her sisters home by the lat
ter. The surroundings pointed to
determined effort to end her life
| during her honeymoon. The gas jet
in the room was unscrewed to per-
NIT a steady flow of gas, and every
| crack in the doors and windows was
carefully plugged with rags and pa
per. Even the keyhole was thus
closed. After having made sure of
| death the bride lay down on bag
of rags and waited the end. No
cause of her self-destruction is
known.
Rev. Jesse r. zeigler, former pas
tor % Great Island Presbyterian
! Church, Lock Haven has accepted
a call to the First Presbyterian
Church at Frankfort, KY, at sal
airy of $4,000 per year.
Attorneys for the daughter of the
late Frank G. Graham filed a petition
with the court at Carlisle alleging
that Graham was not of testament
tary capacity AT the time of his death .
last year. Graham died at the home I
of his two sisters. The disputed will
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