The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
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moving trains when he was caught
and his body crushed.
An eight foot vein of coal wap
discovered at the North Franklin.
Colliery, owned by the PHILADELPHIA
Y Reading Coal G. Iron Company,
and when developed work will be fur
nished an additional number of men.
b. Frank Diehl has been appointed
general agent of the Allentown Ter
minal r. r. Company, to succeed the
ate George Twining.
Three Houses were totally destroy
I'd by fire at Old Forge. All three.
we're owned by Prof Frank Coyne.
Dne was occupied by him, the otherS
~ John Mckinley and Patrick Con-
way.
The officials of the First BAPTIST
Church. of Media, have decided to
erect a new church building at
,ost OF about $4,000. The new edi-
ice will be built on the site of the
old building and will be one of the
finest in the borough.
John Galoski, 8 years old, was in
stantly killed by a trolley car at Ply
mouth.
e. Fl. Odenwelder, of Seidersville,
is the owner of three horses whose
combined ages amount to 96 years.
All actively engaged In farm work
this Spring. The oldest animal is
S6 and the youngest 2S.
Sherlff Roberts, of Northampton
county, while eating raw oysters in
Nazareth restaurant, found two
pearls worth $100
The executor of the estate OF AL
fred s. Weyer, a wealthy resident OF
York, who died about one year ago.
leaving his property to charity. paid
S4,370 as collateral Inheritance tax,
This Is the largest amount of money
ever paid to the State by an estate
In that county.
Daniel Froelich, stove tender at
the warwick furnace, Pottstown,
opened a stove door while the gas
pressure was on the furnace and he
was thrown fifty feet and so badly in
1ured that he died in the Pottstown
Hospital. The stove which he opened
had pressure of 500 pounds to the
square inch and the unfortunate man
was blown from the door as If he
had been shot from a gun.
Hanna Wilson, the 5-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Wilson, of Airville, died from the
effects of swallowing a quantity of
sarbolic acid. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
lad left their home to visit friends
Ind 10-year-old daughter was left
IN charge of the child. While the
other girl was absent temporarily
from the kitchen the child obtained
possession of bottle of carbolic acid
and drank the contents. When her
sister returned she found the little
one lying on the floor writhing in
agony, still grasping the empty bot
tie.
Fire of mysterious origin destroy
ed the home of Ludwig Shappel,
farmer, at Locust Valley. The fam
lily saved practically nothing, their
loss including $3.50 in cash, which
was kept in the house.
The shock of her husbands death
on Sunday, killed Mrs. Amos Meyer,
of Reading. She had been in i'll
health for some time and when her
husband died. became prostrated and
never regained consciousness. The
husband was rs years old and the
wife was 10.
The charred body of Isaac Eaches,
the feeble-minded son of Jacob
Eaches, of Lionville, was found along
a lonely stretch of country road near
his home. Considerable mystery is
attached to the case and Coroner
Mckinley has begun a rigid investi-
cation. The boy, who was IS years
old, was in the habit of taking long
and solitary walks. A portion of a
cigar found near the body leads to
the belief that in attempting to light
the cigar his clothing caught fire
and burned him to death before aid
could reach him.
John Wilski, a miner and contrac-
tor, and leader in labor unions, was
waylaid by a band of highwaymen
on a lonely spot while returning from
work at Shenandoah. Wilski put up
a stubborn battle, but was no match
for the band. Before he was sub
dued he was shot in the arm and
otherwise severely injured by being
dubbed. His condition is serious.
John Gilmore, "the poor cobbler
of Altoona" whose fuel discovery
promises to revolutionize the indus
trial world returned from Pittsburg
after demonstrating to the manufac-
turing interests of that city that his
discovery is success. Before leav-
ing Pittsburg through the United
States inspector at the armor plate
plant he arranged to give a demon
stration at Annapolis, Md, in the
presence of prominent navy officials
and Government experts. The dem
onstration will begin April Is and
continue for two weeks. Gilmore
received a telegram from Chicago
coal Offering him 100000 straight
If he would bury his secret and
never reveal 1t to the world, as ii
is thought the process will kill the
coal industry in d few years.
Shamokin City Council has resolv-
ed to grant exonoration of taxes for
five years to foreign industries that
shall locate there.
Failing to heed in time the warn
ing of fellow-workman, John Et-
tingham was crushed to death by
huge piece of gun ordnance weighing
twenty-six tons that slipped from
fiat car on which 1t was being moved
at South Bethlehem.
Because the will of John Breisch,
of Lower Macungie, was so badly
written in German that 1t could not
be deciphered, Register of Wills Koh-
Ter, of Allentown, refused to admit
.he document to probate and appoint
ed Briesch's two sons as admins