The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
STATE ITEMS.

The report of Attorney General
Todd to the Legislature shows that
in two years his department collect
ed $S23,019.50 from taxes and other
sources. Last year the amount of
the collections reached $566,503.37.
Charles Minack and Stanley Cup
stan, miners employed in the col.
liery at New Minersville, in the
Schuylkill Valley, were frightfully
burned while at work using naked
lamps A seam opened, liberating a
quantity of gas, which at once ignited
and an awful explosion resulted.
Caught in heading by rush Of
coal at New Boston Colliery, Frank
Nemrt was buried and smothered to
death. The body was not recovered
for several hours.
The epidemic of chicken pox con-
tinues at Lime Ridge with apparent
ly no abatement. There are now
thirty-five cases in the village, and a
number of them are quite serious.
Nearly every house is placarded.
Commissioners of Upper Darby
Township have given the Terminal
Railway Company the right of way
for a trolley line from Sixty-ninth
Street to Fernwood.
Northampton Heights Borough
Democrats nominated this ticket:
Burgess, c. II. Lynn; Council (three
years), Stover Nicholas, Edward
Neumeyer, Alvin Frantz; Council
1.-TWO years., Benjamin Fluck, w. NJ.
Strohl; school board, Jacob Arnold,
DR.. w. J. Bicber, James Ruth; col
lector of taxes, Edward Weaver,
Jonas Brobst, Hiram Nuss.
Lawrence Ward, 11-year-old boy,
of Chester, was riding on a box car
on the Philadelphia & Reading Rail.
way at Front and Harwick Streets,
when the engine of a rear train
struck him. He was hurled beneath
the box car, which passed over his
arm.
The Shenandoah Branch of the
Lithuanian Alliance OF America has
adopted and sent to President Roose.
welt a resolution requesting him to
liberato Christian Rudowitz and Jan
Pauren, Russian patriotic refugees,
whose case is now before United
States Commissioner Foote, and also
to set free the four Mexican refugees.
Magon, Villareal, Rivera and Sara.
bia.
The Independent party of Media
Major Frank G.. Jerrin by reason
of his rank, is entitled TO serve as
judge OF election for the new east.
ern precinct of the north ward OF
Media, where election will be held
for the first time on Saturday.
Sinking Valley farmers are alarm.
ed over an outspread of glanders
among horses there. Six horses own.
ed by ID. A. Morrow have been kill.
ed. All water troughs In the entire
valley have been removed to prevent
the spread of the disease.
John Kipp. of Rittersville was
kicked In the mouth by a vicious
horse, his jaw being broken and near
ly all his teeth knocked out.
William Thomas Transue, of Shaw
nee, and Miss Helen Keller, of Della
ware Water Gap. were married al
Stroudsburg by Rev. DR.. Oakley e
Vanslyke. The groom is a son of E
X. Transue, owner of the Shawnee
House.
A family OF five children and two
parents was found starving by City
Missionary T. p. Wilson, OF Williams.
port. They had been without food
since Sunday.
Three hundred inmates of the
Lebanon County Almshouse, at Leb.
anon. were menaced by fire which
destroyed an ice house on the prem.
ises. The loss was, 5000.
The Todd Hospital, Carlisle, has
elected as officers for the coming
year; President, DR.. Reed. OF Dick.
inson College; vice president, ex.
Judge Biddle; secretary. Hon. Fill
more Maust; Advisory Committee
Messrs- BiddIe. Kellar and Living
ston. Application Will be made to
the Board OF Charities for liberal
appropriation.