The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-20
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woman who recently separated from
her husband Other participants In
the trip were Mrs. George Test and
two unknown young men, who were
badly cut and bruised. The accident
occurred on the Chanceford turnpike,
about mile south of the city limits
The car was travelling toward Dallas
town, at the rate of about 40 miles
an hour, 1t is said, when a tire was
punctured. The machine skidded and
dashed into a fence. The occupants
were thrown out, and Mrs. Strath.
myer struck on her head, fracturing
her skull. Her face and body were
! also badly confused. The automo-
bile was so badly wrecked that 1t
was left lying on the road.
Chester. - Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Johnson, of this city, received word
| TO the effect that their son, Will
tam Johnson, and nephew, Clarence
| Boyle, were both shot by farmer
near Clayton, Del. The boys had
been visiting friends in Clayton and
we're returning to Smyrna. 1t was
about dusk and they were making a
short cut through a farm when the
owner of the place, who evidently
| thought that the lads were trespass.
ing for evil purposes, fired at them
with a shotgun. Boyle was shot in
| the face and Johnson in the neck
1t is feared that Boyle may lose the
sight of an eye.
Pittsburg.-Evan Lloyd, who sev
eral weeks ago served on a coroner's
| jury, lay on a slab in the morgue
that he had picked out as his rest.
| ing place when he inspected the
| building for the first time during
his jury service. Lloyd, as he gazed
about the place, had a premonition
that he would soon die, and, point.
Ing to a particular slab, said he
wanted to be laid there. Thursday.
while entering a theater he dropped
dead of heart disease. He was taken
to the morgue and his body placed
where he had designated. Later rel.
atives claimed it.
Norristown. - William II. Meyer,
president of the West Telford Board
of Health, attempted to make per.
sonal inspection of the plumbing in
the home of Henry G. Wambold, OF
that town. Wambold, he declares
assaulted him and Meyer caused his
arrest on the charge of resting an
officer The case was tried in Grim.
inal Court, the jury bringing in
verdict of not guilty, the court ruling
that the president of the Board OF
Health is not such an officer as i,
contemplated in the act. Meyer
however, was ordered to pay the
costs.
Allentown.-At the session here OF
the State Council of the Daughters
Of Liberty, that body decided to
change it's name to Sons and Daugh-
ters OF Liberty. The State Council
will test in the courts the legality Of
the award of seventy-five scholar.
ships in the University Of Pennsyl.
vania by Philadelphia to pupils of
all schools, contending that the
awards should have been restricted
to pupils of the public schools. The
next annual session will be held at
Scranton.
Williamsport.-The State Associa,
tion of Directors of Poor and Chari-
ties adjourned, following a short
business session. Next years meet
ing will be held in Indiana. These
officers were elected: President, II.
w. Ochse, of Etna; secretary-treas-
urer, L. C. Colburn, Somerset; as.
sistant secretary, Colonel E. T
Gould, of Erie.
Bethlehem.-A stone that weighed
1900 pounds suddenly became loose
In a stone quarry in North Bethle.
hem and fell to the bottom of the
quarry. The rock landed squarely
on James Ehrig, aged 65, and com
pletely severed the spinal cord and
fractured his skull, killing him in
Instantly.
Pittsburg. - Caesar Columbus, OF
Eastville, appeared in the United
States Circuit Court here and de.
clared he had been waiting for Co
lumbus Day before asking for nat
uralization papers. Columbus said
he could trace his line without a
break to the man who discovered
America.
Chambersburg.- Prison Board
of Franklin County has decided to
drive out the hoboes which are al
ways numerous in winter time. They
we're put to work on the streets un'
der guard The city pays 20 cents
per day for each man to the Sheriff.
which enables him to give them bet
ter food.
Titusville.-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Winton, we'll known residents of
Centreville, were killed at gradt
crossing at Tyronville. near here,
when their wagon was struck by o
fast freight on the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
York.--James Hutchinson, of this
city, was arrested at Red Lion on
the charge of stealing chewing gum
The defendant. 1t is said, had gone
to Red Lion to install gas fixtures
in C. C. Kanard's place of business
While thus employed, 1t is said, he
stole the gum, worth 81.
Clearfield.-J e. Harder, Chie'
Burgess at Clearfield, died suddenly
OF apoplexy. aged 55 years. Mr
Harder was captain of Company l.,