The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-11-17
III JEWS OF
Pennsylvania

nc" HAs oHeI OF SOUO IN cash prizes
| to the township supervisors, show.
Ing the greatest improvement in the
roads under their charge. He hunt
up this amount last fall, and there
mas been activity In road building al
year. In few days the judges will
make their second inspection OF the
500 miles Of highways and award the
prizes. All the townships in the
| county save four have signs at cross.
roads and Dysart has promised tc
supply these. In addition to giving
prizes he has also performed person.
al work for good roads.
Pittsburg Mrs. Rose Fireman, an
Erin street grocery proprietress, is
one woman who can throw straight
She surprised a negro burglar at the
cash register, and. scizing two.
pound weight from the counter, she
hurled It at the robber, striking him
In the forehead and Telling him. The
negro had first begun to throw small.
er weights at the woman, and for a
few moments there was veritable
duel. The police came and took him
away.
Lancaster. - Returning 70 hei
home after a dance, shortly before
IL o'clock, Miss Viola NJ Spicher. 10
years, who had formerly lived al
Thompsontown, Juniata county. dis.
carded her ball dress, which she
threw on the foor before retiring to
bed. A piece of lace struck the gas
jet and turned on the burner full
head. In the morning the girls
body was found by members of her
family, asphyxiation having occurred
during the night.
Tamaqua. - Martin Starick, OF
Lansford, employed as a miner in
No. 4 Colliery, walked to his death
In the No. 8 Shaft. He fell ass feet
to the bottom, landing upon Alex
Samenski, a miner. awaiting to be
hoisted, who was also instantly kill
ed. Caught in the rigging of the
shaft at No. 6 Colliery, Clinton Weas-
ter. aged 16. of Summit HILL was
whirled to his death.
Williamsport.-Dr. +. l.. Meyer, OF
this city was arrested here on the
charge of being implicated with
Arthur A. Dunphy in the alleged
theft OF $4,000 from the Anglo
South American Bank. GO Wall
street, New York. Dunphy was ar
rested in Philadelphia on November
on a warrant from New York.
Altoona.-Captain Ephriam Gerst,
- L.
served during the War OF the Re-
bellion in the 125th Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteers, and since then
was always interested In military af
fairs, being for some years captain
of Company c, Fifth Regiment, ~
G.. p.
Shenandoah. h.--According TO the
prices that coal sold at tidewater
points, United States Commissioner
of Labor Neill notified anthracite
operators that the wages to be paid
mineworkers for November would be
per cent. above the basis, an in.
crease OF per cent. over October.
South Bethlehem.-While John
George, Joseph and Alexander Kalla.
man. brothers, were hurrying home
from work at the Bethlehem Steel
Works along the railroad, shifting
engine dashed into them. John was
struck and killed but his brothers
escaped.
Williamsport. - When Charles
Keener, a former policeman, refus.
ed to leave the Office of Alderman
Batzle the alderman fred a shot
from a pistol at him. The bullet
missed Keener and passed through a
street door. Following the shot the
former policeman made hasty exit
from the office,
York, Pa.-B Frank Eaton. who
was injured In the accident on the
Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
near Laurel. was brought here and
died at 1890 o'clock from his in.
juries. When the accident occurred
it was thought he was only slightly
hurt. He was 3S years old.
Reading ng.-Mrs. Mary J. Hanley. a
visitor from Shamokin, stopped here
while on her way home from Phila.
delphia She dropped over uncon
| sAous and died in a few minutes
Her age was AZ years. Her hus.
band is Fiske Hanley. of shamokin
Reading. Jacob Hoffert, aged 6s
Z years, leading resident OF Shilling
/ ton, this county, was found uncon.
scious in a gravel pit short distance
/ from his home and died before medi-
/ cal aid could be summoned. Heart
disease was the cause of death.
Mahanoy City william II. Davis,
/ prominently identified with the State
Blacksmiths' Association. died here,
aged So years. following a lingering
illness.
Shamokin. Mari Klingerman. a
well known resident OF Shamokin
township. was hurled from a convey.
snce by his team running away and
falling under the animals was
trampled on and terribly crushed
4 l.. s.sNll Il.