The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

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the woman stated that she had taken
medicine which her husband obtained
from local physician. The county au-
thorities found this was not true The
woman killed herself. il was learned, be.
cause she was not satisfied with the
wages her husband was getting as a
machinist.
Wilkes Barre.-A. j. Davis, q retired
millionaire coal operator of this city, died
at his summer home at Bar Harbor from
b complication of diseases. aged II. lie
was one of the most successful individual
operators in the anthracite region.
Reading.-Amanda Savacool. stock
holder of the Berks Auto Traffic Com
pany, filed a bill asking for receiver
for that corporation, which was char
tered in Delaware. The company con-
Quoted an automobile service between this
city and Bernville, eighteen miles away.
Douglassville.-John II. Egof. one of
the most widely known residents of lower
Berks County. died suddenly of heart
disease. aged 81 years. For forty years
he was telegraph operator on the Penn
sylvania Railroad at this place.
Marietta.-Jacob +. Snyder. the oldest
resident of East Petersburg, and one Of
Lancaster county's most prominent re-
tired nonagenarians. is dead, aged 30
years. He was prominent Mennonite
and of II charitable disposition. This is
the third nonagenarian to die in Lancas-
ter county in less than a month.
York.-At a meeting OF the Board OF
Governors of the York Oratorio Society,
X. III. Peters, of Baltimore, was elected
director to succeed Joseph s. Pache,
resigned. The new director is organist
of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Bal.
timore.
Observation-Disclosures along the Mid
die Division of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road have been instructed that in future
the act of persons crossing the tracks at
any point, except at public crossings, will
be interpreted as a violation of the tres
mass act. This will be especially hard
on those who have erected club houses
on the side of the railroad opposite the
river as they will be compelled to walk
miles. This refers not only to the pub.
lie, but also to employees who are not
at the time engaged in the performance
Of some duty for the company.
Robesonia.-Thc Brown family reunion
was held on the farm of Harry Brown
and was largely attended. A number Of
addresses were delivered. The vocal
music was in charge of c. B. Kintzer,
Jr, OF Womelsdorf. All kinds OF out
door games were engaged in by old and
young.
Stroudsburg.-Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, Sec
retary of the State Game Commission and
State Game Protector, lectured at the
Water Gap House, Delaware Water Gap.
on Value of Bird Life to a Community"
DR.. C M. Browncll, cf Stroudsburg, was
chairman of the meeting which was
largely attended by i!onroe county
sportsmen. After the lecture an import
ant conference was held.
Scranton.--Rev. ID. Frank Mathews, a
Baptist clergyman of Scranton. died at
the home of his son, Charles NJ. Mathews
Death followed a physical decline extend.
ing over a number OF years. He was
born in Philadelphia. He first took NJ,
medicine, but ld,er changed his vocation,
and met with success in the ministry. He
important OF which was the First Bap.
tist Church OF this city.
Pottsville.-Four hundred deeds for
properties disposed OF recently in Schuyl.
| xii lcounty at the treasnrer's sale of nm.
| claimed lands. were placed in the hands
OF the purchasers. These We're sold for
g
| son was Just in the nick of time to re-
deem valuable coal lands in Blythe, But
Ter, Cass, Mahanoy, Ryan and Newcastl-,
townships, the tax payment totallin2
$4,000.
Tamaqua. the result of big fall
| OF coal and dirt in the No. ] Mine o,
| the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company,
George Murphy. fire boss. OF Coaldalc,
was instantly killed Peter Boyle. of
Coaldale, was buried alive, and Hugh
| Hollywood, OF Coaldale, was badly in.
jured.
Norristown.--John Buckley, aged 35.
| held number OF pastorates. the most
night engineer of the Swedeland quarry
| OF the Mccoy Lime Company, was fount!
| drowned in a forty.foot quarry pond. II
is thought that he was drowned accident
| ally while at work.
| notwithstanding to the price Of
coal at tidewater, United States Com.
missioner OF Labor Charles 7. Neill, noti-.
fled the anthracite coal operators that
mine workers were entitled to two per
cent. above the basis for August, an an.
crease of one per cent. over July.
| Shamokin.-The Shamokn Board OF
| Education voted 10 have taxpayers In
dorse loan Of sl50,0O0 to erect a new
High School building, the present one he
| ing too small for the number Of students
The issue win be decided at the, No
vember election.
New Jerusalem. While plastering at
house at Obey Line, Benjamin Angstadt
and his son. James, encountered q snake
three feet long, Of the striped species
which had forty-one young snakes will
her, each from six to eight ipghcs il
length. All the -rakes were kiped'