The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01
LIVE NEWS
OF THE
STATE

pittsburg The third largest tele-
scope in the world has been placed in
the Allegheny observatory. Director
Frank Schlesinger, of the obserya.
tory, announced that the big instru.
ment will be ready for use in 1912
The mounting is for a thirty-inch re.
Tractor, which is practically complet
ed. but the large objective remains
TO be finished. This consists of two
discs of glass, each thirty inches In
diameter. The glass has been re.
ceiyed from Germany and is being
shaped by John A. Brashear, OF
Pittsburg The telescope was built
by funds raised from popular sub.
scripuons in charge of the University
of Pittsburg The work was begun
ten years ago. and the observatory
for the instrument has been complet.
ed for several years.
Pottsyille Thomas Dougherty, OF
Ravenrun, was acquitted OF the mur,
der Of his brother, Michael Dough.
erty Thomas admitted on the wit.
ness stand that he fired the shot
which killed his brother. The eyi-
dence showed that Michael Dough.
erty not only shot at others, but
treated his aged mother and broth.
ers and sisters with great brutality
and often threatened to take their
lives. The jury was out only five
nfv4t -.
verdict of not guilty.
trains from Pittsburg. Screams OF
the frightened Italian laborers at,
tracted the well-dressed throng to
the scene, and, assuming command
the wealthy business men brushed
aside the laborers and delved int
the clay. Their GOODNESS saved Don
mino's life. when he was dragged
from the clay, which had covered hin
for twenty minutes, physician was
at hand to resuscitate him. small
pocket of air had formed at Don.
mino's head and this kept him alive
Bellefonte. 49, When confronted
with the fact that the authorities had
found his razor with blood spots
upon it, Bert Delige, in jail here fol
che murder of Mrs. John Baudis, OF
Scotia, on October 16. confessed tha'
he did the deed when intoxicated
Mrs. Baudis was on her way home
from visiting neighbor, when Delige
grabbed her, threw her down and cut
her throat from ear to ear. His case
will come up for trial in December
Hollidaysburg Miss Ella Nit
chell, nurse, brought suit in the
Blair County Court against Henry L
Mitchell, aged 20, prominent mer.
chant, who was formerly a patient
under her care. Miss Mitchell al
leges that the defendant promised
her home in Altoona If she safely
nursed him through lingering dis
ease. She alleges that when he re
covered he forgot his promise She
fixes her damages for the loss of the
house at $4,000.
Mauch Chunk John Yashinsky
OF Nesquehoning, died at the Panther
Greek Hospital from injuries receiv
ed several days ago by being thrown
out of Peter Delby's hotel, at Mes.
quehOning. He sustained concus
sion of the brain and never regained
consciousness. The police authori
ties arrested Delby, who was placed
under $4,000 bail for court.
ottsville.-The flour and feed
store of II. B. Meyer, at Tamaqua
was burned to the ground by a fire
which started through a crossed wire
Several dwellings and lumber yard
were ignited by sparks, but were ex.
tinguished before much damage was
done. The loss will reach several
thousand dollars, partially covered
by insurance.
Pittsburg To show their appre-
citation OF the recent gift of $1,5OO,-
600 to the Carnegie Technical
Schools and an endowment of $2,.
100000 by Andrew Carnegie, stu
dents Of the institution purchased an
Immense solid silver tray, which was
presented TO him on his seventy-fifth
birthday.
Pottsyille Howard Whitman, OF
Lebanon, was arrested by Constable
Butz, at Schuylkill Haven for the
theft OF $16S from a Lebanon horse.
man. Whitman vigorously resisted
arrest. and put up such a desperate
hight that the officer was forced to
knock him down several times.
Tamaqua.-Whlle returning from
work to his home in Lansford, Frank
Dreisback, aged So, carpenter, was
run over and instantly killed by an
automobile driven by George Alt
house, OF Reading. The jury brought
In a verdict Of accidental death.
Carlisle. President Reed, OF Dick.
inson College, stated that by the will
Of the late Samuel w. Bovine, OF New
York city, Dickinson will receive an
income equivalent to a money gift OF
$4,000.
Plttsburg. - Bankers. professional
men and residents of Oakmont
whose wealth is counted In six fig
ures, welded picks and shovels tC
rescue Steve Domino, an Italian la
borer. who was buried under six feet
of clay. when ditch cayed In on him
near the oakmont station, where