The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
LIVE NEWS
OF THE
STATE

two neighboring boys in "a quarrel
jumped on him and caused his death.
Willamsport-W While Henry Getch-
en-, aged forty, was leaving hotel at
Jersey Shore he slipped and fell
against door jamb, fracturing his
skull He died within an hour.
Mercer.-The Court House erected
at cost of half million dollars to
replace that destroyed by fire in De-
cember, 1907, was dedicated here
Thursday in the presence of large
crowd.
Harrisburg. Alexander Klnger,
who is being held in the Dauphin
County Prison awaiting trial on a
charge of murder, made an attempt to
cut his wrists with bits OF broken mir
ror. Klinger was discovered in time
to prevent injury.
York.-The York Ministerial Asso-
citation adopted resolutions asking the
State Department of Agriculture to
withhold the $1,000 given annually to
the York County Agricultural Society
until the association returns to its
"clean fair policy
Reading. George Field, aged seven.
ty-four years, while Fastening to the
office of doctor to summon him TO
the bedside of his wife, who had col
lapsed from heart failure, fell over
dead from heart trouble short dis.
tance from the physicians Office.
Pittsburgh Fire of unknown origin
in the Penn Building damaged the
structure $4,000 and the stock Of the
Cohen Brothers Company, dealers in
talors' supplies, to the extent of $780,
00O Two persons were overcome by
smoke.
Indiana.-While the directors of the
poor of Pennsylvania were in conven-
tion here the Office of the Indiana
| County Poor House was entered by
thieves. Several watches, thirty dol.
lars and trinkets belonging to the in.
mates were taken.
Allentown.--At hearing before Al.
derman Beary d. Schaadt, a White
hall farmer, confessed watering his
milk and was fined twenty-five dollars
and costs. The arrest of Schaadt fol-
lowed that of II. Artnger, Coplay
mikman, for selling milk below the
standards.
Reading-Rajah Temple, Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine, will pay the first
public trbtue to the late Admiral
Schley on Friday afternoon, October
27, Arbor Day. Special exercises will
he held at the Boys High School, af.
ter which all will proceed to Penn
| Common and plant a weeping willow
tree in memory of Admiral Schley.
Bloomsbury. John Peterman, ac.
quilted ten days ago OF the charge OF
mudering his brother, Abraham, with
selfdefense established underwent an
operation for the amputation OF the
right arm near the shoulder, this the
result of the duel to death with stones
between the two men.
Reading.-Catherin ive-years.old
daughter OF Charles w. Wanner, a
prominent business man of Reading,
was run over and instantly killed by
trolley car in the business section OF
the city. The child was in the act OF
running across the street when she
slipped and fell under the wheels
Allentown. - After an examination
by board of physicians Charles
Reinhard, of Emaus, who was I'M
prisoned for accusing his neighbor
Milton Fuhr, OF witchcraft was found
insane and taken to the NorristoWh
| Asylum. His wife, who was also JAIL
ed, was discovered to be "compuS
mentus,"
Altoona.-Placing the basket con-
| tanning their lunch under tree, Johh
Fay, John Steindell, Harry Barnes,
George Rhodes, and Louis Conrau
started into the woods to hunt chesr
nuts. With appetites whetted ny tle
exercise and air, they returned JUST III
time to see bear finishing the last :
morsel.
Stroudsburg - An eastbound eN
press train on the d. l.. and W. halr
road. running at the rate of fifty mics
an hour in passing Delaware wafer
Gan station had nange broken iro"
wheel of the tender, causing t"o
train TO tear up the track for haI
mile and badly damaging five COACHES
Two trainmen were injured ana "ei'
removed to the hospital here
Williamsport. 49, Cracksmen Visl''u
Duboistown a suburb, and blew op'"
the safe in the postoflice WIN
charge of nitroglycerine. They socu.
ed over 5000 in stamps and caSh "%s
escaped. The cracksmen made '"o"
visit early in the morning and the 10
mort was heard by a number oil P.S
pie. This is the fourth postol"ce Van
in ten miles of here that mas p'
visited by yeggmen during tne pH paH
month Secret service men are ad.
10 be making Williamsport their "V''
quarters.
Allentown Alderman Jacob henn
ger of the Fifth Ward, Alen'U"
died suddenly. aged sixty-two ygr,n .mon.
He was the first chief of the Anvo
town fire department, former oet
tary of the water board and a 'o'"
clerk Of Select Council.
Allentown. - Accused OF noo 10
stolen goods valued at from S6'vUU Uvoss
$4,000, four employees OF an eAp ann
company are in Jail here ana as NIB
was arrested. The upshot brings brihs,pSIs p