The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
ALL OVER The STATE
TOLD IN
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self with rope in his barn. No rea'
son can be assigned for his act
Carlisle.-Thre prisoners serving
time in the Cumberland County jail
for stealing chickens, escaped from
their guards while working on West
street, where a gang of prisoners are
cutting down hill.
Pittsburgh. Following the receipt
OF a Black Hand letter demanding that
he deposit $l,50O in a convenient
place, a charge of nitro-glycerlne was
exploded at the boarding house OF
Peter Caruso here. The fifteen occu-
pants of the house were thrown from
their beds by the explosion, but were
not seriously injured.
West Chester. Morris Sci
lers, proprietor of Turks Head Inn, thls
borough, and his wife were driving in
their large touring car near town, the
machine took fire from gasoline escap'
| ing from engine and was entirely CON
sumed, save one wheel. No one was
injured.
Chambersburg.- william Reec, con-
victed of the murder of Sara c. math-
ma at the Pennsylvania Forest Acad'
emy, at Mount Alto, on May p, was
sentenced to be hanged. Judge Gil
Ian, before sentencing Reed, denied
motion for new trial and for an ar
rest of judgment.
Allentown.-Thou to be dying
from a fifteen thousand volt shock,
George Coates, an Allentown cleo
| trician. appeared on the street, all
bandaged, but smoking his pipe. He
was teaching his gang to string wires
when he was caught, and his smoking
body was removed from high pole by
men who climbed ladders.
Carisle-By walking a distance OF
twenty-five miles three Carlisle young
men won dinner. Miss Bertha Kitz.
miller. Of Shippensburg, teacher
here. told Frederick Brown, Willis
Wierman and William Moorehead that
il they would hike to her home she
would give them a meal. The young
men accepted the dare and received
the reward.
Pittsburgh. gh.--Captain John F. Klein,
former Councilman and riverman, who
pulled the props from under the SKY
and gave testimony which sent a host
of Pittsburgh city officials, bank OIL
GERS and others to the penitentiary
and county Jail in connection with eX-
tensive grating in 1910, was released
from the Western Penitentiary here
having been pardoned by the Gov
ernor.
Pottsville.-At the plant OF the East
ern Steel Company, John Coon ana
James Mouler had desperate quarrel
They were separated by fellow work
men. but a short time later Mouler ap'
proached Coon having borrowed
long dagger, and drove 1t to the MT
between his victims shoulders, lhe
blade deeply penetrating his back ana
piercing several vital organs. 1t was
necessary to pry out the knife with the
aid of a lever. Coon is in dying coh'
dition and Mouler is fugitive
SYSTEMATICALLY some time the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and IRON
Company have been boring with ola,
mond drills for the mammoth ana
seven foot veins at West Shenandoah
Colliery mines. Thursday the olhcla's
were much elated by the discovery OF
both veins. The mammoth VEN 10
twenty-five feet thick and the seNe"
foot full size. This means new Tie
for this colliery, gratifying news lot
1900 employees, adds greatly 10 '"e
business of this town, and increases
the value of real estate
Allentown. - George f. PreVelese
} hotelkeeper at Emaus, and ms son
George, went on the mountain TO 'r''n
} a hunting dog. A bird being husneu'
: the son raised his gun and the trIs'
ger being set lightly, fired premature
J ly and shot his fathers right 'oo'
off. besides decorating the leg Da"''
J below the knee When the youIh 10
} covered from his horror he Dounu Wv
: leg as tightly as possible with hecN
ME Three Shestnuthunter ca'I''"
3 the wounded man home, heaI'S
| miles. The leg was amputated AT wv
} hoenital here From excessive LOSE
of blood Prevelege may not su''''''
Pottsville.-Objecting to the roau,
way trolley force encroaohlng a1,
nearer to her hotel property aI .so m
Carbon. the plans for changes III w.,
r tracks taking them slightly out oil Wv
old route of the road, Mrs Ahe0's
, Long. held up squad of thirty u'o
. with n leyeled gun for several nou'
9 until interference came on 'he ,iorv p"
, Troop C of the State Constance
|. rho trackmen we're permitted TO "u,s
;, above and below her property or p
;, avery time they attempted 10 W.
sten n prescribed dead line, at
hold them ND with her weapon M" e.s,
q ening to blow off the head ol 'n' Az
- man who ignored her demahus me
tor the State police arrived
changes in the track we're maze
york-Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Se",r IN.
of near Nashville, were serious which
e iured when an automobile IN WAS nss.
,hay were riding was struck by y. pr
, or wv, train ON the Western MAJ
s land Railroad. The automou,.o burl,
G wrecked and the occupants "e''
k ed forty feet old.
n york.-oscar Beard, % years years ' at.
was arrested and sent 10 Jan n,inr $500
o for having confessed to stea'"' kate