The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-07-20
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Deitz, aged years, with other young
sters, were playing wild West"
Taylor, who was armed with a re.
volver, shot the Dietz lad in the back,
the bullet entering his spine. He
was totally paralyzed and his death
is expected in Philadelphia hospi-
tai. The matter was called to the
attention Of the county authorities,
who caused the arrest of Taylor, and
he has been committed to the House
of Detention, at Embreeville, in de.
fault of $4,000 bail.
Stouchburg. The late Miss Sabina
Yeagley had no faith in banks and
used every nook and corner as
hiding place for hundreds of dol
lars in her home. This was reveal.
ed to her neighbors when she fell
downstairs, causing her death The
fall caused pool of blood on the
carpet, and under the same were
found hidden SO bills. After her
death a thorough search was made
and many five and ten-dollar bills
and gold pieces were found sewed in
stockings, sleeves of dresses, hidden
in heaters, drawers and cupboards
and in dozen other places. A dozen
bills were found hidden in old books.
Berwick. k.-Awakened to see
masked burglar standing over her
revolver pointed at her head, and
hearing him exclaim IF you cry, III
kill you!" Miss Sarah McAfee, resid.
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crisman,
of Berwick, tainted, while the burg.
lar fed. The burglar got watch
and chain valued at $500, the prop.
erty of Mr.. Crisman, who, with Mrs.
Crisman, was occupying another
room, while the burglar over
looked Mrs. Crisman's jewel case,
placed alongside the watch, in which
we're a number of diamonds, another
watch, as well as other jewelry.
Shenandoah.-Two men we're kill
ed and another man so badly burn.
ed that he may die from his injuries
at the mines. Joseph Godbar, S3
years old, was crushed to death un
der mine timber he was unloading
from railroad car at Gilberton Col
liery. Matthew Chowisky, 43 years
old, was crushed to death under
mine cars at Maple Hill Colliery. An
drew Idukas, aged 81 years, was
burned about the head, face and
chest at Shenandoah City COlliery
and there is little hope of his re-
covery.
Mahanoy City-Two huge boilers
of a nest of six blew up at McTurks
washery, just outside of GirardyIlle,
fatally injuring two workmen and
reducing the boiler house and sever
al smaller adjoining buildings 10
splinter. The two workmen were
Italians employed as fremen. They
were scalded by steam and hurled
many feet. One of the boilers was
blown far up the mountain, telephone
and telegraph communication with
the town was cut off and Reading
Railway traffic held up by the wreck
Pottsville.-The charters OF elgh'
new electric light and power COM
panies, with a total capital OF SSV''
600, we're recorded here, and the
companies will go into business az
once. The incorporators are; W.
A. Lathrop, OF Dorranceton; H. n
Wilbur, st. David's, and r. T.
Baker. Germantown The new COM
panies will distribute light and power
over forty square miles in the couh'
try districts of Schuylkill County
Gettysburg.-A macadam high""
from Gettysburg, to Washington
built by Pennsylvania, Maryland apu
the District OF Columbia, is plahheu
by State Highway Commissions
Bigelow. Mr.. Bigelow says that 10
expects the necessary co-opera''Os
from Maryland and the District eS'n
paying for the portion of the fO''
within its territory. :
Joanna. played SUM-
queer pranks at the large oaIn "
Christian w. Stoltzfus, tearing '".u
large holes into the rooi' snal'v."s
six rafters, then tore board ''V.
the side of the barn, carrylhs ""
same across the street through sc,
ond-story window of house uepO." ~,
ing the spliHters on a bed III wv
room.
Carlisle.-Action to recover 'lT
600 damages for the loss oi nIn ,1'Ss I
was brought by Henry NJ "S ~sn
against Charles w. Strayer' w,
known contractor, who on '"" p,,l
struck and killed Nickels SON. h' n
who crossed the road IN 'lo"'
Strayer's automobile.
Boyertown.-Th town VII. ,,o,r n
another industry, glove l"O,T, a,or.
which will start with thirty eulrU,
aas in the former canning fac'0'
building.
Harrisburg - Matthew Lindsn,,
one of the wealthiest farme'1 M
Cumberland County, was NV, harm
q wagon which backed out oil 1s,y S
and rolled over him. Mr. l.'nu. ,,.ms
was the owner of a number Of Ip cam.
and prominent in affairs IN .nO nOnt 60
berland Valley. He was aOO''
years old. ,,.
Reading.-Trapped into ,,.,se,
fession by County Detec'i'' - Flush
Charles Hicks, AS, a farmer y, - hun.
,l,,,ittad the tnell W