The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
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bOulH VI tdTIlblc, Wllllu lhe idpt ioW
days, has caused quite sensation
here. While drilling for water on
property leased from George Tanger,
of Hatton, Pa, by Chester c. Bashore,
of the Holly Sand Company, the lat
ter company has run through vein
of coal for twenty-five feet which
represents a deposit OF what Chemist
Wilbur F. Horn, Of Carlisle, says is
semi-bitumiRous coal OF quality
something similar to the Clinton coun-
ty, Pa, product. DR.. Horn has made
careful analysis of the coal and be-
lieves that 1t is of great value. The
samples partake of the qualities Of
asphaltum and burn like petroleum
product, Mr.. Bashore, the lessee, Is
local attorney. The find was en-
tirely unexpected, although mem
Der of the Ahl family, whose estate
in the South Mountain was extensive
years ago, said that some traces OF
coal were found three decades ago.
lllbDul Bus"hutllut ldbtlt dlldH
Smith, and Kathryn Harmen, two
young women from Hazleton, who
were arrested several weeks ago,
charged with shoplfting at three diff
ferent department stores here, plead
ed guilty before Judge Davis and they
were placed on parol for one year.
During the hearing 1t was developed
that the young girls came from excel
lent families, the Fraser girl being
the daughter Of former superinten-
dent of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany of Hazleton, who died last year.
ttsville.-Warden Walton re.
fused to allow Mrs. Susan Mesinck,
of Tuscorara, to enter jail as a
prisoner although the woman was ac-
companied by constable with COM
mitment Mrs. Mesinick is killing
all the chickens belonging to her
neighbors, who enter her yard, and
this is the second time within a weeA
she has been sent to jail for this Of
fense District Attorney Lyons says
such cases are too trifing to be listed
for trial.
Allentown.-George Demuth was
hustled into Jail here on a charge OF
having attempted to dynamite the safe
in the saddlery of p. ]. Weider at
Emaus. The noise aroused the
neighborhood and chase followed
through lumber yards and corn
fields. He had apparently escaped
when a dog that accompanied the
pursuers shifted the fugitive under
pig stye on the farm of Frank Meyer
Pottsville.-Jacob II. Lightone
st. Clair merchant, was arrested for
selling a stove to Charles Tillip
which Tillip alleges would not bake
bread, notwithstanding he was assur-
ed 1t would do this. District Attor-
ney Lyons was much amused when
the case was sent to him and at once
| informed the prosecutor that the Of
fense he charges would have to he
tried in a civil and not a criminal
court.
Belle Vernon.-The body OF James
Garrison, a wealthy real estate deal
er, was found in field near his home
here. Wounds on the face and head
prompt the belief by the police that
he met with foul play. Garrison was
known to have considerable amount
OF money when he left home, There
was none on his body.
Scranton. Stanley Fortuna was
battered to death with pick handle
which crashed through his skull sew
eral times, at Olyphant. Lawrence
Mundor and Jacob Olish have been
arrested as the murderers, the latter
having been heard to threaten
Fortuna for being attentive to hS
wife. The blood covered pick handle
was found at Mundor's home.
shenandoah P. SlIl
Commissioner of Labor, notified au
anthracite coal operators that accoru'
ing to the price of coal at tideWaer
points all anthracite mine workers
we're to be paid three per cent aoo's
the basis for August, an increase o'
two per cent. over July.
Reading.-Fifteen hundred cigar
makers of the Reading district "ee
made happy over an announcehen'
of an increase of wages. The new
scale has been signed by all the un'O"
factories in the district The me.
will receive from so cents to Fl'V'
more on a thousand.
Homer City,-Fire destroyed ".
plant of the Prairie State lncuo''V
Company and for a time threa''"'
destruction to the entire tow" "a
number of buildings were dyha"'".
to check the spread of the H'"''
The loss is s150,00O.
\ Lewistown. - Henry, ten-year'Oo
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Christian 'umr
man, was drowned in the Jun"
River. The lad, with numpel
others, was walking on sahuOS M
less than two feet of water "ie"
dropped out Of sight
News of an interesting SUIT Vg ".
Pure Food Department and its ,e9u, a.,,
ant refund of $666 by a uls"V" Il
milk dealer was received mere n,n
seems that in Berks county IT." Ia.
who had been supplying o,"" mix
stitution for some time WIN nso5. ~5
was found to have watered ms IA IA 4
uct. When arrested he was .U, ,d ia
was known he had been ehEHs, 'S. and
the practice for several mon,1I do.
oo,,,d ha Rnad several thousahu If,