The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-23
LIVE NEWS
OF THE
STATE

Vile. The farmer is prostrated.
Neffs-Willie Kern, the champion
trapper, has already record for the
season that will be hard to beat, hav'
ing caught ia skunks, 17S muskrats,
A minks, 33 opossums, 6 red foxes and
/ edelman.
Reading Benjamin Kaufman, aged
twenty-five years, succeeded wilson
Sell, as postmaster at Blandon HIS
sister. Miss Nora Kaufman, viii be the
assistant
Lewlstown.-A beautiful specimen
of the female deer, dressing 12O
pounds, shot through the center of the
forehead, was delivered to the Lewis
town Hospital. The doe was killed on
State lands in Licking Creek Valley by
Pittsburgh people who surrendered to
game warden.
Chester.--Two Of the longest SEN
tences ever imposed by local magis'
trate were made by Police Magistrate
Stockman,. in the cases Of Frank Mel
lon, of this city, and John Devinney,
of Wilmington, who were arraigned on
the charge of panhandling. Each was
sentenced to one year in jail.
Chester.-While visiting Dominica
Rosetti, Francis Sabatini. aged sixty
years. was stricken with heart disease
and fell lifeless to the floor. He was
lighting pipe and the lighted match
was clutched between his fingers when
picked up.
Lancaster. - Joseph Ehleiter, a
structural ironworker, was killed by
a fall at the linoleum plant of the Arm
strong Cork Company. He was drill
ing iron close to hole in the fiooI
used for running linoleum through and
fell from the sixth floor to the first.
His neck was broken. He was forty.
FIVE years old.
Pittsburgh.-M. Ethel Kirk, aged
thirty-five, a well-known woman physi-
clan, was found dead in her apart
ments in the Geyer Building, from the
effects of chloroform. The doctor had
committed suicide by placing cotton
saturated with the drug in her mouth
and nostrils. Financial troubles were
the cause.
Uniontown. - Miss Lucy Beech
Johns, who since January ] last has
had the distinction of being the only
woman deputy sheriff in the United
States, is going to resign her job. Not
that she doesn't like 1t, for she does.
She has enjoyed every minute Of the
eleven months she has put in serving
writs and subpoenas.. But she will
quit her position on December to be-
come the wife of John c. Grier, Pitts.
burgh manufacturer.
Sayre.-Four of the former officers
Of the Keystone Guard, fraternal in.
surance company with headquarters at
Athens, were arrested on the charge
Of having conspired to defraud policy.
holders out of money they had paid
into the order. Justice Carron, of
Cayre, held them under $4,000 bail
each. Assets of 100000 are involved
Warrants are also out for five other
officers of the Guards and also two
men who are alleged to have assisted
in the conspiracy.
Pottsville-Justice w. F. Leopold,
Tamaqua, was indicted by the Grand
Jury for misdemeanor in office. Leo
pold is charged with sending bogus
nomination papers of George Koenig,
of Tamaqua, for the Office of
pro;honotary, to the County Commits
sloners. Witnesses, who were alleged
TO have sworn to the genuineness of
the signatures on Koenig's papers,
testified that Leopold did not pIL them
under oath, although he so attested to
court. Koenig's name was stricken
from the balls%
Williamsport.-Albert Diehl, one of
the oldest and best known hunters in
this section, had thrilling encounter
with a bear near here Mr.. Diehl and
two younger companions were tramp
ing over White Deer Mountain in
search of small game and carried shot
guns with small shot shells. A shot
fired at a bird reused an old bear and
when she saw the hunters she started
back for the woods. One of the men
fired and the birdshot enraged her so
that she started back after the men.
Several other shots were fired, but
none of them took effect, and as she
reared upon her hind feet and made a
nasty swipe at one OF the frightened
Nimrods. The two younger men crawl
ed up a tree, but Mr. Diehl, who is
eighty years old, could not follow. He
waited, however until the bear was
but ten feet away and then left go
both barrels. The bear, which was
taken to Watsontown, is said to be the
biggest specimen ever killed in this
section.
Pittsburgh. - May Stimson, aged
eighteen, colored, who stabbed and
killed her father, well-known banjo
player, on September 49, was ex.
onerated by the Grand Jury. The
tragedy occurred when Stimson abus.
ed his wife.
Mauch Chunk.-P, f. Murray, a
Mauch Chunk cobbler, who retired
from the retail shoe business several
years ago, was much surprised to have
a man hand him check for $24 for a
bill, including interest, contracted
many years ago He had no record,
and II had Dassed from his memory