The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
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per out of the wash tub.
Harrisburg. g.-Samuel Reem, eighty
years, OF this city, took out a mar
riage license to wed Laura Keim, OF
Blaine, Perry county. The prospec-
tive bride is fifty.three.
Reading.-Mrs. Annie Houck, twen-
ty.three years, wife of William Houck,
ended her life at the home Of friend
by drinking carbolic acid. Domestic
trouble Is attributed as the cause.
Reading. - District Attorney.elect
Harvey ]. Heinly named his appoint
ments as follows Assistant District
Attorney, Fred A. Marx; second as
Bistant, Foster S. Biehl; clerk, E. B.
Welder, and County Detective, George
w. Straub.
Freeland.-Burgess Neubecker serv-
ed notice on saloonkeepers that he is
preparing a list OF constant tipplers
of the town and notified the saloon
men that anyone serving the men
named on the prescribed list will do
so at the risk of losing his license.
Pottsville. - William Bressler, OF
Minersville, a machinist at the Oak
Hill Colliery was engaged in repair
ing some machinery when his clothing
caught, and before his cries for as
sistance could be answered he was
drawn into the cogs and was horribly
crushed His death occurred short
time later at the hospital.
Bethlehem-A murder and suicide
of prominent young man and girl
shocked the residents of the West
Side. The principals were Miss FL
myra Koch, the pretty daughter OF
william Koch, and Earl Kiefer, an Or
ganist Both lived on North Seventh
avenue, with one home separating
their residences II was case of
spurned love.
York.-Samuel Metz, thirty-five years
old, died at Dali lstown from the ef.
fects of inhaling illuminating gas,
taken with suicidal intent. He had
Just returned from a hunting trip and
finding that the family with whom he
boarded had gone away he turned
on the FIVE burners OF the gas stove
in the dining room after closing the
doors of the house No cause is given
for the deed.
Chester.-"It is OF no use for a man
who can swim trying to drown him
self," remarked Samuel Pullen a vet
eran of the Civil War, who jumped
into the Delaware river with intent
to commit suicide. when ! came
to the surface | began to realize the
seriousness of the act | was to com
nit and then | began to strike out
Ny wet clothing drew me down, how
ever, and then | began to shout ior
, help
= Freeland.-While seated in his
study, st. James Episcopal parsonage,
Rev. Frank Marshall narrowly escaped
being shot by a bullet from a rlne
which crashed through the Wlhuo",
It grazed the pastors temple ana
lodged in the wall opposite lnVes'i'
CATION by the police showed tha' "
was the work of three boys who were
shooting at sparrows on a tree III '"'
I parsonage yard.
, Altoona.-After many sessions the
! councilmanic committee investigating
charges of alleged graft by CITY Oh
fcials has reported to councils eN
I GENERATING everybody, with the eXcep.
ton of ]. b. Andrews, VINO res's"vu
his membership on the Board OF ruU
liz Works. Andrews testified tha' Nv
had received money from oo"'p""y
. doing paving in Altoona in return lo'
. procuring dumping grounds He ~
fused to state the sum- out s"oi'
vas less than $27OO'
: York.-Auditor General sisson prom
. ised the York Ministerial Assoc'a''o1
that M money would be paid out o'
the state Treasury to the County AZ
r,oultural Society until thorousn
,ao,i,ation was made to ascertain j
I gambling had been permitted at .n'
fair grounds. The County Com'n's'
s,onors had already paid to the Az
: ricnltural Society $1,000 as the state
= apnropriation. 1t is now said tha' 'n9
n commissioners will not be reimbursed
!. nv the State for this sum-
Easton.-Mrs. Ida NJ. Person. o'
c.rovdeburg. has entered suit TO re'
= cover $4,000 damages from 'ne : GU"
s,,,vonia Railroad for the death Vi
. har husband Conductor Charles re'
= CON who was killed in the wreck VI
a ,ha school teachers excursion uaiH
n from Utica, N. Y. last April at Ma .,ns
I tins Greek, n. ]. The suit WIZ oe ~
q tn pelvidere. Mrs. Matte Rhymer' oa ol
path has brought suit for S4V'vvV
r. damages for the death OF her nus
o hand Arthur Rhymer, who was Allss
n in the Pennsylvania Portlahu O -.
, Company's plant while oillhs D'"'
cry NJ
Allentown 49, Polly Neiman' o.
Northampton Heights, 100 yea' . ponn.
soid to be the oldest woman in rem OnG
svlvania. was admitted 10 'he ov.
o shanberd Home here. She Is III %
d. cellent health
1t uomburr Thanksgiving Day '', w"e . a."
" Goa one in the families OF W,lI Wl'l'"in
70 Et,ncaman and Samuel Meek cuuses ,',,
,s Inv death taking their respecl,ve O,,,se
u " ,,..,,. Mrs Klingamans uenilso