The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-09
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! Brumbaugh was awarded $1,65O
damages by a jury in the Blair
county court in her suit against
George Kelchner, of Altoona, for
breach of promise to marry. The
! jury was out for eighteen hours.
Their prolonged deliberations were
due to d difference of opinion on a
letter written by the girl to her low
| sr, i'm which she said: Go home;
| don't care II you never come back.
Some jurors regarded this declara-
lion as a temporary lovers quarrel,
while others asserted that it meant
release of Kelchner from his mar
ciage engagement.
Wernersyille.- While bidding at
the public sale held by DR.. j. ID.
Meyer, of the Mountain Sunset
House, on South Mountain, Mrs John
Lerch reeled into the arms of DR..
Meyer and expired before she could
be carried into the house. Death
was due TO heart failure. Only a
few minutes before she had purchas-
I'd several articles and was standing
right in front of the auctioneer. A
husband, five daughters and two
sons survive.
Mahanoy While engaged in
blowing out old pillars at Tunnel
Ridge Colliery, Anthony Kissolosky,
John Drosok and Adam Savage were
tearfully mangled by an explosion of
dynamite. Kissolosky lost both eyes
and ears and will die. All three
we're hurled many feet down breast
One of the men accidentally fired a
loaded fuse with his naked lamp
while preparing to retreat before the
shot
Pottsville The killing of Walter
Kamosky at Sheppton resulted in the
discovery by Coroner Donaghue's
Jury that the man worked under an
alias in order to take advantage OF
mother miners certificate. Kam-
)sky's real name was Sadlo, and the
Jury found his death was the result
Of ignorance of mining rules. An
investigation is in progress to find
where the fraudulent certificate came
from
ottsville.-Justice Peter Fransko,
)f Palo Alto, was committed to
prison on charge of misdemeanor
in office and embezzlement. Justice
Freeman arranged the settlement of
financial claim through Fransko,
and alleged the latter so manipu-
lated the case that the money never
cached the claimant.
ttsville.-Michael Manchur and
Wallace Mollin, who boarded at a
hostelry kept by John Kick, at
Branchdale, got into row, inter-
rering with the other guests. When
Klck tried to eject them, it is al
legged, they turned upon him with
knives and inflicted stab wounds,
which may prove fatal.
Huntingdon.-EI E. Butz re-
,eived notice of his reappointment
for a fourth term as postmaster of
Huntingdon. President Taft made
he appointment not only upon the
recommendation of Congressman
Focht, but also upon a personal let
ter from c. p. Grandfield, First AS
sistant Postmaster General.
Altoona. Morrison Lindsay,
Frankstown miller, was found dead
near his home by searching party
sent out because he did not appear
for supper AS there were no marks
of violence, physicians decided he
had dropped dead from apopleXy or
heart failure. He was aged 50 years.
Mahanoy City.-Overcom by gas
fumes near the mouth of Gilberton
'olliery slope, John Strange and
John Good, miners, tumbled to the
bottom, a distance of $50 feet.
Goods body in its descent bounced
like a rubber ball as it neared the
bottom. Both men are likely to die.
South Bethlehem. m.-Announcemen
was made here by the officials of the
New Jersey Zinc Company that the
company had conceived a plan to
pension all its employees who had
>een in the employ Of the concern
for twenty years. The pensions will
'ange from SIS to $50 per month.
Scranton. doctors are puzzled by
the case of Arthur Mills, of Euclid
venue, whose leg has grown two
inches longer, as the result of a hip
dislocation 1t is since he has been
up and around that the leg has been
growing and it viii, make him a life
cripple.
Mahony City.-Frank Marcock,
aged 36, was crushed into a shape
less mass at Morea Colliery under
fall of rock that completely buried
his body. II was necessary to dyna-
mite the rock before the mangled
body could be recovered
Red Run.-The postofllce at this
place was discontinued and patrons
Of the office will now be served by
rural route from Stevens. This was
one of the first Offices in Lancaster
county.
Readlng.-A heater exploded in a
trolley car between this city and