The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
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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 a vein
of coal for twenty-five feet which
represents deposit of what Chemist
Wilbur F. Horn, of Carlisle, says is
semi-bitumiRous coal OF a 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
ber 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.
Pittsburgh.-Adeline Fraser, alias
DuliNup anu hdlulgu Ildi lncH, lNO
young women from Hazleton, who
were arrested several weeks ago,
charged with shoplifting 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 it 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.
Warden Walton re.
fused to allow Mrs Susan Mesinck,
of Tuscorara, to enter Jail as
prisoner although the woman was ac-
companied by a constable with a 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 trifling 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. j. Weider, at
Emaus. The noise aroused the
neighborhood and a 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.
ottsville.-Jacob H. 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. wealthy real estate deal
er, was found in field near his homo
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 MS
wife The blood covered pick handle
was found at Mundor's home
Shenandoah h.-Charles p. flll
Commissioner of Labor, notified all
anthracite coal operators that accord
ing to the price of coal at tidewaie
points all anthracite mine workers
were to be paid three per cent abo's
the basis for August. an increase OIL
two per cent. over July
Reading.-Fifteen hundred cigar
makers of the Reading district We'e
made happy over an Announcement
Of an increase of wages. The new
scale has been signed by all the union
factories in the district. The lleH
will receive from so cents to Slp
more on thousand.
Homer City.-Fire destroyed l"o
plant of the Prairie State lncuD''V,
Company and for time threa'e"',
destruction to the entire town
number of buildings were dynamite
to check the spread of the han''
The loss is s150,0O0.
Lewistown. - Henry, ten-year'US
son of Mr.. and Mrs Christian pump
man, was drowned in the Ju""
River. The lad, with a numoe.
others, was walking on n sanoo', "a
less than two feet of water Wne"
dropped out OF sight.
News of an interesting SUIT o' w.
Pure Food Department and lts .e'y.
ant refund of $3.50 by dlsHO"'r
milk dealer was received mere ,,r
seems that in Berks county n.
who had been supplying a siae Jt
stitution for some time WIN ,J.
was found to have watered MS KAN
uct. When arrested he was .o,I
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the practice for several mon'"1 AL.