The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-06-29
STATE N EWS.

Northampton, for cement mill en-
ployees, and infuriated because she
declared that she would jlit him, Jno.
Semock, her lover, murdered the
woman by cutting her throat and
then made an unsuccessful attempt to
end his own life by gashing his throat
with the same weapon that he used
to kill his sweetheart. The slayer's
self-infcted wound, although 1t
reaches from ear to ear, is not re-
garded as fatal and it was stated at
the local hospital where he was
brought that he would probably re-
cover. The woman died half an hour
after the tragedy.
Reading g.-Mrs, Mary Einsinger,
Mohntown, this county, and her two
sons, Leroy, 7. and Earl, 3 years,
were found unconscious in their room
at hotel by employees who detected
the odor of gas. The jet was turned
on full. The three were rushed to
hospital, where their lives were saved
with difficulty. A note which read
please get white stockings and
clothes for the undertaken" was
found on the bureau. The woman is
separated from her husband and be-
coming despondent said she decided
to end her troubles
Butler-Nell Pear Balph, 26 years
old, an auto enthusiast, died from
malady resulting, physicians say
from exhiliration due to speeding her
car and cranking the machine. She
was found unconscious June after
a days autoing and never rallied.
Two years ago her fiancee died
week before their wedding date.
Three days after she was stricken she
was to have acted as bridesmaid at
the wedding of friend.
Bethlehem.-While counting over
the money receipts Of the day as he
was driving home, Butcher John
Heintzleman, of Bowmanstown, did
not notice the approach of a passen-
ger train as he drove on the railroad
tracks at Lehigh Gap. The train
crashed into the team, killing the
horses and catapulted Heintzleman
rs feet, where trainmen found him,
dazed, cut and bruised, and still
counting a fist full of money.
Williamsport.-Plan have been
completed for safe and sane Fourth
OF July for this city. During the
morning and afternoon various ath-
letic events will be held at Brandon
Park and band concerts will be given
during the afternoon and night by
the Twelfth Regiment band. At night
$1,000 worth of fireworks will be set
off on Grampian Hill.'
Bainbridge.-John Wiley, who was
buried in the old Donegal Cemetery
Thursday, five years ago employed a
stone mason to line his grave with
asphalt to a depth of six feet, and
also had his monument erected and
selected the preacher who was to de-
liver his eulogy. Many visitors TO
the grave were favorably impressed
by the idea.
Pottsville.-One of the largest
mortgages ever satisfied in Schuylkill
county was wiped from the public
records by the stroke of the pen OF
Attorney Harry C. Mason, of Phila'
delphia. The instrument was for
SIS, 900, and was given by the
Lehigh e. Wilkes-Barre Coal Com
pany in 1875.
Allento is a movement
afoot here for the annexation OF the
village of Fullerton to Allentown.
Overtures were made by Fullerton,
which contains 5000 persons and ter.
ritorially occupies more than half Of
the three-mile stretch between Allen
town and Catasauqua.
Mauch Chunk.-The jury in the
case of Mrs. Florence StockdaIe
against f. Stockdale, superintend'
ent Of Sunny Rest Sanitorium, al
East White Haven, In which the
plaintiff claimed $4,000 damages
for injuries received, returned ver'
dict In favor of the plaintiff for SlOO.
Mauch Chunk.-Fire companies IN
East Mauch Chunk have decided 10
hold a Red Tag Day at Flagstaff
Mauch Chunk, on July 81, the object
OF which is to raise funds for pur'
chasing a steamer for the FairyieW
Hose Company.
Tamaqua.-At a special election 10
Increase the bonded indebtedness
S45, 1000, of which S32,500 be used 10
pay off the present floating indebted.
ness and s12,500 to lay additional
sewers, the project carried
Centralia. Failing backwards Oh
his head from the second-story WIZ
dow of his home while walking in ns
sleep, Michael Halleck, A years ou'
sustained injuries from which uV
died at the Miners Hospital
Sansford Postal inspectors arc
making arrangements to give tn'
town free delivery.
Tamaqua.-An explosion OF gas ~
No. mine caused the death oil h'
mer Watkins, of Lansford, and prov
ably fatal injury of John Lem aau
John Domisevic, OF Summit h"0
Caught by a fall of coal in NO.