The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-02
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CheSterS Oldest citizens, VINO was for
many years member of the school
board, died while sitting in chair at
his home, aged eighty-three years. He
was stricken with apoplexy.
Erie.-Lowry Barber, rest estate
dealer of Waterford, and treasurer of
the County Democratic Committee.
was killed and four other injured
when an automobile in which they
we're riding turned turtle. The in.
jured will recover.
Harrisburg.-The locomotive draw.
ing the southbound Buffalo express,
struck market wagon driven by
Washington Sheets near Dauphin, and
demolishing the wagon, hurled Sheets
thirty feet. He was brought to a hos.
pital in this city and although suffer.
ing from broken bones, will recover.
York.-The Western Maryland Rail.
way train ran down and killed Erwil
kohler. near Eleska, while he was Tc.
turning from coon hunt accompanied
by his brother, Allen Koher The
brother guarded the body until track
walker came upon the scene.
Coopersburg-A herd of 25 Jerseys
from T. S. Cooper's Linden Grove
Farm was shipped to Chicago to com.
pete as an exhibit in the Natioaal
Dairy Show, the greatest cattle shoF
America has ever seen. The Lehigh
display is valued at more than
100000.
Bristol.-Incensed because his vile
did not have dinner prepared on time,
John McGill forty.ive years old, Of
Edgely, above Bristol, seized butch.
er knife and plunged 1t through his
heart. lie died instantly. McGill' was
employed as a laborer at the Floral
Exchange.
Harrisburg. West Chester resi-.
dents protested to the State Railroad
Commission that the line OF the West
Chester Traction Company in that
town is in bad condition, and that
some places the rails have parted and
the operation of the heavy cars jars
the houses. The commission is asked
to abate what is declared dangerous
nuisance.
York.-Metallic poisoning, contract.
ed while employed in one of the local
industrial plants here, caused the
death of George w. Brenner, a former
sergeant of police Brenner had been
prominent local politician. lie was
forty.fve years old.
Harrisburg. the Dauphin COun'
ty Court Harry A. Claybaugh was con-
victed of murder in the first degree
for cutting the throat of Mrs. Mary A.
Goudy in this city, last summer. The
Jury was out less than two hours fol-
lowing trial of three days.
Scranton.-Edwin G. Eckert pro
prietor OF the Acme Extract and
Chemical Works, of Hanover Pa
pleaded nolo contendere in Federal
Court when indicted for selling er
tracts that were nc: properly labeled.
He was sentenced to pay ilne OF
ten dollars and the costs.
Pittsburgh.-Answer the publish
ed statement that options on five thou-
sand acres of land had been taken Dy
Warden John Francis with view oil
locating the new Western penltentlary
near Bellefonte, the Warden SAID thal
the fact the options had been taken
did not indicate the institution wouu
be located in Center county,
West Chester.-ln the Chester Couh'
ty Common Pleas Court, 7. Larry Eyre
brought suit against the Western
Telegraph Company to recover Sl'VVO
damages to his 13S.acre farm Oh u"o
Rrandvwine. by reason Of employees
cutting down three large shade uee1'
the limbs of which interiered WIN
wires. The jury awarded MI L!'o
$500.
Sharpsville.-The safe in the post
Office here was blown open with h'uo
glycerine. and $4,000 in stamps anu
$1,000 in money taken The Duiluuus
was damaged to the extent OF SlOvV,
Persons living near the building healu
the report, but attributed 1t to an eN
nlosion at one of the blast furnaces,
The robbery was not discovered un''
the office was opened for business
Slatington.- Edward German Wv
richest man of this section was p.Ss
ably fatally injured when Sp',',n'
bull overpowered him in a seconu
counter and inflicted wounds OIL s'.
ous character. Last summer nc W."
attacked by the animal that heaus ar "v
herd and came off victorious "''
free use of pitchfork' Inc '"'
seemed resentful since
Reading.-Willam F. Linde'"an
twenty-five years, employed as aa
engineer at the Deyr Quarries, oog, o
Rirdsboro. was killed while olIl"s nS m
machinery in the stone crushing uu'u
ing. 1t is thought he was o""9tb Jootb
the shaftng and whirled TO MS ,node
Men finding the machinery la'y' ,nder. ,,
an investigation and founu rncjne
mans body lying near lne
His neck was broken
South eotblebem.- Michael NyiiTa%
a Bethlehem Steel Comp"",y ,y.uod at
man. was almost instantly h" 1'"od of
the steel works when he was Jo'bih ,,bich
a car and fell under the wheo'''
severed both legs,
Carlisle. le.&Because larso ',.i,,s1
of citizens of Shippensours p'n On viii
the Court to suspend sentence O arson
bur Hockersmith, convicted ,,dse w. "
at the last criminal session '""g ,"nsOend-
r sadler has issued an order '%o, SuJ' Me