The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-05
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FIbbldlu OltNC ihSh 'NS 'N'i'
ed by a fall OF coal and Michael
Welchko, his laborer, was fatally in
jured in the Jeddo mines OF q. b.
Markle & Co., in Jeddo.
Norristown - Elya Tarbutton, OF
Penn street, Camden, died at the home
OF her grandmother, Mrs. A. r. Tar
button, from tetanus, caused by dirt
getting into vaccination wound.
Reading.-The torch was applied to
the stack of the Empire Iron & Steel
Company, at Topton, Thursday. There
are now three furnaces in blast IN
that vicinity, with the prospects or
another going in some time this fall.
Easton.-The jury impanelled by
Coroner Fetherolf to Inquire into the
death of Miss Catherine Warner, or
this city, who was killed last week in
an auto accident, found verdict that
1t was due to excessive speed ana
reckless driving. Parents OF the dead
girl have entered suit against Dlehl
for $4,000 damages, and District At
torney McKeen is looking into the
case with a view Of proceeding against
Diehl for reckless running.
Reading Matthew Il. Vanaman,
who was found guilty of the murder
of his wife, Mary +. Vanaman, last
February, was sentenced to be hang'
ed by Judge Endlich When asked II
he had anything to say, Vanaman ad'
mitted that he shot his wife while she
was asleep in bed and that he did 1t
in a fit of anger.
Holldaysburg. - Duncansyille was
the scene of a destructive fire, and
for time the entire eastern portion
OF that town was threatened. A ware
house and stable, owned by Norman
Wilt. and dwellings owned by Oliver
Stultz, William Gamble and L. d.
Stifier were destroyed.
South Bethlehem Monroe B. Har-
wick, a former local Justice Of the
Peace and one time member of the
State Legislature, while suffering from
an attack of melancholia, killed him.
self with a bullet that sped from a
revolver into his jaw and took an up.
ward course.
South Bethlehem m.-Because the Off
cials of the Gabriel Hosiery Mills, at
Coopersburg, refused to listen to the
petition of its employees that they be
not compelled to pay for damaged
socks and broken needles, 100 girls
went on strike. Miss Edna Huns
berger, who represented the strikers,
was discharged.
Corry.-Isaac H. Button, of James
town, was instantly killed and Charles
Blanchard was fatally injured at Pan
anna. The men were standing on a
scaffold making repairs to a dam over
broken Straw creek The scaffold
broke and the men fell to the creek
bottom. Button fell on Blanchard A
huge rock on the scalfold fell and
struck the struggling man.
Pottsville.-Geo. Opie filed charges
that the new county insane asylum
building at Schuylkill Haven is being
slighted Ople, who has previously
made serious charges concerning this
building, which will cost $500 600 be-
fore il is completed, now declares that
the steel work is being bolted instead
of riveted as specifically required by
the contract Opie says this involves
a saving of 5000 for the contractor.
Worthwhile his employer was at
tending a funeral James Leonard, a
young Baltimorean, drove Off with the
$3.50 horse and buggy Of Henry
Kurtzz, a farmer of Hopewell Town
ship. with whom he had been employ
ed. Leonard took the team during
the early part of September Detec-
tive White traced him back to his
home and arrested him Leonard
confessed the crime,
Mahanoy City.-After being en-.
tombed in a gangway at Tunnel Ridge
collery for ten hours, John Melusky
Adam Anthony and Robert Dennis
were rescued none the worse for their
experience. The three men were
caught last night behind rush in the
gangway. Their absence was dis
covered ard a rescuing force organ
| lied, which never faltered in the face
of grave perils, until the three men
were reached and released
Pottsville.- -Pardoned by the Cover
nor. George Haines, who was serving
long sentence in the Schuylkil
county prison for horse stealing, walk
ed out of the Jail doors here Thursday
a free man. Since his Imprisonment
/ he invented life-sayer, which is
destined to be used as one of the
safety devices ON liners and every sor
of maritime craft, and he was granted
patent upon it while he was IL
prison by the United States Paten
Office. He has also invented a life
saving device or preserver for avia
tors, and declares that as soon as h'
|. can manufacture his model, a paten
upon this will also be granted him
and there will be no more deaths o
aviators Though penniless, he ha
refused $4,000 for his life-saying In
ventions, and will hold out for double
tnat sum.
Pittsburgh. -Vaccinated twenty-on'
days ago upon entering school, Alber
G. Glass, aged six, died at his home II
New Brighton, from lockjaw. Th
vaccination, it is said, became infect
cd few days ago and tetanus de
veloped.
Bethlehem Five robbers waylai,
James Beller, of East Macungle, Will