The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-09
ALL OvEa The STATE
TOLD IN
SHORT ORDER

Allentown.--Re Robert H. Kline,
rector OF Grace Episcopal Church, was
chosen foreman OF the Lehigh County
Grand Jury. There are several clergy.
men on the petit jury.
Reading. Stricken with apoplexy
while on a trolley car on his way 10
work, Cyrus W. High, of Shoemakers.
vile, died before medical aid could be
summoned
South Bethlehem.-Miss Florence
Vogel, OF Allentown, committed sui.
eide by drowning In the Lehigh River
here. The act is said to have follow.
ed a quarrel with young man Of this
place.
York.--Henry Wagner, OF North
Hopewell, reports a yield of four hun.
dred bushels OF unshelled corn raised
on two acres of ground. Some of the
corn is 17Ia inches in length and 5ls
inches in diameter.
Bradford. because her mother re.
fused to allow her to celebrate Hal
lowe'en with a party of boys and girls
here, Mary Hays, aged Is, ran to her
room and shot herself through the
head. She lived only few minutes
West Chester.-While clambering
over a fence with a loaded gun vii.
liam Harrison, of Glen Moore, was
killed by the discharge OF the gun,
the top of bis head being blown off.
York.-A. b. Farquhar has given 10
the Park Commissioners an additional
plot OF ground Of five acres, valued at
100000. The ground is adjacent to
Farquhar Park and will be utilized
for an artificial lake.
Pine Grove-The sight OF harvest.
ing hay, the second crop in November,
is to be observed in Wayne township,
where several farmers who through
lack of help and wet weather were
unable to harvest II at the right time
South Bethlehem l.. Koch, a
prominent Hellertown merchant and
Civil War veteran, died in fifteen
minutes at his home when he swal-
lowed dose of carbollc acid in mis-.
take for medicine. lie was seventy
years old.
Bethlehem.-Wh Annie HOLDEN,
the thirteen-year-old daughter OF
James HOLDEN, was driving a colt
from pasture to the barn, she got too
near the animal which gave her a
violent kick on the jaw, fracturing Il
in two places.
Chester.-Hugh Martin, fourteen
years old, an orphan, of this city, was
struck by an automobile driven and
owned by James +. Dougherty OF
Leiperville, here. The lad, who was
seriously injured, was removed to the
Chester Hospital.
Allentown.--G. Tilghman Reichard,
aged eighty.two, died from injuries re-.
ceived in a fall from an apple tree
while he was picking fruit, several
days ago For ffty.eight years he was
bass soloist of st. Peters Church
choir at Rittersville.
Reading. - Investigation is being
made by Coroner Wagner into the cir
cumstances attending the death OF Ed
ward Summers, aged sixty-nine years.
who was found lifeless in bed at his
home. Mr.. Summers was fully dress
ed and lay across the bed.
Coplay.-Frank Kollar, aged thirty
an oiler at the Coplay Cement MIL
was caught in a shat. He was whirt
ed around several hundred times
minute by the swiftly moving machln'
cry and by the time the engine could
be stopped he was dead.
Macungle An old Indian tradition
indicates that the coming winter VIII
be a severe one and that there VIII De
sufficient snow to cover up the via
flowers. known as Indian posies They
are already higher than they nave
grown in years.
pittsbureh.-llenry ]. Ruslam,
clerk, has petitioned court to chanss
his name. because people call nm
'Ruzzieamb." lie says the emhar,
rassment on the street caused MS slII
TO turn him down, and he also had 10
quit his job.
Lewisburg.-The plant OF the Lewis
burg Chair Company was DESTROYER oy
fire, causing a loss OF $lOO'ooo' Au
automatic extinguisher had the nre
practically under control wheh 'ue
FIRE department attached a hose TO
the same main, which proved insuih
cient to support both
Slatington.- before a hea'g
blast was set off at the Washln5'"
Slate Company's quarry at inns pm
eipht men rushed to nearby sheu lu'
shelter. While they were in 'he suyu, a
n hugh boulder crashed through 'u'
roof Of the building and almost li'
stant,v killed Steve Bolga, ana Se''
ouslv injured his seven compeu'O"''
Huntingdon. - Joseph MorIanu,
well.known acrobat of this P'SVv'
while hunting wild turkeys was sio.
by fellow.hunter who mis'ooN Nv" nn
for n turkey Morland was USING an
artificial call to lure a turkey TO n,ui J
which resulted in his receiving 'o''
of large shot in the thigh
wuliamsport.--The first day oil .ae
hunting season in Lycomins cou",' Isnm;
was productive of a fatal acclue.S rrooS
While George Warner, of Mil Green sn
township, and his hired man ,otter oV
uall. were hunting rabbits tne ,a's sis