The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
LIVE NEWS
OF THE
STATE

! two neghboring boys In "a quarrel
! jumped on him and caused his death
WiliamspoTt.- While Henry Getch'
en-, aged forty was leaving hotel at
Jersey Shore he slipped and fell
against door jamb, fracturing his
skull. He died within an hour.
Mercer.-The Court House erected
at cost of half a million dollars to
replace that destroyed by fire In De-
cember. 1907, was dedicated here
Thursday in the presence of large
crowd.
Harrisburg. - Alexander Klinger,
who is being held in the Dauphin
County Prison awaiting trial on a
charge of murder, made an attempt to
cut his wrists with bits Of broken mir
ror. Kllnger was discovered in time
to prevent injury.
York.--The York Ministerial Asso-
citation adopted resolutions asking the
State Department of Agriculture to
withhold the $1,000 given annually to
the York County Agricultural Society
until the association returns to It's
"clean fair policy"
Reading. George Field. aged seven.
| ty-four years, while Fastening to the
Office OF doctor to summon him to
! the bedside of his wife, who had col
| lapsed from heart failure, fell over
| dead from heart trouble short dis
tance from the physicians Office.
| Pittsburgh. Fire of unknown origin
in the Penn Building damaged the
structure $4,000 and the stock Of the
Cohen Brothers Company, dealers in
\ tailors' supplies, to the extent of s6O,-
/ 600. Two persons were overcome by
| smoke.
! Indiana.-While the directors Of the
poor of Pennsylvania were in conven.
| tion here the Office of the Indiana
! County Poor House was entered by
thieves. Several watches. thirty dol
lars and trinkets belonging to the in
mates were taken.
| Allentown.--At hearing before Al
! derman Beary ID. Schaadt, White.
/ hall farmer, confessed watering his
milk and was fined twenty-five dollars
! and costs. The arrest of Schaadt fol-
| lowed that of II. Artinger, Coplay
milkman, for selling milk below the
standards.
Reading g.-Rajah Temple, Mobiles OF
!
public tribtue to the late Admiral
! Schley on Friday afternoon, October
! 27. Arbor Day. Special exercises will
be held at the Boys High School, af
ter which all will proceed to Penn
Common and plant weeping willow
tree in memory of Admiral schley.
Bloomsburg-Joh Peterman, ac-
quilted ten days ago OF the charge OF
mudering his brother, Abraham, with
selfdefense established, underwent an
operation for the amputation of the
| right arm near the shoulder this the
result of the duel to death with stones
between the two men.
Reading. Catherine, five-years'old
daughter of Charles w, Wanner a
prominent business man of Reading,
was run over and instantly killed by
trolley car i'm the business section OF
the city. The child was in the act OF
running across the street when she
/ slipped and fell under the wheels
Allentown. - After an examination
by board of physicians, Charles
Reinhard, of Emaus, who was I'M
prisoned for accusing his neighbof
Milton Fuhr, Of witchcraft was found
insane and taken to the Norristo"h
! Asylum. His wife, who was also jail
ed. was discovered to bo "compuS
mentus."
Altoona. Placing the basket con
tanning their lunch under tree Johh
Fay, John Steindell, Harry Barnes,
| George Rhodes, and Louis Cohrau
started into the woods to hunt chesr
nuts. With appetites whetted by 'ne
exercise and air, they returned just III
time to see bear finishing the last =.
morsel.
Stroudsburg. - An eastbound eN
nress train on the ID. l.. and w. kal'
road, running at the rate OF hfty m'eo
an hour. in passing Delaware wafer
! Gan station had flange broken from
n wheel of the tender, causing lhe
train to tear up the track for nan
mile and badly damaging five coacuea'
Two trainmen were injured and were
removed to the hospital here
Williamsport. - Cracksmen vlsllou
Duboistown, suburb, and blew ope"
the safe in the postoflice WIN
charge OF nitroglycerine. They so'u
ed over 5000 In stamps and caSh ""u
escaped. The cracksmen maue '".
visit early in the morning ana tue
mort was heard by number oil p,V
ple This is the fourth postoiiice Wi'n
In ten miles of here that has po'a
visited by yeggmen during the p" id
month. Secret service men are a
to he making Willlamsport their he"'
quarters.
Auentown.- Jacob ke'l'p
ger. of the Fifth Ward, AlIeh'o",
died suddenly. aged sixty-two y,man.
He was the first chief of the M,ve ",e.
town fire department, former or so
tary of the water board ana 'o'"
clerk Of Select Council
Allentown - Accused OF nan"o 20
stolen goods valued at from Oross So'vO
$4,000. four employees OF an eNpb sNb
company are in Jail here anu nuh
,,,o, arracted The uDShOt DIHb" -.