The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-23
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Reading. - Entering the Porto
vania cigar factory, where his wife
was employed, Wilmer w. Burkhol-
der, horseman, shot her in the pres
ence Of fellOw-wOrkmen, because she
would not return to him. lie then
fred two bullets in,o his own head,
dying soon afterward. The tragedy
caused panic in the neighborhood,
the five shots alarming not only the
hands employed on the third floor.
but also those of two hosiery plants
on an upper floor, and the audience
assembling in two theatres nearby.
Both were taken to the Homeopathic
Hospital, where the husband died an
hour later The woman, who was
80 years old and pretty, regained
consciousness for short time, but
did not refer to the tragedy before
passing away. She refused to make
any statement
Tamaqua. While Alice Hyland,
aged 10 years, was on her way from
Brockton to Tuscarora to attend a
dance, she was met by Michael Mil
lick, her sweetheart, with whom she
had quarreled several days ago. Mil
lick called her away from a girl and
after a few words drew revolver
and commenced firing Two Of the
shots took effect and the girl fell
mortally wounded. Millick then fed.
The girls companion hasteued TO
ruscarora, where she procured aid.
When several men reached the scene
the girl was dead. State police are
securing the woods.
Wilkes-B -Barre-Thomas Simpson,
well-knOwn miner, aged 35 years,
was stabbed to death by his board
inghouse keeper, Andrew Flynn.
aged Al years at the latters home
on Kidder Street. Flynn who Is un-
der arrest, declares that Simpson,
who is a powerful man, came home
intoxicated and started an argument.
Flynn ordered him TO leave the
house, but this only angered Simp-
son, who closed the door OF the
room they were in. He then chased
Flynn all over the room, until the
latter was forced to stab him with
pocketknife.
Pottsville. - Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kosalavage, the parents of the FIVE
children, aged from two months to
eight years, who were burned to
death New Years morning in fire
at Minersville which destroyed their
home, were held responsible for the
death of the little ones by a Coro-
ner's Jury which conducted an in
quest. They could give no satisfac-
tory explanation of the fires origin
or why they did not make an at
tempt to save the children or notify
the firemen that they were in the
house.
Pittsburg. Pittsburg could use
the Pied Piper. The city is now
overrun with rats and there is ST.
100000 of Pittsburg money ready
for the man who will invent some
thing which will exterminate rats
quietly and effectively. II. C. Evert.
a patent attorney has been called in
to consultation by some of the large
business men, who each suffer the
loss of thousands of dollars each
month by rats.
Chester william H. Albany, a
policeman, was dismissed from the
police force by Chief of Police Nc
Carey, acting under instructions
from Mayor Johnson, as a result of
the policeman's alleged implication
in private hearing given to a Po-
lander in one of the police watch
boxes.
Corry-Paul Phelps and his COM
panion, Miss Mary Stevens, were
thrown into twelve feet of water in
Columbus pond, when thin ice col
lapsed under their weight. Phelps
clung to the edge of the ice and was
rescued unconscious. The girl
drifted away under the ice before
aid could reach her Her body was
recovered.
Lewiston.-Fire of incendiary ori-
gin destroyed large house owned
by DR.. Nettie Knepp. This is the
fifth incendiary fire to occur in this
city within a few months and the
second time this building has been
set on fire. Firemen report finding
cotton waste soaked in oil and four
turpentine cans in the hallway.
Lancaster-John A. Snyder, one
of the best known residents of this
city, died Unexpectedly at his home
from acute Indigestion, He was 6S
years of age.
Observation-Disclosures a stick of
dynamite in his mouth and lighting
the fuse, Steve Zoler miner of
Sonman, ended his life. Zoller was
blown thirty feet, and the rear of
the house was wrecked
Easton.- Gamble Young, aged so,
member of the city Board of Tax Re-
vision, was stricken with apoplexy
during meeting of the board and
died two hours later.
Shenandoah.-Afte being fugi-
tive from justice since August l,
1903, Jacob Harris. 80 years old, was
arrested here Sunday, as one of the