The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10

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law requiring the maintenance OF bore
holes for the protection OF miners
against explosions, is lawful and must
be observed. p. j. Walsh. inspector
OF the Ninth Bltuminous District. In
stltuted, suit against mine foreman
of the w. ]. Rainey Company for not
maintaining bore holes. The defend.
ant claimed the holes were OF no prac.
tical value in preventing explosions.
]. r. Il. Cunningham, Deputy Attorney
general, aided in the prosecution.
The mysterious death OF John Mil
Ter, Hazleton whiskey agent. whose
body was found on the mountains near
Ashland three years ago, was solved
when George Smith. OF Girardville,
who is dying in the State Hospital at
Fountain Springs, declared that Mil
Ter, while guest at Girardville. was
murdered by William Ahrens, proprr,
tor OF the hotel at which he stayed.
Ahrens has since died. Smith in his
dying statement declared that Miller's
body was carried to the hillside 10
divert suspicion after the murder.
Officials OF the Agricultural and
Horticultural Association OF Berks
county were notified that the United
States Court OF Claims has awarded
the society the sum OF s63210 for tho
use OF and damage to the fair grounds
and buildings by the United States
military forces during the Civil War.
The U, S. Army occupied the ground
from 1861 to 1868.
Seventy.flve head OF stock. valued
at nearly four thousand dollars. we're
killed on the farm OF Senator J. Donald
Cameron, at Donegal, the slaughtering
having been done by three inspectors.
One OF the latter came near losing his
life when bullet intended for a steer
struck bone and glanclng of grazed
the inspectors head
Trying to stop moving belt at the
Flory -four mill. Nazareth. as a test OF
his strength, almost proved fatal TO
Paul Yotter. The young man. boast
Ing of his strength TO companions.
grabbed hold of a belt attached to n
line shaft and the next minute was
flying through the air. He managed
TO land clear OF post but in the fab
broke an arm.
Declaring that while he was at work
his wife placed their baby in care OF
neighbor, packed her clothing and
went away. Daniel Muckel, OF Mohn-
ton, started divorce proceedings in
court at Reading, against Cora Muckel.
OF Wyomissing, a suburb OF Reading.
The alleged desertlon took place De
cember l. 1909
Despondent because his communics-
tion with relatives In the Prusslan
war zone had been cut of, Michael
Heller, Of Pottsyille, aged seventy.two
years. retired cooper, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head,
while his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Klusch, and her husband. local drug
glst, were about to SIT down to dinner,
John Novick young miner nj Kulp-
mont, was found near his home with
his head crushed by a blunt instru-
ment. A butcher shop close to
Novicks house had been entered by
burglars shortly before Novlck was
found, and 1t is thought they attacked
him as they left.
While driving his automobile along
the highway near st. Clair, jefferson
Grow, a prominent contractor, struck
and killed Charles Pavela, who became
bewildered and stepped in the way of
the machine. Witnesses of the accl.
dent exonerate Crow from blame.
William A. Isenberg, aged seventy
six, and his sister, Miss Saloma Isen.
berg, aged eighty, were suffocated by
coal gas at their home at Port Royal.
Three other members OF the family
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A herd OF twenty-five cattle and
twenty hogs belonging to John S.
Swoyer, of Swoyer's Crossing. near
Reading, were killed by the State in.
spectors on account OF the hoof and
mouth disease.
Herbert Herbine, seven-year-old son
OF Edwin Herbine, Is In a dying con.
dition in St Josephs Hospital, Read
ing, from fractured skull suffered in
n fall from the second.story porch OF
his home.
Leaving note that he was impelled
to kill himself from remorse over hav.
Ing deserted his wife. Charles Law.
renee, aged forty was found dead from
poison in the Penn Hotel, Allentown.
William Mcintyre, Jr., OF Twedale,
Chester county. committed suicide by
throwing himself under the engine of
train on the Lancaster, oxford &
Southern Railroad.
The big herd of fancy and high-bred
cattle of Edwin II. Blnns, of near Port
Kennedy. in Upper Merton Township,
was destroyed by FIRE. Forty-two
cows, eight horses and two ponies
were destroyed. The fire was dis
covered by farmland, who sum-
moned help by telephone.
A burglar who entered the home OF