The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
KEYSTONE STATE
IN SHORT ORDER
LatestNe Happenings Gather
ed From Here and There.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Lay Wreck Fault To Freight Crew.
Dead Mans Employers Gives $500
To Wldow-SnowslId Buries
Boys Sleeping In Bed.
Nine families are homeless as the
result OF fire In the suburbs Of Mt
Carmel, which, destroyed two double
blocks and gutted another. causing
loss of $4,000 The 6re originated In
a basement occupied by Peter Bus.
cavige, and in short time, the entire
building was In flames which spread to
the residences OF Anthony Lobus and
Edward Wilson. A house, occupied
by Theodore Halcavich and Paul
Rubick. next fell a prey to the flames,
as did the hotel OF Stephen Homiack.
Employees OF the Diamond mine OF
the Lackawanna Company, at Scran'
ton, into which thirteen miners were
hurled 300 feet to death from lift In
which they were descending TO work,
declared that the mine carriage had
been defective for some time, and that
the floor fell out because OF this de.
fective condition. They minced no
words in laying the accident to the
negligence OF company employees
whose duty II was to keep the lift IN
repair.
At the annual reorganization meet
ing OF the Phoenixville School Board,
II was decided after bitter contest
that dancing would be permitted In the
auditorium OF the new high school at
proper school functions until ten
o'clock. This determination was
reached only after one OF the most
exciting sessions OF the board, which
also resulted in the resignation Of John
s. Winchester as secretary of the
board.
A check for FIVE hundred dollars
came as an acceptable Christmas pres
ent to Mrs. Annie May Saul, of Allen
town, widow OF George Saul, who died
last week and left her with five small
children. Mr.. Saul was employed by
silk dyeing company, which for the
benefit OF It's fifteen hundred employees
last summer took out the largest in
surance policy ever issued, for S3,500,-
900, every one to share In II as soon
as his name got on the pay roll
Raymond and Robert Laubach, or
Emaus, had the experience OF being
showed under while asleep at their
home. miniature snowslide that fell
from the roof of the home Of John II.
Frankenfleld, a neighbor, poured
through a second floor window OF the
Laubach home and covered the bed.
II was only after considerable diff
Guilty that the lads were able to dig
themselves out.
That the entire crew OF the freight
train we're not minding their business
and are equally responsible for the ac-
cldent was the text Of statement OF
Superintendent w. II. Keffer, Of the
Reading Railway. following thorough
Investigation OF the wreck at Rogers
ford, which caused the deaths OF two
engineers and seriously injured two
nremen.
The Allentown Chamber OF Com
merce, at It's annual meeting elected
the following officers: President,
Edgar ]. Lumley; e-presidents, A.
Samuels, L. H. Yeager. James r.
Hunslcker. George F. Breining; secre-
tary, Harry l. Koch; treasurer, Harvey
2. Bonner; trustees, Max Hess, John
N. LAWYER, John +. Frey, George T.
Hersh, Lewis l.. Anewalt.
Robert Argher, eight years. OF
Treverton, was going on an errand
when he noticed telephone wire that
had been blown down by the storm
suspended over high voltage trolley
wire. The boy picked 1t up and 500.
volt current shot through his body,
burning his hand to crisp. He was
removed in a critical condition to the
State Hospital at Shamokin.
Nicholas Demidlo, wealthy con.
tractor, OF Mlnersville, was shot four
times by his wife In their bedroom and
instantly killed. She says he came
home after having been drinking and
shot at her three times as she lay In
bed. She seized pistol she had taken
from him Monday when he threatened
! to shoot her and fred four shots.
As result Of a discussion OF the
war in Europe between John Sllvotich,
Russian, and Stephen Horwath, an
Austrian. both OF South Bethlehem,
Slivotich is nursing stabbed arm.
Horwath Is in the county Jail await
ing the result OF the Russians IN
juries.
Because the drinking water OF Nor
ristown has had coal tar taste ana
nauseating odor probably three-fourths
Of the 10000 people there refrain from
drinking It. Many OF those who did
indulge are Ill.
William Rosenberg, of Altoona,
pleaded guilty at Chambersburg to
| shootinp deer with horns less than