The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-08-20
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LIVE NOTES AND C0MMENTSJ

LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS
steeIton's Garden Plot Committee An.
nounces 1,I22 Gardens Under
cultlvatlon-other Live
News ltems.
William Purcell, twenty-six, died at
his home In Centralia, from eating
peanutA
Steelton's Garden Plot Committee
announces 1,122 gardens under cult.
walton.
The State Department OF HEALTH
has granted a permit to Thompson<
town to improve its water works.
Four patients with needles in their
hands were treated at tho Harrisburg
Hospital within an hour.
Caught between cars at Bast COLI
liery Frank Neri, aged thirty.nine, susI
tained fractured skull and Ia dying
at the hospital.
While walking on the railroad at
Bridgeport, John Preston, forty-elghtI
years old, was struck by train and
killed. A wife and eight children sur.
viye.
John Knopka, aged eleven years, was
probably fatally injured when he was
kicked by horse at Shamokn. The
boy had his skull and jaw bone
fractured.
Lewis Brozzosh was instantly kill
ed and Frank Letova was seriously
hurt by fall Of coal at Suffolk Col-
liery. The dead man was twenty-four
years old.
Earl Eiser fifteen years old, OF York.
probably saved his life when struck
by an automobile, by seizing the axle
OF the machine and holding until the
machine was stopped.
Edward Fllckinger, member OF
prominent business firm, was found
dead in bathtub in a Harrisburg
hotel. He had been Ill for some time
and death was pronounced due TO
heart trouble
Howard C. Fry was appointed Jus.
tice OF the peace for Paxtang Bor-
ough. He was elected recently, but
II was found that an election OF a
justice could not take place at
special election.
William II. Cougheniur sued William
and Lloyd Mountain, proprletors OF
Mountains Pharmacy at Confluence
for $4,000 damage charged with falling
to label poison purchased by plaintiff
who took dose in mistake for salts.
Miss Ella Cannon, Of Maryd, twen-
ty-eight years old, while out walking
with Thomas Clause, OF Tuscarora, TO
whom she was TO be married, swooned
and fell to the ground. She died in a
short time of heart failure.
Mrs. Nellie Stem, twenty.six, wife
OF John Stem, was killed by train
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad in
Philipsburg. She was crossing the
tracks and had ample opportunity to,
see the approaching train.
Richard r. Kramer, Of Wilmington,
Del, a block cutter employed at the
plant Of the York Card and Paper
Company, committed suicide by shoot.
ing himself through the head. The
deed was committed opposite Green.
mount Cemetery under large cherry
tree. Kramer was on his vacation.
The engagement OF Miss Laura
Louise Elkin. youngest daughter OF
Justice and. Mrs, John =. Elkln, of
Indiana, TO MR John Grafilus Stewart.
OF Lock Haven, was announced today
at a luncheon given at Breezedale, the
Elkin home.
John Fitcayage lost his life by rush.
ing into a pocket of gas at Eagle Hill
colllery, when he was warned not to
do so, was the verdict OF the coroner's
jury at Cumbola. Fitcavage was
found smothered in gangway and the
evidence showed he was forbidden to
80 there,
The ninth graduating exercises OF
the Pennsylvania State Forest Acad.
emy were held at the academy, Mont
Alto. The members Of the graduating
class are: Leonard G. Barnes, Walter
], Bartschat, Joseph II. Fawley, Thos.
c. Harbeson, Walter II. Harning, Wal.
ter Leach, Howard w. Siggins Robt
W. Stadden, Harry c. Van Horn, Chas.
T. Woof.
A. S. Brown, coal operator and mer-
chant of Osceola Mills. was killed and
his daughters, Dorothy and Carrie,
and two of their friends. Miss Brokawl