The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-08
KEYSTONE STATE
IN SHORT ORDER
LatestNews Happenings Gather.
ed From Here and There.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Convict Cousins Slayer Despite insan
lty Plea-Woman Dies Of Injuries
In Auto crash-coal Pro-
dueers Advance Price.

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In Auto crssh-coal Pro-
ducers Advance Price.
Plans are completed for the Allen
town National Guard Armory. which
will cost 100000,
President Wilson nominated VIII
liam A. Kessler TO be postmaster Of
Homestead.
Mrs. Edward Dunn, OF N%orristown.
died OF blood poison caused by an In.
sect bite.
Since its organization five years
ago, the Quakertown Poor Relief Com
mittee has received S1,115 and expend.
ed for relief $3.50.
A pumpkin raised by II. Fl. Meyer,
Of Sellersyille, weighs eighty-two
pounds and measures FIVE feet in cir.
conference.
Successful after fifteen previous at.
tempts, Mrs. Reuben Helnie. SO years
old, of Scranton, committed suicide by
taking poison.
While John Moonhick. "a years. was
crossing the Reading Railroad near
Shamokin. he was run down and prob.
ably fatally injured.
German Davis. 80 years old, suffered
a crushed chest and was otherwise
hurt in falling from a tree at Mahanoy
City. His recovery Is doubtful.
Joseph Dugle, 90 years old. was
killed by a fall of coal at E%llangowan
Colllery. He was to be married Sat.
urday.
The barnes OF Il. A. Acher. at Indian
land, and Stephen Krupp, at Bingen.
each about ten miles from Allentown.
were destroyed by mysterious fires.
George r. Watson. OF Embreeville.
who took the recent Civil Service ex-
animation, has been appointed post
master in that place.
Senator James A. Miller, whose no.
tel was destroyed in the big fire that
swept New Tripoli last month, has sold
the lot to his brother. who will erect
a new one on the site.
Mrs. Daryle X. Hickman, OF Som
erset, was admitted to practice be.
fore the State Supreme Court. Shs is
the second Western Pennsylvania
woman TO gain that privilege.
Ralph Commodore and Dominick
Mcneil were badly IL not fatally
burned by an explosion of gas at the
Susquehanna Coal %Company's Hickory
Ridge Colliery.
Allentown paid off the last penny
Of a Sl6i,0O0 bond issue, made in 1903
and intended to run thirty years. for
the payment Of a fve-mile pipe line
for It's water supply from Schantb's
Spring.
Frank Knoll, As years old, was
squeezed between cars at Kashley
Run. His condition is critical. and
John Klose, 81 years old, was horribly
burned about the head, chest and
hands at William Penn.
The West Chester Branch Of the
Women's Christian Temperance
League OF Chester County has elected
Mrs. William =. Davies, Mrs. Joseph
Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Enos w. Baker
as delegates to the annual county con.
vention to be held o in Willlstown.
Arthur Simmons was found guilty
OF murder in the first degree at Wells.
boro for killing his 1~5-year.old cousin,
Christian, because she refused to
marry him. The jury retired at $40
p. NJ. and at 4 p. NJ. brought in a yer.
diet OF murder In the first degree.
Circulars announcing an increase Of
20 cents the ton were sent out by the
coal producing companies. This will
leave coal selling the same rate as
vas charged previous to April l when
the usual reduction Of % cents on the
ton for the summer vas made. Re.
tailers have advanced the price to con.
sumers accordingly.
Mrs. II. William Howard, wife OF an
Emporium lumber dealer. died In the
City Hospital, Williamsport, from I'm
juries received in an automobile ac'
cident near her home town, forty-eight
hours after her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jo'
slah Howard, wife of the Cameron
County A%ssemblyman. died In the In
stitution from injuries suffered in the
same accident.
Walter Rogers, Is years old. broke
out OF the detention house at the
Juvenile Court place, Harrisburg, be.
cause he wanted to see his baby
brother. He was arrested several days
age and was awaiting arraignment In
court on a minor offense when he
took a notion to go home. When ar