The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07


Schuylkill River at Phoenixville was
postponed indefinitely by the Commits
sioners OF Montgomery and Chester
counties when they rejected all bids.
The lowest was not considered, be-
cause il was not in conformity to the
State plans and the other bids were
considered too high.
With thirty cases already reported.
Shippensburg Is facing a serious cpl
demic OF typhoid, the origin of which
yet is unknown. Ii is thought that
the contagion began by the pollution
of the water supply of the town at
Mainsville, where new 100000 dam
and reservoir just has been con-
structed.
With the capture OF Frank Gregg,
believed to be one of the three who
shot John James at Mt. Carbon in a
dispute over three cents worth OF ice
cream, the police believe they are on
the trail of black hand organization
which has been operating in Potts
vile.
Scarcity OF labor in the Connellsville
coke region is beginning to be felt by
producers, but. in the face OF this con-
dltion, some 800 ovens were added to
the active list. The labor shortage is
due to the European war. Production
and shipment of coke continue at ap-
proximately 100000 tons week.
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board declared quarantine against
any shipments of cattle from the
northern part of Illinois for any pur-
pose whatever The order also VIII
prevent shipments being made through
the State from Illinois.
Deloss W. Henry, aged forty-eight,
who shot and killed his wife, Isabel,
aged forty-fve, and her mother, Mrs.
Sarah A. Smith, aged eighty, at their
home Meadville, on September 1S and
then attempted suicide, died from his
wounds.
Colonel ]. B. Hutchison, Colonel OF
the Eighth Regiment, announced that
he would resign as chief of police Oc-
tober Is. He has been Chief under
Mayor Royal, having previously served
under Mayor Mccormick
Alfred McCord, of Addingham, was
convicted and sentenced to a term OF
six months in the county jail for
cruelty to his two children, Myrtle,
aged fifteen years, and Mildred, thir'
teen years old.
Robert Martin, aged twenty-five, OF
McClellandtown, was killed instantly
while at work in coke plant at
Uniontown. He was the third men,
ber of his family to meet violent death
In five weeks
Patrick Curran and Harry Meisinger
entered breast at Greenough col
Iiery when the former was covered by
a fall of coal. When a rescuing party
penetrated the workings;.his body was
found.
John Franko, twenty-five years old,
died at State Hospital from blood
poisoning, his mother having refused
to allow physicians to amputate his
leg after he was run over by trip OF
mine cars.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Cunningham, Of
CatasauQua, died in Bethlehem hos
pital from blood poisoning, resulting
from felon. Her husband died Of the
same trouble a year or two ago.
Fred Wakefield, of Columbia, was
killed and two others were injured
seriously when four cars Of Pennsyl-
yania freight train were backed over a
coal tipple at Baumgardner's Station.
Oficials OF the Homestead plant Of
the Carnegie Steel Company have ap-
proved the erection Of 1,500-ton
metal mixer in the works. The mixer
will be the largest OF its kind in the
world and will cost 100000.
+. A. Wilmer, receiver for w. p.
hartman, a Shamokln lumberman,
petltioned court for an order of sale
OF the assets OF the assigned estate in
Northumberland county. According
to Mr.. Wilmer there are liabilities Of
more than s2OO,OOO with about 100000
OF assets.
The borough of Hamburg filed a
complaint with the Public Service
Commission against the rates Of the
Hamburg Gas & Electric Company for
street lighting.
Blair County Grand Jury found cob
webs and dust in the Court House and
state Hospital, and in Its report urges
more sanitary methods
Sitting at the dining table, w. II.