The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-02

mobile, took advantage OF church
celebration at Wilmore to rob the
home OF aged William Doran, three
miles south OF Wilmore, on the road
TO Bbensburg. The men entered the
farm house about seven o'clock, tied
the old man and his sister, Mrs.
Leahey, to bedposts, and gagged them
30 that they could make no outcry.
They then searched the house, but
found little of value. They were fright.
ened away by the approach of neigh.
Dor, Lincoln Roberts.
The officials OF the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal G. Iron Company are
elated over the discovery Of rich vein
OF coal under the Shenandoah baseball
park, said to be thirty-two feet thick
and to extend for miles along the
mountain. The coal will be prepared
at Shenandoah City colllery breaker
close by. giving employment TO many
more men and boys.
Fred Braedon, OF the firm Of Weeks
and Braedon, of Cory. decorators,
shot and killed his wife as she re-
turned home with a girl friend. He
then turned the revolver on himself
No reason for Braedon's action is as
signed by his friends. He was forty
four years old and his wife was twen-
ty-four years old, being the step
mother OF his three children.
Suits for coal and coal royalties
amounting to s32S,906 were started
against the Lackawanna Coal Com
pany by the Winton Coal Company and
others. The cases are based on money
alleged to be due for coal possessed
or taken from the Griffin tract in
North Scranton by the Lackawanna
Company as lessee.
Rev. and Mrs. David P. Lefever
celebrated their ffty-eighth wedding
anniversary at their country home,
Riverside. Rev. Lefever is seventy.
six, and Mrs. Lefever, seventy-four
years old. Rev. Lefevsr for many
years served as a Reformed minister
in various mission fields.
Howard Proctor, eighteen years old,
of Collingdale, was killed in a fall at
the Eddystone plant of the Reming'
ton Arms Company, Chester. Proctor
was working on a scaffold, about thir'
" feet above the ground, and made
misstep,
Horace Neumoyer Of Macungie,
candidate for Commissioner of Lehigh
County, caught three-pound black
bass in the Perkiomen which gave
him such fight that he has a sprained
shoulder.
Dr. Ethelbert ID. Warfeld advised
the Board OF Trustees Of Wilson Col
lege that he had accepted the presi'
dency and would assume charge at the
opening OF the term next month.
L. Harold Lichtenwalner, Of Ce-
tronia. disappeared mysteriously. and
his mother has offered reward for
information leading to the discovery OF
his whereabouts.
Allentown's playground season
closed with a romper day on the fair
grounds, in charge of Elmer Manning,
the playground instructor, attended by
5000 school children.
Morris Segel. OF Northampton, on
entering his store, found a fuse at
tached to pile OF goods soaked with
oil. Mr. Segel was burned out by an
lncendiary fire three weeks ago.
Hatfield officials have authorized an
Issue OF bonds amounting to $4,000,
to be used to establish a water plant
for the town.
More than 1900 persons took part
In a civic parade held at Watsontown
In honor Of Old Home Week visitors.
William Reuther. motorcycle, officer,
Of Allentown, blinded by the glare OF
an auto headlight, fell from his ma
chine and broke an arma
Florence daughter OF Walter Schaf-
fer, of Danielsville, broke an arm while
playing on park slide.
Fifty residents organized the West
Lawn Volunteer Fire Company. A new
engine house viii be erected.
Mrs. Mary Lancona, flfty-hve years
old, was run down and instantly killed
at Reading by jltney owned and
operated by Richard Goodhart, local
automobile dealer. A son of the won.
an, John Lancona. five years old, was
hit at the same time, but escaped with
minor injuries.
Members OF Zion Lutheran congrega
ton, Northampton, held meeting ia
discuss an anonymous letter complain
ing that the salary of the pastor ia
too high, and should be reduced from
1920 to $1,000,
Marletta.-M. r. Hoffman, of May
town, has been elected to the board Of
trustees of the Millersville State Nor
NAL School. Mr.. Hoffman has been 9