The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-23
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
HARTRANFT's MEN HOLD REUNION.
Superintendent Resigns..Investisatlon at the
Chester Hospital VIII End. .IiaiIstones as Big
rs Eggs-Jersey Shore Visited by the Sever
est Storm 10 Many Years. Seven New Cases
Of Smallpox Discovered at Chester

The annual reunion Of the third di-
vision OF the Ninth Army Corps, OF the
Army OF the Potomac, commanded by
the late Gen. John F. Hartranft. was
held at Harrisburg. Linn Hartranft. OF
Philadelphia, son Of the commander, his
mother and sisters we're present and
were given a warm greeting by the vet
GRAMS At the regimental reunion the
following officers were elected zooth
Regiment. president. George Graybill,
OF York; secretary. George w. Aughin-
baugh. York; treasurer, Alexander
Kidd. York; 2osth Regiment, president,
w. II. Weston, Altoona; secretary, l..
Whitaker. Cumberland county; treas
urer. Henry Hawk. Altoona 2o7th
Regiment, president. NJ. G.. Hale. Ship
pensburg: secretary. w. X. Neron,
Steelton; 2ooth Regiment, president. w.
H. Moore. Harrisburg; secretary, A..
Jones. Ebensburg; treasurer John Nor
rison, York; 2oSth Regiment president,
Capt. Harvey Wkart. Wells Tannery;
vice-president S. K. Morrow, Beaver; !;
secretary. DR.. Z. Van Camp. Carlisle
assistant secretary, w. S. Seabold, Ann
vile; treasurer, John NJ. Smith, New
port; 21Ith Regiment, president, Gen.
Levi A. Dodd Baltimore: secretary, c.
A. Watres, Warren, treasurer, Capt. J.
d. Patty, belmont. At the division
meeting Major Isaac b. Brown was
elected president and d. B. Meredith
secretary. A campfire was held in the
House OF Representatives. at which ad-
dresses were made by Major Hodgkins,
Goveror Stone and Major Brown.
AT the concluding days session OF the
Grand Court OF Pennsylvania Foresters
OF America at Lancaster it was decided
10 reduce the per capita tax from 10 to
10 cents The salary OF the grand chief
ranger was raised from 5000 to 5000 per
anrum. and that OF the grand financial
secretary from $1,000 to $1,000 per an
num- The representatives to the Su-
preme Court were instructed to use
their efforts TO secure a reduction OF the
Supreme Court tax to ) cents per cap
ita. and to have the Supreme Court laws
amended to provide that representation
to the body irom each State shall be on
a basis OF one delegate from every 5000
members, instead OF one from each 1000,
as at present. The newly elected off
GERS were installed by Deputy Supreme
Chief Ranger Charles NJ. Bacon Of
Philadelphia. and Wilmington, Del, was
selected as the next place OF meeting.
Mrs. Magee. superintendent OF the
Chester Hospital. against whom charges
were made by DR.. r. S. Mason. whose
little daughter Effie was refused admis-
sion to the hospital, has placed her res
ignation in the hands OF Mrs. ]. Frank
Black. president OF the Board OF Man
ayers. When committee OF the board
which was in session investigating the
charges, learned OF the resignation lis
acceptance was recommended. The in
investigation will go no further. Super
intendent Magcc, in her letter OF resig-
nation said that an error had been
made in the case of DIR. Masons child.
and would not be denied, but it was not
her purpose to say who was respon-
sible
There was an all-day reciprocity meet
ing OF women's clubs at Phoenixville
and over 100 women from different parts
of the State were present Mrs L. d.
Pennypacker delivered the address OF
welcome and Mrs. Ellis Lewis Camp
bell, OF Wayne, president OF the State
Federation, responded. Mrs. Wilbur F.
l.tch, OF Philadelphia, president OF the
Bureau OF Reciprocity. gave an address
on the work Of her department, and
Miss Anna Watmough, president OF the
Consumers League, reported on her
work. Mrs. ]. P. Mulford. OF the Tween
tieth Century Club, Philadelphia. spoke
on Twentieth Century Mothers" Mrs.
George d. Cross talked on club work
and number OF others followed With
short addresses.
The honors Tor commencement at
Franklin and Marshall College, which
takes place next month. were an
nounced by the president, Rev. DR.. ].
S. Stair, and are as follows: Salutatory.
R. c. .Rengier, Lancaster; orations, 3.
5. Schaeffer, Fleetwood, Pa; H. G.
Hartman, Lancaster; F. a. Suter. Ian.
caster; Fl. A. Hariz, Lebanon; ]. N.
Blatt, Wilkesbarre; II. J. Leinbach, Oh
ney, Pa; valediciory, T. Richards Ap-
pei Lancaster.
Joseph Sinwell, aged u years. eldest
son OF Robert Snwel, OF Bethlehem.
drank large quantity of carbolc acid
and was found dead by his mother in the
attic OF the house. 1t was a case OF pre-