The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-03-14
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
STATE FORESTS TO BE GUARDED.
New Commission Meets at harrisburg. .PIanto
Establish a MISUNDERSTANDING Streams
With Fish..Big Coal Deal Consummated.-
Mark Waterman's Grave.-MeadvilIe College
Gets New Library.

Commission. created by recent act,
ieid a meeting Friday. The act Great
ing the Department OF Forestry legis-
lated the earlier Forestry Commission
and the Commissioner OF Forestry out
OF existence. The Governor. however,
appointed all the old members to the
new commission. Measures were con-
sidered looking to the repair of roads
which pass through the State Forestry
reservations. A suitable location will
be selected for the establishment of a
.ursery, on which to raise white pine,
cherry, white oak, red oak and other
seedlings for starting typical young
forest as soon as possible Arrange
ments are in progress leading to the re-
stocking OF streams with fish by the
Fish Commission, and it is probable
hat the public lands will be first CON
sdered in the distribution. The Com
missioner OF Forestry was directed to
formulate rules relating to camp fires
m the State grounds.
Announcement was made that Allie
gheny College OF Meadvlle, has been
given funds with which to build finely
equipped library building The college
archives contain letter from Thomas
Jefferson congratuating the trustees
upon the rare collection OF books that
iiterward became the nucleus of the
present library. But for many years the
ABILITIES for housing and using the
books have been inadequate. The new
building is to cost not less than S3o,-
COO. The donor withholds his name for
at least three years, and reserves the
right to remain anonymous. Work on
the building will begin as soon as the
Is tIat tta
the Ford Memorial Chapel and the
Newton Observatory will go up stimuli
taneously.
Colonel N. NJ Ellis, engineer for the
Valley Forge Commission. completed
for Major l. Heston Todd, OF Port
Kennedy the plans for the monument
10 be erected over the grave OF Captain
John Waterman, the Rhode Island pa
triot and member of Washington's
staff. Captain Waterman's grave is on
Major Todd's farm. The monument
will be dedicated on Evacuation Day.
June 10, when President Mckinley and
other distinguished men will be pres
ent. The Legislature OF Rhode Island
appropriated $4,000 for the monument.
Captain Waterman's grave is the only
one known to exist at Valley Forge.
Within the next few weeks the Roy
ersford post office will be the starting
point OF a rural free delivery route
through Limerick Square and various
other points along the Reading Turn
pike. This route. will cover over TWEEN
ty miles. Many OF the farmers residing
along the Schuylkill and Ridge Roads,
and through East Vincent township are
making an effort to have the benefit OF
Ii. IL.
post Office being the starting point.
Congressman Thomas s. Butler, OF
West Chester, will be asked to use his
influence.
Another combination OF coal mining
interests has been formed whereby the
Pardee colieries. Patton Coal Com
pany, Clear6eld and Indiana Coal Com
pany, James Kerr g. Co., f. P. McCor-
mick & Co, and the Chest Creek L.
and I. Company will be absorbed by
the Beech Creek Coal and Coke Com
pany, which has headquarters at No. II
largely consummated by James Kerr,
the president OF the newly formed com
bination, who, it is alleged, acted eager
ly in the interests OF the New York
Central Railroad Company. which alone
consumes MILLION tons OF bituminous
coal annually.
Lotte Green, OF Haneville, Clinton
county, 10 years old, had thrilling ex-
periencc with large cstamount She
was going to the barn to do some
chicken coop, but, supposng it to be
strange cat, she held out her hand
and said coaxingly, Come, Kittiep
She noticed the animal was unusually
large for cat, and had such large
head and short ears. The child then
began to get frightened
She stamped her foot and asid "Scat!"
shaking her little tin pail at the same
So Instead the animal started toward
her with a scream She turned and
fed to the house, the cat following her
to the door. which, as she slammed it,
struck the beast. which was in the act
OF springng at her. with sufficient force
to knock it several yards
Now that the silk mill strikers at
Wilkes Barre have refused the PROPOSE
Non of Manager Goldsmith to end the
strike they have set about collecting
funds for the maintenance OF their
members. AS the union is a new one
il has no money in its treasury and has
to depend on other unions for assist
ance.
The jury in the case of Albert Snyder
and Mrs. Louisa Snyder, OF Mahanoy
City, who were charged with the shoot
ing OF the latter's husband. Michael
Snyder. after being out nearly twenty
two hours, returned with a verdict The
man was found guilty OF murder in
the second degree and the woman was
acquitted,
Edward s. Kerns, who was a student
at Vllanova College, died at>Pottsville
from the result OF being bumped on the
back of the head by waiter who was
carrying a heavily laden tray ten days
ago a clot OF blood formed An
operation was performed with no avail
While Mr.. and Mrs Francis Shaier
were lying i'll in bed at their home, near
New Ringgold. two masked burglars
entered their rooms and forced them to
give up $50 and watch. The watch
they returned upon Mr.. Skaters plea
that he needed the watch in order to
keep the time for taking his medicine
Henry Griffin, OF Scranton, was in
the care OF a Christian Science healer
when he died from apoplexy. Coroner
]. ]. Roberts proposes to hold an in
quest but Grifiin's' widow objects. She