The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-08
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
CHURCH A PREY TO lNcENDIARlEs.
Methodist House Of Worship 10 cleariieId
County Set on Fire at Several Different
Pisces..iiigh Schools In Townships. To Take
Land for Schcol-.Two Men Lost In Mine
Race Discrimination Suit..Other News.

| Pennsylvanians: George Barr, Wash
ington, SO; Thomas Lloyd Pottsville,
| So; Charles A. Kershner, Pottsville,
| $8 John w. James, Altoona, 50; John
Wesley Barker New Haven, 50; Chas.
R. Hudgins, Harrisburg, $I2; Seneca L.
| Arnold, Towanda, Sr7; Cornelius d.
| Houtz, Lenont, 49, Edward Pentz,
State Soldiers Home, Erie, $r2; Glenn
w Christy North Hope 50; Caroline
| Z. Allen. Waynesburg, $I2; Phebe Kel-
ley, Crofut $I2; Catherine Rung,
| Meadvillc, So.
Henry White, Pottsville, So; Jas. K
| Biesecher. Glessner, So John Mitchell,
| Rochester, $8 George NJ Smith, Kel-
lersburg, sr7; Jacob n. Thompson, Ma.
honing, sI7; Reese Hopkins, Pittsburg,
So; Henry f. Wagner, Carlisle, So;
| David +. Rishel. Pittsville sIo; Jacob
Nj. Zimmerman. Hollidaysburg. $40;
| John A. Davidson, Tyrone, $40; Liber-
| ty Estes, Arbucke, $I7; Annie w.
| White, Braddock, $8 Fannie B. Pitts,
Mansfield, So; Bridget flanagan, Erie,
! So; Margaret Malloy, Monongahela,
| $I2.
DR.. w. c. Schaeffer, Superintendent
| Of Public Instruction, has sent to all the
| township school boards of the State 2
circular embodying the new law appro.
| priating $4,000 to township high schools
| In it he says: 'In addition to its share
of this special appropriation, town
ship establishing and maintaining higf
| school is also entitled to upward of $5t
for every teacher regularly employed foi
the year in said high school. A high
/ school can be started in any ordinary
school room. The most difficult thing
TO secure is an instructor of the requi
site scholarship and teaching ability
Graduates OF the elementary course in
our Normal Schools do not possess the
scholarship required by law. Most OF
those who have completed the three
years course or the scientific course, OF
who have received the permanent certih'
cate on the basis of graduation from
college, possess the certificate required by
the act of 1906. A provisional certih-
! cate covering the branches not enumer-
ated on the permanent or Normal school
certificate, will entitle the holder to be
| employed as the teacher whose scholar
ship is specified by the act of 1906. The
requirements should not be made toe
| rigid at first If you desire me to assist
you in any way in the establishment of
any township high school, shall be glad
to render any assistance in my power.
| ! am aware that we cannot move faster
! than public opinion, and am anxious ON
| the one hand to establish township high
schools where they are likely to succeed,
and on the other hand to avoid making
| the experiment in townships where a
high school cannot succeed. No violent
or sudden changes in the course OF study
| are recommended for high schools now
in successful operation
The Methodist Episcopal Church at
| Munson Station, twenty-five miles east
| of Clear6ed was DESTROYED by fire. The
! fire is believed to have been the work
of incendiaries Those who arrived at
the burning church first detected an odor
| of kerosene, and it was evident that the
| torch had been applied at several differ
ent points. At one place foundation
stone had been removed directly under
the frame work, which was found abaze
Several men succeeded in saving the
organ. Extensive repairs on the church
had just been completed
Arthur Seymour, young colored man,
entered complaint against John B. Peo-
PIES manager of roof garden in Lam
caster, charging him with violating an
act of Assembly OF May 9, 1887, which
makes it nusdemeanor for proprietors
OF public places to refuse service to any
one on account of color or race. Peo-
pies gave bail for hearing.
Charters were issued at the State De-
partment as follows The Star Street
Railway Company Mechanicsburg, Cum
berland County. The line is three miles
long 10 Bowmansdale and the capital is
$4,000, South Bethlehem and Center
Valley Street Railway Company, six
miles long, to run from South Bethlehem
to Soudersville, to Colesville, to Fried
cnsville, to Center Valley and return.
Capital. $4,000.
The School Board of Neither Provi-
dence has awarded the contract for a
new $I2,ooo school building. The site
has been selected, but the owner of the
land refuses TO sell at the school boards
figures. The board intends to take the
land under the provisions of an act of
Assembly, and allow the courts to decide
the question Of the price.
Three blooded heifers strayed iron
the farm OF David A. Verne-, in Up~
per Providence township, several weeks
ago and diligent search failed to reveal
their whereabouts. Their carcasses
we're found in an unoccupied house ON
the farm OF Samuel Morrow, two miles
from Verner's place. There was a heavy
| SlOlll just dllNl the uNllNIS WSlC HISS
ed. and it is supposed that they sought
shelter in the building and being unable
to get out died Of thirst aud hunger.
Alfred Jones and Frederick Heize-
man were shut off in a gangway at
Burnside Colliery by fall OF rock. Not
being familiar with the various passage
ways they lost their way after climbing
into an abandoned breast. From there
they walked along various gangways
and openings until >theX had covered
fully fifteen miles. They grew exhaust
ed toward morning and feared they
would starve to death. AS they had
about given up all hope OF being found
a rescuing party appeared and took
ti-rm TO the surface.
n. c. Seivert, a butcher, OF Maharoy
City, was returning from a drive
through Quakake Valley and as he
neared Vulcan Hill the horse became
frightened and dashed down the hill.
On crossing a railroad track Seivert
was thrown into the road on his head
and his skull was fractured Mrs. Mi
chael Leary, who happened to be cross
ing the street, was knocked down and
dragged considerable distance, sus-
tanning cuts and bruises.
The Springfield Water Company has
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