The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
oUsrED EMPLOYEES SUE FOR SALARIES
Stephen connors Killed at CIark's Summlt--
Fourth Fatality at Frick's Pittsburg Office
BuiIdirg..court Versus Assembly,. Second
Brigade May Camp at Buffalo-KIIIed BY His
Train..0ther Live News.

| ZION at Media and placed in NOM
nation the following officers, to be vot-
d for next November: Recorder OF
| Deeds, Charles Palmer, OF Chester;
Register OF Wills, Joseph Pennell, OF
diddletown; Coroner, c. c. Fergu-
on, OF Prospect Park director OF the
oor Thomas Kirk, OF Newtown; del
gates to the State convention, George
. Yarnall. OF Media Charles Palmer,
Il Chester; c. w. X. Smith, OF Lans-
| .owne; Lewis B. Disbrow, OF Colwyn;
Rev. c. II. Burnley. OF Swarthmore;
irthur Shrigley, OF Lansdowne; alter
lates, Rev. c. W. Burns, Lansdowne;
| :. {. Furguson, Prospect Park; w. w.
,ohnson, Media The Committee on
| Resolutions presented resolutions pre-
| Letting victory for the cause before
| he end OF the present century; pledg-
ng a continuance of their determined
! warfare against licensed liquor; advo-
;ating woman suffrage. and advocat-
J ng arbitration instead OF war to settle
| lisputes between nations.
The political sensation of the hour at
| Pottsvile is the suit brought by four
cen of the ousted employees of the
| Schuylkil County Almshouse against
| he county and the poor directors for pay
amounting TO nearly 5000, which they al
| ege is due them for the month of April,
| Judgment being given in their favor
| The trouble grows out of deal which
@as made between Edward Kester, Re-
| publican, with his colleague on the poor
| BOARD, John +. Horgan, Democrat, by
| which a set of appointments were made
| 1t the almshouse. The employees took
| heir positions on April 1, with the un.
| 1erstanding that they were good for
rear. Shortly afterwards the first deal
MAS broken and Kester made deal with
! Henry Becker, another Democratic mem.
| Der of the poor board, the upshot OF
which was the turning out of the frs
| lppointees and the naming of others who
ook their places on May I. The ole
Employees brought this action as the frs
If series of monthly suits which the1
will bring all year. The suit was brought
,cfore Alderman H. b. McCool. On.
If the witnesses. Z. B. Hunter, cashier
If the Merchants Bank of Shenandoah
estified that an agreement had beer
made wherein it was stipulated tha
Seeker and Kester would not break tn.
asst DEAL and with it forfeit of $2ooi
lad been deposited at his bank >
heck for the cash and the agreemen
we're produced at the hearing.
| IF General Wiley can make salts.
actory arrangements with the official.
,f the Pan-American Exposition tn.
| second Brigade encampment will bt
ield at Buffalo, said General Charlie.
| Miller. The matter is now entirely
n his hands and the completion OF the
'lans depends upon his ability to per
ect satisfactory arrangement with
he Exposition management The mat
er OF securing consent OF the Legisla
IRE to take the troops out OF the State
$ merely a formality," said General
Miller. This can be done without dii.
lculty. The officers OF the Second Bri.
yade seem unit in favor of the ide.
nd the prospects are decidedly favor.
able for carrying out the plans
The thirtyfrst annual commence.
nent OF the Allentown College for Wo.
men was held in Lyric Theatre, Allen
own. Prof. Knappenberger, presidem
d the college, delivered the address
The William H. neshler gold medal
or drawing or painting was presented
Q Miss Maggie Y. Hartzell, OF Churct
Hill, Pa: the Samuel A. Butz gold
medal to Miss Ada L. Sewers, of Sham.
kin, and the Alumnae Association gold
medal TO Miss Mamie Schaffer OF All.
entown. Following the exercises al
he theater a~rcception to the gradu.
ting class was held at the college after
| which dinner was given in honor oj
he alumnae.
| The result OF the final examinations
VI the classes OF the West Chester
,tate Normal School shows that all the
eniors and post-graduates, with those
Who had been recommended for State
| ,prfftIratac naccaH 1f fho III
Except twelve will complete the old
'ourse next year. The seniors num-
,ered Is7; post graduates, IS, and the
| applicants for State certificates. d.
Prof. Delp, OF the school, to-day took
he members OF the Examining Board
over the battlefield OF the Brandywine
md pointed put to them the many
POINTS OF historical interst
The forty-ninth yearly meeting of
Progressive Friends opened a three
lays session at Longwood Meeting
iouse, east OF Kennett Square. Fred
rick A. Hipckley, of Philadelphia, pre-
ided and made the address of welcome.
elizabeth B. Passmore, OF Oxford, is
;lerk. In the morning Imperialism"
Vas discussed by George G. Mercer
md Herbert Welsh, OF Philadelphia.
n the afternoon Rev. Charles f. Dole,
)i Massachusetts, and Prof. Edward
Magill, OF Swarthmore, spoke on
'Peace-the Best Method to Prevent
he Growth OF the Military Spirit"
Judge Johnson at Media quashed the
Indictment against E. E. and u. G.
smedley, OF Chester, who were charged
With buying plumbing materials from
persons without license to sell it, thus
violating the provisions OF the Act of
| April II, 1890. The court declared the
Act unconstitutional, as the Constitu
ion prohibits the General Assembly
rom enacting any local or special law
egulating trade.
The annual commencement OF the
College Grammar School at Haverford
vas held in the gymnasium The head
master, Charles S. Crosman, addressed
he graduates, and announced the fol-
owing awards of prizes: For the high
Isl average in the lower school, Charles
Beyer; in the middle school, Arthur !.
White; in the upper school, Roderick
Scott, and the "all-round" prize to John
Hastings Thomas.
Amos X. Brown, a conductor in the
employ OF the Pennsylvania Railroad.
vas decapitated in the west yards at
Columbia while his train was being
made up. He was struck by a drauqht
of cars and was thrown under the
wheels. Brown was in his 63d year