The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-26
THE KEYSTONE STATE.
Nsws Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sourcea

These pensions were granted Penn.
sylvanians Daniel Nicol. Hastings,
S; Charles Lenigan, Moon Run. $6,
Israel Hart Saxton, SIo; Andrew J.
knipple, Johnstown, Sa4; Daniel
Schlottman, Mingovillc, $io; Benja.
min +. Markle, Maze, $rz; Joseph
Stroup. Fisher. $io; Louis Snyder
Pittsburg. So; Daniel Lutz, New Gas.
tie, ST.; William H. Clark, Erie, sI4
John II. Brown, Ruffsdale,. $I2;. Johr
a: Dodds.. Beaver Falls, .$I2; Albert
der H. Mckelvey, Warren, $24; Mary
Crone, Altoona, $12; Henrietta Nor.
rells, Huntingdon $S Mary Guthrie,
Gallery, So; Maria A. Brown, Ruffs.
dale, $8 Rose Keller, Indiana, s.;
William Drexler, Pittsburg, So; George
w. Myers, Salisbury, $Io; William c.
Barnett, Kittanning, SO; Reuber
Knew. Yeagertowr, Sly; Stephen
Sawyer, Apollo, $I2 William Serenea,
Salisbury. So; Levi Kncpp, Airydale,
Si2; John r. Belts, Johnstown, So; Jas.
?. Fleming, Pittsburg, $r2; France
Boyd, Kittanning, $40; Sophia Law
renee McKeesport, So.
General orders we're issued from the
| headuarters OF the National Guard an.
ncuncing the following appointments
on Governor Pennypacker's staff: As.
sistant adjutant general. Col. Ezra II.
Ripple. Lackawanna; inspector gen
cral Col. Frank G. Sweeney, Della.
ware judge advocate general, Col. B.
Frank Eshleman, Lancaster; quarter.
master general, Col. Samuel Moody,
Beaver; assistant quartermaster gen.
eral Col. Thomas Potter, Jr., Phila.
delphia; commissary general, Col. Al.
bert ]. Logan, Allegheny; assistant
commissary general Col. Horace l..
| Haldeman. Lancaster; surgeon gen
eral, Col Robert Grier Leconte, Phia-
delphia general inspector OF rifle prac
tice, Col. Frank X. Patterson. Ale
gheny; chief OF artillery, Col. Sheldon
Potter, Philadelphia; aides de-camp,
Col. James Elverson, Jr, Philadelphia;
Harry c. Trexler. Lehigh; James NJ.
Reid, Fayette; Ned Arden Flood,
Crawford Charles c. Pratt. Susque-
hanna; Daniel B. Shcpp. Philadelphia;
Louis T. Brown, Allegheny; Paul s.
Reeves, Chester; Walter T. Bradley,
Philadelphia; George Broole, Jr.,
Berks: Edward R. Chambers, Centre;
Homer J. Lindsay. Allegheny Non
commissioned staff-Color sergeant,
Jacob Green. Philadelphia; chief mus-
clan. Edgar N. Major, Dauphin; quar-
! tcIilidSttI sergeant, WHildH l.. lilSho,
Dauphin: commissary sergeant, Earl
r. Marvin, Allegheny.
By the provisions of bill introduced
in the Senate by Mr. Scott, of Philade-
pha, the city of Philadelphia will be Ell
abled to accept the Andrew Carnegie
offer toward the establishment and main
tcnance of free libraries. The bill is
supplement to the act of 1906 for the
establishment of free libraries, and all
thorizes cities of the first class to enter
into contracts and agreements with the
donors of funds for the erection of free
libraries or branches and to provide
sites for the erection and funds for the
maintenance thereof Contracts relative
to the management of the libraries may
be authorized BY Councils to be executed
by the Mayor.
Mr. HUT. of Philadelphia. introduced
bill in the House appropriating $780,
zoo for the erection. equipment and man-
tenance of two sanitariums for incipient
cases of consumption, one to be located
in the northeastern region of the State
and the other at Mont Alto, Franklin
county, each to have capacity of $500
patients. The bill provides for the ap-
pointment of a commission of five by the
Governor to select the sites and deter
mine the manner of arrangement and
equipment of the buildings and shall re-
ccive no compensation.
T. X. Beaver. Juniata; s. s. Gibbel,
Lykens; c. G.. Engle, Columbia Charles
A. Miller and Jacob G.. Miller, Lancas-
ter, representing the ownership of large
soap manufacturing plants at Pittsburg,
Buffalo and Cleveland, will apply for a
charter in March for corporation to
be known as the Pennsylvania Soap
Company. The object of the concern
is to purchase other soap plants in diff
ferent parts of the country. 1t will be
capitalized at S625,ooo.
The Montgomery County Commits
soncrs at special meeting have decided
1 to offer a reward for the detection OF
the slayer of Regina Currie The COM
missioners met in Jenkntown. District
Attorney Hendricks says that diigent
Efforts are being made to hunt the cu
prit. Mr.. Hendricks, from study OF
The case. does not believe Bernard the
guilty person. 1t was for that reason
he attended the meeting of the commits
,ioners and urged them to offer the re-
ward.
Owing to the sudden death of Albert
NJ. Patterson, of Sharon Hill, which re
suited from diphtheria, the Board oi
ttedltn mas ClOScQ tne pubic SCHOOL tDeIe +
oi few days and had it thoroughly (
fumigated.
The Indiana Trust Company, con-
posed OF John S. Scott, ]. H. Eagle [
Henry Hall. s. F. Telford. John s
Fisher, j. Wood Clark. J. c. Wallace
and other prominent business men has
been organized. The company has
purchased part OF the Wilson buildinc
Tor $I2.5oo and will be ready for busi 4
ness May 1.
William Byassee. OF Finleyvile, ac
cused OF the killing OF William ]. Gil
ford, was acquitted in court at Wash
ington.
As a result OF the election at Sharon
cx-County Treasurer c. A. Ashto1
made information against James
Davis charging him with attempting 10
wound him with knife.
Canonsburg, a town OF 5000 inhabit
ants. will be without hotel after Apr
1, the site OF the Central Hotel havinf
been purchased by the Citizens Trus
Company for new banking house.
In boiler explosion near Grccnville
Claire Cathcart was killed and hf
brother seriously injured.
A convention OF the superintendent
and principals OF the public schools ol
Schuylkill county was held in Potts
Vile Every district was reDreSentef