The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-06-08
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told 10
Short Order.

.IdlnsHeu III 1lttsDurR was stopped
by strike of bricklayers. The con.
tractors, the George A. Fuller Com
pany, sublet the contract for pointing
and cleaning the building to a non
union contractor who was employing
laborers to do this class of work.
The Fuller Company was notified
that the pointing and cleaning OF the
buildings properly belonged to mem
bers Of the bricklayers' organization
but this did not have the desired ei
feet and a strike was ordered.
The Funeral Directors Associa
tion OF Pennsylvania, in annual con
vention elected the following off
GERS President, F. c. Bcnhauer
Pittsburg; vice-presidcnts, A. c
Hockey, Philadelphia; William ID
Sample, Sharon; Joseph S. Rice
Newcastle; secretary, George Chand
Ter Paul, Philadelphia treasurer
Jacob 5. Fisher, Philadelphia; dele
gates to national convention. George
Chandler Paul. Phiadelphia: s. G.
Samson, Pittsburg; A. c. Hockey
Philadelphia; +. S. Lawrie. ALE
ghcny, and Joseph Stephens. Altoona
Philadelphia was selected as the next
place of meeting.
Pierce B. Pontius, telegraph opcr
ator on the Schuylkill division of thu,
pennsylvania Railroa, applied foi
leave OF absence ten days ago and
vent to Chicago on pleasure trip
While there he met Miss Lena I.eek
uf Bloomington, ILL.,, and after three
days courtship he proposed mar
riage. They were welded in Chi
4
with his bride. The information o.
the wedding was sent all along tn,
division by another operator. and the
blushing bridegroom was kept bus,
answering the congratulations sent tc
him over the wire
At their monthly meeting. tn,
commissioners of Springfield Town
ship, which adjoins Philadelphia. de
cided to FIX the tax rate at 81 mill
tor the ensuing year. decrease Of y
mill from last years rate. The ia:
duplicate shows total valuation
nearly S3,ooo,ooo worth Of property
taxable for township purposes.
Deputy Attorney General Flcitz ha
given Superintendent OF Public In
struction Schaeffer a construction o
the law Of 1908, designating the mum
ber of school directors to be elected
i'll boroughs not divided into wards
and fixing the lengths OF their terms
The act provides that at the first elcc
ton after its passage the borouGhi
in question shall elect two director;
Tor one year. two for two years ans
two for three years, and annually ait
erwards for three years. Mr.. Flcit;
says that the act is ambiguous anc
some boroughs not entitled to elect
six school directors elected under i
and now have more than their lega
quota, three having held over from
previous elections. Mr. Fleitz says
u instruct you, that no borough en-
titled to elect six directors. and en-.
joying that privilege at the time o.
the passage OF this act, comes within
its provisions, and any election helc
in any such borough in accordance
with the terms OF this statute is in
valid, and OF the six directors sc
elected only the two whose term:
were designated as for three year.
are entitled to sit on the board or tc
take part in its proceedings" As the
schools boards of the State will or
ganize next week, this opinion comes
at an opportune time to prevent any
confusion.
The Home for the Aged. conducted
by the Little Sisters of the Poor. Of
the Catholic Church, at Rebecoa anc
Penn avenues, Pittsburg, was robbed
OF $4,000 by man who gained ac.
cess to the establishment by repre-
senting that a contract for plumbing
had been sublet to him The sisters
are building an addition and the sum
stolen was collected for this object
1t was in a tin box in the Mother
Superior's cabinet When the stran'
ger came and told his story, lie was
allowed to loiter about, apparently
for the purpose inspecting the prem
ises. At noon, when the sisters were
called to prayer, the stranger climbed
the fire escape to the third floor and
then came down to the second. where
the Mother Superior has her room
He jimmied open the door of the
room, broke into the cabinet and got
away with the contents OF the tin
box.
A robber entered the Reading
Railway station at Souderton at
o'clock the other afternoon. stole So:
and shot the telegraph operator In
charge The operator, though suffer
ing from his wound, pluckily seized
the operating key and telegrapheo
for assistance with the result that the
thief was captured Vd We was ar,
raigned before Magistrate Loux, OF
Souderton, who committed him &c
jail. The prisoner gave his name as
RAYMOND T. Stone, of North Wales
By the premature discharge OF
cannon at Marietta both OF George
Sargen's hands were blown off anc
his face was terribly burned, and Johr
Kugle lost the thumb OF his left hand
Both men are veterans OF the Ciyl
War and members OF Lieutenant WI
liam II. Child Post, OF Marietta. ku
ole was an artilleryman during the
war and had charge OF the cannon
He held his thumb over the touch
hole, and Sargen was rammng thu
charge home when the cannon wa
discharged. Amputation at the tore
arms. il is hoped, may save Sargeni
life il he is able to withstand the
shock. He is 63 years OF age and has
a wife and family. The accident oc
Cured in the Marietta Cemetery whil'
the Memorial Day exercises were II
progress.
Six cadet cavalrymen, selectef
from the regular squad at the Penn
sylvania Military College, contested
for the Bergfels medal. The media
was awarded to Robert X. Mosser
of Noxen. Pa. John l.. Wetherill, o.