The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
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Latest News Of Pennsylvania Ted NJ
Short Order.

Attorney General Carson gave Statx
Highway Commissioner Hunter an opine-
ion upon the question whether or nary
the State is liable to pay any part -
the damages sustained by abuttinnv
property owners in the rebuling, reIocS>
ton or changing OF grade of any hrEn--
way, in accordance with the provisions
of the act of April IS. 1908. The At
torney General says: The legislativ<4
latent is clearly stated II provides a.
legal method of ascertaining the meas
ure of damages ascertaincd and spec
iaes the parties thereto. Among thessr
parties the State is not included, pre-
sumably for the reason that the matteE
is a local one, and, therefore, is to b-s
dealt with by the local authorities, butr
when such damages have been legally
ascertained and paid by the respectivc
counties, which alone are liable for thernr
il is the duty of the commissioners or
highways to include such damages iHr
the total cost of the improvement axd&
upon the completion OF the road to ap--
portion the total expenses as provided4
in Section T."
Charles Lockhart, a director of thsAA
Standard Oil Company and at one ti1n1SA.
president Of the corporation, died at hisse.
residence in Pttsburg after an iilncssa
OF several months, due to the inhrm5tsoz
of old age Mr.. Lockhart was one aH
the oil kings OF the country, and wiffts
John d. Rockefeller. William G. War;
den and Henry Nj. Flagler laid the fourr-s
dation for the Standard Oil CoInpznyx
He was also a director of the WesterHs
Union Telegraph Company. presidents OF
the Pittsburg National Bank of Com-~
merce, and was founder of the Inter--
national Navigation Company, whirfr
controls the Red Star Line OF steamcrx
plying between New York and EngEsn6S
His wealth was estimated at $75ooo,oosf
to $Iooooo,ooo.
AS a result of revelations in conneetiocF
with the failure of the International
Cream Separator Company, one of Lan-s
casters big industries, it is asserted thS5
loans were improperly made by the CitM
Savings & Trust CO., which Closed itm
doors last week. The Separator Cona-.
pany was indebted to the Tri st Company
for $4,000, more than half OF the lsttzr'H
capital stock. One OF the trust ecna--'
panys directors said that the heavy iosnr
were made altogether without shs
knowledge of the Board of Directors.
Loans of this kind are usually arr
nounced at the Board of Dircctor'p
meeting, the directors being required tor
investigate the safety of the proposed
loans.
The village of Stockton was visited
by destructive fire at an early hour thn
other morning. About I.3o A. M. hrcs
was discovered in the general store OF
A. l.. Dawson and before any help coulSS
be obtained the entire building was de-
strcycd. AS there is no fire companies
in Stockton word was telephoned ter
Lambertville for assistance. The Coluns-u
bia chemical engine responded, arriving
about 5 A. NJ. on special train. AT thaH
time eight buildings had been destroyed.
Through the heroic efforts OF the fire.
men :he flames were gotten under con-.
troll. The loss, estimated between S3o.ocx
and $4,000, is partly covered by insur~,
ance.
The State Live Stock Breeders Asa
sociation, at its annual meeting in Hsr~
risburg appointed a committee to Co..
operate with representatives OF the dairy
and agricultural interests of Pcnnsylv7-
MIA to prevent the proposed repeal of the
Grout law taxing colorcd oleomargarincss
The following officers were elected,r
President, w. C. Norton, AldenviIleE
first vice president, DR. Leonard Pearson,
Philadelphia second vice-president, M.~'
p. Shoemaker, Greensburg; secretary,
+. S. Bayard, Pittsburg; treasurer. T.
+. Lantz, Glenmore.
The bill creating department. of put-'
lie printing and authorizing the Cover
nor to appoint superintendent for four
years at $4,000 year passed the legisl7->
ture. The purpose of the bill is to tsiss
the place of the present obsolete law
governing the State printing, which doen
not provide for the presentN noderu
methods OF type composition and print
ing.
To induce the members OF the grsdtr-
ating class of the Pottsville High Si;hooF
to wear caps and gowns when trsx
graduate next June a conference was
held between Superintendent Rupert aMG'
School Directors Wanger and Wells, ami
the members of the class Mr. WellsA
who originated the movement, urgedN
the graduates to wear caps and gowns, \
saying they could be made for S.. The
young women asserted that caps and
gowns could not be secured for ksx
than So and refused to wear them unlesa;,
they are furnished by the School Boardss
They refused to wear caps and gowns a.
their class night exercises and resented
the attempts of the board to dictate ta
them the nature OF the costumes they
should wear, The young women ar&
supported in their stand by the young
men, who are also averse to wearing eapz
and gowns. The movement was starred
to prevent extravaganza in dress at CON-,
mencements, il being asserted thar tb@s
cost of the gowns prevented children %
persons in moderate circumstances frorA
graduating.
Robebrs visited the general merchan-.
disc store of Harry Lukens, in Edding-
ton, three miles from Bristol, at ) o'clock
the other morning. They broke the pam
els in the doors and pried their way
into the store, making Considerable noise,
In the meantime Mr.. Lukens heard tho
noise and fred at the robbers. The reh-~
bers exchanged many shots with Mr..
Lukens and his employees, but finxllr
fed.
The Office Of F. c. Stritzinger & Gov
mllers, Norrstown, was wrecked by thai