The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
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tor a commissioner with $4,000 salary
and a number Of assistants. In his
message the Governor says: The pur-
pose OF this bill is TO create Depart
ment OF State Charitable Institutions,
and the system elaborated in it would
probably, If it became law, be OF bene-
ht to the Commonwealth and enable the
Governor and the General Assembly to
secure much important information CON
corning the condition OF the institutions
which the State either supports or to
which it makes appropriations. Unfor-
tunately there is no provision in the
bill either for ntrusting the work to
the Board OF Public Charities or for
the repeal OF the act creating that board,
and of the SUBSEQUENT acts imposing
duties upon it Should the present bill
become law, the Commonwealth would
have a Department Of State Charitable
Institutions and a Board OF Publ.
Charities, both engaged in substantially
the same work and both exercising su-
pervislon and certain control over the
charitable institutions. This state of
affairs would necessarily lead to ex-
pense, trouble and confusion. Each is
required to make report to the Legs
lature and in all probability, at times,
their respective recommendations would
be in conflict The institutions are re-
quired to permit at all times an ex-
animation OF their bokks and records,
and duplication of this visitorial au-
thority would impose unnecessary bur-
dens upon them. The expenses attend
ant upon both would have to be provided
and at the present session OF the Assem-
bly, bills have been passed making ap-
Preparations to each of them In addi-
ton, under the terms of the Joint reso-
luton approved April I8, 1905, COM
mission was appointed to make a full
and complete investigation into the con-
dltion of the various charitable institu-
tons, and an appropriation has been
made for the purpose. There would
then be three different bodies authorized
to make like inquiries The report of
the commission, when made, may fur
nish important information and enable
the General Assembly at a subsequent
session to create Department of Chari-
ties, having all the light that can be
thrown upon the subject"
A rumor is current in Chester to
the effect that Charles NJ Schwab is ne
gotiating for the purchase of the Roach
Shipyard, to be used in connection with
the Tidewater Steel plant in the con-
struction of ships for the Russian navy.
John B. Roach, president of the Della
ware River Shipbuilding & Engineering
Company, said that he had not received
any offer from Schwab or any other
person for the sale of the yard When
asked why general overhauling opera
tions were being made in the yard he
said; We are simply gathering all
the unavailable material, which will be
sold as junk"
Hanover Borough Council received a
communication from the State Monument
Commission asking permission to erect
the monument in commemoration Of the
battle OF Hanover on the site in Center
Square now occupied by the fountain
After much discussion Council decided
to ask the commission whether Writ
Park would not be an acceptable site
for the shaft.
DR.. f. c, Kitchen, OF Amityville, was
arrested by County Detective Merkel,
charged with selling liquor without a
license. DR.. Kitchen conducts a sani-
tarium and is said to have sold liquors
to farmers in the vicinity The arrest
was ordered by the District Attorney.
A mad dog got into the kennels of
the Lima Fox Hunting Club, Media, and
bit fourteen tine hounds, valued at $500.
Two OF the dogs were literally torn to
pieces. All the dogs that were bitten
had to be killed.
A lighted match thrown carelessly aside
started a fire in Soebury Township
which damaged more than fifty acres of
valuable timber. Neighbors, after hard
tlghting, succeeded in extingushing the
flames. The losers are William w.
Hurley, William l.. Ely Ridgeway Ely,
John 5. Williams and Richard 4. Ely.
DR.. A. w. Martin died at Allentown
after drinking large quantities of water
when greatly overheated by violent ex-
ercise. He was 48 years old
A conference of scientists, nurserymen
and fruit growers will be held in the
Governors private office this week to
discuss ways and means for fighting the
San Jose scale and other fruit tree de-
stroyers. The State has appropriated
$4,000 to fight the scale.
A company has been organized at
Conestoga Center that will construct a
trolley line from Lancaster to Safe Har-
Dor, along the Susquehanna The route
proposed takes in New Danvile, Cones
toga Center and other points having no
trolley communication at present.
AmanduS Sampson, who operates ore
mines in Williams Township, sent his
wife to bank 10 cash check for $1,000
to pay on his employees Mrs. Samp-
son drew the money and left it lying at
the postoffice. 1t was found an hour
afterwards by one of the clerks, who
returned it to the owner.
While Mrs William Parson, OF Lorah.
was in her garden she espied a black
snake about feet long. Mrs. Parson
was so frightened that in her attempt TO
get away she fell and her collar bone
was broken.
Mrs. Susan Levan, aged 80 years. of
Frledensburg, fell down a flight of stairs
and was killed.
Henry Rothgaber, years old. was kin
ed on an elevator at a livery stable in
Lebanon. His father was recently killed
on the railroad at Altoona.
Awakened to the need of protection
from fire by 100000 blaze which threat
ened their town with destruction a few
weeks ago, residents of Avon have or
ganized fire department and subscribed
money to purchase full equipment