The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24
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The Latest Pennsywsuia News ToIG 10 Short
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rectors Institute. held at Nlilersville,
these officers were elected President,
! J. c. Mylin. Paradise Township; vice
| rresident w. 7. Britop. East Druniore. and
| Amos Zcbler. East Druega; secretary
| II. +. McCloud Mannheim: treasurer,
| Alfred Wood, Fulton Township.
| AT the annual election of officers of
the St. Lawrence T. A. b. Society, at
| Catasauqua, the following officers were
| chosen President, Edward J. Lynch;
| vice-presdent, Thomas Nc. ain: record
! ing secretary. p. J. McI,aif; finan-
cial secretary. Thomas A. Milan; treas
urer, John +. Waddicl trustees, Thomas
| Quinn, Patrick NlcDermott, Michael
! Cunningham. Charles p Lynch, John
Waddicks and Edward l.. Dougher;y;
auditors, Michael Cunningham, Thomas
! Mclaughlin and 4. j. Lynch.
John Moscow. who was serving a nine
years sentence in Norrisiown for kill
ing a man at Pottstown in 1908. was de-
Jared insane by a commission in lunacy
and sent to the hospital for the insane.
NJ. L. Van Baman, president of the
York Volunteer Firemcn's Relief Asso-
citation, at the annual meeting of the or
ganiation, was presented with hand
some gold badge as a testimonial OF his
services as president. Mr. Van Baman
organized the association twelve years
ago
Judge Bouton, OF Mexican County,
holds the good roads law OF 1905 to be
unconstitutional His first reason is
that it is specsl legislation i'll that it
makes possible system of taxation that
is not uniform His second reason is
that since the system Of taxation may
be changed by the voters at the polls,
the law making power is thereby dele
| gated TO them, clear violation OF the
constitution. In conclusion Judge Bou-
ton says the right of taxpayers to work
! out their road tax is given them by the
acts of 1884 and 1855, and it cannot be
| taken away except by direct legislation.
Many townships throughout the State
have arranged to vote OH this question in
February,
The will of the late Freeland G. Hob
son was probated at Norristown. He
bequeaths $1,000 to Ursinus College 10
! endow scholarship and $500 to Trinity
| Reformed Church, OF which he is 4
| member The estate is valued at $751;
600 and is lett to his wife and children.
The literary societies of Dickinson
! College decided TO join the Intercollegi-
ate Oratorical Union of Pennsylvania.
| This union consists of Muhlenburg,
Gettysburg, Lehigh, Lafayette, Swarth-
more and Franklin and Marshall, and
! holds a contest once year at one of
the institutions for prize of $50
OF the siXty-eight life insurance COM
| panics doing business in this State,
twenty have already notified Insurance
| Commissioner Martin of their intention
not to give rebates hereafter and to for
bid their agents from so doing. These
| twenty have signed contracts obligating
| themselves to adhere to their declara
| tions from this time.
Fourth class postmasters have been
appointed in Pennsylvania as follows:
Bentleyville, Loretta N. Young; Ken
nerdel. John +. NIcCiintock; Rossmere,
Lewis II. Beattie; Trevorton, Harry J.
| Lewis.
1t has been discovered that not only
| has the Reading Schoo! District suffer
ed Cit in the State appropriation
through the incomplete enumeration Of
school children by the assessors where
by 1000 names were omitted from the
lists, but il has also been a loser to the
extent OF 10000 through decrease of
5000 in the number OF taxables returned
by the county commissioners TO the State
authorities.
Agitation to have the Pinegrove Bor-
ough Council submit to the voters az
the coming February election the pro-
position to increase the borough indebt-
erecting an electric light plant has
edness about $4,000, for the purpose of
fallen through. That body decided not
TO touch the matter.
A reform party was organized in Han
over Township, Luzernc County. where
extensive graft is suspected and where
the school directors and tax collector are
under indictment. A number of citi-
zens applied for the right to use the
name "The Independent Citizens Party"
and will nominate candidates for all the
township Offices.
Mrs. Thomas Williams and Amelio
Soprano, of Du-yca, are missing and
Angelo Soprano, brother of the miss
ing man, was arrested at the instance
Of the missing woman's husband. who
charges him with aiding in the abduction
Of his wife
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