The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-17
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law allowing action for personal suffer-
ng,' was decided in favor of the dcfen-
dent. Thomas ID. Richards, a fish deal
er, sued the Reading Herald" for $1,000
damages for printing an account of his
arrest on charge Of larceny. In his
charge to the jury Judge Endlich declar-
cd that there is no libel in printing
plain statement OF fact and during the
trial he characterized as absurd, the
Legislature to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, an attempt to show that the pub
lication resulted in physical suffering.
Judge Martin Bell is opposed to cur
ing dumb animals by Christian Science,
If were juryman would certainly
convict you," said he in court at Altoona
to James Householder, in a prosecution
for cruelty Householder, who is
Christian Science student, tried to cure
burned horse by prayers, and was
thirteen months at the job
Chester Leidy. aged IA, of Altoona,
rescued Edna Wise, aged 8, from death.
The ice on which they were skating col
lapsed and the girl was struggling in
deep water when the boy swan to her
rescue.
Ira Dun<clberger, wealthy farmer of
Higgins Township, and Miss Kate Hoy
were amrried in court at Pottsvillc,
Judge A. l.. Shay officiating. The bride
groom is 50 years of age and the bride 80.
They chose marriage in court because
OF the originality of the idea.
McAdoo, The metropolis of the south
SIDE and the original John Mitchell town
n tl1n fN1l
made the butt of theatrical jokes. Peo-
pie of McAdoo say the town is as good
as any other place, and they see no fun
IN the surs cast by the devotees of the
historic art McAdoo people are among
the best patrons of the local theaters,
and IT the jokes about their town are not
cut out they will no longer patronize
any of the productions brought here,
and in very pointed letter have so in
formed the theatrical managers of this
city.
The court restained the directors of
Hanover Township School District, who
are underindictment for aiding to de-
fraud, from levyng school and build
ing tax OF 5H mills. 1t was shown that
the money now available for schools is
some $4,000, which would allow $40 a
year for the teaching of each pupil The
courts declare this is too much but as
records, vouchers and duplicates of the
district have been lost, mislaid or swept
away by flood, the Court is unable TO
discover whether this eXtravagant charge
is justihable one.
The State Armory Board has decided
TO locate an armory at Pottstown for
Company A, Sixth Regiment, and one at
Pntston for Companies II and c, of the
Ninth Regiment 1t is the intention to
divide the present appropriation of $3.50,
600 among the three best brigades and
do the best that can be done with the
limited sum. Not more than $4,000 will
be expended for an infantry company
nor more than $4,000 for cavalry or
artillery company.
A protest will be made from all parts
OF the anthracite region, and especially
Schuykill County, against the new State
law which provides that graves in ceme-
tries shall be nine feet deep. In this,
part of the State there Is heavy strata
beneath the surface. To reach the
legal depth it is necessary to blast the
rock, and this will endanger adjoining
graves. The law in this vicinity is being
disregarded. Sections contend that they
could not dig a grave nine feet deep in
time for ansinterment unless the bodies
are kept beyond the usual period, and
say that IN frequent instances explosives
would have been used to rend the rock
1t was learned in York that the Nc
Calls Ferry Water & Power Company,
which has begun the preliminary work
OF constructing an immense dam and hy-
dro-electro plant at McCalls Ferry on
the-Susquehanna River, will build per-
manent ioot and wagon bridge across the
ousquehanna at point known as the
Neck. The erection of the bridge is to
facilitate the work OF building the dam
and power plant. 1t will be used for
conveying material across the river and
Tor the convenience of the workmen and
engineers and after the completion of the
dam and power plant will be used as a
public bridge.
At meeting Of the directors of the
Odd Fellows Orphanage, held in Sum
bury, It was decided to erect several new
buildings next Spring. The following
ofhcers were elected: President, E. c.
wagner, Girardville; first vice president,
J; w. Stroh, Sunbury; second vice pres
ident, A. d. Hay, Lebanon; secretary,
5. b. Hilliard, Watsontown; assistant
secretary, II. ]. Romig, Adamsburg;
treasurer, Robert Davis, Mt. Carmel.
Lee B. Bcchbill, manager of the Mon
ongahela Smelling Works, was fatally
burned by an explosion of a steam tank
at the plant Bechbill was cnveloped in
steam for several minutes and was
trightfully scalded. George Plunkett, as,
sistant manager, was also seriously scald-
cd, but will recover
AT the meeting of the Lehigh Val
ley Medical Association, these officers
were elected; President, Dr. A. W.
Hendricks; vice presidents, Drs. P. J..
Kress and M. F. Cawley; recording Sec
retary, DIR. J. Treichler Butz, coroner
OF Lehigh County; corresponding secre-,
tary, DR.. w. D. Kline; treasurer, DR..
a. J. Erdman; censors, DIR. H. H.,
lIcrbst, NJ ]. Blackenstoe, and w. B.
Erdman; curator, DIR. c. J. Otto; repor-,
Ter TO State Society, DR.. w. A. Haus-
man; State delegate, Dr. c. d. Schaef-
fer.
Returning from work Wednesday
evening, Herman Bronke, a foundry
worker, of Allentown, stepped out of the
way of one train directly in front of an
other and was instantly killed. Bronke