Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-02-21
been decided upon.

been decided upon.
The fifteen charter members OF
the hospital corporation have been
selected from the cossNigs for which
the hospital is intended to be used.
They are: Lycoming county, the
committee of the Medical Society
composed IF Dr. H. III. Detwiler,
chairman, and DIR. C. w. Young
man, both of Williamsport, and DIR.
w. B. Konkle, of Montoursville
also the Rev. Robert F. Gibson. Rec
tor of the Trinity Episcopal church,
and the Rev. Father John Costello,
rector OF the church of Annunciation.
Sullivan, DIR. w. +. Randall, of Du-
shore. Columbia, DR.. J, w. Bruner,
of Bloomsbury. MOntour, DR.. G..
Schultz, of Danville. Northumber-
land, DR.. II. w. Class, of Sunburry.
Snyder, ID. b. F. Wagenseller, of
Selinsgrove. Union, DR.. &. G. Croft,
of Lewisburg. Center, DR.. j. Y. Dale,
of Lamont. Clinton, DR.. f. p. Ball,
Lock Haven. Tioga, DR.. S. p. Hicks,
of Tioga. Bradford, the Hon. c. l..
Stevens.
COnnellsville, Feb. 1S.-An ad-
vance in wages that will directly af-
feet u 900 men and mean the paying
out annually in the ConnelIsville
region of nearly 81 800, 900 more than
hitherto, was announced to-day by
the H. G. Frick Coke Company.
The new scale becomes effectove
March |. 1t provides Tor an. n.increase
of about 12l per. cent. for mining,
10 per. cent. for drawing coke and l.
cents day to drivers, rope riders,
cagers and track layers, with pro-
portiunate raise for other classes of
labor. The raise came as a surprise
and makes the coke workers of West
ern Pennsylvania the highest paid
| aborers of their class in the world.
| The advance announced by the
Frick Company will, ii is said, be
followed by every other coke com
pany in the Connellsville, lower Con.
nellsville and Greeusburg regions,
and over 10000 workmen will he
benefited. With the advance no in
crease has been made in company
rents. The average A3;lse rental is
less than $S II month, and the miner
and coke worker is now making
more han the bokkeeper and high
class clerks.
Muncy's electric war was ended
saturday, when Judge Hart handed
down an opinion in which the incept-
ion of the new company was deemed
and declared null and void i'm the
| light of the ordinance and contract
entered into by the old company
which expires in 1903. Months ago
the new company was formed by the
banding together of 40 of the towns
leading citizens under the name of
the Peoples Light, Heat and Power
company of Muncy. A charter was
obtained and franchise was given
to the company by the councilmanic
bodies. This franchise, although held
up for many months, granted the
right to the company to furnish elec-
tricity and to erect poles and string
wires in the town.
The opinion of Judge Hart is as
| follows.
"That the ordinance of the borough
Of Muncy, dated October |, 1906, in
so-far as the same purports to grant
to the Peoples Electric Light. Heat
and Power company, of Muncy, Pa;
or to any person or persons in its be-
half, authority to erect and main
tain poles and extend electric wires
through the streets, alleys and thor
oughfares for the purpose of supply
ing light, heat ana power by means
of electricity tu the borough of and
the citizens of Muncy and vicinity,
is declared null and void.
The Danqille News says: "The en-
tire village of Light Street, above
Bloomsbury, is in state of excite
ment over the sensational develop
ments of Il case in which an irate
mother whipped II teacher of the
public schools because the latter
caught the formers son playing
hockey aud catching him forcibly
dragged him into the school room
and placed him in his seat.
'sThe affoir eliminated in a hear