The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
STATE ITEMS.

Harrisburg had the banner birth
rate of its history in December, there
being 1875 births recorded. The
deaths in the same period were "a.
Citizens of Doylestown have Of
fered a lot to the State Armory
Board If the State will erect an ar
mory. 1t will be acted upon late this
month.
Harry T.. Jackson, a senior at
Dickinson College, from New York
City. fell dead in his room at the
Todd Hospital, at Carlisle, while at
tempting to walk in convalescent
condition following an operation for
appendicitis.
Judge William A. Harr, of Ash
land, who retired from the bench af-
ter term of ten years as addition
al law judge, was rendered a ban
quet by the members of the Schuyl-
kill County Bar. at Pottsville, last
night. A gold watch was given to
him. Judges Shay, Brumm and Will
helm and former Judge o. F. Bech
tel responded to the toasts.
In South Bethlehem last year
there were 80 deaths and 600
births.
Excitement following a drawing for
gold watch for the benefit of an
| injured fellow-employee caused the
death of John Hardick. 21years old.
of Mahanoy City, at st. Nicholas Col
liery. Hardick just missed winning
| the watch by one number.
! Payments of Insurance taxes are
commencing to swell the receipts at
the State Treasury. The receipts
from the tax on premiums of for
eign companies doing business in
pennsylvania last year aggregated
S1,300,000. The year before it was
81 ,299, ,630.22. The receipts from
domestic companies for 1907 were
$197,541.e9.
The Eureka Band, of Brownsville
has elected the following officers:
President, Wellington Crime; vice
president. John Brossman; treasurer
Wilson r. Sterner; secretary, f. B
Stiely; leader, Jefferson w. Bross
man.
After being on strike twenty-fou1
hours the twenty-five contract min
ers returned to work at Draper Col
} liery, in Gilberton, the men agreeing
" uoS Ihe pidCh poWueT WHSu pIdC
ticable.
Rev. Frank G.. Bossert, of Mon
mouth, N. j.. was installed as pas
tor of the Mount Joy and Donega
, Presbyterian Churches, at Lancaster
succeeding Rev. Kensey ]. Stuart
chaplain of the Senate last year.
Edward B. Emery, a blacksmith
/ of Royersford, who was kicked by
, horse last October, died as a resul
, of his injuries.
Julius X. Dillman, arrested ii
Pittsburg last week for forgery, an,
: wanted in many cities throughou
the United States on the same charge
pleaded guilty and was sentenced Il
serve nine years in the penitentiary
2 The defunct Cosmopolitan Nation
al Bank, of Pittsburg, by an orde
of the Court must repay to the city
delinquent tax collector $4,000
D which he had deposited with tn
n bank when it was closed by the Fed
eral authorities.
Igniting a pocket" of mine ga
with. his naked lamp, at the Silve
e Crook Colliery, Pottsville, Franl
l Norris, 43 years, was burned so bad
ly that he succumbed to his injuries
= dying in great agony.
!. While experimenting some drill
: ing, at the Peach Bottom Slate Quar-
a ries, near York, Jack Hughes, Q
Whiteford, Md, so years, an exper
driller, was instantly killed, a ten
pound rock falling fifty feet from
2 ledge above, striking him on tn
: head.
Honoht In, linz nj ho
noy City Colliery, Earl Lynn, 1
years old, had his right arm torn of
S A brother had his hand crushed re
| Gently at the same place.
g The Town Council of Butler ha
l authorized an issue of $4,000 wort
: of 4 per cent. bonds in order to rails
= funds to erect and equip city build
ing and fire station.
Two Italians from Coudersport
and a Slav from Lackawanna, wer
e lodged in the county jail at Mont
I gomery. They are charged will
passing counterfeit money and ha'
been flooding the vicinity of thei
5 respective towns for some time be
: fore they were caught.
: Levi SPOTS, an aged resident o
). Union Deposit, was struck and In
a stantly killed on the Philadelphia 4
1 Reading Railway tracks near Derr,
Church.
The New York and New Jerse.
State Railroad Commissions, hav
Q asked the Pennsylvania State Com
I mission to unite In petitioning th
, Interstate Commerce Commission Il
give a rehearing on the school chill
I dren's commutation ticket question
I MIR. and Mrs. Henry Meyer, o
Q Oakbrook, surrounded by 200 guests
1 celebrated their silver wedding ami
: versary.