The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
STATE ITEMS.

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by trust company was made by the
Union Trust Company, at Pittsburg
1t paid in 100000 to the Stati
Treasury as State tax.
n. j. Hoffman and c. C. Sands. ot
Blrdsboro, have been appointed by
Fish Commissioner Meehan to super.
intend the removal of the fish from
the SiX-Mile level of the SchuylkilI
Canal to clear water, when the water
Is left out of the level.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Krist
in Chester, makes the sixth fatality
in the Bunyea family, of which she
was a member, within the past year
The old Yeadon oak, which was
uprotted by a wind storm several
weeks ago, after withstanding the
elements for over 700 years, has
been purchased from its owner, J
L. Campbell, by William d. Yarnall
who will! cut the tree up and distrib.
ute it is souvenirs.
James Waugh, a jury commission
er of Delaware County, has been ap
pointed mail carrier between the
Chester post office and the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad station in Chester
succeeding the late William II. Cow,
den.
Fire at Harrisburg wrecked &
banana warehouse under unusua
circumstances An oil stove used tt
heat the storage room exploded, anG
by the time the firemen got to the
place over $1,000 worth of fruit hat
been smoked and ruined.
Mrs. Margaret Riley Mcdowell
who has been the soprano soloist il
the choir of the Madison Street Meth
odist Episcopal Church, at Chester
for six years, has resigned to go t,
Newport News, Va, where she will
join her husband.
James Mcknight, of Reading, wa
killed by trolley car on the Won
elsdorf branch of the United Trac
tion Company, near Smoking Spring
just after midnight. Mcknight fel
asleep on the track and was behead
ed.
East Pennsylvania Chassis, of tn,
reformed Church at the Northamp
ton meeting transferred Rev. II. H
Rupp, of Easton, to the Wyomissinl
Reformed Church, and Rev. Pete
Re. Heimer, of Weissport. to tn,
East Mauch Chunk Reformed
Church
The statement made at Scranton
that Normal Fogel, of Wilkes-Ba
had pleaded guilty TO embezzlemeni
of bank funds was false. The plea
was expected, but later Fogels at
torney asked continuance, which has
not yet been granted.
The Harrisburg school board has
decided to build three-story anney
to the Technical High School. Lat
er on a new high school will be
erected. Harrisburg has built three
large schools in the last two years
While John Huruda, of Shenan.
doah; was loosening culm at Kehi
moor Colliery the bank rushed upor
him and smothered him before he
could be extracted.
Frank McAndrew, a pioneer resi-
dent Of Shenandoah, formerly Dor.
ough water superintendent, died o.
pleuro-pneumonia at an advanced
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. RICHTER
celebrated their golden wedding an.
niversary at their home, neai
Abrams, In Upper Merton.
Not finding any money in L. W
Flanagan's coal office, at Altoona,
thief stole a map OF Pennsylvania
Dressed in white, sixty-six babie,
from a New York founding asylum
passed through the State over the
Pennsylvania Railroad enroute tc
New Orleans, where they will be dis
tributed for adoption. The little tot,
were aged from 1 to 3 years, and
were all white save one.
Miss Mary w. Hartman, of Jersey
town. and Cleveland Hartman, o.
Montgomery, were married by Rev
Mr.. Strail.