The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-11-24
DRUG PINCHER AROUND.
An Agent for the State Pharmaceutical
Board Hit This County
Last Wei.
DEALERS COUGHED UP CASH.

fesslon of medicine IN Peunsyl-
vania, so there is a State Pharma
ceutical Board. whose certificate
must be obtained before any per-
son may engage as manager In
the business of an apothecary or
pharmacist, or of retailing drugs,
poisons, and chemicals, or of
compoundlng and dispensing the
prescriptions Of physicians, &c.
This applies as well to persons
keeping general merchandising
store as well as where the busl-
ness Is managed exclusively as a
drug store.
The reason for this, Legislation
is gwen In the preamble to the
Act, which says: The safety of
the public Is endangered by want
of care IN the sale of polsons,
whether to be used as such foc
legitimate purposes or employed
as medicines and dispensed on
the prescriptions of physicians,
and the Board insists that where
the owner of drug store is not
himself registered, such store
must be constantly conducted by
registered pharmacist.
AT the beginning of last week
one John o. Wilson, special ex-
amining agent of the Pennsyl-
vanla Pharmaceutical Board
made his appearance IN the west.
part of the county and proceeded
to call on some of the storekeep
ers, and by Wednesday evening
he went before Justice of the
Peace Robinson of this place. and
swore out warrants for the arrest
of nine persons, namely, Leslie
w. Seylar and Mrs. M. B. Trout,
of McConnellsburg; J. G. Peter.
son and Chas. McGeehe, of Burnt
CABINS; John A. Hamll, Knobs
vile; John Seiders, Cito; D. H.
Patterson & Son, Webster Mills;
Peter Kirk, Big Cove Tannery,
and 9. q. Mann, Saluvla. To
save these gentlemen the costs of
an officer serving the warrants,
Mr.. Robinson called the parties
up on the phone and informed
them that he had warrant for
their arrest. This was the first
lntimatlon that many of them
had that they were criminals in
the clutches of the law, and they,
of course, appreciated Mr.. Robin
sous courtesy, and promptly put
in an appearance before the said
justice.
| OThe man, Wilson, had gone
around to their respective stores,
set little trap for the accommo.
dating proprietor or clerk. who
promptly took the bait, and when
they were confronted by Mr..
Wilson at the Squire's Office, they
had little to do but "own to the
corn"
The people thus brought up,
are among our most reputable
business people, and had, in the
sale of ordinary drugs and pois.
ons, been doing just what had
been the custom for years and
years.
Mr.. Wilson showed them the
law, and pointed out the fact
that they were each liable to a
fine of from nifty to one hundred
dollars and costs, but that as he
was here merely to see that the
law was observed, he would not
push the case to the extent of the
law, but would take the small
sum of eighteen dollars and the
Justices costs (S1.S5) frcm
each one, and withdraw the pros
ecuhon; those who did not choose
to do that, had the privilege Of
allowing the case to be settled In
court. All Of the nine came
down with the dough" except
Mrs. Trout, whose case was con-
tinued a few days for further
consideration.
The assessment of $l6 which
was later reduced to $l5 for some
OF the parties, and $40 TO others,
Mr.. Wilson explained was to pay
HIM for his tune and expense IN
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