The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15
LIVE NEWS
OF THE
STATE

tion of People in America" is thu
title of a new society for the upliu
Of workingmen Of this country
which has been organized by Rev
A. varluky, pastor of st. Johns Mas
var Church here. The idea is |.
have better understanding betweer
capital and labor, to oppose strikes
etc., and to promote the material and
intellectual welfare of the working.
men, be they Catholic or Protestant
The federation will issue bond
which will sell at IS each, the pro-
ceeds of which will be used in estah
fishing stores where the necessitiel
of life can be purchased cheaper bI
members. In order to prevent ac
cumulation of stock by parties onlI
ten shares will be sold to an individ.
ual. Every member of a family
however, can purchase stock. Farm
will be purchased, on which cattla
etc., will be raised. Father Varlaki
is very enthusiastic over the schemt
and says the idea cannot fail, ever
though enemies should be encounter
ed at the beginning. Branch socle
ties will be organized in every Stat
of the Union and will be in chargl
of the chief manager, who will bt
assisted by district managers.
ancaster.-The first council Of
the sesessionists of the Jr. Order Of
United American Mechanics to afilb
ate itself with another order is Con
estoga Council, No. 22, which wa
instituted as Conestoga Council, No
%. Order of Independent Americana
The institution was conducted b
State Counsel r. w. Woods; Stat
Vice-Counsel William T. Ramsay, and
State Council Secretary w. A. Pike
of the Order of Independent Amert
cans, who came from Philadelphi,
for that purpose. Conestoga Coun
Gil has a mem Dership of $50. 1t wal
one Of the councils which at last
Summers convention of the Jr. O
u A. M, at Erie, Pa, refused Il
accept the decision of the majoritJ
on the question of benefits, and SO
ceded.
Reading. was a shakeun
among the supervisors of the w. and
c. division of the Reading Railway
when these changes were announced:
e. R. Meredith, appointed supervisor
at Coatesville, vice John Boyer, re.
tired; w. II. Woltemate, from thu
supervisorship at Boiling Springs ta
Lebanon, to succeed Il. r. Meredith;
r. M. Goodman, promoted from as,
sistant supervisor at Lansdale to
supervisor at Boiling Springs;
A. b. Shaw from Trenton Junction
to assistant supervisor at Lansdale;
r. r. Gregory from Harrisburg II
assistant supervisor at Trenton Juno
ton; William Miller, of the chief en-
gineer's Office, Philadelphia, trans
ferred to Office of assistant super
visor at Harrisburg.
Pottsville.-Auditors appointed Il
examine into certain charges agains,
the borough council of New Philadel
phia, reported to Court, condemnins
that organization upon their loose
manner of doing business, surcharg'
ing them with the sum of $526.1S
and refusing to allow the council and
the borough treasurer credit for or.
ders issued by them, aggregatina
$65.60, declaring them illegal. These
orders covered labor and supplies
/ The auditors recommended that
system of books showing the account.
of all the officials be kept, and that
hereafter the treasurer must pay nd
orders unless the same are properly
signed by the president of the coun
Gil and the secretary.
Templeton. = In gas explosion
which shattered the home of Alexan
der French and set fire to the build
ing, a one-year-old child was burned
to death, and French, his wife and
two children were seriously burned
about the head and body. The WALL
were blown completely away and thu
floors precipitated to the cellar.
Media.-The Grand Jury returned
true bill against Joseph Green, o
Oak View, on the charges of mur
dering his infant child and of shoot
ing his wife. A true bill was als'
returned against John Wright, wht
Is charged with the murder of John
Scott at Rockdale, during a quarrel
Chester.-James F. Stewart died
at his home in Ridley Park after be
ing Ill for many months. aged b.
years. He is survived by widow
and eleven children. For about
year previous to his illness he wal
a Government meat inspector, VIII
headquarters in Philadelphia.
Doylestown. - Mrs. Sarah Cops
aged SO years. committed suicide "a
| the attic of her farm house near Char
font, by hanging herself with
clothes line. She Is survived p'
| three children.
Lancaster-The family and friend
of John Ruth, well-known cigal
manufacturer, are greatly worrie'
over his mysterious disappearane'
more than week ago. Ruth. wn'
is So years of age, was last seen op
local market. Many of his frieno'
fear foul play.
Reading. - Mary. the fve-year-ol,,