The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-15
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REPORTS ABOUT CROPS GOOD
Farmers Busy In Every Locality
Churches Raising Funds for Many
Worthy oblects-ltems Of Busl-
:, ness and Pleasure that Interest.


., ness md Pleasure that lnterest.
In three months Lancaster County
paid $1,000 bounty on weasles.
Automobiles are reaping q harvest
during the trolley strike that has tied
up Hazleton lines.
Tamaqua's new Water Commission
has appointed Il. r. Reeser, superin-
tendent,
Congressman Rothermel has recon-.
mended Claude e. Desch to be the new
postmaster at Macungie.
Thirty-three foreigners were granted
naturalization papers and 20 we're re-
fused by Judge Scott at Easton.
W. j.. Welliver, of Kipp's Run, near
Berwick, has lost his fourth low by
h~ydrophobia.
Altoona's Mayor has arrested eight
citizens for failure to clean snow-coy-
cred sidewalks.
Catawissa Council Is considering
selling the municipal light plant, and
bids are being received.
Arthur Jackson, newly wed, was
ground to death under a Dagoha &
Highland Railroad engine at Wilcox,
near Kane.
Peter Medvie, q farmer near Spring
town, lost two valuable horses, both
Of which were stricken with paralysis
while being driven.
One of Easton's Revolutionary build
ings, in which George Washington
once slept, is to be replaced by a mod.
ern business building.
Judge Laird II. Barber served notice
in court at Mauch Chunk that in APP
plying for liquor licenses no personal
interviews would be tolerated.
Former Commissioner OF Highways
Robert Watson has been appointed
sealer of weights and measures in
Chester.
Six applications for liquor licenses
at Coatesville will be made In the
spring: Hotel C~oatesville, Hotel
Grand, Speakman Hotel, Smith Broth.
ers' Hotel and Subway House.
John B. Swartz, of Perkasie, after
working three years with the Reform.
ed Church Publication and Sunday
School Board, was examined and Ii.
censed to preach,
For using the automobile of James
G.. Milhizer without permission, Rob-
ert Chew, a colored chauffeur. spent
several days in Jail. then paid a fine
Of s25 and costs, at West Chester.
Mrs. Lena John Wood, of Downing
town, has been appointed as typist and
assistant in the office of Isaac V. Ash,
the new Controller, in the Courthouse
at West Chester.
s. V. Martz, of Sunbury, a Penn.
sylvania Railroad tlagman, was killed
at Nisbet, when he slipped while at
tempting to board the caboose of his
train.
Frank Erney and Charles Cope,
farmers of Lower Saucon, near Heller.
town, while returning to their homes
were severely injured when their
horse ran away.
Harvey Meyer, of Centre Valley, was
arrested at Easton, charged with steal.
ing a gold ring from w. II. Bowers, a
civil war veteran; but he escaped at
the City Hall.
The South Bethlehem School Board
made arrangements to borrow $4,000
with which to purchase land in the
centre of the city for a modern high
school.
Policemen B. Lucas and A. Sinner
have resigned from the South Bethle.
hem police force to accept positions In
the Police Department of the Lehigb
coke plant, e a Hellertown.
Judge Groman in the Allentown
Court introduced an innovation by APP
pointing T. Frank Lynn as permanent
assistant tipstaff and + b. Miller as
permanent attendant on the Grand
Jury.
The Eureka Athletic Club, OF East.
on, presented a silver loving cup to
Dewey Ettinger, of Bangor, in recog.
milton of his services as football coach.
The banner for the largest attend.
ance of subordinate oranges was
awarded to Valley Grange, at the meet
ing of Pomona Grange, Columbia Coun-
ty, in Millville.
Mayor James G. Harvey has recon.
mended to Council that Hazleton doc.
tors be permitted to exceed the auto
mobile speed limit at their dis
erection.