The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-23
THE NEWS TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over The State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS.
State Commissioner OF Labor jackson
Will Sail For Europe This Week.
Chester County Hospital
Gets $4,000.

Commissioner Of Labor Jackson will
sail for Europe this week.
A large slaughter house at Shamokin
owned by Frank Wenick, was burned
Governor Tener has returned after
short visit to Salisbury Beach.
The body OF John Nolan, thirty
years old, single, was found beside the
railroad near Mt. Carmel.
Robert M. Dick, Of Sadsburyville
has harvested his wheat and threshed
forty.eight bushels to the acre.
Austin c. Wooster has been appoint
ed Justice for South Fayette Town
ship, Allegheny county.
Lewistown residents sent petitions
10 the Public Service Commission ask
ing for reduced light and water rates
In saving her child from injury wher
she fell with It, Mrs. John L. Jones, Of
Danville, suffered conclusion OF the
brain.
Anthony Ross, 81 years old. con
ductor on locomotive at Kelley Rur
Colliery. fell under his engine and was
crushed to death.
The various departments of the
Reading Iron Companq. Reading, which
had been closed down for repairs, re
sumed operations.
John P. Dohoney. OF the Public Serv-
ice Commission, has been detailed to
make inspection of fires along rail
roads In Schuylkill county.
Plans for the improvements TO the
Ashland water works have been ap.
proved by the State Department of
Health.
Captain John S. Croft, of Company l.
Sixth Infantry, N. G.. p, at West Ches-
ter, has planned for a two days hike
Of his command, July 25 and 26.
While driving cows. son Of VIII
liam ]. Pratt, farmer, of Pocopson
Township. was kicked by )ne of the
animals and had leg broken.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company suspended operations for an
indefinite period at its Panther Creek
Valley washeries owing to the poor
demand for washery coal.
West Chester Council, No. As,
Daughters of Liberty, will hold their
annual picnic at Lenape Park. on Au.
gust s, with athletic sports and other
diversions.
The Church Civic Council, OF Har,
: risburg, has adopted resolutions
against work on city improvements on
} Sunday 1t recently closed barber
shops
} Abraham Yehl, state worker oi
Slatington, was struck by a twotor
rock when the chain broke by which
1t was being hoisted He was killed
instantly.
George Beitler seven years old, was
hurled through a show window In 8
runaway at Allentown. and although
he was covered with broken glass, he
escaped with few cuts.
A masked man entered the home o.
Alice Sigler, an aged Lewistown won
an living alone and threatened to rot
her. Barking dogs frightened the bur
glar away.
. Judge Cummings directed the super
ylsors of Mahanoy Township, North
: umberland county, to show cause wh!
they shall not keep roads in order o
be adjudged in contempt of court.
Charles Percy Barnard. farmer o
Northbrook, and Hannah Jane Wicker
sham, school teacher, daughter o
George Wickersham, of Unionville
J. were married by Friends ceremony a
: the home of the bride.
The Industrial condition in Cor
+ shohocken has frightened with the re
e sumption OF three departments OF tn
v Alan Wood Iron & Steel Company
: plant. and II is expected the puddl
:. mill will resume soon.
:. A campaign will be waged In Yor
by the Young Mems Christian Associt
ton to raise $15o,000, Of which $14O
900 will be used for Y. M. G. A
Q building and $4,000 for the Youn
s Woman's Christian Association.
3. The Chester County Hospital, 0
r, West Chester has received a gift
r, Sc 900 as an endowment of a room !
l. the hospital. from Jackson A. Wa
II and wife of oxford Mrs. Emily ELI
# has been appointed assistant nigf
superintendent OF the hospital.