The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-14
THE NEWS TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over The State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Morphine Pills Given BY Mistake To
Charles Henry, An Infant, Caused
the Bsby's Death-New School
Buildings At Tamaqua.


The Lehlghton Boys Band has re-
ceiyed q charter.
Boyertown Town Council decided to
spend twenty thousand dollars TO pave
three Of the main streets.
w. ID. Lands was reelected superin
tendent of the Northampton public
schools, at a salary of $4,000.
The Tamaqua School Board has de-
cided to erect two four.room school
buildings.
Morphine pills given by mistake to
Charles Henry, an infant son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Strickler, of York,
caused the baby's death.
Rev. A. c. Forscht has resigned as
pastor of the English Lutheran Church,
at Minersyille, to accept a. call from
the Lutheran charge at Union Depot.
Clarence T. Davis was elected presi-
dent of the Lehigh County Sunday
School Association, at its thlrty-eighth
annual convention at Unionyille.
The Lehigh Chassis. in session in the
Longswamp Reformed Church. elected
Rev. James o. Oswald, of Slatington,
president.
Mrs. Eva L. Campbell has been
elected president Of the West Chester
Branch of the w. c. T. League, of
Chester county.
NJ. J. c. Smoyer has been appointed
Judge of Elections in the South Pre-
cinct Of the First Ward Of Phoenix
vile.
Several hundred persons attended
the stag social and smoker given under
the auspices of the Wilson Social Club
at Chester, John White, president.
The boating season on the Lehigh
Canal between Mauch Chunk and Eas-
ton and thence TO Philadelphia was
opened.
d. G. Casem has resigned as secre-
tary OF Fountain Hill Town Council
and Robert Earich has been elected
his successor.
Samuel d. Foster, chief engineer OF
the State Highway Department, is in
specting the State highways in Car
BON county.
Lawrence Topper pleaded guilty to
charge of making and passing bogus
money. He was fined 800 and sen
fenced to serve year in the Eastern
The lodge of Egyptians and the
lodge of odd Fellows in West Chester
have appointed committees to place
flowers upon the graves OF the de-
ceased members on May 30.
While playing baseball John Wal
lace, OF Chester, was struck in the
mouth Several teeth were knocked
out and he received several lacera-
tions.
Although South Bethlehem's School
Board last year furnished the gradual
ing class Of the high school with caps
and gowns. 1t will not do so this year,
because the class Is too large.
The Northampton County Sunday
School Association, which held its an
nual convention in South Bethlehem
has decided to meet at Nazareth next
year.
Miss Fanny Roberts, while burning
rubbish in her yard. at Hackelberne,
unknowlngly threw dynamite cap
into the flames. The explosion may
cost the sight of her eye.
Prof. A. Il. Wagner, supervising prin-
cipal OF the Msuch Chunk Township
public schools, has resigned to become
professor of pedagogy in the Ohio
University, at Athens, o.
One OF the battery OF $4,000, 900
furnaces at the Bethlehem Steel
Works, Blast Furnace +, which has
been In continuous service for more
than two years, has been blown out
for repairs.
The School Board OF West Chester
has reelected Addison l.. Jones to be
superintendent of the public schools
there for a term of four years at $2,50O
year. He has been in charge of the
schools for twenty-five years.
The New Century Club, OF Chester
has elected the following officers
President, Mrs William Knowles
Evans; first vice-president Miss Sarah
II. Fairlamb; second vice-president
Miss Margaret f. Birtwell; recording
secretary, Mrs. Crosby NJ Black; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. J. l.. Mac
Waters; treasurer Miss Mary c
Deer'ng