The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

Borough council, OF Ashland, has de-
clded to improve the water supply sys-
TEN at cost Of not less than $4,000.
The commencement exercises of the
Honeybrook High School were held
and nine students graduated.
Nearly 100 pounds of brass was
stolen from the American Dyewood
Company's plant, Chester.
The body of Stephen Colts, OF Coal
port, who was drowned in the Packer
Dam month ago, was found on the
breast Of the Mauch Chunk Dam.
Grant Holler died at the Coaldale
Hospital of injuries received when he
was squeezed between cars at No. 6
colliery.
Camp No. 112, p. o. s. OF A., of
Shenandoah, celebrated its forty-Hfth
anniversary with an entertainment and
banquet.
Lamokin Tribe. Improved Order OF
Red Men, celebrated its twenty-sixth
anniversary with musical and liter
airy entertainment at Chester.
The thirtieth anniversary OF Lin
wood Lodge, knights of Pythias, was
celebrated at the headquarters OF the
organization in Marcus Hook.
]. Jeremiah Snyder, an Allentown
lawyer and newspaper man, spoke at
Muhlenberg College on "The Making
Of Newspaper"
John B. Stuart, for forty years mas
ter car builder for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, died at his home in
Allentown.
William Walters, OF West Chester,
has been appointed local officer of the
Pennsylvania Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Animals.
Prizes were awarded Miss Anna
Oswald, Joseph Kleckner, Joseph
Brockman and Paul Memmert, who
were declared the four best debaters
in the Nazareth high school.
The Business Mems Association OF !
West Chester, has been reorganized as |
the West Chester Board OF Trade, and |
will not be confined to
only,
The Borough Council of West Ches-
ter has appropriated 5000 to the G. A. |
r. posts and similar organizations, TO
aid in defraying the Memorial Day ex-
penses.
Rattlesnake venom as a cure for
epilepsy was advocated by Dr. Henry
Bowling Jordan in paper read before
the Lehigh County Medical Society at
The Keystone Fire Company bought
from the estate of Mrs. Sarah Binder
a plot Of ground. at Boyertown, upon
which they will erect a two-story fire.
house.
The large barn on the farm OF Nath.
lniel Snyder of near Hetzel's Church,
was totally destroyed by fire, caused
by lightning. The loss is over $4,000,
partly covered by insurance.
The annual outing of the Berks
County Medical Society will be held
July IA, and the members OF the
Lebanon County Medical Society will
be the special guests.
On May % voters Of New Philadel-
phia will decide at a special election
whether to increase the towns bonded
iebt. by $4,000 for street improve
nent and arching Silver Creek.
AT reunion of the members OF the
Allentown Boys Brigade, former AS
,emblyman Claude #. Reno, presiding,
4 loving cup was presented to William
Mccormick, of Reading, who organized
Il twenty years ago.
Christopher Quinn. who was one OF
best bootball players.
nova mill manager at Paterson, and
Miss Susie Carey were married in the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
lion, Allentown.
Reginald Bush, Ave years old son
Of Mrs Ida Bush, of Stroudsburg was
In the tail race Of a gas plant.
He and his brothers, Waldo and
had been playing along the
race.
Eight hundred persons attended the
first performance of "Pinafore," given
under the auspices Of the Chester New
Century Club. for the benefit of the
Chester and Grocer Hospitals and the
Chester Fairgrounds Association.