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

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clded to improve the water supply sys-
tenn at a 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 a 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.
colliery.
Camp No. 112, p. o. s. OF A., of
Shenandoah, celebrated its forty-ffth
anniversary with an entertainment and
banquet.
Lamokin Tribe, Improved Order OF
Red Men, celebrated its twenty-slxth
anniversary with a musical and liter
ary 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
tion 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
merchants only.
The Borough Council of West Ches-
er has appropriated 5000 to the G.. A.
R. posts and similar organizations, to
lid in defraying the Memorial Day ex-
)enses.
Rattlesnake venom as a cure for
epilepsy was advocated by DR.. Henry
bowling Jordan in a paper read before
he Lehigh County Medical Society at
allentown.
The keystone Fire Company bought
rom the estate of Mrs. Sarah Binder
plot OF ground, at Boyertown, upon {
which they will erect two-story fire.
Iouse.
The large barn on the farm of Nath-
MEL Snyder, of near Hetzels Church,
vas totally destroyed by fire, caused
" lightning. The loss is over $4,000, I
artly covered by insurance.
The annual outing of the Berks !.
'ounty Medical Society will be held :
uly IA, and the members OF the !,
.ebanon County Medical Society will =,
70 the special guests.
On May % voters of New Philadel-
hia will decide at a special election
'hether to increase the towns bonded
ebt. by $4,000 for street improve s
nent and arching Silver Creek. |
AZ IeuulOu Vi lue IneHuDeTb Oh lHe
allentown Boys Brigade, former AS ]
emblyman Claude T. Reno, presiding, |
loving cup was presented to William S
icCormick, Of Reading, who organized r
twenty years ago. !
Christopher Quinn. who was one OF
best bootball players,
ow. mill manager at Paterson, and f,
iiss Susie Carey were married in the I,
'hurch of the Immaculate Concep- A
ION, Allentown. n
Reginald Bush, Ave years old son
I Mrs. Ida Bush, of Stroudsburg, was
rowned In the tail race OF a gas plant,
Ie and his brothers, Waldo and II
Ielvin, had been playing along the \
ace.
Eight hundred persons attended the
rst performance of "Pinafore." given
nder the auspices of the Chester New
entury Club. for the benefit of the v
hester and Grocer Hospitals and the d
hester Fairgrounds Association. s