The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18

Miss Lillian Herbst won the S2,500
automobile offered as first prize in the
York Motor Clubs good roads contest.
Alderman James c. Smith, of Lock
Haven, fined four hunters from Remove
S25 each for killing wild turkey.
Yeggmen failed in an attempt to rob
the Shrewsbury postoffice after blow
ing open one door of the safe.
The Emaus School Board has decid-
ed to hold a special election on the
proposition Of raising $4,000 for a new
school building.
AS Frank lvanock was about TO eat
lunch in the Bear Valley mine, half
ton piece Of rock fell, fatally injuring
him.
Joseph finished, section hand on
the New Jersey Central Railroad, was
strucky by train and killed at
Catasaqua.
The school board of the New Holland
School District elected Professor Il. r.
Kraybill principal of the schools. Miss
Estella Bradley was elected assistant.
DR.. S. G. Heffelbower, former presi-
dent of Gettysburg College, has been
elected to chair of philosophy at
College. Topeka, Kansas.
The big water tank Of a preserving
factory at Dillsburg fell through the
roof and several girls at work narrow
ly escaped death. A storm was at its
height when the tank fell
The First United Brethren congrega-
tlon. Of Waynesboro, has adopted plans
for new church TO cost, without fur
more than 100000. Work will
be begun at once.
John Baron, said to have been work
ing in Lackawanna county. stepped out
OF the way OF a freight train on the
Central Railroad near Redlngton and
was killed by passenger train.
While Lear Schantz, nine years old,
OF Heimbach Valley and several COM
panions were playing with stick of
dynamite, it exploded and the lad, who
was standing ten feet away, was seri-
ously hurt.
Peter Bashigo, of Mauch Chunk,
pleaded guilty of having operated a
slot machine in his store after having
been notified to dispose of it. Judge
Barber, at whose request the prosecu-
tion was brought, fined Bashingo 800.
Congressman ]. II. Rothermel has
appointed DR.. Fred c. Seiberling, Allen
town; DR.. william Erdman, Macungie,
and DR.. N. F. Kistler, Allentown. mem
bers Of the Pension Board from Lehigh
county.
There are being planted at White
Pine tuberculosis Sanatorium, near
Mont Alto. twenty-seven acres in
potatoes. The products of this crop
will be used on the tables OF the 1000
patients the sanatorium now has.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Wilford and two
sons, of Tamaqua, had narrow escape
from death while riding in their auto
mobile when. as they crossed the frame
bridge spanning Pauschus Creek, the
structure collapsed and dropped TWEEN
ty feet to the stream.
An Advisory Board OF the Childrens
Home Society of Pennsylvania, was or
ganized at Frackville with the follow
ing officers: President, Rev. Charles Il.
Rudy; vice-presidents, Rev. j. r. Nc
Weigh and Rev. Charles Lichte; secre-
tary, Miss Mary Haupt; treasurer, Mrs.
J. X. Berk.
Norman Kostenbader, Aristes; John
Marcavage, Mt. Carmel, and three
Italians we're injured when an automo-
bile containing Kostenbader and Marc
avage collided with hand car on
which the Italians were riding, on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad at Centralia,
may die of internal in
juries.
A class OF seven was graduated from
the East Stroudsburg High School.
The graduates were: Francis X. Dick
erson, Alvin b. Merring, Anna May
Staples, Ernest Il. Biebing, Lena S.
Decker, Reed p. Travis and Howard
r. Vanauken. A. w. Teetor, president
of the Board OF Directors, made an ad-
dress and presented the diplomas.
Prof. j. G. Norsek, secretary Of the
Chester Y. M. C. A. boys department,
and Mrs. Lillian II. Maris, Of the w.
c. T. u. awarded cash prizes to the
following pupils at the Dewey Gram
mar School. for the best essays on
Temperance; Katharine Dougherty
Harry Hill, Florence Lord and Laura
Lehman.
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