The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07

Elmer Krah, fourteen years old, frac-
tured his skull when he jumped of
trolley car at Centralia.
At the commencement exercises of
the high school at Dillsburg eight per
sons were graduated.
John w. Heller has been elected
president OF the Slatington Hose Com
pany.
Chester Houck, OF Chester, is a gun
ner on the scout cruiser Chester, which
took part In the capture of Vera Cruz.
While playing near the Lakawanna
River at Honesdale several boys
found the body of an infant with
strap about its neck.
The box attached to a telephone in
a booth at the Washington Hotel
Chester, was rifled by sneak thief
who obtained about twelve dollars.
Mary, little daughter of Thomas
Fisher, farmer of Stiltz, York coun-
ty fell down thirty-five-foot well and
was rescued with difficulty by her ia
ther.
A district convention of the Knights
of the Golden Eagle. of Northampton
County, was held in Center Valley
with President Herbert Cless in
charge.
Professor Harold Barnes addressed
the Parent-Teachers' Association of
the Franklin Grammar School on "The
Success of the Public Schools and the
Failure ot the Community"
Thomas f. Slattery. of White Haven,
former superintendent of the Metro
politsn Life Insurance Company, was
sentenced to four years at hard labor
in the county Jail for embezzlement.
Game Warden James Geary, of Slat-
ington, with Game Warden William
Aneman. of Scranton, have arrested
several persons charged with violating
game laws.
Washington Camp, No. SIT, P. o. S.
A., OF West Chester, has elected these
officers: Master OF Forms, John Il.
Howe, Sr., trustee, James Day, and
Archie j. Battln.
Announcement has been made OF the
marriage of Daniel p. Desmond, past
exalted ruler of the Chester Lodge of
Elks, and Mrs Margaret Schivert, of
Hanover.
Prof. w. A. Kreider for the last
three years principal of the Birdsboro
schools, was elected principal of the
Darby, Delaware County, schools on a
contract for four years.
County Agriculturist Charles S.
Adams formed a corn club at Bethel
with seven girls and two boys, from
twelve to eighteen years old as charter
members.
Mrs. Esther Long celebrated her
eighty-nlnth birthday anniversary at
Shamokin. She is the oldest resident.
She came from England in 1880 and
settled here with her husband when
the site of the town was wilderness,
Frank Dewsnap put four turtle eggs
in his hunting coat pocket while on
cunning trip several months ago.
When he again put on the coat regent
" he found four little turtles which
had been hatched from the eggs.
Members of the Eighteenth Regi-
ment. p. o. S. of A. Reserves, in the
convention at Lansford, passed a res
olution pledging the service OF the
1900 members If volunteers are need
ed in Mexico.
Jack Sweigert, an attendant at the
Columbia County Jail, prevented a
Jail delivery at Bloomsbury when he
found two prisoners saving the bars
in the Jail bathroom. He waited until
they were locked in their cells, and
then forced them to surrender their
saw.
The West Chester school board has
appointed the following new teachers;
Carroll Edgar. of Baltimore. manual
training department; Elizabeth M.
Hause, OF West Chester high school
assistant; Sara Anderson, assistant in
the colored school; Violet Findlay,
Biddle Street school.
The Jury in damage case between
two farmers, Charles George and o. p.
Kern, of Lower Towamensing Town
ship, Carbon county, rendered a YER
dict in favor of Mr.. George, the plain
tiff, giving him Ave dollars damages.
The trial took six days and the prop
erty involved was less than one-fourth
of an acre of uncultivated land, val
ued at less than Ave dollars.