The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-22

awarded contract TO pave stretch
of the borough streets with asphalt
Mrs. George Wunder, aged sixty, oi
Reading, fell down stairs and tore Oh
an ear.
Miss Racel L. Yorgey, Wyomls
sing High School girl was rescued
from drowning In the public swimming
pool at that place by Neil H. Fields.
An Erie Railroad train killed Albert
Chaple, aged thirty-two. of Cory, a
he was walking home from Cambridss
Springs.
Lancaster's contributions to the Bel
CLANS amounted to $500, according 10
a statement made by the Belgian Re
lief Committee.
Her arm broken in two places by
fall on the Fairgrounds, Catharine Me-
Guire, aged ten, Of Reading, hunted
doctor and had the fracture reduced
before reporting TO her parents.
Announcement is made OF the wed
ding OF Walter w. Tyson, formerly Of
Reading, no wof Chattanooga, Tenn,
to Miss Frances Cohn. daughter Of
David Cohn, of Chattanooga.
Joseph Pratt was instantly killed
and Jacob Shaffer and Charles Shaifer
were seriously injured when the auto
mobile in which they were riding at
Salisbury was demolished by Penn
sylvania freight train at crossing.
Under the new law placing the Sc
lection of National Guard officers ID
the hands of the Governor, he has ap
pointed Orlando c. Miller. Captain oi
Company d, Fourth Infantry, and
Carroll H. Hudders First Lieutenant
Ell Skadish, Stanko Wiczsks and
Michael Radovich lost their lives and
six others, one of whom is c. H. Nc
Closkey, we're badly injured by expc
sion Of gas at the benzol plant Of the
Cambria Steel Company, Johnstown
Rev. william McNally, was released
from the Bridgeport, Pa, charge, 10
take effect September l, and approval
was made OF the calls Of Rev Mac
Murray, to Hunting Valley, and Rev.
Greenway, to Eddington, Pa.
Because OF the great inroads made
upon the stock OF horses In Lancaster
county for war purposes, there is
scarcity of these animals. The farm
ers, however, have found a remedy
in the automobile. A large number
OF machines have been recently sold
there.
Rev william F. Klein, former pas
tor of Evangelical churches In Read'
ing, Allentown and other cities, was
installed as pastor Of the New Per
kiomen Presbyterian Church, the
charge being administered by Rev
Merchant F. Bush, of Philadelphia.
Eight men were burned as the result
of an explosion Of gas in the LehiSh
Coal & Navigation Company's No. =
mine, Tamaqua. How the gas was SCI
off is a mystery, as the men all were
supposed TO have safety lamps, and
electric lights are used In that parI
Of the mine.
Chambers of Commerce Of third
class cities all over the State will Dc
invited TO send delegates to the an.
nual convention of the League Of
Third Glass Cities, to be held in Read
ing, on August 81 and September !
and 2.
At the annual reunion Of the ROM
bach Family Association, at Hancoch'
the following officers were elected iOl
the coming year: President, james =
Brady, Slatedale, Pa; vice-presidenu'
John H. Hendricks. Seisholtzville; W.
H. Rohr, Paxinos; Clayton. Rohrbaca'
Bechtelsville; Frederick Rohrbach, A
lentown; Greenley Rohrbach, Oley'
secretary, Henry H. Rohrbach, Freder
icksville; treasurer, Milton Rohroacp'
Macungie.
BY agreement Of counsel, l.. s. war
ter, Mt. Carmel, ex-Judge Of the Nor.r
cumberland County courts, Will "
named permanent receiver for u,
African Ostrich Farm & Feather Co. "
Bloomsbury. This was decided upon
after Judge Charles B. Wilmer, IN 'u'
United States Court, was ready 10 cOD
tinue argument upon petition io'
permanent receivership.
The Reading. Iron Company is "
ginning to feel the wave OF prosper'v,
and the various plants in Reading ~,
at Danville, Pa, employing severn ~
thousand men, with one exception W..
no started on full time this week lp'