The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18

40 plopobtu w thc utpdi lLnShl
Washington, or whether they woul.
prefer TO wait a few years longeN
when Il is hoped that sufficient AZ
preparation can be secured to eredI
an entirely new building. II Is lilel
that the latter proposition Will earn
as there is strong sentiment againH-
the annex, the contract for which
about ready TO be awarded.
A veritable embankment OF quar-
'ters, dimes and nickels. aggregatin,|
nearly $500 surrounding his plate Al
the dinner table was the novel birtA
day surprise gift received by william
B. Swisher, local groceryman. from
his wife, upon the observance OF hh
sixty-ninth birthday. For over tws
years Mrs. Swisher has been collect
ing coins OF the denominations inclu
ded in the present In the lot wen
s76 in quarters. $3.50 in nickels and
$3.50 in dimes.
Four houses occupied by John JeI
nika and three more Polish famlllei
were burned to the ground In fiftea
minutes during gale at Burnside, al |
the inmates escaping In their NIGH
clothes, the Jelnika family comprs
ing six persons, was rescued from III,
second story The total loss wal
$4,000, the property belonging to Ii,
Philadelphia & Reading Coal G. Iroi
Company.
At meeting Of the Senior Clau
of the Girls High School. Reading
Miss Edith Drummer, winner OF The
alumni medal, was elected president
The other officers chosen are: Vice
president, Miss Margaret Rotz; see
retary, Miss Mary Il. Potts; treasurer
Miss Dorothy School; class essaylsL
Miss Catherine Nau. The class 50
lected the daisy as its flower.
John Wilson, engineer Of the Kut
town G Allentown branch OF tn,
Reading Railway Company. received
notice that he viii be retired and
placed on the pension roll on April
/. He will then have reached N,
age limit of seventy years after har
ing been In the employ OF the COMPANY
since August u, 1870.
In the distribution OF the $500 st
tate OF the late Elizabeth L. Hill, oil
Exeter Township. Berks County. inI
Orphans Court, the son, Allen Hill
was cut off with 81, no reason belnl
assigned in the will for his being dt
inherited.
Daniel Desh, seventy years old. Il
farmer, residing mile and hall
south OF Macungie, enjoyed his hrEl
ride on trolley car Thursday when
he went to Allentown on business. ln|
cldentally, It was his first visit to|
that city in twentY-seven years.
Furnace No. / OF the Thomas Iron
Company. Hokendauqua, was put ID
blast, giving employment to ist
hands, after an idleness OF several
months. The furnace has q capacity
OF 225 tons day.
George Mccullough, OF Pottsvills
was instantly killed at Buck Run col
liery by fall OF coal It was Mel
Cullough's twenty-hrst birthday. and
he was preparing to leave the milne
when a two-ton boulder fell upon him
Emanuel Reber, fourteen-year-old
son OF Emanuel Reber, of Tildei
Township. was granted license to|
marry Miss Edna F. Meyer. eighteeBI
year-old daughter of Harry A. Moyer
of the same place.
Miss Emil Gehris, Reading. LETT for
indianapolis. Ind. where she will bsI
married to Clyde Holloway. son OF J
Calvin Holloway, Of Reading. Th'I
couple will reside in Indianapolis.
r. A. Weaber, an Allentown fnsur
ance agent, was arrested on charrI
of false pretense. made by p, Ritter
who alleged he was cheated out oil
SIS through the transfer OF a policy
At meeting Of the Reading CitI
Council, Jonathan Mould, prominenI
retired merchant, was reelected q
member of the new City Plannlni
Commission for a term of Ave years
his first oneyear term having expired
Mrs. Lucas Anna Fehr, widow oI
David Fehr, Of Tamaqua. died at th' /
Phoebe Deaconess' Home, Allentowu I
aged ninety.
Mrs. Laura u. Peters. nee Maxwell
of Allentown, a bride OF less than
year, VINO was a school teacher ~
slatjngton for fourteen years. died q
the age Of thlrty-one.
The new 100000 bakery built .
Allentown, by Frank Kolb, has bees
put into operation. II is the costlie'
building on which taxes will be pan
to be erected in Allentown in seyerp
years.
Paul s. Lesher Of Calcium. Pa. an'
Miss Maggie L. Hottcnsteln. daught'
OF William Hottenstein, OF Molltowp
Pa, were married at Reading.
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