The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-29
STATE NEWS
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The Latest Gleanings From All
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Robert Tompkins, aged seventy-6ys,
Civil War veteran. died suddenly In
the Valley Hotel, South Easton. as he
was partaking Of lunch.
The Northampton County Fish,
Game and Forestry Association dis.
tributed $500 small brook trout In the
Bushkill Creek.
The strike at William Penn colliery,
Shenandoah, which threw 1900 men
and boys idle for three weeks was
amlcably settled
Daniel Quaries, twenty-five years
old, was caught In machinery at the
Billmeyer Quarries. cambridge. and
killed.
After he ate lunch in the Susque.
hanna Coal Company's Pennsylvania
Colliery, James Francis was killed by
a huge rock falling on his head.
Caught in an explosion Of dynamite
at the McTurk mine, Girardville, two
rock men were killed and four Others
injured. A spark from lamp set OF
the dynamite.
Thomas Kennedy, prominent among
United Mine Workers Of the Hazleton
district, was appointed trustee of the
State Hospital at Hazleton to succeed
Hugh b. Conahan, deceased.
A. ]. Fasenmeyer, attached 10 the
Franklin District Office Of the State
Highway Department. was appointed
road superintendent OF Blair and Cam.
brla counties, succeeding r. l. Devere
aux, resigned.
When hauling logs from Mahantongo
Mountain, Lawrence Deibler was in
stantly killed, near Curtin, when
large log rolled off the wagon. He was
thirty-two years old, and leaves q
widow and four children.
Following the lead Of Mayor Smith,
Of Philadelphia, Mayor Ezra s. Meals,
of Harrisburg, issued a proclamation
urging the citizenry to display the ma.
tional colors in front of their places Of
business and homes during this period
of military activity.
There is movement on foot among
the 1900 Sons of Veterans in the Le-
high Valley, to enlist as body for
service in Mexico. These sons Of vet
erans compose the Second Regiment,
S. of ", Of the Pennsylvania Brigade,
fully ofiicered and thoroughly drilled.
The regiment has companies in Bethle-
hem, South Bethlehem. Easton, Slat-
ington, Catasauqua, Mauch Chunk,
Palmerton, Bangor aud Allentown.
Cyrus Mohr and Bert Reinhard, both
of Vera Cruz, Lehigh county. were
drowned, and Calvin Raudenbush. a
companion, had a narrow escape, when
a small boat in which they were fish
ing in the fee dam on the Perkiomen
Greek at Palm capsized, throwing the
men into water eighteen feet deep. All
the men were heavywelghts. and 1t is
said that this caused the boat to turn
over.
After being on trial for two days,
II. Price Grafiius, dlsbarred Blair
county lawyer was found guilty OF
crimlnally libelling Attorney H. A.
Davis, Governor Brumbaugh's cam
paign manager. Graffius was accused
of circulating writing rejecting on the
professional reputation of Davis dur
ing the campaign. A recommendation
for mercy was included in the verdict
Graffius applied for a new trial
Mrs. John Vargo fled a claim for
compensation for the death Of her hus
band who was killed during the riot in
Braddock on May 2. She asserts that
he was shot while on his way to work
as laborer In the mills Of the Car
negie Steel Company. The company
filed an answer denying that he was
en- route to work, and asserting that he
did not die from injuries received In
the course of his employment.
Altoona is to take a referendum on
whether or not the lid shall be clamp
ed on Sunday. This was virtually
agreed upon when Mayor Charles e.
Rhodes Sunday-closlng ordinance
came up in Council for final considers
tion. Commissioner William c. Ny
ton introduced a new ordinance sub
mitting the question to the people at
the fall election. 1t was acceptable 10
all members and the Mayors "blue
law will be held in abeyanoe until
after the November balloting.
Damage estimated at 100000 has
already been done to property in West
Scranton by the surface disturbances
over the Oxford mine workings. Twen'
ty-five families had to move out from
homes which were so badly damaged
as to be no longer babitable. Number
Sixteen School suffered further dam.