The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-17

tIhl VI lub department Vi lHe East ~
directed to equip the regiment and
send II to join the division of Pennsyl-
yania troops at the border as soon as
practicable. Colonel Asher Miner,
Wilkes.Barre, is colonel OF the regl.
ment.
The Thirteenth Is also added to the
call and is to be assembled at Mt.
Gretna, this week, and mustered into
the service as regiment of infantry
and sent to the border as soon as prac-
tIcable. 1t will replace the Second In.
fantry.
Third Brigade Gets Pay.
Checks for the payment OF the camp
service of men OF the Third Brigade
have been sent out from the State
Capitol, money for the purpose having
been placed at the disposal OF tho
Adjutant Generals Department by the
State Treasury. The checks for the
officers annual allowances, which are
a reimbursement for money paid. and
those for the sergeant instructors of
latlonal organizations are still held up
because of the low state OF available
funds in the treasury. State Treas.
urer Young was engaged in an effort
10 get the funds together to meet tho
semi-monthly payroll at the Capitol.
Requisitlons for a million and a half
dollars are on the desk OF the Treas.
urer and cannot be filed because of
the state Of the funds.
Coal Operators Sue For Refusing Cars.
Claim for $3.50 damages was filed
with the Public Service Commission
against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company by Harriet A. Laird and Ray
NJ. Laird, Of Huntingdon, who operate
a coal mine in Cambria county. They
contend that because of the operation
OF the railroads rule refusing cars to
be loaded on sidings from wagons they
were damaged This rule was In force
from December 81 to February 2S when
after a conference of the Public Serv.
ice Commissioners railroad officials
and operators the order was- with.
drawn.
1859 Deaths From Pneumonia.
Statistics regarding causes Of death
during the month of May, this year.
Issued by the State Department OF
Health show that 1859 persons died OF
pneumonia, almost one-ninth of the
total number Of deaths. The birth rec.
ord for the month ran very high. going
TO 1902. The total number of deaths
reported was 1859.
Wheat output Damaged.
State Agricultural Department re.
ports indicate that wet weather has
caused much damage to wheat and
hay crops in some OF the southern
counties. In some sections crops
which were very promising month
ago suffered extensively. Rains have
also badly washed the corn fields in
some sections of the State
Surface Asks For Formal Hearing.
State Zoologist Surface made public
his letter to Governor Brumbaugh de-
mandlng a hearing and stated that
he would hold to his Office until the
Governor formally approves his dis
missal. The zoologist says that unless
the Governor approves his dismissal
only force can separate him from the
Job.
az Bridges Authorized.
The state Water Supply Commits
sion authorized the construction of a
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
bridge over the Schuylkill al Phoenix
vile, north of the tunnel and thirty
six other bridges including county
bridges in Northumberland. Lacka
wanna, Schuylkill, Snyder Tioga, Lu
zerne. Carbon and Lancaster counties
Conditional Sales Not Taxed.
In an opinion Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Keller informs Auditor General
Powell, who forwarded an inquiry
from the Prothonotary of Bradford
county. that the fifty cent State ia,
provided by the Act of 1880 is not de
mandable on conditional sales filed il
his office under the Act OF June Z
1918.
Insurance Reeelvershlp Hearings.
The Dauphln County Court sci
August 81 as the date for hearing tht
proceedings for receiverships for tn,
two Schuylkill Haven companies
which were cited into court at tn,
instance of the Insurance Commits
sioner as insolvent,
Plunging thirty-fve feet from a pol,
and striking a concrete pavement a