The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

OF, ~ lor snOotlng one chicken DelonB'
Ing to a neighor. Jacob f. Henney For
some time Noll had been annoyed by
Henney's chickens roaming over his
premises, and protests being OF no
avail he resorted to the gun. Several
were killed, and then Henney brought
q civil suit to recover the value Of the
fowls. The real value Of the fowl kill.
ed was about sixty-fve cents, but the
cost Of prosecuting brought the total
up to SO.
Mrs. Michael ]. Rorke was Instantly
killed when the auto she was learning
to drive went through the railing of
small bridge near the Greensburg
Country Club. Mrs. Rorke was at the
wheel and her husband at her side was
lnstructing her. When they came to
the bridge Mrs. Rorke by mistake put
her foot on the gas pedal. giving the
car more power. The woman's chest
was crushed. Mr., Rorke was unin-
jured.
In the second bidding for contract
for an armory for Company I, Sixth
Regiment, National Guard, West Ches-
tor, II. l.. Brown, Of Philadelphia, was
awarded the contract for 500, 800. The
structure is to be Of stone and brick
with large drillroom, auditorium and
Kitchen. The contract calls for its
completion six months from date. The
previous bids were regarded too high.
On his way to the bank with $3.50 Of
his fathers money wrapped in hand
kerchief in his pocket, Louis, fourteen
year-old son Of Henry Schlanger, Of
West Berwick, unconsciously pulled
the handkerchief from his pocket. The
high wind whisked the money from the
handkerchief and carried 1t across sew
eral vacant lots. Not a dollar was re-
covered.
Alleging that the jury was in hurry
10 get dinner and catch an early train
to their homes and in consequence
rushed through hasty verdict against
his client, James l.. Young, OF Me-
chaniCsburg, moved for now trial in
the suit brought by Walter S. Schell,
Of Harrisburg. against Francis Meyer.
A jury returned a verdict in favor OF
the Harrisburg man for .s245.10
Arthur Presmont, Northumberland
county lawyer, was appointed an as
sistant attorney in the United States
Land Office. Washington. He will re.
port for duty Immediately. He is
graduate of the local high school and
University Of Pennsylvania law depart
ment
The Pennsylvania steel Company is
planning the erection Of colony OF
single-story frame dwellings to serve
as bachelor quarters" for the scores
Of colored worl:men brought to the
steelton plant from the South since
the war took away so many alien la
borers.
At South Bethlehem while his
mother was absent from the kitchen
for a moment, little Frank Beladotta
reached up to the stove. pulled over
ON himself pot of soup and was fatal
ly scalded.
Three sleeping children were saved
from a burning apartment bedroom in
Harrisburg by their father, Fred ].
Harris, who was awakened just IN
time to save them.
Using kerosene to start the furnace
FIRE, Mrs. Alice Fissel, Of Harrisburg.
and her two-year-od baby boy were
badly burned wien the mothers cloth.
ing caught fire. Both may die.
Injuries received In an automobile
accident, resulted In the death Of Will
liam Hunter, thirty.eight years old, of
North Berwick. In the Bloomsbury
Hospital.
The Board of Governors of the Har
risburg County Club has authorized
the purchase Of 100 acres near Fort
Hunter, for the erection Of new club
house and laying out OF grounds.
Worrying because her son Joseph |
had been injured by trolley car, Mrs.
John Doyle, of Locust Gap, was strick-
en- with apoplexy while in the yard OF
her home, and died soon afterwsrd
There are 2,21i persons in Kennett
Square, S6S OF whom are colored, ac-
cording to borough census just COM
pleted.
Chlzuk Emuna congregation. whose
synagogue Is in the Capitol Park Ex
tension district, purchased the old
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