The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-13
STATE NEWS |
BRIEFLY TOLI|
The Latest GIeanings From Al
Over The State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPH


With the car supply equal to the q.
mand, the Connelsville coke trad,
reached q new high record this weel
Shipments being 477,000 tons. an 10
crease Of $4,000 tons over the nn
week In January. Labor condition
also improved, allowing the addition
OF $50 ovens to the active list. Then
still is a shortage OF men. 1000 OF ths
$4,000 ovens in the region being oul
of commission because the necessap
labor cannot be secured.
Referee Jacob Snyder, OF the Slxt
District. completed the adjustment d
the compensation claims OF ths
widows Of the eight miners killed Ia
an explosion In a mine at Robinsdals
Somerset county. Tho amount OF The
award was approximately ts5.0N
which is the largest resulting from
single disaster since the compensation
law became operative.
Born bllnd, Ida Friend, daughter Of
Mrs. George Friend, OF Lehlghton. nos
can see. She has passed her twentt
fifth year. Restoration came by a
operation performed at the Wills Eg
Hospital. Philadelphia. Mrs. Eckley n
Coke, owner OF many coal mines, bear
Ing the expense. Surgeons say SD,
ultimately will have excellent vision
William II. Ball, Secretary 70 the
Governor. delivered q lecture nj In
manuel Presbyterian Church heni
Club, Harrisburg. on the trips OF IN,
Liberty Bell across the continent NJ
Ball, as Chief of City Property, hst
charge OF the bell.
State Highway Commissioner Cur
nlngham left for his home in SeEick
ley for rest OF several weeks "a
recuperate from a severe attack q
acute Indigestion. Ali his engagements
for the next month have been can
celled.
The Berwind. White Coal Mining (
Company has announced an advance Of .
three cents a ton on pick and machine
mining and a FIVE per cent. increase 90 |
day labor to its employees. About 90
900 men are affected.
James Flanagan, miner, has jusi
received $1,000 from the Caraegis
Hero Fund Commission for valor dis
played In carrying two men through a
mine fire to safety. Five years ago be
received a gold medal for his act
Two thousand OF the 5000 miners In .
the Allegheny and Kisklminetas Val
leys, who struck for recognition Of
their newly-formec Inion, returned 10
work, their employers having made
that concession.
Edward Mewes, West Fallowfield .
farmer, despondent after illness witt
grip, committed suicide by hanginf
himself to the rafters in the hay loft
He was found by neighbor. His par
ents died recently.
Joseph Benezesky, prominent con
tract miner. sustained n broken back
by fall OF rock at Maple Hill Col.
liery. and Harry Karrile was squeezed
probably fatally between mine cars al
Gilberton Colliery.
Clayton Mertz was appointed Over
seer OF the Poor OF East Pen Townshit
10 I'LL the vacancy caused by the 70
fusal of Roger Andreas, the duly elect
ed officer, TO serve.
Riley NJ. Little, of Philadelphia. al.
dressed the Harrisburg Chamber u
Commerce on the part the business
man should take toward helping 10
eliminate poverty and suffering.
The State Forestry Department has
given Harrisburg 10000 pine trees |
which will be planted throughout the
parks and islands OF the Susquehanns
belonging to the municipality.
A Jury In Northumberland CounH /
Court awarded Wallace w. Stanka, OIL
ShamolSin. 500 damages for injuries
suffered in fall on an Icy pavement
He asked $4,000.
William j. Laidley, farmer Of
Carmichaels. filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy at Pittsburgh. HI
assets were given as s112,100 and bio
liabilities as $2OS7SS.
A State charter was granted 10
Jamerson Clothes Shops, Inc, OF Phils
delphia Jacob Goldstein is treasured,
and the capital is $4,000.
The borough Of Mont Alto 10 build.
ing water line from the Pearl Of
the Park" to town for its new water
system. The Pearl Of the Park" Is
the most famous spring in the South
Mountain and permission has been
given to-use II by the State.
George Davis and Charles Gelesh
were injured seriously. II not fatally,
at Sioux NO. colliery, Lehigh val
ley Coal Company operation at MI
Carmel They had fired shot In >