The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-09
KEYSTONE STATE I
TOLD IN SHORT
The Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over the State.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

THINGS SEEN AND HEARp
Dairymen, Of Mahenoy City, rsI,.d
the price OF milk from eight cents h
nine cents a quart.
The centennial of Strasburg, a pro,
porous town In Southern Lancauo,
county, will be held the week begin
ming November 27.
One hundred apd fifty pupils On.
rolled In the Chester public nIrh,
schools and an unusually large mum.
Der OF beginners.
George w. Gaub. sixty-four year.
old, was shot and killed at Little Cor
ners while hunting when his gun AZ
cidentally exploded.
Governor Brumbaugh informed
committee OF veterans and Harrisbur,
people that he favored erection OF
State memorial on the site Of Cam
Curtin.
John German, Of Girardville, prom.
Inent politician and former football
star, aged thirty-seven, dropped dead
OF heart failure while visiting friend,
at Pottsville.
Riverside, a suburb Of Harrisburg
will come into that city adding more
than square mile Of territory to The
municipality. The district embraces
some OF the handsomest residences IN
the vicinity.
The pen with which Governor Brum
baugh approved the charter for Har.
rlsburg's new millicn-dollsr hotel CON.
pany, will be presented TO Il. 2. Wall.
over, chairman Of the Chamber Of
Commerce Hotel Committee.
Loan sharks received blow when
poor mans bank" was formally
launched in Chester by the new Ches
ter Savings and Loan Corporation,
composed OF the most prominent citi
zens Of Chester, who aim to loan
money at nominal interest TO reliable
workingmen on the so-called Canon
system.
Failing in front OF the engine as she
attempted to cross the tracks at the
station at oakville, Mrs. Anna 0iler
slXty-nine years old, was struck by an
eastbound Cumberland Valley freight
train and instantly killed Mrs. John
Dewalt a sister and Mrs. s. c. Bss;
line tried 10 help her and had marrow
escapes.
About forty-fve members Of The
Rotary Club Of the Dethehems wet
the guests Of Rotarian e. II. ShipmaH
superintendent of the Lehigh & New
England Railroad special train tax
ing the club to Pen Argyll, where The
new $500,00 railroad shops and yards
of the company were inspected and
dinner served.
To the music Of number OF bands
and drum corps and marchers from all
portions Of the coal regions, the third
annual mardi gras celebration oc
Cured at Shamokin. 1000 men, WON
en- and children in fancy costumes par
ticlpatipg. Fifteen hundred dollars IN
prizes were distributed. Dr. A. G.
Shissle was chief marshal
Her mind Still vivid with recollee
tions OF the South before the war and
OF scenes Of the Civil War, Mrs. Lydia
Hardness, at the Cumberland County
Home, entertains the other inmates
with her stories. She has records In
her possession TO show that her lO6tn
birthday occurred In September, and
still maintains possession Of her facuf
ties to q remarkable degree. Mrs
Harkness was q slave.
At South Bethlehem new Forest OF
Tall Cedars, Of Lebanon, was ins'F
tuted by Easton Forest. AT the cere,
monial about 127 saplings were planted
into the higher degree. More than SVv
prominent Masons from Pennsylvanisl
and New jersey came In a specla'
train, including Supreme Tall Ceual
Frank B. Burroughs, of Lancaster a
fantastic parade preceded the ceFs
monial
Robert B. Pursel clerk OF the Dan
vile Borough Council, member O'
one OF the towns most prominent IAN
lilies, is in the Montour county JAIL
with charge CT murder hanging over
him, and Mr.. and Mrs. John c. kerhs
equally prominent, are dead, mu'
dered. Insane Jealousy of his wi's
from whom he parted recently anu
who went to live with the victims "
the shooting, is said to have been 'n'
motive Of the double murder
Anthracite coal operators, OF Pol's
vile, declare the shortage OF coal I.
daily becoming more acute ana ui'
situation is more serious inasmuch :,
the autumn weather has been 'e';
mild and the increased winter denSnu
has not yet been felt The reserve cv''
supply at the storage yards OIL us
Philadelphia & Reading Coal ana i,O.
Company, at Landingville Is oelus
Aro,,,,, ,,Nor dov ond NIGHT ana Tau