The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-17
STATE NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
Latest Doings In Various Parts
Of the State.
PREPAREDFORQUICKREhDise

New Cumberland School Board de-
cided not to admit any children to pub
lie schools next month unless success.
fully vaccinated.
Milton Schwartz, wealthy farmer,
sixty-five years old, suddenly crazed by
the heat, shot and killed himself on
his farm between Center Valley and
Spring Valley.
Three sanitary engineers have been
detailed to duty at Coatesville by Com.
missioner of Health Dixon, who is as.
sisting local authorities in the typhoid
outbreak.
Walter E. Grim, aged elghty-fve. was
reelected president at the annual re-
union Of the Grim family, at Allentown,
and Hon. Webster Grim. of Doyles.
town, was chosen vice president
From injuries resulting in fall from
scaffold forty feet high, at Morea,
William Seitzinger, aged thirty-three
years, OF Frackville, died at the hos
ptal.
The Dolph Coal Company, an inde
pendent concern, disposed OF its mines
and operating equipment at Olyphanl
and Winton to the Delaware & Hud
son Coal Company. The consideration
is said to be s26O,OOO. The company
is one OF the oldest in this region. hay
ing operated the mines at Olyphani
and Winton for thirty-fve years.
A voluntary settlement, approved BY
compensation referee, Jacob Snyder.
was made by officials OF the Altoona
and Logan Valley Electric Railway
Company, with Mrs. Frank Cuzzolina,
widow of track foreman employed by
the company. who was run down and
killed June II. Compensation for the
widow and seven children amounted to
$5,217.40, payments to run until 1881
More than 5000 persons witnessed
civic and military parade at Sunbury
in honor Of Company +, Fourth Regi-
ment, N. G. p, Sunbury. Captain Clyde
NJ. Smith, commander, which is ex.
pected to go to the border. A feature
was a unit made up OF the Sunbury
Concordia, a club of German-born citi-
zens, each OF whom carried an Ameri
can flag.
For four hours, Mrs. Thomas J.
Ziegler, of Fountain Hill, clung to a
piece Of pipe in a cistern at her home
and kept her head above water until
rescued by Frank Marsteler. The
woman, because of domestic troubles
It is said, attempted to commit suicide
Her experience in the water so un
nerved her that she is in a critical
condition.
Mrs. Rebecca laval, of Easton,
widow of Cyrus laval, celebrated her
ninety-second birthday. Her father,
John Schurenian, of Cokesbury. N. j.,
fought in the Revolutionary War. Mem
bers of George Taylor Chapter, Daugh'
ters of the American Revolution, Of
Easton, presented her with a basket
OF handsome flowers. Her health Is
excellent.
Pottsville was sued for 5000 damages
by C. P. Potts, dairyman, grandson
of the founder of the city, because Of
wood block paving on the principal
streets. Potts AYERS that wood blocks
are so slippery in wet weather as to
be dangerous for horses, and the suit
is brought to recover the value OF q
horse belonging to Potts, which recent
ly fell and had to be killed.
The corning mill of the du POni
Powder Company. at Belin Village
near Moosic, blew up. Morgan Evans,
the only workman in the building at
the time, was killed. The force Of the
explosion was felt for miles. Spy
rumors are prevalent. Several months
ago one of the du Pont plants in that
section was blown up, and claim was
made that spies were responsible.
Company F. of the old Twelfth Regi
ment, N. G. p, was mustered out oi
service Since the Twelfth was disor
ganized more than year ago 1t has
been with separate battalion. but q
new order resulting in Company X
Sunbury, and Company f joining to
gether 'as Company f, OF the Fourth
caused the company at Danville TO 81
out of service. The company has beer
in the N. C. p. since before the Span
ish American War.
Harry FELTON,. David Conville, WI
liam Beck and George Delbough. mem
bers of camping party on an islant
In the Susquehanna River near Sun
bury caught mess of fish. and as th'
women of their party we're away thel
decided to fry them themselves. Get
ting a bag of plaster paris instead o
flour, they rolled their fish and cooked
them. Shortly afterwards they expert
enced pains and doctor was sum