The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-17

miners AT Work IN tne ItdTlelbu
workings of the G. B. MarlSle Coal
| Company, brought to light the bones
Of two men entombed in that mine in
1876. They were James Murhis and
Joseph Pearson. The cave was very
extensive, It being impossible for the
company then operating the mine to
rescue them or even recover the
bodies. The officials are gathering the
bones carefully and will turn them
oyer TO relatives.
Hearings held before Burgess on
Sunday are illegal, according to an
opinion handed down by Judge Charles
Il. McKenna in Allegheny County
Court. The decision was in the case
Of a railroad detective who was ar.
rested as he was about to arrest an
alleged trespasser, and who was fined
by Burgess who heard the case on
Sunday.
Figures just made public by the
State Department of Agriculture show
that despite the rapid increase in the
number of automobiles in the rural
districts, forty-four counties show an
increase in farm horses over last year.
There also is a steady increase in the
number of mules.
After being closed for three years,
the rolling mill of the Kittanning Iron
and Steel Company, will be reopened
February 81. Three hundred and fifty
men will be given employment, orders
sufficient to keep the plant in opera.
ton for a long period having been
booked.
In order to spur lazy pupils or those
lacking in ambition. the Pottsville
School Board decided to publish the
standings of the pupils as an adver-
tisement in the daily papers. 1t also
was decided to enforce discipline at
all hazards and the old-time birch rod
may be resorted to.
Due to a car becoming derailed at a
frog near Lakeside, two Reading Rail.
way freight trains collided, wrecking
eight cars and blocking traffic four
hours. Fireman Frank Neifert, Of
Tamacua, sustained a fractured leg
and probably fracture Of the skull
by jumping.
Presence in Middletown OF Maxi.
milan Groten, of Petrograd, mem.
Der Of the Russian Royal Trade Com.
mission, gave rise to the report that
the Middletown Car Works was about
to land big Russian war order The
company is making steel cars for
France.
The women of Marietta and vicinity
held a meeting in the rooms of the
Town Improvement Club and organ.
lied for preparedness. Bandages. arm
slings and all kinds of war utensils for
the injured will be made.
The Shipman Coal Company was
censured by coroner's jury for negl..
gence in not having the gates closed
at the Colbert shaft when Joseph
Pachutka started to work. He fell
100 feet down the shaft and was killed
While Frank Ross, fire boss at the
Susquehanna Coal Company's Scott
shaft, was ascending breast at the
colliery, cloud of gas rolled over him,
causing instant death. His body was
recovered by rescuing force.
The postofflce at Red Hill was rob
bed of $3.50 in cash and 5000 in post.
age stamps. new safe bought by
the new Postmaster, George Welker,
was wrenched by dynamite.
The Fish and Game Protestive AS.
sociation placed in Montgomery coun-
ty streams between 1000 and 5000
brook trout, about four inches long,
furnished by the State.
Harry p. Hiltner, town clerk, has
been chosen by Town Council to act
as temporary treasurer of Norristown,
until permanent successor to Edwin
Metcalf, deceased, is elected.
Commissioner Cunningham revoked
three automobile licenses when pay.
ments made by checks were returned
to the department because Of in
sufficient funds in the banks.
Livingstone Saylor, Of Pottstown.
was appointed factory inspector by
Commissioner of Labor John Price
jackson to specialize in boiler inspec-
tioa.
In an address at the Altoona Cham
Der of Commerce luncheon. State
Highway Commissioner Cunningham
made plea for support of proposed
s50,000,0 900 bond issue for highway inn
provement which likely will be sub.
mitted to the people again in 1917.
The State Department Of Agriculture
has instructed its agents throughout
the State to Immediately begin the
prosecution Of dealers violating the
new meat hygiene law providing for
the protection Of meats displayed In
stores and markets from handling