The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-07
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)f the Bradford County Agricultural
n September at Towanda. Some time
so 1t was suggested that the fair
3e abandoned because OF the war, but
It was voted down.
Observation-Disclosures Craig, OF this
city, has notified supervisors of four
townships in the vicinity of Mercer
borough that highways must be put
into proper condition at once, else
the rural mail service will be dscon.
tinued upon some of the roads in
that part of the county.
Lock Haven.-Lock Haven people
complain because Remove people go
to that town on early trains and buy
all the desirable things in the mar.
ltets before Lock Hayen's prospective
purchasers are out of their beds.
remove is 2S miles from Lock Haven,
but the cornering of the county seats
stock of vegetables and produce will
likely continue despite the protests,
unless Lock Havens folks can insure
themselves to the habit of early ris.
ing, at least on market days.
Butler-The congregation OF the
Presbyterian Church at Parkers Land
ing has extended a call to Rev. j.
NJ. Briceland, of this city, to fill the
vacancy in the pastorate OF the Parker
Church, made vacant through the
resignation of Rev. Maxwell Cornelius.
| The congregation offers salary OF
$500 a year, with four weeks vaca'
| ton.
Shippensburg. H. S. Carothers,
sealer of weights and measures, has
been notified to quit, and new man
will be appointed by the new Repub'
! lican Board.
Pittsburgh.-City, county and Fed.
eral agents were on duty through
out the entire Pittsburgh district,
instructed to tolerate no foolishness"
in the conduct of the draft registra.
tion.
Harrisburg-Blair county prisoners
will till the land at the County Home.
Scranton.-Anti-draft circulars APP
peared in the alien parts of this city.
Ashland-This city complains of a
proposed increase in street railway
fares.
Pittsburgh.-Less than per cent.
of eligible Pittsburghers claim exemp-
ton from conscription.
Danville-By a house-to-house can
vass the Red Cross membership has
been increased to 1887.
Altoona-Altoonan subscribed for
| 100000 of the Liberty Loan before
the local selling campaign opened.
orthumberland.-The Forging Com
pany has offered for its 500 employees
to buy all the Liberty Bonds they
want.
Nisbet-William Hobble was killed
and Thomas Zuber also of Nisbet,
seriously hurt in fall from a scat
fold at Jacks Hollow.
Lattimer.-The local Of United Mine
Workers has resolved that members
shall remain idle on no holy days ex-
cept Christmas, New Year. Good Fri
day and Easter.
mbersburg.-Wllson College, Of
this city, learning that the Federal
! Government needs 2500 women tele'
graph operators at once, has estab-
lished a branch of telegraphy in its
curriculum.
Chester-T. W. Allison, a Chester
business man, helped along the Lib
erty bonds by taking $4,000 worth
Chester-Companie b and C, OF
the Sixth Regiment, National Guard,
located in Chester, have 30 recruits
in campaign for 200 men.
Hazleton-The Hazleton Chamber
of Commerce has been asked by the
authorities at Washington to aid in
food preparedness by backing a plan
to raise $4,000 Mexican goats on the
mountain around this city. 1t is
claimed that the animals give three
pints of milk day, are prolific and
their meat is palatable.
Greensburg. Atherton Noll
the human skelton with Barnum &
Bailey's circus and II other show.
men, enrolled for military duty with
Sheriff John p. Kilgore when the
circus was in Greensburg. Noll weighs
but 3S pounds, and is five feet, six
inches tall.
Harrisburg. Speculation is rife
as to whether Fort Niagara will be
used for the training of the second
class of candidates from Pennsylvania
for commissions in the new army, at
the conclusion of the present camp.
There is belief that sites in more
southerly sections of the country will
be used.
Altoona.-Joseph Furry, 30, married,
killed himself on the porch of his
home at Eldorado, suburb, of Al.
toona. After weeks absence from
home he returned, and finding the
door locked, put bullet through his
head.
Harrisburg.-Rates have been rails
ed by Perry county physicians on
account of the high cost of living.
oomfeld.-Perry County Public
Safety unit organized with James NJ.
Barnett, New Bloomfield, president.
Greensburg.-Colonel Richard Coul-
ter, Greensburg, has been appointed
colonel of the Tenth Regiment the
third time,
Kinberton-Th Parker graphite
mines, near here have been sold and
will be started with full force.
South Bethlehem. - Mrs. Emma
Ehret, aged 70, died here as the fu
neral of her twin sister, Mrs. Matilda
Hillnicker was occurring Grief over