The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-29

PENNSYLVANIA
BRIEFS

bill in the House providing ths,
Board of Public Grounds and Buus,
shall act with the State OF New
sey in acquiring and maintain,
bridges across the Delaware.
Plans for energetic p~resentata,
the local option issue to the w,
Of the State were made at the an.
meeting OF the Local Option Con.
tee Of Pennsylvania.
The Public Service ComnDa
handed down a decision that The J
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad to \
a new tariff for coal apply only toe
pers loading from tipples was dl,-
natory against those loading cars \
wagons.
A jury before Judge Barrat, IN q,
Of Common Pleas, at Philads.l
rendered a verdict Of $500 for A
j. Sgier a1d $500 for Marh
Sgier, her husband, in their
against the Reading Railway Com
to recover damage for injuries n,
ed by Mrs. Sgier.
More than 600 miners employs
the Northwestern Mining & Erdp
Company at Du Bots, who wen
strike since last week, have reu,
to work.
George r. Woodington, OF No !
North Eighteenth street, Phlladt
passenger engineer on the Red
Railway, was squeezed to deaf
the yards at South Bethlehem
tween his locomotive and a car.
1t was again reported that
Champ Shipbuilding Company OH
delphia, proposes building a dra
1900 feet long on the sOuther
of Petty's Island, recently puf4
by the shipbuilding company.
A victim of Illuminating gas
Hannah Howard, SO years Oh
found dead in her bed at PHI
phia. Bertha Howard, a grand
ter, Is years old. was unconsciOa
was resuscitated. A canary Bit
cage was also found dead.
State Game Protector Chafs
Fenstermacher, of Reading, h
leased a number Of rabbits at
Baer and Geiger's Mills.
Detected while entering the
of Howard Wagner in ROyr
Newton Townson, a negro, va
rested, after he had run as /
Linneld.
A jury Of view has recour
the abandoning Of Yost road In
town to provide yard space "a
new plant Of the McClintic'Mr
Construction Company, and ID
ing a new road the jury allSa
seph Wells $1,000 damage.
E. s. Gehman & Son will q
hosiery mill at Bally.
George Rohrbach, OF Macungl
trapped a pure white weasel
Berks county has 34,757 Ind
wage workers, of whom ION
women.
Carpenters in the PerkiOnE
ley have advanced their chaiE1
cents, and will receive 80 ca
hour.
The Commercial Building,
town, has been sold to Grant 0
Order of Independent America
s22, 900.
Kirklyn folk will erect thss
trolley shelter, at a cost Oh
The Ashbourne ImproyeneHI
citation is developing a camp
procure needed community
ments.
Highland Park school will GEL
flagpole and a large AmeTlcl
through the combined efforts
Kirklyn Civic Association q
Highland Park Improvement
ton.
School officials Of MorrisyIl
declared war on cigarettes, al
to any student will be follV
prosecution.
The Women's Civic Club q
Wales is developing "home SiN
on vacant lots.
Twenty-three converts OF TIE
Of the Brethren were immei"
creek near Myerstown.
Western Maryland BraEenr
M. Hull was killed by accideH'
Rutherford yards.
An average Of one MAI a
been maintained at the recTu-
fee opened in Altoona two
ago for the regular army.
In the recent sleighing pen
600 cords OF wood were handt<
forests to chemical plants in
Elk, Forest and Warren cou1D
The Rev. M. N. George, y
Grace Reformed Church,
City, has resigned to accept
torate of Salem Reformed