The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
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years. Last year there were 100000
bushels of pears raised In Pennsyl'
vania.
The farm and mill OF the estate OF
II. Kalbach. Bernvivlle. were sold fof
al2.454.
Laborers are so scarce around
Pottstown that 32h cents an hour Is
being offered them.
Students at Franklin and Marshall
college have organized a brass band
Of Fl members.
James b. Haag who was school
teacher at Lancaster 40 years, Is
dead. He was the smallest teacher
In that city, measuring only three
feet in height. Although small. hu
had perfect control Of all the schools
he taught, and his certificate bore u
high rating.
Harry c. Blank, an Allentown
Newspaper man, has been appointed
publicity agent for the United States
army recruiting service and will be
NldllOutu dl IldITlbUuTb.
Farmers in Lycoming county face
serious losses to crops due to short
age of farm labor. Already much
corn fodder has been spoiled, while
hundreds of bushels Of potatoes and
corn will spoil unless taken care OF
at once. Since the opening Of the 10
cal branch Of the state bureau Of
employment, several weeks ago, but
two applications for positions on
farms have been received.
Estimates made by state officials
from reports OF apple growers show
that the state apple crop has fallen
considerably short Of the average. IN
some sections of southern Pennsylva-
MIA the crop is not 80 per cent Of
what 1t has been running the last
five years. The new apple grading
law is now in effect. and reports In
dicate general observance.
A large flock of wild geese was OBJ.
served over the Susquehanna at Dun
cannon.
french and Spanish will be elective
branches at Newport school. open to
the entire town, and Professor George
]. Meyer will teach the course.
The site for $4,000 monument to
Col. Henry BoQuet has been selected
on the Bushy Run battlefield, near
Murraysville, Westmoreland county.
The strike at the Butler strippings,
at Ebervale. where a recent wage ad
justment caused dissatisfaction, has
been settled, and the men went back
to work.
When fire destroyed double block
OF dwellings at Eckley the families Of
Vincent Ballet and Anthony Yerchus'
key were rendered homeless and forty
bushels of potatoes were baked.
The Central Coal and Coke com.
pany of Pittsburgh has transferred It's
entire holdings in Bell and Washing
ton townships, Westmoreland county,
to the Roaring Run Mining company
for 100000, the transfer including
3.104 acres.
Having finished the tomato season
the Quarryville cannsry is now can
ming apples.
McAdoo sportsmen stocked UP the
streams south of the borough with
trout and bass fry for next springs
fishing.
Main line canning clubs have an.
nounced series Of cut price sales to
the people of main line communities
of large quantities Of preserves and
canned vegetables put up by the wo'
men members during the summer.
The 1876 acre Kalbach farm, near
Bernville, was sold to Andrew Klopp
for $6,210. and q grist mill and tract
OF land to Frnak Sunday for $1,000.
Warren Steiff. Reading optician,
was sent to Jail for three months as
a result of collision between his auto
and a horse which was carrying
Charles Rowe.
Easton had another bank sensation
when formal announcement was made
that William p, Horn, the young cash
ier OF the First National bank, was
missing-a fugitive from justice-and
that his accounts were short $780,
0S1.73. He was under bond OF $20..
900, 80 the net loss to the bank is $19..
600.
Under the trading with the enemy
act A. NJ. Palmer OF Stroudsburg. for
mer representative in congress. was
appointed alien property custodian.
Poultry associations and fanciers
met at the state capitol. Harrisburg, to
form a state association and appoint
county committees to stimulate breed
ing.
The contract for a state aid road
betw cen Scottdale and Greensburg has
been awarded by Commissioner 0'Neil
to Fimonti Galiardi Of Connellsville on
bid OF $20,s56,SO.
For the first time in Its IS years ex.
| istence as a borough Avondale has q
contest for Burgess. Baysrd I. Fish.
er, who was recently killed, was the
sole nominee on a citizens ticket for
the Office. After his death the Demo.
Gratis nominated Dr. j. H, Burketmaier
and the Republicans named George
r. Cleveland.
w. J. Mcconnell, farmer IN Low
er Oxford. gathered 234 bushels OF
wheat from six acres.
Mount Joy voters will on November
6 decide whether to Issue bonds to
the extent of $4,000 for improving
the water supply and providing for
filtration.
Medical officers from the state de