The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-27
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PENNSYLVANIA
BRIEFS

OF the Seventh district great send
off.
Suggestions for holding OF rural
life day in various counties have been
made by the State Board Of Educa'
tion.
Bucknell University opened with an
enrolment OF 10 freshmen and a
total enrolment OF more than 500
students, loss OF about 200 from
the three first classes.
Dickinson College enrolment at
Carlisle is 800. as against $40 last
year, and the biggest drop was in the
senior class, which numbers 40, and
gave heavily to army service.
Schuylkill county's judges will have
to run again in November, having
failed OF election at the primaries.
Only 293 votes were polled at the
primaries by both parties in Doyles-
town. and 225 OF these were Repub-
licans.
John W. Coar, veteran tax collector
at Lansdale, was defeated for the
Republican denomination at the pri.
maries by Harry W. Shultz, "a years
old.
Arch Johnson, vice-president OF the
Bethlehem Steel Company, received
about so per cent. Of the votes cast
for Mayor OF Bethlehem, and his name
will go on the ballot unopposed at
the fall election.
The result OF the primary election
gives Harrisburg two Republican can.
didates for Mayor. to be voted for
in November-Daniel l.. Keister, for
mer member OF the Legislature, and
George A. Hoverter, alderman Of the
Ninth Ward.
twenty-five Ohio cows we're sold
by John X. Kulp at Pottstown at
prices ranging from $40 to s125.
A coal famine threatens to close
many Reading industries.
The Diamond State Fibre Company
at Bridgeport declared 15 per cent
bonus to its more than 300 employees.
This is the largest bonus ever given
by the company. The last was ii per
cent, three months ago.
Peddling during curb market hours
has been forbidden by Hazleton town
council.
The price OF potatoes throughout the
Lehigh Valley is gradually coming
down, and 1t is expected that they will
soon sell for less than 81 a bushel.
Tie crop is a very large one. Some
farmers predict that potatoes will sell
as low as 80 cents bushel when real
harvesting commences.
Mifflin county farmers are placing
an unusually large amount OF ground
in wheat.
Further efforts will be made during
the week by the Public Safety Com
mittee to put the Hazleton curbstone
market on a firm basis.
General c. b. Dougherty, Of Wilkes
Barre, has been selected by the State
Armory Board to act as vice-chairman,
succeeding the late Adjutant General
Thomas ]. Stewart.
The Montgomery County Fish Asso-
citation has planted 7,4O0 blue catfish,
three-ffths inches long, and $500
small mouth black bass, two-fourths
inches long. in the Perkiomen at
Schwenkville and vicinity.
More than so young men and women
at present having their homes in Kutz-
town are following the teaching pro.
| fession, not to mention 5000 others
who are following the same work in
every section of the country, and who
! were born in Kutztown.
During the parade held in honor Of
the drafted men who will soon leave
Reading, $3.50 was thrown upon flag
carried by Boy Scouts, and this money
will be used to purchase tobacco.
On six acres Solomon DeTufk, Of
Criesemersville, harvested 1,460 bush
els OF potatoes.
Berks county farmers have started
selling potatoes from the feds at so
cents a busnel.
Because OF an alleged excessive
raise in rent, ]. II. s. Griess & Co., who
for years have operated the Gabel grist
mill, Pottstown landmark, will retire
from business October 1.
According TO Controller Heebners
report to the Montgomery County Com
missioners there is balance OF $685.
600 in the county treasury.
Twenty cows sold by Holman & Gra-
ham at Phoenixvile brought from $S7
to $50 per head, only two selling for
less than 500 each.
Close to 700 freshmen have enrolled
at the Pennsylvania State College for
its wartime session. The total attend
ance in all departments is 1904, about
500 short of the registration last year.
The school of agriculture suffered most.
William Michaels was killed, Will
liam Fifteen fatally injured and third
man less seriously hurt when the for
me-'s automobile struck telegraph
pole between Lykens and Williams
town. Fifteen received concussion OF
the brain. He was hurled twenty
yards into field The car was going
down a steep grade and Michaels lost
control.
More than 10 children of West
Chester cared for community gardens
at their respective homes In competi-
tion for the various prizes offered by
the Chester County Trust Company
and the New Century Club. The fist
prize of S. in gold was awarded to
Robert Gamble.
Marysville has eighteen school chill
dren who are violating the compulsory
attendance law.
Tie Gimar Association, Of Reading,
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