The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-07-26
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servation demonstrations by State
College experts Is being arranged for
the benefit OF Perry county house
wives.
Newry.-Blood poisoning caused the
death OF Undertaken Sylvester w.
Noel, 70, OF this place. who was In
fected In the course OF his vocation In
January, 1916.
Mount Union.-A new banking insti.
tuition, the Mount Union National
Bank, has been organized at this
town, with capital OF $4,000
Lancaster.-The campaign for free
ing Lancaster county OF its network
OF toll roads was opened at a meeting
in this city of representatives OF busi'
ness and trade organizations from all
parts OF the county. at which the Free
Highways Association OF Lancaster
county, was formed, with Charles A.
b. Zook, OF Lancaster, as president.
Honey Brook.-Mrs. Anna Lorenz
was badly burned in a vain effort to
recover $1,000 in paper money secre-
ted in her home in this place when It
was destroyed by fire. She lost her
savings and furniture.
Bethlehem.-ln the eyes OF the law,
Bethlehem and South Bethlehem are
now one uniteu city, since Governor
Brumbaugh signed the letters patent
granting a charter to the new city OF
Bethlehem. However, the new city
will not take on the commission form
OF government until January 1, 1918.
Carlisle.-The draft, need Of men In
war industries, volunteering OF men
and other causes are expected to cause
much trouble in obtaining teachers for
the county schools this fall. Some men
elected to posts have resigned to
undertake other work. All but a few
OF men teachers in Carlisle and other
towns are subject to draft.
ancaster.-David. three-year-old
son OF Samuel Hertzler. on the Old
Horseshoe road. near Lancaster. died
from infantile paralysis. one OF four
cases in the county.
Carroltown. = Sheriff Mulhollen.
who Is investigating the murder OF
Edmund /. Humphries and the latter's
wife and son, near this place declared
that IL has been positively established
there was difficulty between Mr.. and
Mrs. Humphries and Tompkins over
money matters. Mrs. .Humphrles, he
asserted, had loaned Tompkins $1,000,
Alentown-Jere Gauff, sixty-eight
years old. one Of the best known turf.
men in Pennsylvania, died suddenly OF
acute Indigestion In one OF the box
stalls at the Nazareth fair track,
where he was training his stable OF
fast horses. Gauff followed race tracks
from boyhood.
Harrisburg demand for State
policemen for various gatherings this
month has been extremely heavy and
there are scores of applications on file
for the services OF policemen during
August and September, when the fair
season will begin. There are also
many requests for substitutes.
Carlisle.-Six physicians have been
commissioned in the Reserve Corps OF
the army.
Harrisburg. - Receipts for six
months State automobile licenses are
making record, requiring hundreds
Of additional tags.
Harrisburg g.-Obstruction OF streams
by dams erected without legal permis.
sion is being investigated by the State
Water Supply Commission.
Harrisburg. g.-Sub-statie ms Of the
State Department OF Police will be es.
tablished next month and 25 more
men will be enlisted about August 1.
Harrisburg. are now EN-
ployed as car cleaners on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad and Others will be
pressed into service as crossing
guards.
Greensburg- deal has been closed
by the Jamison Coal & Coke Com.
pany, OF Greensburg, whereby It will
mine 1000 acres OF the coal of the
Thaw estate in Unity township on
a royalty basis.
Hanover.-John King 75 years old,
and his son. Lloyd King, q years,
both OF West York, were struck by
lightning and instantly killed, while
fishing along the Big Conewago, near
Creagers Mill. 10 miles from Han.
over.
Merion.-Lower Merton Y. M. c. A.
held weeks free swimming cam
paign.
Oakmont.-Oakmon Fire Company
will try to raise money for its equip
ment by fair to be held July 26.
27 and 2S.
Lenhartsville. = Alleged to have
trampled grass and injured growing
crops Of Harvey Kerchner, near Len.
hartsville, while fishing, Jacob Bech-
tel. Frank Adams. Jefferson Shindle
and Howard Adams were each fined
IS and s6,75 costs.
Harrisburg.-The Bergey Family
Association has called off its reunion
at Willow Grove, and will donate the
equivalent of the expense to the Red
Cross.
Jenkintown.-Work are razing
100, ,O00. gallon water tank at Jenkin.
town, to remove 1t to Wrightstown, N.
j., to serve as container of the water
supply for the troop cantonment.
Logan.-Residents of the Logan sec.
ton will be visited during the week
by committees authorized to collect
money for the purchase and equip
ment of an ambulance for the Jeffer.
son Hospital Unit OF the American