The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-12

Lancaster. - Food Administrator
Bushong fixed the retail milk prices
for Lancaster at twelve cents quart
and seven cents pint.
Harrisburg. her brother, vii
liam, may go into the army, Miss Mar.
garet Wilson, Of Harrisburg, assumed
his place as secretary and treasurer Of
the Hoffman Brothers x Wilson Qlar
ry company.
Harrisburg A plan to save fuel
during the winter by closing all Har.
rIsburg grocery stores Thursday after.
moons, put forward by a committee
Of grocers, was indorsed by Fuel Ad
Hlckok.
POttstown.-After an absence IN
Greece of four years, as the represen'
tatlvc Of large American oil corpor
alton, Charles II. Wylie, Jr., has re-
turned to his home here
Readlng.-Paul Kaufman, Of Read
ing, has been awarded the contract tr
erect bridge in Merton township
Montgomery county, by the state high
way department for S1l ,203.19.
Collegevllle.-Falllng to appear fol
trial when arrested for automobile
speeding in Collegeyille, Frank Bru
der, Of Lower Providence, was caugh
by Squire Saylor and fined $50 and
given ten days In Jail.
Palmerton.-A 10 per cent increase
In wages has been granted the EN-.
ployes of the New Jersey Zinc com
pany here.
AllentOwn.-When Allentown Col.
lege for Women begins Its fall term
the latter part of this month 1t will
have nine new faculty members.
New Castle.-Sheep raising Is on
the increase IN Lawrence county
Farm Agent II. X. Pickett says 800
farmers have flocks.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mcclure.
nm aged inmate Of the county home,
was killed by fall from a thlrdrfoOr
balcony.
Reading After selecting York as
the place for their 1919 convention,
the Pennsylvania Society for the Ad
of the Deaf closed lts
business session here by selecting
James Weldner, of Philadelphia, for
another term as president.
York-Bobby Edward Davis, of this
city, has been appointed by the Jew.
sh Welfare board to look after the
religious interests of the Jewish men
ut Camp Colt, Gettysburg
Lancaster.-VOcatiOnal educational
experts, after a visit to the school
At West Lamepter, declared it the
Dest-equipped school of its kind in
Pennsylvania.
Lancaster.-The war sufferers re-
lief, of the Eastern Board Of Missions
IF the Mennonite church, has con
.rlbuted S40,631.21 for reconstruction
purposes in France and Belgium.
Carlisle.-The Valley Railways com
oany, operating all trolley lines in
Cumberland county east Of Carlisle.
las decided upon fare increase, and
he new rates will be placed before
he public service commission to be
on October |, is ratified.
Chambersburg Evans. eigh.
cen years old, inmate Of the Quincy
United Brethren Orphanage at Quincy,
vas Instantly killed when n brick wall
If an old building which was being
orn down, fell upOn him.
Norristown.-After thrty-one years
service as pastor of the first Presby.
erlan church, Rer DR.. Thomas II.
3eeber has resigned and the session
has made him pastor emeritus. He
las been In declining health for some
line. He was seventy-e!ght years old
n June. Judge Dinner Beeber, OF
Philadelphia, is n brother.
Greensburg g-He.a is a poor place
or slackers to hold out In. Seventy
hree alleged German sympathizers
we're arrested for attempting to Grip
Die the coke making business In that
'illage. Four Austr!ans declared they
would work only when they felt so dis
)osed. They let 1t be known that they
expected to aid Austria and Germany.
wherever and whenever they could
This quartet was sent to Fort Leaven-
worth for reflection.
Bethehem.-Council has introduced
IN ordinance authorizing the mayor
md council to require all public serv-
ce companies to place wires In un-
lergrOund conduits. The measure will
ltfect all overhead wires already in
Dlace.
Palmcrton.-The local curb market
$ decided success in every respect.
The farmers as well as the people Of
he town are patronl2ing 1t literally,
md the tillers of the soil are receiving
,ood prices for their produce.
Weatherly.-The Daughters of Sa-
EN- are writing once a month to the
orty-six boys and one Red Cross
lurse of the Sunday school of Sa-
ems Reformed church here, now IN
he services of the United States fore
IS in France.
I.ansford.-The war and the high
wages and salaries being paid every
where makes 1t almost impossible to
ecure enough teachers to conduct the
ocal public schools. Although the
schools are open, there Is still short
lge of several teachers.
Harleysville.-Whlle riding bicy-
lie, Wellington Oberholtzer ran into
| stone here and sustained concusslon
# the brain.
Blrdsboro.-About $4,000 has been
by BlrdSbOrO residents 70