The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-28
PENNSYLVANIA
STATE ITEMS

cided to employ an overseer Of home
gardens al 500 a month.
Ringtown.-Howard l.. Fuhrman
brakeman on the Reading railway,
was crushed to death under his train
at Lakeside. Fuhrman lived at Ring
town.
Representative Asa Wei
mer has announced his candidacy for
the REPUBLICAN gubernatorial nomina-
tion on liquor platform.
Harrisburg Of the seven
counties Of Pennsylvania whose spo-
cial closed season on deer will expire
this year will ask for extensions to
further propagation plans.
Harrisburg.-Heavy government de-
mands for trucks for military use has
not diminished registration of solid
tired motor vehicles at the state high
way department
Milton.-What is believed to be the
last large acreage OF full.grown virgin
timber left in Northumberland county
Is being cut on the II. r. Billmeyer
farm, near here
Wyoming.-Joseph Foote, superin-
tendent Of the Wyoming division OF
the Erie railroad, has resigned his po-
sltion to accept commission as cap
tain in the railroad division of the
army.
Lancaster.-Rev. Francis Y. FreeZ-
ct, assistant rector OF St. Mary's
Catholic church, has been appointed
by Bishop McDevitt, assistant rector
OF st. Patrick's cathedral, Harrisburg.
State College.-The shop equipment
and teaching facilities Of State Col
lege engineering school have been ac-
cepted by the war department for
training enlisted men in the mechan-
les of airplane construction.
Pottstown.-The Reading Transit
company has been ordered by council
to operate its cars on certain sections
Of street or remove its tracks within
thirty days.
Easton-Accordng TO an announce
ment by President MacCracken, there
are now 562 Lafayette men in the
fighting forces OF the nation, includ-
ing Major General Peyton C. March,
chief OF staff, Lafayette, 's4.
Nesquehoning.-Ben Davis, a travel
ing auditor for the United Mine Work
ers of America, will probably be
candidate for state senator from the
Fourteenth <-natorial district, com.
prsing the collieries OF Carbon, Mon.
roe, Pike and Wayne.
Allentown.-War gardens will be
cultivated as extensively throughout
the Lehigh valley as last year. when
all vacant lots and back yards were
| planted with vegetables.
Allentown.-Prlces at Lehigh coun.
| ty farm sales continue to reach top.
notch figures, there being an especi-
ally big demand for good cattle and
| horses.
Birdsboro.-The Birdsboro Steel
Foundry and Machine company is con-
structing an addition to its foundry
in the shape of an a." 1875 by GO feet.
and another of 10 feet long to the
steel foundry, with a third extension
| Of so feet. and fourth Of 60.
Harrisburg.-Over twenty units OF
the reserve militia have been muster
ed into the state service.
NoFthampton.-John K. Sheirer has
been appointed justice of the peace
for Northampton borough.
McCure.-The II. ]. Stennert com
pany has received an order from the
war department for 10000 cots.
McVeytown.-Robert Wagner lost a
valuable horse when the animal step
ped on live wire that had blown
down.
Locust Gap.-Ray Rein, driver at Lo.
c7-9t Gap colliery, lost his right eye
and had his face otherwise dlsfgured
when kicked by mule he was un-
hitching.
ancaster-Joseph Rupp. eighty
seven, who was assaulted with a club
by Alex Henry, a hired man, Is dead
from the injuries and Henry is in
Jail.
Shindle.-Mrs. Charles McElhoe
killed her first snake of the season
when the temperature registered thir.
ty above zero, and sho saw and dis.
patched copperhead.
Harrisburg public service
commission has fixed April at Nor
ristown for hearing the complaint OF
that borough against the fare increase
OF the READING Transit company.
Ca-lsle.-With 300 members and
visiting knights present, the fftieth
anniversary of the founding Of True
Friersls' Lodge, No. &c. Knights OF
Pythias. was observed.
Bethlehem.-A Chinese commission
headed by Lieutenant General Chang
Ting Tsu, visited the Bethlehem Steel
works and was shown through the
plant.
Laurytown.-A huge winning
Holstein bull owned by the Middle
Coal Field Poor district, and kept on
the farm Of the district here, became
unruly and had ~ be slaughtered. He
WEIGHED over 1900 pounds, dressed
Easton.-Three young women, EN-
ployed at the Redington fuse plant
appeared at the Eqston recruiting Of
fee and asked TO be enlisted in any
branch Of the service, saying that
their swepthearts were at the front