The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
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The plant of the Marietta Casting
company, at Columbia, was seriously
damaged by fire which started in the
boiler room, and which spread to the
cleaning department in an adjoining
building
The General Manufacturing COM
pany plant on the Delaware river
front in Philadelphia, manufacturers
Of fertilizer, was damaged by fire to
the extent of about 100000.
Mrs. Peter Machunas, of Shenan-
doah, committed suicide by drinking
carbOlic acid.
A dog poisoner is at work In the
borough, Of Marietta and efforts to To-
cate him are in vain.
The store of Peter Greenburg,
Shenandoah grocer, was closed for al
legged violation Of the food law.
Eleven applications for divorce were
filed on the first day of the divorce
term of court at Lancaster.
William Bell, sent to Camp Cor
don with the first draft contingent
from Hazleton last September, was
A number of Hazleton department
store window dressers have applied
to the draft board for enlistment in
the camouliage section Of the army.
The 100 pupils of the Weatherly
public schools were organized to con-
duct cOrn-seed testing clubs, prepara-
tory to forming corn clubs.
When Howard Lingefelter, yard
brakeman, was crushed TO death at
Altoona, the first man TO reach his
side was his brother, Bruce, an en-
gineer.
Rev. Floyd Tompkins, of Philadel-
phia, was the orator at the commence
ment exercises of the Paradise High
school, when a class of fifteen receiv-
ed diplomas.
Charged with failing TO send his
son to school, George Christine, of
Tyrone, was fined by a magistrate,
Notwithstanding his defense that the
boy earned more working than he
did.
Shamokin council voted to invest
$4,000 of the borough sinking fund in
Liberty loan bonds.
His head crushed by falling rock
in a mine, William Stephens, of Ia
maqua, is in a dying condition at the
Coaldale hospital.
Bishop Hoban, of the Scranton do
cese, has announced the transfer of
Rev. L. J. Gaffney, of Freeland, to
Elkland, Susquehanna county.
Dr. John II. Dyson, the first Halle
ton physician to enlist in the war;
from Hazleton, has been promoted
from lieutenant to captain at Camp
Wheeler, Georgia.
Hazleton council will employ an ex-
pert to determine whether the water
pressure was reasonably adequate at
the fire which destroyed the Church
street school recently at loss of
S1j0OOO.
Arriving at ShamOkin to assume the
pastorate of the Lincoln Street Meth.
Odist church, Rev. DR.. Simpson f.
Evans was rendered a reception by
more than 600 members Of his congre-
cation.
Fish Warden w. Acker, Of Allen
town, has discovered large number
of pOachers who are fishing for trout
in advance of the opening of the sea-
son.
Mrs. Emma Rubrecht, of Midway,
near York, was notified by the war
department of the death of her son,
Wilford Rubrecht, member of a
trench motar company, who was
wounded in action April Sd. Young
Rubrecht enlisted at Gettyburg last
June and left for France shortly be-
fore Christmas. He was nineteen
years old.
The Franklin County Home for the
Aged, located at Chambersburg, will
come into possession of almost $780,
coo by the death of Mrs. John III.
Shook, of Greencastle, near CHAM
bersburg. At his death, almost two
years ago, Shook left his entire es-
tate to the home upon the death of
his wife. Her death occurred last
week.
Theodore Shafer, aged sixteen, son
of Mrs. Ellen Shafer, of Nazareth, ex-
perimented with dynamite cartridge
which he found, and was taken to the
Easton hospital, with badly mangl-
ed hand.
The Northampton County Dry Fed
Grafton has adopted resolutions ask
ing the court to change polling places
to private homes in all instances
where they are located In places
where liquors are sold.
Seeing two dogs chasing deer
down the mountalnside from the win
dow of her home at the foot of the
mountain, near Chambersburg, Mrs.
James V. Shepard grabbed gun, went
out and fired on the dogs One was
killed by shot from her gun, but
the other escaped. The deer was ex-
hausted after its long run.
Mayor Daniel l.. Keister, of Harris.
burg, filed petition to be candidate
for member of the Harrisburg Repub-
lican city committee. The mayor will