The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-21
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STATE ITEMS

viction of the fugitiyes who blew up
the residence of Joseph Panchert, al
Lanstord.
Harrisburg.- the labor problem
can be worked out, thousands OF
young trees will be planted on lands
adjacent to state forest reserves and
on properties of coal companies this
year
A'Loona.-H. A. Yeager has been ap.
ponted Alderman of the Eleventh.
wa"d, Altoona.
Lebanon.-At the state comp.meet.
Ing Of the p. o. S. Of A.,on August %,
u great patriotic parade will be held.
Blsmarck.-Mrg. Anna HyXcnheiser
Is in a critical condition at the Lcbl-
non hospital, a victim Of a poison
drug.
Kulpmont - Suffering gangrene
from barefoot zero run in January,
Alex Covick. of Kupmcnt, has just
lost both feet at the Shamokn hos
pital.
Shamokin-W with but little effort a
committee OF bankers and profession.
81 men raised Shamokn's $1,000 quota
for the Salvation Army war fund.
Hazleton-Miss Cleota Kite, Hazle.
tons first telegraph "mCssanger girl"
has now qualified as that ciiy's first
elevator girl" in an Office building.
Philadelphia.-This city fas paid
the largest tax of any municipality in
the state on It's loans, sending a check
for $3j5,0OO to the state treasury
Hazle'on.-Henry Ruch. Lehiph
Valley brakeman. has died here from
injuries sustained when squeezed b..
tween cars at the Lattimer colliery.
HazletOn-The Pennsylvania rail
rrad has paid s35,OOO for the Claude
Wilde property here and will utilize
the land for the extension Of its
freight yards.
Altoona.--The Pennsylvania rail.
road has made Altoona, instead Of
Tyrone, the terminal for short freight
runs on the Tyrone division, to relieve
freight congestion.
Harrisburg. preliminary reports 10
the state department Of agriculture
re to the effect that in many town.
ships peach trees have suffered Sc
ve-ely from extremely cold weather.
Harrisburg Receipts of the state
dairy and food division broke all re-
cords for the first two months of this
year-$41G,54779, against s373,ljO.4s
for the similar period of 1917
Reading.-Tha body of James Sowa,
drowned when the naval tug Cherokee
foUndered off Cape May, arrived here;
5000 persons viewed the remains and
a public funeral was held with mill
tary honors.
Greensburg. - The Westmorelaud
Coal company has sold to the Irwin
Gas Coal company seven seams Of
coal in Franklin township for S237,
GO1.S0. Operations on the tract will
be started in a short time.
Mahoning. 1900 to 1900 cars
Of coal and freight have been moved
by the Lehigh Valley railroad out Of
the Packerton and Mahoning yards
daily the past few days.
Connellsville-Private Charles w.
Linn, Battery b, 323d regiment. field
artillery, who It Is alleged, deserted
from Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, o.,
Is under arrest here.
Waynesburg.- Greene county
authorities arrested an alleged Ger
man reservist at the plant Of the
Mather Coal works at Jefferson, near
here. He admitted to the authorities
that he was an enemy alien.
Meadeyille-Nearly 1000 employees
Ct the Erie railroad shops here will
benefit by the increase in wages rang
ing from three to five cents an hour
The Erie shops will go on a twelve
hour basis.
Bradrcrd.-J. A. Vansicklc, a7ed
thlrty.Nve, a wocdrutter ne'r Port
Allegheny, was killed when he was
crushed under falling tree. a year
ago a brother of Vansickle was Killed
IN a similar accident near where the
one occurred.
Harrisburg.-Due TO the wet autumn
farm work delays and late planting,
the condition of the winter wheat and
rye In some localities Is anything but
favorable" according to reports com
ing TO the state department of agri-
culture.
Carlisle.-Arrangements have been
made to have the Cumberland county
war savings committee take over the
work of the third Liberty loan cam
paign.
Bellefonte.-J. Linn Harris has re-
signed as Centre county Republican
chairman. and David Chambers has
been elected to succeed him for the
unexpired term.
Hazleton. Reports from the thrift
hanks in Hazleton's schools show
that GO per cent Of the children are
depositors, 12 per cent more than the
average throughout the county
Allentown.-W Wholesale arrests Of
persons caught by detectives in the
employ of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company cutting down valuable tim
her on It's coal lands, have been made
for several days.
Connellsvllle.-On account Of the
war Connellsville business men have
called off their annual exposition this
year.
Carlisle.-Three valuable Airdale
dogs were sent by II. A. Surface, Me.
chanicsburg, former state zoologist, to
Camp Dix for training for war serv.
ice.
Bethlehem,-C council has order.
ed Tax Collector Q. A. Snyder to pro
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