The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-10
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hospita, fund have now reached more
than The $4,000 which was announced
some time ago as the expected figure!
The subscriptions are now In excess OF
$4,000.
Erie.-Realizing the great need OF
additional comfortable homes for its
mechanics and laborers, the General
Electric Company has awarded anoth-
er contract to J. A. Maahs for the con-
struction of 40 homes. These homes
will be rented to the employees. They
are to be ready next August.
Mosservllle. - Wilbur s. Leiby, re-
Gently an honorably discharged soldier
from Camp Meade, has had his dis
charge recorded in the recorders Of
flee, the first document Of the kind
thus officially preserved In the history
of Lehigh county.
Scranton. - Coal burned on Lehigh
Valley railroad engines will be reduced
nearly 80 per cent by mixing bitWn.-
nous with anthracite silt or slush.
Allentown.-An increase in the pay
Of policemen and firemen to 500 a
month is the feature of the city budget
for next year, presented at meeting
Of the retiring council.
Harrlsburg.-The governor has ap-
pointed the following officers of the
reserve militia: Company II, Second
Regiment, Wilkesbarre, Capt. Ridgway
II. Espey, First Lieutenant Robert. II.
Harvey and Second Lieutenant ii. w.
Bay, all of Wilkesbarre.
Mahanoy City.-Within few min
utes after he had remarked to his
"buddy" that he was feeling dizzy,
Andrew Shukomas toppled down
breast at the Gilberton colliery. He
died several hours later at the Foun-
tain Springs Hospital.
Hollidaysburg.- county public
officials announce that there have been
OH marriages and 81 divorces in the
county this year, and 10 per cent. Of
these marriages have been failures.
Milford.-Charged with having set
fire to n dwelling here, Mrs. Fannie
Olden has been found guilty and fined
$1,000 and will spend from IS months
to three years In prison.
Wilkesbarre. Fire Of mysterious
origin on the second floor Of the home
of Andrew SlifkO, at Edwarlsville kill
ed Mrs. Andrew Slfko and her three
sons. One of them, John, twenty-one
years old, was a member of the Three
Hundred and Eleventh Machine Gun
Battalion at Camp Meade. The sol
dier son had returned to spend the
holidays with his parents.
North Girard.-The entire business
section of this village was burned. A
call for help was sent to Erie, fourteen
miles distant The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Yardley.-Two men in motor truck
drove to the farm of Marcus =. Dean,
mile from here, and after breaking
the lock on barn door, stole three
steers. The cattle were marched up
plank into the machine and driven
away. The case was reported to the
local police.
Greensburg.-Two-thlr of the G3
prisoners in the Jail here have paid for
Red Cross memberships.
Lauraytown.-Five paupers of the
almshouse here have Clipped in 81
each and joined the Red Cross.
Scranton.-The Lackawanna Coal
Company has mine weighmistress,
and will employ several women as of.
flee clerks.
Harrisburg.-A appeal was made
by Mayor Keisler to residents of Har-
risburg to use less water, because Of
a shortage due to failure of council.
men in years gone by TO make pro.
vision. Increase i'm population and ex.
pansion of industry have caused new
demands and the equipment Is that OF
dozen years ago. Munition plants
may be affected.
Harrisburg.-J. o. Christley, refused
new trial for wife murder, declared
to the court that when he committed
the crime he was mentally irrespOn,
sible. He was sentenced to death.
Lewlstown.-Joseph Carlos, twenty.
five years old, raised ripple ut Haw.
stone when he burned 10 perfectly
good $50 bills. Carlos was celebrat'
ing and said q man was worse off with
money and no place to spend 1t than
without the money. He used revolv
err to keep the crowd from interfering
while the money burned. 1t was the
savings from his wages for year.
Harrisburg state department
of agriculture has issued a warning
against unlicensed statesmen for nurs
cries.
Fountain Springs. Farrell, for
many years famous mine foreman,
died at the State Hospital here, aged
aeventy-four
Lewistown-"Hero letters" and 81
each were sent to james Steel and
William and Richard Ritter, boys OF
this town, for discovering broken
rail on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Mount Carmel.-Ils feet frozen In
q blizzard, Alexander COvack; of this
town, has lost all ten soes.
Schuylkill.-For the first time in
years miners of this town worked the
day after Christmas.
Moosic.-Alfred Swan, fifty-five,
gateman for the d. & ii. railroad here
was found dead in the tower at night
Harrisburg. = Numerous upstate
Justices Of the peace lose their COM
missions for failing to file acceptances
within 80 days after election.
Carlisle.-A food administrator has
cut bakers bread here from 10 to 0
cents per pound loaf.
Reading.-The 1918 budget of Read
ing council calls for an expenditure OF