The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
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STATE items

Mountain Grove. - The McCaffrey
coal tract here has been reOpened.
Mahanoy City. - Masked robbers
took S25 from Joe lin, Chinese laun-
dryman, here.
Harrisburg Scotland Soldiers
Orphans Industrial School Is isolated
with its 400 boys and girls because of
Two cases of smallpox which have ap-
peared mysteriOusly among them.
Hudsondale. - For Al days during
the winter season so far the thermom-
eter here has registered below zero,
and for seven 1t registered 90 below.
Lebanon.-Robcrt Hev0rllng, n for
rner assistant superintendent Of
sewers, las been elected by the council
here to be city highway commissioner
ut $1,000 year.
WillamspOrt. - william J. O'Brien
was asphyXiated and his aunt, Ella
O'Brlen, overcome by gas from leaky
pipe while preparing breakfast here,
but will recover.
i'hii lpDui ~ hlHtlICuS " h"bN'o'
eXpOliCe chief of Columbia was fined
$500 aad sent to Jail for GO days for
diSsuadng court witnesses.
Allcntown.-rhc Red Cross here has
no overhead expenses, since its rent,
light and heat are furnished free and
has been rated 9S per cent. efficient.
Chester. - Trolley traffic and car
service here and along the Chester and
Darby pike was Dut OFT of schedule by
the snOwstorm and seriously interrupt.
ed travel.
Harrisburg. "Tullytown BIZ is
again ''hero." having saved his car
90 of tobacco and crew when the ice
broke in the Delaware river, on which
they were sliding in boat going to
burlington, ~ j.
PhOeniXville.-An entertainment Civ
en by the Emergency Corps Of the
Phoenix Iron Company made $2S6.75
for the wool fund for the local branch
Of the Red Cross.
PhOeniXvllle. - When h shell OF
molten Stag was being hauled through
the yard of the Phoenix Iron Company
here it was Jared from the truck and.
breaking in the snow, caused several
loud explosions that shook this place.
NOrriStOwn. .-Because lie refused TO
recognize or abide by directions of the
Fuel Commission here John II. Tyson,
Il dealer, had two 'ars of coal taken
from him and distributed among other
dealers.
Pittsburgh.-This industrial district,
located in the center of the nations
largest bituminOus coal field, expert
enced the worst coal shortage OF the
winter.
OtzinatchsOn.-C. Il. Logue, hunter
ana trapper, of Clinton county and
caretaker Of the park here, has just
killed his twentieth catamOunt since
becoming the carelakep
ShamOkin. - With new surgical
device DIR. George W. Reese of this
place removed silver quarter from
the stomach of two-year-old Franklin
Hawk.
PalmertOn.-There large number
of applicants for the postmastership
of this place. made vacant by the re-
cent death Of Postmaster William Cru
ber.
LehightOn. AFTER great efforts the
Carbon Transit Company has succeed
ed In opening its llGe' throughout the
Mauch Chunks, and the work of open
ing the road to this place is nov un-
der way.
Perkasie.-Determine to have elec-
trio lights in their church members
Of TohickOn congregations will con-
struct their own line from here TO the
church. several miles.
Harrisburg.-The great world war Is
being blamed for the shutting down of
most of the slate quarrles throughout
the Lehlgh valley, as very little build
ing IS being done.
Harrlsburg.-TwO persons were kill
cd and 16 injured when trolley car
on the lines OF the Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company ran into a Seighing
party near PaXtang park, three miles
east If here.
Allentown. An alarm clock that
went Off several hours ahead of its
schedule saved the family Of Claude
HOllenbach of this place from asphyN-
iatiOn by illuminating gas escaping
from burst main.
Lehighton.-Dr Roger Rupp of this
place has been appointed superintend-
cnt and chief surgeon OF the Palmer
ton Hospital.
Bethlehem. - The Rotary Club has
started "smileage" campaign TO raise
81 900 for entertaining local boys in
war camps.
QuakertOwn.-Eife entrance to
the plant of the Richand silk Throw
ing Company at this place, thieves got
away with raw silks, just imported
from China, valued at $4,000.
Harrisburg. - Mrs. Moses Lai kin,
with two daughters, ageI sixteen and
nineteen, arrived he;e to meet her hus-
band after travelling four months from
Riga, Russia.
Harrisburg. than 500 re. :
dents of Chester county already have
paid license of 81 Oh their dogs.
Bethlehem.-Because of poor trolley
service this city is '1lking Of estab-
fishing a bus service to suburban
towns.
MarshalltOn.-A working unit of the
Red Cross has been organized here,
with about 40 women enrolled.
Northumberland Than 1,00O
persons have signed remOnstrances