The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-06
PENNSYLVANI
BRIEFS


John c. Burns, Of Sudbury, died Of
injuries suffered year ago, while at
work MS railroad emplOye.
Five men, all over eighty years, and
whose combined ages totaled All
years, helped celebrate the eighty.
fifth birthday of Daniel NJ. Brown, at
HazlctOn.
Forrest G. Sherk, Of Bethel town
ship, run down by passenger train
on the Lebanon and fremont division
Of the Reading railway, escaped with
the loss Of foot.
The eighteenth annual session Of
the grand council, Pennsylvania Cath
Ollie Beneficial league, will be held at
Lancaster, June i. with morning, af.
ternocn and evening sessions.
Through a mistake in miying ce-
mcnt with soil, instead Of fertilizer,
Thomas r. Hughes, Scranton, has
probably the only cement garden in
the state, but doubts If it win grow a
crop of concrete
Frederick c. Martin, a musician OF
some note, returned to Harrisburg
from York. after the police, called IN
by his family, had searched the river
for hours in the belief that he might
! have committed suicide
Mrs. Rosa Sanactia, aged forty, Of
Easton. was killed when struck by a
train on the Lehich Valley railroad
while she was picking coal ON the
tracks She leaves ryo children, the
younger one only seven months old.
Claiming that she was called witch
apd thief. Mrs. Margaret @, Lane, Of
West Lairylew, near Carlisle has
brought SANDER action for $1,000
against Mrs. Mabel Davis, her neigh
bor and the latter'S husband, Chester
Il. Davis.
Unable to get houses for men Just
arrived 10 work on government con
tracts. the Duplan silk corporation, AT
HazletOn. has asked bids on dwellings
which il viii erect for employees.
Lewis l.. Shechan, second lieutenant
and Quartcrmaster Of the second reGi.
mcnt Of the reserve militia, has resign
ed ana will 90 to France. Major \.
s. Henderson, Of the third regiment
has also resigned.
Conshohockcn'S three policemen
have Informed council they will Quit
June unless pay Is boosted TO 500 a
month.
A double execution took place at
the Rockyicw penitentiary when lllio
Obrie. Servlan. of Lebanon county
and Giuseppe PoIito, an Italian, of
Westmorelaud county, We're sent Ia
the chair. The former was convicted
Of the murder Of n woman with whom
ne was living. while po'ito was sen
fenced to death for killing Dominic
Naiali, of New Kensington, last Aug
uSt
REPORTS 10 the Womans Home anC
b Foreign Missionary society Of the EaS
PENNSYLVANIA conference branch of th'
United Evangelical denomination
showed Sl5,5GG contributed for mission
work. There are cighty-fye societies
with 4l22 members
Because r. c. Ruthvcn, local con
: tractor, has failed to start work or
the county road between Carbondal,
and Duryea. the county commission
. ers will force the contractors bondn!
, comDany 10 make the repairs
Pottsyille court issued an injunction
prohibiting County Treasurer w, r
Adamson from selling the prOpeuic'
Of 200 citlzcrS Of CasS township fo
alleged ncn-payment of taxes. TIT
persons involved have built thei
houses on lands owned by coal com
panies. The latter pay taxes ON TIT
= land and the citizens pay taxes OF
, their houses, but the county Official
are trying to compel the homestead
. owners to pay taxes on both land an'
! houses, which would make double tax
alton on the land.
= NJ l.. Snyder Sunbury lawyer
was acquitted by jury of charge o
: forging the name of Mrs. Anna a. Nil
:, Ter to note.
Or. George W. Bernthesel, one o
l. the best-known physicians Of Lancas
ter county, is critically i'll at the co
lumbia hospital from appopleXy.
: The American Hose company O
II Ashland. has contracted for n comb
u nation motor fire truck to cost SlO,1ol
most of which was raised by popula
J. subscription.
$ Halle Brook miners We're put I
o fight by II black bear, which appeare
on the road taken by wOri;men on thei
way home from the colliery. Frigh
ened coal diggers declare this annimi
u was real one.
A rose on crahapple tree at tn
l home of Fred Waechter, borough cler
Ie of West Hazleton, attracted attention
'e The crabapple blossoms were past fC
] snme time when the rose appeared.
4 is white and quite large,
Said to have been grieying over th
near departure for France of her sol
ID Lieutenant Benjamin Brandt, Mr.
Margaret Brandt, sixty, died at he
home in Steelton.
is While working on pole herr
Charles Kistner employed by tn
: Counties Gas and Electric compan,
was shocked by live wire and Is
n critical condition at a hospital
Crushed between cars, Richard
Fult2, of Altoona, freight tral
brakeman, was instantly killed
Cresson.
A dancing pavilion on the Scranto
court house square, to raise none
Cor thn Pod CrnSS rcnli2ed SlOO IN OF