The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-12
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mix, Hilda, the Seyen-year-Old daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mielch0r,
was struck by an automobile driven
by p. II. Phelps and almost instantly
killed. Phelps was released on bail.
Bethehem.-Erwin II. Fogel, sixty
seven years old, and in Ill health for
the last year, committed suicide by
firing bullet from a rifle into his
head mt the home of his son, death
being instantaneous. He was worrle
and homeslck for n son who Is with
the American cxpedltlonary force In
| France.
Mauch Chunk.-The Lehlgh Valley
Railroad company, with the assistance
of the Carbon county court, has ylrtu'
ally succeeded In preventing young
girls from rushing to troop trains
when they arrive here and blocking
the tracks. Several arrests were
made at first, which served their pur-
pose well.
Warren-Charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, Walter
Reagan, Hllda EngstrOm and Bertha
Waldinger all of Erie were arrested
here on complaint lodged by volun-
teer police. The girls sold flags for
Reagan and told buyers the money
was for the benefit of drafted men.
New Castle.-Tw0 new cases Of in
fantile paralysis have been reported
here. One Is on the south side and
the other on the east side. No spread
Of the disease is anticipated.
Lock Haven.-James +. Till, OF
this city, veteran of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad company, having reached
the age of seventy years, has been
retired. He was In continuous serv-
Ice for over thlrty-three years,
New Castle-Dr. S. II. w. McCune,
Of this city, has been commissioned n
first lieutenant in the army and or
dered to report at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga, at once.
Bethlehem. The local public
schools opened with an enrolment of
1S per cent increase over that Of the
last year, due to the phenomenal
growth Of the city. More than 1900
new pupils applied for admission.
Wilkes -Barre.-By an agreement be-
tween Fuel Administrators A. c. Camp
hell, Walter Condor, of the retail
liquor dealers, and representatives of
miners unions, the saloons Of WyOm-
ing valley will not be permitted to do
business between the hours of mid
night and seven in the morning The
agreement was brought about by the
fact that many saloons were opening
In time to serve miners on their way
to the colleries.
Hamburg-Harry G.. Seltzer, who
prior to the war was United States
consul at Breslau, GERMANY. returned
home after n two months lecture
tour with the community Chautauqua
through North and South Carolina and
the New England states. His subject
was "My Experiences with Kaiser
ism"
Lehighton. Negotiations are under
way between the Carbon county fair
management and the railroad admin
istratiOn for the sale of reduced-rate
tickets on both railroads for the Le-
hghton fair, which commences on
September II.
Mauch Chunk-An effort Is being
made To get all the whole ash timber
possible In this section for the use of
the government This timber, which
Is very scarce in this region Is being
used in making pick and AK handles.
Summit Hill-Lehighton Pierson
Scott, son of f.. H. Scott, Of this
place. has completed special course
In military training at the University
of Pittsburgh and will leave shortly
for France.
Mauch Chunk-Delbcrt Strader
Bachman, of Easton, an independent
candidate for congress. has already
covered this county with posters by
using his auto. He Is making similar
tour Of the entire twenty-slX con
gressional district which comprises
the counties of Carbon, Northampton,
Monroe and pike.
Reading.-Mavor T.. II Flhert has
n list Of nearly 800 automobilists who
had touring cars out on SUNDAY. the
list Is to he turned over to Fuel Ad-
minlstratOr Bright. The police took
the numbers There are many dupll-
cations and the number Is expected
to he cut down to about 900
Observation-Disclosures Harner, thir-
teen, and Mary Beaoulto, ten. were
badly injured the former suffering
concusSion of the brain. when mo-
torcycle plunglng into sidewalk
struck them. The driver Of the ma
chine lost control of 1t.
Lock Haven.-W II. Smith. OF Sun
bury, conductor on an eastbound
freight train on the PENNSYLVANIA rail
road stepped from his train at the
entrance Of the Raid Eagle creek
bridge, east of this city. and fell down
the embanliment He was rescued by
members of the train crew and taken
TO the local hospital. where he died
few hours afterward.
Allentown.-Women are now operat-
ing elevators in local Office buildings
and department stores for the first
time.
Hazleton.-Willlam Miller. proprie-
tor of the McAdoo knitting mill. holds
the record of having killed the largest
rattlesnake dispatched hereabouts this
year While at his summer home AT
Quakake he encountered one that had
twenty rattles and was almost six