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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
BACK RUN.
1.-The frost is on the pumpkin
And the fodder In tho Sbool, >.

1.-The frost is on the pumpkin
And the fodder in the shock"
Mr.. j. NJ. Tritle of near Ft. Loudon
spent last Thursday with friends here.
A number of young men from this
section spend 1.-THE hours 'twixt dark
and dawn" in hunting coon. One
gentleman says coons are more scarce
than deer. (He didn't spell deer, how
ever.
G. b. Mellott spent Saturday night
in Knobsvillc.
Many of our citizens are court at.
tending.
Jack Peck, of Rock Hill Ridge. Wis.
tied his nephew, Elmer Peck Oct. |.
Prof. Emery Thomas hasmoved from
his brothers. home to that of his sis.
ter in Thomastown. Even bachelor.
are not exempt from the trials OF NOV,
ing day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Tritle, and two
children spent Saturday last with
friends near Ft. Loudon.
Our old friend Davy Goodman il
visiting his many friends here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

GRAHAM OIL COMPANY.

At recent meeting of its stockhold-
ers, the Graham Oil Company decided
to sell more stock and resume opera
tions on their property near Franklin
Mills, this county. While about sew
en- years have elapsed since the com
pany first began operation, and while
well has been put down a few hun
dred feet, yet there is not spot in the
best oil territory in Pennsylvania
where hole the depth to which that
one at Franklin Mills has been drilled,
would be any test at all. Let money
be raised and the well put down 2000
feet if necessary. The company was
chartered by the commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, 1892, with capital
stock of $4,000: $3.50 was paid up and
certificates issued. The property OF
the company is now valued at $3.50,
which includes engines and drilling
machinery and has leases covering
about 5000 acres of land. The liabil.
tiles of the company amounts to $685.
to date; $1265.83 has been expended
for labor ETC., in prospecting and drill
| ing for oil.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

Ladies are beginning to take u deep
interest in winter millinery.
Winter clothing is being aired to
get rid of the disagreeable odor of
moth balls.
SO far, no poet has written anything
about the "woman and the rolling
pin" The trouble is that men who
possess information on the subject
don't care to write anything about 1t.
1t Is said of some people with bad
memories, that what goes in at one
ear goes out at the other. This Is not
so bad as the case of more people OF
whom il may be said that what goes
in at one ear goes out of their mouth.
All kinds of stoves at w. II. Mes
bits. Call, examine them, and get
prices before you buy.
Among the many beautiful tropical
plants at the home of Mrs. M. Cromer,
of this place, OF the most attractive
just now Is veritable fig tree or
which are rapidly maturing sixty-twc
figs.
BRUBAKER & Co., have just com
pleted a commodious photograph gal
lery in town, and are now prepared to
do first class work in every branch OF
the art at reasonable prices. They
/ guarantee perfect satisfaction.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
TAYLOR.

Misses Kate and Winnie Metz
Ter attended the festival at Fair
view Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with their uncle Hiram
Clevenger,
w. r. Johnson and Mrs. Lee
Johnson have. gone to Greene
county to spend some time with
relatives.
The frost and ice of Sunday
and Monday morning blackened
sweet potato vines and willie d
the standing corn.
George Hockensmith is sick,
threatened with typhoid fever.
James Foreman is able to be
out little after an illness of two
months.
Quite a lot of apples have beer
picked and many more bushels
to pick.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
BIG. COVE.

Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!
Misses Ella Johnston and Edith
Kendall, accompanied by A. W.
Johnston, Jr., spent a pleasant
day in Chambersburg last week.
Hon. d. H. Patterson, of Web
ster Mills, was in town on Tues
day. We were glad to see him
able to be out again.
Seth and Merrill Allen, OF
Chambersburg, drove to Mrs. K.
c. Johnston's on Tuesday for
their mother, Mrs. Thomas AL
len, who has been visiting friends
in Wells and Ayr townships the
last two weeks.
Misses Nell and May Johnston
made the county seat a flying
visit on Monday.
Harry OFT has entered the
store of G.. w. Reisner & Co., t.
fill the vacancy caused by George
Comerer quitting the counter fol
the creamery at Webster Mills
Harry is one of our promising
young men, and we wish hin
much success.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
Local CORRESPONDENCE,
WHIPS COVE.

Mr.. David A. Baker is building a
house, and will have it under roof In
a few days.
Dennis Hart and wife of Hartford
City, Indiana, and Henry Deshong
and wife of Sipes Mills, were visiting
relatives in this place recently.
Clyde Hess, of Needmore, was Wis
iting the families of Ephraim Hart and
Albert Plessinger Saturday and Sun
day.
Harvey Sharpe, teacher of Locust
Grove school, spent Saturday and
Sunday at his home on Timber Ridge.
Vincent Hart and John NJ. Truax,
rs jurors, will attend Court this week
at McConnellsburg.
Belle Diehl is visiting her sister,
Mrs. James Pee, at Rays Hill.
Oak Grove school opened last Mon
day.
Emeline Mellott is very i'll at this
writing,
Prayer meeting at Whips Cove
church last Sunday.
We had quite black freeze or
heavy frost on last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Hixson, OF
Amaranth, were visiting in the Cove
Sunday.
The Fulton County News Is just the
paper the people have been needing.
Diehl's finished threshing last week
for this season.
Ed L. Diehl has gone to Bedford
county, where he will open his schoo
on the End of October.
Preaching at Jerusalem next Sun
day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

Scott Shore leaves this Monday
morning for Philadelphia where he is
student in the veterinary department
of the University college.
King Jack Frost is getting his good
work in now. The chestnuts here are
beginning to open up, and brown nuts
peep out at daylight, and at the fellow
who tries to knock 'em.
Some of our people who were over
flowing with patriotism, braved the
cold weather and snow storm to attend
the G.. A. II. picnic, held at Three
Springs, last Saturday. We learn
that the "vets" of that place are going
TO give hard-tack supper soon. That
is where we all shine, "Savy him."
J. Howard Edwards is the happiest
man this side of McConnellsburg. A
little girl came to his house last week.
Howard, that calls for blow out the
next time you come to town. We all
smoke on such occasions.
Quarterly meeting OF the NJ. T.. church
was held at Zion Saturday night and
Sunday. The preacher in charge,
Rev. w. ]. Scheaifer, preached Sun
day night. He also entreated his con-
gregation to contribute literally to-
ward the cause RI Methodism.
The sad intelligence of the death OF
Mrs. Mary Stunkard, wife of Commits
sioner Stunkard has just been receiv-
ed. The particulars have not been
learned yet. She had typhoid fever.
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AMARANTH.
day

A cold wave passed over this terri
tory last Saturday, and Sunday morn
ing, was the first that anything was
frozen. Every thing now looks as
though it was ripe. Seeding, picking
apples, and digging potatoes seem to
be the go among the farmers.
Our school made good progress last
week under the management of w. f..
Stein.
Frank Hess is adding to his i'm
provements by putting new roof on
his dwelling.
Edward Smith and wife visited Mrs.
Smiths father, Henry Ward, of Robi-
sonville, Sunday.
VIM. Spade, of Sipes Mills, Is Wis.,
iting relatives in this community.
Joseph Hoopengardner and wife Wis
tied the family of Robert Carson,
Sunday.
Christopher w. Spade and brother
Frank, of Emmaville, were the guests
of Jacob Spade and family last Fri.
day and Saturday.
Jacob Kerns and daughter, of Pine
Grove, Md, visited the family of Peter
Mellott Sunday.
Capt. Geo. L. Fisher and wife, O.
Hagerstown, spent part of last week il
this place.
Luther X. Lynch lost fine colt las
week.
Mrs. Rebecca Sipes and Mrs. Mar
tin Sipes were the guests of Mrs. b. f
Scritchfield, Sunday.
Daniel StreightifT and wife, of Rob
isonville, visited Mrs. Streightiff
parents of this place last Thursday.
Nathan Spade and wife are visitin,
relatives near Emmaville at present.
Jacob Mills, of Robinsonville, wa
seen in this community Sunday even
ing.
Rev. John Bennett, of Artemas
preached an able funeral sermon at tn
Brethren church Sunday, upon tn
death of Leonard, the little son of MI
and Mrs. John Spade, of Sipes Mills
The child was buried at the Luthera
cemetery in Buck Valley, some tim
ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
NEW GRENADA.

Mrs. f.. o. Cook, of f.. Broadtop, is
visiting her father, S. r. Grissinger.
Mrs. G.. II. Mccoy, OF our town, is
visiting friends in Newville, Newburg,
and Harrisburg.
Miss Myrtle Sipes, OF Wells Tan
merry, was the guest of friends in our
town last week.
Charles Thomas, who handles the
yard-stick for G. B. Crum, of Saltillo,
spent Sunday with his parents in this
place.
John Mills, who has been handling
the rod of correction and training the
young mind how to shoot, at Barre,
Huntingdon county, has closed his
school for an indefinite period on ac-
count OF i'll health, during which time
he will remain among the chosen peo-
pie of IN. G."
Lizzie Baker, Cora Stunkard and her
brother Mack, OF Wells Tannery, spent
sunday In our quiet town.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
FOR SALE.
o.
d. EDWARD FORE

offers his Store and Property for sale.
Possession given AT once to the buyer
OF property and goods, Ioner my line
OF goods for sale ut the lowest cash
price. Knit felt boot Uncle sam"
with cover, at $3.50 others at 1900
Shoes at the lowest prices without re-
garding to advance OF 10 to 81 per cent
In manufacturers price. All goods sold
for cash at q reduction of to 10 per
cent WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD,
and win allow you cents per dozen more
for eggs, In trade, than any huckster
pays; also Dried Fruit OF all kinds. Furs
bought In season. You viii lind my
stock consisting of Dry Goods. Notions.
Hardware, Queensware. Tobacco, c.
gars and general line OF goods, com
splete. Prices low for cash. Remember
win not be undersold,
ID. EDWARD Fore,
Knobsyille, Pa
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
THOMPSON.

Mr.. Thomas Paylor died at his home
in this township on the I'D ult. He
leaves four brother and sisters.
Mr.. John Hess and Miss Lizzie
Gregory were the guests of Mr.. Eph-
rain Gregory last Sunday.
Mr.. S. A. Hess, of Deadwood, S. D.,
is visiting his many friends in this
community.
We are sorry Prothonotary Lynch
was not in when our young bachelor
friend called to get his marriage Ii
cense. We hope it is all right now.
Miss Emma Pittman is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Rhoda Gregory.
Miss Clyde Hess, of Needmore, spent
few days last week with friends at
Dickeys Mountains.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

BEGINNING October 3, and end
ing November 9th, every post
master in the United States is re-
quired to weigh separately every
class of mail matter as well as
the pouches, sacks and locks, sent
out from his office, and report
the exact total of each days send
ing in pounds and ounces. This
work is required once every four
years, the result of which deter.
mines the compensation of rail
roads for transporting the mails.
For offices which dispatch a mum,
Der of mails each day, the thirty
five days weighing represents a
great amount of extra work fol-
which there is no additional com
pensation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
STOVES! STOVES!

respectfully announce to the
general pubic that since moving
into my new room | have replen-
ished my stock and have now on
hands complete line of Cooking
Heating and Oil Stoves, Ranges.
Stove Repairs of all kinds, Stove
Boards, Stove Pipe, the celebrat-
ed Climax Stove Polish, Iron Ket-
ties, Oil Cloth Rugs, Tinware
from the cheapest to the best,
Anti-Rusting Tinware which |
guarantee not to rust for two
years, and will wear for eight
years. Every piece is guaranteed
to me not to rnst and l will guar.
antee it to you. If it rusts bring
it back and will give you anoth-
er piece. In Fancy Goods | have
a large assortment Butchering
Supplies such as Lard Presses,
Meat Cutters, Butcher Knives
and Hog Scrapers. Also a full
line of School Supplies which l
will sell during Court week at the
lowest possible prices. You will
find me in my new room opposite
Patterson's store where | will be
glad to have you call and examine
my stock.
A. SToNER.
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Goldsmith the Tailor.

GOluSInltn tne lallOf.
The picnic season is over.
MillerW shing ngMaehines at Malloy's.
Trouble is the greatest stimulus to
good work.
The trouble which married life is,
there is no umpire.
The screen door and the straw hat
retire together.
A grateful dog is better than an un-
grateful man.
Everybody in New York now swears,
"By George!"
Patronize the merchants who adver-
tise in the NEWS.
Friday, October 20, has been named
as Fall Arbor day.
The person who has no scruples
about taking almost everything else
is often conscientiously opposed to
taking hint.
The statement that goats lymph has
est biished itself as cure for insan'
ity will doubtless meet with many sci
entifc butts.
Science will prove itself really won
derful when, in this age of chainless
wheels, horseless carriages, ETC., il
crowns its achievements by producing
a homeless shad.
Cool weather me3ns better atten
dance at churches. hodges, etc.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. Francis NJ. Baker will preach
in the Presbyterian church at this
place, next Sunday morning and even
ing, and at Green Hill at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Rev. Lewis Chambers will preach in
the NJ. T.. church at this place next
Sunday morning at half-past ten.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
MARRIED.

STINSoN On the 25th of
September at the Cooper House by
Rev d. p. Drawbaugh, Burton !.
Stinson of Marklesburg, Huntingdon
county, to Miss Nora Lyon of Huston
town, this county.
BUTERBAUGH-MC MCFADDEN.- On the
2Sth of September at the Luthern par
sonage by Rev. ID. p. Drawbauge,
William Buterbaugh of Mercersburg,
to Miss Blanche McFadden of Foltz.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
FARMERS ANTITRUST MEET
ING.

The Farmers of Caswell county, had
an anti trust meeting in the curt
house, in Yancey vile, on Monday, the
3cd day of July. Mr.. T. II. McCrary
was called to the chair and r. 8.
Mitchell was elected Secretary. Mr..
Thomas L. Lea made a motion that
the chair appoint three committeeman
to draw up resolutions, against the
Warehouse Trust, which is pbout to be
formed in Danville, Va, D. Y. Mebane,
Monroe Oliver and John B. Worsham
were named as the committee, and the
following resolutions were drawn
up, viz:
WHEREAS, at a call meeting of the
farmers of Caswell county, for the
purpose of entering into ways and
means to retard or hinder trust upon
the warehouse in Danville, as we be-
lieve for the damage and injury of the
farmers in all adjacent counties of
Danville which deal and trade therein.
We do therefore
ResoZUe. That we will use our influ-
enoe with the farmers of Oaswell and
adjoining Counties not to sell their to
baceo at any warehouse controlled by
the trust. and
3. That we ask the adjoining coun-
ties to co operate with us in opposition
to this great trust which is being
formed in the town of Danville to
further oppress tbs down trodden
farmers, and that we may speedily
have district meetings in regard to
this matter that all the farmers may
co operate in said matter.
The papers are requested to aid US
in this undertaking.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25

with existing conditions, and he can
not successfully do this unless he uses
his head and knows how to manage
and look after the details of his bust
ness intelligently. Then, brother far
mer, look the matter squarely in the
face, and do your duty by yourself
and do not let the good work stop here,
but extend the hand of fellowship to
your neighbcr, who may be less for
tunate than you are, and help him
along. The kindly act will be remem-
bered and you will receive your re
ward at last in knowing that you have
performed your duty.
VIM J LEARY, SR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
THE ROAD CONGRESS.

The Charlotte Observer summarizing
the work of the recent Road Builders
Congress and Institute held at Char
lotte, July lila. says:
The road builders congress and il
stitute which has been in session here
this week and which ended it's work to-
day has been a notable gathering in
many resp ects. Much of the success
of the congress is attributable to the
energetic work of Prot J. A. Homes,
State G sologist of North Carolina, who
has been and is still doing a great
work for the mineral development of
North and South Carolina, as we'll IS
the whole South, in directing the in.
telligeut consideration at this time of
a problem which lies very near the
whole question of the industrial de
OF the South.
The congress just ended was called
for the purpose of training road build
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25

The cashew nut is a tropical produc
ton with which the people of the
United States are not at all familiar,
out it seems likely that it may be in
tTOduced into the market at 10 distant
date. The cashew is q bush like tree
which bears a nut shaped something
like a large lima bean, only much
thicker and meatier On the end of
this nut or seed is borne what gener.
ally passes for the fruit, though in
point of fact, the seed itself is the fruit
and this pulpy mass simply the recep
tacle, as is the case in the straw berry
This SO called fruit is as large as a small
pear and Of a delicious acid flavor,
very refreshing on hot day. The
seed when roasted is considered by
many the peer OF any nut on the mar
ket, being spicy aud highly favored.
Roasted almonds are compared as fl It,
TIE cashew is a native of the tropics
and arrangements are now being made
TO plant groves in Porto Rico and
Hawaii. Attempts will also be made
to grow them in south Florida and
southern California. The tree rej0ices
in the botanical name of Anacardium
D ,cidentale.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25

snehcial when the soil has been
acked By rairs S. but that the practice
detrimental during a drought when
Ae soil is already in a good mechani
cal condition. Rolling the lsnd favored
a uniform sprouting of seeding of seed,
but in general the yield of the rolled
ground was smaller than the unrolled.
Packing the surface soil by means of
rolling was detrimental to plant
growth when the soil was not subse
quently stirred Results were gener
ally in favor of level cultivation as
against bedding.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
RALEIGH, N. c.. JULY 25. 1899.

was on fire and burned rapidly. Soon
nothing was left bat an immense pile
OF cotton seed, which the overseer and
such hands as he had, were endeavor-
ing to save by pouring on buckets of
wafer brought from branch some so
or IS yards away. The question was
asked, why don't you rake off the
burning outside mass or else cover the
pile with earth and smother the fire. :"
That would be the best way, but all of
the tools were burned in the gin house. ="
To return to the baled cotton: When
ever bale comes from the press it
should, as matter Of duty and by
positive order, be removed at once.
Put the bales at distance, say 100
feet, from the house in lots Of from 10
to 25 together. Put them on rails or
old boards il there is no good ground
around. Perhaps the same old an
swer comes to these suggestions, eve
know the advice is good, but we
haven't got time to do it"
The same advice, however, is given
again. Make it as much o matter of
rule TO take time to remove the bale as
to take it from the press.
Some time since when riding on the
train gin house was noticed by the
writer, nearly consumed, and some
fifteen to twenty bales around it on
fire. ALI of this could have been saved
by taking little time.
The advice may be simble. It may
be telling something that everybody
knows, but at the same time it is tell
ing something that everybody knows
should be done, but at the same time
is frequently not done.
Many improvements have been made
in cotton ginning. The writer has kept
pace with each advanced step on old
methods, but with all done, nothing
can rub out the fact that it will be welt
to take time enough, no matter how
much has to be done, to care for what
is done, and to save needless waste.
W. 8. PRIMROSE.
Wake county, N 9.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
THE VALUE OF a FARM PAPER.
Brain rs Well as Brawn is Required in
Successful Farming
Wake county, N @.

Jor-as2oadence Of the Progressive Farmer.
Il is hard to understand why farm
ers take so little interest in agricultural
papers. 1t may be that they do not
properly appreciate them, or that they
have some pref j1dice against them on
account Of, as one farmer q very in,
telligent man too put it, that the in
formation and data laid down could not
be relied upon, and hence could not be
followed. To some extent this charge
may be true, for it is almost impossible
to suggest rule that will apply in all
given cases without being modified, or
| changed, to suit local, or existing con-
ditions in climate or soil, and therefore
the j 1dgment of the practical farmer
is called into requisition to make such
proper notifications and changes as
the local conditions of climate and soil
may demand, and hence it is import
ant that the farmer should have ell
the light, training and assistance that
it is possible for him to secure. the
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and cultivation comes only with the
suggestion of new ideas, and while it
must be admitted that theories are not
always practical, yet they frequently
suP gest to the thoughtful mind what is
practical, and often lead to timely and
useful inventions and discoveries
which merit the attention and consid
Grafton of all men, even the practical
farmer.
Hen @ it is important that every
farmer should carefully read, consider
and discuss all matters within bis
reach connected with his business. He
should know ell that it is possible for
his mind to a,q1ire. I know Of no
source for information more plentiful
than The Progressive Farmer, and in
this connection I will venture the as
sertion no one can it read for twelve
months without feeling and ackaowl
edging that be has been greatly beEe-
flied. The articles on farming alone,
to say nothing Of the other excellent
matter that il contains, is worth many
times the amount of it's subscription
price; IN fact hardly an issue Of it ls
worth less than the dollar which is
charged for years subscription. The
farmer needs this weekly visitor, which
like the busy bee, carries such profit
able load to be assimilated and absorbed
by the thoughtful man; and this p sper
is a visitor who leaves food as sug-
gested for profitable thought, without
sting or unpleasant after thought.
One valuable suggestion acted on will
save labor, time and money to the en-
terprising farmer. We all know the
farmers hope lies in his ability to cope