The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Goldsmith. the Tailor.


should discourage nobody: for they
also have TO die.
No, Maude, dear, we have never
heard of Il telescope being spoken of
as looking glass.
The tots are already negotiating
for the loan of golf stockings for
Christmas purposes.
If You want perfectly pure candy
go to Robinson's.
1t is queer how the little faults we
have ourselves become so great when
somebody else has them.
A woman hates her husband to be
stingy, but when she was being court
ed she liked him close.
1t is quite likely that Santa Claus's
report will show that he, too, has had
a prosperous year.
You may lose track of time for
while but the landlord has very def
mite way of jogging your memory
about it.
David Stevens, one of Taylor town
ships aged citizens, has been poorly
for several weeks.
A measuring party" is the latest
in the church social line. Every
guest is supposed to contribute GER
tain sum for each foot or inch of their
height.
The Big Cove Agricultural Society
will hold a local institute at Me-
Naughton's school house, Saturday
December rs, 1899 at l o'clock.
j. w. KENDALL, Secretary.
1t is hard to decide whether child
suffers more in not having any broth
ers and sisters or in having too many
of them.
But seven of the teachers in attend
ance at the Institute this week were
teaching twelve years ago when E&-
Superintendent Peck held his first in
stitute. They are Emery Thomas. N.
+. M. Hoover, w. G. Wink, l.. II.
While, Sander Cline, r. Scott Her
shey, and II. r. Sipes.
Reuben II. Sipes, of Licking Creek
township, is teaching his twenty-fourth
term in that many consecutive years.
Twenty of these terms in his own town
ship six in one school (Shane's) and
seven in another (Siloam). While
Mr.. Sipes holds rank with the most
successful teachers in the county, he
never attended school except the com
mon schools in his own township: and
yet he holds Permanent certificate.
Frank p. Plessinger, teacher of
Oakgrove school in Whips Cove,
walked over to institute Monday morn
ing, distance of twenty-five miles in
four hours and forty-five minutes and
did not hurry himself either.
Grace Rohm, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Il. Rohm, died on Mon
day, December j. 1885, aged year, 3
month and days. Funeral services
were held at McKendree, the sermon
being preached by Rev w. w. Reese,
of Rays Hill.
From a report of the grand jury filed |
last Saturday afternoon, we learn that
Franklin county has in its jail twenty +.
seven prisoners and siXty-One tramps;
in the almshouse, about one hundred |.
and fifteen inmates.
On Thanksgiving Day, while several |
persons were returning from limiting |
deer, on Sideling Hill mountain
pheasant flew up. Clarence Hoover
and Lee Johnson both fired at it when .
four shot from Lees gun struck Clar- /
snce, one of them hitting him just be-
hind the ear, one in the shoulder, and .
,wo, in the left leg. Fortunately, they
lid no harm, three just going beneath
he skin, and the other lodging in his
coat. Had the other barrel OF Lees
gun which was loaded with buckshot,
been discharged the accident might
lave been more serious. Carefulness
should be the rule when in the woods
With a gun.
The Bedford correspondent of the
Everett Press last week said that DR..
J. G.. Hanks, of Rays HILL is talked
lf as candidate for the Legislature.
Four hunters from Wilmington, Del,
Who had been hunting in the vicinity
,f Rays Hill expressed small guam
ty of game to their homes and were
arrested, charged with violating the
avs by shipping game out of the
state. They were taken before JUS
ice Ritchy, at Everett and were as
,essed $3.50 in fines and costs.
Master Walter Gilbert, who lives
With his grandfather Mr., David Yeag-
n one mile south of Edenville, Frank
in county, was loading an old fash
oned pistol on Wednesday evening of
asst week. He had put on the cap and
vas tamping the powder, using ham
ner to strike the ramrod. In some
manner the weapon was discharged
and the ramrod and quantity OF un-
burned powder was forced into his
left hand lacerating the thumb sever
a.