The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-26
ADDITIONAL Local.
Goldsmith the Tailor.

fourteen to thirty dollars month.
Irwin is selling lamps, glassware
and china dinner sets at special low
rates.
A letter from N. II. PECK states that
he and his family are much pleased
with Williamsburg, their new home.
Mrs. Peck's health has been mnch bet
ter since they moved. There is a great
demend Tor carpenters and bricklay-
ers, as there are many houses being
erected this summer--mostly good
ones. 1t is a temperance town-no sa-
looms.
Norwood Sewing Machines for eigh-
teen dollars at Twins.
The family of the Editor are under
obligatiips to Mrs. w. II. Paylor of
Ayr tdwnship for basketful OF delic-
ious pears.
Paragon and Standard Rotary Sew
ing Machines at Twins. Best ma
chimes made. Sold for cash or month
ly payments.
Some miscreant or .miscreants, en-
tered the wood house of NJ. II. Shaft
ner, Esq, last Friday night and APP
propriated pair of gum boots and
some other smaller articles Our mid
night operators had better not get too
near the telephone Office, AS the Light
ming might strike 'em,
Five gallon oil cans filled with best
Water White oil for $l.10 at Twins.
Miss Mary T.. Dapiels has had her
dwelling in this place greatly improv-
ed by having the rooms over her store
plastered, new doors hung, and all
neatly painted and papered. A door
cut through connecting the main build
ing with the store part adds much TO
the convenience.
The best buckskin glove in town for
20 cents at Twins.
William f, Kolb, of Dryrun, who
has been working at Pittsburg for
some time met with serious accident
on Thursday last. When attempting
TO board u freight train at Braddock,
he fell under the wheels having one
leg taken off and being otherwise in
jured, He was removed to the West
Penn Hospital. The unfortunate man
was about - years of age.
James NJ. Lake of Thompson town
ship recently purchased tract of land
lying on Timber Ridge from Andrew
Souders and expects in the near future
to erect on it good dwelling and 9TH
,er buildings.
All kinds of stoves at w. II. Nes-
bits. Call, examine them, and get
prices before you- buy.
Clel Cisney. of Burnt cabins, is
erecting nice dwelling on his farm a
short distance west of Burnt Cabins
along the State Road.
The carpenters are just putting the
finishing touches to Assessor w. j.
,Cline's new house on the State Road
about midway between Fort Littleton
and Burnt Cabins. When entirely fin
ished Mr.. and Mrs. Cline will have a
very comfortable home.
Ladies' coats altered, or anything in
9he line of tailoring neatly done by
Goldsmith The Tailor
Spencer M. Janney, president of the
Huntingdon and Broad Top railroad
company since 1890, died at his home
in Philadelphia last Friday.
DR.. George II. James, prominent
physician of Huntingdon county, died
at his home at Orbisonia last Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. Anna Mary Cessna, wife of
Harry Cessna, died at her home in
Everett on the 10Th inst. Mrs. Cessna
was daughter of the late William
.Clevenger, u well known resident of
Brush Greek valley where Mrs. Cess
ma s mother still lives.
Mrs. Ellen Skipper, wife of A. K
Skipper, of Mapleton, died on the 10Th
inst, aged about 81 years. Mrs. Skip
per was the mother of Mrs. James
Keith of Wells Valley.
Forest fires have been raging on
Sideling Hill mountain for several
days. Large areas both north and
south of the turnpike are being burned
over extending into Wells and Brush
Greek valleys.
For almost week there has been a
weird stiffness in the atmosphere. and
the smoke from the mountain fires has
hung SO dense that the light of the sun
has been almost shut out. On Wednes-
day the great luminary made his jour
ney across the heavens as great dull
golden ball, a beautiful sight and one
not often Witnessed here,
Some one has figured out how far a
farmer has to walk TO plant and at
tend forty acres of corn, To pillow the
ground with sixteen inch pillow he
walks $50 miles, to harrow it thorough
ly before planting fifty miles more,
and to cultivate it afterwards, 45(
miles, making total of $50 miles,
in addition to garnering.