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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30

According to the Boston Tran
script, it was Il woman who was
the definite means of having a def
mite day in the year set apart for
the National observance of
Thanksgiving. Mrs. Sarah Jo-
sepha Hale, Boston woman and
editor of the first woman s maya
zine published in this country,
worked twenty years to accom-
plish this end. Time did not
daunt her courage, but rather in
creased her insistnnce.N She
wrote to governors of States and
to the President of til United
States. AT last President Lin
coin adopted her suggestion in
1864, when there was reason to re-
joice over the success of the North
in restoring the Union.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
SPRING HOUSE VALLEY

Preaching at this place last Sat
urday evening and Sunday was
well attended. Among others
there We're Christley Buterbaugh
of Franklin county, Stanley Sny-
der, and Miss Elsie Rotz- of Tod
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell Bivens, of
near Hancock, is spending some
time with the family of William
Paylor,
Quite a number of our young
folks spent last Friday evening
very pleasantly at the home of
Misses Rosa and Phebe Paylor.
Harry Souders, Harry Shaw,
James Richard, Allie Bryan, and
son George were visitors at the
home of William II. Paylor during
the past week.
Henry Carbaugh spentlast Sun
day evening at Samuel Mellott's.
Miss Mary Paylor spent part
of last week with the family of
David Clugston.
Miss Jessie Mellott spent last
Monday evening with Miss Jen-
ME Woodal.
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BIG COVE.

Mrs. John OFT spent Tuesday
with Mrs. John Booth, Of Tod
township.
j. w. Evans with his grapha-
phone gave an enjoyable enter
tainment in the Jugtown school
house Tuesday evening.
G. +. Clouser and Lewis Har
ris, both of Big Cove Tannery
were in McConnellsburg ON Sat
urday.
We are glad to see Will Patter-
son able to be in school again.
A number of people from the
Cove attended the funeral of John
Webster, son of the late Rev. G..
Webster, of Webster Mills, which
took place from the Presbyterian
church in Mercersburg, Tuesday
of this week. Many will remem-
Der Mr.. Webster as he was cit
izen of Franklin county some
years ago. He was often in the
Cove for some of his property
was near Webster Mills. OF late
years he and his daughter, Miss
Mary have been living in Tarkio,
Missouri.
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ing the past summer in Johns
town, has returned home.

ing the past summer in Johns
town, has returned home.
Miss Laura A. Bedford, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Della,
attended the protracted meeting
at Jerusalem church in Whips
Cove last Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Anderson Mellott and wife
spent Sunday at G.. G.. Mellott's.
Mr.. O! &. Hess, of Williamsport,
is visiting friends in this neigh
borhood.
Mr.. w. H. Mellott and family
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Bedford county.
Mr.. George Morgret has re-
turned to his home in Clearfeld
after spending the past two weeks
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Morgret.
L. Hoopengardner and John
Schetrompf, of Buck Valley, are
spending Il few days at John c..
Spades.
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I above table does not include
pusands of travellers that passed
he turnpike on foot and in the nu-
)s stage coaches.
.lwitz was doubtless succeeded
lillian Binkley, who took charge
, or 1886, and retained his posi-
ntil bis death, when it was held
wife until 1873, about 80 years.
are times that even toll gate
IS meet their match and this oc-
lin 1864, after the burning of
oersbnrg when Gen. .M'Causland' $
(assed over the pike. They not
Nefalsed to pay toll to Mr.. Blink
nd W. don't believe he demanded
hem, but they went through the
d carried away, as the books
$0.25. The only redeeming
e connected with this highland
Rptry OF the company, was when
his q Confederates fell into the
Mrs, Binkley's beds were speed
! TO disorder to secure BEDFORD
uetheir suffering comrade. They
pr Waking two cords, but the old
revthe line at one, and resisted
atty that they had to be satisfied
Tne. The Binkley's resigned the
ofp the hands of Jacob Rine-
"a 1873, which he retained un-
\ y when they were transferred to
q a sander, his son-in-law, who
Ten administering the affairs of
.Nctiun from that time to the pre-
J yAliy Alexander is such a pleas
"a agreeable fellow that when
ma over your cash to him, you
think he is doing you favor
sng u, and feel a desire to turn
W oFer to him also.
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Local CORRESPONDENCE.
KNOBSVILLE.

Miss Effie Parsons, of Clear
Ridge, accompanied byher friend,
Miss Jessie Cutchall, was the
guest of formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Parsons, on Sun
day last.
Mrs. Humphrey Naugle, who
has been sick. for some time, is
slowly recovering.
Mrs. Charley Corbin, who has
been circulating among her many
friends in this vicinity, returned
home on the 10Th inst.
Miss Mamie Naugle, who has
been spending some time with her
aunt in North Carolina, was call
ed home on account of the i'll
ness of her mother.
Howard Sipe, of Blair county,
is spending some time with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Sipe.
Mrs. Geo. Parsons has been ly-
ing critically i'll for the last five
days, buther attending physician,
DR.. Mosser, of McConnellsburg,
pronounces her somewhat better
at this writing.
Mr.. Charles Tice, and George
and Charles Glunt, left Sunday
evening for Pittsburg where they
have secured employment.
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MCKIBBEN.

Jack Frost has been visitingour
community, and for several morn
ings past, all nature wore a dress
of sparkling diamonds, the result
of his handiwork while we were
sleeping.
Mr.. Frank Bowser, of Bedford,
was visiting the family of Samu-
el Truax last week.
Miss BERTHE TruaX. after spend
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
SCHOOL REPORTS.
Harrisonville.

Total number enrolled, twenty-nine.
Percent of attendance, Males 96, Fe-
males rs. Average attendance "a.
Honor Roll. First Grade, Earle
Metzler, Joseph Deshong, John Ham,
Thomas Deshong, John Deshong.
Second Grade, Lenore Ham, Goldie
Deshong. Third Grade, Robert Metz
Ter, Albert Hockensmith. Fourth
Grade, Darrell Hockensmith, Grover
Mellott, the latter, perfect in spelling
for the month. Fifth Grade, Nathan
Wishart.
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sacks of -four for a days work
and here ] can get four.
We are going out on the hill as
soon as it freezes q little more and
see if we can't get some claims.
We will be out next fall whether
make anything'or not. We have
both been sick but not bedfast.
The water is miserable and pext
summer it will be something vile.
for there is no sanitary system
here and you can Judge what it
will be when the thaw comes in
the spring. We will make our es-
cape early in the spring for the
beach. There is lots of sickness
here now and a few deaths, Ty-
phoid fever seems obc theplague,
some pneumonia.
wish you could see the grouse
or ,ptomican (tomican) we have
here; they are the size of Il pleas
ant and us white as snow; they
are a beautiful bird and good eat
ing. There is also snipe about
the size of a quail that is finer
still. There is a governmentpost
here: they have fine quarters; it
seems like Sidney to hear the bu-
gle calls; they don't seem to sound
the calls at any particular time;
they sound sun up very often at
500 and more times not at all and
sun down long after night. !
think they have eastern time on
else are good sleepers. There are
dozens of women here, also chill
dren. There is Il report around
that sailing vessel, the Hero,
was lost at Dutch Harbor. 1t left
here last Monday with about 20C
passengers. We don't take any
stock in the report, for there has
been no boat in here since she
left, so it is only Il rumor. | hope
the Hero wasn't lost, for there
was a lot of people on her that We
knew. Minnie's brother-in- law
is here. He came early in the
spring. He got Il front street lot
and sold it the other day for 50
600. He is going out and will be
back again in the spring.
1t would amuse you to see the
dog teams; about all the hauling
and expressing is done by them.
The native dogs are very pretty
they look very much like a coyote
they are terrors to fight and il
there are dozen in Il bunch and
get into a fight they all pitch on
to the under dog and then if left
alone will kill that dog. There
are some horses and they make
good money with them packing
out to the mines. There was a
stampede here yesterday toa new
gold fieldabout70miles from here;
a great many have gone. Cape
York is the name of the place.
A boat arrived here this forenoon
and will take a large number of
passengers out; there are men
selling their effects on the beach
now and one can get good bargains
in the clothing line, also robes,
but we have clothes plenty that
have not been worn yet
Will tell you how the money has
been taken off the beach here.
The pay streak is a ruby sand
from two to four feet from sur
face and at the sea edge it is about
on top. | know men that took
out as high as 81 800 in a single
day, but that will drain pocket,
Men quit places where they only
got three ounces per day and
looked for better ground. | am
acquainted with three men that
got twenty-eight ounces of ANAL
gam for one day; that was nopock-
ct find. | will bet there were
three millions taken off this beach
since the tirst.of July,
FRANK MOORE.
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Sale Register.

"a Y. Mellott will sell at pub
m Monday, December IL,
tne Herbert Morgret farm two
'otth of Needmore, 2 good
nfad of cattle, 10 barrels OF
nent, rye, and hungarian by
'e7 besides buggy, stickwag-
'ea and many other articles.
npnths.
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.NKSGIyING SUPPER.

fofget the supper in the old
ehpfch on Thanksgiving even
'oipe, and bring your friends
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

VI. Isaiah Burton and Miss
my Bishop, both of Bethel town
Sanner +. Ray and Miss
heyser, both of Ayr township.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30

raker has commenced the
q new barn ON the site of
fntly destroyed by fire on
Rnr town. -Orbisonia Leader.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10

class Of cotton was generally limited at
or above 6.35c for August. Limits to-day
were in some cases reduced 3 TO points,
but the market was not prepared to alb
sorb any particular quantity of long cot
ton. Yet there was no great pressure.
Most traders were disposed to hold off for
something more tangible than has yet
come in sight regarding the intentions of
planters. More attention was paid 20 that
feature than to the questions Of receipts,
although good many traders here expect
60 see the movement increase considera bly,
with better weather. In the afternoon
there was some selling on this idea, but
the market showed "A fairly steady under
tone with the tone finally quiet but steady
with prices one point higher 20 one lower
New York, March g. noon.-Cotton flu
lures opened steady at the decline; March
April and May, 626c; June, 62Sc; July,
25c; August, 6.26c; September, 6.17c; Oc-
tober, else: November. 6.l7c; December,
6l9c; January, 6.22c; February 622c.
4 p. m.-Cotton futures closed quiet and
steady; March, 6.2Sc, April. 6.27c; May.
626c; june, 625c; July and August 627c;
September and October 5lSc; November.
6.i6t; December, 6l9c; January 62lc.
New Orleans, March 9-Cotton futures
dun but steady; March 5. 9oQ5, 92e; April
5.9Oli5 ,02c; May, 5.9l6l5. Doc: June, $3.50
6.0Oc; July 5.99a6. 00c; August 59iGi5 95c
September, j.s5M5 SIC; October, 5s5a5 s6c
November, 5.S5a5. sec; December, 8. s6Q5 SIC.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10
FLORIDA.

An invitation has been extended to
President Mckinley to visit Palm Beach
Tor a part of the vacation he Is TO take
iof the benefit of his health.
Wednesday morning a fire broke out in
NiiAentown, colored settlement north of
riverside near Jacksonville. in which
g.Sht houses were consumed by the flames
Two negro children were burned to death
The large German four -masted ship Co.
iumbia has finished loading at Port Tampa
WIN 1928 tons of pebble phosphate from
'"e mines of the Florida Engineering Com.
ldny, for Yokohama, Japan. and win sail
'S soon as the weather is favorable
Pensacola News: Florida farmers are a
brave lot They are philosophlcaly re.
painting crops damaged by the freeze.
hoping to secure the Northern markets in
p'ontable time. Many of them realize
no" much more fortunate they are than
,"e others whose loss cannot be repaired
10y a replanting
Gainesville sun; From what could be
earned no damage was done by the cold
oI Monday morning. 1t is evident that
'ne wind, which kept I'D all through The
iAsht and morning saved many acres n
,.. se'apies' Ice formed in many places
. .,u az hrst II seemed to be the general
,.'plession that all of the early vegetables
,nere Killed. In some instances acres OF
nave peen covered with sand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10
GEORGIA. AND o
~ o FLORIDA.

Monday night in what is known as
CARROTS colored quarter. the southwest
section of Live Oak. one Mack Mosley. col
ored, cut and killed Mary Davis, coored,
He also seriously cut one Andrew Stan
ley colored, who was in the room with
the woman. 1t seems that Mary Davis
Is the wife of Mack Mobley, but for some
cause they have been living apart Mob
ley gave himself up 10 the sheriff and is
now in Jail
Tampa Tribune: The tourist business
for this season bids fair TO fulfill the prom
Use of its early days. When the season
began ii showed up az a much better rate
imam passenger officials have known for
some years, and predictions were made
mat an exceptionally good season was 10
be mad This promise of its youth the sea-
son is now bearing out, and officials re-
port an excellent business. The south
bound movement is at its height, and in
the cold snap that has just come railroad
men see a prolongaton of the season.
Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen:
Yesterday morning at the hour of 3,
lady who conducts a fashionable board
ing house In the heart of the city was
awakened by a slight disturbance in the
house. Although very much frightened,
she listened and heard voices in the yard.
Peering out through the blinds, she saw
Two policemen talking earnestly under the
window. BY this time thoroughly aroused
and hearing the noise in the house again
she few in the direction from which it
seemed to come, and followed the sound
to the kitchen. There she found Tom
the servant, calmly scrubbing the floor
and the idea of 3 a. m, burglars or po-
hceman had not entered his head, but he
thought IL was time for breakfast.
Dade county is to have new county
seat in place of poor old Juno, which was
left out of the race years ago, when ,he
railroad was built through without going
near the place. The County Commission
ers have received a petition signed by over
800 voters of Dade county, asking for
county seat election, and one was ordered
for Wednesday, May 10. All the people
of the county are anxious to have the
county seat moved from Juno but there
will be lively contest as to what place
shall get it, with the chances in favor of
Miami, though West Palm Beach is ex-
pected TO put forth a strong effort
Lemon City will probably also be a cam
ddate, on the ground that 1t is the near
est to the center of population in the coun-
ty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10
ware County's Tax Digest.

Waycross Ca, March AT their meet
ing yesterday the County Commissioners
checked up the books tax Fl. fas. and tax
vouchers of r. NJ. Lanier. tax collector.
The amounts counted are as follows:
Tax on digest, 81 33l.56; not on digest
S371.77; Brunswick and Western Railroad,
81 063. So; Savannah Florida and Western
Railroad, $2,724.52; Waycross Air Line,
Railroad 1852 70; credit, by insolvent list,
s1220s; errors in digest, $l42.56; defaulters'
already, S4,1S5.6s; commission. 1886. So, treas
urer's vouchers. $500; balance due, $l,slA42
The commissioners for this allowed an
insolvent list of general ana poll tax of
$s6sll, and the further sum Of $45ls2 os
insoiVent list, errors, etc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10

Money-Market steady.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange-Market Is steady
The following are the Savannah auota.
tons: Commercial demand. sls5M; sixtv
days $4.S3h; ninety days, Sfs2k: francs
Paris and Hayre, sixty days, 522b; Swiss
sixty days 5.965s; marks. sixty DAYS. 9lsl
Domestic xchange-Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows
amounts up to $25, 10 cents; S25 TO $50 Il
cents, $50 to 800, 20 cents; 500 10 500 Il
per cent premium; $500 to 81 900 al "a per
cent. premium; $1,000 and over, 81 per ST.
OO0
Securities-The market Is again quiet
and dull. Investment securities are scarce.
Bank stocks especially sought after.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
3ih per cent bonds of 1880, 113 bid, 116 ask
ed; Georgia 3Ia per cent. due 1915. 1i2
bid. 49, asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1915 1221s bid, 1913 asked; Georgia per
cent. due 1920, 120 bid, 121 asked; South
Carolina AIS, lis bid, 116 asked.
city Bonds-Atlanta AZ per cent 1928.
1O6 bid asked; Augusta 31as. 1928. 1OiH
hid. 1902 asked; Augusta 4lks. 1925, lO7 bid.
1oS asked; Augusta per cent, III bid. 119
asked: Augusta per cent, III bid ia
asked; Columbus per cent. 1O7 bid, 10s
ssked. Macon per cent. us bid, 49, asked.
Macon 4iAs 1926, l05 bid, asked savan-
nah s Der cent. quarterly April coupons.
1,oh hid 113 asked; Savannah per cent.
ouarterly May coupons. 112la bid, 1i3 ask
ed. Charleston As 101% bid, 1924 asked.
Rairoad Bonds-Savanuah Florida ana
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent interest, coupons, rs bid, l2s
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent, gold bonds due
1924. 1lS bid, lis asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collaterals IS. IS
bld. 90 asked; Central OF Georgia Railway
first mortgage IS, 5-year gold bonds lls
bid. 119 asked: Central of Georgia Railway
FIRST consolidated mortgage IS, 94ik bid,
o5ih asked; Central OF Georgia Railway
arst preferred incomes 4Ois bid Az asked :
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes. 1877 bid. IA asked; Cen
trail OF Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes. 6ib bid w asked; Georgia Railroad
e. 1910 1851 bid III asked; Charlotte. Co
lurnbia and Augusta first s., l06 bid 107
asked: Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage rs, il9 bid, 12i asked;
George Southern and Florida new Is, 1895
hid 1O9at asked; South Georgia and florida
second mortgage Is 100 bid. 10l asked:
ocean Steamship 8 per cent bonds 1926
Railroad first mortgage per cent. bonds.
l01 bid 102 asked; Alabama Midland per
cent. Endorsed. 93is bid, 100 asked; Bruns-
wick and Western AZ, 81 bid, SO asked.
South Bound Railway SIS, 10l bid, iO2
asked. Georgia and Alabama first prefer
red IS, 1O7 bid. los asked; Georgia and Ala
bama consolidated 81. 103 bid, lN asked:
Eatonton branch, 90ls bid. 1OOk asked;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10
AN ALUMNI BANQUET,
Work on The Athens Farm-AthIet-
les at the University,


Athens, Ca, March Sin order to give
an additional interest to the coming meet
ing of the alumni of the state university
and lend enthusiasm to it, the local
alumni are making arrangements. for an
elegant banquet to be given Tuesday even
ing OF commencement week 1t is ex-
pected that quite a nucleus for the en-
dowment fund for the university can be
secured here, and that other cities in
Georgia, notably Savannah will do their
full part in the work.
Prof. Hugh n. Starnes. professor of az
riculture in the University of Georgia
despite the hard weather conditions. has
been busily engaged for several weeks mast
az the university farm. He has set aside
eight acres for the horticultural division
and has planted several hundred choice
fruit trees. Prof. Starnes is an eminent
horticulturist and the orchard a the uni
versity farm is sure to be a beauty. Prof
Starnes says that no great advance can
be made in his department of work until
the farm can be made in every respect
model farm and an object lesson to those
who attend the agricultural department
OF the university. Inside the next two
years the university farm will be made
the most beautiful in the state
The college athletes have acted very sem
sbly this year at the university Last year
they spent too much money on trainers
and other expenses. This year they wisely
dispensed with trainers and have been re-
trenching all along the line. Despite the
fact that they have employed no trainer.
the varsity base bail team this year Will
be the best in the history of the institu-
ton. The first game of the season will
be played with Cornell in Atlanta, April
l. The Georgia boys are confident of win
ming that game. One of the Cornell team
will be Jim Dougherty, who covered first
base for the Georgia team two years ago
The varsity boys have decided 10 get up
a drum corps, which viii add very much
to the effectiveness of the military de-
partment
The State Normal School now has an at
tendance of over 200. il is in more pros
porous condition than ever before in its
history President Bradwell says that if
the state will provide enough dormitory
room and large enough faculty, the year.
ly attendance upon the State Normal
School will be over 1000, as hundreds of
teachers apply for admission each year
and have to be turned away.
Sergt Dale Watson of this city, in the
signal service department of the govern
ment left Yesterday for Manila.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10
DRY GOODS.

New York. March 9.-.The general cotton
goods situation at first hands shows fully
as strong a tone as before but there mas
this week been some falling off in the
volume of business actually passing. There
are bids for large quantities of staples
floating around, but buyers do not come
up TO practicable prices in such instances
with any celebrity, Advances i'm quotations
are less frequent There is no giving way
in any direction. but the upward move
ment Is less pronounced than of late. Cot
ton hosiery and underwear is in better
demand than of late. Nc change in the
wooden goods division
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10
WILL PLANT MORE MELONS.
Farmers Nenr sparks Are Shipping
sweet POtaties.

Sparks. Ca, March 9-There will be a
larger acreage planted in watermelons
adjacent to Sparks this season than ever
before. One or two parties have already
planted. and the others will now plant as
rapidly as possible. one merchant has re-
celved a shipment of 200 pounds of water
melon seeds. all Of which are engaged
The indications are that there will be
about twice as many melons planted in
this section as was last season.
Sweet potatoes are now being shipped
from here in car load lots The prices the
farmers are obtaining for their potatoes
are very satisfactory and will encourage
the planting of large crop this season.
Last season there was only two cars OF
sweet potatoes shipped from here; this
season there will be some five or six cars
shipped.
There will be no upland cotton planted
in this section this season. but the acre
age IN sea Island cotton wall be larger
than ever before. .-4.--------.--.----.--.-