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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
WILMINGTON P~RESBYTERY
The Body Decided to Establish Two
Presbyterial Academies for Boys at
Clarkton and Faison-Rev. Mr.. Mann
Called to Clinton.

Presbyterial Academies for Boys at
Charlton and Faison-Rev. Mr.. Mann
Called to linton.
Wilmington Presbytery which has
been in session the past week at Clark
ton, adjourned Friday night at 10
O'Clock.
The most important work of the Pres
bytery was it's action upon the propo-
sition to establish a presbyterical acad-
envy for boys. The committee in charge
of the matter had received propositions
from Clarkton and Faison for the es-
tablishment of the school and the inter-
est of the people of those places were
so great and the offers for the school
were so liberal, that the ~Presbytery de-
termined to establish presbyterical
academies at both places. The arrange
ments were left to a board of trustees
elected for each school. Mr.. c. H.
Robinson, of this city, was made one
of the trustees for the ClarktOn acad-
envy, and our townsman, Mr.. W. NJ.
Cumming was placed on the board for
the Faison school.
The citizens of Clarkton made 4 do
nation of 6 1000 in none and land for
the school there, and the donation of
F'aison amounts in money and property
to 81, 900. AT FaisOn a good school build
ing was donated, and at Clarkton a
building was also given but 1t Will be
repldc6O Dy a mOueIn dCdueIly DullullS.
The P~resbytery appropriated $4,000 to
each of the schools for their thorough
equipment. The schools viii probably
be opened about the first of the COM
ing year. The schools Will be estab-
lished and conducted on a plan which
will place an education within the
reach of all worthy boys.
The Clinton Presbyterian church pre-
scented a formal call to the Rev. r. NJ.
Mann, of Virginia. 1t was decided to
hold a called meeting of the Presby-
terry in Charlotte when the North Car
DINA Synod meets there October 23rd,
when the call will be placed in Mr..
Mann's hands and arrangements will
be made for his installation.
The Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Wells, Rev. P. G.
Morton, and Mr.. Samuel Northrop, of
his city, who attended the Presbytery,
returned home yesterday. Rev. DR.. A.
D. Mcclure went to Richmond and Bal
timore and will return by way of Char
lotte to attend the synod.
The following gentlemen who also at
tended the Presbytery, came down yes
terday and left for their homes last
night: Mr.. w. J.. Boney, of Wallace;
Rev. Peter McIntire, and DR.. j. NJ.
Faison, of Faison; Rev. L. E. Wells,
of Teachy; Mr.. J. n. Moore, of Burgaw;
Mr.. B. B. Carr, of Mount Olive; MIR. c..
S. Carr, of Mount Zion.
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AMAMMourH STEEL PLANT
steel men Locking for . site at New
port News

Newport News. Va. October ia
party OF steel men arrived here this
morning with a view. IL Is alleged. OF
seeking a site for a mammoth plant.
on a special over the Chesapeake and
Ohio road
The party embraced Messrs. s. ".
Thompson, president OF the Republic
Steel and Iron Company. OF Chicago:
]. and s. Taylor. Chicago: e. y. Oil.
New Castle. Pa. and Mr. Williams. d.
rectors, and several coal operators and
prominent v!rginians who joined the
party in Richmond They left Old
Point in the afternoon for Pittsburg.
via Washington. The Republic Steel
and Iron Company Is largely interested
in the Birmingham district. and they
arrived from there.
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shooting scrape Last Night

Last night in Caps store at Sixth
and Castle streets, Thos. T. Bell made
an assault with a pistol on his son-in
law. former Constable Geo. w. Mills.
He shot at him and the bullet brought
the blood under Mr.. Mills right arm
but did not penetrate the flesh. He
was standing within four feet of Mr..
Mills when he fired.
Mr.. Mills picked up a weight from
the counter and dealt Bell a blow on
h cheek cutting a V cash. DR..
Chas. T. Harper was called and dressed
his wound. Bell was arrested and
locked up at the station house.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
Presidential Appointments In south
Carolina.

Washington. October u~-Presidsut,
Roosevelt has decided definitely TO ar-
point v. p. Clayton. OF Columbia. s.
c.. collector OF internal revenue for
that state. TO ill the vacancy caused by
the death of Z. \ Webster. The an
nouncement will create a surprise as Il
was understood pretty generally that
Loomis Blalock had been selected fer
the place. DIR. Clayton was formerly
postmaster at Columbia. He is an or
ganizatIon republican. IL Is understood
that the president shortly will appoint
r. .. Stewart TO. the postmastership at
Newberry. s. c. Mr.. Stewart is said to
be ~distantly related TO President Roose-
welt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

In respect to the memory OF Alder
man West, the city hall has been
draped in mourning and during the OBJ
sequies the city offices were closed. The
flags on the American shipping in port
were half-mast as a further mark of
respect to the deceased.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
The Dry Goods Market

New York, October 12.-The week
closes with a quiet demand for cotton
goods in staple inc The tone of the
market is firm throughout. Print
cloths are firm, with demand still in
evidence at Sc. Prints are very firm
and in request. American cotton yarns
are in better demand and firmer with
occasional advances Of Il to &c per
pound. Worsted yarns are firm, wooden
warns quiet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York. October 12.-The state-
ment OF the associated banks for the
week ending today shows: Loans $S10.-
600, 200. decreased S2,657. 500: deposits
$942. 6SS. 500. decreased $50. 200: circuia-
ton $50. $50. 500. increased 1896. 9e0; legal
tenders S10,e53.500 decreased $40. goo:
specie $1s2, sol 900. increased sa.I47. 600;
reserves S253, 155. 400. increased 81, 107, 100;
reserve required $685., 672, 225. decreased
s216, O50: surplus ST.. ass. 175. increased
81, 923, $50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
Vessel I'm Distress

Charleston, s. c.. October 1l.-Bark-
entine Jennie Sweeny, Captain Hudson.
which left Fernandina, for Philadel-
phia on the 3rd, put in this port to-
night leaking. She had strong winds
and high seas and sprang a leak on the
4th. Her pumps had been kept con-
stantly at work V since. Crew work
ed faithfully and are now suffering
from fatigue.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, October 12.-Money on call
steady at 3 per cent; prime mercantile
paper AZ to 5 per cent; sterling ex-
change nominal with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S6 to 4.S6k for de-
mand and at 4.S3N to Asa for sixty
days; posted rates 4.S41a to ASS and 4.S7;
commercial bills 4.S3A to ASA; bar sill
yer SIS; Mexican dollars 45A; state
bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregu-
lar; government bonds easier.
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COFFEE-7H ito 1oc.

COFFEE-7h to 1Oc.
SUGAR Granulated s5.25; W.X.C.
No. 5. $4.75; No. 3, $40; No. IL, $3.50.
LARD-Pure 11Lc: compound SIC
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina So to Zoe.
Virginia so to 55c: Spanish soc.
CORN-77M to soc.
CORN MEAL-72h 10 75c.
N c. BACON-Hams 13c; shoulders
Sc; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS - Dull: hens % to 2Sc:
ROSTERS 20 to Csc; spring s to 1sc.
EGGS-Steadx' at IL 20 1sc.
SHINGLES-Per LOCO. 5-inch saps.
S1.60; 5-inch hearts. s2.25: 6-incn saps-
$3.50; 6-inch hearts. $3.50.
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SohiS q q sSai AVNS.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm ma
chine barrels 35c; country barrels SAC.
ROSIN-Firm, 80 to CSC.
TAR-Firm at s1.30.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Firm;
hard S1.O0; soft $3.50.
Prices same day last year - Spirits
turpentine 3Sc and 37hc; rosin $1.15
and s1.20; tar s1.40; crude turpentine
hard s1.30 and $3.50.
Receipts today-2 casks of spirits
~turpentine, IFS barrels of rosin. 299 bar
rels of tar. so barrels of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year - 10
casks Of spirits t~urpentine, 152 barrels
of rosin, 1S3 barrels of tar. LIP barrels OF
crude t~urpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-10G's 45c; ISIS soc: COOS SIC; r.
+. S1.35; in less than al lots.
DRY SLTED SIDES-9Ato 9kc.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
FLOUR-Straights sS.75: second pa
tents $500; full $4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c; New Or
leans Brights. % to 25c: Porto Rico 80
to 35c; Cuba, % to A0c.
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Saturday, October u.
Receipts of cotton today-2,6 55 bales.
Receipts same day last year 1866
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-5O,92O
bales.
Receipts to.same day last year-124.5 71
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm.
Ordinary .......... J 1-ls
Good ordinary -. =. ...... & ILLS
Low middling ZIG
MlQollng -. go.
Good middling S SIS
Same day last year-10Ac
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NAVAL STORES

NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-No sales.
for want Of stock.
ROSIN-Firm 80 to CSC.
TAR-Firm at S1.30.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Steady hard
s1.00; soft $3.50.
Prices same day last year-spirits
turpentine Csc and 37lzc; rosin $1.15
and $1.20; tar S1.40: crude turpentine
hard s1.10; and s2.10.
Receipts today 81 casks of spirits
.turpentine, 219 barrels Of rosin, 125 bar
rels of tar. 26 barrels of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year - Ga
casks of spirits ~turpentine, 4O5 barrels
of rosin, 141 barrels of tar, 50 barrels
of crude t~urpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-1O0's 45c: 1905 sec; eoUs S5c:
T. T. $1.35; in less than car lets.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9% to 91Ac.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-7h to 10c.
FLOUR-Straights 1915: Ind patents
$500; full s4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights. 90 to 25c; Porto Rico 80
to CSC; Cuba. % to 40c.
SUGAR - Granulated 1925; W.X-C
No. 5, s4.75; No. 8, $40; No. II, $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 to zoe;
Virginia so to 55c; Spanish zoe.
CORN-77k to soc.
CORN MEAL-72A to 75c.
n. G. BACON-Hams 13c: shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICkENS-Dull; hens % to $50;
ROSTERS 20 to 25c; spring s to 1Sc.
EGGS-Dull at II to 1Sc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps,
s1.60; 5 nch hearts, 1925: 6 inch saps,
$3.50; 6 inch hearts. $3.50.
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Friday, October IL.
Receipts Of cotton today-3,OO6 bales.
Receipts same day last Year 5,23S
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-4S, 265
bales.
Receipts to same day last year-12O, COS
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
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PRODUCE.

SALT-1OO's 45c: 1905 soc; zoos S5c;
F. F. $1.35; in less h car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9% to 9kc.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-7R @1Gc.
FLOUR-Straights ss.75; End patents
$500; full S4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c: New Ora
leans Brights, % to Csc: Porto Rico 80
to 35c; Cuba. % to 40c.
SUGAR - Granulated s5.25; W.X.C.
No. 5, s4.75; Nc. 9, $40; No. II, $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 to zoe:
Virginia so to 55c; Spanish zoe.
, CORN-77k to soc.
CORN MEAL-72h 10 75c.
N. G. BACON-Hams 13c: shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull; hens % to 2Sc:
ROSTERS 20 to 25c; spring s to 1sc.
EGGS-dull at II to 1Sc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5-inch saps
s1.6o; 5-inch hearts, s2.25: 6-inch saps.
$3.50; 6-inch hearts, $3.50.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS

Thursday. October 10.
Receipts OF cotton today-5,743 bales.
Receipts same day last year T36
bales.
This seasons receipts to datA5.06s
bales.
Receipts TO same day last year-101, 761
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
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NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm; ma
chine barrels 341ac; country barrels
331ac.
ROSIN-Firm 90c and csc.
TAR-Firm at 81. 80.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm; hard
100; soft $1.90.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentine CSC and 37Rc rosin S1.15
and S1.20; tar s1.4O; crude turpentine
hard $1.10 and $2.1C.
Receipts today - 43 casks Of spirits
tut centine. 1 barrel of rosin, los bar
res of tar. ITO barrels Of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year - %
casks of spirits turpentine 126 barrels
of rosin, 50 barrels of tar, 63 barrels
Of crude t%urpentine.
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COTTON
Liverpool. October II, 1 p. m.-Cotton:
Spot, demand limited. prices 1-32d low
er; American middling fair 5 9-32d;
good middling ) 3-32d; middling 4 Is
16d: low middling 4 25-32d; good ordi-
nary 4 SD; ordinary 4 SD. The sales
of the ay were 5000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation ana export and in
cluded $500 American. Receipts 5000
bales. including $500 American.
Futures opened quiet n closed
easy. American middling L NJ c: Oc-
tober G. o G. 4 43-64d sellers; October
and November 4 32-6494 33-64d sellers,
November and December ( 2T-o4@4 %
CAD sellers; December and January 4 20
Cad buyers; January n February 4 %
Cad buyers; February and March 4 "a
a. 25-64d sellers; March n April a "a
Cad sellers; April and May 4 23-64@4 "a
Cad buyers; May and June 4 23-64@4 "a
ers; July and August 4 23-64d sellers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston firm at SIC; net receipts
IA, 191 bales.
Norfolk firm at SIC; net receipts 1927
bales.
Baltimore nominal at s Slice.
Boston quiet at s 7-16c; net receipts 80
bales.
Wilmington firm at Sc; net receipts
2,655 bales.
Philadelphia firm at sac; net receipts
avannah firm at 7Bc: net receipts
S,461 bales.
New Orleans steady at SIC; net re-
ceipts 11,053 bales.
Mobile steady at Sc; net receipts 2,147
bales.
Memphis steady at e@c; net receipts
Augusta steady at SIC; net receipts
1916 bales.
Charleston firm at Sc; net receipts
2,109 bales.
Cincinnati steady It SIC; net re-
ceipts 500 bales.
Louisville firm at sac.
st. Louis steady at SIC; net receipts
1,432 bales.
Houston steady at 5 S-16c; net re-
ceipts 10, 1872 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New York-Cotton firm at SIC; net
receipts $50 bales; gross $50 bales; sales
go bales stock 20, s76 bales.
Total today and consolidated-Net re-
ceipts 45,107 bales; exports to Great
Britain 1850 bales; to continent 6,645
bales; stock 450,15 bales.
Total since September met receipts
900, 275 bales; exports 10 Great Britain
214, 760 bales; to France 76.S2S bales; to
continent 299, $40 bales.
Futures closed steady. October $40
to s.12; November $40 TO S.11; December
S.13 to S.14; January S.I2; February 500
to Sill; March s.07; April s.04 to sos:
May S.04 to sos.
Spot cotton closed nfal Lice higher:
middling uplands Size; middling gulf
sac; sales go bales.
NAVAL STORES
New York. October 12.-Rosin steady,
strained, common to good S1-42h to S1.45
Turpentine steady 371s to Csc.
Savannah, October i2.-Spirits tur-
pentine firm at Csc bid: receipts 904
casks; sales eS1 casks; exports 1,2s7
casks. Rosin firm: receipts BIB bar
rels; sales 2.O73 barrels: exports Ash
barrels.
Charleston. October I2.-Spirits tur-
pentine, nothing doing. Rosin firm and
unchanged.
PEANUTS.
New York, October II. - Peanuts
steady; fancy handpicked Az to iizc;
other domestic ~ 10 &c.
Norfolk. October 12.-Peanuts dull and
unchanged.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29
T. j Palmer.

After suffering from Bright S
Disease for a good while, r. J.
Palmer of Licking Greek town
ship died last Thursday, aged
about 43 years.
Several years ago, he was mar
ried to Miss Hattie, daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. G. Run
yam Sipes, and to them have been
born seven children, all of whom
with the widow survive.
Funeral took place last Friday
morning, Elder Thomas Palmer
conducting the services, and in
terment was made at Sloan.
Mr.. Palmer was son of the
late John Palmer of Belfast town
ship, a brother of William and
Park of Bethel, Nathan and Mrs.
Morton Hess and Mrs. Aaron
Hess of Belfast.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29
September Weather.

Rev. Hicks, in "Word and
Works." predicts variable wealth.
er for September. The autumnal
equinox, central on the 22d, GOV.
ers the whole month with it's per-
turbing influence, he asserts in
his forecast, and as result
storms and changes peculiar to
the season are apt to break out at
any time and sure to break out at
some time during the transition
of the seasons to opposite ends of
the globe, or in the equinoctial
period proper.
Warm and dry periods will
prevail throughout September.
The first regular storm period
will be from the 10th to 18th. "In
all probability generalrain storms
gales and changes Of weather will
visit the interior of the continent
at this time, as well as the coast
region"
"The reactionary storm period,
central about the 10th and 18th,
will bring perceptible changes to
storm conditions, but more gen.
eral and energetic disturbances
are almost certain to result dur
ing the Vulcan storm period CEN
trail on the 22nd, coincident with
the center of earth's autumnal
equinox. l." The final storm peri
cd reaches from the Goth to 30th.
Glancing ahead into the wealth
er conditions of 1902, Rev. Hicks
believes that we shall not pass
out of this period of minimum"
precipitation with a bound, but
that shortage in general rains,
to a 'less destructive extent, I"
will be characteristic of the COM
ing year. He believes that the
"rain belt" which touched the
extreme north in 1900, and NOV
ed further south in 1901, will ad-
vance further southwark in 1902,
but that the rainfall will not be
excessive even there, and that the
central and southern parts of the
country will hive another sum-
mer of shortage of rainfall"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29
AN AWFUL PREDICAMENT.
What Happened to a Bashful
Young Man From Bedford.

lOunR man from beuIOru.
From The Everett Republican.
The following good story has
finally leaked out, but to give
names would be counting death :
A young man from Bedford came
to Everett not long since to visit
one of the fair maidens of our
town, and he spent the evening
in her society very pleasantly.
When it came time for him to
leave and go to the hotel he real
lied that a heavy storm was rag
ing. He had no umbrella or rub
ber coat, and when the girls ia
ther asked him to remain at the
house until morning he readily
consented. He is very bashful
young man and the next morning
when he was invited to a seat at
the table he very reluctantly ac-
cepted. He was nervous and ag-
itated. He sat opposite mirror
and discovered that he had for
gotten to comb his hair. Then
he dropped his fork on the floor
and as he stopped to pick it up he
upset his coffee. Matters went
from bad to worse until in despair
the young man quit eating and
put his hands under the table.
The loose end of the table cloth
was lying in his lap, and when
he touched it he turned pale. He
thought it was his shirt and in
his nervous excitement while
dressing he had forgotten to put
the garment inside his trousers.
That accounted for the smiles
and stares of the family, and his
EN- barassment. There was no
time to lose. He hurriedly stuff
ed the supposed shirt inside his
trousers. Two minutes later
when the family arose from the
table there was a crash. The
dishes lay in broken mass on
the floor. The young man pulled
three feet of table cloth out of his
pants and bolted for the door.
The young lady has beau near
er home now who is not so ner-
VOuc
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29
NeedmOre.

Your scribe from this place
seems to have taken his depar-
ture; so we presume he will not
object if we substitute ourselves.
Our town bears a resemblance
of ''The Deserted Village" since
school closed.
The department of the students
while here was exceptionally
creditable, and our associations
with them very pleasant. We
hope they liked our town.
Mr.. G. Ellis Sipe who has been
visiting in this community return
ed to his home in Plttsburg this
week. His wife will attend
Crystal Springs camp until it
closes.
DR.. j. S. Swartzwelder's broth
er and family of McKeesport
were visiting the Doctor last
week.
Mr.. Watson Gienger of Buck
Valley passed through this place
on Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Garland who has been
i'll for some time is improving
slowly.
Master Wallace, son of DR.. and
Mrs, Swartzwelder, who has had
a severe attack of fever, is I'M
proving rapidly. The other sick
folks are doing as we'll as can be
expected,
Mr.. Moses Hill is spending a
few days at his home.
The lecture given at the close
of the school by Rev. William j.
Shaffer entitled ga Block of Mar
ble," was success. The lecture
in itself is full of good thought,
scholarly arranged, and the force
of character with which Mr..
Sheaffer presents it cannot help
but make favorable and lasting
impressions.
DR.. j. j. Palmer has been laid
up for a few days with sprained
knee.
Mr.. Emanuel Sharp and daugh.
ter Beatrice left for Pittsburg on
Friday last where they will spend
a few days with Mr.. Sharp's sis
ter.
Mrs. Wesley Mckee is spend
ing some time in our village.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29
Longer Life.

The report just made by the
Census Bureau shows that the
average age of Americans is in
creasing.
The decrease in the death rate
in the registration area is 1.S per
1000 of population, a decrease of
nearly 10 per cent.
The effect of the advances made
in medical science and sanitation
and in the preventive and restric-
tive measures enforced by the
health authorities is still more
strikingly shown in the compare
tive rate for the registration cit
les of the country taken together.
In 1890 the death rate in 271
registration cities of 5000 or more
population, was q per 1000; in
1900 the rate was 1876 per 1000.
The average age at death in
1890 was 31.1 years; in 1900 it
was 35.2.
The total number of deaths re-
ported in 1900 was 1,039, ,094; in
1890 it was 107,675 or 23.5 per
cent. AS the percentage of in
crease in the population was but
207, this indicates more com
plete return of deaths than in
1890.
Since the introduction of the
study of physiology and hygiene
in our public schools, we have a
generation growing to manhood
and womanhood that will under
stand the care of their own bodies
and will become more intelligent
parents, with a resulting conse-
quence of still more greatly in
creasing the average length of
life; and we may confidently ex,
pect that the time will come in
the not distant future, when the
average duration of life shall
measure up to the bible limit of
three score years and ten.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29
Clear Ridge.
Robert, David and Brady F'lem-
ing are on the sick list.
oke, Va,

Robert, David and Brady Elem,
ing are on the sick list.
Miss Sue Orth, after spending
the past two weeks with her sis.
ter, Mrs, Foster Early, of Wells
Valley, returned home on Friday
Rays Baker, who spent the
past two months with Scott Wi
ble's at Harrisburg, returned
home, accompanied by her friend
Miss Mabel Cromwell of Three
Springs.
James Kerlin went to Franklin
county on Friday and brought
over twenty bushels of peaches
Sadie Fields of Hustontowr
spent a few days recently with
the family of her uncle, w. l.
Fields.
S. l.. Bedford, wife and two
daughters, spent Sunday with
his parents at Needmore.
Mr.. John Newsbaum and Mr.
Campbell of Franklin county, ano
James Gill and Otis Fleming, o.
Huntingdon county, spent Satur
day and Sunday with Il, e. Elem
ing's family.
Mrs. j. w. Mowers was callet
to her former home in Franklin
county on account of the Hines,
of Her brothers wife, Mrs. Jas
Alexander
Calvin Henry and wife spen
Saturday and Sunday with hi
sister, Mrs. f. X. Stevens of Nc
Connellsburg.
Russell and Modelius Stevens
who spent the past week witt
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
N. b. Henry, returned home OF
Saturday to McConnellsburg.