The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
New Grenada.

county's brightest and newsiest
newspaper-the News-one of
the old grayheads has concluded
to write few-not to crowd the
Regular" out, who has borne the
burden and heat of the day-but
to induce him to sharpen his pen
Gil, and drive away those spells
that sometimes come on us in the
spring and last allsummer, known
as "spring fever.
First, we may state that the
fall crops are fairly good, corn
especially, which is mostly in
shock.
Potatoes better than expected.
H. H. B. is the bonanza potato
raiser here. He had 80 bushels
choice Maggie Murphy" variety
from a small patch, 3x4 rods
square, or IL square rods.
And, oh, the cabbage If ye
editors come to see us this win
ter you can learn easily before
hand what you will get for din
ner, by the fragrant odor of the
sauer-kraut from the kitchen
stove.
At present there isn't sick or
afflicted person in our village;
very unfortunate for the doctor.
The next improvement on the
slate is new porch at the Houck
House.
George Shafer is having a well
drilled at his new house by Robt.
Druit of Fort Littleton.
Rilla Houck and BERTHE Alloway
are having few days outing at
Woodvale.
DR.. r. B. Campbell, James A.
McDonough, David A. Black and
l.. L. Cunningham, members of
the Masonic fraternity, visited
Cromwell Lodge No. 572, at Orbi-
sonia last Tuesday night; and by
the general appearance of the
boys, they must have had an en-
joyable time.
The series of meetings at Zion
M. E. church held by Rev. w. j..
Sheaffer, closed Sunday night.
William Alloway, our veteran
stone mason, has just completed
large barn wall for Geo. Bo-
linger; and has commenced a wall
for a new house in Taylor0town
ship for Mrs. Harriet Barnett.
Our sporting people had hopes
of witnessing game of base ball
between McConnellsburg and
Tammany; but it now looks as
though our hopes are vain. Some
of the boys talk around, and won
der if the McConnellsburg boys
intend to come-as they owe a
return game. Come. We will
treat you right, and be glad to
see you; but woo't promise to let
you win the game.
Some unb aown person relieved
the bread table in N. G. Cunning
hams cellar one night during the
week. When ''May" went to the
cupboard, the cupboard was bare.
Guilty party, please notify of next
visit before bake day.
Tuesday last, September "a, a
number Of friends assembled
from all corners, at the home OF
Hillery Foster, near the Camp
Ground, to celebrate the 50th an.
niversary of his birth. When
the folks began to arrive with the
huge baskets of al the goo6
things in the land, he was surely
surprised; yet rather had faint
idea that something unusual was
up; as actions of secrecy during
the few days prior, had aroused
his suspicious. Yet he submit
ted cheerfully to the surprise
and a good jolly day was for al
and that dinner-well, it wa.
one of the kind that makes on,
hungry to think about; aud, any
one having enjoyed the hospital
ity of the Foster women, would
know that the dinner was such az
to make any one feel sorry h
couldn't have a share. All wen
to their homes feeling that tn
social part of these gatherings ar
good for any community. LIE
there be more of them, aud don