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Evening journal., 1901-12-04

OTICE TO PENSIONERS.--Do {
forget to call on December A and
have your pension vouchers executed at
he office of JOHN Il. DALEY, Corner
Seventh and Shpley streets. d2-2t
TUST TO BUILD TRADE. Pianos and
81 Organs tuned and cleaned. Flanos'
$50: Organs, s.. % years factory expert
ence. Tuner for Lester Piano CO., Phila-
delphia. II. J. TOMkINSON,
Phone 1857. 521 W. Seventh st.
Evening journal., 1901-12-04
HELP WANTED

WTANTED-A competent child's
w nurse, with reference. Apply AT
lab Delaware avenue.
Evening journal., 1901-12-04

that
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I'd by taking advantage OF this SALE
Evening journal., 1901-12-04

NAT ANTED.-An consumers OF our foods
w to know they can be had from WIN.
SMITH, JR., Delaware avenue and
efferson st. Either phone, S28 j2l-ly
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DARBERS' SUPPLIES AND PER-
ID FUMES. A. FERSCHkES new
core, northeast corner Eighth and King
treets Razors and Shears sharpened.
A LFRED SHUR, Practical Paper
"A Hanger and Decorator Estimates
heerfully given for good, cheap work.
all Delmarvia phone $50. 1918 Market St.
Jl4-1y
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Saluvla.

Mrs Sarah Rowland and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary of Houtzdale, are
visiting Mrs. Rowland's niece
Mrs. r. h. Austin, of Saluvia.
Mrs. Thomas Sloan, Mrs. W
Scott Alexander and daughter,
Miss Maria Dickson, and Misses
Flora Rexroth and Sadie Dickson
of McConnellsburg spent last
Saturday very pleasantly at the
home of Mrs. Ed r. Austin at
Saluvia.
1t is reported that a little
daughter of Scott Kegarice is
suffering from an attack of scar
let rash.
John G. Deshong who has been
on the sick list is reported as re.
covering at this writing.
Mrs. Will Dickson, of Pittsburg
is visiting her mother Mrs. Dan
iels widow of the late Hon. James
Daniels.
H. Ii. Minick of Everett spent
Thursday night at the home of
his father, James Minick.
Mrs. George S. Mellott who
has been an invalid for several
years is in a very critical condi-
ton.
G. b. Davis accompanied by
Mrs. Caldwell of Butler Pa. who
is spending the summer at the
home of Mr.. Davis, spent Friday
at McConnellsburg.
The pastor of the Sideling Hill
Christian church. administered
the ordinance of baptism by i'm
mersion to fifteen persons near
that church last Sabbath morn
ing.
George S. Fockler, of Johns
town, arrived Thursday evening
and will spend this week with
Mrs. Fockler, who is visiting her
parents, and Mrs H. S. Wishart
at Harrisonville.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Laidig.

Albert King and family of
Altoona are spending a few days
at the residence of Albert's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abram King.
Albert and his wife will start
Tuesday to spend a few days at
Atlantic City.
Clarence Hoover spent Sunday
at his home
Howard f. Noble of Chambers
burg was a visitor in our com
munity and attended church al
Fairview Sunday afternoon.
r. f. Davis aud wife spent Sun
day in Wells Valley.
There will be a festival and
neck tie social at Fairview Satur
day eyening August, 8. proceeds
for church purposes, everybody
invited,
Eta Iaidig has returned from
her grandfather, Nathan Barnet
and herr sister Zelda has takel
her place.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Licking Greek.

We have been having wonder
full storms and rains in this vicin-
ity of late.
Austin Lake is not much better.
Mr.. Foster of Needmore Nor
NAL spent Saturday and Sunday
with Frank Daniels and at Mr..
George Metzler's.
Oscar Kline, who has returned
home from Franklin county is
suffering from very sore hand.
Rev Logue preached at the
Christian church Sunday and
baptized Is. Quite a number of
people were present.
Miss Cora Sipe, who has been
employed in Franklin county is
visiting her parents.
The festival by the string band
was well attended.
There has been no preaching at
Sloan for a few weeks. The pas
tor, Rev. Pettinger, has gone
home, sick with fever. Hope he
will be able to return soon.
| Mr.. Joseph Deshong is still on
the sick list.
Miss May Everts, who was at
tending school at Hustontown, re.
turned home Sunday,
Miss Maggie Daniels spent
Saturday at home. Mr.. Norman
Akers accompanied her to Hus
tontown, Sunday, where she viii
attend the normal school.
Mr. Lake Mcdonald was visit
ing in this place last week.
j. N. Garland and family spen
last Sunday at JosephDeshong's
Miss Gertrude Gipe spent las
Sunday with her uncle G. w
Sipes.
Miss Ella Kline spent a few
days last week at home.
Prof. B. N. Palmer and Miss
Cutler attended the festival Sat
urday evening.
Harry Mumma and family
spent Sunday at II. j. Sipes'.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Superior Court Decision.

AT our October term of court,
1899, a suit was tried in which
Miss Florence Hanks was plain
tiff and the township of Ayr
was defendant. The suit was
founded on two promissory notes,
dated November %, 1892, for
S125.00 each, given to the Austin
Manufacturing Company by the
Supervisors of Ayr township for
road plow, or road machin @.
The notes were assigned to Miss
Florence Hanks, and, on refusal
to pay, suit was brought against
the township to recover the
amount Of the same, with interest.
On the trial of case, after the plain
tiff's evidence was in, counsel for
the defendant township contend
ed that the contract on which the
notes were given was made with
out any deliberation on the part
of the supervisors and was void,
and moved the Court to enter a
compulsory non-suit, which was
done. A motion was filed to take
off the compulsory non-suit which
was overruled. An appeal was
taken to the Superior Court by
Miss Hanks and argued at March
term of that Court, and few
days ago an opinion was filed in
the Superior Court in which the
lower Court was reversed and the
case ordered sent back for an,
other trial. The matter will like
ly come up again at next October
term. At the March term of the
Superior Court, 1898, a case some
what similar to this was tried, on
which Ayr township relied; but
in the Hanks against Ayr town
ship case, the Superior Court has
reversed itself.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Crystal Wedding.

Saturday evening, June 8, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Azell Riley
on Easton street, Dunlap, Iowa,
was the scene of very pleasant
gathering and will long be re-
membered by those who partici-
pated. The occasion was the 18th
anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley, and the
presence of many attested to the
high esteem in which they were
held by their neighbors and
friends. The evening was pass
ed in social intercourse, inter
spersed with music. At II
o'clock dainty refreshments were
served, soon after which the
guests departed, wishing the
host and hostess many returns
of their wedding anniversary,
and leaving as tangible tokens OF
the occasion the following ar
ticles:
Water set, berry dish and six
sause dishes, vinegar set, cake
stand, berry dish and six sauce
dishes, syrup pitcher, sugar and
creamer, berry dish and twelve
sauce dishes, large fruit stand,
syrup pitcher and celery dish,
three piece vinegar set, berry
dish and six sauce dishes, large
lamp, set Oriental tumblers, rose
jar, berry dish, sugar and cream
er and two large meat platters.
Mrs. Riley is a sister of Mr..
Amos Clouser, of Tod township.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Anlaranth.

James Carson and Miss Cora
Hendershot spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hender-
shot, of Lashley.
Geo. Rhea and family spent
Sunday with Robert Carson and
family.
Capt. Geo. l.. Fisher and wife,
OF Hagerstown, spent part Of last
week in our valley
Gilbert Rice and sister Miss
Jessie visited relatives in Bedford
county Saturday and Sunday.
Ludwig Fisher is wearing a
smile-it is a girl.
Mrs. j. j. Decker, of Warfords-
burg, who has been in poor health
for some time, has been the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. William @,
Mckee for the past two weeks.
Misses Mary and Nora McKib-
bin, spent Sunday afternoon with
S. b. Mckee and family.
}. Clayton Hixson and wife
were the guests Of William G.
Mckee and family Sunday.
William Smith, wife, and son
of Texas, were visiting relative,
in this valley last week.
William Spade, of Brush Creek
spent Saturday and Sunday Will
his brother Jacob r. Spade ane
family.
Squire A. J. Sigel has beer
quite i'll from bilious fever fol
the past three weeks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Elder John Montgomery

John Montgomery an eminent
Baptist clergyman, well known
to the older residents of the low
er end of the county, died at his
home at Grove City, Illinois, June
10, 1901, aged 81 years and 16
days.
The immediate cause of his
death was erysipelas, he being
sick but few days.
John Montgomery was born in
Washington county, Md, May
"a, 1917; was married to Sarah
Snyder, Jan. %, 1889 and remov-
ed to Illinois Oct. Is, 1S48. Their
first stop was in Sangamon coun-
ty, that state; and while there,
Joined the Primitive Baptist
church, and was, with his with
his wife, baptized by Elder Grow
July 10, 1850.
In 1860 he moved to Christian
county. Feeling a divine call to
the gospel ministry, he was or
dained in July 1876, and since
that time took high rank as an
able eXpounder of the Word.
His wife died April IS, 1898.
During the ten years prior to
his death he had been the moder-
ater of the Sangamon Associa-
tion.
He leaves five children-John
c., Charles A., Mrs. Martha
Younker, and Mrs. Amy Masters
all of Grove City, and Mrs
Amanda Allen, of Blue Mound
Ill. five children have preceded
him.
His funeral took place on the
10Th of June; and, in obedience t.
"a request before his death, hil
funeral was conducted by Eldel
j. B. Dobbs, of Pleasant Plains
Illinois, who preached from
Romans 20 8, "F'or whom he die
forelSnow, he did also predesti
nate to be conformed to the imag'
Of his son that he might be tn
first born among many breth
rem.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01

Adventure with Blacksnake
Last Thursday evening as Miss
Lavinia Long was returning on
foot from this place to her home
west of the Ridge, she sat down
on a rock beside the pike between
j. X. Tritle's and Mrs. Summers
TO rest. While sitting there avery
large blacksnake came down off
the bank and approached within
a few feet of her, staring her di-
rectly in the eyes. She felt
some strange weird power TAX
ing possession of her, and she
attempted to get away, but all
the time she could not take her
eyes away from the penetrating
gaze OF the snake. She managed
TO get TO the fence,and climbed to
the top rail. There she sat, while
the snake lay in the road, its
head piping wickedly from one
side to the other, while its ugly
red tongue was being darted out
and in. Miss Long began to fee
dizzy, and there is no telling just
what the outcome might have
been had not an unexpected noise
frightened the snake, and it glid
90 swiftly out Of sight
Miss Longs nerves We're Sc
agltated over the experience, thar
she has scarcely slept any since
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Brush Creek.

A crowd of young folks from
our section contemplate picnic
and fishing party on the banks of
the Blue Juniata, next Thursday.
Ernest Hixson took quite a spin
on his bike Saturday and Sunday.
He evidently doesn't fear rough
roads or a tropical temperature.
p. j. Barton and family of Illus
tontown and f. p. Barton and
daughters of Rays Hill visited
friends and relatives ia the Valley
on Sunday.
Wouldn't just small taste OF
January weather be appreciated
nowY
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01

During the thunder storm last
Thursday afternoon, Fred Truax's
barn in the Meadowgrounds was
struck by lightning and entirely
consumed by fire, including his
hay, all his summer crops of
grainexcept about 90 bushels that
he had stored at the house, his
windmill and other things stored
in the barn. This is u severe
loss to Mr.. Truax, as there was
no insurance, and leaves him
without barn, grain, or feed.
During the same storm the
stone dwelling on the farm of the
late Jared Pittman near town,
now occupied by Andrew Washa-
baugh, was struck by lightning
and a big hole knocked in one of
the walls. Mrs. Washabaugh
was lying sick in one of the rooms
and was greatly disturbed al
though not seriously injured.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Thompson.

Last Friday 2. p. Shives, Sam
Hess and Frank Martin went to
the mountain for huckleberries.
They did not get many berries,
but were compensated for their
trouble by killing six large rattle
snakes, two of which they skin
ned and stuffed the skins. One
of the snakes had II rattles and
button. AS usual, the largest
ones got away.
J. H. Cov9lt put in telephone
at P. p. Shives last Saturday.
Iva Zimmerman spent last
week with Mrs. Elizabeth Hess.
The festivals at Hesses Mill,
Iron Bridge, and the Tannery
were all we'll attended. One is
led to wonder where all the people
come from.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Morgret,
Lyla Simpson, and Mrs. Mellott
were visitors at Ben Simpson s
last Sunday.
Rev. Bryant was called to his
home in Virginia by the illness Of
his sister.
Austin Peck was at Sunday
school last Sunday the frs
since his attack of typhoid fever
Everyone was pleased to see hin
out again.
Samuel and John Hess VISITED
friends in Ayr township last Sat
urday and Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
County Not Liable.

Some time last April a fire
broke out in the Ridge near the
residence of Joseph II. Covalt in
Thompson township. Mr.. Covalt
telephoned Emanuel Keefer, con
stable of Thompson township,
apprising him of the fire, and ask
ing him to bring 40 or 80 men at
once. Mr.. Keefer upon the au-
thority vested in him as fire war
den, started out, gathered nine
men, and went to the fire, which
upon reaching it, he found to be
in Belfast township, and already
under control. He and his men
returned to their homes, not hav-
ing fought any fire. His men de-
manded pay. He presented his
bill to the county commissioners,
who refused to pay it. The case
was then stated to the court, and
a few days ago his honor Judge
Swope handed down an opinion
that the county is in no way
liable, in as much as the fire was
outside of Mr.. Keefer's bailiwick
and under control by the owners
of the land.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Merchants Troubles.

A few days ago three of Bed
ford's most reputable merchants,
were arrested on the charge of
selling adulterated vanilla and
spices. Each was fined $50 and
costs Among the number was
Abram Covalt one of Bedford's s
oldest merchants and native of
this county. Mr.. Covalt and Mr..
Calhoun paid the fine and Mr..
Shaffer, the third, refused to do
So because the wholesale house
from whom he bought the spices
has decided to test the legality of
the action in court.
Sometime ago a pure food com
missioner went to Bedford and
purchased some extracts and
spices from these merchants, and
sent the articles to the state
chemist, who decided that they
were adulterated.
In these days when we have to
depend upon our merchants for
canned goods, sugars, spices
syrups, and the many other ar
ticles that enter into our every
day bill of fare, it means much to
us to know that we are getting a
pure article.
A few years ago it was discov-
cred that many manufacturers of
these goods were adultera ting
them to an extent that made their
use very harmful to health; hence
law was passed, and depart
ment formed to check the evil.
The intent of the law is good,
but the way its provisions are
carried into effect, does not seem
to be entirely fair.
A merchant of town or COM
munity does not know what day
an innocent looking individual
may come into his store, buy a
few cents worth of this and that,
and go out. In a few days an
officer comes in, he is arrested,
and like our Bedford friends, he
suddenly finds himself "out" to
the tune of perhaps $75.
AS a rule our merchants are
honorable people, and would not
knowingly sell an impure article.
They buy on the representa- on
of the salesman; but neither the
merchant nor the salesman are
responsible-it is the manufac-
turer. The law, however, makes
it the business Of the retailer tC
know that his goods are as he
represents them.
1t will have tendency to make
retailers careful in purchasing
these goods, and to make them
require the wholesalers to enter
into a bond to protect them IL
case of trouble. The wholesaler
will then see to it that he takes
nothing from the manufacturer
without a guarantee.
What seems to be wrong witt
the working of the business il
this; The pure food commission
man comes into town, goes int
two or three stores perhaps, get'
the proprietors into lot of trou
BILE, and passes the others by
This of course is not fair.
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Thompson.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Rtln-Off.

Mr.. George Waddell, of Cali
fornia, and Miss Ella Creigh, of
Mercersburg, were the guests Of
DR.. West and daughter, Miss
Ella, at the Washington House
last Wednesday.
AS they were driving over from
Mercersburg, and when between
the toll gate and the Hunter road
on the pike, they saw lady ap-
preaching them in great distress
beckoning them and crying to
them to hasten. saying, "Our
horse is dying" Hurry up and
help
Mr.. Waddell touched up his
spirited team, and driving few
hundred yards farther, found
two more ladies', a demolished
buggy, and a horse in serious
plight.
The ladies were Misses Annie,
Minnie and E6ie Pine, of the Lit
tie Cove. These ladies had come
over to McConnellsburg, Tues
day to get some dental work done
at Dir. Stevens, and expected to
return Tuesday evening. Their
horse becoming sick, they stayed
all night with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Myers east Of town, and started
home Wednesday morning. When
below the Hunter road the horse
became unmanageable, and began
to kick and run. The ladies' were
greatly frightened but did the
best they could, trying to run the
horse into the bank on the upper
\ side Of the road; but pulling the
4 wrong line, we suspect, the
horse was drawn to the lower
side, where stands a chesnut tree.
Several years ago a sprout
shot out from a root OF
this tree and grew to be a
stout sapling six or eight inches
in diameter and only a few inches
from the parent tree. 1t hap
pened that as the horse was
drawn to the lower side Of the
road, he attempted to kick again
and fell-his head pitching through
between the tree and the sapling,
and his neck was wedged down sc
tightly that the horse could moi
move, and was in this position
with one of his hind feet up oven
the crossbar of the buggy wher
Mr.. Waddel came upon the
scene.
The ladies were greatly dis
tressed, Ettie had badly sprain
ed ankle, the result of having
leaped from the buggy, and Annie
had sustained a number o.
bruises. Mr.. Waddell succeed
ed in getting the animals foo
down off the cross bar, but the
horses neck was so tightly wed g
ed between the trees that he die
not have strength to liberate it
He got in his buggy and quickly
drove back to Mr.. Youse's at th'
tollgate, got an AK and returned
and although obliged to chol
within an inch of the horses heat
succeeded in cutting the saplins
and freeing the horse.
Through the assistance of som
others who came, the ladies wer
sent to their homes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
The Llghtning Rod.


About this time" says the
Electrical Review, "look out for
the lightning rod man. Our
contemporary seems to have a
grudge against the modest and
veracious dispenser of safety
from thunderbolts. eff any
body" it says, els really alarm
ed about lightning and thinks
seriously of lightning rods, let
him purchase a book on Light
ming Conductors rather than fall
a victim to the wiles of the light
ning-rod agent. The ordinary
lightning-rod of commerce is
pretty to look at but it is not
much more liable to be struck by
lightning than it's immediate sur
roundings. 1t is not especially
dangerous, but a good thrifty
tree near the house is a better
protection" The "rod, ~ it seems,
was one of the blunders of the
theorists of the last generation.
1t looked very scientific" to the
readers of elementary works on
electricity fifty years ago, but ex-
pert electricians Of the present
day jeer at it. To-day also much
of our so-called science is, after
all. guess work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01

Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Washabaugh---a daughter.
Fall term Central Commercial
College, Cumberland, Md, Win
chester, Va, begins September
2nd. Write for catalogue and
free lesson in Gregg Shorthand.
Scholarship $40,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
1t VIII Strike a Gum.

There is an old saying that if
you are caught out in a thunder
storm and can get shelter under
a gum tree your are secure from
being struck by lightning. What
gave rise to this theory we know
not, unless the hypothesis is,
that the wood is too tough for
lightning TO handle.
BE this as it may, last
Thursdays storm knocked the
bottom out Of the theory and the
top out Of a big gum tree that
has stood many years in the
meadow on Milton Decker's farm
in Licking Greek township. In
fact the tree does not seem that it
had any more immunity from the
play of an electric bolt than the
locust or any other tree. You
want to keep away from any kind
of tree during a thunder storm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
Presbyterian Reunion.

AS was noted in these columns,
the annual Presbyterian reunion
was held at Penmar. The wealth
er was fine, and the occasion
brought together a large number
of people. Those who went from
McConnellsburg were DR.. West
and daughter, Miss Ella, Thomas
r. Sloan and daughters, Mary
and Harriet, W. A. Sloan and
daughters, Scott, Emma and
Gertie; Misses Minnie and Sadie
Dickson, S. A. Nesbit, Miss Netha
Nesbit, Mrs. S. M. Cook, Miss
Annie Frey, Miss Mary Pittman,
Miss Mary Trout, Miss Mary
Wilds, Misses Alice and Jessie
Dickson, Mrs. Hattie Kendall and
daughters Hattie and Helen,
Maria Dickson Alexander, Mrs.
viii e. Hoke Paul Johnston, Miss
Ella Johnston, and Sidney Git
tins.