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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30
Distressing Accident.

A most distressing accident oc-
Cured at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mock in Ayr town
ship last Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mock was busy doing her
morning work about the house,
and their little 18-months-old
daughter, Sarah Rebecca, was at
play In the sitting room.
The child, in some way, got a
nickel-plated shoe buttoner, about
six inches in length, and was
toddling about the room with the
hook end ia it's mouth, when it
tripped and fell forward. The
scream of the child brought the
mother, who was near, when it
was found that in the fall the
shoe-buttoner had been driven up
through the roof of the mouth
about three inches. The mother
attempted to draw the buttoner
out, but found it so tight, that
she grasped the child in her arms
and ran out and called to her hus-
band, who was working near.
When he came, it required the
combined efforts of the parents
to extract the buttoner from the
struggling child.
Within twenty minutes, DR..
Garthwaite was on the scene.
He at once realized the gravity Of
the situation, and the hopeless
ness of saving the child s life, and
suggested that it would, perhaps,
be we'll that another physician be
called in order that the parents
should feel that they had done all
they could under the circum-
stances to save the child life; so,
DR.. Dalbey was summoned, and
he and DR.. Garthwaite staid with
the child several hours, but in
eight hours from the time of the
accident the little girl was dead.
Interment at Union cemetery
Friday afternoon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30
Needn1Ore.

The grain in our community
presents an unusually thrifty ap-
pearance.
DR.. J. S. Swartzwelder was
called to Rays Hill last week to
attend the funeral of his brother.
Miss Grace Huston spent Sat
urday and Sunday at Mr.. George
Metzler's, Harrisonville.
Miss Lettie Whitfield spentSat-
urday and Sunday with Miss
Bertha Golden.
Mr.. and Mrs M. B. llhave been
away from home for several days
spending the time with Mr.. Hill s
father, Mr.. Israel Hill, who is Sc
riously i'll.
Jas. Keefer was visiting John
Hendershot and others on Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Grace Lake of Clearfield
is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Milt Hill.
Miss Jessie Mellott was visiting
friends in Pigeon Cove Saturday
and Sunday.
w. H. Lake, our former neigh
Dor, who now lives in Clearfeld,
spent a few days here. He bought
the Jos. Palmer property from
John Conner and intends moving
back to little Fulton, "the garden
spot of the earth"
DR.. Garthwaite of Webster
Mills was in this vicinity Sunday
bidding farewell to his friends
and patrons,
One of our boys made a sad
mistake a few nights ago when he
went "to rid the place of stray
dogs" and shot valuable hog.
Our enterprising supervisor,
John Hollenshead, is still improv-
ing the roads in and about town.
He put fill of gravel on "Pu fin
berger Row." All it needs now
is more of the same.
The committee met again on
Saturday to further arrange for
the repairs of Fairview Church,
Let us have a building that is q
credit to the community-arra
ed for the comfort of our old peo,
pie; attractive to the young, and
an honor to Him to whom the
building was dedicated.
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David Hoke.

David Hoke died at his home at
Altoona May 81, 1901 aged about
rs years. While Mr.. Hoke had
been in poor health for some time
his death at this time was unex-
pected.
The deceased was q native of
McConnellsburg, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hoke, who for many
years. owned and lived in the
house now owned by DR.. Dalbey.
David Hoke was married to
Elizabeth, daughter of the late
David Shoemaker and his first
wife, a Miss Reamer. Mrs. Hoke
survives. In early manhood he
learned the trade of millright and
became an excellent mechanic.
He was one of the charter mem
bers of the Lodge of Odd Fellows
in this place.
About 1882 he with his family
removed to Altoona, where Mr..
Hoke secured employment in the
wood shops of the 2. r. r. COM
pany. and so efficient was he as a
mechanic, that even after his
health began to fail, the company
retained him and paid him his
salary. Heissu survived, also by two
sons and four daughters.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30

AS was noted a week or two
ago, Mr.. John Nesbit took his son
Harvey to Philadelphia for a sur
gical operation. This was per-
formed at the Medico- Chi Hospit-
al Monday of last week. A late
letter from Walter Leedom Of
Bristol, Pa, says that he called a
few days ago to see Harvey, and
that Harvey said he was getting
along well, and felt better than
for two years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30
KnObsviIle.

The waters were very high last
Thursday taking fences as it went
but no serious damage was done.
Mr.. A. l.. While spent last
Wednesday in McConnellsburg.
Miss Ida Miller, who spent a
week with her friend Miss Alice
Long of this place, returned last
Thursday to her home at Six
Mile Run.
Mr.. Ira Fore and Miss Amy
Fleming of Knobsville, spent last
Thursday at Burnt Cabins.
The sick in our community are
all improving. Mr.. Jacob Hamil
is about the. same-suffering a
good bit.
Miss Alice Long spent a few
days last week with her sister
Mrs. Ed Foster in Wells Valley.
Candidates are almost as plenty
as rain. Some one is going to get
left. l think Tod township should
be represented next year by the
prothonotaryship, as it is about
time she is recognized as she al
ways stands in the majority roll.
Some people are done planting
corn.
Bark peeling has stopped.
w. e. Snyder has his house al
most ready for the plasterers.
1t will be a fine house when fin.
ished.
Mr.. Spangler has disposed OF
some of his hands.
Bert Kerlin, Daniel Hamil, Lew
is Cook, and Vanwert Owens are
working on the Belle telephone
line.
Plenty of work for those who
want work.
The food of last week did a
great deal of damage.
Decoration will be held here on
Thursday. viii parade and dec,
crate about 10 o'clock. Speeches
will be made by the Methodist
Minister, d. w. Keiso, d. HI.
Myers, and othersfrom a distance,
Music by the Knobsville Cornei
Band, and singing by the chill
dren.
The boys are all back from
Kearney.
Enoch Kerlin is preparing tc
build an addition to his barn.
Our sports seem to be enjoying
the weather now loafng, as some
don't make it home till about
p. m. Go it, boys.
Lightning struck Andy Fore's
house, but did not do much dam
age.
| s. r. Cromer has sold two O
his best horses and will go Il
timing IN the near future,
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SaluvIa.

Mrs. Frank Mumma, of Pitts
burg, is visiting her mother Mrs.
Susan Sipes.
Master Ira Palmer, was in
Everett last Saturday on busi-
ness.
j. F. Johnson and sons, of
Laidig, moved their saw mill to
Mrs. Fannie Akers' Friday. She
proposes having a dwelling house
erected this summer.
Frank Mason, Esq. of McCon-
nellsburg, was in this vicinity last
Friday.
ThePresbyterianSunday school
of Green Hill, is making prepara-
tion for the observance of Chill
dren's Day. p. r. Austin of
Chambersburg, has charge of the
music.
The rain Wednesday, caused
a great deal of damage to farms
along Licking Greek. w. G. Davis
suffered the heaviest loss. A
fine field of wheat, and his corn
ground that he had just finished
with 1000 bushels of lime, being
total loss. B. f. Deshong, and
Thomas Hollenshead, were heavy
losers. Harrisonville, was flood,
ed. The house occupied by L. l.
Deshong as a residence and store
room, had the first floor flooded to
the depth of seven inches. The
bridgeatDr. Wishart's on he creek
road was washed away. The
Doctors residence was surround
ed by three feet of water, and
was within a few inches of the
first floor. The creek road was
badly damaged, and a number
of foot bridges carried away
John Ewing's corn ground was
badly damaged by the flood.
Russell Mellott, has gone to
Clearfeld, where he has employ
ment.
@. r. Davis, proposes to estab,
lish a milk route. He will make
three deliveries each week to the
McConnellsburg creamery.
w. r. Speer was called to Harri
sonville Thursday, ON account
of the washout of the approach
to the bridge on the pike. Robert
will superintend the repairs foi
the company this year.
| The remains of Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Bryan's little child, of neal
Mercersburg, was inferred in the
M. E. cemeteryat Green Hill, Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Bryan is o
daughter of the late Jacob Dan
iels, deceased. Their many
friends in this place extend Their
sympathy. May God bless th'
bereft.
The ordinance of baptism by
immersion was administered L
seven persons near the Sideline
Hill Christian church Sunday
morning, by their regular pastor
Miss Cora Speer, who has beer
spending several weeks with ths
} family OF Will Hoke, near McCon
: nellsburg spent Saturday nigh
lat her home in this place,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30

An unusually large number Of
of new Subscribers to the NEWS
have been added during the past
week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30
PERSONAL.

| "
spent last Friday at McConnells-
burg.
Miss Jessie Sloan left Tuesday
for visit to her brothers at Buf-
falo.
Squire Billy Grove of Clear
Ridge spent Monday in McCon.
nellsburg.
]. g. Snider, of Plum Run, call
ed at the News Office while in town
last Thursday.
Miss j. Maud Rinedollar OF
Webster Mills visited friends at
Jugtown last week.
Miss Nellie Morton is visiting
the family of Hon. Peter Morton
near town this week.
Job L. Garland, A. G. Garland
and Job Plessinger spent last
Saturday at McConnellsburg.
Miss Irene Pott, of Big Cove
Tannery,is spending few weeks
in town with her aunt Miss Re-
becca Pott.
Miss Alice M. Stinger is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. David Rine-
dollar, and also her sister. near
Webster Mills.
Misses Viola Stevens and Lillian
Fleming of Clear Ridge left on
Tuesday for visit among friends
at Huntingdon.
Mr.. j. j. Conrad spent few
days last week visiting his daugh-
ter Miss Nora in Chambersburg
and DR.. Gillian at Greencastle.
Contractor N. B. Henry spent
last Friday in town. With his
force of men he begins the erec-
ton of a large barn in Hunting
| oOii OounpJ uiliS WSch.
Miss Mary G. Patterson left
Tuesday morning for Buffalo
where after visiting the Pan
American few days, she will 60
on to Wisconsin to visit Mrs. Jo-
sic Deming.
James A. McDonough, of New
Grenada Fulton county Pa, the
irresponsible agent for the
EquitableLifeInsuranceCompany
of New York City, was a visitor
in Everett on Tuesday.-Everett
Press.
Miss Fannie Greathead princi-
palof thepublic schoolsat Jeanette
returned last week to the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Greathead in this place, after
completing another years work.
Miss Elsie Greathead, of this
place, left last Friday morning
for well earned summer outing.
She will first visit Mrs. Edgar
Criswell in Pittsburg and then
spend fortnight at the Pan
American.
Harry Plessinger, accompanied
by his sister-in-law, Miss Jessie
Layton, was in town last Thurs
day. Harry has the contract for
carrying the mail between Lo-
Gust Groveand CrystalSprings be-
ginning with the first of July.
j. Frank Irwin, one of this
years graduates of our High
School, left Tuesday morning for
Altoona where he has position
in his uncle Wills drug store.
Frank is good boy and will win
success beyond thewildest dream
of his class prophet
Mrs. Susan OFT, after spending
several days with her sister Mrs.
d. V. Sipes of this place returned
to her home in Cham bersburg
last week. She was accompanied
3 home by her sister Mrs. Sipes,
, and Clarence Sipes of the NEWS
Office. They drove over to Saint
: Thomas'and spent Friday evening
: with another sister, Mrs Cornell
t us Lambert, and went on to
r Chambersburg Saturday, Clar-
ence and his mother returning
. Sunday evening.
Mr.. Jacob Strait, of Harri-
: sonville, called at the News Office
a few minutes while in town last
' Friday morning. Mr.. Strait
7. | eax,e tho oulxa,.tc at tho furut,ilx4,
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31

Washington, July 2s.-To days
weather advices from the corn belt
We're the most encouraging that have
come to hand for the past forty days,
showing. in the opinion of the fore
casters, that the great drouth has been
broken by general visitation of show
ers in many portions of that section,
and with n prospect Of their continue
tion tomorrow. Coincident with the
fall of rain has come reduced tempera-
lures. With few exceptions the tenn
peratures reported are not abnOrmally
high, no maximums of 100 degrees be.
ing reported. West Of the Mississippi
river they We're generally in the neigh
borhood of ninety. The forecasters.
while not making any specific predlic-
tions as to the effect of the rain on the
crops, express the opinion that all those
crops that have not been irreparably
ruined will be benefited by the break
ing OF the drouth. The late crops nat
urally will be helped the most. The
reports show that during the past
twenty-four hours showers We're quite
general in the corn belt. and We're
heavy over much of the state of Iowa.
and over part of the corn belt not Wis
tied by rains including western Nebras-
ka, southern Missouri and Oklahoma.
Monday there will be showers through
out the corn belt region except in its
extreme western portion. and southern
Indiana and southern Ohio and they
will continue generally on Tuesday in
the Ohio and middle Mississippi val
lays.
There also have been showers and
thunderstorms in the northern tier of
states from New England to the Da-
kOtas in northern New Mexico, north
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31
Tragedy Nenr Trinidad.

Trinidad, Colo. July 2S.-Denver
News Special.)-This morning about
o'clock Phil McWilliams n ranchman
living few miles below town, shot
and killed Salvador Parece and his
son, Charles Parece. In the fight that
occurred at least dozen or more shots
We're exchanged. the Pareces shooting
McWilliams horse from under him be-
fore he shot them. The shooting is the
outcome of an old feud that has long
existed between the two parties.
This morning McWilliams saw a coy
ote across the prairie about a quarter
of mile from his house, and. taking
his gun, he mounted his horse and
started after it. When about half a
mile from his house he was met by
the Pareces, who opened fire upon him.
shooting his horse. but not wounding
him. He returned the fire, killing both
of them.
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31

| headed protectionists of the past have
not yet been able to see 1t, and are in
| cllned to plant themselves against it,
Many of the opposition, mistakinc il
entirely, are beginning to claim 1t as
prospective triumph for their theories.
The latter are as utterly mistaken as
they always have been. The former
are all right, only their eyes have not
yet learned to see the broader scope
and greater usefulness of the princi-
vocated and upheld.
"When James c. Blaine, n protec-
ZIONIST from the beginning, announced
the policy of reciprocity, he proclaimed
the approach of the new protection.
President Mckinley, whose name is as
closely linked with the traditional pol
icy as that of any man can be, has
perceived the interests which we are
to protect in the future and In his dec
larations about trade extension he has
outlined something of what that new
protection shall be. We are not going
to copy the example of Great Britain.
If we are wise, we shall not frame n
tariff in imitation of that of any other
country in the world, but our states
men will take into consideration those
things American which contribute
most to the national greatness and
strength and prosperity, and will use
their wlsest and best judgment to so
frame the tariffs and the revenue acts
of the future that advantage shall fall
to these interests, while those which
need no fostering care, or possibly some
of those which may without harm be
checked in development, will be left
to bear the weight of the burden. Not
protection to American manufactures,
nor even protection to American indus
try, but protection to all American in
terests will be the keynote Of the new
protection of the future"
One of the remarkable things about
the new protection" is That the Pres
ident is said to be In harmony with the
idea. He has always stood as the
foremost apostle of protection to Amer
lean labor and American industries,
and If he indorses the change of front,
the chances seem to be that 1t will be
generally agreed upon by the party.
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31
JUDGE PALMER'S DECISION
REVERSED BY JUDGE LINDSAY

Denver, July 20.-In an exhaustive
opinion which showed thorough re-
search and long study OF the issues in
volved, County Judge Ben B. Lindsay.
in the case of the city of Denver
against Dan Cronin last Saturday
ruled contrary to the decision of Judge
Palmer recently given authorizing the
selling of liquors to women in wine
rooms. Judge Lindsay presents the
case clearly and effectively and backs
up his decision with rulings from the
California courts which were quoted
by Judge Palmer and from the Su-
preme Court OF the United States.
The fine of $50 imposed on Cronin in
the police court is doubled and the
ruling of the court upheld. Attorney
Milton Smith for the defendant took
un appeal and was given siNty days
in which to file a bill of exceptions.
In his decision Judge Lindsay claims
that the county court is the proper trl-
bunal for the trial of such cases. He
| says:
ut is undoubtedly the law. In my
opinion, that this court. and not the
district court. is the forum, and the
only forum, this side of the appellate
courts that in the ordinary and
proper course of procedure has any
right, authority or jurisdiction to in
terpret the ordinances of the city of
Denver. Violatiors of the city ordin-
ances are prosecuted in the police
court. The right of appeal is to this
court only, and thence to the Supreme
Court; thus the accused who may be
charged with their violation is af-
forded n speedy, plain, and to my mind
sufficient and adequate remedy at law.
us the defendant will be afforded in
this case.
1.-The ordinances are not void. They
do not constitute the slightest in
fringement upon the constitutional
rights of women as those rights are
lawfully tested and properly under
stood"
"It may be discrimination against
n woman to preclude her from the sa-
loon, but 1t is n perfectly legal, wise
and just discrimination, sanctioned by
all the courts, and in no way conflicts
with the rightful exercise of any of her
constitutional rights as such are prop
erly used and understood. 1t Is no
more of an Illegal discrimination than
those wholesale regulations barring
minors and drunkards from Saloons
the legality of which has never been
questioned, yet their constitutional
rights are just as sacred as others.
ut being then prerogative of the
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31
CHINESE SETTLEMENT
NEARLY COMPLETED

Washington. July Determination
of the amplest kind of the encourag-
ing news that has come to the press
from Pekin relative to the settlement
of the financial problems that have
engrossed the attention of the minis
tcrs there for many months has just
come to hand from Special Commits
sioner Rockhill.
Moreover, he adds to the general
items already reported the news that
the ministers will be ready to sign n
protocol within two weeks that will
result in the speedy withdrawal from
China of all foreign troops except the
legation guards and those who will
occupy the certain strategic points to
be held under the treaty to safeguard
The advice is in substance as follows:
The Russian government has signi-
fed its intention of not further press
ing the question at present of the
eventual increase of the import GUS
toms duties beyond five per cent. tthe
present figure). 1t is agreed that in
case the revenues of China are not
sufficient for the payment of interest
and principal the powers are to eN-
anime the revenues and determine
what changes are necessary in order
to supply the deficiency. The Imperial
maritime customs are to be included
in this arrangement.
The British minister is satisfied with
this arrangement and the whole ques-
ton of financial measures is therefore
settled. The 450.O00,0O0 taels consti7
tuting the indemnity are TO be con-
verted into gold at the equivalent of
the tael value on the first of last
April. In case the import duties are
subsequently increased the free list
will haze to be abolished except for
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31
Cuban Suffrage.

The Cuban constitutional convention
has appointed committee to draw
up an electoral law and submit 1t to
the convention. The members of the
committee are Seniors Diego, Tamayo,
De Quesada, Maru, De Castro and
Monteagudo. A majority of these gen-
tlemen are strongly conservative, and
1t is expected that they Will submit
bill which will restrict the suffrage by
educational or property qualifications;
retained by the convention, that at
least an educational or property quail
fication will be adopted for persons
who seek office.
Some of the papers in this country,
in announcing that the convention had
adopted the principle of universal suf-
frage. took it for granted that this
meant suffrage for women as well as
for men. We do not understand 1t so.
Before there was any woman suffrage
In this country. our suffrage was gen.
orally described as universal-meanins
thereby universal manhood suffrage;
and we suppose that 1t is the meaning
that is attached to the phrase in Cuba.
The universally of the suffrage in
Hawaii-using the word universal in
the sense of manhood suffrage-has
produced good deal of trouble in
those islands, and there is some reason
to believe that the results would be
similar in Cuba. We have universal
suffrage in this country; but here we
have had universal free schools for a
great many years, and the theory Is
that every graduate of n public school
is fitted fairly well for the exercise Of
the duties of citizenship. In Cuba
there has been no such general educa-
ton, and it will be many years before
the people of that island are as well
fitted for universal suffrage as the peo-
pie of the United States.
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31
LONG CONTINUED DROUTH
BROKEN BY HEAVY SHOWERS

ern Arizona and southern Utah, and on
the west gulf coast.
Topeka. Kan. July 2S.-Copious rains
have again fallen throughout Kansas
to-day. All along the line of the San
tn Fe far out to the western part of
the state there We're generous supplies
of moisture In Topeka nearly two
inches of rain fell to-day. commencing
early this morning and continuing un-
til after noon. This makes four inches
in the past three days. Tomorrow the
farmers of the state will begin replant-
ing their vegetables and will plant i'm
mense quantities of turnips, kntfir corn
and sorghum for forage. The ground
is in excellent condition for these pro-
duets now and plenty of rough feed
for the coming winter is assured.
Kansas City, July 2S.-Rain fell here
almost constantly to-day. the downfall
amounting to over an inch.
Dubuque. Iowa, July 2S.-The drOuth
has been broken by II rainfall of 1.S6
inches. and reports from points in west
and north Iowa show the storm was
general.
Bedford. Iowa. July 2S.-The drouth
in this section is broken. About three
inches of rain fell this morning and 1t
is still raining. This means an eighty
percent. corn crop in this locality.
Lincoln, Neb., July 2S.-RepOrts
from over the state show that the rains
that visited Nebraska last night and
this morning have left the corn in many
localities in better condition than was
at first thought. This. while not of
much help to the hay crop, will make
good fodder In all corn fields and in
many places will make from one-third
to II full crop of corn. In some local
tiles. however, there will he no corn.
The Lamar register., 1901-07-31

Vice President Roosevelt recently
said in an interview with the Cherokee
Indians at Buffalo: THE first shot
fired in Cuba was fired by half-breed
Cherokee Indian in my regiment in
the first battle of Guasimas. He was
wounded eight times before he gave
up. and as soon as he was out OF the
hospital he was back in the ranks
ready for more fight. i had about fifty
men who were either whole or part
American Horse, a noted Ogalla chief
responded: Maybe that's the reason
you had the bravest regiment In ths
army" ,.,...