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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
NeednlOre.

The farmers are almost done
planting corn. The outlook for q
grass crop is unusually promis-
ing.
A large number of folks from
this vicinity attended May Meet
ing at Sideling Hill last Sunday.
Geo. Kaufman has his shingle
mill at this place where he and
the Funk & Hart Milling Co. are
doing a partnership business.
Mr.. Isaac Varnes, who has
been a resident of this vicinity
for about thirty years, intends
having sale, and will break up
housekeeping. Mr.. Varnes is an
honest, upright citizen. People
are sorry to see him leave. He
will make his home with his broth
er in Perry county in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Furman Tate of
Curwensville, were visiting Mrs.
Tate's mother, Mrs. Dennis Mel
lot, last week. Mrs. Tate was
one of the very best young people
of this vicinity and went to Clear
field some four or five years ago.
Some malicious, unprincipled,
mischief maker has been trying
to circulate the report that some
pupils who are attending school
here have been exposed to small
poX. Persons who try to origi-
nate such things for the gratitica-
tion of their own selfish desires,
should remem ber that they are
casting reproaches upon some OF
the best people in the county; for
should anyone have been so un
fortunate as to have come in con
tact with the disease, the love OF
their fellow beings would impe
their protection.
Mr.. William j. Varnes, who left
Fulton county seven years ago
has come home for a short visit
Mr.. Varnes has served in the ar
my almost continuously since he
left this county. He has the hon
or of carrying the title of "First
Glass Gunner, "under Uncle Sam
Mr.. Varnes will likely re-enlist il
the Navy
Sylvester Truax is visiting his
father j. w. Truax. Mr.. Trua2
has been employed in Huntingdon
and Cleartield counties,
We understand that mail ar
rives daily for Mr.. w. b. Mellot
whose advertisement appeared il
last week S News. So we thinl
Mr.. Mellott is not the only one
"In the Matrimonial Market.
We have made inquiries abou
such person aud know of on,
by that name who lives in Pitts
burg.
Mr.. Thompson Peck and wifi,
were visiting Mr.. Eli Peck at EN-
maville on Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Duffy and Mis-
Pearl Logue visited some of tn
students here on Sunday last au'
took dinner with Mrs. w. +
Hart.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hollenshead
of Sipes Mill spenta few hours in
town last Thursday. 1t will be
remembered that mention was
made in this paper a few weeks
ago of Mr.. Hollenshead having
been struck in the eye with apiece
of steel while working at lime
kiln for Judge Morton. While
Mr.. Hollenshead still wears q ban
dage over the eye, he says the
sight of that eye is entirely dis
troYed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15

County Treasurer George b.
Mellott has moved his family
from their former home in Bel
fast township To McConnellsburg,
aud they are now occupying temp
porary quarters in the Comerer
building, awaiting the completion
of their new dwelling house on
Walnut street.
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Brewster Walter Kelly.

After an illness of about four
weeks Brewster Walter Kelly, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Kelly of
this place, died at the residence
of his parents, on Wednesday
morning May IA, aged 10 years, Z
months, and II days. Funeral
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Interment in the Reformed grave
yard.
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McKibbin.

Ross A. Bard and Howard Mel
lott have gone to Potter county
where they expect to find employ
ment in the woods. Boyd M.Lake
returned from Philadelphia last
week with the mumps as com
panion. Mrs. Amos Plessinger,
Mrs. BIZ. Bedford and Miss Viola
Hess spent Sunday with Mrs. DR..
Mellott. Some of our friends
were very much scared last week,
but we don't think they will get
smallpox. Better mind you don't
get smallpox instead of gold the
next time you dig for hidden
treasures. Amos Palmer lost a
valuable horse about two weeks
ago. Pansy Morgret spent Sat
urday evening with her aunts,
Grace and Queen Lake.
Candidates can be seen shak-
ing hands and passing the smokes
in all directions at present.
Squire Smith is no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Funk
spent Sunday at b. f. Bedford's.
Rumor says, wedding bells" "
We wonder who this time.
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Gailaher4Mills

A quiet but pretty home we'd
ding took place at the residence
of Geo. W. Comerer, Burnt Cab
ms, when his niece, Miss Frances
Mills, was united in holy wedlock
to Mr.. Denton B. Gallaher. The
ceremony was performed by the
brides pastor, H. White Seifert
in the presence of the immediate
friends of the family. The bride
received a number of nice pres
ents. The writer with host of
friends wish the couple long and
happy lives.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
STILL DOING BUSINESS.
The Envelope Man Working
Franklin and Perry Counties.

ne EnNSiOpS wan NOTkl1B
Franklin and Perry Counties.
The fellow who worked the en-
velope racket on the people in the
upper end of this county last fall
has now turned up in Franklinand
Perry counties. The Valley Spir-
it says: ga sharper was through
the northern part of Franklin and
Perry counties few days ago sell.
ing packages of writing paper and
envelopes for a dollar a package.
He told his unsuspecting custom.
ers that there was q dollar, a two
dollar and five dollar bill in half
of the packages he carried. When
he picked or allowed u customer
to take out package on a free
trial, they were sure to have mon
ey in them, but he opened tn N
himself. One of the persons he
attempted to fleece deteced his
game which was done by sticking
the money in a small roll between
his fingers. The sharper gener-
ally made an effort to work his
scheme on women.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15

Paul, the eight-month old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Cooper of
Ayr township died last Saturday
of pneumonia after a brief illness.
His little body was laid in the
Union cemetery Monday after
noon, Rev. A. G.. Wolf conducted
the funeral services.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15

AS the result of having several
teeth extracted, Clinton Pyles, Of
Shade GAP, took cold and in
short time blood poison set IN
which resulted in his death. lie
was aged 10 years and was amem-
ber Of the Shade Gap cornet baud.
The members of the hand acted
as pallbearers and marched oe-
side the casket.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
w. j. SHEAFFER,
Pastor.

Rev. w. w. Dalbey, d. D., of the
Baptist church. and mem Der of
the Central, Pa. Association,
preached to large congregation
in the Lutheran church in this
place last Sunday morning. Al
though the Reverend Doctor is
passing down in the afternoon of
life with health impaired, yet he
comes before his congregation
with that clear articulation,
strong intellectually, and Chris
tian experience that makes it a
great pleasure to listen to his SER
mons.
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Married

On Wednesday, May Z, at the
M. E. parsonage, McConnellsburg
Pa, by the Rev. A. D. McClosky,
John @. Keebaugh, of Burnt Cab
bins, aud Ella Mills, of Decorum,
Huntingdon county, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
Saluvia, Pa.

Misses Eta Taylor and Frances
Kline of Hustontown spent last
Saturday at McConnellsburg, and
were pleasant callers at the News
Office.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15

Mr.. Morgan Deshong of Lick
ing Creek township spent Tue :
day in town and made ye printer
glad with a little cash.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
Big Cove Tannery.

The people around here are
about all done planting corn. The
wheat looks bad in this neighbor-
hood. Curt Richards and wife
we're visiting at the home of his
parents last Sunday. The pray
er meeting at G.. W. Dishong's slast
Sunday evening was well attend
ed, and the order good. There
will be preaching at VIM. McEl
downey's next Saturday evening
at 7:30, and on Sunday at l0;3O A.
M. at Geo. w. Dishong's; in the
afternoon at 2:30 and at Z, at j. l..
Richards. There will be festi-
val held in A. j. Craig's woods by
the Salvation Army for the bene.
lit Of the new church, Friday
night May23. Ifrainingthat even
ing, the festival will be held next
night. The stone work of the new
church is partly done, and it is ex-
pected to be up and under roof by
harvest. Wayde Soudersis still on
the sick list. Barney Bivens
leaves Wednesday for the mount
aims of Virginia.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15

The first Quarterly Conference
Of the Three Springs charge, M
e. church, will be held at Saltillo,
May 20, at 10, A. M. by Rev. Amos
S. Baldwin, Presiding Elder. He
will preach at Saltillo On June 3,
at 7.30 p. M. Quartely Meeting
Sunday June 18th, when the pas
tor will preach at Saltillo, morn
ing and evening.
All are cordially invited to these
services.
w. j. SHEAFFER,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
Reduced rates to Harrisburg for
the German Baptist Meeting.
May Goth to- oath, 1902


May Goth to- 24th, 1902
For the Annual Conference of
the German Baptist Brethren, to
be held at Harrisburg May Goth
to oath, the Cumberland Valley
Railroad will sell special eXcur-
sion tickets to Harrisburg and re-
turn at one single fare for the
round trip. Tickets to be sold
May 18th to Dist inclusive, good
to return until June I'd, 1902 in
elusive. During lis time Ex-
cursion tickets from Harrisburg
toall points on the G. V. r.. r. and
branches in Pennsylvania and
Maryland will be sold TO holders
of return portions of tickets sold
to Harrisburg for this occasion,
at one fare for the round trip,
tickets to be sold May Dist to oath
inclusive limited for return pas
sage to June I'd, 1902 inclusive ex-
cept that to passengers who have
deposited their tickets for exten-
sion of return limited, tickets may
be sold, good to return until June
30th, inclusive.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
OUR JUSTICES.
Who They Are, and When Their
Commissions Expire.

touiHiiSSiOnS Expire.
Six new Justices of the Peace
were elected in this county at the
February election, and four of
them have lifted their com mis-
sions, and two will not-the two
Ayr township men--and t h IA
leaves Ayr township without a
primary court.
The following list by townships
shows who the Justices are, and
the year in which their commits
sions expire;
BELFAST.
Bartimeus Smith. ...... 1905
Thomas p. Garland. 1907
BETHEL.
Job l.. Garland 1905
VIM. p. Gordon 1905
BRUSH CREEK.
N. B. Hanks ..............19 1908
James S. Akers. ........ 1906
DUBLIN.
T. Elliott Flemming. .... 1906
LICKING CREEK.
Il. S. Daniels. ............19 1905
Geo. A. Harris. 1905
MCCONNELLSBURG.
l.. II. While. ................ 1903
Thomas f. Sloan. 1901
TAYLOR.
Jonas Lake. .............1 1905
S. G. Gracy cy.,....19 1905
THOMPSON.
Daniel Covalt. ............. 1904
j. G. Hewet. ..............1 1907
TOD.
Daniel S. Fore. 1905
Geo. w. Wagner ......... 1906
UNION.
E. A. Whitfield. 1905
Geo. A. Shank 1907
WELLS.
w. II. Baumgardner. =. 1904
j. A. McDonough. 1907
There is not in the township
more responsible position than
that of Justice of the Peace; nor
one that requires more intelli-
gence, .ounder Judgment, and
stricter integrity. In hearing and
deciding upon matters brought
before him, he must put aside all
personal preference or interest
must know no friend nor foe-and
must hold the scales of justice
with steady hand.
The tactful justice, in many in
stances, is able to heal differences
and restore friends hip, when one
less skilful would turn an unim-
portant matter into the county
court, this mourning public aswell
as unnecessary private expense.
While 1t is the duty of the JUS
tice to study the law bearing
on all cases that are likely to come
before him, yet our Legislators
have wisely provided a remedy
where litigant feels that the de-
cision of the justice is wrong, and
the case may be carried up to the
Coemon Pleas court. If he does
not satisfaction by the time
he gets through with the county
court he may go on up to the Su-
perior, and on into the Supreme
court.
While we do not wish to cripple
the business of the poor lawyers,
we would suggest that when you
get shot under the collar" and
feel like going to law and Gripping
some luckless neighbor up the
back"-just sit down and chew
ice awhile; when you have cooled
off, you will likely have come tc
the conclusion to keep what mon,
ey you have, and that winners
in lawsuits are usually losers"
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See Thompson 4 Stech for
samples OF wall paper before buy
ing,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-15
COMMITTEE:

Tonoloway, George Breakall;
Bethel, Joseph Runyan; ;Warfords-
burg, Job Mann; Cedar Grove,
Joseph CARMEL; Oakley, John
Fisher; Union Graveyard and
Zion, Oliver Peck; Wink's Bury.
ing Ground, VIM. f. Wink; Sloan,
Geo. W. Decker; Green Hill, AL
fred Sipes; Sideling Hill Christian
Church, H. II. Strait; Ebenezer,
Capt G. T. Dixon; Sideling Hill
Baptist church, Baltzer Mellott
and S. Logue Wink; Pleasant
Grove, A. G. Palmer; Dunkard
church, w. H. Wink.
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PROGRAM.
Memorial Services at Oakley.
May 30.

Chaplain; j. H. Covalt,
Address of Welcome, Elder T..
r. Palmer.
Response, j. T. Laley.
Music, Needmore Cornet Band.
Dinner.
Marshal, John Fisher.
Address, Geo. a. Harris, Esq.
Music.
Camp $50 p. 0. S. of A.
Warfordsburg Lodge 601 |. O.
O. f..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02
LATEST FADS IN BELTS
SOCIETY WOMEN HAVE TAKEN
TO THOSE OF CHINESE MAKE
1t Is Safest Always to Obtain Trans
Iation of the Sentiments inscribed on
the Metal Discs or They May
Prove Embarrassing to the Owners
Later

The first Chinese belt has reached
st. Paul. Doubtless others will follow.
For the Chinese belt is the latest fash
ionable fad and the New York woman
who does not number one of these met
al zones among her possessions regards
herself as unfortunate indeed. The
most correct way of becoming the pos
SCISSOR of a Chinese belt is to visit
China and purchase one. The method
is expensive, but it is safest in the
long run. For there are interpreters
in the Chinese shops who will trans
late for you the quaint hieroglyphics
that ornament the metal discs of the
belt. And it is always wise to have
those hieroglyphics translated. Some
times they mean very little. Often.
however, they express eXtravagant
sentiments. Everybody remembers
the story of the Washington lady who
had been presented with one of those
belts, and who wore it complacently at
various receptions in Washington, I'M
til one day the ubiquitous Mr.. WI
Smilingly expressed his pleasure at the
sentiments inscribed on the belt. The
ladys curiosity was aroused. She de-
manded a translation on the spot
MAY my honorable enemies die by
slow torture read smiling Mr.. WI.
Being a Christian, the lady was start
led, but, like Bulge, she begged for
more. The amused on-lookerS did
likewise. May have fifty sons" read
Mr.. WI. The translation proceeded no
further, for the lady remembered an
important engagement. The belt ap
peared no more in public. But doubt
less the st. Paul women who purchase
those belts will choose their hierogly-
phics with care through an interpre-
ter Or if they are presented to them
they will HE themselves to a local Mr..
WI in order thatthey may be assured
that the sentiments expressed by the
curious figures are neither unchristian
like or eXtraVa CANT.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02
WOMEN IN PROFESSIONS.

An Englishwoman has been appoint
ed by the Egyptian quarantine board
as inspector at Ell Teb, in Egypt, of
the pilgrims returning from Mecca.
This is post which woman never
held before, and the fact of a woman
being appointed would have raised a
storm g. few years back.
How alarmed the men doctors of the
medical profession in Britain are be-
coming at the increase in the number
,ofswomen doctors is proved by the re-
cent excitement at Macclesfield In
Urinary, when Miss Murdoch Clarke,
of Glasgow, was appointed junior
house surgeon. The chief doctor and
his five colleagues Immediately handed
in their designations, and SO great was
the commotion caused that eventually
Miss Clarke herself gave UP the un-
equal struggle,
England has little over 400 women
journalists and editors, to say nothing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02

Sylvia-Then it is you. How good
of you! And now, when you hear that
l have started on my honeymoon you
will know that he and I will be able
to amuse ourselves with pingpong-
you might give me a set for a wedding
present.
Algy (sarcastically)-It would be a
delicate attention. / suppose you are
thirsty for tomorrow in order to begin ?
Sylvia am counting the hours. 1
hope he-the happy bridegroom-will
not hope you will pick up my balls
for me; they will be all over the place.
Algy-There is a page boy some
where about. I'll charter him. / hope
he-the happy bridegroom-wil not
be too stout to crawl about the floor
for you during the honeymoon.
-(archly)-You forget that
the bride will be your pupil, sir, and an
expert playeri There will be no balls
on the floor.
Next morning in the dining room at
Pont street.
Algy Gin f1annels, admiringly)-You
might have been pingponging all your
life; your get-up Is so workmanlike
Will you let me choose your racquet for
you? But see you have CHANGED up
on the very best of the lot. Now, then,
the first thing to be done is to give
you an object lesson and then an ex-
you must try to initiate me as well as
you can.
Sylvia-Isn't there stroke called the
screw? Let US begin with 1t.
Algy-All right, but let me tell you
that very few beginners can
master it. You have to make the ball
curve in midair and break at an angle
-see?-
(Algy does the stroke perfectly three
or four times and looks at his pupil for
approbation).
Syfvia-Very pretty; indeed. It looks
so easy. Do 1t once more, please, and
then I'll try.
(Algy tries again, misses, and sends
the ball flying off the table,.
Sylvia-Poor thingl am so sorry.
Now see me screw! How do / hold
this thing-so?
Algy-no-in this way.
Give minutes are lost while he Ia
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02
The Globes Daily Short Story

placing the racquet in her hand).
Algy-NoW! Take your time.
(Sylvia pauses for a moment and
then makes a perfect screw.
Algy (who is very much astonished
secretly, says tenderly)-Ahi if you
would but learn as quickly all that \
long to teach you.
Sylvfa-That is what 1 am here for,
but If we spend as much time over ev-
cry stroke the dinner bell will ring
before we have done. What Is Fore
hand play" and the Crouch smash %
I met man the other night who says
he can't be beaten at any Of the smash
eS.
Algy-What a bounderi
Sylvia-And there is the Top spin"
I should like to do "Top spin" But
time Is passing, and mamma is to call
for me at IL. You are so slow. Let
me play and you can set me right.
Algy-1 wish l could hope for such
privilege.
Sylvia Qnterrupting)-Do say It,
please. I am not anxious to be always
in the wrongi Come (taking up her
position at the end of the table oppo-
site to Algy) you serve.
Algy Qnstead of obeying, filings down
his racquet, saying angrily)-Pm hang
ed If I'll teach you to play In order TO
make some other fellow happy during
Sylvia (pouting)-Poor little me!
But If promise not ever to play with
anyone except my-master.
Algy (picking up his racquet agaiT
says but one word)-Playl
(They play, but after few strokes
the master" again throws down his
racquet and confronts his laughing
pupil)
Sylvia (demurely)-You give me up.
I suppose. Am / so stupid?
Algy-Why you play as well as do,-
you little fraudi Gle takes her rae
Quet from her and puts his arm round
her waist.) Yes, I'll give up teaching
you on condition that you promise to
play with me every day during the
honeymoon.
Sylvia docking up at him)-I propose
an amendment. Say every wet day.
please.
it.
CAS- he speaks the door is opened
and Mrs. Marchmont comes in).
Mrs. Marchmont-Is that the way TO
teach ping pongf
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02
Would Walt TIL Funeral.

A lady tells an amusing story illustra-
tive of the imperious position assumed
who have lived all their lives in service
to the same people. Her coachman, a
crusty old fellow, who had been in the
family since her fathers time, gave her
great trouble and annoyance on different
occasions by not carrying out her instruc-
tions.. AT length the matter became I'M
bearable, and she determined to see what
tinous servant. Calling him into her pres
ence. she said, with as much asperity as
she could command:
II cannot stand this any longer, John.
You must look for another situation. You
will leave my service at the end Of the
month"
The old servant looked at her in amuse-
mept for minute, and then the charac-
teristic loyalty" came to the surface.
Ma ma. my lady" he said. Il drove
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02
n lesson in Ping Pong.

Algy Seymour, champion pingpong
player of Malfair club, and Sylvia
Marchmont, a pretty and audacfous
coquette, with whom he is in love, meet
at an afternoon Eat home" given by
Algy's mother, in Ponr street. From
the balcony where they are seated a
constantly recurring noise, and ami
mated voices, raised in triumph or ex-
postulation, are heard in the room be-
low.
Sylvia Canning lazily)-What is that
horrid noise?
Algy-What, don't you know ping
pong?
Sylvia-Good gracious, yes! But ]
thought it was an after dinner game.
Algy-After dinner? You don't know
much about it, I suspect. have play
ed it before breakfast-for practice.
Sylvia-What energy! Kipling will
be obliged to find an opprobrious name
for you in his next poem.
Algy-Oh, Kfpling! Who cares for
him? Have you seen me play, Miss
Marchmont?
Sylvia-No; the only people I have
seen are the Beresfords, and they are
still learning. Poor Mr.. Beresford! He
is sixty years old and stout, and he Is
always crawling about on his hands
and knees looking for lost balls.
Algy-Poor old Berry! He doesn't
look fetching on his knees, does he?
Sylvia-it seems to me that the ma
jority Of ping pongers spend half their
time on the floor. Do you crawl?
Algy-No; I am passed that stage!
BY the way, have you heard that ping
pong Is called the honeymoon game
All newly married couples carry a sci
with them now when they go off. Rip
pin fun, isn't it?
Sylvia-But the box with the rae
Quets and things will give them away
at the railway station. just as the rice
used to do on their clothes. But what
a relief it must be to have something
to enliven the dull solitude a deux!
must make note Of that and set about
learning the game at once. Do you
know a good teacher?
Algy-The best in England!
Sylvia-How NIGEL Is ne expensive
Algy-He will teach Miss Sylvis
Marchmont for love.
Sylvia--How sweet Of him, and how
economical! think I know him
| When shall we begin?
ACTIVITY not tomorrow morningi