The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16
NUMBER 5.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Brief Mention of Persons and
Places You Knew.


Miss Katie S. Fore has been
nursing felon on her left thumb
for the last three weeks, and
prospects are good for three
weeks more.
George Bard of Pittsburg is
quite i'll at the home of his broth
er William Bard near Needmore.
DIR. Swartzwelder is the attend
ing physician.
George Garner, George Snotts,
John and Lewis McQuade-all of
Altoona, are spending few days
among their respective Fulton
county friends.
Quarterly love feast will be
held in the M. E. church in this
place on October 19, at $3.50 a. m.
Preaching and communion SER
vice at 1890, and Sunday school
at 200 p. m.
Mrs. w. r. Palmer of Sipes
Mills who has been in Everett for
some time under medical treat
ment, has returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lamaster
and daughter Ethel of Franklin
county and Miss Katie Fore
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
, Mrs. Grant Baker and had very
enjoyable time.
Miss Katharine Palmer Hart,
, who has been spending several
days with her uncle and aunt Mr.
, and Mrs. j. w. Lake of Pleasant
Ridge, returned to her home at
p Needmore last Sabbath evening.
0 Mr.. and Mrs. John Lancaster
t and daughter Ethel of Markes,
j. Franklin county, were visiting
o Mrs. Lamaster's father Daniel E.
Fore, Esq, of Tod township last
O week.
2 Mr.. John Porter who spent his
t boyhood days in McConnellsburg
b and who has been resident of
j. Kansas seventeen years, dropped
in on his old friends here few
Il days ago for short visit. John
!. looks like the West was taking
s pretty good care of him.
S Mrs. S. j. McCauslin, and Mr..
If and Mrs. ]. R. Kirkpatrick and
h son of Philadelphia, who had been
|. spending a few days visiting
|, their relatives here, returned
n home Saturday last. Miss Cora
V. Shoemaker will remain home
r. until the last of this month.
d Miss Jennie E. Cooper, of Chi
IS cago, whose visit here few
% weeks ago was interrupted by a
g telegram to return on account of
r. sickness, is now here again to
,e complete her visit. We hope that
,e nothing may occur to prevent her
d staying and enjoying long visit
N with the friends of her school
e. days.
,e Mrs. Fanny M. Akers spent a
Il few hours in town Monday order
" ing sash and doors for her new
IS house. She also called at the
IS News Office and left us some cash
ST to advance her subscription, and
n. also presented the Editor S family
of with a mammoth pumpkin, the
s. largest we have seen for many a
ln day.
Ii David Knepper of Taylor town
he ship called at the News office a
ID few days ago. His father, Solo
r mon Knepper bought the farm
of east of town now owned by Judge
r Morton, from John Barron, and
n moved there in 1853. MIR. Knep-
n per has in his family a Bible that
ne the Barrons left there that was
I'd printed in 1888, and is said to be
ne grandfather Barron's old Bible.
Mrs. David Harr of Belfast
III
~ township, sent the Editors family
~ the other day, a head of cabbage,
e which for size and quantity, beats
= anything in the cabbage line that
- has been given us this season.
~ The head weighed 10 pounds, and
a. o., measured A inches less than five
~ feet in circumference, after al
= loose leaves had been removed
- 1t was too large to enter the top Of
~ a -four barrel.
Wanted--tD buV-A rood Sir