The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-08
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lin county, spent Sunday with
her grandfather, Daniel f. Fore,
Esq.
The Salvation Army will hold o
festival on the grounds at their
new church near Big Cove Tan.
merry, Saturday evening, July Is.
There will be some jubilee sing.
ing during the evening by army
soldiers. Everybody invited
Proceeds for benefit of the church
Daniel Drawbaugh, the well.
known inventor of Cumberland
county, has just completed his IN
vention of a wireless telephone
and has disposed of 1t to com.
pany which proposes to manufac-
ture it on large scale. Mr..
Drawbaugh is "a years old but is
still hale and hearty.
Among the laws enacted at the
last session of the State legisla-
ture is one which Furnishes with
fine of 500 or one years i'm.
prisonment or either or both, at
the discretion of the court, any
person who shall wilfully de-
stroy, mutilate or injure any tree,
vine, flower, grass or ornamental
shrub in any cemetery or grave
yard in the Commonwealth.
The careless habit of children
aud many older people of throw
lug banana peeling on the pave,
ment should be corrected. Every
one is aware of the fact that upon
stepping on banana peel it slips
from under the foot, causing a
fall in majority of cases. There
have been many serious acci-
dents recorded against this seem
ingly thoughtless act.
A new feed for horses and cat
tie is beng sold. The product Is
called "molasses grain" 1t takes
the places of corn and oats and
wherever used meets with the
greatest satisfaction. In York 1T
is fed by nearly every livervman
and they all pronounce it great
success. 1t is cheaper than oats
and does not require as much at
meal.
At the Tayler home, about two
miles west of Greencastle, on the
Mercersburg pike, while the fam
lily was waiting until the storm
should pass before they would
eat dinner, one of the number,
John Taylor, seven.year-old son
of Harry Taylor, was struck and
instantly killed by lightning last
Saturday as he sat on a chair
Near him was the father, with a
younger son on his lap. This
child was burned to the extent
that it's life is despaired of, while
the father sustained a severe
burn on the arm.
Why does a dog or cat in a
church or a school, when in ses-
sion, cause a general laughter :?
A dog may be seen in house, IN
store, or most any other place
and nobody pays any attention to
it. But let one he seen in school
or IN a church, and it causes a
general Generalization and mer-
riment. What is the reason? OF
course at such place a dog is
out of place, but why it should
cause general laughter is one OF
the strange peculiarities of hu-
man nature.
George Lewis Gussman, who
was honorably recognized by the
last session of the legislature for
meritorious service while with
Co. |. Ninth Pennsylvania Caval
ry, was the guest of WI. Craig,
Scotland, on Monday, and attend
ed the commencement exercises
Mr.. Gussman's s home is at New
vile, Cumberland county. HI
was captured by the rebels July
y, 1862, at the age of 10 years,
months and 10 days. His horse
was killed in the engagement
lie was the youngest soldier il
the Union cause. Valley Spirit
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