The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-29
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Capt and Mrs. Geo. w. Fisher
Hagerstown, are at their farm il
Buck Valley for few months.
Scott Unger returned to Altoo.
ma Monday of last week after
having spent few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. I'm.
ger, Of Ayr.
Frank e. w. Scott, manager oi
Hotel Terrace, Scranton, Pa, is
taking his annual summer vaca.
tion with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Scott, of this place.
Our old friend D. r. Mumma
of Hustontown, spent last We'd
nesday at McConnellsburg. He
had just returned from two
weeks visit among friends at
Johnstown and in Pittsburg.
Mrs. M. A. Dalbey and daugh-
ter, Miss M. E..Dalbey, are visit
ing the formers daughter, Mrs.
Geo. W. Reisner, and son, DR.. A.
D. Dalbey. Miss Dalbey is a
member of the faculty of Ches-
ter Springs soldiers orphans
school.
The Mount Union Republican
says: There is report in circu-
lation that trolley line from
Mount Union to Cham mbersburg
is under Amusement, and like
ly to go through in the near fu-
ture. The rumor may be false,
nevertheless the route mentioned
in connection with the enterprise
is of sufficient Importance at least
to give it plausibitity.
DR.. Clarence N. Trout, re
cent graduate OF the Philadelphia
Dental College, left last Thurs
day for Red Lion, a town of fif-
teen hundred population in York
county, Pa, where he enters up
on the active practice of dental
surgery. Clarence is young
man whom any community may
point to with pride, and carries
with HIM the best wishes of his
numerous friends here.
One of our exchanges ublished
as an item of rare news the state.
ment that "a printing Office IN
Michigan Is opened and closed
with prayer. This truly is an
exception to the rules which have
prevailed from a time to the con.
trary of which the memory of
man runneth not. In this section
OF country, printing offices are
opened by the devil and closed by
the sheriff.
The Star says the machinery
and tools of the contractors on
the Western Maryland extension
from Cherry Run to Cumberland
have arrived at Cherry Run A
contractors camp has been made
there and work will be begun at
once. 1t is reported that the men
had a free fight open to all comers
as soon as their cars were side
tracked. The people who favor
the coming of the Wabash are
elated over the outlook.
A western politician is authori-
ty for the following story: Mark
Hanna once gave banquet in
Ohio to fifty farmers. The des-
ert was to be twenty-five luscious
Georgia watermelons. The day
before the dinner Mr.. Hanna had
the melons plugged and poured a
pint of brandy into each melon,
then placed them on ice. After
the dinner each farmer got half
melon. They began tasting
them, winked at each, looked wise
and before the affair was over
every farmer was slipping the
seeds into his vest pocket.
The Orphan s Court will be call.
ed upon to pass it's judgment on a
novel and interesting question OF
testamentary law on the part of
the heirs of William A. Bowles, OF
Hancock, who was president of
the Hancock Bank and a proml-
nent citizen. Before leaving for
california, in 1901, Mr.. Bowles
made his will and had 1t properly
Witnessed and executed. About
The same time he had another will
prepared by his counsel but did