The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-11
DOGS GET IN THEIR WORK.
And the Dog Tax Fund Suffers to the
Tune OF SI39.
NEARLY WHOLE FLOCK DESTROYED
Twenty.nne Fine Sheep Killed for Daniel B.
MeQuade on the Ross Farm Last
Wednesday Night.

three miles south of this place
but had flock of 33 sheep on the
Ross farm, two miles west of
town on the Meadowground road.
At an early hour last Thursday
morning Mr.. j. j. Conrad and
son Clarence were awakened by
the furious barking of dogs in
the direction of the fields in
which Mr.. McQuade had his
sheep; and they at once arose,
Clarence got his gun, and the two
went to see what was the matter.
BY the time they reached the
flock nearly all of the number
had been killed, their carcasses
strewn over almost the entire
farm. Seeing two dogs worrying
sheep away down the hollow,
Clarence brought his trusty gun
to bear on one of the dogs, pulled
the trigger-and there was one
dog less for the assessor. Dur
ing the morning another dog was
killed by one of Peter Scheidle-
mans boys, and one by John
Hoopengardner.
The owner of the sheep was no.
titled and made complaint before
Justice Thomas, who notified the
auditors of Ayr township-D. Ii.
Patterson, Conrad Glazier, Jr.,
and Geo. F.. Mellott, who apprals-
ed the loss at S139.
The dogs, it is believed, belong
to some of the families up at AT
RIGA.
1t may be matter of some in
terest just now to know what to
do in case you wake some morn
ing to discover that lot of your
sheep have been killed by dogs.
From the Act of May 25, 1898,
we learn that the first thing IS to
go to your justice of the peace
and make a complaint in writing
over your own name. The justice
will then notify the township audi
tors, who shall constitute board
of inquiry, with power to sub
poena witnesses, admister oaths,
and after having determined the
facts IN the matter, and find
if possible, who is the owner or
keeper of the dogs, shall make ar
award of damages, and make
full report of their proceeding tt
the justice. The justice now adds
certificate to the report OF the
auditors that such appraisement
was regularly made, and upon
payment of all costs up to thus
time by the said claimant, de
livers the report, together witt
all papers pertaining thereto, tt
the county commissioners, wh'
will cause draft to be drawn on
the county treasurer, for the pay
ment of said damages.
The fund from which this L
paid is supported by the dog tax
Theassessor shallannually asses
each dog in his township or Dor
ough over four months old-th
rate in this county being 80 cent
for male dogs, and 20 cents TO
female. When at the end of an.
hscal year it is found that ther
is fund exceeding 5000 ia tn
hands of the treasurer, the eA
cess shall be transferred TO tn
fund for county purposes.
Ii the owner OF the dog or DOG
refuses to kill them upon recei'
ing notice from the constabl
through the justice, he shall b'
come liable for all damages an
costs. If the owner of the dog
reported by the auditors does at
kill the dog, the com missioner
shall notify SAID owner and If tn
dog is not killed within ten day.
the commissioners will notify til
constable to do it, for which Sc
vice he shall be paid one dollar
dog out of the sheep fund.
The Justices costs are a dolla
aud the auditors get a dollar
day each, for time spent in the Il
vestigation.
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