The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
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MI Anderson MellOtt OF Nc
Kbbin was the guest of his broth
ci George b. last night.
J. e Hollinshead and Norman
Fl. Mellott, Of Pleasant Ridge,
werA pleasant callers at tins Of
flee on Monday.
Just as we 20 to press we learn
that Ira Peck, whose illness IS
noted elsewhere IN tn is paper,
died yesterday.
Nolcy's Honey andTar is best
for Group and wnooplng cough,
contains no opiates, and cures
quickly. Careful mothers keep
it in the house. Sold by all deal.
ers.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pnillp 5. Ott, of Ayr township,
aged about five months, died yes
terday afternoon of cerebro SPIN
al menIngitls after a short illness.
Funeral tomorrow.
The Public Opinion says t9at
CAPTAIN George w. Skinner and
John Fl. Pomeroy, Of the Scotland
ScEool, have purchased the tract
Of land on College avenue, Broad
street and Edgar avenue, facing
Wilson College, Cham bersburg,
consisting OF about four acres
and containing a t vo-story brick
house. They will have 1t survey
sd into lots.
Winter coughs are apt to result
nconsumptionIfneglected, They
oan be soon broke up by using
tvley's Honey and Tar. Sold by
all dealers.
Let us not be unjust, ungentle,
selfish, pushing, grasping, vain,
hard, pessimistlc. Let us get
the best out of friends and work
crs, not by pinching them down,
nGt encouraging them up. Let
us be true and without fear. An
> swer our letters, keep gratitude
SAs the foremost impulse. pay our
bills. and say our prayers.
Mrs Henry Shank, of Frank
lin county, sustained a painful in
jury Sunday afternoon, In com
pany with other mem bers of her
family she had attended divine
services at Myers church, near
Upton. They were returning
home in two horse sleigh, when
as they drove to the side Of the
road TO avoid spot bare of snow
the sleigh was overturned and
Mrs. Shank was thrown out with
such force that her arm was dis
located.
Kidney complaint kills more
people than any other disease
This is due to the disease being
so insldious that it gets good
hold on the system before it is
recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure
will prevent the development of
fatal disease If taken in time. Sold
by all dealers.
Joseph Sipes and wife, of Lick
ing Creek township, spent few
hours in town yesterday, and
Mr.. Sipes was welcome caller
at the News office. Besides be-.
iae an excellent carpenter, Mr..
Sipes is m intelligent farmer, and
LIKES to have a reason for doing
lhings. HIS experiments with
the culture of buckwheat has
proven the relative value of the
different varieties. Forlnstance,
on one occasion he sowed one
acre Of the old fashioned buck
wheat, one acre of Silver Hull,
and two acres of Japanese. The
soil aud other conditions were the
same, but the two acres of Japan
ese yielded A bushels; the enc
acre of Silver Hull, 10 bushels,
ana the one acre of the old fash.
ioned kind, but10 bushels. Grow
ing side by side, the straw of the
silver hull was about a foot taller
than the Japanese, but what il
makes up in straw it loses in
grain. "It is true. however,
said Mr.. Sipes, "that bushel fol
bushel, the silver hull yields the
greater quantity OF -four"