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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28

A large company of invited
friends from the Borough and
the Cove, were delightfully."- en-
tertaiLed by Daniel f. Trout and
his sister, Miss Bess, at the old
Trout homestead, mile north OF
McConnellsburg, last Thursday
evening. They entertain with all
the ease and hospitality of Old
Virginia Planters.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28

the late John l.. Smith, and daugh
ter of Norris Elvey, long since
deceased. She was born on the
Doth of April, 1S45, and was mar
RED, May 2, 1868. She is sur.
vived by nine children, namely,
May, wife of Harvey O. Unger;
Efhe, wife of Samuel Glass; Ell
lott; Lottle, wife of Edward Grls-
singer; Rudy, James, Bessie,
Minnie and Mertie. All the chll.
dren live in this place except Eff
tie, in Chambersburg, and Rudy,
in Pittsburg. She is also surviv-
ed by three brothers and sister
Daniel Elvey, of Tod township;
George, of Freeport, ILL.,; John,
In Altoona, and May, wife of Will
Cowan, near Foltz, Franklin coun-
ty.
Mrs. Smith was a consistent
member OF the Lutheran church,
and the funeral was conducted
by her pastor, Rev. Wolf at 1870
Sunday morning, and interment
was made IN the graveyard at the
Lutheran church.
ARTHUR SIMPSON.
Arthur Guy, son of John H.
Simpson, of Washington, Pa, and
nephew of b. r. Simpson, of
Thompson township, died at the
Home for disabled soldiers at Los
Angeles, Cal, on the 18th of
April, 1905, aged 32 years.
Guy lived in the home of his
grandparents in this county until
he had reached the age of 18
years, when he enlisted in the u.
S. navy. After having served
the period Of his first enlistment,
he re.enhsted for q number of
years more; but before the ex-
plration OF the latter term, he was
stricken by consumption, which
brought his life to a close.
Guy was we'll and favorably
known in this county, and is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Henry
Bieder, of Denver, Colorado.
ALBERT GORDON,
After a brief illness, Mr.. AL
bert Gordon died at his home IN
Thompson township on Tuesday
of last week, aged about 38 years.
Funeral on Thur sday, and inter-
ment in the old Union Graveyard
at Damascus church.
The deceased is a son of Will
liam Gordon, and is survived by
his wife, aud by eight children,
namely, Nellie, Blanche, Edith,
Rhoda, Russell, and Effle Three
brothers, Scott, John and Fred,
and two sisters, Mrs. Stillwell
Johnson and Mrs. Biddis Lynch,
also, survive him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28

j. A, Strife, president of the
Cham bersburg and Bedford
Turnpike Company, accompanied
by Mrs. Strife, drove through
here on their way to Bedford
yesterday, where they will attend
the State Bar Association.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28

Among those from a distance,
who attended the funeral of Mrs.
Alice Smith last Sunday, were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elvey and son
Thomas, of Altoona; Will Cowan
and wife, Of Foltz, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Glass and family, of
Cham bersburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28

The ladies of the M. e. church
ae Dublin Mills, will hold an ice
cream social and apron sale, Sat
urday evening, July s. Proceeds
to be expended for the repair Of
the church, You are invited to
attend.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28

Misses Name Fields and Goldie
Winegardner, of Clear Ridge, are
the guests of MISS Laura Henry
this week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28

Maude Fields and Joanna Nor
ton, and Roy Morton and Howard
Mellott spent Saturday and Sun
day at Shippensburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-28
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Home for Vacation, Away for an Outing, q
Trip for Business or Pleasure. You'n
Find II Right Here.

Mrs. Amos Clouser spent We'd
nesday with Miss Katie Fore.
Mrs. Cyrus Wagner spent FRI
day afternoon with Miss Katie
Fore.
Prothonotary Harris spent Sat
urdry IN Chambersburg on bust
ness.
M. r. Shatfner, Esq, was call
ed to Huntingdon on business
Monday.
Miss Euphemia Kerr, of Allie
gheny City, Is the guest of Mer-
rill W. Mace and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Smith, of
Whips Cove, were agreeable call
ers at the News office one day
last week.
Our old friend George W. Ches-
nut, of Bethel township, was reg
istered at the Fulton House Mon
day.
Miss Name c. Goldsmith, of
this place, is spending a two
weeks vacation with relatives and
friends in Harrisburg,
Wilson l.. Mace, wife, and baby
Helen, of Carlisle, spent the time
from Friday evening until Mon
day noon with McConnellsb
friends.
Mrs. Mary Snlder, of Dayton,
OHIO, and her niece, Miss Sadie
Rotz, of McConnellsburg, spent
Thursday at the home of Daniel
E. Fore, Esq.
Rev. G. l.. Funk announces that
there will be preaching services
at Needmore next Sunday morn
ing at ten O'Clock, and at Hills
Chapel at three o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Rexroth, who had
been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Hannah b. Goldsmith, and other
friends at this place, returned to
her home at Omaha, Nebraska,
last Thursday.
Mrs. Virgie Beidleman and lit
tie son, Charles, of Harrisburg,
who had been spending very
pleasant visit among their many
friends in this place, returned to
their home last Thursday.
Will Sprowl, of Wells Tannery,
and his brother, Jere, who lives
in the old Sprowl property at the
top of Sidellng Hill, on the State
Road, spent few hours IN town
Monday. Will is building new
house for himself this summer.
Oscar Metzler, a popular young
pharmacist of Philadelphia, who
had been spending weeks va
cation at the home of his parents,
George f. Metzler and wife, at
Harrisonville, returned to his
home Saturday.
Hon. and Mrs. w. Scott Alex.
ander and daughter Maria Dick
son, of this place, left on Monday
morning for Bedford Springs,
where Mr.. Alexander will attend
the meeting of the State Bar AS
soclation in session this week.
Annie Myers, daughter OF VII
liam Myers, of Ayr township, IN
returning from the home of Dal-
las Myers last Saturday evening,
stepped on piece of broken
glass, cutting cash in her left
foot about three inches In length
and in to the bone.
Mr.. Dennis Everts, of Thomp-
son township, was In town last
Wednesday. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Everts narrowly
escaped losing his life in an acci-
dent at his mill (Hesses) a few
years ago, and he says that he
has not had very good health
since that tune.
Thomas Barber and grandson
Ellis Aough, OF Saltillo, spent a
few hours In town last Wednes-
day. They came down and stald
Tuesday night IN the home OF
Mr.. Barber's sister, Mrs. ID. II.
Myers. Tommy is Civil War
,.ko~.x. ...I 4 .xx<. = L>~~ 4, = &c.,. ~ -
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14

ner party. However, there was q
large crowd and plenty of good things
to eat, AT eight o'clock the evenings
performance began and it was pro-
nounced very enjoyable, especially
the pantomiue by the small ladies
and gentlemen. Late in the even
ing ice cream and cake We're served
and a social chat finished the even
ing's enjoyment.
The public spirit of the town was
in evidence on Saturday last, when
the majority of the citizens, with
their teams, met at the recently OPP
ened road near the Ide place to put
it in first.class condition, which was
no small task, there being quite fill
to make in the necessary crossing of
the grass pond. Hon. w. H.
Cook was present with number of
teams and men and did much toward
making the work n success. Also
might be mentioned Geo. A, Fiske,
Middleton Bros, o. $ Hendrick, G.
E. Miles and others. Some of the
colored citizens also gave their time
and work. At noon good dinner
was provided by the ladies of the
town. The road is now in good or
der, and will be especially conve-
nient for those who live ON the west
side.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
The School Meeting.

The school meeting at the Audito-
rum tonight is for the purpose of
nominating three trustees for the
proposed new special tax school dis
trict and to decide on the amount of
tax levy to be collected. The law
limits this levy TO three mills, but it
may be even less. 1t will be for this
meeting to decide.
The meeting should be attended by
every friend of education and all
should have say in the important
matters to come up.
On August 9Th, the qualified voters
of the precinct will be called upon to
decide the question as to whether We
can have this special tax school dis
trict or not.
With such a district established
Crescent City can have tlrst-class
high and graded school and our boys
and girls can secure good education
at home.
And there are but few things so
important as a good school in the
building up of any community.
The News believes that the great
majority of the people of this pre-
cinct are fully alive to the import
ance of taking the proper action in
this matter, and urges upon all at
this time the necessity of working up
sentiment among any who may dis
approve,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14

inc nan anu CvnCtnoSu. .--~-y -------
up the case, and, from the fact of the
butler having been in the hall when or
soon after the assumed guest entered,
she suspected him and left money
(marked) where it would tempt him.
He was caught in the trap, and on
promise Of immunity confessed that
he had admitted the thief while we
were at dinner The unexpected meet
ing on the stairs had well nigh frus-
trated the thief's plans. Thinking he
would be caught, he slipped the breach
in the guests pocket, Our yaluables
have all been recovered The name Of
the exonoratcd guest l need not men
ton the amateur detective Is Miss
Taylor"
Every one in the room took me by
the hand and congratulated me on my
vindicatiOn, but have never since spo-
ken to any one OF them except Kate
Taylor, who Is now my wife.
$. HUNTER HALSEY.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
CRESCENT CITY.

is one OF the most beautiful
locations In Florida. Tourists
will find it an ideal spot to
spend the winter, or pass a few
days of keen delight.
The town is on Crescent Lake
ian arm Of the st. Johns River
and is 100 miles by water, and
n miles by rail from Jackson
Vile.
The all day river ride on the
steamer Crescent, from Jack
sonville to Crescent City, Is one
of the delightful experiences of
Florida travel. The steamer
leaves Jacksonville at s a. m.
every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, reaching Crescent
City at 6p. m. This trip is the
only daylight ride up the broad
and picturesque st. Johns.
The steamer has pretty cabins
and offers delightful outlook
even in'stormy weather.
Crescent City is the center of
the orange growing industry in
middle Florida, and beautiful
groves surround the place.
Good boating, hunting and
fishing will afford amusement
for sportsmen.
Naptha launches can be Sc
cured cheaply for water trips.
Crescent City has good hotels
and boarding houses at mode
rate rates.
Beautiful shaded walks and
bicycle paths.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
METAL PENS.

One OF Ancient Roman Make Has the
Distinctive Slit.
Some curious one has collected a
mass Of interesting facts concerning
metallic pens. Some of these refer
ences run back as far as the four.
teenth and even thG thirteenth cen.
fury, ami. curiously enough in tie
case OF the manuscript OF Robert d'.Ar.
tots, the forger scribe, is said to have
used Il bronze pen in order to disguise
his writing and make his deception
more safe. A Roman metal pom is
said to have been found at Aesta. not
a mere stylus, but hEoASe pbn slit,
and there Il some evidence OF pen
OF reed OF bronze nearly us early as
the invention OF printing in the tif
teenth century More than hun
dred years ago some steel pens were
made in birmingham for DR. Priestiy,
and some OF these placed into the
hands of Sir Josiah Mason in his early
days with Mr. Harrison, but all seem to
have been lost. The first pen of metal
of a definite date, beyond all question.
is one in n Dutch patent book of III.
At about the same time polite ode
of Pope's refers to a steel and golden
pen," but these were evidently lux
uries only, and it was not until about
the end OF the first quarter OF the last
century that metallic pens became
more generally in use In the Local
Notes and Queries" in the Birming-
ham Weekly Post definite evidence
has been given Of steel pens as early rs
1906 and more commonly in 1917, but
1t was about 1923 and 1924 that the
great revolution came by which pens
were made by a cheaper process-tLe
hand screw press which pierced the
pens from steel rolled into tube fash
ion and the joint formed the SLIT but
these required considerable labor to
shape them into pen form. The use
of the screw press belongs to the pc
Rod of John Mitchell, Joseph elliot
and Josiah Mason, but on a careful
review Of the facts 1t seems to be
clear that John Mitchell has the best
claim to be considered as the original
introducer of press made pens.-Buffa-
10 Times.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
LAKE COMO.

Mrs. VIM. Palmer and daughter,
Miss Phebe, and son Edward, visited
Palatka last week.
Mrs. Martensen and son, Carl, have
been visiting in Crescent City
Charles Palmer and wife of Wela-
ka, spent Sunday with his parents.
Felix and John Haymart spent the
Fourth in Palatka. They had jol-
ly good time.
A few Como residents attended the
drama given at Pomona by the La
dies V. |. A. They enjoyed it very
much
Epworth League meeting was held
in the M. T.. Church Sunday evening.
The weather continues hot, but we
have had occasional showers which
are very much enjoyed.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
POMONA.

Mrs n. L. Piplar left Thursday of
last week for a visit of two months
with old friends IN DeKalb and
Sandwich, I'll. During her absence
G. H. Piplar will make his home at
Mrs. Hendricks.
Miss Ethel Smith is the guest for a
month of Mrs. Waldron at Ormond.
]. d. Wyeth leaves his week for
his old home In Cambridge, Mass, to
be absent few weeks.
H. d. Cox, foreman of the Wilson
Cypress Co. s pull-boat, has purchas-
ed and with his family moved into
the house known as the Barlow prop"
erty.
w. S. Middleton is having a small
dwelling erected near the store to be
for rent when completed. Houses
seem to be in great demand at pres
ent which goes to show that times
are improving
Mrs. Gautier and little son from
Clearwater, departed Friday to visit
relatives in Jacksonville, after hav-
ing been the guests of Mrs. w. S.
Middleton for week,
Rev. Mr.. Byron, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at New Smyrna,
preached here Sunday morning.
The Fourth was spent rath quiet
ly by most Pomonaites until five
O'Clock in the afternoon when they
gathered in the hall whore supper
was served instead of on the lawn as
was expected, weather conditions not
being favorable for an out door din
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
An Authors Rebuke.

Dr. Edward Everett Hale tells of
an amusing rebuke once given by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich to Prof, +. S.
Morse for the latter's illegible hand
writing.
According to DR.. Hale, Mr.. Aldrich
hit back at the professor in this
wise:
my Dear Morse - 1t was very
pleasing to me to get your recent let
ter. Perhaps | should have been
more pleased had / been able to de-
cipher the same. | have not been
able to master any of it beyond the
date, which | knew, and the sigma
ture, which | guessed at. This is a
singular and perpetual charm in II
letter Of yours; it never grows old !;
it never loses its novelty One can
say to oneself every morning: Here's
that letter of Morse's. | haven't read
it yet. l think I'll take another shy
at it today, and maybe | shall, in the
course of few months, be able to
make out what he means by those It's
that look like WIS and those is that
have no eyebrows Other letters
are read and thrown away, but yours
are kept forever-unread. One of
them will last reasonable lifetime.
--Admiringlv yours, T. B. Aldrich. P"
Crescent City people know little of
Prof Morses penmanship, but they
do know somewhat of his ability to
illustrate with chalk some very in
teresting lectures. Prof. Morse spent
several weeks here three years ago
on II visit to his brother, Mr. Geo. f..
Morse, and those knowing the man,
will appreciate the above witicism,
even though he be the butt
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
of Election For Special
Tax School District.

IN compliance with q petition of Precinct No.
!, Chap. 1878, Sec. ., Laws OF FlDridal the
Board OF Public instruction OF Putnam County
hereby orders an election 70 be held on the
5th day of August, 1905 first, TO deter mine
whether or not the territory described in said
petition shall become a Special Tax School
district, sec ynd; who shall be the School
Trustees for the two succeeding years, third;
number OF mills OF District Tax to be lie led
and collected annually for two years,
Tn following named persons are appointed
inspectors of the above elections j. l.. Burton,
Clerk; S. S. Braddock, DR. G. f. Sprague.
Inspectors shall open the polls a. o'clock a,
m, and close at p. IN.
*. TUCKER.
7-74t Secy. Bd. Public ms
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
Crescent City News

The orange crop of the Crescent
City neighborhood for the coming
fall and winter is being variously es-
timated at from 10000 to 1900
boxes. The News believes that the
higher estimate is none too large.
The Christian Endeavor society
now meets at the regular hour Of
evening service at the Presbyterian
church and is the only public SER
vice aside from the regular Sunday
school for Ithe Sundays of July and
August.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14

CITY TEMPERATURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING, JULY It'll, 1905 E. D.
WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
Max. Min.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14

FOR SALE--Sound, strong and
perfectly reliable horse Call on w.
A. Russell Crescent City.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
Summer Rates ViaA. c. l..

II YOU contemplate visiting summer
resorts sea ticket agents Atlantic Coast
Line and get all information with refer
ence 90 rates, routes, schedules and
Pullman service. Summer tourist rates
are now in effect 20 all the principal re-
sorts throughout the country with return
limit October 31st Rates have been an
ounnced to all springs. mountain and sea
shore resorts. For the first time round
trip tickets are now on sale 10 resorts in
New England territory.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14
For OF Other non9
SEE THE TICKET AGENT"
j. RAINIER AsSt 0en,I paas AI0IISTINR- Al

3D. 1895 schedule
above will
being reduced schedule
of the F Z
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14

Take heed of an OK before, mui'
behind, and a knave ON all sides.-Ger
man PrQverb.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-14

Simplicity has always been held to
be mark of truth. 1t is also a mark
of genius. --Schopenhauer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-08-27
STRATEGY--AND A RING y y


face. but not in time to quench little
gasping sound that was not more than
half laughter.
BERTHE took one step to her side and
threw protecting arm across the bent
shoulders Under that shelter a huttering
little heart was proclaiming: "She did
come lit was the truth and not a joke to
make me wretehedi / could never have
married man who would lie to me!
dot must be weeping to think how cut
UP old lady Simpkins will be" ventured
Bob ARD nervous, I suppose. at being
interrupted so suddenly. Never mind lit
tie girl. I'll go right away and never tell
&. soul. Only she might show brother her
new ring-or is II ell so very new that the
ring hasn't arrived yet?''-
$50 new that the ring was about to be
produced when you appeared replied
BERTHE, in very deep voice. taking Dol
lies left hand and slipping something
very quickly on her finger.
.'Oh.' she cried with quaver of de-
light then she sat down very abruptly.
leaning forward to let the moonlight
sparkle on the beautiful stone.
For once in his life Bob showed suffi-
cient discretion to steal noiselessly away
She sat very still. absently turning the
circlet this way and that, watching the
flash of changing colors. Then, with a
held it out toward him. Its very lovely,
BERTHE. 1 guess the girl you bought it
TO, won't mind my having it on for a
few minutes. Aren't you going to tell
me who she is. BERTHE? We've been
pretty good friends. you know
Straight and tail he stood before her.
Yes, Dollie, am going TO tell you who
she is.' he answered slowly; then drop
ped on one knee and slipped the ring
back on the finger frorns which she had
removed it. '.Sbe Is YOU. you. you.'' he
whispered. and no one else in the wide
world May 1t stay there. my Dollie?"
Berthe and her eyes grew luminous
with wonder. DO you mean that you
still care. after i have refused you-oh
/ don't like to think how many times2
But l never knew how nice you could
be- 49,
You never gave me the chance he
answered happily. so l had to try
strategy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-08-27

Dan enjoyed neither the day nor the
propinquity of the girl he loved His
brow was contracted. He spoke seldom.
His companion wonde-ed-silently. She
was wise enough TO know that TO question
a secretiye man is TO invoke a lie.
The duststorm she had prophesied did
come. At first there was only the most
infantle, the most Intellectual little
breeze: Then tiny spirals of dust rose in
the country roads, Suddenly the tawny
spirals were as tall as waterspouts- The
increasing wind believing up from
Kansas, blew the dust into curtain-a
wall-an encompassing, enveIoping fog.
Dan. urging his horses homeward. tried
to protect Chastina. He rolled up the
buggy top. He drew the linen robe over
her lap. He gave her his silk handker-
chief to tie over her eyes.
But the man does not live who can
combat a Nebraska dust storm. The
yellowish powder sifted in through the
joints of the canopy. 1t stung the flesh
like the bites of myriad infnitesimal in
sects. 1t grfmed the lap robe and the
girls white gown. 1t maddened the old
farm horses until they were mettlesome