The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-23
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NEW GRENADA.

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'yOur scribe" furnished any
items from this place. We have
no apology, in particular, to offer,
as you know we all have to pass
through the green cucum ber, the
green corn, and the green apple,
season, which, with the following
of the dog days, usually ends with
the old style "rake off, and puts
a correspondent out of business
giving him, as it were, his long
sought-for vacation in the bushes
while ye editors are wauowlng IN
the sands on the beach of the
roaring Atlantic. Many items of
interest have gone by, and we find
only few that are not tainted
with age. Here they are
Our village blacksmith, George
Shafer, had the misfortune a cou-
pie of weeks ago to get his hand
too near a buzz saw, which led
him to conclude that it would be
good time to take a vacation. .-
So he and his wife and son Roy
and daughter Edith made a visit
among friends in Mount Union,
Shirleyshurg, and Shade Gap, ar
irving home last Sunday Miss
Verna, who has been in Mount
Union since last April, Is now
home.
John Miller, who had been at
Boston and New York during the
summer, is now home.
Ralph w. Cunningham, wife,
and son "Billy Flick" are spend
ing a few weeks at the home of
Ralph's parents, Mr.. and Mrs, l..
L. G..
James A. McDOnOugh and his
lady friend, Maye Cunningham,
visited the city of Harrisburg
couple of days.
William J. Crider visited his
home and took IN Walnut Grove
camp, returning TO his home at
Turtle Creek, Pa, last Saturday.
He is a reliable employe of the
Westinghouse people.
Frank Thomas, who has been
sick since last February, Is still
unable for duty.
Our music teacher who could
so nicely play Turkey IN the
Straw" has now a later and bet
ter piece entitled turkey IN the
Corn Crib" Who can guess what
the result will he?
A birthday surprise party was
given Ritner Black on the occa-
sion of his having reached his ma
jority a few evenings ago at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Black. A large num-
Der of his young friends We're
present; and after refreshments
were served, the evening was de
lightfully spent in innocent par
lor games. Rltner received a nice
lot of gifts.
Robert Early, Harry Foster,
Glover Horton, and Harry Ed
wards-are all IN Altoona.
Our townsman and Comrade
f. G. Mills, has a new name for
the disease which many pocket
books have, Itls Apathy, or
wasting Away"
Just to show what few earn
est women can do, | want to tell
you that last spring the ladies' in
the vicinity Of Wells Valley M. h.
church and Enid, organized a
Ladies Aid Society, their object
being to raise money for church
purposes. They started by hay.
ing apron auctions, sunbonnet So
Gals, etc. Later they hit upon a
qu'lt-patch arrangement. Twen-
ty-fve patches were distributed
among the members, and names
to be worked on the patches in
silk at ten cents a name were so
llcited. Upon the return Of the
patches it was found that they
averaged three dollars each, and
when the patches were joined
and the quilt finished they we're
offered ten dollars for the quilt.
THIS scheme brought them
enough money 10 buy a new Es-
tey organ tor the church and
leave a nice balance ia the treas