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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
A Farm That Raised a Man.

The farm, at Hodgenvllle, KY,
upon which Abraham Lincoln was
born, February IL, 1909, was sold
at auction last August. Among
the intending bidders was dlstll.
Ter, who wanted it to advertise q
brand of whiskey. Others had
designs little less Objectionable.
The place was bought for Col
lier's Weekly, which will turn it
over to the Lincoln Farm Associ.
alton, a body which has Its presi-
dent, Governor Folk, of Missouri,
and twenty trustees of national
repute headed by Joseph Fl.
Choate, William H. Taft Horace
Porter and Mark Twain. The as
sociatIon will buy and restore to
the farm the log catin in which
Lincoln was born, now the prop,
erty of O Snowman; will enclose
and protect 1t, erect a memorial
and establish a historic museum.
BY the Lincoln centennial in 1903
the form should be in good shape.
There is not In the world a more
Impressive spot than Mount Yer.
non. Preserved with like loving
care, the ''little model farm that
raised a man" as Mark Twain de-
scribes it, will have its lessons for
generations Of American citizens
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21

Children Burned.

The Franklin Repository gives
the following account of a tel lrible
tragedy which occurred In Horse
Valley, Franklin county, last Fri
day.
"Mr. Mackey drives for a saw
mill outfit and is away from
home most of the time. In his
absence Friday his wife went to
the stable, which stands quite a
distance from the house, and fed
the cattle and MIXED the cows.
SIN the house were the two
children, little girls, one and three
years old.
"Grant Mackey, a brother of
John, was working not far away
and saw the smoke. He went to
the stable and got Mrs. Mackey
and they ran to the house.
"When she opened the kitchen
door she was greeted with a burst
of flame and sitting smoke.
"They tried to enter the house
to save the children but could not.
Nothing was heard of them and it
is likely they died before she got
there.
''The nearest neighbors live far
away, and by the time they got
to the place the frame house once
the Mackey home was burned to
the ground and all it's contents
destroyed.
"Iln the ruins were found the
charred bodies of the two baoies.
"The mother, who became al
most crazed, knows nothing OF
how the fire started, but is sup.
posed the oldest child must have
gotten about the kitchen stove
and set fire to her clothing. Her
mother was too far away to hear
her screams If that was the case. ;
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
WELLS VALLEY.

Mrs. w. III. Baumgardner Is
visiting her brother, Alfred John
ston, at Streator, ILL.,, who has
been IN failing health for some
time.
Misses Mary Defibaugh and
Bessie Helsel, If Slxmile Run,
visited friends in this place from
Saturday until Tuesday.
Dorsey and Will Barnett spent
several days with their parents
during the past week.
G.. A. Stewart recently lost a
valuable COW.
Some of the people of our COM
munity have been afflicted with
chickenpox and mumps for som lie
time.
A miscellaneous collection Of
valentines flew in every direction
through our community last
week. The recipients were af-
fected In different ways-some
pleased, some amused, and some
well, mad, l guess.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
WEST DUBLIN.

Samuel Strait moved last week
from j. e. Lyons farm to the w.
G. Mann farm in Licking Greek
township.
The local institute at Laldig
last Friday night, was quite IN
teres ting. There were good re-
citations which were we'll receiv-
ed by a large crowd.
Herbert Kirk, of Hustontown,
spent Sunday with Harvey Clev.
euger.
James E. Lyon has purchased
a fine span of mules.
Nettie Price, of Laidig, who had
been called home recently by the
illness of her sister Myrtle, ex-
poets to return to Altoona to-day
(Monday).
Luella Laldig, who has spei. 1
several weeks with her parents,
Jos. Laidig and wife, returned to
Altoona Monday.
Hester Witter, of Gracey, spent
Friday and Saturday oi last week
with her sister, Mrs. Ross King.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
NUMBER %
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for Restiul Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Mrs. S. X. Pittman and her
cousin jeanne Morton, spent sew
eral days last week visiting
friends at Hustontown.
Wilbur Fraker, of Burnt Cab
ins, was IN town yesterday ar
ranging for the advertising of his
sale which will take place on
Tuesday, March 9th.
Mrs. W. d. Myers, of Hancock,
accompanied by her son Claude,
spent few days during the past
week visiting her daughter Bes-
sic, student at the Cumberland
Valley State Normal school at
Shippensburg, and her sister,
Mrs. ABB. Hanks In Cham bers-
burg.
Mr.. Aaron Knepper, one of
Taylor townships substantial
farmers, was in town a few hours
Monday. A big wind storm
swept over his premises just be-
fore the holidays, and lifted Il
large portion of the roof off his
barn, and plantde 1t down in the
barnyard.
j. r. Morgret, Of Fairmount,
ILL.,, in a letter enclosing the cash
for another years subscription,
says they did not have any win
ter until after Ground Hog day,
but they have no reason to com
PLAIN now. Aaron Hess, of Bel
fast township, is at Mr.. Nor
gret's, and is entertaing Reilly
with some yarns about the doln's
back In Fulton.
Mr.. l. G. Waters, of Burnt Cab
ms, and his brother. IN law, Abra.
ham Matthias, of Colorado, spent
few hours In town last Satur
day. Mr.. Waters and family and
Mr.. Matthias and his mother IN
tended to leave the Cabins yester-
day for Monte Vista, Colorado.
Mr.. Waters, whose sale was ad-
vertlsed IN the News, says he had
splendid sale, and is much pleas
ed with our bills and advertising.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
Birthday Anniversary.

For some time past, the many
friends of Rev. aud Mrs. A. G. b.
Powers, of Needmore, had been
planning a surprise for Mrs.
Powers, to take place on Monday,
February 12-that beng that
worthy lady's sixtieth birthday.
An excellent program had been
prepared in anticipation of the
day, but on the evening before
the entire community was shock.
ed by the sad intelligence that
"Aunt Nancy" Peck-as she was
famillarly called-had passed
away. Under the clrcum stances
it was thought best to defer the
program as prepared. However,
during the forenoon, quite mum.
ber of friends assem- bled at the
home of the beforenamed parson,
and after partaklng of bounti-
full dinner, passed some time
pleasantly IN social Intercourse.
Mrs. Powers was the recipient
of many beautiful and useful
presents; but for the Reverend
was reserved the chief surprise,
when w. r. Daniels, in neat
speech, informed blm that just
outside was a bran-new buggy
and lap robe, purchased for him
as "a present by the congregations
of which Mr.. Powers mas been
pastor during the past year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
THOMPSON.

The protracted meeting at An
tioch Is still IN progress. Revs.
Garland and Powers are the mIu-
listers In charge. Miss Andrews,
Mr.. Garrett, and Mr.. Bench of
West Virginia, are among the
choir singers.
Thomas Shives and daughter
Madge, of Pawpaw, are visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Alice Keefer, of Ohio, is
visiting in the home of her father
Denton Peck.
Miss Bess Simpson spent few
days recently on the Ridge. MISS
Olive Zimmerman also spent a
few days visiting friends here.
Austin Peck, of Hancock, is
spending a short time with his
parents.
Misses Daisy and Annie Wink
of McConnellsburg, were visiting
among friends in this township
Saturday and Sunday.
John II. Brewer and wife and
John Tayman and wife were
guests in the home of p. p. Shlves
last Thursday,
John II. Simpson has returned
to his home in Washington, Pa,
after having visited friends and
relatives here several weeks. Mr..
Simpson is a very prosperous cit
izen OF that city, but says he
would like nothing better than to
come back and spend his life on
farm In old Fulton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hess is sick.
Miss F'ite does not seem to inn
prove.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
TOOK HIS PAY.
Legislator Couldn't Resist the Fascina-
tion Of That $500 Check.

From Harrisburg Independent.
Only one of the Chester county
mem bers of the Legislature got
his pay for the extra session, and
he only coralled the wad by break.
his pledge. When The extra ses-
sion was called Senator Thomson
and Representatives Cope, March,
Wayne ana Thompson, with a
great showing of dig nifty and an
equally great showing of scorn
for lucre, got together and made
o pledge that they would not take
any salary for performing their
duties during the extra session.
There is no law that would pre-
vent them from getting the $500
due them, but they just wouldn't
take it, and that was all there was
about it. On Thursday, when the
warrants for the legislators pay
were made out the Chester coun-
ty lawmakers turned away and
SAID "Not any for u.s."
That is all but one turned away.
Mr.. Cope, one of the members of
the House, could not resist that
little old $500, and he forgot his
pledge, forgot that he had posed
as a man who simply made laws
for the good 1T would do the peo-
pie, with no hope of reward for
himself, and going to the State
treasury he got his warrant for
$500. The warrants for the 9TH
ers are all ready for them when
ever they care to take them, and
if they do not the money will re-
vert to the State treasury.
There is only one similar case
on record. During the extra ses-
sion of 1888, Representative AL
fred G. Crawford, from Philadel-
phia, who was really honest in
trying to pass an apportionment
bill, was tainted by a Republican
member with trying to prolong
the session in order to get the ex-
ira pay of SO per day. Craw-
ford, In a rage declared that he
would not take a cent of salary
for the entire session, and he did
not. Years afterward, when he
needed the money, bill was pass
ed giving HIM the entire back sal
ary, and he sot the money.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
C0NSTABLE'S FEES.
Entitled to Increased Pay by Superior
Court Ruling.

By the sheriff's fee bill of 1901,
constables were entitled to 81 for
the first subpoena for common.
wealth cases at the Quarter Ses.
sions court and 80 cents for each
additional subpoena IN addition to
10 cents a mile direct. Accord
ing to Il former 'aw governing the
pay ment ofcosts, constables were
entitled to ouly Is cents tor each
service and 6 cents a mile clrcu.
lar or II cents q mile direct. The
com mmlssiouers of some counties
continued to pay in accordance
with the old law, but promised to
pay the constables at the higher
rate if the Legality of the bill of
1901 was ever decided. A ruling
was recently handed down in the
Superior court which held that
c. nstables areentltled to the high.
er figure.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
LAUREL RIDGE.

Mrs. Robert Mellott and daugh
ter Goldie, were visiting relatives
at Needmore last Sunday.
Michael Peck was visiting his
daughter Mrs. James Peck few
days last week.
Jacob Clouser and wife, were
visiting friends near Warfords,
burg and Hancock last week.
Mrs. Robert Mellott and daugh
ter Goldie, attended the birthday
dinner last Monday at Rev. A. G.
B. Powers.
Mary Shlves and Maud Gordon
visited MIR. and Mrs. John Laley
last Sunday.
Edna Swisher of Cito, is spend
ing some time with relatives in
Thompson township.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
Reached His Majority.

On the 8sh INST, Mr.. Nat Wish
art, of Johnstown, Pa, arrived at
his majority, and to celebrate the
event, fourteen OF his friends
joined him in an elaborate ban
quet at the Crystal cafe IN that
city. Nat was the recipient of a
beautiful dlamoud-set stick.pin.
The young gentleman Is son of
DIR. and Mrs. FL. S. Wishart, OF
tins place, and holds a lucrative
and responsible position with the
Camb bria Steel Company.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21

Rev. and Mrs. A. G. B. Powers
OF Needmcre, desire through the
columns of the "News" to express
their appreciation of the kindness
of the many friends who so kind.
ly assisted in purchasing a new
buggy, robe and whip, and other
presents which were formally de-
livered on Monday Of last week.
The value Of the several gifts was
about seventy dollars.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
$l39,OOO,OOO PENSIONS.
Nation Has Up tothis Time Paid for
Pensions, a Sum Equal to 0ne-hali
the Cost OF the Civil War.
MILLION NAMES ON THE LIST.

In presenting a bill in the low
er house of Congress for the ap-
preparation of money to pay pen
sioners n?xt year, Mr.. Gardner,
of Michigan, who had charge of
the measure, gave some interest
ing Information concerning pen
slons.
Forty years after the Civil War,
he says, the pension appropria-
ton is at it's maximum. There
are one million pensioners, all but
SO, 424 of them from that war,
with an annual roll of S139, ,000,-
600. In the SO, 424 are represent
ed veterans of all other wars the
country ever had.
The Civil war cost So, 100000. ..
600. Up to the present time half
as much again has been paid out
for pensions, and Mr.. Gardner
predicts that before the end of
ITS pension roll comes, the first
cost of the war will have been
equaled. In twenty years from
now he predicts the pension rolls
will contain half a million names,
of which 1872, Ala will be charge
able to the Spanish-American
war. At the present time, he
says, the pension roll costs the
government just one fourth of all
other expenses. In 1867, one
year after the Civil war, the ln-
terest on the public debt was
$143, 781, ,591, and the pension roll
500, 933, 551. Now these two
items are practically reversed as
to amount.
Mr.. Gardner compared this
pension roll of $139, 900, 900 to that
of France, with an annual expen-
diture of $26, 100000; Germany,
$21, 900, 900; Australia u n gary,
$10,000,000, and Great Britain,
100000.
AS to the Spanish war veter-
ans, he said to day there are more
of them on the pension rolls than
were IN Shafter entire army in
Cuba.
The necessity of enacting the
Presidents order No. 78 into law
as provided for in the bill, was
explained by Mr.. Gardner. His
order was intended to work auto
matically, and to make age the
only proof of disability. Com
missioner Warner had found the
order in conflict with statute pro-
visions and it was thereby robbed
of it's operation. BY eliminating
surgeons fees, Mr.. Gardner es-
timated that by enactlng the or
der into law, money would be say.
ed the government and benefit
extended to tile veteran The
amendment he regarded as vir.
tual service pension law, saying
in time it would place every sol
dier of the Spanish wa! on the
pension roll at maximum pen
sion of twelve dollars a month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
Nine Sheep.
er figure

In answer to the "sheep" prob
lem in last weeks News Mr..
Emanuel Sipes, of Hustontown,
sends the following
How many sheep must a fan M.
er buy at $3.50. $500, 5000 and
$500 respectively that he may
close them out at So. 90 a head and
neither gain nor lose?
at $3.50 S14.00
$5.00:$ 800
3" 5000 $500
1 S8.O0.S 800
9 S45.00
9 at $500 $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21

After avlslt of several weeks
IN me home of his father and 9th.
er friends IN this county, Mr..
Charles Richards has returned to
ms nome at Lewisburg, Ohio.
whiie here Charlle's father gave
nlm a relic of the Civil War which
ne prizes much, 1t was a little
o'ock OF pine about lAxax4 inches
wh'.'led out of a piece of timber
aseo 10 the famous dead line" in
the Andersonville pris IN, by the
fider Richards upon one Of his
Visits to that "pen' lust AZ the
close Of the war.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
A Large Oak.

II. K. Dishong and j. r. Sipes
cut a white oak for A. M. Car
land on ii. p. Charlton's farm IN
Pigeon Cove, WHICH measured 80
inches across the stump, the
trunk making SO IT. of saw logs
and the tree cut 2,017 feet of lum-
Der, mill measure. II any other
lumbermen in the county can
beat this let us hear from tham.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21

Names of pupils present at
Round Knob school every day OF
fifth month Ray mond and Sher.
man Flgard, Custer and Glenn
Foor, Arthur, Charlie, and Ernest
Mort; Harvey and Austin Thorn
as, Ethel Foor, and Lillian Stin'
son.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21

Communion services at the
Presbyterian church IN this place
next Sunday morning.. Prepara-
tory services Friday evening and
Saturday afternoon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
LEGISLATORS GO HOME.
Finished the Work of the Extra Session
al Noon Last Thursday.
ONE OF THE TEN BILLS DEFEATED.

The legislature of Pennsylva-
MIA, last Thursday at noon com
pleted the business for which 1T
was called into extra session by
Governor Pennypacker and adj
iourned finally.
Allthe reform Legislation enum-
Grated by the Governor in his Of
fetal call was enacted with the
exception of civil service for state
Offices.
Three bills have already been
signed and the remainder will be
acted on during the next thirty
days.
Following is list of the legls-
lation enacted
Consolidation of the cities OF
Pittsburg and Allegheny into
Greater Pittsburg.
Senatorial and Representative ap'
portlonment.
Personal registration for cities.
Abolishlng the fees of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, and
fixing his salary at $4,000.
Abollshing the tees of the Ia.
surance Commissioner, fixing his
salary at $4,000 and designating
the mum Der and salaries of the
employees of the Insurance De-
partment.
Establishing uniform primary
system of primary elections.
Establishing civil service regu.
lations for the municipal employ
es Of Philadelphia.
Prescribing the purpose for
which candidates and campaign
committees may expend money.
Repeating the Philadelphia
ripper" which took from the
Mayor and placed with councils
the appointment of directors OF
public safety and public works.
Regulating the distribution oil
the state funds and making 1T a
mlsdemeanor to give or receive
state deposits for political influ.
ences.
Limiting t. $750,000 the amount
to be expended by the state an
nually for the erection Of bridges.
Requiring county commission
ers to advertise for bids for the
erection of bridges when the cost
exceeds $780,
Prohibiting the municipal em
ployes of Philadelphia from TAX
ing an active part IN politics ant
being assessed for political pur
poses.
Regulating the assessment o.
poll tax in cities of the first and
second class.
The session also authorized {
Legislative inquiry into the affairs
of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company and it's consti
tuent companies; directed Attor
ney General Carson to inquire by
what authority certain railroad
companies in the state are engag
ed In the anthracite coal mining
business, and made an investiga
ton of the Insurance Department
and The soui ces from which tn,
commissioner andactuary receive
fees.
The Greater Plttsburg bill ant
the Insurance commissioners sal
ary bill have already been signed
The Philadelphia ripper" repeal
er will be allowed to become
law by default.
The Governor has signed tn
Dill for the payment of the ez
penses OF the extra session. TIN
actual cost was $ls7, ,s02.39, ez
elusive OF the cost of printing G
the Legislative Record.
1---------------=
After visit of sevaral waals
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21

Big reduction on Tobaccos for
the next 80 days, at Goldssnith's
grocery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
SESSION COST STATE sl7z.O27.z4.
Exclusive of Expense Of Printing Leg
islative Record and Wrapping.

Leaving out the cost of printing
the Legislative Record and wrap
pers, which cannot be estimated,
holding of the extra session of
the legislature cost the State
$172, 1927. "a, divided as follows:
Senator'S salaries s 25,032.0 90
Senators mileage. go. 3,113. 80
Senator's stationery 10000
Senator'S postage (Re-
cord). ....... 5000
Senate employees. -. 11,O72.0O
Senate employees (mlle-
age). 1885, so
SeLate (cleaning). -. 2,50O.00
House mem bers salar.
les 80. -. 1O3,O32.0O
House members mile
age. 100000
House Record postage 10000
House stationery 100000
House employees sal
aries ... ........ =. 100000
House employees mile
age. 2,O77.3O
House Work on Jour
nal. .............. 10000
House cleaning. ..... 100000
Record indices. ...... 10000
Insurance Depart
ment Investigating
Com mittee ........ 1,651.64
Senate sergeant-at-
arms (writs) ..... 1885
House sergeant-at-
arm (writs). ....... 324.00
Senat sergeant-at
arms (JournaD. -. $3.50
S172, 1927 "a
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01
Pend Branch Doings.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Crops are damaged to considera-
bic extent by the continued rains.
Ripening fruits share a worse con-
dition than crops; and still it rains.
Mrs. Murray Monts, after spending
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Koon, returned to her
home in Columbia last Sunday.
Rev. j. D. Crout, after assisting in
the protracted meeting here, returned
to his home at Dillon last Thursday.
His sermons were strong and full of
his own personal experience, which
rendered them the more applicable.
He is an able divine and doing good
work in the conference.
A petition is being circulated for
the purpose of asking that this school
district be divided. I earnestly hope
that the project will succeed, thereby
placing school within reach of all.
Not such a large crowd attended
the cue at Fowles' mill Saturday, al
though those present seemed to enjoy
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-01
For House ofRepresentatives. Of

For house OF Representatives
The many friends Of Paul E. Hutto
hereby announce him for reelection to
the Legislature and pledge him to abide
by the rules of the primary election.
The friends Of J. S. Gunnen hereby
announce him candidate for a repre-
sentative for Lexington county, and
pledge him to abide the result Of the
Democratic primary. He is Christian
gentlemen and Confederate soldier,
and well qualified to represent the peo-
pie of Lexington county in the house.
Joab Edwards is hereby announced as
candidate for the legislature under
the rules Of the primary election.
AS man who has rendered long poll
tical service to Lexington county, a true
Democrat, a good speaker, a fearless
debator, a self made man and the friend
of the taxpayers, true to his principles,
Hon. w. II. Sharpe is hereby announced
as a candidate for the House Of Repre-
sentatives from Lexington county, and
is pledged to abide by the result Of the
Democratic Primary.
DR.. E. J. Etheredge is hereby noni-
mated by his friends as a candidate for
reelection to the House Of Representa-
tives from Lexington county and is
pledged to abide the result Of the Pri-
mary.
J. Brooks Wingard is hereby an
nounced as candidate for the House
of Representatives subject to the rules
of the Democratic primary.
Having striven faithfully to represent
the interest of the people of Lexington
county for one term, J. M Epting is
hereby announced for reelection to the
House of Representatives., subject to the
rules of the Democratic primary.