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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
SaO,5OO.

Good Reason for Selling.
On a lettered street within
200 feet of Dupont Circle.
Formerly held at $1,000
loan of $1,000 PIT on it at AZ
per cent; II large, bright
rooms; two baths; front and.
rear stairWays; room for
stable on the lot. The best
bargain ever offered you at
the price.
Near Conn. ave. and R street.
Comparatively new residence,
stone and brick 10 rooms hot
water heat; built by a reliable
builder in the Army and Navy"
section, near residences costing
from $4,000 up. We can sell
this beautifully situated house
for $4,000; it is worth more.
A splendid home IN the fash
ionable northwest. Price much
less than real value. Near 10Th
and r streets.
Practically a corner; many
windows on the side; southern
exposure; less than $4,000 will
buy it; 3 stories; Roman brick
front 4 rooms on the Ist floor;
q rooms and bath on the I'd and
a rooms and bath on the Sd;
hot-water heat; two stairways;
rear porches; open freplaces;
cabinet mantels; adjoining one
of the most expensive private
residences in the fashionable
northwest. Let us show you this
house. We know you will be
pleased. You could not buy the
lot and put up such a house I'M
der SIS 1000 or $4,000. Just the
house for one wishing to enter
tain.
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A detached house in Mount
Pleasant. Only $4,000.

- hNldSitNt llollSS III Alouitt
Pleasant. Only $4,000.
10 rooms; hot-water heat lot
100 by 135. A few steps from
the terminal of the Conn. ave.
car line. The owner, non-resi-
dent, writes us to make a quick
sale; the price quoted is less
than the value of the ground.
The house is very comfortable
one.
S14, OOO-An attractive new
corner residence west of Conn.
ave-, in the army and navy sec
ton, containing II rooms, 2
baths, hot-water heat, electric
gas lightings, speaking tubes,
beautiful nantels, tiled fire
places, double floors, 3 bay win
dows. This price is low; there
was trust OF $4,000 on it, the
holder of which, on account of
the failure of the former owner,
was obliged to take the house,
and now offers it at a price sew
eral thousand dollars less than
it is actually worth. There is no
better location in Washington
than this F; it is in section that
is being built up on all sides by
residences costing anywhere
from $4,000 70 100000; it is
one of those houses that after it
is sold there will be parties who
would be glad to pay an adj
vance to secure it. Investigate.
1920 r. I. Ave.-Fronting on
R. |. ave-, Mass. ave. and Web
ster Park. Well built by a reli-
able contractor lot 22xI2o to-
alley. Can be purchased at a
very low price. An opportunity
to locate in this swell section at
a comparatively small outlay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
Speculative Property.

Located near the business sec
ton, improvements bringing a
fair return on investment.
9th and Z, corner, at a low
price to close a syndicate; size
IOOXIOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11

9th and H, corner, size OK
$40; can be purchased at rea-
sonable figure.
I4th near L; 80 #. on 18th,
running through to Vermont
avenue.
NE. corner of L and Yer
mont avenue, choice corner.
H st. bet. I4th and 18th, fine
large building lot, 32xI5o; al
ley; present building suitable for
business purposes.
II st. near nth, two I2-room
buildings, each 22.o feet front;
price, each, $4,000.
D st. near 10th, large ware
house; lot 3oxI87; price, $I2,-
600; less than cost of building.
18th near Pa. ave-, 81 feet
front; SCI 900.
.726 18TH ST., large building
lot, 27,oxI24; sell for amount of
former loan.
10th st. near G, 2e.6xoo2;
good buildings.
H st. near 18th, Is feet front.
First=Class Residences.
Fashionable Locations.
Bargain Prices.
A Great Sacrifice.
A Magnificent Corner Residence.
On a beautiful avenue, two
squares from Dupont Circle.
An out-of-town owner has
decided to force the sale of
this superb home. viii con-
slider much less than $1,000;
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
NUMBER ~
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Cominss ard Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for Restful Outing.
NAMES or VISITORS AND VISITED

Mrs. Rebecca Orth, of Fort
Littlet0n, has been IN i'll health
for some time.
Miss Clara Snyder, of Tod
township, left this place last
Wednesday for Saltlllo, where
she has employment.
James A. Stewart, proprietor
of the Green Hill house, spent
last Wednesday IN this place on
business.
Miss Emma Lisle. of F't. Little
ton, spent Saturday and Sunday
theguest of Miss Gertrude Sipes,
North Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Karns, of
Everett, spent several days visit.
ing relatives and frie nds in this
vicinity last week
Robert Metzler of Harrisonvllle
left last week for Philadelphia
He will be employed IN his broth
er Claud's drug store for some
time, and possibly take up the
study of Pharmacy. Success to
Robert.
Prothonotary Geo. A. Harris
received d telegram Oh Wednes-
day announcing the death of his
brother, j. Orvll Harris, at Fres-
no, California, on Tuesday. No
particulars have been received.
W. F. Hart, of Needmore, re-
celved telegram from Big Tim
ber, Mont, on last Friday, in
forming him of the death of his
sister, Mrs. LIB Sharpe. We hope
to give more extended notice
next week.
Our citizens were startled
Monday night, by the sad news,
that Mr.. j. Geo. Tritle had died
suddenly. AS is known Mr.. Tri-
tie had paralytlc stroke several
months ago, and from that time
has been in poor health. On
Monday evening, while talking to
his pastor, Rev. A. G. Wolf, he
had another stroke, and imme-
dlately expired. We Will give a
sketch of his life next week. Flu.
neral to-day. lnterment in Union
cemetery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
HORRIBLY BURNED.
Woman Used Gasoline to Start Fire
With Fatal Results.

Mercersburg, Mar. Miss
En- ma Bender, a domestic SER
want employed by the family of |.
e. Hoffman, tenants of the Seth
Dlckey farm two miles north of
here, Is at the point of death with
most horrible burns accidentally
inflicted.
About 6 this morning Miss
Bender went to the kitchen of
the farm house to get the break
fast. The fire was slow starting
and she took what she thought
was the kerosene can and poured
some of the fluid on the backward
blazes. The can happened to con-
tain gasoline and there was In
stantly terrific explosion. The
flames embraced the young wom-
an and in twinkle her clothing
were a mass of flames. She
shrieked with pain and fright and
tried to tear off the clothing. Will
liam Bivens, one of the men en-
ployed on the farm, heard her
screams and running into the
kitchen, helped to tear of the
burning dress and extinguish the
fire.
Miss Bender was burned over
fully three quarters of her body
and it Is not thought she can re-
cover. Mr.. Blvens had his hands
badly burned, his hair and mus
tache burned off and his arms
blistered. The house did not
catch fire.
Miss Bender died on Wednes.
day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
SMOOTH GAME WARDEN.
DR.. KaIbius Says Charles fInsIer Turned
in False Accounts.

Information was made Febru-
ary 81 by State Game Com mis-
sioner Joseph Kalbfus, before
Alderman Hoverter that Charles
Husler, game warden living at
Hays Grove, by submitting false
reports of his monthly expenses,
had obtained money and proper.
ty belonging to the State. 1t is
further alleged that he made re-
ports stating that he had gone to
certain places in the interest of
the State Game Com mission, and
contracted hotel and other bills,
and according to sworn state
ments it was found that he had
not been near the places.
He was com mitted to the Dau-
phln county Jail by Alderman
Hoverter on the charge of false
pretense IN default of 81 900 bail,
for the next term of court. When
asked this morning what he had
to say, he replied that he had re-
ports in detail that would prove
that he had charged for only that
to which he is entitled.-Harrls-
burg Telegraph.
The subject of the above notice
is the warden, who last fall, had
Henry Miller and Baldwin Frak.
er, of Dublin township, arrested
for an alleged Infringement of
the game laws by calling turkeys
with caller. as told IN the News
at the time. He also had Robert
Downs arrested later for shoot
ing robins, and failed to appear
at the hearing, throwing the coun-
ty into the costs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
REFUSED TO Re vACCINATED.
Teacher for Three Months Sits Alone
With All the Desks Empty.

Although the fight against the
State vaccination law has been
bitterly waged agai st the Health
Department in nearly all OF the
rural school districts, it is prob
able that the present situation at
Birdsboro, Berks county, is with
out precedent in the history of
the States public schools.
Nearly three months ago DR..
Samuel G.. Dixon, State Health
Commissioner, sent a letter to w.
Walter Kessler, teacher OF a
Blrdsbo.o public school, order
ing HIM to see that the pupils IN
his school complied with the State
vaccination law after Decem Der 4.
From that time on until New
Year, Mr.. Kessler spent each day
alone in the school house. Janu-
ary 9 lone little girl, Edith
Rathje, put IN an appearance.
She exhibited her vaccination GER
titicate, and for a week Mr.. Kess.
Ter had one pupil. The following
Monday morning, however, he
found himself deserted. The lit
tie girl felt so lonely In the school
house that she begged her par
ents to allow her to remain at
home. She was sent to the Free
mansvllle school.
Each morning Mr.. Kessler pro-
ceeds to his school house, dusts
off the desks and gets ready to
open school, but each time he is
disappointed, and Is doomed to
spend the day by himself. AT
noon he eats his lunch in solitude,
and at 4 o'clock he closes the shut.
ters and goes to his home.
The school house is a one story
sandstone building. Itstands on
an elevation, and from the win.
dows is afforded a fine view OF
broad acres of splendid farming
land, sloplng il every direction.
The interior is scrupulously
clean, and the teacher declared
that 1t dbl not require much of an
effort to keep 1t so.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
Tables of Measures.

The following is a table by
which persons not having scales
and weights at hand may readily
measure the articles wanted to
form any recipe without weigh
ing. Make some allowance for
any extraordinary dryness or
moisture of the articles weighed
or measured: Wheat -four, one
quart is one pound; Indian meal,
onequart is one pound two oounces,
butter, when soft, one quart Is
one pound; loaf sugar, broken,
one quart Is one pound; white
sugar, powdered, one quart is
one pound one ounce; best brown
sugar, one quart is one pound two
ounces. Ten eggs make one
pound. A common tum bier holds
half pint; tea cup holds one
gill, or one.fourth of a pint. Six
ty drops equal one teaspoonfull.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
SCHOOL REPORT.
DR.. Schaefier Gives Figures As To Edu-
cation In This State.

cation In This State.
Harrisburg, Feb. 27.-Ihe an
nual report of DR.. Nathan 9.
Schaeffer, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, now IN the hands
of the state printer, shows that
there are 1861 school districts In
the state, outside of Philadelphia,
and 81,319 schools. The number
of township high schools Is 1877.
There are 1923 men teachers and
24,324 women teachers. The av-
erage monthly salary of the men
is S5l 81; OF the women, $39.14.
The number of pupils outside
of Philadelphia is 1, ,209, ,908. Total
amount paid Ip teachers's wages
was $l4, l42, 470 81; for text books,
SOB, IA. 63; for all other scllool
supplies, S700,777.S3. Approprl
alton for free tuition of pupils in
state no' NAL schools was 1897.
500. Total cost of schools lasr
year, as met by state, county ani
city was 1923. .565, 457.i5.
The scale of wages for womer
teachers shows an average in
crease Of $8.46 per month; FOL
men, 80. 90 per month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
LETTER FROM OHIO.
Written by Mr. John S. Hull, of Mans
field, for the Fulton County News.

DEAR EDITOR Find enclosed
one dollar ($1.00) co pay for the
"News,' another year. The News
is a welcome visitor to my hone
every Friday. 1t seems l can't
do without the paper. 1t gives
the news of old Fulton where /
was born and raised. 1t is like a
letter every week.
Perhaps the people In old Full
ton would like to know where and
what kind of place and city l
live in. ! will give a few of the
principal things that go to make
this city splendid place for per-
sons wishing to come West to
stop off at Mansfield, Ohio. L
have lived around and IN this city
for twentyslx years and l have
been IN other states and cities and
l do think that Mansfield, which
is the county seat of Richland
county, Is as flourishing city IS
l have ever seen. 1t has a popu-
lation of 10000. The county is
the wealthlest county in Northern
Ohio. 1t has an active chambe
of commerce, com mittees on new
Industries; fifty acres with super
Tor railroad facilities for manu-
featuring sites, on reasonable
terms. Numerous large indus
trial establishments for wage
earners; four trunk line railroads,
the Pennsylvania, Erie, B. & o.,
and Big Four.
Within twenty. five miles of the
coal fields, via two lines of rail
way. The center for interurban
electric railways of northern
Ohio, 35 miles of streets paved
with brick and asphalt. Arteslan
well water works, ample for fac
tory, fire, and domestic purposes,
complete sewage disposalandga
bage crematory plant; ten mod
ern school buildings, and one hun
dred teachers; Memorial Library,
twenty one churches, fine edlfces;
Opera House; Y. M. G. A., and Y.
W. G. A; city paid Fire Depart
ment, three stations; stone quar-.
ries, shell and clay, natural gasand
electric lights. Railroadlng sid
ings for 5000 cars. Oil and gas
wells within IL miles of the city.
One well that was put down this
winter provides $50 barrels eve
ry "a hours. 1t is claimed to be
the best oil well in the world.
If you consider this to be inter.
esting to the readers of the News,
you may insert it in the columns
of your paper.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
CLEAR RIDGE.

Benz. F. Wlldsand Miller Jones,
of Fort Littleton, were in this
place on business Saturday.
AT this time there Is quite a
great deal of sickness in this com
munlty. George Myers family
is quarantined; two of the Young
est children have scarlet fever.
Luther Grove and Taylor Ram
sey have removed their goods
from the Huston store room, and
the room is now ready for the
new merchant, Charles Stevens,
the 1st of April.
A wood chopper arrived at the
home of Harry W. While, on Sat
urday.
James M. Brown is home from
Altoona on vacation.
James Deavor's left last Friday
for Salisbury, Md, where he aud
Jesse Grove have rented farm,
and will try farming the coming
summer.
Nora Heeter is spending some
time in Altoona.
Mr.. Motzer, piano tuner, from
Altoona, spent few days at the
Mowers House.
Word was received by John
Woodcock, of the death of his
brother, Amos Woodcock, at Sal
isbury, Md. He was raised here,
and his death was a shock to
many of his old acquaintances.
Mrs. Katharine Baker, who is
affected with a paralytic stroke,
is no better.
Mrs. Genetta Henry spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. Ephraim
Need.
Misses Ella Huston and Vera
Fleming returned to their homes
at Saltlllo on Thursday.
| Mayme Fields and Ada Fleming
spent Sunday with Jess Henry.
Mabel Abbott VISITED some Of
her relatives at SaItillo, on Sun
day
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07

fore each election the tax collect.
or of townships and boroughs
shall send sheet to the Office of
the county commissioners con-
tanning the number of each re-
ceipt issued, date of payment,
name of taxpayer, amount OF tax
and district in which taxpayer is
assessed for the period since last
report The first report shall be
for taxes received on and after
June first, one thousand, eight
hundred and ninety-fve.
"Section 8. The commission
ers are hereby directed to have
such reports of tax payers bound
and kept for public inspection.
"Section 5. Any tax collector
failing to comply with the prov,s
ions of this act shall be guilty Of
q misdemeanor to be fined not
more than two hundred dollars,
or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both, at the discretion o.
| the court.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
Annual Banquet of |. 0. 0. F.

The banquet given by the Nc
Connellsburg Lodge, |. 0. o. F.,
on last Friday evening, at the
Washington House was one of the
high tides in the calendar of the
organization and 0 most enioya-
BILE affair. During the evening
the body held It's regular meet
ing and increased it's roll of men,
bers by the initiation of two of
our most reliable young men into
the Order. At 8 o'clock, when
the supper was announced, the
parlors of the Washington House
were filled with members of the
McConnellsburg Lodge, visitors
from nearby lodges, and invited
friends to the number of sixty or
more. On reaching the dining
room the tables decorated with
stately ferns and blooming plants
appealed to the sight as well as
the palate. A very abundant
and elaborate menu had been pre-
pared by Mrs. s. B. Woollet and
her capable corps of assistants,
and was promptly served by
Robert Smith, head of tire dining
room service. The menu consist
ed of oysters, roast turkey, cold
ham, celery, cranberrles, salads,
all seasonable and unreasonable
vegetables, coffee, ice.cream and
| cake.
Before eating, but while seated
at the table, all present joined IN
the unique but most impressive
ceremony OF the singing of an ode
and IN prayer led by the chaplain,
Henry Comerer.
Prof. Chas. e. Barton was toast
master, and played his part with
easy grace. After welcoming all
present to the board of the Lodge,
he introduced B. G. Lamberson,
who referred to the high ideals of
Odd fellowship, in response to the
toast, "What Odd Fellow ship
stands for" The next speaker,
Rev. j. V. Adams, Responded to
the toast, "The Relation between
the Lodge and the Church of
Christ. Some of the ideas ex
pressed were-Both stsnd for the
elevation and common brother
hood of men-one Is of Divine or
igin, one IS of man. No hostility
should exist between the two; the
good Christian makes a good Odd
fellow, and all Odd fellows should
be good Christians.
The next toast, "Our Motto;
what does it meanY p to which
Dr.. A. ID. Dalbey very ably re.
sponded, was an explanation OF
THE principles of "Frlrndshlp,
Love and Truth.
AT eleven o'clock, the guests
rose from the tables, pleading
guilty to the sin self.iLdulgence,
hut under many obligations tC
their entertainers, the Lodge OF
/. 0. O. F., Of McCcnnellsburg
for an excellent supper, and Z
thoroughly enjoyable aud profit
able evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
A WONDERFUL HOSPITAL.
Most SeIf.cOutained Institution OF IT'S
Kind In the World.

According TO the London TX
press, DR.. OFT, the Marienbad
physician of'King Edward, upon
a recent visit to the London Hos
pital, declared that, although not
so large as Vienna's largest hos.
pltal, 1t was the most wonderful-
ly equipped institution of the
kind he had ever seen.
The feature which most I'M
pressed DR.. OFT was the fact that
the London is the most self con-
tanned hospital in the world. AT
ter occupying nearly nine years
and involving an expenditure of
almost half a million pounds, the
rebuilding of the hospital is now
complete.
The reconstruction was begun
in 1897 on a promise of $4,000 a
year from the Kings Hospital
Fund if the trustees would spend
e100,0 900 on improvements. A to-
tai of $4,000 has been actually
dlsbursed, and as there Is only
about 100000 more to be paid out,
the London Hospital starts on Its
new career almost free from debt.
Perhaps the most remarkable
feature of the alterations is the
fact that not one of 933 beds has
been closed during the recon
structlon. Last Tuesday 1860
out. patients were received IN the
new department. The record
number is 1866. These figures
do not include such cases as cuts,
abrasiors, and minor accidents,
which a~e treated in the casualty
ward.
The new Nurses Home accom-
modates 273 women. One thous-
and dinners are daily served from
the remodeled kitchen to patients
and porters alone. If the meal
is more than three minutes late
the kitchen staff are severely rep
rimanded. The equipment of the
new kitchen cost f2, 800.
There are now no fewer than
thirteen F1nsen lamps, one of
which was supplied by Queen AL
exandra, and the cray" depart
ment is the best equipped IN the
world. There are thirteen oper-
atlng theatres, and an elaborate
electrical plant, which manufac-
lures every kind of medicine,
ointment, pills and even lozenges
on the premises. Everything, III
fact, is made In the building with
the exception of electric light,
which is supplied on very gener-
Gus terms by the Borough of
Stepney.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
: Hand Burned.

VIM. Baumgardner, janitor Of
the Presbyterian church in this
place, was so unfortunate as to
have his right hand and wrist
badly burned by the flames from
the coal III 9 which be was stirrlng
burst out of the door, catching
HIM on the arm and wrist making
q painful burn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
Dragged Out Corpse for a Drunk. +"

James Adams, assistant to o.
j. Hotel, B. & o. Agent, at Han
cock Station, had rather strange
experience on Sunday morning
in the waitlng-room of the depot.
Before returning home on Satur-
day night Jimmy had put every
thing in order for the following
day but upon his arrival at the
station Sunday morning the first
thing to catch his attention was
what MIR. Adams termed a
drunk" in the person of Barney
Waters, stretched out on one of
the seats near the stove. With
out endeavorlng TO arouse his un.
welcomed guest, Jimmy proceed
ed to "yank" him out on the plat
form, thinking that the man was
greatly IN need of fresh air. Sew.
eral bystanders, who, no doubt,
had been dissipating with their
friend during the night, came to
the mans assistance, only to dis.
cover that what Mr.. Adam S
thought to be a "drunk" was in.
deed a corpse. The man had
been dead for several hours. His
remains were taken in charge by
friends. The deceased was un.
married and resided in West Vir-
gina, la,-Hancock Advocate.