The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-17
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ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and GOings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a RestfnI'0uting.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

10 NlSlbluS HIS pdreuJS, Ut. ana
Mrs. II. S. Wishart, of this place.
Mrs. NJ. B. Trout and daughter
Nellie are in Philadelphia this
week.
Mrs. E. r. Evans and child of
Madison, Mimi, is visiting her
brothers and sisters at Saltillo,
Pa.
Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Daniel
Sheets, near Mercersburg, at
tended the funeral of their neph-
ew, Frank Duffy, at Webster Mills,
Monday.
Miss Emma Doyle of this place
returned home last Wednesday
evening after a very pleasantvlslt
among relatives in Harris burg.
Mrs. G. W. Skinner and daugh-
ter Miss Mary, of Cham bersburg,
were registered at Hotel Walton,
in Philadelphia on Wednesday of
last week.
Mr.. Ed Harr of Rlddlesburg, is
visiting the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harr, near
Big Cove Tannery. His mother
is in very poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hays, of
Springfield, Mass, were called
to Webster Mills on account OF
the death and funeral of the lat
ter's brother, Mr.. Frank Duffy.
On account of the illness of
their father, G. Newton Hoke,
Will &. Hoke, of Saxton, and MISS
Gertrude Hoke, of Riddlesburg,
came to McConnellsburg last Sat
urday.
Miss ANNE e. Rummel acd
Mr.. Frank Mcdonald, of Cham
bersburg, drove over to McCon-
nellsburg and spent the time
from Saturday until Tuesday of
last week with the formers moth
er, Mrs. Susan Rummel, and sis
ter, Mrs. Della Rotz
Our geulal friend Will Stlgers,
OF Warfordsburg, came to town
Monday evening with Frank
Ranck to interview the County
Commissioners in reference TO
the building of the proposed
State Highway between War
fordsburg and the Maryland line.
The boys found the Commission
ers "sot In their ways" and went
home without very much encour-
agement.
Claud b. Cook, a son of the late
D.. Cook at Webster Mills, and
now hustllng young farmer IN
the breezy west, has been spend
ing a couple of weeks with his
mother Mrs. S. M. Cook, of this
place, and incidentally circulat-
ing among his old time friends
down the Cove, aud seeing rela.
tlves over in the Little Cove.
Ten years ago, Claude packed his
grip and started westward. He
g off the tram at Chadwick, III.
went out into the country and
hired with the first farmer he
met, and went to work. AS an
evidence that the job suited
Claude and that Claude suited the
farmer, Claude did not have to
stay by two years as long as Ja-
cob stayed with Laban, until the
farmer gave to Claude his only
daughter IN marriage-a transac-
tion that seemed IN every way
satisfactory TO the daughter.
Claude then went to farming on
his own account-first on rent.
ed farm of eighty acres. Later,
finding that ne could handle more
land to advantage, he secured
more ground, and now is hand
llng 800 acres. This he cultl
Yates with the assistance of one
hired man, and occasional day
help. For motive power, he has
ten horses and twc mules. He
keeps sufficient live stock 10 con
sumo the gram products OF the
farm, and makes an annual ship
ment to the Chicago market,
which ls only 1928 miles distant
from his home, OF 30 head Of iat
cattle and 100 head OF fat hogs.
Claude says the West is full Of
chances for the right kind Of