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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05
Pun bers Busy.

The Schollenberger people, OF
Fl mburg, Pa, who have been do
ing nearly all the plum bing IN
town for a long time, are busy
this week placing new bathroom
fixtures in M. II Shadner s house
on South Second street, in Mrs.
NJ. B. Trout's house at the drug
store, and overhauling the heat.
ing plant at the City Hotel. They
have recently completed one oil
the finest heating plants in thi,
part of the State-that III the new
Public School Building. The
Water Company has made 1T pos
sible for the people of this town
to enjoy the luxury and conven
ience of plenty of pure soft water,
and at cost not unreasonable.
With the begin1lng of this mouth
all water rents are paid to G. r.
Spangler.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05
DANIEL MOCK.

Daniel Mock died at his home in
Tod township last Friday night af-
ter an illness of several months, at
the age of So years, and 4 days.
He is SURVIVED by a wife, four
daughters, Mary Mrs. Sinnot of
Philadelphia, Maggie Mrs. Geo.
Everhart, Annie, Mrs. Capp, AL
lentown, Pa, and Miss Minnie,
at home; also. two sons, Fred in
Pittsbnig and George in the Cove.
Funeral services occurred on
Monday afternoon at his late resi-
dence and were IN charge OF his
PASTOR Rev. Fassold. who took
for his text Cor. 1912.
Mr.. Mock came from an old and
highly respected family. His an
cestry having settled in the Cove
years ago AS a citizen, neighbor
and friend, he was highly respect
ed and will be greatly missed. He
was devoted and honored member
iof the Lutheran Church and was
serving on its council at the time
Of his death,
lie served at his country's call
IA The SOD Pa. Vol, Inf, Co. (, and
was honorably discharged at the
close Of service.
FAREWELL Father, neighbor,
friends thou Art enrolled for high.
er serv'ce' BY THE PAsroa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05
NUMBER u
DEER PLENTIFUL.
Hunters are Having a Good Seaeon. II
Protected Few Years the Woods
Will Be Full OF Deer.

Hunters are having more than
ordinary success in getting dee-
this year, and it Is said that the
number seen IN the woods ex-
ceeds that for many years. This,
no doubt, comes from the pro.
lection thrown about the animals.
1t is to be hoped that hunters
Will use every precaution to pro-
tect this noble game, and they
Will be rewarded by greater pos.
slbillties for the sport IN a few
years to come. Among those
who have gotten deer are b.
Frank Henry, of this place,
Samuel MeIlott, of Ayr, Norman
Akers, George Daniels, and Mil
ton Mellott, of SIpes Mill; Andy
Fore, of Burnt Cabins, and, no
doubt, many others, whose names
have not been given to us.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05

or breech-loading rifle, as every.
body in the navy from the fresh
est mldshipman at Annapolis TO
the highest admiral calls it, will
Withstand pressure during fir
ing of 10 tons to the square inch,
under load of 575 poun Is of
powder aud throwing a projec.
tile weighing 1900 pounds. AS
the projectile speeds from the
muzzle Of the rifle it will be travel
ing at the rate Of 2,4Oo feet a
second. When, after traversing
some seven or eight miles, it's
velocity has been reduced to
about 1900 feet a second, 1T will
penetrate hardened faced steel
plate III inches thick. In secur
ing this data with the necessary
precision puns are taken to
measure and weigh powder aud
projsctile to the veriest fraction
and the most delicate mechan.
isms are employed to ascertain
the results. The interior pres
sure is determined by an arrange
ment which is the product of the
most advanced mathematical and
mechanical endeavors. The
speed Of the projecSile Is disc6v-
cred through system of doiicate
electrically wired screens placed
at carefully selected distances in
the progress of the missile.
Gro be coa,snued.)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05

The fifth educational meeting
of Ayr township was held at
Jugtown last Friday evening.
= V meeting was called to order
by the teacher, Miss Mary Steng
er. The questions ''Isevlews.-
How given and TO what extent?"
''Alms of the Teacher" were dis.
cussed by the teachers and Snpt.
Lamberson. Teachers present
Mary Stepger, Mary Houston.
Mary OFT, Prof. Thomas, Russell
Nelson, MIR. Everhart and Rhoda
Kendall. A rnmber Of songs.
recitations AMI stleNt rea ;in2s
we're we'll rendered. Rhod \.
Kendall, Secretary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05
Rev. DE- West Resigns.
M. L HANN.

Rev. DR.. West, who hal teen
serving the Presby terian congre
cation here and at Greenhlll dur,
ing the past seven years and a
half, with an interim of, rerhaps,
six months, has severed his rela-
tions with the churches named,
aud oa last Sunday evening,
preached his closing sermon and
declared the pulpit vacant. AS a
parting courtesy to the venerable
Doctor, the pastors of the Luth.
eran aid Methodist churches dis
pensed with their Sunday even
lag service, and with their con,
gregations, attended the service
at the Presbyterian church, ana
the pastors took part in the ser
vices. The large room was flied
to the limit of its seating capaci
by, and general regret was ex
pressed that the Doctor was leav-
ing.
He expects to retire from the
active work of the ministry and
make his home with his daughter
Mrs. II. Sharpe Patterson, at
Neville, Pa.
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securing him. His address was
full of wit, truth and advice. He
led the crowd from loud applause
to absolute silence, at will.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Singing.
Devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. Grove, of u. T.. church.
The first period was taken ~.
by DR.. Becht. Subject-"Dew,
ces in teaching" In his instruct
I've talk, DR.. Becht gaze many
good devices that could be pro
htably used by the teachers.
Singing.
After intermission, the first
period was taken up by DR.. Hull,
Of AIlllersvllle S. N. S. Subject
Arithmetic. !" DR.. Hull handled
his subject we'll, being along prac
tical lines OF school work.
Dir. Boyer occupied the next
period. Subject--"The Will of
the Pupil. +" 10 this talk, the
speaker illustrated some good
ways IN which to deal with the
pupil.
LEWIS HARRIs,
Secretary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Names OF the Teachers Who Had Cha rye
Of the Schools in This County q Score
of Years Ago.

Twenty years ago, the editor
OF the News was serving MS first
year is County Superintendent
of the schools Of this county, an
holding his first County Institute
In looking into the faces of the
teachers as they sit III the Court
House this week, he sees but
few who were 10 the work then.
1t may be of interest to others,
as it is interesting to the Editor,
to recall the names of those who
had charge of the schools in the
respective districts IL thi, oouu.
ty that " inter.
Ayr.-Kate Sheets, Nettie A.
Hunter, w. G. Patterson, J. S
Hunter, U. G.. Hum bert, Rachel
Humbert, Jennie Morton, Georgia
Morton, Alice Hendershot.
Belfast.-Jesse A. Peck, w. G.
Wink, ID. A. Mellott, Mrs. Sadie
A. Sharpe, Rev. A. Overlander,
Amanda Palmer, Sallie Hoop,
Emery Thomas, Elmer thinner
man.
Bethel.-Rose Brooks, Matte
E Daniels, Alice V. Lewis, Oliver
Lqtferty, Joe Charlton, James r.
Hill, Frank p. Lynch.
Brush Creek. -Letitia N. Rich
ards, Frank p. Diehl, Burton
Slpes, j. q. Lodge, Lizzie Akers.
Dublln.-A. G. Matthias, ada
MCGOWAN, II. Scott Hershey,
S .nder Cline, Emma Fraker,
Ulem Chestnut, Alice Wogan, J.
A Comerer.
Licking Creek, Philip J. Bar.
ton, Walter Decker, Reuben
Sipes, Mamie Sipes, P. j. Bern
hardt, j. A. Myers, Frank e. w.
Scott.
McConnellsburg.- = Fl II. Wood
al, j. Grant Hanks, Sadie A. Dun.
lap.
Taylor Brown &. Dawney
M. l.. Kirk, N. e. M. Hoover,
Mamie Witter, Florence Cutchall,
Anne Sipes, John Hess.
Thomp ,on Barbara Truax.
Sadie Sices, l. uie Powell, w. W,
Douglass, A. ] Pittman, Jennie
Bailey, j. l. Winger.
Tod.-Rolla B. Fore, L. H.
While, VIM. II. Greer.
Union. M. NJ. Boor, Cecil
Barnhart, Geo. o. Lynch, Chas.
w. Lynch.
Wells. IS. W. Kirk, Miss M.
j. Miller, John r Lockard,
Harry A. Thompson.
In glanclng over the above list,
the names of two two ex.County
Superlntendents appear; the
names of two lawyers, two doc
tors, one ex Representative in
the Pennsylvania Legislature,
one present mber of the legis
lature, two editors, and five who
are still engaged IN teaching,
namely, Miss Kate Sheets in
the High School in Lancaster,
Mr.. Hoover, ia Bedford county,
and W. G. Wink, Emery Thomas,
and 7. Scott Hershey, ia this
county.
At least, SIX of the teachers of
that year are dead, namely, Rach.
ell Hum bert, Alice Hendershot,
Rose Brooks, Matte Daniels, II.
II. Wooodal, and A.. j. Fittman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05
LETTER FROM M. L. HANN,
Now Of Los Angeles, California. lie and
Ills Brother William Live There.

The many friends of the Ham
boys, formerly of Saluvia, will en-
ipy reading letter written on
the 18th ult. The letter reads /;
81 see by the label on my pa
per that one more year has roll.
ed by, and If | want the NEWS.
1t Is up to me to send the Editor
a little OF the needful. Mr.. Peck,
| assure you that the News from
our old native county, is very
much enjoyed by my wife and
myself, and Brother Billy, and
as we get the news items from
the various parts OF the county,
old memories are OF zen awakened
by seeing some familiar name,
not but that we have correspond
ents iu the county, but the NEWS
tells the news.
"Well, business Is still good on
the Coast; but on account of So
many of the copper mines being
shut down in the lntermountaln
states, and the number of people
that have come to California this
fall from the eastern states, Can.
fornla seems pretty full of labor.
ing men just now. But that is
all right. In few months they
VIII be settled and California can
care for thousands more (whlte
people | mean California does
not need the Japs and Koreans.
l hey are not the people that make
good American citizens, and we
that meet them daily, realize it
only too well.
"Just at present this part of
the coast Is well guarded, as fur
of Uncle Sans war ships are an.
chored off shore, about one mile
from Long Beach, suburb of
Los Angeles. The ships are the
Colorado, Maryland, West Vir-
gina, and Pennsylvania. OF
course, we natives visited the
Pennsylvania, and it lis a sight
not easily forgotten by a lands
man.
Los Angeles is growing con
stantly, and is clim bing fast as
one of the best cities in the Unit
ed States. The city itself covers
many miles of land, and has fine
surrounding territory. 1t has
about 700 miles of electric car
lines in the city, and connects ad
joining towns. Los Angeles will
soon need more water, and she is
now building an aqueduct 270
miles long to bring the Owens
river from lingo county to Los
Angeles-and 1T will be some wa
ter. They propose to bring a
volume OF water II feet wide and
8 feet deep, running at the rate
of 6 miles an hour. Fifty miles
north of Los Angeles is a fall of
1900 feet, whers they will install
power houses, and generate 96,-
900 horse power of electric pow
er for lights and com ercial use;
and the water not needed for the
city, wlll be used for irrigation.
Los Angeles owns her own water
system. so all resident tax pay
ers are interested, as we, really,
are the owners.
M. l. HANN.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05

Mr. and Mrs r. S. While who
had been over on this side of the
mountain visiting among their
many friends, returned to their
home near Chambersburg last
week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-12-05
MAJOR HESS DEAD.
Was Native Of Ayr Township, and One
Of fuIton's Most Distinguished
Military Sons.
DIED IN FLORIDA NOVEMBER 10th.

Lieutenant Colonel Frank w.
Hess, died at st. Petersburg,
Florida on Saturday afternoon,
November 16, 1907.
Col. Hess was a son of the late
Jonathan Hess, and was born on
the old Hess homestead on the
creek below Big Cove Tannery.
The echoes of the guns fired on
Fort Sumpter had scarcely died
away, until Frank, then a boy
> scarcely out Of his teens, started
out to interest men in going to the
defence of the flag. Being young
man of fine physique and pleasant
address, he, in q very few days.
succeeded in raising a company of
men in Bcllefonte. Pa, and these
men with Frank as their captain,
were mustered into service on the
10th of April, 1861, as Company /,
18th Regiment, Pa. Vols. As
II ost people in the North thought
it would be only "before break
fast iob' to whip the South, men
were only asked to enlist for nine
ty days. But when the ninety days
were ended, the war was not over,
and the, then Captain Hess at once
re-enIlstcd, and was mustared in as
1st Lieutenant, company |, Goth
regiment, Pa. Vols. November 4,
s1S6l, he was promoted to Captain,
company M, Goth regiment, Pa
Vols. July s, 1862 to Major of
battalion, and with one promotion
after another, he remained in the
service until the last gun was
fired, in 1865 and peace had been
declared. Two years after the
close of the Civil War, he Joined
the regular army, and remained
in the service until retired u few
years ago with the rank of Lieu
tenant Colonel, when he reached
the age limit.
Col. Hess had been a great suf-
ferer for several years with
Bright's Disease; and while bis
home had been in San Diego Cali
fornaa, he declded to spend this
winter in Florida in the hope that
his health might be benefited. But
he had been 10 Florida only a few
weeks, when the end came.
His daughter Miss Rose and son
Frank were with him at the time
of his death.
His remains were laid to rest IN
the cemetary at st. Petersburg,
the services being conducted by the
local order of Masons, assisted by
the llith Company of Regulars
from Fort Dade and Company G.
of St. Petersburg and the G. A. X.
veterans. The hearse was drapcd
with a"big silken flag.
Major Hess was a brother of
Mrs. Scott Tritle, of the Cove, and
of Miss Lib, Mrs. Hill, and Mrs.
Bragonier IN Iowa.
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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
WALL STREET
IRREGULAR OPENING PRICES
ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Fractional Gains Lost by Wild Reports
Regarding Disturbances in San
Francisco's Japanese Quarter.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The course of
opening prices of stocks was irregular.
The general tendency was upwards. but
there were some conspicuous exceptions
among the prominent railroads, Great
Northern preferred declining IL and Read
ing and Union Pacific varying fractions.
Northern Pacific. after advancing Is. fell
back to about a point below last night.
American Locomotive rose IA and Atchi-
son. Colorado and Southern. U. 5. Steel
and American Car large fractions. the
dealings were only moderately active.
II a.. m.-Some good fractional gains
were established in the spirited buying
that followed the opening and before large
selling orders appeared, which drove the
list down substantially. All of the active
stocks reacted to below yesterdays clos
ing. Detroit United Railway dropped IL
points % 35. following a drop of 3 points
Yesterday on the announcement that the
dividend was passed. American Snun also
lost i7k. L. S Express 4. Third Avenue
8. Cranky Mining 2ila, Consolidated Gas
"a. Colorado aud Southern second pre-
ferred and American Shelters Securities
preferred B >. Northern Pacific. General
Electric nd Twin City Rapid Transit l12,
Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
and American Smelling IA and Southern
Pacific, Union Pacific, Reading, Mime
apolis. St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie pre-
ferred and Virginia. Carolina Chemical J.
Z m.-Stocks were sold on exaggerated
of the disturbance in the Japanese
quarter at San Francisco, and rebounded
when details became accurately Known.
Declines had reached for Iowa Central "a,
a 4.4s-., -~zFzr-ad . National Load nfe-
ferred 10 and Atlantic Coast Line, Toledo
St. Louis and Western, Wheeling and Lake
Erie, Southern Railway preferred, Utan
Copper. American Car preferred. American
Smelling preferred and American Tooacco
preferred /. Prices rose to the best on the
rally. Chicago and Alton advancing 2$s,
Erie second preferred PA, pennsylvania,
Canadian Pacific hnd American
Locomotive preferred J.. New YORK,
Chicago and st. Louis first preferred solo
al a decline of II and Pittsburg, c., c. and
st. Louis preferred at an advance of 5ss.
Bonds were weak.
/ D. m.-Business was considerably re-
but the tone was steadier, Union
Pacific rising anew TO 1901. Liquidation
Continued in Detroit United Railways, the
price dropping to 80. a loss of % points.
Steel preferred sagged l and
Reading first preferred 3. Sugar gained /.
. p m.-Interest in the market waned
steadily in the afternoon, and there were
few speculative movements that attracted
attention. The undertone grew better,
despite the decreased demand. American
Smelling improved l, Kansas City Southern
preferred and Railway Steel Spring rs
ard Pressed Steel Car preferred ~. Twia
City Rapid Transit yielded 8 and Mackay
Companies preferred and Hooking Coal l.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
$1,000 A YEAR.
The Difficulty of Getting Along on That
Amount in New York.

The American Magazine has started a
new department called the Pilgrims Scrip.
1t Is O sort of confessional. In the October
number a contributor whose name Is with
held takes up the case of an $1,000 q year
paying teller in New York city who re-
Gently stole $96, 900. The teller's crime Is
not excused or made light of, but the au-
thor of the article presents some very Ia
tcresting facts about life in New YolK
city on 81, 800 a year. He says. in part:
Begin with the rent. The teller paid $40
a month. That is $3.50 a year. I know that
he was not ~extravagant In that particular.
l never saw an apartment for much less
than $40 a month that a man ~thirty-five
years old with a position of considerable
Importance in a bank would want to take
his wife to.
Now take the cost of running the house.
My wife and 1 can't see how two people
can allow less than $3.50 a year for food,
light, gas for cooking, insurance on house.
hold goods, fine laundry, entertainment,
and extra help. BY extra help 1 mean a
woman coming in one day a week to do
washing and cleaning. When we say food.
we mean simple. clean. nourishing food.
And of course that means the purchase of
butter at n price which nowadays almost
equals that Of a fair grade of chocolate
lVaiild IL cicO hChiiS nv NSOiiOili1ui aoN
of decent meat. which, as everybody
knows, is so expensive that none but those
in reasonably comfortable circumstance
can afford to have at all. However, n man
good enough for a corporate surety COM
pany to bond for $4,000, and Intelligent and
responsible enough to have his hands OH
$10c, 900 of your money and my money,
ought to be worth feeding.
MY wife can't see now the wife of Q
New York paying teller can have a per
sonal allowance of less than 5000 a year
She bust manage well to dress decently or
that. She must dress decently, too, foi
some time, on short warning, the cashier
Is going to invite her and her husband to
dinner. and on all accounts they ought to
go. For the husbands clothes, and the care
of them, I have allowed $3.50 a year. Will
the s~trictest economy he can, on that, COX
like a banker. For his lunches, car fare,
newspapers and incidentals, I have allowed
$3.50 a year, ard If he gets through Oh that
lie is a little Napoleon of strategy.
ALREADY I have accounted for 1850
There is $40 loft, and the following items
are nnnccounted for; Savings, life insur.
ance. Doctors bills. dentists bills, muse
ments. gifts, annua vacations. books ant
periodicals, replenishing furniture, etc.
II have said nothing about children. ]
will leave that part of the discussion te
President Roosevelt, He has thought tina
all out"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
SENATOR CURTIS.
His Mother Was a Quarter-Bred Kaw
and His Father an Army Officer.

United States Senator Charles Curtis, OF
Kansas, is the only person with Indian
blood in his veins wig ever sat in the
United States Senate, Ays Success. His
mother was a quarter-bred Kaw and his
father an officer in the United States
Army, who saw considerable service dur
Ing the carly days of the frontier.
Senator Curtis, IN his unique career. mas
been much In the public eye, but prob
ably his first appearance showed the kind
of stuff OF which he was made. 1t was
about thirty years ago in the days of the
oid Kansas Interstate Fair. The great at
TRACTION of the week was a te~n-tnousand.
dollar running race. Mr.. Curtis, then l6
years old, was a black-eyed, black-haired,
swarthy LAD, straight and silent, as amy
indian who ever lived. Among the speed
was a raw-boned outlaw colt known as
Crazy Horse" The mare had a pecu-
liar habit of baking just before the finish
line. Curtis knew this, but being in need
of money, calmly announced his intention
OF riding the colt in the race. Crazy
Horse showed the other ten starters clean
As the lad came down the home stretch,
a clear winner by five lengths, the crowd
along the track. for they had no grand
stands there in those days, shouted in
frenzy. The roar reached the ears of
Crazy Horse who promptly dropped TO
his launches. Curtis was hurled through
the air like a meteor and landed on the
roof of a training stable, far away, with
a crash. He was badly hurt. For a time
his life was despalred of, and he bears
the mark of the accident to this day in
the shape of an ugly scar.
Curtis's first words when he recovered
consciousness were, IN ride 'er, Doc,
I'll ride 'eri"
And he did. Swathed with ~bandages. he
sneaked out from his little cot In the rae
ing quarters n week later, 50 sore that he
could hardly move. But he won the big
Rest race OF the day on Crazy Horse"
It was that gritty performance that
stamped him a man in the eyes of his
associates.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
MONEY Avn EXCHANGE.

Call money in New York, 3Q6 per cent.
New York Clearing House statement: Elk
changes 1887, 45o; balances, SO. 400. $50. Sub
Treasury lost SOL. 900 to the banks yester-
day.
Commercial bar silver in London. 6ih
cents; Mexican dollars. 47h cents; bar
silver in London, 2Shd.; gold at Madrid.
IL. 40 and at Lisbon. 4.
Paris rentes. "a francs ~ confines. Paris
private ate of discount, 31s per cent; ex-
change on London, % francs 12Hs centimcs.
Berlin private rate of discount, AZ per
cent; exchange on London. 20 marks, A
pfennigs.
Money on call in London. 2d2A per
cent, cate of discount. 4 per cent. threc
months bis II per cent. consols for
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
STUYvESAMT FISH GETS
COURT INJUNCTION.
Wins Important Point in His Big Fight
to Get Control of Illinois
Central Again,

CHICAGO, Oct. ia coup was
sprung by S~tuyvesant Fish in his fight
to gain control of the Illinois Central
Railroad, when late yesterday he petit
toned for and secured an injunction re-
straining his enemies in the great war Of
railroads from voting at the meeting
wednesday the stock of the Illinois
Central held by the Union Pacific and
allied subsidiary lines.
The order. which was issued by Judge
Ball, runs against E. II. Hartman,
the Illinois Central Railroad Company,
the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
the Union Pacific Railroad Company
and the Railroad Securities Company.
The defendants are enjoined from
voting shares of stock of the road in
dispute pending the meeting of the
stockholders, which is to take place at
the Park Row station.
The writ was secured by Mr.. Fish,
w. H. Emerich, of Chicago; John A.
Kasson and ex-senator George F. Ed
munds, of Vermont.
The plaintiffs appeared in person be-
fore Judge Ball and furnished a $1,000
bond which the court required.