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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-29
Listen for wedding bells.

listen for wedding bells.
Ralph Reese and Miss Edna
Kerlin were callers at Myrtle
Shores Friday evening.
Miss Myrtle Shore and Mrs
Mary Fields called on friends al
Fort Llttleton, Wednesday.
Ralph Reese, of Sixmile Run
and Willie Figart, of Riddlesburg
spent sometime with the family
of Jno. Kerlin, hunting.
Ephraim Anderson, who has
been suffering with cancer, is
slowly improving.
Q. h, Shore aud sister Myrtle
spent last Sunday at Decorum.
Miss Bessie Fields, teacher Of
No. 8 school, spent Saturday IN
towRon business.
Charles Henry and nellie Cur,
ran, Of this place, spent last Sun
day at Burnt Cabins.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Aaron Beamer,
OF Waynesboro, spent few days
with friends at this place.
A stork visited the home Of Mr.,
and Mrs. Calvin Henry, and left
them a nice baby boy
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The third Educational meeting
of Todd township was held last
Friday evening. The house was
called IT, order by the teacher A.
d. Pelghtel, who appointed II. o.
While to act as president of the
meeting.
The following topics were
thoroughly discussed. l. Re-
views; frequency of, and how
conducted? 2. How can we
grade our schools under existing
circumstances so as to beneht
the greatest number of pupils?
8. The influence of a good school
upon the community and vice
versa. The discussions were in
terspersed by umber of songs
and recitations by the school.
Teachers present were: Mary
OFT, Nell Barmont, FL. O. While,
A. d. Pelghtel, Elsie Baker, Lll-
han Fleming and Blanche 0. Peck.
The meeting adjourned to meet
at Scott's school November 6,
1908. Blanche 0. Peck, Secre-
tary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-29

Mr. Geo. B Slpes and Thomas
Morton who had been down in
the nelghborhood Of Greencastle
husking corn, returned home last
Saturday. They report the corn
crop in Franklin county as beng
good 10 quantity and quality.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson L. Mace
and baby Helen left last Satpr.
day for Tltusville, Pa, TO visit the
family Of Mrs. Nace's uncle,
James II. Caldwell, and other rel
atives anS, friends.
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Local Institute.

The second local institute of
Taylor was held at Waterfall, last
Friday eyening. The house was
called to order by the teacher
Miss Zanna Laldlg, after which
President Ranck took charge.
The following questions were
we'll discussed by the teachers
present /. Effect of the teach
ers personal example. 2. Com.
parative value of the oral and
written recitation. 3. Work for
the little people. Russell Gracey,
HI. @. Barton, w. FL. Ranck and
d. K. Chestnut were all that were
present, yet the institute was a
success, it being enlivened by
music, songs, and recltations.
We kindly extend an invitation to
the non present teachers to be
present at No. Son the 18th of
November. d. K. Chestnut, Sec.
retary.
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NUMBER 6
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for aRestiulOuting.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

School-director George W.
Humbert, of Ayr township, was
IN town Monday.
Mr.. Clyde OFT, wife and baby
Charles, are spending a few days
visiting w. M. Grissinger's fam
lily near Carlisle.
Miss Emma Gracey, of New
vile, Pa, has been the guest of
Miss Ellawea Johnston during
the past few days.
Miss Bertha Lock and Pearl
Booth, of Maddensvllle, are
spending the week with the
Misses OFT, north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Price
and son Fred Of Woodvale spent
part of last week in the home of
their uncle Geo. w. Everhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan .P.
Peck, of Knobsvllle, were the
guests of their cousin G. Wilson
Peck and family in this place last
Sunday.
Mr.. David Stevens of Big Cove
Tannery spent Tuesday In town.
He expects to go to Iowa abont
the first of next month to spend
the winter.
Miss Elsie Clevenger, who had
been spending the summer near
Everett, has returned to Sipes
Mill. She spent day in town
last week.
Emory Plttman who is employ
ed as book keeper with Harris
burg firm spent from Wednes-
until Saturday of last week with
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. r. S Patterson and little
sons Robert Sharpe and William
West, of Neville, Pa, have been
spending the past week at the
Washington House.
Lloyd Price, of Laldig, called
at the News Office while in town
last Friday and showed the sub
scrlptlon to his favorite county
paper ahead another year.
Otto f. Rexroth, one of Omaha's
prominent business men, spent a
few days during the past week
with his mother, brother, and
sisters at the Fulton House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Lynch
and daughter Ruth and son
George, and @. M. Ray and fami-
ly, were visitors IN the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ahlmaaz Clevenger,
Sunday.
Harry Clouser and James Nc
Quade took Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Clouser up to Orblsonia last Sun
day. From that place, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clouser went on to Altoona
and Johnstown for visit among
friends and relatives.
Mrs. VIM. j. Layton and Mrs.
A. l.. Lam berson called at the
News Office while In town last
Thursday. Mrs. Lamberson re-
turned recently from st. Joseph's
Hospital, Baltimore, where she
had been spending few weeks
for treatment of the. throat.
Walter G. Peck made a trip to
Bedford last Friday and Satur-
day. He was accompanied on
his return to McConnellsburg by
his father, Mr.. S. e. Peck, who
VIII spend a week or two among
his Fulton county relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Warthln,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Kendall, and
Miss Esther Sloan, made an auto
mobile trip to McAlvey's Fort,
Huntingdon county, last week,
where they were the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. II. N. Freeman.
Mrs. Freeman will be remember
ed as Miss Sallle Taggart, of the
Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Laidig
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Laidig,
OF Laidig postoffice. returned to
their respective homes last Sat
urday, alter having spent sever
al days with friends in Cham
bersburg, and other parts of
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-17
GIRL EX-CONV|CT
AGAIN ACCUSED
AS P.CKPOCKE7
Pretty Fannie Goldman Goes
Free When Loser Fails
to Identify.

Fannie Goldman. pretty woman OF
twenty-five years, who has been ar
rested many times on charges of pick
ing pockets, and who was released from
the Kings County Penitentiary three
weeks ago after serving eighteen
months for picking pockets in a Brook
lyn department store, was arraigned
before Magistrate DroeGe in the Jeffer-
son Market Court this afternoon on sus-
picion of having stolen a diamond cres-
ent brooch, valued at $1,000 from Miss
NJ. G. Tappln. well-known society
woman and church worker, Of Baby
lon. l.. !.
Miss Tappin could not identify Miss
Goldman as the piclSpocket who stole
her brooch from her hand bag IN a
sixth avenue department store,
She said she had been shopping with
her sister, Mrs. DitsOn with whom she
lives at Babylon, last Tuesday, when
her brooch was stolen.
Detectives Casassa, La Grua and Nc
Kenna, of the Central Office, remem-
hered seeing the Goldman woman in
the neighborhood of the robbery on tho
day in question, end sough, her,
They arrested her outside Of The
Adams Street Police Court, Brooklyn,
where she had Just escaped trial on a
charge Of trying to- pick womans
The complainant failing 40 appear
ON Miss 'lappin failing to Identify the
Goldman woman the latter was dis
charged
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ROBBED Of $500
BY WIND, HE GETS
EVERY CENT BACK
Air Filled With Flying Twen-
ties, Tens and Smaller
Bills.
This happened in New York.

This happened in New York.
\ welI-dressnd man of rubcund coun-
tenancc and rotund girth stepped out Of
a bank on one Hundred and Twenty
NTH street near the Worlds Harlem
office at noon to-day and walked briskiy
toward Eighth avenue.
over his arm he carried an overcoat.
He walked brislsly along, but as he felt
the chill of the outside air he spread out
his coat and started to put 1t on. AS he
held 1t out preparatory to thrusting his
arms into it a puff of wind caught 1t
and twisted it about.
At the same moment cloud OF green
and yellow bills few out of one of the
pockets and spun In the air like snow
flakes in blizzard. There were TWEEN
ties, tens, fives and twos. They dropped
on the car tracks. into wagons, onto
the hats of passing men and women and
one or two even blew up into the iron
work supports of the elevated railroad,
The man who had lost the money
stood stunned, He saw small fortune
whisked out of his possession in SEQ
oud. ard from the look ON his face he
didn't seem to think he stood much
chance of getting II back.
Then Otto llannebaum, a newsboy
about as tail as a waste basket, ran 40
nith a twenty, a pretty girl in Georget' e
hat blushngly handed In a ten, truck
driver contributed couple of hyes and
several other men and women threw
bills in TO the strangers hands, while ne
rammed them by hs.fuls into his coat.
When the pockets were fun and bul2in2
all the good Samar.tans had vanished
sut otto. ~ newsy, and his pals, Dave
Naltmar harley Clarke aud EN-,
niscp that moment small hog Who
M led the ~ pillars ran .u w4tN
IA and two one-doliar bills. lie was
.Ale sells. also a uewsboy
Come into the cigar store, gasped
the man, who stood still and got his
money back, I'm blow"
Those news kids laid in smoke for Il
week. AS they selected their cigarettes
the stranger counted over his roll,
There was twenty-five hundred dol.
lars In that wad. and It's all there" h,
announced, as he threw the clerk a bin
and hurried out, telling him To keep tn,
change Il got It all back every red
cent"
In the excitement nobody got his
name or where he came from, but eyeu
II he's not a New Yorker, It's SAT,
bet he thinks well OF the town,
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PLOT tt KILL IN
COURT HEARD BY
BRAN)ENBERG
Confab in Greek Overheard by
Writer at Door of General
Sessions.

Through the spectacular overpowering
ridor outside General Sessions to-day 1t
is possible that New York was saved
from repetition of the recent attack
upon the life Of Special Prosecutor
Eency hT a court room assassin in san
'Fraucisoo
RrouShton Braulonherg, the magazine
writer, who was arrested lately for the
alleged forging of letter. signed with
tho name of Grover Cleveland, while
standing in the hallway OF the Criminal
Courts Building overheard parts OF a
whispered conversation among four men
who he says spoke jargon OF Italian
comomn along the fishing coast OF
Southern Europe
Brandenberg, who has travelled OK
tensvely in the Latin countries made
out, he says, that the men were con-
templatinG a crime. He gave the alarm
secretly and the quartet were seized
and relieved of a choice collection OF
weapons,
This was the day set for Brandenberg
to plead to the indictment charging him
gree In connection with the publication
Of the alleged Cleveland letter. When
he reached Part !. of General Sessions,
on the third floor, to which his case had
been assigned. the writer found that
the court had not opened. About the
doors We're gathered groups Of wit
nosses. lawyers and spectators.
IT was only minute or two until
along came Detectives Thomas $.
Hughes, of the Central once, in citi-
zen's clothes, bound for another part
of the building,
Here" said the writer; there's
something Wrong here, From what ]
can pick up those tour fellows yondel
are plotting some sort OF Il crime"
lie nodded toward a group ton feet
away. -Four men, evidently foreigners,
clustered Together in corner ul Inc
hallway with eager, turtiVe gianCes and
Whispering together
From what / can understand" he
aid, thar nis fellow with the hand
kerchief is the leader The others an
pear to bee tukinE Their orders from him.
one of them Just SAID som thing about
hiding the knife IN paper and either
slipping It TO somebody on slipping il
INTO somebody
Hughes told Brandenberg to keep an
eye ON the suspects While he weni for
R,pry. VINO has charge Of the stan OF
county detectives, Detective Fuzsln-
mons, and two other plain clothes men.
The search brought forth ample re,
ward In the shape Of cold steel. George
kapolas, thrty-two years old. laooftr
living al Forty-hrst street ana Elgath
avenue. had dirk with nlne-incn
blade swinging under his lrmplt by a
hook, which MAS scwcd In the top OF
| his watstcoat The wooden blade was
covered with Greek characters and the
huge blade mad been shavpened to a
needle point Stefan karoramhus, thlr
! ty-siN Years old of No. Albany street
| also o laborer had a new cheap revolver
/ nIIy loaded tucked away In his waist
roat pocket Paul Tabls. younger
man, givips No, lN West Twent y-nlnti
street as his address, had a much-nicked
razor In the lining ~ his coat
/ The fourth man, John Eecus, OF No
382 West Forti th street was the man
III the red neCkerChef lie had no arms
vet n was evident that he was the con,
trolling spirit ot the parry
In the Centre street Police Courl
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-17
Releases Miss ElkinS From All
PLEDGES to Take Him as
Husband.
QUESTION OF DOWRY.
Duke Was Indifferent, but
Dowager Queen and Others
Wanted Too Much.

LONDON, Nov. ia Rome despatch
n tbo Contra, News to-dav saws the cor
.--
'es 'o''"'''' VI '''''' nv
tirmed report that the Duke Aoru%%'
has ca5lcd Miss Katherine Elk!ns, to
,..ou, a., no. bae, -a,o-te1 engaged
.-,-,,,.- -.
pFe'A'"S "'' '''' ''a'0'' anu 49,
from Ter promise to become ms VIE
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-17
BALLOON "PiTTSFIELD"
ASCENDS IN A GALE.

PITTSFIELD. Mass. Nov. 17-With
twenty-five men dragging at her rope
the big balloon "Pittsfeld" went mp to-
day in a forty mile gale at $50 o'clock
on board were w, X. Morrison. OF Min
neapolIs. with William Van Vleet OF
Prtsheld as pilot Charles j, Gldden
refused TO ascend declaring the danger
too great.
The greatest difficulty was experienced
in Initiating the big rag. II was tied Ia
trees while the gas was being taken in
and when freed dragged many yard.
along the ground. aud then usceudrt
onlv after seven bags OF ballast had
been turned out II was not more than
tWo-thirds fun OF gas, hut soon soareI
up 20 5000 feet, and when last seen wa
seudding 10 the south.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-17
AUTO|ST STR|CKER
KILLED TRYING TO
SMASH A RECORD
Dashing Around Course at Biz
mingham, Ala, on - Hour
Trial When Death Came.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. I'm a
car making a speed ~ more than siyty
miles an hour In an effort to lower the
twenty-four-hour automobile record,
Emile Stricken, the noted racing auto
list, was instantly killed to-day on the
fair grounds track here. Leon Balrows,
of Birmingham, WHO WAS IN the car
with Stricken was seriously though
not fatally injured.
AT O'Clock last night Lewis Strang
and Emile Stricken began the effort to
lower the twenty-tour-hour record,
Strang being relieved by Stricken at
l2.43 this morning. Stricken began max
ing terrific speed almost Immediately.
The track was poorly lighted and when
the car dashed around the curve at the
west end Of the track at better than a
sixty-mile clip one tire exploded, fol-
lowed quickly by the explosion of a sec
ond tire. In an instant the car was a
wreck.
Stricken and Barrows were picked up
and hurried to a hospital but Stricken
died before medical aid reached him.
Stricken was scheduled to drive a car
In the Grand automobile races ut Sa-
yanuah Thanksgiving day.
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.LAWFORD NAMED IN
MRS. OSD0RN'S WILL
$4,000 Trust Fund for Actor
Who Denied Marriage With
Society Modiste,

Tho VIII Of Josefa \. Osborn, who
died last week, Was filed late to-day
by t she creates Il trust fund II $,i.000
with the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany. the income Of which is TO be paid
for life to Ernest I.awford, the English
actor. to whom rumor had her married
two years ago.
Mr.. Lawford denied this marriage the
day Mrs, Osborn died.
Mrs. Osborn beIueathed the rest of
the fortune which she made herself to
her daughter, Audrey who is fourteen
The viii was dated Feb 8. 1905. Fred
erick Edge is named as guardian OF the
daughter
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ALL FOR WIFE IN WILL
OF YOUNG WATTERSON.

The will of Harvey Watterson, who
was killed by falling out of his Office
window on the nineteenth floor OF No.
81 Wall street 10 the roof of the nine
story building adjoining on Nov. II, was
filed late to-day by one OF his partners.
Philip w Russell. OF Westminster.
The will was dated Oct 10 1901. and
bequeaths the entire estate 10 his
widow, Alice Burrowes Watterson. The
petition says Natterson, who was a son
OF Col Henry Watterson. the editor Of
the, Louisville courier.JournAl. had no
real estate, but had $4,000 personal ss-
tate.
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Bluntly. almost brutally, the Chan
ceiIor told William III. that he must
capitulate to the demand of the Ger.
man race people. who required of him
'lat ne would in future refrain from
"hWarranted meddling with the affairs
vi the state and practically leave the
conduct of the public business of tho
country In the hands of his Ministers
and the Reichstag.
The conference was perhaps thu
most momentous of the Kaiser's reign
All Germany heaved a sigh of rellsf
when 1t was announced that the EN-
peror had yielded satisfactorily ana
completely.
Had the Emperor stood firm. even hi.
fawning courtiers were afraid to fore
cast the outcome. for 1t would hav.
precipitated direct clash between the
Emperor and the empire.
Kaiser Was Dramatic,
The meeting between the Chancellor
who In this instance acted as the ~.
bune of the people rather than the rem
resentatiIe of his ruler. and the Kaiser
was dramatic in the extreme.
Worn and nervous and with none Of
the old denance that he used to flash
IN every look. the Kaiser listened TO the
unvarnished truth. boldly and merci,
lessly related.
IuDhc opinion everywhere applauds
the Emperor's decision and where
twenty-four hours ago there was gem
eral revilement of him. he is the object
OF greater esteem than at any other
time In his life The result is consld.
cred d marvellous triumph for Won
Huelow, as great a diplomatic victory
az even Prince Bismarck. the Iron
Chancellor ever achieved
Conference at Potsdam.
The meeting which meant so much TO
Germany took place In the private
audience room ~ the new palace az
Potsdam, Chancellor Won Buclow ar
rived al Potsdam In a private car at
tached u the regular train from Ber-
lin at II o'clock, He was az once es-
corted 20 the palace, which the EN-
peror and the Empress had reached
three hours earlier The Chancellor.
still thin and hagsard from his recent
sickness, had grim purpose carved deep
into the lines Of his pale set face, To
an acquaintance AZ the railroad station,
who told him that the entire nation ae-
r,mpanled him in spirit on his mission.
he said grayely
Il have no other idea than 10 do my
sole duty 10 the German people"
When he issued forth OF his way back
10 Berlin he said:
Ills Majesty has accepted tho pro-
DosaIs onerSa BY ms concerning ,As
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SURRENDERS HIS PERSONAL
POLICY IN GOVERNMENT
Chancellor Will Retain His Office, end Country
Rejoices That Crisis Has Been Safely
Passed-Kaiser Wins Back Popular
Regard by His Act.

BERLIN Nov HBy complete surrender the Reichstag and
the people The Kaiser to-day aved clash with the nation that seemed
raght with prospects of disaster and caused satisfaction and Joy
place threats and grave discomfort every part the
Empire.
After conference with Chancellor Buelow this morning that
lasted lust oyve minutes in which the demands of the nation were
before him and the ulna the Chancellor to resign if he did
give personal policy Government affairs the Emperor Weld
ed completely
at the btees hour Of my life" Emperor William said YEARLY
after the conference had ended.
Another effect the Kasers history making interview with vor
Bueiow eual quanhng of almost the last flicker of tn.
medieval torch of Divine Right.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-17
COMPLAIN TO.
GOV. HUGHES Of
PLATT'S COMPANY
United States Express Stock
holders Want Square Deal
Assured Them.

Albany. Nov. l7.-Dissatisfied with
the conduct OF the affairs OF the
United States Express Company. or
which United states Senator Thomas
c Plat Is President, a committee rep
rcscnting over 80 per cent, of It's share
holders. headed by Eugene G. kremer'
a New York attorney, appealed to Gov
Hughes to-day to recommend to the
coming Legislature the enactment oil
law giving to the stockholders OF Joint
stock associations the right to hold an
snnunl election Of directors and pro-
yidlng for annual reports OF officers
I'VE want the same protection against
sDollation that the law affords stock
corporations" said Mr.. Kroner to the
Governor. Seven men owning only ".V
shares in the United states Express
rpmpany. one-half Of one per cent Of
lis capital, control It's affairs, decline II
call annual meetings OF the stockhold-
ers and oppose all EFFORTS Of shareholi-
ers TO bring about the election of a new
directorate"
Mr. kremer pointed out that no meet
ing OF shareholders has been held since
1862 and that the present directors con-
stitute a self perpetuating body. The
Affirmative acton Of two-thirds of the
stockholders IS necessary to change the
present board, and this the dissatisfied
stockholders are unable TO secure,
GOV. Hughes told the delegation he
would give the matter due attention,
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EDMUND WILSON NAMED
JERSEY ATTORNEY

TRENTON. \. j., Nov. H.-Gov. Fort
TO- day announced the appointment OF
Edmund Wilson, of Red Bank. as Attor-
ney- General. to succeed Robert IL. Nc
Carter, resigned.
Mr.. Wilson was one OF the State Rail
road Commissioners. and the Governor
has appointed in his place Frank H.
Sommer, who was Sheriff. of Essex
County until a few days ago, when his
term expired