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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18

Santiago, Nov. 6.-Tomas Estrada
Palma the first president of the Cuban
republic, died Wednesday night Gen
eral Palma was born in 1885 in the
province OF Bayamo where his
father was a rich land owner and cat
tie raiser. The boy had all the ad-
vantages money could give him. He
studied under private teacher at
home and finally was sent to Spain to
enter the university at Seville.
There he was graduated in the law,
and it was his intention to become a
barrister in Cuba.
That he was never to achieve this
ambition was due to the spread OF the
revolutionary fury. His return to the
island was followed by the mutterings
that preceded the long fight for lib
erty. His father died and it de-
volved upon the young man to man
age the estate. The war began. The
Spaniards, besides confscating his
lands, captured his mother and prac-
tically tortured her to death.
They tortured her in an effort to
extort from her information she did
not possess" he said, in describing
his bereavement years afterward,
sand then they left her half dead in
the woods, where, after wandering
for days, she was rescued, too late to
save her life
Casting his lot with the revolution
lists, giving them what ready money
he could raise, and fighting with them
whenever the chance came, he quickly
rose to Leadership, was chosen dep
uty, and finally became president OF
the provisional government. This
government was a migratory estab-
lishment, moving it's headquarters as
often as the enemy made it neces-
airy, but it was recognized by the ma
tives none the less, and Cuba Libre
continued to look upon Palma as its
chief with Gen, Maxine Gomez as
his secretary of war.
While on march with few
troops, Palma was captured by the
Spanish captain, Mozo Viejo. Having
spent a few days in MORO castle, Ha-
yana. he was sent to Spain, where he
snent ten months in various prisons,
his last stop being in the fortress OF
Figueras in the foothills of the Pyre-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
CHAPTER XIII.
A Bunch of Roses.

Mr.. Jordan's wound was not danger
Gus, but the strictest rest was en-
joined. He must keep his bed fol-
some days. AS when Jasper was i'll
so now that her father was an in
valid. the principal care devolved on
Barbara. No reliance could be placed
on Eve. who was willing enough, but
too thoughtless and forgetful 10 be
trusted. When Barbara returned
from Ashburton she found her store
closet in utter confusion; bags of gro
ceries opened and not tied up again,
bottles of sauces upset and broken,
coffee berries and rice spilled over
the floor. lemons with the sugar.
become mouldy, and dissolving the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
unIucky Thirteen.

"Alas!" sighed the schoolgirl, y
now realize that thirteen is the I'M
luckiest of all numbers"
Whats the explanation" queried
the innocent bystander.
Well, you see, | am just Ii years
DID," explained the fair miss, land
mamma says I'm too old for dolls and
papa says I'm too young to have
beau"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
Not Always a Secret.

Il suppose" said the bachelor,
that most husbands and wives have
no secrets from each other?''
Probably not" replied the married
man, with the possible exception OF
what they think OF each other"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
Heard at the Fair.

Come on, Cynthia" said the bu-
collie youth at the old country fair
"yeou haint seen the biggest calf on
the grounds yet
yeas, / have, Judson,'' giggled Gym
thia, over her bag of popcorn
Haven't | been with yeou all the
afternoon?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
Not the Same.

Il had half the young men in town
for rivals when / was doing court
ship STUNT said the sad-eyed passen-
ger.
And did you land the prize?' quer
led the hardware drummer.
We'll, I never looked at it in that
light" replied he of the sad eyes, but
married the girl
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
RIcAMY.

Better far
Not to have any
Than to wed
One wife too many.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
CHAPTER XIV.
Where They Withered.

smiling face, she sailed past Barbara
without observing her, engrossed In
the pleasure of the dance, and IN
playing with her partner.
Barbara was content to be unnot-
iced. She sat by herself in corner
scarce noticing what went on. so
wrapped up was she in her thoughts.
Her mood was observed ~ her host,
ess. and attributed to anxiety for her
father. Mrs. C1oberry went to her,
seated herself at her side, and talked
to her kindly about Mr.. Jordan and
his accident.
You have a friend staying with
Won. We rather expected him. said
Mrs Cloberry.
OH Barbara answered, that was
dear Ewes nonsense. She is child,
and does not think. My father has
engaged a steward: of course he could
not come
How lovely Eve is! said Mrs. Clo-
berry. I think 1 never saw so exquis-
ite creature
And she is as good and sweet as she
is lovely answered Barbara, always
eager to sing her sisters praises.
Ewes roses were greatly admired.
She had her posy out of her waistband
showing the roses. and many COM
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
Comic Entertainment.

A comic entertainment, and
Band concert will be held in the
Court House, Saturday evening,
December 10, 1908. Doors open
at z O'Clock. Everything new
New Songs, New Plays, and New
Music. A strictly moral enter
tainment. With an entire change
of program. All-around BOBBY,
the black face comedian will en-
tertain both young and old. So
los, duets, trios and quartetts.
A special brass quartette will
render different selections which
will be one of the features of the
evening. In fact, quite lot of
special music has been prepared,
which will please the most fas-
tldlous. Laugh and the world
laughs with you; so here is where
you laugh. Every act will be COM
ical all the way through. Every
effort has been put fourth to make
this the best entertainment the
Band has ever given. Come one
and all and enjoy good tune.
General admission, 25c; Reserved
Seats, 35c. Tickets for sale at
D. Il. LlttIe's from Friday at |
o'clock until Saturday evening,
Decem ber 19sh under manage
ment OF G, r. Shore our clarinet
player.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
THE HAPHAzARD FASHION.
What We Need Is System Ia The Build
Ing Of State Highways Says
J. n. Weeks.

"Take a map of Pennsylvania
and mark the roads the state has
built and 1t will look like puzzle.
They start nowhere and end no.
where. They are built In a hap
hazard fashion. If the present
plan is followed we will noe have
system of roads in this state IN
100 years. What we need is
system. Until we get 1t we might
as well stop just where we are.
To go on is a waste of money"
said j. III. Weeks, chairman of
the good roads committee of the
Pennsylvania water federation,
at the state grange meeting IN
Altoona.
Mr.. Weeks urged the grangers
to support the bill advocated by
his federation. They are three
in number. The first provides
for $50,000,OO0 bond issue by
the state for roads. The second
tor state board to locate the
main state highway and provld-
iny for an appropriation of of So
100000 for two years commenc-
ing 1909. The third provides
that money received from motor
licenses be used in putting pre-
servatlves on roads constructed
by state aid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17

Mss Emma Sloan, who has
been teaching In one OF the pub
lie schools in Johnstown, Pa, met
with painful accident last
Thursday morning. She was
walking from her boarding place
to the school building. A slight
fall Of snow con sealed an ICY place
on the sidewalk, and without see-
ing the danger, Miss Sloan walR
ed on the dangerous spot and fell
sustaining painful injury, and has
not been able to be in school
since. She left Johnstown yes
terday morning and Is expected
home TO day,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17

Teachers Send Petition to State Superin-
tendeut Schaeffer Asking Him TO Use
Influence With Legislature.

At the County Institute in
Blair county last week, the teach.
ers took the initiative toward Sc
curing another State Normal
school in Pennsylvania, and ask
that 1T be located at Martinsburg
IN Blair county. A petition was
signed by them and addressed
to N. q. Shaeffer, superintendent
of Public instruction asking
him to use his influence with the
present Legislature to bring about
the desired object. 1t is likely
that the teachers of Bedford
county at their institute this week
will take up the matter, and Co
operate with the teachers of
Blair county in their effort to Sc.
cure new State Normal district,
and the establishment of school
at Martinsburg.
There are thirteen State Nor.
NAL Schools in Pennsylvania.
Huntingdon, Blair, Bedford and
Fulton counties are included in
the seventh district with the
State Normal at Shippensburg.
Geographically Martinsburg is
farther from their State Normal
than the people OF any other 10.
cality in Pennsylvania are from
theirs, as 1t is 199 miles from
Martlnsburg to Shlppensburg,
and the distance from Bedford is
l94 miles by railroad.
1t Is claimed that Blair county
is far enough awav from the
Maryland state line, as Bedford
and Fulton are IN the tier of bord-
ering counties, and not too near
the SCHOOLS at Indiana and Lock
Haven, as it is 10Y miles from
Martinsburg to Indiana, and 90
miles to Lock Haven. The people
of Bedford county are cognizant
of the fact that they are too near
the line of the bordering state of
Maryland, and too, that with a
school at Martlnsburg it would
be within three miles OF the couu-
ty line, and % miles of Bedford.
In addition to the four counties
above named, Somerset could be
included. This would include a
population of considerably more
than 100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
DR.. DIXON'S WARNING.
Urges People to Boil Water to Prevent
Typhoid Fever.


State Health Commissioner
Dixson has issued an urgent
warning against the increased
danger of typhoid fever that he
declares must certainly follow a
period of heavy rain.
"Boil all water" is DR.. Dixon s
message to the people. "Heavy
rams following the long drought
that we have had, will wash INTO
the streams any accumulated
filth along the water sheds. This
must necessarily increase the
danger from polluted drinking
water. especially where the water
Is not effectually filtered. There.
fore the people should be on the
closest guard against typhoid
fever and boil the water used for
drinking and other domestic pur-
poses.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
DoyLE--HoUcK.

The many friends of Roy II.
Tayman, formerly Of this county,
but now a soldier in Uncle Sam 3
army will be glad to learn that
Roy is well and enjoying army
life. Roy enlisted at Johnstown
last May, and was sent to Colum :
bus, O., where he remained a
month at the recruiting station,
after which he was assigned to
his regiment and sent to Fort
Screven, Ga. Fort Screven Is on
a small island 18 miles from the
city OF Savannah. The Fulton
County News viii keep Roy post
cd on the dolngs 10 bis old home
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17

]. w. Lake, OF, Pleasant Ridge,
and his brother law, Charles
Edwards, Of Everett, dropped in-
to the News Office while in town
last week TO entwine digits with
the editor, and incidentally leave
some Of the "needful" for hoh-
day expenses.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
COUNTY ORGANIZATION FORMED.
Road Supervisors Held Meeting In the
Court House Last Friday, and Ell.
y fected Permanent Organization.

Pursuant to notice, q number
Of the Road Supervisors met at
the Court House on Friday after
noon of last week and formed q
permanent county organization,
and elected officers for the cur
rent year. The object of the or
ganization is to awaken an intelli
gent sentiment IN favor of better
road making, and to devise such
means, as shall give us better
road making, and to devise such
means, as shall give US better
road service for the money ex-
pended. Hon. Peter Morton, of
Tod township was elected presi.
dent of the association, and j.
Findlay Johnston, of Ayr, secre
tary. Aside from the public
schools, there is no interest In the
County that so directly affects
every citizen IN the county as that
of good roads. Good roads adds
comfort and pleasure to every
one who has occasion to travel
over the roads-and who does.
not use the roads?-but good
roads add a money value to every
farm adjacent to good road. 1t
IS hoped that every supervisor
in the county will promptly send
his name to the seci e tary and
ask to be enrolled as a mem Der
The failure to do so will show a
lack of public interest that will
not be very credltable to the
judgment of the citizens whose
votes placed the supervisor IN
office.
The following resolutions were
passed
Resolved, That we cordially IN.
vite every supervisor In the coun.
ty to send his name to the secre-
tary IL. F. Johnston, whose post.
Office address Is Cito, Pa. and be
enrolled as a mem Der of this as
sociation.
Resolved, That we request our
Senator w. G. Miller, and Repre-
sentative James McDonough to
use all their influence to prevent
the placing of any part of the
cost of building and maintaining
a highway across the State on
the counties through which the
road may pass.
Resolved, That we also ask
our Representatives to use their
influence IN favor of amending
the present law by giving to
every township having a cash
road tax fifty per cent of the
amount spent on the roads.
Resolved, That copy of these
resolutions be sent to our Sena-
tor and Representative.
A. M. CoRBIN,
FRANK RANCK,
J. f. JOHNSTON,
Committee.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
Crop Not Encouraging. =.

The correspondents of the Ma
tional Department of Agriculture
are nearly unanimous in their re-
ports that the winter wheat crop
on December l was far from be-
ing encouraging. According TO
the reports there is a decrease in
the acreage as compared with last
year Of l, ZOE, 900 acres, while the
condition was only 65.8 as com
pared with OIL on Decent Der /,
1907, and ten-year average of
92.2. The dry weather last fall
delayed seeding long after the
usual time, and also interfered
with the rapid advance Of the
grain fields after they we're sown.
la Pennsylvania there Is an in
crease OF two points over the con-
ditions OF the crop q year ago. La
almost all the other states there
is difference In the other d,rec-
ton. Still, there are seven
months until harvest time, ana
there are abundant Opportunities
for The s,tuatIon 10 change uot
only onue, but several tImoc be-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
NUMBER Is
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
snapshots at Their comings and Goings
here for Vacation, or Away
for aRestiuI Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Samuel W. Peck, of Bedford.
Is visiting hIs brother and uncles
in this place.
Miss Nettle Yeakle, of Plum
Run, visited friends in McCon-
nellsburg last week.
Associate Judge H. K. Mark
ley, of Warfordsburg, spent Mon
day night in town.
Scott Mellott and sister Miss
Goldie, of Covalt, attended the
Institute last Thursday night.
Chester Brant, of West Dublin,
was among the out-of-town visi-
tors at the institute last week.
Miss Bess Motter spent from
Saturday uutl Monday evening
Xmas shopping IN Cham bers.
burg.
James E. Ritz, of Warfords-
burg, came to McConnellsburg
Monday and returned home
Tuesday.
Howard Cutler and Miss Jessie
Truax, of Thompson, spent Thurs
day and Friday with the formers
aunt, Mrs. Mary Kelly.
Mrs. Susie Wink and Miss Lll-
lie Wink, both of Sipes Mill, spent
institute week In the home of
Mrs. Addie Woodal, of this place.
Misses Mary and Olive Kope,
of Burnt Cabins, spent last Sat-
urday in McConnellsburg dong
holiday shopping. OF course,
they didn't forget the printer.
Mr.. Wilson Myers, one of
Thompson townships prosper
Gus farmers, called at the News
office last Thursday, while In
town attending County Insti.
tute.
Hugh Ewing, who had been
spending year or two IN Kan
sas, IS home for a holiday visits
Hughie thinks Kansas farming a
snap compared with the work
that has to be done in this coun-
ty.
Mrs. N. l. Finlff and little son,
came over from her home near
Mont Alto, Franklin county last
Saturday evening, and is spend
ing this week visiting among her
relatives and friends In this vi
clnlty.
Robert N. Fryman, of this
place, left Wednesday morning
for a trip in which he expects to
visit the cities of Harrisburg,
Baltimore, and Washington. He
Is accompanied by his cousins,
Mr.. E. t. Fox and wife, and Mrs.
Annie Cooper.
MISS Esta Hart, who had been
visiting in the home of her aunt
Mrs. Harriet Dixon In Chambers
burg, came over to McConnells-
burg last Thursday, attended the
entertainment in the Court HouSe
in the evening and returned to
her home at Needmore Friday
afternoon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
HAPPY AND HOspITABLE.
Morgan Deshong Tells OF His Visiting
Among His Fulton County Friends
in The Buckeye State.

Deshler, o., December 81
left my home in Licking Creek
township, on Friday, Novem ber
18th, and reached the home of r.
Deshong, IN Deshler, Ohio, Sat
urday morning. l staid In Desh-
Ter until the following Wednes-
day, when Jennie and her daugh.
ter Hazel Deshong and 1 drove
three miles down to the home of
j. b. Deshong, a cousin of nine
from Fulton county, found them
all well, enjoyed a splendid din
ner with them, and In the evening
drove. back to town. The follow
ing Sunday we drove three miles
east to a church where we hsten-
ed to an excellent sermon from
Rev. Tytle. From church we
drove over to Peter Kline's for
dinner and staid there until the
next day, when Peter end 1 drove
to the home of John M. Deshong,
another Fulton county man who
went to Ohio several years ago.
He took us over his farm which
is fine one; and after enjoying
his hospitality during the day, we
returned to Peters Monday even
ing. Tuesday Peter and | drove
to McComb, nice little town,
where we visited John and May
Trackler and Elias Mellott's, and
were well taken care of. On
Wednesday we drove to Hoyts-
vile, another small town, and
stopped with j. Prices where
Abram Kline has his hume. Alb
ram, who moved from the Mead.
owgrounds, in the early sixties,
is we'll and lively for one of his
age-91 years. While in that
town we also visited Urlah Desh-
ong, who owns and operates fine
large farm and conducts large
grocery in the town. On Thurs
day (Thanksglving) | had the
pleasure of eating dinner in the
home of Turner Kline, where a
company of about thirty friends
and neighbors had assembled for
the occasion. Friday, the next
day after Thanksgiving. we were
at Priscilla Mellott's for dinner,
and at John Kllne's tor supper.
Saturday we drove to j. B. Desh.
ong's, and from there In the ev.
enlng returned to Deshler, where
| remained until the fifth of De
cember, on which day r. Desh-
one and | went by rail to Union
City, where we were met by w.
Hockensmith, who took US out to
his farm seven miles into the
country. The next day, Sunday,
we walked about mile to VIM.
SlpeS' where we met Martin
.Slpes and family, whom 1 was
glad to meet, as also John Slpes
and family. John is a brother of
Laura, wife OF G. Sipes, in Lick
iGg Creek township. Without
speaking of the welfare of each
one of these Fulton county fami-
lies in detail, | want to say that
they are all we'll fixed, happy,
contented, and very clever.
The land through this part of
the State is sometimes rolling,
but generally level, very product
i've, and easy to farm. 1t is a
great corn country. John B.
Deshong told me that he took out
ten bushels to the shock. The
wheat in the ground does not
look very promising, ON account
of the unusual drought this fall.
But l find l have already taken
too much of your space, and so
will close by thanking you for
your courtesy in publishing this,
which / hope win be interesting
at least to the relatives and |
friends OF these Fulton county
people.
MORGAN DESHONG.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
FUNK.

Edna Pauline, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John W. Funk residing
at Foltz, Franklin county, died at
the home OF her parents last Fri
day aged ! month and 81 days.
Funeral Sunday, and lnterment
in the cemetery at Mercersburg.
Mrs. Funk is a daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. V. Reamer Sipes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17

II. B. Barton and sister Miss
Sadie, of Brush Greek Valley,
drove over 70 McConnellsburg
last 'l'hursday and attended the
entertainment Thursday evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
MILLS.

Oscar, eleven year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mills, OF
Union township, died Tuesday,
December 8th, and the funeral
was held on the 9th. The servic-
es were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Keltner, of the M. e. church,
Hancock, and interment was
made In the cemetery at the Buck
Valley M. E. church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-17
Recent Weddings.
TAYMAN-DODD.

A beautiful wedding was SOL
emnized at the home of E. M.
Dodd, Aquasco, Md, at high
noon of Tuesday, December 1st,
when his daughter, Miss Lora
May became the wife of William
2. Tayman now a resident of
Westwood, Md.
The beautiful marriage cere-
mony was performed by Rev.
baker, OF the Methodist Epis.
copal Church South, after which
the guests were invited into the
dining room and q sumptuous
dinner was served. The guests
were next seated at table laden
with choice confectionery. The
bride received many valuable and
useful presents. She was hand
somely gowned In steel colored
silk and looked very pretty. The
happy couple have the best wishes
OF large circle of friends.
HEWETT-SHIPLEY.
In the presence of a number of
the young friends of the con-
tracing parties, at the home of
the groom g brother j. Q. Hewett,
148 N. Mechanic ST., Cumber-
land, Nd, on Sunday December
6, 1908, Mr.. Richard r. Hewett,
formerly of this county and Miss
Amanda Shipley, of Bedford
county were united IN marriage
by Rev. j. S. Branen, of that
city.
The happy couple is now hap
PLY ensconced in their new home
at l39 N. Mechanic ST., and CAL
vim is pleased in having his broth
er and new sister-in-law for near
neighbors. The News joins In
wishing the young couple a long,
happy, and prosperous life.
DOYLE-HoUCK.
At the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage IN this place on We'd
nesday evening of last week,
Rev. @. w. Bryner united IN
marriage George W. Doyle, son
of Francis M. Doyle, of this
place, and Miss Blanche, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim
Houck of Ayr township.