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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13
It Died Last Night

IN McConnesburg alone and murmur or any ndca
ton OF approaching trouble calmly gave up the struggle
Poor thing wonder died. parts clogged with the
accumulated filth Of six long years. any attention whsev
er TO It's needs, can you wonder that to tick.
The best OF watches will die they receive proper treat
your watches cleaned and fresh applied least
once year. aud thus proong their usefulness We good
watch doctors In our repairing department.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13


A sledload of Fort Llttleton
people, composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Wesley Fraker, Mrs.
Beaver Fraker, Robert and Her
bert Cromer, Frank Halston aud
Deshong were In town a
few hours last Saturday Mr..
Halston, came In TO take and ex.
ANIMATION before Supt Lamber.
son, to make him eligic'eto com
plete the school term Ia tha.
Glunt's school Dublin township
made vacsut by The resignation
OF Mr.. Cook.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS
OF | ces and General Interest, Gathered
8, Home or Clipped from our
Exchanges.
CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS

lOtS Oh eggs, leeu aiiditd tue.si5 d'
falfa mash, and crushed oyster
shells. Get them at Irwin's.
You can save money by buyinf
your goods at Huston's clean vi
sale.
A York county man who suf
fered from the desire to be funny
crawled under the kitchen 6ool
and yowled like a widest. After
his wife fired at him three times
and woman like. missed HIM, he
concluded to confine his imIta
tions to the kitchen where be
knew he was not likely to gel
hurt.
5 gal. Oil, 55c; White Fish, SOC
pail; 9 cakes Star Soap, 25c, al
Huston's cleanup sale
Rev r. q. Peters, past ,r of tie
NJ. e church at Riddlesburg, has
become somewhat demented
lie returned from trip in Sep
tember to the Holy Land. For
some time past his actions were
erratic. He was taken by his
brother to Lewistown, the home
of the latter and it is purposed
taking the Invalid minister to a
snnitarlum.
Big Reductions on Shoes, Rub
ber goods, Underwear, and La.
dies Skirts, at Huston's clean up
sale.
This year Washington's birth.
day, Memorial day and the
Fourth of July fall on Saturday,
thus giving the public three dou.
ble holidays. Ordinarily these
do not come on the same day of
the week, but by the Intervention
of February 29th this year Wash
ington's birthday falls fourteen
weeks earlier than Mem ,rlal day
which regularly comes five weeks
before the Fourth of July.
Foley's Ocino Laxative is a new
remedy, an improvement on the
laxatives of former years, as 1t
does not gripe or nauseate and is
pleasant to take. 1t Is guaran
teed. rrout's drug store,
There are Two little words,
SIMPLE enough in themselves,
that introduce untold trouble in
the world and are responsible for
more gossip, scandal and harm
than any two words in the Eng
lish language These two words
are nothing more than, 'They
say" They have done more to
ruin the reputation than all other
things. If you never quote
what 'they say" you may be
quite certain you are not a gos.
sip. Z
The trouble with most cough
remedies is that they constipate.
Kennedy S Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently bui promptly on the
bowels and at the same time II
stops the cough by soothing the
throat and lung irritation. Chi
dren like it. Sold by Trout's
drug store.
Albert A Richards, of Union
township, this county and a son
of the late Hon. }. T. Richards,
but in late years a resident of
Wellington, Kansas, has recently
been appointed Assistant Aitor-
ney General by President Roose-
velt, and will remove his family
to Washington in few days. !
Mr.. Richards son Clarence, a
graduate of the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, is now with Admir-.
al Evans big cruising expedition
on the Pacifi;
Bert Barber, of Elton, WIS.,,
says Il have only taken four
doses OF your kidney and Blad.
der Fills and they have done for
me more than any other medicine
has ever done. am still taking
the pills as | want a perfectcure.
Mr.. Barber refers to DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills. Thew
are sid by Trout's drug store.
Public Road Meeting.
There will be meeting OF the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13
DR.. A. X. DAVIS,
Hustontown, Pa.
DENTAL WORK IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

Gold Grown and Bridge Work a
Specially. Teeth extracted
positively without pain.
A Work Guaranteed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Two Highwaymen Commit Das'
 tardlv Deed.

New York, June 15.-While a dozen terrorized men and women looked from the windows of surrounding houses in West Twenty.seventh street two highwaymen beat to death and robbed a man believed to be Albert Crosby of Boston. Crosby was an act. or. and had been playing in "The Road to Yesterday" He was still breathing when witnesses of the tragedy ran up to him after the robbers had fled, but he died in hospital while the sur geons were preparing to trephine his shattered skull.
 According to the stories of eye-wit- nesses the victim of the assault was sauntering slowly down the street when the two men who had been walk ing behind him sprans upon him. One of the men seized him by the throat and while he held him the other struck Crosby a crushing blow on the fore. head with a blackjack. Then as the man continued to struggle in an effort to free himself, the man with the blackjack struck him the second time. Crosby fell to the sidewalk uncon- scious. As he lay there the robbers rifled his pockets and fled before an alarm had been given. An ambulance was called. but Crosby lived only a few minutes after reaching the hospit. al. The murdered man was about thirty-five years of age.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
BUILDING IN TEXAS.
For May Four Cities Make a
 Splendid Showing.

Ba timore, June 15.-Southern and southwestern building operations dur Ing May as noted by the Manufactur. CTS Record were fairly active in Tex. as as compared with the previous month, some localities showing an in- crease both in the number of permits issued and the cost of buildings, while there was a decrease in others. Gov. ering period which included the flood days. the city building inspector Of Dallas, issued 124 permits, repre-. senting an expenditure of $234,9O3. These included thirteen brick struc- lures, seventy-one frame buildings, th1rty-four additions and repairs, and six miscellaneous buildings
 Permits were issued at Fort Worth for structures representing an expen. allure of $125,000, including a hotel to cost $16,500; two apartment houses to cost $15,000 each, three store buildings and number of other structures.
 Thirty-four permits were issued at Austin, for structures to cost about $5O,000 in the aggregate
 For new buildings and improve. ments permits were issued at San An. tonic, representing a valuation of $167,015.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
CLEVELAND REMEMBERED.
Democrats of Utah Thank Him For
 Services to State.


 Salt Lake City, June 15-In the fer. vor which attended the instruction of six delegates to the Denver convention for w. J. Bryan the Democrats of the state did no forget the last Democrat ic president A little while before ad- journment the convention instructed the chairman to mail this letter to Gro- yer Cleveland:
 "The Democrats of Utah, in conven- tion assembled, remember gratefully your friendship for Utah while presi. dent. With just party pride we point to your services for the party and for the country. With apprehension we have learned of your recnt illness, and with one accord we pray that your life may be prolonged for many years that the country may be blessed with the wisdom of your counsel"
 There was some opposition to the reference to MT. Cleveland's services for the party, but the convention, after being reminded that he had signed the bill which made Utah a state, approv- cd the letter by large majority.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
TEXAS STATE BANKS.
Slight Decrease In Deposits, but
 Heavy Cash Reserve.

Austin, June 15.-The department of state banking has given out a con- densed statement showing the fnan. cial conditions of 276 state banks and thirteen bank and trust companies at close of business May IA. The state ment shows d slight decrease in amount of deposits and also in cash resources as well as loans of banks since last call It is also shown that banks still carry heavy reserve. To- tai cash reserve of state banks at this call is shown to be g l-2 per cent of their demand deposits as against 25 per cent required 10 be maintained by state banking law and 15 per cent re- quired by the national bank law. The statement also shows total cash on hand and due from other banks to be $10,213,690, which is over $5000,00O more than the state banking law re- quires, and over $7,000,000 more than required by national bank laws Total individual demand deposits are $16,- 770.7S6.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Oldest Former Congressman Dies.

Washington, June 15-John Vines Wright. the oldest living ex-member of congress, died at his home in this city. Although nearly eighty years of age. he had been regularly at his desk in the government land office until two months ago. when he had stroke of paralysis. He had the unique distinc- ton of making more treaties with the Indians than any other man.
 Judge Wright was born in McNairy county, Tennessee, in 1928, and was educated at Louisville. He was ad- mitted to the bar In 1852 and was elect. ed to congress in 1854, serving in the memorable sessions preceding the civil war. He resigned when Tennesse se- ceded in 1861, and served in the Con federate army until he was elcted a member of the Confederate congress- at which time he was colonel of the Thirteenth Tennessee regiment.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Section Foreman Slain.

Briggs Junction, Aria, June 15.In ' clump of bushes the body of J. E. |Rodman, section foreman on the Fl |nso and Southwestern railroad, was |hund He was stabbed once through |he heart and struck on the head with |a blunt instrument, causing fatal Mounds.
 Rodman, it is said. was attacked Hhfe walking along the road on his |Esy home at Don Luis. His assassins
 Eidently assaulted him unawares, and
 k was struck on the head before he thew of the attack. His hands and Hpdy show wounds from the knife, thich are believed to have been re. |Hved while fighting off his assail. hts
 The motive was evedently robbery. D everything of value Rodman pos. )ssed was taken off the body.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Anti.Inlunctlon Measure.

Chicago, June 15.-President Com pers, Secretary James Morrison and several other members of the executive committee of the American Federation of Labor, have arrived with tentative antiinjunction plank. which they will endeavor to have Incorporated in the platform of the Republican party, President Gompers said that he believ- ed the Federation, as representing the labor interests, should receive consid- erauon from the resolutions commit tee, and expressed confidence that he and his colleagues would secure the in- sertion of the plank. John Mitchell is also present.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
FRANK FORD EXECUTED.
First Legal Hanging Occurs In
 State of Oklahoma.
WIFE MURDER THE CRIME
Victim Sitting Upon Bed at Residence Near Manitou When Husband Came In and With Shotgun Riddled Body of the Woman.

Frederick, Okla, June 15.-Frank Ford. negro, was hanged for wife murder. the first legal hanging in the state. Sheriff Frank c. Carter of ficiated A special hemp rope and the straps are the same as were used Tn the execution of the preacher, George w. Morrison; at Vernon, Tex, who poisoned his wife in Panhandle City eight years ago.
 The murder for which Ford was hanged was committed near Manitou on the evening of June 16 last. The wife was sitting on the side of her bed with their child in her arms when Ford entered the room and with a shotgun riddled her body. It was said that she was in a delicate condition. Ford was immediately pursued by a posse and captured near Synder on the following evening and taken to the jail at Lawton, his home at that time being In Comanche county.
 He claimed to have killed his wife because of intimacy with a white man at the time of the shooting, but per sons along the road who witnessed the killing state that the white man ac. cused was not at the house.
 Ford made little attempt to secure acquittal, and Governor Haskell rt fused to interfere.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
BLINDNESS NO BAR.
L,,htless Man Has the Right to Hold 1 an Office.

Iustin. June 15.-Blindness does not
 Institute a disqualification for the
 I,;ca of justice of the peace. The at.
 |mney generals department. probably |be first time for many years, has just Ieen confronted with this question. Inquiry came from G. W. Bounds of Husboro, who is running for justice Ethe peace, precinct No. 1, Hill coun- \ His communication averred that Rs opponents have been charging him kih being disqualified for holding of kce because of his affliction. Assistant Attorney General James h Walthall, who answered the inter
 hgatory, cited as blind mans quail
 hcations fol officeholding the senato- Nal career of Oklahoma's brilliant sen- hor, Gore.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
fd1IzES AUTOMOBILE.
rh;. Means Lady Manages S.e Father Before End.

,., Antonio, June 15.-Putting an
 into the breach when no train
 to be had, and racing 1t against 1 {. between San Antonio and Sab :, was a plan which was played and
 vben Mrs. Eva Kingsbury of Par. E Mex was carried to the bedside
 her father.
 yrs M Kingsbury Is the wife of a [,s,ng @ superintendent in Parral. She ..ved @ word that her father was dy. |. and hurried here.
 shs arrived too late to catch the Lsrning I Sunset train to Sabinal. This .ant delay of twenty-four hours if ' waited for another train.
 cba at once hired an auto. and the and trip of 148 miles was made in Dsht hours. Mrs. Kingsbury arrived the bedside of her father while. he I,s still conscious.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
PLATFORM FALLS.
Several Persons Hurt at Unvellnu of
 Lee Monument.


 Montgomery, June 15.-More than a dozen persons were hurt, none of them seriously, at Capitol Heights, a suburb of Montgomery, when the platform used to accommodate participants in the unveiling of a statue to General Robert E. Lee collapsed.
 Among those who sustained injuries are A. l.. May, Mrs M Knox, Mrs. w. Fl. Maybin, Miss Arine Barry, Miss Barry. Mrs. Jeff Falkner. H. C. Brown, Harvey E. Jones. MT. and Mrs. Gilmer and Mrs. Robert Collins.
 MT. May Is private secretary to Judge Thomas c. Jones of the United States court, who was a speaker of the occasion. Mrs. Jones is the wife of the adjutant general of the Alabama division, United Confederate Veterans, and a daughter of the late Bishop Will mer of Mobile.
 The Confederate veterans returning from the reunion at Birmingham stop. ped here to attend the unveiling, and the temporary platform. erected around the base of the monument. was taxed to its utmost.
 Ex-Governor Oates, who presided. and Judge Jones. the speaker. saved a panic by calming the people.
 The accident occurred toward the close of the exercises. and the pro- gramme was completed. The statue of Lee Is of bronze and surmounts . col umn twenty feet In height
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
SPIRITUAL" ATTACK.
Texas Woman First Stated Affair Was
 Physical One.

texas woman First stated Affair Was
 a Physical One.
 Fort Smith. Ark. June 15.-Elijah Skaags. who claims to be the incara- nation of Elijah the prophet. sent here as the atonement for those who do not believe in Christ. was put on trial on a charge of attack on Mrs. Mar garet Irene Taylor of Dallas. Tex, a disciple.
 At the preliminary hearing Mrs Taylor told of physical struggle, but on taking the stand she declared the attack was merely spiritual and in ac- cordance with a covenant made be- tween her and Skaags that he might be hanged and rise on the third day She offered to get rope if the people would hang him then and there.
 Cross examination could not shake her story. She was arrested for per jury and is in the county jail. Skaags declared he was guilty in his heart and was ready to hang, but would plead not guilty because he was not to be hanged and did not wish to go to the penitentiary.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Proxy Brides Arrive.

Seattle. Wash, June 15.-More than fifty proxy Japanese brides arrived among the 200 passengers on the Tango Maru and dozen intended hus- bands were at the dock to receive them. only to be met by new immi- grantion regulations restricting lanf ing of Japanese. It will probably b. two weeks before all the vessels pas sengers are passed on by the inspec- tors. The new arrivals are not allow. ed to leave the vessel.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Milner Mum,

Austin, June 15.-Commissioners of Agriculture Milner, member of the board of directors of the agricultural and mechanical college, has returned from College Station. where the board has been Investigating charges against President Harrington. The commis- sioner says the board expects to com plete the investigation within a week. He said both sides are putting up a determined fight. but would not dis. cuss the probable outcome.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Due to lndlscreet Remark.

baton Rouge, June 15.-The special
 Sumittee which was appointed by |Se genral assembly to investigate the E.afses that a corruption fund had ssea s collected by the race track own .s ,, 10 influence legislation against the sa'.face track bill has made its re- Ms s,., It declares that the rumors were ,.saout ,,s,u foundation, and came from an '44'screet remark of a senate employe.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Publishers Submit Plank.

New York, June 15.-The American Newspaper Publishers' association has submitted plank to the committee on resolutions which they ask to be in corporated in the Republican national platform, providing for tho removal of all duties on forest products. This, 1t is declared. would be in line with the utterances of President Roosevelt urging the conservation of the natural products of the country.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
WOMAN'S AWFUL DEEDS.
Kills Husband and Five Children,
 Wounds Sixth and Suicides.

Cadillac. Mich, June 15.-Mrs. Dan iel Cooper, some time Friday night shot and killed her husband, five of her six children and herself, in her home. The sixth child was fatally wounded. Mrs, Cooper is said to have been subject to spells of dementia The bodies were found by Mrs Coop CTS mother
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Four Arrests Made.

Ma,usKogee, Okla, June 15.-R l.. rs.or S..or and wife at Claremore, Bert kh,.V kV at Muskogee and a man who re. ,,s ,se. 10 give his name at TahleQuah ,l,o,, M under arrest charged with com ns MY ln the murder of David Conway.
 "ii'keeper at the Frisco bridge.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Cuts Wife's Throat and Suicides.

Roanoke. Va, June 15.-Walter Wood, aged twenty-five years. car penter, cut his wife's throat with a razor and committed suicide by swal. lowing carbolic acid Wod had been out of town several months. He had just returned and it is said found his wife absent from home. When she re. turned at a late hour Wood attacked her. Mrs Wood will recover
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Bank CIearInqs.

NeN York, June 15.-Bradstreet's
 .saa .sa, Hearings report for the week cssSans s aaas June 10 shows an aggregate of E VEI,..s,ooo,ooO. as against $2.247,911.- X 'r, @st week. and t2.e13,954.000 in the '""ponding week last year.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Man Arrested Also.

Blossom, Tex, June 15.-Complaints Rarging Clara Hancock and D. l.. Ma Ry with assault with intent to kill J. Douglas were sworn out before Jus. Pke of the Peace Young and the par. Fs were arrested and taken to Paris E Constable Hill. The trouble arose connection with a case pending in burt in which Douglas is a witness.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Opposes Third Term Idea.

St. Paul, Minn., June Ex-Governor Johnson, in a written statement Fri. day, which he gave out for publication, says that he will not be a candidate for renomination for governor of Min. nesota for third term. He also says that if nominated he will not accept. 9s he Is opposed to the third term Idea.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Aged Couple Weeds.

Waxahachie. Tex. June 15.-W. W.
 puham. veteran of the Mexican and firl wars. was united in marriage
 Pfe to Mrs. M. L. Patton. MT. Dur.
 Pan lives at Forest, Cherokee county, (ad Is eight-one years old. The bride Feslded at Forreston. in this county. Ind is three score years and ten.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Pearls Thrown Up.

La Crosse, Wis, June 15.-The re. fdng Of the Mississippi river follow.
 es the flood stage of the past few pys has revealed pearls thrown up \ the high waters. Five thousand
 PAars' worth of pearls are claimed to ave been picked up at Prairie du EEaen, and valuable finds are reported \ other points.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Found Guilty.

rochester, N. Y., June 15.-The Stan Iru oll company was found guilty 'he Federal court for violation of
 VI interstate commerce law.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Lightning Kills Woman

Corsicana, Tex, June 15.-At Pink ston Mrs. Rosa Williams was killed by lightning.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Verdict of Not Guilty.

,Mo"arrisburg. Pa, June 15.-The jury hs hsn' In a verdict of not guilty in
 " capitol conspiracy case.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-15
Stole Straw Hat, Gets Ten Years.

\, sston, Pa, June 15.-For stealing |I1 old straw hat and a screw driver
 ""afd Whelan got ten years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-14
DR.. PANNENBORG IS ILL
Attending Physician Re
ports Recovery Of His
Patient.

DR. J. A. Graham, who is attending
DR.. John c. Pannenborg, who has been
i'll with bladder trouble at his home,
40 Webb street, reports that his pa
tient is greatly improved.
DR.. Pannenborg has been i'll for sew
eral weeks with a bad attack of blad-
der trouble and for a time it stubbornly
resisted the efforts Of the doctors who
attended DR. Pannenborg to cure it.
DR. Graham finally made the proper
diagnosis and prescribed the remedy
and his patient has been getting along
nicely ever since. DR.. Pannenborg is
usually seen SO frequently on the
street that he has been greatly Used
of late His friends viii all be pleased
to learn that his speedy recovery is
assured and that he Will be able to
return to his practice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-14
CLEARS THE COMPLEXION
OVERNIGHT
PimpIes, Rash, EruptiOns, Fec, Quickly
Eradicated by New Skin Remedy.

Since its discovery one year ago
poslam. the new skin remedy. has. in its
extraordinary accomplishments. ex-
ceeded the most sanguine expectations
of the eminent specialist who gave it to
the world. 1t has cured thousands of
cases of eczema and eradicated facial
and other Disagreement OF years stand
ing. The terrible itching attending &c
zema is stopped with the first applica-
ton, giving proof OF its curative prop
critics at the very outset.
In less serious skin affections. such
IS pfmples, rash, herpes, blackheads,
acne, BARRIERS Itch, etc. results show
after an overnight application only q
small quantity being required to effect
cure. A muddy or sallow complexion
is noticeably improved by a single ap-
plcation. Those who use posIam for
these minor skin troubles can now avail
themselves of the special 5o-cent pack
age. recently adopted to meet such
needs. Both the 5o-cent package and
regular 81 jar may now be obtained in
Hammond at J. W Weis', 90 State street
and other leading drug stores
Samples for experimental purposes
may be had free Of charge by writing
direct to the Emergency Laboratories
80 West Twenty fifth street, New York
City.