The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
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astlc Good Roads men, were here
Tuesday attending the meeting
in the Court House.
The needlework guild will have
a meeting at the home of Mrs.
G. w. Relsner at 3 o'clock next
Saturday afternoon, at which a
full attendance is requested.
Rev. o. G. Bosserman, OF Ship.
pensburg, will preach in the
Presbyterian church at Green
hill next Sunday morning, and in
McConnellsburg IN the evening.
WANTED-Second hand bags
and burlap; any kind, and guam
tity, anywhere; we pay freight.
Richmond Bag Co., Richmond,
Va. IL IL 10.
MIR. Job Truax, one of Belfast
townships wlde-awake supervls
ors, attended the road meeting at
the Court House, Tuesday after
noon, and remained in town over
night.
A farmer near Luray, Va,
watched his cornfield one night
last week for corn thieves. Afte"
they got their sacks filled he call
ed for them to halt and surren-
der, but they ran and he shot.
The next morning a doctor was
called to neighbours house to
treat his wife. 1t proved that
she had been after the corn wear
ing mans clothing, and Is the
sister Of the owner of the corn.
Several shots took effect.
WATCH LOST. Last Sunday,
on the Cove road, between Maun's
mill and Webster Mills, lady's
gold huntlnga cased watch with
black leather fob. The finder
Will be suitably rewarded by leav
ing the same as the NEWS office.
Those present at John Kee--
baugh's barn raising last week
were: Harry Aller, Peter Mel
lott, Harrison Cutchall, John
Martz, Walter Taylor, John Slpe,
Dennis Hess, Walter Reeder,
James, DeKalb, Eugene, and Roy
Chestnut; Charles Hoover, John,
Arthur, and Andrew Woodcock;
Samuel Lamberson, Allison Kel-
lar, William, Virgil, W. A., G. S.,
John, ]. g., Mrs. j. c., Mrs.
Frances, and Mary B Keebaugh.
John Gunnells, Sr., was the con-
tractor, and the frame work went
together without hitch, and
everybody there had a good time.
DR.. G. w. Q. James, of Orbi-
sonia, has a record for reading
sermons which we do not believe
is excelled IN Huntingdon county.
He has read $500 published ser.
mons by Charles Spurgeon; and
he has read every sermon of
Dwight l.. Moody's that has been
pu blished. He is now reading
Gipsy Smith S sermons and re.
CARDS them as very superior. Dr.
James is 76 years old and is as
strong, as young farm hand.
1t Is hoped he may have many
years yet of strength and health.
Orbisonia Dispatch.
The New England Thanksglv-
ing dates from 1888, when the
Massachusetts Bay Colony set
apart day for that purpose, and
the first National Thanksgiving
proclamatlons made were oy Con-
gress during the Revolutionary
War. The first great American
Thanksgiving Day was in 1884,
for the declaraJlon of peace.
There was one more national
thanksgiving ln 1889, and no 9th
er till 1863, when President'Lin.
coin ISSUED a national proclama-
ton for day of thanksgiving.
Since that time the President has
issued an annual proclamation.
Our hustIlng little town Saltillc
just across the northern border
of Fulton county In Huntingdon
county is about to enjoy the ad-
vantages Of an abundant supply
OF good water piped through the
town. The council has decided
to place fifteen fire plugs at diff
farQnt rOtffc ~, fho nA~onnb ~