The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-25


town, was so unfortunate on Mon
day as to have large stone fall
on one of his hands, almost sever
ing one of his fingers. The wound
was so deep that 1T required sew
eral stitches to draw it together.
The Chambersburg Franklin
Repository celebrated the 25th
anniversary of it's Daily by issu-
ing twenty-five page edition
last Thursday evening. 1t looks
like the Sunday edition of the
World, and is certainly a very
creditable production of our es-
teemed contemporary.
9 Wagner has made arrange
ments to run his team between
Fort Littleton and McConnells-
burg for the accommodation of
passengers every Saturday,
leaving Fort Littleton about7 o..
clock in the morning and, return
ing, leave M,Connellsburg at
the convenience of the passen-
gers.
Franklin Repository says that
Mrs. Ida M. p. Skinner, wife of
Capt. G.. W. Skinner, has bought
from Jacob d. Ludwig, Esq. his
fine lot at North Main street and
Chambers street, Cha m bersburg,
on private terms. 1t is said that
fine residence will be erected
there by Capt. and Mrs. Skinner.
Rev. r. F. McClain a former
pastor of the Presbyterian
churches here, at Greenhill, and
Wells Valley preached at Green
hill last Saturday evening and
Sunday morning, and in Nc.
Connellsburg, in the evening.
MIR. McClaln was entertained
very pleasantly In the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Daniels Sat.
urday night.
Mr.. W. W. Hockenberry. of the
Mountain House on Rays Hill was
in town on business last Satur-
day. Mr.. Hockenberry has
charge of lot of stray cattle,
that have been giving him good
deal of trouble, and he gives no
tlce through the papers that he
will dispose of them according to
law. 1t might be well enough
for the owners of the cattle to
look after them.
j. Nelson Slpes, Esq, is I'M
proving his property on Water
street. W. S. Clevenger has the
contract, and is assisted by Mr..
Boyd Elvey. While engaged in
tearing away the old back porch
to make room for a fine new one,
Mr.. Elvey was trying to remove
piece of timber, and was stand
ing on one of the joists-the floor
having been removed-when the
whole thing gave way and tum-
bled to the ground a distance OF
eight or ten feet, throwing Mr..
Elvey under it. He fortunately
escaped serious injury, but had
one of his fingers badly cut, and
one of his shoulders and the back
part of his head badly hurt, He
was "knocked out" for several
days, but Is at work again.
1t will be Of interest to those
who have occasion to go from
McConnellsburg toThree Springs
to make a train on the East
Broadtop railroad, or to reach
McConnellsburg from Three
Springs, to know that since the
change in mail routes, Harry
Dawney.of Hustontown has the
route through from McConnells-
burg to Three Springs. Passen-
gers for Three Springs can leave
McConnellsburg at 3:15 p. m.
stay over night at Hustontown
and reach Three Springs next
day In time to catch the 2:33 p.
m. train on the East Broadtop,
and get to Mount Union at 3;55
p. m. The fare, including the
nights bill at the hotel at Hus-
tontown, is two dollars.
In order to get rid of surplus
energy, Misses Katherine Cook
and Gertrude Hoke ON last Fri
day morning started on pil-