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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-02-20
HUsTONToWN.

There is rejoicing IN the home
of George Dlshong over good It'd.
ings of great Joy. fyou happen
to look IN his direction, ne lmag-
ines there Is an inquiry in your
eye. If you speak, there is sure
to be rising infection in your
voice. He says the boy Is a little
under size, but he has great big
world to grow IN, and is sure to
make good.
Not for years have we had
worse drifted roads than IN the
past week. In some places drifts
are so deep II at it is impossible
to shovel them ut, and they can
only be redu ced by warmer wealth
er.
AS the mail that goes from
Burnt Cabins to Harrisonvllle,
was passing w. G. Davis's last
Monday, one of Mr.. Davis's pigs
ran under the sleigh, causing an
upset, and resulting in the mail
carrier, Blaine Hertzler, having a
hnger broken, and Mr.. Bowman
getting badly scratched face.
The next day the pig died.
Harry Dawney and David
Strait attended the Kalbach sale
last Friday.
Thos. Huston, teacher Of
Francs school, spent Saturday
and Sunday with bis parents,
Henry Huston and wife.
VIM. Keebaugh and Fred Aller
spent Sunday with the latter's
sister, Mrs. Charley Sipe.
Eugene Chestnut is improving
rapidly.
berkley Sipe and wife spent
last Sunday with friend In Lick
ing Creek.
DR.. A. K. Davis, candidate for
Legislature, was out through the
county canvassing, part of last
week.
A numb Der of the ladies of our
town were entertained IN the
home of Mrs. E. j. Downs one
evening last week.
A sled load of married ladies
spent last Tuesday evening very
pleasantly in the home of H. Fl.
KIRK at F'alrview.
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RIDDLEsBuRd.

The Fulton County News comes
to our home every Friday morn.
ng and is most welcome visit.
or.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Motter, OF
the Big Cove, made a trip TO this
place last week, bringing to the
family of the writer, two fine
porkers weighing, respectively,
248 and 302 pounds.
Mrs. w. f. T. Mellott has been
on the sick list during the past
week.
Almost every body here is suf-
terlng with grip just now.
The furnaces at this place clos
ed down on Tuesday for one
month, IN consequence of which,
a good many men are taking an
enforced vacation.
The mines at Kea-ney and Nm
ersville have been closed down
for some time.
JOHN HOoPENcARDNER.
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DEER NEAR wAYNEsBoRo.
They Took Flight. When Boys Approach.
ed, and Broke Through Pond.

Waynesboro, Feb. 14.-Deer
are venturlng close to the settle
ments. This afternoon, Charles
Thomas son of D. Il. Thomas,
and Merle Brown, son of the late
Harry Brown, both lads of Glen
Furney, came upon three bucks
and a doe a short distance above
the Glen Furney farm of Mrs,
Samuel FL. Brown, grandmother
of the boys, only couple of miles
from here.
The deer, lying on the ground,
were frightened by the approach
of the lads and jumped TO their
feet and made off.
Ia crossing pond the melting
ice gave way beneath the patteI
of their feet and cracked in many
places, letting them down into
three feet of water. They scram,
bled TO the shore and made off IN,
TO the mountain.
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NORMAN MccLAIN's WIFE DEAD.
Found Lying on the Floor Near Her
Bed Early Monday Morning. Was
Taken 10 Philadelphia for
Interment

intefment.
Norman McClain, son of Jesse
o. McClaln, formerly of New
Grenada, resides at Robertsdale.
and works on night turns in
coal nine. When he returned to
hls home from work on Mon lay
morning, he was greatly shocked
upon gong into his wife's bed
chamber, 70 find her lying on the
hpor near her bed-dead.
Coroner Schumm. of Hunting.
don, was notified, aud held an lu-
quest Monday, but there was no
evidence to show that she did not
come to her death from natural
causes.
Mrs. McClain had complaint d
of drowsiness on Sunday, and
had remained in bed until dinner
time.
Her maiden namo was Strump,
and she was reared IN Philadel.
phla, where her father now re.
sides. Her father, when notified
of her death, sent from Phlladel.
phia a beautiful casket, and The
remains were taken to that city
on Wednesday for lnterment.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by son less than a year
old.
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WELLS TANNERY.

DR.. FL. Kent and Miss Margaret
Caster, of Altoona, are visiting
in the home of VIM. Hartman and
wife.
Charlie Stunkard came home
Friday with a sore arm.
Mrs. M. e. Horton is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Alpha Sprowl and Mrs.
Belle Barnett spent Sunday at j.
B. Horizons.
Mrs. Helsel spent Sunday at
Mrs. Burket's.
James b. Horton expects to go
to Kearney soop.
Mrs. James Truax returned
home Saturday.
]. b. Horton is getting timber
out for new house.
Mrs. V. d. Schenck and son
spent Sunday at New Grenada.
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Death of Miss Sue MccIain.

Miss Sue McClaiu, daughter
+ the Rev. Robert McClain, a
iormer pas or of the Presoyte
ran church Ia this place died at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Craig, in Welsh Run, on Monday
evening Of last week. Miss Nc
Claim was on visit to her aunt
at the time, having been ! esidlng
in Harrisburg for some tune.
The funeral was held on Thurs
day at $50 O'Clock. Services
conducted at The home of her
aunt. The body was then taken
to New Bloomfield, Miss Nc.
Claln's former home, for inter
ment.
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Which sballn Be.

What IS the use of a compul.
sorry school law, anyway.
In Thompson township there
is one school--Oakdale-to which
during the past three winters,
when the weather gets bad, there
is but twoor threescholarsattend
and sometimes, for waeks, there
is but ore. Must we taxpayers S
go on spending money to pay a
teacher, keep up school house
with furniture and fuel-Just TO
educate one pupil? 1t would Ger.
talnly be much cheaper to close
tue school and transport that
pupil to an adjoining school.
Enforce the law, or close the
school which shall 1t be?
TAXPAYER
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ROYAL ARCANUM.
Officers OF the Local Council Installed
Monday Evening by Deputy Grand
Regent MOng, of Chambersburg.

Monday Evening by Deputy Grand
Regent MOng, of Chambersburg.
Deputy Grand Regent H. w.
Mong drove over from Cham bers
burg Monday, and Monday even.
ing installed the officers of Tusca
rora Council, No. 1912, Royal Ar
canum.
The Royal Arcanum is fra
ternal insurance rganizatlon with
a history dating back more than
thirty years, and to-day has a
mem bership of quarter of mil
lion OF the best men of the coun.
try.
It's no longer a question as to
whether life insurance Is or Is
not good thing, and every pru.
dent man takes advantage of Its
provisions to afford protection to
his dependents, In case of his
death.
The Arcanum Is attractive from
the fact that 1t provides the Ger.
tain protection at a small cost,
and in easy monthly payments.
Besides having paid to the wid.
ows and orphans of deceased
mem bers the large sum of 113
million dollars, the organization
has accumulated a reserve fund
OF almost four million dollars
against any unlooked-for emer
gency. With this rapid accumla.
zion, it is only reasonable to ex.
pect that before many years, the
monthly assessments may be re
duced, as this money all belongs
to the mem bers, and there can
not be any necessity for the ac.
cumulation of a fund beyond the
purpose 70, which it was origin.
ally intended.
The local council at McCon
nellsburg was organized almost
twenty years ago, and the family
of every mem ber that has died
during t time, has received
promptly the one, two, or three
thousand dollars-the AMOUNT of
protection carried by the deceas-
ed mem ber.
The local council Is composed
of the following mem bers, name
ly, Hon. Jno. p. Sipes, Hon. S.
w. Kirk, DR.. j. w. Mosser, DR..
A. d. Daloey, DR.. f. X. Stevens.
Frank p. Lynch, Geo. w. Reis.
ner, M. w. Mace, II. U. Mace, S.
A. Nesbit w. $. Dickson, w. H.
Greathead, W. II. Speer. B. Q.
Dawney, John y. Smith, McC. |
D. Skinner and b. w. Peck.
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Our EnviabIe Citizenship.

On lnurSuay the following dis
patch, from Pittsburg, was pub
Used IN the daily newspaper.
"Antonio Follno and the seven
other Italians, alleged members
of the Black Hand Society arrest.
ed in a RAID, following attempts
to blackmail a son of tho late
Senator Quay and other resi-
dents of Sewickley Heights, an
exclusive residential suburb, are
being held in prison for further
hearing after letters and ltera-
ture found in the house they oc-
cup,ed has been translated.
"Pollce assert that school to
train young men IN the wiles of
extortion and the best methods
of taking human life was found
in session when the detectives ar.
rested the leaders, FoIino with
his assistants and students at
the rendezvous. tits also assert
ed that similar schools are man
tanned IN other com munitles
where the extortion ,organiza-
tions operate and houl ish.
"Translatlons of the papers
found in the shanty of Raffele
Peluso, near Sewickley, last
week reveal interesting side
lights of the Sacro Corlcalo Socie-
ty, another branch. The oath of
death of this society is as fol-
lows:
With my life l swear ever
lasting allegiance to the Sacro
Corlcalo Society. Her interest
shall be my interest. l swear to
do for her whatever the Great
Hand shall order. pledge my
self to take whatever life Is nec-.
essary for our great and illus
trious tribunal of death and if I
fail at any time | swear TO pres.
ent myself for sacrifice by my
brothers.
"With the capture of these
two bands the police believe they
have made great step towards
breaking up the Black Hand in
this vicinity"
The above is condition that
has come into our State through
the present method of permit
ing any one to come to this coun.
try who wants to. 1t is most re-
markable that with all the lessons
of crime we have had through
these foreign anarchists that
Congress continues to permit the
I'm migration laws to go on un-
restricted. Steamship companies
import these VILLAINS like so many
cattle, dump them down at our
very doors to assassinate our
Presidents, and combi togeth-
er, like the Black Hand, "to take
whatever life Is necessary" aud
all we do is to arrest them, aud
let them loose again. If we are
to have bomb throwers and as
sissins as part of our population
Congress is wholly responsible,
and a good place to begin the
work would be at Washington,
where our law makers sit calmly
and permit these outlaws of for
eign lands to infest our country.
The time has come when halt
should be called. Franklin Re-
posItory.
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THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
New Grenada Citizens Determined 10 Set.
lie the Question as TO Whether or Not
Their town is Holding a Coal
Mine Down.
PROSPECTING COMPANY ORGANIZED

Gas is product of al; no cal
no gas; New Grenada has the gas:
therefore, New Grenada has coal.
Simple prop )sltion, and yetit has
taken years ograsp the solution.
AS was stated in the News re.
Gently, New Greua la pee pie have
for long time beeo firmly of the
opini that they Lad abundance
of coal right under Their town,
and that all that was needed was
for some enterprlsing fellow to
go ahead, and there W uld be
en- ugh to follow to test the mat.
ter, ard make the little town a
famous coal producing center.
Arriving at the conclusion that
it would take more than talk to
develop coal mines, the citizens of
New Grenada met in t cir Hall
last Wednesday evening, and aft
er discussing the matter, effect.
ed an organization to be known
as the New Grenada Coal Pros.
pecting Compa ~. officers con.
sistlng of president, secretary,
and treasurer were elected, and
three solicitors appointed. One
hundred and ten dollars was sub
scrlbed on the spot to carry on
the work, and the solicitors have
every encouragement 6olead them
to believe that there Will not be
any trouble IN securing plenty of
funds for carrying out the pro-
ject. Every citizen aud property
holder in the i'm mediate neighbor-
hood, can readily see that he can
well aiTp rd to chip in to help
along; for if coal is developed, as
there is good reason to believe 1T
will be, 1T will add many dollars
to the bank acc unit of every one
living near.
The Secretary was instructed
to secure the services of some one
operating diamond dr-'l, get the
drill the ground and go to
work. A moud drill is hollow
and brings up a core, showing
the quality of every inch f the
rock through which 1t passes to
any depth it may be put down.
The News oongratulates It's
New Grenada friends on their
enterprise, and sincerely hopes
that they may be successful IN
developing untold treasures.
Nothing yentured, nothing won.
No one ever acaomplishes any
thirg by sitting on d storebox
and chewing the rag all the time.
What the world needs is men
that do things. The men who
have been most successful are
men that have met most reverses
men that when they split their
milk, tackled another COW.
What is needed in this enter.
prise is q strong pull-a long
pull-and pull all together; and,
if when the matter has been
faithfully and honestly tested, it
s found tat there is no coal,
every one will feel better Tor hav-
ing helped to settle the question
for all time.
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Uncle time" Fink, one of the
progressive farmers OF Hopewell
township, was IN town on Wed.
nesday. lie says that during the
past summer he raised and sold
from one hen, turkeys from
which he realized s87 81 and kept
three hens for this years use
which il he had sold would have
netted hun a total of S4l 81.
This he thinks shows there il
money is raising turkeys II you
have 20 bad luck aud know how
TO raise them Everett Republi.
can,
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Miss Anna Bernhart arrived at
her home in Thompson township
last week, She has just beed re-
leased from the German Hospital
in Philadelphia, where she had
been lying for several weeks with
typhoid fever. She says she
had excellent care, but not one
dose OF medicine. A new treat
ment tor typhoid, sure.
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Attention is called to the ad.
vertisement Of the sale OF the
personal property in the estate
Of the late DR.. Carl, Of Warfords-
burg, This will be big sale and
continue two days. See the ad-
vertisement elsewhere in this
paper.
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Brand

On Wednesday, February 5th,
Mr.. Glenn g Rrant, of Dane, Pa,
and Miss Gvllie P. Lake, Of Nc
Connellsburg, were United in
marriage at the Methodist Epis
copal parsonage, by Rev. @. w.
Brynar.
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Another Surprise Party.

February eleventh is date that
will be pleasantly remembered by
many. On the evening OF that
day-thanks to the suggestion OF
Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Scott Tri
tle--a mum Der of the friends Of
Mr.. and Ms. Geo. Comerer gath
cred to celebrate with them their
fifth wedding anniversary. A
beautiful moonlight night made
the ride over the snow a joy to all:
hearts were as merry as the bells.
The first jingle of the bells fell on
Farmer Georges ears es he sat
at a late supper after day over
the mountain. fastening pres.
emily to finish his narn-work, he
thought he heard other bells, and
returned TO the house to find HIM
self surrounded by friends and
neighbors-all bent on a pleasur-
able house-warmlng.
Soon boxes and baskets began
to appear-the long table was
spread in the dining -room-and
when bride and groom came down
the stairs, the bride all IN dainty
white as betitted the occasion,
they found awaiting them a feast
Of good things. How all chatted
and laughed and ate, and laughed
and chatted. 1t did the heart
good to see.
After supper a number gather
ed in the back parlor to play
games. A jolly time ensued;
while the laughter breaking forth
from other groups gave evidence
OF the good time beng enjoyed by
everybody. Toward the close of
the evening, our host, in a few
well chosen words, thanked the
assem- bled guests for tLelr pres
ence and good cheer; and also for
the oak hall-rack and linen they
had brought as a permanent re-
minder of this, their wooden we'd
ding. Long may they be with
us-many times FIVE years may
they journey together toward the
Land of theL Leal.
Those present included John
Comerer and daughters, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Comerer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Hill, Mss Harriet
Eitemlller, Mrs Lydia Tritle, Mr..
Scot Tritle and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Trltle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Relsner, Mrs. Hattie Ken.
dali and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Richards, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andy Rotz, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Grisslnger, Mrs. Ralph Reed,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robt. Fryman, Mr..
Jno. OFT and family, Aaron Mar
tin and sister, Will Brewer and
Con OFT, Miss Ellawea Johnston,
DR.. aud Mrs. r. w. McEibbin,
Misses Edith, Ella, Fannie and
Ethel Kendall, M. M. Kendall and
family, j. II. Kendall and family,
j. N. Nelson, Leslie McGovern
and family, Conrad Glazier al d
family, Miss Myrtle Stouteagle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Stouteagle,
Misses Mary aud Bessie Kendall,
Russell Nelson, and A. W. John
ston and family.
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Owing to the incIemency of the
weather, Wednesday, S. M. Nc.
Elhanoy's sale, nesr Anstortown,
was postponed to Saturday, Feb.
ruary 22ud.
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REV. GEO. B. SHOEMAKER.
VIII Show Any Of His 0Id-Time Mtcon'
nellsburg Friends How to Catch
Shad II They Visit Him.
NOW STATIONED AT SHELL ROCK, IA.

EDITOR NEws:-The great
wheel, in it's revolution last fall,
dropped us out at this place,
since which time / have been ex
ceedingly busy getting acqualnt'
with my work. We are very
pleasantly located here; within
easy reach by railroad OF our
children. We have beautiful
church, very comfortable par
sonage, large congregations, and
friendly people. The Shell
Rock river is just half block
from the parsonage, and already
| have dreams of the fine fish /
shall catch in the coming spring
and summer, But, really, if l
had my choice l would take a
Patomac river shad. am lying
awake nights, now, puzzling over
two perplexIng questions: one is
how [ can get good shad, and
the other, how | can persuade
some of my old time friends to
come olt and go fishing with me
IN the beautiful Shell Rock. No
solution to either question has
come yet.
This winter has been remark
able for Iowa. Ia thirty years l
have never seen It's like. 1t was
mild, and bright, and dry. Un-
til about the first of February,
the thermometer was not below
zero. The roads were as smooth
and level as a floor, and the
ground dry, and hard, other mild
winters we have had we're wet,
but this one was dry, we have
had few falls of snow but no
great storms. The river is SO
low that the electric lights, which
are run by water power, only
burn until eight o'clock. The
ice crop has just been harvested,
beautiful clear ice twelve inches
thick. This means comfort dur
ing the coming summer.
We have no saloons In our town,
and no pool hall, or other place of
poor flavor. Good churches and
schools, -enterprislng merchants
city water-and sewer system.
fine telephone service, and good
railroad service, the Rock Island
and Chicago Great Western
roads both passing through our
town,
Plenty of natural trees for
shade and an abundance of good
cement walk, etc. These, with a
pleasant people, makes it a de.
lightful place IN which to llve.
My experience with my bees
last sum mer was not very salts
factory. 1t was poor season.
No swarms, and no honey, either.
l gained some valuable info.ma
tion, and received one sting on
the back of my neck which, for
tunately, did me no harm, / am
planning to try again this sum
mer, and hope for better results.
While l have not spoken re-.
Gently to the large'News" family
have been an'interested reader
OF all the news from those who
have found time to write. The
paper is a welcome visitor in our
family. My wife and 1 would be
greatly pleased to spend our next
wedding anniversary in the old
town; but will have to forego that
pleasure.
With the best of wishes, to all
our friends and to all the "News"
family, l close my letter with a
brief selection which I trust you
viii anio,,
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NUMBER %
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their comings and Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for RestiuI0uting.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

ihSj Va OlSdl leiuSS, was III JOWu
attending to some business Mon
day.
W S. Strait, of Pleasant Ridge,
left for Williamsport, Pa, last
Friday for few days visit among
friends in that city.
j. p. Peck and Henry Barmont,
tEo of Todd townships progress.
slve farmers, were business call
ers at the News Office Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanner Ray
spent last Sunday with John S.
Harr, in the Corner. Mr.. Harr
has been in poor health for some
time.
T. Clyde Strait, who has been
soJourning among friends in this
county since December, left for
his home In Buda, ILL.,, last FRI.
day.
S. M. Robinson, who had been
suffering with protracted pain
in the optic nerves, left Monday
morning for Philadelphia to con-
suit an eye specialist.
John Knauff, who lives near
Marion, Franklin county, spent
the time from Saturday until
Monday with relatives on this
side of the mountain.
Mrs. j. W. Rummell, of this
place, is away on a visit among
friends at West Fairview, Gettys-
burg, Rouzersvllle, Cham bers.
burg, and other places.
Parker r. Skinner has return
ed from his tour of the State, in
which he visited a mum Der of col.
leges, as archon of the Phi Kappa
Psi fraternity.-Publlc OPINION.
Mr.. ]. p. Kerlin, of Clear
Ridge, dropped into the News
Office while IN town last Saturday
and pushed his subscription to
the news ahead we'll into the year
1909.
Ex-Com missioner George f.
Metzler, of Harrisonvlle, spent
a few hours IN town Monday. He
says that the high water last
week took the Ice out of Licking
Greek.
Miss Frances Daniels, of Pleas
ant Ridge, left few days ago in
response to telegram from Prof.
B. N. Palmer, of Dunlo, to take
charge of school ia Cambria
county, near Dunlo.
After an absence from this
county of twelve years, William
Decker, of Hedrick, Iowa, Is WIS.,
lting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Decker, and ether rels.
tives and friends in Licking Creek
township.
d. F. B B)oher, of PIttsburg,
and A. G.. Heaton, of Wocdvale,
drove down from the latter place
Tuesday and spent the time un-
til Wednesday IN McConnells-
burg. Mr.. Booher is a railroad
watchman IN the Smoky City,
and is home for a short vacation.
Mr.. Johnston N. Nelson, who
had been spending several weeks
among friends in the Cove, left
for his home in OHIO Monday
morning with the intention Of
spending couple of days with
Ills old-time friend and school.
mate, G. Howard Kendall IN AL
toona.
About four weeks ago, Mrs.
). Is. Houston of the Cove was
called to Allegheny to attend the
funeral Of her mother. Soon afs-
er arriving there, she was attack
cd by pleurisy, and is still suner-
ing. Her husband is confined to
his home with an attack Of
grippe.
Mrs. II. p. Deshong and little
SON Irwip, returned 70 their
home at Pleasant Ridge a few
days ago, after an extended visit
among relatives in West Vireinm
and Maryland. Mr.. Deshoug
has q lucrative position with tho
Western Maryiald Railroad Con.
pany, and will remove his family
70 Pearre, Nd, ia tho near ~