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Middletown transcript., 1909-05-08
Now sbirt Waists


In spite OF the great vogue OF the one-
piece frock, when the really hot days
come the average woman will betake her-
self to shirt waist and linen skirt. One
of the very newest ideas in summer shirt
waists is made. of striped Madras in reg.
ulation shirting pattern made in tailored
style with few wide tucks on each side
OF the front and finished with a low turn
over collar in Dutch style, this collar be-
ing embroidered very simply in a color to
match the stripe Of the waist.
Most elaborate are the embroidered
shirt waists this season, while others are
braided 10 an intricate design with coro.
nation braid which on first glance closely
resembles French embroidery.
Novelty Parasols
The very latest novelties in parasols are
made out OF big handkerehiefs Of cotton
what used to be called bandannaa in
years gone by. These parasols are made
up in such a way. that they have she ap-
pearance Of being finished with star points,
a point for each rib.
Very dressy sunshades are Of mosl
artistic lowered aIlk with elaborAtes
carved handles.
LUcE CARrER
D. Ross & Son. 2e6 10 Market streets
Wilmington, are the exclusive agents fol
Mccall patterns and publications, ant
carry in stock over 10000 dress pattern
ul She latest Paris, London and New Yorl
slyles iron which ladies can supply thei
wants Immediately at popular prices, i
AID is cents. Mail orders given promp
stsentI0n.
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-08

The Republican members of the FL
nance Committee have completed the
draft OF the section creating the new tar
if bureau. This bureau is TO be formed
by consolidating the existing bureaus of
statistics and manufacturers, nov under
the supervision Of the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor; the bureau Of trade re-
lations, now part Of the Department Of
State, and the division of customs, of the
Treasury Department. The new bureau
will be made part Of the Treasury De-
partmeDt, and an additional Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury win be pro-
vided for who will have immediate juris-
diction over it.
A second section of the Senate subeti-
tute provides for special agents, TO be ap-
pointed by the President to collect infor.
nation here abroad concerning foreign
customs duties for the use Of the Presi.
dent in administering the maxium clause
of the tariff bill. They will, Of course,
work in conjunction with the new tariff
bureau.
The advocates Of the tariff commission
plan threaten to make a vigorous attack
on the bureau plan if it does not meeI
their expectations. They have no OBJ.
lection to the investigating body being
known as q bureau instead OF commits
sion, but they will insist that it sbalI have
both the ability aud the power to fnd
out tariff facts, here and abroad, and tc
make public It's findings.
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-08

TaE -, slOO psr year.
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-08
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. G. May l, 1909.

WASHINGTON, D. G. May l, 1909.
Nresident Taft has expressed himself, re-
Gently, as not so well pleased with the
attitude Of the Senate toward the tariff
bill. The members Of the Finance Com
mittee have consulted the President from
time to time, regarding certain features OF
their substitute, and for the provisions
relating 10 imports from the Philippines,
the proposed customs court and the max
imum, minimum clause, they have won
bis unqualified approval. With regard
specifce rate, however, Mr.. TAFT has not
been consulted and the Senate leaders
have contented themselves with general
assurances to the President, OF their sin.
cerity Of purpose 50 to frame the sched-
ules as to command his approval. IL is
not at all clear whether President Tatss
desire to commend all lthat was commend
able has been misconstrued, of whether
the erroneous impression has been gained
that bis satisfaction with certain features
Of the measure would Offset bis disap-
proVaI Of the schedules.
~
In discussing the tariff recently with
friends the President has frankly de-
pIored the fact that the men on whose as
sistance be should be able to rely, to in.
sure an adequate revision of the Dingley
rates, are SO unwilling to subordinate
their local interests to the national vel
fare and are selfsAly insistent on the
maintenance of high duties on those COM
modities most produced in their respec-
tive states.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
Not Always Easy.
time.

While it is a policy of the News
to give all the news, and to give 1t
while it is news, it is not always
easy to get all the facts as we
would like. In giving an account
of the death of James A. Mumma,
which appeared IN last weeks
NEWS, we were led into some in
accuracies, and at the request OF
the family, gladly correct them.
|. The cause of his death was
pulmonary phthisis. 2. The flu.
neral was conducted by Rev.
Cline of the M. b. church, Hus.
tontown, instead of Rev. Mr..
Wolf, as was stated. 3. The wild.
ow is daughter of the late Dan
lei Barnett, instead of Daniel
Brant. 4. Prof. James E. resides
in Plttsburg.
1t may not be out of place t.
say in this connection that the
editor would be greatly assisted
If some mem ber or friend of the
family, or the minister who con.
ducts the services, would send to
this Office the leading facts con-
cerning the death and funeral OF
persons. If an account of the
death of your friend does not ap-
pear, 1t is because the editor has
not been able to gather the facts
concerning the death.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
Repeats School Laws.

The bill drafted by the State
Educational Commission to take
the place Of the existing school
laws, as presented in Senate and
House last week, repeals all of the
two thousand odd existing school,
laws, and re enacts many of them.
The bill is divided mo twenty.
nine articles. In addition to max
ing radical changes lR the laws it
groups all school statutes under
the one head.
The bill provides for a State
Board of Education, advisory to
the Superintendent of Public In
structlon, and changes the edu.
catlonal system generally.
1t also provides that the State
forestry reservations shall be
considered the basis of a State
school fund, all income from
them to be applied to educational
purposes III order to safeguard
the schools of the future.
The bill creates three classes
of school districts: FIRST, cities
of over 100000 people, which in
cludes only Philadelphia and
Pittsburg; second, all cities and
boroughs and townships of over
5000 people; third, all having
less.
The commission recon mends
that the school directors be elect
ed as non.partlsan, advocating a
change of the election laws so
that election of directors be taken
out of politics.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
SCARLET FEVER AT MERcERSBURG.
State Health Department Man ib Charge
at Big School.

Mercersburg, Pa, Feb. t.
Mercersburg Academy was plac.
ed under quarantine yesterday
by an official of the State Health
Department when 1t was learned
that four cases of scarlet fever
had developed among the patients
IN the infrmary of the academy.
1t is believed the disease was
contracted from a West Virginia
student who suffered from 1t dur.
ing the Christmas holidays while
at his home and returned to
school before it had been check
ed.
Some of the pupils we're badly
frightened when it became known
that scarlet fever had developed,
and four of them walked to the
railroad station at Greencastle,
intending to leave for their homes,
but later agreed to return. I'm.
less other cases developed the
quarantine will be lifted IN seven
days.
Since the above was putin type
the report has come to this office
that there are nineteen cases IN
the academy. Four boys escaped
the authorities and walked to
McConnellsburg, and were taken
to Everett by Llveryman Alex
ander. OF course Mr.. Alexander
did not know that his patrons
were students.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
AFTER A GUARDIANSHIP.
Our Representative In Congress Seeks
Advancement.

The following dispatch dated
Washington, D. c., appeared in
the daily papers last week:
Benjamin K. Focht, of Lewis
burg, who represents the Seven
teenth District of Pennsylvania,
IN Congress, und who is an as.
pirant to the Guardianship of the
House Printing Com mittee, which
becomes vacant on March 4th
next, announced to day that the
entire Pennsylvania delegation
will support him and that his
chances OF success are excellent.
The printing Committee is one
of the select committees of the
House and the Craftsmanship is
always much coveted. The pres.
ent Chairman, Charles B. Lands,
of Indiana, was defeated for re-
election last November and must
say good by to all his friends at
the Capitol on March 4th.
1t Is customary to appoint a
mem ber to this committee who
Is a practical printer and pup
Usher, and as Representative
Focht Is both and an editor as
well, he Is laying claim to the
place and hopes to land it.
Focht is strong with the labor
people and a delegation of the
latter called on Speaker Cannon
yesterday and spoke in the in
terest of Focht. The Speaker
made no promise, but assured his
callers that MIR. F'ocht would be
considered when he decided to
select successor to Lands.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
PHILIP R0TZ HURT.
Had His Left Leg Pretty Badly Crushet
White Hauling Logs Last Thursday
Morning.

Last Thursday morning, Phil
Up Rotz, of Tod township, went to
the woods on his farm with one
horse to drag out few logs. He
succeeded in getting two out all
right, and while dragging the
third, 1t suddenly swung around,
the rea- end of the log catching
his left leg between it and a
stump. Had it not been for the
tact that the end of the log was
cut off slantlng instead of square,
his leg would ha\ e been mashed
into jelly. AS it was, the leg
was badly crushed from the knee
to the ankle, and Mr.. Rotz will
have use for a crutch for some
time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
Our Sick People.

Mrs. Nj. M. Bender, while SIT
ting at the breakfast table Sun
day morning, suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis from which
she has not entirely recovered.
Isaac Hull, OF this place, who
had stroke of paralysis several
days ago, Is able to be up and
about the house again.
Merchant j. Kendall Johnston
has been confined to the house
several days with dose of old
fashioned grip.
Senator w. Scott Alexander,
who has been "lald up" with rheu.
matlsm all wiuter, is still confined
to his room.
Mrs. Alex. Patterson, who had
been confined to the house for
some time with a severe attack OF
typhoid pneumonia, is out again.
The condition of Aunt "Beckie"
Alexander, who has been an In
valid for a long time remains
about the same.
Robert M. Downes who had
been kept In the house about ten
days on account at rheumatism,
was able to come down to his
shop yesterday morning.
CharlleGreathead who has been
working on farm near William
son for several months, is lying
very Ill of typhoid pneumonia.
HIS mother, Mrs, ]. w. Great.
head has been with him since last
Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Pittman whose Ill.
ness has been mentioned before,
remains about the same.
Mrs. Andrew Washabaugh be.
came very sick suddenly Tues.
day, and for q time 1t was feared
she could not live. She is, how
ever, very much better now.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
cOmerer.

At seven o'clock, Wednesday
evening of last week, Miss Annie
Comerer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Comerer, of this
place, was united IN marriage at
the Second Lutheran church,
Chambersburg, by Miss Conner.
er's pastor, the Rev. Charles
William Heathcote, to DAVID G.
Ward. Mr.. Ward is a popular
engineman on the 9. V. r. R.,
and Mrs. Ward is an active
church worker in the Second
Lutheran church, OF which she is
member. The BRIDES many
McConnellsburg friends join IN
extending kindest wishes for Q
long, useful, and happy life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
HIRAM.

B L. Wagner and family spent
Sunday at John Lamberson's.
w. l.. Berkstresser expects to
get a telephone put in his house
IN the near future.
Mae and Viola Mumma visited
Hiram Clevenger's Saturday and
Sunday.
E. G. Deaver was a pleasant
caller at Horace Wagner's Sun.
day evening.
The M. e. Sunday school was
re-organlzed recently, and the
following officers elected: E. FL.
Kirk, superintendent; W. M.
Helfner, treasurer; Margaret
Kirk, secretary; Marjorie b. Clev
enger, organlst, and Bert Erb,
teacher of the Bible class. Mr..
Erb has large class and Is well
qualified TO teach it.
The oyster supper was we'll at
tended Saturday evening, and
good order prevailed.
Jesse Laidig has invented a
new sled called the flexible flyer;
next will be an airship.
p. B. Melius has his new barn
about completed.
Our school Is getting along
nicely under the care of Myrtle
Stevens.
Allen Deayer will leave for Can.
ada the first of March, where he
will take up homestead. We
wish him success.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
GroundhOg Day.

The weather on Tuesday glad
dened the hearts of the people
that had not put up any ice yet.
The sun shined brightly all day,
and festive ground hogs came out
and frisked around like spring
lamb bs. According TO the old
weather prophets, we may ex-
pect SIX weeks of solid winter
weather yet. The only person IN
town who took advantage of the
opportunity, was our enterpris.
ing butcher friend, Bert Hoh-
man. He was busy all Tuesday
evening selling ground hog at ten
cents pound, and everybody
that got any says 1T was fine eat
ing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
Business is Business.

1t Is only natural that when
one has anything to sell, he wants
to get as much for 1T as he can.
And when cIrcum stances are
such that it becomes necessary
for one to sell some or all of his
property at public sale, care
should be exercised in making
the stuff bring as near it's value
as possible. This, so far as pub.
lie sales are concerned, depends
upon how many people know of
the sale and the articles to be
sold. 1t stands to reason that
the more persons there are at the
sale that want the article to be
sold, the livelier will be the bid.
ding, and the more the articles
will prlng.
This large crowd of bidders
can only be brought together by
U having to sell what people
want, and (2) properly advertising
it. A sale bill, no matter how
well printed, when stuck IN some
out-of-the-way place, or posted
IN a store where it is soon cover
ed up by the next fellows bill,
does not tell very m3ny people
about your sale. The most eff.
fective way of letting people know
that you are going to have sale,
when 1T is to be, and what you
have 10 sell, is to advertise IN a
newspaper; and even then 1t de-
pends upon what newspaper you
use. A newspaper that does not
have much clrcuJation-that does
not reach more than a few peo.
pie in some political party, or
church organization, is not the
medium you want. The paper
you want to use Is the newspaper
that people of all political parties
take and read, and then EVERY
BODY finds out about your sale;
1T is talked about at the family
tireslde, and when the day comes
everybody is ready for it.
Use your own judgment about
selecting the medium you will
use; when two or three fellows
follow you around and try to
make you believe that their news.
paper is the only one in the Coun-
ty, you can make up your mind
that it Is not so much your inter.
est that they are after, as it Is
their own.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
hUSTONTOWN.

Dan Bishop was called back to
his work on Broadtop last week.
L. V. Palmer, former Huston.
town boy, but who is now living
In Mt Union, Pa, spent few
days very pleasantly among his
many friends here.
Mrs. Ora Frank, who has been
spending the past two weeks with
her parents, N. M, Kirk and wife,
returned to her home this week.
M. G. Kirk has purchased a
fine property In McConnellsburg
and expects to move as soon as
the weather permits.
Mrs. Harry Dawney IS a victim
OF grippe at this writing.
Foster Ambrose and lady friend
spent Monday evening with Har-
ry Kellar. Foster is employed
by the p. r. r. Co., and is a
brakeman running from Altoona
TO Pittsburg.
Hon. Judge Buckley and daugh.
ter Annie spent Sunday very
pleasantly with M. G. KIRK and
wife.
Rev. Cline expects to start .
revival meeting in the NJ. Il;
church thas week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
Built MiIldam OF Con crete.

Mr.. James Johnson, one of Ful.
ton County's most progressive
citizens, spent Saturday night in
McConnellsburg. Mr.. Johnson
owns the Brewer Mill at the forks
of the Tonoloway Greek inThomp.
son township, and during the
past season has greatly improved
the property by putting in con.
crete dam. While there are a
great many fine water powers IN
this county, Mr.. Johnson is the
first to get away from the old
wooden structure that washes
out with every unusual freshet,
and IN the end costs as much as
dozen concrete dams, which
once put IN is absolutely water
tight, and lasts as long as the
world stands. Mr.. Johnson Is
dam is 81 feet in length and is
bound to solid rock on one side of
the creek and to sixty-foot
wing wall at the other side. It Is
36 inches in thickness at the bot
tom, l6 inches at the top, and
averages ten feet In height. He
did not disturb the old dam, but
built his new one just a few feet
below the bi east of the old one.
OF course, what will interest most
mill owners is the cost. This one
cost Mr.. Johnson about eight
hundred dollars, but when asked
whether that was not a pretty
stiff price, replied, 20, nc; 1T has
cost several times that amount to
keep the old dam up since the
mill was built"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
MORE RABIES.
Franklin County Farmer Has Lost Two
Cows and a Horse.

The Cham bersb burs Pu blicOpin-
ion gives the following account of
the loss of stock by J. F. Swish
er, Shady Grove farmer:
Changes characteristic or
rabies found in horses braid. ."
''rbls is the message received
by wire by DR.. j. p. Stover,
Shady Grove, from the state live
stock boards laboratory In Phil
adelphla and it was report en-
the brain Of the horse of j. +.
Swlsher, Shady Grove farmer.
"Mr. Swisher lost a COW in No.
VEN ber and another IN Decem ber,
from a strange malady. Ten
days ago when a horse died after
exhibiting similar symptoms
DR.. Stover shipped Its brain to
the live stock boards laboratory
lOr analysis.
"The horse had exhibited symp
toms of rabies, but 1t was not
known that it had been bitten by
a dog. Mr.. Swisher was of the
opinion that some fodder he had
been feeding his cattle had been
poisoned in some manner and
after the second cows death, dis.
continued feeding it. Shortly
before the horse died, he had
com menced feeding 1t to his
horses.
"Dr. Slower had never seen
symptoms from poisoning such
as exhibited by the horse and
after sending the animals brain
to Philadelphia, he proceeded to
make further inquiry. Then it
was that Mr.. Swisher remem-
bered that his dog had disap-
peared September 25, after hav-
ing acted strangely and DR.. Ste
yer anticipated the report of the
state board.
"Mr. Swlsher's dog had been
away from home for day or two
and when he returned he acted
susplclously. Little note was
taken of him, however, for few
days later he went away never to
return.
cit Is conjectured that this dog
contracted rabies during his alb.
sence and upon his return bit the
cattle and the horse. Then he
went away and died.
"While rabies usually mani.
tests itself within ten days after
1T has been contracted, cases are
on record IN which a year has
elapsed.
"No marks had been observed
on either the cattle or the horse
last fail and 1T was this fact that
gave rise to the poison theory"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-02-04
NUMBER 20
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings aud Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for a RestfuI Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Harry OFT and Walter Rotz are
visiting friends in Harrisburg
this week.
Ex-Commissioner w. Fl. Chart
ton and j. Ed Palmer, of War
fordsburg, were in town last
Friday night
Miss Margaret Daniels and
Miss F. Pearl Mellott, both sue
cessful teachers, spent last Sat.
urday in town.
Mr.and Mrs. Chas. II. Eitemll.
Ter, of Mercersburg, shent sun
day IN the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Comerer.
Mrs. Lillian Bernhardt has
gone South for the winter and IS
now staying at the Altamonte
Hotel, Altamonte Springs Flori-
da.
Charles Runyan, OF Warfords-
burg, and Mr.. Elmer Keyes, of
Ohio, spent Friday night in the
home of the formers cousin, P.
P. Mann and family.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Hill, of
Everett, drove down Sunday and
renamed until Monday the
guests of their cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Lynch, of this place.
Mrs. T. W. Walker and son are
spending this week In the home
of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Sloan. Mr.. Walk
er was with her over Sunday.
John D. Cutchall and A. j. Boil
niger, of Taylor, each brought
a load of the household goods of
their nelghbor Isaac Bohnger,
who moved to town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Motter and
their daughters, Bessie and Ada,
ATTENDED the funeral of Mrs.
Motter's mother, Mrs. Samuel
st. Clair at Metal, Franklin coun-
ty, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Doyle
went to Cham bersburg yester-
day, and this morning took the
train at that place for Carroll
county, Illinois, where they ex.
pect 10 go to Housekeeping at
once and George will work on a
farm this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest r. Nc
Clam went over to Cham bersburg
last Wednesday morning IN their
automobile, and returned IN the
afternoon accompanied by the
latter's mother, Mrs. M. B.
Trout, who had been spending
sometime visiting her sons, Drs.
Nick and Clarence.
Mr.. Samuel Hood, of Madison,
Wisconsin, who had not seen his
sister, Mrs. j. Flndlay Johnston,
of the Cove, for several years,
gave that good lady very agree
able surprise Tuesday, by calling
at her home. Mr.. Hood was on a
hurried business trip to the east
ern cities, and barely had time to
run up from Harrisburg and say
uHowdy