The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
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Easter comes exceptionally
early this year. The first full
moon after March % will appear
on March 25, therefore, Easter,
which is always the first Sunday
after this occurrence. win fall on
March 81.
Edward Miller, of MERGERS.
burg, has bought the CALVIN p.
Bream farm Of 277 acres, located
in Adams county. This Is said
to be among the finest limestone
farms in Adams county. Mr..
Miller will take possession In
April.
A UNIQUE record, and probably
the only one OF its kind, Is that
held by Charles Porta, of Altoona,
who has the distinction of beng
the father of twenty-nine chil.
dren, ranging in ages from thir.
ty.five years to the latest arrival,
who is but two months of age.
The Mapleton Item says the
coal mines In and around Roberts
dale are working to their fullest
capacity. In order to handle the
increased output Of the mines,
the East Broad Top Railroad Com
pany is running trains at night,
hauling coal to it's yards at Mount
Union.
People who write things which
they would like to see printed in
a newspaper, should bear IN mind
that what they write as their per
sonal opinion should be fathered
by them, and when they write
stuff that is not fit for them to at
tach their names to, it should nev
er be printed.
After lingering eleven days
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, who
was stricken with apoplexy while
riding IN a street car on January
18, the day after he had observed
the seventy-sixth anniversary OF
his birth, died IN the Hahnemann
hospital in Philadelphia at 9
o'clock Saturday night.
Last Friday, Stillwell A. Clev.
enger purchased the w. T. Ed
mondson cigar store In the Trust
Building, Chambersburg, and
took possession of the same Mon
day morning. MIR. Clevenger
had several years successful ex.
perlence in the cigar business IN
Waynesboro before becoming
Clerk Of the Courts In Franklin
county. ,;
About six o'clock on. Wednes-
day evening Of last week, Mr.. j.
H. Hafer, proprietor Of the Bed
ford House, Bedford, Pa, died
suddenly Of heart failure. Harp
or, as he was Familiarity known,
was q prince among hotel men,
and the news of his sudden death
will cause profound sorrow IN the
hearts of the large number OF pa
irons Of that popular hostelry.
From beneath the nail on the
toe OF her right loot. Mrs. Chas
e Carr, of York. recovered part
of q needle that she swallowed
fifteen years ago. Eight years
ago she got the other part of the
needle from toe on her left foot
When she swallowed the needle
1T was whole. In spite of the
long time 1t vas Ia her body, II
retained its original brightness,
Jennie Amos, of Philadelphia
formerly of Bedford, has beer
awarded 5000 damages IN q sui
against the Delaware River Ferry
Company tor having her foo
crushed to a pulp by the ferry
boat, Ocean City, as she was stel
ping OF II ct Kaighn Point, Cam
den. At . previous trial Misi
Amos was awarded $4,000, bu
the court set II aside as excess
i've.
Now is the time when many I
pleasant evening will be spen
looking thrOu0h tho .uumarOuI