The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-07-14
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The Sheets Stage Line takes
YOU to Mercersburg for so cents.
Mrs. J. V. Wilhelm and daugh.
ter Virginia, of Homestead, Ia,
are visiting the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nelson Sipes.
A bunch of young folks from
town went down to a picnic at
Rockhill yesterday afternoon,
and had very pleasant time.
James A. Patten, for years the
most spectacular operator In the
Chicago wheat pit, has retired
from active market manlpulations
HIS fortune is estimated at S10,.
OO0,000-"winnings" in the wheat
cotton and stock markets. When
he "cornered" wheat and sent
the price skybigh, every home
paid toll out of its barrel to Pat
ten.
The incorporation of the Uni
versal Aerial Navigation company
of st. Louis, has revealed plans
for a commercial passenger air.
ship that rivals the dreams of
Jules Verne. Officials of the com
pany declare that within year
they will have ship that will car
ry up to a hundred passengers In
60 mile wind and at a speed of
100 miles an hour.
According to figures made pub
lie at the offices of the state rail
road com mission at Harrisburg
last week ninety nine people were
killed and 774 injured on the rail
roads of Pennsylvania last month
and seventeen were killed and
359 hurt on the electric lines.
The casualties show increase
because of growth of traffic.
Trespassers continue to form
large item in the fatalities on
both kinds of lines.
Just after noon on the Fourth
of July, Lewistown man named
Burlow had an automobile wreck
near Ardenhelm. Burlow had
car full and was speeding to Hun
tlngdon to see the Huntingdon
and Reedsville game. At one of
the horse shoe curves just be-
low Huntingdon, the car skidded
and went completely over. How
all the occupants escaped any IN
jury is a miracle but no one was
hurt although all missed the
game.
j. Ogden Armour, the Chicago
packer, returning from a trip to
Europe, does not believe this coun
try will see 1910 hogs" again.
"Hogs normally should range
around SO. If the west reaps
bountlful corn, wheat and oats
crop this year, we may hope for
lower prices. The same crop
problem will have a big effect on
the price of meats. If the crop
of grain is short, the supply of
cattle and hogs will be short"
A decrease IN circulation per
capita of 40 cents on July as
compared with year ago is
shown by the latest treasury
statement on that subject. On
July l, 1899, the amount which
each man, woman and child IN
the United States would have had
were all the money equally d.
vided, was $35 OIL; last Friday 1T
was $34 SO. The amount of mon.
ey in circulation on the first IN
slant was greater than year
ago, but the population. increased
III greater proportion than did
the money.
B. Frank While and wife, of
Knobsville, gave social last Sat
urday evening in honor of Miss
Mary Horton, of Harrisburg.
The evening was spent very pleas
antly with parlor games and mu-
sic, after which the guests were
invited to the dining room, where
all wei rendered refreshments.
Those present were Mary Hor-
ton, Blanche Peck, Lula Ander
son, Amy Myers, Helen Shidle-
man, Verda Sharpe, Wilber Peck,
John Kelso, Sam Kelso, James
Campbell; Harry Snyder, and
Bruce While. After an enjoyable