The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-02


haps ahead in this particular, hav
ing spent SO, 100000 for autos last
year.
Nothing more quickly marks
| the refinement of the young girl.
than the care she takes of the
toilet articles, especially her
comb and brush. If these are
kept scrupulously clean by fre:
quent Washing, it is the hallmark
of neatness.
DR.. and Mrs. Will Robinson, of
Philadelphia, spent the time from
last Friduy evening until Satur-
day noon the guests of Editor and
Mrs. Smith M. Robinson, of this
place. DR., Robinson was born at
Big Cove Tannery, but that CIR
cumstance did not in any way
hinder HIM from becoming one of
Philadelphia's leading physicians,
a distinction which he we'll merits
to day.
Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Malcolm
and their little daughter, of Rein
ersburg, Pa, are visiting IN the
home of Mrs. Malcolm S parents,
D. M. Kendall and wife, IN the
Cove. The pastoral relations be.
tween Rev. Malcolm and his con.
gregation at Reimersburg have
been dissolved, and the Reverend
gentleman has accepted call to
pastorate iu Abba, Iowa. He will
take charge of his new work
about the hrst of July.
Another death from blood pols
on has been added to Huntingdon
county's record. On Tue day of
last week, William Bice, aged 72
years, for many years livery
man at Mount Union, and well
known by all the county, died
from that disease, having been
i'll but few days. Some time
ago, the llveryman fell off horse
and sustained small scratch on
his nose. Poison developed from
this. He was unmarried. The
funeral was held last Thursday.
The Washington county, Nd,
commissioners have about COM
pleted the appointment of road
supervisors, of whom there are
about 400 IN the county. There
are some 900 miles of road, includ
ing 100 miles of turnpike, in the
county. 1t is said Washington
county has more road mileage
than any other county m the Unit
ed States. The appropriation
for roads and bridges last year
was about $4,000.
The Department of Internal
Revenue reports that 1893, 1893
barrels of beer were sold during
the month of March, 1910, as com
pared with 4,079,222 barrels for
March, 1909, an increase of 914,.
571 barrels. The government tax
is 81 per barrel. According to
figures gwen the consumption Of
beer has almost doubled since
1901 and this in face of the fact
that a number of states have de-
clared in favor of prohibition dur
ing the past nine years.
Preparations are already in
progress in the Department of
Public instruction and State
Treasurer's Office IN Harrisburg
+ for the payment of the 81, 500, 900
state appropriation to public
schools and normal schools, as
promptly as possible after the re
! ports from the various school dis
! tricts come IN June. FIRST come,
first served, will be the rule, but
) it will be gratifying to all to know
; that none will have to wait very
long for the apportionment due
them.
More than 10000 American
citizens with from $1,000 to So, 900
each, Virtually all farmers and
heads of families, expatrlated
themselves between March 81,
: 1909, and March /, 1910 They
went from all portions of the
United States, but particularly
from the middle West, to take up
government homesteads IN Cana