The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-09-15
NUMBER 40
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for RestfuI Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Jas. M. Chestnut, auctloneer, of
Hustontown, was business visit
or to town one day last week.
Chas. Tritle and family speut
part of last week with Mr.. Trltle's
fathers family, j. K. Tritle, near
Fort Loudon.
Edward Doyle, of Philadelphia
spent Saturday and Sunday with
his father Vim. N. Doyle's family
In this place.
Martin L. Rinedollar and wife,
former residents of this place,
now Of Waynesboro, Pa, are VS.
lting friends and relatives here.
DR.. G. n. Trout, wife and little
daughter Esther, of Red Lion,
York county are the guests of
Mrs. M, B. Trout, the Doctors
mother.
MISS Elizabeth NJ. Diehl, Of
Cashtown, Adams county, is the
guest of her brother Rev. Jno. NJ
Diehl and wife at the Presbyterl-
an parsonage, this place.
After having spent two weeks
visiting among friends IN this
county, Cloyd Finlff has returned
to the home of his parents, n. |.
Finiff and wife, in Chambersburg.
Geo. w. Reisner, of the firm of
Geo. W. Reisner & Co., is in the
eastern cities this week buying
fall goods. That they will have
fine stock at reasonable prices,
goes without SAYING.
Mrs. LouelIa Probst6eld and
son Edward of Minneapolis, Wis,
are guests of MIR. and Mrs.
Albert Stoner. Mrs. Probstfeld
is daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Christ Hoover, who left this
county nineteen years ago.
Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Garland,
of Needmore, went to Bedford
county on Wednesday of last
week, where the Reverend Off.
ciated IN the marriage of Miss
Rosa P. Leasure, near Clearvllle,
and Levi Diehl, of Friends Cove,
and returned home IN the even
ing.
VIM. II. Mosser and wife, and
Misses Ora Slick and Ethel Putt
all of SaXton, Pa, spent Sun
day IN this place. Mr.. Mosser
was born and raised near the
woolen mill IN Ayr township, and
visited his old home. lie reports
many changes since he was last
IN Fulton county. They will
spend the week visiting IN Mer-
cersburg, Waynesboro, end Get.
tysburg. Mr.. Mosser was warm
ly greeted by his old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Bow
man, of Oneida, ILL.,, are visiting
IN the home of Mr.. Jacob Rotz,
on north Second street. Mr..
Bowman grew to manhood III
Tod township, working SIX years
for Adam Cook, on what is now
known as the Trout farm. He
went to Illinois in 1868, hired on
a farm as a common laborer,
saved his money until he was
able to rent farm and took hold
on his own account. Founteen
years later, he purchased farm
OF 100 acres at S75 an acre, shoul-
dering a mortgage of Sc, 500 at 10
per cent. But that mortgage
never caused him to lose any
sleep, for when the years came
around he had the 10 per cent for
the interest and nice su m to pay
ON the principal, and in a few
years he had a clear title. That
like all western pro-
perty, and eastern as well, has
grown In value until now Mr..
Bowman is comfortably fixed,
and has added other lands to his
holdings. HIS wife, who was also
raised IN the Cove was MISS
Annie Moore, a sister of Rev.
Mason L. Slpes' wife, and was q
of William Moore, who
many years ago lived In the Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman are very
pleasant people. and have very
much enjoyed the hospitality Of
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