The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Mrs. Sabina Mellott and son

,'OS ohu irlSiuS uehT w ar
fordsburg. On their way home
they had very pleasant time al
W. Y. MelIott's near lido.
Mrs. s. Logue Wink, of Need
more, accompanied her sister
Miss Orpha Snyder to McCon.
nellsburg last Monday, returning
home in the evening while Orpha
remained to attend the Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey While
and Mr.. Zack Valance spent
Thanksgiving In Waynesboro Wis.
iting Mr.. Lew Cordell's. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cordell returned home with
them and renamed until Tues.
day.
Mr.. VIM. B. Truxel, of War.
fordsburg, was IN town attending
to business Tuesday. Mr.. Trux.
el had the misfortune to have a fire
In Septem Der that destroyed his
dwelling house and much of the
contents.
Prof. II. o. While, principal o.
the schools at Broadtop City,
Pa, spent the time from We'd.
nesday until Sunday with his
home folks IN this county. He
Is attending the County Institute
IN Huntingdon this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Cutchall
and daughters Oda Pauline and
Golda Chole, of Dublin township,
spent last Saturday IN town shop.
ping. They were pleasant callers
at the NEWS office and the NEWS
will be regular visitor at their
home during the next year.
Miss Margaret Kirk, daughter
of Editor E. II. Kirk, returned
from Philadelphia Tue sday
whittier she had been undergoing
an operation in the Medlco Chl
hospital for strabismus. The
operation was performed by DR..
Fox and was very satisfactory.
Mr.. j. G. Comerer, OF Thomp
son township, was the first to
drop little cash into our till
Monday morning. He came up
Sunday afternoon bringing his
daughter Miss Annie to town to
attend the County Institute. He
spent Sunday night IN the home
Of his mother. in law Mrs. Sarah
Pittman.
q. F. Fendrick OF Mercersburg
has sold his farm of 16o acres,
two and a half miles south Of
Mercersburg tenanted by Charles
Wagner, for $4,000 he has sold
his tarm of 179 acres, IN the same
locality, to Harry Wltter for $40,
500; and he has bought from w.
b. Gordon a farm of 78 acres,
four miles west of Mercersbarg,
for $55 per acre.
After being IN the hotel bust
ness for many yearsJohn Ramer,
the well known proprietor of the
hotel In st. Thomas, will retire
to.private life onDecem Der 27 and
will likely make st. Thomas his
future home. On that date he
will turn over the hotel property,
furniture and fixtures to Harry
w. McClaln, of Roxbury, on
terms not made public.
Mr.. John Cohick, the popular
agent at the Three Springs sta
ton on the East Broadtop Rail
road, butchered his porkers few |
days ago. He had only a pig and
a hog to kill this year, but will
probably have lard enough to
last his family through the year
If they do not bake too many pies.
The pig dressed 427 pounds,
and the hog 521. Next!
On Wednesday Of last week,
John Scott Alexander took one
of his horses down to Flemlng's
shop to have 1t shod. While Mr..
Fleming was pairing the hoof pre-
paratory to placing a shoe he dis.
covered nall in the hoof, and
drew 1t out. On Friday lockjaw |
developed, and Tuesday the horse
had to be killed People should |
be careful not to allow nails |
to be left on the public roads.
Old rubber blocks and ether |
boards containing nails are pro.
ductive of much harm.