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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-05
Number One,
A JOINT RESOLUTION

a JOlNl hEoOLO llON
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitutlon of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate
the courts Of common pleas OF Aile-
gheny County.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Sen.
ate and House of Representatives OF
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In
General Assembly met That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Pennsylvania be and the same is
hereby, proposed, in accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof
That section six of article five be
amended, by striking out the said Sec
tion, and inserting In place thereof the
following:
Section 6. In the county of Philadel-
phia all the jurisdiction and powers
now vested in the district courts and
courts of common pleas, subject to
such changes as may be made by this
Constitution or by law, shall be in
Philadelphia vested in five distinct and
separate courts of eqnal and co-ordi-
nate jurisdiction, composed of three
Judges each. The said courts in Phil
adelphia shall be designated respect
lively as the court of common pleas
number one, number two, number
three, number four, and number five,
but the number of said courts may be
by law increased, from time to time.
and shall be in like manner designat-
ed by successive numbers. The num-
Der of judges in any of said courts, or
in any county where the establishment
of an additional court may be author
ICED by law, may be increased, from
time to time, and whenever such in
crease shall amount in the whole 10
three, such three judges shall compose
distinct and separate court ashore
said, which shall be numbered as
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits
shall be instituted in The said courts
Of common pleas without designating
the number of the said court, and the
several courts shall distribute and
apportion the business among them In
such manner as shall be provided by
rules of court, and each court, to
which any suit shall be thus assigned,
shall have exclusive jurisdiction there
of, subject to change of venue, as
shall be provided by law.
In the county of Allegheny all the
| jurisdiction and powers now vested il
the several numbered courts of com
mon pleas shall be vested in one court
of common pleas, composed of all the
Judges in commission in said courts
Such jurisdiction and powers shall ex'
tend to all proceedings at law and in
equity which shall have been institut'
ed in the several numbered courts, an6
shall be SUBJECT to such changes a:
may be made by law, and subject tC
change of venue as provided by law
The president Judge of said court shal
be selected as provided by law. The
number of judges in said court may b,
by law increased from time to time
This amendment shall take effect or
the first day of January succeeding it,
adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Was Equal TO the Occasion.

The elder Sothern, the creator OF
the Lord Dundreary fame, was ex'
tremely sensitive to Interruptions OF
any sort Seeing man In the act OF
leaving his box daring the delivery OF
one of the actors best speeches he
shouted out: "Hi you sir, do you
know there is another act?" The Of
fender was equal to the occasion, how
ever; he turned to the actor and an
swered cheerfully: "Oh. yes; that's
why I'm going!"--In Lighter Vein.
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Averfs Awful Tragedy.

Timely edvice gwen Mrs. G,
Willoughby, of Marengo, Wis,
Or. No. y prevented a dreadful
tragedy and saved two lives.
Doctors had SAID her frightful
cough was a Consumption
cough and could do little to help
her. After many remedies failed
her aunt urged her to take DR..
Kings New Discovery. [ have
been using 1t for some time" she
wrote "and the awful cough has
almost gone. 1t also saved my
little boy when taken with a Sc
vele bronchial trouble. This
matchless medicine has no equal
for throat and lung troubles.
Price SOC and S1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by TrCut's
drug store,
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WOnlanIY Wisdom.

10 remove pOJaJO, onion anu
other vegetable STAINS from the
hands, rub with ripe tomatoes.
Get the stoves ia order for the
first cold-snap, when you really
feel the cold more than in winter
weather.
Crumpled newspapers pushed
up the hues of unused chlmneys
keep out flies that would enter
there.
Be sure to keep pair OF old
scissors IN the kitchen for the
purpose of cutting raislns, let
tuce, celery, etc.
Skim the fat off the chicken
broth and use 1t to shorten bis
cults. These are much more de-
licious than when you use lard.
At the altar: II, thee, with all
my worldly goods endow. " Two
years later: "More money?
Where's the dollar l gave you
last week."
A bank lately received the fol-
lowing note from a lady: "Please
stop payment on the check l
wrote out to day, as | accidental
ly burned 1t up"
Save all your coffee grounds;
rinse them and use them to stuff
pincushlons. They will hold
shape indefinitely and the pins
push In easily.
If a tablespoonful of sweet
milk is added to each yolk Of egg
when making custards, the mix
ture will not curdle when added
to the boiling milk.
Wien cake icing is too hard so
that you can not spread it on,
add a little water, a drop at a time.
When it is too thin, add sufficient
powdered sugar, first rubbing
out the Jumps.
When parlng vegetables, espec
tally the humble tuber and odor.
Gus onion, slip over the forefinger
of the right hand a kid finger cut
from an old glove. 1t will save
the hand from an unslghtly stain.
By inspecting the canned fruit
occasionally, the housewife will
be able to save any that has begun
to spoil, by carefully removing
that which is tainted and cooking
the rest over, recanning it as IN
the start.
Use worn.out white stockings
for wash rags. Cut away the
foot. Fold the top double and
hem or overcast the edges. The
edges may be bound, and strap
fastened across the center to slip
the hand through.
To cook eggplant, cut into slices
half an inch thick and let them
lie for an hour in salted water to
remove that bitter taste. To fry,
put the slices in the frying-pan
with small quantity of butter
turn when one side is done.
Have you tried baking eggs!
Grease a baklng-dish with butter
break the eggs into it, cover with
cream. Add salt, pepper, and a
tablespoonful of butter. Setit II
a moderate oven few minutes
Length of time depends on whett
er you like them soft or well.done
From October Farm Journal.
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|. Bert Knepper, one of our good
friends from Dublin Mills, was a
pleasant caller on Wednesday
morning. He says the farmers
IN his vicinity are back in their
seeding owing to the wet weather
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HlDES.-james Sipes & Sons
pay the highest market price
for beef hides at their butcher
shop IN McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf SKINS,
sheepskins and tallow.
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Wanted.

Butter, Eggs, Chickens, Ducks
Geese, Turkeys, Gulneas, Plgle'
ons, Nuts, and DriedFruits. Also,
Apples and Potatoes. Highest
Market Price Paid. Address
p. K. KISECKER
344 N. Water ST.,
105, W.. Philadelphia, Pa.
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Mr.. and Mrs. N. l. Finlff,
drove over from Chambersburg
Tuesday afternoon to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. j. G. Fore which
occurred yesterday. They return
ed home Wednesday afternoon.
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WATERFALL.

Miss Alice Cutchall has return
ed from the Smoky City, after a
visit of ten days.
Rev. G.. A. Sparks, of Mapleton
was a guest of Isaac G. McClaln
last Sunday.
Charlie Mumma is nursing a
"blle" on his face.
Howard Barnett and family
we're guests in the home of Will
liam Knepper last Sunday.
Meade Barnett and Miss Ora
Cook were guests IN the home of
Irwin Ramsey at Jacobs a few
days last week.
Miss Pearl Fix and Elsie Black
of Cherry Grove, and j. Lee Nc
Clam and brother T., were at W.
f. Berkstressers last Sunday.
Rudislll Lam berson and wife,
of Kearney, were visitors in the
home of John Lamberson last
Sunday.
Miss Bertha NJ cClain h a S
moved her dress making estab-
lishment from Three Springs 10
Gracey.
S. G. Gracey has gone to Alex.
andrla to take charge of a store.
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A new counterfeit $40 national

a new uuJerlelJ NlO udbiOudi
bank note on the Blair County
National Bank. OF Tyrone, Pa,
was reported by the Secret Ser
vice recently. Itls of the 1902
1903 series, chtck letter "E" and
bears President McKinley's por.
trait. The work on it is similar
to that on the counterfeit SIC
note on the Anglo aud London
Paris National Bank of San Fran
cisco, the Ilhnols National Bank
of Springfield, I'll, and the Bu'-
falo series. United States note,
all of which recently were detec .
ed. The principal passcr of these
counterleits is under arrest
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rfespass notices at the NEWS
flee. Five cents each or 6 for
a quarter. May be sent by mail.
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DRoPosED AMENDMENTS TO

DROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
L TUE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMON WEALTH OF PENNSYL-
VANIA, AND PUBLISHEDNBY or
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMON EALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF The
CONSTITUTION.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
FIREMEN GET
APPROPRIATIONS

The contracts between City Council
and the different fire companies, for
services OF the latter for the ensuing
year, were signed last night at the
committee meeting of the fire commit
tee Of Council in Council chambers
The president and secretary Of each
of the twelve companies We're present
and after each had signed the con-
tract. the official seal Of each company
was attached 70 the contracts. They
we're then signed by Mayor Howell,
President Of Council Benson and
Clerk of Council McManus. Tho Wit
ness 10 the signing Of the contracts
was James Riley, bailiff Of Council.
The amount Of money appropriated
by the city to the fire companies is
as follows: Friendship, S4,SO0; Re
lance, S4,SO0: Delaware. $4,000
Phoenix, $500; Water Witch, s4.SO0:
Fame Hose, $4,000; Weccacoe, $500
Washington. $4,000; Liberty, $4,000;
Brandywine, $4.S00; Union, $4,000
Independence, $4,000.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
CITY STORM SOAKED,
MORE RAIN PREDICTED
Rising Waters Drive South
Wilmington Residents
up Stairs for Pro-
fecfion
MONTHS RAINFALL
HEAVIEST IN HISTORY

Wilmington is surely water soaked
city. Never in it's history has there
been so much rain as during the pres-
ent month. Despite tho fact that more
than eleven inches Of water fell during
tho month. up 10 s o'clock yesterday
morning. II had TO rain another two
and "a half inches yesterday and last
night and for good measure an addi-
tional sixty-hve hundrcdths OF an inch
came this morning. with no sign Of
abatment. the weather man actually
predicting moro rain tonight.
The total rain fall from August I 10
~ o'clock today according to the rain
gauge az the Street and Sewer de-
partment. was 1479 inches WITH all
indications pointing to a precipitation
beyond the iftcen-inch mark. a truly
unheard OF record The immensity oc
the volume of water that fell during
the month Is plainly shown. when one
considers that the average annual rain
fall is about 81 inches The city has
had nearly half that much in August
Tho Board Of Health office is being
continually called over the telephone
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
SIX BID FOR
DYKE CONTRACTS

Six contracting firms, one of the
Captain j. J.. William Company, Of
this city, seek the contracts for the
building of the four dykes in the Del
aware river, for which bids were
opened yesterday by Major Herbert
Deakype, of the United States Engi-
neers Office in the Witherspoon
building Philadelphia, and for which
100000 is available. The bids will
be scheduled at once and submitted 10
the department at Washington with
recommendations
The concerns making bids for the
work are the Sanford and Brooks
Company, of Baltimore; Breakwater
Company, of Philadelphia; Armstrong
and Latta Company, of Philadelphia;
the American Paving and Construc-
tion Company, of Philadelphia; Lat
Ia and Perry Construction Company,
of Philadelphia, and Captain J. J.
Williams Company. of this city 1t
was impossible TO learn which was
the lowest bidder yesterday because
Of the technical character of the bid
ding. Work on the scheduling of the
bids was begun Immediately, so that
the bids could be forwarded to WASH
ington where the decision on which
the contracts will be awarded will be
made
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
BEAT WOODS
in MAN HUNT
Armed Men in all Night
Search for Fellow Who
Attacks Girls
ESCAPES AFTER THROWING
MISS DOUGHERTY TO GROUND

Attacked by a man shortly after .
o'clock on Tuesday night, along a road
at the end Of the Rising Sun line, of
the Peoples Company. Miss Annie
Dougherty. who lives In that section
known as the Upper Banks, had AN
experience from the shock of which.
she is still suffering.
With her sister, Miss Rose Dough-
erty, and q friend Miss Elsie Glover,
she got off the car at duPont's Banks
The young women noticed white
man standing in the shelter shed alone
the railway at that point but paid no
attention to him. thinking he WAS watt
ing for a car. As they turned 10 walk
down the ROAD the young women We're
surprised 70 see the man run down the
road ahead OF them. He returned and
met them near a building, formerly
used by the DUPONT Powder Company
as an Office. but now occupied hy
Charles c. Cox. as residence HC
asked the girls where he could get a
trolley car for Wilmington. lie wa,
short and heavily built and had i
smooth face and was very dark.
They were about TO explain, whcr
tue SiIdhbtI EIdolcu MISS fAiNl,
Dougherty about the body and threw
her to the ground She screamed an,
her sister and friend, badly frightened
ran down the road The sister of th,
young woman, however gained cour
age and returning. attacked the maj
with an umbrella she carried.
In the meantime the screams of th'
girls attracted the attention of sew
eral young men who We're standing a
the store of W. j. Hunter. at the en-,
Of the Rising Sun line, and Jame
Marsh, colored. who is employed b.
Frank L. Connahle. a viceprcsident o
the dupont Powder Company. who's
home is a short distance away ran to
ward the girls. The stranger bocam
alarmed and fed into the woods, bu
before going, picked up two boxes o
candy which his victim had dropped d
the road. carrying them off with him
When the men who came TO the az
sistance Of the girls heard their stor
a search was Instituted for the assai
liant which was kept up all night. rhs
EARNED themselves with shot guns an
lrevolyers and aided by the light
lanterns thoroughly searched n
weeds In which the maii disappoufe
and also the surrounding country. bl
were unable 90 locate him The scare
ers were in an ugly mood
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
TICKET FIGHT
UP TOMORROW
Company Will Decide Tonight
What Course to Pursue
Before Commission
EMPLOYEES WANT FAIR
UP TO SAVE WAGES

Members of the Public Utility Com
mission will meet in City Council
chamber at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning, to hear any defense the Will
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company may desire TO offer for abol-
ishing strip tickets and charging a
straight five-cent fare. The meeting
last week ended with the Traction
Company given time to determine
whether it would make any defense
other than President o. T. Crosby's
formal statement that the company
has a charter right as well as a legal
right to charge a straight five-cent
fare.
Mr.. Crosby, who has been away for
several days, will appear before the
Utility Board again tomorrow. He
returned to Wilmington today. The
compaDy's attitude tomorrow Of
whether to put in a further defense
or stand on its charter right will be
determined at a conference of Mr..
Crosby and the company's counsel,
Herbert II. Ward and John f. Neary,
tonight. Mr.. Ward will return from
West Chester today.
The following petition from the en-
ployes of the Traction Company was
submitted today to Secretary Bothum
to be presented to the commission to-
morrow.
Petition from Employees.
ITO the Honorable Board of Public
Utility Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Not knowing what ac-
ton your body will probably take in
the matter Of the discontinuance oi
the sale of six tickets for twenty-five
cents by the Wilmington and Phila.
delphia Traction Company. we, the
undersigned motormen and conduc.
tors. desire to bring to your attention
the following:
"sThe company has voluntarily in
creased our wages on three recen
occasions, bringing them up TO th'
standard wages as paid in neighbor
Ing cities We have always been wei
treated by the company and we con
slider our wages fair. They are thirt
per cent higher than the wages pai
I by the other trolley company Operat
ing i'm this city We consider th
present wages none too high.
"The company has spent large sum
/ for new cars and various other i'm
provemonts, such as additions {
power houses, car barns. laying neV
rails and paving, all Of which ar
/ city betterments
"You Will acknowledge that thl
company has gone to great expense q
meet conditions: in this you will ais
acknowledge that the preaent ser
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Evening journal., 1911-08-31

by persons complaining Of water n
cellars. Many Of the houses complained
Of mover were known 10 have mad
water IN their cellars before.
Secretary Malcom. Of the board, said
that the ground had simply absorbed
all the water it can hold and in some
sections of the city the sewers are TOO
small to carry on the flow. AS result
the water is finding its way into many
cellars never before known even TO be
damp.
Flee From Houses.
Tho east hank or the Christiaua
river near the h. and O. railroad
bridge broke this morning and water
rushed across the lovlands and down
street I'm torrents The carriage
shop Of Jones Guthrie and Company
IN South Market street. was flooded.
The occupants of the houses in Tay-
lor's Row as well as those on the
east side Of Market street were forced
10 take to the second stories Of their
houses and at an early hour this
afternoon they started 10 move out
The waters IN the marshes Of South
Wilmington are rising and at soma
plates diVub tir AouctNd1 lhF hrNIf
is running over the road.
The sidewalk along Market street
from the bridge 10 p street is about
one foot lower than the roadway and
this forms q pool which spreads az
fas As the eye can see. The baseball
park is flooded.
The water in tho Brandywine Creek
this morning was at flood height and
shortly before o'clock a large barge
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Evening journal., 1911-08-31
MALIN FAMILY
in REUNION AGAIN

Mains from near and far gathered
at Chester Park Chester, yesterday,
to attend the tenth annual reunion
of the descendants of Randall and
Elizabeth Malin. Fully one hundred
members of the Malin Family Associ-
alton enjoyed the occasion.
Sports do not play prominent part
in these reunions, but the gathering
was just a happy one where family
affairs were talked of and each learn
ed how the others were getting along.
Some of the Malins reside in other
sections of Pennsylvania and in ad-
joining states, but made every effort
to be present. Delaware and Ches-
ter counties We're largely represented
At noon a basket luncheon was
served. which was enjoyed by all. Tho
lunch was provided by the women. I'm
the afternoon a short literary pro-
gram was given, but there were no
formalities. The call for the meet
ing was issued by the officers of the
association, Captain Edward W. Malin
of Philadelphia, president: Sanford
Omensetter, Of Media, secretary; Har-
~ A. Malin, of Richland Centre, vice
president, and Frank p. Malin, OF
Media, treasurer.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
THRILLING RESCUE OF
THE CREW OF THE SEAVEY
Men Lashed Themselves TO the Masfs and Stayed
in Wreckage Until fhe Mohawk Saved
Them

Bath, Maine, cleared from Tampa.
Fla. with a cargo Of phosphate on
August l6. She had fair weather until
she reached a point Off Cape Roman
last Saturday when she ran into a
fearful gale. Mountainous seas swept
her decks. One wave caught a Por-
tugcso seaman. known only as Tony
aud swept him overheard 10 % watory
grave
Captain Dodge finally anchored Sat-
urday night I'm hope that with his mud
hook holding nc could Outride the gale.
Throughout Sunday the schooner rode
with one hundred fathoms Of chain
out. battered by terrific winds and
sledge hammer waves which strain
ed her timbers
Finally she began to drag The
other anchor was thrown over but the
schooner, laden low. was making wa
ter too fast for tho pumps and her
seams wear opening fore and aft.
Lashed 10 the Masts.
Captain Dodge finally ordered all
hands into tho rigging and they LASH
ed themselves 10 the masts. But the
schooner was slowly breaking up and
BY daylight Monday she had settled
until only her spars were above the
water The big waves broke continu-
ally over the men tied TO the masts
and they were suffering from cold.
hunger and thirst.
Monday night the spanker mast. to
which Captain Dodge and a sailor
We're tied, went by the board. The
sailor managed to cling to the stump
but the captain was washed clear tied
fast 10 cross spar. The wreckage
caught and held and the captain re-
manned almost submerged until Tues
day. Then the other members of the
crew got a line to him and pulled him
back with them and they managed "a
hold to the wreckage until the Mo-
hawk came along and saved them.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31

pasture fields have been turned into
lakes.
The breast Of Battons mill dam in
Pencadcr hundred has been washed
away and Il Is snfe to say the rush
Of water has damaged the county road
10 fully $1,000.
People from Christiana who drove
TO the Wilmington trolley this morn
ing had some interesting experiences.
Beneath the railroad tracks there was
a depth of from five to nine feet of
water. Horses were taken Off their
feet and had TO swim several Yards.
None of those who drove 10 Stanton
escaped without having tho water
cover the bottom of their carriages.
There was from two To four feet
Of water az Stanton station. The
meadows along the Christiana are
covered with five feet Of water.
Water High Mt Newark.
Main street, Newark, resembled a
sea last night There was over two
feet of water on the street. Com
plants Of cellars being flooded are
general Much damage has been done
along White Clay Greek. The county
roads are damaged TO great extent
and corn fields have been turned into
gullies. Between Newark and stanton
the low lands are flooded. There is
three feet OF water at Ruthby while
the big sign boards along the rail-
roads are immersed, and only a foot
is visible above the water.
Bridge Carried Away.
The Nelson Meredith Company will
be a loser I'm a large sum by the
storm. The company has the contract
for erecting a bridge at Roseville
A temporary bridge was built by the
company while the structural foun-
dations for the new bridge We're be-
ing built. The water Of the Christiana
creek swept under the bridge with
such force this morning that the
structure was carried away.
Levy Court Commissioner Daniel
Thompson said this afternoon thai
owing to the Roseville temporary
bridge being washed away automo-
biles should bo gy Stanton and Chris
tiana and Cooches. The road may 0e
longer. but it Is the best way to go.