The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
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permitted on board of war yes
sells, nor in or about navy yards
and docks. Any one violating
this order will be courtmartialed
By reference to Will Hughes:
article in this weeks NEWS, thai
scholarly gentleman, offers to as
sist anyone in becoming acquaint'
ed with plant life just for the
asking. Just now, when the vic,
let is in evidence, it would be an
easy matter to take first lessons
in that most fascinating Of stu
dies Botany.
In America the ladies look un-
der the bed to see if a naughty
man has hidden there. They say
that over in England all the lone
ly men now look under the bed
before retiring to see if a female
militant" has hidden there to
frighten the life out of him about
the time Morpheus has wooed
him to pleasant dreams.
Edward V. Mellott and daugh-
ter Miss Bella, near Sipes Mills,
were shopping in town on Satur-
day. Miss Belle had just closed
a successful term as teacher of
Forestdale school, in Licking
Creek. She will attend Summer
Normal in this place which be-
gins in May. Mr.. Mellott reports
that grain came through in good
shape this winter.
R. A. Skiles, wife and little
daughter Pearl, r. D. l, Mer-
cersburg, came to the County on
Thursday of last week to look
after the renting of their farm in
Licking Creek township to Thos.
Deshong who will take charge
this spring. Mr.. Skiles said that
while Old Boreas gave US more
snow than in Franklin county, he
did more blowing" about it
over there.
In letter containing the cash
to advance his subscription to the
News, Mr.. James G. Kline now
living at R. D. l, Alpha, N. j.,
writes that farmers are busy
ploughing for corn, and truckers
are getting ready for early vege-
tables. At sales in his neighbor-
hood, cows have been selling at
from $65 to $10S; 3-weeks-old
pigs, So, and horses bring from
5000 to $3.50.
One day last week the families
of Messrs Abram Deshong, Samp-
son Mellott, and Samuel Bedford
prepared a fine dinner and took
it to the home of Mrs. Ruth
Swope, in Licking Creek town.
ship. They had a fine social time
in honor of Mrs. Swope's return
from Foltz where she spent the
winter, and had recently recov-
cred from a severe spell of sick
ness.
Our good friend John Fox who
lives in the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hal B. Trout, was in
town Monday and dropped into
this office for a chat with the edi-
tor. While Mr.. Fox is in his
eighty-third year, and has long
been a sufferer from rheumatism,
his health is very much better
than it was in the winter, and he
is able to get to town frequently
and mingle with his many friends.
Our playmate of boyhood days,
George w. Glenn, near Webster
Mills, took advantage of the cool
of the morning before the sun
got up to high, to walk to Nc
Connellsburg a distance of six
miles. While Mr.. Glenn was a
member of Company B, 126th
Regiment, P. V. l., in the Civil
War, and will be 73 year old at
his next birthday, he prefers to
travel afoot, even if does take a
little more time. Mr.. Glenn said
we should tell Will Hughes, that
he (Mr. GLENN found so m e
swamp cabbage down in the mea-
dow at Webster Mills just near
to the house in which Will lived
when he was a boy.