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ARLINGTON.

On Saturday, July %, at s p. m. at
the home of w. F. Smith there will
be an entertainment. the proceeds of
which will go towards the highway
and street improvement fund.
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TO RENT

After June lst, one half of store
at 81 Main street, occupied for
fourteen years by Western Union
Telegraph Co. Very desirable for
eoffic or small business.
Inquire on premises.
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DOn'tYOu Feel Like Kicking Yourself

when you have had your shoes re-
paired and work turned out unsatis-
factory Well all that can be avoid
ed by bringing your shoes to us to
be halfsoled and heeled. Our work
will be sure to satisfy you. We know
how to do 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-24

Agnes Bentley was in Mancheste
Monday.
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jerome Mill spent Sunday at Jak,
Wellings of Johnsonville, n y
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
WElL3 TANNERY.

Mrs. s. B. Horton, and o. j,
Horton and wife spent two DAYS
at Saluvia and took In Edgar
Hams sale.
James Swope is all smiles be.
cause it is a little girl.
Mrs. Albert Helsel is spending
q few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Sam Worthlng, at Saxton.
Misses Lucy and Julia Min.
nick, of Oregon, spent a few
hours IN our town, Saturday.
John Clutch, OF Yellow Creek,
spent Saturday evening and Sun.
day here.
w. 4. Batdorff is taking in the
sales at Saliva this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Horton held
a reception Tuesday evening Of
last week, IN honor of their sor
Oliver and his BRIDE, OF Portage
Pa. who are spending some tim,
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. U G. Ham en-
tertained very nicely a half doz l
friends last Saturday evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
DUBLIN MILLS.

Martin G%rlssinger has rented
Michael Laldlg's house for the
winter.
Our school is progressing NICE
ly under the care of o. V. Wink.
Revival services are now being
held at Centre church.
Some of the miners of this
place we're laid off on account o.
the dry weather.
The last United States census
gave US a population of fifty. You
can see our town is growing.
Isaac Miller said that he had
the best corn this year that he
ever raised. Keep on Isaac.
David Wlnegardner has 40C
barrels OF corn husked and he is
not done yet.
Jerre Knepper is being greeted
with What a boy!" His name
will be George.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Number Two.
A JOINT

Proposing an amendment to section
eight Of article nine of the Constitu-
ton OF Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution OF the Com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania, in accord
ance with the provisions Of the eigh-
teenth article thereof
Amend section eight, article nine OF
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-
lows:
Section s. The debt OF any county,
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
porated district, except as herein pro-
vided, shall eve exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value Of
the taxable property therein, o shall
any such municipality or district incur
any new debt, or increase its indebt-
edness to an amount exceeding two
per centum upon such assessed valua-
ton of property, without the assent
OF the electors thereof at a public
election in such manner as shall be
provided by law; but any city, the
debt of which now exceeds seven per
centum of such assessed valuation,
may be authorized by law to increase
the same three per centum, in the ag.
gregate, at any one time, upon such
valuation, except that any debt or
debts hereinafter incurred by the city
and county of Philadelphia for the
construction and development Of sub
ways for transit purposes, or for the
construction of wharves and docks, or
the reclamation of land to be used in
the construction of a system of
wharves and docks, as public improve.
| ments, owned or to be owned by said
city and county OF Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and coun.
ty of Philadelphia current net reve-
nue. In excess OF the interest on said
debt or debts, and of the annual in,
stallments necessary for the ~cancella.
ton OF said debt or debts, may be
excluded in ascertaining the power OF
the city and county Of Philadelphia
to become otherwise indebted: Pro
vided, That a sinkng-fund for their
cancellation shall be established and
maintained" so that 1t shall read as
follows:-
Section s. The debt Of any county
city, borough, township, school dis
trict or other municipality or incor
porated district, except as herein pro
vided, shall never exceed seven pei
centum upon the assessed value Of
the taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt, or increase It's in
debtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed
valuation Of property, without the con
sent Of the electors thereof at a public
election in such manner as shall BIZ
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
SIDELlNG HILL.

Walter Palmer, wife and son
have returned after having spent
several days with Mrs. Palmer's
parents, Scott Sharpe and wife,
of Cecil county.
Mrs. Wilbert Layton visited
her parents, Alfred Peck and wife
of Needmore, last week.
Mrs. William Palmer, Of War
fordsburg, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. john j. Decker who is very
i'll at her home IN Moravla, Iowa,
Mrs. DAVID Shaefer and Mrs.
Lillian Sutton, of Plttsburg
spent Saturday night with Judge
and Mrs. w. B. Singers, of War
70 dsburg.
Mrs. Ellen Carpenter and Benz
Weaver, of Hancock, were Sun
day visitors at Chas. H. Hess.
Rev. Mrs. Potts, of Bedfor
county, preached at Cedar Grow
Sunday night.
Miss Blanche Smith spent tn,
past week at Springfield, o.
Job L. Garland returned from
a visit to Hagerstown.
Stillwell Bernhardt and wife
of Clearspring, and William
Strawsburg and wife, of Waynes
boro, spent Sunday with S. z
Winter and family.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to section,
one, article eight Of the Constitu-
ton Of Pennsylvania.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution Of
Pennsylvania be, and the same is
hereby, proposed, in accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof
That section one OF article eight
which reads az follows:
Section 1. Every male citizen
twenty-one years OF age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
jeot, however, to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration OF
electors as the General Assembly may
enact.
First. He shall have been a citizen
Of the United States at least one
month.
Second. He shall have resided in
the State one year Tor, having pre-.
v%iously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen Of the State, he
shall have removed therefrom and re-
turned, then six months) Immediately
preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided in
the election district where he shall
offer to vote at least two months i'm.
mediately preceding the election.
Fourth. II twenty-five years Of age
and upwards. he shall have paid
within two years a State or county
tax. which shall have been assessed
at least two months and paid at least
n month before the election" be
amended so that the same shall read
as follows:
Section 1. Every citizen, male or
female, of twenty-one years Of age,
possessing the following qualifications,
shall be entitled to vote at all cleo
tons, subject, however, to such laws
requiring and regulating the registra'
ton OF electors as the General AS
sembly may enact:
First. He or she shall have been a
citizen OF the United States at least
n month.
Second. He or she shall have re-
sided In the State one year Tor, hav-
ing previously been q qualified elector
or ~native-born citizen of the State,
he or she shall have removed there
from, and returned, then six months)
Immediately preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have re-
sided in the election district where he
or she shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the
election.
Fourth. II twenty-five years Of age
and upwards, he or she shall have
paid within two years a State or
county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least two months and
paid at least one month before the
election.
Fifth. Wherever the words he"
his" him" and himself" occur in
any section Of article VIII Of this Con-
stitution the same shall be construed
as if written, respectively, "he or she,"
"his or her" him or her." and him
self or herself"
A true copy Of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22

provided by law; but any city, the
debt Of which on the first day Of Jan
uary, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, exceeded seven per cen
tum Of such assessed valuation, and
has not since been reduced to less
than such per centum, may be author
lied by law to increase the same three
per centum In the aggregate, at any
II time, upon such valuation. The
city Of Philadelphia, upon the condi
lions hereinafter set forth, may in
crease its indebtedness to the extent
Of three per centum in excess Of seven
per centum upon such assessed valua.
ton for the specific purpose Of pro
yiding for all or any of the following
purposes,-to-wit: For the construc.
ton and improvement Of subways,
tunnels, railways, elevated railways,
and other transit facilities; for the
construction and improvement OF
wharves and docks and for the recla.
nation of land to be used In the on
struction Of wharves and docks, owned
or to be owned by said city. Such
increase, however, shall only be made
with the assent of the electors thereof
Lat a public election, TO be held in such
manner as shall be provided by law.
In a%scertaining the borrowing capacity
of said city of Philadelphia, at any
time, there shall be excluded from the
calculation a credit, where the work
resulting from any previous eXpendi'
ture, for any one or more Of the spe'
cific purposes hereinabove enumerated
shall be yielding to said city an m
nual current net revenue; the amount
of which credit shall be ascertained
by capitalizing the annual net revenue
during the year Immediately preceding
the time OF such ascertainment. Such
capitalization shall be accomplished
by a%scertaining the principal amount
which would yield such annual, cur
rent net revenue, at the average rate
of interest, and sinlting-fund charges
payable upon the Indebtedness incur
red by said city for such purposes,
up to the time Of such ascertainment.
The method Of determining such
amount, so to be excluded OF allowed
as a credit, may be prescribed by the
General Assembly.
In mourning indebtedness, for any
one. or more of said purposes of
construction, improvement, or recla'
nation. the city of Philadelphia may
issue its obligations maturing not
later than fifty years from the date
thereof, with provision for a sinking.
fund sufficient to retire said obliga.
ton at maturity, the payments to
such s%inking-fund to be in equal or
graded annual installments. Such OBJ
legations may be in an amount suffi-
cient to provide for and may include
the amount of the interest and sink.
ing-fund charges accruing and which
may accrue thereon throughout the
period Of construction and until the
expiration Of n year after the com.
pletion of the work for which said
Indebtedness shall have been incurred;
and said city shall not be required
to levy a tax to pay said interest and
sinking-fund charges, as required by
section ten of article nine of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the
expiration of said period of one year
after the completion Of such work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to section
twenty-one of article three Of the
Constitution Of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following amendment to the Constitu,
ton of the Commonwealth Of PENN
~sylvania be, and the same Is hereby,
proposed, in accordance with the eigh-
teenth article thereof
Amend section t~wenty-one, article
three of the Constitution of the Com.
monwealth of Pennsylvania, which
reads as follows:
mo act Of the General Assembly
shall limit the amount to be recovered
for injuries resulting in death, or for
injuries to persons Or property, and
in case OF death from such injuries,
the right of action shall survive, and
the General Assembly shall prescribe
for whose benefit such actions shall
be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe
any limitations of time within which
suits may be brought against corpora
tons for injuries to persons or prop
erty, or for other causes different
from those fixed by general laws reg
ulatineb actions against natural per-
sons and such acts now existing are
avoided" so that it shall read as
follows:
The General Assembly may enact
laws requiring the payment by EN-.
ployers, or employers and employees
Jointly, of reasonable compensation
for injuries to employees arising in
the course of their employment, and
for o%ccupational diseases of employees,
whether or not such injuries or dis
eases result in death, and regardless
of fault of employer or employee, and
fixing the basis of ascertainment OF
such compensation and the maximum
and minimum limits thereof, and pro-
viding special or general remedies for
the collection thereof; but in no other
cases shall the General Assembly limit
the amount to be recovered for in
juries resulting in death, or for in
juries to persons or property, and in
case of death from such injuries, the
right of action shall survive, and the
General Assembly shall prescribe for
whose benefit such actions shall be
prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any
limitations of time within which suits
may be brought against corporations
for injuries to persons or property,
or for other causes, different from
those fixed by general laws regulating
actions against natural persons, and
such acts now existing are avoided,
A true copy Of Joint Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Department Of Agriculture,

department OF Agriculture,
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 2, 1914.
Hon. Frank l.. Deshem,
Member of Congress,
Washington, d. C.
MY DEAR SIR: Enclosed find
conv of preamble and resolutions
passed by the Pennsylvania State
Board of Agriculture, in annual
session in this city January 2S-30,
which is self-explanatory.
Anything that you will be able
to do 10 ass t this proposed leg
is ton vii meet the approval of
this board and, | believe, the ap-
roval of the agricultural inter-
ests of this State,
Very truly yours,
N. B. CRITCHFIELD,
Secretary State Board of
Agriculture.
The following preambles and
resolutions were adopted by the
Pennsylvania State Board of Ag-
riculture, at its regular annual
session held at Harrisburg, Pa,
January $3.50, 1914:
Whereas Pennsylvania, at the
last election, clearly demon
strated that she believes in a
system of business roads lead
ing from the farm to the mar
ket town, railroad station,
school, and church on the pay
as-you-go" plan; and
Whereas, a bill now in Congress,
known as the Shackleford road
measure, provides aid for the
various States for the improve
ment of roads by granting $50
per mile for nacadam, $50 per
mile for gravel, and SIS per
mile for earth roads, yielding
annually over 81, 600, 900 IS
Pennsylvania share; There
fore,
Resolved, That we urge that
each Individual Congressman and
Senator representing the Key
stone State support by their vote
the passage of the Shackleford
road bill.
Resolved further, That we in
dorse the action of Congressman
Dershem and others in the loyal
support they are giving the meas
ure in their Committee on Public
Roads.
Resolved, that the secretary be
directed to forward copy of these
resolutions to the Members Of
each House of Congress from
Pennsylvania.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22

sister, Mrs. Ettle Flecb, and at
tended tn funeral of o S C a r
Brown who was killed by the
boiler explosion mentioned last
week IN the News. They also
visited the scene of the explosion
which was a wonderful sight.
Over 500 autos, besides carriages
and walkers visited the wreck
before work of clearing began.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
SALIVA

Miss Grace Ham has recelved
the appointment of Postmlstrest
at Saluvia and will soon ente'
upon her duties We wish -:
much success
o r. Ham (Bert has taken tn
stock If merchandise at Sal1 VIA
store and will ado more goods
thereto aud conduct the ouslreE s
He and his family will move g.
the L. G.. Mann house III the near
future, leaving their own co2y,
comfortable house vacant for the
present.
SOFT While and family moved
from the John Oyler homestead
70 Edgar Hanu's house. Edgar
Ham had sale on Monday Of this
week ana will move his family q,
Bethel township where he l.,
teaching school
Mr.. ard Mrs Christy Rhlr"
hart have re opened their "Cold
Spring bungalow" at iIUvla aoc
are entertaining a number
ia Johnstown friends au'
hunters.
j. Wilson Daniels, Edwaf d
Swope, UlyslsD eshong and othel
citizens nave been entertaining
some city friends on a hunting
tour.
John Mcdonald, proprietor OF
the large stone house, built by
Col. Reamer in stage coach days,
known as DR.. SCOTS homestead,
at east foot OF Sldeling Hill, is
having SAID house repaired and
fitted up for his residence, as
well as his brother George and
family.
Shellbarks not are plenty in
Licking Creek bottoms. 1t is said
that squirrels cut them down
VILE green. Chestnuts are quite
scarce--too dry for them. Rox'
bury, Franklin county, locality
seemed to have the chestnuts. G.
Z. Shields, of that vicinity, ship
ped eleven and one half bushels
on the 18th.
Quite S number of our citizens
have been seeing what they think
is a comet, at night. Yes, 1t is
Selman's comet, and it can now
be we'll seen with the naked eye,
IN the western sky, ten degrees
below the last star IN the handle
of the "Big Dlpper" and Is NOV
ing toward the bright star Arc
turus, above which 1T will pass
on the Goth, of October.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Cor

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con!
~stitution Of this Commonwealth In
accordance with provisions Of the
eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof,
Section /. BE 1t enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and 1t Ia
hereby enacted by the authority OF
the same, That the following is pro.
posed as an amendment to the Con-
s~titution Of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions of the eighteenth (XVIID
article thereof
AMENDMENT.
Laws may be passed providing for
a system of registering, transferring,
insuring of and guaranteeing land
titles by the State, or by the counties
thereof, and for settling and determin'
ing adverse or other claims to and in
terests in lands the titles to which
are so registered, transferred, insured,
and guaranteed; and for the creation
and collection Of indemnity funds;
and for carrying the system and
powers hereby provided for into effect
by such existing courts as may be
designated by the Legislature, and by
the establishment OF such new courts
as may be deemed necessary. In mat
ters arising in and under the opera
ton of such system, judicial powers,
with right Of appeal, may be confer
red by the Legislature upon county
recorders and unOn other officers by
1t designated. Such laws may provide
for continuing the registering, trans.
ferring, insuring, and guaranteeing
such titles after the first or original
registration has been perfected by the
court, and provision may be made for
raising the necessary funds for eX.
penses and salaries Of officers, which
shall be paid out Of the treasury Of
the several counties.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 5.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22

Entered at the Postomce at McConn'llsburg
Pa, as sec md -class mail matter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
HUSTONTOwN.

Albert King and family, MISS
Estella Howard and Mr.. Kings
mother spent last Sunday at W..
e. Deavor's. Estella lett Mon
day for her home IN Altoona.
w. e Deavor, wife, and two
children spent n few days last
week at broad Top City. They
visited Mrs. Deavor's mother,
Mrs Benjamin Horton, aid her
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, ACCOMPLISHING, PA

tive department, ONCE, or officer, shall
be transferred t. such other depart
ments, Offices, or officers Of the State,
now or hereafter created, as may be
directed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. d.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Number Four.
A Joint RESOLUTION

"A JOlN INIaDOhO llOV
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania abolishing
the Office Of Secretary Of Internal
Affairs.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That article
four of the Constitution Of Pennsylva-
MIA shall be amended by adding there
to section twenty-three. which shall
read as follows:-
The Office Of Secretary Of Internal
Affairs be, and the same is hereby,
abolished; and the powers and duties
now vested in, or appertaining or be,
longing to, that branch of the execu-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22

A market for the purchase of
cavalry horses has been establish
ed at the National Hotel, Cham
bersburg. The horses are in
tended for service in the Euro
pean war. Fulton county may
be hit" for some too.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22

DROPOsED AMENDMENTS TO
il THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP.
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL
WANNA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII Oh THE CON
STITUTION.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-04
How One Merchant Began.

One of the most successful bust
ness men OF Ardmore built the first
little cottage for himself and wife
in a building & Loan company. 1t
taught him to save. 1t taught him
the value OF dollar Today he
Owns a handsome home on a pretty
street and owns two business houses
en- Main street and a big stock OF
goods. besides farm lands.
Ardmore has a company that o.
rers you many times the benefits
OF the company he went into A com
pany approved by the laws of Okla,
homa, company that pays no rents.
no taxes, no salaries. You can
make more money IN the Ardmore
company than he made in his com
pany. Will you Investigate? If you
have from-sl to 800 a month will
YOU see what advantages are Of
fered?
Ask the secretary,
w. a. EDWARDS.