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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Extended Drought.

This county has not experienced
a drought so extended or pro-
nounced within the memory of
the oldest inhabitants" There
has not been a rain sufficient to
soak the soil two inches since the
eighth day ofMay. Streams every
where in the County are very
low, or have dried up entirely.
Licking Creek is barely running
from one pond to another. To-
holloway creek is dry as punk
from Barnetts Run to it's source.
Of course, as the ponds along the
creek dry up, the fish all die, and,
as the water becomes low, cranes
are attracted and eat thousands
of fish. Many farmers are oblig-
ed to take their stock a great
distance for water, or depend up
on hauling a supply. The grass
on the lighter land is burned to
death. What is somewhat re-
markable, the corn has matured
and is much above the average
in yield in many parts of the
county. The water in McCon-
nellsburg has been almost to the
point of exhaustion for several
weeks. The town would be en-
tirely helpless in case Of fire.
We note that Shippensburg is in
the same condition, and has asked
the fire companies in its neighbor-
ing towns to be in readiness to
respond with chemical apparatus
in case of fire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
The Farmers Opportunity.

No American farmer can have
failed to realize that the Europe
an War has presented him with
an opportunity un precedented
and limited only by the amount
of work he is willing and able to
do. The agriculture of Europe
has been practically suspended.
With the vast majority of her
able-bodied men fighting in the
various armies, Europe will be
prevented from reaping this years
crops, but her demand for food
will continue unabated. tits the
privilege as well as the duty of
the American farmer to supply
this demand.
While the farmers of Europe
are fighting, the farmers of Amer
leo must sow and reap as they
have never done before. Theirs
is the part to fill with golden
grain the hungry hands that will
soon be stretched across the sea.
The duty of feeding famished
Europe must fall largely upon
American farms. 1t is a duty at
once humanitarian and profitable.
With favorable weather condi-
tions and every farmer striving
to increase the average yield of
his land Americans next crop
should surpass even the record
breaking crop of this year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Robbers About.

Shortly after midnight last Sat
urday, some one set a ladder
against the back part of E. R.
McClain's house and climbed to
the upper porch. At about $50,
Miss Olive Rotz called the family
and told Mr.. McClain that some
one was trying to get into the
second story. 1t is supposed that
the would-be intruder heard the
conversation and skipped off, as
no one could be seen when Mr..
McCiaih investigated. However,
IeA' morning snort ladder was
discovered leaning against vt a
poIcn posi- ana as ladders are
'io' III I''e naoiu Oh waking ABOUT
"'olle a' nlsnv' II IS reasonable 10
'uppose '''a' MISS OllVe was not
mistaken "Ileu She maze her re-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Recent Wedding.
OTT-B BEAL.

The Butler County Qowa)
Press, published at Greene, Iowa
gives the following account of a
wedding in which Paul OFT, son
of Mr.. John OFT of this place was
one of the principals.
THE home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman N. Beal east of town
was the scene of a pretty home
wedding on Thursday evening,
September 3rd, when their oldest
daughter, Dortha L., was united
in holy wedlock to Mr.. Paul OFT.
The event was celebrated at
eight O'Clock. At the appointed
hour the contracting parties, un-
attended, came down the stairs
to the strains of Lohengrin's wed
ding march, and were led by
Rev. L. l.. Lockard, pastor of
the Methodist church, to the cor
ner Of the parlor where the SOL
emn words were spoken that unit
ed for life, these worthy young
people. In accordance with the
wishes of the bride only the i'm
mediate relatives of the family
witnessed the ceremony. The
impressive, single ring service
was used, after which the ofiicia-
ting clergyman introduced to the
guests Mr.. and Mrs. OFT.
Hearty congratulations were
then given followed by the serv-
ing of refreshments consisting of
ice cream and cake.
The bride was becomingly
gowned in white silk crepe and
carried a bouquet of white roses
and ferns. With the exception
of six years spent in California,
she has lived since childhood on
a farm near Greene, and posses
ses all the necessary qualities to
grace the home of him who has
chosen her for a life companion.
The groom, formerly lived in
Pennsylvania but has spent the
past four years in the vicinity of
Greene and has proven himself
to be an honest, upright and in
dustrious young man, wellworthy
of the one, of his choice.
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs
OFT left by auto for Charles City;
thence going to Clear Lake the
following day. After a brief out
ing they will return to Greene,
and after October first will be at
home to their friends on the T.
B. Russell farm, four and one half
miles northeast of Greene.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Farm Notes.

Do not let us forget that this
is the time to select seed corn.
Big ears selected from the crib
next spring may not prove to be
good seed. You want to know
the kind of a stalk that produced
the ear. If it is from a stalk
that produced but one ear, and
that stalk had long joints and
few leaves, do not plant it, be-
cause you want corn that repro
duces itself by making two
healthy ears, short joints, and
many leaves. Husk the selected
ears from such stalks, hang them
in an airy place where they will
not touch each other, and where
they will neither freeze nor get
damp.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Soldiers Reunion in Everett.

The reunion of the 22nd Regi-
ment Pennsylvania Cavalry, will
be held at Everett on Thursday,
October 8. Arrangements have
been made to entertain the veter-
ans in a hospitable manner. Mr..
j. w. Snyder is the only survivor
of the regiment residing in Ev-
eret. Everett Republican. [If
we are not mistaken, there are
several members now living in
Fulton county to whom this item
will be of interest, e ditor
News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Hogs in an Orchard.

"A Philadelphia lawyer" wrote
to State Zoologist H. A. Surface,
Harrisburg, asking, "Will you
kindly advise me whether it will
be safe to pasture hogs next year
IN a young orchard consisting of
peach and apple trees, some of
which were planted only last
spring; others have been planted
three years and a few bore this
year? | have also been advised
that soy beans and rape sown
together furnishes sufficient pas
turage for hogs for the summer
months without any otherration,
provided they are given access to
plenty of salt. Have been in
formed correctly, or will hogs
pastured on such food need a
supplementary grain ration to
insure the best growth?"
To this communication Profess
sor Surface replied as follows:
1t will'be safe to pasture hogs
in your orchard next year if you
will watch two or three impor-
tant points,. One is to be sure
that the hogs do not get to rub
bing the trees hard, as in the
process of scratching themselves.
Sometimes when hogs have lice
they rub against the trees, and
thus do considerable injury. This
damage may finally end in collar
blight of the apple, and by this
hogs also aid in spreading
the collar blight or collar rot,
which is by far the most serious
disease Of the apple tree.
Another point to watch is that
hogs do not root out the roots of
young trees. If there are white
grubs in the ground close to the
'oots the hogs may root there to
obtain them, and by tearing out |
he roots they would, of course,
10 considerable damage. The
asst point is the possible damage
o the lower branches or low |
hanging fruit, but if such injury
S observed at the beginning it is
'asy to prevent it from going
'urther by removing the hogs
rom the orchard. On the whole,
ne conditions are favorable to
assuring the orchard rather than
therwise.
1T is probably true that soy
'eans and rape will furnish suf-
cent pasturage to keep hogs
needing other food of
ny kind, or they may at least
eed but a small supplemental
eeding of grain. Any of the
equine plants, if sufficiently
bundant, will keep hogs for
ute a length of time without
he addition of other food"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Two Horses With Lockiaw.

One day last week while cross
ing Cove mountain, one of Hoyt
Glenn's horses tore a shoe loose
and a nail in the shoe pierced the
frog of its foot. A new shoe was
put on at Mercersburg, and for
several days the animal seemed
all right; but lockjaw developed
and it died last Friday. The
horse was worth 5000. Another
of his horses on his farm near
Big Cove Tannery is suffering
with the same thing, from hav-
ing stepped on a nail, probably
in the barnyard, and may die.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24

''As the pressure for supplies
becomes greater, it becomes more
evident that the world cannot af-
ford large farms skinned over
with careless culture. In an ac-
tual experiment a gain of cooper
cent. which was made in the
productiveness of a certain area,
100 per cent. was found to be
due to better plowing and har-
rowing, so per cent. to better
cultivation, and the rest to bet
ter seed. "-Selected.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Too Many Churches.

An exchange gives off the fol-
lowing:
Let somebody propose a school
house for every street corner,
with geography a speciality in
one, arithmetic in another his
tory in a third, reading in a
fourth, and so through the cur
riculum. The vote would be un-
animous to send the proposer to
an insane asylum.
The difference between the
creed Of Reformeds, Christians,
Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans
and Presbyterians is far less rad
ical than the difference between
history and penmanship, or arith-
metic and geography.
If children do not become con-
fused, but many readily acquire
knowledge of all these things
under one roof, why deos each
slight shade of a religious belief
require a costly individual plan
for it's dissemination?
Having a church at almost
every corner is one way to create
church debts, to make little con-
gregations, to pile up huge oper-
ating expenses and generally di-
vert the fire of religious endeavor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Painful Accident.

f. Dlehl met with a very
h. accident while making ci-
pDsvid Garland's on the
\ u August. While manip-
I the lever to lower the
pne of the swords broke,
4 "elght caused the lever
breaking one of his arms
n ''St, and badly bruising
~ Roberts brother Ed
nnny on the Spot" for he
{pp up his new Ford, and
'OOert Oft to DR.. McKib-
.e and soon had the
H. aeuuced' a Robert, how
N, out of business" and
ffaN ,UUrS were not the kind
'aIOw stick when he had
arm, so they turned in,
''s 81 Ouckwheat, hauled
4 ana saw to it that the
4 made a and the applebut-
y thankful to these good good
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
Volume XVI.

WlCh Cnls issue the FULTON
COUNTY NEWS enters upon the
sixteenth year of its existence,
and this is reminder that the
Editor is fifteen years farther
down in the afternoon of life,
than the summer of 1899, when
ne circulated among the citizens
OF this county for the purpose of
finding out how many persons
would be willing to take and pay
for a newspaper, if he should re-
ceive sufficient encouragement to
establish one.
When $50 persons had signifed
their willingness to take the pa
per from the postofiice for at
least ten weeks at a cost not to
exceed ten cents, or three months
for a quaater, a modest printing
outfit was ordered, and on the
10th day of September 1899, an
edition Of 4SO papers was run off
and mailed out. The $50 people
who started with the first issue,
were pleased and stayed on the
job, while others came, and soon
the subscription list ran up to a
point that gave assurance that
there was plenty of room in the
County for the FULTON COUNTY
NEWS, and now it has a circula-
ton far in excess of any other
paper in the county and more
than double that of the average
of weekly newspapers in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Editor has merely. done
his best to give the people of
Fulton county a clean, we'll print |
ed newspaper, that would con-
tain an epitome of all the news
happenings in the county, as we'll |
as an outline of all the principal |
news events of the State and |
Nation. In addition to this, es-
pecial attention is paid to every
thing that will be helpful to the
interests of the County.
Then, the Sunday school, tn e
Church, and the cause of tenn
perance come in each for its full
share of attention, while a clean,
wholesome story is kept running
for the benefit of those who may
have time for it. In fact, it has
been the aim of the publisher to
make each issue of the News of
value and interest to every men,
Der Of the family; and, the fact
that the News is found in more
han two-thirds of all the families
n Fulton County, is an evidence
If the appreciation of effort to
make it worth while.
The Editor wishes to thank the
friends of the NEWS everywhere
or the many kind words of en-
and the substantial
patronage accorded, and it is his
lope that the paper may continue
o hold the friendship and sup
BORT of its patrons during the
,ear just entered, as in the past,
Ind add to its already long list,
many new names.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24

The amount of money subscrib-
ed by the Pleasant Grove congre-
cation for painting their pastors s
house at Needmore was $3.50 in
stead of $3.50, as reported last
week by mistake,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
SOUS Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
WILLIAM BEIDLEMAN.

WILLIAM DElDLEMAN.
A telegram to Mr.. and Mrs. C
B. Stevens Tuesday afternoon
brought the sad intelligence O.
tbe death of William Beidlemar
\ his home in Harrisburg, which
bccurred at II O'Clock on that
Bay. Mr.. Beidelman was Assis.
Ent Superintendent of the Har.
Esburg Branch of the Swift Pack
he Company, and was held in
|igh esteem by the Company in
! hose employ he had been for
byeral years. Last spring his
ealth began to fail and he went
b the German Hospital, Phila-
bIphia for treatment. His all
! lent was diagnosed as Cyst on
be liver, and little encourage
bent was held out for a perman-
bt cure.
|About twelve years ago he was
hrried to Miss Virginia Doyle,
Sughter of Cornelius and Sadie
bldSmith Doyle, who survives,
Rether with one son Charles
3ed about 10 years.
Dir. Beidelman was a Mason, a
bden WoOdman, and a Knight
[Pythias, as we'll as a consis-
% member of the Lutheran
birch. He was a most excel
4 citizen, and his wife and son
Ee the sincere sympathy of
ir many McConnellsburg rela-
tS and friends. Mr.. Beidel-
b was aged about sc years.
]. R. MCKELvEY.
PIN R. McKelvey, County
aSurer Of Huntingdon county,
at his home in Mt. Union
Sunday evening, September
lSl4, at 6 o'clock, of conges-
Of the lungs, catarrhal trou-
and general breakdown from
wOrk. He was aged about |
|earS.
5 wife was Miss Hester r. |
ards, daughter of Joseph |
Margaret Edwards, both de-
Ed, of New Grenada. He is
ved by his wife and by one
Charles, also by his aged
Per, an invalid, who has been
png her home with her sons
y at Mt. Union.
ae funeral services were held
his late home on Market
att p. M, Wednesday,
pcted by his pastor, Rev.
ler W. Todd. Interment in
nlon cemetery. Cromwell
Of Masons attended the
al in a body and conducted
beautiful ceremony at the
fiery.
u.s. REBECCA BARTON.
Eebecca Barton, an aged
pghIy esteemed lady of Six
fun' died at her home in
lace on Thursday morning,
ut 500 o'clock. She was
years and was the widow
fna Barton who preceded
The grave about eleven
ago. She was born in this
Mrs. Barton is survived
&c sons and one daughter,
and Wilbert Barton, of
Kun; George W. Barton,
pgStown, Ohio, and Mrs.
Daroer, of Sixmile Run.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24

John Souders raised the frame
of nice new barn on his farm
near Thomastown Sa turday.
About fifty neighbors assisted,
and there were no accidents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
for iie Temperance Element.

Rev. J. V. Roger was the dele
gate form the County Local OPP
tion League to the convention at
Harrisburg la st Thursday.
About nine-tenths of the counties
Of the State We're represented by
about three hundred delegates.
The convention was held in re-
sponse to a call of fifty leading
temperance workers of the State
to meet in Harrisburg and select
a ticket of temperance men from
the candidates named by the Re-
publican, the Democrat, and the
Washington party tickets, the
candidates endorsed were Vance
Mccormick (Democrat) for Gov
ernor, and Clifford Pinchot Wash
ington) for United States Sena-
tor. Other candidates endorsed
were: Lieutenant governor, Will
liam T. Greasy; secretary of in
ternal affairs, William N. McNair
congressman-at-large, Anderson
H. Walters, Arthur r. Ripley,
Henry Watson and LeXN Mitch
ell. Creasey and McNair are
Democrats. The candidates for
congress-at-large are Washington
party men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24
NUMBER 1
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their COmings and GOings
Here for Vacation, or Away
~fOr a ReStfuI Outing.

Mrs. Emallne Lodge is visiting
DR.. and Mrs. Campbell in New
Grenada.
Mrs. Louisa jackson is spend
ing two weeks with friends in
Franklin county.
John Mentzer and son Roy, of
Burnt Cabins, greeted friends in
this place Saturday.
II. l.. Wishart, of Wells Valley
spent several days in town last
week transacting business with
his attorney.
Miss Meta Fryman went to
Waynesboro Monday, and will
take in the Hagerstown fair be-
fore returning.
Mrs. W. D. Duvall and Mrs.
&. N. Akers, of Sipes Mills, were
shopping in town Saturday and
spent the night, and part of Sun
day with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Morgret,
of Thompson township, spent
from Friday until Sunday in
town in the homes of John Run
yam and B. w. Logue,
William Hull and daughter
Katharine, Mrs. d. T. Fields,
and Harry Hull, spent Sunday in
Fannettsburg, with Mrs. Fields
sister, Mrs. James Lessig.
Jno. A. Pittman, of Sipes Mill,
called Saturday to push his sub
scription well into 1915. He does
not get to town often, but makes
friends when he does come.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sloan are
spending two weeks in the home
of their son-in-law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Walker, near
st. Thomas, Franklin county.
John Kahn, former mail car
rier between this place and Burnt
Cabins, moved to Fort London
last spring. Mr.. Kahn was shak
ing hands with acquaintance in
town Monday.
Mrs. Mary E. Deshong and
son David, of Pittsburgh, are
spending several weeks with old
friends in Licking Creek town.
ship and in other places in the
county. Mrs. Deshong is in good
health.
Robert c. Dixon and family
spent Sunday in the home of
Mrs. Emory Hessler near Salu-
via. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Hessler's mother,
Mrs. Joanna Dixon who had
spent two months with her daugh-
ter.
A Hagerstown automobile par
ty composed of Oscar M. Corder-
man, wife, and son Charles, Miss
Mary Roessner, Miss Mayme Lob
man, and Miss Sallie Eader, were
guests of Mrs. Frances P. Hart
and family at Needmore last Sun
day.
DR.. A. N. Mellott and lady
friend Miss Anna June Clark. of
Ambridge, Pa, autoed to the
County latter part of last week
and spent few days with the
Doctors parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. . Mellott, near Sipes
Mills.
Harvey Clevenger and his sis
ter, Miss Alice, Of Hiram, and
Harvey Bohn and wife, of Pitts
Ourgh, spent Saturday and Sun
day in the home of their uncle,
Judge Morton, of this place.
Mrs. Bohn is sister of Harvey
and Alice Clevenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin e. Bobbs
and daughter Scottanna, Mr.. j.
A. Hessinger, Of Beavertown,
md Miss Nela Bair who is at
ending school in that place, au-
oed to Miss Bair's home on
ireen Hill Sunday, where they
pent the day and part of Mon
lay with Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
3air.
Mrs. Elizabeth McEldowney
nd her daughter, Mrs. Corder
Snyder and the formers grand
laughter Annie McEldowney, all
# Belfast township. were amonp
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-18
Kansas Sheriff to Open $4,000 Bot.
ties of Beer.

Not many persons would consider
opening more than a dozen bottles
of beer without taking sip of one
of them, but Sheriff John Millhaubt,
of Wihita, through orders of the at
torney general of Kansas, has en-
gagged to act as official Opener
when he will have to pry the tin
caps off $4,000 bottles of beer with.
out taking drink of the cooling
fluid.
Sheriff Millhaubt's job, predica-
ment or official position of Opener
was secured through a compromise
that was made with Attorney Gen
eral Dawson and a Cincinnati brew
cry. Last October special detec-
tive for Gov. Stubbs seized here two
carloads of beer from the Cincinnati
company. 1t was ordered destroyed
but the company effected an agree
ment whereby the liquor will be
poured out and the bottles and
cases returned to it. Each bottle is
to be emptied separately, according
to the agreement and this will mean
each 4 .Lst be opened by the sheriff.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-18
Tight Shoes.

With the nails of her toes so badly
turned in by tight shoes that the doc
tors had to cut them out, Miss Minnie
Rogers, 10 years old, No. 1904 South
Garnet street, was removed to St.
Agnes's hospital last night victim
of tight shoes. According to her
story, Miss Rogers first put on the
shoes three days ago, and, although
they were excruciatingly painful, she
persisted in wearing them, even
though they were fully a size toe
small. She had them on last night
when she went out for a walk, but
when within a few squares of the
hospital she lost all power of her
feet and fell to the sidewalk.
She was removed to st. Agnes's
Hospital, where the doctors found
that the shoes were so tight that
they had DETECTED the nails into the
flesh to such an extent that every
nail was ingrowing. After receiving
the young woman's permission the
nails were cut out, cotton was care
fully packed underneath, and within
few days, physicians say, she will
be all right.
For her own part, Miss Rogers
says she is through with tight shoes.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-18
Told on Friend for $25.

Atlanta, July 10.-For the sake of
a SIS reward some nameless Atlanti-
an has turned informer on Arthur
Vining, a well known young man of
this city, who is alleged to have de-
serted from the U. S. navy years
ago-he entered when he was only
15-and who since that time has
been engaged in steady employment
here.
Young Vining had practically for
gotten all about his youthful escape.
At least he had ceased to worry
about it. He had told the whole thing
to his father, W. S. Vining, a well
known city official, and the circum-
stances were known to the intimate
friends of the family. Entering when
he didn't know his own mind, he had
simply run away, like boy from
school. There was nothing dishon-
orable behind it.
But after this lapse OF years, just
as the young man was getting on well
in his chosen vocation, somebody
he thinks it was some friend in whom
he onfded-turned him up for the
sum of $25, which is the price
paid by the United States to such in
formers, and the boy has been taken
to the prison ship at Norfolk.
The family and friends of young
Vining are naturally very bitter to-
ward the unknown informer, and if
his identity is disclosed he will not be
very popular in Atlanta, for Vining
was a we'll liked boy, and twenty
five pieces Of silver are not even as
many as thirty.