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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-02
HERE'S PROOF.
A McCOnnelIsburg Citizens Tells Of
his Experience.

YJu have q right to doubt state
meuts Of people hvlug far away
but can you doubt McConnells
burg endorsement?
Read 1T:
F. M. Taylor, civil engineer,
Water St, McConnellsburg, says
81 suffered from severe pains IN
my back and loins My kidneys
were week and their action irreg
ular. I was advised to use Doans
Kidney Pills. 1 got a box and
they gave me great relief. | al
ways take them with me when l
go out of town because if [ catch
cold, get a slight attack of the
trouble. When this occurs | can
always depend on Doan's Klndey
Pills
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask tor a kidney remedy
get Doau's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mr.. Taylor had.
Foster. M1ourn Co Props, Buf.
falo, N. Y.
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upon the conditions hereinafter sci
forth, may increase its indebtedness
to the extent of three per centum III
excess of seven per centum upon such
assessed valuation for the specille
purpose of providing for all or any oi
the following purposes, Ito wit: Foi
the construction and Improvement OF
'subways, tunnels, railways, elevated
railways, and other transit facilities;
for the construction and improvement
Of wharves and docks and for the re-
clamaton of land TO be used In the
construction OF wharyes and docks.
owned or to be owned by said city.
Such increase, however, shall only ne
made with the assent Of the electors
thereof at public election TO De
held in such manner as shall be pro
vided by law. In ascertaining the Dor-
rowing capacity OF said city OF Phil
adelphia, at any time, there shall De
excluded from the calculation a cred
It, where the work resulting from any
previous expenditure, for any one OF
more of the specific purposes herein
above enumerated shall be yielding 10
said city an annual current net rev
enue; 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 capitaliza'
tlon shall be accomplished by ascer'
tanning the principal amount WhIch
would yield such annual, current net
revenue, at the average rate OF inter.
est, and slnkingfund charges payable
upon the Indebtedness incurred by
said city for such purposes, up to the
time of such ascertainment. Ine
method Of determining such amount
so to be excluded or allowed as
credit. may be prescribed by the Gen
eral Assembly.
In incurrlng Indebtedness, Tor any
one, or more Of said purposes OF con-
strucdon, improvement or reclama'
lion, the city of Philadelphia may is-
sue its Obligations maturing not later
than fifty years from the date thereof
with provision for a sinkng-fund SUI
dcient to retire said obligation at ma
turlty, the payments TO such sinking
fund to be in equal or graded annual
lnstalment Such obligations may be
In an amount sufficient to provide for
and may include the amount OF the IN
teresr and sinking-fund charges aecru-
ing and which may accrue thereon
throughout the period Of construction
and until the expiration Of one year
after the completion 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 sindngfund 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 sucin
| work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
CYRUS 2. WOODS.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-02
WEST DUBLIN.

August 24-New porches have
been put up at our school house.
Amanda Price, of New York
City, visited the family Of Frank
Price last week.
An unusually heavy rain last
Saturday tore up our roads and
washed planks from bridges IN
this vicinity.
August 31-Mrs. Alice eleven
ger and daughters Olive and AL
ice and Owen Laldlg spent Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives
inTrough Creek Valley, Hunting
don county. They made the trip
by auto. The annual picnic of
the Fairvlew M. E. Sunday
School will be held in the grove
north of the church on Saturday,
September II. There will be a
baseball game in the afternoon,
and a festival ia the evening.
There will likely be some good
recltatlons by the school during
the day. Some of our farmers
we're busy on Monday hauling
phosphate from the Relchtley
road for Ira Lake. The friends
of William Miller IN this commu.
nifty were sorry to hear of his
illness and death at Dublin Mills.
Mrs. Susan KING spent a few
days last week with the family of
her son Albert King, "A few
of our people attended the Sold.
lers' Reunion at Hoops Grove on
last Friday. The address gwen
by Hon. Jos. E Thropp, of Ever
EFT, seemed to be we'll taken.
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GAITHERSBuRG, MD.
McConnellsburg, Pa.

Mrs. Roy Booth, of Warfords
burg, Pa, has returned to her
home after having spent several
days pleasantly IN the home OF
her sister Mrs. A. c Golden.
Miss Bessie Harmon, Of Ger
mantown. called on friends IN the
"ourg" one day last week.
Jacob Hammou has his new
barn ready for the painters.
Jacob Gardner has the carpen.
ters at work on his new house on
Diamond avenue.
Charles Gardner and family
have moved from Walker avenue
to their new house near Freder-
ick avenue,
A. G. Golden and family spent
last Thursday evening in the
home of Jacob Gardner and fam
lily.
Clyde Andrews and wife and
daughter Irene spent Sunday
with friends at Germantown.
Miss Berthe Andrews, of War
fordsburg, and Miss Mercer
Moudy, of Washington, D. c.,
we're recent guests in the home
of Clyde Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Phebus
and little son Eugene were recent
callers IN the home of E A. Hoop.
engardner.
Mrs. T. r. Starr, of Chester
town, Md, returned to her home
after having spent two weeks
with her sister Mrs. h. A. Hoop
engardner.
The stork borrowed DR.. Hen
ming Etchlson's Aeroplane last
Wednesday morning and left a
e le boy in the home of Mr.. and
.lrs. Robert Eader. Now, you
can hear Pap's Melodious voice
IN the still hours of the night as
he softly sings Rock-a-bye,
Rock-a-bye Baby.
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WARFORDSBURG.

Mrs. Nealie Lambert is visiting
friends IN Philadelphia. :. Miss
Gertrude Ranck is visiting her
aunt, Mrs Lila Yonker. Lem
uel Hendershat, Of Clear Spring,
Md, was calling on friends here
last week. ..Lemuel Smith, our
mail carrier, has been critically
Ill, but is improving slowly.
Grandmother Ranck, who has
been confined to her bed for the
past month with rheumatism, is
no better. MISS Ruth Stouffer
of Philadelphia, Is visiting the
family Of H. K. Markley. The
heavy rams OF last week did con-
siderable damage to the roads,
and badly washed some corn
fields. "A number of our peo.
lie al attending the revival ser
vices in Hancock, conducted by
Rev. Beard. During Rev. Beard &
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PLEASANT RIDGE.

Lots Of ram. Dawson Truax
ournt his limekiln last week.
John Mellott and wife return.
ed home Sunday evening after
having visited their uncle Joe
Mellott, IN Big Cove. Virgil
Bard is busy plasterlng his
house, and Unger Mellott is work.
ing with equal diligence painting
his fathers residence. ..Abner
Lake, wife and daughter Phoebe,
spent Sunday at John Bard's,
and Clarence Mellott, wife and
children, and Brethard Waltz and
wife aud their daughter Esta,
VISITED IN the home of W. r.,
Truax, same day. John Strait
and Aaron Garland took advan-
tage of the nice day Monday and
went to the fruit farm for
peaches. ..ChlldTen's service S
at the Brethren church Sunday,
Septem Der 5th, at 10 o'clock,
Everybody welcome.
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CLEAR RIDGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Baker, of
Altoona, and Jay Baker, Tyrone,
visited their parents Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin Baker last week. Miss
Dora Baker, of Saltlllo, is at home
for a short vacation. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mort and Mrs. S. w.
Staley, of Waynesboro, spent ten
days in the home of Mrs, Mort's
parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Will
son and attended Walnut Grove
Camp. Miss Zanna Laidig was
a recent guest of her friend Miss
Miss Maud Fields. David Flem
ing and Clair Baker have gone to
Pittsburgh where they will be
employed. Mr.. and Mrs. L. P.
Morton were calling on friends
IN this place Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. S. Fleming and daughter
Cora. MISS Catharlne King and
John Ross, of Waynesboro, com
posed an auto party to this place
Sunday IRWIN Hartzok, Waynes
boro, visited friends here recent
ly. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kel.
so spent Sunday with the form
er's sister. Mrs. Gibson Kerlin.
Lots of sickness among chill
dren at this place. The young
people held a cornroast last week
and had a fine time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-02
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to section
one, article eight Of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in Gener'
al 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 as follows:
Section /. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age. possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote al all elections, sub
iect, however, to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of cleo
tors as the General Assembly may en-
act:
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 Cor, having preyi'
ously been qualified elector or ma
tive-born citizen of the State, he shall
have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) Immediately preced-
ing 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. If 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 one
month before the election be amend.
ed so that the same shall read as fol-
lows:
Section /. Every citizen, male or
female, OF twenty-one years of age
possessing the following qualifications
shall be entitled to vote at all elec'
tons, subject however, to such laws
requiring and regulating the registra-
ton OF electors as the General Assem-.
bly, may enact:
First. He or she shall have been a
citizen of the United States at least
one month.
Second He or she shall have resid.
ed In the State one year (or, having
previously been a qualified elector OF
uative-born citizen of the State, ne or
she shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six months) immedl.
ately preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have resid.
ed 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 O State or coun.
ty tax, which shall have been assess.
ed 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
Constitution the same shall be con
strued as If written. respectively, "he
or She" ''hls or her." him or her"
and himself or herself
A true copy of JOINT Resolution
No. l.
CYRUS e. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment TO section
eight of article nine of the Constitu.
ton of Pennsylvania.
Section. /. Be 1t resolved by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl.
yania in General Assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an amend.
ment to the Constitution of the Com.
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in &C.
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth 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 coun.
ty, city. borough, township, school dis.
trict, or other municipality or incor.
porated district, except as herein pro
Yided, 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 its in
debtedness TO an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed val
uation Of property, without the assent
Of the electors thereof at a public elec
ton in such manner as shall be pro
Yided by law; but any city. the debl
Of which now exceeds seven pei
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 OF
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, OF
the reclamation of land to be used in
the construction of 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
county of Philadelphia current mel
revenues in excess Of the interest on
said debt or debts, and the annual in.
stallments necessary for the cancella.
tion Of said debt or debts. May be ex
.cluded in ascertaining the power OF
the city and county Of Philadelphia to
become otherwise indebted Provid.
ed. That a sinking fund Of their can.
collation. shall be established and
maintained" so that it shall read as
follows:-
Section g. 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 per
centum upon the assessed value OF
the taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district In
cur any new debt, or Increase its in
debtedness TO an amount exceeding
| two per centum upon such assessed
valuation of property, without the
consent of the electors thereof at a
public election In such manner as
shall be provided by law; but any
city, the debt of which on the first
day Of January, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four, exceeded
seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, and has not since been re
duced to less than such per centum
may be authorized by law to increase
the same three per centum in the ag
| gregate, at any one time, upon such
valuation. The city Of PhiladelphiA
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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
)f the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vania in General Assembly met That
the following amendment TO the Con.
ytitution of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania be, and the same Is
hereby, proposed, in accordance with
he eighteenth article thereof
Amend section twenty-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
Tor injuries Tesulting IN death, or
tor injuries to persons or property and
IN case of death from such injuries,
.he right OF action shall survive, and
the General Assembly shall prescribe
Tor whose benefit such action shall be
prosecuted. No act shall prescribe
any limitations of time within which
suits may be brought against cofpor.
atoms for injuries to persons OF. prop.
erty, or. for other causes different
from those fixed by general laws regu.
iating actions against natural persons,
and such acts now existing are avoid.
ed" so that 1t shall read as follows:
The General Assembly may enact
laws requiring the payment by EN-.
poyers. or employers and employees
Jointly, or reasonable compensation
for injuries to employees arising In the
course of their employment. and for
occupational diseases of employees,
whether or not such injuries or dis
eases result IN death, and regardless
Of fault of employer or employe, 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 lin
Il the amount TO be recovered for In
juries resulting in death. or for in
juries TO persons or property, and ia
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 eorpor'
atoms for injuries to persons or prog
srty, or for other causes, different
from those fixed by general laws rE
ulating actions against natural per
sons; and such acts now existing arc
avoided.
A true copy Of Joint Resolution
No. 8.
CYRUS Y. WOODS.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
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WELLS TANNERY.

Miss Amanda Price, Of New
York, is spending a three weeks
vacation with her sister, Mrs. G.
E Truax.
Rev. and Mrs, George w. Pet
ers, and their two sons Of Satau
ket, N Y, aud Mrs. Maurice Ba
ker, are visiting Mrs. Peters
mother, Mrs Margaret Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen K Downs
returned home from their honey.
moon trip on Sunday. They Will
be at home to friends on Mr..
O0wnes farm in a few days. .
Mrs. Lille Horton, OF Everett,
is visiting her daughter; Mrs.
Belle Anderson. =. Mr.. and Mrs
George Rlchtley, o f Rlchtley,s
Camp, visited MIR. and Mrs. w.
B. Stunkard, Sunday. MISS
Rachel Wlshart is visit.
ing her cousin, Miss Mae
Horton, IN Huntingdon. Miss
Alice Wishart left on Monday to
begin a months Mission Exten.
sion work IN t h e Huntingdon
Presbyterial district. Mrs, W.
II. Baumgardner returned home
last Friday after having spent
two weeks with her brother, w.
A. Johnston, who is dangerously
Ill at his home IN Streator, III.
Frank Price, of Laidlg, drove
to this place last Sunday to see
his sister, Mrs. &. &. Truax, who
has been Ill for some tune. DR..
Bertha Calwell, Of Johnstown,
ex. missionary to India, has been
visiting Miss Alice Wlshart. On
last Sunday morning and even
ing, in Shermans Valley, she
gave a most interesting talk on
her experience with the Billy
Sunday workers whom she as
sisted IN many places. She is a
great believer in his, and other,
evangelistic work. 1t has been
proven that the har NJ ful newspa
per reports we're gotten up by
liquor men. MISS Lavlna Ear.
ley attended the funeral Of her
brother in.law, George Fraker, at
Fort Lttletor.
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Advertisement,
Church Notices.

Rev. Yearick will preach in the
Reformed church next Sunday
morning at 1920, and in the Pres
byterian church, in the evening
at 1880.
The Needmore Sunday School
will picnic Saturday, September
4th, in Palmers Grove. The
Needmore Band will furnish mu-
sic. There will be a baseball
game, refreshments, prominent
speakers, and g festival at night.
Preaching at Mt. Zion on next
Saturday evening at7:90. Need
more, Sunday at 8 p. M; Bed
ford Chapel at 1880.
There will be a festival in the
grove at Clear Ridge, Saturday
evening, September 11th for the
benefto NJ. E. churcn. Welcome
Knobsville M. E. Sunday school
will hold their annual picnic Sat
urday. September 4th, and hold
afestivalintheeve Welcome
The Reformed Sunday School
picnicked on top of Cove noun
tain on Tuesday.
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PLUM RUN.

There is much sickness here.
The arrival of 9-pound boy IL.
the home OF MIR. and Mrs. Army
Peck, on August 24.h, brought q
smile II feet long. MISS Clara
Daniels Is spending two weeks
with friends IN Baltimore. Cen.
ter scoool house is almost Com
pleted. George Bishop and
wife, Mrs. Annie Robinson, and
Elder G L Funk, we're guests in
the home of D. w. Mellott last
Sunda7.
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TROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
4 THE CONSTITUTION SUB
MITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR
APPROVAL OR REJECTION. BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF FENNSYLr
vANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU.
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
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stay IN Warfordsburg he made
many friends, and by his earn
estness and eloquence, did much
good for our community. He
handles the liquor question with
out gloves and his lectures are
greatly appreciated by temper
ance people.
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Thompson township.
County Commissioner.

l announce myself as a candidate
for the nomination for the Office OF
County Commissioner subject to the
decision Of the democratic vo'ers of
Fulton County, at the primary Tues =
day, September 2lst. have anooun-
ed my candidacy after assurances u
support came to me unsolci'e' from
all over the county and If nominated
and elected l promise the same bust
ness administration of the affairs of
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-02

right of appeal may be conferred
the Legislature upon county record
and upon other officers by 1t des1,
ed. Such laws may provide for 4
tnuing the registering, transfer,
insuring, and guaranteeing such
ties after the first or original \,
tration has been perfected BY
court, and provision may be mad.
raising the necessary funds 70,
penses and salaries Of officers M
shall be paid out Of the treasurr
the several counties.
A true copy Of Joint ResouH
No. 4.
CYRUS e. WOODS
Secretary Of the Commonweals
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-02
NREDMORE.

Bennett Mellott and Lee Truax
burnta a hmekiln recently. Geo.
Barber Is working at the founda-
ton of a new house at this place.
We wonder who will be the lucky
girl. Miss PansY Morgret is
visiting friends IN this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mellott
and children, of Philadelphia, are
visiting their parents IN this vi
entity. We are always glad to
see them come back. The
health officer at Needmore is
causing some discussion. Rus
sci Peck had the misfortune to
break bis car inst this side of
Hoops Grove ali had the pleas
ure of walking home. Frank
Mellott our water finder, has
moved his machine to where Mr..
Baroer Is building a new house,
for the purpose Of making water
little handler. We feel sorry
for the kind people near Dott,
because of the stormy day having
spoiled their picnic; but we sus
pect they had a feast of chicken
and cake this week. Report of
ball game in another column.