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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Birthday Surprise.

Last Thursday evening when
Miss Beatrice Mellott aud Miss
Crystabel Lamberson returned
hon ; the former was surprised
to fl the room filled with a mum
Der OF her friends who had as
Sembled to celebrate her seven
tenth birthday. A very delight
ful evening was spent in playing
social games, and in enjoying
music played on the piano, Miss
Beatrice was the recipient of ma
ny nice presents, and the even
ing was one she will not soon for
get. Those present were; Ida
Fisher, Pauline Kirk, Crystabel
and Frances Lamberson, Lois Al
Ice and Mary Laidig; Hazel and
Edith Reeder; Junie and Eliza
Oeth Sipes; Beatrice Mellott, An
ME Lamberson. Mrs. Jonas Mel
lOtt, Shelma Mellott, Mrs. Rob-
srt House, Russell Deshong Hans
Lamberson, James Kellar, Les
Mr and Melvin Mellott, Jonas
r%eIlott, Walter Mellott, and
Vlarke Kellar.
One Who Mas There.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
They Want a Picnic.

Editor News. What has be-
come of the Harvest Home Pic
mic Committee? 1t is time that
they are getting together to fix
the date and place and to make
other necessary arrangements
for the picnic expected in a few
weeks.
The committee consists of To-
bias Glazier, Roy Kendall James
H. Kendall, Harvey Nesbit, Wal
ter Shaw, and c. M. Ray.
1t will take some time to get
everything in readiness to make
the picnic a success. Fulton coun
ty could have as good a picnic as
Path Valley and other places, if
the interest of our farmer boys
and girls be aroused and all help
make it a success.
We should have plenty of mu-
sic by the Band, good practical
speakers, recitations, and a un-
ion choir of thirty-fve or forty
boys and girls to enliven the oc-
casion. Also, a game of base
ball, a tournament, and a merry
go-round to amuse the children.
We should have something like
this to keep our boys and girls
on the farms instead of their
having to go elsewhere to seek
pleasure. We hope the commit
tee will get together soon and
make arrangements for such a
picnic, advertise in our local pa
pers, and invite everybody to
come and meet old friends. The
| NEWS has assured us that it will
help to spread the invitations to
all it's readers to come and make
it a real "Old Home Day."
JEDEKIAH.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
NUMBER ~
WALKING ON ALL F0URS.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, N. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.

Scientists tell US that our re-
mote ancestors walked on all
fours. Certain it is that we all
begin locomotion in that manner.
1t is natural for a baby to
crawl and during the first few
years of life most children spend
much time playing on the floor.
In order that this natural dispo-
sition to keep near mother earth
shall not prove injurious there
are a few precautions which it is
well to take.
For babies it is easy enough to
spread a blanket or some similar
protection on the floor, and when
they grow older a little railing
some six feet square will serve
to keep them within bounds un-
til such time as they can be
fought not to pick things off the
floor and put them in their mouth.
Carpets, rugs, and wooden
floors are invariably contamina-
ted by the dirt which is tracked
in from the outside. There are
innumerable colonies of germs
everywhere on the floors, some
of these are almost certain to be
disease germs. When children
grow old enough to be given the
things to eat, unless they are
watched they will not hesitate to
pick up the food which has fall
len on the floor or which they
have laid their. This practice
is genuinely risky and every eff
fort should be made as early as
possible to train the children that
things which have fall on the
floor are dirty and must not be
put in their mouth. 1t is sur
prising how early they will learn
this if care is taken and fresh
supply of the precious tit-bit Of
fered in the place of the soiled
one.
The wise mother makes every
effort to protect her children's
food from contamination for ma
ny of the digestive disturbances
which are so fatal in the early
years of childhood may be traced
to dirty food.
The old saying that we must
all eat our peck of dist is a stu
pid and harmful one like many
another of the old saws.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
EIectrify the South Penn.

EDITOR NEWS. The auto trav-
ell on the Lincoln Highway last
Saturday and Sunday beat all
records. 165 cars passed Green
Hill on Saturday and over 200
passed on Sunday. Estimating
that each car carried an average
of five persons, one thousand
people passed our door on Sun
day.
| have lived to see greater re-
suits than hoped for when !
penned my former articles beg
ging for the abolishment of toll
gates and for the rebuilding of
the old pike by the State. The
new, fine, Lincoln Highway
across the County is proving to
be of intestimable value to this
section. This leads me to think
that still greater practical things
await the hand of Improvement,
namely, the speedy building Of
the McConnellsburg and Fort
Loudon railway, and the cleo
trifying of the whole of the South
Penn branch in order to afford
unbroken connection with the
main line of the Cumberland Val
ley railroad. Never have | felt
a greater desire to be young
again than when | sometimes
spend a sleepless night thinking
over the possibilities of, and
wishing that | could take active
part in, the development that
such connection with the Cum
berland Valley would bring to
Fulton county. Just as the pub
lie has seized upon the advantages
of the Lincoln Highway for pleas
ure and profit, so would our peo-
pie of Fulton county seize upon
rapid transit to the great Cum
berland Valley main line to re-
store this part of the County to
its once proud position as a farm
ing district something that part
ly passed with the passing away
of fthe old stage coaches that
made local trade for US by rea-
son of the sale of supplies and
commodities.
JAMES A. STEWART.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Bulletin Board Dedicated.

Last week the w. c. +. U.
caused to be erected a large bulle-
tin board on the vacant lot south
of the Presbyterian church in
Mconnellsburg. Last Saturday
evening the board was formally
dedicated to the service of the
cause of temperance. About 500
witnessed the ceremony. A mum
ber of girls bearing flowers, and
boys with flags, followed by the
members of the W. c. 7. U.-all
led by the Band-marched from
the Court House to the dedica-
ton grounds. The Band then
played America" in which peo-
pie joined in singing. Rev. j.
L. Grove read the Scripture les
son and c. j. Brewer led in pray
er. Miss Ella Pittman made an
elegant address on What the w
C. T. U. Upholds. Miss Mary
Seylar very forcibly explained
the purpose of the bulletin board
and enumerated some of the joint
responsibilities which men and
women must shoulder in the po-
litical field. The bulletin board
was then unveiled and the trib-
ute of flowers and flags placed,
the children marching as the
Band played Onward Christian
Soldiers. Mrs. Robert +. Pet
erman then gave a reading enti-
tied Two Lincoln Pennies. I"
Benediction by Rev. r. E. Peter
man. An offering was received
while the children sang enthusi-
astically the Pennsylvania State
Song"
The w. C. T. u. will use the
bulletin board for the display of
work in picture and reading this
summer. If you have something
appropriate for the board, give it
to the Publicity committee. A
general change of display will be
made each week. In a few days
several women will call on the
people to become members of the
movement. No one is required
to pay to become a member.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
What Do You Know?

Do you know that an editor or
a reporter for a newspaper can
in his rounds stop and ask a hun
dred persons what is the news"
and ninety out of the hundred
will reply. Nothing special, Z"
and yet so out of that number
know something that, if not
found in the next paper, will as
tonish them greatly and disap-
point them more, and perhaps
make them madder than hornets.
Don't be afraid to let the news
paper man know it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. MARY BUTTS.

Mrs. Mary Butts widow of Will
lam Butts, died at the home of
her son Ambrose, Taylor town.
ship, Sunday evening, June 27,
1915. Interment was made at
Center M. E. church on the fol-
lowing Tuesday. Rev. Veach of
Wells Valley conducted the fu-
neral services. She was aged 81
years, 6 months, and II days.
Mrs. Butts maiden name was
Mary Swartz. She was married
three times. Her first husbands
name was Reihart, and the sec
Ond was Wilson. To the third
marriage there were no children.
Surviving children are: Ambrose
Wilson with whom she lived;
William Wilson, of Mill Creek
and Mrs. John Bolinger of Wood
vale.
EVELYN LAMBERSoN.
Evelyn, aged about 9 years,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
C. Lamberson, near Hustontown,
died Tuesday, July 6, 1915. The
funeral was held on the follow
ing Thursday, interment being
made at Hustontown.
A short time ago, the little girl
went to the fields to pick wild
strawberries and contracted poi
son of the skin. She was of a
delicate constitution and before
the effects of the poison could be
arrested, something like blood
poisoning took place and bodies
Of pus fotmed in her limbs and
neck. All possible medical aid
was given, but she was not able
to resist the ravages of the dis
ease. These conditions made her
death particularly sad, and Ev-
elyn's early demise has brought
great sorrow to relatives and
friends, including m any little
school mates with whom she as
sociated for two years.
Survivors in her immediate
family are: Father and Mother;
Fred and Joe, brothers, at home;
Fern, Christobel and Frances,
sisters at home and Hazel, wife
Of Allison Keller, of Turtle Creek
Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Local Social Events.

Mrs. ]. C. Patterson and Mrs.
W. L. Mace jointly entertained
about forty of their friends at
the Dougley few evenings ago.
The second class to graduate
from the McConnellsburg High
School was that of 1899 under the
principalship of Harry E. Gress,
now superintendent of the City
schools, Monessen, Pa. The class
consisted of nineteen members
all of whom are living, notwith-
standing the fact that more than
two thirds of them are married.
Last Friday afternoon thirteen
of the number assembled at the
home of Mrs. w. H. Greathead
west Market street where they
held the first formal class reun-
ion. There were present Stella
Sipes (Mrs. W. H. Greathead, }
Lois A. Caldwell (Mrs. Wilson L.
Nace), Irene Trout (Mrs. Ellis L
Lynch, nellie Trout (Mrs. Err
nest r. McClain), Mabel Trout
(Mrs. Walter Reed Sloan), Eliza
beth Fisher (Mrs. j. w. Mosser)
Miss Sophie Holman, Miss Zoe
Mason, Miss Minnie Reisner,
Miss Ethel Hayes, Miss Cornetha
B. Nesbit, all of McConnells-
burg; Nora Johnston, wife of Mr.
Owen R. Dunlap, Pittsbu r G,
Kans. and Myrtle Stoner, wife
of w. M. Lodge, Saxton, Pa.
1t will be seen that none of the
male members Of the class was
there, and good thing for them
they were not present for they
would not have been able to get
a word in edgewise with that
bunch talking. The members of
the class not present were Alice
Dickson, wife of Cashier Merrill
w. Mace; Mary Scott Sloan, wife
|of Thomas H. Walker; Mary
Grove, wife of Rev. A. j. Crooks
Miss Gertrude Sipes, Chambers
burg; Ed. H. Reisner, Hutchin-
son, Kans., and James A. Sloan,
Altoona.
Miss Ethel Hays entertained a
nice company of friends Wednes-
day evening in honor of her sis
ter Alice, Mrs. John Spangler, Of
Chicago, and her friend Mrs.
Harley, of Pleasantville, N. j.
A bunch of fifty-six McCon-
nellsburgers went up to the top
of Cove mountain on the Lincoln
HighwayMonday afternoon, took
"eatin's" along, and spent the
time until the sun was sinking
behind old Sideling Hill most
pleasantly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
What Is a "ROad Hitch.

According to the Bedford coun-
ty papers, the railroads are run
ming excursions to Bedford to af-
ford the public the opportunity to
see a Road Hitch" at work. All
that the papers say about 1T" is
that it makes dirt roads at one
third the cost of old methods: but
whether it is a "critter" or some
kind of a machine, they leave the
reader to guess. Probably, it is
a machine, and we may not have
been following the Highway De-
partments activities as closely as
we should have done. Whatever
it may be, we want one-or a
flock of them. If it is a critter,
and adapted to grazing on hill
sides, let's engage a pair at once
for breeders, for we need some
thing to make good dirt roads.
Out in Licking Greek township
they tried groundhogs, but the
blamed things will not dig where
they are wanted. If we had a
railroad to Bedford we would ex-
cursion over to see the thing.
What is a Road Hitch?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Worth Reading Twice.

The July American Magazine
includes the beginning of a new
little department called Family
Finances" in which will appear
short articles dealing with the
money side of family life in its
various phases. The first little ar
ticle in this department is enti-
tied. when Buying Luxuries
Consider How Old You Are.
Following is an extract from this
little article:
Zone day a young man % year
of age told me that he had just
fallen heir to $2500. He was 60
ing to spend the whole sum on a
pure luxury. He said that S25O0
was not much money anyway,
and that he might as we'll have a
good time with it-even though
the good time lasted only a little
while.
When | told him in general
way that he ought to save that
money | made no impression on
him. But when | explained to
him how $250O invested at six
per cent, and compounded an
nually, would double in twelve
years, he began to wake up. AT
81 he would have $4,000, at 49
$10,0 900, and at 81 $4,000. The
$50, 00C at 81 would be yielding
him 81, 200 a year-a little more
than his present salary.
II had reused his financial i'm
agination to the first real work it
had ever done-so far as know.
He hung onto that money and
invested it at six per cent.
Il told him that when he is 81
and has that $50, 600 maybe some
body else will give him 81, 500
and if so to go out and spend it
if he wants to. Money spent at
81 by a man of some means is
not like money spent at % by a
young man of no means. The
man at 81 has comparatively lit
tie chance left for his pile to
grow. In fact by 81 he is sup
posed to'have his pile.
Always when contemplating
luxuries consider how old you are
before buying. The price of lux
uries is much higher in early life
than later. 1t is very high in
youth. If you want some CON-
forts and a few luxuries in old
age control yourselfin the earlier
years. Get the foundation Of
your capital laid early so that it
will have time to build itself from
small beginnings into a substan-
tial amount-say at CO."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Bicycle Accident.

Since the clearing off of the
bushes and rubbish at the top of
Cove mountain on the Lincoln
Highway many persons are at
tracted to this spot for the beau
tiful view it affords. Last Sun
day.. among many others that
went to this place, were Elgin
Mann, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pal
mer P. Mann, and Frank, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed D. Sinner. The
splendid condition of the High
way tempted the boys to get on
Elgin's bicycle and coast down
the east side of the mountain.
Everything went lovely until at
a point about a mile east of the
top at a sharp turn in the road
they met an automobile. In at
tempting to turn out of the way
Of the approaching car, their BIZ
cycle struck a loose stone and the
boys were thrown violently
against rocks 1T the side of the
road. They were picked up by
the automobile party and taken
to the top, where Russell Glazier
took the boys into his car and
hurried them to DR.. Mosser's Of
flee in McConnellsburg. 1t was
found that Elgin was so seriously
hurt that DR.. Palmer, head
surgeon at the Chambersburg
hospital was called and he re-
sponded at once. When he came,
he found Elgin's lower jaw dis
located, and the boy badly bruis-
ed. The boy received the neces-
sary attention and is now doing
as we'll as might be expected.
Frank escaped with a severe cut
above one of his eyes and sever
al minor bruises.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Annual Reunion.

The Damascus Sunday school
will hold their annual picnic in
Comerer's Grove on Saturday,
July oath. Speaking, recitations
music both vocal and instrument
tal-and a good dinner will be
features of the day. At thesame
time and place the Nilsson and L.
A. society of the church will Of
fer at public auction their Mis-
sion Quilt. The body of this
quilt is white long cloth upon
which is embroidered in red silk
the names and addresses of near
ly five hundred persons. The
states of Pennsylvania, Mary
land, West Virginia, and Illinois
are represented. One block of
thlrty-tour names repre- S e n I S
Woodruff, ILL.,, and a block of
seventeen names, represents
Freeport, ILL.,, and three blocks
contain names of one hundred
persons of McConnellsburg and
the Big Cove. On the centre
square is embroidered a picture
of Damascus church, with the
names of its ministers, trustees,
and deacons who have served
since the organization of the
church. Bids for this quilt may
be sent anytime before the Oath
of July to Mrs. Wilson E. Litton
or to Miss Hattie Gregory-both
of Plum Run, Fulton County, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
Mr., and Mrs. c. II. Mann Delighted
With New Rome Town. Good
Place TO Invest Money.

In a recent letter from Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Mann, st. Cloud, Flo
rida, they say that so far as the
business is concerned they can
not complain.
I'VE have our lots planted in
citrus fruits and many trees.
Our sweet potatoes look fine and
we think Florida can produce
sweet potatoes equal to the Jer-
sey variety-can tell better after
we try them. The growth of
vegetables here is little short of
marvellous; but of course, inten-
sive cultivation and moisture is
required-both of which they get
A patch of crimson clover shows
good growth despite the heat.
I'VE try to get from the gar
den all the fruits needed, and
therefore plant bananas, guava,
oranges, lemons, lines, and ev-
cry variety Of vegetables.
IF you know of any people
who require a warm climate and
who have little capital, send
them along. st. Cloud is well
known as growing city with
many excellent features. 1t is
the home of many veterans of
the Civil War. The G. A. r.
post has a fine hall, and there
are many benevolent organiza-
tions, seven churches with ex-
cellent pastors and church work
of every kind fourishes. AS for
the people, they are the salt of
the earth-so friendly, so helpful
We are glad to be here and glad
to say a good word for the place.
Land is cheap now; but the
new charter will, no doubt, send
the price up; for when town
grows into city privileges, there
follows a steady line of i'm
provements. The town has a
fine weekly newspaper, and if
any one disires to know more
about the place, let him subscribe
for the st. Cloud Tribune for six
months. The summers are, of
course warm; but Charlie Mann
Jr., whowas.here recently, thinks
it no warmer than at Hans
ford, California. We get splen-
did breezes and the mosquitoes
and flies are not a circumstance
to the New Jersey article. The
birds here sing so sweetly, and
the air is redolent with the per-
fume of fowers-such beautiful
flowers. There is no land boom
here. People come to spend the
winter and buy because they see
a great future for this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann request
the News to extend their best
wishes to Fulton and Bedford
county friends, as well as to all
others who know them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

DR.. H. w. Bender and j. Frank
Gump, Jr., Of Everett passed
through town last Sunday on
their way to Martinsburg w. Va.
with a view to securing the SER
vices of a baseball team.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

Quay, son of Robert Mellott,
south of Big Cove Tannery, was
kicked under the arm by a horse
on Wednesday of last week, and
he is still suffering internally
from the effects.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

Earl Taylor, of Harrisburg.
spent the Fourth at home in Nc
Connellsburg.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-06-02
SOME HAIR-SPLITTING
IN THE "RED TAPE" LINE

Washington, May 29.-Here is an
example of Governmental red
tape"
An official of the Department of
Agriculture was sent to Florida re-
Gently on departmental business. He
found himself on one side of one of
the numerous lakes in that State
when he had business on the other
side of the lake.
He paid native 80 cents to row
him across the lake. To go to the
same destination by carriage or au-
tomobile would have cost So.
When the expense account of the
official was examined by the Audi
tor for the department the item OF
so cents was disallowed, on the
ground that the trip to Florida did
not normally include water travel
Had the official spent Sc for car
rage hire he would have been re-
imbursed. He had to pay the so
cents from his own pocket.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-06-02

who knows the value of life knows
how to die becomingly. Nothing re-
veals the significance of a mans life
more than the manner of his leav-
ing OF II. There is no more pre-
cious lesson to be learned from liv-
ing than how TO give up life when
the hour comes. and IL 1t comes in
the midst of conscious forgetfulness
of self and thought for others, then
indeed existence is nobly completed.
Many may tremble at death nat
urally, but men do not fear to die.
Physicians who have been at many
a deathbed know that death is, as a
rule, far from the terrifying thing
1t is often supposed to be. Life is
a dangerous thing at best" II has
been said, "and few of us get out Of
II alive" When men meet the end
calmly as the next great adventure
after birth, humanity cannot but
look on with admiration to feel lift
ed up by the event. Death then lit
orally crowns life, not merely ends
it.-[New York Herald.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-06-02

As soon as we do our best our
fool friends expect us to do better