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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-19

The State Highway Depart
ment is having the old stone
bridge at the west end of town
touched up. Cracks are being
cemented, new pointing done and
a neat coping is to crown the
walls. This will greatly stimu-
late the flow of sentiment when
lovers stroll out to that place on
moonlight evenings.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-19
Executors Notice.

Estate OF Mary Butts, late OF Taylor
township Pa. deceased.
Letters testamentary on the above estate
having been granted to the undersigned, all
persons indebted to the said estate are re-
quested to make payment and those having
claims to present the same without delay.
II. Ii. BERGSTRESSER,
7-22-6t. Waterfall, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-19
Administrators Notice.

Estate OF Abraham Hershey, late OF Wei,
township, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that letters OF Admin
istratlon upon the above estate have beer
granted to the undersigned All persons hav
ing claims against said estate win present
them properly authenticated for settlement
ard those owing the same will please call ant
settle.
DAVID HERSHEY,
7-l5 6t Hiram, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-19

Mrs. w. H. Baumgardner, of
Wells Tannery, left the latter
part of last week for a western
state to see her brother who is
seriously i'll.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-19
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS
OIL ocsI and General Interest, Gathered
at Home or Clipped irm our
Exchanges.
cOSDeNsED FOR HURRIED READERS


his home in East-Extension.
Merchant John A. Irwin spent
Monday and Tuesday in Hagers-
town.
Mrs. B. w. Peck and Helen
Mace are spending this week in
Blair county.
Misses Edith and Nellie Bell,
Of Foltz, visited their aunt, Mrs.
Christmas Sinner, latter part of
last week.
U. w. Kline and his son George
Of Licking Creek township, were
among the visitors to this place
on Monday.
Mrs. Thomas F. Sloan and her
daughter Mary entertained on
Wednesday and Friday afternoon
Of last week.
Licking Geek township struck
oil. If you don't believe it, take
q drive over the Lincoln Highway
in that township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anon Edwards,
Of Wells Valley, passed through
town yesterday on their way to
visit their son at Greencastle.
Mr.. John M. Cline and his
daughter Miss Lille, of Licking
Creek township, spent Thursday
night of last week with friends
in town.
Our veteran correspondent, Mr.
James A. Stewart, of Green Hill,
delivered four head of young cat
tie to Sheriff Harris last Satur-
day. His neighbor, w. e. Bair
assisted to drive the sleek young
sters to town.
DR.. R. B. Campbell of New
Grenada passed through town
Monday taking Mrs. Christine
llellott to the Chambersburg hos
ptal for a surgical operation.
Mrs. Mellott has been in poor
health for some time.
Just to think If that Mea-
dOwgroundProposition deceased,
had not deceased, we might, at
this moment, be making 10000
shells a day, at $40 each, for the
Allies, from the Mother Lode"
ores Of Pennsylvania.
Owing to the effects of the Eu-
rOpean war, the price of galvan-
lied goods such as roofing, pipe,
&c. has advanced about Is per
cent. Indications are however,
that these goods will be a little
cheaper in the near future.
For the first time since last
April, Rev. w. M. Cline, of Fort
Littleton, spent few hours in
town last Friday. Rev. Cline is
now serving six congregations in
huntingdon county, with Shir-
leysburg as the central point.
Emory Diehl of Locust Grove,
agent for the Ford car, and Roy
Palmer, of Sipes Mill, were at
tending strictly to business in
town last Saturday. Roy was
making arrangements to furnish
the bones" for a new car for
himself.
Mr.. r. D. While, Waterfalls
huStling blacksmith, drove to
town Monday afternoon in his
automobile and spent the night
= at the County Seat. He was ac-
cOmpanied by Mrs. Eli Largent,
Mrs. H. H. Bergstresser and
Martha Long.
An overheated engine caused
the connecting wires to burn out
IN the car of a Pittsburgh party
last Sunday, and R. M. Cline tow
ed the machine from the old toll
gate on the east side of Cove
mountain to his garage in this
place where it was repaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. William N. Stew
art, of Trenton, N. j., came to
The formers home at Green Hill
last week for their annual sum-
mer outing. Will says that he
will make the next trip to Fulton
county in his auto, as the roads
are now fine practically all the
way.
In a letter containing a check
Tor two dollars IN advance their
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-19

~ O'i'ccOiij AH''ANoJ, W teOoA
ing Spring Hospital for an opera
tion for appendicitis.
Mertie E. Sinner has just re-
ceiyed more new, ladies' blue
stockings, fancy beauty pins,
combs, barrettes, sachet powder,
etc., etc., etc. Give her call.
Mr.. S. L. Wink, of Needmore,
brought Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
Mellott and their daughter Pearl,
and Mr.. Alexander Mellott to
town in his automobile Tuesday.
Ross e. Doyle finished the reg
istration of school children of the
Borough, on Tuesday, and finds
that there are 124 children be-
tween the ages of 6 and 16 years.
Mrs. Temple Keyser, Of Phila-
delphia, accompanied by her
father. Mr.. John Wilt, Waynes-
boro, spent Sunday and Monday
in the home Of Temples sister,
Mrs. w. H. Nesbit.
Since the grass plats at the
curb along Lincoln Way have
been trimmed straight with the
street, there seems to be more
than twice as many of them,
owing, perhaps, to the reason
that the artistic straight line
catches the eye.
Miss Grace l,Iosser, Of Altoona
is visiting her brother DR.. j. w.
Mosser. Her brother Ed, of
Hendricks, w. Va, was coming
with her; but when they reached
Cumberland, Nd, last week, he
was attacked with ptomaine poi
son and returned with relatives
to Altoona.
Suffragists all over the State
are doing odd jobs to raise mon
ey for the cause. Miss Marga-
ret Blackburn, of Bedford, has
promised to make and sell one
dozen pies every week until after
the November election. Many
other women give Sass" (of the
garden variety, of course.)
With the exception Of a short
distance on the east side of Side
ling Hill and the east side of Tus-
carora mountain, the Lincoln
Highway is practically completed
from Pittsburgh to Fort Loudon.
Al the finished part of the great
highway through Fulton County
has been oiled during the past
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. M. Powell
and daughter Miss Jessie, Norris
town, Pa, are guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mason of
this place. Mr.. Powell is a ma
tive of Bethel township, this
county, but for many years has
been Paying Teller in the Peo-
ple's National Bank, Norristown,
this state.
Charles G. McMullin, who for
twenty years had been the West
ern Union telegraph operator at
Bedford, ended his life on We'd
nesday of last week by deliber-
ately shooting the top of his head
off with a shot gun. Mr.. McMul
lin had been in bad health for
some time and had grown de-
spondent.
A force of State Highway work
men under the direction of An
drew Rotz, repaired the Lincoln
Way through town last week,
taking out the "jolts" and drain
ing the mudholes. These tempo
rary repairs will add greatly to
the appearance of the street un-
til such time as the Department
may rebuild it.
One day last week, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Sipes, their daugh-
ter Miss Annie, Miss Alva Strait,
and Joseph Sipes all of Licking
Creek township, and a visiting
friend, Mr.. Frazier, of Philadel-
phia,. made a "whirligig" trip Of
two hours and tenminuter dura-
ton to Mt. Dallas and return in
the Frazier car.
Miss Adaline Mich aels who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. j.
A. Stewart, at Green Hill. spent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
Contractors Expect to Be Invited to Offer Bids
 Soon

That the Louisville and Nashville is arranging as rapidly as possible to be- gin constructing double track rail load south of Calera similar to the new work north of Birmingham, is the be- lief of well informed railroad con- tractors. many of whom live elsewhere nut who are congregating in this city. he contractors expect to be inviN, d within the next few weeks to offer bids on the work.
 Especial interest is being attached py the contractors to the recent visit here of Milton H. Smith, president, and Henry Walters. chairman of the board of the Louisville and Nashville. It was stated that the railroad magnates spent eight days inspecting the proposed new line between this city and New Orleans via Mobile. They went from Birming- ham to Tuscaloosa, where the Tusoa- ioosa Mineral activities are very grat- flying and from that city went over to Montgomery and later on to Selma it was stated. Railroad men that are here are of the opinion that the two officials would scarcely have used up eight days on the line between here and Mobile except for some important reason.
 There have been semi-official state ments in the past to the effect that the Louisville and Nashville conter- plated construction south of Birming- ham and it is believed the work is about to be awarded. The company plans to compete extensively for traf- fife expected to be created by the Psn- anna canal and the double track line south of this city is considered i'm perative. Moreover, the line expeais VI arm competition from the water lines and must for self-protection be in a position to handle freight with exceed ing dispatch and at low cost if the line is to keep the present volume when the river rates are effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
New Vidduct to Be Built
 At Tzventy-First Street
Weatherly Says Present Structure Will Be Used At tNinth Avenue and Twentieth Street, North. Does Not Anticipate Any Trouble
 With Railroads

A new Twenty-first street yiaduct will be built just IS soon as the necessary pre- liminaries can be arranged" yesterday declared City Commissioner James weath- erly, in whose department construction of viaducts comes.
 The present Twenty first street bridge will be removed to North Twentieth street on the other side of Capitol park and there placed over the railroad tracks al Ninth avenue and thus for the first time open up Twentieth street from one side of the city to the other he added.
 At the commission meeting yesterday City Engineer Julian kendrlck was in. structed to prepare an ordinance for the construction of new viaduct at Twenty first street across the Louisville anc Nashville Alabama Great Southern and other railroad tracks there. The engineer was also instructed to pass upon the safety of the present structure for the travel which it has to bear.
 If the present Twenty first street bridge Is declared unsafe for the traffic it has to bear, said MT. Weatherly, "ths commission will order it closed until a new structure is built.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
An Easy Way to
 Increase Weight
Good Advice For Thin Folk.

The trouble with most thin folks who wish to gain weight is that they insist on drugging their stomachs or stuffing it with greasy foods; rubbing on useless ish physical culture stunt, while the real cause of thinness goes untouched. You cannot get fat until your digestive tract assimilates the food you eat.
 Thanks to a remarkable new scientific discovery, 1t Is now possible to combine needed by the digestive organs to help them convert food into rich. fat-laden blood This master stroke of modern chemistry is called Sargol and has been termed the greatest Of flesh builders. Sargol aims through its re-generative, ach and intestines to literally soak up the fattening elements of your food and pass them into the blood. where they are carried to every starved, broken down cell and tissue of your body. You can readily picture the result when this amazing transformation has taken place and you notice how your cheeks fiji out. bust disappear. and you take on from 10 to 20 pounds of solid, healthy flesh. Sar- gol is absolutely Ina harmless, inexpensive. efficient. Averyts Chain of Drug Stores. central store Golfers Drug Co: Ensley store. Averyt's N. Birmingham store. Phillips Patterson Drug Co; M o. Dept. 109 N. goth street, and other leading druggists of Birmingham and vicinity have it and will refund your money if you are not satisfied, as per the guar antse found in % every package
 cellent results in overcoming nervous dyspepsia and general stomach troubles it should not be taken by those who do not wish to gain ten pounds or moro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
WILLIAM HALL ACQUITTED
 OF MURDER OF GEO. COWART

After about one hours deliberation the Jury in the case of William Hall, charged with the murder of George Cowart re- turned a verdict of not guilty yesterday afternoon. and he was discharged The case went to trial Monday afternoon in the first division of the criminal court Judge w. k. Fort presiding. Assistant Solicitor Walter Brewer and Attorney Roderick Beddow represented the state Counsel for the defendant were Judge Zel Gaston and Lotus Prosch.
 The killing of Cowart occurred in a rooming house on Fifth avenue operated by Hall on the night of July 6, 1914. The defendant plead not guilty and claimed that while showing pistol to the de- ceased he stumbled and that the pistol was accidentally discharged, the bullet entering his head and killing him almost instantly No motive was shown for a crime to have been committed, and the jury accepted his statement as to the unfortunate occurrence, and after short deliberation acquitted him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
DOCTORS THANK
 PRESS OF THE STATE

Dr. G. W. Rogers, secretary Of the Jefferson County Medical society, yes terday gave out copies of resolutions adopted by the society at its meeting Monday night as follows;
 Resolved, That the thanks of thc Jefferson County Medical society bs extended to the press of the state for the publicity given the State Medical association, April 20-23, 1915.
 Resolved, That a, copy of these reso- lutions be given to the three daily pa pers of Birmingham. and that through them the state may know of these reso- lutions.
 sResolved That the thanks of the Jefferson County Medical society be ex- tended to the Tutwiler hotel and its manager, MT. Shireman. for the many acts of kindness and courtesies shown the State Medical association during its recent meeting. that a copy of these resolutions be given to the papers and also a copy be sent to the manager oi the hOtel''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
DELEGATIONS FROM RIVER
 ASK BOARD FOR HIGHWAY
Estimate Made That Great Paved Road Connecting Brming ham With River Would Cost Between S1500O
 and S20000 Per Mile

In reference to the movement to build a paved highway from Birmingham 10 the Warrior river for the purpose of taking advantage of the navigation on the river members of the board of revenue stated yesterday that they had taken no action so far in the matter. but that delega- tions from Maxine and Taylor's Ferry points on the Warrior river, had appeared before them and asked that each place be made the landing place in this county.
 The opening of the Warrior river by Lock r to points above Maxine and Tay- lor's Ferry, puts Birmingham within 30 miles of water transportation The sug- gestion has been made that the county build paved highway from the city to either one of the above points in order that the business men of the city might take advantage of the cheaper water rates.
 Members of the board of revenue state that about 10 miles of road will have to be oherted and in some instance graded in order to connect the present county roads to either point.
 1t was stated that to establish a motor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28

T would guess offhand that con crete viaduct at this point would cost in the neighborhod of s125000, which is only about half the cost of the big viaduct now nearing completion at First avenue and Twenty seventh street. l do not antci- pate any serious difficulty with the rail- roads. l believe that they want to coop crate with us in making this better city. l believe that as soon as the First avenue viaduct is finished, which will be within few weeks now. l am informed, that representatives of the railroads and the city can get together and come to an agreement by which work on the Twenty first street passage can be started without delay.
 If there Is any delay, however and the engineer reports the bridge unsafe, we will close 1t to all traffic.
 The Twenty first street bridge in itself is good one and for use at North Twen- tieth street and Ninth avenue would do very well. The structure or frame work of the bridge is all right. but the floor is what is considered not the proper thing for a viaduct at the place it now stands. This concrete floor we will have replaced by a wooden timber pavement, which will cost perhaps Sl0,o00 or Sl5O00, but it will make the bridge an ideal one for North Twentieth street, where 1t will fit it just as if it had been made for the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
CITY DIRECTORY OF
 NEW YORK RECEIVED
Presented to Chamber of Commerce by R. l.. Polk
 & Co.,, Publishers

A copy of the New York city directory, the largest directory in the country, was received yesterday and will be kept on file at the Cha of Commerce. Here tofore the New York directory has seldom been found outside of that city, as it could not be exchanged for other city direc- tories.
 The Chamber of Commerce received the book through the local offices of R. h. Polk & Co.,, publishers of the Birmingham directory. and this year for the first time publishers of the New York directory The Polk company intends to exchange the New York book with the directories of other cities in which it operates.
 The New York Press recently contained the following article regarding the new di- rectory:
 '1nforma ton about the people of New York and what they do that hitherto has filled three distinct books is contained in the 1915. city directory just issued by K. l.. Polk & Co. of No. 9l Third avenue. An imposing volume, third again as large in all dimensions as the old direc- tories, it contains not only the names of the citizens of Manhattan and the Bronx, but also the names of corporations, and a separate classified business directory as we'll
 The change follows the taking over of the directory interests by the Polk com pany.
 q For the past 127 years, the publish CTS state in the introduction to the new volume, the New York city directory has been published by the Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding company as a department of it's organization.
 The printing and bookbindng di- visions of the business having expanded to a point where they demanded the en- tire time and attention of the manage ment the Trow company turned it's di- rectosy interests over to k. h. Polk X Co.,, lnc confident in the belief that this conn pany, with it's national organization. is better equipped to furnish New York ar up-to-date and reliable directory. The present volume Is the result
 'The Polk company publishes d!rec- tories of more than 400 counties, towns and cities throughout the United States. Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands.
 The new directory contains practi- caly all of the information formerly available only through three separate directories-Trows General Directory. Trows partnership Directory and Trow's Classified Business Directory.
 Tt Is made up or Z656 pages. or these Y are devoted to miscellaneous information regarding the city, state and federal gov ernments. churches. schools societies, etc There Is revised street directory.
 '-rhe next 1882 pages list individuals, partnerships and corporations. arranged in the usual alphabetical order There are the names of 1,104.S76 private citizens. said to be more than double the number listed in any former New York directory. E>rxlI bo of ind Ia Q TO their occupations. their home addresses, and in many cases their business connec- tions, professions or occupations. Resi- dences of professional and business men having offices in Manhattan and the Bronx are given. even though they are outside either borough.
 There are 240 pages in the Buyers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 $25Oo-W o. Ezzell and Emma Ezzell tc o. J, Florence. lot 15, south 30 feet of block SO, West End Land and Improvement company.
 s1OOO-Mrs. May T. West to w. K, Ben der, Mary T. Vests resurvey of lots 20 21 and P. McMillan's survey.
 $15OO-Henry Run and wife to M. E Johnston. the east half of lot 3. block B. survey of southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 30. township IT, south, range west
 s45O0-H J. Screws and wife to s. A Mitchell. lot 21, of c. w. Harrells sub. division of let's 2l. g and B. block 12 Pearl street.
 E. H. West and wife to J. A. Bandy lots 2l and 22, block 2 Oak Ridge addition to Ensley
 $15O0-James McCombs and wife to D. l. Clayton, commencing 6S degrees east chains and 6s lengths from the northwest corner of southeast quarter of northwest quarter of section N, township IS, rangs l west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
CIVIC BOARD MEETS Discusses Alleged Unsafe Condition of
 Street Viaduct

At a well attended meeting of the Woman's Civic board, held yesterday morning in the city hall, attention was called to the reports that were being circulated that the Twenty first street viaduct was unsafe for traffic. The mat ter was thoroughly discussed and will be presented to the city commissioners at their newt meeting by the league.
 An interesting report was made by Mrs. A. B. Brooks of West End in ref erence to dogs being allowed to run at large. Quoting from the report of the state health board Mrs. Brooks presented figures showing that Jeffer- son county is far in the lead in cases of rabies reported. In 1914, of the S5 dogs sent from this county to Mont gomery for examination, A had been pronounced mad. The matter was re- ferred to the welfare committee of the league, which will report at the next meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28

truck route along the county highway to haul freight to and from the river 1t would be necessary to pave the entire stretch of from @ to 30 miles with brick or other paving material as the heavy traffic would soon destroy the ordinary ehert road.
 According to the figures submitted to the board by a prominent contractor 1t would cost from sl5.oo to S2O0o0 per mile to pave the proposed highway with brick It is said other substantial paving ma- terlal would cost about the same figure. This would make the proposed highway cost the county several hslndred thou sand dollars.
 Murray Brown Is quoted as suggesting that the city sell one of it's parks and with the proceeds build and operate I street car line from the city to the War rior river with a through freight car ser vice. He states this will be cheaper and better than motor truck service and as water power for this purpose can be ob- tained practically free from the adjacent locks, the cost of operation would be com paratively light. He also suggests that a much more desirable site for II park cculd be secured al small cost at the terminus of the car line to replace the park sold by the city.