The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-04-29

Main Street, Chambersburg.
One day only.
Saturday, May 1st we will offer
at SO cents $50 untrimmed shapes
large and small in all colors, for
Misses and Children, Sailors,
Flare Hats, Toques, and Turbans
Not one of these hats made to
retail at less than one dollar, and
most of them at So and SO
Advertisement.
Isaac Bolinger, wife and chill
dren Mary, Morrow, and Alice
of Shade Gap-called last Satur-
day while on their way through
town in their Maxwell to visit
Mrs. Bolinger's sister, Mrs. John
Mellott, near Mercersburg. They
left McConnellsburg about three
years ago for their present home.
j. A. Stewart, of Green Hill,
reported on last Monday that he
had sweet corn, field corn, and
potatoes peeping nicely through
the warm soil. Perhaps if May
frost should happen along this
way, these plants may not suf-
fer as much as the later planted
and consequently, more tender
plants.
w. M. Ham had the misfor-
tune last Thursday evening to
mash Cne of his fingers badly.
He was driving shingles on the
roof of John Fl. Wible's house,
and made a miss" and "hit"
his finger with the hatchet. 0,
no, it didn't hurt muchl Have
you pounded the end of your
finger with a hammer?
John A. Ham, of the State
Police force, stationed at Butler,
Pa, spent a few days during the
past week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. M. Ham, and with
other relatives and friends in the
County. John spent three years
in the United States army, and,
during part Of that time was
stationed down on the Mexican
border.
The 0rbisonia Dispatch says
that Philip Locke, of Locke's Val
ley, near Shade Gap, is perhaps
the oldest person in Huntingdon
county. His birthday comes in
the middle of July and should he
live until that time he will be
ninety-eight years old. He was
born and spent his life in the
same little valley and perhaps on
the same farm. He is the father
of Nahum Locke, distinguished
veteran of the Civil War, who re-
sides on the old farm and tender
ly cares for his old father. Mr..
Locke has been a farmer all his
life, and a good substantial citi-
zen.
Our representative, Hon. Geo.
B. Mellott, voted for local option
when the question came up in the
House last Wednesday, as did
every other Representative in
this Congressional district.
George, and also one Martin
Brumbaugh, formerly of Hunt
ingdon county, both think that if
this is a government of the people,
for the people, and by the people,
there is no inconsistency in al
lowing the people to decide
whether or not they want intoxi-
eating liquors sold to their boys,
Notwithstanding the liquor
seller pays a smart license for
the privilege.
Last Thursday morning Carl o.
Grissinger, an important factor
in the Shapiro store at Broadtop
City, and his brothers Cloyd A.,
and James E., who are in the
moving picture business at the
same place, came down 10 New
Grenada in their Overland, and
there picked up their brother
Harry A., and their father James
L., and came into McConnells-
burg and took dinner at the Full
ton House. Jimmie" as the
father is familiarly known, is by
no means a light weight, and the
boys which by combining the
initials, he call Cog" Gag, "