FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. Peck, Editor.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday, March 8. 1900.
Published Weekly. 1.00 per
, Annum in Advance.
'Prompt attention will be
jjiven to applications for ad
vertising rates.
Job Printing of every des
cription executed with prompt
ness, in a workmanlike manner
and at consistent prices.
"TOK PARTY" Till: I.ATFST.
The, town of Dushore may be
on top of the Alloghonios, and ru
ral as to some things, but it is not
altogether behind in novelties.
Tho latest in that direction was a
"toe party," which took place in
the town hall last Friday night.
This is the way it was done: A
row of pretty young women were
drawn up on the stage behind a
curtain, and one by one stuck a
bare foot under the curtain for
the inspection of a number of
youug gentlemen. Then the toes
were auctioned off to the highest
bidder, whose privilege it was to
accompany the owner of the toes
to lunch. The toes brought all
the way from 33 cents to $3. In
some instances the young women
had "tipped" their best fellows,
agreeing to wiggle their toes iu a
certain way in order to avoid be
ing taken to lunch by other fel
lows, who, when they caught on
promptly ran the bidding up as
high as they could before giving
in.' There were many spectators
for whom the novel procedure af
forded no cud of amusement.
Ni:W CATTLE EXPERIMENT.
The experiment station at the
Pennsylvania State College, iu
conjunction with the State De
partment of Agriculture, is now
conducting an experiment to test
tho 'effect of different methods of
supplying water to fattening cat
tle and to ascertain at the same
time the most economical way of
stabling them. Fifteen steers
.were divided into three lots of
live each, all being dehorned.
One iot is turned loose in a
large boxstall and fed in a
common mauger, while a con
stant supply of water is furnish
ed them in an automatic watering
trough. A second lot is tied in
stalls, each animal being supplied
with water as in the first lot,
while the third lot is tied iu stalls
and watered by being turned out
daily. , A record is kept of all
food consumed as well as the la
bor required in caring for each
lot, tmd the gain in live weight of
each is taken every two weeks.
It is yet too early to draw any
conclusions, except that consid
erably less labor is required to
care for loose steers.
The Latest "Penny In the Slot.
A countryman traveling by
train came to a large station.
Looking round, he saw some
automatic machine. Ho put a
penny iu one and got a cigarette;
then another penny, and he got a
box of matches.
"Mon, that's grand," said he.
Tlieu ho walked into the town
and saw another box at the cor
ner. He went over aud dropped
iu 2d, aud stood waiting.
Presently a postman came up,
opened the pillar box, took out
the letters and turned to go away
when the man, thinking he was
going to lose his 2d, caught the
postman by the arm and said:
"Hold on, rnon; there's twa of
them lucky bags mine."
The Evening Star.
The remarkably bright star
seen in the sky just after dark is
the planet Venus, aud is watched
by scores of persons who are
given to star gazing. Veuus will
continue to set a little later each
evening until May 13th, when it
will begin to recede, setting a
little earlier each evening until it
disappears from the western
horizon, to appear aguin iu the
east on July 18th as the morning
star. Venus is now the highest
star in the western firmament.
FROM THE WINDY CITY.
i
AS INTERESTING LETTER FROM JUD
PALMER.
Chicago, February :!, UK"'.
Dear Editor: As the Nkws
calls to see me almost every week,
probably you would like- to get a
word from the "Windy City."
At this time, the name is very
appropiate. For the past week
or ten days, we have had line
weather with about live inches
of snow, aud it has been used
very extensively for sporting,
sleighing parties, Sec.
Many races have been in pro
gress on the Grand Boulevards.
They are called the snow races,
aud many a lively brush do we
see between the many nimble
footed mustangs, such as Joe
Patchen, Star Pointer,. Tommy
Brittou, Lucille aud others the
latter seeming to attract the
most comment. I tell you she is
a gay stepper.
The speedway exteuds from
Thirty-fifth street to Thirty
eighth making a stretch of one
half mile.
One fiue Afternoon last week, it
was nothing to see from 1000 to
2000 cutters on the side drives,
aud from 5000 to 7000 spectators
on the sidewalks. In such a
crowd as this, an autimobile looks
as much like a stranger, aswordd
a camel on a golf course.
On the corner of Calumet Ave
nue aud Thirty-fifth street, is
erected a large hotel and stable
situ ply for the accommodation of
the racers.
Hut however good was the
weather for the sporting last
week, there has been a lull
brought about by the sudoen
dropping of the mercury which
came last night. We are now
having a temperature of about 10
degrees below zero. This in
vites you to hunt the fire rather
than stand on the street to wit
ness tho sports.
This has also been great sport
ing weather for the boys. You
may speak of the bravery of
Dewey, Farragut, Grant, and all
the rest of them but I'll bet they
would not have walked along the
streets in Chicago last week,
without feeling a little fearful of
having their hats knocked oil by
a snow-ball which made its exit
from tho hand of some little, mis
chievous urchin. But, then, boys
are boys, you know, and they
must have their fun.
But regardless of tho snort
conuected with city life, there
are times when one does noS feel
so comfortable. On last Tues
day evening, the Trinity Metho
dist church which stood on Twenty-fourth
and Indiana three
blocks from my present loca
tion was entirely destroyed by
fire, leaving nothing but the walls
to mark the site of the grand
structure. Tho lire originated
in the organ from a leak in a gas
pipe. Tho property destroyed
was estimated at some eight or
nine hundred thousand.
Well, I guess I had better
close this scribble, as I have
plenty to do at present. We are
now getting a touch of our final
examinations for the year end
ing in April, and, of course, like
we all used to do when we wore
getting ready for our exams
under you and the present Coun
ty Superintendent, I have to
plug for it. And I suppose that
habits have not changed much iu
Fulton county along that line.
I was looking over tho reports
of schools in your paper, and
whose names should I find but
those of a couple of my old school
mates two to whom I ought to
attribute many of my bad liabtis
acquired while going to school?
Now, I see they stand in the ca
pacity of teachers; and, O, how
my sympathy goes out to them
as they labor on from d;iy to day.
Of course. I shall not nume them,
for the people of Valli ,r ee .school
aud Akersvillo Primary, might
see this.
Wishing the Nkws tho great
est of success, I am,
Most respectfully.
J. J. Pal uku.
There' is more truth than, poe
try in the proverb that "Politics
make strange foodfollovvs."
It's tho easiest thing in tho
world for a wise man wbo has
never made any mouey to call a.
rich man a fool.
A safe way of calling a man ji
liar is to say ho is suffering L'onj
palpitation of the imagimitiewj.
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j cm sin or ci.n. ;ouin dead.
l'unsed Away at His Residence in
Johnstown.
I Benjamin 1'. Gobiu, a cousin of
i.eneral .1. L r. t.omn, died at
his home, No. i!74 I ledford street,
this city, at 0,03 o'clock Saturday
evening. lie had been ill since;
December, his ailment being pro
nounced Bright's disease throe
weeks ago, since which time he
had rapidly grown worse.
Benjamin II. Gobiu was born
February 24, 1H 4!), at Supbury,
Pa., and was a sou of Iteury and
Phoebe Gobiu, deceased. His
mother died twenty-eight years
ago and his father two years
later. His only sister---Emma
died many years ago, at the age
of nine.
In Ik.'H theCobin family moved
from Sunbury to Fulton county,
where they lived on a farm. Ou
December"), 1871, the subject of
this sketch was married to Mary
F. Eioholborger by Rev. Morris
F. Waller, of the Presbyterian
church at Hancock", Md.
In 1HH2 Mr. Gobin and family
came to Johnstown. He was a
wire-drawer and worked at that
trade up to tho time of the Great
Flood, and since then had been
employed as a straighteuor in the
Cold-Koll Department of the
Cambria Company.
Mr. Gobiu had a host of friends
in Johnstown and other places he
had lived who will hear with sor
row of his death. He was a man
of Christiau character, beloved of
every one who knew him, it being
a motto of his life to "speak well
of evoi'y one or not to speak at
all." He was a devoted husband
and loving father and almost a
lifelong member of tho Presby
terian church. In political af
fairs he was a stalwart Republi
can. The deceased is survived by
his wife and the following chil
dred: Helen, Edward, Lynn,
Melviua, Phoebe, aud Edith, all
of whom are at home.
Fuueral services will be con
ducted at tho late home of the de
ceased at 4 o'clock Monday after
noon by Rev. Hays, of the First
Presbyterian church, assisted by
Rev. E. A. Hibler, of the Chris
tian church. The interment,
which will be private, will bo
made iu Grand-View Cemetery.
Johnstown Tribune.
NOW HAS POSSESSION.
The Pennsylvania Railroad at
last has undisputed possession of
tho famous Horse Shoe Bend,
above Altoona, says allarrisburg
dispatch, of Feb. 2H, aud Altooua
now owns the ground on which
her water works are located v The
discovery has been made that' the
land on which the Horse Shoo
Beud ,aud Altoona water works
were located, had never been pat
ented and no warrant had ever
been issued for them, the original
surveyor having left them out of
Iho plot when he did the work.
The surveyor quietly informed
the railroad company aud the
city and they at once made appli
cation to the board of public prop
erty for the laud and ' began ad
vertising the fact that they had
made such application. The time
for advertising expired to-day,
aud there beiug no opposition to
granting the warrant, the intern
al affairs department issued it.
The laud iu question comprises
seventeen acres aud the company
paid 20 ft cents au acre for it with
$13 fees and now holds it abso
lutely. JHade Him Homesick.
A tramp went aloug a dusty
road and sat downou the steps of
n house in a quiet village street.
Through the windows the voices
of a man aud a woman iu violent
altercation were heard, and the
cramp listened intensely.
Angry words, and occasionally
the sound of something thrown,
reached his ears, and ho could
hardly sit still.
At last, evidently, the wife had
taken a broom, and the blows fell
fast and furious.
The trump could stand it uo
longer, but, rushing to the side
door, he darted in aud, stopping
between the pair, ho cried, with
a husky voice:
"Give us a clip or two with tho
broom, old woman; it seems just
like old times!"
L. ... '. 1 L -
Naturally tho man who weighs
his words "is the man whose
words carry most weight.
BIG FIRE IN WAYNESBORO.
MORE THAN $100,000 WORTH OF PROP
ERTY DESTROYED ON FRIDAY
MORNING LAST.
Kmin Iho Viilley Spirit.
Waynesboro, March 2. Fire
that undoubtedly had its origin
in the cellar of the Wolf business
block ou Main street east of the
diamond and which begau short
ly after 1 o'clock this morning
proved oueof tho most disastrous
in the history of the town.
Charred walls, streets strewn
with blackened embers and fire
men nearly worn out by constant
vigil bear witness to tho early
morning conflagration. It seems
remarkable thatagreater amount
of property was not destroyed
when it is takeu into considera
tion that a tierce wind was blow
ing when the fire started and
that it continued while the fire
men were at work. The energy
of the firemen aud the co-operation
of the citizens, however,
combined to avert u more disas
trous catastrophe.
Roofs that were dampened by
the heavy rain of the previous
night seemed proof against the
onslaught of flame. This, in
brief, tells the story of a lire that
seriously alarmed the citizens of
this town and resulted iu calling
to their aid, for foar of more ser
ious result, the Chambersburg
fire department.
It was probably ten minutes
past one o'clock when the alarm
was sounded. Smoke had been
observed issuing from the chim
neys of tho Wolf building. There
are six of these chimneys aud
the person who discovered the
fire concluded that smoke pour
ing from six chimneys after mid
night was unusual. J. Mac
Wolff, who has bachelor apart
ments on the third floor, awaken
ed to find his room filled with
smoko aud ho sent iu an alarm.
Tho firemen quickly responded.
When they arrived they could
seo no llanie. Suddenly, while
they were wondering what to do
aud endeavoring to ascertain
what portion of the building was
most iu danger, the fiames burst
through one of tho big show win
dows. Tho firemen immediately
got to work, breaking open the
doors leading to tho basement of
the building and placing streams
where name shot forth. The
fire had beeu smouldering long
before the alarm was scut in and
it was evident that the Wolff
block was doomed.
Once the lire got headway it
spread rapidly, tho high wiud
fanning the llames and sending
burning material iu till directions.
The firemen knew they had a
hard battle ahead and labored
valiantly to save adjoining prop
erty. Tho building of Dr. J. F.
Brauisholts adjoins the Wolff
block and it was but a short
time until sparks from tho burn
ing block ignited this property.
It is so badly burned that it will
have to bo rebuilt. These were
tho only buildings totally ruined,
although tho fire spread to tho
building adjoining the Hranis
holts property, owned by John
Hicks. Tho fire was still smoul
dering iu this buildmg at noon
and the firemen wore watchful
as to the ruins of the Wolff block
lest tho debris would burst into
llanie and menace additional
property.
The loss to tho Brauisholts
building is estimated tit $W00.
Dr. Brauisholts will rebuild. Tho
Wol IT Bros, were uncertain this
afternoon whether they would re
build on the old site.
On the first floor of tho Wolff
block was tho grocery store of
Cecil C. McKown. This was
entirely destroyed, entailing a
loss of $4000. Mr. McKown is a
son-in-law of Mr. Wolff.
On Iho same lloor was the
clothing establishment of J. Har
ry Stiuo, itlsocompletely destroy
ed. The loss to this store is es
timated at $8,000. The carpet
store of J. P. and J. Mac Wol If
ttdjoius and its destruction makes
a loss of $10,000. Tho building,
which is valued at $30,000, also
belongs to tho Messrs. Wolff
and there is an ir.su rauco on tho
structure of $13,000.
On tho same floor was the- nov
elty store of C. W. SchaJbley.
Tho loss to this stock and furn
ishings is estimated at $10,000.
Adjoining is tho dry goods
store of Val. Smith, tho loss to
which is $13,000.
On tho 'second lloor was tho
merchant tailoring establishment
of William Cautuor. His ' stock
and belongings wore licked up
by the llames and his loss is
placed at $1000.
Ou this lloor was the photo
graph gallery of J. E. Collins,
whose loss is estimated at $1000.
His gallery was the finest iu tho
town and many valuable negatives-
and a considerable amount
of furuiture was consumed.
Burgess J. C. Criswell had his
office ou the second floor. He
had the keys and too borough or
dinances aud appurtenances to
hand over to his successor, Ben
jamin H. Foreman. These were
all burned. His loss is $300, ou
which there is an insurance of
$400. All his dental tools were
destroyed.
Tho residence aud drug store
of Frederick Forth man were
damaged by water to the extent
of $1000 and the residence of
John Hicks by water to the
amount of $300.
The establishment of S. E.
Grove, undertaker, was also dam
aged by water. His loss may
reach $1500.
The narrow escape of other
property may bo known when it
is told that the academy of music
was on fire at one time and that
sparks fell on tho buildings of tho
Geiser Manufacturing Company.
The loss of the secret orders ou
the third floor of the Wolff block
is given as follows:
Acacia lodge of Masons, $200.
Uscas tribe of Red Men, $H00.
Knights of tho Golden Eagle,
$800.
Jr. O. U. A. M., $300.
We're in This District.
Under the provisions of the bill
introduced iuto the Senate by
Boies Pentose and into the House
by Representative Council, pro
posing to create a new Federal
Judicial District in Pennsylvania,
to be called the Middle District, a
Circuit and a District Court of
tho United States are to be estab
lished, composed of the counties
of Lackawanna, Wyoming, Brad
ford, Monroe, Wayne, Pike, Sus
quehauua, Carbon, Tioga, Potter,
Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Cen
tre, Union, Snyder, Miftiiu, Juni
ata, Northumberland, Montour,
Columbia, Sullivan, Luzerne, Dau
phin, Lebanon, Perry, Hunting
don, Fulton, Franklin, Adams,
York and Cumberland.
The VVeuther for March.
Hick's forecast of the weather
for March starts all right. For
the 1st we were to have a very
geueral and marked reactiou to
warmer weather, attended by
rain and snow, aud we have had
'em. By the 3d and 4th a high
barometer will have succeeded
storm conditions. From the (5th
to the 10th wo shall have the
Vulcan storm period, it will be
warmer and there will bo rain.
The disturbances due about tho
11th will this mouth be delayed
or prolonged uutil the 14th, 13th
and 10th. A marked blizzard and
boreal storm need not be a sur
prise. The cold weather follow
ing will moderate from the 11) th
to the 22d. Cold weather howev
er is peedicted for the greater
part of the mouth. Centering
about tho 23th and 20th change to
warmer, falling barometer and
more rain and snow will likely
appear. April aud May, upou
the whole, will bring favorable
weather, but some Vouus frosts
and Hoods are to be feared in
May.
Wrheu some of the fanners of
Fraukliu county wereexperiment
ing iu tobacco raising a few years
tigo the late C. R. Hoover, of An
trim, raised an oxperimoutalcrop.
As nobody would buy his tobac
co he had it made into cigars for
f his own use. When he died re
cently nearly 1,300 cigars were
fouud among his effects. As they
had not paid a tax Deputy Collec
tor of U. S. Internal Revenue
Stover very properly insisted
that a claim for taxes should be
paid before they were ollered for
sale. The executors declined to
pay, whereupon Mr. Stover brolro
the cigars into pieces and burned
them. There was a great smoke.
Farmer Creasy, the Democrat
ic candidate for State Treasurer
last fall, hits anuouueed his can
didacy for Assemblyman from
South Side, Columbia county.
Mr. Creasy 's re-election is almost
a certainty, as he litis tho hearty
suppirt of all faction 'of the
party.
WORTH KNOWING.
Hero are a few useful hints
from a practical mechanic to the
readers of the "Fulton Couuty
News." ..
Pump a little condensed milk
into your leaky bicycle tires.
Dissolve pure para rubber iu
benzine, with which you may
cement soles, aud patches on your
rubber boots.
If a small lump of brimstone
be burned on case hardened iron
or steel, a hole can easily bo drill
ed. If your clock refuses to run,
unscrew the works from the case
and soak them for a few minutes
in coal oil.
A good, always-ready glue is
made by adding a few drops of
nitric acid to a pint of ordinary
cabinet glue, which otherwise
quickly hardens when cool.
Good cider vinegar makes the
best furniture polish. Nine
teuths of the so called polishes
render tho varnish sticky which
catches all the dust and ruins the
lustre.
Glass of any thickness can be
bored or drilled, with an awl
broken file, or twist drill, if a
liquid bo used consistiug of oue
part gum camphor dissolved in
three parts spirits of turpentine.
Make a dam of putty around the
place to bo bored, into which pour
a small quantity of liquid.
McKIBBEN.
Feb. 20. Mathias is giving us
lots of ice.
Mrs. Florence Clark spent
Sunday with Mrs. George F.
Smith.
On the account of the cold, the
prayer meeting at Pleasant
Grove was not very largely at
tended last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Mel
lott spent Sunday with Mr. aud
Mrs. William H. Mollott.
Mrs. Emma Bolinger, after
spending a few days with her
parents, Mr. a;:d Mrs. B. F. Bed
ford, returned to Dublin Mills.
The Diehl Brothers who are
still tit A. C. Palmer's, are unable
to saw now on account of the ice.
Boys, keep fire at night.
James D. Chancy and family
have moved to Virginia where
they will remain a few years, and
probably for life.
John Deshoug is still critically
ill.
SPRING HOUSE VALLEY.
Feb. 2H. Mrs. Moso Gordon
aud son Lemuel of Plum Run,
spent from Saturday till Monday
with the family of W. ' II. Paylor.
Nora Paylor is suffering from
a severe attack of measles.
George Paylor and sister Rosa
are spending several days visiting
friends in Franklin county.
Quito a number of the scholars
of our school have measles.
Death again visited this vicinity
and removed the infant sou of
Mr. and Mrs. George Unger.
CLEAR RIDGE.
Feb. 20. Last Saturday night
tho mercury droppod from 40 de
grees to' zero iu less than four
hours.
Mrs. R. E. Brown is ou tho
sick list. N. B. Henry and Jno.
Henry are slowly recovering
from a severe attack of rheuma
tism. Miss Bertha Locke, of Mad
densville, was tho guest of Harry
N. Henry on Saturday.
Miss Lilly Fleimug is ou the
sick list.
Nevin Laidig aud wife accom
panied by Miss Maud Fields,
spent Sunday with his father.
M isses Em ma G rove aud Grace
Huston spent a few days last
week at Three Springs.
Hoys, you had better bo care
ful, the Squire is close.
BURNT CABINS.
Feb. 27. Mrs. Mattio Lake aud
son of Pittsburg are spending
some time with her mother, Mrs.
Ilouck, of this place.
W. R. McGowan, of Tyrone, is
visiting his homo in this place.
Miss Nettie Naugle is spending
some time with her parents uear
this place, after spending some
months in Huntingdon.
Ed Horton, of near this place,
wears 'quite a smilo over tho ar
rival of a son.
Charles Fore, of Kuobsvillo,
was a visitor to our town on Monday.
A Sl'fc,
Lie
A surpriJ
honor of t I
Win J. 11,;
George wl'""
iu Whips c,??"11'
George's hi i mm
and Miss F.1 jX',!
supper imAl u
break of tlll j1,'
of spirits -itoii
James MK '
Hess, Mr.i-w'
aud daughter',
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W. Geinf;(.r
Cjra Dcclio; fistiit
Rice, Wandf"
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Cllixsou.
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being pre f
the eveuiii" t tin
tion, "Patrll!1
in America t B'T
Dingley,
mummery f on
Keo was so If m
slice of cat
ring which frter!
would be tli-j"!
company, y.uw
the ring ukL
Miss Ella a finn
presents, iluhc
tint i
i-nuilf,;
lb tl
A toacliiMjt to
held at WS;
house on Fri t!or
Mrs. S. miZ
ideut ami i:iltn
secretary, j ,v!l
. The little fr,a
of the larp Ut i
part in 1kJi, ,k
large audi I to
discussion v J;y
(2,) How do v Op t
(3.) Tho natC'
school, and
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how to
teachers we je v
aided by a u;:the,
made the sui w '
sum very m
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joyed by all. j,
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Feb. 2li.-
ed Pleasant ( ""Jl
schools last V jt)1P
Logne H('iUo
riage last w.-wi,
Mrs. Alfr4'or
Miss Ethel, Hon!
Mrs. Radicles
week.
Isaac I?, hire
called to tlu-l't
ton's bnithi:tiii
who died Morf
in Whips Cuvji pi
McCaulcyrK'
spent Siiu(la!
Mrs. Raclii'l
to make her h Sot
m the near ft fxU
Owing to tl
er, the prayt'ih
antG rove wfcjJJ;
last week. Af
ed iu an uusv, P
"How, wlii'Uiiiiio
be rewarded i,'
lie has tltHieit'Iy
atteud next S ..i
James Hill i
evening i'ij & K
home of Ahin 1
David 1). D'P
day at the j
Smith. 'b
JobPlessiDp
Sunday with
family. . "
Benjamin T-'
day and bi'ok'Uui
James Tna1(i
trip tc IIaiui f ti
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or was api'1'1 jno
of Pleasant Huih
waitiug tin i' hi
they may b',ir
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Tracts of I'1;
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hi niiTf-hasi'd 1
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estry Coining
purposes.
and in pros"
branch of the-
from a point "
Keating to Bp
ward in Cli"'
land is coven1
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