Elder Ilimas Mellott preached
at Laurel Ridge last Sunday.
Nice fresh Tomatoes, 4 cans for
2"c, while they last.at Robinson's.
Harry Markley will be at Mc
Connellsburg Lodge Friday even
ing for installation.
Sylvester Cunningham has re
moved from Knobsville to the
Hastings ttJni! near Fort Little
ton. Mr. N. E. M. Iloover accom
panied by his father Mr. Andrew
Hoover, spent kst Saturday in
tovn.
CoL V. IL kelson spent a day
or two in Chambersburg this
week.
You get more Peerless Liver
Pills in a 10c bottle than in a
twenty-five cent bottle of other
brands.
Mr. M. B. Hill and family re
turned to Needmore last Satur
day after having spent a year at
Clearfield.
Mr. J. W. Stevens and family
are in their new home at Median -icsburg.
John is in Philapel
phia this week.
Why is a newspaper like a tooth
brush? Because everybody
should have one of his own and
not borrow his neighbor's.
John Gordon expects to give an
ice-cream supper at the home of
his father Jacob Gordon on the
first Saturday night in May
Jehu Booth of the firm of Booth
Bros., Dublin Mills, has returned
from the eastern cities, where he
purchased a full line of spring
goods.
Skin trouble,cuts,burns,scalds
and chafing quickly heal by the
use of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
It is imitated. Be sure to get
DeWitt's. Trout's drug store.
Dr. Stevens has his dental
rooms over Will Nesbit's grocery
opposite the Fulton House for the
present, where his friends may
find him when they want a tooth
pulled. Of course, it wont hurt.
Palmer P. Mann is developing
into a first class liveryman. He
added a pair of nice match horses
to his stock the other day; and,
with his new surry and buggies,
he is in shape to accommodate his
patrons in fine style.
You cannotenjoyperfecthealth,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes
if your liver if sluggish and your
bowels clogged. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers cleanse the whole
system. They never gripe.
Trout's drug store.
VeryimpressiveEasterServices
were held at the Reformed church
in this place last Sabbath. The
floral decorations were very pret
ty. The celebration of the Lord's
Supper was observed, and five
members added to the church.
The services in the United
Brethern church on the Huston
town circuit April the 14th will be
as follows: Wells Valley 10 a. m.
Oak Grove, 2.30 p. m., and Mount
Tabor 7.30, p. m. Every body
welcome. W. H. Dofoe, Pastor.
Spring coughs are specially
dangerous and unless cured at
once, serious results often follow.
One Minute Cough Cure acts like
magic. It is not a common mix
ture but is a high grade remedy.
Trout's drug store.
Ex-Treasurer John A. Henry
sold his pair of match-black driv
ing horses last Friday to Wm.
L. Murray of Hancock for $ 300
cash. John says they are a little
the best team of horses that have
gone away from this county for
some time.
We are indebted to Miss Emma
J. Fraker of theCitizen'sNational
Bank, Chattanooga, Tennessee,
for a copy of the Chattanooga
Sunday Times. It is a 26 page
paper, and is in keeping with the
enterprise of that beautiful his
torinc city of the South.
Last Saturday's Valley Spirit
says that Charles Burkholder, a
well digger, has struck a vein of
fine bituminous coal, sixteen
miles west of Chambersburg, at
a depth of sixty feet Mr. Burk
holder does not tell the exact, lo
cation of the coal; but if it is in a
line with us, it is much nearer
McConnellsburg htan with Cham
bersburg. CharlieScottand Watson Lynch
of this place left for Fort Loudon
Wednesday morning where they
are embarking in the mercantile
business under the firm name of
Scott & Lynch. They are excel
ent young men, both have had
several years training in the busi
ness, and that they will get their
fulf ffliare of business, goes with
out saying.
FcdJe FIxhcii Dead.
All of the older folks of this
place and the Cove, who had known
Fedde Fixseu well, when he own
ed and lived on the Sipos
farm just east of town, some
thirty or more years ago, will be
pained to learn of his death at his
home at Inland Nebraska whith
er he went from this county.
Although having lived more than
four score years, he had been, in
the enjoyment of excellent health
all winter, and one can imagine
the shock to the family, when one
day recently a member went into
the sitting room and found him
in a kneeling position dead.
15rii.sU t'.rci-k.
Mud is much plentier than
news this week.
A number of our young folks
assembled at the hospitable home
of N. B. Hanks on Saturday even
ing, March 30th, and gave at least
one member of the family,his son
Will, quite a surprise. Those
present were Nora Lodge, Grace
Lodge, Inez Akers, Blanche Bar
ton, Gertrude Hoke, Piper Bar
ton, John Lodge, Jr., Aquilla
Lodge, Ernest Ilixson, Clarence
Akers, Mark Lodge, Charlie
Lodge and Mrs. Irene Truax and
son Earl. All went home feeling
that they had had a good time.
Some of the Valley people at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Rach
el Barton at Rays Hill last Sun
day. Oliver Holly and family of Clear
field are coming back to sojourn
in Brush Creek for a time.
Prof. C. E. Barton of Shippens
burg spent his Easter vacation at
home.
Some of our schools close this
week.
The snow of last week stopped
those of our farmers who were
commencing to plow.
Edward Lodge, who loft for
Ohio some time ago, has returned
home.
Stone Valley.
Miss Myrtle Houck is employ
ed In George Fraker 's family.
Taylor Ramsey has moved into
Wm. McQuate's house; John
Little, into the house vacated by
Mr. Ramsey, and David Fraker
to the Smith property.
John Wasson spent a day or two
recently with his brother-in-law
Mac Richards; and Mrs. Staunton
Heeter of Three Springs, with
her sister, Mrs. S. R. Fraker.
DellaFerrenburgspenta couple
of weeks with her sister at Dub
lin Mills.
Albert Fraker and Miss Ella
Tice, spent a couple of days with
Mr. Fraker's sister Mrs. Harry
Taylor at Robertsdale.
Stone Valley school closed the
first day of April. Five of the
pupils attended every day of the
term. The teacher, Miss Flem
ing purchased during the term
thirty-six choice books for the
schoollibrary. She is an excellent
i teacher, and gave splendid satis
faction. Clear Ridge.
Miss Mary Booher visited Mrs.
S. L. Ben ford last week.
Velina Henry, three-year-old
daughter of William Henry, met
with a most painful accident a
few days ago. She was at the
planing mill, and in some way one
of her feet was caught in a belt
around a revolving pulley, and the
child's leg was broken in two
places. She is getting along
nicely.
Wm. Baker has gone to Maple
ton, where he expected employ
ment. Miss Lillian Fleming's school
has elosed and she is at homo for
a short time.
Mrs. F. K. Stevens and chil
dren are spending somo time
with Mrs. Steven's parents, Mr.
Mrs. and N. B. Henry.
Mrs. Lulu Henry is convales
cing after a somewhat lengthy
illness.
H. Lawrence Wishart, of Mar
quette, Michigan, who is employ
ed as chemist for the Lake Su
perior Powder Company, was a
visitor to his home a few days
last week. He is a son of Mr.and
Mrs. Harvey Wishart at Wells
Tannery. Uis brother Howard
C. Wishart, the gentlemanly tick
et agent for the H. & B. T R. It.,
at Huntingdon, accompanied him.
Everett Press.
One man who does things is
worth a hundred who talk aliout
the things they are going to do. .'
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Do You
That tho
House Furnishing
Establishment
in the County is at
HUSTONTOWN?
May we add, too, that it is the best, for Good sare
first class and Prices low.
There is constantly in stock
Bedsteads, $3.00, up.
Iron Bedsteads all prices
some as low as $3.50.
Bedsprings, $1.50 up.
Stoves.
Cook Stoves from $12.50
up; also, Cook Stoves for
coal or wood, Pipe, Elbows,
Dampers, Skillets, Pots,
Carpets
from 15c a yard up; Mat
tings from 12ic to 25c a
yard. Table Oil Cloth, 15,
1G, and 17c a yard. Fine
Table Covers. Screen Doors
complete hinges, screws,
Harness
complete Lines, Bridles,
aud Harness parts. Work
and Driving Collars, Pads,
Call and see
Dawney
.Memorial Day Services.
King Post will hold a special
meeting on Saturday, April 20th
at 1 p. m. to make arrangements
for properly observing the 30th
day of May.
D. Malloy, Elliott Ray,
Adjutant, Commander.
Job Couldn't Have Stood It
If he'd had Itching Piles. They
are terribly annoying; but Buck
Ion's Arnica Salvo will cure the
worst case of piles on earth. It
has cured thousands. For Injur
ies, Pains or Bodily Eruptions it
is the best salve in the world.
Price 25c a box. Cure guaran
teed. Sold by W. S. Dickson.
Farmers Attention.
I have just received 1000 bus.
Fancy Seed Potatoes both Early
and Late Varieties which I will
sell at Rock Bottom Prices. I
guarantee this seed fine and will
refund the money if not satisfac
tory. Clay Park,
Three Springs,
Huntingdon Co., Pa.,
Normal School.
I will begin the term of Normal
Monday, April 29th, at 1.30 p. m.
to continue eight weeks.
Write me for further informa
tion. B. N. Palmer,
Needmore, Pa.
Tis Easy to l'cel Good.
Countless thousandshavefound
a blessing to the body in Dr.
King's New Life Pills, which pos
itively cure Constipation, Sick
Headache, Dizziness, Jaundice,
Malaria, Fever and Ague and all
Liver and Stomach troubles.
Purely vegetable, never gripe or
weaken. Only 25c at W. S. Dick
son's drug store.
Notice to Stockholders.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Fulton Telephone Company
will be held at Needmore, Pa., Tues
day, April 10. 1'JOl, at 1 o'clock p. m.
sharp. A full representation is re
quested. JJ. H. COVALT, Manager,
Covalt, Pa.
March 23, 11(01.
One of the salesmen of Hocker
man's Peerless Horse & Cattle
Powder has in the last three
months soon and taken the names
of eighty one different brands of
cuttle powder and onlyoneof them
was a ten cent package and it only
weighed a half pound and we be
lieve you would agree with us
that Peerless Powder at 10c a
pound pack is as good as any of
them if you could try them alL
The profit for the merchant on
Peerless Powder is not large. In
fact so small that many of the
drug stores will not handle it
which we believe is quite a re
comendation for it. Try a pack
of it and convince yourself. 1
Know
Largest
Then, there are Mattress
es, Couches, Lounges, Cots,
Sofas, Cupboards, Sinks,
Washstands.Picture Frames
Mouldings, &c, &c.
Pans, Tinware, Washboilers,
Strainers, Pails, tin aud
galvanized, Dippers, Basins,
Teakettles,CoffeePots. Also
and pulls from $1.00 to $1.
25. Window screens, 18c,
up. Hinges strap and butt
2c up. Axes, C5c; Hatch
ets, 32c. Window Shades,
10c up.
Harness Oil, Harness Dress
ing; Machine Oil, Roof
Paints, &c.
us, in the
Building.
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THE HARRISONVILLE NU,
AT
Harrisonville, Pa.
On the Turnpike nix miles west of McCon
nellsburit. This old und popular hotel stand lins
been entirely rebuilt, newly furnished uud Is
under new miiniiKcment.
First CIhsn AceommonutlonH.
Delightful Home for Summer Hourders.
Kiites Reasonable.
Special Attention to Transient Custom
THOMAS S. Ml'.TZI.KK,
Proprietor.
HARNESS
AND
FARM GEARS.
I have now on hand the lurpent.
best and cheapest assortment of
Hand Made Harness
In Pennsylvania, and sell them
cheaper than the cheapest. Har
ness from $8 to $25 alwavs on
hand. IIICMEAIBKK, we make
all our work BY HAND and
guarantee it to be all right.
Fly Nets and Summer Dusters
very cheap and at COST with
Harness.
Farm Gears
of all kinds always on hand
ready for use. We give
SPECIAL
low prices to our
FILTON COI NTY
customers. Whips, Collars,
Hames, Bridles, and every thing
for the horse.
Write or call for prices before
you buy.
W. S. HOSTETTER,
Mercersburg, Pa.
S. E. Cor. Diamond.
Licking Creek.
Mr. J. S. Sipe pent Sunday
afternoon with the family of Mr.
H. S. Daniels.
Mr. J. W. Hoop who has estab
lished a milk route from upper
Licking Creek to Grissinger's
creamery in McCounellsburgsays
he gets more milk than he can
haul and has a very encouraging
business.
Misses Nelle and Maggie Dan
iels spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Sallie Hoop.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Austin
spent Sunday with the family of
Mr. Martin Lake.
The spring examination which
was held at Harrisonville April (i,
passed off very quietly. The
committee were Messrs. II. II.
Hollenshead, R. R. Sipe aud Miss
Maggie Daniels. Six pupils took
it; two from Siloam school, one
from Daniel's school, and three
from Mountain school. Remits
say all passed, and much credit
is due 6ur pupils who have the
desire to be going upward stop
by step instead of falling back.
Mountain school No. 8 will
close this week aud much credit
is due the teacher Miss Maggie
Daniels for the excellent work
which shehas done the past term.
The attendance was very good all
winter, which is a very good rec
ommendation to any teacher.
She leaves with the good wishes
of all, and it is hoped slie may re
turn next winter.
Those famous little pills, De
Witt's Little Early Risers will re
move all Impurities from your
system.cleanseyour bowels, make
them regular. Trout'sdrugstoro.
Harness! 4
8 Harness!
FOR A PENNY
Invested in a postnt curd YOU CAN
OKT the best possible prices on nny
thlntf In the harness line.
KCMKMIW H we took the first pre
mium ut the Iluntlnirdon County Fnlr
nnri know Kootf harness when we see
them.
We can quote you Buggy Har
ness everything complete, from
.-.oo to .-io.nn.
Team and Farm Harness, $4. 00
to $20.00.
Ply nets (team) 1.23 to 4.00 a
pair.
Flyncts (buggy) 1.45 to 3.00.
Collurs, H5 cents to $2.50.
Whips, 8 cents to 91.00.
Summer Lap Hobes 25 cents
to $2.50.
We keep a
Rull Line
of everything used by a horse owner.
We manufacture all our goods, and
guarantee them to be right, or money
refunded.
II. L. NORMS,
Three Springs, I'a.
THE
BIGGEST AND BEST
Furniture
Store
In the Cumberland Valley.
Good reliable goods. Fair
' prices, careful attention and
courteous treatment. This
means a good deal when you
are buying articles you ex
pect to last you for many
years.
NEW STOCK OF
Baby Coaches
and Co Carts
now ready. If you have a
nice baby you want to see
these.
We pay the freight ou $10
worth.
H Sierer & Co
FURNITURE MAKERS,
New Building, Nos.51-53QueenSt,
Chambersburg.
Spring Announcement !
We have just arrived from the
Kustern Cities with the largest
and 11 nest line of Millinery and
fancy goods ever brought to Ful
ton county. 1'rices lower than
ever before. Trimming done
free, In all the latest styles.
All are kindly asked to come
and see the best of goods and
low prices. We have scores of
Trimmed Hats besides hundreds,
of Untrimmed of all the latest
shades and shapes. Flowers of
all colors and prices. Children's
Hoods from fifteen cents up
Sailors from twenty cents up.
Ladies' ready madeShirtWaists,
Skirts and Wrappers.
Mrs. A. F. Little,
Bon Ton Store.
New Broom Factory.
The undersigned has just put In
the necessary apparatus, and Is
now prepared to make first class
Brooms .
Persons having broom corn and
desiring it made up, can do so
for the half or at the rate of 10
and 12 cents per broom cash.
Carpet Weaving.
Rag Carpet woven on short no
tice and satisfaction guaranteed.
SANNEIt UAY,
Big Cove Tannery.
DR. STEVENS, Dentist,
M'CONNNELLSBURG, PA.
Graduate of I', of l. Ten Yearn' Exper.
icnuc. J'ltitcM Gold, Platinum, Silver Alu'
ininuin. Celluloid, Hubber. and llubber Aluuil
Hum lined. Mulul with Huliher Attachment,
. Hlaten from S3.00 up.
iirmieN, Kichmotiu crowux, lAJtcan Crown.
Uold t-aiis. Platinoid Curxt. &u.
I illliiK ut Nuturul Teeth a Specialty and
.uik if uumniuvu.
Iuforniutiuu by until or In peruon.
EDWARD BRAKE,
Fashionable Barber,
Cue Door VmhI of "Fultoo IIouho,"
MoCONNKIXSHURO, PA.
FfrKtuluwt Sliuvintr unci Hulr Cuttlug.
Cleuu townl for every customer.
McConnellsburg & Ft. Loudon
Passenger, Freight and
Express Line.
A
R. C. McQuade, Proprietor.
Run IMu.r Bjerwmw McCoNNgijonuiKi and
t'uBT LuUUUN.
Leaving MoOonnellNburu at 13:80 o'oloek, P.M..
nmkluK oouueutloo with kftornooo Irulo on
S. K H. It.
Returning leave Fort IjOiirton on the arrival of
the evenluv tmlu on b. P. K. K.
1 Mm prepared to OHrry pawtcuKeni uud ex
unwN to uiuke connection Willi kli triilus at ft.
Loudon.
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customer.
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for our hats, makes it unnecessary for you to hunt up that Cjf
old hat which has done service a season or more.
Our line of Ladies' Hats consists of the newest shapes .
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Ladies' Trimmed Hats 75c, 90c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.00,
$2.00 and $2.35 each.
Misses' Hats GOc up.
Children 'b Hats 25c up.
B Men's Straw Hats for dress 25 to 75c.
Men's Straw Hats for wear and tear 10c ud.
Boy's Dress Straw Hats 25c to 50c.
Boy's Straw Hats for "Bum'bee flghtin'," 10c up.
We have a nice line of Wool and Fur Hats in the Crush,
Alpiue, Fedora and Derby shapes, at low prices.
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or more.
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Clear Ridge, Fei.
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New Goods at Gem.
G. J. MELLOTT
has just returned from the City where he
purchased a line of goods that will
be pleasing to his customers.
Prices are Right.
He has a nice stock of
Spring Shoes, Dress Goods, Percales,
Lawns, Calicoes,
Notions,
Hats and Caps, Groceries, Tobaccoes and Cigars,
Hardware, &c.
Calicoes from 3 cents
ex yarci up.
The Highest Market Price paid for country pro
duce in goods or cash,
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Woollen Houses, a magnificent line of
SUITINGS
and
TROUSERINGS.
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the
Do not forget
Latest
in Hats, and at prices that are right.
U. Nace & Sons.
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Respectable single men . X
aged 18 to 27 years, able and
willing to work with spade
and shovel in summer, and
ax and saw in winter. One
man to (Ire steam dlUshlng
machine, $20 per month and
board. Or $1.75 per day
without board. Extra terms
for long continued faithful
service. No free ear fare.
ED REICHENBACH,
County Surveyor, -'
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LITTLE'S EXTENSION,
LOTS FOR SALE.
I). E. Little has purchased land
lying between the Chambersburg
and Mercersburg pike at the
forks east of town. He has had
it laid off in lots with alleys and
streets, and has already dispos
ed of six.
There are yet a number of very
desirable ones that will bo sold on
Easy Payments,
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D. E. LITTLE,
MaConnalUburg. Pa,