FULTON COUNTY NEWS. Published Every Thursday. B. W. Peck, Editor. AkCONNELLSBURG, PA. Thursday, nov. 7, 1901. Published Weekly. $1.00 per Annum in Advance. ADVKHTLHINU HATCH. uf llm 3 t'mrs i .it'll siity-'. i.u'Ht IhMMiioti.... ; lo -ix'tit s tiiM-rUMl for less s v'.i ;it!i.t it On siiiiaro. Vvr n AH iKt V'vt i ! tni ji 1 W). thuu :i in 1 yr. .11 -K mo yiMi 45. ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY. The Late Act in Reference to Attend ance in Public Schools. (OontluutMl from llrsl piKe.) two dollars on first conviction, and a tine not exceeding five dol lars for each subsequent convic tion; and in default of payment of said fine, the defendant may be committed to the county prison for a period not exceeding two days for the first coaviction, and for a period not exceeding five days for each subsequent convic tion: Provided, Upon conviction, the defendant or dereudauts may appeal to the court of quarter se.ssious of the peace of the prop er county, withiu live days, upon entering iuto recognizance with one surety for the ainouut of fines and costs: Provided, how ever, That before such penalty shall be incurred, the parent, guardian or other persons liable therefor shall be notified in writ in1' bv the superintendent of schools, or the secretary of the school board, or by the atteud auce officer, if there be one, of such liability, and shall have op portnnitv, by compliance with t.ne requirements of this act, within three school days, then thereafter, to avoid the imposition of such penalty. But after such notice lias been served, 11 tue same child is absent from school three days, or their equivalent in time, during the remaining per iod of compulsory attendance, without excuse as provided by sectiou (1) of this act, the parent, guardian, or person in parental relation, shall be liable to pros ocution under this act, without further notice. The fines pro vided for by this act shall, when collected, be paid over by the .K'.cer.s eoiicc.tiiig the same into the school treasury of the respec tlve ditricts, for the use of the said school district of the city, borough or township iu which such person convicted resides, to be applied and accounted for by such treasurers in the same way as other moneys raised for school purjK)ses; such tines shall be col lected by a process of law similar to the collection of other fines. Sectiou 2. Hoard of school di rectors or school controllers shall in cities, and may in all other school districts, employ one or more persons to bo known as attendance officers, who shall, in addition to the duties provided elsewhere in this aqt, have full police power without warrant, and whose duty it shall be to look after and arrest and apprehend truants and others who fail to at tend school in accordance with the provisions of this act. When an attendant officer arrests or apprehends any truaut or other person, as herein set forth, he shall have power, immediately to place- him or her in the school in which he or she is or should be enrolled, or at the expense of the parent, guardian or person in parental relation, iu such private school, as provided by section one (I) of thisact, as the parent, guardian or person in parental relation may select. And iu case the parent, guardian or persou in parental relation shall refuse iv neglect, immediately to select such school, the school board or board of school controllers shall have full power to designate the school in which the child shall be placed. The persons appointed such attendance officers shall be entitled to such compensation as shall be fixed by the boards ap pointing them; but, in townships, shall not exceed two dollars per day; and such compensation may bo paid out of the school fund. Hoards of directors or controll ers of any school district, or of tvo or more districts jointly may establish special schools for chil- dreu who are Imbitual t.uauts, or who are iusubordiuate or dis- orderly during their attoudauco upon instruction in the public schools, and may provide for the proper care, instruction of such children in such schools, for such period of time as the board may prescribe. But before the pupil shall be placed in such special school, the pareut guardian or person in pareutal relation shall have oportunity to be heard. All truancy and incorrigibility shall be deemed disorderly couduct. Aud in case no special school. as herein prescribed, has beeu es j tablished, the superintendent of sc hools or secretary, or attendance olhcer if there do one, shall pro ceed against such truaut or in corrigible pupil as a disorderly person, before a justice of the peace, magistrate or alderman, and upon conviction the pupil may be sentenced to any special or reformatory school supported wholly or in part by the State, or at the option of the school board or board of controllers, be com mitted to the care of a society, duly incorporated, having for one of its objects the protection of children from cruelty or the plac ing of children, not otherwise provided for, in families; aud in case of a commitment of a child or children to the care of such, society, the board of directors or controllers of the district may provide for the expense of the maintenance aud education of such child or children out of that part o" the school fuud within its coutrol which shall have beeu ap propriated to said board by the local authorities of such district. Sectiou 4. It shall be the duty of the assessors of voters of every district, wheu not notified and directed to the contray by the school board, at the spi 'rg regis tration of voters or as soon as possible tbe.'ea'to--, 1o mabe, iu a subslaul:ai boo, provided by the Supe'''uteudent of Pub'ic In struct on at the e-rpeuse of the State, "or that purpose, a careful and correct list of a1! children between the ages of s:x aud six teen wilhiu his district, giving the full name, date of birth, ago, sex, nationality, residence, sub school district, uame aud address of parent or persou in parental relation, and the name aud loca tion of the school where the child is enrolled, or the cause of noa enrollmeiit, and the name aud address of the employer of any child under sixteen years of age that is eugaged in any regular employment or service; which enumeration, after approval by secretary of said school district, shall be returned by said assessor to the county commissioners of the county in which the enumer ation is made, whose duty it shall be to forward the same, or a cer tified copy thereof, to the secre tary of the proper school district, prior to July fifteenth of each year, who shall immediately fur nish the principal or teacher of each school with a correct list of all children in his or her district who are subject to the provisions of this act; and the said county c mmissiouers shall furnish a summary of such statistics to the Superintendent of Public In struction, upon blanks provided by the State. And the said as sessor snau be paid, out ol the county funds, a per diem com pensation for th ;ir services, a sum equal to the compensation paid under existing laws for as sessors of election; said services not to exceed ten days: Provided, That prior to February first of any year, any board of directors or controllers of any school dis trict may authorize such enumer ation to be made by the attend ance officers or other persons, at the expense of the school district, under the same conditions as nerem provided tor assessors: Provided further, That the at tendance officers, if there beany, or the superintendent of schools, or secretary of the school board, shall have the power to add to this register the names of chil dren within the pi-escribed ages whose names do not appear there on. Section 5. It shall be the duty of each teacher in the school dis trict to report immediately to the attendance officers or the super intendent of schools, or the secre tary of the board of directors or controllers, the names of all chil dren, on the list previously f uv nished by said superintendent or secretary, who have been absent three days or their, equivaleut i viMout lawlul excuse; wbeo, if j it shall aviear that acy parent, j guardian or other person having I cojtrol of any child or childrea shall have failed to comply with the provisions of this act, after notification id writing so provided in sectioa two, the superintend ent or secretary, or attendance officer if there be one, in the raoie of the school district, shall proceed against the ofeading part or parties, ia accordance with the provisions of this aci.: Provided further, That if suf ficient cause bo shown for the neglect of the requirement of this act, or if the costs of p 'os ecutiou cannot be collected f 'oin the defendant, said cost mav be paid out of the district funds upon a proper voucher ap,r oved by the board of directors or con trollers. Section G. The superintendent of scIhxiIs or secretary, or attend ance officer if there be one, of any board of directors or controllers who wilfully refuses or neglect to comply with the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a mis demeanor, and u)on conviction thereof, before an alderman, magistrate or justice of the peace, shah forfeit a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars. Section 7. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may with hold one-fourth State appropri ations from any school district which neglect or refuses to en force the provisions of this act in a manner and degree satisfactory to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Section 8. The act of May six teenth, one thousand eight hun dred and uiaetv-five, entitled "An act to provide for the attendance of children in the school of this commonwealth, aud making an enumeration of children for that purpose; also, providing compen sation for the assessors making the enumeration, and providing penalties for violations of this act," aud the act of the twelfth of July, Anno Domini one tlious- aud eight hundred aud ninety seven, entitled "An act to amend sectioa one, two, three, four, and five of an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the attendance of children in the schools of this Commonwealth, and making an enumeratiou of children for that purpose; also providing compen sation for the assessors making the enumeration, and providing penalties for the violation of this act, ' approved the sixteenth clay of May, Anno Domini one thous and eight hundred and ninety five, increasing the age within which children shall be subject to its provisions to sixteen years, aud making certain exemptions, subjecting principals and teach ers to certain penalties, confer ring ujxm the directors or con trollers power to desiguate schools for those who fail to at teud schools, to establish special schools for truants and other offenders, and providing for the restraint of truants and other of fenders, for registration by the attendance officers and report of absentees from school," and any other act or parts of acts, incon sistent herewith, be aud are hereby repealed. Approved The 11th day of July, A. D. 1901. WILLIAM A. STONE. The Children's Friend. You'll have a cold this winter. Maybe you have one now. Your children will suffer too. For coughs, croup, bronchitis, grip and other winter complaints One Minute Cough Cure never fails. Acts promptly. It is very pleas aut to the taste and perfectly harmless. C. B. George, Win chester, Ky., writes: "Our little girl was attacked with croup late one night aud was so hoarse she could hardly speak. We gave her a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure. It relieved her immediate ly aud she went to sleep. , When she awoke next morning she h'ld no signs of hoarseness or croup, " Roy Repper, of Harrisburg, and Miss Emma Madden, of Sul tillo, were married at the Lochiel Hotel, Ilarriscurg, Thursday evening, October LM, 1901. Scare-off the Hunters. If you don't want hunting on your farm, coma to the News of fice and get some trespass no tices and put them up. They'll do the work. Printed on heavy cardboard. 5 conts each or iiO cents a dozen, h .. THF TEACHERS' COLUMN. Reports of Schools,. Local Institutes, and Such School News as Teachers May Furnish. A local institute was held at Rock llill Friday evening, Octo ber 25. The meeting was called to order by the teacher, Miss Nannie C. Mellott. Mr. James Fryman was chosen chairman. The following questions wereably discussed by the teachers. Do you Teach Literature? How and When? Teaching Fractions. How do you Teach Primary History? Teachers present Blair Truax, J. P. Koofer, G. B. Mellott, Wal ter f-imith, S. II. Martin, Don Morton, Missed Bard and Gris singer. The audience was enter tained by recitations and singing by the school. Phe president after thanking the audience for their attendance aud conduct, adjourned. Maky N. Kendall, Secretary. The first local institute of Wells township was held at Wells Tan nery October 19,1901. The meet ing was called to order by the president, Dr. Campbell. The questions, "Duties of Pupils, Pa trons, Directors, and Teachers," "Prompt aud Regular Attendance against Irregular and Tardy At tendance," aud "The School Li brary," were ably discussed. The patrons of the district took a marked interest in the latter questioli. At the close of the meeting Supt. Chesuut gave a general talk; also did Mr. Ake The teachers prcsentwere Prof. Palmer, Levi P. Morton, S. R. Martin, Blair Truax, Mr. Shri ner, Carl Baker, Prof. Ready, M. M. Horton, and Mr. Woodcock. A number of recitations aud some string music were very well ren dered. The first local institute of Beth el was held at Gordon's school, October 25, 1901. Topics for dis cussion were: How do you Teach Percentage? Neatness and Po liteness? Benefits of School Vis itation. Benefits Derived from School Library. Teachers pres ent were Miss LetitiaPeck.Wm. Peck, Misses Olive Hess and Lil lian Fisher from Bethel. A. C. Peck and Harvey Sharpe from Thompson. Prof. B. N. Palmer and Misses Anna Culler aud Or pha Snyder from Belfast. John Hendershot from Ayr. D. C. Hart from Brush Creek. Mr. J. H. Lewis was elected president, and the questions were all well discussed. The program was in terspersed by a number of reci tations aud local music which were well rendered by the pupils of the school, showing well the excellent work their teacher, Miss Letitia Peck, is doing in her school. Buffalo school Unger Mellott, teacher. September 23 to Octo ber 21. There are 24 pupils on roll. Percentage of attendance male, 100; female, 97. Average attendance, 98. They are as follow that came every day Olive Hixon, Clara McGraw, Lida Barton, Sadie Barton, Ivy Hixon, Ella Barton, Gorman Lynch, Mar shall Lynch, Talmadge Barton, Rosa Barton, Earl Hixon. Philip Morgret's school Miss Blanche O. Peck, teacher. Num ber enrolled, 32; average attend ance, 23; per cent, of attendance, 80. Attended every day Earl Palmer, Johnny Mellott, Ira Mel lott, Earl Mellott, Lydia Mellott, Abbie Mellott, Bessie Mellott, Dovie Mellott, Erma B. Hess. Spreads Like Wildfire When things are the best" j they become "the best selling." Abraham Hare, a leading drug- gist, of Belleville, O., writes "Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters I have handled in 20 years." You know why? Most diseases begin in disorders of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, blood aud nerves. Electric Bit ters tones up the stomach, regu lutes liver, kidneys and bowel.?, purines the blood, strengthens the nerves, heuco cures multi tudes of maladies. It builds up the eutiro system. Puts new I to give the best results." If the life and vigor iuto any weak.sick-i food you eat remains undigested) Both tlie Metliodist and the ly, rundown man or woman, j in your stomach It decays there j PresbyteriancougregationatWdr Price 50 cents. Sold by W. S. 'and poisons the system. You fordsburg have boon 'adding to Dickson, druggist. ' cau prevent this by dieting but the beauty of thoir respective A dealer in Lebanon has closed a contract for fifteen tons of sau erkraut. The sauerkraut will be shipped to various parts of Pennsylvania. Your Columu. To Rhow our appreciation of the way In which the Fulton County New In being adopt ed Into the homes of the people of OiIm county, we have net apurt thin column for the FKKE use of our autmuriberMor advertising purposes, subject to the following conditions: 1. It Is free only to those who are paid-up sub scribers, i 2. Only personal property onn be advertised. 8. Notices must not exceed 30 words. 4. All "lcitnl" notlo a excluded. II. Not free to merchant, or any one to adver tise goods sold under a mercantile lloerme. The primary object of this column Is to af ford farmers, and folks who are not In publlo business, an opportunity to bring to public at tention products or stocks they may have to sell, or may want to buy. Now, this space Is yours; If you want to buy a horse, If yon want hired help, If you want to borrow money. If you want to sell a pig, a biiit gy, some huy, a goose, or If you want to adver tise for a wife this column Is yours. The News Is read weekly by eight thousand people, and Is the best advertising medium In the county. I have for sale a two year old Hambletonian colt. N. H. Evans, Covalt, Pa. Fou Salk. Two horses one, a mare, will weigh 1350 lbs.; tl e other a young horse, 5 years old, both good workers. Also. 1 good 2-horsc wagon. W. R. Speek, Saluvia, Pa. Church Directory. Pkesuyterian Rev. W. A. Wast D. D., Pastor. v Sabbath school, 9:15. Preaching service each alternate Sunday morning counting from Aug. 12th, at 10:30, and every Sunday evening at 7:30. Junior Christian Endeavor at 2:00. Christluu Endeavor at 6:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. Methodist Episcopal Rev. A. D. McCloskey, Pastor. Sundny school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching evory other Sunday morn ing, counting from June Kith, ul 10:30 and every Sunday evening al 7:30. Epworth League at 0:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:30. United Presbyterian Rev. J. L. Grove, Pastor' Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching every Sunday morning at 10:30, and every other Sunday even ing counting from August 19, at 7:30. The alternate Sabbath evenings are used by the Young People's Chris tian Union at 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. Evangelical Lutheran Rev. A.G. Wolf, Pastor. Sunday school 9:15 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 0:30 p. m. Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30. Preaching morning and evening ev ery other Sunday, dating from De cember 9, 1900. Reformed Rev. C. M. Smith, Pas tor. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30. The biggest trust on earth has been discovered at last It is the country newspapers trust. They trust everybody, get cussed for trusting and trusted for cussing and finally get busted for trusting. Astounding Discovery. From Cooper8ville,Mich., comes word of a wonderful discovery of a pleasant tasting liquid that when used before retiring by any one troubled with a bad cough al ways ensures a good night's rest. "It will soon cure the cough too," writes Mrs. S. Himelburger, "for three generations of our family have used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and never found its equal for Coughs and Colds." It's an unrivaled life-saver when used for desper ate lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c and $1.00 at W. S. Dickson's. Trial bottles free. Mt. Ziou Lutheran church at Rays Hill which has been repair ed during the past summer was rededicated Sunday afternoon 20th inst. The church was built in 1856. At present it is a trood substantial brick structure with a slate roof, a cupola, and a good bell. A Physician Testifies. "I have taken Kodol Dyspepsia j Cure and have uever used any ' tiling In my lifo that did mo the I yood that did," says County Phy- j sician Geo. W. Scroggs of Hall County, Ga. "Doing a physician j . William Gracey killed an eigh I have prescribed ib and found it toon pound turkey last week. ' inai means starvation. Kouol DvsnenslaCure dierosts what von nnt. v..l.,,ffrfmm er dyspepsia nor starvation. The worst cases quickly cured. Never fails. ! J. K. JOHNSTON'S Announcement of Fall and Winter Go Special Bargains IN Ladies' Wear Last year we handled about 200 La dles' Wraps. Encouraged by our suc cess, we have purchased much more extensively for this season. Cloth and Plush Capes, Fur Trim med, 18, 20, 24, 28, 30, and 32 inches long from 00 to 120 Inch sweep. Ladies' Underwear, Vests and Punts, cotton fleece lined, r0, 25, and 15 cents. In the Union Suits 50 cents and $1.00. In all Wool Vest and Pants, 98 cents each. Ladies' Jackets, in Black .Tan, and Neutral Colors. Ladies' Fur Capes, Collar ettes, Hons and Muffs. Ladies Fascinators 25 and 50 cents. n J. K. Johnston McConnellsburg, F'ei. XXXXXXXXOOzOOXXOOOCCC- PHILIP F. BLACK, ..Manufacturer of Sash, Doors, Newel Posts, Hand Rails, Stairs, Banisters, Turned J Porch Columns, Posts, &c. McConnellsburg, ei. y Doors 2 : 8 x 6 : 8; 2: 6 x 6 : 6; 1 and three-eighth inches in thickness. Sash 11 x 20; , 12 x 24; 12 x 28; 12 x 30; 12 x 32; 12 x 34; 12 x 36 inch and a" quarter thick always Si on hand. , Sash four lights to window from 45 cents to 70. O These sash are all Drirhed and rendv far thp p-ince 0 -jj r Both the doors and the sash O and yellow pines. oooooxxxxocooxoxxxx Grace y. There are many new buildings being erected in this township this year. Mary Heel'nor is improving. SuptChesnut visited ourschool a few days ago. John Winegardner intends helping Riley Berkstresser do his fall work. James Cutchall is building a new barn. The protracted meeting at Cen tor has closed. John Deavor is getting along nicely with his school. Charles Knepper is helpiug William Witter with his- fall worK. churches, aud the comfort of iino,r congregations tUls year this A cogregation is not dead as long asittakes au interest in its chnrch property. OAS Ladies' Corsets, 40, 50, 8!l, and $i Ladies' Fine I'.IikU Hose, Wool, Cot If, n and Fleece Lined, ,i to 25 cents. Ladles' Faiu'v Skirts, 50, $1. M) and 81.50. Ladies' NiRlit Robes, 50 and 75 cents. Ladies' Fine Shoes, from (18 cents to $2.50. Heavy Winter Everyiluy Shoas, 08, $1.25, $1.40, and $1.75. Old-Ladies Quilted Fleece Lit i:t Shoes $1.25. Children's Dress Shoes from 35 cents up. Children's Stotm Winter Shoes 50, 70, OH and $1.10. 6 O o o 8 8 j ... are made from best white X O A country school teacher in Jefferson couuty introduced a new method by which to prevent tardiness among the pupils. She announced before the school that she would kiss the first arrival every morning. As the young lady is a handsome lass of 18 summers, and the boys declare she is "sweet asa. yeiich," the first rooming she found the u tiro school waiting at the door .it 8 o'clock, and many of the boys were there before daylight. It is said that even some members of the school board put in the ir appearance. Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This jireparatfon contains all of tbe dlKeaumts and digests all kinds of food. It Rives Instant relief and ncvr fail to cure. It allows you to eat till tbe food you want. The nioHtsensitlvu stomachs can take It. By its uso many thousands of dyspeptics have not n cured after everything elite failed. I unequalled for the stomach. Child ren with weak stomachs thrive on IU Cures !! ttsix!i trcl'n Pl.nni7i.rt only by E. O. HitWlTIiOo., OhlranA Mi I. V w)
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