FULTON COUNTY NEWS. RATES OF POSTAGE 100 YEARS AGO. LICKING CRK, The following were the rates of postage in this country in the year 1800: Every letter compos ed of a single sheet of paper con veyed not exceeding forty inilos, eight cents; over forty miles and uot exceeding 150 milos, twelve nudone half cents; over 150 miles and not exceeding 300 miles, sev enteen cents; over 300 miles and not exceeding 500 miles, tweuty cents; over 500, twenty five cents. Every letter composed of two pieces of paper, double those rates; every letter composed ot throe pieces of paper, triple these rates; every lotter composed of four pieces of paper weighing one ounce, quadruple these rates, and at the rate of four single letters for each ounce any letter or pack et may weigh; every ship letter originally received at an office for delivery, was six cents. And there was little change for the better in the rates of postage un til the advent of the administra tion of President Polk. Pittsburg. Dear Editok. In looking over the names that have been added to the list, of subscribers to the Fulton County News, since Janu ary 1, 1903, I am again reminded that many homes, not within the limits of Pulton only, but many far beyond her boundaries are made happy by the weekly visit of the News. Many of Fulton's sons and daughters, who have crossed her border, intent upon seeking a fortune some-where in the resources of this grand old Union, when returning to their rooms at noon or in the evening, from their daily task, tired and weary, have been cheered by finding a copy of the News wait ing their arrival and upon persu 1 al of its columns have been en couraged and spirited on towards the mark for which they have been striving. Since I left Fulton in July llJ02, The News has visited me every week regularly and it has been, and is, a very welcome visitor. Iu order that it may still continue these visits during 1903 I will en close a dollar bill for which please fouward the News to ' S. R. Martiu, 7339 Fraukst'own Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. P. S. If you waut the news, send a dollar and get the News, for in the News is all the news. FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST HIM. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such, inbriot was the condition of an old soldier by name of J. J. Havens, Versailles, O. For years he was troubled with Kidney dis ease and neither doctors nor med icines gave him relief. At length he tried Electric Bitters. It put him on his feet in short order and now he testifies. "I'm on the road to complete recovery." Boston earth for Liver and Kidney trou bles and all forms of Stomach and bowel complaints, only 50c Guar anteed by W. S. Dickson. Druggist. Our correspondent must have been snowed up or out sleighing, and forgot to give us the items last week. Joliu W. Hoop made a trip to Harrisburg last week. Daniel Lake is seriously ill. Rev. C. H. Shull has now closed his meeting at Asbury. Jordan Deshong and family spent last Saturday at David Fohner's. David Fohner and wife, Mack Chesnut and Miss Ada Fohner and Mrs. Emaline Chesnut all of Huston town spent last Sunday in Belfast. George Schooley, Harvey Strait and Ralph Decker started last week for Illinois. Miss Lucy Mellott and her gen tleman friend, Mr. Mcllhaney, both of Hustontown, spent last Sunday with Miss Linna A. Deshong. Masters Thurman Strait and Dick Sipe made a trip to Frank lin with their hand sled in the big snow. Boys that is the best way to travel; you can slide down the mountain. Miss Cora Hoop spent last Sun with her friend Miss Jessie Mel lott. Daniel Fix has purchased a cow of Jacob Kaufman. Riley Deshong has moved to his farm. George C. Deshong and wife spent Sunday afternoon at Geo. R. Hoops. A traveling salesman of Mar tlnsburg, W. Va., got into the creek while crossing at Siloam one of those cold days a short time ago. He got a pretty cold bath. We think if there is a bridge needed anywhere there is one needed across the fording at Siloam. Dr. Hoop's dog Carlo has re turned home. Milton Decker and wife, and Lorenzo Schooley and family, spent last Sunday with friends in Belfast. Elliott Barber and wife attend ed the funeral of Mr. Davis last weok. Mrs. Elizabeth Brumbaugh was called to see her brother Mr. Daniel Lake last week who is ill. Aaron Garland of Need more spent a couple days last week in this vicinity. Kev. Calvin Garland and wife visited Daniel Lake last week. Miss Jane Hann and Mr. Dick ey of the Big Cove were married last Tuesday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Eli Hann of Belfast. Mrs. Gordon Deshong and fatn ily spent Tuesday at George R Hoop's. Quite a number of people at tended the sale at Mrs. Lucinda Mellott's, George Deshong has purchas ed Carl Mellott's farm. George Bard started for the West Thursday, Abram Deshong and Miss Cora Swope were married at the bride's home last Wednesday by Rev. Logue. Preaching at Siloam Sunday March 8th, in the afternoon at 2 o'clock and on Sunday March 15 at 10 o'clock bv Rev. C. H. Shull South Dublin. Tho correspondent who drinks his beer and then takes a dose of "native herbs" fails to tell wheth er he takes a "schooner" or a "short glass." The shoe must fit. D. B. Mumma is sawing lum ber for Kalbach on the Woollot tract. J. W. Brown is engineer. That is right, John, whoop 'er np. Uncle John Glunt is makiug preparations to burn a limekiln this spring. Uncle John knows what makes the grass and "ta ters" grow. Caleb Mellott is getting ready to build a barn this spring. Plenty of railroad news now-a- days, but we are anxious to hear the whistle of the locomotive. We are wondering what has be come of the correspondent from South Dublin. We do not hear of the folks that are "comin' and goin'." The school at Glunts school. house Is progressing nicely un- the tutorship of Miss Bessie M. Reese. Knobsville has an expert fish erman, John uamu, the energet ic merchant at that place. John is a hustler, and when he goes a-fishin' he usually catches a cold in the head. One might in fer from his glowing accounts that he baited his hook with tiger tails, and sat on the rocks and bobbed for whales. Once upon a time a donkey fell into a deep hole and, after neai'ly starving, caught sight of a pass ing fox and implored the stranger to help him out. "I am too small to aid you said the fox, ."but I will give you some advice. Only a few rods away is a big, strong elephant. Call to him and he will get you out iu a jiffy." After the fox had gone the don l:ev thus reasoned ; "I am very weak for want of nourishment. Every move I make is just so much additional loss of strength. If I raiso my voice to call tho ele. ph.mt I shall bo weaker yet. No; I will uot waste my substance that way. It is the duty of the clwphant to come without call- iug." So tho donkey settled himself back, and eventually starved to death. . Long afterwards tho fox, on passing tho hole, ssw within a whitened skeleton, and remark ed : . "If it be that the souls of ani mals are transmigrated Into men that donkey will become one of those who can never afford to ad David G. Miner who lives in Adams county, Pa., captured a groundhog last fall and in order to test the theory relative to this animal's ability as a weather prophet, put it in an enclosure with an outer and underground den. It became tame and play ful but about three months ago retired to the underground den where it remained until "ground hog day," then it came out in the morning, fed well, frisked about in the sunshine for several hours and then went back into its den oooooooooooo ooooooooooo o When You Come to Chambersburg Just go up Main street till you come to Queen street. Right at Bloom Bros.! corner turn to the west half a block and you will come to a modern 3-story cream , colored brick building. Step inside and you will find the nicest rooms, and the largest stock of good furni ture and its belongings, to be seen in the Cumberland Valley. You will find many articles here that you do not see in other stores. There has been a furniture store on this spot for 75 years and yet there are many of the younger people and some others who don't kuow it. That is the rea son we are telling you about it. About a block farther, on tho bank of the Conococheaguc, whoso water drives the machinery, you will find our facto ry ; where with skilled mechanics aud seasoned lumber we can make almost anything you may require. COME TO OUR STORE aud look around Much to see that is interesting ewu if you don't waut to buy. We want you to know what it is and where it is. Open till 8 o'clock in tho evening now Saturday till nine. H. SIERER & CO., Furniture Makers on Queen Street, Chambersburg, Fa. OOOOOOOOOO" Clear Kldgc. Miss Etta McClure was in this vicinity last week visiting the Misses Kerlin. Master Lloyd Fleming is kept home from school on account of a severe hurt last week. Superintendent Barton visited our schools here last week for the second time this winter. Miss Raye Baker spent a cou ple of days recently with her sis ter Mrs. Frank Madden at Mad-densvllle. Miss Lillian Fleming arrived at her home hero on Saturday even ing Irom the local institute at Burnt Cabins. Mrs. Sue Mowers was called to Franklin county on Saturday on account of illness among some of her relatives. Rev. Gottschall of Burnt Cab ins preached a very impressive sermon for the Jr. O. U. A. M. of this place at the M. E. church on the evening of the 23rd ulfc. . The World Moves and so does the machinery in the Willow Grove Woollen Mills AT BUHNT CAHINS, Pa. ?n The proprietor has had over 50 years experience, and is confident that he can please all who may entrust him with their work. Manufacture of Carpet and Wool Carding a speciality. "q Wool Batting for Haps none better, gj Carpet Chain always in stock. 92 I will take in wool and work at tho following places : 3 Booth Brothers, Dublin Mills;' A. N. Witter's, Waterfall; W. j3 L. Berkstresscr, Orchard Grove; W. R. Speer, Saluvia; ct Lynch's store at Crystal Springs; Jackson's store at Akers- Hustontown, and Huston's store at a vuio, i . o. uartou s, ffl Clear Ridge, gj I will make monthly visits to these places during the t-'n season, and will receive work aud return it. o 'Thankful for past favors, and soliciting a continuance of the same, I am, respectfully, gj " U. H. HERTZLER, Burnt Cabins, Pa. LJ. llurnt Cabins. The Local institute held in the M. E. church at this place on Fri day night and Saturday was very good. Owing to the bad weather a great many teachers did not get here. The subjects were very well discussed. Dan Trout and sister Miss Bess and Miss Helen Fore all of Mc Connellsburg, were guests in the family of Mr. Chas. McGe hee Friday aud Saturday. Miss Rosa Clark is on the sick list. Harvey Mock and wife of Metal Franklin county, are visiting friends on this side of the moun tain. G. S. Doran's got a new piano Friday evening. A social was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kelly last Sat urday evening at which 80 per sons were present. Mrs. Margaret Deshong, wid ow of James Deshong, died at the home of Geo. Murphy, Febru ary 20, 1903, aged 80 years, 7 months and 20 days. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. M. Hoke Gottschall. Interment atthe Wagner cemetery close to Knobsville. John Shade who has been work; ing at Pitcairn is home on a vaca tion. , The PreBbyterian church of Mercersburg on last week receiv ed a check for 1300 from Andrew Carnegie as a contribution to the new organ. This completely wipes out the debt on the instru ment and the congregation is cor tespondlngly happy. FARMING IN THE SOUTH The PawutDirar TKipartment of tho IUinola Central lUillroad Company in Uauln' monthly circular oonoernlnif fruit growing' tegetabl gardening, atook ratting, dairying, etc., In the State of Kentucky, Went Tenneaoee, Mixl alppl. and Louisiana. Every farmer or home teeker, who will forward tala name and addrew to the uuderalgned, will be mailed tree, Circu lar No. 1, , t, 4, and a. and other a they are publlabed from month to month. , E. A. RICHTER, TRAVELING PASBKNQEa AGENT. OOOOOOOOOO OOOCKXXXXXXXX) .a. VHaaa, W m. W A WW WaaaWi A WA. bPHIlNU AHfc.AU of even tho Daffodils and Roses! II OUR EASTER LINE of DRESS GOODS and TRIM MINGS rival the flowers iu their beauty. PERFECTION in Style Color and Choice being as usual to our SHIRT WAIST SPECIALTIES. T. J. WIENER, Hancock, Md. oxxxxxxxxxxx oxxxxxxxxxx FULTON COUNTY NEWS is the people's paper $1.00 a Year in Advance. Laidlg. M. D. Mathias has begun work at A. J. Comerer's wagon-shod. J. P. Johnson has . been busy sawing at J. E. Lyon's the past weok. Clarence Hoover of Licking Creek, spent Sunday with his pa rents here. Among the sick the past week were Graut Hoover, Mrs. J. E. Lyon, and Mrs. Hiram Cleven ger. Harry W. Brant of Morrison's Cove, Bedford county, spent a short time with his brother C. M. Brant the first of last week and was accompanied home by his sister Mrs. Maggie Kesselring of Hustontown, who will remain with him for some time. YOU NEED ABUGGY ! t HOW DOES THIS' STRIKE YOU? Z A Bran New Falling Top X Buggy with Pull Leather t Trimming, Spring Cushiou t and Back, Thousand Mile t Axle, A Grade Wheels, Pat- t I ent Shaft Couplers and Pine- -1 ly Finished throughout for I t ONLY $50. t t Large Stock to select f rom. T T I am also handling Hand- I made Buggies and Wagons. I t W. R. Evans, X 1 Hustontown, Pa. t M'CONNELLSBURO BAKERY D. E. Little, Proprietou. Fresh Bread, Rolls, Cakes, Doughnuts, and Pretzels on hand all the time. Free Delivery in town on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays. For Parties, Weddings, &c we are prepared on a couple of days notice to furnish all kinds of cakes Ac. Your Patronage Solicited. . D. E. LITTLE. r ' CD 3 CD 3 CD rr zn 3 u rn m 03 a B H 13 CO CO t k afto afa) afto h tf tfai irm. &h n a rfti mZ Till BUILDING, PITTSBURG, PI. !
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