INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS
Of Local.anJ General Interest, Gathered
at Home or Clipped from our
Exchanges.
CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS.
Free, a knife worth at least 50c
for only 25 tags from Honest John
Flag and 5c, postage.
Walter C. Peck of Bedford, has
been spending the past week in
the home of his uncle the editor
of the News.
Honest John Plug has been
made much larger, you get more
of it for th? same money and the
tags are good for presents,
Rev. P. S. Sailer, pastor of the
Melroy church, has accepted a
call to the First Christian church
in Norfolk, Va, at a salary of
The size of a plug of Honest
John Tobacco has been made
much larger, and the tags are
still valuable, see premium list.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Fore and
daughter Mabel, accompanied by
Mrs. Lewis Cook and son Jack
spent a few days very pleasantly
in Philadelphia last week.
No danger of consumption if
you use Foley's Honey and Tar
to cure that stubborn cough.
, bold at Trout's drug store.
Rev. B. F. Black, has received
aud accepted a call to the First
Christian church in Newport
News, Va., at a salary of $1000.
Rev. Black is well known In this
county.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures
coughs and colds and prevents
pneumonia. Take no substitutes.
Sold at Trout's drug store.
D. G. Duvall, formerly of Wells
Valley, but now of Bellwood,
Blair county, was among those
in attendance at court. Davy ser
ved as constable of Wells town
ship for many years, and was fill
ing that office, when this county
was formed and had charge of
the jury in Judge Black's court
when it was held in the old white
church in 1851.
Farm for Sale. Situated in
the Meadow Grounds about six
miles west of McConnellsburg.
Contains 100 acres, a good bank
barn weatherboarded, a good log
house weatherboarded, and other
outbuildings, also a good young
orchard. The farm is admirably
adapted for stock purposes, and
can be bought on terms to suit
the purchaser. Address the own
er, John H. Truax,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
A DOZEN TIMES A NIQHT.
Mr. Owen Dunn, of Brenton
Ferry, W. Va., writes: "I have
had kidney and bladder trouble
for years, and it became so bad
that I was obliged to get up at
least a dozen times a night. I
never received any permanen
benefit from any medicine until I
tried Foley's Kidney Cure. Aft
er using two bottles, lam cured."
Sold at Trout's drugstore.
PI0EON COVE.
Oct. 5. The farmers of this
section are quite busy finishing
their seeding.
G )rdon's school is progressing
nicely under the supervision of
Miss Zoe Mason.
Mrs. F. C. Bare after an ex
tended visit with her parents,
Judge and Mrs. L. P. Kirk re
turned to her borne at Ft. Little
ton last Snnday.
Rev. Garland preached at
Bethel last, Sunday morning.
The attendance was very small.
Mr. Augustus Whitfield's little
daughter, Meta, who has been
very sick, is convalescent at present.
Robbed Tlie Qravt.
A startling incident is narra
ted by John Oliver of Philadel
phia, as follows: "I was in an aw
ful condition. My skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back
and bides, no appetite, growing
weaker day by day. Three phy
sicians had given me up. Then 1
was advised tj use Electric Bit
ters; to my great joy, the first
bottle mifde a decided Improve
ment. I continued their use for
tlireo weeks, and am now a well
man. I know they robbed the
gmvo of another victim. " No one
Kliould fail to try them Only 50
vntn, guarantoisd, at all drug
hU'I'uh.
HUSTONTOWN.
LOCAL IISflTbrLS.
i.v. u. Mcuain wliolias Topics for disc.usMion at Now
beeu confined to hi bed for some Grenada, Friday evening, Goto
time is recovering. i bur mux
Mrs. D. E Lambernon is very
sick at this time.
Messrs. Laidig, Mathiasand D.
R. Mumma have about completed
a large dwelling for George A.
King. Quite a lot of improving
has been done this season in Hus
tontown and surrounding coun
try. Our "Village Blaksmith" was
the guest of our veteran auction
eer James Chesnutone evening
last week and ate too much peach
pie. Since then his health has
not been good.
David E. Strait traded horses
some time ago with Robert Galla
her of Clear Ridge and got a
strawberry roan, and we believe
with little training that Davy will
be successful in capturing the
championship over Prince Albert
or Dr. Davis's bobtailed bay.
A. V. Woodcock, who holds a
lucrative position in Hopewell,
Pa., is at home on a visit.
Our hustling marble man B. H
Shaw has been- very busy this
season. We are afraid he will
get stung with a matrimonial bee.
Rev. Owen Hicks, our former
pastor preached an able sermon
last Sunday morning and evening
and succeeded in clearing the
church of debt.
Harry Horton was the guest of
W. M. Keebaugh last Saturday
night.
Messrs. Wink, Dawney and
John Woodcock went coon hunt
mg one night last week and sue'
ceeded in capturing three; one
was about 14 inches between the
eyes, and thirteen rings on its
tail; the other two were smaller.
DIETINQ INVITES DISEASE.
1 How do you toach Reading f
2. Influence of Books on Char
acter. 8. Importance of Regular at
tendance. 4. Query Box.
All teachers and friends of edu
cation invited.
Letitia Peck, teacher.
To cure dyspepsia or iudiges
tion it is no longer necessary to
live on milk and toast. Starva
tion produces such weakness that
the whole system becomes an
easy prey to disease. Kodol Dys
pepsia Cure enables the stomach
and digestive organs to digest
and assimilate all of the whole
some food that one cares to eat,
and it is a never failing cure for
indigestion, dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles. Kodol digests
what you eat makes the stomacl
sweet. Sold at Trout's drug
store.
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
One of the most joyous, sur
prise socials of the season, was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
P. P. Shives of Dickers Moun
tain, Saturday evening. October
8, 1903, xu honor of Mr. Frank
Martin, who has made his home
with them for many years, it be
ing Frank's 21st birthday.
The members of the party
quietly arranged to assemble at
the borne of a near neighbor, and
at 7 o'clock drove to Mr. Shives'
and of course, greatly surprised
Frank but he jovially and prompt
ly invited them into the parlor,
where they were kindly received
and entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
Shives, who are noted for their
courtesy and hospitality.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Mrs.
Shives invited the guests into the
dining room, where they partook
of lemonade, cake, ice cream and
bananas.
The music was furnished by
Mr. Davy Little of McConnells
burg from his graphophone, giv;
ing forty-six records.
Davy knows how to keep the
young people from getting drowsy.
Those present were Miss Belle
Catlett of Missouri; Misses Janet
Shives, Frances Gordon, Ettie
Comerer, Lula and Nellie Simp
sou, Messrs. Davy Little, Harvey
Sharp, Wilber Comerer, Edward
Simpson, Wilson Zimmerman,
Williard Litton and Roy Daniels.
After a very ploasant evening
together, the young folks bade
Frank Brood nisht. wishin'c him
many, many joyous birthdays in
the future. ('
SPENT MORE THAN $1009.
W. W. Baker of Plainview, Neb.
writes: "My wife suffered from
ung trouble for fifteen years.
She tried a number of doctors
and spent over $1000 without re
lief. A friend recommended
Foley'sHoney andTar and thanks
to this great remedy it saved her
life. She enjoys better health
than she has known in ton years."
Refuse substitutes. Sold at
Trout's drug store.
Topics for discussionatSmith's
school, in Dublin township, Fri
day evening, October 16.
1. How better our Schools
Mentally and Morally.
2. System: how obtained, its
value in school, and through life.
3. How do you hold and sccuie
Interest and Atteution.
4. Question Box.
Teachers, patrons and direc
tors, and all other friends of edu
cation are cordially invited to at
tend and take part iu the discus
sions. EmmaLyle, teacher.
A CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.
I had dyspepsia in its worst
form and felt miserable most all
the time. Did not enjoy eating
until I used Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure which has completely cured
me. Mrs. W. W. Saylor, Hilliard
Pa. No appetite, loss of strength,
uervousness, headache, constipa
tion, bad breath, sour risiugs, in
digestion, dyspepsia aud all stom
ach troubles are quickly cured by
the use of Kodol. Kodol repres
ents the natural juices of diges
tion combined with the greatest
known tonic and reconstructive
properties. It cleanses, purifies
and sweetens tho stomach. Sold
at Trout's dru: store.
ROCKV CLIFP.
Oct. 7. Listen for the wedding
bells.
The question was asked where
Rocky Cliff is. Well, it is 24 miles
north of Hancock aud ono mile
south of Harrisonville.
Our boys are waiting patiently
for the game law to open up.
Coon hunters are plenty and
they say that coons are fat aud
plenty.
J. W. Hoop has raised his sweet
potatoes. He got 15 bushel from
2'X hills.
Nevin Strait has added an end
to his house which has improved
it very much.
Mr. Joseph and Homer Sipes
have begun Theophilus Sipes
new house.
In perusing the columns of the
News I noticed that the Philip
Grove correspondent spoke of a
large pumpkin, E. J. Wilson can
beat that. He has a pumpkin that
is seven feet and I inches long
and 5 feet around. And William
Hoop has one seven feet square;
and Bill says he doubts if any one
else has 49 square feet of pump
kin.
"WATCH THE KIDNEYS."
"When they are affected, life is
in danger," says Dr. Abernethy,
the great English physician. Fo
ley's Kidney Cure makes sound
kidneys. Sold at Trout's drug
store.
MORE BIU CABBAuE.
Mr. Andrew Glenn of Carroll
county, Illinois, a reader of the
News, saw the challenge a week
or two ago to beat a twenty-pound
Fulton county head of cabbage.
Mrs. Glenn wishes to say that
6he has a patch in cabbage this
year the smallest of the heads
weighing twenty-one and a half
pounds and the largest well,
you may imagine: Mrs. Ulonn
would like Fulton county gard-
ners to see her crop.
Nothing has ever equalled it.
Nothing can ever surpass it.
Dr. King's
Men Discovory
fOrl oi wiiit iu4 uitlut
A Perfect For All Throat and
Cure : Lung Troubles.
Menay back if It fails. Trial BettlM ft-M.
rOIEYSKlEIIEYCDRZ
MM SU4nya Right
OCTOBER, 1903.
See our Fall Styles of effective and becoming
MILLINERY
Our stock comprUos all that is fascinating and charming In Ladles'
unu children s hats at prices to suit everybody.
Veilings, ChllTons, Mourning tfoods, Ladies' made-to-order cloth
ing. A line assortment of Ladles' "Tailor-made" Skirts on
hand. All colors and prices. Our line of Dress Goods and
lrimmlngs pass description. All the novetles of tho season in
stock come see them.'
BLACK SILKS FOR WRAPS and BANNER
PATTERNS TO MAKE THEM BY.
"A Banner Pattern" exactly right,
To the maiden's heart Is a source of delight:
A fine appearance she's sure to make,
Without loss of time or money at stake.
BLACK PETTICOATS
"Kant Rust" Corsets,
F. P. Corsets,
0. B. CORSETS.
And the World Renowned
R. & G. CORSETS.
Neckwear, Kid Gloves, Puff Combs, Notions of every de
scription.
T. J. WIENER'S, HANCOCK, AID.
Best trade prices paid for Poultry and Eggs,
Rouss Racket Store
We wi8h to call your
GUNS.
attention tofsome prices on HARDWARE AND
We are now selling a nice lot of tin cans, they are extra heavy and cost you
Axes I Axes I Axes I
Just received our axes, aud they are cheauer than VOU fiver hnuprl nf
trood Poll axe with, or without handle 50c, double-bit axe, 50c, clippers, flue
Kcd Kidge, 70o. The Ulack Kelly axe that sold last year for $1.10, now at i'k-
uud theOrlgunal Mann axe, not second, but strictly first quality, 80c.
TAR ROPE I TAR ROPE I
nf. i... A t ...
w e nave nounng uut ine Dest sisal rope this year, and it has strictly 100
BinnBs, ana weigns zi oz. uall ana get prices by the coil and cut.
We will sell the good for whut others sell the cheap.
Guns and Ammunition.
We will (rive you a few prices. The Davis single barrel 14.25, The Har
rington & Richardson single barrel 30 and 32 In., barrel, and you can shoot
smokeless powder out of either one -the latter is $4.90
a goou uoume barrel at ..ao; a better one at und still a better one
at 812.50. Heavy barrel 22 and 32 cut rifle for 3
oneu oeas in, J anil iHki. Hunting couts. 65, $1.15, $1.25, $1.45, and $1.00
ueioaaing tools, z.s ana Uuc, Wads 5 and 15o a box. Shot 8c, lt. Powder-
while this lot lasts at 20c a lb. We bought It some time ago. If we had t
buy to-day, we couldn't sell at this price; so if you want powder, don't wait
dun caps, Hick's oc a box, 22 cartridge 14c a box. 32 Rim lire, 28 Centre (1
48c.
Table oil cloth 14o a yard.
We can save you monoy on shoes this fall. Call and see.
Respectfully,
HULL & BENDER, PROPRIETORS.
McConnellsburg, Pa.
Tables, (large or small),
Mirrors,
Tabourettes,
Divans,
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'AS YOU LIKE IT'
FlirnitlirP served in Every Style to
r u i iiilui c suit Any Xaste
Flemish and Weathered Oak Library Tables, small
tables, settees, chairs, rockers and tabourettes, in Mis
sion style for the den or library.
For the PARLOR,
Sofas,
Arm Chairs,
Reception Chairs,
Rockers,
Cabinets, (open or enclosed)
For the DINING ROOM,
China Closets, Serving Tables,
Kxtension Tables, Sideboards,
Buffets, Screens,
Cane and wood-seat chairs,
Tables and Cabinets for the kitchen.
For the BHD ROOM.
Dressing Bureaus, Rockers,
Dressings Tables, Chairs,
Indian Seats,
Screens,
Fancy tables,
Desks,
In Mahogany, Bird's-eye Maple, Golden Oak, Ac.
Bedsteads lu Brass and Iron, enamelixl In white and colors.
We will be pleased to have you call and examine our stock. You
are welcome, whether you buy or not
Special work made to order at our fuctory.
H. SIERER & CO.,
. Nos. 49-51 Queen St.
Chambersburg, F.
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Chiffoniers,
Mirrors,
Clothes trees,
Bedsteuds,
PULTON COUNTY NEWS
is the people's paper
$1.00 a Tear in Advance.
NEW GOODS!
NEW GOODS !
AT
REISNERS'.
We have now
nearly all our
FALL GOODS IN,
and we feel that you will think
very well of the stock, and to
note that prices on everything
in Cotton Underwear, for La
dies, Gentlemen and the little
folks, are
No Higher Than Last Year.
Outings, Flannelettes, &c, are
all the same as last year, which
was low.
THESE - GOODS
were all bought from the first
cards last spring, or they would
not be here at such prices.
SEE .'. THEM.
Our made-up Shirts are all in. We
invite your special examination of
these goods.
They Will Please You,
we are sure. Prices from $1.25 to
$5.50. Suits for Men Boys, and
. Children. A fine line. Please Call.
Respectfully,
G. W. REISNER & CO.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Tcke Laxative Droxno Quinine TcUct. rvA
Wvm CSi Umm soU In 12 tooths. Tbb jfcntatJ.' VTUVt
OHm
cn every
fees. 23s.