INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS Of Local and General Interest, Gathered at Home or Clipped from our Exchanges. CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS. Brick for sale at Morton's brick yard at Mio edge of town. The scholars of the Tlireo Springs school recently present ed their teacher, Austin C. Peck with a nice bible. Mr. Peck in turn treated his pupil liberally lo sweet meats, etc. Prof Peck as a teacher is doing good work o the school of that town. Or bisonia Dispatch. Did you get a watch coupon in fPort Bed ford Coffee? Gon. John Podden and Capt. A. Dotterman will hold preaching at the salvation army church near Big Cove Tannery on Sunday morning an lu.iiu; at z-.iiO p. m., and on Sunday evening at 7 o' clock the ordinance of feet wash ing and the Lord's supper. All are welcome to these services. No rotten eggs in Fort Bed ford Coffee. Mr. David A. Black and his brother, Daniel M., both of Wa terfall, were in town Monday ta king out letters of administration on the estate of their father, the Jate John A. Black, and arrang ing for the advertising of the per sonal property for the sale on the utn of next month. Ask your grandfather what he thinks of Fort Bedford Coffee. Wanted. Some good "strap" makers to work in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. Apply to W. C. Martin, Locust Grove, Pa., who will be at Han cock, 13th and 14th. School Directors Convention. The Fulton County School Di rectors' association will be held at the Court House, McConnelUburg, Tuesday, February 23, 1904. The executive committee of the associ ation and the program to be ob served follows: KXFX'CTIVE COMMITTEE. Jas. P. Waltz, Pres., Tod Township. A. U. Naea, Sec, McConnellsburg. Mac. Litton, Thompson Township. Ilr. J. M. McKlbbin, Union Township. W. II. Nelson, Ayr Township. Chus. E. Barton, ex-oll!eio, McConb'g. MOKNINO SESSION, 10 O'CLOCK. Opening Exercises. Organization. Topic, The Compulsory School Luw, Z. B. Harnett. Taylor township, Geo. W. Humbert, Ayr township. W. H. Baumgardner, Wells township A. U. Naeo, McConnellsburg. Address, Hon. S. W. Kirk, McConnellsburg. Topic, How Can the Poorer Districts Best Support Their Schools Under the $35 Law? W. It. Palmer, Belfast township. Mae. Litton, Thompson township. Oliver Hill, Bethel township. m Mason Barton, Brush Creek twp. AFTERNOON SESSION 1.30 O'CLOCK. Address, Hon. Jno. I. Stewart, Deputy Supt. of Public Instruction, Harris burg, Pa. Topic, Arc We Trying to Teach Too Many Subjects In Our Common Schools? Berte Hann, Licking Creek twp. A. V. Kelly, Dublin twp. David Kelso, Tod twp. Query Box. General Business Adjournment. Ali friends of education are invited. AN ACT. To establish county associations of school directors. Section 1. Be it enacted, Ac, That it shall be the duty of each County Su perintendent of schools to call togeth er, during the school yeur beginning June, one thousand nine hundred and three, and annually thereafter, at the county seat, or some other suitable place in the county, all the school di rectors of the county, for the consid eration and discussion of questions pertaining to school administration. These annual meetings shall not be held during the week of the annual county teachers' institute. Section i It shall be the duty of each school director, in each of the districts of each county, to attend each uuuual meeting of school directors, called by the county superintendent for the purpose Qf considering and dis cussing questions pertaining to school administration; and each school di rector attending s.icli ann.tal conven tion shall receive mileage at the rate of throe cents per iuIIo, to be paid out ( t tho funds of Ui'J district which ho serves Mo'l Dogs. On-) day last week Aaron Rich rds, just below town, discovered that his do? had unmistakable pitrns nf hydrophobia, and pro c.M il.'d to kill the dog; but before ii succ-wded in doing so, the in f :n Ulel beant bit Tito. F.Sloan's "hepnerU dog and two dogs be I uiging to W. II. Paylor of Ayr t nsliip. ThM Sloan dog was jr 1'itp'lr kilt'd, and word Vo.it t'i Mr, i.V)tyr about the latter' WEBSTER .MILLS. Big hogs! hiih waters! Our cutorprising farmer friend Levi Keefer holds tho belt for big hogs in this section. One. day last week he delivered to butcher Hon in an three porkers that tip ped the beam at 1!)J0 pounds. These hogs were not fat, aud Mr. Keefer says there was ea,ily frame enough for 1000 pounds each. They were just two years old. The rains and melting snow have caused our streams to swell and an ice gorge formed on Cove creek about 300 yards long has not been equaled here for years. Our millers are taking advantage of the high waters, aud are run ning uight and day, filling back orders for Hour and feed. Harris and Warthen lately pur chased a fine new Frick engine which they have attached to their big saw-mill, and the air is fairly darkened by saw dust in the vi cinity of Ravensburg, where they are located. Messrs. Mellott and E. W. Hendershot are, also, -operating a mill in the neighborhood, and our farmers are finding steady employment hauling lum ber to the railroad. Mr. J. W. Johnston had the misfortune to lose ono of his fin est horses one day last week; colic is supposed to have been the cause. I. P. Hendershot showed us quite a curiosity a short time ago. It is a black ball about two inches In diameter, a perfect sphere, solid, but quite light.. It was taken by Mr. Hendershot from the throat of a choking cow. On cutting into the ball it is found to be composed entirely of hair. Walter Sappington has treated himself to a line new Portland cutter. Any one wishing to pur chase a machine of this kind cheap should call on or address the owner soon. La3t Tuesday evening quite a number of Mr. and Mrs. Tobie Glnzier's friends dropped in on tlieni by surprise. The evtuiup was pleasantl spent in a social way, with plenty of good things to eat. In Bed lour weeks witb La (irippe. We have received tho following letter from Mr.Koy Kemp, of An gola, Ind. "1 was in bed four weeks with la grippe and I tried many remedies and spent consid erable for treatment with physi cians, but I received no relief un til I tried Foley's Honey and Tar. Two small bottles of this medi cine cured me and now I use it exclusively in my family." Take no substitutes. Sold at Trout's drug store. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The school board of Licking Creek township propise building a school house at Saluvia. The board will moot at tho above named j lace on January 30, 1904, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of letting the contract to the low est bidder. Will give the con tractor plenty of time to do the work. By order of Board, Behte Hann. Secretary. Leg Broken. Humphrey, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. aud Mrs. Austin Car baugh, had tho misfortune, while in Kuobsvllle last Wednesday ev ening, to slip on the ice and break one of his legs. He w is removed to the homo of his parents, a physician summoned, and the in jured member received the ueo cessary sut-gicul uttaoLiui); but it will be a good while before Hum phrey will be able to move about is actively as before. Weak earts : Ara due to indigestion. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart trouble can remember when It was simple Indlees- lion. It is a aolentUlo faot that all cams of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to, but are the direct reault-of Indi gestion. All lood taken Into the stomach whloh (alls of perfect digestion ferments and wells the stomach, pulling It up against the heart. This Interferes with the action ol the heart, and In the course o( time thai delicate but vital organ becomes diseased. Mr. D. Kauble. el Nevada, 0mm: I had stomach trouble and was In a bad atata aa had haart trouula with It. I took Kodol Dyapepata Cure far about lout fewaths and It cures dm. Kodol Digests What YoU Eat and relieves the stomach of all nervous train and the heart ol all pressure. ottlesoBlr. f! .00 Site holdlnf 2H Oraee toe trial tie, which aaua lor 0c Prepared kf LO. DeWITT ft 00., OHIOAOO. Bold at Trout'ajdrug g(ore. BARGAINS. w In ordor to further reduce my j stuck of Millinery, I will during1 tint next few weeks, olTer most ii't'iictivo Ouruains. Don't wait I hi, i.ii the best things are all ta ken. Maye Johnston. TELL L'S BEFORE PRESS DAY. "We supposed you knew it" is what we often hear about some nev s items just after the paper has gone to press. The public will do well to remember that a newspaperman is not omnipres ent or omnipotent. If you expect the local paper to give the doings of the citizens, herald coining events, picture the town's advan tages aud prosperity, you must co operate by telling the editor items of news that fall in your way. FARM FOR SALE. The undersigned otters his farm ut private sale, f Ituute on the turnpike, live miles west of McConnellsburg. House well adapted for hotel. Farm 200 acres. 1-27-04-tf. II. S. DANIELS. Brutally Tortured. A case camo to light that for persistent and unmerciful tor ture has perhaps never been equaled. Joe Golobic of Colusa, Calif, writes. "For 15 years I en dured iusuiferable pain from Rheumatism and nothing reliev ed me though I tried everything known. I came across Electric Bitters and it's the greatest med icine on earth for that trouble. A few bottles of it, completely re lieve! and cured me." Just as i;ood for Liver and Kidney trou bles and general debility. Only oOc. Satisfaction guaranteed by all druggists. CARD. Mrs. Susnn Shafer and daugh ter desire in this manner to jjex pres to their neighbors and other friends their deep felt apprecia tion of sympnlhy and solicitude shown duriiii.: the recent bereave orient of husbaud aud fathe1. ; and, also, Mrs. Shafer wishes in this way to publicly thank the mem bers of Warfordsburg Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which her husband was a member, for their tender offices: and, not least, for the gen erous check which shereceived at their hands. FARM FOR SALE. I will sell at private sale my farm of 150 acres lying along the pike J miles east of Uarrisonville. About 00 acres are cleared and balance in tim ber. The' improvements are a good two-story Frame House nearly new, liunk Barn and other out buildings. There is also an orchard of line fruit. Good water near the door. Will sell on terms to suit the purchaser. W. A. VALLA NCE, 11-25-03 Harrisonvllle, Pa. mim Pneumonia follow Lo dlrlppo hut never follow tho u of FOLEY'S SW It stops the Cough and heali the lusgs. Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption. Ms. O. Vaobsb, ol 151 Osgood St., Chicago, rlteii "ls wile had U grippe end it left her with e very bed cough on her lencs whiea Foul's Hombi AMD Tab eured completel." Fur.Salo at Trout's Drug ritora FOLEYSKIDNEYCURE Makes Kidney and Bladder Right Nothing has ever equalled it. Nothing can ever surpass it. Dr. King's New Discovery r0rti ONHrMa-TIUH p.l,. A Perfect For AH Throat and Cure i Lung Troubles. Money beck If It fails. Trial Bottles free. jr. - ,-w. 'J- 1 TOP Wmf JAYNE'S (' gf EXPECTORANT 1 FULTON O OUNTY NEWS is the people's paper $1.00 a Year in Advance. January, 1904 A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Now Is tho timo to show your thrift. "Kcnnomy is wealth." In our Millinery we have market dov, .1 every ladies' hat regardless of cost to 50c: children's hats :17c. UNDERWEAR. A lot of boys' grey underwear, all sizes, cheap. Come see their values. DRESS A full stock of dress goods In every variety. Black goods a specialty. Dress trimmings In every stylo. Shirtwaist goods in everything, both dainty and serviceable. UOTIO IfcTlS. Fascinators, Gloves, Mittens, Hosiery, ("cts, Kid Gloves, Linen Collars, Neckties, Hells, Gurinanlown Yarn, Saxony, Shetland Floss, Kmbroidury Silk, Stamped Goods, Towels. T. J. WIENER, HANCOCK, Rouss Racket Store. Some January and February 1 BARGAINS $ We have just received 10 dozen pairs of overalls from u large house that is going out of business, und they are certainly bargains, rang ing in prict) trum .'iHc to Hue. LEATHER GOODS Have you seen our stock of leather halters, bridles und buggy hnrncxn ': We Bell home-made goods -halters, ti", s. and il: heavy farm bridle, $1.05: buggy harness, COTTON 600DS Cotton goods is still advancing, but with nil of this we have bought u li-l-doz-en case of the best children's lUu hoe ever otl'ered. They run from .", to 9i; the Hi is large enough for ladies, and all have double knees. HARDWARE We have sold more axes this year than ever before simply because we have the right goods at the right prices. We have a single-bit axe thut we sell ut 45c, and a double-bit that we have sold ten do., of, and he.ir good reports of all of them, for only 50c. The Clipper, tide; the Kelly, 75; und the oriental Mann axe, not as thick as a hoe, HOc. Crosscut saws 1 .end 1. 10 with han dles; handles separate, 'S aud 15c pr. The heaviest inttullic-ijottom Wash Uoiler that is made, only HOc, Milk Strainers 10 to :ic, Colanders 10c, ten qt. Buckets 12, 10 and 17c, 14-qt. 22c, Flour Sifters 10c, 2-qt. Buckets tic, li-ql. 8c, 4-qt. 10c. Full line of Curry Combs und Horse Brushes, 5 to 17c lit lo 25. HULL & BENDER, PROPRIETORS. ooooooooooo lAS YOU Fl I r n i 1 1 ro served in Every Style to U 1 1 1 1 I U I t5 suit Any Tustc 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, Hookers, Cabinets, (open or enclosed) For the DINING ROOM. China Closets, Serving Tables, Kxtenslon;TablM, Sideboards, I Buffets, Screens, 1 Cane and wood-seat chairs, " Tables and Cabinets for the kitchen, f For the BED Dressing Bureaus. Dressings Tables, Chiffoniers, Mirrors, Clothes trees, Bedsteads, In Mahogany, Bird's-eye Maplu, Golden Oak, c Bedsteads in Brass and Iron, enameled in white and colors. (" We will be pleased to have you call and examine our stock. You S are welcome, whether you buy or not. Special work made to order at our factory. H. SIERER & CO., o Nos. 49-51 Queen St. 8 Chambersburg, Pa, 0 1 O O0XOOXXXXOO OOOOOOOOOOOO THA GOODS. MARYLAND. oocoooooooooo LIKE IT' Tables, (large or Mirrors, Tuboureltes, Divans, mall) ROOM. Kockers, Chairs, Indian Seuts, Screens, Fancy tables, Desks, yen An almost, '.nt'cllitt remedy for dis eases cf thex lh;ot6 cui Lungs, known 0b used the world over for almost Century. GEO. W. EISNER & cos INVITATION. R To every person visiting town this week, we extend a cor dial invitation to call at our store, where we will be pleased to show the nicest line of Ladies', Misses' and Ch in the county, you. 10 no, I7TT1 r u just received a iiew lot that are especially nice. '(Motions, and everything a lady vants in foot wear is here. rrr have t sjtleiuli'd hue of Stiff v uttrf Ortvrn its 'or your i aspect ion. 'if trice.', tliu I ni list dense- y it. XUnbenvear at extretii'ly lor rices, .1 splendid Suit for foe for . Men; Jj.0 and 50k for lo I 1 v. Hen's Hats and Caps. spcri'fid line 0 .Men's Shoe tliub ire irisli tviry tersi n to see. PLEASE CALL. Respectfully, Q. W. REISNER & CO. 11 A naren s s at prices to suit Wra entlemen,
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