Urn Jttltmt VOLUME G. 3IcC0NNLLLSIiUKG, PA., MARCH S, 1905. NUMHI.U 25 TO MAKE MORE TAX. Fulton's Ropreienlative Sidetracks Dan gerous Bill. . On Wednesday of list week, a bill came up in tlio House at liar risburg for third reading and fin al passage, of a dangerous char actor. It provides that whenever it shall be shown to the court of Quarter. Sessions, that any school district or township has mcurred a debt in excess of the amount, w hich supervisors or school di rectors are now authorized by law to levy in auy one year, tho court may compel by mandamus, the levying and collecting a special tax to pay said indebtedness; and if tho indebtedness is so large as to make it uuadvisable to collect it in one year, the court may di rect it to be paid by annual in stallments. Representative Sh es' remarks in the House were brief but to tho point, lie said "Mr. Speaker. I believe this bill if enacted iuto law will be a bad law. At present and for a long time in fact, ever since 1S.")4 the maximum limit of our school tax has been 20 mills; This bill proposes to give Che school boards unlimitpd authority to in cur indebtedness and place prac tically a mortgage upon every foot of real estate in the school districts, and then tne machinery of the quarter sessions court may be invoked to collect the debt, "1 believe many of the schoo1 districts certainly some that 1 know of are suffering now from a burden of taxation that ought not to be added to Rather, sir, this legislature ought to take measures to relieve to some ex tent tho burden of taxation under which these school districts suf fer, and 1 fondly hoped that there "Inight be some legislation enact ed here that would bring about that relief, but I urn lraDk enough to confess that up to this time I see little prospect of any such measure being enacted into law. lint instead of any relief coming to these school districts it is now prospoM'd to give the po wer to any of board directors so inclined, to add, to au unlimited extent, to the ' burdens of the districts. "In addition to this, I bolieve this is intended as special' legis lation under the guise of a gener al act, and it looks to tne as thougU somebody wanted to get out of a IkHo where some district has in curred an indebtedness. If I re member rightly, the Supreme Court has said th.it special legis lation is vicious legislation. I sin cerely trust that this bill will fall. It ought not to pass. It exposes our school districts to tho grave danger of being compelled to as sume additional burdens that ought not to bo imposed upon them." At the c mclusion of his re marks, the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Holcomb, of Schuylkill, tried to defend it from the nttack, but was advised by one of his friends that it could not pass and sug gested that ho have it postponed. This hint was taken and tho bill postponed. i BRUSH CRIiUK. The suow is about all gono and the roads are in a muddy condi tion. Miss Mayo Shoots spent one night last week with Mrs. Lizzie M cKibbiu, Mrs. Joshua Barton, who has been seriously ill, is reported bet ter. Miss Bessie Morton spent one ni.;htlast week with G. W. ILx son and family. Miss Elsie Whitfield expects to liavo In the near future for Bell wood, Pa. Siebort Bartou spent last Satur day night with his cousin Walter Barton at Akersville. Mrs. Boyd'S. Jackson of Ever ett, was visitiug her mother Mrs. 15. 11. Lodge last Sunday and at tended preaching at McKendree. . John Smith, Jr., and family loft last week for Pittsburg. They wereaccompanied by G race S m ith who expects to spend sometime there. Will Spade has returned to his homo at Einmavillo after having (spent a few days in Altoonu. George Bard of Pleasant Ridge was calling on friends in Brush Creek last Sunday. r You can have tho NEWS on whole year for a dollar. DEATH RECORD. People Who Have Passed to the Great Beyond. SARAH VKCK. . Mrs. Sarah Peck, relict of Peter C. Peck, died at the home of her son, Samuel C. Peck, iu Thomp son township, Sunday, February 2(5, 1005, and her remains were laid to rest iu the little cemetery at Rebohoth M. 15. church on the following Wednesday. Mrs. Peck's maideu name was Sarah Sewalt. She was born in tho Little Cove, January 10, 1H25; heuce was aged K) years, 1 month and 7 days. Mrs. Peck was married to Peter Shives after whose death she was married to Peter C.Peck,who died several years ago. The iollowing children survive her: Jacob 0. Hewitt, Esq., An drew Shives, Peter P. Shives, Samuel C. Peck, and Nettie, wife of Lewis Keefer all of whom live in Thompson township and all are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Peck at the age of thirty years united with the Missionary Baptist church, and held to that faith to tho time of her death. Her last illness covered a period ot only thirteen days. MUX. WILLIAM CAUXKLL. Mrs. William Caruell died at her home near Gapsville on Mon day of last week of pleurisy and was. buried at Union Memorial church on Wednesday morning when services were conducted by Rev. Joseph Barney. Mrs. CiirnoH's maiden name was Miss Bettio Whitfield. Sho is survived by the following chil dren: William and Leonard IT. Carnoll, of Buck Valley, Fulton county; George Carnell. of Need more, Pa.; Edward Carnell, of Friend 's Cove; Philip. Amos, and Jennie Carnell at home; Lossen Caruell of Everett, and Mrs. An nie K.iisely, of Salem, Ohio. Sho is also survived by one brother, Benjamin Whitfield, and three sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Kauff man, Mrs. William Layton and Mrs. Margaret Uixson, of Chica go, Illinois. STKWAUT HKHTZLElt. One of Huntingdon's mostprom ineut and influential citizens died at his home on the 24th ult., after an illness of several months. Tho deceased was born at Port Royal, Pa., March 4, 1848, and has re sided in Huntingdon for thirty tour years. He enlisted in the Civil War, and became a memoer of Company E., 101st Regiment. For several years he has been an officer in tho State Reformatory. Uo was a member of two benefit Associations, the Improved Or l er of Heptasophs, the J. O. A. M. and the G. A. R. Mr. Hertzler is survived by his wife and two married daughters, Mrs. E. E. Eck, Kansas City, and M rs. RobertShearer of Elizabeth, N. J., also the following brothers and sisters: Abram, Philadel phia; Henry, Burnt Cabins; Dan iel, Huntingdon; Samuol, Buffalo; Mrs. Iloikes, Mifflin county, and Mrs. Sarah Staubs, Mapleton. HUST0NT0WN. Frank Cunningluim, of Wells Valley, was tho guest of his friend and former school mate, Thad Shoemaker, one day last week. Joseph Lohr received a check for if 10 from tho Press Publish ing Company of Detroit, Mich., one day last week he having been one of the successful guess ers in the l'residontal Election coutest giveu by that paper. Miss Angelina Mellott return ed to her home in Belfast towu ship last Saturday after having boon m tho employ of John U. Laid ig for several months. Protracted meeting closed in the M. E. church last Sunday night with fourteen conversions. There has been a great deal of "scrappibg," in this- town the past month and unless it ceases Ephraim Noad has announced his lutentiou of having the town In corporated into a borough so that ho may run for constable. LEO BROKEN. Harry C. Munima Seriously Injured Last Saturday Afternoon. Whilo working on Wm. Mel lott's steam saw mill in Licking Creek township last Saturday afternoon, Mr. Harry C. Mum ma of that township, had tho mis fortune to be caught in the rapid- j Jy moving carriage and thrown with great violeuce. When extri cated from his perilous situation it was found that one of his legs was broken in two places. Dr. Hoop was summoned and rendered the necessary surgical aid that make the unfortunate mau as comTortable as possible, but it will cause him to lie off from work for a long time. What a Sample Copy Did. A letter received Monday from William King, who lives at Caudo, North Dakota, contained a dollar bill. Mr. King writes: "Mr. J. V. Deaver sent us a copy of the Fultou Couuty News a few days ago; and although I have been away from my old home in Ful ton twenty-ono years, I saw so may familiar names in it, and so much to remind me of old time friends and places, that I enclose a dollar and want to be placed on your list of regular subscribers. "We havo had two weeks of very nice weather. I was har rowing yesterday and to-day March 2d J got 40 acres harrow ed. "This is a great grain country. I had H000 bushels last year, and two of us put it all out and har vested it with the assistance of one shocker." Many of our readers .have friends, who were raised in Ful ton county, but who now live in dis' ant parts of the country, that have paobably never heard of the Nkwn and who would greatly on joy its weekly visits. Send them a sample copy, and write them about the paper or send us their names and postof tice address and we'll do the rest. The News is "all wool and a y ird wine," and you need not be ashamed to recommend ittoyoUr friends. (JEM. The change of weather is cause for plenty of sickness through our comrnnnity. James Mellott has secured em ployment with G. C. Sipes in the Cove, for the coming summer. Three Mormon elders pussed through our town one day Inst week. Eld. C. L. Funk spent last Fri day evening with Mrs. J. A. Sny der ana family. John T, Laley is moving from Jonathan Peck's farm back to his own farm across tho Ridge. H. M. Snyder sold his span of mules to Ephraim Lanehart. Ephraim is afraid they will still want to haul the women. Leo Funk has purchased a new horso and buggy. Loo, there surely must be something else in view. The Overland Limited to California. leaves Union Passenger Station, Chicago, 0.05 p. m. daily, arrives San Francisco tho third day In timo for a dinner. Route Chi cago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Rail way, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Line. All ticket agonts sell via. this route. Ask them to do so. Haudsoino book, descriptive of California, sent foi six cents post age. F. A. Miller, General Pas senger Agent, Chicago, or W. S. Howell, 8h1 Broadway, New Tork. Mrs. W. L. McKibbin, of this phu'o, was called to St. Louis last Tjiuasday on account of the ser ious illuess of her son Alex. Miss Sc'ott Sloan, who has been employed at the Soldiers' Orph ans' school at Chester Springs, came home last Saturday on a sick leave of two months, , Miss Scott is uot just sick, but hor health is not good. Hicks For March. Rev. Ill U. Hicks, of St. Louis, makes these predictions for March: The second storm period is from the 7th to the 1 2th, central on the !th. the Earth's equinox, the Mer cury period, the Vulcan force, with Moon iu apogee and on the equator, all computing to produce disturbances. Probable llesults: Unsettled and threatening conditions will prevail at the beginning of this period, hut marked indications of severe and general storms will in crease by the 7th. The barometer will fall to very low readings, and furious storms of rain, turning to sleet and later to blizzards, will pass over the country generally about the 8th to the 11th. Equi noctial tempests will reach north ward from equatorial regions, striking many waters and coasts lying in the paths of such storms, all nround the globe. These storms up from the south seas will have their counterpart in sweeping bo real storms from the northwest. I5e on the watch for heavy and general rains to the south, for great and wide wide sleet storms over central regions, and for bliz zards to the north and west, round- ing up with high barometer, high gales and a general cold wave. The Third Storm Period is cen tral on the 15th, Kith and 17th, with Moon at first quarter and north declination, the Vulcan force and Earth's equinox Hearing its center, as disturbing causes. Probable Results: Under strai n of the Vernal equinox, there is constant tendency all through this month to storminess and sporadic precipitation in cold rain, sh-et and snow, lint this tendency rises to a maximum at the regular and reactionary storm periods, and such a maximum will appear on the 15th, l(th and 17th, bringing fall on the barometer, higher tem perature and more decided rain and snow storms. Several days of high barometer, and an approach to fair, cold weather will succeed this period, but weather that calls for care of life and well-being of man and beast. The fourth storm period covers tho 10th to tho 24th inclusive, be iug co-incidontly central with the Earth's equinox on tho 21st. The Moon at full, on the celestial equa tor and iu perigee, adds its influ ence to those of Vulcan and Earth at this period. Prohablo Results: The indica tions are that some of the most general and severe disturbances of tho month will appear during this peri d. Early in the period the barometer will indicate possible danger in many parts on land and sea, and ' as early as the 20th well dctincd storm areas will take up their inarch from west to east across tho country. General rains, with moderate temperature, elec trical displays and tropical storms, will prevail up t about the 21st. South sea hurricanes and inland tornadoes to the south aro quite probable, with downpours of rain amounting to local floods. About the 21st rains will turn to snow and sleet over all sections central to northern, and a phenomenally high barometer out of the north west will precipitate violent north westerly gales and blizzards from the 21st to the 24th, all winding up progressively by a great March cold wave. This is one of tho times when special care should bo taken to shelter, feed and protect live stock, otherwise there will be great Buffering and loss. Maximum earthquake conditions will exist at this period, also within forty-eight to sixty hours of Sunday, March 2(ith. The Fifth Storm Period is cen tral on the 27th, 2sth and 2!th. Tho Vulcan reactionary and the Moon at lust quarter and south declination being added to Earth's equinox as disturbing en uses. Probable results: Tho prevail ing cold which followed tho pre ceding period will relax at this time, tho barometer will fall mod erately, and more storms of rain and snow will apM'ar, passing eastwardly over tho country. Ris ing barometer and shift of winds to cold, northwesterly will follow these disturbances. IN POOR HEALTH. Mr. James (ilenn, a Former Ayr Township Boy to Undergo Surgical Operation. It is with regret that we learn of the serious and protracted ill ness of James Glenn, a former Ayr township boy, but at pros cut a resident of Carroll county, 111. Mr. Glenn has bee i obliged to relinquish f irming on account of serious liver troubles for tho relief. of which, he will, in the near future, undergo a surgical operation. V, e hope to hoar of his speedy and perfect recovery. Prof. Palmer Entertains. Last Friday evening will long bo remembered as the date of the most notable event in the social history of Need more, Pa. An onlooker would have been led to believe that they were wit nessing a modern demonstration of the old adage. "All roads lead to Rome," by the number of ve hicles seen coining from all di rections, the "Rome" of this oc casion being the P. O. S. of A. Hall where Prof. B. X, Palmer was receiving. At s o'clock about two score in vited guests had arrived and the smiling faces and merry laughter gave evidence that a good time was "doin?. " Very soon various games were in progress and Mr. Schribr of Chicago, who had his violin along furnished tho music for tho quad rilles. Along about midnight it was noticed that the Professo- had mysteriously disappeared but iu a few minutes he re appeared in the doorway courteously invit ing his guests upstairs. On complying with this request theie was disclosed to view a room having very much the ap pearance of a banquet hall, for he 3 was spread a long, brilliant ly lighted and handsomely deco rated table. Just here the Prof, made au apology by remarking that much should r.ot be expect ed of a man who i ,d neither wife nor sister to help him, but when all had found their places and were seated, refreshments wero served, which made manifest the lactthatthis man, at least, doesn't need any help. Some time was occupied in do ing justice tolho "bichelor lay out," after w dch amusements were resumed .n the floor below, aud continued II a late hour. Thanking i.ir host for the pleasaut time, tho company dis persed, wishing the evening was but just begun instead of ended. Prof. Palmer delights iu enter taining his frie.;ds, and all who have been the recipients of his hospitality, can testify that ho does so royally. WEST VII:W. Ross Wink left for Altoona Tuesday, where he has employ ment. Wesley Hoop spent Thursday night with Benj. Uolleushoad, on His way to the inauguration. Abner Weaver and family spent Sun.' iy with his father, who is suffering with a sore leg. Chas. Lash ley aud wife spent Sunday with Arthur Weaver and wife. Leonard Nycum, one of Thomp son's oldest citizens, died at the borne of his niece, Mrs. Arthur Weaver, on Tuesday, after au ill ness of only a few days, aged 74 years, 11 months, 15 days. In terment in the family lot at tho Tom.iov ay I iaptistchurch, Thurs day. Funeral services wore con ducted by Uov. Ewt'll, of tho Epis copal church. Mrs. John May is improving slowly. Couuty Superintendent Barton was visitiug schools in this town slop last week, Aarou Hill, of Bluo Mound, 111., is visiting friends and relatives m Fulton county. Mrs. Her to Souders visited hor parents Sunday. Harry ' Weaver visited Mrs. Harry Hill several days this week. Subscribe for tho Nkws. BACK TO NEW YORK. Mrs. Elba B. Crosby and Daughter Miss Kiity Return To-day. ! During 1he present week, Mrs. ; Eliza Crosby and daugliter, Miss J Kilty, will return to their limine ; in Lowville, N. V., after having spent tne past two years in our i town. These kdies. m hearing of the weak r-inditumol Miss R"b-'ce:i PoU. sister of Mrs. Cros b , huri i';d to k r home and un til the titnooi her death, gave hor sucn tender service, and skilful nursiu r as added much comfort to the last m mths of her life. Wo give them up with regret and shall miss them greatly in I church and society circles. Bon voyage. More Big Trees. While in town a few days ago, John Kcebangh stopped at the News office to say that on the Audy Keobaugh farm in Aliens Vdley there stands a thrifty White oak with a girth of almos.t seventeen feet, 5 .J feet from tho .'round, and carries its thickness remarkably well for ;:o foot with out a limb. Squire Nathan 11. Hanks, of Emmaviilc, has, growing on his farm, two White oaks, that meas ure, respectively, 11 ft., 5 in., and 10 ft., !i in.; 1 Yellow pine, 12 ft.; one Uasswood, or Linden tree, K ft.; twoChestnuttrees one 1 J ft., tho other, 1 1 ft.; one lied oak, that measures is feet, three feet from tho ground, where it forks ono branch measuring 10 ft., ;j in,, and the other 0 ft., 0 in. both at a height of 6 feci from the ground. This is all sound healthy timber, is growing in the woods, and car ry its thickness to a height of 20 to -10 feet. In writing of tho various big trees ab'.'tdy reported, Mr. Hughes, of Philadelphia, who raised the iuquiry as to Fultcu's big trees, says: "Mr. Harnett's Swamp oak must 1 e a tine sight, indeed. With a girth of 15 ft. at 51 ft. from the ground, and 40 foot to the first limb, it is surely a large tree of its kind; but I am surprised to learn of tho magnifi cent proportions of Mr. Lemuel Kirk's Cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata). I think it would be a difficult matter to find a larger. "The Cherry tree at J. Walker Johnston's may be called a 'whop per'. Abram Wagner's Swamp oak, 14 ft., 0 in., is a big tree. Tho Whito oak at Kuobsville, 15 ft., 5.J in., is not large for tho kind. "Has no one yet found a Chest nut tree that beats them all ? "It is very gratifying to hoar of these trees, and I think when tho last account Is in, it will be found tnat your greatest tree is either a Willow, a Chestnut, or a White oak." ItURNT CABINS. A great many of our neighbors ar i complaining of bad colds and la grippe. A. J. Fore and W. M. Co merer made a business trip to Knobs ville last Saturday. Mrs. Oliver, who has been suf fering with throat trouble, is not much better. Ed Welch, of Spring Run, Pa., visited his two sisters at this place last Friday. Lewis Harris, accompanied by Miss Blanche Skipper, attended the show at Fannettsburg last Wednesday night. Mr. John Gilhs, who had a se vere attack ot sore eyes, is able to be out again. Mrs. Samuel Bowman is not improving very much. Scott Duii tsar, of Ilustontown, was a pleasant caller in our town last Friday. Ferdinand Hriggs, who is em ployed at Altoona, sjient a short time with his parents at this place. Rev. James Heron, of Port Royal, J uniatacounty, will preach iu the Presbyterian church at Green Hill on next Sabbath morn ing at 10:110, and at this place in tlio ovuuiug at 7 o'clock. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. v " NAV.ES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Home lor a Vacation, Away for an Oulinjc, a Trip for Business or Pleasure. You'll rind It Right Here. Dr. W. L. McKibbiu was in Hancock last week ou business. Mrs. Lydia Bobb, of Norris town, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Maria C. Mann of Sal u via. V. D. Schencic aud wife, of Wells Tannery, spent Monday iu McCouuellsburg. Miss .Jennie C. Stewart of Har risonville, spent several days last week tho guest of L. II. Wible's family. Mrs. S. A. Nesbit and Miss Notha, have been confined to their homo tho past two weeks by a serious attack of the grip. Mrs. S. M. Cook aud Miss Sadie Dickson, of this place, spent last Friday the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kendall in the Cove. Homer L. Sipeand BerteUann, Esq., members of Ilarrisonvillo Lodge I. O. O. I-'., visited the Mc Counellsburg Lodge last Friday night. Harvey D. Nelson, who had been speadmg ten weeks very pleasautly with relatives and friends in this place and in tho Covo, has returned his home at IJuntsville, Ohio. Miss Nellie Hays, of this place, who attended the inauguration of President Roosevelt, is spending the week the guest of relatives iu Washington, D. C, and at Han cock, Md. Harry M. Lewis, who holds a lucrative position with the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, spent a few days recently visiting his parents, Mr. and Mis. J. H. II. Lewis, near Frankhu Mills. Emery liessler, of Tod towu ship, who recently sold nis farm to George Biveus of the Big Cove purchased the Speer farm at Sal uvia last Thursday on private terms. He will take possession the first of April. Mr. Jouas Mellott, accompan ied by his son Isaiah, spent a few hours in town one day last week. Notwithstanding that Mr. Mellott is now advanced in years and has neen totally blind for a long time, he is in the enjoyment of fair health and his mind is as vigorous and clear as in years ago. Our old neighbor aud friend, James L. Lake, accompanied by his housekeeper, Miss Elsie Clev enger, spent a few hours in town Monday. Whilo Mr. Lake is not as young as he used to bo, he moves around with tno agilty of one much vounger in years. Ho attended the first court heid iu Pulton county aud has been a subscriber to tho News from its first issue. W. Scott Pittmau and wife are visiting Mrs. .Tared Pittman, of I'm East Eud. It has beeu twenty-ono years since Mr.' Pittmau has visited his old homo aud this is his first opportunity of intro ducing his wife to her Fulton couuty relatives. Their home is in south-western Nebraska, and they took advantago of tho inaug ural excursion rates to make a visit east. Thomas M. Johnson showed us a fow days ago a knife ho brought home from tho World's Fair that, in addition to iossessiug two blades aud a fancy handle, lias also, a glass cutter, cigar cutter, and a corkscrew. Torn says ho would uot have missed the seeing of that great Exhibition for much more thau it cost. Ou his trip ho was away from home about a week aud did uot stint himself of any of tho comforts of travel or lodg ing, aud yet tne total expense of tho trip was less than thirty dol lars. Torn says he would like t remiffd Squire Dan that the lat ter, up to this time, has not shar ed with him tho flattened pennies ho swiped at tho Fair.
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