FULTOtf COUNTY NEWS
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. PEiiK, Editor and Proprietor.
McCONNELLSBUKG, HA.
AUGUST 17, 1911
Published Weekly. 51.00 per
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Church Notices.
Announcements lor .Sunday, Auk.
20, 11(11.
IlrS'l'ONTOWN, U. U.Cll.VKdK,
K. II. Swank, pastor.
.etliel-Preaehinj: 2:."i.
Ilustontown I'reachin;; 7:15 a. m.
No preaching ut Kuobiivillo on Sun
day. IlAItUISONVII.I.K M. K. ClIAIUil'.,
V. M. Cline, Pastor.
Asbury 1 'r'-aehinj,' 10::!0.
Siioain -Preach injjX:0;) p. m.
Catarrh Cannot he Cured
with local application, as they can
not reach the scat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitution
al disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces.
1 lall's CatarrhCure is ntit a quack
medicine. It was prescribed by
mo of the best physicians in this
country for yinrs and is a regu
lar prescription. It is composed
o the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purl
Hers, acting directly on the mu
cous surfaces. The perfect com
bination of the two ingreaieuts is
what produces such wonderful
results in curing Catarrh, bend
for testimonials free.
T. J. Chunky & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists. Price,
7"c. per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Tills for con
stipation. ,
WEST DI.'BLIN.
Harry J. Bowman and wife
find Sara Clevonger "returned to
Pittsburg on Saturday after a
few weeks' visit to tho family of
Hiram Clevenger.
Gold 10 Reeder spent part of
Saturday at the home of her pa
rents, James Reeder aud wife of
Uustontown and attended camp
meeting at Walnut Grove the re
mainder of that day.
Harrison Hoover who taught in
Tilford Academy, Vinton, Iowa,
the past year, and later took a
course in penmanship in the Pal
mar School at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa' is spending a few weeks at
the homo of his mother Mrs. Eli
za Hoover at this place. Ho has
not forgotten how "to put out a
horso" and "pack water." His
early training in walking stood
hnn well when he came to Three
Springs last Tuesday evening
nnd there wcro no vehicles going
his way; ho walked the distance
home, about thirteen miles that
evening.
Edward Melius was a visitor to
the home of his mother Mrs.
Melius tho first of the Week.
Festival and Ball Game.
Tho Needmoro Base Ball club
will havo a festival and ball game
on Saturday, August "Vilh. A
rood team will be scheduled.
Come one and all and enjoy your
self during afternoon and eve
rung.
DURNS
LAMP DKYa
F WITHOUT
M QYIJM CJW I C Kj
The best oil, also the
most economical on
it costs no more than ;'
the tank wagon varieties ,V
and it gives not only bet ,V V
rerscrvicc uui uisurnure
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service
FAMILY FAVORITE
OIL
rives a clear, white, stead?
flame. Will not char, smoke
or smell. Your dealer will serve
it from original barrels direct
from our refineries.
Wavorty Oil WorkB Co.
I . Si INDIPINDCNT RfriMISS
.',1 Plllmburg, Pm.
Uvl Alao makers of Wavirly Special
".f'.ri Auin Oil and Wlvarlv Ouo im.
Thirst Qticiicliiii!; and Invigorating.
Wo take pleasure to note that
Leslie V. Seylar lias installed in
the Kexall Store a perfect Or
augcade Cooler and is dispensing
the real thing in.Orangeade. The
cooler is in the form of a large
Orange, is made of Aluminum
with'a lining of plated copper
which encloses a stone bottle
holding two gallons. The reser
voir is a heavy glass bottle hold
ing thrc-o gallons which is invert
ed into the neck of the stone con
tainer which is at all times sur
rounded with ice. The. Orange
ado is drawn thru a porcelain
faucet srt it comes in contact with
no metal surfaces whatever, thus
insuring' a pure and wholesome
drink, thirst quenching and in
vigorating. The Ade is made from the juice
ot npo Oranges reduced with
sparkling Ballardvale water
which is absolutely pure contain
ing no matter in solution artifici
al coloring or other doletenous
substances or extracts.
Birthday Tarty.
Last Sunday Mr. A. W. Dcah
ong's friends and relatives kept
coming and coming to his home
until there were about forty of
them. Hut they didn't get Ab-
ram's nervo. He was onto them,
lie knew it was his birthday and
ho. made up his mind he wouldn't
be scared. Everybody had a
good time and nobody went home
hungry.
Those present were: A. W.
Ueshonir. wife and daughter Eva
and son Ceorge; C. V. Hess and
wife; Geo. D. Souders, wife and
daughters Ruth, Blanche, Helen,
and son Carl'from Cito; Ruth W.
Swope, Austin G. Swope and
daughter Thelma, of Homestead;
Mrs. Frank Bowser aud son
Clyde, of Bedford; James Fegley
and wife and daughter Blanche;
George and Clyde Uess, Harry
Divelbliss, and Harrison and
lanche Deshong.
THOMPSON.
The picnic of tho Damascus
Sabbath suhool was attended by
a large crowd and was greatly en
joyed by young and old. The
school formed in line, each class
leaded by its teacher, with the
McConnellsburg Band at the
front, marching into the beauti
ful grove, where recitations, dia
logues and a few excollont &d
dresses were made, interspersed
by music by tho choir and Band.
Dinners was served on the ground
to the Sunday school and Band
by members of the school. The
Damascus Sabbath school feels
very grateful to the Band beys
for the excellent music. Such
gentlemanly fellows as the Mc
Connellsburg Band boys will al
ways find a hearty welcome in
the Damascus vicinity. We hope
we may all meet on the picnic
grove another year.
Mrs. Ellen Pittman of Hancock,
is visiting her daughter Mrs. J.
U. Brewer.
William Booth and wife and
Roy M. Daniels and wife are
spending a week in Atlantic City,
Philadelphia and Washington, D.
C.
Mrs. Benjamin Hollenshead
suffered a slight paralytic stroke
one day last week.
Harry Atkinson and wife of
Mercersburg spent part of last
week with Mrs. Atkinson's par
ents B. R. Simpson and wife.
Jessie Truax spent Saturday
and Sunday with John Uess and
family.
Dr. Oliver Clevenger, of Wash
ington D. C, returned home on
last Friday after spending a week
with friends here and at Pleasant
Ridge.
Anna Comerer spent Saturday
and Sunday -with her sister Mrs.
William Secrist.
We are glad to know Mrs Don
nis Morgret is improving as fast
as could bo expected in one of her
age.
The largest crowd assombled
at the Rehoboth picnic grove last
Saturday that has ever been at
any picnic on Timber Ridge.
Good order prevailed during the
entire day, and it was indeed
picnic. A good program had
been prepared by the school;
many able speakers were there,
namely. Rev. Winger, Prof. Cul
ler and both ministers of the M
K charge. The Hancock Band
furnished the music for the oc
casion and were given a hearty
welcome bv the school and all
nresont.
Rev. Powers will preach his
last sermou for this conference
vear at Damascus at 10:30 next
Sunday morning.
BROKE JAIL
SIPES DOES NOT
WAIT FOR TRIAL.
Accomplices
Early this morning, Wm. Lockard in jail awaiting trial at October
court for shooting Constable Foster
Harris from bed and informed him
were standing open, and that there
from coming in and chewing up tho
up hurriedly, and found that Russell Sipes who had been confined
(?)in the Murderer's cell awaiting
tho burning of Dickson's and other
Confederates from the outside
entered the jail, and assisted their
Evidently somebody did not
opments that might come out Friday afternoon.
Wells Valley's Big Day.
The Ladies Temple of Wells
Tannery will hold their annual
picnic in the grove north east of
Gibson's on Saturday, Septem
ber 2nd. Preparations are being
made for one of the grandest aud
most entertaining days we have
ever had in Old Wells. Wo have
secured among our talented
speakers for iheday D. Lloyd Clay
comb the Silver tongued orator
of Altoona, and Rev. C. F. Weiso,
of Three Springs, who are both
well versed in the order. A
matched ball game by two pre
minent teams of tho county.
The Fantastic parade will be
much larger and better then last
year and will be at 10 o'clock
sharp, don't miss the parade. In
the evening we will have a repeti
tion of last year's drill exercises
with some new features. We
are also able to offer you post
card pictures of last year's drill
and tableau. They will be on
sale at stand. Every person
come. JJring your dinner ana
suppers, and spend the entire
day with us. We will make you
welcome. Our hospitality will be
the same as in the past. We will
try to have something to amuse
and entertain you from early
morn till late at night. Come,
hear what we are, and how we
are: then judge. Don't forget
the date September 2, 1911.
Committee.
Large Cucumber.
Jos. F. Layton has the prize
cucumber. It measures over 10
inches in length and is 8 inches
in diameter. It is of the vv hite
Spine variety. Who can beat this?
Waterfall Cider Mill.
The Cider Press a1; Waterfall
will begin operating on Wednes
day, August 9th, and will be in
operation on each succeeding
Wednesday during the season.
August Wolf, Chambersburg,
rjerhaDS has a soluti m of the
tramp problem. He offers to pay
tho county 23 cents a ton for
stone quarried by tramps at
Vvolf's lake aud agrees to sell tho
crushed stone to Chambersburg
for CO cents per ton. He thinks
tramps ought to work and any
how, "if they refuse just go to
work and kill them, iustead of
locking them up and sponging
olT the county."
The Peoples Register says that
A. L. Sollenberger, the Cham
bersburg. hardware dealer who
spends the spring, summer and
fall at his mountain home east of
Graellenburg, made a discovery
a few days ago that he will put to
good service in the future. Mr
Sollenberger recently noticed
that his hens have not been lay
ing as well as they should. There
are n7 rats about his place and
the mystery deepened. The
other eveainp a strict 'yatch re
vealed the instrusion of a black
snake. The reptile was readily
killed, and npon being cut open
he found two "china eggs," the
glass variety, kept in nests to en
courage laying. Mr.. Sollenber
ger is thinking of laying in a sup-
ply of china eggs and fastening a
chain to them.
Candidate Cards
Tor Prothonotary, &c,
ELLIS L. LYNCH.
JVleConnellshurg.
I hereby announce myself as a can
LAST NIGHT.
From Outside.
of Wells Valley called Sheriff
that the back doors of tho jail
was nothing to hinder cows
bedclothing. -The Sheriff got
a hearing Friday afternoon for
buildings was missing.
had been on the job with keys,
friend to regain his liberty.
want to take tho chances of devel
didate fortlio Pkmochatic nomination
for the Oltico of l'rothonotsiry, Ac,
subject to tho next September prima
ries. 1 also pledge, myself to support
tho ticket then nominated
For
Prothonotary. &c, m
NOKKIS T. HOOVER.
Taylor Township.
Subject to the derision of the Ukmo
C'ltATli: voters nt the primary, the last
Saturday in September, between the
hours of 2 and 8 p. in. Your support
and influence respectfully solicited
Pledges support to ticket nominated.
For County Treasurer,
L. L. CINNINCIIAM,
Wells Township.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Di'.moouatk: nomina
tion for Coi'NTY Titi'.Asrui'.u, subject
to tho decision of the Democratic vo
tecs of Fulton county at the uniform
primary election to be held on tho
last Saturday in September and pledge
mvself to tho support of tho ticket
nominated.
L. L. CfNNlNUHAM,
New Grenada, Pa.
For County Commissioner,
WILLIAM .MELI.OTT,
Taylor Township.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate Tor the Kki'UIimi'ax nomina
tion for the olllco of County Commis'
sioner, subject to the next September
primaries, and pledge my support to
the ticket then nominated.
For County Commissioner,
KOIJEKT K. II ANN,
Lickinn Creek Twp
1 hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Ki'.i'Uiu.ic'AN nomina
tion for tho ollice of County Commis
sioner subject, to tho next September
Primary. Your support and inllueuco
respectfully solicited.
ItOIIKUT U. If ANN,
Saluvia, Pa
For County Commissioner,
A LHF.lt T K. NESHM
Ayr Township
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for tho Uki'I'Iiuoan nomina
tion for the ollice of County Commis
sioner, subject to tho next September
primaries, and pledge my support to
the ticket then nominated.
For County Commissioner,
K. I). AlvEltS,
Hnisli Creek township
Tho undersigned respectfully an
nouncos himself as a candidate for tho
ollice of County Commissioner, subject
to the decision of the UKi'mi.K'AN vo
tets of Fulton county at the uniform
primaries to bo hold on tho last Sat
urday of September.
K. D. Akkus,
Akersville, Pa
For County Commissioner
SIMON N. GAKLANI),
Hrusli Creek Township
I hereby announce myself as a Dein
ncraliu candidate for the ollice of
County Commissioner, subject to the
decision of the voters at tho next
primary election to be held tho last
Saturday in Sept , 11(11. I pledgo to
support the ticket then nominated.
Simon N. Oakland,
For Countv Commissioner
A. .11. Corbin,
Taylor Township
The undersigned respectfully an
nounces himself as a candidate fortt
ollice of County Commissioner, subji
to tho decision , of the llKITIil.lCAN
voters of Fulton county at tho uni
form primaries to lie held on the last
Saturday in September.
A. M. C'OHItlN.
For Sheriff
JAMES . ALEXANDER,
iMcConnellshiii'K
The undersighed respectfully an
nounces himself as a candidate for tho
ollice of Sheriff, subject to the decis
ion of tho Itr.rr iiut'A.v voters of Ful
ton county at tho uniform primarit
to be held on the last Saturday of
September.
J. G. Al.KXANPKK,
MeConiiellsburt;, Pa.
For Sherift,
Jacob W. Meltott,
Ayr Township.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate fir Sheriff of Fulton county,
subject to the decision of the Dr.MO
CRATIO voters of Fulton county at the
primary election on tho last Saturday
in September, and pledge my support
to the ticket nominated.
J. W. M iiLLOTT.
KOI'OSKI) AMKXDM F.NTH TO
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COMMONWEALTH. IN PEKSl -
ANCE OP A I IT I CLE XVIII OF TIIK
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A .lot NT KKSOLUriON
Propositi); an amendment to the Con
stitution oi tho Comiiionweaaii oi
Pennsylvania, so us to consolidate
the courts of common pleas of Alle
gheny County,
Section J. l!o it resolved bytheSon-
ate and House of Kepresentatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
leneral Assembly met J hat the lol-
mviri'' amendment to tno uoiihmmuioii
of Pennsylvania bo and the same Is
hereby, proposed, in accordance wiin
the eighteenth article thereof:
That section six or article nvo ne
amended, by striking out the said sec
tion, and inserting in place inercoi ine
following:
Section l. In the county of Philadel
phia all the jurisdiction and powers
now vested iu tho district courts and
courts of common ideas, subject to
such changes us may be made by this
Constitution or by law, shall be in
hilatielnhia vested in tivedistinct and
senanite courts of ennui and co-ordi
nate jurisdiction, composed of three
judges each. The said courts In Phil
adelphia shall bo designated respect
ively as the court oi common picas
number one, number two, number
three, number four, and number live,
but the number of said courts may be
bv law increased, from time to time
and shall bo in like manner designat-
d bv successive numbers lho num
ber of judges in any of said courts, or
in uny county where the esiaoasnment
f an additional court may uo auinor
i.ed bv lnvv, may bo increased, from
time to I in'e. and whenever such in
reuse shall amount In tho whole to
three, such three judges shall compote
u distinct unci separate court usatort
said, winch shall he numbered us
aforesaid, lu Philadelphia all suits
nhall be Instituted in tho said courts
of common pleas w ithout designating
the number of the said court, and the
several courts sliull distribute and
apportion the business among them in
such manner us shall ho provided ny
rules of court, and each court, to
which any suit shall he thus assigned,
shall have exclusive jurisdiction there
of. subject to change of vcuuo, an
shall bo orovided bv law.
n the county of Allegheny all the
jurisdiction mid powers no vesica in
the several numbered courts of com
mon picas shall be vested In one court
f eommon pleas, composed of all the
iuilg"s lu commission in saui courts.
aiieh jurisdiction anil powers snail ex
tend to all proceedings at law and in
cun it v which shall have been institut
ed In the several nuinhered couiis, unu
shall be subject to such changes as
mav be made, by law, and subject to
an ire of venue as provided oy law.
The president judge of said court shall
be selected as provided hy law. I no
number of judges In said court may be
bv law increased lrom limo to limo,
This amendment shall take ellect on
the lirsL day of January succeeding its
adoption. '
A true copy or iiesoiution ivo. i.
HO UK I IT McAFEK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Number Two.
A JOINT 11ESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, ol the conslitu
t ion of Pi nnsv Ivania.
Section 1. lie it resolved bv tho Sen
ate und I louse of Keiiresoritativcs of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met. That tho fol
lowing is proposed as an amendment
lo the Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, in accord
unco with the provisions of the eigh
teenth article thereof:
Amendment to Article Nino, Section
Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight, ar
ticlenine, of the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, which reads us follows:
"Sect ion ft. Tho debt of any county
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor
porated diM.net, except as herein pro
vided, shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the ussessod value of the
taxable property therein, nor snail
any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt, or increase its in
dehteduess to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed
vuluation of property, without the as
swit of lho electors thereof at a public
election iu such manner as shall be
provided by law: but any city, the
debt of which now exceeds seven per
contum of such assessed valuation
may be uuthori.od by law to increase
the sumo three per centum, In tho ng
gregato, at any one time, upon such
valuation," so as to read us fol
lows:
Section 8, The debt of any county
cit v. borough, township, school dis
trict. or other municipality or Incor
poruted district, except as herein pro
vided, shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value of the
taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district In
cur unv new debt, or increase Us in
ilebU'dness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such asses.se
valuation of property, without the us
sent of tho electors thereof at u public
election in such manner as shall bo
provided by law; but any city, the
debt of which now exceeds seven per
centum of such assessed valuation
may be authorized by law to increase
the same three per centum, in tho ag
gregute, ut any ono time, upon such
valuation, except that any debtor
debts hereinafter incurred by the city
and county of Philadelphia for the
construction and development of sub
wavs for transit purposes, or for the
construction of wharves and docks, or
lho reclamation of land to bo used in
tho construction of a system of
wharves und docks, us public improve
metits, owned or to bo owned by said
city und county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and coun
ty of Philadelphia current net revenue
in excess oi the interest on sum dene or
debts and of tho annual installments
necessary for the cancellation of said
debt lor debts, may bo excluded in us
certaiuing tho power of the city and
county of Philadelphia to become oth
crwisc indebted: Provided, That a
sinking fund for their cancellation
shall bo established and maintained
A true copy of Joint iiesoiution
No. 2.
PvODEP.T McAFKE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
HIDES. .iamca Sipos & Sons
pay the highest marlet price
for beef bides at their butcher
shop in McConnellsburL', also
highest price pnid for calf skins
sheepskins and tallow,
IN BUYING
An Automobile
You want the best your money will get.
No machine on the road to-day possesses
so many attractions to the careful buyer as
THE E. M. F.
For size, speed, appearance, durability,
ease of control, hill-climbing and sand
ploughing, this
AT $1000,
is the greatest bargain on the market.
1 : bmvv
The Flanders at $700,
is a smaller machine but none the less de
sirable. Don't tie yourself up until you
have carefully examined these machines.
THE EVERETT CARRIAGE AND AUTO COMPANY,
Agents for Fulton County. Everett, Pa.
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found in thl3 conservatively eomlueteil hank, ami jiitlRintf fllm
the new accounts opened daily, the fact Is widely recognized and
appreciated. If yon inn not already ono of our customers you
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Two Carloads of Uupgies at ono time, seems pin
strong for a Fulton county dealer, bu,t that Is just wna
W. R EVANS, Hustontqjwn, Pa.,
has just received. In this lot are 6 jliirercnt prudes and
stylos, of Bugles and Turnabouts iiichidinj,' the M'"1"
burg. He has on hand a lar;o stocto of
A Hand Made Buffi Harness.
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