THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McOONNELLSBUKG, PA. INTERESTING PIRIGRIPHS 01 1 kI and Oeneral loterwt, Oatfaered at Home or Clipped fro our Exchanges. CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS Mrs. James Sipes is sick. Miss Netha Nesbit is visiting In Harrisburg. ' . Miss Laura Henry went to Ha gerstown Monday. Mr. N. H. Peck, of Belfast township, was in town on busi ness last Saturday. , "Pat" Fisher left yesterday for New York City to accept a posi tion in the Pullman service. There will be a local institute at Vallance's schoolhouse on Sat urday evening, January 24th. The revival meeting will begin at the Sideling Hill Christian church Sunday evening, January 18th. ' Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Sipes, of Harrisonville, spent part of Wed nesday shopping in McConnells burg. Annie Rhodes, who lives with Druggist and Mrs. Leslie W, Sey lar, is visiting friends and rela tives at Fort Loudon. Our genial friends T. H. Truax and Jacob Powell, of Thompson township, called to see us a few minutes while in town last Sat - urday. 1 St Paul's Lutheran Church McConnellsburg; Preparatory j Services, Saturday afternoon at ; 2:30; Communion, Sunday morn I ing at 10;30. 1 George F. Metzler, of Harri ! sonville, and his brother Henry of Rainsburg, took dinner at the Washington House, on Wednes ; day of last week. George S. Mellott and Reuben v S. Mellott, of Pleasant Ridge, I took advantage of good sleighing I to make a trip to McConnells l burg Wednesday. 5 Mrs. Lou Jackson and son Rob j ert have moved into one of T. J. 5 Comerer's houses on west Wal- nut street Her daughter Mabel ' of Tyrone, is visiting her. f. H. N. Henry, now of Dudley, dropped in to see us last Friday ana oraerea tne aaaress oi nis paper changed back to Clear Ridge, where he will spend most of the time this winter. Daniel Landers, near Dublin Mills, was transacting business in town last Monday, and was ac companied homeward as far as the S. B. Woollett farm by John Keebaugh who is making a name for himself as lime burner. Miss Goldie Mason has resign ed her position as teacher at Rouzerville, and Miss Grace Lodge hers at Knobsville, and they have accepted positions as teachers in the public schools in Akron, 0. They have gone to their new field. John Hann, "Big John" as hi3 intimate friends like to call him, was a pleasant caller at this office last Friday. He stated that many quail escaped the hunters last fall, and that he was feeding what come to his place near Sa luvia. Another man heard from with mercy in his heart Mr. Andrew S. Brant and grandchildren Jimmie and Ted Kellar, of Taylor township, made a sledding trip to town last Sat urday, and called at the News office to inquire whether the Edi tor was in need of a little money. The editor was in need, and he got the money, all right. Thank you, Andy. John Henry, of Clear Ridge was in town last Friday with a couple of pocketsful of dandy ap ples which he shared liberally with friends. Mr. Henry said his son, Wm. J. Henry, had quite a lot of fine apples which he would share with his less fortu nate neighbors, at a fair price, if they called for them and had the cash. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tritle (Bess Simpson) passed through McCon nellsburg, Monday, on their way w the home of the bride's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Simp son, in Thompson township. Dur ing their honeymoon trip of ten daya, Mr. and Mrs. Tritle had visited WashiW RnlH Philadelphia. Ephrata, Carlisle, Chambersburg ana Mercersburg. After spend lng a few dava mnra in tViia nntm, ty they will go to the groom's m lowa, where they wil Mr. G. G. Bruner, agent for the J. B. Colt system of acety lene lighting plants, assisted by Plumber Wm. Brown, of Gettys burg, installed a plant in the post office building Monday and Tues day, and are now placing one for Morrow M. Kendall, so that he may have light for both his house and barn. Mr. Ross R. Hann, near Salu- via, was a welcome caller last Friday. Mr. Hann was hauling to Mercersburg, and not knowing that there was no sledding on the east side of Cove mountain after reaching the foot he "stall ed," and had to unfoad and make two trips from there to Mercers burg. Too bad. Dennis Hess, Dublin township, is feeding a covey of twenty-seven quail. He began with twenty-two, about New Year's day, but the good news seemed to spread, and up until last Friday the flock had increased to twenty-seven. Who would not be proud of a similar record. We dare say Mr. Hess sleeps With a clear conscience these cold nights A jolly crowd from Knobsville aud Dane spent last Thursday evening very pleasantly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orsian Wi bles. Those from Knobsville were John Snyder, wife and chil drenAnnie, Walter, Mabel, Malcolm and Marjorie; Miss Grace Lodge, Miss Etta Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hamil and Brint Regi. Those from Dane were Mrs. Ambrose, Minnie Fix, Rus sell Wible, Charlie Connelly, Les ter Croft Good Music added to the pleasure of the company. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kunyan eft McConnellsburg Monday morning for Pittman's Grove, N. J. where Mr. Runyan will be en gaged in the grocery business. Mr. Runyan was in that town ast week and purchased one of the best stores there, and gets pos session on Wednesday morning of this week. He had charge of the McConnellsburg Elgin Cream ery in this place since its incep tion, three years ago, to the en tire satisfaction of the stockhold ers. If courtesy, energy, hon esty, industry and fidelity go for anything in making a brilliant business career in New Jersey, Scott's success is assured. Dr. McKibbin Hurt While riding along the high way on horseback about four miles north of Robinsonville, Bedford county, about 3 o'clock last Thurs day afternoon, the horse he was riding slipped on an icy place and fell. The doctor was so severe- y injured, that he lay in the road until found by a passer by more than two hours later. He was moved to his home in Buck Val ley, where he is under the care of his son, Dr. "Jim" McKibbin, and his good wife. This means that the Doctor has little to wor ry about as far as careful atten tion and nursing are concerned. Rachel Addessa Mellott. Rachel Addessa, widow of the late Jacob W. Mellott, died in Washington, on the 2nd day of this month, aged 64 years and 12 days. The deceased was a daugh ter of the late John and Margar et Fryman, of Ayr township, and was married to Jacob W. Mellott, brother of Joseph B. Mellott, of Ayr township, October 2, 1873. Ten years later, they removed to Minnesota, where he died about ten years ago, She is survived by four children two sons and two daughters all married. Letter From Ragerstowo. We are in receipt of an eight- rjaee letter from Juno" a form er resident of this County, now living in Hagerstown, in which the writer gives a full list of 'the manv enterprises of that thrifty town, but too long for our space this week. He admits, however that times are hard there this winter, owing largely to the in clination of the factories to em ploy boys and girls instead of heads of families. He also states that D. E. Fore, who moved to that place from this county some time ago, has invented an oil to take place of gasoline in engines, and which can be sold at not on ly six cents a gallon cheaper than gasoline, but gives seventeen per cent, more power. He is now negotiating for its manufacture in England and Germanv, and will be called the Now Trust Oil. Mr. Fore has four other patents Obitaary. Simon Metzler, son of George and Catherine Metzler, was born at Harrisonville, March 2, 1836 and died"at the sameli'place Jan uary 4, 1914, aged 77 years, 10 months and 2 days. He enlisted in the 13Gth regiment P. I. V., August 20, 1862 and at the expi ration of said service, reenlisted in the 21 Regiment, Penna. Cav. and was honorably discharged July 8, 1865. After this-about 1867 or 1868-he returned to Har risonville and married Miss Lu cretia Thompson, daughter of Major Thompson, of Chambers burg. They went soon thereaf ter to Omaha, Neb., where he was employed for 22 years as car inspector by the U. P. railroad company. About 24 years ago his wife died and was buried in Omaha. They had no children. After this time he went to Great American Falls, Idaho where he was employed at the pumping works of an irrigating plant for several years. About three or four years ago, he returned to visit his native place, and felt so well contented, that he went back west, closed up his business af fairs and returned, with a view of spending the remainder of his days among the scenes of his boy hood. He made his home with his nephew, Thomas S. Metzler. His brother Henry, as well as others, think his death was caus ed by double hernia. While he was not a member of any church he was a quiet moral, and exem plary citizen always attending church, and manifesting an in terest in the welfare of the church. ' Two brothers and two sisters George, of Harrisonville, Henry, of Rainsburg, Sarah, Iowa, and Mary of Minnesota, are all that are left of a large and well known family. Buying in Distant Cities. People sometimes tell the home merchant that he does not sell as cheaply as metropolitian stores or mail order houses in more or less distant cities. Any person wishing to compare the two scales of prices should in quire whether the distant store was selling the same goods. Se cond grade products can be made to leek very, handsome in a cata log cut But the home merchant can not float that kind of goods. They come back to his store too easily. It is amusing to see the both er people will take for trifling sums they think they are saving. They will travel many miles, spend street car fares, pay for luncheons, hotel bills, and tips. They get tired and footsore, tramping around overgrown stores separated by long distan ces. They wait for change, car ry bundles, and pay express. They pay a high price in money and energy for supposed econo mies. When you buy goods away from home you rarely take them back. The bother and expense look pro hibitive. When you buy at home you would return them if dissat isfied. This takes the time of clerks, frequently the goods have been injured while in your hand Where it is so easy to return goods, the customer must be giv en both the worth of his money, and something suited to his need A higher grade of salespeople is thus required in the home store. To make a sale that will stick so near home, the customer must be given intelligent advice. Thus the public demands from the home store more competent service than' it exacts from the distant merchant This means additional expense, which iscoun terbalanced by lower rent3 and like economies. When you con sider how generously the home store responds to all kinds of de mands, reasonable and unreason able, the range of its price is re markably low. Among the many Fulton Coun ty boys making good out in the wide, wide world is Prof. A. C. Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Park Palmer of Pigeon Cove During the past three years, Prof Palmer has held the position of instructor in the New York Mili tary Academy located at Corn-wall-on-the- Hudson. One of the bumps that stands out prominent ly on Cletus8 head is "Stick-to- it-iveness," and it is a bump that is worth developing in most any WETS WON THE CAME. Greatest Contest Over the Granting of Eiqaor Licenses Ever Witnessed in This County. In full sympathy with the steady development of sentiment throughout the Christian world against the manufacture, sale, and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage; and believing that the licensing of places for the sale of intoxicating liquors in McConnellsburg does not contrib ute to the welfare of its citizens, religiously, morally, financially, or otherwise, a large number of reputable citizens through their attorneys, presented a petition to the Court on Tuesday, asking that licenses be not granted to the applicants. To reinforce, the petition, a number of wit nesses were subpoenaed, who appeared before the Court for the purpose of convincing that hon orable body, that there was suf ficient grounds for the refusal of the licenses. The petition, the evidence, and the arguments were not convincing, and the li censes were granted. Judge Swope acta upon the ground that it is the duty of the Court to interpret the law not to legislate. He claims that in asmuch as the law of Pennsylva nia provides for the licensing of applicants who comply with its requireuieots.the Court has noth ing to do with a sentiment that may not be in accord with that law. Judges differ as to their inter pretation of the law. Judge Woods who presides over the courts of lied ford, Huntingdon, and Miftlin counties believes that the Court has the power to re fuse license, aud his Court does refuse. It should be said in passing that remonstrants in McConnells burg made no personal tight, nor do they have any personal feeling against the Kexroth people, or Harry namil and his family. It is a fight against the liquor traf fic, and for the honor of the Church, and the saving of our boys from the gutter. Roasting Ex-Governor Brown. Ex-Governor Frank Brown, of Maryland, is "catching it" from the farm journals on account of a recent interview in New York city, in which the Governor is quoted as having said, in sub stance, that the high cost of liv ing in the cities is because farm- ere now ride in automobiles in stead of working from sun to sun as they formerly did. To boil down what the Governor is allege ed to have said amounts to the this farmers are daring to live (as people should live) by taking advantage of modern machinery, etc. and neglecting to slave them selves to death as formerly, but are keeping abreast of the educa tion of the day something the ex-Governor, if rightly quoted, thinks farmers have no right to do. If Governor Brown even hinted that farmers have no right to sit at the first table when it comes to the enjoyment of mod ern conveniences and comfort, he should be roasted to a nice Brown." Western Maryland Lines Try the Short Route to Pittsburgh C 1 e vel an d and Chicago Leave Hancock 2:12 p. m. arriv ing in Pittsburgh 8:05 p. m. and Chicago 8:10 a. m., next day. Also through sleeping cars leave 1:07 a. m., arriving in Pittsburgh 7:20 a, m., Cleveland 10:30 a. m., and Chicago 9:00 p. m. that day. Modern electric lighted train of observation parlor and club car. Steol sleeping cars and vestibuled coaches. FOR BALTIMORE Leave Hancock 2:50 p. m. arriv ing in Baltimore 6:19 p. m. C. F. Stewart, Gen'l Passenger Agent C. W. Myers, Agent. juccessTuliy use lor 34 .years- mtcvam Dcsircro DftiNiebmjas 1 ,4246 Fifth AvlPittsburch.Pa. 1 Pastor E. J. Croft closed the revival services at Siloam Mon day evening with a total of 29 conversions. To show something of the general interest manifest ed, there were 500 in attendance last Saturday evening and. 600 on Sunday evening. Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost, Found, Etc. RATES One cent per word for each insertion. No advertisement accepted tor less than 15 cents. Cash must ac company order. Tf vnu want. tr hnv nr Hell anv Real Estate quickly, write Frank Mason, McConnellsburg. (b-za tl Wanted: an agent in Fulton county for one of the best old line Insurance Companies. J. C. Roberts, Bedford, Pa. 5-1-tf. Wanted: Middle-aged woman to take care of a dormitory. Ap ply at Wilson College, Chambers burg. . l-15-2t Fou Sale: A tine lot of up to date Portland Cutters, and a few bob sleds. Call on, cr address J. F. Snyder, Mercersburg, Pa. 1 15 3t. For Sale Remington repeat ing Rifle, .22 caliber, uses all length cartridges short, long or long rifle. Ia good condition: price right Call at this office. Fou Sale a few copies of Prof. Alva Agee's book on 'Crops and Methods for Soil Improve ment." I will close out last ship ment at $1.00 each, prepaid. J. S. Brattan, News office. For Sale or Rent. -About 210 acres of good farm land, 8- room brick house, bank barn, or chard, well watered. Located 7 miles from Everett Inquire of O. G. Akers, 17 W. Main St, Ever ett Pa. 8t For Sale Seven-room house and full lot, stable and other out buildings, situate on south side of Water street, McConnellsburg. Possession first of next April. Inquire of Miss Rose Houpt, Mc Connellsburg, Pa. 12-25-3 For Sale Two-story Five room house, lot 55 by 220 teet fronting in East Water Street McConnellsburg good stable and other out buildings. Price right and terms reasonable. Agnes Ray, McConnellsburg, Pa. Wanted: Single man to work on farm by the month; also, girl to do general housework. Must have experience. Nice home. Fifteen miles from Ilarrisburg. Call on, or write to, B. E. Stevens, Linglestown, Pa , R. R 1. 1 15 2 For Sale: 42 acres good farm laud li mile northeast of Sharpe postoflice in Thompson township 25 acres cleared, balance in tim ber. House, barn, fruit, place well watered. Call on, or ad dress, Army J. Peck, Sharpe, Pa. 1 8-2t U W. FUNK, s DEALER IN HIGH GRADE PIANOS, PLAYER PIANOS, ORGANS and VICTROLAS. Pianos are like shoes some makes good, some bad. They all look alike to the unsophisticated, and here'sjwhere the "peddler"gets in his work. He's here to day with the piano; To-morrow-he's away. You have the piano, he has your money. I have been doing business with the people of Fulton county for ten years. I own real estate and pay tax. I am here to make good if the instrument I sell you is not satisfactory in every respect. ' The following well known people have purchased Player Pianos and Pianos from me. Ask any of them about me before you buy from any one else. PLAYER PIANOS. Miss Bess Patterson, McConnellsburg Wm. Hull, Harvey Bender, B. W. Peck, Miss Florence Johnston, Webster Mills 1 PIANOS. John A. Irwin, McConnellsburg Rev. J. M. Diehl, Hon. Geo. B. Mellott, Hon. D. A. Nelson, J. B. Runyan, Peach Borers. State Zoologist Prof. II. A. Surface, advise3 that borers in peach trees can be gone after at any time of the year, but that fall and spring are proper times. By removing the gum you will destroy hundreds of little borers, but the larger ones should be cut out with a knife, being careful to make the cut up and down ,so as not to girdle the tree. Prof. Surface says that wonnds in peach trees heal readily, so that you need not trouble to close up the cut made while going after the borers, but recommends that the cut be well washed out with lime-sulphur solution, as well as for several inches above the cut. LOOK FOR Racket Stores NEW AD NEXT WEEK. Millinery Goods, It is our policy to carry no old stock, and consequently, as each season draws to a close, we tumble everything on the market. We aie now offering what we have left of our fall and winter stock at great bar gains, for the next six weeks in order to make room for our Spring Goods. It means lots of bargains for you, but the goods must go. Mrs. A. F. Little. R. N. Fryman, Dr. F. K. Stevens, u i L. M, FUNK, McConnellsburg, Pa. Public Sale, Saturday, January 24, 1914. Intending to retire from busi ness, I will offer at public sale at my coach shop in Mercersburg, Pa., all my stock of 8 Buggies, 6 Soring Wagons, 2 Surreys, 2 Portland Cutters, Basket Sleigh, Stick Wagon, Supplies, Toots, Ac, including a good BoltCutter, Peter Wright Anvil, Tire Shrink- er, Coachmaker's Sewing Ma chine in good condition, Visej Bellows, Drill, Hay Knife, Cross cut Saw, Cham Pump, and many other articles. Sale begins at 1 o'clock, p. m. January 21th. 18 3t D. S. Stouffer. McConnellsburg Miss Annie Dickson, " Miss Emily V. Greathead, " C. B. Stevens, " Mrs. Grace Bender, " Mrs. H. B. Trout, " Harvey Cooper, " High School, " Roy M. Kendall, " . Mrs. Frances P. Hart, Needmore J. R. Sharpe, Dott Dr. J. M. McKibbin, Amaranth John II. Brewer, Plum Run f nome to their friends. pending. boy'a cranium.
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