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Till! FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS
q( l ocl and General Interest, Gathered
at Home or Clipped frra our
Exchanges."
CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS
II. A. Schmid, of Pittsburgh,
visited in the home of Peter Mor
ton last week.
is3 Mary Jarie Johnston left
for Washington county this week
to engage in teaching.
Mis3 Mary Elder, of Tyrone,
is spending ten days in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Keis
ner.
Miss Jessie Shinier, returned
home last Friday after having
spent two weeks in Washington,
D. C.
ss Ethel Hays left yesterday
fnr I'leasantville, N. J., to re
sume her duties in the school
room.
Miss Dorothy Kirk, of Big
Cove Tannery, went toShippens
burg, Monday, to attend Normal
School.
A little son arrived in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Feagley,
near Cig Cove Tannery, two
weeks ago.
We are pleased to call atten
to the Racket Store's new adtx-r-tisement
this week. It is inter
esting reading. ,
R. R Cunningham of Iloboken
N. J. is spending his vacation in
the home of his father-in-law,
John A. Irwin.
William P., son of Watson C.
Lynch, visited his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin, in
Fort Loudon last week.
Judge S. L. Duckley, merchant
and postmaster at Fort Littleton,
took dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Woollett Tuesday.
The Crystal Springs Camp
Meeting closed last Thursday aft
er having had a week of good at
tendance and good interest.
John Neuroth returned home
Saturday after having spent a
month in Washingt n with his
lister, Mrs. Mary llohman.
Bush meeting will begin at
Shanes school house, in Licking
it'reek township, September 9th
nd continue over Sunday.
John Comerer has razed the
welling on his lot on east Water
treet, and will begin the. erec
m of a new house at once.
Rev. T. P. Garland will preach
f ext Sunday morning at Sideling
lill Christian Church, and, in
ie evening at Cedar Grove.
J. B. Snyder, of Plum Run,
ft his shop long enough yester-
come to town on business, and
eDUShed his snhsprinrinn into
'13.
Children's services will be held
1 the Dunkard church at Pleas-
nt Ridge, Sunday, September
'h. All enrdinllv invirprl to bp
resent.
Andrew Rotz has erected a
1 w barn on his lot in Fairview
f tension, and has broken
Nnd for a new house at the
Fie place.
"iam Fix and family, of
pnklin county, returned to this
Nty Saturday, and moved into
past end of the Blue House,
lfast Water street.
'Mtca number of our town
llrns sent us news of summer
prs this week. Thank you,
P3. We cannot always find
litems ourselves.
HS. Hill, of Belfast town-
P. fell from a straw stack
" two weeks ago while help
' to thresh at Eli Hann's, and
'this leftside, from which he
1 8uers very much.
Newton
Mate FarOStrv A Pflrlomv rm
lift WflQ npAmnfinidrl
had been spending part
JOHN N. HIXSON.
his
Nation at the former's
J Epvorth League had a
i. . t M II Jr
U!lUa'i their nlrt f,.;,i n w
oS i?t 'Str, little sturdy
mn LllCK i hauling
crowd.
Ula, n(r,l ,
hW aaugnter oi
hooper, near Woharni.
' Wa3 Plckinnr rr- Tit
mrnintr. rv, ;
oa copperneaa
On-. c aiuur uu
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Sudden Death of One of Brush Creek
Township's Most Worthy Citizens.
The many friends of John N.
Ilixson, one of Brush Creek Val
ley's most worthy citizens, will
be pained to learn of his sudden
death last Friday morning. With
his family he occupied a cottage
at Crystal Springs Campmeeting,
and on Friday morning he assist
ed in removing to his home such
articles as he did not wish to
leave in the cottage until anoth
er campmeeting. Soon after
having reached his home he went
into the house, and lay down up
on the lounge, remarking that he
did not feel well. Soon thereaft
er, a member of the family no
ticed that he moaned, went to
him, and found that life was
gor.c. This was probably, not
more than five minutes after he
went into the house, and up to
the time he went into the house,
there was nothing in his manner
to indicate that he was not in
perfect health.
The funeral took place Sunday,
and i t has been many a day
since Brush Creek Valley wit
nessed a funeral attended by so
many persons.
Mr. Ilixson was a son of the
late Nathan B. Ilixson, and was
in the fifty-first year of his age.
Sunday School Convention.
The McConnellsburg Sunday
School District Convention will
be held in the Auditorium of the
Public School Building, Sunday
evening, September (ith. J. Linn
Patterson will preside. Opening
hour, 7;00.
Program.
7:00 Devotional Exercises;
7:l.-)-Roll Call;
7:lU-How to improve our Sun
day Schools in Bible Research, in
Attendance, and in Organiza
tion: discussed byB. W. Teck
and Rev. J. L. Grove.
7 :f0 Praise Service, and offer
ing;
8:00 The Teacher as a Soul Win
ner, by Rev's Grove and Peter-man;
8 ;40-Secretary's Report; Bene
diction.
Cider Making.
F. E Palm or. one mllo south of
Sipes Mills, will bpgm cider innk
nsr Ausrust 11th ana will mute
oh" Thursday of each week there
after throughout the season.
8 ti 5t.
Cider making at James John
son's mill Wednesday and Thurs
day of each week, only. Ily
draulic press. Large capacity.
Begins, August 20th. 8-20 (it.
Wednesday and Thursday of
each week, beginning September
nd and 3rd at N. W. I tollman's,
ugtown. 8 -7 It.
Fernando Decker, of Licking
Creek township, called to see us
Tuesday. lie was the first man
to call for two months who said
that it was wet where he was
working. Mr. Decker is putting
in a forty-rod drainage ditch in
addition to twenty-five rods
made some time ago, to reclaim
piece of swamp land. Some of
the trees in his two-year-old
peach orchard are bearing.
Our friend Henry Rowe, of
Wells Valley, made the News of
fice a pleasant call while in town
Monday. lie and his wife had
been visiting friends at Knobs
vine, and Henry took advantage
of the opportunity to spend a lit
tle time at the County Seat.
Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Warthin
brought their car to town Wed
nesday morning where Misses
Esther and Mary J. Sloan and
Alexander Sloan took passage
with them to Murrysville, near
Pittsburgh, where they are vis
iting F. Morse Sloan.
Mrs. Wilson Cline, of Fort Lit
tleton, and her little daughters
Helena and Marjory were shop
ping in town yesterday, and the
little folks came in to talk to
Dick, our office parrot. -
J. C. Patterson moved on Tues
day, from Webster Mills to the
house on north First street which
was recently vacated by J. II.
Covalt.
Executor's Notice.
Estate of John N. Ulxon, lutuofllriiHh Creek
township, I'll.. deceased.
Loiters testamentary on the above estalo
having bet-n Krnnted to the unilurslKiied, all
person Indebted to the said estate lire re
quested to make payment, nnd those huvlim
claims to prexeul the same without delay.
NATHAN IJ. illXSON,
Aketuville, Pu ' Kieouior,
8-XH,
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
By A. W. MACY.
THE BATTLE OF THE KEGS.
At one time during the War
of the Revolution some enter
prising patriots of Bordcntown,
N. J., fixed up a few torpedoes
In the shape ofs kegs, and sent
them floating down the river.
They were filled with gunpow
der, and so arranged median-
Ically that rubbing against an
other object they would explode.
It was hoped that one of them
might come In contact with one
of the Britlcli ehips lying at an
chor at Philadelphia, and blow
htr up. This hope was not
realized, tut they succeeded In
scaring the Eritish In and
around Pnlladelphla within an
Inch of their lives. One of the
"kegs" rubbed against a block
of floating Ice and exploded,
creating wild consternation
among the British. For twenty
four hours thereafter they fired
ut every object seen moving on
the bosom of the river. This af
forded great amusement to the
Americans, and Judge Francis
Hopkins, one of the signers of
tl.e Declaration of Independence,
wrtte a ballad about the affair,
Ii. W' ".h he poked much fun at
the Pritish. The closing stanza
read thus:
"Such feats they did perform
that day
Against thoco wicked kegs, sir,
That years to come, If they get
home,
They'll make their boasts and
and brags, sir."
(Col yrljht, 1L!1, liy Jub. pit D. Howies.)
Had the Last Word. J
Two ladioH, iIui Iiik u frltuidly meet
ltiR on tlio Btrtvt, got to1 (iia.-ri'Iing
ubout their mji's, utul usd very Btrong
laiiKliiiRO toward each. othiT. At l:mt,
8 if to end tlic dispute, ono of thorn
turiiiul owny and suiid iu a very con
ciliatory tone of voice: "Let ua not
qnu-rel over the mailer any more. I,
at It ust, have nut the heart to do It.
1 never knew who my mother wiih;
bIio deserted me when a baby, ami
who knows hut that yon may huvo
been tlio hearth :-:) i .neiit?"
Day by
Wo live by day.'.
Ie;; vi h fuhied h.ir.v
gi at vul inie that v
our ;uiU)li;e;;n:i!iy.
not newly, hut hsi a
llmls us what yi
as wo ko on, eve ry
every other day tint
lug tlio kind of be
haiuled (in to It, n:
thing bettor or so;
0 decide. J. l
Day.
They nro the
U c'.i night iu tho
i w rite. They uro
I '.u h day takes us
tale continued. It
iilny left us; and
day hi telling to
Iih ubout us, show
ing that iH to bo
a . ing of ua some
net lung worse, ail
. Ware.
Mean Farmer.
The meanest man on record Is said
to bo a farmer, who lives in Kansas.
Ho sold his Hon-ln-law one half a cow
and then refused to divide tho milk,
maintaining that he sold only the
front half. The buyer was also re
quired to provide tho feed tho cow
consumed and compelled to carry wa
ter to her three times a day. decent
ly the cow hooked tho old man, and
now he la suing his sou-lu-luw lot
damages.
Unlike Most Visitors.
Tho perfect baby had reached tho
ago when he could coo, nn accom
plishment In which In.' indulged him
Belt imist of the tinio-wheii not other
vi.;o engaged, "lie Is the most wel
come visitor I ever had," said tho
mother, proudly. "He Just lies and
talks to me by the hour." "Isn't that
nice," replied the culler. "So unllko
mBt visitors they Just talk uud 11a
to you by tho hour." '
Simple Cement.
For mending ornaments nnd delicate
china there is nothing better than
rico-tlour cement. It Is very easily
made, it being only necessary to mix
rleo Hour or ground rice thoroughly
with cold water, Bimmoring gently
over a slow lire untiT It thickens, there
by forming n most durable adhesive
substance which can bo used hot or
cold, hi the Usual way.
Kaj" i.iit Them.
Some mon uso sentiment and'eyru
putliy In u way that suggests ti'luJ'uS
an us on a tombstone.
l:UKt LITTI.bTON.
Mrs. ('lias. Richardson and sis
tor, Mrs. Florence Cromer, arr
visiting friends in Cutoborlaud
county.
A. L. Melz, of CliiiHinersburg,
was in town last week.
Eugene Skinner, of Turtle
Creek, Pa., who spent his sum
rnor vacation with his aunt, Mrs?.
Geo. fjocke, returned to his home
last Saturday, t resume schoo!
work for another year.
Miss Grace Foreman, of Neoly
ton, visited in the home of her
uuelo, John Foreman, near town,
for a few days last week.
Miss Helen Fraker, a student
of Indiana S. N. S. who spent her
summer vacation with home folks
left Monday lor another year of
study.
Kirk and Lamborson, of llus
tontowD, are engaged painting
school houses in thn locility,
making a great improvement to
tin? houses.
Win. J. Citne spent some time
recently with his son 11. M. Cline
and family in McConnellsburg.
llav. Wesley Cline spent a day
at the county seat last week.
MissMaudleen Stevens ot Mc
Connol!s'3U rg was a recent guest
of Miss Gertrude Gclvin near
i here.
I
NLW URLNADA.
Dallas Li Keith, of Altoona, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs
James Keith.
Veryl Alloway, of Orbisonia,
visited friends here over Sunday
Curt is McCJatu, wife and daugh
tor F.!:.ibcth, and Ilary Truax,
wife and daughter Marian all
tf Junut.-i, recently visited
friends in, and near, New Gre
nada.
Charles Holinger, of Oak Grove,
recently visited his grajidmoth
er, Mrs. Kate Alloway.
Mrs. S. Fi. Everhart, and Chas.
liolmger and family of Woodvalo,
visited friends here last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glover Smith, of
Snutli'd Valley, recently visited
in the home of Bert McClain.
Bert McClain entertained a
party of friends Wednesday eve
uir.g in honor of Miss Nellie Over
holt, of Akron, Ohio.
The picnic held by the Ladies'
Aid ' Society at Zion M. E.
church was not a success, and
tho social for tho evening was
p
postponed an accountof rain; and
for the sanio reason, tho ball
game between Wqlls Tannery and
Waterfall was called off before it
was finished, with Wells Tannery
in th lead.
Miss Ruth Young, of Roberts
dale, spent Sunday with her
friend Ruth Cunningham.
Mrs. Fi. W. Neal and son
George left on Sunday for a
week's outing in Philadelphia.
At Mt. Union they were joined
by Mr. Neal who will spend tho
week in Now York City buying
millinery for their store in Akron,
Ohio.
1'icnic.
A Sunday School picnic will be
held in the grove near Knobs
yille, Saturday, September 5th.
A festival will be held in the
evening. All are invited. Come
and enjoy a good time for a day.
iiring your friends and your well
filled baskets and letfuseatand
be merry. Committee.
Subscribe, tor tho "News'
only ll.no a year.
Its
Victrola
Time
r'k;!i iipfvji
i; fr-'-y. . -H I", lit" I ' Pi
papi
And it's saying a good
deal but it's true, that
there never was as large
a line of talking Machines
in town.
We have the following
sizes in the Victor: $15,
$25, $40, $50, $75, $100
in stock.
Also have the $30 size
in the Edison.
Try us on Records for
both machines.
Yours,
E. R. McCLAIN,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
The Racket Store.
Now we have 3,000 feet of floor space filled with Goods, that, if
purchased now, would cost more money. Below, we quote you
some prices. We have made a good buy on Sanitary Fruit
Cans the kind that sell for 50 cents; but we can let
you have them for 33 cents. Sealing strings 1
at 4 cents a dozen.
Perfection heavy jar gums. We have sold 125
pounds of them at 7 centa a dozen.
Quart and half-gal glass jars at -18 and 70 cents
a doz.
No. L'O Syracuse plow points 28 cents
No. 30 Syracuse plow points 33.4 cents
Mason jar caps, 15 cont a doz.
Glass nest eggs, 1 cent each
Tanglefoot lly paper 30 cents a box, or 4 dou
ble sheets for 5 cents -Table
Oil cloth; l." cents a yard
Linoleum 30 to 85 cents a yard.
.Clothes pins, 5 doz for 5 cents.
X-ray Stovo polish -1 cents:
Sewing machine oil, 4 cents
Liquid stovo polish, 8 cents a bottle
Two-in one stove polish 8 cents.
SHOES
SHOES
We are ir good shape on these goods, and the way we have them
arranged, it is no trouble to show them to you. We are selling
more shoes this year than ever. We have them from 10
cents to $4.50 an sell the latest toes. Don't fail
to see us for school shoes.
Boys' dress caps 10 cents to -15 cents.
Boys' suspenders ." conts to 20 cents.
Men's suspenders 10 conts to 25 cents.
Children's Misses', and Ladies' hose support
ers, 8 to 10 cents.
4 mouse traps, 5 cents
1. doz. coat and hat hcoks cents.
3 boxes carpet tacks, 5 cents.
Holdfast Shoe nails 2 for 5 cents
Padlocks, 10, 15 and 20 cents
Knob locks, 20 cents
JJorse rasps 20 to 28 cents
Horseshoe hammers 23 cents.
Handsaws, 50, 75 to $1.00
100 split rivets, 5 cents ,
Alabastino 15 cents
Shock tyers 12 and 15 cents
Fodder yarn will bo in this wcok. Look for
prices, next week.
Soe our Aluminum pans, 25, 35, JO and "it)
cents.
Bear brand hosiery 2 pair for 25 cents.
Umbrellas IS, 75 and (" cents.
CLOTHING
CLOTHING
Just got our Fall Clothing in and can sell you a Wool suit about as
cheap as we used to sell Cotton. We have a nice Man's
Suit that we can sell you at $5.00. This is straight!
and we think we have the nicest 9.75, 10.00
11-dollar suits, we ever had.
Child's suits $1.60 to $5.00. Knee pants, 25 cents, to 70 cents.
Men's pants 98 cents to $3.25. Cords for boys, and men, 48 cents,
to $2.45. Sweater coats 48 cents to $5.00. Men's dress shirts.
48 to 95 cents. Big Bill work shirts 45c.
The new Fall Hats are now ready and they are nice.
The prices run 89c, $1.25, 51.35, and 1.90.
Well, some time ajjo, we told you about having some dandy buggy harness at 512.50
5l3.5o, 515 5o and 516.00 If one can judge by the way they are going out, lliev
must be all right. We have just received another lot at the same price. Horse
collars $t,oo, $2.25, $3.oo and $3.98.
Our Guns and Ammunition
will be in this week, and your early inspection of these goods is earnestly requested.
HULL & BENDER.
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.
RATKS One cent per word for each
insni'lion. No advcrtisemont accepted
for loss than lftcouts. Cush must ac
company order.
Wanted A woman, or irirl for
general housework in small fam
ily. Address W. M. Uyera, Kort
Loudon, I'a. 0-18-tf.
Fou Salic 15 six-weoks-old
piL's; also, live back springer
cows, ii rant Baker, Knobsville,
Pa. ' 0-3-tf
L W. FUNK
-:- DEALER IN -:-
High Grade Plain Pianos, Player
Pianos, Organs, Victrolas, Rec
ords, and Professional Tli
ner, McConnellsburg,
Foit Sale; Ten horse Peerless
Truction Kngine, good condition.
Will sell cheap to quick buyer.
Call on, or address, k, (J. Oordon
Sharpe, Pa , liox. 19. 8 27 2fc
Fou Salk The Otho Souders
farm in Tod township, 2 miles
northeast 0 t McConnellsburg,
containing 105 ncres, good state
of cultivation, good buildings,
fruit aud timber. Apply to J. P.
Waltz, McConnellsburg, Pa.
7-9-tf.
Kiki.e Fou Salk: Lieht hunt
Ing rille, deadly accurate, brand-
ew, breech-loading, stocked to
muzzle, carrviua cleaning: rod
and cartridges in butt. Price $8
Will sell for if.). See at Mews of-
Bee.
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Fou Salic: Furm of 185 acres
1 acres in cultivation. 4 J in Das-
re. and halance in L'ood timber.
room house, bank barn with
3W steel roof; spring wator. 2
iles northeast of McCounells
jrsr. Edcar Downin. McCon-
allsburg, Pa.,
M. R. SHAFFNER,
Attorney at Law,
Office on Square,
McConnellsburg, Pa
All legal bum em and oolleoliom entrusted
will nnnlvft raful and prompt attention.
A. L. WIBLE
Auctioneer, McConnellsburg, Pa.
Prompt attention to nil buslnpsn In thin
line. Ho may be fuuud ut bin home on
West Water street where he oonduulaa
barber, and ihoemendlug Hhop. . t-Kl-tf
Nothing adds more to the refinements of home than
good music. To have good music you must have a good
instrument. There are good bad and indifferent instru
ments, and to the unskilled eye they look much alike.
The unprincipled dealer is likely to make you pay a
first-class price for a fourth-class instrument. I have
lived in this county since my birth, 1 am a taxpayer and
in a position to make good any business transactions.
Buy your piano, organ, or victrola Irom me and if it is
not all right you can come back at me.
There are families in every part of this county that
have purchased instruments from me. Ask them about
me.
Perhaps you want to trade your organ for a Piano,
or Player Piano; or your Plain Piano, for a Player. See
me. Let's talk it over.
L. W. FUNK.
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