- THE FULTON COUNTY NE.WS, McOONNULLSBURO, PA. FULTON COUNTY NEWS Published Every Thursday. B. fl. PSOK, Editor and Proprietor McCONNELLSBURG, PA. OCTOBER 29, 19U Published Weekly. $1.00 per Annum in Advance. Entered at the Pontofllce at MeConmllHburg Ph., as second-duns mall mutter. See M. II. Hollinshead's new advertisement on fourth page of this paper. The fact that How ard's business is constantly in creasing is evidence thet he does the fair thing with his customers. A boy living with Mrs. James Connelly, Tod township, fell out of a hickory tree last week and severely cut his head. The boy was picking nut3 at the time of the accident Dr. Robinson made the repairs. John Hann, and John B. Sipe, the latter accompanied by Orrin Shaw, who lives with him, all of near Saluvia, were transacting business in town Saturday. Mr. Hann expects to make sale of personal property soon. After having spent five weeks very delightfully in the homes of her father, Mr. B. W. Logue, and her sister, Mrs. L. W. Sey lar, Mrs. .Hammond Prosser and her little son left for their home in Johnson City, Tenn., Monday. Owing to the absence of the pastor in attendance at the Syn od in Altoona, there will not be any preaching services in the Re formed nor in the Presbyterian church next Sunday. Sunday schools and Christian Endeavor as usual. Last Friday, Michael Kruzark, proprietor of the oldest hotel in Scranton, emptied the cash draw er of the barroom, laid the key? on the bar, notified the owner ol the hotel that he was done with the saloon business, and immed lately left town. He- said thai ever since Billy Sunday had preached in Scranton, his saloon business had so fallen off that he had to quit Advertisement. Schedule of Debts and Creditors of B. K. Focht As Stated in His Petition in Bankruptcy on File in the Office of the Clerk of the U. S. District Court, Scranton, Pa. Tax.-i unpaid, IWKV-IO t S.M.HI i Mltlnliurg H;ink I20HO.OO Miaiunkin Hanking t'o 3ili0.no J-'lrt National MrCoimellsburir 515.21 Klrat National McConnellsburg 515.0") First Nat Selllnsurove 4I-M.00 Farmers' Ilank Miflllnbunr mo.oo Northumberland Nat Uank 460.C) Sunbury Nat. Uank Swio.CO nioomshurg- Nat. Hank 3000.00 Farmers' Hank. Mirilinburg M00.00 Farmers' Bank, Minllnburg tooo.00 First Nat. Swint-ford IHOO.00 First Nat. Sunbury hooo.oo Union Nat. Lewisburg fcmO.M) First Nat. Kellnwrove U, S. Trust Co. Washington JL l.Vfl.oo Lemastcr Nat, Hank tuo.00 First Nat. Danville 500.no First Nat. HuntliiuVon 500.00 Hazlelon Nat. Hazlcion 1000.00 Citizens' Nat. Muncy 1000.00 Duncannon Nat, Ouncannon 550.00 First Nat. York 1MH8.M Harrlsburir Trust Co 10700.00 First Nat. York 5-KKKi.iiO Mrs F. K. Hill, Sunbury 10000 00 Farmers' Uank, Indiana, Pa liooo.oo Farmers' and Di overs' Hank, Haiti- more, Md tJooO.00 R. F. Whltmore, Philadelphia 4SKP.00 Nat. Dep. Hank. Philadelphia MHO 00 Lewisburg Trust Co 300.09 New Herlin Nat. Hank 400.00 Quaker City Nat. Philadelphia 750.00 Western Nat. Philadelphia . H50.00 First Nat. Swlneford 000.00 Aldine Trust Co. Philadelphia ijO.OO A. Kreeifer. Swlneford 3500.00 Third Nat. Uank, Philadelphia svoo.oo First Nat. Sellnsgrove 1500.00 First Nat. Swlneford 1000.00 St. Thomas Hank, St. Thomas 2500.00 Farmers' Bank, Miminburir 1000.00 Farmers' Hank. Miflllnburg 1000.00 Franklin Nat. Philadelphia IDuo.oo First Nat. Swlneford 3400.00 Union Nat. Lewisburg 60.00 Hellefonte Trust Co 1500.00 Bellefonte Trust Co...... 3114.40 Lewisburg Trust Co 050.00 Farmers' Uank, Mlfnluburg jooo.oo First Nat. Sunbury 1400.00 Security Trust Co. York 1108.18 Lewisburg Trust Co 475,00 Northumberland Nat. Northumber land 600.00 Mra R. P, Hill. Sunbury 300.00 Mrs. R. P, Hill, Sunbury 350.00 Farmers' Bank, Miflllnburg 1500.00 First Nat. New Bloomtleld 3000.00 Amount or indebtedness brought forward $271953.70 Focht's Liability on Other Notes (Chiefly the Notes of his "Transit Finance Company." City Dank, York $ 4171.80 First National Bank, Sunbury 4000.00 Farmers's Bank, Miflllnburg 8000.00 Sunbury National Bank, Sunbury 5000.00 First National Bank, Sunbury 5000.00 Union National Bank, Lewisburg 5000.00 Northumberland National Bank, Northumberland 1000.00 County Savings Bank, Scranton 2800.00 U. S. Trust Co., Washington, D. C, 701. 00 ToUl $ 80732.01 Grand total.... '. 802086.81 Focht's assets amount to $10200.00. A lot or shares in mining stocks are Jisted "value unknown." If the bunnies could read, and if they had been keeping posted on the progress of the European war, what will have been their thoughts shortly after sunrise next Monday? Will they wonder how ,,Joimany"or the "All-lies" got here so quickly? Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Little and Miss Lillie Brewer autoed to Clearspring and Hagerstown last Sunday and returned by way of Mercersburg, where they took aboard Miss Evelyn Bennett, of that place, who came home with them to spend a week. A lady told us last week that if those who Jaring their surplus cats to town and drop them out to shift for themselves, would see the poor things after they starved for several weeks, they would be more merciful thereaf ter. Better kill them at home. In sending a dollar to advance her subscription to the News, Mrs. A. V. Doyle (Allie Lewis) expreeces the wish that all her Fulton county friends could spend a winter in California. Mrs. Doyle has spent several years in that land of beautiful flowers and sunshine, and is enthusiastic in her praises of the state of her adoption. Mr. and Mrs. Berkley Sipes, and Miss Camilla Whitfield, all of Hustontown, were McCon nellsburg shoppers Saturday, and called at the News office to re new subscription. We wish our good friends up there would send us the news of that busy place. We furnish paper and stamped addressed envelopes to corres pondents. t Amateur sleuths werejdisap pointed this week when a pret ty looking "mystery" was sud denly terminated. Some boys found a keg of supposed silver ware while playing in the leaves on Cove mountain last Sunday, and, for a day or two, wild ru mors of robbery flew thick and fast Inquiry among the State men who are working on the mountain, revealed the fact that the "silverware" was a lot of baking powder spoons, and simi lar rubbish that some one had dumped over the side of the road to get rid of it Charles McKlnley, Wash. D. C ('harlrn McKlnley, Wash, D. C t 1000.00 325.00 400.00 8300.00 II. E. Davis. Sunbury First Nat. Sunbury - Lewisburg Trust Co - Lewisburg Trust Co H. K. Davis, Sunbury First Nat. Liverpool Nat. Deposit. Philadelphia Hallowell&Co.. Philadelphia, Mer chandise - George L. Lewis. N. Y Union Nat. Lewisburg, Hoi Rt...: Harris ft Shaffer, Wash., D. C, Mer chandlse American Piano Co., repairs Amberg Filing Co., N. Y., Merchan dise Central Press Hureau, Pgh dps .... 200.00 500.00 125 00 400.00 10000.00 8H.7S 600.00 30.00 25.00 1(13 00 17.00 31.00 50.00 H7.00 145,77 244.37 26.50 51.50 Sunbury Nat. Bank, Interest Lewisburg Water Co., Water Rt Wolf & Miu'ts. Lewisburg, coal Cbainbei4lurg Kcixisllory, ads - Uriffln & Keegan, Phlla., muse George T. Keen, Wash., mdse Bank of Waynesboro, note First Nat. Mlflllntown ' Hank of North America, N. Y T R. Marshall, Walsh., D. C, .IO. Hoffer, Philadelphia Quaker City Nat. Philadelphia Harold Pierce, Philadelphia Second Nat. Klmlra, N. Y Haunan & Son, Pliila,, mdse - 505.00 600.00 8000.00 510.00 243.00 1500,00 100.00 100.00 83.00 James A. Grove, Hucknell, mdse 211.00 10.38 23.50 2500.00 C. W. Reiscnstlne, Wash,. D. C.,mdse Mann & Dllks, Phlla., mdse Traders' Nat. Scranton Hloomsburg Nat. Hank F. W. Fletlr. Scranton Lewisburg Trust Co - First Nat, Sunbury R. E. Whltmer, endorser F. W, McCllntlc, New York Punxsutawney Nat. Hank People s Hank. Mlrtlin H. M. McClure, Lewisburg Farmers' Hank, Miflllnburg District Nat. Washington, D. C. ... .. Jones, McKtnney & Stinebrink, Brooklyn, N, Y Hon. Grant Herring, Sunbury E, F. Hutton 4CoN. Y George C. Wagonsellcr, Sellnsgrove C pltal City Nat. Wash.. D. C First Nat, Sunbury Lewisburg Nat "... H. E, Davis, Sunbury First National, York 500.00 875.00 75.00 475 00 100.00 50.00 500.110 600.00 1000,00 223.76 453.25 300.00 75.00 1A0.73 384.40 12.60 2300.00 550,00 1000.00 10(100.(10 Total $271053,70 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT TED TO THE CITIZENS Of THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH Or PENNSYL VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON STITUTION. Number On. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section, one, article eight of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same is hereby, proposed, in accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: That section one of article eight, which roads as follows: "Section 1. Every male citizen twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections, sub ject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact: "First He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one ,taonth. "Second. He shall have resided In the State one year (or, having pre viously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he hall have removed therefrom and re turned, then six months) immediately preceding the election. "Third. He shall have resided In the eloction district where he shall offer to vote at least two months im mediately preceding the election. "Fourth. If twenty-two years or age and upwards, he shall have paid within two rears a State or county tax, which shall have been nsseBsed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election, De amended so that the same shall read follows: , Section 1. Every citizen, male or female, of twenty-one years of age, possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote dt all elec tions, subject, however, to such laws reaulrlng and regulating the registra tion of electors as the General As sembly may enact: First He or she shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. Second. He or she shall have re dded in the State one year (or, hav ing previously been a qualified eloctor or native-born citizen of the State, he or she shall have removed there- j from, and returned, then six months) Immediately preceding the election. Third. He or she shall have re- j sided in the election district where he j or she shall offer to vote at lnast two j moaths Immediately preceding the election. Fourth. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, he or she shall have paid within two years a State or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election. Fifth. Wherever the - words "be," "his," "him," and "himself" occur in any section of article VIII of this Con stltutlon the same shall be construed as if written, respectively, "he or she," "his or her." "him or her," and "hlm elf or herself." A true copy of Joint Resolution No. L ROBERT McAFEE, . Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section i eight of article nine of the Constltu- tlon of Pennsylvania. I Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Genoral Assembly met That the following is proposed as an amend ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, in accord ance with the provisions of the eigh teenth article thereof: Amend section eight, article nine of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-. lows: "Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict, or other municipality or lncor porated 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 incur any new debt or increase its indebt edness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valua tion of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a publlo election in such manner as shall be 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 the ag gregate, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of sub ways for transit purposes, oror the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public improve ments, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and coun ty of Philadelphia current net reve nues In excess of the interest on said debt or debts, and of the annual In stallments necessary for the cancella tion of said debt or debts, may be excluded in ascertaining the power of the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Pro vided. That a sinking-fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained," bo that it shall read as follows: Seotlon 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict or other municipality or incor porated district except as herein pro vided, all all never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district in cur any new debt or Increase Its in debtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the con sent of the electors thereof at a publlo lection In such manner as shall be The second local institute of Bethel township was held at Gor don's School, Friday. October 23rd. Questions discussed were: Education, Aim and Value of; ArRhmetin, How taught? Re view Work Amount of? Next institute to bo held at Mayes Chapel, Friday evening, Novem ber 6th. Alice Brewer, Sec. provided by law; but any city, the debt of whhrh on the first (lay of Jan uary, one thousund eight hundred and seventy-four, exceeded seven per cen tum of such assessed valuation, and lias not since boon reduced to less than such per centum, may be author ized by law to Increase the same three per centum in the aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation. The city of Philadelphia, upon the condi tions hereinafter set forth, may In crease Us lndebtedncsu to the extent of three per centum In excess of (seven per centum upon such assessed valua tion for the specific, purpose of pro viding for all or any of the following purposes, to-wlt: For the construc tion and improvement of subways, tunnels, railways, elevated railways, and other transit facilities; for the construction and improvement of wharves and docks and for the recla mation of land to be used in the con struction of wharves and docks, owned or to be owned by said city. Such Increase, however, shall only be made with the assent of the electors thereof at a public election, to be held in such manner as shall be provided by law. In ascertaining the borrowing capacity of said city of Philadelphia, at any time, there shall bo excluded from the calculation a credit, where the work resulting from any previous expendi ture, for any one or more of the spe cific purposes hereinabove enumerated shall be yielding to said city an an nual current net revenue; the amount ,of which credit shall be ascertained by capitalizing the annual not revenue during the year Immediately preceding the time of Buch ascertainment. Such capitalization slib.ll be accomplished by ascertaining the principal amount which would yield such annual, cur rent net revenue, at the average rate of interest, and Binlclng-fund charges .payable upon the indebtedness Incur red by said city for such purposes, up to the time of such ascertainment. The method of determining such amount, so to be excluded or allowed as a credit, may be prescribed by the General Assembly. In incurring indebtedness, for any one, or more of said purposes of construction, improvement, or recla mation, the city of Philadelphia may issue, its obligations maturing not later thac fifty years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking fund sufficient to retire said obliga tion at maturity, the payments to such sinking-fund to be in eriual or graded annual installments. Such ob ligations may be in an amount suffi cient to provide for and may include the amount of the interest ana sink-Ine-fund charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction and until the expiration of one year after the com pletion of the work for which suld Indebtedness shall have been incurred; and Bald city shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said Interest and BinkinK-fund charges, as required by section ten of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the expiration of snid period of one year after the completion or sucn work. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2'. HOHEKT MCAr kK;. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section twenty-one of article three of tlw Constitution of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth of Pennj sylvanla be, and the same Is hereby proposed, in accordance wltn tne eign teenth article thereof: Amend section twenty-one, article three of the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: "No act of tho Ceneral Assembly shall limit the amount to be recovered for injuries resulting In death, or for Injuries to persons or property, and in case of death from such Injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe for whose benefit .such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any limitations of time within which suits may be brought against corpora tions for injuries to persons or prop erty, or for other causes different from those fixed by general laws reg ulating actions against natural per sons, and such acts now existing are avoided," so that it shall read as follows: The General Assembly may enact laws requiring the payment by em ployers, or employers and employees Jointly, of reasonable compensation for injuries to employees arising in the course of their employment, and for occupational diseases of employees. whether or not such injuries or dis eases result in death, and regardless of fault of employer or employee, and fixing the basis of ascertainment of such compensation and the maximum and minimum limits thereof, and pro viding special or genernl remedies for the collection thereof; but In no other cases shall the General Assembly limit the amount to be recovered for in- Juries resulting in death, or for in juries to persons or property, ana in case of denth from such injuries, the rlcht of action shall survive, a"nd the General Assembly shall prescribe f6r whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any limitations of time within which suits may be brought ngalnst corporations for injuries to persons or property, or for other causes, different from those fixed by general laws regulating actions against natural persons, and such acts now existing are avoided. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3. ROHERT MCAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stltutlon of Pennsylvania abolishing the office of Secretary of Internal Affairs. Be it resolved by the Senate end House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met That article four of the Constitution of Pennsylva nia shall be amended by adding there to section twenty-three, which shall read as follows: The office of Secretary of Internal Affairs be, and the same is hereby, abolished; and the powers and duties now vested In, or appertaining or be longing to, that branch of the execu-' The second local institute of Taylor township was held at Wa terfall, October 9th. Questions Language and Grammar; What Branches Would You Alternate, and Why? Surmlementary Work. The third institute was held at Fairview, October 23rd. QueS' tions The Daily Program; Physi' ology. Its -Importance, How Taught? How can we as teach ers, pupils, parents and directors do most good for our schools? Alice Cutchall, Secretary. tlve department, office, or officer, shall be transferred tr such other depart ments, offices, or officers of the State, now or hereafter created, as may bt directed by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution no. . ROPERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth Number Five. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of this Commonwealtn IE accordance with provisions of th eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatlvef of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it it hereby enacted by the authority ol the same, That the following is pro posed as an amendment to the Con stltutlon of the Commonwealth ol Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof: AMENDMENT. Laws may be passed providing foi & system of registering, transferring, insuring of and guaranteeing land titles by the 8tate, or by the counties thereof, and for settling and determin ing adverse or other claims to and In terests In lunds the titles to which are so registered, transferred, Insured, and guaranteed; and for the creation and collection of indemnity funds; and for carrying the system and powers hereby provided for Into effect by such existing courts as may be designated by the Legislature, and by the establishment of such new courts as may be deemed necessary. In mat ters arising in and under the opera tlon of Buch system, Judicial powers, with right of appeal, may be confer red by the Legislature upon county recorders and upon other officers by it designated. Such laws may provide for continuing the registering, trans ferring, Insuring, and guarantgelnji such titles after the first or original registration has been perfected by the court, and provision may be made for raising the necessary funds for ex penses and salaries of officers, whlcr shall bo paid out of the treasury of the several counties. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 5 ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth Number Six. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight, article nine of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. Section L Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representative! of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, That th following Is proposed as an amend mont to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, In accord ance with the provisions of the elgh teenth article thereof. Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight, ar ticle nine of the Constitution of Penn sylvanla, which reads as follows: "Section 8. The debt of any coun ty. city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or in corporated district except as herein provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed valut of the taxablo property therein, not shall any such municipality or die trlct Incur any new debt, or Increasi its indebtedness to an amount exceed lng two per centum upon such as sesBed valuation of property, without the assent of the electors thereof a' a public election in such manner at shall be provided by law; but an; city, the debt of which now exceedt seven per centum of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by la to Increase the same three per centum In the aggregate, at any one time upon such valuntlon, except that an) debt or debts hereinafter Incurred bj the city and county of Phllndulphl for the construction and development of subways for transit purposes, c fo7 the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land tt be used In the construction of a sys tem of wharves and docks, as public improvements, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Phlladel phla, and which shall yield to the city and county or Philadelphia cur rent net revenue In excess of the In terest on said debt or debts, and of the annual installments necessary foi the cancellation of said debt or debts may be excluded In ascertaining the power of the city and county of Phlla delphla to become otherwise Indebted: Provided, That a sinking-fund foi their cancellation shall be established and maintained," so as to read at follows: Section 8. The debt of nny county. city, borough, township, school dls trict, or other municipality or lncor porated district except as herein pro vlded, shall never exceed seven pei centum upon the assessed value of th taxable property therein, nor shall an such municipality or district lncui any now debt, or increase Its lndebt eduess to an amount exceeding twe per centum upon such assessed valua tlon of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall b provided by law; but any city, tin debt of which now exceeds eeven pet centum or sucn assessed valuation may be authorized by law to increasi the same three per centum in th aggregate, at any one time, upon such valuation; except that any debt 01 debts hereinafter Incurred by the clt and county of Philadelphia for th construction and development o' wharves and docks, or the reclame tlon of land to be used in the con Btructlon of a system of wharves ant docks, as public Improvements, owner or to be owned by said city anf county or Philadelphia, and whlcl shall yield to the city and county o Philadelphia current net revenue li excess of the Interest on said debt c debts and of the annual Installment, necessary for the cancellation of sal. debt or debts, may be excluded in bf certalning the power of the city am' county ot I'hlludrlphla to becom otherwise indebted: Provided, Tha such indebtedness incurred by th city and county of Philadelphia shal not at any time, in the aggregate, ex ceed the sum of twenty-five mlllloi dollars for the purpose of lmprovlm and developing the port of the sale city and county, by the condemnation purchase, or reclamation or lease o land on the banks of the Delawan and Schuylkill rivers, and land adjn cent thereto; the building of bulk heads, and the purchase or construe tlon or lease of wharves, docks, sheds and warehouses, and other building: and facilities, necessary for the estab llshment and maintenance ot rallroat and shipping terminals along the salt rivers; and the dredging of the salr rivers and docks: Provided, That tht said city and county shall, at or be fore the time of so doing, provide foi the collection of an u.uiuul tax suffl dent to pay the Interest thereon, and also the principal thereor within fifty years from tr.o incurring thereof. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6 HJERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth If any of our readers wish U know which side is winning h tho big European war, let him first tell us which side he wishet to Bee win. If he is in sympathy with the Germans, we can find proof that the Germans are win ning. If his sympathies are with the Allies, we can prove that the are winning. We are in a posi tion to please all readers. Costly forest fires occurred thib fall in some of the northern coun ties of the State. We are glaa that we have not had any to re port in this county. Damage done by mountain fires is by no means confined to the owner oi the land. When the "sponge" is burned from the surface of the mountains, rainfall rushes off, in stead of soaking in, and the re- sultis that streams having their source in the nre region soon run dry. An automobilesparty consisting of Mr. Mapel Winter, Mrs. Mary C. Winter, Mrs. S. P. Winter and Miss Bertha Truax all of Dott, Pa., made a trip to the County Seat yesterday. Dally Thought. There Is nothing good or evil save In the will. Epictetus. RFECTIO Odorless and smokeless. For sale at hard ware and general stores everywhere. Look for the Triangle trademark. THE ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY Pkiladtlplua Pittborll Big Underselling Stor The public should not forget that we have a full line of Fall and Winter Millin ery, in all the latest styles, which are now on display in our new store opposite the Fulton County Bank, we are prepared to show them to our patrons, whether they wish to buy, or merely to inspect. MRS. A. F. LITTLE, Special Bargains In Real Esta 100 Acre Farm in Union township, Fulton Cou III ty,!Pa.CGood frame house and bank Darn er Diniaings, pteniy 01 iruu anu jn0St. farm lays in sight of school, church, store andP" office, right along public highway. . . w .... a. new barfli 10,icres in inciting creeK iow"'i' . fair house, considerable meadow land and 1 state of cultivation. One mile from sun" cnurcn. finest in the Coi nty nearly all in grass, in -e from railroad ai d near lime. Fine brick no large barn and other buildings. Riht aiu" highway. About 75 acres of excellent tinker. 110 acre farm in Whips Cove, near Locust Pa., on State Road from Hancock to Evcrc ifc M watered and land in good condition. W room house, bank barn and all necessary. , 0 ings. This farm will be sold reasonable easy terms. Write for prices and particulars. v e n gb0,vj other properties for sale and will oe v 1 them to you. GEO. A. HARRIS, REAL ESTATE, McConnellsburg, Pa- Fulton House Changes Hands. ot tne pest Known and most po uiar nosuenes o n the Lincc Highway, was sold by Aeentn, A. Harris on Tuesday to Mr f J r t .-1.1.1- -is -.l . . "I via xj. uiine, oi vnamDersbur ior tne sum 01 $11, 500. 00. Mr. Little beloncs to Chambersburg's oldest hotel f ilies, and is thoroughly familjJ witn an tne details conned wun conancung a nrst class h tel. For several years he cm auctea one 01 tne leading hot in Buffalo, N. Y. He will ta possession of the Fulton Hmm about two weeks, and he exjJ to maice exunuve improvemer in the way of enlarging the bui ing, putting in steam heat, a electric lights, and othem bringing it up to a first class mJ ern hotel. The traveling public will !J with regret that the Rexrothsal retiring from the hotel businel .. ...1 .1 iui ony unc wnu everonce enjol ed their hospitality, was a stan ing advertisement for the placi Miss Katherine Hoke, daJ ter 01 Mr. and Mrs. Will Hoke Montgomery.countv. Pa.. k iting her tmcles and aunts sntli place. Dress in Comfort You need a good warm room to shave and dress ia A Per fection Smokeless Oil Heater will warm any ordinary room in a few minutes. The Perfection is port able; you can take it to sitting-room, cellar or attic any room where extra bent is needed and it it specially convenient In very cold weuther. The Perfection is econo mical, too it burns only when you need it. No coal, no kindling; no dirt, no ashes. Good-looking; easy to clean and rewiclc LITTLE'S McConnellsburg, Penna. ... t-..fn8nyJ
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