THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS,
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
ARKET REPORT.
CORRECTED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
The (rain markets r taken from tbe Cham
pemburg dally oeWKpapera. Tbe proTlnluo
orioei are lliute Ibut oblala lu MuCooueUa
burg. GRAIN
Wheat
New wheat 1.17
Bran 1.35
Corn C5
Oats 60
Rye 'J2
PROVISIONS
Kara per tb 18
thoulder 14
Bacon, Sides per lb 12
Potatoes, per bushel ........... "
Butter, Creamery 32
Butter, Country 25
Ekk, per dozen 35
Lard, per lb , 10
Live Calves, per lb 8
Chickens, per tb 10
Musical Instruments at Sey
lar's. 2t
Live turkeys were selling in
town Monday at 16 cents a pound
See the display of Christmas
Cards and Booklets at Seylar's. 2
The United States produces
nearly 25,000 bushels of rice annually.
Rogers Bros. Silverware at
Seylar's. 2t
, It is said that the three hard
est words to pronounce are "I
was niiuig
Get it at Seylar's,
WHAT ?
Why a Christmas gift worth
while. 2t
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Dal
by, of Chambersburg, will spend
Christmas in the home of the
former's parents Dr. and Mrs.
A. D. Dalby.
Cream Wanted Will bay all
hand separated cream delivered
at our station at Frank Sipes'
packing house, Tuesdays and
Fridays until 11 o'clock a. ro.
J. S. Bradley, Operator. 12 3 tl
David Forner, who lives in one
of the houses on the Trout farm
west of town, has purchased the
Abram Fox property in the east
extension to the Borough, and
will get possession in a few
weeks.
HIDES. Frank B. Sipes
pays tbe highest market price
for beef hides at tteir butcher
shop in McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf skins
sheepskins and tallow.
. Advertisement.
Do not pay money to stran
gers who claim that they are col
lecting it for Belgian sufferers.
The newspapers are reporting
many such frauds. Fay your
money through your church, or
through home channels which
you are sure are right and prop
er. Of the latter there are plen
ty, and there is no necessity to
give it to strangers no matter
how "slick" they may be.
Notwithstanding that many
wild turkeys died of blackhead,
and that many more died of
'lead poison," during the past
fall, then' seems to be many left
We have no doubt that they will
be cared for while the deep snow
i3 on the ground. It is more than
probable that when the legisla
ture meets after the holidays the
law that now protects turkeys
from being shot will be repealed,
and our hunters are anticipating
good sport next fall. Feed the
turkeys.
M. L Hann, writing from Los
Angeles, California, says: Busi
ness in our beautiful city is not
up to the standard in a mechan
ical way, but reasonably good in
a general way. The coming year
will doubtless be a busy one for
transportation lines on account
of the Fairs at San Francisco and
San Diego. The tourist season
has already started about a
month-earlier than usual. Ed
Austin and wife, late of Minne
apolis, are now residents of our
city. Mr. Austin has purchased
a fine plot of ground and is mak
ing preparations to erect a dwell
ing house and other buildings,
and settle down and be a Cali
fornian. That's the way it goes
people come here on a visit,
and become so enraptured with
the country, they just cannot
help staying.
Sale Register.
Wednesday, February 24, Ja
cob F. Crouse intending to quit
farming will sell at his residence
2 miles north of Burnt Cabins,
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, farm
log implements, corn, potatoes,
and household goods. Sale will
bezinatlO o'clock. James M.
Cbesnut and James J. Harris,
Auctioneers.
Our Old Lime Story.
A lime burner in an adjoining
county is offering lime at seven
cents a bushel. He is making a
good profit on it at that, His
coal to burn the lime cost3 him
just enough less than McCon-
nellsburg has to pay. to reduce
cost of lime three cents. In oth
words, he can burn lime at just
three cents a bushel less than we
can. This indicates that we
could burn lime at McConnells
burg under present coal freight
rates, and sell it at a profit, for
ten cents. We take advantage
of the foregoing bit of news to
again call attention to what the
News did last summer, namely,
we corresponded with limeburn
ers in other counties until we had
secured data on cost of produc
tion of lime at their kilns, and
we then added to that the extra
cost of coal fuel at McConnells
burg until we found to our entire
satisfaction that lime could be
burned here at a cost price of not
over eight cents per bushel.
Please notice that we did not say
that lime could be sold for eight
cents. What we said was that
lime can be burned here at a
cost of eight cents, and sold for
fourteen cents. We also said
that one fifty-bushel-a-day kiln
could not supply the demand at
the outside price of fourteen
cents. We do not believe that a
breast of three such kilns would
more than meet the demand.
This would mean the daily aver
age sale of 150 bushels at a profit
of six cents a bushel, or nine dol
lars a day for the owner. The
capital necessary to carry such a
business would pay a dividend of
twenty-five per cent
Band Concert.
Under the auspices of the Mc
Connellsburg Concert Band the
following program will be given
in the auditorium of the school
building Thursday evening, De
cember 31st:
"The Red Plume" (March)
Nick Brown. Rudolph Spangler,
Song. "Down by the Old Mill
Stream," Brass Quartett Gar
ence Shore, Song. "The Old
Home Down on the Farm," Bari
tone Solo, Fred P. Harlow. Miss
Emily Greathead, Song. "Op'
eratic Mingle," Overture, E. W
Berry. Miss Olive Pittman, Pi
ano Solo. "Down in Dear Old
New Orleans," March and two
step, Conrad Whidden. Rudolph
Shangler. Beading. "Rocked in
the Cradle of the Deep," Bari
tone Solo, J. P. Knight Sing
ing by Quartette. "Greeting to
Thomasville," March, Geo. D.
Eyster.
Program subject to change.
Admission, 15 and 20 cents.
No reserve seats. Pay money at
the door. Door open at 7 o'clock.
Concert begins at 8.
A Grain of Cora.
A farmer who is sixty-one
years old never knew until this
summer that for every grain on
an ear of corn there is a silk run
ning out to the end, to light and
moisture. These silks run back
under the husk; one is attached
to each grain on the cob and
nourishes it A grain of corn
might grow to be very large and
plump, and yet, if it did not have
its "telegraph" line of silk run
ning out to the open air while it
is maturing, the grain would nev
er "come up" when planted. It
is the function of the line of silk
to catch some of the fine dust
called pollen which falls from the
tassel, and in some manner it
conveys that dust back to the
grain, the grain absorbs it,
then the grain is said to be
tile-that is, it will sprout
come up (germinate) when plant
ed. ' Everything in nature, is
more wonderful than any invent
ed story. t
Ye Smoke Shop News.
Only a few more shopping days
before Christmas. Save your
tickets beginning with 59348.
You may get tbe BICYCLE or
one of tbe 10 valuable silverware
presents to be given away abso
lutely free Thursday, 24th, at
which time tbe contest closes in
time for you to take home a beau
tiful present.
Come in and inspect the most
elaborate line of Meerschaum
Pipes with amber and bakelite
bits ever offered in McConnells
burg. Pipes of all kinds from lc
to $5 00.
Flashlights $1.00 and f 1 25.
Batteries and Bulbs for samp.
Ingersoll watches $1 00, 1 25 and
$12 00. Pocket Knives from 25c
to $2 50. We have a special line
of gold filled and Bolid gold han
dled knives which make a hand
some present, and will be engrav
ed free with monogram or name.
We havo in the largest assort
ment of plain and fancy boxes ol
Christmas candy yet offered from
40c per pound upward.
Christmas boxes ot cigars at
25o, 50o, 1 00, 2 00 and 4 00.
Fifty cent and $1,03 hamidores of
smoking tobacco.
Bring or send us your single
or club Magazine subscriptions
as well as daily or weekly paper.
Send your friends a magazine for
Christmas; it will serve to remind
them ot you many times during
the year. .
Remember with every 5c pur
chase you get a ticket for the bi
cycle and silverware presents.
Winning numbers will be pub
lished in this add the week fol
lowing Christmas. Keep your
tickets and look them over.
We wish for all a happy Christ
mas; and if you have not as yet
contributed to the fund for . the
starving Belgians, pause lor a
minute at this season and share
your blessings. Tbe public con
tnbution box is still open at the
Rexall Store. Contribute as lib
erally as your means will allow,
for your giving no matter how
large, is only a mite comparrd
to the demand which is needed
for tbe mothers and sisters whose
homes have been destroyed, while
the fathers and brothers and en
during these wintry blasts in tbe
trenches.
Ye Smoke Shop.
and
fer-
and
Boy Shot at Butchering.
Harry, the ten-year-old son of
CharlesBrendle, a few miles west
of.Mercersburg, died in theCham
bersburg hospital on Friday even
ing of last week, as the result of
a bullet wound in the head. The
Brendles were butchering on that
day, and Charles Hoover brought
his rifle to shoot the hogs. After
one hog had been shot, the rifle
was accidentally discharged in
some manner, and the bullet en
tered the lad's head. The boy
was hurried to the hospital, but
he died at 8:30 o'clock the same
evening.
Subscribe for the News. .
SALUVIA
Wishing all tbe readers, edi
tors, correspondents, and com
positors of tbe Fulton County
News a happy Christmas and a
glad New Year.
Mrs. Roy M. Sipes, who has
been threatened during the past
week with an attack of pneumo
nia, is better,
We are glad-there is snow for
Christmas , for the children's
sake. How we did love to sled
when we were boys! Human na
ture does not change. The chil
dren ol to-day love the joyous
sport In addition to the pleas
ure, the sport gives children
abundant exercise, and plenty
of fresh air so necessary for their
health and growth.
Mrs. Lydia Minnich, aged
about 86 years, is quite poorly,
suffering with cancer on the hand
and apparently on her (ace.
We believe the best investment
Fulton County people could make
would be to take stock in the pro
posed electric railroad from Mc-
Connellsburg to Fort Loudon
It would not only give to all of
Fulton county a great and much
needed convenience, but it would
enhance all property, real and
personal, in the county, and bring
an era of progress and prosperi
ty. We learn by good, reliable
sources that a-a electric road
about ten miles in length, con
necting the towns of llagerstown
and Fredrick, Md , running a
cross the south mountain at a
grade as steep or steeper than
tha t between McConunllsburg
and Fort Loudon, aad competing
with a steam road, is paying a
dividend of 12 per cent to its
stockholders.
We are glad to note that Char
he and Maggie, children of Mr,
and Mrs. J. Emery Sipes, who
were seriously ill with pneumo
ma are convalescing.
. What can it be? L. C Mann
bas recently lost on the Mann
farm at Sal u via three head of cat
tie with vory singular symptoms.
They we u taken suddenly with
severe diarrhoea and scours, suf
fering greatly, and their heads
were d.a.vn backwards as m spi
Runyan's Announcement.
A fine grocery and produce
store will be opened Tuesday De
cember 15-h, in the room just
north ot the Post office on Sec
ond Street.
All goods will be clean and
fresh. Prices right and regular.
Courteous treatment of patrons.
Your trade is solicited.
12 10 3 1 Scott Run van.
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.
RATES One cent per word for each
Insertion. No advertisement accepted
for less than 15 cents. Cash must ac
company order.
For Sale: Pair of good mules;
or, will trade for good horse, or,
will sell a horse and keep mules.
Have too many.
Geo. N. Sipes,
10-29-14-tf Hustontown.
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Orbisonia Pa
LISTEN!
To make your Christmas a pleasure your
list of purchases can be filled at money
saving prices here.
CcHldy over 5 tons to be sold at factory prices.
Toy:
a veritable Fairyland things for the young
and old. No larger assortment anywhere.
SllOeS combine style, quality and wear. Our
prices yuuruuiecu mwer, man cisuwncic.
1 1 J-. ,r for Men and Boys it is positively worth
D coming here for a splendid choosing
and a guaranteed saving.
rinnlrs n n c Sii i tc for ladies and yun&
er folks. Some of the
newer styles are now in. Come to see them. We are
sure you will buy.
Furniture &Houscf urnisliings
Everything for the home at matchless prices. Big line of
Aluminum Ware and Glass.
Full line of personal fixings in Holiday style
It's worth your coming here for Xmas needs
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ou can make no more valued and
appropriate gift, than an interest
pass-book showing the first deposit
for the child, relative or friend. If
you live in the country, our banking
by mail plan makes it easy to open
a bank account. " You save time by
doing this.
First National Bank
of McConnellsburg, Pa.
i
) The BANK that made it possible for you to re
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CHRISTMAS AT
LITTLE'S
Big Underselling Stor
Do not forget that you can make selec
tion of Christmas gifts from Mrs. Little's
millinery. The stock is large and the
prices are right.
We are closing out many 15-and-25 cent
collars, buckles, pins, belts, hosiery, &c,
at IO cents. All hats reduced.
MRS. A. F. LITTLE,
McConnellsburg, Penna.
s
s psj&ss " Twa3 tte K
, til J -24 .
nal meningitis. A veterinary
was brought from Everett, who
prescribed, but all to no good.
The small child of Mr. and Mrs
Ross Ilolliushead, so ill for a few
days, is somewhat better.
When it was dry so long, some
omplai'ned and wished for rain.
Now, since the rains and snows
nave come, thosci same people are
wishing for dry weather. Provi
dence does oftentimes send both,
as, in the case of a young hus
band and wife who were expect
ing a visit from the stork. The
husband w as aczious for a girl;
tie v lie, lor a toy. Both pray
ed morning coon, and night for
t' eir desire. Providence heard
and granted both prayers.
Rev. E. J. Croft has started re
vival services at Ebenezer. May
there be a great outpouring of
the Holy Spirit throughout this
entire valley and the county.
The Farmer and His Paper.
"The farmer of today is entire
ly different from the farmer of
yesterday," said Secretary C. N.
Mcllvaine, of the South Dakota
State Fair, "and I really believe
that the country newspaper has
been the greatest aid to the farm
era and made them what they are
to-day. There is no better or
quicker way to get education
than to read the papers. If a
man is away from his home town
his home paper comes to him like
a long lost friend. It just seems
to me, when I read my home pa
per, as though I was shaking
I hands with a chum.
when the stockings werg
hung by the chimney wit
care, that wise old Sam
Claus placed in each one tb
niif lpim nf a fm-t.nnp hv nlai
" .V.'-7.m l-ffll " ' r
X, VrT: f mg in each one a bank boo
5 d MSwii I with a small occount as
nest egg in the Fulton Cou
ty Bank. The best gift ti
5t children, maidens and youths is a banlr br ok to oncouraga
J economy and which they will be anxious to add to. Giva
each one a bank book on the j
I Fulton County Bank
McConnellsburg pa.
"The Home For Savings"
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LI C A n A U A DTCD
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Christmas Goods.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU GET THE VERY NEWEST, THE
MOST PLFASlNfi ARTIRLFS. AND THF. MOST FOR YOUR
MONEY? AT THE NEW STORE, NEARLY OPPOSITE CLINE'S GARAC
Beautiful and unique dolls ' 10c to If 1.23
Large cinnamon plush teddy bears
$1.25 and up
High grade building blocks, bu.lds
bridges, schools, churches, etc., $1 00
Smaller sets' of building and cibe
picture blocks, 10c and up
Finest assortment of new, interest.
mg and amusing games, 10, 25, 50c and $1.
Puzzle pictures, 1 set makes 3 pic
tures, 25c and up
Fancy iron banks, elephants, be.irs,
camels, chickens, etc., 10c
Toy books, very attractive
5 and
Filled pencil boxes, or school companions
Water color paints,
Bagpipes, bird balloons, roly-polies
Lovely tree ornaments, flower, reflec
tor, tree top and flying wax angels, 3c W
Bell and wreath pendant,
Toy suit cases,
Nickle panorama choral reed top
Stuffed animate,
Tinsal garlands, threfl colors, i
Noah's arks, 32 wood animals; cardboard crokinolc with wood men, ping
ten pins, Swiss roller chimes, toy tea sets, toy wood pastry sets, large, decoraa
stoves with full supply of utensils, and many other things to delight the little to
Nice fresh candies.
FOR THE GROWN-UPS.
ht uu :.,u l hnndkercluM
lumc new icuivjr wniic uy luiia, gmgtiaiu ujjiuiis, cuiSCl cuvcis, " , i
neckwear, beads, fine perfumes and talcum powder 10c, fancy pins, pin sets on j
pins, complexion chamois, toilet articles, pillow cords, electric hair curlers, tang J
pins, Christmas cards, tags, seals, fancy and odd pin cushions, needle cmei 1L9,""t J
runs nnrl snurprs hnv nanpr nnrl pnvolnnps eniro i.ira. olneo illv jinrl deSSCl't UISD 1
Come and see the display whether you want to buy or
not. Mail orders filled; cash must accompany order.
MERTIE E. SHIMER,
Nearly Opposite Cline's Garage.
McConnellsburg, . - penna.