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N. II. Peck and son Harry.
Needmore, spent a few hours in
town Monday.
Mr. Emory Booth, of Altoona,
spent Christmas on his farm in
Tod township.
Miss Rose Fisher spent Christ
mas in the home of Mr. and Mrs
S, B. Woollet
Hon. and Mrs. Geo. B. Mellott
sleighed to the home of Mr. Mel-
lott's mother, in Belfast town
ship, Sunday.
Miss Harriet Sloan entertained
i number of friends on Vlondav
evening in honor of the bride-to
be, Miss Maria Dickson Alexand
er.
Mr. Ernest Linn and his sister
Miss Jessie, of Norristown, Pa.,
are visiting their mother Mrs,
Margaret Linn, on east Market
street
Harry Keisner and daughter
Sliiared of Hagerstown, spent
Christmas in the homes of liar
rj's brothers, George and Jacob
in this place.
Eev. T. P. Garland will preach
it Sideling Hill Christian church
Sunday, January 10th in the
morning, and at Cedar Grove at
2:20 in the afternoon.
Presents mailed early in De
cember to Austrians and Prussian
relatives have been returned to
Schuylkill countians and marked
"Killed" or "Mis&ing."
Mr. and Mrs. George K. Nel
son, and "Baby Bettie" of New-
ie, Pa., spent the time from
Way until Wednesday with
relatives in this cour.ty.
Chamber?burg's cash contri
htions to Belgium have reached
JieJ,uuu mark. The money
ns spent for flour, and over two
arloads were shipped to the
seaboard.
Dealers inform us that sleighs
reat a premium this time.
Way's mild weather enticed
nearly all who own sleighs to run
them out and hitch up the fast
est trotters.
Hrs. J. M. Tritle (Bess Simp-
w) of Spirit Lake, Iowa, after
having spent four weeks with
ker parents Air. and Mrs. B. R.
&pson, started for her western
tome last Saturday.
Fred Fisher, who attends an
W the holidays with his moth
ft Mrs. Sadie Fisher. Fred is
earning pattern making, and
flight home with him samples
pis work with lathe.
Mary Fisher, dauehter of Mrs.
fadie Fisher, of this place,- will
toMillville, N. J., on Satur
ate live in the home of her
rother-in-law and sister. Prof.
NMrs. A. J. Dohner. Mary
attend school in Millville.
T.S. Mellott. ofSipesMill.and
Jrd Mellott and son Elmer, of
Nmore saw, McConnellsburg
Mher last Thursday, and Daid
pis office a call. As a result of
e'f call we had an extra dollar
add to our Christmas fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Hostetter, of
&lcago, spent from Saturday un
ttonday in the home of Mr.
Mrs. A. TJ. Nace. Mrs. Hos
i3 a girlhood friend of Mrs.
lce whom she has not seen for
Nl'-four years, when they both
w m Carlisle.
aniel 0. Gehr. Franklin coun-
5irt stenographer, and a son
nastinirs Gehr rliVH suddenly
n'S home in Chambersburer last
lntiy evening of acute indiges
and heart trouble at the age
years. He was a graduate
wj
fjok carefully over the col-
" of the Fulton County News
rice the quantity of news mat-
from all over the County.
P lts Page of War Dictures. its
f ount of all the leading events
Je world; its helps on the
of the Sunday school les-
1 "a talks on temperance. We
trying hard to niftka ir. ernnd
to be worth a dollar to
;J family in Fulton county-
ll Whom take it now. If
P are not a subscriber start in
the beginning of 1915.
BRUSH CRtfcK.
John Bolte.ifleld and family of
G ipsvillo spent one day last week
in the home (if Mr. Alex Lambor
sou atd fami'v.
W IT Moll v,t and fimily, of
Gapsville, spen-, one day last
week m the b, me of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Barton. "
Roy Deshong of Everett is vis
iting his cousins Georee and
James Barton.
Miss Minnie Lynch spent last
week with relatives at Hopewell
Mr. and Mrs. Gejrge Rohmn
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ana iamny or Gapsville, spont
Lnrist mas in the home of Amos
Hixson and wife
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore tietch
er and family spent last Friday
in ine home of II F. Barton and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E Deshong
and sou Richard, of Andover,
spont the latter part of last weon
with Mrs. Deshong's parents Mr
and Mrs. M. E Barton.
Mr. and Mrs John Mellott of
Gapsville spent last Saturday
with tne latter'a brother and sis
tar Sadie and Bruce Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Whitfield
and family spent one day last
week with their daughter, Mrs,
Martin Poor of Breezewood.
Clad Tqneath and Miss Sadie
Barton, cpL . it, last Sunday in the
home ot Mr. ..nd Mrs. Georgo
Lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mellott
and daughter Ruth of Gapsviilj
spent the latter part of last week
with H. N. Barton and family.
Mrs. George Hixson and chil
dren Roy, Margaret and Grant
spent Isunday In the home of
Mrs Irene Truax
Aliss Annie Buzzard, ot Clear
ville, is visiting in the home of
Mrs. George Qixson.
Roy Pjessiner, of Locust
Grov, spent the latter nartof
asi v k in the home ot Mr. and
Mrs M A. Barkman.
0 A. Barton is visiting friends
t, Sideling Bill.
Elton Biirton and Troy Bar'k"
uan aitonded revival hPrvices at
the Sideling Hill "church last
.''hurscflly e"ening. .
Rv. Uilbish will begin hispra
tracted meeting at McKendrie
uesday evening, December 29th.
very body invited to attend.
children of God, and charitably
be blind to little errors that wi
bo sure to appear.
WEILS TANNERY..
Mrs. Isaac Cromer is visiting
her mother in Huntingdon.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Deshong
pent Sunday with the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thorton
oster, atEjid.
Mr. John Ghoenfelt, of Fort
Wayne, Ind , is visiting bis cou
sin, bherrnan Amictf.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Edwards
of Altoona, are visiting the form
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S.
Edwards.
H L. VVishart returned from
the Lewistown hospital last Satu
rday, still lame from his ' bullet
wound, but able to walk with the
aid of a cane.
Robert Earley, Principal of
Drnmore schools, is home for a
few days. Bob has worked him
self to a high standard in school
work. Congratulations.
Paul Baumgardner and wife,
of Altoona, are spending the hol
idays with Paul's parents, Mr.
and Mrs V. II. Baumgardner.
Mrs. Charles Reese, of Altoo
na, is yisitiug her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Demsar.
Thomas Gibson, of Pittsburgh,
visiting his brother J. W. Gib
son who has been ill for three
weekr.
Jerry Sprowl and Mrs. Rebec
ca Hortoo areseriously ill.
Wells Valley enjoyed an unus
ually long and efficient season of
revival services during the latter
uarter of 1914 First, we had
Rev. Benson, of llustontown,
who was here in October. He bad
large number of conversions,
and was assisted by members of
all denominations in the Valley
Second, came Rev. Weise, of
hree Springs. He conducted a
three weeks revival in nne
rove M. E church, and had
many conversions.
Lastly, on Christmas night a
wo weeks' meeting was closed
in the Wells Tannery Presbyter
ian church, conducted by Rev.
James Dallings D. D , of Saxton.
No man could have labored hard
er to save fallen man. The Meth
odist friends joined heartily into
the work and the .total results
were , forty eight conversions,
many of whom were parents from
to G8 years of age. We trust
that every Christian in the Valley
will encourage; these new-born
ANDOVER.
Mr a' d Mrs fill1 frt Dahong
u d family spent Christmas with
Mrs Deshong's parents Mr. and
Mrs. V. R. Sipes near Foltz
Mr. and Mrs Henry Sipes and
family spent .Christmas with
Henry's parents Mr. aud Mrs. C
M. Sipes of Andover.
Those that took Christmas din
ner with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbu
Sipes, were Mr. and Mrs. 3. I
Deshong and daughter Edith and
son bins; Mr. Mack Sipes wile
and children, Maurice, Clyde, Lu
la, Helen, Emit, Lester, Beulah,
and Henrietta; Mr. and Mrs,
John E Deshong and children
Clyde, George and Ada, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mellott and daugb
ter Ada. They all wont home
wishing for more merry Christ
mases and good dinners.
Mr. V. R Sipes ot Foltz, is vis
iting bis daughter Mrs. Gilbert
Deshong. There is no pi ce like
old Fulton for Reamer. Come
again.
On Christmas morning Mr. and
Mrs Oliver Oak man were great
ly surprised when the people bo
gan to come in by tho sled loads
The children and grandchildren
and, indeed, great grand children
seemed to come home to spend
Christmas with Daddy. Come
again.
The sledding is flue and good
use is made of it.
Mr. John v. ftchooiey is im
proving some from his fall a few
weeks ago.
Mrs. Katie Scbooley and daugh
ter Ethel took Christmas dinner
w th Mr. John V. Schooley'a fam
dy.
Those that spent Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mr. MackSipe
were Mr. and Mrs. B. F. De-
Hhong and family, Mr. aud Mrs
Wilbur Sipes and daughter Nora
Mr. and Mrs Georgo Sipes and
daughter May and little boy.
The men in our valley are sure
ly putting up some tine ice tl is
vinter, which means ice cream
next summer.
Mr. A. E Deshong and family
spent Christmas with Mrs. De
shong's parents Mr. and Mrs.
Barton in Brush Creek.
Harry A. Deshong, of Andover
spent his Xmaa very pleasantly
in the home of Jacob Spade.
WATERrALL.
There was preaching at Mt.
Tabor last Sunday.
Mrs. Lydia Heefner, of llus
tontown, spent Xinas with her
son George Heefner.
Ross King, wife, and mother
spent Xmas at Albert King's.
Mrs. Jane Edwards who has
been sick, is somewhat better at
this writing.
Th next local institute of this
township will be held at Gracey
school January 8',h.
The people are making good
use of the best sledding we have
had for years; they are hauling
ime and coal and having sledding
parties.
Those who spent Sunday at
Albert Kings were; Mr. and Mrs
Vank Price, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Shaw, Elmer and Pauline King,
Albert and Luella Price, Dallas
Marshall Shaw, and Mae and
3ther Miller.
Miss Helen Edwards who is at
tending Shippensburg State
Normal is spending her Xnas
vacation at home.
Xmas passed so quietly that
we hardly realize it has past.
ENID.
Prof. II. E. Gress, superin
tendent of the Monessen schools,
spent Xmas with bis parents.
Prof. R )bert Earley, principal
of the Drumore High school,
spent part of his vacation with
his mother.
F. E Cuaningham, of Saginaw,
Mich , and D. W. C. Cunningham
of Carlisle, spent the holidays
with their parents.
Mr. Mclntyre and sister, of
Coal Dilo, visited the family of
1 M. Edwards on Sunday.
J. M Sjhencn spjit the weak.
end with his sistar, Mrs. Chas.
Wertz, in Bedford.
Misses Marian and Liura El-
wards, Rjed, Miss Bossie VVillot,
and Miss Mabel Elwards all
teachers from a distauce, spent
Christmas a t their respective
homes here.
The Sabbath school of the U.
church gave their Xmas exer
cises on Xmas eve and the Valliy
M. E church held theirs on
Xmas night. Both were well
rendered and well attended.
KEEP IP WITH BILLY SUNDAY
Greatest Revival Ever Held Will Open
in Pbil .delphia, January 3
Important as have ben the pre
vious campaign of Wiiham A.
Sunday throughoutPennsylvama
and other states, all will be eclips
ed by the ten weeks' revival
which begins in Philadelphia next
Sunday, January 3
Never before has the task been
attempted of carrying on a reli
evs enterprise of this kind in
so large a city a community
with a population of 1,600,000,
the center of a district containing
many millions more. This pro
ject will set anew unrk in the
records of organiz2d religion.
Amo. leans everywhere who
are interested in any degree in
church activities or civic right
eousness will be desirous of fol
lowing closely this great undertaking.
The Philadelphia North Ameri
can has made special arrange
ments to report the event com
pletely, and is receiving tbous
ands of orders from all over the
country for subscriptions cover
ing the duration of the campaign.
Tnefie additions are so numerous
that the paper's facilities will be
taxed to handle the increased
mailing lint, but arrangements
have been made to give the pref
erence to orders from Pennsyl
vania and nearby territory.
Orders may be given to news
dealers or sent to The North
American direct.
Racket Store Nefe
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MAYS CHAPEL
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xsaac uiHiiop spent Wednes
day in Hancock.
Mrs. Webster Jordan has re
turned from the hospital much
m proved.
A survey has been made for
the enlargement of the Mays
Chapel graveyard, and plans are
being made to erect a new fence
J.imes Bishop has boon har
'cstmg ice.
The Mays Chapel scries of
meetings has closed, with an ad
dition of thirty-two.
Mrs. Catharine Lynch has gone
to Pittsburgh for the winter.
Mrs. Dennis Hull is quite ill at
this writing.
Notice to Shareholders.
The regular annual meeting of
the shareholders of the First Na
tional Bank, of McConnellsburg,
a., for the election of directors
or the ensuing year, will be held
in the Banking Rooms on Tues
day, January 12, 1915, between
the hours of 12 o'clock, noon and
2 o'clock, p. m.
Merrill W. Nace,
2-10 4t ' Cashier.
M. R. SHAFFNER,
Attorney at Law,
Office on Square,
McConnellsburg:, Pa
Allleftl bui.neu nd oolleouom emi-uned
will eoelve oaretul nd prompt mention.
W. M. COMERER,
.agent for
IHbGEISER MANUFAC
TURING COMPANY,
BURN! CABJNS, PA.
for the sale of Traction and
Portable Engines, Gaso
line, Separators, Clo
ver Hullers, Saw
mills, Sc.
Engines on hand all
ths time.
Western Maryland Railway Company.
In E IT oct Septombor 27, 1014.
Triilm leave Hunoook u follows:
No. 7-1 0 a. m. (dully) (or Cumberland. Pitta-
biirxh itnd west, ulno West Vlrgmla
points.
No. I-1JH. m. (or Hntterstown, UettysburR,
turnover, i in k unu uutumore.
No, l-K.S) a. m. (daily except Sunday) F.i-
prem tor uuuiueimnu ami iniermcuinte
poluu.
o. 4-9.07 a, u, (dally exocpt Sunday) Ex-
frflsn (or HaKnrntown, (leMyxburtr,
lumiver. Multliuore and Intermediate
point, New York, i'ulludelphla, Wash
luKton, eio.
No, S W p. m. (dally) Western ExnreM for
uiuniTiauu, west virgin points and
the West.
No. S 8.07 p. m. (dally) Express for Haner-
town, wuyuesooro, (jnumneniburg,
Frederick, Haltlmors, New York, Phila
delphia, Weanlniion.
A. L. WI13LE
Auctioneer, McConnellsburg, Pa.
Prompt attention to all business In this
Hue. Ha may be found at his home on
Went Water street where he oonduotaa
barber, and shoemcndlng nhop, Ml-tf
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iii me ictst issue ot xms paper we toia you tnat we naa roaaer ya;cn .
coming in, and that we would quote prices "next week," but we did
not get it done. Well, we have sold over a ton and have our secorid
lot in. The price is 7c a pound for the finest rope we ever had.
LARD C A N S
Now we have our lard cans in, and they are good and heavy, at
33c. We can buy a can to sell for less- money; but they are light
tin. Butcher knives 10-13-16-20 and 25c, butcher steels 25-48
and 60c, hog scrapers 8c, Enterprise meat grinders $1.75, 4.qt.
stuffers $4.00
Sweaters and Underwear
The time of year is here for this class of goods and, we think we
have a great line of these goods. In ladies' underwear, we have
r r a 4 V a 4- 4rw uif.ivUi Ann'. L, rt j. ry a i a r
wi.w uiat iui mrigiiidii i uu ucdi ai tc ana t-oc, ana in men s,
we have the High Rock, which is the heaviest underwear made, at
45c. Child's underwear 10 to 32c, men's wool, 95c to $1.25.
Child's, ladies' and men's Sweaters 45c to $2.45. See them.
Robes and Horse Blankets 65c to .$5.00.
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HALF
HOSE
Mtnufftcturad by
PARAMOUNT KNITTING CO.
CH1CACO, ILL.
BEAR BRAND HOSE
The-best for wear that is made. Not one that
we know of at 2 pair for 25c that will hold its
color as good. If you haven't tried them, do so,
and you won't buy any other.
We have, since we enlarged our room, sold
more of these goods than ever simply because
we are in shape to show them. We certainly
can please you in these goods, as we have all
prices and kinds. See our
BED BLANKETS
in wool and cotton.
We have all the latest toes in Walk-Over and Queen Quality.
Call and see us before buying, as we can save you big money.
Axes 50c to 98c.
HULL & BENDER.
Reisners' Latest.
Substantial Reduction.
From this time on we will sell any Ladies' Misses' or Child's Coat at a
substantial reduction. We want to make a
CLEAN SWEEP
as we did last year, and are takir g this way of doing it. A good assort
ment of strictly up-to-date Coats in price running
from $1.50 to $20.00.
CUT THE PROFIT
We will cut the profit out of Aen's Overcoats. We have quite a lot of them, and as
the season is unfavorable, we propose to get rid of them. If you want a bar
gain in a strictly first-class Overcoat come in quick, and we will
give you the happiest surprise of your life.
Men's, Boys' and Youth's Suits
A splendid line of Men's, boys' and Vouth's Suits, at any price consistent with quality.
A large line of Dress Goods in wool, silk or cotton. Prices in these lines
LOWER THAN EVER
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Flannels and Blankets thus far, have sold well, because people know bur wool blankets
are STRAIGHT ALL WOOL.
Notions and Fancy Articles
We have a splendid line of Notions, Fancy Articles, and Fancy Pieces to work, with the
cotton and silk to do the work.
SHOES LOTS OF THEM
at the old prices yet. See our shoes. We can Save you good money on shoes. Try us.
G. W. REISNER & CO.
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