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THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, KcCOffffffLLgBURQ, PA.
MAKKEJT KLl'CkT.
CORRECTED EVERY WEUNE6LAY
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GRAIN
Wheat 103
New wheat
Bran 1.50
Corn
OaU 60
Rye
"PROVISIONS
Ham per lb 1"
Shoulder 14
Bacon, Sides per tb 12
Potatoes, per bushel 40
Butter, Creamer; 25
Butter, Country.'. 1$
Epgs, per dozen 10
Lard, per tb 10
Live Calves, per lb 7
Chickens, per lb 1-
Look over J. K. Johnston's
new Ladies Coats.
Blankets, Robes, and Comforts
are on sale at J. K. Johnston's.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
I. Vores, east Lincoln Way, a
daughter, Tuesday morning.
Out flannel at 6 cents per yd.
Just the right material for com
fortsat J. K. Johnston's.
Miss Zanna Laidig and brother
Harvey of Hustontown, spent
Sunday with the Misses Ott at
their home East Lincoln Way.
J. F. Garland, Belfast township,
was transacting business in Mc
Connellsburg Monday and includ
ed the News office on his rounds.
After having spent a two
weeks' vacation in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
F. Metzler at' Harrison
ville, Robert Metzler returned to
Philadelphia last Monday.
HIDES. Frank B. Sipes
pays the highest market price
for beef hides at tieir butcher
hop in McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf skins
sheepskins and tallow.
Advertisement.
Misses Maude and Annie Ott
of East Lincoln Way, and their
sister Miss Mary, of Altoona,
spent a few days last week visit
ing in the home of their brother
Roy and family at Mercersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Asbury Chesnut
" rood ascompanied I y t'reir son
' l.law and daughter, Ar. and
Irs. Miller all of Johnstown,
pmt a few days recently as the
.uests of Mr. Chesnutwood's si
.er, Mrs. James Davis, of Knobs
ville, and his niece, Mrs. Allison
Eipes, of Hustontown.
Attorney and Mr3. Reuel Som
erville and their children Doro
thy and George, and Mrs. Julia
Smith-all of Patton, Pa., mo
tored to Fulton County and spent
last week visiting in the home of
Mrs. Somerville's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George F. Metzler at
Harrisonville.
Our friend Andrew Brant now
thinks nothing of taking daylight
round trips of 300 miles in one
day in his Ford. He passed on
through town last Friday on a
hunting trip hunting a cook,
and he may have traveled that
far on that errand many have
to travel farther before securing
one with the right requirements.
Mrs. Harriet A Deshong form
erly of Pleasant Ridge, but who
has been making her home with
her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Gar
land, near Mercersburg, for the
past three yeaa3, has been quite
ill for some time. During the
first week in August she wa3 vis
iting her daughter Mrs. Linna
Trogler and on her return to Mrs
Garland's she took sick and has
remained so ever since.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory M. Booth
who reside near Gettysburg were
called to the former's home on
last Tuesday on account of the
serious illness of Mr. Booth's
mother Mrs. Wm Booth of Tim
ber Ridge this county. Mr Booth
was fourteen miles from York
City looking after the interests
of the Southern Oil Co. when he
received the message and lost no
time. They arrived at his fath
er's home about 9 o'clock in the
morning, having made the trip in
their Overland touring car.
OLDER BUT STRONGER
r To be healthy at seventy, prepare at
forty, is sound advice, because in the
etrength of middle life we too often forget
that neglected cold9, or out leas treat
t entoi slight aches and onus, simply
t idemiine strength and Lrlujj cUrouic
i eaknesa for later years.
To be etronRer when older, keep yonr
I lood pure and rich and active with tie
i tre.igth-building and blood-nourishinij
roperties of Scott's Kinulsion which in a
. jod, a tonic and a medicine to keep your
blood rich, alleviate rheumatism aud
avoid siclmesa. No alcohol in Scott's.
Ktjiort of tU Cciiduio: if tto
Fulton County
BANK
of McConnellsburg,
Fulton County, Pennsylvania, at the
close of business September 7, 1015.
RESOURCES
Cash specie and
notes $14,830.70
Due Iroin Ap
provedlleserve Agents 23,954.34
Legal securities
at, par 12,000.00 60.71U.04
Nickles and cents 135.03
Due from Banks and Trust
Cos. not reserve 1,172.04
Bills discounted: Upon
one name 2,175.34
Bills discounted: Upon
two or more names 22,9N4 5(1
Time loans 8,642 03
Loans on call with collat
eral 25,072.30
Loans on call upon one
name 4S.5lHl.32
Loans on call upon two
or more names 04,400.30
Bonds. 38,001.74
Mortgages and judgments
of record 103 4011.1!)
Furniture and fixtures 1,500.00
Overdrafts 023 80
Book value of reserve se
curities above par 110. 00
Total.. :i!i!,2M).7U
LIABILITIES
Capital Btock paid In $ 50,000.00
Surplus fund 22,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid.. 6,1S0.03
Individual do
posits subject
to check t 87,214.53
Demand Certili
cates of De
posit 310.38
Time Certificates
of Deposit 2:10,040.00 3lS,494.91
Due to Banks and Trust
Cos. not reserve 1,005.16
Total $393,280.70
State of Pennsylvania, County of Ful
ton, ss':
I Wilson L. Nace, Cashier, of the
above named Bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement Is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
WILSON L. NACE,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 17th Oav of September, 1015.
M. RAY SUAFFNER,
Notary Public.
Geo. B. Mkllott,
A. U. Nack,
.Iso. A. Irwin,
D A. Washahacur,
Directors,
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.
RATES One cent per word for each
in .ertion. No aJvertisemi-tt accepted
fo less thaa 15 1 cuts. Cash must ac
company order.
Guns For Sale. Daly 3 bar
rjl, rsd Ithaca double barrel.
See Ldvis at Court House. 820tt
Ttie California Perfume Com
pany has appointed Mrs. William
11. James Sales manager for Mc
Connellsburg and vicinity. Your
order kindly solicited.
For Sale. 12-horsepower
Peerless Traction Engine and
Sawmill with fixtures all in good
running order. Cheap to quicn
buyer. E. O. Garland, Needmore,
Pa. 9-1 6-2 1.
Runyaa the Eve Man.
At McConnellsburg Friday and
Saturday September 17 and 18.
Leaving McConnellsburg at 3 P.
M. Saturday.
Three Springs Sept. 24
Saltillo Sept 25
Broad Top - Sept. 30
Saxton Oct 2 to 4.
Ayr Township Convention.
The Ayr township Sabbath
School convention was held at
Laurel Ridpe Christian Church
September 19th. The meeting
was called to order by president
James II. Kendall Rev. Dotter
man was the only minister pres
ent, but the lay delegates and vis
ltors joined heartily in the dis
cussions. All the schools were
represented but one or two. All
but two of the schools met their
pledges and it is hoped that they
will soon make good too, 110
were in attendance, the great ma
jonty of which were members of
some Sabbath school.
W. C. Patterson, Sec.
Notice to Water Consumers.
The McConnellsburg Water
Company hereby requests its pa
trons to abstain from using the
water to sprinkle the streets or
water gardens for a short time.
The Company is doing its best to
connect up the 'springs and give
to the town an abundant supply
of pure spring water. There are
enough springs on now to supply
the town for all household uses
if the sprinkling is cut out. Just
as ;oon as all the springs are on
there will be an abundant supply
f r all purposes. Just as long as
P 'ople use the water for sprink
li ig t' 3 Company will be obliged
to feed into the pipo;s the "run"
water.
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THE LARGEST AND BEST
CIRCU
TO VISIT THIS SECTION OF THE STATE
WILL EXHIBIT
At Chambersburg
On Friday, October 1st
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Animal Show and tha Grar.t Wallace Circus. I . "Vs" " j
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200 Acts and Featiircj-2C0. 50 Cte-50.'Si.
4nn Irfinlft Stars, inn TrainM! Inlnrsls SiSZrZl'
400 Arenic Stars.
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MRS. A. F. LITTLE'S
iig Underselling Store.
We wish to inform our customers that we have some of the
most exclusively new styles iD trimmed and untrimmcd
hats ever brought to the County. Hats of the most pi
quant ideas in early mid-winter styles, that you'll wonder
Low we can give such beautiful creations for so small a
sum of money.
THEY ARE JUST FRESH
from Eastern Cities, smart new shapes for the Young Miss
and cunning styles for the Youngstor. All of them new
and many of them exclusive shapes and models. The as
sortment is perfectly immense, so you'll have no ditllculty
in finding just the Hat lor you.
We can also give you Children's
BEAR-SKIN COATS
In all colors, for $1.50, Caps, Combs, Barretts, Collars,
Belts, Laces.
Come in and examine our stock, and be convinced that we
can give you some great bargains.
HARNESS and HORSE GOODS
We have the Largest Line oil Buggy Harness in
Franklin County. Twenty-five Different
Styles to SelectJFrom.
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$20 CO Summer Lap Spreads from 50c to $2.50. Harness Oils
and Soaps, and Machine Oil.
Mail orders promptly attended to.
SMITH BROTHERS,
West Seminary Street, Mercersburg, Pa.
Why We Have Grown.
Because we have always done banking on the highest, most conservative, most progress
ive and painstaking manner and because we have lived up to every promise these
are reasons why we outgrew our old home.
From a total of $160,000.00 in deposits four years ago to $316,000.00 deposits to-day,
is a good record. We are naturally proud of our beautiful and substantial home one
room of which is fitted for the free use of the public and convenience of our patrons for
private business engagements or other meetings.
Many of our largest and most prosperous depositors started their savings in a small way.
Do likewise. Begin to-day, by placing your savings at 3 per cent, compound semi-annual
interest in
FULTON COUNTY BANK
"THE OLDEST AND STRONGEST"
McConnellsburg, Pa.
Canital $5O.O0O.00-SurDlus and Profits $27,000.00.
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J 00 Trained laicals.
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Single Driving Harness $3.00
t0 2r-C0- Col)ars L25 to l 25-
Yankee Bridles $1 50 to $2 50.
Halters all Leather at 50c , 75c,
$1.00, $1.25 and $1 50. Collar
Pads 25c. to 50c. Fiynets all
leather from $2.25 to $0 50, .
Cord Nets from $1 00 to $2.50,
Buggy Nets from $2.25 to $3 25
Front Gears $3 50 to $1.25,
Yankee Front Gears $15.00 and
up, Yankee Breecbiug $18.00 to
RACKET
Just received our fodder yarn for this season and it was a hard job
to get it across the mountain as they wanted it over there. The price
over there is 7c lb., and our price is 6c if you take a coil of 25 or 50
lbs. This is the very best twine that money can buy. Shock tyers 13
to 23 cents; also the heavy sash cord for them. Husking pins 3 to 25
cents. Corn cutters 23c. Hand made Bushel baskets good. Our 95c
half-bushel measures 50c.
Paints and Oils.
Now is a good time to paint
as paint has got cheap again
We are bundling the best
grades of these goods that
can be found. Old Dutch
lead 72c lb.; Lewis white
lead 8c; Carters pure white
lead 8c right here no freight.
"Why go away and pay more?
Also the best ready-mixed
paint on earth the Devoe.
Pare oil for medical use and
this is what yon want for
good painting. Don't buy
Western oil. Our price 75c.4
We have a full line of tinting
colors.
Bed Blankets 45c. to $5 00;
Horse Blankets, 98c. to $5 0J.
Underwear, Sweaters, Hosiery.
Don't fail to see our line of Sweaters, Underwear, and Hosiery.
Sweaters 45c to $2.50; Bear Brand Hose 2 pair for 25c. See our 10
cent Hose. Our men's heavy work socks at 3 pair for 25c are dandy.
Child's underwear IOc to 48c. Misses 23c to 55c. Boys' 24c each or
union suits heavy, 48c. Ladies' 23c to 65c. Men's heavy fleece lined
underwear 35c each.
suits 80c to 90.
Call and we will convince you that we can save you money.
HULL & BENDER,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
McConnellsburg & ft.
loudon railway co.
To Tim St(h KiiouiKKsor tub said Company:
You re horeliy nutlllcd that In pursuiinoe of
a resolution ilnly iitlopled liy Hie lloiml of Di
rectors of the Compuuv ut their regular tneel
Inx helil AiiKiist 19. 1915. Ntoukholilers' nieet
Itik will lie hrl.l ut the olllce of the Company In
MeCoiinellhliurtf. 1'enn .. on Tuesday. Outoner
M, ll;i. ui 1 o clock 1'. M., for the following
purposes:
To take action on approval or disapproval
of the proposed Increase of the capital stock
of siiicl I'oinpany from ftid.Oou to 4ii .uil 00.
To take aci ion on the upproval or disapprov
alof the proposed Increaseof the imp'htcdness
of said U.-mpuny from t;;s.0nU to u0u,uVu.lo.
To renrkMnie the said ('ompmtv If reorgani
zation shuil he decided upon al the medium.
Voting at the meeting may he done in per
son or by proxy.
Kadi stockholder entitled to as many vo ten
um be owns shares of slock.
U. C. LAMItKRSON.
Autr. Bt. Secretary.
ALEXANDER'S
McConnellsburg and Fort
Loudon Automobile Line
by way of the Lincoln
Highway.
Leaves McCooaollsburg at 6:15, a.
m., and 1 p. m., arriving at Fort Lou
don In time for the 7:44 a. m. train
and the 3:13 p. in. train. Iletumlng,
leaves Fort Loudon on the arrival of
the 11:05 a. m. train, and the 6:27 p.
m. train.
Fare 60 cents.
Any freight or express marked In
my care will receive prompt attention.
A share of your patronage solicited
Dell phone 3 U 4.
J. S. ALEXANDER, .
4-29'tf- Proprietor.
STORE.
Roofing Roofing
Galvanized Roofing has got
so awful high, that it lms be
come expensive. We are
selling quite a lot of Rubber
Roofing. See ours at 70, 85,
and $1.25 for 108 square feet.
The 85-cent and the $1.25
have cement and nails in each
roll.
Men's cord pants $1.25, $1 75
$2.25,and$2 45. Men'swork
and dress coats $1.25 to $2.50.
Men's rain coats $1.25 to
$7.90 see our $1.75 coat guar
anteed, with all improvements.
We want to say just a few words about our shoes.
In the first place, we have an assortment that you
seldom see intas small a town 400 square feet of
floor space just for shoes; so we are in position xo
show you more than one style for children going to
school. We have a great line, and at prices that
will be a big saving to you. We have our Walk-over
Queen Quality, Endicott & Johnston and Selz lines
all in. See them.
High Rock best made
Li W. FUNK
-:- DEALER IN -:-
High Grade Plain Pianos, Playe
Pianos, Organs, Victrolas, Rec
ords, and Professional Tu
ner, McConnellsburg,
Nothing adds more to
.good music. To have 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 i
first-class price for a fourth-class instrument. I have
lived in this county since
in.a position to make good
Buy your piano, organ, or
not all right you can come
There are families in
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.
Guns and Ammunitions.
Guns and ammunition are
coming in now. Don't let
any one scare you with the
story that the price is double
what it was a year ago. We
had ours bought early, and
can save you money.
See our hunting coats.
Before the advance, we laid
in a good stock of Men's and
Boys' Overalls, and can se
at old prices this winter.
See our Men s Overalls at
75 cents.
Our Sweater Line is Com
plete, and we cau save yen
money. Don't buy untdyoa
see ours.
at 45c. Men's union
the refinements of home than
music you must have a good
my birth, I am, a taxpayer and
any business transaction
victrola from me and if it is
back at me.
every part of this county that