m rtJLTOW COUlfTT H. , McCOHinSLLSBUllO, TA. INTERESTiNS PARA51.API.S H I Kt and Oeoeral Interest, dithered at Hom or Clipped from oar Exchanges. CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS R. R. Hann and eon Carl, of Saluvia, were in town attending to matters of business. . Mr. W. M. Locke aad family )f Saxton, spent a few days dur ing the past week in town. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Booth, of Utoona, are spending a few days this week with relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Sharpe and daughter Mabel, of Pleasant Ridge, spent a few hours in town Tuesday. Rev. Croft will preach at Mt Zion next Sunday at 10:30; at Needmore, at 3:00, and at Bed ford Chapel, at 7:15. Mr. Ben Shimer and family spent Christmas in the home of Mrs. Shimer's sister, Mrs. J. M. Myers at Mercersburg. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reisner, of Hagerstown, spent Christmas in the. home of Mrs. Reisner's mother, Mrs. Josephine Sloan in this place. Mrs. Chas. F. Ehalt returned to her home at the Fulton House last week after having spent some time visiting her daughter in Texas. City Superintendant, Harry E. Gress, of Monessen, Pa., stayed a day or two in McConnellburg enroute to the State Teachers' Meeting at Harrisburg. Miss Mildred Reisner, of Hag erstown, was a guest in the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Reisner from Sat urday until Tuesday morning. H. C. Miller and John A. Brown of Burnt Cabins, called at the News office while in town last Saturday and gave the editor a little substantial encouragement Dr. Clarence N. Trout and fnmiltt f X? "s A T Da AflmA to town last Saturday to spend a few days in the home of the Doc tor's mother, Mrs. Matilda B. Trout William M. Patterson, with the Frick Lindsay Company Pitts burgh, came home last Saturday evening to spend Christmas with his parents, Hon. and Mrs. D. H. Patterson. Wilbert D. Peck, who is com peting his junior year at the Lebanon Valley College, is spend ing a few days of his winter acation among his Fulton County elatives and friends. Russell Runyan, Civil Engin eer in the employ of the Lake Shore R, R. Company, with headquarters a t Pittsburgh, spent a few days during the past eek in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Runyan. We had a very pleasant call Tuesday from our old friend Al lison S. Greenland, of Wells Val ley. While Mr. Greenland has passed his three-score-years and ten, he is in fine physical condi tion and looks like a man much younger in years. J. D. Finley, of Burnt Cabins, was a pleasant visitor in town last week. He informed us that Mrs. Geo. W. ,Doran, who had the misfortune to fall while as cending the stairs, at her homo, is recovering from what might have been a very serious acci dent Rlmoi Qndaia nnanf a at )ots visiting his mother and sisters in thin place. Elmer k a progress ive farmer and coal operator in the western part of the State. He says Fulton County farmers :ould dispose of their potatoes at 12.50 a bushel if they would take then out to his town. Among the teachers home for the holidays are Miss Emma Sloan and Miss Carrie Greathead Johnstown, Pa. ;'iss Ethel Hays, Pleasantville, N. J.; Miss Elsza beth Taylor, Sunbury, Pa.; Rufsell Nelson, Princetor, N. J.; Miss Ada Pexroth, Newtown, Pa.: Miss Zoe Mason, Akron, O. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. M. Shim er, formely of this place but now residents of North Bend, Pa,, announce the engagement o f their A flnrrKfm CawaK T it lion f Mr. Arner L. Ferwiliger, of wooklyn. N. Y. Miss Lillian is caching in the Grammar School Hightstownl Nl'J. Mr. Fer- V er is instructor of Chem- Mtrv e . a j N. J, - Miss Rose Fisher of Chambers burg, spent Christmas with her home folks in McConnellsburg; Harvey Clevenger and family, of Cossart, Pa., spent their holi day vacation with relatives in this county. Mr. Aaron Martin, a student at Dickinson Seminary, Williams port is spending the week with his home folks. Hon. and Mrs. D. A. Nelson went down to Newville Monday and ate their Christmas dinner at the home of their son William. The News office was favored yesterday with a pleasant call from Misses Margaret Kirk and Ruth Lyon both of Hiram, Pa. Maurice B. Trout, with the S. S. White Manufacturing Co., spent Christmas in the home of his mother Mrs. Matilda Trout Max Irwin a travelling sales man for a drug firm, is spending a few days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Irwin. Mr. James S. Brattan, former ly with the News, now of Har risburg, ' is spending a few days with friends in McConnellsburg this week. Dr. R. B. Campbell and family of New Grenada were present at the Christmas dinner at the home of Mrs Campbell's mother, Mrs. M. E. Lodge. Miss Anna Reisner will resume her work as Teacher of Domes tic Science in the public schools at McKeesport after the close of the holidays. Joseph B. Doyle, of Harrisburg spent the time from Saturday un til Tuesday in the home of his father M. F. Doyle and other relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wi'son, of Chambersburg spent the time from Sunday urtil Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Wilson's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Largent Prof. Robert Cunningham, a member of the faculty of a pop ular academy in Hoboken, N. J., spent a few days during the past week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Irwin. To show their preacher, Rev. Ed Jackson, that they had no ill feeling towards him the Metho dist congregation at their Sun day school Christmas entertain ment Monday evening, present ed him with a purse containing thirty good plunks. Mr. N. E. Hoover, who is spending a few days in the home of his father John Hoover at Hustontown, was a pleasant caller at the News office Tuesday evening. Norris is holding down a nice position as inspector of shells in the ordinance depart ment of the Westinghouse Works Pittsburgh. Two. automobile loads of Wells Valley people were in McCon nellsburg Tuesday. The first was Mr. and Mrs. Levi Johnson, accompanied by A. S. Greenland, Henry Wingard, and Wm. Stun kard; the second, was William Sprowl and son accompanied by Miss Alice Wishart, and Mr. Har lan L. Wishart. Mr. C. . L. Henry, of Clear Ridge, called at the News office a few minutes while in town last Saturday morning. Mr. Henry, who is a carpenter is working at Woodvale, and helping to build twenty houses and a Catholic church. The mine troubles have been settled and every thing is booming again. Miners are get ting 87 i cents a ton and carpen ters get from 25 to 40 cents an hour for a nine hour day. In the past ten years death has bean unusally active among the physicians of Chambersburg, Dr. W. F. Skinner's death bringing the total up to eleven men. The list alphabetically arranged, shows that these names: Paul P. Allen, H. X. Bonbrake, B. liow man. H. C. Devilbiss, David Maclay, J. C. Montgomery, P. B. Montgomery, R. W. Ramsey, John P. Seibert, W. F. Skinner, L. F. Suesserott Among the students home for the holiday vacation, are Willis Daniels, and Charles and Hill ary Ehalt of St Mary's College, Emmittsburg. M d. ; Maudleen Stevens, Dorothy Hamil, Esther Kendall, Olive Lodge and Doro thy Kirk, Shippensburg; Fred Fisher, Lancaster; Russell Stev ens, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Raymond Grissing er, Carlisle; Mary Irwin, Hood College; and George Reisner, State College. Miss Mary ' H. Baumgardner, teaching in Chester County, is spending her holiday vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Baumgardner, East Market Street. Rev. C. W. Bryner, pastor of the Houtzdale M. E. Church, was married a couple of weeks ago to Mrs. Edith Chllcote Bard, ofOrbisonia, District Supt. S. C. Evans, of Tyrone, performed the ceremony. The bridegroom is well known in this community, being at one time pastor of the M. E. Church in this place. Miss Barbara Martain, one of Blair county's live wire teachers spent two days of her holiday vacation in Philadelphia assist ing her friend Mrs. M: W. Ketch um in their annual distribution work to the worthy poor of that City, after which Bhe ran up home and spent a day or two with her mother Mrs. Lydia Martin in the Cove and then back to Harrisburg to the State Teachers Convention, thence back to her desk in the Neal mont school near Tyrone. Frank S. Greathead, of Kelso, Washington, is spending the hol iday season at the old home in this place. Mr. Greathead is a son of the late Jno. W. Greathead deceased, and is a traveling sales man now holding down a lucra tive position with the Willies Overland Automobile Company. Frank learned the mysteries of the Art Preservative in the Demo crat Office away back toward the close of the last century and won local fame by feeding two forms on the press at the same time. RamseyBrown. A quiet little wedding took place at the home of E. L. Wible on the evening of the 24th inst, when Henry L. Ramsey and Miss Currence Brown, Doth of Mad densville were united in marriage by Justice J. S. Mort The groom is a son of R. E. and Jane Ram sey and the bride, a daughter of Geo. W. and Sara Brown all of Maddensville. The young couple have the best wishes of their nu merous friends. BRUSH CREEK. Happy New Year to al ! Mr. and Mrs A. E Deshong and son Richard, of Andover spent Sunday in the home of M. E Barton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Grove who had been spending a faw days with relatives in the Valley, re turned last week to Amaranth, and after a short stay there they will leave for Kansas where they expect to reside. George Barton left last week tor Am bridge, where he has obtained employment A teacher has been secured for Em m a ville school left vacant by '.be resignation of S. E. Walters. Mrs. Emma Garland and daughter, ot Whips Cove visited in the home of her sister, .Mrs. Maggie Barton last Sunday. A number of patrons attended the Christmas exercises held at Buffalo School last Friday after noon. The piogram was inter esting and well rendered, which speaks well for teacher and pu pils. Mr. James Alters is spending sometime with his grandmother Mrs. J. K Jacksoo. while his grandfather is away at the hos pital. Miss Blanche bbarpe returned to Ambridge a few days ago where she has employment in the home of Mr. P'eifer instead of Dr. A N. Metlott as was stat ed in the Democrat last week. A nice spike buck was killed by W L Duvall of Akersville one day during the hunting season. Several other hunters were in the crowd. The Old Soag. The old songs thai used to touch thesoulchord ofourgrandparents are being forgotten in our rag time age. When some old moth er a9 she sits knitting the wirm woolen stockings, tries to sing snatches of the songs favorite in her youDger days, we see'm to catch some what of their deeper and more helpful spirit. Those songs had a wealth of sentiment and human note which we do not find in our modern rag time and doggerel songs. We hope that some day the standard of public taste will rise to its former level of common sense, and even to a higher level of art as to draw out and to encourage song writers worthy of the smiles of the music The "Tra-la boom-de a's" are ratber too. rudimentary , for en lightened people to applaud. OUR DISTANT FRIENDS. Interesting Extracts from Letters Re cently Received from Former Ful ton County People. Albert Heikes, Great Falls, Mont We had a very nice fall until a few days ago; we have real winter weather now. We are all reasonably well. Crops good last summer. I am sorry to hear that your railroad has had another relapse. I had hoped it would be finished by the time I went back on a visit. Next AuguBt will complete twenty years since I left McConnellsburg. I would like to see you all again She Likes Old Way. : It is difficult for a woman who has led an active life as house keeper to become a passive mem ber of her son's or daughter's home. She likes her old way best, she longs to show the young er generation how they are wast ing their resources. Youth will learn only by experience. It re sents interference. And so there are misunderstandings, and un happiness results. A woman is always happier in her own home with her own income, however small it may be, than in the home of another, even of her own son and daughter, though it be a home of wealth and lavish gen erosity, where there is an earn est desire to make her comfortable and happy. REPUDIATING TRADITION. Symbolism figured above every thing else in a ceremony presided over by the secretary of the interior, in South Dakota, where some Siouj Indians were admitted to full Unit ed States citizenship. Each Indian shot an arrow to typify his quitting the life of a nomad, and each put his hand to a plow handle to typify his taking up the life of a fanner, And so the antagonists of Custer re pudiated every point of aboriginal tradition perhaps save one, namely, the right to be regarded as poeta. . SUMMARY DISCIPLINE. "So Crimson Gulch, has eipcri enced reform I" "I should say so," replied Bronco Bob. "An' you bet it's the real, sin cere thing. Piute Pete an' Three Finger Sam are now in the hospital bein' probed fur bullets." . "How did it happen?" "They would insist on playing cards on, ounday. ITS LANGUAGE. "A little bird has been telling me things." "Did it tell you in pigeon Eng lish?" NOT THE RIGHT ONE. 'That fellow's name is Lance." "It ought to be Gunn, then, for he is either getting loaded or getting fired." NO REFLECTION. "You said I drank like a fish, and I never drink anything but in mod eration." "Well, neither does a fish." 6URE DEATH. "Doctor Blank frequently accepts no fees from hiB patients." "You don't say so." "lie settles with the heirs." SHOWED AMERICAN GOODS. At a recent cattle and pig fair in a remote part of Ireland the mer chants displayed carpet ' sweepers, kerosene ranges, fountain pens, tools, pencils, rolled oats and automobiles, all made in the United States. BAD ENOUGH. "My poems are the children of my brain." "They should be sent to a reform school." EVIDENCE LACKING. "My first husband had much bet ter sense than you have." "I can't see it. We were both fool ish enough to marry you." POLICE FORCE EXAM. "What's a fraction?" ' "A part of anything, sorr." "Give an example." "The givintecnth of June," HI8 EMBLEM. "What is Harold's birth-stone V "Well, judging from the way ha, falls for iny scheme, I think it must be a gold brick." Miss Mary Crom ell arrived home last Saturday after having spent a year in Homestead, Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost, Found, Etc RATES-One cent per word for each IngertioD. No advertisement Accepted for leu than 16 cent. Cash muit ac company order. Baker & Bros., Real Estate, Insurance, Automobiles, Live, Stock &c. Write us your desires First National Bank Building, Everett Pa. Loans arranged for. For Sale. 3 light Bobsleds two of which have tops, and 2 Portland Cutters. Will be sold at a big bargain to quick buyers John Sheets & Son, McUon nellsburg, Pa. 12 21 2t For Sale Sawmill F rick outfit complete, mcludiod engine and blower. In use two years. Price right. G J Melitt 12 2144 Wartordsburg, Pa ' C. L S. C. Program. January 8 Roll Call. Quota tions. 1. How does France re gard religion? -Rev. Jackson. 2. Has the loss of the clergy's influence been for the good of France? Mrs. Grove. 3. Each member be prepared to give an opinion on questions above. 4. Material advance in France. Mrs. Seylar. 5. Labor movement three minute talks Mrs. Ste vens. 8. Review of omitted sub jects in Chap. X, Mrs. McKib bin. January 15. 1. Roll Call: Quo tations. 2. Moral, Intellectual, and Religious Thoughts upon Christianity. Miss McGov ern. 3. The French school-teacher. Miss Harriet Sloan. 4. Quiz on parts omitted in Chap. XI Miss Trout 5. Talks on Chap. XII-Mr. Smith. January 22. Roll Call: Quo tations. 1. The Anti-Clericals. Mrs. Hull. Talk: Influence of Catholicism on schools. Anna Reisner. 3. Talk: What provis ion for Catholic institutions at separation? Mrs. Sloan. 4. What can be said of Monsieur Combes Bill? Mary Pittman. 5. Talk: Concordat Mrs. Mosser. 6. General Discussion of Chap. XIII. January 29. Roll call and quo tations. 2. Talk: Tell of the French Huguenots. Mrs. Henry. 3. Discussion of Chap. XIV by the class. 3. Symposium. Re sponse by the class. 4. Talk: Conditions in, France to-day-Mrs. Reisner. 5. The most im portant thing I have learned from this book. Class. SOT'S OF NORWEGIAN COD LIVEETOIL usually stops a stubborn cough or chest cold when ordinary specifics fail. It helps strengthen the lungs and throat adds energy to the blood and gives the system the force to help resist disease. Use SCOTT'S Scott & Bowne. Bloomfield, N. J. 1(H 360 PICTURES 360 ARTICLES EACH MONTH ,. OK ALL NEWS STANDS 15 Cents POPULAR AIECHANICS MAGAZINE WRITTEN SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT All the Creat Eventi in Mechanics, Engineering and Invention throughout the World, are described in an interat. inf manner, at they occur. 3,000,000 reader each month. 4 ShOD Nottl 40 P"" rh lan tIUMr . ' """" .nitMtMrwij.ttoHothlnKla th hop, an! o to max. npilra at ham.. Udnnr .net MMoor portttnapl.y. L.rtlycontrurllt tell how to build aotta, motorcyclM,wiMlM.ta. - AMI 111! IT l,0M NtWI lUURS to M.W. ud, Mn4 II .M fr tmr'a Mbwnvttwu r Aft... MftU fr ff.rrwM.lMM. MUM ..bJiuOT, rO"ULAe MECHANICS MACAZIftl Not mMMgm Awm . OIm fa imc hin in "cimbbini mffmn," anaf HI J W. Reisner t Co. HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF Ladies' Dress Goods in Serges, Taffetas, Poplins, &c, many at old prices. A large assortment of Dress Ginghams at IOc and 12 l-2c, the same as last year in price; nice dark patterns. Outings at 8, 10, 121-2C. last year's prices. A nice lot of Ladies', Misses', and Children's Dresses at prices we cannot possibly duplicate at the prices, 50c. to $1.25. The Underwear Assortment is very complets. In every line last year's prices prevail, especially, so, in wolens. Blankets all sizes and kinds, See them. Sweaters quite a line at old prices. Some are high er, of course, but the way they have been selling the prices must be right. Shoes . many at'prices that can not be duplicat ed at the prices asked now. See them. Respectfully, G. W. Reisner & Co. Christmas Buyers Save High Cost of Living by Baying the Needful. PETERS & HEINTZELMAN The Day-light Store On the Square-West Side Chambersburg, Fa. $12.50 I SPECIAL Elgin Gold Filled Watcb 15 Jewel Full Nickel Move- gtdiffiv. ment. Ureguet hairspring, ' Tm. patent regulator. Safety ' ' ivK Pinion JfiOj Case Guaranteed to Wear Ppi 20 Years. ' S?;Sn7 Put up in Solid Mahogany ' ' Case byst We' give you the same ser V xtt ' vice by mail as over our counter. Money back if not right. If Not Satisfactory. Return the Watch at Once and Your Money Will Be Refunded. C. A. SHINNEMAN, Chambersburg, Pa. Jeweler. S. RAYMOND SNYDER, Jeweler. : Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry Repairing 3 We Aim To Please North Main Streeet, Opposite Post Office, Chambersburg, Pa. We have a large stock of Shoes, Hats, Trunks, Suit-Cases, Gloves, and Hosiery. Slippers for the Fam ily, Red-top Rubber Boots for the Little Folks-all at i Reasonable Prices.
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