pre iloi .per, col its. Dior i4 'ott la Pfl for1 tteo libou ...til Sri1" tai rPLTOH cotniTY itbtti, nccomnujunc, m. HERESIINfi PARAfiRAPBS Holland General Interest, dithered it Home or uippea iron oar Exchuiei, (OKOENSED FOR HURRIED READERS per bay u jg estimated that 16 -ntof the Pennsylvania j3 baled for distribution. rharles Wagner and wife fcrcersburg spent Sunday wit . m . ,a . ,hn Shatter ana wue near towd, ClcmSuders, of Philadelphia, ri.itinz his parents, Mr. and 'jri GeorRe Suders, East Lincoln fir. llr. Wendell Rankey and son 'imei of Altoona are spending week in the home of Daniel UcQuade. The average yield of cabbage V u acre in the State this U was six tons as compared V;tli 3.8 tons last year. llr, Thomas McClure, formerly Uident of this county, but residing in Chambersburg, removed to Johnstown. it. and Mrs. Ira Barnhart of ipson township, spent a few in town last Saturday. Mr. ihart has for sale some nice e. m conditions of Pennsylvania ! on October 1 is given as t per cent above the average. t was a decrease of 2 5 per i during September. 1 .It. and Mrs. F. McNaughton, Vuton. Charles Johnston and l sister Miss Florence, and sad Mellott made a trip to Jaburgh in Sam's big Cadillac yk Friday. Lit estimated that, the fall erop will reach about 102, I bushels as compared with JO bushels last season. The ) anion crop was not in any ood condition. ni o i i. v..- employed in Pittsburgh the past few months, is ni a little time at nome I a new roof put on his on the Paul Peck place. ju j, r r a u n . ghjjbb l too highest market price !J hictes at tieir butcher im McConnellsburg, also it price paid for calf skins inn and tallow. Advertisement. Helen Nace and her sis- ie (Mrs. John Hoover) of Jersburg, spent the time Saturday until Monday in leof their brother Merrill in McConnellsburg. . Jff i delightful visit of sev eeki among friends in Mania and Maryland, Mrs. Fred Brewer left today for their western it the automobile route. ttdMrs. Robert W. Mel- ,son Obed spent a few i town on Friday of last Since Quay is in the Army, it falls to the M to run the automo "4 Mrs.' A, F. Cutshall Pter Hazel, near Three nd Mr. and Mrs. John A near Maddensville, ;'Wp to McConnellsburg ay in Mr. Cutshall's ess ;UCGlSTSt rwa pleasant call last afternoon from our old jji W. L. Berkstresser, Jto and merchant at Ja Ptingdon county. It had t" years since Mr. Berk- been in Mff!nnn0llfl. fta noted many improve- 15 lie BDnearnnPA nf fh He was accompanied Harvey of Laidig, Pa. FROM COLD J shiver in frosty "colds are stubborn ent then your blood n and impoverished. Msm ! vung wis conai Jearly fifty years. It 5' rare powers for ratura VA ummer blood eel" for mter richness end henmg both throat f2 'ungs. V,tirl coV m oil In inTri. u mw rcfiatd In 001 NlS" Uborstarirs wiJt James C. Davis, of Johnstown, Pa., was in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Warsing of Kearney spent last Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barnett. Clyde and Olive Horton, of Portage, Pa., are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hor ton in Wells Valley. TT narry caumgaraner and son of Cape Charles, Va., are visit ing the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baumgardner a Wells Tannery. Mrs. Ray C. Houpt and two children, Myrtle Rhea and Will iam, of Mercersburg, are spend ing this week with Mrs. Houpt's father R. C. McQuade. Institute Boarders A few teachers may get boarding in private family during the County Institute by applying early to the Nrws office. McConnells- burg, Pa. Ihere will be "Singing" at the Laurel Ridge church at 10 o'clock, the first Sunday in November, by W. C. Peck. Com munion services in the same church on the second Sunday, conducted by Rev. T. P. Garland. Mr. and Mrs. John Cohick. Mrs. Lillian Bernhardt, a Mr. Starr and a Miss Stevens all of Three Springs, motored to Mc Connellsburg last Sunday after noon and called at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Woollet, the Misses Dickson, and others. Mr. Daniel M. Gearhart re turned to his home at Saxton, a., last Saturday after having spent a few days visiting his son George R. Gearhart at Big Cove annery. Mr. Gearhart is a native of Brush Creek township and is now employed at the Sax- ton furnace. Druggest C.,L Sipeof Pitts burgh, and his sister Mrs. Wil- iam Kennedy and dau enters. rma, Lena and Helen-all of McConnellsburg motored to Greencastle Tuesday in Mr. Sipes' car and spent a few hours with Mr. Kennedy's sister, Mrs. Bruce Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shives, sons Albert and William and daughter Pearl, came over in an automobile from their home in Mapleton, Huntingdon County ast Friday morning, and are now spending two weeks visiting rank's mother in Belfast town ship and other relatives and riends. M. M. Bender received a letter yesterday from his grandson Harry Bender who is "some- . t at f wnere in f ranco, narry says that he had a nice trip across the ocean and is feeling fine. He thinks it likely that they will have Borne cold weather over there this winter. He is station ed near a large town but it does not do him much good, for the soldiers are kept pretty close. Mrs. Sophia Gress and son Roy, returned to their home in York, Pa., last Friday after hav ing Bpent a week among their ulton County relatives. Roy was a member of the National Guards and did service on the Border last summer: but on ac count of the fact that since the death of his father, he is the on- y support of his mother, Uncle Sam thought it Roy's duty to stay at home and take care of his mother. Top Wages. Regular Work. Hagerstown, Maryland, is the largest and most progressive city la tbe great Cumberland Valley. .It is upending over one million dollars on its new "Sewer System. This work is now be . ... ginning and 'will last several years. The contractors for this big Improvement are TheH 0. Brooks Company. They are pay ing top wages and giving regular work tbe year round. Boarding An1 lltM M tr . u uviug m nagerstown are very cheap, and much less than in most otner communities. The contractors on this work could use some good men as laborers and rock men at this time. Any. one wanting regular work at ex cellent wages, combined with cheap living, should go to Hagers town at once or write to The H. O. Brooks Company, Hagerstown Maryland. Adv. 11 1 4t of Aged Trio. Last Saturday morning Mr. osiah Witter, his sister Mrs. Catherine Barnett, and his daughter Mrs. Alice Alloway, and his grandson Jay Alloway 1 of Taylor township, passed hrough McConnellsburg on their way to Mowersville, Pa, to join Mr. Witter's sister, Mrs. Sabina Greenland in a dinner celebrating her birthday. The circumstance is more than ordinarily interest ing on account of the fact that Mr. Witter is 80 years of age: his sister Mr. Barnett, 82, and Mrs. Greenland, 87. bur. . ' . ," na paiauDie. ""WW.BIoomfield.N.J. 17-U There Are Others. Irene Deshong at Saluvia is keeping an eye on the Belt. She informs Messrs Tice, Bolinger, et al. that she raised several to matoes this season that weighed 2 pounds, and one that weighed three pounds, and it did not have teaspoon ful of seeds in it when was cleaned. In the matter of sunflowers, Irene has one that measured 10 feet 8 inches in height, and produced a flower inches in circumference. Another stock had 55 flowers on. At the Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Farnk C. Bare of Fort Littleton took their eldest daughter to the Chambersburg hospital Tuesday morning where she underwent aBurgical oper ation for appendicitis. The op eration was apparently success ful and the patient was doing well at last report On the same.day, Mrs. Mar garet Johnston of the Cove, accompanied by Misses Ethel and Ella Kendall, went to the hospi tal at Chambershurg' where she had an X-ray test made of one of her shoulders which was in jured a few weeks ago when Bhe fell descending the cellar steps at her home. The examination was satisfactory. Church Notices. Rev. Yearick will preach in the Little Cove next Sunday morning and in the Presbyterian church in town in the evening. Eld. J. M. Fento n, of Phila delphia, will be at the Springfield "VI J rtl i . . uiu Dcnooi Baptist cnurcn, near Three Springs Saturday after- noon, November 10th at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning at 10:30 and Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. KNOBSVILLE. Bruce wible and wife, of Pittsburgh are spending their vacation with the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Wible. Mr. Fleming and daughter Miss Anna, of Harrisburg, spent a few days recently with Mr. Fleming's older daughter Mrs. Ira Fore. Miss Ruth Campbell has gone to Pittsburgh to spend the win ter with her sister Mrs. R. C Burns. Mrs JaneAnderson who had been spending several months with her daughter Mrs. Charles Tici at Shade Gap, has returned to the home of her grand daugh ter Mrs Will Kerlin in this place. Misses Lola Wilson and Oda Gutsball spent Sunday the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George N. Barnett near Waterfall Wm. Snyder, who is employed in Altoona, spent a few days the past week with his family in this place. There will be a local institute held al Glunts School Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry LUmil and sons Walter and Donald spent Sunday with the former's father Edgar Hamil. NEEDMOKE. Mrs. Bert Carnell, of Dott spent Sunday in the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Mel lott Job Hess and family spent Sat urday evening in tbe home of Mrs. J. J. Palmer. An oyster supper will be held at S. L. Wink's Saturday evening November 8 Mrs. Maria Pal mer and Orville Beatty spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday with Mrs. Palmer's brother Den nis Morgret -Dewey Peck re turned from Pittsburgh where he had been employed the past summer. George Carnell and wife visited near Amaranth Sat urday evening and Sunday. Dr. J. J. Palmer has been ex amining the schools in the lower part of the county. Floyd Hart and Dewey Peck went to Ilagers town Saturday evening and were accompanied home by Floyd's sister Miss Esta who is employ ed in that place. Claude Mel lott, of Camp Berjamin Harrison Ind ,1s visiting friends here. J. C. Mellott and family spent Sunday in the home of Irvin Gar-' land. Rev. Jackson of McCon nellsburg preached at the M. E church Needmore Sunday. C. L. S. C. Program. Nov. 5th. Roll Call. Current events from Independent Woman's life: (1) aeclusbn, (b education, (c) marriage, (d)duties ) arsss-Mrs McKlbbm lalk: Spartan and Athenian training of youth Mrs. Hull tjuiz on Chapter IX-Mrs Stevens. Talk: Naval Battles of Greece Mr. Smith Talk: What Solon did for Ath ens Mrs. Henry. Nov. 12th. Roll CalL Current events. Talk: Influence of Socrates on Athenian religion Mr. Jack son. Talk: Aristotle tbe father inductive philosophy Mr. Smith Paper: Is Wordsworth's In timation of Immortality a Chris tiamued version of Plato? Miss McGovern. Brief story of ZeusApuIeus foseidon Athena Miss Nesbit Talk: The Delphia Oracles- Mrs. Hull. Nov 19 h. Story of the week in Independent ClasB Story of Dyon Dionysius Mrs Stevens bhort Sketch of Aeschvlna Euripides-Aristophanes M las flesbit. General discussion of lesson in three minute talks: (n) festivals ) toe oioae theater at Athens, M construction of Greek drama, liragio masks. Nov. 26th Roll CalL Quota tions from the Psalms. lalk: Compare an Athenian and a modern election in our own country Mr. Smith. Talk: Oimpire an Athenian and a modern trial in our country . .1 - wrs uun Talk: TLo Athenian funeral anl tomb Mrs. McKibbin, Story of A ntigone Mrs. Hen ry. Review of Itsson Miss Mc Govern. Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost, Found, Etc. RATES One cent per word for each insertion, no advertisement accepted tor less than 15 conts. Cash must ac company order. For Automobile, fire and life insurance, see John R. Jack- son, Agent 6 28 17 tf Harry E. Huston, Saltillo, Pa., will ray you $1 25 cash for nice potatoes and $1 85 cash for buck wheat Buckwheat. Bring us good milling buckwheat now. We pay $ 1 35 cash for 48 pounds. Harry E Huston, Saltillo, Pa. 10 18-tf For Sale, One fresh cow and three head of fine young cattle Ira Barnhart, near Sharpe, post office. 11 lit Wanted a Clerk who will take charge of a grocery and light hardware business and not afraid to work. Reference re quired. P. O. Box 96, Mt Union, Pa. Wa nted a woman for general housework in small family. One who can take charge preferred. Address, M. F. Shoemaker, 218 Allegheny Street, Holhdays burg, Pa. For Sale Two fine mules, one 16 months old and one 6 months old. They will make a fine large team. Ira L Smith, Warfordsburg, Pa., R R 1. 10-ll-4t Men Wanted Laborers, Car penters Helpers, Mechanics Hel pers, Firemen, Trackmen, Slock Unloaders, Coke Oven Men, and other help. Good wages and steady employment Apply to COLONIAL IRON CO., Riddles burg, Pa. 8 23 tf Farm For Sale containing 283 acres near Amaranth post office Fulton county, Pa, first class home and farm. Opening for a good cropper. Terms can be made easy. Write J. L Rich ards, Clarksburg, W. Va., or Attorney J. R. Jackson, McCon nellsburg, Pa. 1025 8t GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH. PROCLAMATION. General Election. WHEREAS, In and hj tbe ol of tha Gen eral Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn- lylYsnla, paused the 10th day of June, Anno Domini, IMS, and the IHh day of June, Anno Domini, 1Mb, respectively, la made the duty of tbe Sheriff of every oounty within the Commonweulth to Klvepubllo notice of tbe General Elections and in such notioea to enumerate the officers to be eleoted and five a list of all the nomination)! made, and designate the place at which the election la to be held. THEREFORE, ' I. JOU L. OAKLAND, High Sheriff of the oounty of Fulton, do hereby muke known and give this PUIiUC NOTICE to tbe Electors of the oounty of Fulton, tbat on The First Tuesday after the First Monday of November next, being t ho 6th day of the month A General Election will be held at the several hlcotfou Districts established by law in aald fuuu.y, suu us puuiwnca Deiow. OFFICERS TO BE ELEOTED, ONE PERSON to nil the office of Associate Judge of Fulton County. TWO PEK80NS to All the offloe of Jury uommiMiooer of Fulton County, LIST OF CANDIDATES. I have enumerated the officers to be elected and here publish the followlun list of CANDI DATES certllled by the Secretary of Bute Judicial Ticket Noa-Parttsan. Associate Judge. Mark One. David A. Black, Q George B. Moe'c. n County Ticket. Jury Commissioners. Mark Two. Thomas T. Cromer, Jrtcob L. Hess, n Borough and Township Of- ficers. Notice Is hereby given that at the same time and places above earned Borough and Township OHIccr's, will be elected as appears on the official ballot. PLACES FOR HOLDING JCLECTION. I also berebv make nown and irtva notice. mat tne Dluce or ho O nil theaforexii lue ect on In the several borotiKhs and townships within ssia eouotv.are as follows, to wit: The Electors of A vr townshlo to meet at the ruuuo Bonooi uouse near Webster Mills. Tbe Electors of Bethel townshln to meet at the tenant house of Mrs Minnie Ilarton, at warioruHDurs', in saia lownsnip The Electors of Helfnst townshln to meet at the place lutelv llxed for suld Duroose. to wit: The frame bulldlnit near to the residence of jenerson u. Mellon, The Electors of Brash Creek townshln to meet at the place lutelv Hied for said Duroose. 10 wu; me ourpenier ssop oi n. x. uarton, at ummuvuie, in sum towiump The Electors of Dublin townshln to meet In East room on Urst floor of bulldlns' nearlv oo- posua voanes n uiuei s noiei, al f ort LM tleton The Eleotors of Licking Creek townshln to meet at the place lately llxed for that purpose, to wit: t nomas Motzier s Hotel, tiarrlsonville The Electors of MoConnellsburs Borough to meet at tne place lately nxed for that purpose, to wit: The Commissioners offloe at the Court House in said borough Tbe Hectors of Tavlor townshln to meet si the plaae lately nxed for that purpose, to wit: . Vv. Cutohall s store room, la said township For'TbomtMon townshln. the election for novemner i, imo. will oe neld at house belonit w winK. looaiea on nis nroDertv in n township about too yards from Cen- 11 nouse. near wnere a rosd inter. sects tne main roaa. The election In Todd townshln vlll h hiA at I' e Election House near MuGovern school nouse, The Electors of Union townshln to meats! the Disco Ifttelv fixed for said mimosa, in wit! ueorKo nornvers ourpenier snop, near U, ooneirompi s store in suia township The Kleotors of we Is townshln to must t LeviTruax'a store room, near Enid, In said towiuuip. v HOW TO MARK A BALLOT. To vote a straight party tick et, mark a cross (X) in the square, in the First Col umn, opposite the name of the party of your choice. A cross mark in the square opposite the name of any candidate indicates a vote for that candidate. f you desire to vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, write or paste his name in the blank space provided for that purpose. L cross (X) in the party square in the first column does not carry a vote for any Associate Judge. To vote for associate judge mark a cross (X) opposite the name of the candidate desired. QUALIFICATION OF BOARD, Kvery person excepting Justteeof the Peaoe no shun hold any omoe or appointment ol rotlt or trust under the Government of the Inited States or nf this SLatn. or of in. nit.v or Incorporated district, whetheraoommisslon ed onioer or otherwise, a subordinate officer or agent, who is, or shall be, employed under the legislative, executive or Judiciary department or mis mate or or tne united states, or or any olty or Inaorporateddlstrict, and also that every member or congress ano or the state Legisla ture, and of the select or oommon council of anv eltv. or commissioners of auv Inoomorated district, Is by law incapable of holding or exer cising, at tne same time, tne omoe or appoint ment of Judge Inspeotor or Clerk of any elec tion of this Commonwealth: and no lnsoeetor Judge, or other officer of any such election, shall be eligible to any office to be then voted tor, exoept mat oi an election oraoer. QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS- Everv male cituen twenty-one years of sire possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections: First, he shall have been a cltkenof thelTnltedStatesatleast one month. Second, he shall have resided In the S tate one year (or If , having previously been quauneo elector or native Dora oitiien or the tate, he shall have removed therefrom and re turned, within six months) ImmediutelvDreced- ing the election. Third, He shall have resided in tbe eleollon distnot where be shall oner to vote at least two months ImmedlsUtiy preced ing the eleollon. Fourth. If twentv-two vesrs of age or upwards he 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 be Tore the election. tate Constitution, Article VIII, Seotlon, I. Given under mv hand, at mv offloe. tn the borough of MoConnellsburc. the iUh dav nf Ooiolwr, A. D. 191,7 and of the Independence of tne unnea states, tne one hundred and forty-aeoond. 1 UAIUiANU. Sheriff, I s i The Gift and Art Shop. I i i i I I I We are giving our best efforts toward making this the Gift and Art Shop of the Valley. Likewise to make your buying peasant, we ' are giving much in thought and care. You will be charmed with the many new and un usual things in gift and art goods we are now showing. You cannot fail to find something, distinctive, beau tiful and useful to meet the requirements of friends or relatives. Everything priced so moderately you'll wonder how we do it. Let us show you. There is no obligation to buy anything unless you want to. TRT I 9 C. A. SHINNEMAN JEWELER Fall goods are coming in and PRICES REMAINING PRACTICALLY THE SAME, regardless of high cost. 69 N. MAIN STREET, CHAMBERSBURG, PA. GET READY FOR Fall and Winter by buying your Dress Goods, Ginghams, Outings, Blankets, &c, now. We bought all these goods very early and we know that prices have been wonderfully boost ed since then, but we can and will sell a lot of goods this season at prifies actually Under Wholesale Prices obtaining to-day. With no break in sight and the possibility of still further advan ces in some lines, it will pay you to see our stock before long. IN UNDERWEAR our entire line, which is now in, compris es all the best standard makes, goods that will fit and wear, and much cheaper than we can get them now. Shoes For The Family This will be one of the hardest, if not the worst, proposition the buyer will have to face this fall, but we can ease the situa tion a great deal for you out of stock bought before the leather market got so wild. That you should take this matter serious ly, goes without saying. Come here and let us help you. Geo. W. Reisner & Co., . McConnellsburg, Pa. HOWARD YEAGER BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, NEWSDEALER, TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES, 29 SOUTH MAIN STREET Chambersburg, Penn'o, . I i i I !
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