Jtt!ft0t1! c 0 VOLUME 3. McCONNELLSHURG, PA.. SEPT EM HER 1. 1002. NUMBER 52 FULTON COUNTY. l irst Election for Township Offli. cers in Brush Creek. Dublin, ami Licking Creek. BRUSH CKEEK. Tho election board of Brush Crook township was made up of Elijah Barton, judge ; C. C. Ens Icy and William Barton, inspect ors, and David Welsh and George W. Barton, clerks. The election was held at the house of Mrs. Catherine Barton, and Abraham Eusley was elected justice of the peace without oppo sitiou, he having 50 votes. Timo thy Ilixson had 50 votes for con- stablo and was elected without opposition. Aaron Barton had 47 votes for return judge and Henry Masters, 4. Elisha Barton had 31 votes for inspector and Jacob A. Wink, 20, and Nich olas Cooper was elected assessor without opposition, he having 49 votes. For supervisor, Johnllanks had 49, and Sampson Wink had 43, and for auditor, Joel Barton had 48; William Hanks 48; Stiles 'Jackson, 42, and Ephraira Akers, 1. There were seven candidates for school directors Perry Bar ton had 49 votes; Abia Akers, 39; Caleb Hixson, 49; Jonah Jackson, 5!9; Azekiah Akers, 23; David Smith, 19,aud Abraham Buzzard, K Amariah Akers had 45 votes for overseer of the poor, and Geo. I !ess 35. Asa James had 41 votes for township clerk. DUBLIN. The election board was made up of Daniel Brown, judge ; Ben jainiu Stevens and Johu Unckles, inspectors, and William Wilds and John M. Row, clerks. James R. Thompson and Wil liam Welch were the candidates for justice of the peace, the form cr receiving C6, and the latter, 56 votes. For constable, Samuel Baker had 76, and George Latherow had 4(5 votes. Johnston Noff had 51 votes for assessor.and Thomas I. Campbell had 65. For supervisor Elias Fraker H7 votes ; John Chesnut, Jr., G2 ; Johu Miller, 38, and Joseph Woods, 52. Thero were eight candidates in the field for school directors, as follows : Robert Campbell 3 years 71 Samuel Kirk 3 years 70 John Q. Wilds " " 50 James Walker " " ' 53 Joseph Zigler 2 years 67 Samuel Roberta " " 49 William Baker 1 year 70 George Bain " " 5Ql There were two candidates for return judge, Samuel Fraker and Washington Latherow, the form er receiving 81, and the latter 41 votes. Ben jam iu Wollett had 52 votes for inspector, and John Kessol ring, 72. Jacob Buckloy and Johu Ches nut were tho candidates for in spector, Buckley getting 51, and Chesnut 60 votes. Thomas M. Hedden and Sam "el Wilson each had 52 votes for overseers of the poor, and David Fields was elected township clerk he getting 52 votes. LICKING CKEEK. The election was held at School liouso No. 3. Just what school house was called No. 8. at that time we do not know, but almost ny of the older people in the township can tell you. Andrew Fl .her was the judge, and Joseph Strait and Jacob Sipes were the inspectors, while John Sipes and Matthew Pittman did the clerk iug. Fur couBtable Dayld S. Mellott had 60 votes; George R. Sipes,40; Amos Sipes,6; and Levi Doshong, It). For judge of election Enoch Doshong had U votes, William Alexander, 48; Samuel Hooker smith, 42; and John F.Davis, 14 John S.' Mellott had 62 votes lor inspector, and Adam Sipe, 54. pr supervisor, John Strait had 74 votes; Conrad Cline, 58, and Petor Smith, 84. Samuel Mellott and Jacob M, Dishong were the candidates for assessor, the former receiving 79, and the latter 23 votes. Henry F. Dishong had 100 votes for school director, Benjamin Greenland, 88, and David Mann 13. For overseer of the poor, Joseph Straight had 76 votes and Roland Austin, 91. David L. Michaels had 05 votes for auditor, and Jacob C. Mann, 84 for township clerk. It will be noticed that the spell ing of some of the names is differ ent from that used by some of the families of the present, the spell ing given here is that taken fi'om the records, and used fifty years ago. Suluvia. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ewing, of Harrisonville, s son. Miss Alice Gordon of Ft. Little ton, was the guest of Mrs. L. E. Harris and the Misses Mann, sev eral days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Trogler, of Mer cersburg, attended the reunion Fiiday, and spent several days the guests of friends in this vicin ity. Mrs. Rachel Speer, and Miss Anna Speer, were visiting friends in Wells Valley, over Sunday. W. N. Stewart, who is employ ed by the Reading Railway com pany, at Lebanon, is spending his vacation at the home of his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart. Miss Virgiuia Snyder, of Waynesboro.attended the reunion Friday. Claud D. Metzler, a popular young druggist of Philadelphia, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Metzler of Harri sonville. Jacob Strait, of Hustoutown, and sister-in-law, Mrs. David Strait, of Huntingdon, were visit ing Mrs. Strait's son, William A. Strait, last week. Frank Daniels of Harrisonville, spent several days in Bedford on business last week. Any kind of an old rig was in demand Friday morning, and al most every family closed their houses and spent the day at the Reunion. Homer L. Sipe, who was em ployed in repairing Forest Dale school house, met with a serious accident Saturday. He was stand ing on a ladder working orr one of the gables, when the ladder tui n ed, throwing him to the ground, fracturing his left wrist, and in juring the elbow. It will be some time before he will be able to re sume work. Licking Creek. Miss Stella Bard expects to leave for Saltillo next week, where she will teach this winter. Miss Glenna Lake of McCon- nellsburg is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Johu Lake. Mrs. Johu Lake, two sons and daughter Goldie, spent Sunday at George R. Hoop's. - James Sharpe and his father spent Saturday at Harry Mum- ma's. Mrs. Rebecca Sipe, of Buck Valley is visiting friends in this township. Miss Anna Deshong, of McCon- nellsburg has been visiting friends in Whips Cove, and at Sipes Mill. William Trogler and wife of Mercersburg spent Saturday with Mrs. Harriet Deshong and daughter Linna, Martin Kline returned to Ohio this woek. Bert Mellott, of the Meadow- grounds has typhoid fever. Frank Muni ma and wife and Miss Louisa Palmer who have been visiting Mrs. Htttio Palmer and other friends have returned to their home at Pittsburg. Nevin and Emory Strait who have been employed in the north ern part of the county, are spend ing a few days at home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Hicks of Philadelphia, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Kendall at White Hall thjs week, OLD SOLDIERS' Day. The Reunion a Great Success; the Day Perfect, and order Excel lent. The annual reunion of tho Ful ton County Veteran Association was held on their grounds near J. W. Hoop's in Licking Creek township on last Friday, Septem ber 5th. The order of exercises as pub lished iu the county papers was adhered to every one advertised was present and filled his iiluco on the program. After introduc tory services of prayer by Rev. S. B. Houston and music by the choir, George A. Harris ex tended the glad hand of welcome to the veteran and his friends and was responded to by Dr. W. L. McKibbin in a most hearty and appreciative manner. After a duet by Misses Emily Greathead and Gertie Sipes of McConnells burg.the audience was dismissed for dinner. This was served in "basket pic nic" fashion contrary to all pre cedent at a reuniou, and in oppo sition to the expressed wish of many veterans. The old soldier is of a chummy, genial naturo likes his comrade enjoys the habits of camp life and would much prefer to share his rations with the many ; but the serving of a long table filled with au innumerable multitudo entails much hard work on the the few, and we think the plan adopted was.on tho whole.amuch easier and more satisfactory one. Coffee, the necessity of the sol dier, was issued iu groat abun dance and of excellent quality. Dinner was followed by the ad dress of Hon. Thad M. Mahon of Chambersburg. Mr. Mahon serv ed as a soldier in the 126, P. V. in which were eulisted many of the Fulton couuty boys. He referred to the cordial, earnest, sincere spirit of comradeship that has grown up between the soldiers of the blue and the gray of the North and South, a happy fore cast for tho Nation's future pow er at home and abroad, and to the cheerful outlook toward our colo nial possessions. Capt. Geo. W. Skinner was next on the list and spoke in w'ords that were hearty and cor dial many things that were pleas ant to the ears of those men of the "brave, good days of old." No other orator has addressed the people of Fulton county as often, or on as many different oc casions, as the Captain, and no one ever meets witn a warmer welcome than ho. To have been a good soldier through five years of service is a good record ; to have enlisted at the age of six teen and to have been captain of a company of men at the age of twenty is phenomenal, but the Captain's crowning glory is tho soldierly sympathy he has felt with and for the old soldier in all the long years since years bur dened in many instances with in creased debility and failing for tune. One of the most interesting features of the day's entertain ment was the maiden speech by Horace N. Sipe of McConuells burg. . ' Though born long since the War, and without personal knowl edge of the "times that tried men's souls" it was the delightful privilege of this talented young man ) weave a chaplet of llowers for the brow of those who wrote the heroic chapters of this Na tion's history. After several voluutury address es by home and visiting veterans a business mooting was held at which resolutions were offered relative to the erection of a Sol dier's monument somewhere in Fulton county probably in Mc Conuells burg. As the crowd had mainly dis persed to their homes, there was no camp tire in tho eveniug. It is supposed that from 2,500 to 8,003 persons enjoyed this faultless September day in this "pilgrimage of peace" with tho veterans of 'CI those time's that are long since, yet which memory bring strangely near. The badgo of mourniug worn by many was mute evidence that tho ranks of the G. A. R. had been broken by the last great enemy, and that many who had formoly been in lino, have answered the last roll call. The widow aud orphan were conspicuous With them theRe- uniouisa time for memory aud for tears; and for them, the Grand Army of the Republic deserves n grander significance than ever be f ore. The people of Licking Creek township deserve much credit for their efforts, in arranging for tho comfort of all, for the tasteful decorations of tho speakers' stand, aud they arc to be congrat ulated on the excellent order maintained by the almost univer sal absence of the "canteen." Wells Tannery. While on a visit to her daugh ter, Mrs. James W. Barnett of this place, Mrs. Bergstresser of Waterfall has had a serious at tack of pneumonia, and is now suffering quite a good deal. Miss Emma, daughter-of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Helsel, was mar ried last Wednesday to Mr. Wm. Wirick of South Fork. On ac count of Emma's having a severe attack of typhoid malaria it was thought for a while that the wed ding day would have to be post poned. But upon consulting her physician it was decided that there should be no change in the date aud in the presence of a few guests the bride was assisted to a chair where she remained sit ting during tho few moments it took Rev. Schcafi'er to pronounce her and Mr. Wirick wife aud hus band. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Miss Ada Foot of Pittsburg vis ited relatives here last week. Cloyd McGlathery of Altoona is visiting his father-in-law J. II. Merideth. Miss Cora Stunkard and Er nest Merideth visited in. Everett and Bedford several days last week. John Gibson and Robert Swope took in the show at Everett last Saturday. Robert doesn't think much of pickpockets, as one of them relieved him of his money. Charles Sprowl spent several days iu Maryland last week. Mrs. Harriet Barnett and daughter of Waterfall visited James Harnett's Saturday last. Mrs. Hettie Gracy of Gracy, visited her sou Joseph recently. Mrs. Howard Wishart and daughters, of Huntingdon, are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wishart. Mrs. Bollo Gracy and Delilah Adams spent Sunday with S. W. Awkerman of Six Mile Run. Plum Kun. Edward Simpson, Richard Hewett, Howard Pittman, Wil lard Litton, Rayrnoud Litton, Ez ra Pittmau, and Wonner HewetL were among thoso from this neighborhood" who went to the G ranger s' Picnic. Miss Dessie A. Cavender spent Mondiy of last week with Mrs. John Douglas. Miss Mamie Garvor has been visiting frieuds in the Cove. Muster Jacob Robisou is spend ing a few weeks iu Baltimore Mr. and Mrs. George A. Win ters are happy over tho arrival of a new boy. Listen for the wedding bells ! Program. Program for Local Institutes at Needmore Thursday, Sept. 11, and at Hustoutown Saturday, Sept. 13th : 1. School Organization. 2. Tho Teacher Outside of Scjiool. 3. Tho Program. . 4. The Recitation. , 5. Written Work. 6. Local Institutos. Subscribe for tho News, ouly one dollar a year in advance. EARLY MORNING FIRE. John A. Irwin's Residence and Store Narrowly Escapes J Destruction 1 T.fl.ftt. lVwl'lr rn i-it'r-i i n r nki.nt '"J iiiui uiug uuuu u half past five o'clock the slumbers of the citizens of this place, were broken by the cry of lire! fire! aud in a few moments it was found that John A. Irwin's house was afire. Fortunately, the de structive element was discovered just iu time, aud by prompt work on the part of members of the family aud neighbors who were soon at hand, the flames work brought under control. About half past five Mrs. Ir wiu awoke aud fancied she do tected the odor of smoke, aud called the attention of Mr. Irwin to the matter, suggesting that possibly it might be some one burning rubbish. Not feeling entirely satisfied, she went to the wiudow, but not seeing any sigu of fire, she opened the door to the hallway, which admitted at once a volume of heat and smoke. Nothing further was needed to convince them of tho fact that their house was afire, and giving the alarm from an open window, they hastened down stairs aud opened the parlor door, when they found that the floor near the chimney, the couch, and other pieces of furniture were in a blaze that was lenping up to the ceiling. Rushing to the kitchen and seiz iug two pails of water, Mr. Ii win returned and by a fortunate ap plication was able greatly tocheck the flames. Soon the neighbors appeared and by the aid of the street sprinkling hose they were able in a few minutes to bring the .tire under coutrol and finally to extinguish it. The fireplace in the basement, although closed, was one of those old fashioned ones found in big stone chimneys, where a great piece of heavy oak reaches across the fireplace to support the front part of the chimney and to which the mantel is attached. This piece of oak had caught fire in some way, and may have been smouldering along time until it communicated with the lath iu a partition which joined and in that way was carried up to the floor above. While the fire had brt fairly gotten a start wheu discovered, yet tho heat was so intense iu the parlor as to crack every window pane, the glasses in the doors of tho bookcase aijd pictures hang ing on tho wall, craw the paint all in blisters and practically ruin all the furniture in the room. The building was insured ; the fnruiture was not. Big Cove Tannery. Mi s. Lauvcr of Johustown is visiting frieuds at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richards spent Saturday night and Sun day with Mis. Richards' parents Mr. and Mrs, James Bivens. Mrs. Annie G. Mellott is visit ing friends in Franklin county. Mrs. Kato Hess is spending some time with Mrs. B. F. Slaves. G. E. Clouser is visiting friends in Altoona. B. F. Shivos is suffering from a severe attack of quinsy. Miss Etta Mellott who has boen employed at Jackson Mellot.s the past few weeks returned to her home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Crouse and family visited Mrs. Grouse's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Truax of Meadowgrounds over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Bivens went to housekeeping in Mr. Craig's tenant house last Thurs day. Dickeys .Mountain. Our schools in Thompson will open tiext Monday morning. Rev. S. L. Baughor will preach at Autioch, Sunday evening, Sep tember 14. Rev. J. H. Barney spent a few days last week with B. R. Simp son and family. Russel Garland of Washington, 1). C , spoilt last Thursday and Friday the guest of Frank Martin, o o. This is au article that has noth ing for a head. In fact it has two of them naffghts, which we learn i in our first lessons in arithmetic mean nothing. But while this is genorally true, we are just now thinking of a case where two naughts meau a good deal to us. In lookiug over our subscrip tion list we find that over a hun dred of our subscrioers are mark ed something like this : Nebu chadnezzar Peck 9-21-00. Now, these figures are saying to every body that sees Neb's paper that ho owes for it from September 21, 1900 the 9 means the 9th month, or September; the 21 means the 21st day, and the 00 means 1900, and the whole thing means that we very much need the money due us in our busi ness. There are a few people who have taken the News since it started and have not paid us a cent. If all our subscribers were that kind, the Fulton County News would have to shut up shop very soon. Friends, look at the label on your paper. If there ia a 99 or 00 on it don't let it stand that way a week longer. It is only two or three dollars at most you owe us: but we need it, and we need it "bad. It is carelessness on your part that you have allowed yourself to get in arrears not that you haven't the raonev Some of the poorest people on our list, and many who are not poor, keep up by paying us a hall a dollar or even a quarter at a time. Come along, friends. Don't wait for us to spend two cents in sending you a dun through the mails. Times are good. There has not been a time in- manv. ma uy years when everything you have to sell brought better prices. or when work was plentier, or wages better. Jury List. Names of the men who have been drawn to serve as jurors at October term of court, of Fulton county to bo held at McConnells burg beginning Monday October 6th 1902. -GRAND JURORS. Ayr. David L. Keefer, David Morton, Hoit Glenn, Aaron' Mor gret. Belfast. David Harr, Bennet 1'ruax, A. M. Garland, Nathan H. Mellott. Brush Creek. JacobWinters. Licking Creek Thomas IJor.k. eusraith, James A. Sipes, Lewis u. Mellott. M 'Connellsburg Bruce Sto ner, C. B. Stevens. Taylor. J.L. Kesselring.R. J. Fields. Thompson. Jesse B. Snyder. Tod. James Henry.Henry An derson. Union. Alfred Hendershot, Dallas Lashley. Wells. S. C. Denisar, Jacob S. Black, Am on G. Edwards. PETIT JURORS. AYR.-John Truax, Ellsworth Hendershot, Conrad Glazier, Jr., Jacob Mellott. Belfast. Jacob S. Hill, H. H. Doshong, John Garland, Clayton Doshong, Levi Mellott. Bethel. Grant Bernhait. Clyde Andrews, Lemuel Mellott, William Yonker. Brush Cheek William Hanks, G. II. Schenck, G. B. Mc. Diehl. Dublin. W. C Brubaker.Carl Gallaher. Licking Creek. John F. Desh ong, William R. Mellott, Casper Miller. McConnellsburg. Frank Stouteagle. Taylor. William Witter. A. K. Davis. Thompson. Jacob Gordon. Clarence Vance, Jacob Peck; Wil liam Seaburn. To.George Fox. John Bar- mont, George Finiff, Sr., Daniol Peffer. Union. Georcre A. Shank. S. K. McKee, Dr. James M, McKib bin. WELL8.David Winegardner, A. D. Keith, N. G. Cunningham. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Mention of Persons and Places You Know. Clarence Sipes of Philadelphia, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes of this place. If some people would struggle half as hard to keep down expen ses as they do to keep up appear ances, they would soon have a bank account. Preaching services September 14th, Pine Grove at 10:30 A. M. and Wells Valley at 2:30 P. M. and Zion at 7:30 P. M. W. J. Sheaffer, pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dixon of Pittsburg, spent a day or two last week with Mrs. Dixon's brother, John B. Runyan of this place. Jury Commissioners, Anthouy Lynch and C. H. E. Plummer, and Sheriff Fleck drew the jury last Saturday for October court. Cecil Lynch was their clerk. Mrs. Michael Hockensmith and son, John Scott, of Licking Creek township, were in town Wednes &a.j of last week the guests of T. J. Thompson and family. Miss Olive Kendall who had been elected to the Meadow ground school, declined to accept, and last Saturday it was assign ed to Miss Nora Fisher of this place. William H. Hess who has been spending a few weeks at George F. Mellott's in Ayr township, went back to Mrs, Elizabeth Hess's in Thompson township last Saturday. Foley's Honey and Tar is pecu liarly adapted for chronic throat troubles and will positively euro bronchitis, hoarseness and all bronchial diseases. Refuse sub stitutes. All dealers. Miss Minnie Reisuer, of Mc Connellsburg, and Mr. Will Reis ner, of Lancaster, were the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Mary E. Marshall, the latter part of last week. Shippensburg Chron icle. Miss Sadie Michaels, after a prolonged visit in Illinois and western Pennsylvania has return ed, and entered upon another year's work in the Everett public school with 61 pupils to look after. Rev. Melroy of Hustontown will occupy the pulpit in tho M. E. church in this place next Sun day evening. He and Rev. Mc Closky are exchanging pulpits for the day. John Comerer, contractor, is rapidly pushing forward tho work of erecting a new dwelling for Jacob Hykes, on a lot just east of Harry Smith's in the Shaff ner extension. Dr. J. F. Barton, vice principal of the Normal, returned last Fri day from Minneapolis, where ho hod spent the summer vacation with his mother. He reports splendid health and a delightful time. Shippensburg Chronicle. After spending their summer vacation at McConnellsburg, Miss Mary Grove and Mr. James Pat terson return this week to enter upon another year's workat West minster college at New Wilming ton, Pa. The annual County Farmers' Institutes will bo held this year during the first four days of De cember one day at McConnells burg ; one, at Needmore ; one, at Warfordsburg, and one in Buck Valley. County Superintendent and Mrs. C. K Barton came over from Shippensburg last week, and they have now taken up their residence permanently in McCon nellsburg. They aro boarding at the Washington House. Trespuss Notice. Notice U hereby given lo all iprnoa, not to trespam on auy of the proofi'iy of the undorttigned, a irov;uUou wtd nui-oly follow any dUregaid of thU notice, Aaron M. Garland John Mellott John Bard Ephralm Slillea Jordan W. Deshong John H. Strait George C. Denhong David 11. MulloU Billion Dcahoug.
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