mntn mm VOLUME 5. McCONNELLSHUUG, PA.. MARCH 30, 1904. NUMHLU 2s. OUR COAL MINE. Demming Acting State Geologist Col. Takes a Peep at It. ENCOURAGES MINERS TO GO AHEAD. Suggests Sensible Plan lo Follow la Pros- peeling -thai ol Having Analyala Made at Staled Intervals. By invitation of a number of our citizens Col. Henry C. Dem ming of Harrisburg, the acting State Geologist, made an exami nation last evening, of the sup posed coal deposit about a mile southeast of McConnellsburg. lie states that he found there a coal-like substance, well exposed in the tunnel which had been dug eastward into tl.e mountain twelve or fifteen feet; that near the floor of the tunnel there is a slate rock very similar to the slates of coal regions; also, above the so-called coal body; that the supposed coal is in true vein form, and measures 50 inches in thickness; that the trend of the vein is northeast and southwest, as are the regular stratas Of other rock in that local ity; and that the supposed coal vein has an inch of pitch of 40 de grees southeastwardly. The Colonel also states that it would take a chemical examina tion to determine the true charac ter of the mineral; but, that in his opinion, it was a lignite, similar to the lignite coals found in the Philh pines. He believed that the proper course for the miners to pursue would be to have samples of the material, as now found, analyzed for the percentageof fixed carbon; and if 25'to SO per cent, of carbon were the result, then to go farther into the mountain on the vein at least 20 feet, or 30 feet, altogether from the portal or mouthof thetun nel; that then it would be advisa ble to have another analysis made. Then if the carbon amounted to more than 50 per cent., with a fair additional proportion of com bustible and volatile matter, they would know they had a certainty of a coal mine that would pay them to work. The Colonel thought the out look sufficiently encouraging to warrant the steps suggested, and this based on many years exper ience in opening and developing coal and other mines in Pennsyl vania and other states. FRATERNAL RESOLUTIONS. On the Death of W. C. Mann, by Har risonville Lodge, No. 710, 1. O. 0. F. Whereas it has been the will of Almighty God to remove from our number our beloved brother William C. Mann; Therefore, be it resolved 1. That in the death of Brother Mann, Harrisonville Lodge, No. 710, I. O. O. F., has lost one.of its oldest and most faithful mem bers one who was active in found ing the Lodge, and whose inter est and activety never once flag ged even when clouds of adver sity and discouragement have hung heavily overhead. .2. That no one better than his fraternal brethren, knew the qualities of mind and heart pos sessed by him, and the constancy by which his hand was open to a distressed brother. 8. That the charter of this Lodge be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days; that we wear the usual badge of mourn ing; that these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge; and, also, published in the Kulioii Connty News; aud that a copy of the paper be sent to the bereaved family. 4 George P. Metzler, John P. Sipes, George A. Harris, Committee. Church .Notices. Diviuo Borvleea at St. Paul's from April 4th to 7th inclusive at 7:15 p. ra. Rev. R. F. Fetterolf ot Mercersburg, will occupy the lltu pulpit April 5th. . A. G. Wolf, Pastor. , THE TWENTY-SECOND. t . & ra t rennsyivama tavairy, in wnicn were Fulton County Men. SKETCH FROM BATES HISTORY. Did Valiant Service lor Uncle Sam During the Civil War and Had Plenty of Op portunity to "Smell Powder." As a large number of Fulton county men were in the Twenty second Pennsylvania Cavalry du ring the Civil War, we, at the re quest of one of the members, pub lish a sketch of their war history as found in Bates Vol. 5 and give the names of all the Fulton coun ty men as far as we have been able to ascertain. If we omitted any we should be glad to be in formed. Of course many of those whose names are given, have answered their last roll call, but just how many, we do not know Most of our Fulton county men entered when the regiment was reorganized at a camp of rendez vous near Chambersburg, in Feb ruary 1864, and were recruited for a term of three years. They were united with the famous Ringgold battalion, and the new colonel was James Higgins. company k. Daniel Denisar, Johu Fulton, Michael Helman, Martin D. Mat thias, James A. McDonald, Henry Slusher, Thomas W. Slusher, John H. Truax. company h. William C. Wilds, George Wilds, Abraham B. Cor bin, Simon Mel- lott, John Ramsey, Wesley A. Ramsey, Sylvester Wilds, Allison Wagner. company i. James W. Rum in el, John L. Smith, John B. Sipes. company k. William F. Sharrar, David A. Gillis, Reid W. M'Donald, John M. Gillis, Jacob L. Buckley, Hen ry H. Buckley, John D. Richard son, James Ambrose, Joseph E Barnett, George Bain, Elliott D. Correll, Peter L. Cornelius, Adam Cleveuger, John W. Cutchall, John M. Chesnut, Samuel Cowan, Wil liam Doyle, Cornelius Doyle, Adam Dishong, Joseph Edwards, Peter Gaster, James Hoke, Alex. R. Hamil, Isaac Houck, James E. Heeter, Jeremiah Laidig, Henry C. Matthias, Robert A. M'Donald, George Needham, Frederick R. Nail, Jackson B. Ramsey, Abra ham Runyan, Elliott Ray, George Shaffer, George Sowers, David Vallance. company l. Lewis Ensley, Peter Ramsey, Isaac Mills, Joseph Woy. company m. H. M. Strausbaugh, Morgan Bartou, David P. Dishong, Solo mon P. Dishong, Isaac P. Dish ong, Robert Giftin, Perry Hixson, Scott S. Hann, John D. Hender shot, Samuel Jackson, Balser W. Mellott, John Minich, J. H. Mc Eldowuey, John D. Parlett, Thom as Parlett, George W. Swope, Joseph S. Strait, James T. Sheed- er, Joseph N. Swope. V N ASSIG NED MEN. John G. Stinson, Jacob Wible. On the 1st of March, the bat talion at Chambersburg, under command of Major Troxell, pro ceeded to Martiosburg, where it joined the forces of General Sigel and proceeded thence, by his or der, to Cumberland, where the Ringgold Battalion was stationed and where a union of the two was effected. The regiment remuiued in camp of instructions here, un tifApnl, when that portion of it not mounted, amounted to about seven hundred men, proceeded, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Greenfield, to a general camp of rendezvous for cavalry, in Pleasant Valley, Mary.nud,' where it received hortes mid equipments, and where it remain ed until the middle of May, the men receiving, in the meantime, a thorough course of drill and r.is cipline. From Pleasant Valley it moved to Camp Stoneman, neur ,VBiluucil.oa pv (our.) SPROWL GOOD ROAD LAW. I I Representative from the State Department j Addressed Meeting in Court House. WHY NOT HAVE GOOD ROADS? Told How Fulton County May Oct Her Share of the $6,500,000 Appropriation In teresting Detail. It is to be regretted that every farmer in the County could not have been present at the meeting in the Court House last Wednes day evening. Every one who gives the matter any thought whatever is disgusted with the condition of our public roads, and with the manner in which monev is spent on them from year to year without any apparent im provement. As is now perhaps known to every one, the legislature at its session two years ago appropria ted six-and a half millions of dol lars of the State's money to the townships of Pennsylvania to aid in bringing up our roads to a first-class standard, and provid ed for a Highway Commission to see that the provisions ol the law were faithfully carried out. It was for the purpose of crea ting greater interest in the im provement of our roads, and of pointing out to our people how to get the State aid, that Mr. G. B. Statler, Assistant Highway Com missioner, came over from Har risburg to talk to Fulton county people last Wednesday night. There are in Pennsylvania 1548 townships, which means that there are about twice that num ber or more than 3,000, town ship road supervisors. These of ficers are responsible for the care of 98,423 miles of township roads, and, as has been demon strated by the work done in the past, they have been spending about six millions of dollars a year in throwing dirt on the road and shoveling mud off. Fulton's 22 supervisors have 816 miles to look after, and spend each year $10,000. Unless they pursue a change of policy, they will go on spending a similar sum year aft er year, and our great-grandchildren will find the same mud holes, the same rocky batters, the fame steep grades, as are ours with which now to contend. Well, what's to be done ab ut it? "Why," said Mr. Stailor, "place yourselves under the pro vision of the new law, and for uv ery dollar you as a township spend, the County will give you one and the State four." That loks all right, but how shall we proceed ? "Nothing easier. The township supervisors aud their clerk liav a meeting. A resolution i pa" ed aud put upon record to iui prove a certain road distance to be not less than one eighth of a mile, according to the provision of the Sprowl Good Road law, and notify the county commis sioners, who will make a survey of the proposed road and send the same to the State Highway Department, who will send at once a Commissioner to look over the road and determine what changes if auy, and make an estimate of the cost. The matter is now ready to be submitted to contractors for bids after thirty days public noiice." But the county commissioners might not pay any attention to the request from the supervis ors. "They must give it attention, aud prompt attention : they have no option in the matter. So, you see, that a far as the supervis ors are concerned, they have nothing to do but pick out their piece of road, say they want it "made," and then provido for the one-dollar in-six that it will cost to do the work. It is not a matter of surprise that Wells township, the first in the county to take advantage of the State's aid to establish a high school, should be the first to ask the State to help improve their roads, for it has already tiled its request wlrti the county commis sioners. The probability is, that ' Ayr township will be the next, 1 and there is no good reason why there should not be others. ! APRIL WEATHER FORECAST As Given by Rev. Irl R. Hicks in Word and Works. DISAGREEABLE EASTER STORM. Month cornea In Cold, but very Warm Weather May be Expected by the Middle. Rain and Hall Storms. 'A storm period, central with the full moon at the close of March will extend into the first and sec ond of April. Storms of rain, low barometer and high temperature will have given place to snow, ris ing barometer and much colder in all western sectiotis as April comes in. Cold, northerly winds with frost and freezing uorth ward, will follow about the lst.or 3rd, progressively from west to east. Plants and tender vegetation should be protected against the probability of killing frost during the first three or four days in April. From the 4th to the (5th there will be a reactionary storm period, during which time falling barometer, change to warmer, with more rain and storminess will be probable. Hail storms will be most natural at all April disturbances and sudden drops of temperature should not be sur prise. The Vulcan storm period, cen tral on the 10th, will bring a ser ies of pronounced storms. The culmination of these storms will fall about Sunday, the 10th, to Wednesday the 13th. Look for high temperature, low barometer with rain, hail and thunder, pro gressively from west to east, on the 11th, 12th and 13th. Rapid rise of barometer and change to quite cool will follow behind the storms, but a reaction to storm conditions will suddenly return and from tho loth to the 17th it will again become very warm. A regular Vulcan-Venus per turbation will be central on tho 21st extending from the. i'JUi to 23rd The barometer will drop low and the temperature rise very high as this period pro gresses, resulting in many vi cious thunder and hail storms on and touching the 21st, 22nd and 23rd. . The normal tendency to April thunder showers will grow into decided and far-reaching rain storms, with dangerous winds and possible tornadoes during the progress of these disturb ances. Late snow squalls need surprise no one, as the high ba rometer follows low areas at these April periods. May promises the heaviest raius and the most violent storms of the present season. The sol stice rains in tho central part of June will be generally sufficient for the time, but many western to northern parts will have none to spare. Hicks believes that drought will be felt in moreow less severity over much of the western grain belt before the season ends. KICKED BY A HORSE. Samuel Paylor of Ayr Township, Narrow ly Escaped Serious Injury last Friday. Mr. Samuel Paylor lives on Mr. George A. Comerer's farm in Ayr township. Last Friday aft ernoon as Mr. Paylor was pass ing behind oue of the horses in the stable, the animal suddenly kicked Mr. Paylor striking him violently on the arm just below the shoulder. Mr. John Comerer who happened to be near came to Mr. Paylor 's assistance, and brought him to town, and Dr. Dalbey gave tho Injured member attention. Luckily the bone was not broken, and it is hoped that Mr. Paylor will be all right in a few days. An Oyster Supper will be held in the Hall at Gem on Saturday evening, April Oth. E. N. Akers will be there with his grapho phone and a general good time is expected. MORE RAILROAD NEWS. Baltimore & Ohio Said to Intend to Pur chase South Peon Roadway. THROUGH MT. DALLAS TO HANCOCK. Supreme Court Has Ordered the Sale of (he Old South Penn Rlttht of Way, and Some thing U Likely lo be Doing. Tho ftict that much time nud money have been spent within the past year or two on the sur vey between Hancock and Mt Dallas, through the western part of this couuty, has led many peo ple to conclude that those who are thus puttiug up their money know what they are doing. Dur ing tho past few weeks a corps of engineers have been hard at work on tho line, but, of course, they don't talk. A few days ago the supreme court ordered tho salo of the old South Penn right of way. Should the B. &. O. bo the purchasers, then the way is wide open for them to go ahead and build their short lino from Pittsburg, which would include tho link mentioned above. The following from the railroad department of Sunday's Philadelphia Press will be of in teiest to the people of this sec tion : In order to obtain a shorter route eastward from Pittsburg, with which to compete with the Gould liues, which are rapidly being projected from that city to tidewater, it was said yesterday that the Baltimore & Ohio rail road is about to purchase the old right of way of the South Penn, ordered sold by the Federal Courts. While this could uot be con tinned, it was admitted that en gineers of the Baltimore & Ohio have re-surveyed the old South Peun route from Port Perry, on the Monongahela river, to Han cock, Md., on tne Potomac river, fifty-five miles east of Cumber land. From there surveys are now under way by engineers of the company to Warfordsburg, this state, to locate a favorable grade from Deueeu's Gap to the river, at that point. Although this survey is said to be part of a plan to straighten the line, and ease the grades for through traf fic to and from Pittsburg, and particularly to do away with the heavy grade at Sand Patch, the real reason, it is said, is to con nect the two lines at that point. While it would cost, it is said, about $18,000,000 to complete the line from Port Perry to Hancock, the distance between Pittsburg and Baltimore would be shorten ed nearly fifty miles. These facts taken in connection with the fact that the Baltimore & Ohio has bought other property for tho purpose of constructing a short er line, confirm the belief that it will purchase the South Penn right of way. TENDERS RESIGNATION. Rev. Dr. West Asks to Be Relieved of Pastoral Work. The Presbyterian congregation in this place were uot a little grieved at the morning service last Sunday when Dr. West an nounced that he would ask the congregation on Wednesday even ing to join in a request to Presby tery to dissolve tho pastoral rela tions now existing betweeu him and the McConnellsburg and Greenhill churches, to take effect July 1st. Dr. West's son Robert, a pro fessor in the Protestant College at Beirut, Syria, is expected to reach this couutry lu April and tho Doctor has consented to ac company his son to Beirut during the summer, spending some time in Switzerland. While not coming here as a stranger, Dr. West has during his four years of work here.great ly endeared himself to our peo ple irrespective of denomination al lines, and his departure is re garded aa a personal loss to the community. ; RECORD OF DEATHS. Well Known Citizens that Called Home. Have Been ' PROMINENT PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER Rev. J. Smith Gordon. Who Had Served the ! People at Burnt Cabins Almott Half a Century. Wm.C. Mann nf Saluvla. ; KKV. .1. SMITH iiIUON. I Rev. J. Smith Gordon, pastor j of Lower P.ith Valley (Fannetts : burg) aud Burnt Cabins Presby j teriau churches, died athu home ! atFannettsburglastFriday morn ing. The Rev. Gordon was born at Shady Grove in Franklin county, in 12!t. His father, Alexander Gordon, was a prominent Elder in the Presbyterian church at Greencastle. The younger Gor don received his collegiate educa tion at Princeton University, and his theological training in Prince ton Theological Seminary. He was licensed by tho Presbytery of Carlisle June 17, 1857, and on June 17, 1851, was ordained and installed pastor of the churches before named, which he served until the day of his death a pe riod of almost forty-six years. Mr. Gordon had the longest con tinuous term of service of any minister in the presbytery. Shortly alter he located in Fan nettsburg he married a Miss Montgomery, a sister of Mrs. Candhsh, of Wilson College. Aft erwards he married a Miss Mary Poull, of Fannettsburg. The Rev. Mr. Gordon is survived by his wife aud the following children : The Rev. Dr. James Gordon, Van Wert, Ohio; Prof. Clarence Gor don, of Centre College, Danville, Ky.; John, a student at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania; Misses Mary and Clementine, at home. His fuueral was conducted by his life long friend-, Rev. Wm. A. West, D. D., of McConnellsburg, assisted by Rev. Bucher of the Upper Path Valley church. WILLIAM C. MANN. William Culbertson Mann died at his late residence near Salu via, this county, during the very early hours of last Wednesday morning, aged C9 years, 1 month and 23 days. Funeral on Friday, and interment at the Sideling Hill Christian church. There is, perhaps, no point on the turnpike between Everett and McConnellsburg more famil iar to the traveling public than the Mann homestead, known in tho early part of the last century as Clifford Manor, when it was owned by David Maun, father ol the deceased, who kept store and conducted the farm. Of later years the place has been known as "Mann's." It was here that William C. Mann was born January 30, 12'J; grew to manhood ; married, on the 14th of March, 1859, Miss Anna Maria Dauiels, daughter of the late John Daniels of the same neighborhood, and at his father's death succeeded in the owner ship of the property, where he spent the remainder of his life. Covering a period of more than lorty years Mr. Mann was a lead ing member of the Christian church and much interested in the progress of the Sunday school. With a few others he succeeded in forming Uarrisouville Lodge, No. 710 I. O. O. F., and from the date of its institution in 1870 to the time of his death he was one of the laithful. About twenty-five of his frater nal brethreu assisted in perform ing the last sad funeral rites, which were beautifully impress ive. Besides his widow, Mr. Mann is survived by three sons, Lewis C, of Everett; Frank D., of Bur lington, Colorado; U. S. Grant, of Chicago and four daughters, Christina Scott, wife of Vernon Skipper, of Tyrone; Effie May, wife of William E. Bair, at Green Hill, and Misses Ella Myrtle, and Lydla Alice at home. He ia also survived by one Bister, Mrs. Rachel A. Speer of Salu via. Funeral services were conduct- ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW j Snapshots at Their Movements, as They I Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED. Home for a Vacation, Away for an Outing, a Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll Find It Right Here. Harry E. Seville returned homo from Canton, Ohio, last Thurs day. Mr. Clareuce L. Sipes of Phila delphia is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes. Mrs. JessieCarmack and daugh ter Laura, spent a few hours in McConnellsburg Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shue and family are moving from Mount Union to Shirleysburgthis week. Mss Nellie Daniels returned home last Friday after spending a week with her grandmother, Mrs.'Christina Daniels near Har risonville. Mrs. W. B. McDowell, and lit tle son and daughter Mary Creigh and James, are visiting Mrs. Mc Dowell's mother, Mrs. Margaret Kendall in the Cove. Miss Annie B. Frey lias been spending the-past week in Phila delphia purchasing a complete stock of the latest creations in spring and summer millinery. John F. Reed, wife and daugh ter, visited Daniel Mock and fam ily from Saturday to Sunday.and Miss Alice Mock is now visiting in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Christina Daniels, widow of the late John Dauiels, near Harrisonville, left the old home stead last week and is having her home with her daughter, Mrs. Maria Mann, near Saluvia. Mr.R. I. Huston of Clear Ridge was an early Monday morning visitor at the County Seat. Mr. Huston moves to Dublin Mills next week and will engage in a general mercantile business. Mr. Joseph B. Mellott exDects to open out a store at Andover on the second day ol May aud con duct a general merchandising business. Andover ought to be good point, and a store there will be a great conveuieuce to that neighborhood. ed at the house by Rev. Dr. West of McConnellsburg, and sermon was preached at the Christian church by his pastor, Rev. S. L. Baugher. MICHAEL 11. ZI.MM HUMAN. The people of Sylvan were startled a fejv days ago by the in formation of the sudden death of one of its former citizens in the person of Michifl HZimmerman, aged 34 years, 4 months and 4 days. Mr. Zimmerman was working in the mountaius in Washington couuty, Md., and contracted a cold which developed into pneu monia aud soon removed its vic tim from this stage of activity. Several letters and a telegram were sent respectively to Sylvan and Hancock informing the pa rents of the sickness and death of Micha'l, but neither reached their destination m proper time. Michtel's father Jacob chanced to pass through Hancock last Friday when he was informed of the sad news awaiting him. He hastened to tho mountain homo of his son and brought the re mains to Sylvan. The funeral was held on Sabbath morning at Zion Lutherun church in the presence of a large concourse of people. The stricken parents have the sympathy of the entire community. A. G. W. MltS. HKHHUCA HOHTY. Rebecca, wife of Mr. Albertus Dorty, died at her home near Foltz on Monday morning, the 28th inst, aged about 32 years. Mrs. Dorty was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Clinton Melius of Taylor township, and is sur vived by her husband and two bright little boys. Funeral on Tuesday and inter ment at Mercersburg.
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