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McConnellsburg, pa., February 22, 1900.
NUMBER 23.
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Reminiscences of u
j M.iceon the Turn-
the l oot of Sideling
II ill.
'traveled across Sideling
i,i from sutuvia u
,j ,l fai the turnpikcVund do you
ke ua n In the pike just as
, tr,f io laHt fields and enter the
Lj.r? Coming down the
lp i id reaching this point you
Itruck with the grand pros
f . Jyou. To your right lies
0 k-kinu- Creek valley extend-
i Pc'.'j"tac, a distance of
twenty-live -miles, over the
if Licking crecK, milium.,
th state of Maryland;
I,, i F the amo valley
",ukkbove forty
o , over -Iiik the
wS.i
r
ion c
ive
lect
'ki
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extends
miles, to the
townships of
und the eastern part
county, drained iv tne
Sreek emptying at Mount
LttllfV being broken a lit-
by un almost imper-
ler shed. As a back ground,
o the height of more than
feet the Scrub ridge, the
.1. .. nl 1. T
U in, anil income uun
while the valley itselt Is
broken by hills and small
im the same point one can
. . i ..ii.u :.
IS Of farm uuiiuings wiui
iere a village. It is little
jt some ono In early days
B spot so specially adapt-
fure, ns a ptuce- wnere -io
jjome for the traveler and
lekor. ;
bout the time the pike was
tut eighty-live yearn ugo
rn slaad was erected at this
U) place had its day, and at
here U '. nothing save a flat
e grouud a few feet south of
indicate where the tavern
:oa:.
IWI'i
ne.
i n, as just mtimateu, stoou
itheturn. It was atwo-and-
L building, fucing the south
The north and west side
Eve anv doors. In the yard
3 trough into which a "run
p" poured continually a
m of pure cold water piped
liitf In tne mountain, just
the north side of the pike
rn, a little to the east of the
a same side of the pike was
smith shop and scattered
... n.
pildtagu.
it landlord there of whom we
(knowledge was 13illy Morris
(he place along in the ':20's.
one t-inie, was a man of eon
neauu; but strong drink got
of him, tho sherift linully
ut, hi wife died, and he be-
wnnhlp charge. When un-
fliK'iice of liquor, he was a
In more than one occusion he
the dining room where his
St fs eating, and knocked the
ir and; smashed up things
, Cue time a burrel of whis
etin unloaded and stood on
Ei yin j,1 Billy came along,
i In a bad humor about some
0 threw the burrel over. It
roll dpwn the hill, the bung
and the contents was emptied
; iferosH the pike, about a hun
ds from the Uusscl house
fc pi' d hy Henry Minich, stood
time a dwelling In wdiieh a
3r y 'he name of (iray lived,
orris's wife wus one of the
is. Another of the (iray girls
tried to a man by tho name of
jpki-r. and lived in a house
. . d tin or four hundred yards
piu- auovo Kd Austin's on
side ef tho roud. William
brother, not related to the
A. vjra.v. of W.iiiu vn..,.
Huperintondeut of
to 18(13, murrled
AiUwwno died about forty.
rj( ;, leaving one son, Wi'l
tv, uho now has his home
Y' Mlnnlch near Suluvlu.
fc'un! .rrled Mary Clevenger,
l! I- '. Mrs. J. Milton Unger
-vc, And daughter of Peter
, f !', a -id uncle of Aaron eleven
Jr to iv ill
1. .U,i! UiVvva wi sold from Uil
M. whioh occurred about 18.10,
JUi'diujed by a man by the
'""or, no relation of the
111 "'nv Stoni.ru. u I,.,... u
- iuu oi iiie toners
te was the fact that Mr.
C pretty daughters, and
beauty and attractive-
f w as known to travelers
hla to Pittsburg. Many
S wagoner or business
veral extra miles that
Un talned in the home of
1 maidens. It 1 fr0m
nee that the pluce wus
travelers, and soon to
i "s "Ladles Turn,"
mi-. ....
(. lino oi lno gjj.j
Daniel Kegarlso.broth
(fuilse, who thn 14,
.i. uray, oi
f (' -Qty S
fuim 18110 u
LU'itutwho i
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i
I
the Sprowl House at the top of Side
ling Hill mountain on the State Koud
above Lyons'g. Toward the latter
part of the 'ItO's, Stoner sold the prop
erty to Alexander Heady, of Wells
Val'ey, a grandson of Alexander Al
exander, and a brother of Mrs. Catha
rine Fisher of McConnellsburg, Mr.
Stoner remaining In possession of the
property as tenant. Mr. Heady dying
In 1838, his estate was settled by John
H. Alexander, father of Hon. W. S.
Alexander of this jiluce, und the La
dles Turn property was sold by him to
Andrew Fisher, lute of Hustontown.
und father of Mrs. S. H. Woollet of
this place. In connection with the
tavern stand there were 400 acres of
land and Mr. Fisher, who then lived
in Wells Valley, purchased the entire
property for 100.
Mr. Fisher moved to the Ladies
Turn In 1840 and remained there two
years, ut the expiration of which time,
he purchased from Knoeh Deshong,
grandfather of Mrs. John P. Sipes of
this pluce, the farm now owned by
James Mlnnlch, moved onto that farm,
and rented the tavern stand to his
brother-in-law Levi Deshong who was
murrled to June Heady. At the end of
two more years (1844), Levi left the
tavern und moved to the farm now
owned by Klllott Deshong, und An
drew Fisher moved buck to the Ladies
Turn, where he remained until 18.'i(l,
when he bought from Win. Jhcsnut,un
uncle of Clem Chesnut, the furm and
hotel property at Hustontown for
$'(MH1 and moved to Hustontown.
Hy way of parenthesis, we might
suy thut Hustontown, in 18,"ti, consist
ed of but one dwelling outside the old
taveru stand at the lower end of town
bought by Mr. Fisher: und that was
on tho site where tho present Metho
dist parsonage stands. It wus owned
und occupied by our good friend,
Thomas Kirk, who kept a small store
In It. At that time the present site of
Hustontown wus covered with the orig
inal woods down as far as Lumberson
and Kirk's store.
When Andrew Fisher left Ladies
Turn in '"! he rented It to John Swope,
a shoemaker, at a nominal rent, for
great changes had come over the coun
try since tho days of Morris und SUm
er, and those when Fisher llrst went to
Ladies Turn. Instead of the turnpike,
being the principal thoroughfure from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg, and keep
ing tavern along this line one of the
most lucrative of avocations, the
Pennsylvania railroad, and the Halt,
and Ohio, had been pushed through
toward the west, and tho old pike thut
wus formerly lined with wagons, was
now fast being deserted, and the tav
ern keepers were turning their atten
tion to other means of making money.
Shoemaker John Swope lived there
but a few months, when the house
burned to tho ground, and Swope
sought another home. Andrew Fisher
then traded tho property to Davie
Stevens living at Hubbelsville, for a
tract of timber land adjoining 'Squire
Joe Deuvor's neur West Dublin; but
there being some hitch in the title to
the timber land, tho deal wus not con
summated, and Fisher then leased It to
Tom Salkeld for live years lu consid
eration of a new house Mr. Salkeld
wus to erect on the premises. A fair
ly good sized house was built this
time on the north side of the road just
at the bend of the turn. Hurtey Sal
keld, also, lived there awhile.
The place was quite a resort for
sleighing parties. A party of young
folks would be formed, word would be
sent to Salkeld's, a big supper would
be prepared, the young people would
arrive, and the evening spent in danc
ing und huving a time generally . Iu
the winter of 18'!l, u party from Tuy
lor went up there to have a good time,
and u lot of young fellows cume there
tilled with bud whiskey und broke up
tho evening's festivities.
During the Civil War, the Sulkelds
left, and the property was sold to John
Mitchell for about !k!00. Mitchell
moved to tho property, and lived there
but a few years, when lire again de
stroyed tlu.i building. This ended tho
pluce us a habitation; and there Is
now, scarcely a truce thut would ludl
cuto that any ono had ever lived there.
There wus one Crackey Smith lived
in that neighborhood, lie was u shoe
muker. it wus thu nustoni in those
duys, to take the hides of the cuttle
killed on the furm for hom (.'onsumpi
Hon during tho year, to a neighboring
tanner who would convert them into
leuther, keeping hulf for his pay. In
the early autumn a shoemaker was en
gaged to come to your homo with his
kit of tools und lusts. (Almost every
fumily had a pretty good outfit of Its
own; for a man that could not do the
shoo mending for himself alid family,
wus not considered of much uccount in
the neighborhood. ) Here by tho kit
chen hearthstone, day by duy tho shoe
muker pugged uuuy until shoes had
boon made for father, mother, tho
young men, and maidens, as well as
the little folks of the family, The
young ladies wore not ashamed io wimp
their strong, well-made, warm, home
mude shoes to church or in tho parlor
(kitchen) when they entertained their
best beau. How different they were
from the thin paper-spied tllmsv upper
shoes a size and a half too smull for
Mm fort, .no protection against snow,
slush, md, nor even ordinary cold
that women go crippling around in
now, wondering why they must always
be swallowing cod liver oil, Plso's
consumption cute, and other like med
icines. For shoe pegs, u nice piece of seas
oned maple was provided, sawed off ut
proper length, split down into shoe
pegs. Xo one wo'ild have thought of such
exti uvagunce us buying shoe pegs ut
the store when with a piece of inn pie,
a handsaw, u mallet and the shoe
knife enough pegs could be made in
one evening to last u ( ur.
Well, but about "Craeltey." Mill
ard Smith was his right name, but be
was a good fellow; und the children
especially were glad when Cruckey
cume to make shoes.
He not only mude shoes for An
drew Fisher's family ut Ladies Turn,
but he often made his home there,
doing tiirus about the house und help
ing with the work about the stable for
his board. One morning in the curly
summer of 18.14, he went to the burn,
brought a colt out of the stable by the
halter, jumped (into its back, jabbed
the points of his sharp toed boots in
to its sides, guve u yell, und started
up the like for the wuleriug trough.
The colt not appreciating Crackey's
familiarity, threw its head down tossed
its hind feet in tho air, and stood
Crackey on his head in the road.
Poor Cruckey, wus pretty badly
hurt, and it was sometime before ho
had suflieiently recovered from the
shock to be able to get to the house.
He ate no breuk'ast; but feeling better
later in the forenoon he went down be
low the pike where Mr. Fisher was
planting potatoes, took up u hoe und
began to cover. He hud not gone
very fur when he began to stugger,
und dropping the hoe exclaimed,
"Fisher, upon my secret soul I cun't
sec to cover these potutoes," and
went up to u fence corner und lay
down. Mr. Fisher aided him to get
to the house, und put him to bed and
sent down to ITarrisonville for Dr.
Henedict. Hut ho was beyond any
human aid; and thut night at 12 o'
(dock, as the Fisher family were culled
around his bedside, Cruckey 's, life
went out, and his remuins now rest in
the Presbyterian yard at Greenhill.
There are many other Incidents con
nected with the old pluce, but our ar
ticle bus ulreudy reached undue pro
portion and we must conclude it.
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ALLEN C. M'URATII.
Through tho courtesy of the Frunk
lin Repository, we give tho above cut
of Allen C. Mctirath, a prominent cit
izen of Chambersburg who died in
thut pluce on the 10th Inst.
Mr. McGrath wus a soldier In the
early part of tho civil war; but wus
discharged on uccount of disability,
after taking part In a number of burd
fought buttles lu Virginia. The rebels
having crossed tho Potomac in lHti.'I,
ai:d a big buttle seeming Imminent, he,
together with some friends, went down
to see It. The party were ruptured by
the rebels und curried to Virginia
where they were kept until the close of
the war. You will tiud the story of
their prison experience on tho fourth
pugeofthis week's paper taken from
Public Opinion of Chambersburg.
SCHOOL KLPOKTS.
Vallance School -L. L. Truax.
Attended every day: (Jessie llaker,
Delia Hockensmlth, Nora Ambrose,
Clara Ambrose, Zona Hraut, Tina Wl
blo, Ira Hockensmith, Saml L. Wible,
Charley Croft and Ernest Croft; 111
duys, Mac MuCluru, ,nllu MeOluro,
Kiln llishop, Nolllo Croft, Bertha
Newman, L. McCluro, Allison Keller,
Kdwurd Cress, Scott Bishop, ('hurley
Votes und Clom Brunt.
Akcrsvillc Primary ti. I. Covult.
Fifth month. Knrolled during tho
month, Id; percent, of uttendunco, 711;
attended every day, F.sta Akers, Kthel
Jackson. Ida OH, John Ott, Stanley
Akers, Ho llixson, Blaine Hixson und
Ira Duvull.
Morton' Polnt-H. K. Kcll. '
. livery day pupils -Bertha Truax,
Jessie Wink, Mabel Truax, Ida Hard,
Joanna Mo-f,on, Blunohe Morton, Nel
lie Morton, Blunolio Wink, Kllu Mob.
lott, Mabel Dixou, Naucy Truux,
Hester Truax, Mary Mellolt, Maggie
Mellott, Cirueo Cook, Louie Morton,
Thomas Morton, George Morton, Hoy
Morton, ltoss Morton,' Web Hard, Ira
Forner, HoyCook and Bland Deshong,
GI'OKGi: II. PITTMAN.
After un illness of several weeks,
Mr. George H. Pittman, another of
this county's uged and most respected
citizens, passed to his final reward
last Saturday, February 17, 1!M)0, uged
7,"i years, 4 months, und 2.'t days.
The deeeused was a son of Samuel
Pittman and his wife Mury Smith Pitt
mun, the former born In 17!)7 and the
latter in 1804. His grandfather Pitt
man was in this section before the
Revolutionary War.
George 11. Pittmtui wus born on the
farm now owned by Toble Glazier,
known us the William Lesher farm, in
Ayr township. His father, soon there
after, moved to the .Tared Pittman
farm neur McConnellsburg, now occu
pied by D. A. Washubaugh. About
the middle of the century, his father
purchased the farm near Knobsvllle
on which AtnosClouser lives. At that
time, Andrew Cotnerer, grandfather of
our townsman Thomas J. Cotnerer,
owned the farm in the Cove now occu
pied by John Nesbit. As Samuel Pitt
man wus about to move to his Knobs
ville farm, in fact, hud ono loud haul
ed up, he and Andrew Cotnerer traded
farms, Mr. Cotnerer going to the
Knobsvllle furm, and Mr. Pittman to
the Cove farm, where Mr. Pittman
spent the remainder of his days.
George lived ut home with his father
until 18.":i, when on the first day of De
cember of thut year, ut Hagerstown,
Md., by Rev. McDonald, a Presbyter
Ian minister, he wus murried to Miss
Hester MeOovorn, u sister of the late
George McGovern who died ten years
ugo ut his home in Todd township.
The home farm being large, George
purchased from his father ucres
on which wore some old buildings.
Here he and his wife went to house
keeping und lived until tho spring of
181)11, when he sold his furm to C. S.
Wilkinson for $.'1000 and moved to
town into the Mollio Seylar property,
where he spent the remainder of h(s
duys.
lie is survived by his wife, his sou
S. Kisler, a prominent merchunt ut
Harrisonville, Pa., und his daughter,
Mrs. John Nelson, of Todd township,
und four grandchildren - two of his
son, und two of his daughter.
Mr. Pittman wus an excellent citizen.
At un early age he joined the McCon
nellsburg Presbyteriuu church, and re
mained a member until his deuth.
During his younger duys, he was very
fond of vocal music, being a member
of the choir of his church for many
years, co-temporary wilh John H.
Hoke, Dr. Dulllold, Cul Fletcher, und
others who were members of that choir
for many yeurs. He used to conduct
"singing school" around at tho school
houses never charging anything for
his services, but simply giving his
time for the pleasure he found in help
ing others, and for tho pleasure begot
from the music itself.
Hy tho way, wo might us well udd
thut In the duys when singing schools
were held over tho country In the way
just mentioned, and the much abused
buckwheat notes were in vogue, that
there were twenty young people who
could read music and sing well,
where one may be found now. Music
in many of the rural districts is at
this time an almost lost art.
He was a candiduto on tho Republi
can Ueket with Rev. John Harney for
Assofcate Judge against Thomas
Grucey und Joshua Hixson In 18;
und, although the county wus strong
ly Democratic, bo wus defeated by on
ly forty votes.
His sisters, Mrs. Susunnuh Cypher
of Illinois, and Sarah, wife of George
Snyder of this county, are tho only
Burying members of his father's fumi-
iy.
His remains were Interred lii the
I'lilon Cemetery cm Monday,
MRS. GI.OKGF. ASIITOX.
whips cove.
There wus u liht full of kuow
ou ftuturdiiy last which was a
k'ooil thiug for the grain. We
had been getting our share of
snow iu the form of rain up to
tho present.
Soino of tho sick in the Cove
are improving.
Mrs. Fanny DiehlaudEphraim
Hart are still critically ill.
Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Denton
Iloopougarduer and Robert (iere
hart are also indisposed.
Emory Dinhl and his sister' Oh
lie wore culled homo by the seri
ous Illness of their mother,
Lewis Lay toa lias returned
from Everett.
Harvey Sharpe spent Saturday
andSuudayalliis home in Thomp
son township.
Ben Martin made a business
trip to Hancoc k last week.
Kev. May preached at Jerusa
lem church ou Sunday last.
On Monday, Feb. there will
bo a public, sale of tlje personal
uffouts. of Lewi and. FJii Hooptm
gardner deceased,
Tho measles are nti.1.1 at large it
appears, although neveral persous
have caught them.
At her home in Lincoln, Nebraska,
on Sunday morning, January 1(1, 1000,
after a protracted and suffering Ill
ness, Ann Catharine, wlfooflYof.Oeorge
Ashton, former principal of the pub
lic schools at Ames, Iowa, jiussed
peacefully to rest.
Mrs. Ashton was u daughter of Mi
chael Barnilollar, a brother of our
townsman Postmaster Woollot's moth
er. Mr. Barndollar, several yeurs
ago, owned the farm near Fort Little
ton, now owned by Miner Ilasti.igs;
inn), also, the piopcrty now owned
and occupied by I). K . Rare in Fort
Littleton, und kept store in the same
room that Mr. Hare's store now is in.
Michael wus a great Methodist ::; ml
It wus hugely due to his efforts that
the present commodious church ut
Fort Litthton was built. His unHo
Jacob Barndollar, of liverett, bad
built u lino church and presented it to
the cougregi tion of that hustling town:
and Michael's iileu was, that Fort Lit
tleton should have one built after the
plan of bis uncle Jacob. According
ly the Littleton people made a tlriu,
strong pull, und the result was, ut
that time one of the best churches in
the county.
Mr. Barndollar sold out ut. Little
ton anil moved out to Lanark, Illinois,
in 1808. U was there that Ann Catha
rine, the deceased, married George
Ashton. She and her husband went to
Anu s, Iowa, in 1872: thence to Boone,
iu 1878: located at. Iowa Park, Texas,
In 1811(1, und have lived at Lincoln,
Neb., since lHllli. George Ashton is
a brother of David Ashton, near Mad
dens ville.
Mrs. Ashton was a rare woman
pure in thought, gentle and nolpV in
nature, made all w ho knew her, friends,
und kept them friends.
She w as born September 1, 18.1I.
Acknowledgment.
Mr. and Mrs. I). P. Anderson, of
Dublin Mills, take this method of ex
pressing their deep appreciation of
kindness shown by their neighbors and
oilier friends iu the hour of their
deep uliliction in the loss of their son
John Sherman; and, also, of the many
tender notes of condolence from his
schoolmates und friends.
JACOB 1". GARLAND.
Jacob F. Ciarland died at his
home near Noedmoro, last Fri
day, aged about (50 years. He
was a son of Jacob (iarland and
his wife, Rebecca, who was a
sister of Aunt Fannie Covalt and
Squire John Fisher long since
deceased. Squire Fisher was
the father of the present Joseph
Fisher of Pigeon Cove.
Tho deceased was born on the
old home farm about two miles
below Need more, and spent his
entire life there. He was mar
ried twice. The tirst time, to
Miss Lydia Covalt a sister of
'Squire Dan, and the second tint o
to Mrs. Jane Madden of Hunting
don county. There are no chil
dren by the second marriage.
By the-, llrst, there survive him,
David R., of Covalt; Daniel C, of
Needmore; Amanda, wife of Al
len B. Smith, Pleasant Grove, and
Lura C, wife of William Carnell,
Dott. In addition to his second
wife ho leaves, also, two brothers,
Benjamin, near Needmore, aud
l'eter, at Purcell, 1 lodford county.
For many years ho was a dea
con iu the Sideling Hill Baptist
church, an excellent citizen and
good neighbor. He held the ollico
of constable many years, aud
served his township as overseer
of tho poor.
Ho was buried at Sideling Hill
Baptist church, last Saturday,
ElderThomas Palmer conducting
tho services.
LA I Did.
Will Hersliey lost his horse
from colic.
B, F. Price has gone to Kear
ney t work,
Somo of the young people from
the Stale Road atteuded the
measuring social at Anna Spoor's
on Friday evening.
The Ciilithuinpian band had
plenty of exercise last week and
week before, serenading John
Clevoenger and Nathan Stevens.
Abrain King and daughter,
Mrs. B. F. Price visited John
Henry's at Clear Ridge last
Thursday.
Mrs. Andrew Hoover and. sou
flrant wort) visitors, to MoCou
uoll.iburg last Friday.
Sunday February 11, Rev. Sar
vis preached at Fairview from tho
thome "Growth iu Grace," Af
ter preaching, twenty persons
were received on probation,
Ri:V. BALGIILR HOMI).
Well Pleased With Ills Trip To
I'ulton Countv.
Bki.ikiu, Va., Feb. 17, 1!00,
l)!iAi EuiTcK: Through the
columus of the "News" I wish to
express my thanks to the good
people of Fulton county, Pa. On
the i'Oth of January I left my
home for i'le:is:;nt (J rove, where
at 7 o'clock of Ui,. same day, I
foi:t:d a largo congregation await
ir.g my arrival, and for ten days
aud nights I tried to preach to
them. Twenty-one conversions
und ten baptized were some of
tlio fruits of our labors. Whilu
with the dear people at the above
named place, and at the sugges
tion ofBro. David Garland, the
good people soon had one dollar
collected to send me "The Fulton
County News" for one year. I
did not know any thing of it until
one brother came to know my
full name and postoftice address.
I have examined tho "Fulton
County News," and must say
thut it is one of tho best papers
that I ever saw published for one
dollar. It is a regular family
newspaper, up-to-date, and is a
welcome visitor to my home.
May God bless the Editor iu his
e (Torts to give Fultou county such
a good paper; aud may it find its
way into many a home outside of
Fulton County.
The people of Fultou couuty
are kind aud honest, and I think
very industrious. Some as good
men and women as live on God's
green earth are iu Fultou county.
From Pleasant Grove I visited
Whips Cove for six or seveu days;
aud also, spout four days at Hill
Chapel. I found good, kind peo
ple every where. The writer ap
preciated all the presents and
money giveu him by tho good
people, which was about &2!).00in
all. Mrs. Jane Mellott sent my
wife a very nice present for which
my wife also sends her thanks.
I left Pennsylvania February 14,
aud reached my home next day.
I found all well but was real sad
to learn that Mrs. Eliza Baugher,
my grandmother was dead aud
buried only three clays before
my arrival. For fear of the waste
basket I will close this letter; and
if this does uot find its way to
tho waste basket, tho people of
Fultou couuty may hear from Bid
dor every month, if Mr. Editor,
will accept of such items.
mrs. ixiza iioopex(;ardm:r.
At the home of her brother-in-law
Edgar A. Diehl in Whips
Cove, Mrs. Eliza Hoopongardnor
quietly passed away on Saturday
evening February 10, 1000, aged
!14 years, 11 months and 7 days.
She was tho widow of tho lato
Lewis Hoopongardnor, who died
some two years ago. Slio was a
kind and alToctiouato wife and
mother, and a good neighbor be
loved by all who know her.
Throughout her long aud trying
illness, sho manifested a true
Christian spirit. She leaves two
children to mouru her loss. In
terment at Jerusalem church.
Funeral services conducted by
Rev. M. L. Sipes, assisted by
Rev. Baugher. We extend our
heartfelt sympathy to tho bereaved.
MRS. DIXON V,RV SICK.
Mr. John B. Runyau of this
place on Tuesday inoruivg re
ceived from his brother-in-law
Robert Dixou of Pittsburg a tele
gram stating that Mrs. Dixou
was so ill from typhoid fever that
sho had lost consciousness, and
requesting that Mrs. Dixon's
mother, Mrs. A. Runyau of Need
more come at once. Mrs. Run
yau weut to Pittsburg yesterday
afternoon.
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Owing to circumstances over
which ho had uo control, James
S. Akers.hag chaugod tho date of
his sale of valuable timber laud
and personal property at Akors
villo to Tuesday, March 20th.
Don't forget tho change.
Personal.
of
in
Merchant V. It. Speer, of Saluvla,
spent Monday in town. '
Mr. und Mrs. George Allison of
Mercersliurg spent a few days the past
week wilh friends on this side of the
mmintuin.
John S. Harris of Saluvla, who had
been in Philadelphia for treatment re
turned home Monday. The probabil
ity is, that he did not receive much
bcnclit from the hospital.
Mr. William Selsor. accompanied
by his daughter Miss Adu, one of
Krunklin county's best prltnury teach
ers, spent last Saturday evening and
Sundny at the home of his Histers and
brother in this pluce.
Hayes V. Hergstresser, of Shelby,
Ohio, is spending u few weeks among
his native hills, visiting his purents
and friends ulong Old Sideling Hill In
this county.
Mr. und Mrs. George Stuke of this
place siient severul duys the past week
visiting Mr. Stake's sister Mrs. Geo.
liishop, and Daniel I'ovnlt, Ksq., of
Thompson township,
John P. Hess of Dott, was an early
culler ut Tun Nkws ollico, Tuesday
morning. John wanted to lie homo iu
time to vote.
J. L. Wright und .1. K. Locke
Dublin Mills spent lust Saturduy
Met onnellsburg.
M Iss Lizzie Hull of this place, Is vis
iting her sister Mrs. Anthony Noiroth,
at Mercorsburg.
Benjamin Gurland culled to see us
yesterduy. He said his wife was quite
poorly with grippe und nenrulgiu.
President J. II. Covult of the Fulton
Telephone Compuny uccompunicd by
his wife spent Wednesday in town.
Silas K. Peck, accompanied by his
little daughters C'oru und Mury went to
Hedford Wednesduy, to spend a few
duys with relatives.
J. P. McKee und L. M. M'Kldowney
spent Tuesday in McConnellsburg.
Prof. II. U. Ilege, the elllclent prin
cipal of the Foltss public schools, was
on this side of the mountain, lust Sat
urduy. II. K. Wink anil S. L. Deshong wero
ugreeable cullers ut the News olllce
yesterduy.
George A. Winters, of Thompson
township took time, while iu town yes
terday, to exehungo greetings with the
News olllce force.
William II. Lake, of Needmore, wus
In town Wednesduy. He expects to
move with his family to Cleurlield
about the llrst of April.
Miss Cora Shoemuker is now so
journing In London, Knglund.
John Nesbit returned lust Friday
from u week's visit utnong friends In
Path Valley and New Grenada.
HrotherHiriimClovenger, of Taylor,
spent lust Friday In town.
S. M. Clevenger, of Belfust town
ship, dropped in a few minutes while
in town Monday to puy his respects to
the News olllce. From here he went
to Hustontown. Sum Is well posted
und is u regular encyclopedia of Information.
' WELLS TANNERY.
Mr. Downs, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his uncle, J. C. Kirk. Ho
is tho possessor of many Cu
ban relics, having procured thorn
while there iu Uncle Sam's ser
vice, during tho lato war.
. lion. S. P. Wishart visited Ev
erett ono day last week, aud was
greeted by a number of his warm
iriends there.
George A. Harris, teacher of '
No. 1 graded school, is still off
duty. Tho patrons aud pupils;
wish him a speedy recovery. Wo
think by tho time he is able to re
sume work, his pupils will bo
through with mumps; somo of
whom have had a serious time.
Tho Wells Valley Lumber Co.,
sawed ou their mill last week 770Q
foot of lumber. W. II. Bamn
gardner has the contract for log
ging. Since the snow-fall, ho
aud his earnest crow of meu
work early aud lato. Thoy, in
order not to violate tho fourth
commandment, quit work at mid
night, Saturday night.
Joseph II. Gracy was a lucky
boy to secure tho general man
agoing for Fritzy Bros. They
are eugaged iu tho lumber busi
ness at Beaver, Huntingdon coun
ty. . .
PINE HILL.
Miss Eliza Kline who has boon
sick a lojig time is no better.
Messrs. Mellott and Morton
are gathering up their dogs to
chase foxes.
Tho teacher of Shane's school
weut to Warfordsburg. 1 liopo
he wont be snowbound.