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VOLUME 1.
AlcCONNLLLSnUUG, I'A., APRIL V), 1900.
NUMBER 31.
FORT LITTLETON.
Data About Fulton
County's Historic Fort,
BUILT ID THE YEAR 1758. .
.n,,, following I UiU'ii from the
f Kurts of Pennsylvania, and
,'IIk. read with interest by ninny of
ilisrril)''i's:
furl I.vttMon. or Littleton. This
MWs established ly Governor Mor
tjBi:.Mi at Sugar Cabins, upon the
,,,.,,1, culled Fort Littleton. It is
it twenty miles south of Fort Shir-
at Aughwick. It- was built In reg
form" so thnt by little work it
lie mink' to resist a cannon, uiul
IS5
itliill sixteen nines 01 huoimci-
Maryland. J his fort, was ilur-
Win
j,.tlio I'ti'iii h and Indian war, a eon
nims frontier liost, ami oecasion
''it a strong garrison was st at ioned
ijto iiroteet the settlers and prevent
lx hostile ineursion of the Indians to
!, interior. In .April, 17.MI, the peo
jfhail all lied f'" lllis m'itfhboi
iooi. Clblia Suiter, an ollieer, wrote Cov
,n,lir Mdiris from Carlisle, April ",
Upon my arrival here 1 lound
ielifi'l1'1'
in tin! greatest eontiision,
i,. minus ubandonin
the forts and
if ooillltry people gathering ill
hfWitcst consterna'.ioti. . . .
. ... .1 1 . . !...
ha vp prevailed upon uie pcopm mi
,t;ii' furls to escort me to Fort Lit-
Captain 1 lance Hamilton was here
,; the time, when Salter was at Car
;.!e, with a company of men, and on
lis return from the Kittnnning c.vpc--ion,
Colonel Armstrong stopped
invral days. In June, li.n, several
pullers were committed near this fort.
Uji'.airi Hamilton addressed Captain
i'ntvi' ns follows:
Sir: These come to inform you of
ienii'kmrliolv news of what occurred
itwn the Indians that have taken
Miiy captives from McCord's Fort,
ml a party of men under the cotti-
:r,(l of Captain Alexander ullicrt-
m and nineteen of our men, the whole
oouniing to about fifty w ith the eap
:iirt, uiul had a sore engagement,
any ot both parties being killed and
uny wounded, tlu number unknown.
Thosp wounded want a surgeon and
hnse killed require, your assist ance
ksiion tis possible to bury them. We
iare sent an express to Fort Shirley
fnrhr. Mercer, supposing Dr. Janii
d is killed or mort ally wounded in
'he expedition, he being not returned:
'Wore I desire you will send an ox
pss immediately for Dr. 1 'rent ice, of
urlisle, we imagining Dr. Mercer
mmit leave the fort under the cir
'jmstanci'S the fort is under."
At or about the, samo time, there was
(company of Cherokee Indians in
liar's pay, being at Fort Littleton,
mil Captain lltnuilton sent some of
'lii to search along the foot of the
AllU'lieny niountaius to see if there
re any signs of Indians on that
Mite, iiml these Indians came upon
1 a i it ji I h Mercer, unable to rise. They
are him food, and lie told them of
other. They took the captain's
'aik and found him and brought him
"liii't Littleton, carrying him on a
' it of their own making. They took
Wteen scalps on this expedition.
The following facts we glean from
-1 I'eiuisylvania archives with re
'Wto this fort:
Late In the fall of 1".", the Indians
Moved the inhabitants of Cuinbrr
tloiiimty, Shearman's Valley and
''f at Cove, so that it became neccs
'lr.vto enter upon some systematic
'""ic of defense. In pursuance of
'Wi we liml Ceueral Armstrong
'"li'iK to Covernor Morris a letter
'"Nut Carlisle: "I am of the opin
cn tlmt no other means of defense
''an chain of block houses along or
the south side of the Kittiitiiiny
"nuutuias from the Susquehanna to
temporary line can secure the
lvttiid property even of the old in
:i,,aMs of tin's county, the new
lt,l'inents being ul (., except Shear
v Valley, whom (if (lod do. not
I'vo) w ',,,u. wU1 KV,iv,.,. very
' So that measures were at
'liken to erect forts at ditl'erei.t
"s aluim- lln,i beuveeii these nioun-
I'lis.
'lanuiiry ), 17,"i, (iovernor
"Wis emnoerates four forts erected
"'""''l' this date on the west of the
'e'l'lmiina, mid expected a eluiiii
""''s fi'iiiu Deleware to the new
"Ml "aide tnw,.,.,! ii, ii...rlw.nv bills
'' eOhll.l, .(..,! T
1 11 LC'lL O U, , n II li li
1 1... Willi mi. ii
l'illL II,.. r ' .... . .. . . i i...
- iiiris uireauv erecieu im
'"""'aiesthis as the fourth, and lo-
Ws (tit
11 at Sugar Cabins unoii the
"Hid. eiill,i li r ..ul..!..,, "
tot , ', v" " "."""'""i
" r'Uceilllioc., .,,1,.i ,,f ui.vi.ii. I
'Hive i, , "
"If Hit woods each wuv. Ho
"Hi told It lo ...i.i.i.. "i i...
- in niiuiil UiH'llb IHAiwii
I.'""'' u fort that Governor. Sharp
,, H und 1 j,uvo diluted the party
F1 tawm-da that fort." (Probubly
''"Icriek, Md.)
Mi, In u letter to' General Shir
r 'I'bfunry , -,rn, Governor Mor
: "It (Fort Littleton) stands
V l'le "uw roml lliniu" b.v t,lltl
'"(e towujtdu the Ohio, and about
twenty miles from the settlements, and ,
I have called it Kurt Lytt leton. in lion-
or of my friend George. This fort
will not only protect the Inhabitants
in that part of tin- Province, but belli,'
uiion a road that within a few miles ;
joins General 1 Iraddoek's road, it, will ;
prevent the march of any regulars Into
the l'rovinee, and at the same lime
serve as an advance post or magazine
in ease of an attempt to the westward.
For these reasons I have caused It to
be built In a regular form, so that it
may, in a little time and at a small
expense, be so strengthed as to hold
out aga !nst cannon."
F. Salter, commissary general of
musters, is '"instructed after mustering
and paying, if proper, Captain l'ot
ter's men at .McDowell's, to proceed
along the new road to Fort I.yttleton,
under an escort to be furnished by
Captain 1 'otter, and thence to proceed
to Fort Shirley."
( iovernor Morris directs- F Salter,
April 1(1, 1 ".": '"When you get to
Fort Littleton you will take upon oath
what proofs you can of the certainty
of Indians having taken the scalp of
Caiitain .lacobs, that they may be en
titled to the reward."
Colonel Armslong says, November
11, 17"(, that he was obliged to send
UMl men to take some cattle to Fort
Lytlleton. This was one of four forts
which wi re to remain garrisoned over
Susquehanna with two companies.
October 17, 1717, Captain Hamilton is
at. Fort Littleton settling with and
paying off bis men.
"( JeneralAmherst says, June 2",l?li!l:
"I liml Mr. Croghnn has very judi
ciously engaged twenty-live men to
garrison Kurt Littleton, and 1 make
no doubt but the Province will readly
defray the expense of those men, so
long as it may be judged necessary to
continue them."
lUvriJLIlllKM.
KaskT is over, ami shell jncitt
will linvd a rest now.
Our sick arc slowly iinproviii,.
Miss Sally V.'iblo lias been sick
for sonic lime but her doctor pro
uoHiiccs her some bolter.
Airs. Kitte Connelly lias been
su fieri it,1;" from a severe attack of
(iriupe, but is now improving.
Anion;? those who visited her on
Sunday were Mrs. D. (I. JClvey
and daughter, Mrs. Flora tthall
cr, Mrs. Kate Cowan and daugh
ter, Mrs. Kate Everts and Adam
( ! rcss.
Mr. S. 1J. Scott and family
spout Sunday with Mr. A. .).
Sipcs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ewiug and
daughter Mary spout Thursday
with Mrs. Jounio Fiuuiff. Mrs.
Ewin's health is improving.
Miss Etta "Wa.ynor, of tin; Cove,
spent Thursday last with her
sister, Mrs. Auua Croft.
Mrs. Jennie Finniff aud two
children spent Friday and Satur
day with Mr. Abraham Wauer's
family Riid Sunday with Mr.
(ioorgo Finuiff's.
Quite a number of our boys
and men speut Saturday evening
in town.
Preaching at Bethlehem ou
Sabbath evening by llev. Rob
erts.
Churl io Cress wears a smile,
lie says another little girl came
to their place some time ago to
stay.
THOMPSON.
1. l Shives is in Washington,
I). C. this week.
S. A. Iless wont to Pittsburg,
Monday.
S. It. Simpson went west last
week'.
Austin Pock thinks of taking
a trip west.
Emma Pittman spent Saturday
night with her sister, Mrs.
Khoda (Jregory. Mr. William
McEldowny was at M. V. lless's
Saturday night, and Mrs. Ella
Pittman was at John lless's.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sou
ilersand Mr. Sharp spent Easter
atEphraim (Iregory's, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas (iarlandat L. M.
Nhives's, and S. V. Truax at D.
T. Humbert's.
Mrs. John Waltz spout part of
, . ... i i rin rn ..
last weeii rat i nomas i i uiia n.
,-,....
15.1''. iless, Margaret uruax, i
I mid Mary Sinipsou aro still in
poor lieaitii,
Dr. West was called out Satur
day evening to see (loldio Iless
who has a serious attack of heart
troubles
Tho young man who becanio so
terribly irightonod Saturday
night ought to remember that it
takes a pretty bravo man lo
travel so far after miduigji't. '
CI.KAKTIKI.I), I'A.
April 14, l'.l(il).
''o tiie editor of Tlie Fulton County
X,ws,
Pkau Nik: Can you lind room in
v,mt. ,,M.,. f,. s)'.t sketch of our
town, Clearfield:' If you can't, please
let it go into the waste basket. Wo
have a number of public works In the
county and town of Clearfield. We
havu one machine shop, one tannery,
two small planing mills, one toy fac
tory, and three brickyards. The ma.
chine shop gives employment to about
sixty men. It runs day and night at
full capacity. The tannery gives em
ployment to seventy-live men, the toy
factory to 2'k brickyard No 1, to ."0;
brickyard No. 1 ."(, and brickyard
No. 4, to 1100 men.
There has been quite a demand for
brickyard men. Several Fulton coun
ty men have come here to the town of
Clearfield to get work. Those that I
know are Wrn. H. Lake and family,
II. L. (larland and family, Milton Hill
and family, Hays Morgretnnd family,
Win. Morgret and family, Sylvester
Truax, Nathan Spade and Albert
Sipcs - all of the above named men
have good jobs, and plenty of work.
It has been told here that the news
was sent back to Fulton ounty. that,
Henry L. Garland and son Arlie were
thrown out of a job. I am happy to
say it is not the case. If a I' tilt on
county man conies here to work, he has
no trouble to get it, if he is the right
stiine; nrnl I am "lad to say all that
have come are of that si ripe.
I viiut to say a word in behalf of my
right hand man (me from your county
whose name I will not mention: but he
stands among the best men that ever
put the toy factory harness on.
The fanners have not plowed any
yet. ( !ur streets are getting good. It
is quili' sickly here this slu ing. I will
give you some prices of eatables:
I'lour per ."id pound sack, "M.l.'i: pota
toes, 5(1 cents a bushel: butter, :id cents
a pound, and eggs IS cents a doen.
We had a visit from our old friend
N. Kunyan. We were truly glad
have him come and see us. Conic
nin P. N., you are always welcome.
A FoliMlilt Fl'l.ToV Col'NTY P'OY.
WILLIAM TOl'.JAS COYLK.
William Tobias Cover, youngest
child of Charles A. und Phoebe Cover,
died April !, 1 !(), at the residence of
his grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Win.
II. Charlton, at Warfordsburg, Pa.,
lied one year, six mouths and twenty
s'u days. Funeral services were con
ducted at the Presbyterian church,
April 11th, by the Hcv. .1. C, Kaon, of
St. Thomas P. F. church, Hancock,
Md. This child became 111 at the home
of its parents in Covington, Va., about
the middle of January, and for a num
ber of weeks, it was doubtful about its
recovery :but it linally rallied, and the
family physician advised a change of
climate. Three weeks ago, it was
brought to Warfordsbui g; but the
disease had obtained too lil'in a hold
upon its delicate body, and its gentle
spirit was wafted to Him who said,
"Suffer little children to come unto
me." The patience and endurance
which this little one manifested during
its long illness, was pathetic in the
extreme, and could be well emulated
by those of greater years.
"Those uliL'i'ulw with I hell- sniflinix eyes.
Tlml eiowu of palm which never dies.
Are lint the types of Thee aliove."
LASTLR SI Rl'KlSi:
A pleasant Luster party took Mr.
Kiley Sipcs, Sr. by surprise at his
home in Licking Crck township, on
Monday April Hi, l!00. Kepcatcdly,
Mr, Sipcs had declared he could not
be "caught napping." Therefore the
family took him at his word aud
planned the present party.
At the appointed time, children, rel
atives, and friends gathered at a
neighbor's house, formed into a pro
cession, aud marched in, like an in
vading army, and took brother Sipcs
-entirely by surprise.
Provisions were brought in abun
dance, and steps were taken for u
grand dinner.
While the ladies prepared the meal,
the male portion betook themselves to
sports, such as pitching horse shoes,
ball playing, and other gr.mes.
At the hour of high noon, word was
sent out that "all things were now
ready," and those that were bidden,
tiled in.
About fifty were present and enjoy
ed the repast. The oceusion was
very Joyous and lilting Faster season.
Middle of the afternoon, the party
adjourned, leaving a number of nice
presents in honor of Mr. aud Mrs.
Sipcs.
W'P I'altcrson, Dead.
Just as wu goto press, we learn with
sadness that Kalph . Patterson ot
Co. M. IWth Iveginient Volunteer h
fantry, died of dysinlery, March lllth,
while iu service In the Philippine, Isl
ands. The deceased Is a, son of our
townsmun, Thomau putterson: and It
, was only lust week that we published
i a letter from Itulph.
IN .MK.MOUIA.M.
Died,--April 2, lniio, Matilda A.
Slunkard of Wells Valley, Ph., in her
seventy-fifth year.
To the world ul large, the above
announcement means little, but
to the sons and daughters, who
assembled for a last farewell, and
for the last time gazed into the
coffin itt Ihe dear familiar face of
mother, it has a world of
meiin-
nif-
To tin; writer, one look at Hint
calm, quiet, smiling face, sugges
tive of heavenly peace, has robbed
death of half its terrors mid
changed tears of sorrow to tears
of joy. Yet, a deep sad harmony
haunts us in our weakness, aud
makes us feel that wit are alone;
that we are set tiparlnsu mark
for the shafts of adversily, and
must bear our burden alone. We
hide ourselves from those who,
though they would, cannot feel
with usaud measure the full ex
tent and depth of our grief. We
shrink" even from those who,
from genuine kindliness of heart,
obtrude their sympathy upon us.
The human Voice, oven, assumes
a dissonance, wheu if urges us lo
forget a grief over which the
heart yearns with a devoted ten
derness. hotter leave us in the solitude
of our own thoutrlitsas thev come
welling up from the d
the soul, warm, tender,
in'', recalling tiie useful
'J it I is ol
and liv-
essons
taught us in life by our mother;
for, in teaching us how to live,
she has taught us how lo die. In
her, li I'e's mission was 'f ullilled
the tit most limit.
to
When I lit- hisl i!:r.l
e full. -li ou rniy
Anil nil lite - rimiitifle
Then re I ! ;'' .
I ''or as the close of tl:
jvivh that of li fe; then
clouds, and Yet Hie eve
i;i.Vi
ma v
so ;
be ;
i lie
ma v
bo beautiful.
"In Cod's will is our peace
wheu caro sleeps, the soul wakes;'
"for J. reckon that, th
sufferings
of Ihis present lime are not
.worthy to bo compared with the
glory which shall be revealed in
us." Romans viii: Is.
"My peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I un
to you." With such assurances,
to the aged, death is a release
and well may we say with Tjong
fellow: "'I'lirrtHs mi Ih'uth: VYh;U : erms so In U'iin
hlut:: Till", I!f.: 'if ;:i il lufiilh
Is hut a mi built of tin; lid ly.iiin.
Vho-.t' rl til - nil! l:Mh.
1). c. s. I
Mod ford, Pa., April 10, l'.loo J
LA I DIC, j
C. A. Duval! of Mrush Crook '
attended church at Fairview on j
Sunday.
Will Winter of Kearney visited
his father-in-law, D. II. Mum ma
of Laidig ou Sunday.
May Mumnia lias gone to Kear
ney to spend some time with her
sister.
Clarence Hoover has gone to
Licking Crook township where
ho will spend tlu.' summer.
Mrs. Kaehol Drantis spending
some time with her sister Mrs.J.
F. Johnson.
Some of tho schools of our
township closed last week.
John Mumnia bought a bicycle
last week.
J. E. Lyon bought a horse from
Hiram Laidig.
Jose )h Laidig's horse died Sat
urday liight from spasmodic col
ic.
Will Keebaugh traded horses
with W. II. Mauingardner.
D. M. Laidig sold a horse to
Howard Ed wards of Wells town
ship. The following clipped from a late
copy of the Ocheyedau News, Iowa,
will be read with interest by the many
friends here of one of the young ladies
mentioned: "Miss l'essie YanClcvo
departed Monday for liginheck, where
in company wilh Miss Ada Arthur she
will engage in the millinery business,
the twain hao purchased the Mrs,
Slessor stock of that city. To the
Kcinhcck acquaintances of the editor,
and they are numerous, we can con
scientiously recommend these young
ladies as being up-to-date In the mll
nery art and will prove u valuable ac
quisition to the better class of tho so
ciety circles of their town. Ocheyedan
friends will wish them success in their
new location."
urn .MI.I.I.OTT.
At bis homo in Ayr township;
on the Kith inst., the Spirit of
Daniel.!. Mellott, more familiar-
l.v and affectionately known us
".Hub," was called away from
cart!) to dwell forever with the
Master whogaveit. The deceas
ed wtis the only son of Ex-County
Treasurer Joseph H. Mellott
mid his wife Elizabeth, and
grandson of Elins and Parthenia
Mellott who during the early
part M' the cent m-y lived and
owned the Pride House farm
near Licking Crook in I '.el fast
township, and a desc-'tnleiit of
one of the oldest and most high
ly respected families in the coun
ty. He was bo, n January 10,
I Mill, hence lived to Ihe age of I!"
years, I! months, ami days.
Ou Hi" liffh day of February
1'.m, in the Hebron Eel'orined
church in Ihe Corner, by Rev.
Simon Wolf, Mr. Mellott. was
uniled in marriage wilh Miss
Annie M. J lazier, daughter of
Mr. Conrad (ila.ier, a prominent
farmer of Ayr township.
Having purchased the Mig
Spring farm, the happy young
peoiili' went to hollsek-eo.oiuir on
(that, 'arm and amid brightest
j prospects lor long, happy, and
j useful lives. None of us know
i what, ihe future holds in store
! for us. After a few yours it was
di.)ered that his health was
j failing, and for Ihe sake of gain
ing si reiigl n, lie reiite'l Ins 1 n rni
and moved away for it year, at
ihe end of which time, he fell en
couraged to return; but disease
I ha I become so lirmly seated that
l with tho IHO.--1 skilful medical at
tention, ins 'val' !i I; ledgradn illy
but surely until the end came.
There was thai open frankness,
and honesty of purpose in his
character that endeared him to a
very largo circle of friends, as
i was evidenced by Ihe verv large
ui'mber present at his funeral.
lie was a member of the Re
formed church.
His remains were placed in tho
Uinon cemetery on the l.'th inst.
I lis grief stricken wi fe anil par
oiUs have the sincere sympathy
of their many friends.
AMARANTH.
j Rev. Jno, I '.ennett preached an
i appropiate Easter sermon at the
I irethreii church last Sunday.
I Ceo. Mills spent Saturday af
ternoon with his mother tit Rob
i insonville.
S E. McK'eo Mas in Maltimoro
purchasing .his summer goods
last week.
James W. Kendall spent ouster
with friends in this community.
Philip Hill and wife wear
smiles a boy.
Mrs. Rebecca Sipes and Mrs.
Martin Sipes were the guests of
j Mrs. Ceo. Mills, Friday.
I ('nitt (Inn 1. Ii'lulii't' mwl M'if.i
are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Mary McKoe, of this placet.
Alex, Sipes and wife of Silver
Mills spout Saturday with Mrs.
Sipos's father, Robert Carson.
Ralph E. McKibbin of the U.
S. Schoolship Saratoga, arrived
homo Sunday evening where ho
! will spend some time in our Val
I ley before returning to his d uties.
' Death again visited our Valley
and called away the youngest
child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Potter. Interred in the Lutheran
cemetery, Sunday afternoon.
Hiram Robinson, of Robinson
ville, passed through our town
Thursday, en route from llagers
town where he sold his fancy
driving bays.
Alexander Spade, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Spado, is serious
ly ill-
Our school, taught by Mr. W.
E. Stein, closed Wednesday.
This is the second term here for
Walter, aud we would gladly wel
come him tho third. Lydia and
Earl Mills were the only scholars
present every day during the
term. This Is the fifth consecu
tive term for Lydia without the
loss of a day or even one tardy
mark.
K All.KOAl) KT.M1tI.KS.
Several weeks ago the Malti
inore und Ohio railrdad company
wrote M. R. Shatfnor, who has
been iheir agent and attorney at
this place for a number of years,
that, they desired him lo come at
once to Maltimoro that they inigfit
get from him information about
this county that would aid them
in determining the feasibility of
building a branch road from
Cherry Run to McConnellsburg1.'
Mr. iSha.'i'ner went, the confer
ence was had, and tin; oftieials
present seemed pleased with tin
prospect.
They proposed that the
Fulton county people should
put down tlie ties ou their
charter. This, they said could
be done at a cost of about JjlV'iMl
a mile. Then the M. & O. would
put on tho iron and rolling stock,
operate the road and pay over to
the Fulton county company all
the earnings of the road until the
Fulton county people were paid
back all the money they had in
vested, and then the road should
belong to the M. ol- ( ).
This proposition did not moot
with favor. It was thought Hint
as the M. ic O. had been in the
railroad business for some time,
with their experience and facili
ties, they could do the entire
work to a much better ad-vantage
than ;i home company.
They, however, were not will
ing to consider the matter in that
light unless our people would
show their interest and appreci
ation by rendering some financial
assistance. Hence the matter
was placed before a few of our
enterprising citizens, when it
was proposed that a meeting of
representative people should be
called and the matter more thor
oughly canvassed. In response
to more than one hundred letters
sent out, a meeting composed of
about s('venty ti ve of our leading
citizens was hold at tho Washing
ton House last Saturday after
noon. An organization was ef
fected by making J. F. Johnston,
president; M. R. Shalfner, secre
tary, aud Hon. D. II. Patterson,
Hon. C. W. Skinner, and llon.W.
Scott Alexander, together with
the president and secretary, an
executive committee.
It seemed to bo the sentiment
of that meeting that every citizen
interested in the building of tlu
i i. ..I, i... . . .
roan snouio eoniriniuo casli m
proportion to the advantage the
road might be to him and to the
community; that the money
should lie paid to a treasurer un
der bond, when work is begun
on the now road; that none of tlie
money is to lie paid over to the
railroad company until the road
is completed and in operation;
and that in case the road is Hot
in operation by October, l!Ml,the
money is to be returned to the
original subscriber.
NEEDM0RE.
How many Easter eggs did you
eat?
The men are busy plowingaind,
of course they take time to clean
stove pipes and shake carpet.
Mrs. Ceorge I). Morgret was a
caller at A. Ktinyan's Friday.
Dennis Morgret was visiting
relatives aud friends in this place
Friday aud Saturday.
Miss Letitia Peek spent a few
days last week with her sister,
Mrs. Peter Culler.
D. C. Hart spent Easter with
Denton Peck's family.
Merchant W. F. Hart spout a
few diii's last week iu Maltimoro.
Miss Anna Everts spent Mon
day and Tuesday with Amos
Harbor's family.
W. F. Hart and family visited
Mrs. Hart's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. li. Palmer, Sunday.
James Shives visited John La
ley's family Sunday.
Thompsou Pock was at church
at Tonoloway Suuday.
Mrs. Euoch Hart is bettor at
present.
Personal.
Clarence Shinier went to Pittsburg
yesterday.
Johnson Sigel, of I'nion township,
was in McConnellsburg, Monday.
K. P. Sehooley and son Cadi, spent
last Priday In McConnellsburg.
Mrs. Siillic M. Cook spent most of
the past week with friends iu Cham
bcrsburg. Miss. Maggie l'oremam has gone to
Pennington, ,. ,L, where she expects
to spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilaller Pecker, of
Licking Creek township spent Wednes
day in McConnellsburg.
Dr. and Mrs. Pallas S. I'.ei iihardt.
of Dublin Mills, spent a few days this
week among friends in this place.
Mrs. K. It. Austin and Mrs. John .).
Muniiua spent last Thursday with the
family of I'.x-Sherill' D. V. Sipes.
Mrs. .). Nelson Sipes and her son
and daughter Horace und Stella spent
last l''riilay out at I'.d K. Austin's.
Oar veteran friend, David liishop
of Lelfast township, gave the News
oltiee a call while iu town, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. lialt.er Catchall and
baby Clarence spent last Saturday
and Sunday among friends in Licking
( 'reek township.
Mr. l'.rnest J.iun is now employed iu
a large tailoring establishment in
Pittsburg, l'.rnest is a good workman
and a deserving young man.
M r. James 1 !!iea and his accomplish
ed daughter, Miss Kertha, of Ituck
Valley, spent from Saturday until
Monday with tlie family of I'.x-SlierilV
Prank Mason of this place.
Dr. Walter Johnston, for several
years a resident of Washington, spent
the past week with his brother 1". Mc
Naughton Johnston, I '.sq . , and other
friends here. The Doctor is thinking
ol locating somewherw in eastern Penn
sylvania. Miss Jessie Wood ul left her home ill
Chainherslnirg lust Saturday morning
for Pittsburg. She was joined at Ty
rone by her sister lllanche who has
just completed a successful term of
teaching at Morrisdale, In Clearlield
county. They are now visiting their
sister Mrs. Horace Cromer, at !M CHIT
Avenue.
Prof. Harry Cress who has so elllci- J
eieiitly conducted the High School iu
this place during the past three years,
has been elected to the principalship
of the Harford Soldiers' Orphan
school, at a salary of live hundred
dollars a year ( 1(1 mouths) and board
and laundry free. Hurry is a lirst
class teacher, a thorough scholar, an
accomplished gentleman, and is entire
ly deserving- of the promotion.
The Alexander home iu Wells Valley
which has been in coat inuous existence
through successive generations since
the lirst permanent settlement of the
Valley in l"7l! by Alexander Alexan
der, ceased to exist as such, last week,
when Mrs, Kebecca Alexander, widow
of the late John li. Alexander, Ksq.,
made sale of her personal effects, and
with her daughter Miss llaltie .remov
ed to McConnellsburg and established
a new home. There is always much iu
the breaking up of old home associa
tions that touches our hearts with sym
pathy: and we trust that Mrs. Alexan
der, who will be near two of her chil
dren, Mrs. T. K. Sloan, und Hon. W.
S. Alexander, and among muny other
warm friends, will lind her new home
pleasant.
KITTY YKAKS OI.l).
To-day, Pulton county Is just' 11 fly
years old, it having been organized
April IU, ls.'ii). It bus an average
length of twenty-six mil"s, and breadth
of seventeen miles w ith an area, of 4J0
square miles. It was proposed origi
nally that it should be called Liberty
county, but Senator Packer who held
the key to the passage of the bill, re
fused to ullow it to pass unless he
should be allowed to name it. The
friends of the bill were more anxious
for a new county than the name; and,
consequent ly, yielded to the old gen
tleman's whim. The Senator named
It Fulton, Pulton Is rather a popular
name for counties since eight of the
forty-six slates iu the I'nion have
counties by that name.
The oldest township In the county is
Ayr. Indeed before the erection of
the county Ayr township contained
more territory than all of Hulton coun
ty now does and had the county been
organized a century earlier Ayr town
ship would have had to be trimmed
down to make it lit in the present lim
its of the county. In 1773 P.clhel wus
formed. It embraced tho whole of the
western part of the county. About
twenty years later, Hethcl wus chopped
In half ti i ii I Belfast made. Tor con
venience tlie territory west of Side
ling Hill was slriiNt off and a town
ship tunned from the stream Unit
drains thut beautiful vulley. The
northern portion of Ayr wus lopped
off and Dublin wus tho result. Just
when this occurred wo huvo no dutu.
Licking Creek wus formed In 1837 and
twelvo years later, Tuylor, Thomp
son und Tod were formed iu the saino
your, und ui o u few months older than
Tuylor. Union, tho baby township,
wus formed iu 111 out of part of Bethel.