I ii fiii V uj) mil fir VOLUME 2. THE JIlvADOWCikOl N1)S. McCONNELLSHURG. PA., October 4, VKU NUMBER 3. urcsti"K Reminiscences by Jan. Uv Whose Hoylinod Was Spent There. fl)e following reminscences ure w-cially interesting to tlio itor of the News from the fact it it was his home for several irs. Inth piMU? of 1W54 the late ,raham M. Peek, father of the troftln3 News moved with ; family into the Meadow ,mls from Mel fast township the far m formerly owned by Kays. At that time there , i r.. ..i .1 is only nnu omoi iui ni cicarou k valley, and for ono year the k family was the only one bin the boundary of those anurias. In the spring of J, Samuel Ilarr with his wife ! daughters Mary and Caro lina sou George, moved to "lower farm" the two farni- living nearly a mile apart be- theouly inhabitants of the .;y until 172, when the k family moved to Hod ford, the Hnrr family went back to Cove. lr. James Kay of Oreeusburg, writes as follows: ly father moved to the Moad- .Tounds about 1830, and lived i about twenty years. My nts both died there my .or dying in tho spring of 18"0. member when the stars fell in '. Wo were living there then, 'u bought the farm from a Pott ofFort Loudon for $ 1 500. sman Pott was an iron mauu- ircr and owned furnaces Loudon, and a good deal of hen we moved there the log e into which we moved had two rooms one down, and other upstairs.- We put in partition down stairs, first ing the large room into two (rooms. We also erected the toe chimney at the south ie winter a lady was employ - '"toach us youngsters, and the '.iirs was converted into a Iraoin. I have forgotten her i.', also built the log barn; for, 'i we went there, there was veu a shed for the stock. We we moved to the Mead winds, perhaps about lh20, a came there, built the "old "dug the race down back of "swamp," and put up a full 'lillaiul carding machine. 4'ht digress by saying that, it time, people especially Ms-did not run'to the store fwy thing they needed. J&11 the doors about tho barn to hinges and latches were lUud iustead of spikes, holes bored, uud wooden pins I the threshing floor to its Many roofs were made of '-small bundles tied being lside by Side and these lutlm lath or small poles u the rafters. This was ' a commou way of roof ferns. Few houses were 'r(-'ll. When such luxury "'dulged in, small locust ;l,)"t two inches in length llj0,lt a quarter of an inch -K were driven into the loirs r Weru driven close enough llor that when tho mud was Jou the wall the pins held - us plastering lath came 'i these were split from "n three or fmn- foot, in 'll.illKtii.nl (U..i.,..'.. 1 uj uuiujj siiweu its tt,!ts fl)1' fencina wore made hie way, 01jiy of onki "e house, our mother su- l,tfUllwl thi, mnnnr,,!,,,, ,if UHU l4J.tl IU1. 118 t'lothiu f i nol n il i n tr tlii I 111!?. l. ,. , i.iury larmer Kept When warm weath "le these sheen were taken pmngeu mto tue n(Hho tleeco thoroughly 1 the sheen's uor UCl'eek or larp-n runirl wa I -vuioaand tho wool wah- afterwards. Mother i UeKirls. a,v,,i t..t. i .1.. i :uia help in the evening aJ"y Hays) would go over this w.iol and "pick" it-that is remove from it all burs and tan gle's. The wool was then sent to the carding machine and made into rolls. These were brought home, and mother and the girls, or some yong woman who could he employed, brought out tho big spinning wheel and then for weeks would be heard the oo-oo-oo-o-o-o-o of the wheel as the rolls ver spun into yarn, was wound from the spindle of the big wheel upon a reel, measured into "cuts" and skeins, and then, where tho family did not possess a loom it was sent to a weaver in the neigh borhood and manufactured into 'asiue.t (cotton chain being used) or into all-wool stuff. This ma terial was used for clothing for the men aud boys, a lighter thread was made and a softer goods produced called flannel for the whiter wear of the women and girls. The coloring was usually done while it was yarn. A popular dye being butternut brown, made by steeping the bark of the ordinary butternut tree well, as no one is likely to want to use the receipt now, we will not tell all the ingredients used. After the weaving, the cloth was brought home, and then mother became the tailor aud the dressmaker. With her own hands she cut out aud made the clothes for father and the boys, and for herself and the girls, the thread used being that which she had spun with her own hands from Max raised on the place. From tin yarn spuu a little coarser she knit stockings for the whole family; aud when her watch full eye detected a hole making its appearance in the heel, she promptly darned it. The man who put up the wool leu factory failed and went off aud left it. We afterward built a saw mill there. A millwright by the name of Davy Teeter did the work, lie lived out at Jug lown, not far from McConnolls bu rg. We also built the "Blouse Cab in" near the old dam, and a tailor by the name of McCee lived in it awhile. I do not remember that any olio else ever lived there. Near the caoiu is oue of the many sand springs thatare fouud in the Va'ley. This McGeo was a sou of the Mrs. MctJee who kept tavern at the foot of Cove moiioiaiu east of MoCouue"s- burg. ' ne lrst neighbor We had aT lor inovYg tolhe Meadowgrouuds was one Je ikhis who lived in the old woollen iii'1! using it then as a dwelling. ' Ue made a living by manufacturing tar aud hauliug it to Job a Heaver at Loudon for use al tho o''ges. Robert Johnston owned the lower farm aud lived on it awhile, when he weut down aud lived be tween (Jreeueasllo and Hagcrs towu. Later ho moved back to his farm in the Meadowgrouuds, and lost his mind. One cold wet evening, in the fall, he wandered away from home and his family could not hear anything of him uut'l tlio next summer sometime, when oue of the Morton boys was out oil the mountain huutiug the cattle, fouud Mr. Johpstou's skull, ft was identified by Mr. Johnston's son Tom, by a certain tooth. David Brumbaugh bought tlio llob't Johuston farm, cleared it up aud erected some stables. Mr. I!" umbauyh -vas from Mid- dletowu uear llagerstowu. llo used to sow his grain riding an old gray mare which he valued very highly. He was a fine old geutleniau. To lie I'oiit ui'eil. Tin- frerjuunt dlsuliurgu of llro-uruin In tlio woods of rlckinj,' Oeuk town ship, should load the gumo warden to Investigate tho violations of tho gaino law', and protect the trim sportsman who limy want to enjoy a squirrel potpin when the time arrives and do so wy b a ideal' eonst'loneo. T. a. Moorelu-ad, President of the Tuseaora Valley railroad, while on his reeent.trlp west, purchased a num ber of Angora goats aud proposed stocking hein on Ms farm. Kl KAL MAIL DIXIVCHV, Changes After July 1, l'Mll. The Post Ullice Department of theUuitodStateshas issued adver tisements inviting proposals for carrying the mails of tho United States in the State of Pennsyl vania from July 1, liinl to June HO llur. A new condition w hich the bid der must observe is as follows; "lo bid submitted under this ad vertisement will ho considered un less the bidder resides on or e.m tiguous to tho route on which tlio service is to be performed, or shall tile with his bid an agree ment that in the event of tho ser vico being awarded to him he will reside ou or continuous to said route aud give his personal supervision to the performance of the duty." This will prevent persons from bidding for digereut routes, and sub-letting the contracts to, others at a lower contract price. Another new provision is as fol lows: "In addition to carryiug the mails to the various post offices ou the star routes covered by this advertisement, the carrier on each route, (except where otherwise specifically stated), will be also required to deliver mail into all boxes that may be erected along the route." It is further provided that the person living along tho route, who desires to have his mail de livered in a box at his residence, shall state his desire in writiug aul erect a box by the roadside. The carrier will receive no com pensation for this delivery and receiving mail matter. The following is a list of the routes iu this county: From Amaranth, by Buck Val ley, Lashley, and Mann to Han cock, lll.L'j miles and back six times a week. Present subcon tract, From Big Cove Tannery, by Dickeys Mouutain and Plum Run, to Hancock, 14.LT miles and back, six times a week. Present con tract, L'81.70. From Big Cove Tannery, by Webster Mills, to McConnells burg, 7 miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, 110. From Fort Littleton, by Mad deusvilleand Meadowgap, to Or bisonia, 14 miles and back, six times a week. Present contract From Fort Littleton, by Knobs ville, to McCounellsburg, 10 miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, $USK. From Gem to Big Cove Tan nery, 4 miles aud back, three times a week. Present contract pay $."(). From Harrisouville.by llustou town aud Fort Littleton, to Burnt Cabins, IT) miles and back, six tinios a week. Present contract pay, $279.70. From Harrisonville, by Owl creek, Pleasant Ridge, Sipes Mills, aud Mclubbiu, to Need more, 17.L'5 miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, $()l)'J for 2K75 miles; subcon tract, !?."ii)."). From llustontown, by Clear Ridge, and Dubliu Mills, to Waterfall, 9.7.") miles and back, six times a week. Present con tract pay, $198. From Locust Grove, by Kmiiia villo, to Crystal Spring, 8. 50 miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, $122. From Locust drove, by Side ling Hill, Dott, Franklin Mills, and Warfordsburg, to Hancock, l(5.r() miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, $:J19; subcontract, $i00. From McCounellsburg, by Foltz, to Mercorsburg, 10 miles and back, twelvo times a week. Present contract pay $18!). From McCounellsburg, by Harrisonville, to Saluvia, 9 miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, $212. From Need more, by Covalt, to Hancock, 11.50 miles and back, six times a week. Present con tract pay, $1)1)9, for 2.75; sub- contract, $59.". From New Grenada, by laiul and Wells Tannery, to Hopewell, Hi miles and back, six times a week. 1 'resent contract $279; subcontract, $275. From New Grenada, by Water fall and llubelsvillo, to Three Springs, M miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, $19i. From Saluvia, by Ways Hill, to F.vorett, 17 miles and buck, six times a week. I 'resent contract pay, $.'!.".". I!7; subcontract pay, $o2'. From Saluvia. by Laidig, West Dublin, aud Gracey, to Water fall, 11.05 miles and back, six times a week. Present contract pay, $2:19.50. Tin: iMi.iriiM;. The Democratic meeting at the court house Monday evening was well attended. Citizens of both political parlies were there. It did not differ materially from po litical nieetiugs in general. The speakers wen; Hon. Albert B. Osborne, of Erie;,! larry 15. Grim, of IVrkasie, candidate for con gressman at large, and Dr. Kn tield, of Bedford. The McCou nellsburg cornet baud furnished the music for the occasion. Political nieetiugs do no cut the figure thev ouco did. Kvery body now is iu touch with the workings of the government, through the newspapers. Every body roads the platforms of both or all political parties, and judges for himself of their mer its. The public schools, during tho past decade at least, are ac quainting tho rising generations with the principles of our govern ment, and tho dotal 's of the work ing of the system. A few years ago not out voter in ten could tell you how a presi dent was elected, or what were his duties after reaching the of fice. More than that, there were many who did not know how many officers were required for the government of their own township, or the duties of each. Now, every intelligent school boy has at his tongue's end an out line of tho machinery that moves this great republic, he understands what lie reads about the doings of public men or the policy of parties, and has an acquaintance with public men that leads him to bo independent of the inllu ences that once controlled the suffrages of tho people. Public speakers, instead of re sorting to abuse appeal to reason, aud men of every shade of politi cal preference meet and listen;aud seldom is a speaker thoughtless enough to say anything that will directly offend any one. MAI.ICIOl'S. Some one uot having the prop er fear of God in his heart went on Thursday night, of last week to the carriage shed, o" James Vores, in L'ckihg Ci'oek township aod removed from his buggy one front wheel a.ul aH the spin dle taps .f ro.n the romaing wheels. Tnis put M r. Voces tomuchiocou venience as wo't us to several dol lars expense;. The sa ne night, a hoi "or bo loug'ng to Mr. Vores, Avirch ho brings from pasture, and for safety puts hor in a pea iud chains, was turjed out of the po.i and tho feoco betwee l tliepasluro field aud corn He'd put down in two places. Mr. Vores has no knowledge of giving offence to cause auy oae to do such bud deeds. He says some of h's neighbors, havo large Hocks of luiuoys; and oue Hock of 25 or iiO have during the sum mer come tuto his fields and destroyed his wheat and corn and his wife, at times, sent the dogs to drive the turkeys off his place. The grand jury got off at 'noon Weduesday, and all the petti jurors were discharged thou ex cept one panel. Proceedings uext week. Ml l.TIM; Ol I'KKNMYTI.KY. An Abstract of Its IVoecoiliiiKs. Tho Presbytery of Carlisle,em bracing the counties of Lebanon, Dauphin. Perry, Cumberland, Adams, Franklin and Fulton, and having in it 52 churchos, 51 min isters, 92o5 communicants and 117IW Sabbath school members, was in session at Middletown, September 25 and 20. The mooting was opened with prayer by the Moderator, the Rev. Frank T. Wheeler, of New Bloomlicld. Aft"r roll call and reading and approving of record ed minutes of last meeting, the Moderator for the ensuing six months, the Rev. I). W. Woods.of Gettysburg, took the chair. At 7:;i0on the evening of 25th the retiring Moderator preached from Romans 1::I0, "Love is tho fulfilling of the law." The Rev. James I. Campbell was received from the Presbytery of Mon nioth. Mr. Campbell received and accepted a call to the church of Dickinson. The Rev. W. W. Saunders was received from the Presbytery of Chester, and will take charge of Hope Chapel (col ored) under the care of Falling Spring church, Chambersburg. The Rev. George Fulton was re leased from the pastoral charge of 4th street church, Lebanon, aud accepted a call to the Waynesboro church. Three young men Al bert N. Wolff of Robert Kennedy Memorial church, Welsh Run, Charles McCord Meaus of Ship pensburg church, and John 15. Buchanan of Millerstown church were taken under the care of Presbytery as candidates for the ministry. By a vote of 44 to 20 Presbytery expressed itself as opposed to any change iu the Confession of Faith. It took ac tion favorably to what is termed the 20tii century fund, giving churches aud individuals liberty to direct their contributions to the Boards of the church, to Edu cational Institutions, or to Wal objects. A conference on the stale of religion within its bounds will be held in N'ewville at a date hereaf ter to be named by the pastor of that chu reh. The evening of tho 20th was de voted to a popular meeting iu the interest of Foreign Missions, at which add resses were made by Rev. J. Ritchie Smith, pastor of Market Square church, Harris burg, and Rev. L. Carmou Bell of Greencastle, chairman of Pres bytery's committee on Foreign Missions. An interesting obituary of tho late Rev. Thomas Dobbin, pastor of Upper Path Valley church, was read by J. Smith Gordon. The next stated meeting of Presbytery will be held in Ship ponsburg the second Tuesday of April next. The Rev. William McNally of llarrisburg was cho sen Moderator, to take the chair at that time. WAWFOWDSBURG. Miss Annie Miller, of Falling Waters, W. Va., spout last week visiting friends hero. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hill aud son Marshall, spent last Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. Israel Hill. Misses Daisy llarr aud Bertha Miller spent last Sabbath with the family of Mr. George llarr, near Hancock. Mr. Carey Gregory, son of the late Dr. Gregory of this place, now living in Ohio, visited rela tives here recently. Mr. Thomas Rash and son Daniel, of Timber Ridgo, speut last Sabbath witli Mr. Win. Rash lit this place. Mr. W. 15. Beatty, near Lash ley, was a business visitor to this place, hist week. Mr. Baltus Stigors left last week for Iowa and oilier western states,-to spend some time with relatives aud friends. Mr. Edward Ritz, of Buck Valley, and Miss Agnes Booth, of this place, are visiting at York, Pa., this week. Wedding bells will soon bo ringing. Till: DKATII AM. I I. West Asa Akcrs, and Nathan 11. Ilixon Pass Away. As the sturdy oaks that havo towered above the forest for de cades may be suddenly leveled to the ground by some unexpected tornado, so two of Brush Creek valley's most respected citizens who were in tho enjoyment of usual health only a few days ago are now resting in their eternal home. A friend writing from the Val ley says: Death has cast a deep shadow over our valley, two-thirds of our people mourn tho loss of a re lative, and tho other third, that of a valued friend. Ou Friday. Sept. 28, 1900, tho spirit of Mr. West Asa Akers quietly took its flight to that un seen world from which there is no returning. He had been a sufferer from typhoid fever and it was not expected that ho would recover. He left an aged com panion aud six childreu, Charles Erastus, Frank, and Jennie, who are all married aud live iu the western states, aud Hixou and Elliot, who ure married aud set tled near Akersville. His re mains 'were laid to rest iu the Akersville cemetery ou Suuday morning, services being conduct ed by Rev. Campbell, pastor of the Methodist church, of which faith Mr. Akers was a believer. Mrs. Aker's maiden name was Nancy Ilixsou, a sister of Amos, Nathan B., Caleb, Mrs. Hanks, aud Mrs. Jerry Jackson. Amoug those who attended the the funeral of Mr. Akers was Nathan B. Ilixon a brother of Mr. Aker's widow. Mr. Hixon drove to the cemetry aud returuod U) the home of his sister. A number of the other friends also weut back to the house for din ner, amoug them the undertaker, Mr. Sid Gumpof Everett. After alighting from his buggy on his return, Mr. Hixou walked up throughtheyardpulledotfacouple of bunches of grapes and walked across the yard and took a seatiu company with his brothers Caleb and Amos, aud Mason Barton. He sat with fliem eating the grapes and conversing as usually when ho suddenly throw up his bauds, fell backwards, aud expir ed instantly. His age was about sixty-live. . He leaves, besides his brothers and sisters, au aged wife aud twelvo children all married: John, George, Jerry, Frank, Doyle, and Mrs. Lizzie McKibbeu, who live in the Valley, and A. Miltwu, of Pittsburg; Mert. of Rays Hill, and Newton, of Buck Valley, Mrs. Tillie Swartzwelder, of Bedford county, and Sallie, who lives in the West, and one other daughter. Mr. Hixson was greatly respected, aud was a member of the Methodist church and was a member in good stand ing of the P" O. S. of A. camp at Crystal Spriugs, and the Odd Fellows at Rays Hill. Tho fu neral took place ou Weduesday morning. Services conducted by Rev. Campbell, assisted by tho Odd Fellows aud P. O. S. of A. lodges. Interment at McKeu dre. Ait I'.ditor Who lias llecn Truly lilcsscd. From the llnnoook Timus. The Fultou Oouuty News, a weekly journal published at Mc Counellsburg, Pa., has entered with last week's issue, upon its second year. During the 52 weeks of its existence it has at tained the handsome number of 1,2;10 subscribers, which is char acteristic of only a hustling and popular editor. Brother Peck met with that success which few publishers of rural journals havo enjoyed, and wo congratulate him aud wish him a still brighter future, which lu certainly do serves as he lias made the News paper that is a newspaper aud its subscription list is evidence enough to show that the people were not long in discovering this fact Personal. Will JtuiK'k was a court visitor this wetk. . ' Hon. John K. Koro, of Knobsvlllo, spent Wednesday In town. Mrs. George Kvorhart spent Sunday with tier futher, Daniel Mock. Dr. '.' h. McKibin of Union is spending this week In town. Hon. (ieorge A. Smith, of Ilogers vllle, Tennessee, is at court this week. Will Hoke, and Dan Orlssin'er spent a fow dnys in tho Quuker City this week. Mrs. Sue Austin, of Suluvia, is vis iting friends in MfConuellshuri; this week. Mr. La'vI Winters, of near Knima vllle, is tlio guest of Isuas Hull, this week. Miss liessio Cosgrove, of Waynes boro, Is visiting Miss A. J. Irwin this week. Miss Hattie Betz, of Saluvia, has gone to Clearliold, whore she will send the winter. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Shinier returned to their homo at MoKees Koeks Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mellott, of Pittsburg, are visiting Mrs. Mollott's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sipes. Geo. K. Dunlap and Miss Nellie Kunynn of Shippenshurg, spent last Thursday in MeConnollsburg. Miss Kiln Wagner, who has 1hhi visiting her old home in Tod town ship, returned to Hagerstown Tuesday. Miss Annie Frcy went to Philadel phia Wednesday morning, to pur chase herfull stock of Millinery goods. Mr. and Mrs. David Denisar, of Welsh Hun, spent last Thursday among friends on this side , of tho mountain. 1 C. Hare of the firm of D. K. Hare & Son, of fort Littleton, is in tho east this week purchasing fall and wtnter goods. Mrs. Josephine Logan and daugh ter Alice, Mrs. George McCauslin, of Narboth, are visiting friends in this placo. W. II. Hess, of Thompson, B)ent u day or two at court. Hilly has not lost any of his skill iu angling for bass. y Howard P. Skipper, of Harrison ville, left Tuesday, for Cleurliold' where he expects to secure employ ment, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hunynn, of tills pluce, spent a fow days during tho past week with friends at Need more. Mr. und Mrs. Goorge W. Iloisner of this pluce uttendud tho wedding of Mr. Koisner's brother Ed at Ship penshurg, last Thursday. Our genial friend, Goo. O. Lynch, of Crystal Springs, took time to come in and chut awhile ono evening while in town attending court. Mrs. M. C. Siunott returned to the home of her father, Daniel Mock, of Tod, on Sunday, after spending two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Kute Shearer. Mrs. Suniuel McLaughlin, and daughters Misses Lola, and Nellie, and son, muster George, of Hradford, Pa., ure visiting friends at Ilarrlson- villo. Mrs. M. Louisa Hull and hor llttlo grundson, Goorgo Nlson, spent lust Saturday und Suuduy in Chambers burg, visiting the family of Andrew Sixeus. Kx-Comlssioner Albert Plossinger of Whips Cove and Merchant W. V. Hurt, of Needmore came up Monday eveuing to hoar how a Uryun speech would sound from a Phonograph. Mr. John E. Campbell, near Knobs villo, und his daiighter-ln-luw, Mrs. Charley Campbell, spent lust Thurs day with friends in town. Mr. Camp bell did not forget the NKW'S otllce. Miss Sylva Hrown and Julia Pur sons, of Hagerstown, who had been visiting friends ut Knobsvillo a few duys, culled ut the News otlice a tisy minutes on Monday on thoir return, home. Mr. Vincent Ash, who has boon spending his summer vacation with his parents Kev. and Mrs. Ash, of this place, returned on Monday to hi studies ut the Medico Chi college) Philadelphia. Mclscnhcldcr (ircss. At the pursonnge of the Ottorboin United Hrethern Church. llarrishui-Lv. on the 24th ult., by Kev. Edward S. Howman, Mr. George W. Melsenhel der, of that city, and Miss Annie M. Gross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Con rad Gross, of this place, were united in murriuge. Snider Morse. Mr. Jonathan C. Snider, of Thomp son township, and Mi Clara I). Morse of Uud ford county, were quietly married on Tuesday, September 2."th at the home of the otllclatlng minister Kev. Lewis Chumlcrs near Hig Cove Tannery. The News extends congrtU lutlous.
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