JWfoit OLUME 2. p With the (Grubbing) Koe." ,,ni Fulton ot Ayr Township ,,'. 8! Years ot Arc. One 1,1 Hie Results of h Tem perate una Indus' trion.H Life. McCONNELLSBURG. FA., October 11. 1900. NIMBER 4. tiiu2 fellow with sprightly 8 .tlni. n nnnr f.nii lil cjnyis e"u"ug nhifi shoulder, walked away Roisner's storo tlie other As we used to have a prac icquaiutauco with that kind implement, we wore led to ..who was willing m thesi of dynamite nud i)ateut p pullers to indulge in such t exorcise as is suggested ,o hoe. Wo found the gentle- o be none other than our William Fulton of Ayr hip. To thoso who do not Mr. Fulton there would not vtliing remarkable in this nation: but when we tell hat if Mr. Fulton lives until ventioth of next month he ,?ei,'hty-nine years of age, tht! matter becomes one orest. withstanding the fact that J its less than a dozen years !if a ceuteuuariau, his gen- ii.ippearauco would indicate :o be at least twenty-live youugur. lie has a full iy shaven face, bright eyes, step and mental faculties L gniiy impaired. - has spent his life on a farm while without any book leilgo of physiology and ue, ho has never wasted.his y by intemperance in any He eats and sleeps reg , and takes nioderato oxer- pry day in good weather. m are not going to use that filly, are you?" said a friend law him. yes, I can't stand it to work J! as I used to; but two or hours a day does mo good. light I would like to have a lie." . Fulton was born three west of Waynesboro, No 'r 20, 1811. His father was tractor in building of the (rsburg pike, extending Emmittsburg through to unellsburg. The road was along from 1821 to 1827. Fulton came to the Cove tme year that Jacob Tritlo's came 1851; Tritles com the spring, and Mr. Fulton i fall. Mr. Fulton's first iu tho Cove was in a tenant just below where Scott now lives, with his sister jisukoeper. peaks of the changes that pkeu place in tho occupancy ' homes in that neighbor When he came to the Milton Kendall and his sis- I'nry and Marthalived where 'yser lives; Andrew Alex- was then living on the farm f his son James now lives; ffl Hull was farming and mSm blacksmithing down ' stouo house, where Will W'l'l's now lives, ownorl bv t. . , KoudalljHugh, Jeremy, Esther, and Amy 1m were livimr whero Sloan liu now lives; Daniel Con :is living where John F. '11 resides now? John Nol- JHiirvey's uncle),livcd on the iiinnjJohn Comorer,)Sani n"!rer'sfather),livedat tho u"w owned by Ed Stout Samuel i'ittinau, grand (,f S. K. I'ittinau at liar- file, lived K does- .1 uf James (J., John F.Kob--ftud David M. .lived where s(J. now lives; Peter Mar- Ul0r of Christian Martin, wllre Jacob Ilvkes lives. T 0tt. father of John Ott, whom t n Mr.n, i;... finiul Logan was, of course, al that time down on wlmt. P'n ns the Logan farm now 1 bV James Sii ulton has a fund af auoc This one he tolls on a f ho full. oneo occupied Hunt Mr. Fulton lins for. 11 the name of t.hn millor nnrl f'Sladof that fact as tho story loses some of its personal ity. Tho miller, whoever ho was, had the reputation of tolline his grist a little too strongly. Ono morning, so tho story goes, Abo Pittman.a character well remem bered by the tho old folks, weut to tho tnilll, with a bushel of shelled corn which ho wanted converted into meal. Tho mill er's family were all in at break- fast except one of the boys who threw the corn into the hop per.started the mill, and took out the toll. Presently ono of tho other boys came from breakfast and relieved the first. Soon af ter he came, he tolled, the grist. Shortly afterward the father came, and he, for the third time filled the toll dish. This was too much for Abo "Give mo tho bag," he yelled at tho miller with auaccompauyiug expression that would not look well iu the News "till I go homo and got somo more corn!" KNOBSVILLE. Our teacher, Miss Nora Booth accompanied by her friend Prof. E. M. Gross, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Shado Gap. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Henry, of McConnellsburg were tho guests of J. A. llamiU's family ou Sab bath. Mr. Clousor aud son Harry spent Saturday afternoon at tho county seat. Miss Nellie McGovcrn, of Ayr township, spout Saturday aud Sun day with her grand parents Mr. aud Mrs. Irwin Hamill. Mr. Scott Uuger of Ayr towu- ship, was tho guest of Miss Sadie Sipes Saturday and Sunday. Mr. aud Mrs. William Polk left on Sabbath for a few weeks out ing with friends iu Greeucastle, and lingers town. Miss Ellie 1' arson, of McCon nellsburg spent Saturday night aud Suuday at her homo in this place. Miss Alice Long, of Enid, spout Wednesday night with her par ents near this place. Mr. Simon Palmer, of Greeu castle spent Saturday night at tho homo of his uuelo Mr. Wm. Polk. Bert lloury wife and sou Pier ce, spent buuuuy at Dublin Mills. Mr. Elliot Frakor and wife and Mrs. Korliu aud Mrs. Dunklo of Fort Littleton, spent Sunday with Mr. aud Mrs. Enoch Kerliu. Our quiet village is now sup plied with vocal music as wo can hear Samuel Diveus, auytimo iu the day singing "A charge to keep I have," or Hush-aby-Baby. Tis a bouncing big girl. The men from this placo who are employed at Kearney, are visiting thoir homes in this place. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Clino have moved to Wells township, whero he is engaged in teaching. Mrs. John Myers and daughter Maud spent Sunday at D. II. Myers's. Mr. Harvey Glunt and Miss Ella Tico were wheeling iu Dub lin township on Sunday. l'ell While Working on a liuild. iiiK. Mr. N. B. Henry is rapidly pushing toward completion tho new dwelling of Andrew Mellott iu the Magsain Addition. Last Thursday morning just after Mr. Henry's men had gouo to work ou tho building, Charlie Richurd- son and C. L. Henry were work ing up on the socoud lloor, when by a mis-stop, Charlie fell, pass ing through an opening in tho first lloor aud landing ou tho bot tom of tho cellar, a distance of sixteen feet. Ho was painfully jarred and bruised aud had to go homo aud lio oil work for a few days. Ho returned Monday morning, but ho feels pretty sore yet. Subscribo for tho News and quit borrowing your neighbor's. COURT I'ROCI.l.DIMiS. October Term 1 !((). Tho second and final account of David A. and John W. Laidig, executors of Daniel Laidig, Sr., lato of Taylor township. Confirmed. Tho first and final accouut of Margaret I. Mellott, administra trix of estate of Henry T. Mellott late of Belfast township. Con firmed. The case of Elizabeth Markov for use of George Come'rer, now for use of Go. W. Comerer, vs. Emma Wagner, was continued by consent of parties. Summons in trespass. Frank Cooper by his next friend Win. II. Cooper vs. William Knable. Jury found for tho plaintiff the sum of twenty dollars and all costs of suit. Case of Mrs. Margaret Correll vs. Benj. F. Daniels, summons in ejectment, settled by the parties. Summons in trespass, &c, case of Sarah A. I'ittinau vs. Geo. W. Cooper, continued. Costs of the term to be paid by defendeut, Geo. W. Cooper. There wore three petitions for ccuuty bridges laid before the griiiul jury at Maxwell's ford ing iu Thompson, at Charlton's, in Bethel, and Stevens's, iu Tay lor. The grand jury made a fav orable report on all. Commonwealth, use of Mary B. Mellott, vs. John C. Parlett, Levi Crawford, and John S.Craw ford. Rule awarded by court to show cause why the judgment should not bo satisfied and exe cution stayed, returnable Nov. I'.tOO. Order awarded to David Deui- sar to sell real estate for pay ment of debts in estate of Mrs. Barbara Denisar, dee'd. Bond in the sum of $1000 to be given. Terms 10 per cent, ou day of sale; half of balauce on continua tion, and balauco in ono year with interest from date of confirma tion. Commonwealth vs. William Knable. Charge Surety of the Peace, case dismissed and costs paid by prosecutor, William T. Knable. Petition of A. M. Corbin, for rule on Wm. Keebaugh constable of Taylor township to give new and other bondsmen. G ranted, returuablo in ten days. J. Nelson Sipes. Executor, vs. Mary C. Kico and J. W. Rico. Rule on plaintiff to show cause why the name of Mary C. Rice should not bo stricken from tho record, and tho judgment made void as to her. Case continued to take testimony. Order to inspect county bridge over Touoloway creek at Weaver's fording presented to court and confirmed. Inquest ou real estato of Daniel Stable, late of Union town ship, awarded. In estate os Miss Sarah Great- head, citation to show cause why appeal should not bo sustained, argued and decision to be given from chambers. Commonwealth vs. Anson Weller. charge, assault and bat tery. Petit jury found tho defendant not guilty, and that the prosecutor, Win. E. Taymau pay three fifths of tho cost, and tho defendant Weller, pay two-fifths. Com. vs. Charles H. Wilson, charge, larceny, on oath of Sloan Warthiu. Jury found defoudaut not guilty by reason of insanity; that ho was insane at tho time of the commission of the crime, and that ho is insane now. The Court ordered tho sheriff to de liver Wilsou into tho custody of tho keeper of tho Pennsylvania State Hospital at Ilarrisburg, to to bo kept in closo custoly there at tho expense of this county so long as Wilson shall continue to bo of unsound mind. Tho sheriff took him to Ilarrisburg on Friday, but the institution was overcrowded, and admission was refused. Ho was therefore brought back and placed in the county jail. George Mills was appointed guardian of Roy Adam Rice, Bond 1H00. A. J. Sigel aud Jacob Shultz, securities. Sale of real estate to Joseph .11 Ranck by executors of estate of Daniel Laidig confirmed. Com. vs. Wm. T. Knable, Jr., and Mary Knable. Charge -assault aud battery. Not a true bill. Costs to bo paid by Agnes Knable. Court sentenced Agues to pay the costs of the prosecu tion, or give note to the sheriff with approved security for pay ment of the same within ten days and staud committed until sen tence be complied with. Commonwealth vs. Max Sheets assault and battery, oath of David V. Sipes, A true bill. Case set tled. Estato of William II. Fohner late of Licking Creek township, deceased. Inventory and ap praisement list of personal estate set apart to widow approved and ordered to be recorded uuless ex ceptions are tiled within 20 days. Estato of Joseph H. Barton, late of Brush Creek township, deceased. Inventory and ap praisement list of personal es tate set apart to widow approved and ordered to be received uu less exceptions be tiled within 20 days. Estato of Isaac Iternhard, de ceased. Rule on heirs to accept, or refuse to take the real estate at appraisement. Casecontinued to Jan. term. The court designated 212 as the number of sober, intel ligent aud judicious jurors to be selected from the whole number of qualified electors of the county at largo to serve as jurors iu the several courts duriug the year llioi. Hon. W. Scott Alexander was appointed auditor by the court to audit the accounts of the Pro thonotary, Register and Record er and clerk of the several courts of Fulton county. Commonwealth vs. Jacob Schetrompf. Killing game out of season. A true bill. Indict ment quashed and tho costs were placed on the county. Tho viewers appoiutod to view sites for new bridges at Max well's . Fording, in Thompson township, Charltons Fording iu Bethel township and at J Bart Stevens iu Taylor township re ported iu favor of tho coustruc of Bridges at each of these points Tho grand jury, after hearing evidence relative thereto concur red in the report of tho viewers and recommended the construc tion of suitablo bridges. Estato of Mary E. Daniels, do- ceased. Petition of Benjamin F. Daniels for inquest. Inquest awarded, returuablo at January term 1901. Estate of Thomas Kirk, de ceased, lato of Taylor township. Petition for order to sell real es tato. Order granted as prayed for. Estate of David Laidig, lato of Taylor township, deceased. Rule on heirs to accept or refuse to take real estate at appraisement. Continued. Petition of the town council of the borongh of McConnellsburg and divers residents thereof that the said borough shall become subject to the restrictions and possess the powers and privileges of the Act of Assembly of April 3, 1857. Approved. Order to view, vacate and relo cate a rond in Ayr township. Re port of viewers filed and report confirmed ui si. Road will be opened 25 feet. On the estate of Mrs. Matilda A. Stunkard, deceased, inquisi tion ou real estate, the usual rule on heirs was granted. Estate of .1. II. Gillikuul, late of Allegheny county, deceased, or der aud return of real estato in Fulton couuty, was continued to Jan. term. The order to view a new road in Uniou township was confirmed ni si. Tho auditor's report in tho es tato of Frances E. Woollot, de ceased, lato of Dublin, township, deceased was confirmed unless exceptions be filed within 20days. The auditor's report iu the es tate of Peter Kellner, lato of Ayr township, deceased, was confirm ed absolutely. Estates of Christian aud Will iam Aller, deceased, late of Dub lin township. Rule on heirs to accept or refuse to take real es tate at appraisement. Confirm ed absolutely. Order to insect new bridgo recently erected iu Brush Creek near Crystal Springs, in B. C. township. Report filed and con tinued ni si, and ruleou C. II. Beard, and Nelson and Buchan an Bridge Co. to show cause Avliy s? 1 00. 00 should not be deducted from their bill. Petition of John 0. Parlett for discharge from jail under tho in solvent laws. Granted. Estate of Philip Smith, lato of Brush Creek township, deceased. Order of sale of real estate, con tinued. Lewis P. Fite vs. Ellen Fito, subpoena in divorce. Jno. P. Sipes appointed to take testi mony, etc. Estate of David Brumbaugh, deceased, late of L. C. township. Petition for portition of real es tate. Awarded. Petition of 1). B. Nace, trustee of the real estate of J. E. Dowuos for order to sell real estate. C ranted. The auditors report of the es tate of John Uncles, deceased, was continued. Stiuson Computing Scale Co. vs. William 1'. Lashley and sons. Case continued. Same vs. Geo. Sehetroinff and sons. Continued. Petition members of Crystal Springs Camp Meeting Associa tion for viewers to view aud va cate a road passing through grounds of said association. (J ranted and F. M. Taylor, W. II. Baiimgardner aud A. F. Baker appointed viewers. Petitions of citizens of Brush Creek township for viewers to va cate a portion of tho public road from residence of Abram Garlic to a point near Abuer Mellott 's, iu said towuship. Granted aud W, P. Gordon, Geo. Scriever aud Leslie Shaw appointed viewers. James Ray's Reminiscences of the Mcudowgrounds. Con tinued from last week. lieeame I' n manageable. A few days ago Daniel Rash, with his traction engine and Jacob Kau If man's separator, moved to tho barn on tho J. B. Mellott farm iu Belfast towuship to thresh buckwheat. Tho thresh er was placed in position on the barn lloor, aud Mr. Rash went out to place the engine. For some reason the huge mach ine 'became stubborn, and refused to stop at the proper placo. It just headed for tho barn lloor, ran on in, and plowed into tho separator, throwing it over on its side, aud had it not been that tho cleats ou the drive wheels were smooth there is no telling just what might havo happened. It would probably havo lauded ou its head iu the barnyard. Does It Pay? Tho question of whether thero is any money in farmers keeping cows and selling milk to tho creamery may bo answered by noting that during the months of May, June, July, and August, C. J. Brewer, of the Big Cove, de livered to Grissingor's creamery in this place, 12,:i:iti lbs. of milk which yielded l.'.llit pounds of but ter, bringing a return in cash of &.i."l). fill, to say nothing of a hun dred and fifty dollars worth of hogs raised on the return milk. DICKEYS MOUNTAIN. Oneof our farmers.ono nightlast week, heard a com motion among his chickens. Ou entering tho coop, ho found it cccupied by a largo skunk. Tho skunk, aftor receiviug two loads from tho farmer's gun, aud a complete stirriug up with tho garden rako, was overpowered. Last week I told you about Robert Johnston losing his mind aud dying out in tho mountain. I remember ono fall during his residence iu the Meadowgrouuds that he made a barrel of cider which he wanted to koop sweet to drink next summer. Itoccur ed to him to dig a hole iu tho swamp and bury tho barrel of cider there. This ho did. Tho next spring when he resurrected the barrel tho cider had disap peared and the barrel was filled with swamp water. Of course Mr. Johnston was disappointed, and to say that he was mad would be to state it mildly. Tho Johnstons at ono time own ed tho whole valley: Robert, tho lower farm; James, tho middlo one, and Thomas, the upper. Tho Meadowgrounds used to bo a great place for rattlesuakes. I have killed as high as three be fore breakfast. I remember while our family were eating sup per ouo harvest, our attention was attracted by a siz-z-z that wo recoguized as tho waruiug of a rattler. On looking toward the door, wo noticed that a big yellow spotted fellow had crawled in, coiled himself up, and was ex tending greetings with his tail. We soon declared war and the snake got tho worst of it. Deer was plenty iu the Mead owgrouuds then. One day the dogs chased a big buck up through tho meadow, lie ran to tho barnyard, jumped over tho fence into tho yard, and from that into a rail hog pen. But that did not protect him, and by the aid of the dogs, the big fellow was soon killed. Wo often saw doer iu tho field, passing from ouo mountain to tho other. Tommy Morton was over there hunting, ono day, and stopped in at our house to warm. While talk ing with tho family, ho heard the dogs, aud steppiug to the back door, they saw a big deer emerg ing from the swamp at tho old dam and tho dogs close after him. They brought him down through tho fields a-sailing. Tommy brought his rifle to his shoulder aud when ho thought he had a good chance, he fired, but the deer was a little too far away and running too fast and so escaped. Inyour article in theissueof the News of February 15, on Mc Connellsburg 49 years ago, you refer to John Cook and Aunt Hannah. They were fine pooplo. Duriug the winter of 1815, they were keeping tavern at Licking Crook (Harrisonville) and I shod stage horses for him. I did his shaviug that winter too. John Bonder drove what was called "in and out" that is from Licking Creek to McCouuells burg, six miles, and I rode with him many a timo. Ho had an off wheel horse that was false, and to encourage tho horse to pull when ho would tako a balkey spell, 0 John had a chain attached to a stick for a whip, and a few licks with this chaiu would make tho horse get down to work iu great shape. After a few ap plications of tho chain, rattliug it was enough. Wo went dowu to the Roaring Run Falls ouo day fishing and passed the cave. Wo got the dogs to go in; but they soon came back with tho hair on their backs bristling with rago. They had probably encountered somo wild animal in thero, aud being at a disadvantage, decided to come outsido and wait for tho animals tocoinoout, but they didn't come. Once I went to town (McCon nellsburg) tho night after tho fall election. It was somo timo iu the 10's. Tho victorious party was "celebrating," and had a big bonfire at the upper end of town. A fellow by tho name of Jack Jones threw a stono and lilt Squire Myers ou tho head, aud for his trouble, Myers broke his cane over Jack's head. Personal. Mr. and Mrs. C. It. Kendall and family expect to spend next week In Pittsburg. Watson Lynch, who has been assist ing In liis uncle George's store at Crystal Springs, came home Tuesday evening. Miss Maude. Hrotherton.of Waynes boro, Is visiting tho Misses Mary and Hess Putterson. Mr. Jacob Snyder, of Waynesboro, is visiting his brother and other friends In this vicinity. Mr. Charles Scott, of Chambers burp, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scott, of this place. After-a delightful sojourn of six months in southern Maryland, Mrs. A. L. Krb has returned to Chamborsburg for tho winter. Tho News office wus favored with a cnll from W. L. Bcrkstresser, mor- chant near West Dublin, a few days ago. Our friend Jesse B. Snyder, of Thompson township, called at tho News olllee while In town a few days ago. Owing to the serious illness of his futher, Mr. Harry Huston has been called from West Newton to his homo at Clear UUlge. Jessie Linn, who hod been visiting her sister Mrs. Foutz in AHoona sev eral weeks returned to her hiuie In this place, last week. MissKlla Comerer, of Thompson, spent several days lust week with her grundmother, Mrs. Jared Piltiiian, and other relutives In this phico. Kev. Amos Baldwin, who now has charge of Trinity M. K. church at Lock Haven, spent several days in this place, during tho past week. Tim 1 'arsons brothers, Samuel and George, peeped into our sanctum, nil exchunged friendly greetings Tuesday evening. Sam is going home (to Hag ortituwii) Suturday. John Patterson who several months ugo was employed with a commercial agency in Philadelphia, was called back by wire last week to a more responsible position and at increased salary . Kev. Mr. Wolf the new pastor of tho Lutheran church, Is hero now and will preach in McConnellsburg noxt Sun day morning and evening and at Big Cove Tunnery in the afternoon. Miss Margaret Pence, who has been visiting Miss Mary Pittman and Miss Emily Greulhead several weeks, left on Monday morning for New York. Prom there sho expects to go to Spring field, Massachusetts, and spend somo timo with friends thero. Mr. Clarence N. Trout of this place went to Philadelphia last week and entered the Philadelphia, Dontal Col lege for a course in dentistry. Clor- ence's futher, tho lute Dr. W. F. Trout was a good dentist and Clarence is a young man of excellent habits and character, which coupled with natural ability w ill certainly bring him succoss in his chosen profession. A Local Klondike. There is considerable excite ment in Thompson township now over tho discovery of what is be lieved to bo valuable ores. It is reported that ores assaying both gold aud silver have been discov ered. The vein is said to extend through the farms of Shade Tru ax, Androw Souders, Daniel Co valt, aud others. Our reportor says "Squire Dan" is working early and late with pick and' shovel, and has great faith in tho prospects. LOCUST GROVE. All our farmers except Squire Lay ton, are about dono seeding. 1 hey say the Squiro hasn't be gun yet. Hurry up, old boy! 1 ho Suuday school at the Whips Cove church is largely at tended, and will bo kept up till Christmas. D. S. Garland moved last week from the Locust Grovopost ollico to his farm, and J. S. Akers took possession of tho ollico. Mrs. Ellen Plossiugor aud her son Emory, of Bedford, are visit ing friends in tho Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oliver, of Broad top, wore visiting Robert Gerehart's family last week. Mrs. 11. P. Vaucliof spent last Sunday at Caleb Uixson's. Preaching at Whips Cove church next Sunday evening, and prayer-meeting at Jerusalem church noxt Suuday evening a week. Why not subscribo for the Ful ton County News and bo up to dato?
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