FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. Pkck, Editor.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday. Aug. 1.-1901.
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Vacation for His Stomach.
Be moderate in your diet.
Don't eat too much. Last week
the country east of tho Rockies
was full of tedious philosophers
and dabblers iu hygiene who
poured fourth their streams of
disgusting wisdom. Who wants
to eat much when the curse of
calorie has been laid upon him?
Then the problem of the philoso
pher is to find something that he
wants to eat. But their is at
least one man who needs no saws
about the dangers of excess.
Dr. Emmanuel Pfeiffer, of Bos
ton, gives his stomach an annual
vacation. Last year he allowed
it twenty-one days. This year he
lias kindly granted it thirty days.
Water it can have but no food.
The doctor doesn't believe in fast
iug, but iu resting, and he be
lieves in the power of the will.
No Christian Scientist can culti
vate the will more carefully than
this diligent trainer of his stom
ach does. The common herd of
men is frightened after a fast of
two or three days and will die of
the fear of dying if supplies be
still withheld. Dr. Pfeiffer is the
master of his stomach and his
soul. lie feels that ho improves
his digestive apparatus by giving
it a few weeks "off." Lie closes
for repairs. At the end of the
vacation he will resume business
with improved facilities; and his
first meal will be large and square
No spoon vituals.
Like so many other conquerers
Dr. Pfeiffer does not extend into
the atmosphere very far. He is
of the broad school; weighed 201 J
when vacation began lie has
lost about a pound a day since.
"What I throw off is waste," he
says; "the good part stays with
me." His forearm is hard. Grace
fully rounded as ho is and of port
ly bulk, he will jump up from a
chair and without bending his
knees put the palms of his hands
on the floor. A hard thing for
persons to do who haven't thrown
off their waste.
According to Dr. Pfeiffer, dis
ease, ignorance and sin are one
and the same, a trinity of evil.
Are you ill? Stop eating for as
many days as ho will prescribe
and he will cure. Such is his
theory and his promise; and he
asserts that he has saved many
lives by it." Pehaps some of his
patients may have stomachs less
accommodating and tractable
than his stomach seems to be. In
him that organ is a genius. When
he stops eating, he stops wanting
to eat. When the vacation ends
his appetite returns to him, nat
ural and strong. Such a thing it
is to have a good stomach, an in
genius theory and resolute will.
N. Y. Sun.
A little girl stopped a reporter
the other day and asked him if he
had heard of tho accident to Mr.
B's cow. Of course ho had not
and being anxious for an item of
news he asked for the particulars,
when tho little miss informed the
reporter that the cow had slipped
and strained her milk.
Wilson Lautsbaugh was riding
upon a load of oats at its home
near Sh'ppensburg last Wedues
dijy, The horses which were at
tached to the wagon, were mov
ing along steadily when suddenly
the wagon passed over a large
stone and the horse gave a jerk.
The sudden jolt made Mr Lauts
baugh lose his balance and ho fell
from the load of oats to the ground
with great' force. In falling his
head struck a stone in tho road
and besides cutting his head se
verely his skull was fractured.
The Fulton County Newm$1
per year.
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ANOTIIEH OLD STONE CtllRCH
(Continued from ptiKO I.)
did later at McComiollsburg, and
the Presbyterian church at Fort
Loudon ceased to be.
Thus Mr. Jewett labored till
the fall of 1834. Tho last record
of his labors is under date of Nov.
2, 1834, and is as follows: "Mr.
Jewett administered communion
on this day, Sunday, 2nd of No
vember. After this he removed
to the West.
The Kev. Lcauder Kerr com
menced his labors in the Stone,
or White church as tho successor
of Mr. Jewett on Jan. 31, 1836,
and continued to be the regular
minister till Dec. 14, 1840, when
he resigned to acept the apoint
mcut of Chaplain in the U. S.
army and was assigned to duty
at one of the frontier posts.
While preaching at McConnells
burg and Loudon he married a
daughter of Squire McKinstry
and sister of tholato Wm. McKin
stry of Mercersburg. The last
record of Mr. Kerr's services
reads as follows: "Dec. 14, 140,
preaching in Stone church by
Rev. Kerr. "
Mr. Kerr was tho last pastor
of the Hock that had been drawn
together by the personal magnet
ism and popular ways of the Rev,
M. A. Jewett. The movement
inaugurated by him 14 years be
fore had no solid basis. Congre
gationalism did not find a con
genial elementin McConnellsburg
or the Great cove. Hence, after
a time disintegration began to
take place. For the above reason
and not from any want of fidelity
on his part this came to be keenly
felt during the latter part of Mr.
Kerr's pastorate; and after its
termination the organization
practically ceased to exist. Dur
ing tho pastorate of Mr. Jewett,
but more especialy that of Mr.
Kerr, the stone church was oc
casionally occupied by ministers
of other denominations perhaps
more frequently by tho Metho
dist than any other denomination
as they were for a long time with
out a house of worship. There is
record also of their occasionally
occupying "the Brick church,"
when its pastor Rev. N. G. White
was absent.
On one and only one occasion is
there mention made of preaching
service in the Stone church by a
minister of the Reformed church
during the ministry of Mr.' Jew
ettand Mr Kerr. This is found un
der date of Aug 12, 1638 and
reads: "Preaching in the Luther
an and Independent churches by
Revs. Saum and Good." The Re
formed congregation was accus
tomed to worship statedly in the
Lutheran church. In the record
above quoted it is not stated iu
which church Mr. Saum and Mr.
Good respectively preached, but
it is natural to suppose that the
Lutheran pastor (Mr. Saum) oc
cupied the pulpit of the Lutheran
church, and Mr. Good, that of
the Independent or Stone church.
For at least six or seven months
after Mr. Kerr left namely from
Dec. 14, 1840 to Juno G, 1841 there
does not appear to have been any
service whate.'er in the Stone
church. During this- time the
Reformed people continued to
worship regularly in the Luther
an church. Here are dates of the
services by the Reformed congre
gation iu the Lutheran church,
covering tho year from June 14.
140 to June ti, 1841 Rev. Good
prmehing each time: June 14
and 28, July 20, Aug. 24, Sept. 20,
Oct. IS, Nov. 1, 13. and 29. Dec.
27, 1810, and Jan. 24, Feb. 21,
March 21, and June 6, 1841.
Services may have been, and
most likely were held between
March 21 and June (J 1841. But
we find no record of it.
How long after Juno 0, 1841 the
Reformed people continued to
worship in the Lutheran church
the writer lias no means of know
ing. But some time between
June 0, 1841 and 1848, or in 1848,
the Reformed congregation be
gan to regularly occupy the Stone
or White church. We say proba
bly in 1848; for in that year the old
Lutheran church was torn down
and the present house of worship
built. During the rebuilding of
their church the Lutheran people
worshiped in the Stone church
also.
The Reformed people con
tinued to occupy the Stouo
or White church to the year
l8'JG without interruption or
molestation except on one occa
sion. On June 4, 1854 an attempt
was made by a United Brethren
minister and certain members of
that denomination to take forci
ble possession of tho church.
It seems that either by standing
arrangement or by previous ap
pointment tho Reformed people
were entitled to the use of. the
church on that particular Sab
bath. Hence tho attempt of
the United Brethren was resisted
and a row ensued. This resulted
in suit being instituted by tho
Reformed people against the of
fending party of the United
Brethren church, four in num
ber, iu which they were charged
with riot, forcible entry and as
sault and battery.
On Oct. 24, 1854, the grand
jury ignored the first count in the
indictment (riot) and found a true
bill on the second and third
couuts (forcible entry and as
sault and battery). Ou tho samo
day the petit jury found tho four
defendants guilty of forcible
entry, and one of them of assault
and battery also. And on tho
following day they were sen
tenced to pay tho costs and each
defendant a fine of one dollar.
In this suit the question of titlo
to the property was not at all in
volved, but it was simply a ques
tion as to who was entitled to tho
use of the church that day.
OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY.
The old Stone or White church
has not been occupied as a place
of worship since 1WG, when tho
Reformed people erected their
beautiful and convenient house of
worship and ceased to occupy the
old church.
At the time of the erection of
the church no title to the land on
which it stands was given by Mr.
Darrah, to whom tho farm from
which the lot was taken belonged
On the 19th of January 1839,
Mr. George W. Darrah, then liv
ing in Michigan, made his will,
appointing his son, Lewis Darrah,
and John Duflield executors. On
April 25, 1845, Lewis Darrah, who
describes himself as the surviv
ing executor of Geo. W. Darrah,
taking into account that the
"Society" in whoso interest the
house of worship had been erect
ed ou his father's land had ceased
to exist, and that the formation
of this "Society" through the ef
forts aud influence of Mr. Jewett
had grown out of the Presbyter
ian church and had received its
financial aid and impulse mainly
from those who had previously
belonged to the Presbyteriau
church and who afterwards re
sumed their places in it, (such
people as tho Aguews, thellokes,
the Austins, the Bohns, the Mc
Clellands, &c), made the deed of
the property to the Presbyterian
congregation, thou under the pas
toral care of the Rev. N. G. White
"for the only proper use and bo
hoof of the same, their success
ors aud descendants forever."
This deed was recorded in Bed
ford in 1840, Fulton county at that
time beiug part of Bedford
county.
This deed is held by tho Pres
byterian congregation through
their board of trustees. The Re
formed congregation have occu
pied the building for about half a
century.
There is no evidence that any
contribution toward the erection
of the Stone church came from
persons of tho Reformed church.
It is said by one who claims to
know that tho name of none are
to bo found in the list of sub
scribers to that object. This was
to have been expected of a people
of so commendably conservative
and churchly spirit.
They have kept up the repairs
while occupying it, having had
free use of it beyond this. Five
years ago they vacated it to oc
cupy their new church edifice.
The question is started: Under
all these circumstances to whom
does the Stone church property
belong?
The great desire of the writer
has been and is that a proper un
derstanding of this question
might bo reached in an amicablo
way. Ever since his college days
at old Marshall he lias stood in
very closo relation to Reformed
ministers and churches, and ho
depreciates anything like unsoem
ly strife, and especially litigation.
In this ho feels that he also voices
the sentiment of tho people whom
he servos.
Eruptions, cuts, burns, scalds
and sores of all kinds quickly
healed by DeWitt'8 Witch Hazel
Salvo. Certain cure for piles.
Beware of counterfeits. Be sure
you get tho original DoWitt'a.
Trout's drug store. f
Disorderly Conduct.
A good mauy persona seem to
bo unaware when they aro guilty
of disorderly conduct. They do
all sorts of things in public, on
the streets, at public gatherings
aud in street cars and elsewhere,
aud appear to think they have a
perfect right to annoy every one
near them by word and deed. A
recent legislative enactment may
bo referred to here for the benefit
of such persons. Any one who
makes, or causes to bo made, any
loud, boisterous and unseeming
noiso or who, by using profane or
obscene language, disturbs or
annoys any one who is a passen
ger on any railroad or railway carj
or who may be a visitor at any
public or private park or picnic
grounds kept for public amuse
inent, whereby the public eace
is disturbed or broken, shall be
deemed guilty of the offenco of
disorderly conduct and, if con
victed of the same before any
magistrate shall be sentenced to
Iay costs of prosecution and a
fine of ten dollars, and, in default
of such payment, shall bo sent to
the county jail for a period of not
more than thirty days. The law
is a pretty broad one, and instan
cos occur almost daily within the
notice of most readers which fail
within its provisions.
What is lacking is more gener
al enforcement of it. Milton
Standard.
Charles Baker, of Carlisle,
mourned as (lend for eleven years,
suddenly appeared at his home
Thursday. His mother at first
could not b'llievo her eyes. When
ho established his identity there
was great rejoicing. During his
absence Baker had traveled over
a great portion of the world, and
recently served in the Philip
pines as a soldier.
P. T. Thomas, Sumterville,
Ala., "I was suffering from dys
pepsia when I commenced taking
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1 took
several bottles and can digest
anything." Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is tho only preparation con
taining all tho natural digestive
lluids. It gives weak stomachs
entire rest, restoring their nat
ural condition. Trout's drug
store.
An old farmer, relates an ex
change, visiting the city for the
first time, thought he would at
tend the theatre, the play boing
"Forty Thieves." Ho went to
the opera house at the appointed
hour, laid down a $5 bill and
asked for a mighty good seat,
He was deftly served with a piece
of paste board and a silver dollar
iu change. He picked up the dol
lar but left the ticket aud started
to go out. "Hold on stranger,"
said the showman, "here is your
ticket to the show." "Keep it
dern yer," replied tho farmer,
"I don't care to see the other
thirty-nine."
Don't be satisfied with tempor
ary relief from indigestion. , Ko
dol Dyspepsia Cure permanently
and completely removes this com
plaint. It relieves permanently
and completely removes this com
plaint. It relievos permanently
because it allows the tired
stomach. Nature receives sup
plies from the food wo eat. The
sensible way to help the stomach
is, to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure,
which digests what you eat and
can't help but do you good.
Trout's drug store.
Didn't Trust Banks.
Farmer Jared Wilcox, of Lynn,
Susquehanna county, recently
became suspicious of banks, and
withdrawing 900, placed it in a
stocking, which he hid in a trunk
in tho attic of his house. Ho had
occasion to uso some money on
Wednesday, and upon going to
tho trunk he found that mice had
made a nest with the notes. Ho
will send the remnants to tho Re
demption Bureau, hoping to se
cure redress.
This is another evidence of mis
guided judgment on tho part of
the farmers who draw their
money from banks and hido it
about their houses. Such per
sons take many risks by so doing.
The house may burn, thieves may
break through and steal, mice
have made nests of tho green
backs. This is Bryan's oppor
tunity to revive the lost cause.
Had the Susquehanna county far
mer drawn $900 in silver, the mice
could not have had such a picnic, j
Had Lost His Bearings.
A. Mississippi man was travel
ing through Arkansas with a native-evangelist
as his companion.
They had ridden in silence and
finally the Mississippian, who
wanted to bo sociable, asked his
companion where he was going.
"I am on tho road to heaven,"
answered the evaugclist in a sep
ulchral tono. "How long have
you been on tho road?" asked the
Mississippian. "Eighteen years
my brother "answered the preach
er with a solemn sigh. "Well seo
here rne friend," remarked the
Mississippian as he reined up his
horse, "if you've been on the
road to heaven for eighteen years
and haven't got any farther than
Arkansas I don't care to travel
with you. Why man, you ain't a
mile and half from hell right
now."
Astounded the Editor.
Editor S. A. Brown, of Ben
nettsville, S. C, was once im
mensely surprised. "Through
long suffering from Dyspepsia,"
lie writes, "my wife was greatly
run down. She had no strength
or vigor and suffered great dis
tress from her stomach, but sho
tried Electric Bitters which help
ed her at once, and, after using
four bottles, she is entirely well,
can eat anything. It a grand
tonic, and its gentle laxative
qualities are splendid for torpid
liver." For indigestion, loss of
appetite, stomach and liver
troubles it's a positive, guaran
teed cure. Only 50c at W. S.
Dickson's.
To Walk Gaacefully. '
In order to preserve a grace
ful figure good walking and a cor
rect balauce are essential. Very
few people know how to walk
gracefully. The shoulders should
bo thrown back, the spine should
be straightened and the back,
just below the waist line, curved
inwards. The legs should swing
free from the hip-joint, and the
weight of the body should be
thrown upon the balls of tho feet,
not upon tho heels. Correct
walking means a light, elastic-,
springy step, and a correspond
ing souse of freedom of action.
If you walk correctly you will not
get easily tired, and tho exercise
will be beneficial to the whole
frame, bringing tho muscles into
vigorous action and aiding the
proper circulation of tho blood.
Their Secret Is Out.
All Sadieville, Ky., was curious
to learn tho cause of tho vast ini
provomemt in the health of Mrs.
S. P. Whittaker, who had for a
long time, endured untold suffer
ing from a chronic bronchial
trouble. "It's all duo to Dr.
King's New Discovery," writes
hor husband. "It completely
cured her and also cured our'lit-
tle grand-daughter of a severe at
tack of Whooping Cough." It
positively cures Coughs, Colds,
La Grippe, Bronchitis, all Throat
and Lung troubles. Guaranteed
bottles 50c and $1.00, Trial bot
tles free at W. S. Dickson's drug
store.
16 Day Excursions to the Sea Shore via Cum
berland Valley R. R.
The Cumberland Valley Rail
road has fixed upon Thursdays,
June 20th, July 5th and 18th,Aug-
ust 1st, 15th and 29th, and Sep
tember 12th for their Annual
Mid-Summer excursions to tho
Sea shore, the time allowed on
those excursions beinar sixteen
days.
Excursion tickets to Atlantic
City, Cape May, and other South
Jersey resorts will bo sold from
all stations on tho Cumberland
Valley R. R. on above dates for
train No. 4 loaving Mercersburg
at 8.00 a. m. at $5.00 for the round
trip.and will be good to return on
any regular train (except the
Penna. Limited) within sixteen
days, including date of issue. For
full information call on Local
Ticket Agents.
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Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digest the food aud aldi
Nature In trengtbsning and recon
structing tbe eiuausted digestive or
gam. It is tbe latest discovered digest
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approacb It la efficiency. It In
siantly relieves and permanently curea
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Biclt Headache, Qastralgla.Crainpsanu
all other results of imperfect digestion.
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km til In. Hook kll aboutdyapttptik umtlacKr
Prepared ky C. C- beWITT CO, CbUeae.
Trout drutf torn.
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J. K. JOHNSTON'S. $
' Madras, Silk Fronts, aud Bod-
QhlTlto ford Cord, 48c.
01111 lb WhitQ Silk Front the dollar
kind at . . 75c.
Collars Lay-down Rubber Collars, 10c.
AND
T Nice line of String Ties at 9c.
ies
Ladies' Gauze Underwear, 25, 15,
and .... 10c.
TT J , ,. Men's Gauze Underwear, 50
Underwear -
Children s Gauze Underwear, 2a
aud .... 5c.
Q'fnmiT TJn'ffl Men's and Boy's Straw Hats 50,25
OlldWfldlS and ... 10c.
Buggy Fly Nets, Black Leather,
3-Ribbed, 45 lashes, if 1.45.
PjuMnj-Q 4-Ribbed, CO lashes, $2.25.
1 1 J "ll VJ Ik) Ueavy Tan Colored Team Nets, 5
ribs to tho head with Breast
Strap, 2.25.
Danglers and Ear Nets.
Buggy Whips, 50, 25, aud 10c.
Lap Robes $1.50, 1.35, 1.20, 75
MISCELLANEOUS Men's Summer Coats aud Linen
Dusters.
A full lino of Dry Goods, Grocer-ies,Notions,Tobaccoes,Cigars,&c.
J. K. Johnston,
5 McConnellsburg, Fo.
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Manufacturer of
Sash, Doors, Newel Posts, Hand
Rails, Stairs, Banisters, Turned J
porch Columns, Posts, &c.
McConnellsburg," Fa.
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Doors 2:8x6:
inches in thickness
8; 2
bash 12 x 20; 12 x 24;
12 x 34; 12 x 36 inch and
on hand.
Sash four lights to window from 45 cents to 70. Q
These sash are all primed and ready for the glass, y
Both the doors and the sash are made from best white
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Pan-American Exposition Now Open.
The Cumberland Valley Rail
road Company has now on sale
regular Summer Excursion tick
ets to Buffalo on account of Pan
American Exposition and to Ni
agara Falls. The rate from Mer
cersburg is $18.00. In addition
special excursion tickets to Buf
falo, good to return within ten
days from date of issue, will be
sold every day until October 31st,
at rate of $14.85 from Mercers
burg. For the accom modation of vis
itors to the Exposition the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has
put on two uew trains in each di
rection, between Ilarrisburg and
Buffalo, with which Cumberland
Valley trains make close connec
tion at Ilarrisburg, Nos. 4 and 10
reaching Buffalo at 8.00 P. M.
and 7.85 A. M. respectively. Re
turning leave Buffalo at 8.00 P,
M. aud 8.30 A. M. connecting
with trains 1 and 9 respectively.
Mrs. S. If. Allport, Johnstown,
Pa., says: "Our little girl almost
strangled to death' with croup.
The doctors said she couldn't
liv.e but she was Instantly relieved
by Due Minute Cough Cure.
Trout's drug stfWj
n filAAlO 2
5$
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6 x 6 : 6; 1 and three-eighth O
ft
12 x 28; 12 x 30; 12 x 32;
a quarter thick always
Special Excursions to liuffalo for
l'un-A tiiiM-loun Exposition.
The Cumberland Valley Rail
road in connection with tho Penn
sylvania R. R. has arranged for a
series of special seven day excur
sions to Buffalo, N. Y. and return
during theeontiuuauceof tho Pan
American Exposition. Tickets
to be sold for C. V. R. R. train
No. 4 leaving Mercersbiwg at ii
A. M. on July 9, 18, 23, 31, Aug.
('., 15, 21, 27, Sept. 5, 11, 17, and
20, 11)01 arriving at Buffalo 7.4 ) '
P. M. Rate from Mercersburg,
$10.00 for tho round trip, with
correspondingly low rates from
other stations. Tickets to bo of
Iron clad signature form, reriuir-
iug stamp and signature of Joinf,
Agent at Buffalo to validate them
for return passage, and will lv
good only in d;iy coaches. Fur
detailed information inquire of lo
cal ticket agents.
In cases of cough or croup give
the little ones One Minute Cough .
Cure. Then rest easy and huvo
no fear. Tho child will bo all
right in a little while. It never
fails, rioasaut to take, always
safe, sure and almost, instantan
eous in effect. Troiit'a drug
store.