VOLUME 2. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., September 5, 1901. NUMBER 51. A Trip to the Sea Coast. . i MRS. L. M. SH1VE8. Train No. 2 was crowded with excursionists as we pulled away from Hancock station on Thurs day August 22, and our first stop was at Martinsburg, 22 miles away. Here were added quite a number more pf persons bent on Atlantic City. The old historic town of Harper's Perry is our next stop, and soon we are hurry ing onward, at. each stopping place adding many and losing few until standing room is at a pre mium. We are permitted a view from the car windows of the, cit ies of "Washington and Baltimore, but, as towns must not be judg d by what you see in the neighbor hood of the railroad or station.we pass them by for some other time. When we reached Philadelphia we crossed the Delaware in a big ferry boat, took a seat in one of the Jersey flyers and at the rate of a mile a minute we were whirl ed onward across the state until we suddenly pulled into the sta tion at Atlantic City. It was now 7 o'clock in the eve ning and we were glad to get to the Hotel Rockwell, and feel that we couia get a gooa resi ana make ourselves at home. We found the accommodations good, and the price a dollar and a half a day. It has a capacity of 80 guests. Of course, we were not too tired after supper, to take a stroll on the "Board Walk," which is At lantic City. It seemed everybody was there and then some. The Boardwalk is nothing more nor less than a boardwalk perhaps 20 feet in width and 10 feet in height extending miles along the water's edge, separating the ocean from the city. Thousands and tens of thousands of people are on this walk promenading, or seated in booths built at the sides at inter vals and furnished with chairs where one may be seated and rest awhile. From the seaward side of this walk, one has a full sweep of the ocean, and may see the breakers like giant mill dams coming in toward the shore,chas ing each other with a roar that at once impress you with the grand eur of the scene. The city, side of the board walk is lined with stalls where every thing imaginable is offered for sale, or where you are offered some amusement. Music there is plenty of it, and you cannot help being charmed with the place, We stopped a minute to notice an auction sale of Japanese ware, One umbrella stand broughtthree hundred dollars, (I didn't buy it have one at home,) a small vase $25.00 and other things at propor tionate rates. Not the least of the attractions at the beach is the bathing, and he who comes away without tak ing adip in the surf has missed half the value of the trip. You rav a Quarter for a bathing suit and a place to hang your clothes in while you are in the water, and then they place the whole Atlan tic ocean at your disposal and you can go in and use as much of it as you have a mind to. From Atlantic City I came back to Philadelphia, went up to Tren ton in the cars, and from there took a 12 mile ride on the trolley which brought me to Princeton, New Jersey's great college town and the home of Grover Cleve land. Princeton is a delightfully cool town in the summer time, and, auer arriving in the city 1 was not many minutes finding my way into the home of my good mends Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Margrum, who were expecting my arrival and gave rne a most cordial welcome. Mrs. Margrum is a native of Thompson township, her maidon name being Rachel Peck. dauL'h ter of the late Peter C. Peck and cousiu of the editor of the News, Mr. Margrum is a retired busi neas man and they have a delight ui uome, and taking life easy. Among tho places of lu tor est visited while here, was the ceme tery in which lie the remains of Aaron Burr, who lacked but one vote of being president of the Unites States, and who brought everlasting disgrace on his name by killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Curiosity seekers have chipped away at his monument for a rel ic, until there is not much left of ift I was content to pick a peb ble from the foot of his grave. The college grounds enbrace 185 acres. The buildings are large and commodious, and are amply equipped to carry on the training and education of the 1, 800 students who come to this place. When the students come, they just take possession of the town, and the town depends largely up on them for its support. To the residents of Princeton the college course is free. On Sunday I attended the fu neral of a Mrs. Marpole. Her husband came from Whips Cove about 39 years ago. Her remains were taken to.. Philadelphia for interment. Saluvia. David Sipes, of Clearfield, had very pleasant visit with the family of H. E. Austin the first of last week. Miss Jessie Wishart of Pitts burg was spending a week of her vacation at the home of her pa rents, Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Wish- art, of Harrisonville, last week. George Duvall, of Brush Creek, student at Dickinson college, Williamsport, was the guest of John S. Harris, Friday. Mrs. Speer and daughter Miss Anna attended the funeral of Mrs. Barton of Brush Creek last week. James Wishart, a prosperous farmer of Charitan, Iowa, was iting his brother Dr. H. S. Wishart, last week. This is Mr. Wisbart's first visit to his native county in 22 years. Mrs. Lucinda Cutchall is suf fering from a very dangerous at tack of heart trouble. John Minick is dangerously ill at this writing. Rev. D. B. Lake continues se riously ill. Miss Bessie Hampton, of Hus- toutown, spent last week with friends in this vicinity. Ex-Commissioner A. M. Cor- bin, of Gracey, was among those from a distance who attended the public sale at Cecil H. Sipes 's Saturday last. Ex-Sheriff D. V. Sipes of Mc Connellsburg was greeting old friends at the sale Saturday. L. L. Truax has resigned his position as teacher of Siloam school and leaves this week for Ohio where he has secured a school at $42 per month, 9 month term. Morrow Kirk of Hustontown purchased a number of young cattle in this vicinity Saturday. Owing to the storm last Satur day evening, the social ah the M. E. church at Greenhill was post poned until Saturday evening, September 7th.' Answer to the Kiddle. Dear Editor: In answer to the riddle in last week's paper, I agree that the prophet in mind was before the characters men tioned in the outstart of your rid dle, for he certainly was with Ad am in the Garden of Eden (Gen esis 1:21.) I also find his name recorded in Matthew 26:34, Mark 14:30, Luke 22:34, and John 13:38. Of course, the beard of a chicken, for the prophet evidently is the cock spoken of in the scripture, would not be like that of a man; the crov n evidently is the toppy which appears on some chickens; his coat is 'not of the material mentioned but of feathers. The sermon he preached was to Pe ter just before the crucifixion, Matthew 26:7475. He wears spurs as some horsemen do, and he forteUa the coming of day. S. R. Martin. Miss Sallie Hoop spent a few hours in town Tuesday, ' The Farmer and Ills Dream. There once lived a farmer who harvested nineteen hundred bush els of wheat, which he sold at one dollar a bushel, to niuoteon hun dred farmers, to each a bushel for seed wheat. But very few of them paid him cash for the wheat. They each promised to pay it soon. After a few months the farmer's bank account was about depleted and he sought to replen ish the same by collecting for the wheat which he had sold all over the county. Had tho farmers paid him the time they secured the wheat he would have been easy until the next crop was rais ed, but the farmor parted with his grain and had instead only a lot of small accounts, so scattered that he could not get around and collect fast enough to pay his ex penses. Ho consequently posted up a public notice asking all who owed him for wheat to pay quickly. Very few responded. The most of them said : "Mine is only a small matter; and I will go and pay one of these days, '" forgetting though that each account was very small, but when all were put together they meant a large sum to the farmer who had sold the wheat. Things went on thus with the farmer who got to feel ing so badly that he fell out of bed one night when all were put asleep. The fall woke him from his slumber, and going hastily to bis granary he found he had only been dreaming and that the nine teen hundred bushels of wheat which he thought ho had sold wero in safe keeping. The next day he went to the publisher of the county paper which he took and said : "Here, sir, is the pay for your paper;and when next year's subscription is due you may depend on me to pay it promptly. Last night in my dreams I stood in the position of an editor, who had long been re miuding those who owed him that a little cash would holp him out of a tight place. I can now ap preciate what it is to have one's money scattered all over the country in small amounts." Have you, who read this dream story, paid the publisher what you owe him? Are you one of those who think, "my account is only a small matter," and it does not inconvenience the publisher who must pay his employees ev ery week and keep his bills paid up, else he would have to suspend publication? Have you ever won dered what you would do in such an emergency were you in the publisher's place? It is quite probable there are more than one newspaper in Fulton county which has accounts scattered all around. Would there not be general rejoicing if more farmers or business men would have dreams like unto the farmer who raised the wheat? Hase Ball. The Lemaster team came over last Friday and crossed bats.with our team. The game was an uounced for half past two o'clock but the Lemaster boys did not got here until late and, conse quenl'y, play did not bogin unt'l after 5 o'clock. By the time live innings were played it was grow log dusk, and the Lemaster boys were quite will'og that the game 6hould close. The score stood Leamster 3 2 0 05 0 B McConnellHbiirg 0 0 4 Sixniile Run 2;McConnellsburg,l2 This is the way the score stood at this place last Saturday after the Sixmile Run team had played their nine innings and McCon nellsburg, eight. The visiting team is made up of gentlemanly fellows, and put up a good game but our folks were just a little too heavy for them. Bowden, pitch er for the McConnellsburg team struck out 21 men. The score Sixiiille Run. . ..010010000 MoCounBllsbursr 50003310 x 1 Miss Jennie Carson of this place left for Denver Wondosday ! morning. Terrible Explosion. The boiler of the engine at M. L. Peck's sawmill west of Hancock exploded Wednesday morning of last week and instantly killed Norman Maun and seriously in jured several others. j The accident occurred about 7 o'clock. The mill had been run ning right along, and tho men were just beginning work for that day. Norman Mann and Henry Munson were rolling a log on to tho carriage, M. L. Peck the sawyer and owner of the mill was in the shanty, near, Ralph Peck, a son of M. L. Peck was firing the engine, and James W. Craig, a teamster, was at work just by the engine. Witnout a moments warning there was a terrible ex plosion of the boiler in which pieces of metal aud timber were thrown in every direction. A piece of the boiler weighing about 200 pounds struck Mr. Mann, tearing him to pieces and carry ing fragments of his body through the troetops for several hundred feet. Mr. Munsou who was near, escaped unharmed. James W. Craig was struck by a piece of flying timber and knocked uncon scious for two hours, and Ralph Peck was badly scalded. Mr. Mann was aged about 23 years and leaves a wife and two children at Millstone, Md. His remains were interred in the Dun kard graveyard at Stone Bridge Md., The other injured members of the party are rapidly recovering, The engine was two-thirds full of water and carrying but 0 pounds of steam at the time of the explosion. Mr. Craig is a son of A. J. Craig at Big Cove Tannery. Wells Tannery. Mrs. Brown C. Dawney aud children, of Philadelphia, who have been visiting friends in this vicinity, left for home last Satur day. They were accompanied by Mrs. B. C. Dawney of Huston- town, who expects to spend the winter in Philadelphia and Ch cago. George Van Horn and lady frieud, of Altoona, wero guests of his sister, Mrs. G. W. Fore man several days last week. Mrs. Henry Spangler and chil dren, of Mercersburs, have re turned to their home after a two weeks' visit with the family of R. W. Cook in Everett and G. W. Sipe of this place. Miss Nina Kirk of West Dub lin was recently the guest of her uncle, J. C. Kirk. J. B. Sipe and wife of Pitts burg were the guests of their brother, G. W. Sipo, over Sun day. Miss Ida Baker who has been spending some time with the family of her uncle, A. F. Baker, of this place, has returned to her home iu Trough Creek Valley. Mrs. Elizabeth Chesnut, of Cumberland, is the guest of M. C, Greenland's family. The circuit-picnic held on the camp ground on the 28th ult. was a very enjoyable affair. It was an ideal day tho weather perfect as though ordered for such an oc casion. The great treat of the day was an eloquent address from Rev. E. G. Baker, of Newport, a former pastor, whom the people hold in moat kindly esteem. The words which flowed from his lips were an incentive to a better life, and we shall all be the bettor for once moreclasping hands with him who thirteen years ago w so reluctantly let go from among us to other fields of labor. liij; Cucumbers. Mr. Wiener of Hancock start ed tho cucumber storios.and now we are getting them right and lott. Mr. bamuol Kolas-young fo!ks have raised a cucumber this summer that measures 17 inches iu longth, 13 inches in circumfer ence, and weighs 5 pounds; but our grocer friend Tommy Hamil of East Water Btreet comes to the front and says he has one grow ing on a vine in his lot that al ready measures 19J inches in length, and he doesn't want to weigh it until it is done grow ing- Writes From McKeesport. Dear Editor: Here is a little sketch of my trip which you may publish if you think it worth the space : I left Fulton county August 30, our Xriena J. if. Koran landing us at Three Springs in time to get the 7 o'clock train for Mount Union. Having a couplo of hours on our hands at Mount Union we visited the ganister works which we found in full blast. On account of a wreck at New ton Hamilton, we were a half hour late leaving Mount Union. I have sometimes thought there is lots of work in Fulton, but when I saw what was going on along tho line of the Pennsylvania railroad I concluded we did not know what work meant. I saw as many as ten or twelve small engines in a line, all at work, and men mo.ing in every direction. This is not only in oue place; but all alouL' the line from Mount Union to Altoona, they are mak ing room to put down a fourtli track and straightening the old ones; so if there are any Fulton county boys who want a job, they can get all the work they wish out that way, and fair wages, too. On across the Alleghanies to Wilmerding, I found the same condition as to work. Here I left the main line, and boarded a trol ley that gave me a nice ride to East McKeesport, where I got a job of carpentering at $2.75 a day of nine hours. Carpenters here get from $2.35 to $3.00 a day. You can see more people here in one day than iu Fulton in a year. Rent is high here. You can't get a house of any kind for less than $20.00 a month. Good houses are being built here now; all are being covered with slate no shingles being used. My first work was on a store room and Odd Fellows hall 24x70. I was at Kenneywood park last night. I took a ride through what they call "hell and heaven," but I Will not attempt to tell what I saw. You must come out and see for yourselves. W. L. Fields. Clear Ridge. James Stevens and wife were the guests of her father, James Kerliu, on Sunday. Robert and Davy Fleming, whose illness was noted last week, are very poorly of typhoid fever. Miss Sibyl Grove, of Philadel phia, is home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grove for awhile. Miss Esther Henry who iives in Huntingdon.but spent the past month with her father, Mr. John Henry returned to her home last week. " Miss Lizzie Heeter is visiting her sister, Mrs. Rena Houck, of Huntingdon; also Joshua Heeter has gone away. Miss Lulu Brown attended the Waterloo picnic on Saturday, and is visiting friends at Nossvillo this week. Bruce Fleming pf Shade Valley spent a couple of days the past week with his uncle, T. E. Flem ing. CZ) Frank Kerhn came home sick on Friday. John A. Gallagher spent Sun day with his uncle,Thomas Briggs at Burnt Cabins. W. L. Fields has gone to Pit cairn where he has employment. Rettie Grove has gone to Three Springs where she will be em ployed in sewing. Misses Rella and Chloe Ches nut, who are taking a course in typewriting at Greonsburg, but spent the past two mouths with, their mother, Mrs. EmolineChes nut at Hustontown, have return ed to Greensburg. Mr. IleuryT. Bard in writing j a 1 11 m i 10 nave uie aauress oi nls paper changod, says that ho is employ ed as a motorman on a'tstreetcar line in Pittsburg. While ha ex presses an interest in knowing who got the schools in this coun ty, yet he thinks he prefers man aging the switch of a street car line to the switch of ft Fulton county, or any other, school. The Tobacco Law. Representative Beaver, of Ju niata county, recently wrote to Attorney General Elkin with ref erence to tho late act prohibiting the sale of tobacco in any form to persons under sixteen years of age, desiring to know if a mer chant could fill an order from a parent to bo carried home by a minor child under sixteen. The Attorney General replied: "Replying to your letter of re cent date, with regard to the act prohibiting the sale and furnish ing of tobacco to persons under the ago of 16 years, I would ad vise you, unofficially, that section 2 of the act of July 10, 1901, -referred to, which reads 'that no person or persons shall by pur chase, gift or other means fur nish tobacco in any form to a per son under the age of 16 years,' is broad enough to cover the cases which you suggest iu your letter. By the terms of this act the sale and furnishing of tobacco under any cercum stances to persons under 16 years is absolutely pro hibited." Licking Creek. The farmers are busy plowing. Mr. A. C. Mellott aud wife are visiting friends iu this vicinity. Mr. John Nelson and daughter Ira spent last Wednesday at S. K. Pittmau's. Mr. B. N. Palmer and Miss 01 lie Hess of Needinore spent one day last week at Harrisonville. Mr. Cecil Sipes has returned home from Pittsburg! He will go back in a few days. Mr. Elmer Trogler of Mercers burg and his friend Miss Linna A. Deshong attended camp at Crystal Springs. Miss Clara J. Kline of Mer cersburs spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mr. John Ewing and his friend Miss Mary Deshong attended Crystal Springs camp. , David Hann has been suffering with a very sore knee. Bert Deshong and family are visiting friends at Harrisonville, Misses Linna A. Deshong and Anua Deshoug spent one day last week at Harrisonville. Preston Deshong and wife of Everett are visiting their father, Mr. Joseph Deshong, who is ill. Dr. S. S. Hoop and family of Alabama have how moved to his farm and is getting lots of prac tice. He is now Joseph Desh ong s pnysician. Baughnian Strait. At the Methodist Episcopal parsonage in this place last Wed nesday afternoon, by Rev. A. D. McCloskey, Miss R. Margaret Strait and Mr. Harry E. Baugh- man were joined together in the bonds of wedlock. Miss Strait is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Strait of Harrisonville, and Mr. Baughman is a Bedford county boy. They expect to go to housekeeping at once at Entriken on the line of the Huntingdon ,and Broad Top rail road. The Fulton County News extends congratulations to the happy young couple and joins in wishing them long and prosper ous life. Local Institute. The first teachers' local insti tute of this school year for Fulton county was held in the Public School building at this place last Saturday, Superintendent Ches nut presiding, and Miss Olive Grissinger acting secretary. The teachers present were E. M Gresa, L. U. Wible, O. L. Wible, B. F. Henry, S. R. Martin, C. C, Rotz, Don Morton, Olive Grissing er, Bessie Morton, Elmer Clous er, Gilbert B. Mellott and Gilbert Booth. Subjects pertaining to tho opening of tho school wore considered. James K. Foreman, a member ofthe32dU. 8. Infantry served his trine out in the Philippines and instead of coming home took a school and taught four months. At the expiration of that time he was offered an important clerk ship at a good salary and ho U now filling tho position. PERSONAL. Miss Nellie Daniels is at Atlan tic City. Parker Heikes left last Friday for a week's stay at Huntingdon. Clyde and Harry Ott and their sister Miss Nellie, ppent last Wednesday at the Grangers Pic nic. Miss Minnie Mock of Tod town ship left Monday morning to be gin her school at Bridgeport, Franklin county. Mrs. Lottie Over of Bedford aud her son Master Edgar Fulton are spending this week at the Washington House. Miss Olive Pittman, and Mr. O. L. Greathead, are among the number from this place at pres ent at Atlantic City. Ex-County Commissioner W. H. Spangler of Wells Tannery spent last Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. Will Hoke. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Winegard- ner and their youngest daughter Inez, of Taylor township, spent last Saturday at McConnellsburg. Mr. Mark Lodge of Brush Creek valley spent a few days during the past week with his sister Mrs. S. W. Kirk of this place. Miss Louisa Mellott, who has been in Washington, D. C, for some time, spent a few days last week with her brother Andrew in this place. Mrs. J. V. Wilhelm and her lit tle daughter Virginia, who had been spending several weeks at this place, returned to their home at Homestead Wednesday. Frank Ranck and Charlie Rank hvof Bethel township spent a few hours at McConnellsburg last Saturday. They say everybody down that way has- whooping cough. Mr. Lorenzo Truax, one of this county's bright young teachers, left a few days ago for Spring boro, Ohio, where he will teach during the ensuing year at a good salary. Miss Stella Sipes, a McCon nellsburg high school graduate, entered the West Chester state normal school on Tuesday, and expects to complete a course at that institution. Miss Ada Rexroth after spend ing her summer vacation at her old home at the Fulton House,lef t last Saturday for Churchville, near Philadelphia, for another year's school work. Barber R. M. Downes has taken a week off to visit friends in Philadelphia, and take a dive in the Atlantic, and Ed Brake is looking after Bob's customers during his absence. Mr . and Mrs. E. N. Peightel who spent two weeks very pleasantly in this place, left for their home in Pittsburg last Friday. Mr. Peightel says, if he lives, it will not be 34 years before he comes again. Mrs. Minnie Marshall and son Paul who have been visiting: friends here for several weeks, returned to their home at Ship pensburg last Thursday. They were accompanied by Mrs. ,'J. G. Reisner. Mrs. Cornelius Lambert and Mr. W. R. Faust of St. Thomas came over Saturday and returned Monday. They were visiting Mrs. Lambert's 'sister, Mrs. D. V. Sipes. Mr. Faust is the cash ier of the St Thomas Bank. B. C. Lamberon, who with W. H. Rauck conducted very suc cftssfullv a Summer Normal at Hustontown, was an early Satur day morning caller at the News office. Mr. Lambersou lias been elected teacher of tho Hustontown school for the ensuing torm. Prof. Harry E. Gress spout a fows days last week visiting his friends in this vicinity. Harry has been transferred from the prlucipalship of the Harford Sol diers' Orphans' School, to that of Jumonville, at an advanced sal ary. We are glad to notice this recognition of his ability as ..,.. school man.
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