VOLUME 3.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., February 13, 1902.
NUMBER 22,
Sledding Tarty.
Through the generosity of our
big hearted friend James Henry,
a uumber of McConnellsburg
people had a very enjoyable sled
ride last Friday evening. Leav
ing town at 4 o'clock, the party
was landed at the popular hotel of
Harry liamil at Fort Littleton in
good tiuio for supper.
The bill of fare, which included
everything good from roast tur
key to ice cream, was just what
might be expected at that popu
lar hostlery, aud Mr. and Mrs.
Hamil showed themselves to be a
most accommodating aud capable
host and hostess.
After spending the evening in
a quiet way, entirely becoming to
"old folks," the party left and
reached home by midnight.
The company was made up of
Mr. aud Mrs. M. R. Shaffner,
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Dalbey, Mr.
and Mrs. II. C. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Johnstou, Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Stevens, Mrs. S. B.
Woollet, Mr. James Henry, Mr.
H. L. Sipes, Miss Anna Dickson,
Miss Maggie Rexroth, and the
editor of the News aud his wife.
Eleven of tho party were in Mr.
Henry's sled, Dr. aud Mrs. Dal
bey and Mr. and Mrs. Smith
weut in a two-seated sleigh, and
Mr. aud Mrs. Shaffner had a
sleigh all to themselves.
New Grenada. .
Sleighing parties, all tho go.
Rilla Houck and Bertie Alloway
visited friends nt Hustontown
last Friday night.
J. A. McDonough and L. L.
Cunningham took in the tele
phone meeting on Friday at Fort
Lit.tlo.ton, and while there came
in contact with a fine delegation
from McConuellsburg who were
out for a good timo.
Dr.-Rowe McClain's wife, uee
Meta Hunter, accompanied by
Miss Maud McClain of (,'assville,
took a sleigh ride over the mount
nin to New Grenada, and had a
few days' outing with their many
friends. 4'
A sledding party from Wells
Tanuory II3 stroug had a gay
old time on Thursday night at
the home of John Brideustine at
Enid.
Work at Robertsdale and Wood
vale mines is excellent, and mi
ners are reaping a harvest.
We have two young men from
here, namely, George Alloway
and Bert Heeter, who made at
Woodvalo in five days last week,
tweuty dollars apiece. Ou Friday
till 2 o'clock they loaded out 16i
tons of coal, at (50c a ton making
$9.90, and came home Saturday.
Pretty good for a couple of little
"Yaps."
Our staunch "blue-stocking"
Presbyterian brothers. Dr. R. B.
Campbell aud James A. McDon
ough, attended tho dedication of
Wells Valley Presby teriau church
on Suuday, and reached away
down in their "Jeans" and helped
iifta good portion of the $()j0 bal
ance. No. 8 school was suspeuded last
week ou account of measles.
A. D. Keith's family are suffer
ing with tonsilitis; and, on ac
count of the blizzard last week
aud danger of tho epidemic of
throat trouble, No. 4 school was
at a very low ebb.
Tho P. O. S. of A. here will have
an entertainment aud oyster sup
per in their new hall on tho even
ing of February 22nd. A good
time is promised.
A Night Alarm.
Worse than an alarm of fire at
night is the brassy cough of croup
which sounds like tho children's
death knell and it means death
unless something is done quickly,
Foley's Honey and Tar never fails
to give iustaut relief aud quickly
cures tho worst form of croup.
Mrs. P. L. Cordier, of Manning
ton, Ky., writes: "Mythreeyear
old girl hud a severe case of croup;
tho doctor said she could not live.
I g )t a bottle of Foley's Honey
and Tar, the first dose gave quick
relief aud saved her life. Refuse
substitutes. All dealer.
Now is a good time to subscribe
for the Fulton County News.
A Fulton County Hoy.
We are always pleased to hear
of our Fulton county boys doing
well, wherever their lot may be
cast.
Many of those who read The
Fulton County News, will re
member Prof. John D. French,
formerly of Taylor township this
county. When boys, he aud the
writer attended school at what
was then known as tho Bunker
Hill school house Taylor town
ship. In his young manhood years
Mr. French taught several terms
of school in his native township,
but several years ago acting upon
the advice once given by Horace
Greely "Young man go West"
ho went. Being a young mail of
temperate habits, and good char
acter, and aspiring after higher
attainments in knowledge, it is
not to be wondered at that he
should succeed.
He is now located in Nebraska,
and still engaged in educational
work, being superintendent of
the city schools of Hastings, Ne
braska. Early in January 1902, he was
elected president of tho Nebras
ka State Teachers Association at
their annual meeting at Lincoln.
He is deserving of much credit
being a self-made man in tho true
sense of the word. He was born
in a small farm house among the
hills and hollows of Taylor township-
and secured his education
by hard work.
Very fortunate for him, he was
born of christian parents, who
taught him to "fear God and keep
His commandments," which is far
better than to have instilled in
his mind a desire to acquire
wealth silver, gold, or even a
college education without such
christian training.
The life and success of Prof.
John D. French should be an in
spiration to the young men of this
county, who are striving against
great odds to get along for he cer
tainly has been the architect of
his own success, and has won for
himself a reputation among the
ed ucational men of Nebraska, that
others may possibly envy.
".Editor of tne News," you may
hear from me agtiin about other
boys that attended the Bunker
Hill school in Taylor township
during the fifties.
Theodore J. Thompson.
iMnUdcnsvillc.
What has become of the Mad
densville correspondent? It's a
pity to let our hustling town go
unrepresented.
There is fine sleighing now,
and some of our people would
like very much to take a sleigh
ride but sleighs are a very scarce
article here. I think this would
be a good time and place for an
agent of that article.
Mr. D. Locke has been very
sick with pneumouia, but seems
to be convalescing.
Miss Lucy Utley, of SaltiJle,
has been spending a couple of
weeks visiting her mother, Mrs.
D. Locke.
Edmund Evans of this place,
who has been employed in Pit
cairn for some timo by the P. R.
R. Co., is at homo, ou a vacatiou
for a short time.
C. W. Evans and II. R. Locke
attended court at Huntingdon
this week, as jurors.
Mr. Geo. Heeter of Saltillo was
visiting in Maddensvillo one even
ing last week."
David McDouald is working
in Mt. Union, as is, also, Alouzo
McCoy.
Mr. S. H. Charlton and E. B.
Evans attended meeting at Wal
nut Grove one evening last week.
Erven Brown, who has been
workiug in Cambria county is at
home visiting his father.
Rev. Bickel of Ilarrisbuig,
spent a day with old friends in
Maddonsville, this week.
Samuel G. Buck.oneof Spring
field township's oldest citizens
died on the 8d inst. He has beeu
a great sufferer from rheumatism
for the past four years. Inter
ment took place at Wesley Chapel
cemetery, Rev. Drossier officiat
ed. He leaves to mourn his loss
a wife and five children. .
j l'alnful Accident.
i Last Saturday morning as Miss
j Alico lloko of this place was do
ing her morning work.it occurred
I to her that the lamp burners
I ought to be cleansed. To do this
j she filled a quart tin molasses
j can with water and ashes, put iu
! to this tho burners, closed tho
i can with ouo of those friction
caps, and placed itou the stove to
j boil. When she thought the bur
i ners had been cooked enough,
j she tookakuife lo'pry the cap
! off, and tho moment she touched
'it, the cap Hew off aud the pent
up steam, ashes and water eseap
; ed with groat force striking her
full in tho face scalding her most
painfully. Both eyes have boon
closed since, save as her physican
has opened them for examination.
It is to be hoped that the sight
may not be iujured seriously.
II ustontowii.
Professor Palmer of Needmore
speut Saturday and Sunday
among friends at this placo.
Mr. J. Calviu Kirk of Wells
Tannery, made a business trip to
this place during tho week.
Miss Houek aud Alloway both
oFNewGremida visited Miss Jen
nie Laidig for a few days.
Ex-Sheriff Joues of Fanuetts-
burg visited his son John last
Saturday. Tho sheriff is an ad
mirer of fine horses, we notice.
Miss Rebecca Woodcock of Mt.
Union, was called home ou ac
count of her mother's illness.
We are pleased to notice the ad
vancement of our school. It is
not at all necessary for one to
make inquiry as to the advance
ment of the scholars. It is very
noticeable. Professor Lamber
son lias tho best wishes of the pa
trons in all his undertakings, aud
nothiug but success can crown
him.
Drs. Davis and Shoemaker
made a business trip to McCon
nollsburg last Wednesday. They
were accompanied by Mr. Thad
Shoemaker.
Professors Lamberson and
Rauck, Mr. John Woodcock and
Mr. Harvey Lamberson, were
among the teachers who attended
the institute at Vallnace's school.
They report a largo attendance.
George Harris Esq., of Saluvin,
called to learn of the condition of
his uncle, Mr. Stephen Keepers.
He found him in a very weak con
dition. We hope for his speedy
recovery.
Last Wednesday evening the
young folks of this placo made up
a sledding party and drove to the
home of Mr. Robert Speer at Sa
luvia. Hero refreshments were
served by he family and a very
pleasant eveuiug was spent. The
crowd when seated in tho sled
was placed in as trying a circum
stauce as Beujamiu Franklin
wheu he tried to identify his
shoes, in the inorniug among sev
enteen pairs. Our many thanks
to tho Speer family for their
kindness.
Local Institute.
The fourth local institute of
Licking Creek township was held
at Valanco's school, February 7.
It was called to order by the
teacher, Miss Katharine Metzler,
Mr. Croft was elected chairman,
aud D. R. Strait, secretary.
Topics discussed were:
1. Dutjos of director, teacher,
patron aud pupil.
2. Advanced Physiology how
interested?
!J. How much ground should a
pupil cover in tho first, second,
and third grades?
Tho topics were very ably dis
cussed by tho thirteen teachers
present, aud the discussions
were interspersed by a number
of interesting recitations, and
songs by the young men pupils
of tho school. Quito a number of
the patrons wero present, aud
tho overcrowded audience ren
dered tho best attention possible.
All adjourned fooling much bene
fited. You will soon begin to think,
"Where am I goiug to get my
Spring Suit?" For good goods,
good trimmings, aud good work,
go to Goldsmith & Comorer.
Another Set of Rules.
A set of rules for young men
to follow are those laid down by a
man who built an immense bu i
ness, the ramifications of which
extended all over the United
States. They will bear perusal,
and are as follows:
Keep good company or roue.
Never bo idle.
If your hands cannot be use
fully employed, attend to the cul
tivation of your mind.
Alway speak the truth. Make
few promises.
Live up to your engagements.
Keep your own secrets, if you
have any.
Wheu you speak to a person
look him iu the face.
Good company and good con
versation are the very sinews of
virtue.
Good character is above all
things else.
You r character cannot bo es
sentially injured except by your
own acts.
If auy one speaks evil of you
let your life be so that none will
believe him.
Drink no intoxicating liquors.
Ever live (misfortunes except
ed) within your income.
When y- u retire to bed think
over what you have done during
tho day.
Make no haste to be rich if you
would prosper.
Small aud steady gains give
competency, with tranquility of
miud.
Never play any game of chance.
Avoid temptation, through fear
you may not withstand it.
Earn money before you spend
it.
Never run in debt unless you
see a way to get out again.
Never borrow, if you can possi
bly avoid it.
Do not marry until you are able
to support a wife.
Never speak ill of any one.
Be just before you are gener
ous. Keep yourself innocent if you
would bo happy.
Save wheu you are young, and
spend when you are old.
Read tho above maxims atleast
once a week. Chicago Journal.
Saluvia.
George C. Mellott, one of lower
Belfast's substantial citizens,
spent Saturday last at George A.
Harris's on business.
Prof. E. M. Cress, of McCou
nellsburg, spent Saturday last in
this township calliug on our
school directors, in the interest
of tho American Book Company.
A sled load of sixteen of Huston
town's leading young ladies aud
gentlemen, spent a very enjoy
able evening at the house of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Speer, last
Wednesday evening.
S. D. Stevens, Mrs. Stevens
aud daughter Miss Grace, of
Chambersburg, spent several
days at the home of Mrs. Stevens'
mother, Mrs. L. E. Harris, last
week.
Miss Jennie Stewart spent
several days last week with the
family of Mrs. Elizabeth Sipe.
Master Clyde Austin contin
ues dangerously ill of brain fever.
Clear Ridge.
Miss Minnie Black returned
home last Thursday after having
spent a few days with her moth
er. Miss (i race Douisar is on the
sick list.
Jamos Stevens and family
passed through this place last
Thursday.
Miss Louio Kerlin is visiting
her i-ister Mrs. Bert Henry at
Knobsville.
Robert Gallaher has purchas
ed a mule.
Mrs. R. K Brown has been vis
itiug friends at Orbisonia during
tho last few days.
Clay Cornelius passed through
this placo Monday.
Some of our boys attended tho
oyster supper at Fort Littleton
Saturday tight.
Mr. Samuel Mcllhauey of Tay
lor left us some cash Wednesday
morning.
Licking Creek.
What has become of our cor
respondent? Is he Bick, or gone
away? We miss the LickingCreek
items.
News seems to be scarce. The
earner is coio, oui sieign oeus i
are heard far and near every day.
Don't seem to mind the cold; they
think they cant sleigh in harvest.
Calviu Garland and family, and
Mrs. Henry Strait aud son Clyde
spent Sunday with Daniel Lake,
who has been very ill for some
timo.
James Sharpe and his lady
friend, Miss Ella Mann, spent one
day last week with Mr. Sharpe's
sister, Mrs. Anna Mum ma.
Prof. B. N. Palmer, of Need
more, spent Saturday aud Sun
day up north.
Ray Hockensmith .is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb
Hockensmith, of Harrisonville.
Thomas Barber and family of
Saltillo are vLiting Elliott Bar
ber's family.
Charles Mellott aud his friend
Miss Irene Hockensmith, attend
ed the dedication of the new
church at Wells Tannery Sunday.
They report tho sleighing good.
Miss Katharine Metzler's insti
tute Friday evening was well at
tended. As tho sleighing was
good, the house was crowded. It
w is a cold night but the people
were there just the same.
Tho protracted meeting at
Greeu Hill has closed.
Rev. Pitteuger will preach at
Siloam Sunday evening, Feb. 22.
As William Deshoug, wife, and
sister Linua, were crossing the
creek one evening last week, the
ice broke aud let them in the wat
er. It was a cold and dangerous
bath. Henry Strait and Thomas
Barber got their horses in the
creek at the same fording. More
of the creeks ought to be bridged.
Prof. Foutz and Collie Reed
spout one night last week at Mr.
Michael Hockensmith's. The
Prof, gave some tine music.
David Klino and wife and Miss
Viola Deshong attended the meet
ing at Pleasant Grove one even
ing last week.
Miss Rhoda Lake, who has been
visiting her brother Joe Lake at
Pleasant Ridge, will return to
Philadelphia soon.
Miss Linua A. Deshong speut
Sunday with her friend Miss
Etta Hockensmith, and atteuded
preaching at Siloam.
Loy Hollenshead spent Sunday
afternoon . at Michael Hocken
smith's. John Deshoug and his mother
aud Mr. Scott Daniels spent last
Saturday in Buck Valley.
Conrad Sipes's have been hav
ing a serious time. All the chil
dren have whooping cough. Mrp.
Sipes is very ill. Mr. Sipes cut
his foot. Henry, the oldest child,
got seriously hurt.and the young
est child was buried February 2,
aged nine months, and died of
whooping cough. We hope they
will all bo bettor soon.
Miss Roxie Sipes and friend
attended preaching at Greeu Hill
Saturday evening. .
Miss Jessio Mellott spent Sun
day with Miss Cora Hoop.
Mrs. Martiu Reed has been ill.
Miss Viola Deshoug was visit
ing her sister Mrs. Sipes one day
last weok.
Rev. Logue preached at Mor
ton's Point last Sunday. Ho will
now preach there once a month.
Riley Truax weut out sleighing
Saturday and Sunday.
Tho people are busy filling their
ice houses now.
Saved Him From Torture.
There is no more agonizing
trouble than piles. Tho constant
itching and burning make life iu
tolc able. No position is comfort
able. The tirturo is unceasing.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures
piles at once. For Bkin disoases,
cuts, burns, bruises, all kinds of
wounds it is unoqualod. J. S. Go-
rail, St. Paul, Ark., says : "From
18(15 I suffered with tho protrud
ing, blooding piles aud could find
nothiug to help me until I used
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. A
few boxes completely cured me."
Bew.ire of counterfeits. '
Daniel 1). Snyder.
Daniel B. Snyder, died at his
home near Gem, in Belfast town
ship about 4 o'clock Wednesday
morning, February 12, 1902, aged
about 60 years. Funeral will be
held at his late residence, Friday
morning at 9 o'clock, and inter
ment will follow at Tonoloway.
Mr. Snydor is a native of
Thompson township and a broth
er of the late Jonathan B. Snyder.
He was married to Mrs. Jane
Aun Fisher in 1674; and, in addi
tion to his wife, he is survived by
two sons, Harvey and Corder,
and three daughters, Addie, Tem
pie and Orpah.
Ho had been in poor health for
a year or more, but was at no
time confined to his bed; but the
immediate cause of his death was
dropsy of the heart.
He was a most generous and
kind hearted citizen, and is the
last member of one of this coun
ty's oldest and most respected
families.
Fooling the Hens.
We received, a few days ago,
two copies of the Transcript,an 8- j
page paper published at New
Rockford, Nort Dakota. From
tho label on the paper, we sus
pect it was sent by Mrs. Rebecca
Lake, for m ely of Belfast township,
this county. Failing to find any
thing especially marked, we ven
ture to give the following taken
from the paper which may be of
value to some of our readers in
view of the high price eggs are
bringing. It says that a man in the
northern part of Dakota is raising
chickens and obtaining money un
der false pretense. He made
his coop air tight and put cur
tains at the windows. At noou
ho draws the curtains making
the hen house perfectly dark, so
that tho biddies go to roost, and
at one o'clock he raises the cur
tains, letting the light in. The
hens think another day has dawn
ed, and proceed to lay another
egg. It is a dark mean trick,
equal to the man who put green
spectacles on his horse and then
fattened it on rye straw. The
greeu spectacles made the poor
horse think it was hay.
Big Cove Tannery.
Sledding and sleighing in the
Cove will soon be over unless we
get more snow.
Mr. Ephraim Houck pleased a
number of young folks on last
Wednesday night by giving them
a sled ride down to Mr. J. B. Mel
lott's. Mr. and Mrs. Ray spent Satur
day in McConnellsburg.
Miss Abbie Houpt spent Satur
day night with Mrs. Kirk.
Misses Abbie Mellott and Rosa
Pittman, and Mr. Joe Sherman
spent Thursday evening at Eph
raim Houck's.
Quite a number of young peo
pie spent Thursday evening at
Thomas Shaw's. Among them
were, Walter Shaw, Joe Swisher,
Loyd and Andy McLucas, James
and Paul Houck, Rosa Pittmau,
Blanche and Sophie Houck, and
Lilian Pott.
The farmers are busy hauling
lumber over the mountain.
Look out for valentines.
Mrs. David Crouse and Mrs.
Kirk made a quick trip to McCou
nellsburg, Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Wolf of McCon
nellsburg, spent Thursday even
iug at Adam Lauver's.
Mr. Kirk and A. J. Craig are
busy filling their ice houses.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harr pas
sod through our vicinity Satur
day morning.
Stillie Morgret gave some
young people a sled ride to Mc
Connellsburg last Friday even
ing. Bucklcn's Arnica Salve
- Has world-wido fame for mar
vellous cures. It surpasses any
other salve, lotion, ointment or
balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns,
Boils, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Tet
ter, Suit Rheum, Fever Sores,
Chapped Hands, Skin Eruptions.
; Infallible for Piles. Cure guar
anteed. Only 25c at W. S. Dick
son B.
Personals.
Mrs. W. E. Bair of Green Hill
spent last Friday in town.
Misses Ada and Eva Mellott, of
Saluvia, spent last Wednesday iu
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Sharjnj of
Thompson spent a few hours in
town Monday.
Mr. Jacob Strait of Harrison
ville, called at the News office
while in town Monday.
Norman Akers aud Newt Bard
of Sipes Mills, called at the News
office a few minutes Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Palmer of
Belfast township spent Tuesday
night with tho family of Judge
Morton near town.
Miss Mary Sloan returned last
Friday having had a most delight
ful trip among friends in Scran
ton and New York City.
Miss Rhoda Lake of Philadel
phia, is visiting friends iu this
county. She expects to return
to the city on Friday of this week.
Miss Nora Fisher returned to
Laucastar Tuesday, after spend
ing a week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Fisher of this
place.
Mr. R. C. Hockensmith of Tilly
Foster, N. Y., after an absence of
two years, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Hockensmith
near Harrisonville.
Mre. B. W. Peck attended the
meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Woman's Foreign Mis
sionary Society of Carlisle Pres
bytery at Chambersburg Tues
day. John C. Brewer of Thompson
township was in town Monday or
dering sale bills for his sale on
the 12th of March. John has sold
his farm and expects to "go
west."
Mr. and Mrs. Ahimaaz Runyan
of Needmore, accompanied by
Mr. Runyan's sister, Mrs. Mar
tha Mellott, spent last Thursday
and Friday with the family of
John B. Runyan of this place.
Miss Maggie Unger who has
been with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Unger for several
months, left last Friday, and af
ter a week or ten days in Cham
bersburg will return to Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Bowser
of Bedford, are spending a few
days among Mrs. Bowser's rela
tives in this county. Mr. Bow
ser and his brother-in-lawPreston
S. Deshong spent Tuesday in
t)wn.
Our friend Anthony Mellott
of Sipes Mills was among our
callers Monday. Anthony said
he had come down to Egypt to
buy corn. Did you find your
money in the sack when you got
home?
Miss Margaret Clevenger of
West Dublin, who has been visit
ing her brother in Pittsburg dur
ing the last two or three months,
aud who expected to returu about
Christmas, has decided to remain
indefinitely to learn tho dress
making profession, and for that
purpose has entered the Acade
my of Pittsburg. We understand
she will return to her homo after
receiving her diploma. ,.
The Bedford Gazette says that
Temp Mervine who was tried a
few years ago in our courts for a
murderous assault on Officer Sti
ver of Bedford, was arrested iu
that town last Thursday for
threatening to shoot Druggist
Ed. D. Heckerman. Mr. ITocker
man refused to sell Mervine mor
phine, whereupon the latter drew
a revolvor ou the former but tho
weapon was uot discharged.
A ir.ilitary bodyguard of pick
ed officers and men from the regu
lar army will surround the presi
dent of the United States whoa
he appears in public in tho fu
ture, if a bill providing tho death
penalty for persons killing or
conspiring to kill presidents or
those in line of presidential suc
cession, whjch was reported
Monday from the senate commit
tee on the judiciary, beoomtsa a
law.
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