VOLUME 3.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., April 17. 1902.
NUMBER 31.
PEDDLER DROWNED.
Solomon Saner, a Russian Jew,
Drowned ut Gregory's Fording.
On Wednesday afternoon of litst
week Solomou Sager a pack-ped-dler
who was "working" the low
er cud of the county was drown
ed at f I regory ' fordiug i u Thorn p
son township.
lie took dinner Wednesday at
the Jonathan Shives farm up ou
tho side of Dickeys mountain.
From that place ho went down to
thecreok.and uptotheirou bridge
at Gregory 's fording where he
intended to cross Licking creek,
and go toward Hancock.
Jared Pittmau lives on the An
drew Shives farm a short distance
down the creek from the bridge.
Sometime during Wednesday af
ternoon, Sam Smith, who is em
ployed at Mr. Pittmau's, noticed
something Heating downthocreek
which was very much swollen
from the recent rain, and he got
a pole and fished the object out
which proved to be a peddler's
pack. Later a cap was found.
The matter was soon noised
about the neighborhood, and on
going to the bridge a cane was
found, and part of a coat hanging
to the bridge.
Word was sent to llagerstown
where a sister and half-brother of
the ptddler lives, and the half
brother.Simon Sager came, reach
ing tho scene of the supposed
drowning Saturday.
In the meantime, a systematic
search was made for tho body.
Ou Saturday three skiffs were
joined by chains, so that by means
of drag hooks the whole bottom
of the creek might be examined.
With men in the skiffs, and others
n-the banks with poles with
h'boks iu the end, a careful search
was made until about four o'clock,
when Jacob Hewett, Esq., prod
ding in from the bank, felt an ob
ject, which proved to be the body
of the missing peddler. Mr. Hew
ett succeeded in getting hold of
the peddler's clothing with the
li;ik on his long polo,and brought
the body, which was lying on the
bottom of the creek, to the sur
face, aud dragged it out to the
bunk.
An iuquest was held, and the
body was left at Jared Pittman's
until Sunday morning, when Ed
Bushung seut a team out from
llaucock and had tho body con
veyed to llagerstown.
While no one is known to have
witnessed the terrible accident it
is believed that when the peddler
reached the middle of the bridge,
he was fatigued from carrying his
heavy load, and ho straightened
himself up meauing to rest his
pack ou the railing; and that wheu
the weight of the pack came ou
the railing, tho railing gavo way
suddenly precipitating peddler
and pack a distance of ten or fif
teen feet iuto the muddy seething
waters below.
Sipes Mill.
Orpha Snyder closed a very
successful term of school to-day
(Monday.)
Lloyd Mellott fell off his fathers
limekiln and spraiued his shoul
der very badly, last week.
O. T. Mellott burnt his limekiln
l'ist week.
Miss Lillio Wink, Orpha Snyder
and L. S. Wink visited Anthony
Mellott last Sunday.
Rev. Joseph Ott preached a very
good sermon at Ebenezer last
Sunday oveuing.
Mrs. George Mollott is lying
critically ill.
Clarence Mellott a young hust
ler was through here selling medi
cine to the atllicted.
Quito a number of our young
people from Sipes Mill attouded
the spelling Bchool at cross roads
last Thursday evening.
Howard Mellott has got tho
tiddle. He says air he needs is
the beau.
Prospects for a very progres
sive Sunday school at the Side
ling hill Christian church is good
as they had over 75 members en
rolloi last Sunday. .
Rov. R. U. Hoover srenta day
or two iu town this week.
Democratic Candidates.
The Pulton Democrat contains
the names of the following gentle
men who have announced them
selves as candidates subject o
the decision of the Democratic
county convention to be held in
this place on Tuesday June 3,
1902. The names are given in the
order of their announcement.
LEGISLATURE.
W. II. Nelson, of Ayr; aud S.
W. Kirk, of McConnellsburg.
PUOTHONOTAIiY.
Prank Mason, Tod; George A.
Harris, Licking Creek; James P.
Waltz, Tod; and Philip J. Barton,
Taylor.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Samuel D. Mellott, Bethel; Sam
uel H. Hockensmith, Taylor; Silas
Holly, Brush CreekjGeorge Sigel,
Union; J. H. H. Lewis, Bethel; M.
M. Bender, McConnellsburg; W.
L. McKee, Brush Creek; E. L.
Peck, of Thompson.
New Grenada.
Mr. Jacob Black is afllicted
with neuralgia.
J. II. Edwards and wife of Por
tage were circulating among
friends in New G renada and Wells
Valley a few days last week.
John Mills has returned from
Boss well, Pa., reporting business
in mechanical Hue very slow there.
Levi Truax and wife, of Enid,
visited friends in New Grenada
on Sunday.
Hon. S. W. Kirk was shaking
hands with his many friends here
last Saturday.
Richard Alloway and wife of
Woodvale, visited Richard's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. William Allo
way. J esse O. McClain.Robertsdale's
enterprising merchant, was in
our village awhile Saturday even
ing. Misses Elizabeth and Laura
Foster, who have been in Altoona
all winter, arrived at their home
iu' Wells, on Sunday, looking hale
and hearty.
John Thomas, wife, aud daugh
ter Ethel, attended the funeral on
Sunday, at Saltillo, of the daugh
ter of Samuel Thomas.
That terrible noise and confu
sion heard on Thursday in Well
Valley, and supposed to be made
by a flock of wild geeso, was not
made by geese at all. No, they
were not geeso nor gooses, al
though they might be called
"ducks." It was just a nice par
ty of twenty -two ladies of the Val
ley, assembled at Mrs. Jane Tru
ax's at a quilting party, quilting
two quilts. Such a merry-go-happy
crowd, the reader can imagine,
aud that fine dinner, too, was an
other most important feature.
Rev. W. S. Finney of Orbisonia,
enroute from Everett, where he
had attended presbytery, passed
through our Valley stopping a
couple days with friends at Wells
Tannery, thonce to New Grenada
when Dr. Campbell transported
him to Robertsdale.
Brint Lamberson of Huston
town, was in our town on Satur
day hunting school directors.
MitchePs gospel wagou, the
first one ever known to go through
hero, went through on Friday.
Wouldn't hurt to have such a wag
on skp here awhile, if it would
improve the moral part of this
vineyard.
Covalt.
Quite r. number of our young
men will leave for bark peeling
next Monday.
D. II. Truax and Ira Diohl went
to Hancock last Monday, butou
account of the high water, did not
return till Weduesday. Carl had
the misfortune to fall into tho
creek.
Hartman Truax and Ira Diohl
purchased a nice young horso last
week.
With last week's issue the Ever
ett Republican entered upon the
ninth year of its life in the field of
journalism. The mauagmeLthas
groat reason to be proud of the
success that has attended the ca
reer of tho Republican. Jt ia a
model county -woekly and do-,
serves continued prosperity.
THREE FIRES.
Three E'res in Three Days is the !
Record of the Past Week.
"It never raius but it pours"
should bo applied to fires. Near
ly a score of years has elapsed
since this town or immediate vi
cinity was visited by afire.
Last Thursday evening, Mr. A.
L. Alexander who lives at the toll
gate just east of town, noticed a
blaze starting in u straw-stack in
a field belonging to M. R. Shafl'uer
near tho toll-gate. Going at once
to tho stack, he was able to extin
guish tho flames, and extract from
the stack a pine torch that had evi
dently been placed there by the
person who fired the stack. Luck
ily, the stack was wet from the
recent rains, and did not iginite
readily, or elso Mr. ShalTnt r
would have had ashes instead of
rotted straw for a fertilizer this
spring. Just in this connection
we are authorized by Mr. Shaff
ner to say that he will pay one
hundred dollars for information
that will lead to tho arrest and con
viction of the person who set tire
to that stack.
At 8 o'clock Friday evening the
frame stable standing on the alley
at the rear end of the lot tho prop
erty of Mrs. Sarah Pittmau just
east of tho Cooper House, was
found to be ou tire. Tho stable
was practically empty. The mow
had a tight floor, and contained a
little corufodder and the floor was
covered with chaff and hayseed.
Notwithstandiug the fact that the
roof was very damp, two minutes
had not elapsed from the time the
first spark of fire was discovered
until the entire top of the building
was wrapped in flame; and buru
ng like a pile of tinder boxes.
At tho first alarm of fire, the
hose was promptly attached to a
fire plug, and a stream of water
turned on the burning with so
much effect that iu a few minutes
tho tiro was extinguished. While
the roof was destroyed and the
weather boarding above the mow
floor heavily charred, tho build
ing below tho mow was not injur
ed in the least. Had it not been
for tho water supply, the Cooper
House property would likely have
been destroyed and perhaps many
other buildings.
About five o'clock last Satur
day, the roof of tho dwelling of
John Kuhu, near the pike, about
three miles west of McConnells
burg, was discovered to bo on tire.
Mr. Kuhn was in town at the time.
Soon the neighbors gathered, but
the tire had gained such headway
that but littlo of the contents of
the house could be saved. With the
exception of the cook stoyo, a few
chairs, and other articles of less
importance, all the bedding.cloth
ing, organ, and other furniture
was destroyed. The loss falls
heavily on Mr. Kuhn, as there
was uo insurance.
"And now to wit, Wednesday
morning" as the lawyers say, we
have another fire, to write up.
Tuesday evening the exciting cry
of fire, fire, was heard on tho
street and soon 'everybody was
anxiously enquiring where is it?
where is it? Soon the sky was
lit up in the eastorn part of town
and tho crowd ran in that direc
tion. About 8 o'clock the new
frame stable, wagoushod, and
corn crib of Mr. John Fox a few
hundred feet oast of the borough
line on tho turnpike had been set
on fire. There beiug about a ton
of hay in tho mow it was but a
fow moments until tho whole top
of tho building was wrapped iu
flames.
The tire hoso was brought as
soon as possible aud attached to
a plug which soon put tho fire out,
but not until the building and con
tents were practically destroyed.
We refraiu from making any com
ments, but hope to bo able to give
our readers somo interesting
reading later.
Mr. II. W. Killian who has boojj
engaged in tho , jewolry repair
business here during the past
eight mouths closed up liis busi
ness here and went ttf Ohambors
burg, Tuesday. ' . ' ,
Memorial Day.
Steps are beiug taken by King
Post G. A. R. to properly observe
Memorial Day in this place.
Addresses will bo delivered by
Hou. S. W. Kirk and M. R. Shaff-
uer.Esq.
Mrs. Georgo W. Reisner will
have charge of the music.
The Sabbath schools, with their
teachers, are requested to atteud,
and to assist in tho distribution
of flowers at tho respective cem
eteries. Committee on Flowers : Mrs.
Lou Jackson, Mrs. Nick Roett
ger, Mrs. P. F. Black and (laugh
ters, Mrs. Abram Runyan, Mrs.
James W. Rummel, Mrs. J. E.
Rummel, Mrs. Matilda Helman,
Mrs. C. C. Render, Mrs. Henry
Comerer, Misses Nellie and Mer
tio Comerer, Mrs. D. C. Fleck,
Mrs. D. T. Fields, Misses Olive
aud Murney Grissinger, Mrs. S.
M. Cook, Miss Catharine Cook,
and Miss Netha Nesbit.
Exercises begin at the Court
House at 1 o'clock p. m.
D. C. Fleck,
A. Runyan,
D. T. Fields,
Committee.
Whips Cove.
We are glad to note that the
health of Miss Alice Hart is much
improved.
A Sunday school has been or
ganized at Whips Cove church,
and much interest is being mani
fested. A Sunday school might
very properly be called a bible
school, for its main object is to af
ford an opportunity to study tho
bible systematically. It seems
to me that every b dy ought to at
tend, and assist iu making it a
power for great good. No one
can stay away with tho excuse
that he has no need of tho good
book. There was a pleasant "sing
ing school" conducted at tho
church last Sunday afternoon by
Belle Diehl aud Emma Winters.
Plessinger and Garland have
finished sawing shingles at W. L.
McKee's. J n attempting to move
their machinery away from Mr.
McKee's, they had the misfortune
to break a spindle, the steam
gauge, the inspirator, and other
parts.
D. A. Baker is still visiting his"
mother and other relatives in
Maryland.
Ed Diehl has the paint ready
for his new building. C. C. Mel
lott lias beon engaged to put it
on.
Caleb Mellott and Boston Diehl,
our champion crosscut sawyers
say, if you have any wood to saw,
just bring it along.
Miss II. Belle Diehl our skilful
s iain stress, is kept busy now.
Miss Julia Mellott has gone to
Harry Plessiuger's to do general
housework.
Mr. Emory Diehl accompanied
his friend Miss Blanche Barton,
to her home in the Valley a few
days ago.
Our popular harness maker, W.
V. Hart, has just finished and
shipped a fine lot of harness to
Jonathan Cope in Chester coun
ty. The largo gray driving horse
owned by Elijah Mellott, and sold
to James Whitfield, for 75100
dollars was seen hauling goods
for a peddler.
Last Tuesday Luther Darr and
Thomas Bloom, of Everett, were
playing with a revolter. It is the
same old story. Bloom had re
moved all tho cartridges from the
revolver, that is, he thought ho
had. It happened that one re
mained. In a playful way ho
pointed the firearm at Darr and
pulled the trigger. The ball
struck Darr in the back. While
tho wound is not nocessarily a fa
tal one it is ve; y painful.
J. G. Roisnor of the firm of Geo.
W. Reisner & Co., left last Satur
day for the eastern cities to buy a
stock of goods for their spring
trade. He was accompauiod as
far as Baltimore by his wife.
Ed Reisner has returned home
after completing in Lancaster
county his first term of school.
Sulnvia.
O. E. Hann's three children are
suffering from an attack of mea
sles. Harvey Strait left for Philadel
phia last week, whore he has se
cured a position with John Bain's
force of linemen, on the Western
Union.
Mrs. George F. ' Metzler, of
Harrisonvillo, left for Philadelphia
Monday to be present at the grad
uation of her son Oscar Metzler,
who will complete his four year's
course of pharmacy.
Seymour Polk, who resides on
John Ewing's farm, has been suf
fering from an attack of. hernia
for several months, and is in a
very serious condition at this time.
Rev. and Mrs. Pittenger spent
several days with friends in this
vicinity last week.
Rev. aud Mrs. Otis arrived at
Harrisonvillo, Thursday. Ho will
preach at Siloam next Sunday
morning at 10.30 o'clock and
Green Hill at 7.30 P. M.
The Green Hill Presbyterian
Sunday school reorganized last
Sunday. The following officers
were elected to serve for the en
suing year; John S. Harris, sup
erintendent; W. R. Speer, assist
ant superintendent; C. H. Mann,
secretary and librarian, and Em
ory Pittman, treasurer. The an
nual report of the secretary f bow
ed the school to be in a very en
couraging condition.
Gem.
Mrs. Kate Hess spent last week
with her sister Mrs. D. A. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bess
spent Sunday with Mr. Hess's
mother.
Austin Lynch started Saturday
last to Virginia, where ho has se
cured employment.
Job Ilarr and a Mr. Patterson,
of Franklin county, were seen
coming across the mountain Sat
urday bringing with them two
nice cows. Job is a farmer, girls.
Mr. G. J. Mellott spent Satur
day and Sunday with his mother-in-law
Mrs. Smith, in Bedford
county.
Arlington Garland preached an
able sermon atCross Roads school
house last Sunday afternoon, at
4 o'clock. There will bo preach
ing at that place, on tho second
Sunday of each month during the
summer season.
There was a pound party con
ducted very nicely at Mr. McEl
downey 's, last Friday evening. A
number of invited guests were
present, namely, Norman Akers,
Levi Morton, Anthony Mellott, B.
N. Palmer, Albert Mellott, Logue
Wink, S. R. Martin, Joseph Mel
lott, Austin Lynch. T. E. Wink,
G rover Peck, Bliss Lynch, Harvey
Snyder, Loyd Ray, Harvey Sharp,
Ed Simpson, Rennio Sharp, Cor
dor Snyder, Lillie Wink, Orpha
Snyder, Anna Culler, Millie
Lynch, Bessie Morton, Emma
Mellott, Tempie Snyder, Ireno
Pott, Cora Funk.and MattieFuuk.
These young people amused
themselves very pleasantly with
games, music &c, and had a good
time.
Fire at Franklin Mills.
An old land mark near Frank
lin Mills went up in smoke on
Thursday night, or more proper
ly, on Friday morning, as it was
after the midnight hour wheu
discovered by Mrs. J. H. Lewis,
who first discovered the light
from the burning shining into
her bedroom. They were both
on fire at the same time which
points strongly to be the work of
an incendiary.
The property was but recently
purchased by Aaron II. Lanehard
from J. Ed Golden, and is known
as the Jacob Younker farm aud
is situated about two miles north
of Franklin Mills. The buildings
wore built well on to a hundred
years ago and were in a good state
of preservation. The loss falls
heavily upon Mr. Lanehard and
no tangible reason can be assigned
why this dastardly act should be
perpetrated upon him. There
was no insurance carried ou the
building. Loss about $700. Han
cock Star.
Subscribe for the News.
Mr. L. E. Price, Dead.
The subject of this notice will
be remembered as the husbaud
of Mrs. Catharine Barber, for
merly ef this county. Mr. and
Mrs. Price visited friends in this
county two years ago, and last
winter Mrs. Price and her son
Albert spent soveral weeks here.
Their home is in Michigan.
The Prico family arose in their
usual health on tho morning of
April 2, and after breakfast, Mr.
Price went to the creamery. On
his way returning he was attack
ed by a severe pain in the back
part of his head. During the day
he became unconscious, and died
the next day, aged 56 years, 8
months, and 18 days.
Mr. Price was born in Living
ston county N. Y., went to Mich
igan in 1853, was married to Miss
Catharine Barber in 1874.
Mr. Prico was an excellent citi
zen, and won the esteem of all
with whom he came iu contact
when visiting here.
The widow and sou have the
sincerest sympathy of their Penn
sylvania friends.
Kate Dagenliart.
From a newspaper clipping we
get the following information con
cerning the death of a lady who
was born and reared in Ayr town
ship this county. "Miss Kate
Dagenhart, who has been bedfast
for nine days of running fever,
died Monday morning, April 7,
1!02 at her home in Bloomington,
Illinois. Miss Dagenhart was
born 50 years ago near McCon
nellsburg, Pa., and had lived in
Bloomington over twelve years,
having come here to make her
home with her brother, the late
Philip Dagenhart, who was a well
known engineer ou tho C. & A.
Sho leaves a foster sister, Mrs. U.
IJ. Johnson, of Peoria; a brother,
Mr. J. A. Dagenhart, of Cham
bersburg, Pa., and her sister-iu-law,
Mrs. P. Dagenhart. Miss
.Dagenhart inclined to the Baptist
denomination in her religious be
lief and the funeral, which will be
announced later, will be in charge
of that denomination. Mrs II. II.
Johnson, of Peoria, is expected to
be here today to attend the funer
al." Sideling Hill.
Judging from the number of
Mellotts whose names I see in the
Fulton County News from time to
time, I believe there are enough iu
Fulton county to lick the whole
British army in South Africa.
Woll, nobody need bo ashamed of
tho name. My name's Mellott,
and I am proud of my ancestry.
The Mellott Lumber Company
are' cleaning up logs at Frankliu
Mills. They are pushers.
William Golden came near los
ing a very valuable horse, from
running a nail into his foot. I
don't mean that the horse run a
nail into Mr. Golden's foot, nor do
I mean that Mr. Golden run the
nail into the horse's foot. The
horse, in the old fashioned way,
tramped on a uail and it penetrat
ed the horse's foot causing the
horso great pain.
Walter Weicht and Mr. Hess
have bought a traction engine and
a sawmill and are going to saw for
J. T. Bridges.
R. J. Layton is busy building a
wagon shed, and Reuben is just
now tho proudest man on earth.
When he is not working at the
shed, ho is in the house singing
"Rock-a-by baby on the tree top".
The baby is a boy.
Roy Garland has purchased a
new buggy. Look out, girls.
Who'll be the first to get a ride in
it?
TolBridgosis buy inglotsof tim
ber. His recent purchases word
made from J. L. Garland, Reuben
Mollott, and Ezra Mellott & sons,
and others.
The new oil company has a cap
ital stock of $10,000. They will
get oil if they go do wn deeponough.
Henry Rohner an expert mineral
ogist located seven belts on Reu
ben Mellott 's place.
Some one is, hunting on the
mountain. Don't forget that it is
out of season and that the game
warden has his eye on you.
Din Cove Tannery.
The spring birds are singit.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Ray were
in McConnellsburg last Saturday
afternoon.
Misses Mary Mellott and Ocie
Mellott and John Cress and Bruce
Kelly went to Knubsville last Sun
day. Jacob Crouse and John Car
baugh spent Sunday at George
Deshoug's.
Miss Esther Sloan and Mrs.
Sappingtou spent Saturday after
noon at Mrs. Sanner Ray's.
There was a large number of
people attended Lutheran preach
ing, Sunday.
Jessie Richards was working
for Mrs. George Bivens last
week.
Rev. Himas Mellott will jreach
at Laurel Ridge, April 27th at 10
o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Bosley Byers and
family, Miss Ella Little of Han
cock, John Keefer aud Earl Ev
erts of Plum Run, aud Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Shives and little
daughter Netta, were at Joseph
L. Richards's last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Bivens
and children Mario and Horace,
spent Sunday at James Bivens's.
Miss Mary Mellott has quit
working for Mrs. Roe Mellott.
Our school closes on Wednes
day of this week.
Our friend Loyd Ray takes a
trip across Scrub Ridge quite of
ten. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deshoug
were visitiug Mrs. Deshoug's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Peck.'
West Dublin.
Levi Hockensmith, Ed Deshoug,
Howard Deshong, and Charlie
Mumma of Licking Creek, were
at Epworth League at Fairview,
Sunday evening. '
Samuel Blake and family, have
moved to Orbisonia.
Albert King and son Lloyd, of
Altoona, spent a few days last
week with Albert's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Abram King. Albert
ha? beeu unablo to work nearly
all winter on account of rheuma
tism. Most of the schools of our town-
Uhip closed last week.
On account of the heavy raius
during tho winter, our roads are
very much washed. Much might
be saved to taxpayers if the roads
were properly drained, aud the
drains kept open.
Fannie Brant who spent the
winter in Wells Valley, will live
with Casper Brant's family dur
ing the summer.
Pearl Keebaugh of Dublin Mills
is employed at J. E. Lyon's.
S. S. Wilson is ahead with pota
to planting, having planted some
on March 20, which are up.
The cold and wet weather has
kept back garden making and
spring plowinginthiscommunity.
Georgo W. Sipes of Wells Val
ley, huckster through this com
munity, became too sick last Mon
day to coutiuue his work and had
to go home, leaving part of his
route unfinished. We are glad to
learn he is somewhat better. Wil
liam Deshong who has lately mov
ed to tho Valley took Mr. Sipes 's
place ou Friday.
II. K. Markley and Georgo W.
Fisher wore hero last Friday
night; aud Mr. Markley, who is
D. D. G. M. of the I. 6. O. F. of
this county, installed the officers
of McConnellsburg Lodge : N. G.,
D. Malloy; V, G G. B. Daniels;
I. G., Cieo. A. Comerer. L. IT.
Wible, secretary, aud Dr. A. D,
Dalbey treasurer were elected
last fall.
Herbert A. Duffy, sou of Mr.
aud Mrs. W. II. Duffy of Webster
Mills, while exercisiug in tho
gymasium at the school at College
Park, Md., on the 3d inst, fell and
fractured his elbow. He was sent
at once to Baltimore where tho
injured member had skilful (sur
gical attention,," ftud his arm will
soon be all right again.
Harry K. Markley of Warfords
burg relumed last Wednesday
eveningafteru visit among friends
in Juniata, Clearfield and Blair
counties.