VOLUME 3. FIFTY YKAKK AGO. Kditor Itarrun Kindly Contrib utes Another Chapter on the lvuiiy Days of Our County. Editor News : As you have kindly published my former arti cle, I will try to give you some further rcminescences of the oM cu time. When I begin to recall the scenes and events of those years they come so vividly to my mind that it hardly seems possi ble that half acoutury has passed away and I am now au old man who has passed through the most of life and will soon arrivo ut the end. The organization of the new county and the location of the county seat, raised high hopes and expectations with the McCofl nellsburg people; it was.of course, thought that property would be come more valuable, and that the town would rapidly grow iu popu lati .n. But they were doomed to disappointment. I question if the rise in real estate, all told, ever amounted to the sum expended for the public buildings; and the addition to the population was hardly perceptible. With the ex ception of an influx of lawyers to practice at the court, a doctor or two, the two editors of the papers, and, perhaps.one or two new bus iness firms, there came nothing to add to the business or growth of the town. The reason was, the town's isolation. Shut off from the outside world by mountains no railroad or prospect of getting any, kept people from coming there to locate and do business; and so the town remained about the same as before, except that ve had court days, more people (Vtme to town, and there was more life; and the new arrivals of pro fessional men with their families, added to the social life of the town. I remember well the first Court wo had. It was held in the old Soceder church in the south part of the town the building that was later used and may be yet Ly theGermau Reformed people. Judge Jeremiah S. Black presid ed, who later became Judge of the Supreme Court, Attorney General of the United States, and Secretary of State in the closing days of Buchanan's administra tion. 1 remember Judge Black as a heavy set man with a thick mass of black hair crowning a. massive heiid. He was an invet erate user of tobacco which he chewed as -if it were something good to eat. He impressed me, boy as I was, with his greatness of intellect; and no one could be in his presence without being im pressed with his powerful per sonality. He had undoubtedly one of the greatest legal minds this country has produced. He came to be a familiar figure, and I have often soon him come sweep ing dowii the pike behind his two roaus that he drove as he travel ed from court to court. The first associate Judges were Hons. Samuel Robinson and Mark Dicksou. I do not now recall cer tainly, who the o'her county offi cers were, but I think DanielFore was Sheriff and I think George Wilds was Prothonotary. After serving a year or two Judge Black was elected to the Supreme Court and Judge Kimmel, his brother-in-law, was elected in his place. Judge Kimmul was elected as, a Whig, but I believe he, later in life, became a Democrat and if I mistake not, is still living. I will not atlirm, however, that that is due to his democracy. The first court I think was held in January of 1831. Itwasanew thing to - the town, and a great many iooplo came to see how courts were run, many of whom, probably had never been in a court room before. Of course the principal thing to bo done at this first term was to put' the machinery of the now county in motion, as there was not much to do in the regular routine. A h court can't got along with out lawyers, several came in at . the- formation of the new county, mostly from Bedford. I remem- (Cmi'lu ied on Hc.li iune.) Cupid Still Husy. HENDERSHOT MELLOTT. At the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mellott in Ayr township, on Wednesday April 10, 1902, Rev. Lewis Chambers united in mar riage, Miss Jessie May Mellott and Mr. Johu Hendershot, both of Ayr township. MELLOTT WHITFIELD. At the Lutheran parsonage in this place Thursday April 17, 1002 by Rev. A. G. Wolf, Mr. Gilbert B. Mellott of Ayr township and Miss Lettie Whitfield of Union township were united iu mar riage. The young people are among Fulton county's best teachers, and have the best wish es of their many friends. BAKTON ANDERSON. Mr. S. Charles Barton of Home stead, Pa., and Miss Cora M. An derson, of near Dublin Mills, Pa., were married at the bride's home iu the presence of near friends and relatives by Rev. W. J. Sheaf -fer of Three Springs, Pa., at 10.30 A. M. Wednesday April 17, 1902. An excellent dinner was served, after which the young couple left for Homestead, where they will make their future home. HOOVER MATHIAS. At the brides home in Huston town, April 22, Miss Millie B. Mathias and Mr. Edward J. Hoover were united in holy wed lock. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Mathias of Hustontown. To say that she wil be missed iu her useful circle of life here is merely touching at the fact that she is an accomplished lady and is highly esteemed by her associates and friends. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hoover also of Huston town. To say that he is an industrious and intelligent young man can be based upon the fact that, for the past few years he has been em ployed, as manager and clerk in the largest hardware and stove establishment in West Superior, Wis. At 9. a. m. the marriage cere mony was conducted by Rev. J. Melroy after which by overland route they were conveyed to Three Springs where they took the train for West Superior Wis. there they will make their future home. ' The happy couple leave behind them many warm friends Our best wishes go with them and may their life be a happy one. MOSTEN WALKER. On Tuesday April 15, 1902 by Rev. A. G. Wolf at the parsonage in this place, Edgar Mosten and Rebecca Walker were married. A Flourishing Village. Editor News : While canvass ing your county recently, I stay ed over night in Need more, and I was much surprised to see the improvements there since a for mer visit to the place. New build ings going up, new streets locat ed, and corner lots bringing good prices for an inland village with out a railroad. But the railroad will come in a very short time,. I have learned recently that a link will be built through Fulton couu ty east ajd' west coupling two roads, one starting from the far west; the other in the east. When this Is accomplished, then you will all see what a boom will be at Need mo re aud McConnellsburg; for this link of road will we 1 puy both places. I am told that board iug with private families is 2.30 a week, and that a part of Need more High School is likely to move to McConnellsburg whore the students can fiud places to board in town, until Needmore gets more boarding places. These are facts. God bless Need more and boon it on till it shall truthfully say "I once was small and disgraced by naming me Needmore, but now I am a great city of business and morality. Traveling Orsf.rvek, THE CHRISTIAN CIII'RCII. Synopsis of Its Origin an J Growth by Rev. S. I., ltaugher, Meed more Webster says : "Origin denotes the commencement of a thing." With this simple definition, I am to write of the organization known as the Christian Church. A thing may exist before it has definite form, as, for instance, for a time after the creation of the earth, it was without form and void. Its origin dates far back of the time when God called the dry land earth, and gave the great plastic mass shape, character, and occupants. The Christians, as a separate and distinct organization, came into existence near the close of the eighteenth century. Nearly all the first members were Vir ginians and North Carolinians, The leading spirit in the organiz ation was Rev. James O'Kelly, an able and eloquent minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. O'Kelly, and those who acted with him, became dissatisfied with the form of government adopted by the Methodist Epis copal Church at its first General Conference in this country, and failing in his efforts to overthrow those measures, which he and his brethren considered arbitrary and anti republican, he decided to withdraw from the Methodists and continue his work indepen dent of them. This he did at the Conference held in the city of Bal timore, 1792, and was followed by about thirty Jo the r ministers After one or two preliminary meetings they met in Conference in 1793 and adopted substantially the principles now held by the Christiaus. At this meeting they decided to call themselves Republican Meth odists. But, In 179G, they again met in general conference in Sur ry county, Va., and decided, at the suggestion of Rev. Rice Hag gard, one of their number, to dis card all names except the one which would fully express their relation to Christ the head of the church, one by which the disci ples were first called, at Antioch Christians, (see Acts. 11; 26.) Those who entered into this new organization, in 1794, num bered about one thousand, and many more united with them the next year. The ministers were generally distinguished for their piety and zeal, and the lay mem bers for their hospitality and love of freedom. A few years later another form of religious intoler ance beset the Baptists of New England. The restless masses could not be kept in subjection to a repugnant doctrine, no more than to an autocratic bishop. Sectarian names, human creeds, and close communion split the Baptists of New England, and Abner Jones set out as their lead er to find the way into a freer and sweeter atmosphere for the relig ious life of himself and his people. Strangely, should I not rather say, providentially, Jones found his way along the same spiritual highway iu which James O'Kelly and his associates were traveling, and they came together as breth ren in Christ. Yet a little later another up heaval in religious thought took place in Kentucky and Tennessee and extending into some of the farther Western states. This time it was among the Presbyter ians, and Rev. Barton W. Stone led the advance guard of the peo ple against the encroachments of creeds and dogmas, which so dis turbed their experience and place. Stone caught up the banner and led the march to liberty. Ho and his associates came upon the campiug ground with Reva.O'Kel ly and Jones, and the trio with joyful souls and brave hearts with scriptural doctrines and Godly practices all blending into a boautiful harmony, faced as in a solid phalanx, we will except n i creed but the Bible, and exalting the Bible, said : "Here we will meet you, but uot short of it, nor , beyond It." Their proposal was McCONNELLSBURG, PA., April "A Smoker." As a reply to invitations sent out by Washington Canp .534 P. O. S. of A. Hustontown Pa., a large number of members of that organization, from the different camps in the county assembled in Washington Hall at Hustontown and spent an extremely pleasant evening. First in order was a united ses sion of camp at the close of which a number of short, witty, solid, patriotic speeches were made. The camps represented were Crystal Spring, New Grenada and Needmore., Each delegation had its spokesman or cannon, O. A. Barton for Crystal Springs S. R. Martin for Needmore, and Jas. A. McDonough for New Grenada. After the session of Camp the entire body filled their capacious stomachs by pouring in sandwiches, coffee, pickles. eggs, &c. The final course was the real thing (smoke) too thick to cut with a knife. Music for dessert. Such organizations and socie ties put men on an equality. New Grenada. The Editor caused two items in two last issues of the "News" to say "Mr." Jacob Black and "H Clay Cornelius were suffering with neuralgia, it should have been "Mrs." M. W. Houck made a business trip to Huntingdon and spent a few days there during the week. Dr. R. B. Campbell visited his brother Dr.F.S. Campbell atHope well on Wednesday: also, attend ed the funeral of Dr. Detwiler at that place. W. L. McKee of Brush Creek, and Phil J. Barton of Taylor, were political callers in Wells the past week. George Shafer has erected a new picket yard fonceathis dwell ing in New Grenada which adds much to the appearance of his beautiful residence A. D. Keith has put a new roof on his stable. J. A. McDonough made a busi ness trip to Eagle Foundry on Tuesday. Stopped with Eli Keith awhile. James F. McClain has bought a new mill, and it is now in opera tion at his saw mill. Information reached us on Sat urday that Carlton L., son of Geo. W. Coulter, agent at 5th Ave. Sta tion, P. R. R., Pittsburg, Pa., is suffering with typhoid fever. Carlton is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cunsingham. John Mills was halted in the road by Jesse B. McClain 's vi cious dog, and now inquires what human flesh is worth per pound. He says he is minus half a pound. He shot at the dog with a post digger, but the thing wouldn't go off. Quite a number of our P. O. S. A. boys visited Hustontown Camp Saturday night, aud took in the Social "Smoker." Jacob S. Black, who was elect ed school director in February was also appointed director at a meeting of the Board of Wells, to fill the unexpired term yet vacant by failure of Joseph Woodcock to qualify last year. Miss Myra Sanderson and Miss Lizzie' Rhodes two of Saxton's fair damsels, attended the wed ding of Cora Anderson at Centei , and visited II. H. Bridenstine and James L. Grissiuger on their re turn home. Harvey Shaffer of Dudley spent Sunday at home here with pa- rents and friends. The miues at Woodvale are again drowned out, and the mines at Robertsdale suspended indefi nitely on account of some variance between employees aud R. I. & C. Co. Rev. Amos S. Baldwinwho for sometime has been pastor of the First -Methodist church at Lock Haven, has been appointed Pre siding Elder of the Juniata Dis trict, and is moving his family to Huntington where he will reside. We congratulate you, brother BaMwiu. 24, 1902. $200.00 Reward! The Town council of Mc Connellsburg hereby offer a reward ot two hundred dollars for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties implicat ed in firing property of citi zens of said borough. Henry W. Scott. Wm. Hull. Burgess. Clerk. Clear Ridge. W. J. Grove has gone to Som erset county to work in a lumber job. J. K. Woodcock has been ill the past week. Miss Myrtle Kelso of Knobs ville, spent a few days recently with Lillian Fleming. Miss Annie Fields is employed in the family of James Doran. Mrs. Hannah Brown and son Bert, spent Saturday evening with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ma hala Wilson, who is in poor health. S. L. Bedford was rusticating among friends in the lower part of the county on Saturday. Masters Cleve Fields and Cleve Henry are the champion ox-drivers of the day. Mr?. R. J. Fields and Mrs. R. E. Brovn spent a day last week in McConnellsburg. Bert Mathias of Burnt Cabins, spent a few days with his uncle, Robert Gallaher. Solomon Clippinger of Frank lin county, was here on business Monday. Isaac Bolinger and wife spent Sunday with her brother, S. L. Bedford. Misses Nellie Kelso, Ada Flem ing, Lula Brown, and Mamie Fields spent Sunday with Miss es Gertrude and Belle Henry. Some of our boys went fishing the other day and got so hungry they could't wait until they could reach home; so concluded to beg. We would advise their mothers to send a lunch along next time, as they dont have any success in the business. Mrs. Sue Mowers helped Mrs. A. J. Fraker to quilt one day last week. Miss Lillian Fleming spent Sat urday and Sunday with S. R. Fra- er and wife of Fort Littleton. Laidig. Levi Hockensmith, Miss Luella Laidig, Edward Deshong, Miss Netha Foreman, Howard Desh ong, Miss Elsie Laidig, all spent Sunday eveuing very pleasantly as guests of Miss Bessie Hamp ton. Miss Mary Mumma spent Sab bath eveuing with her friend Miss Zelda Laidig. John Mummaand family spent Sunday at James Hampton's. Edward Deshong has gone to Wells Valley to work for Mr. Wil liam Deshong. James G. Hampton, Jr., is em ployed at Zack McElhaney's. John Deavor left last week for Lancaster. Mr. Frank Davis and wife spent Sunday at James Gorton's. John Hampton is employed at William Davis's. Mrs. Lydia Minick is spending a few days at Saluvia. Mrs. Michael Laidig and daugh ter Miss Elsie, Miss Bessie Hamp ton aud Miss Nettie Foreman, spent Monday at John Mumma's. Mr. and Mrs. James Hampton, were called to Saluvia bundav morning, on account of the ser ious illness of Mrs. Hampton's uucle Mr. James Minick. Anbury Church. Services as follows : Preach ing, May 4, 8 P. M. Theme: How the Christian Lives and Dies for thd Good of Others." Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. The first quarterly conference will be held in this church Satur day morning, May 10, and a ser mon by Dr. ocuni. The Doctor will also preach and administer Communion Sunday May 11, at 2.20 P. M. Rev. J. E. Orr, Pastor. Needs Recreation. The "Public Opinion of Cham bersburg, says that D. B. Nace, a former resident of this place, but now secretary aud treasurer of the Chambersburg Trust Com pany, would like to 86ver his of ficial connection with that institu tion, on account of failing health. When seen by a representative of the "Opinion" Mr. Nace said : "1 I have not been in very good health for some time past and I would like very much to retire from act ive business and, as it were, to rest on my oars for the balince of my life." Mr. Nace has been an active business man for many years and his retirement would be a source of much regret to his business associates who have held his foresight and business tact in high esteem. The directors and shareholders of the Trust com pany are very loathe to discuss the retirement of Mr. Nace. To them it would be a great loss. It has been said that when his resig nation is handed to the directors they will refuse to accept it and endeavor to prevail ou Mr. Nace to consider and remain the cash ier of the company. Maple Ridge. Ellen Mellott and son James, were visiting M. D. Mellott's fam ily, Sunday. Howard Garland, Anna Desh ong, and Goldie Deshong, visited Simon Deshong's Sunday. Singing was well attended at Sideling Hill Saturday night. David Kline and wife visited John Bard's Saturday night and Sunday. Scott Mellott can be heard sing ing "A Charge to Keep I Have." It is a brand new pair of slippers, Simon Deshong is having a hen roost erected. The carpenters are Henry Strait, Scott Mellott, and Sheridan Deshong. Mr. aud Mrs. J. W. Lake at tended Sunday school at Sideling Hill Sunday. James A. Mellott hoping to spread measles traveled Licking Creek and Belfast over, but to his utter dismay, when he got home he. did not have them. Miss Viola Deshong was doing service for Uncle Sam Saturday. Scott Mellott's business keeps him to a late hour of the night. The serious result is, making his mother wait breakfast. James Mellott is going to trans plant his corn from the hot bed' to the field next week. The latest hats for young meu are red and white;anyone wishing to see one, call ou Sheridan Desh ong. James Feigley was employed last week at Sheridan Deshong's puttiug boards under his garden fence to keep the bugs out. We were quite surprised the other day to find the air perfum ed with the sweet attar of roses; but thinking it quite soon for them, to our surprise we found it was Cleveland Fohner passing. William Mellott has stopped singing, "Oh happy is the miller that lives by himself," and is now singing, "Married life is a happy life, and a single life is lonely." Whips Covis. The Locust Grove and Oak Grove school? closed last Friday. We hope they all had a good time. Miss LillieLayton is going to Johnstown in a few weeks. Emory Diehl has gone to Pitts burg to travel for a Portrait Com pany. Howard Garland expects to go in the near future. Miss Anna Deshong, after com pleting a very successful term of school at this place left this morn ing for her home in McConnells burg. She was accompanied by her friend, Howard Garland. Miss Alice Hart is recovering from a severe attack of erysipe las. Lemuel Smith spent-a couple days in McConnellsburg 'last week. James A. Lay ton has returned from Clearfield after a visit of two days. James is a hustler. John Martin is a frequent visi tor to Black Oak Rldgo. John, is there any attraction over there ? NUMBER 32. An Old Relic. Dwight Thompson, one of our paiutcrs has iu his possession a paper shilling, which was current money by act of General Assem bly of the Com mon wealth of Penn sylvania, passed March 20, 1777. The shilling bears the date of Ap ril 10,1777, and is, therefore, one hundred and twenty-five years old. There is a picture on the face side of a ship, a plow, and throe sheaves of wheat On the opio site side is a picture of a farm house and field, also the words : "One Shilling, No. 6393. To coun terfeit is DEATH. Philadelphia. Printed by John Dunlap. 1777. Sipes Mill. Joseph Lake and wife visited J. N. Daniels Sunday. Singing was well conducted at the Christian Church under the leadership of Newton Bard. Miss Margaret Daniels' school closed last Friday, and the boys reporta very exciting time. They say some very ferocious animal came in the school house. I won der what it was f To sharpen the citizens of Mc Connellsburg, our friend, O. T. Mellott took 20 bushels of grind stones over last Saturday. Henry Truax and wife of Need- more visited Michael Bard's Sunday. on Saluvia. O. E. Hann, is seriously ill at this writing. Charles H. Mellott, was in Ever ett last Friday on business. Measles have become epidemic in this neighborhood. Mrs. George W. Mellott, who has been dangerously ill the past few weeks, continues in a critical condition. James Minick is suffering from a dangerous attack of pneumonia. His friends have no hope for his recovery. H. H. Minick, of Everett, was called to this place on account of the dangerous illness of his father James Minick. Mrs: Anna Hann, who had been spending several weeks very pleasantly visiting her son Porter at Clearfield returned to her home last Monday. Porter Hann, who had accom panied his mother to this place returned to his home in Clearfield Friday. The cause of Port'ssmile was the arrival of a son at his home a few weeks ago. Robert Deshong of Huntingdon county who is visiting friends at this place, met with a very serious accident Friday evening. He call ed at Lewis Ensley's and in at tempting to descend a steep bank in front of the house, ho fell, sus taining a painful and serious in jury to his head. Mrs. Johu Fisher, and Miss Stoner, spent Sunday night with Mrs. L. E. Harris, enrouto to their home in Bedford. Our M. E. minister's name is Ott, instead of Otis, as reported last week. Your cor r'espon dent misunderstood the name. L. II. Wible, a candidate for county superintendent, was call ing on our directors last week. Mrs. Mahala Deshong, and daughter Miss Dora, left Thurs day, for a few weeks visit with Mrs. Deshong's son Edward of Cross Forks. , They will exper ience the pleasure of their first ride ou a railway train. Prof. B. N.Pal mer, of Needmore spent Saturday in this vicinity in the interest of his candidacy for County Superintendent D. D. G. M. Harry K. Markley, assisted by George W. Fisher, and Prof. B. N. Palmer, of War fordsburg lodge, installed the fol bwing officers iu Harrisouville lodge No. 710 I. O. O. F. Saturday evening: N. G., L. M. Hocken smith; V.G..G. II. Hann; R. S., J. V. Deavor; I. CluiN. E.M. Hoov er; Secretary, George F. Metzler; Cond. George A. Harris. Holy communion at Big too Tannery church, April 27, 1902, at 10 A. M. Preparatory service April 26, at 2.30 P.M. A. G. Wolf, pabtor.
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