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.