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VOLUME 3.
MCCONNELLSBURG. PA., May 1, 1902.
NUMBER 33.
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TIIK TL'RM'IKK LOSES.
The Superior Court Sustain
Lower Court.
Tho Superior Court ut Pitts-.
burg last week tiled tin opinion i:
tlic matter of thn proceedings to
condemn the nineteen miles of
1 ho Chain bcrsburg aud Bedford
Turnpike lying between Bedford
and the Fulton county lino ut this
to of Ray s Hill. This is regard
ed, says the Hawkeyo, as a grout
victory for tho citizens of Bed ford
county.
This proceeding was started iu
October, 1900, and was contested
on the part of the Turnpike Com
pany at every step and every
technicality resorted to known to
tho law, to delay tho liual deter
mination of the case. A month
or more was spent iu getting a
jury of view and mou of the high
est iutegrity and best judgement
were finally selected. Martin V.
ZoMi, of Hopewell; James L. Ton
ley, of Broad Top; Oliver P. Ross,
of Saxtou: Jacob Clark, of Mann's
Choice; and James M. Kenncll.of
Londonderry; with Frank Fletch
er, Esq., as master, sat for weeks
Inking tho testimony and hearing
arguments of counsel. The re
port of the jury of view was tiled
to February term, 1001, condemn
ing the roadand fixing the dam
ages at 5,087,50. Numerous ex
ceptions were filed to the report
of tho jury attacking tho rulings
of tho master on tho admission of
testimony and his charge to. the
jury of view on the question of
damages. A day was devoted to
the argument of tho exceptions
before tho court and July, 1901,
t he court filed an opinion review
ing the exceptions in toto and con
iirminsr the -report.
From this record a certiorari
was taken to tho Superior Court
by thoTurupike Company aud an
clr'ort made to set aside tho pro
ceedings the same reasons being
urged as upon the original excep
tions to the report of the jury of
view. The paper books filed by
the Turnpike Company contained
all the testimony taken in the case
and an exhaustive review of the
whole case on the question of
damages and that of condemna
tion. The book contained about
six hundred pages. The paper
book on behalf of the people con
tained about thirty-live pages and
was to the poiut on all questions
raised.
Tho case was argued before the
Superior Court in November last
in Philadelphia.
Tho opinion of the court was
written by Judge Orlady and af
firms the proceedings setting at
rest the question of condemnation
and holding that tho court ruled
properly ou the question of dam
ages. This proceeding was instituted
for over three hundred people,
taxpayers of tho county, by Dan
iel S. Horn, Esq., their attorney,
and afterward lion. John M. Rey
nolds was taken iu as associate
couwsel in case; both labored hard
for tho successful termination of
this cause and it is regarded as
ono of the inost notable legal vie
lories in the litigation of this
county for years.
Tho Everett Republican says:
"In order that our readers may
not be misled aud impressed with
the idea that they will no longer
bo reqirod to pay toll it is proper
to add that the end is not yet:
that before that desired ultimatum
will bo obtained tho requirements
nf ii niiil i ill i: hv .1 nil co I nilovr in hid
V. V " " J "--"
clear opinion delivered in the case
of tho Commonwealth vs. E. Ed
ward Smith, will have to be car
ried out, to wit: The matter of
the appeal by tho company from
the assessment of damages al
lowed by the jury of view will
have to bo tried iu the county
. courts, to the verdict thus obtain
ed an up'poid will bo to the higher
court, after which the whole mat
ter must bo submitted to the Bed
ford County Court for final adjudi
cation. From this it will be Keen
that much time must yet elapse
before the road will be free from
tolls.
Fulton county people have been
watching this contest with much
interest, and a victory for Bed
ford county people will make it
easy to unload tho turnpike in
this county.
, - . . From Noel Matlilas.
Wo wero very agreeably sur
prised a few days ago to get a let
ter from Noel L. Mathias of Hus
tontown, who has been for some
time confined iu the State Insane
Asylum atllarrisburg. There is
nothing about his well written let
ter, to indicate that he is not all
right mentally ; indeed, if his let
ter is to be taken as a standard,
then wo have received a whole lot
of letters from people who ought
to be congratulating themselves
that they are not where Noel is.
Here is part of his letter which
shows that ho is still keeping in
touch with his homo county:
"Asa friond and former stu
dent of yours, I write to ask a fa
vor. As this is the year for tho elec
tion of County Superintendent,
and as I am hero in tho State
Asylum, please send me a copy or
so of your paper, The Fulton
County News, containing infor
mation as to who may be candi
dates for the office in Fulton coun
ty. A Mr. W. A. Lindsay, who is a
patient here in our ward, and has
served as county superintendent
in one of the counties.
Please favor mo with a copy or
two and when I get out I will do
a favor for you.
As to the Asylum in which I am,
lam treated very nicely, and cau
go out on parole with any other
parole patient when I wish to.
During the winter there was a
ball held here of dancing and
waltzing every Wednesday even
ing, I attended but did not take a
part in them.
It is a nice place around here, ,
and tho time passes olT very rap
idly, but I miss the church ser
vices and secret order the P. O.
S. of A. I still help in tho sous
service here in our Ward No. 5.
I caasit at my room window, or
out upon the lawn, and soe the
trains passing by on the railroad.
If you get to the city call around
to see me.
I send you and all my acquaint
ances my best respects.
Kesp. yours,
Noel L. Mathias.
Need more.
The most prevalent things are
candidates, fire, aud whooping
cough.
Last Saturday night about mid
night the neighbors were ar.ou.sed
by the ringing of a dinner bell,
when to their horror they saw the
tire being driven.by the unusually
high wind, , toward Elder C. L.
Funk's and Mr. Jonas Mellott's
buildings. It was sweeping fen
ces aud every thiug before it. The
stock was removed from the barns
aud it was only by quick work and
careful management that the
buildiugs alone were saved. The
tire originated from where Mr.
Evans and Mr. Hess were burning
some brush.
Miss Anna V. .Culler after fin
ishing a successful term of school
at Cross Roads left for her now
home at Johnstown last week.
Rev. S. L. Baugher preached at
the Christian church and in
Whips Cove last Sunday.
Mr. Silas Morgret, our candi
date for county commissioner has
been very unwell for the last few
days.
Mr. Levi P. Morton is finishing
the public school at this pi ice.
Tho "Nor mal and Select School"
began on Monday with an attend-
auce of twenty six, More are ex
I pected by the middle of the week.
Mr. P. N. Runyau lias gone to
Huntington aud Clearfield couut
ies where he expects to speud
I some time.
j Wo notice in last week's News
! that "Traveling Observer" has
j given vent to his feelings in away
that is rather amusing to our cit
izens and we have only to coin-
i pare his "Are facts" about our
' village with the statements ho
! gives concerning railroads to see
tho "llshey" side of his informa
tion. ' .
"What would yon do if you woke
up some morning to find that you
had inheirted a million dollars 5"
"I'd turn over on the other' side
and try to dream it agaiu." Chi
cago Record Herald.
Who'll lie It ?
The seventeenth tri ennial elec
tion to fill the office of county Su
perintendent will be held in the
Court Hons? in this place next
Tuesday afternoon beginning at
1 o'clock.
Tho electiou of the lirst county
superintendent for this county
was held in May In," 1, and Rev.
Robert Ross, a Methodist preach
er, was elected aud his salary fix
ed at 100 a year. So well satis
fied were the people with Ro'.
Ross's administration that, in
1857, he was re-elected, and his
salary doubled. Mr. Ross had
his eye on the prothouotaryship,
and offered himself as a candidate
that same summer, aud in tho fall
was elected prothonotary to suc
ceed McFadden.
Mr. Ross now dropped the su
perintendene.y, aud John S. Rob
inson was appointed; but after
serving part of the term, he be
came tired of it, aud George A.
Smith, then a young law student,
saw iu it an opportunity to be
come acquainted with the people
of tlio county, took the office oil'
Robinson's hands and finished
the term, which of course, ended
in lKijO. Wm. A. Cray of Wells
Valley was then elected and serv
ed one term. ,7. Frank Davis of
McConnellsburg succeeded Mr.
Gray in lMi:, and served part of
the term, when he found it didn't
pay, aud handed it over to .John
A. Woodcock, of Wells, who com
pleted the term. In 1801), Amos
S. Smith and Ui ram Winter were
candidates. Smith was a lawyer
and won, aud then sold out to
Winter who didn't even hold a
professional certificate. Three
years later Winter was a candi
date for re election, but was de
feated by Wm. P. Gordon. Owing
to the fact that, in the meantime,
the standard of qualification for
the office had been raised, Mr.
Gordon was found to be ineligible,
(and so would have been Mr. Win
ter had it not been that he had
held the office) and Mr. Winter re
ceived tho commission which lie
held to 1881.
Iii 1881 the contest lay between
Jacob W. Mellott and II. II. Wood
al. Mr. Woodal was elected, but
like some of those before him, he
was not sufficiently qualified to
make him eligible. Through the
influence of some of his friends
who had a "pull" he was allowed
to take an examination before tho
State Superintendent, and take a
course at a State Normal.
Woodal was a "natural born"
teacher aud iu recognition of his
worth, as an official lie was given
the office the third time.
Mr. Woodal completed his nine
years in 18l, and was succeeded
by Joseph F. Barton, who served
six years, and ho was followed by
B. W.Peck.who served two terms.
The minimum salary was now
made $1000, and the present in
cumbent, Clem Chesnut, is just
completing his third term, and is
a candidate for re-election. The
other candidates are, we believe,
B. C. Lainberson, of Hustontowu;
B. N. Palmer, of Need more, Em
ery Thomas aud L. H. Wihle of
McConnellsburg, and C. E. liar
ton at present connected with tho
C. V. State Normal School.
So far as qualification, and
teaching experience and ability
go, it is seldom that live inoro en
pablo men happen in a raco at the
same time; but as it is not the
purpose of this article to influence
a single director, iu making his
choice next Tuesday, we shall not
open our month farther for fear
wo get our foot in it.
Uoyt M. Hays.
A cloud of deep sorrow decond
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Goorge W, Hays of this place, hist
Wednesday evening, whin the
spark of life of their little sou
Hoy t, aged two years, nine" mouths
and twenty-five days, was oxttng
uishod. lloytwasan unusually
precocious child, and a general
favorite; and their many frionds
sincerely sympathize with tho
family in tin ir soi-e -bereavement.
Which Is Kluht?
i Tnau article iu the "News" two
! or throe weeks ago, "Patronize
I Your Home Merchants, "tho writ
; or wants to know who helps most
. in lime of sickness, or when out
1 of work and money, the home
i merchant, or John Wanamaker,
; Montgomery, Ward & Co., Sears
I it Roebuck and a few others.
; Now, I wish to ask the reader to
decide which is best to deal with
the home merchant when he char
1 ges such high prices for the
' thiugs you are compelled to have
I that your income will not keep
j you, or send away for your gwds,
! when by so doing you can save as
: much as tho storekeeper's profit
I would be. Is it not a free coun-
try ? Aud I leave it to tho reader
i if a live dollar bill is not worth
just as much to the customer as it
is to the home merchant, then
wheu your little girl is sick, you
are that much ahead towards pay
ing the Doctor's bill. I have noth
ing against the storekeepers in
geueral, when they aro will
ing to let the customers have a lit
tle profit and bo satisfied with a
fair profit themselves.
Then I say if they have what
you need, patronize the home
merchants. I believe in-live and
tet live, and as to their going out
of the way to accomodate you, I
am inclined to believe from past
experience that some of them
will sit up about as little with you
when you are sick as Hibbard,
Spencer & Barret, and, I also
knovv from experience that when
out of a job and out of money the
home -merchant will sometimes
trust yon just as far as Montgom
ery Ward & Co.
Now they are not, all that way,
and I say when your home mer
chant treats you right stick to
hi in; otherwise deal where you
can do the best and get the most
for the least monev.
Ntv (ircnaUii.
Harvey Nelson and B. N. Pal
mer were the "fence builders"
working iu this towuship last
week.
Dick Truax came near losing
his dwelling on Tuesday by tire.
It started on the roof from a flue
and burned most of one side of
tho roof off, when the timely as
sistance of neighbors succeeded
in extinguishing the flames.
Alice Grissiuger is engaged iu
leaching music. She has a larg
er number of pupils than during
any previous term.
Jacob S. Black is carrying his
arm in a sling cause; strain of
muscles and ligaments from
heavy plastering.
Dr.RoweMcClain and son Mas
tor Fred, drove over from Cass
ville on Thursday. The Doctor
was looking up telephone busi
ness of the proposed line, from
Cassvillo to New Grenada which
is already begun and partly erect
ed. He is president of the new
company.
Sam Dock's . show hero next
Saturday. The boys can now be
gin to save their pennies.
D. I). G. M. Harry K. Markley,
accompanied by (Jeo. W. Fisher,
both of Warfordsburg, iustallod
tho office rs of Waterfall lodge,No.
77;J, I. O. O. F. at New Grenada,
last Friday night, as follows : N.
O , Ed A. Alloway;V. G Scott
Boliuger; secretary, L. L. Cun
ningham; treasurer, Jacob S.
Black; W., A. D. Bergstresser;
Chaplain, Wm. Alloway; R. S.
to N. G., W. O. Fields; L. S. to N.
(1., N. 11. Alloway; R. S. to V. G.,
Foster Bolinger; L. S. to V. G.,
Abraiu Cutchnl; S. S., Richard
Alloway aud Morgan Watkin; 0,
G., Frauk Thomas; I. G., Jbhn
Troy; Con., Rosswell Stains. '
On Saturday night Mr.Markloy
installed the officers of Wells Val
ley lodge No. (07, wheu a number
ol'"Goat-tamers"from New Gren
ada wero also present.
William Fritchey and family, of
Huntingdon, Pa., moved to thoO.
E.Cook farm near our village last
week.
Verna Parson of Ft. Littleton,
loft homo on Saturday to work at
liurlth'gdon.
A Hirtliday Party.
On Tuesday afternoon a very
pleasant birthday party was given
ut Clear Ridge by the childreu of
the community, at the home of
John A. Henry, it being in honor
of Mr. Henry's youngest daugh
ter Miss Lilian's eleventh birth
day.
The company consisted of
Misses Irene uud Edna Kerliu,
Dora, Nedie, and Hilda Baker:
Edith Denisar, Lois Huston, Bes
sie Fields, Corrinna and Blauclie
Bedford, Edith Ramsey, Mary
Parks, and Masters Scott Ram
sey, Smith and Rush Henry ; Da
vid and Lloyd Fleming; Amos
Bustou, Owen Anderson, James
Baker.
The waiters were Misses Elsa
Baker, Carrio Henry, Lulu Kerlin
aud Lulu Brown, who served to
the little folks an abundance of
icecream, cake, bauauas, &c.
When the time came for them
to leave for their respective homes
Mr. Henry called them into his
office and presented to each an en
velope, telling them not to open it
until they reached home. You
may imagine what anxious hearts
their's were at that time for
home wishing to know what their
envelopes contained. On reach
ing home it was found that he had
presented each of tho children
with five cents, for which he will
long be remembered by the little
people. Miss Lilian received
many presents of various kinds.
Theguests extend many thanks
to Mr., Mrs., and Miss Henry
for their kindness and ability to
entertain.
Advertising Pays.
The Editor and Publisher news
paper says that "John Wanamak
er pays over 1,000 a day for just
advertising his Philadelphia store.
He uses a page a day iu five daily
newspapers in that city. They
are as follows : Press, (50,000;
Ledger, (50,000; Times, 50,000
North American 75,000, and
Evening Telegraph, ."0,000. Up
to a few months ago Mr. Wana
maker was using a page in the
Record at tho rate of 87,500 a
year, which would have made an
annual expenditure of 382,500.
Wheu he wanted to renew his ad
vertising contract with the Re
cord, the publishers asked 25
000 more, or a total of 112,500.
Mr. Wanamaker refused to pay
the amouut, thiuking that no one
else would pay that sum for the
page. Tho proposition was made
to Lit Brothers, who accepted the
contract without a moment's hes
itation, and they are now paying
the enormous sum of 112,500 for
the use of the page for one year.
Tho above contracts are for
Wanamaker's Philadelphia stores
but tho above amount is not all ho
pays out in that way fo.i them.
Ho advertises in towns contiguous
to the city for them. He probably
expends a great deal more mouey
in advertising his Now York store
in that city, besides all the towns
between New York City and Phil
adelphia aro covered. It is a
question which store should bo
charged with tho intermediate,
advertising, as doubtless part of
the custom is taken to one city by
it and irt to the other.
Evidently advertising pays
Wanamaker; it is certain it pays
the' Newspapers.
A Revelation.
.If you will make inquiry it will
be a revelation to you how many
succumb to kidney or bladder
troubles in one form or auother.
If tho patient is not beyond medi
cal aid, F 'ley'f Kidney Cure will
cure' Ituever dissappoints. All
dealers.
. Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates aud can safely be given
to children. All dealers.
What Thin Folks Need.
Is a greater power of digesting
ud assimilating food. For them
Dr. King's New Life Pills work
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$200.00 Reward!
The Town council of 'Mc
Connellsburg: hereby olTer 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.
Tho following correspondence,
ending in true Irish fashion, act
ually passed between two men in
England some years ago :
"Mr. Thompson presents his
compliments to Mr. Simpson and
begs to request that ho will keep
his doggs from trespassing on his
grounds."
"Simpson presents his compli
ments to Mr. Thompson and bogs
to suggest that in the future he
should not spell 'dogs' with two
gees."
"Mr. Thompson's respects to
Mr. Simpson and will feel obliged
if ho will add tho letter "e" to the
last word iu this note just receiv
ed, so as to represent Mr. Simp
son and lady."
"Mr. Simpson returns Mr.
Thompson's note unopened, the
impertinence it contains being
only equalled by its vulgarity."
A young Germ an town mother
in putting her five year-old son to
bed noticed that he clambered un
der the covers without saying his
prayers. She grew reproachful.
"Why, Warren, mother never
knew you to forget your prayers
before."
"Indeed, mother," was the re
ply, "I didn't forget. Grace aud
I said them for four nights dur
ing the rain yesterday, when we
couldn't play. We would have got
through the whole week if nurse
had not come to dress.
Holds I'p A Congressman.
"At the end of the campaign,"
writes Champ Clark, Missouri's
brilliant congressman, "from over
work, nervous tension, loss of
sleep and constant speaking I had
about utterly collapsed. It seem
ed that all the organs in my body
were outof order, butthree bottles
of Electric Bitters made me all
right. It's the best all-around
medicine ever sold over a drug
gist's counter." Over worked,
run-down meu, aud weak, sickly,
women, gain splendid health and
vitality from Electric Bitters. Try
them. Only 50c. Guaranteed by
W. S. Dickson.
"Do you take that man to be
your wedded husband ?" asked
the justice of the peace.
"I don't know whether to do it
or not, squire," said the young
woman, wiping her eyes. Bo's
got the money from nietopay for
the license. I don't like to marry
a mau of that kind, aud yet I hate
to see 2 wasted." Chicago Tri
bune. Mr. Obed T. Meltott was in town
. ,..t Saturday; and while nearly
(58 years of age he looks like one
much younger in years. He has
been a man capable of doing a
great deal of hard work in his
time. He lias been especially
skillful in the use of the ax. A
few years ago he was out with a
party of wood choppers in Cam
bria county; and while he didn't
thiuk eleven cords of wood a day,
any "great shakes" ho aud a Mr.
Butler let themselves "out" one
morning, and when night came
he had a rank of twelve cords;
but tho other fellow had twelve
and a half. As they were gettiug
45 cents a cord their day's earn
ing was not so bad. ,
John Turner, a tramp who has
spent about three mouths tenting
in an old house belonging to Juo.
A. Houry on Clear Ridge, taught
school a number of years in this
stato and iu other states. He
graduated and carrios a diploma
both as a physician and a dentist.
He can quote correctly any pas
sage of scripture you call for, and
yet, uow in his old age, it roquires
the neighbors to soe that he gets
enough of the neccesslties of life
to keep him living.
Urges Instruction in Morality.
It is hard for tho American citi
zen to have to listen to such words
as were uttered by tho chief rep
reseutativo of the "Heathen
Chinee in this country, Mr. Wu
Ting" Fang, and not be able to re
fute the stigma they coutnin. He
said in Philadelphia ou Wednes
day night of last week after prais
ing some things in connection
with tho public school system of
the United States :
"But, there is something lack
ing, unless I am grievously mis
tukou. Your system is devoted
tomeutal training;you teach read
ing, writing, arithmetic, some
languages, some dead languages;
why don't you teach thorn Chi
nese? But is this enough? These
subjects will, no doubt, make a
boy or girl a useful member of tho
community, but are they enough
to make them good members of
society ? I think they should be
taught morality. They need mor
al train iug as well as mental.
"I think that in public schools
asin private,"hecontinued, "mor
al training should be given. Your
schools and colleges, except those
established b the churches, are
all secular. They don't touch ou
religious topics. That is so, but
moral training is different from
religious. In this country there
are different religions, Catholic,
Protestants, Jewish and others
but what harm can be done if you
introduce moral topics without
teaching religion ? Every religion
has some good moral principle.
Now, you people, who are so clever,
why not take some moral princi
ples, some good sayings on which
all are agreed, have them publish
ed in a book and read in the school,
and make the students learn these
and act upon them. I think this
is a point worthy of your consid
eration. It will broaden the minds
of tho students. It would m alee
them not only learned aud useful,
butinlife they would become mor
al, good members of society.
"Unless lam grievously mista
ken, your system of education,
admirable as it is, is directed al
most entirely to mental training.
Your chief object in your schools
and colleges is to train boys and
girls mentally. In other words,
you develop the brains, you teach
them the most useful subjects
that will enable them to gain a
livelihood. But does education
consist only of mental training?
Is that the only object for which
education should be directed ? I
appreciate the utility of your sub
jects, but aro these enough to
make a boy or girl a good mem
ber of society? A man is not
here simply . to learna useful trade
aud useful knowledge.' .' Morality,
moral training should be inculca
ted. A man may bo a useful man,
a learned man. But what is he
without principle?"
While we are all opposed to any
idea of Chinese immigration there
is a code of -commercial morality
practiced by them wherever they
are that could well be imitated.
A banker who fails loses not only
his status in society, but his life.
Even a coolie must keep every en
gagement he makes, to work dur
ing specified hours tu'd do tho
work ho engages to perform, aud
must not "soldier" about it.
Minister Wu also referred to
the growing lackof respect shown
by young people nowadays to
their parents, elders, aud superi
ors (as he put it) aud advocated
tho inculcation into the minds of
the young, lessons of humanity
and patriotism, justice aud loyal
ty. Is it possible ho is right ?
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