0ttttf VOLUME 3. MCCONNELLSBURG, PA., May 8, 1902. NUMBER 34. OT HICK K EM INISC ENCES. Suggested by Edi'or Barron's Article. Emrou Nkws : la your issue . of April 24, 1002, uudcr tho title "Fifty Yours Ago," Editor Our ron speaks of several gentlemen whose names are familiar to many of tho older readers of the News, I may he able to give a little in formation respecting some of tho persons and places mentioned by him which may possibly interest some readers of tho News. Tho old church building m which Fulton county's first court was held, still stands as a mouu ment of tho past, but has been va cated for several years. The Ger man lie formed congregation have erected a very neat church build ing ou their lot ono naif square north of tho court house and jail. Judge Jeremiah S. Black is dead. Mr. Barron speaks of the Judge as being "an inveterato user of tobacco." As a compen sation for tho money ho spent for tobacco, the Judge did his own shaving, and always carried in his "grip" a splcudid shaving "kit." Tho writer of this, during the year I,")!), was clerk iu tho Wash ington Hotel at Bedford, then kept by Mrs. Dominick Cook, a German woman, who provided well for her many boHrders. She was, indeed, a good "cook". At this hotel Judge Black stayed as often as ho came to Bedford. While there on ono occasion the Judge made me a present of his shaving kit. He probably bought a new and better one. The outfit ho gave me consisted of an Amer ican razor, with an American ea gle engraved on the blade, a su perior metallic strap manufactur ed by Ira Freeman at Sandy Hill, N. Y., and a soap box and brush. The whole, outfit is still in a good state of preservation, and still in use by the writer, though receiv ed forty-throe years ago. Judge Black in after years be came a resident of York county, Pa. He purchased a fiue property and a splendid residence on an elevation east of the city of York, which gave hi in a lino out look, Tho Associate Judges Hon. Samuel Robinson and Mark Dick son are both long since dead, as is also Sheriff David Fore, and Prothonotary Geo. Wilds. Judge F. M. Kimmel moved from Som erset county to Chambersburg at which place he died several years ago. John Cessna, John W. Mower, Wilson Reilly, and tho Barclays allare dead. John H. Filler, who with James B. Boggs "eked out a living by teaching tho town school" became editor of the Fulton Republican during which time he won the love of Mis.s Louisa M. Bohu, daugh ter of John W. and Mary Bohn, who then resided in the building that is now tho home of tho Fulton County News. Their young married life, how over, was of short duration; for on tho- 3rd day May, 1854' the spirit of Louisa M. Filler took its ilight to the God who gave it. It was a sad day, to the young husband, and to tho father of the young wife, to see her body placed in the grave, beside that of her mother who had preceded her nine years 'before. In IB'18 John II. Filler married Miss Libbie Reamer, of Bedford, Pa. Her father formerly owned the large farm, and stonemansiou ou the turnpike nine miles west of McCounellsburg. To this woman four children were born, one of whom and the father, are tl e only survivors, j Iu 185!) under Buchauan's ad ministration John II. Filler was employed iu Washington, D. C. In 18G1 ho recruited a company of Bedford county sons, reported with thetn at Ilurrisburg, was sworn into service of the U. S. aud received his appointment as Captain of tho company he had recruited. Major John II. Filler still' lives in Philadelphia and is connected editorially with tho Philadelphia Record. T. J. Thompson. Was There. Eihtou News : I read Editor Barron's article in tho News with much appreciation. I beg, how ever, to correct one error, and that is, instead of Daniel Fore be ing the first sheriff, it was Jacob Barnhart. I wonder whether Editor Bar ron remembers that "in those days" ho taught school at Vallau cos schoolhouso in Licking Creek township ono winter; and, I won der if he remembers coming over to Davy Dunlap's school in what was called the "Dutch Corner" to a "spelling school" one night, and spelling against one of Mr. Dunlap's pupils a half an hour without either him or his oppo nent missing a word. Only two of those who were present that night are living in this county, and they are both men near the age of three-score and-teu;and one of those two was Mr. Barron's antagonist that night. Whips Cove. Edgar A. Diehl and Ed L. Diehl made a business trip to Hancock last week. Misses Lillio and Nettie Lay ton are going to Bedford iu the near future where they will speud tho summer. Mr. Robert Diehl sings "A charge to keep I have" it is a girl. Geo. F. Diehl and Howard Lay- ton two of our hustling young men are very busily engaged planting fruittreeson their farms. There will bo baptism at the Whips Cove church on the fourth Sunday iu May. Quite a number of our little people are having the whooping cough. Preaching next Sunday at Je rusalem by Rev. John H. Barney. E. A. Hoopengardner and wife md Belle Diehl spent Sunday with Alice Hart. . Fannie and Emaline Diehl, we ire glad to say, are getting better. Quite a numer of our young people attended "May Meeting" it Sideling Hill last Sunday. Listen for the wedding bells. Licking Creek. Joseph Sipes and wife spent Sunday afternoon at Daniel Lake's. Richard Deshong has returned home from Riddlesburg, and is improving his farm by hauling lime. Morgan Deshong and wife and William"De8hong, spent from Sat urday to Monday with their son-in-law, Mr. William Mellott at Riddlesburg. , Preaching at Sideling Hill chris tian church Sunday May 11th. Lewis Mellott and family of llyndman are visiting friends of Pleasant Bidge. The fruit gVowers talk encour agingly of the prospects for a big crop of all kinds of fr flit this year. They say the cold weather pre vented the buds from developing too fast and they were not injured iu the least by the recent cold spell and they think the season is uow so far advanced that thechan cos of anything occurring to in jure the crop are so remote that a great yield is assured. Miss Sadie Fohner, who has been with her grandmother, has returned to her home at Huston town. Miss Ella Kline has returned home from Ilarrisonville on ac count of her mother's illuess. Mrs. Susan Kline who has been ill for some time is getting better. George Mumma of Laidig, was visiting friends in Belfast Satur day and Sunday. Mrs. Howard Ilollenshead spent Sunday with her parents. Mrs. Minerva Hoop who has been confined to her bed with rheumatism ia some better. The annual Memorial sermon will bo preached in Hustontown at tho U. B. church Sunday morning May 25, at 10:150 o'clock by Rev. Jackson. Rev. Melroy will be present aud assist la the services. Don't All Speak at Once. Monday's mail brought the fol lowing pathetic apiwal: "Pittshuuu, Pa., May 2, 1902, "Df.au Mu. Puck, "Help this fellow out if you can. "Are there no women left in Fulton county? "Yours." Enclosed with the above note, was a clipping from last Friday's Pittsburg Dispatch, which reads "Frank Hansen, who operates a skiff ferry on tho Ohio at the footof McClu re street, Allegheny, just below the Western Peniten tiary, found a bottlo floating with the current yesterday. It con tained a note writteu with an in delible pencil, which read: 'Mr. W. B. Mellott, of Need more, Fulton county, Pa., wants a wife. Rite soon.' Knowing few marriageable fe males Hansen is in a quandary as to whom to give the note." A friend in the eastern part of the State had seen the same day's Dispatch, and his eye fall ing on this item, his heart was touched, and he clipped it out and seut it to us it reaching this of fice by the same mail as that from Pittsburg. We have read the Fulton County Directory through from cover to cover and failed to find any W. B. Mellott at Needmore. Hence wo conclude that he is a Pittsburger who saw the write-up "Traveling Observer" gave Needmore in the News last week, and decided if he could get a wife, that he would buy a corner lot and locate in that town. New (ire imda. Wilbur Mills, who has been iu Clearfield county as cranesman for several months, arrived homo last week on a vacation, aud will, in a few days go to Punxsutawney to begin a new job. 2 Frank Keith of Altoona is visit ing friends in the Valley- Sam Dock failed to ' "show " here. He didn't arrive untill night too late to give a performance. It was quite a disappointment to the many that had gathered to see the sport. Richard Alloway bought the Geo. H. McCoy property, and will move soon. Ralph W. Cunningham, of Pitts- burg, formerly assistant ticket agent at the Fifth Avenue Stat ion, is home visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Cunningham for a few days. He will soon re turn to the "Smokey City" to ac cept a position as book-keeper for the Consolidated Ice Company at shorter hours and more pay. J. A. McDouough, assisted by Sam Alloway, is painting houses and barns in Trough Cieek valley for Eli Keith and brother. Mr. Geo. A. Stewart of Wells Tannery, came to our village a few weeks ago with an electric dip needle and was prospecting for coal, oil, and minerals. Ho is con vinced that coal is abundant be neath our villago, and a number having faith in tho business, have organized temporarily, and raised subscription of labor donations to prospect, and began sinking a shaft near Jamos McClain's barn. They are now down through a seam of tiro clay into solid rock, and expect to find coal in the next ten feet. Wo hope so at least. Mr. Stewart promised coal at a depth of sixteen feet. Tho officers of tho prospectiug company aro. N. J. Cunningham, superintend ent ; Dr. R. B. Campbell, general manager ; J. A. MCDonough, sec retary and treasurer; "John S. Mills, boss driver ; Sam Alloway, pit boss ; James McClain, gang boss ; Jacob S. Black, weigh mas ter ; Win. Alloway, chock weigh man"; F. G. Mills, time clerk; 11 II. Bridenstiue, walkiug Lous Paymaster not named yet. If wo get coal tho railroad will then come. Two valuable cows died in town last week with scarcely an appar ent cause; the ouo belonged to Samuel Bonder, and the other to Goo. C. Scott. j ' For Supervisor!!. !The following law, directing tho removal of loose stones from the public highways, was passed at the last session of our legislature, and approved by Governor Stone last July. It says: "That from aud after the passage of this act the township super visors and road commissioners of the, several townships within this commonwealth shall by contract or otherwise remove aud take away the loose stones from the main travNd roads or highways in such townships, at least once each month during tho mouths of May, Juno, July, August, Sep tember aud October of each year. Penalty in case of neglect or i e fusal. "Section 2. In case of neglect or refnsal of the supervisors or road commissioners to carry out the provisions of the first section of this act shall forfeit and pay for every such offense, neglect or refusal, a fine or penalty not ex ceeding ton dollars, to be recover ed by action of debt, in the name of tho Commonwealth, before any justice of the peace or aldermau of tho county, with cost of suit. One-half of such fine to go to the informer or prosecutor, and the other one-half to be applied to re pairing tho roads or highways of the township. Burnt Cabins. There will be preaching in tho M. E. church next Sunday even ing at 7 o'clock. Miss Laura Speck has gone to Shirleysburg, where she has a millinery store. Blair Appleby and wifo of Shade Gap speut last Sunday with J. W. Miller at this place. John Appleby of Shirleysburg was here ouo day last week. There has been much sickness in our town lately. S. E. Bowman and George W. Comeror have each built a new stable ou his lot recently. Miss Mary Walker, a music teacher from Willow Hill is spend- ng some time in our town teach ing music. Rumor says wo shall hear wed ding bells in our village. John Bowman spent a few days in Chambersburg last week, aud Miss Savilla Bowman and Miss Dora Johnson were at McCon- uellsbu rg on Monday of last week. Mr. Samuel Doran died at this place, April 80, 11)02, aged about H8 years. Sideling Hill. Mrs. Caleb Whitfield recently visited her sou near Gapsville. Tho Bethel supervisors have been working the roads. That is right Amos, you ought to fix tho foot bridge at Whitfield's mill. The people aro crossing the creek on a log that was washed out by the receut high water, and have hard work to find tho log as it is a long distance from the fordinr. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Holly visited their lelatives R. Meilott 's re cently. How is the Lumber company at Flickervillo getting along ? The Klondike road is in a very bad condition near W. H. Downs 's Some of tho hills will grade 18 de grees. The supervisors ought to change tho road so au empty wag on can be hauled along it. Miss Bertha Golden 's school has closed after a very successful term. The Licking Creek peoplo have been giving some problems ; Now here is oue: "Brothers and sis ters I have nouo, but that man's father is my father's sou : Whet relation are they. It looks as though tho tiro war dens had not done much to keep tire ou t of the woods. I saw eight different forest fires in oue night. i ted lord Needs a Knife Factory. H, 0 Ilockerman, of Bedford, Pa., who is sole selliug Agent for "Honest John "Plug Tobacco, in forms us that during the last two mouths he has sent out over two huudred pocket knives for tags returned from "Honest John" Plug Tobacco. Maggie L'nger Hurt. Miss Maggie Unger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Unger of Ayr township, after spending the winter with her parents returned a few weeks ago to Colorado. Sunday afternoon, 27th ult., she went to the hospital to sec a pu tieut, and upon her return riding down a hill ou her bicycle, the machine became unmanageable aud she was thrown violently to tho ground fracturiug a bone in one of her legs. She was at onco taken to tho hospital, whero she is receiving the best of attention. Her room-mate Miss Vine L. Jackson writes that Maggie's cheerful disposition wius her friends wherever she goes. Laidig. S. S. Wilsou has gone to Allen's Valley to peel bark for John Hass le r. James Foreman's family moved to Orbisonia on Thursday, where he aud his son Charles are em ployed. J. E. Lyon has bought the John Lyou property aud begun work upon it. Martin Laidig is busy getting out stone for his barn wall. Several of the members aud friends of Fairview M. E. church met last Wednesday and spent the day iu cleaning the church aud wh ite washing the picket fence which surrounds the lot. Supervisor John Hoover with a force of hands spent Wednesday and Thursday repairing the roads in this part of tho township. One of our farmers is hauling out his lime, putting half a bushel to a heap, at the rate of fifty bush els to tho acre. How far apart are the heaps? Joseph Edwards, a few days ago, burnt some brush which had been cut by the employees of! tho telephone company. Tho wind rising, tho fire spread to some manure which had beeh scattered on the field, burning much of the manure and several panels of fence. Mr. , of Hagerstowu, agent for tho McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, was in this vicinity last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Greenland, of Wells Valley, spent Sunday with J. G. Lyon. Miss Anna Speer and her mother, of Saluvia, spent Sat urday at J. G. Lyon's. There will be Quarterly Meet ing Services at Fairview. Satur day, May 10, ahd Sunday, May IP A New One. Some Waynesboro people have received letters from a Harris burg firm thatis pushing another "get rich quick" scheme. They sell you a camera for $;).r0. Theu the "victim" is to write letters for which he is to receive $3 for the first two weeks work and if 13 for each two weeks afterward. A Harrisburg bank has beeu com municated with iu regard to tho firm but they did not know of any tiirm in Harrisburg by the name giveu. Dr. II. II. Hill, who has boon laid up on account of poor health dur ing the past year, accompanied his son Dr. Walter do la M. Hill to the city of Philadelphia, ou Mon day last for treatment. Word reached Everett since they arriv ed iu the city that the specialists do not give doctor very much en cnuragoment, and the father and son aro expected homo soou. Ev erett Press. Thomas Armstrong, a woll known member of tho Bedford bar, died suddenly at the Bedford Court House, on Wednesday after noon, April SO. Ho was holding a conversation with Register and Recorder Edgar R. Horn, when ho d ropped dead. Tim First Quarterly Confer ence of tho year will be held iu the McConnellsburg M. E. church Fridny.May 0, at ;! P. M. Dr.E. 11. Yocum will conduct tho con ferenco, and will also preach in the evening at 7.80 and, again, on Sunday eveuing, May 11, at the same hour. SUPERINTENDENT ELECTED. Charlie Barton Won on Sixth Ballot. The weather ou Tuesday was fiue, perhaps the result of the candidates having made a hot can vass, and all the directors iu the county, save four, were present, as wellasalarge number of other persons from different parts of the county, who had been drawn to town to sou tho "fiuish." Shortly after 1 o'clock the con vention of directors was organiz ed by electing L. C.Kelly of Burnt Cabins president, aud C. U. E. Plummer of New Grenada, and J. P. Garland of Needmore, secre taries. Mr. Kelly suggested that Mr. Chesnut bo invited to address the convention before the ballot was taken. It thou occurred to Mr. Sloan of McConnellsburg, that it would only bo fair that the other candidates should be allowed the same privilege. The candidates were then allow ed each five minutes to talk to the directors collectively. After fixing tho salary at $1000 the balloting began with tho fol lowing result: I'iK'smit l.'.inimi't.nin Winle 14 7 HI 21 1 Barton 1" 20 24 2K31 ':i7 rainier 11121 HI 7 The fact thatthecanidateson the first ballot had all about the same strength shows that any one of them was regarded capable; but, us only oue could be elected, of course, four had to bo turned down. Thoso defeated needn't feel bad, when they consider that no man, except the present Mr. Barton, has been elected to the of fice during tho past 80 years with out first having to bear two de feats. lhe selection of Mr. Barton gives very general satisfaction Nearly every week we receive some items of news from persons who do not give their names, of course the items go into the stove, The very fact that tho writer with holds his name is calculated to arouse a suspicion in the mind of the editor that there is something wrong. In writing for a news paper, never say anything about persons that you would not be willing to say to their face. Edi tors have no chance to cover them selves up in that way. If the spirit moves them to criticise the action of any oue, the aggieved person knows just where to lay his hand ou the author and when to. Hence, unless you are willing to give your name to us, and al low us to give your name to any one you may offend, save your po stage. We are iu receipt of the church Record, a monthly periodical pub lished by tho Central Presbyter ian church iu Denver, Colorado We are pleased to notice that our old friend and former student, John K. Carver, formerly of Lick ing Creek township, is tho editor, aud that Mr. Garver is also one of the twelve elders of that church. Also, we notice with pleasure that another of the elders is a man by tho name of W. A. Peck. Pretty good for a Peck ! J. Frank Sheely, Esq., has as sumed editorial management of the Fulton Democrat. The paper is receiving a uew dross, aud a general overhauling, aud no pains nor expense will bo spared to make it a paper of which every Democrat in the county will be proud. Mr. Sheely is a master printer, a writer possessing more than ordinary ability, aud is a sound-to-the-core Democrat. Notice. The Executive Committee of the Veteran Association of Fulton county are requested to meet at tho Reunion Grounds in Licking Creek township on Thursday, May 22, 1J02, to appoint the date for tho Auuual Reunion, aud for tho transaction of such business as may coma before them. v J. W. Hoop, D. Malloy, Prst. Socty. Personal Mention. MissNettie Foreman, of Laidig, went to Altoona last week. Mr. J. M. Foreman and family of Laidig moved last week to Rock hill Furnace. Mrs. David Fraker of Fort Lit tleton spent a day in town last week with Mrs. Flock. Misses Ella and Eva Mellott called at our office a few minutes while in town last Wednesday. Ixis Caldwell is spending a week with her friend Mamie Skin ner in Chambersburg. Mrs. Clara Strait of Patterson's Run, was in town Monday patro nizing our merchants. Miss Roxy, daughter of Ream er Sipes was in town Monday making some spring purchases. Mrs. William Laidig and daugh ter Miss Luemma spent Monday shopping at McConnellsburg. Mr. L. B. Tate of Akersville looked in on "ye printers" while in town last Saturday. Mr. Tate says it will not be long till the lumber will be cleaned up over there. Our friend J. W. Mower of Clear Ridgo was an early caller Monday morning, and when ho left we had a dollar more towards payiug tho expenses of getting out the paper this week. Rev. William A. Jackson, of the U. B. church Hustontown, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Thompson of this place, Monday. Charlie Lodge and Miss Grace Ilixson of Brush Creek valley came over to McConnellsburg last Saturday, and remained with friends until Sunday afternoon when they returned home. M. R. Shaffner, Esq., is attend ing United States court in Harris burg this week as a juror. It is well enough to get a lawyer on the jury once in a Avhile that lie may see how it goes to listen to tho other fellow. Tuesday evening the members of thecommitteo ou arrangements for the celebration of tho twenty fifth anniversary of tho organiza tion of the Royal arcanum hall on East Market street and decided to celebrate the occasion on June 23 at Peumar. The committeo will meet again on May 12 in Ha gerstown tocomplete the arrange ments and to appoint sub-committees. The following persons composed the committee: W. W. Stover, D. L. Stevens, L. R. Mob ley, Charles Schaubla, C. A. Sues serott, II. R. Blair, H. B. McNul ty, of this place. The committee also decided to invite the followiug councils to join in the colebratiou of the days : Middletown, Steel ton, Harrisburg, Carlisle, New Cumberland, Shippensburg. 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