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VOLUME 3.
McCONXELLSHUHG, PA., JUNE 20, 1902.
NUMBER 41.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL COHYENTIOH.
Large Enthusiastic Gathering of
Sunday School Workers at
Hurnt Cabins Last Week.
The twenty-third annual con
voution of Sunday-school work
ers held at Burnt Cabins last
Thursday and Friday under au
spices of the Fulton County Sun
day School Association, was one
of the best in the history of that
organization. A large number of
tho leading County workers were
present, and from start to finish
the sessions were full of enthus
. iasm and practical work. The
proverbial hospitality of the good
people of the Cabins was never
more marked and the delightful
manner in which all visitors were
entertained was suoh as to make
them sorry when the time came
to leave.
Thirteen years had elapsed
since tht County convention was
last held at that place ; and the
fact that six of those who took a
prominent part in its work, name
ly, B. C. Dawney, H. II. Woodal,
Roland Austin, Thomas B. Hus
ton, James C. Austin, and Rev. J.
R. Croft had been called to rest
iro in their labors in this world,
vividly called attention to the
changes that are going on.
The lirst session was held iu
the Methodist Episcopal church
Thursday afternoon. B. W. Peck
president, Miss Mary Sloan ol
McConnellsburg, acting as re
cording secretary.
The following is a synopsis of
the work :
An address of hearty welcome
was made by H. H. Hertzler who
y for fifty years has been closely
identified with the work at Burnt
Cabins. Owing to the absence of
W. H. Spangler to whom the duty
had been assigned, the response
was made by Hon. S. P. Wishart
of Wells Tannery, whose life has
been devoted to the advancement
of tho work. This was followed
by short pointed addresses by
Hon. S. L. Buckley, M. R. Shaff
ner, Esq., and Rev. A. D. McClos
key. Tho Moral Influence of the
Sunday school on the community
was discussed by A. U. Nace, J.
G. Cunningham, and the Home
Study of the Lesson by S. L.
Buckley, Rev. H. "VV. Seifert, and
A. U. Naco.
The following delegates were
then enrolled : Big Cove Tannery,
Rev. Lewis Chambers and Geo.
W. Glenn ; Cito, M. R. Shaffner;
Fort Littleton, Misses Mayneand
Fraker ; G reen Hill Presbyteri
an, Miss Lydia Mann, Nellie Dan
iels; Asbury, C. B. Hocken
smith; Sideling Christian
church, Miss Margaret Daniels;
McConnellsburg Reformed, Mrs.
J. A. Irwin, Miss Alice Hoke;
McConnellsburg M. E., Rev. A.D.
McCloskey and A. U. Nace; Mc
Connellsburg Pres., Misses Emi
ly Greathead and Mary Scott
Sloan; Bethel, J. G. Cunning
ham' and Wm. Alloway; Wells
Taunery, Misses Cora Stunkard
and Maude Baumgardner; Pine
Grove, Misses Mary Moseby and
Mary Greenland.
Thursday eveniug session was
held in the Presbyterian church
which was packed to its utmost
seating capacity. The devotional
services were conducted by Rev.
McCloskey. How to Get the Ad
ult Members of the Church into
the Sunday school, was discussed
by Rev. Gordon, Rev. Seifert,
Rev. Chambers, Mr. Shaffner and
Mr. Wishart. The speakers very
ably and earnestly spoke of the
importance of the attendance of
the adult members and the influ
ence, against the cause of Christ
that was exerted by their thus
practically ignoring one of the
institutions of the church, but the
"How" to get people to see their
duty in this matter still remains
an opeu question for future con
vention orators.
The Chair then announced the
following committoos :
On nomination A. U. Nace, S.
P. Wishart, Caleb Hockensmith,
Miss Margaret Daniels and Anna
Doran.
Finauce v, 11. Hertzler, Jacob
Strait, M. R. Shaffner.
Auditing Com mittee Rev. H.
W. Seifert, S. A. Nesbit, and Miss
Anna Speer.
Friday morning session was
held in the M. E. church and the
devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. Chambers.
Importance of Regular Attend
ance of the Teacher, was discuss
ed by Mr. Strait, Mr. Hertzler,
Mr. Wishart, Rev. Melroy, Rev.
D. "W. Kelso, Mr. Nace, and Mr.
Shaffner.
The Primary Teacher, was
most intelligently discussed by
Misses Mary Sloan and Aunie
Doran with added remarks by
Mr. Wishart and Rev. Kelso.
Music as a Factor in Religious
Training, was ably discussed by
Miss Alice Wishart, and followed
by Rev. McCloskey, Geo. W.Hays,
Rev. Gordon, and Mr. Shaffner.
How to Keep the Music Books
from being Carried off, seemed to
be a subject that interested near
ly every superintendent. No one
seemed to know just how to rem
edy it The fact seemed to re
main, however, that people whose
presence in your homes would
cause you no uneasiness as to
your valuables, would not hesi
tate to borrow a music book when
you weren't lookin'.
The committee on nomination
reported as follows and the re
port was accepted by the conven
tion president, B. W. Peck; vice
president, J. G. Cunningham; re
cording secretary, Miss Maude
Baumgardner ; permanent secre
tary, M. R. Shaffner ; treasurer,
Dr. J. W. Mosser. Executive
committee, Geo. W. Hays, Rev. C.
M. Smith, and Geo. W. Reisner.
Wells Tannery was selected as
the place for the convention of
1903.
Friday afternoon's session was
held in the Presbyterian church,
Rev. Melroy conducting the de
votional services.
Is There a Lack of Spirituality
in the Sabbath school ? was dis
cussed by Mr. Hays, Miss Rilla
Doran, and Rev. McCloskey, and
The Superintendent was discuss
ed by Rev. Kelso. Rev. Mr. Fin
ney of Orbisonia was present and
favored the convention with a very
practical talk.'
On motion made Thursday af
ternoon by Rev. McCloskey, a
committee was appointed to con
sider whether it might not be ad
visible to make some change in
the manner of raising contribu
tions from the schools for County
and State work. The committee,
reported against any change from
the present method.
Fi iday evening the session was
held in the M. E. church and Rev.
Seifert conducted the song ser
vice. The subject Adult Teach
ing was opened by Mr. Nace, and
followed by Mr, Shaffner, Mr.
Hays, Rev. McCloskey, Rev.
Chambers and others.
The musie at all the sessions
was excellent knd reflects great
credit on the local talent. Among
the visitors who added to the
pleasure of the music loving were
Miss Kegarice and Miss Elliott of
Fannettsburg, and Miss Great
head and Miss McCloskey of McConnellsburg.
Persimmon Ridge.
Children's Service at Huston
town was quite a success.
Rev. Melroy and family visited
B. A. Deaver recently.
Robert Huston of Clear Ridgo
was the guest of his father a few
days ago.
Mrs. B. A. Deaver visited her
daughter Mrs. A. G. Heatou and
W. E. Deaver.
"Wilson Cutchall is still in poor
health.
Andy Bolinger's new house is
about completed.
Humphrey Aller is all smiles
It's a "rabbit hunter."
Miss Rebecca Sipes wasa guest
of 11. B. Huston a few days last
week.
Michael Long and grandson
visited Mrs. Henry Long.
Mrs. A. G. Heaton visited Mi
chael Laidig's family recently.
B. A. Deaver has completed a
now mill ready for moving and he
and his son William went to
Waynesboro to purchase a new
engine.
WHOSE FAULT IS IT?
Complaints That The News j
Does Not Reach Subscri- 1
bers in Time. ;
ri i ' . a - 1
lAiiupminis come w us ucch
sionally that the Fulton County
News is late reaching some of tho
postoffices in the county.
Now, the "News" is mailed at
McConnellsburg so as to reach
the following offices in this county
on Thursday : Amaranth, Akers-
ville, Burnt Cabins, Buck Valley,
Clear Ridge, Covalt, Emmaville,
Crystal Springs, Dickeys Moun
tain, Dott, Enid, Franklin Mills,
Gem, Gracy, Hustontown, Laidig,
Lashley, Locust Grove, McKibbin
Need more, New Grenada, Plum
Run, Sideling Hill, Sipes Mill,
Warfordsburg, Wells Tannery,
West Dublin and Waterfall.
There is but one of the 519 post
offices in the county that should
receive the Fulton County News
later than Thursday that is Dub
lin Mills, and that is chargeable
to the mail routes and, of course,
no fault of ours. The Dublin Mills
pack leaves McConnellsbnrg on
Wednesday afternoon, goes over
to Harrisonville, and waits until
after dinner Thursday. It then
makes a trip of five miles Thurs
day afternoon, and stops over
with the good people of Huston
town until Friday morning, when
it goes out to Dublin Mills.
Our subscribers in New York,
Philadelphia and Pittsburg, get
theNews earlier than Dublin Mills
some 17 or 18 miles away, from
the county seat.
For the lower end of the county,
the News leaves McCounellsburg
Wednesday aftoruoou, goes to
Big Cove Tannery, stays all night
and Thursday morning goes to
Hancock. Then, there is no rea
son in the world why it should
not go out with the carriers in the
afternoon to all points in Union
and Bethel.
We are informed that the
"News" pack did not reach Dott
postoftice recently, until the Mon
day evening of the week following
its publication.
The mail for Brush Creek and
Wells leaves here at 3 : 20 Wednes
day afternoon. Where there is
delay iu the News reaching your
office, we shall be glad to be noti
fied. Needmore.
The farmers are beginning to
cut grain. The crop is a very
light one.
T. P. Garland is building a new
house on his farm south of Water
st. The Squire will move from
"Pufflnburger Row" as soon as
the building is completed.
Emanuel Sharp and family ac
companied by Misses Hart and
Beach, were visiting friends at
Warfordsburg the first of this
week.
School has closed and the town
seems "Hushed in silence" only
one loafer being on the "boards"
Saturday evening.
Lee W. Funk and Phil Hann
were at Waynesboro where they
purchased a new thresher. Lee
knows what good machinery is,
and how to take care of it.
Miss Jessie Geinger, who has
been at "Uncle" John Shafor's
for some time, has gone home on
a visit.
P. N. Runyan who has been iu
Philadelphia for some time has
returned.
New Grenada.
Dr. Robert M. Hunter of Cass
ville spent Sunday with the fam
ily of H. H. Bridonstiue.
"Auutio"RachaolBergstresser
of Waterfall, is spending a week
with friends at New Grenada.
J. A. McDonough, Esq., dole
gate to the Democratic State Con
vention at Erie this woek, start
ed on Monday for that place.
Harry Ehronfeld and his bride,
of Altoona, are spending a few
days of their wedding tour with
friends here.
Scott Boliuger purchased a fiue
buggy, recently.
That old time music book
seemingly lost trace of for a short
time has edged -up atN. G. Cun
ningham's, and Newt can now
teach music to a new 12 pound
boy. It beats tho baud tho way
he is throwing the cigars out to
the boys.
J. G. Cunningham, Wm. Allo
way, and Thomas Ramsey were
New Grenada representatives at
the Sunday school Convention at
Burnt Cabins last week. All
came home highly pleased with
what they saw and learned.
Samuel Houp met with a paiu
f ul accident on Tuesday, He was
assistiug A. D. Keith to build a
porch. Iu the act of driving a
spike, by some means the hatch
et flew from his right hand and
the blade str uck across the knuck
les of his loft hand, cuttiug a deep
gash, severing the ligaments of
two joints and slicing a portion of
the bone off, allowing tho joiut
fluid to escape. Mr. Houp has a
very sore hand, and perhaps a
crippled one. Dr. Campbell ren
dered necessary surgical aid.
Mrs. Jacob Deavor of Waterfall
is seriously ill, and has been for
sometime. Dr. Tennyson Deavot
of Syracuse, N. Y., was summon
ed on Friday, and on Sunday
morning consulted with the at
tending physican Dr. R. B. Camp
bell. We have not learned the re
sult of their consultation.
The sad intelligence reached
here on Monday last of the death
of Earl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
ry Houp, of Hollida.ysburg, aud
nephew of Samuel Houp at this
place. For the benefit of the
News' readers who know these
people, we enclose a newspaper
clipping which more fully ex
plains. He was buried at Shy
Beaver, Huntingdon county, ou
Tuesday. Hero is the clippiug
"Ignoring tho warnings of com
panions who knew that he could
not swim, Earl Houp, 22 years old,
of Hollida.ysburg, leaped into a
pool iu tho ore hole near Ant Hill,
and after struggling unsuccess
fully iu water 20 feet deep was
dragged under and drowued."
Clear Ridge.
June 19 Miss Minnie Grove
and Lloyd FJemming have been
seriously ill tho past week.
Sam'l M. Clevenger the book
agent from Needmore was here
last week taking orders for books.
Scott Unger accompanied by
his cousins, Misses Belle and Liz
zie Henry, spent Saturday and
Sunday with his pareuts near
McConnellsburg.
Mr. Rosenberry and daughter
of Franklin county spent a day
recently with 11. J. Fields.
Prof. Palmer of Needmore pass
ed through here Saturday.
Amos Sipes aud wife of Fort
Littleton.spent Sunday with John
Henry and wife.
Bert Wiuegardner, accompa
nied by Miss Elsa Baker, also
Howard Kerliu and Mrs. Katie
Baker, spent Sunday with Bert
Henry's family at Knobsville.
Baldwin Fraker and Frank
Locke of Fort Littleton, attended
lodge here on Saturday night.
Elmer llelmau of Roxbury.who
has been a student at Mercers
burg this spring, came over Sat
u: day eveniug toEphraim Ander
son's and will spend a part of his
vacation ou this side of the moun
tain. Howard Denisar who was lately
working at Orbisonia, returned
homo. .
Adelightful birthday party was
held at the Huston home it beiug
in honor of the youngest daugh
ter Miss Lois's ninth birthday.
Prof. J. B. Holland of Blair
county was drawing tin bow on
the violin for his friends here one
day last week.
Harvey and Viola Stevens also
Rautiulls and Sadio Wilson, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Char
ley Wilson at Dry Run.
Walter Brown was unfortunate
last week in having his middle fin
ger badly mashed.
J. II. Flemming, wife and son
Carroll, of Saltillo spent Sunday
with his brother at this place.
Mrs. Jenuie Miller of near Hus
tontown, spent Tuesday in town.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Editor IJurron Writes of Mc
Conncllsburg Teachers and
Schools.
Eoitok News : In this article
I will speak of the schools and tea
chers of McConnellsburg of fifty
years ago.
Tho only public school building
at that time was the Stone school
house, which had been in use for
many years before how long I
do not know, it was originally
built by the Presbyterian church
aud if I am not mistaken was still
owned by it, at tho time 1 attend
ed school there. I presume it
has been turned into something
else or torn down long ere this.
It stood in what is now the Pres
byterian graveyard.
I could recall many amusing in
cideuts that happened in and
around the old stone house, but it
will make this article too long to go
into details aud, perhaps, not be
interesting to any but the partici
pants most of whom, no doubt,
have uow passed away.
Tho lower room was occupied
by tho small scholars, and the
second story by those more ad
vanced. When I tirstentered the
school the upper room was not oc
cupied, and we were all together
in the lower room. The teacher
was Andrew Irwin. Who is there
of the older people of McConnells
burg. who have grown up there,
that has not been a pupil of Au
drew Irwin? He had taught
there for mauy years before I be
came his pupil how many I do
not know. He was than about
fifty years of age had never mar
ried aud was one of the finest
amateur performers on the violin
I have ever heard. It seemed to
me he could bring out tones of
sweetness that no one else, could,
aud his manipulation of the bow
was so easy and uatural that the
music seemed to come without
effort. Many a time have I lin;
gored as I passed his home, to
hear the sweet strains of his vio
lin. As a teacher he was gentle
and kind, yet firm and insistent
on discipline. I was in his room
but one winter, as the next year
the uppor room was opened for
the more advauced pupils and 1
was transferred there.
I think tho next teacher I went
to was Calvin Fletcher. He, as
you all know, was a graduate of
West Point and well qualified to
teach. He was of a very easy
kind disposition, and I fear we of
ten took advantage of his good na
ture. The custom of barring out
tho teacher was then in vogue,
aud we tried it on him at Christ
mas time. I was a participant in
that, aud have often felt ashamed
of it ; but ho took it good natured
ly and treated us, and gave us a
week's holiday. Another teach
er we had was a James McDowell
who came over from Greencastle
and taught our school. Ho was
quite an old man, and in wretched
health was, in fact, not physical
ly able to conduct a school ; but
had been, for many years, a suc
cessful teacher. In appearance,
ho looked like a walking skeleton ;
and I often pitied him when I saw
how feeble he looked. Previous
ly ho had come over and taught a
singing geography class iu a room
iu Mrs. Sterret's stone house.
We had large outline maps hung
up on tho wall, and we learned
geography by singing over the
names of countrios with their di
visions, mountains, lakes, riv
ers, &c, as they were pointed
out ou the map.
Other teachers that we had
wero, a German Reformed minis
ter by the name of Heller, and E.
G. Day. Mr. Holler was by far
the strictest teacher we had whl!e
I went to sc hool there. Ho believ
ed in the diligent use of the rod
1 to make pupils behave j but it was
I tn LinSuii iiiiwl ir a A inln I ta ikfl on1
I have to doubt we deserved all
we got. We ui felt that he earn
estly desired our good, and honco
we could do nothing but respect
him. E. G. Day waa the lawyer I
have spoken'of in a former articlo.
He was the last teacher I went to
in the old stone house. He was a
little strict, too, and we thought
best to keep on the good side of
him. I think he taught two win
ters.
Teaching in those days had not
been reduced to any kind of sys
tem as it is now. The methods
were crude and haphazard ; in
fact, there was no method at all.
You just gathered up what books
you had and went to school. You
were put to working out sums in
arithmetic. If you got into a
tight place, the teacher was call
ed on to help you out There was
no classification at all. Each fel
low tried to see how far along he
could get in the arithmetic or the
grammar before the term was
out. You might go as far along
in the book in a day as you could,
or you might do as little as the
teacher would let you off with.
But the teachers generally.under
the conditions, did the best they
could. The time simply hadn't
come for the waking up of the
modern spirit of improvement in
methods of teaching. Yet with
all the crudeness in teaching,
there were not wanting many
who made the best of such advan
tages as they had and will prob
ably compare favorably with the
products of the public schools of
the present day.
In closing, I wish to correct a
misprint of the name of A. II.
Cline. I think I wrote it "Ham"
as that was what we called him,
but it was printed Hiram prob
ably my fault in n6t writing it
distinctly.
Rev. Bell's Son Drowned.
The many friends in this coun
ty of Rev. L. Carmon Bell, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at
Greencastle, will learn with sor
row of the drowning of his 15
year old son Frank at New Wil
mington Pa., last Thursday even
ing. The facts as given by the
Vailey Spirit are as follows :
"On Thursday night about 9 o'
clock, Frank Bell accompanied by
several of his colleagues, walked
to a creek near New Wilmington
to have a swim. The water was
deep at some places and it was
while young Bell was swimming
in water from six to eight feet in
depth that he was suddenly at
tacked with cramps. Shrieking
he attracted the attention of one of
his companions who swam to his
side to give assistance. No soon
er had the companion arrived iu
reaching distance when Bell
grabbed him about the neck and
both disappeared beneath the sur
face. In a short time the com
panion liberated himself from the
drowning lad's grasp, reappeared
and with assistance was able to
land safely on shore. Young Bell
did not come for several minutes
and when assistance reached him
he was drowned. ,
He was removed to the home of
his grandparents with whom he
lived and his body prepared for
burial
The funeral took place at
Greencastle Monday morning,
Revs. Norcross of Carlisle, and
West of McConnellsburg officia
ting. The unfortunate lad had been
at New Wilmington at school, and
intended leaving for home the
next day ; and would have entered
Westminster college, New Wil
mington, next September.
Miss Elizabeth Patterson of
Webster Mills, who three years
ago so delighted the State Phar
maceutical Association as vocal
Soloist at their convention at Pen
mar, has accepted an invitation
to sing before them this week
where they are in convention
again at Penmar.
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Mann
of Saluvia, Fulton .county, were
guests at the home of their son,
L. C. Mann a few days the past
week. Miss Miriam Mann ac
companied them home and will
spend a part of the summer with
her grandparents. Everett
Press.
COUHTY FUNDS SAFE.
Ex-Deputy Treasurer the Only
Loser.
That there may nof be any mis
apprehension in regard to tho
robbery at the county treasurer's
office last week, we find upon in
quiry that none of the county
funds were taken. George B.
Daniels is occupying the county
treasurer's office for the practice
of law.
During the three years ending
with January last, Mr. Daniels
was deputy county treasurer.
When the office changed hands,
there was an old shot bag con
taining a couple of hundred pen
nies that belonged to the County,
and George just passed over a two
dollar bill and kept the pennies
for Sunday school money.
It never occurred to him that
anyone would break intotheCourt
House for a penny ; and so he
kept them in one of the drawers,
not even locking the drawer. Iu
fact, on this particular evening, he
had not even taken the precaution
of closing the shutters or taking
the screen out of the window.
The rest of the story was told
last week. Some fellow came
along removed the screen, went in
took the pennies, and went out.
That's all.
"Aunt Dolly" Gough Dead.
Mrs. Dorothy Gough.familiarly
known as "Aunt Dolly," died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Jas. Ashmore, near Oakland, 111.,
Sunday June 15, 1902 aged 78
years, 2 months, and 21 days.
The funeral services were con
ducted in the Cumberland Pres
byterian church, by Rev. Allison,
after which the remains were in
terred in the Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. Gough was the daughter
of John Fisher, Sr., late of this
county. She was born and rear
ed in Pigeon Cove. In 1847 she
was married to John Gough.
In youth she united with the
Tonoloway Baptist church in
which faith she lived a consistent
Christian life.
Mrs. Gough was severely af
flicted with paralysis for a num
ber of years, a part of which time
she was entirely helpless, but the
patience and fortitude with which
she bore her afflictions could only
impress one with the strong
christian character she possess
ed. She was the mother of eight
children, six of whom survive her;
she also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Deitrich, of Franklin county, and
Mrs. Jas. O'Rourk, of Thompson,
and one brother, Joseph Fisher,
of Bethel, besides a number of
grand and great-grand-children,
and a host of relatives and friends
who will miss her, "For her place
will be vacant
Hustontown.
Miss Addie Forner and her
brother Ira, have returned from
their visit in Belfast,accompanied
by Miss Laura Deshong, who is
spending some time with Addie
near Hustontown.
There will be preaching in the
M. E. church at Hustontown, Sat
urday evening 28th fnst, and on
Sunday at 10 o'clock by Rev. S.
L. Baugher of Needmore.
Now, for something else. Who
will answer ? Au old man being
asked how old he was, replied :
The united age of my son and my
self is 109 years ; that of my son
and grandson, is 56 ; that of my
grandson and myself, is 89. What
is the age each ? ,
A family party consisted of 1
grandfather, 1 grandmother, 2
fathers,2 mothers,2 sous,2 daugh
tars, 1 brother, 2 sisters, 1 father-in-law,
1 mother-in law, 1 daughter-in-law,
in all, there were 7
persons. How can this statement;
be true?
Olie Taylor Js home.
Cecil Kline was at tho festival
at Knobsville Saturday evening.
N.F.Sharpo is homo from Kear
ney. Measles have disappeared la
Hustontown,
i