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VOLUME 3.
McCONNELLSHURG, PA.. SEPT EM HER 1. 1002.
NUMBER 52
FULTON COUNTY.
l irst Election for Township Offli.
cers in Brush Creek. Dublin,
ami Licking Creek.
BRUSH CKEEK.
Tho election board of Brush
Crook township was made up of
Elijah Barton, judge ; C. C. Ens
Icy and William Barton, inspect
ors, and David Welsh and George
W. Barton, clerks.
The election was held at the
house of Mrs. Catherine Barton,
and Abraham Eusley was elected
justice of the peace without oppo
sitiou, he having 50 votes. Timo
thy Ilixson had 50 votes for con-
stablo and was elected without
opposition. Aaron Barton
had 47 votes for return judge
and Henry Masters, 4. Elisha
Barton had 31 votes for inspector
and Jacob A. Wink, 20, and Nich
olas Cooper was elected assessor
without opposition, he having 49
votes. For supervisor, Johnllanks
had 49, and Sampson Wink had
43, and for auditor, Joel Barton
had 48; William Hanks 48; Stiles
'Jackson, 42, and Ephraira Akers,
1. There were seven candidates
for school directors Perry Bar
ton had 49 votes; Abia Akers, 39;
Caleb Hixson, 49; Jonah Jackson,
5!9; Azekiah Akers, 23; David
Smith, 19,aud Abraham Buzzard,
K Amariah Akers had 45 votes
for overseer of the poor, and Geo.
I !ess 35. Asa James had 41 votes
for township clerk.
DUBLIN.
The election board was made
up of Daniel Brown, judge ; Ben
jainiu Stevens and Johu Unckles,
inspectors, and William Wilds and
John M. Row, clerks.
James R. Thompson and Wil
liam Welch were the candidates
for justice of the peace, the form
cr receiving C6, and the latter, 56
votes.
For constable, Samuel Baker
had 76, and George Latherow had
4(5 votes.
Johnston Noff had 51 votes for
assessor.and Thomas I. Campbell
had 65.
For supervisor Elias Fraker
H7 votes ; John Chesnut, Jr., G2 ;
Johu Miller, 38, and Joseph
Woods, 52.
Thero were eight candidates in
the field for school directors, as
follows :
Robert Campbell 3 years 71
Samuel Kirk 3 years 70
John Q. Wilds " " 50
James Walker " " ' 53
Joseph Zigler 2 years 67
Samuel Roberta " " 49
William Baker 1 year 70
George Bain " " 5Ql
There were two candidates for
return judge, Samuel Fraker and
Washington Latherow, the form
er receiving 81, and the latter 41
votes.
Ben jam iu Wollett had 52 votes
for inspector, and John Kessol
ring, 72.
Jacob Buckloy and Johu Ches
nut were tho candidates for in
spector, Buckley getting 51, and
Chesnut 60 votes.
Thomas M. Hedden and Sam
"el Wilson each had 52 votes for
overseers of the poor, and David
Fields was elected township clerk
he getting 52 votes.
LICKING CKEEK.
The election was held at School
liouso No. 3. Just what school
house was called No. 8. at that
time we do not know, but almost
ny of the older people in the
township can tell you. Andrew
Fl .her was the judge, and Joseph
Strait and Jacob Sipes were the
inspectors, while John Sipes and
Matthew Pittman did the clerk
iug. Fur couBtable Dayld S. Mellott
had 60 votes; George R. Sipes,40;
Amos Sipes,6; and Levi Doshong,
It).
For judge of election Enoch
Doshong had U votes, William
Alexander, 48; Samuel Hooker
smith, 42; and John F.Davis, 14
John S.' Mellott had 62 votes
lor inspector, and Adam Sipe, 54.
pr supervisor, John Strait had
74 votes; Conrad Cline, 58, and
Petor Smith, 84.
Samuel Mellott and Jacob M,
Dishong were the candidates for
assessor, the former receiving
79, and the latter 23 votes.
Henry F. Dishong had 100 votes
for school director, Benjamin
Greenland, 88, and David Mann
13.
For overseer of the poor, Joseph
Straight had 76 votes and Roland
Austin, 91.
David L. Michaels had 05 votes
for auditor, and Jacob C. Mann,
84 for township clerk.
It will be noticed that the spell
ing of some of the names is differ
ent from that used by some of the
families of the present, the spell
ing given here is that taken fi'om
the records, and used fifty years
ago.
Suluvia.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Ewing, of Harrisonville, s son.
Miss Alice Gordon of Ft. Little
ton, was the guest of Mrs. L. E.
Harris and the Misses Mann, sev
eral days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Trogler, of Mer
cersburg, attended the reunion
Fiiday, and spent several days
the guests of friends in this vicin
ity. Mrs. Rachel Speer, and Miss
Anna Speer, were visiting friends
in Wells Valley, over Sunday.
W. N. Stewart, who is employ
ed by the Reading Railway com
pany, at Lebanon, is spending his
vacation at the home of his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Stewart.
Miss Virgiuia Snyder, of
Waynesboro.attended the reunion
Friday.
Claud D. Metzler, a popular
young druggist of Philadelphia,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George F. Metzler of Harri
sonville.
Jacob Strait, of Hustoutown,
and sister-in-law, Mrs. David
Strait, of Huntingdon, were visit
ing Mrs. Strait's son, William A.
Strait, last week.
Frank Daniels of Harrisonville,
spent several days in Bedford on
business last week.
Any kind of an old rig was in
demand Friday morning, and al
most every family closed their
houses and spent the day at the
Reunion.
Homer L. Sipe, who was em
ployed in repairing Forest Dale
school house, met with a serious
accident Saturday. He was stand
ing on a ladder working orr one of
the gables, when the ladder tui n
ed, throwing him to the ground,
fracturing his left wrist, and in
juring the elbow. It will be some
time before he will be able to re
sume work.
Licking Creek.
Miss Stella Bard expects to
leave for Saltillo next week, where
she will teach this winter.
Miss Glenna Lake of McCon-
nellsburg is visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Johu Lake.
Mrs. Johu Lake, two sons and
daughter Goldie, spent Sunday at
George R. Hoop's.
- James Sharpe and his father
spent Saturday at Harry Mum-
ma's.
Mrs. Rebecca Sipe, of Buck
Valley is visiting friends in this
township.
Miss Anna Deshong, of McCon-
nellsburg has been visiting
friends in Whips Cove, and at
Sipes Mill.
William Trogler and wife of
Mercersburg spent Saturday
with Mrs. Harriet Deshong and
daughter Linna,
Martin Kline returned to Ohio
this woek.
Bert Mellott, of the Meadow-
grounds has typhoid fever.
Frank Muni ma and wife and
Miss Louisa Palmer who have
been visiting Mrs. Htttio Palmer
and other friends have returned
to their home at Pittsburg.
Nevin and Emory Strait who
have been employed in the north
ern part of the county, are spend
ing a few days at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Hicks of
Philadelphia, are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. D. M. Kendall at White
Hall thjs week,
OLD SOLDIERS' Day.
The Reunion a Great Success; the
Day Perfect, and order Excel
lent. The annual reunion of tho Ful
ton County Veteran Association
was held on their grounds near
J. W. Hoop's in Licking Creek
township on last Friday, Septem
ber 5th.
The order of exercises as pub
lished iu the county papers was
adhered to every one advertised
was present and filled his iiluco
on the program. After introduc
tory services of prayer by Rev.
S. B. Houston and music by the
choir, George A. Harris ex
tended the glad hand of welcome
to the veteran and his friends and
was responded to by Dr. W. L.
McKibbin in a most hearty and
appreciative manner. After a
duet by Misses Emily Greathead
and Gertie Sipes of McConnells
burg.the audience was dismissed
for dinner.
This was served in "basket pic
nic" fashion contrary to all pre
cedent at a reuniou, and in oppo
sition to the expressed wish of
many veterans.
The old soldier is of a chummy,
genial naturo likes his comrade
enjoys the habits of camp life
and would much prefer to share
his rations with the many ; but
the serving of a long table filled
with au innumerable multitudo
entails much hard work on the
the few, and we think the plan
adopted was.on tho whole.amuch
easier and more satisfactory one.
Coffee, the necessity of the sol
dier, was issued iu groat abun
dance and of excellent quality.
Dinner was followed by the ad
dress of Hon. Thad M. Mahon of
Chambersburg. Mr. Mahon serv
ed as a soldier in the 126, P. V. in
which were eulisted many of the
Fulton couuty boys. He referred
to the cordial, earnest, sincere
spirit of comradeship that has
grown up between the soldiers
of the blue and the gray of the
North and South, a happy fore
cast for tho Nation's future pow
er at home and abroad, and to the
cheerful outlook toward our colo
nial possessions.
Capt. Geo. W. Skinner was
next on the list and spoke in
w'ords that were hearty and cor
dial many things that were pleas
ant to the ears of those men of
the "brave, good days of old."
No other orator has addressed
the people of Fulton county as
often, or on as many different oc
casions, as the Captain, and no
one ever meets witn a warmer
welcome than ho. To have been
a good soldier through five years
of service is a good record ; to
have enlisted at the age of six
teen and to have been captain of
a company of men at the age of
twenty is phenomenal, but the
Captain's crowning glory is tho
soldierly sympathy he has felt
with and for the old soldier in all
the long years since years bur
dened in many instances with in
creased debility and failing for
tune. One of the most interesting
features of the day's entertain
ment was the maiden speech by
Horace N. Sipe of McConuells
burg. . '
Though born long since the
War, and without personal knowl
edge of the "times that tried
men's souls" it was the delightful
privilege of this talented young
man ) weave a chaplet of llowers
for the brow of those who wrote
the heroic chapters of this Na
tion's history.
After several voluutury address
es by home and visiting veterans a
business mooting was held at
which resolutions were offered
relative to the erection of a Sol
dier's monument somewhere in
Fulton county probably in Mc
Conuells burg.
As the crowd had mainly dis
persed to their homes, there was
no camp tire in tho eveniug.
It is supposed that from 2,500
to 8,003 persons enjoyed this
faultless September day in this
"pilgrimage of peace" with tho
veterans of 'CI those time's that
are long since, yet which memory
bring strangely near.
The badgo of mourniug worn
by many was mute evidence that
tho ranks of the G. A. R. had been
broken by the last great enemy,
and that many who had formoly
been in lino, have answered the
last roll call.
The widow aud orphan were
conspicuous With them theRe-
uniouisa time for memory aud
for tears; and for them, the Grand
Army of the Republic deserves n
grander significance than ever
be f ore.
The people of Licking Creek
township deserve much credit for
their efforts, in arranging for tho
comfort of all, for the tasteful
decorations of tho speakers'
stand, aud they arc to be congrat
ulated on the excellent order
maintained by the almost univer
sal absence of the "canteen."
Wells Tannery.
While on a visit to her daugh
ter, Mrs. James W. Barnett of
this place, Mrs. Bergstresser of
Waterfall has had a serious at
tack of pneumonia, and is now
suffering quite a good deal.
Miss Emma, daughter-of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Helsel, was mar
ried last Wednesday to Mr. Wm.
Wirick of South Fork. On ac
count of Emma's having a severe
attack of typhoid malaria it was
thought for a while that the wed
ding day would have to be post
poned. But upon consulting her
physician it was decided that
there should be no change in the
date aud in the presence of a few
guests the bride was assisted to
a chair where she remained sit
ting during tho few moments it
took Rev. Schcafi'er to pronounce
her and Mr. Wirick wife aud hus
band. Her many friends wish
her a speedy recovery.
Miss Ada Foot of Pittsburg vis
ited relatives here last week.
Cloyd McGlathery of Altoona
is visiting his father-in-law J. II.
Merideth.
Miss Cora Stunkard and Er
nest Merideth visited in. Everett
and Bedford several days last
week.
John Gibson and Robert Swope
took in the show at Everett last
Saturday. Robert doesn't think
much of pickpockets, as one of
them relieved him of his money.
Charles Sprowl spent several
days iu Maryland last week.
Mrs. Harriet Barnett and
daughter of Waterfall visited
James Harnett's Saturday last.
Mrs. Hettie Gracy of Gracy,
visited her sou Joseph recently.
Mrs. Howard Wishart and
daughters, of Huntingdon, are
visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Wishart.
Mrs. Bollo Gracy and Delilah
Adams spent Sunday with S. W.
Awkerman of Six Mile Run.
Plum Kun.
Edward Simpson, Richard
Hewett, Howard Pittman, Wil
lard Litton, Rayrnoud Litton, Ez
ra Pittmau, and Wonner HewetL
were among thoso from this
neighborhood" who went to the
G ranger s' Picnic.
Miss Dessie A. Cavender spent
Mondiy of last week with Mrs.
John Douglas.
Miss Mamie Garvor has been
visiting frieuds in the Cove.
Muster Jacob Robisou is spend
ing a few weeks iu Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Win
ters are happy over tho arrival of
a new boy.
Listen for the wedding bells !
Program.
Program for Local Institutes
at Needmore Thursday, Sept. 11,
and at Hustoutown Saturday,
Sept. 13th :
1. School Organization.
2. Tho Teacher Outside of
Scjiool.
3. Tho Program. .
4. The Recitation. ,
5. Written Work.
6. Local Institutos.
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one dollar a year in advance.
EARLY MORNING FIRE.
John A. Irwin's Residence and
Store Narrowly Escapes
J Destruction
1 T.fl.ftt. lVwl'lr rn i-it'r-i i n r nki.nt
'"J iiiui uiug uuuu u
half past five o'clock the slumbers
of the citizens of this place, were
broken by the cry of lire! fire!
aud in a few moments it was
found that John A. Irwin's house
was afire. Fortunately, the de
structive element was discovered
just iu time, aud by prompt work
on the part of members of the
family aud neighbors who were
soon at hand, the flames work
brought under control.
About half past five Mrs. Ir
wiu awoke aud fancied she do
tected the odor of smoke, aud
called the attention of Mr. Irwin
to the matter, suggesting that
possibly it might be some one
burning rubbish. Not feeling
entirely satisfied, she went to the
wiudow, but not seeing any sigu
of fire, she opened the door to the
hallway, which admitted at once
a volume of heat and smoke.
Nothing further was needed to
convince them of tho fact that
their house was afire, and giving
the alarm from an open window,
they hastened down stairs aud
opened the parlor door, when they
found that the floor near the
chimney, the couch, and other
pieces of furniture were in a blaze
that was lenping up to the ceiling.
Rushing to the kitchen and seiz
iug two pails of water, Mr. Ii win
returned and by a fortunate ap
plication was able greatly tocheck
the flames. Soon the neighbors
appeared and by the aid of the
street sprinkling hose they were
able in a few minutes to bring
the .tire under coutrol and finally
to extinguish it.
The fireplace in the basement,
although closed, was one of those
old fashioned ones found in big
stone chimneys, where a great
piece of heavy oak reaches across
the fireplace to support the front
part of the chimney and to which
the mantel is attached. This
piece of oak had caught fire in
some way, and may have been
smouldering along time until it
communicated with the lath iu a
partition which joined and in that
way was carried up to the floor
above.
While the fire had brt fairly
gotten a start wheu discovered,
yet tho heat was so intense iu the
parlor as to crack every window
pane, the glasses in the doors of
tho bookcase aijd pictures hang
ing on tho wall, craw the paint all
in blisters and practically ruin all
the furniture in the room.
The building was insured ; the
fnruiture was not.
Big Cove Tannery.
Mi s. Lauvcr of Johustown is
visiting frieuds at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richards
spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mis. Richards' parents
Mr. and Mrs, James Bivens.
Mrs. Annie G. Mellott is visit
ing friends in Franklin county.
Mrs. Kato Hess is spending
some time with Mrs. B. F.
Slaves.
G. E. Clouser is visiting friends
in Altoona.
B. F. Shivos is suffering from
a severe attack of quinsy.
Miss Etta Mellott who has boen
employed at Jackson Mellot.s the
past few weeks returned to her
home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Crouse
and family visited Mrs. Grouse's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Truax of
Meadowgrounds over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bivens
went to housekeeping in Mr.
Craig's tenant house last Thurs
day. Dickeys .Mountain.
Our schools in Thompson will
open tiext Monday morning.
Rev. S. L. Baughor will preach
at Autioch, Sunday evening, Sep
tember 14.
Rev. J. H. Barney spent a few
days last week with B. R. Simp
son and family.
Russel Garland of Washington,
1). C , spoilt last Thursday and
Friday the guest of Frank Martin,
o o.
This is au article that has noth
ing for a head. In fact it has two
of them naffghts, which we learn
i in our first lessons in arithmetic
mean nothing. But while this
is genorally true, we are just now
thinking of a case where two
naughts meau a good deal to us.
In lookiug over our subscrip
tion list we find that over a hun
dred of our subscrioers are mark
ed something like this : Nebu
chadnezzar Peck 9-21-00. Now,
these figures are saying to every
body that sees Neb's paper that
ho owes for it from September
21, 1900 the 9 means the 9th
month, or September; the 21
means the 21st day, and the 00
means 1900, and the whole thing
means that we very much need
the money due us in our busi
ness. There are a few people
who have taken the News since it
started and have not paid us a
cent. If all our subscribers were
that kind, the Fulton County
News would have to shut up shop
very soon.
Friends, look at the label on
your paper. If there ia a 99 or
00 on it don't let it stand that way
a week longer. It is only two or
three dollars at most you owe us:
but we need it, and we need it
"bad. It is carelessness on
your part that you have allowed
yourself to get in arrears not
that you haven't the raonev
Some of the poorest people on
our list, and many who are not
poor, keep up by paying us a hall
a dollar or even a quarter at a
time. Come along, friends. Don't
wait for us to spend two cents in
sending you a dun through the
mails. Times are good. There
has not been a time in- manv. ma
uy years when everything you
have to sell brought better prices.
or when work was plentier, or
wages better.
Jury List.
Names of the men who have
been drawn to serve as jurors at
October term of court, of Fulton
county to bo held at McConnells
burg beginning Monday October
6th 1902.
-GRAND JURORS.
Ayr. David L. Keefer, David
Morton, Hoit Glenn, Aaron' Mor
gret.
Belfast. David Harr, Bennet
1'ruax, A. M. Garland, Nathan H.
Mellott.
Brush Creek. JacobWinters.
Licking Creek Thomas IJor.k.
eusraith, James A. Sipes, Lewis
u. Mellott.
M 'Connellsburg Bruce Sto
ner, C. B. Stevens.
Taylor. J.L. Kesselring.R. J.
Fields.
Thompson. Jesse B. Snyder.
Tod. James Henry.Henry An
derson. Union. Alfred Hendershot,
Dallas Lashley.
Wells. S. C. Denisar, Jacob
S. Black, Am on G. Edwards.
PETIT JURORS.
AYR.-John Truax, Ellsworth
Hendershot, Conrad Glazier, Jr.,
Jacob Mellott.
Belfast. Jacob S. Hill, H. H.
Doshong, John Garland, Clayton
Doshong, Levi Mellott.
Bethel. Grant Bernhait.
Clyde Andrews, Lemuel Mellott,
William Yonker.
Brush Cheek William Hanks,
G. II. Schenck, G. B. Mc. Diehl.
Dublin. W. C Brubaker.Carl
Gallaher.
Licking Creek. John F. Desh
ong, William R. Mellott, Casper
Miller.
McConnellsburg. Frank
Stouteagle.
Taylor. William Witter. A.
K. Davis.
Thompson. Jacob Gordon.
Clarence Vance, Jacob Peck; Wil
liam Seaburn.
To.George Fox. John Bar-
mont, George Finiff, Sr., Daniol
Peffer.
Union. Georcre A. Shank. S.
K. McKee, Dr. James M, McKib
bin. WELL8.David Winegardner,
A. D. Keith, N. G. Cunningham.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Brief Mention of Persons and
Places You Know.
Clarence Sipes of Philadelphia,
is visiting his parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes of this
place.
If some people would struggle
half as hard to keep down expen
ses as they do to keep up appear ances,
they would soon have a
bank account.
Preaching services September
14th, Pine Grove at 10:30 A. M.
and Wells Valley at 2:30 P. M.
and Zion at 7:30 P. M. W. J.
Sheaffer, pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dixon
of Pittsburg, spent a day or two
last week with Mrs. Dixon's
brother, John B. Runyan of this
place.
Jury Commissioners, Anthouy
Lynch and C. H. E. Plummer,
and Sheriff Fleck drew the jury
last Saturday for October court.
Cecil Lynch was their clerk.
Mrs. Michael Hockensmith and
son, John Scott, of Licking Creek
township, were in town Wednes
&a.j of last week the guests of T.
J. Thompson and family.
Miss Olive Kendall who had
been elected to the Meadow
ground school, declined to accept,
and last Saturday it was assign
ed to Miss Nora Fisher of this
place.
William H. Hess who has been
spending a few weeks at George
F. Mellott's in Ayr township,
went back to Mrs, Elizabeth
Hess's in Thompson township
last Saturday.
Foley's Honey and Tar is pecu
liarly adapted for chronic throat
troubles and will positively euro
bronchitis, hoarseness and all
bronchial diseases. Refuse sub
stitutes. All dealers.
Miss Minnie Reisuer, of Mc
Connellsburg, and Mr. Will Reis
ner, of Lancaster, were the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Mary
E. Marshall, the latter part of
last week. Shippensburg Chron
icle. Miss Sadie Michaels, after a
prolonged visit in Illinois and
western Pennsylvania has return
ed, and entered upon another
year's work in the Everett public
school with 61 pupils to look after.
Rev. Melroy of Hustontown
will occupy the pulpit in tho M.
E. church in this place next Sun
day evening. He and Rev. Mc
Closky are exchanging pulpits for
the day.
John Comerer, contractor, is
rapidly pushing forward tho
work of erecting a new dwelling
for Jacob Hykes, on a lot just
east of Harry Smith's in the
Shaff ner extension.
Dr. J. F. Barton, vice principal
of the Normal, returned last Fri
day from Minneapolis, where ho
hod spent the summer vacation
with his mother. He reports
splendid health and a delightful
time. Shippensburg Chronicle.
After spending their summer
vacation at McConnellsburg, Miss
Mary Grove and Mr. James Pat
terson return this week to enter
upon another year's workat West
minster college at New Wilming
ton, Pa.
The annual County Farmers'
Institutes will bo held this year
during the first four days of De
cember one day at McConnells
burg ; one, at Needmore ; one, at
Warfordsburg, and one in Buck
Valley.
County Superintendent and
Mrs. C. K Barton came over
from Shippensburg last week,
and they have now taken up their
residence permanently in McCon
nellsburg. They aro boarding at
the Washington House.
Trespuss Notice.
Notice U hereby given lo all iprnoa,
not to trespam on auy of the proofi'iy
of the undorttigned, a irov;uUou wtd
nui-oly follow any dUregaid of thU
notice,
Aaron M. Garland John Mellott
John Bard Ephralm Slillea
Jordan W. Deshong John H. Strait
George C. Denhong David 11. MulloU
Billion Dcahoug.