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VOLUME 4.
McCONNELLSHUUG, PA., SEPTEMBER IS, 1902.
NUMBER l.
NEW OFFICERS.
The Business Part ( the Soldiers'
Kcunlon.
Tho following persons were
elected officers of the association
for the eusuing year : '
Presidout, J. W. Hoop.
First vice president, Jno. Pish
er.
Second vice president, Benja
min Deavor.
Chaplain, Rev. Houston.
Treasurer, Henry Wolf.
Secretary, David MalJoy.
Surgeon, Dr. W. L. McKibbin.
Treasurer of monument fund,
David M. Kendall.
On motion of Rev. Houston that
a mortuary list of the soldiers of
each township bo secured, the
president was authorized to &
point a committee in each town
ship to secure list and send the
same to the secretary.
A resolution was read and
adopted authorizing the president
to appoint a committee of one in
each township to procure sub
scriptions to the monument fund.
Tho following resolutions were
ottered and adopf ed September 5,
1902 :
Whereas, Fulton county in past
national events, especially from
18G1 to 1805,having distinguished
herself by full representation in
every brauch of the service and
upon every great battlefield of
tiio war of the rebellion, and feel
iuga just pride in such represen
tation, Resolved, That we make every
iToi't for the erection of our pro
j.cted monument, in coraraenora
tion of their patriotism, valor and
lidulity,. '
Resolved, That through our
county papers we ask contribu
tions of s?1.00 or more from each,
t ) be sent to the bank at McCon
licllsburg, and respectfully ask
the county papers to publish
veekly tho list of contributors
vith tho amount opposite their
respective uarnes.
We also ask tho school childreu
jointly from each school to con
tribute and each school shall be
credited, the money to be depos
ited in the bank subject to the or
der of our treasurer, David M.
Kendall.
Wells Tannery.
Mr. Stacy Bancroft and broth
er, of York, Pa., and Mrs. Bettie
Huliuger of Jeromeville, Ohio,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Moseby.
Mrs. Quinter of Huntingdon,
and Mr. Davis of Saluvia, are vis
iting G. W. Sipe and family.
Miss Cora Truax entertained
twelve of her girl friends the 13th
inst. Judgiug from the merry
voices of the party" they truly en
joyed tho day.
Tho Altoona Hunting Club have
begun improvements on the
"Sprowl Mansion" on top of Side
liug Hill, and will in due season
abide there to gather in the game.
W. II. Baumgardner has pur
chased a nice pair of Hambleton
ian horses.
Dorsey Barnett left on Monday
to attend Juniata College.
Miss Clernma Stunkard has
g'mo to Bedford to school.
Our base ball team met the
New Grenada team at Enid last
Saturday and I guess we dare
Hiy played them but we will not
r"ivo the score. You will get it in
New Grenada items. Our boys
fire beginners and will not always
lo left.
Mr. and Mrs. John Suitors and
r. and Mrs. Will Lodge of
anrty Run spent Sunday with
John Gibson. Just as they were
ready to feast on a eood dinner.
oho of the family discovered the
""use roof on fire. The dinner
was forgotten for B t.imo Wo n
glad to say the damage is light.
Mr. H. U rw. m. t t,...
--. wnu, mr. i. ivoy
I ssna, Miss ' Henrietta Weiser
tin1 mi. r . .
, V,18SA lo Blymyer, a pleasant
Z? t nday ni8ht at the Ful
l House on their way to Green-
castle.
Foley's HoneyZnd Tar
prevent pwmoZZ
Death Does Rapid Work.
Oue of the most remarkable oc
currences In a number of years
befell the home of J. N. Hixson
of Akersville, from Friday until
Monday last. On Friday, Sep
tember 12, 1902, death entered
the home and took the beloved
father and father-in-law, Benj. P.
Duvall. Mr. Duvall had been for
several years a subject of heart
disease along with lung trouble.
Like a fading flower he rapidly
ripened for the grave, especially
during the last six months of his
illness. Born May 23, 1834, he
lived to tho age of 08 years, 3
months, and 19 days. The funer
al services were held Sunday
forenoon, Rev. C. H. Campboll of
ficiating. The deceased was a member of
the M. E. church at Akersville
ever since the time he came to
that community forty years ago.
Not onlywashea member, but
he was a very active one. He fill
ed all the subordinate offices of
the church, but that of recording
steward. For years he was one
of the stewards and one of the
class leaders: and was. also.
trustee and licensed exhorter.
There survives four sons and
two daughters : William H., and
Amos W., of Akersville; John L.,
of Wells Tannery; and Geo. A., a
senior ministerial student at
Dickinson Seminary ; Elizabeth
L Mellott, of Mattie and Annie
Uixon with whom the deceased
made his home.
It was hard to part with father
but this was not all. As the pro
cession was about to leave the
house the widowed mother could
not stand the strain, and was
stricken with total paralysis and
unconsciousness. Mother was
seized with paralysis nearly two
years ago, and was unable to walk
without assistance ever since;
but the shock was too much.
With the many friends and chil
dren standing about her couch,
in a few hours her spirit was
wafted into that heavenly bliss to
join her husband, gone only forty-
six hours in advance.
Nancy Duvall was born March
4, 1837, died September 14, 1902,
aged 65 years, 6 months and 10
days. She was a consistent
member of the church ever since
her girlhood days.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday afternoon by the Rev.
C. H. Campbell.
She leaves to mourn her loss
three daughters and two sons
Lydia E. Barton and Annie Hix
son, of Akersville; Evalyn L. Bar
ton, of Crystal Springs; John L.
Duvall, of Wells Tannery and G.
A. Duvall, of Akersville.
Brothers and sisters, father
and mother are gone. They have
tho prayer of their hearts grant
ed. They are only transferred
to heaven to live throughout eter
nity. Their prayer was that they
should both go at the same time.
God heard their prayer. -
No explanation is needed of
their Christian characters ev
ery one who knows them has felt
warmth of their spiritual fires.
Oli ! the heart aches, the tears,
the prayers, wruug from them by
the parental love for their chil
dren. Oh ! the soothing songs,
the kind admonitions, the ready
hands of them. Have we all lived
up to their standard? Are we
orphans? No God is our father
still, and all is well.
Father and mother are in
heaven. It seemed at their part
ing breath that with their uplift
ed hands and pointing fingers the
Angel of Light caught up the very
body and atmosphere along with
the spirit.
What is this that steals upon
my frame ?
Is it doath ? Is it death ?
If this is death, I soou shall be,
from every pain and sorrow
free I shall the king of glory
see.
- All is well. All is well.
G. A. D.
Mrs. A. F. Little has just re
turned from Baltimore and New
York with an extensive purchaso
of fall millinory. See her new ad.
THEY WERE HERE.
Fine Weather and a Bin Crowd.
As was announced last week,
Monday saw tho Democratic
State campaign opened in McCon
nellsburg. Early in the day peo
ple began to arrive, and by even
ing the town was full, every dis
trict in the county beiug repres
ented. Owing to the fact that the cam
paign party did not leave Phila
delphia until "8 o'clock iu tho
morning, they did not reach Mc
Connellsburg until half past six
in the evening.
A large cavalcade, marshalled
by Chairman Henry and J. Wes
ley Hoop, and three bauds, the
Oak Glen, the Hustontowu aud
the Orrstown, wont up the Cham
borsburg pike to meet aud escort
the visitors into town.
With the governor was Major
Moses Veale, former health of
ficer of Philadelphia and Lee F.
Lybarger, of Lewisburg, a Rep
resentative, J. W. Mayno, Allen
town's, prominent attorney and
Ex-postmaster W.lliam Rhoadar
mel, Harrisburg; and the follow
newspapers reporters : P. J.
Bolau, Public Ledger; II. P. Wil
son, Record; Frank Bell, North
American; T. O. Laughlin, Press,
Philadelphia;L. R. Goshnru, Post;
Walter Christie, Gazette; J. E.
Gable, Dispatch; J. B. Whitmau,
Stenographer, Pittsburg.
When tho party alighted from
their carriages at the Fulton
House, the street was thronged
with people from Roisners' cor
uer to the Cooper House. After
supper had been served the can
didates went to tho Court House.
Pattison and Guthrie spoke iu
the Court House, while Veale and
May ne addressed the crowd out
side, theu the Speakers exchang
ed places the former two gentle
man speaking outside, and the
latter in the Court House.
Tho party left early Tuesday
morning, and were present that
day at meetiugs held at Mercers
burg, Greencastle, Chambers
burg, and Waynesboro.
New Grenada.
R. M. Hunter of Cassville spent
Sunday at H. II. Bridenstine's.
Ruth and Ernest Cunuingham
Bpent a week with Dr. Rowe Mc
Clain at Cassville.
E. W. McClain and family are
visiting t'hiladolphia aud Atlantic
City.
M. W. Houck is on tho sick list
aud has beeu confined to his home
for a week past.
Libbie Grissinger is seriously
ill and confined to her bod.
Miss Stella Bard of Belfast
township teacher of No. 4 school
arrived here on Friday, stopping
with C. II. E. Plummer's family.
Norman McClain of Philadel
phia is home among friends.
N, H. Alloway, a driver in Wood-
vale mines was kicked in tho face
by a vicious mule while at work in
the mines, and, consequently,
carries a black eye.
If the party who found Nettie
McClain's coat, that she lost on
her way to Walnut Grove camp,
would return it, she could use the
same to good advantage these
frosty days.
Eight houses, a large hotel and
a depot are being built at Wood
vale, near tho park.
The Tammany base ball team of
New Grenada played a' match
game at F.uid last Saturday with
Wells Tannery team, resulting iu
a complete layout. Score 4(3 0
in favor of New Grenada.
Mary Bergstresser of Water
fall, spent a few days visiting
friends here.
A frightful accident occured at
the home of Daniel Gladfeltor
near Zion church last Saturday
evening. A neighbor was passing
the home of Mr. Gladfeltor with
a new Winchester ropeating shot
gun and stopped a few minutes:
to show his purchaso. After
looking at the guu they concluded
to try it. After firing a load into
a target the neighbor was in tho
act of re loading the gun, when it
was accidentally discharged tho
load of No. ft ,bot entering Glii-
I ieiiers arm and side, terrib v
'
lacerating the arm at the elbow,
and some shot entering his liody.
Dr. Campbell of New Grenada,
aud Dr. Shoemaker of Huston
town were summoned, expecting
that amputation might be neces
sary; but after tho Doctors ex
amined the wound they found it
such as to only need the removal
of the shot aud dressing of tho
wound. They do not expect tho
patient to have any serious trou
ble unless blood poison should de
velop later.
N. H. Jackson Dead.
Mr. N. B. Jackson, a farmer
near Akersville, this county, was
kicked in the stomach by ouo of
his horses last Friday evening.
At first, it was not thought the
accident was of a serious nature,
but symptoms soon began to de
velop which showed that Mr.
Jackson's condition was critical,
and he sank rapidly until Sunday
eveuing when he died. He was
aged about. 30 years, had been
married twice first to a daugh
ter of Nathau B. Hixson aud to
them one child was born. His
first wife dyiug.hewas afterward
married to a daughter of Amos
Wink, and three childreu are the
result of this uniou. Mr. Jack
son had but recently purchased
the West Asa Akers property.
V. K. Mclntyre.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Mcln
tyro, of New York, who had been
spending the summer with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Kuauff of Ayr township, received
a telegram that her husband was
seriously ill. She at once left for
New York, and on Thursday
morning when sho reached him
at the hospital found him in a
critical condition. Ho had had a
stroke of paralysis Tuesday, and
on Friday died. His remains
were interred at Tamaqua,
Schuylkill county, Pa., on tho fol
lowing Monday.
Mr. Mclntyre was born 3H
years ago, and at the ago of 12,
took his father's place as a night
workman in a coal mine. Soon
thereafter, ho went to Philadel
phia, and became foreman on the
railroad between that city and
Mauch Chunk, aud later became
an engineer on the same road and
hold tho position for seven years,
when ho accepted a position as
engineer iu John Borkell's large
factory. 4244 E. Houston St.,
N. Y., where he was employed up
to the time of his last illness.
Mr. Mclutyre had a line educa
tion both English and German,
and speut much of his leisure iu
tho readiug and study of useful
literature His motto was, "Learn
all you can about everything you
can."
He was married June 27, 1894,
to Miss Martha Knautf, who,
with his mother, five sisters and
two brothers, survives him.
The Local Institutes.
The most encouraging feature
yet met in my work was found iu
tho interest and enthusiasm man
ifested in the district institutes,
tho last of which was held at Hus
tontowu last Saturday.
Our first meeting was held at
Ft. Littleton tho last Friday of
August. This meetiug was well
attendod, and the work was han
dled in a very creditable manner.
Of the six townships belonging
to the Needmore district, com
prising 40 teachers, eight were
absent four of whom unavoid
ably. The Hustontown meeting was
well attended by teachers from
Taylor and Licking Creek.
The work douo in those meet
ings was interesting and practi
cal. It was especially helpful to !
beginners. All the beginners in
tho county, but two, attended one j
or more of the meetings. .
I hope that the teachers of the
various districts will organizo lo
cal institutes early in the term.
There is no other factor that can
bo so helpful to every teacher as
1 his work.
Respectfully,
Chas. E. Baiiton.
CUPID'S WORK.
Recent Matrimonial Alliances.
Ql'EUUY HUDSON.
, At the bride's home on Tues
: day afternoon, September 10,
1 1902, by Rev. A. O. Wolf, Mr. Al
! bert Anderson Querry and Miss
Bertha Hudson. The young cou
j pie are spending a few days with
friends in Taylor township.
I'lTTMAN IIEWETT.
At the home of the bride's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C.
Howett in Thompson township,
by Rev. Lewis Chambers, Mr.
McCauley Pittman was married
to Miss Phoebo R. Hewett,
Wednesday, September 10, 1902.
The groom is a son of the late
George Pittman.
The young peojile have the best
wishes of a large circle of friends.
ISLiAC'K HAMIL.
At tho residence of tho bride's
uncle, Alexander Hamil in Frank
lin couuty, Tuesday, September
2, 1902 by tho Rev. C. Gu ruber t,
were married, Mr. William S.
Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. P.
Fred Black, aud Miss Alice Hamil
daughter of Mr. and Mrs". Thomas
Hamil, all of this place.
The bride and groom are among
our excellent young people, and
have our best wishes for a long,
prosperous and useful life.
GLENN HOUCK.
On Thursday, Sept. 4, at Mor
rison, 111., Mr. Harvey Glenn and
Miss Lizzie Houck were united in
holy bonds of matrimony by Rev.
Enos Holt, pastor of the M. E
church at that place.
The ceremony was performed
at high noon in the presence of a
few friends and relatives.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Glenn of Lanark,
111, and is popular witli his
friends and acquaintances. He
is considered one of tho rising
men of his town.
Tho bride is a daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. Ephraim Houck of Ayr
township, this county. She went
to Illinois about a year ago and
has won for herself a host of
frieuds with whom she is popular
and who extend to the happy
couple their best wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn will go to
housekeeping at once on' the W.
II. Stanley farm two miles north
of Colota, which Mr. Gloun has
rented.
Saluvia.
Miss Alico Gordon who had
beeu visiting friends at this place
returned to her home at Ft. Lit
tleton, Wednesday.
Mrs. John Sipes and childreu
of Clearfield, are visiting Mrs.
Sipes sister; Mrs. H. E. Austin.
B. F. Mellott of Harrisonville,
is staking tho anvil suine merry
blows because it's a girl.
W. N. Stewart who had been
spending a week's vacation at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
.James A. Stewart, returned to
Lebanon Saturday, where he
holds a lucrative position with the
i and R. Railroad Co.
Mrs. W. C Mann aud Miss Ly
dia Mann are spending this week
with friends at Rays Hill and Ev
erett. Emory Pittman of Harrisonville
was visiting his uncle, John Nel
son of McConnellsburg.last week.
The drouth in this vicinity is
becoming serious ; wells aud
springs are drying up.buck wheat
will bo below an average crop,
sweet potatoes stnall.and inferior
quality ; seeding delayed, aud
farm work generally, moving
slowly.
Baltzor Decker, a veteran of the
Civil War, who has been in ill
health for several months, is in a
very critical conditiou at this
writing.
Mr. and Mrs. GoorgeH. Metz
ler attended tho funeral of Benja
min Duvall iu Brush Creek valley
last Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Hann of this place,
and daughter, Miss Sadie of
Chatnber8burg, accompanied by
Mrs. Uaun's granddaughter,
Miss Grace Hann left Friday, for
Clearfield, where they will sjeud
two weeks visiting Mrs. Hann's
son Porter.
S. D. Stevens of Chamborsburg
and II. K. Stevens of Shippens
burg, who were called to Laidig,
Wednesday, on account of the se
rious illness of their father, Da
vil Stevens, spent Thursday
night with friends at this place.
W. E. Bair received a telegram
Thursday, informing him of the
death of his father, at Newport,
Pa.
O. E. Hann received a message
from Clearfield, Friday evening,
that his brother Porter Hann,
was dangerously ill of apendici
tis. Claud D. Metzler, who had been
spending a short vacatiou at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George F. Metzler of Harrison
ville, returned to Philadelphia,
this (Monday) where he is engag
ed in business.
John Cutchall who Is suffering
from a slight indisposition went
to Hustontown Saturday for the
purpose of consulting his physi
cian. Mrs. George W. Sipes of Wells
Valley, and sister Mrs. Minnie
Quinter of Huntingdon, were vis
iting their father, C. R. Davis
and other friends at this place
Saturday,
John Sharp who was danger
ously ill last week is very much
improved at this writing.
James B. Horton who is, em
ployed in Wells Valley, spent
Sunday with his family. He was
accompanied on his return by
his son Oliver who has secured
employment at that place. James
expects to move his family to
Wells Tannery in the near fu
ture.
, R. R. Hann has purchased J.B,
Horton 's farm adjoining tho one
lately acquired from his brother
George H. Hann. In the event
of the Wabash coming this way,
Mr. Hann will be in a positiou to
furnish a large quantity of ties,
It's coming.
Lewis the Kobber.
' Nearly every one has heard of
Lewis the Robber, ono of the
most noted counterfeiters and
highwaymen that ever operated
in this section. There are sever
al caves in this county and in
Bedford county, known as Lewis's
where it is said that he concealed
himself when pursued by officers,
or which he used as places of
abode while he manufactured
counterfeit money.
One time he buried in the moun
tain a large whiskey bottle filled
with bank notes, and was not
careful enough in marking the
place; and, although he often
hunted for the place afterwards,
he never found it.
He bought a horse one time
from a man at Burnt Cabins and
paid for it with counterfeit mon
ey.
Mrs. Buzzard, who, a few years
ago lived on the turnpike at the
top of Rays Hill, told the Editor
several years ago that she had
often seen Lewis when a little
gi rl. M rs. B uzzard 's parents liv
ed near the foot of the mountain
on the west side of Rays Hill, and
Lewis would come down to the
edge of the woods near the house
and, if he saw her, he would call
her attention and have her bring
him something to eat She said
ho always had plenty of money,
aud paid her liberally.
Mrs. Buzzard said that nn one
occasion, Lewis stopped at the
home of a poor widow, who lived
near her father's home. The
widow had a large family of small
children, aud was crying. When
Lewis inquired the cause of her
distress, the widow told him that
i merciless creditor was coming
that day to sell her cow end all
the rest of the little bit of proper
ty she had, and she would be
turned out of a home. Lewis ask
ed about the man's appearance,
what time tho sale was to be,
where the man lived, and the road
he would travel to go home.
After getting a morsel of food,
Lewis disappeared into the
woods. The next morning Lew
is re-appeared at the widow's
home, and gave her all tho money
that her property had sold for
and much more. Lewis had con
cealed himself along a lonely part
of the road, and when the man
came along going home from the
Rale with the widow's money in
his pocket, Lewis seized his horse
by the bridle and with revolver
drawn compelled the man t givo
up all the money he had. It was
this money that Lewis took back
and gave to the widow.
While in the jail at Bellefonto
near the close of his career he
made a confession which covers
his life, aud while some of tho
older people have read it, they
will bo glad to have the opportu
nity to read it again, and it will
be new and interesting to tho
younger people.
The Fulton County News
will begin the publication of this
Confession next week, and con
tinue from week to week until
the entire story is told.
Tell your friends about, it and
if you are not a subscriber, send
us a dollar at once and get all the
story of Lewis the Robber, and
Fulton county's big newspaper a
whole year. Do it to-day.
Belfast.
Lower Pleasant Ridge and
Licking Creek are infested with
a sort of hunter who possesses
an insatiate taste for turkey.
Mr. Bard's, Mrs. Margaret Mel
lott's, Michael Mellott's. and oth
ers have each, in turn, had their
flocks of tame turkeys thinned
by this young man (or thing) who
pretends to be "watchin' the
squirrels from the corn."
But certainly this hobo nimrod
capped the climax when he at
tacked Rev. Cal Garland's flock
of red turkeys and peafowls, and
his inexpiable appetite must have
been excruciating when that old
hen that has caught the hoppers
of twenty summers, proved invul
nerable to his favorite fowling
piece.
Rev. says he thinks it must
have been the peafowl's tail he
wanted, with which to decorate
his hunting sack that was so well
filled when he passed down the
road, and if he calls at the house
he will give him some feathers.
The neighbors advise the loaf
ing, lanky, "coyote" to be careful,
for they know him and consider
him a candidate to board with
"Uncle Dan" Fleck who does not,
all the time, feed on turkey.
Trespass Notice.
We, the undersigned, hereby
give notice to all persons not to
trespass on our premises either
by hunting, fishing, or in any
manner whatever, as prosecution
will follow a disregard of this no
tice. J. G. Kendall 11. M. Kendall
W. E. Hoke A. W. Johnston
Jno. F. Kendall J. G. Tritlo
Jas. Fryman D. M. Kendall.
In remitting a dollar to renew'
his subscription, Uncle Henry
Tice of Gibsonburg, Ohio, says
he expects to come east in a few .
weeks.
Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Riley Bergstresser, fell off of the
fence breaking his leg a few in
ches above the knee. Dr. Camp
bell was summoned and rendered
the necessary surgical aid.
FULTON COUNTY.
First Election (or Township Oflii.
cera In Wells.
Election held at"Middle"school
house, with John K.Ready, judge;
James Willett and David R. Nail,
inspectors, and Charlos Barton
and K. A, Moore, clerks.
Constable. David Stevens, 42;
J. R. Woodcock, 2.
Judge of Election," Joseph
Richardson. 51: James Moore. 20.
Inspectors. John U Stunkard
41; David Giffin, 25.
Assessor. David Stevens, 38;
J. R. Woodcock, 21. .
School Directors. J.M.Stunk-
ard, 44 ; W.W. Edwards, 40; John
Wlshart, 40.