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VOLUME 4.
McCONNELLSUURG, PA., JANUARY 8, 1903.
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NUMBER 17
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DAVID LEWIS.
Tlic Noted Highwayman and
Counterfeiter.
(Continued from lnt week.)
In the evening I repaired to tbe
house in which I was born, situ
ated in Hanover stroet, nearly op
posite Dr. Foulke, and so strong
was my affection for the natal
spot that I stooped down and
kissed the sill of the door, on
which I had frequently sat by the
side of my mother, aud enjoyed
the innocent sports of boys older
and bigger than myself,, who
' played around us iu the street
I was anxious again to see the
draw-well which stood in the
street a short distance from the
house, and expected to find the
same bucket hanging in the well,
from which I had often, unknown
to ray mother, allayed my thirst ;
. but finding a pump in its stead, I
drew up as much water as cooled
my parched and burning mouth,
which 1 drank out of the hollow
of my hand; but alas ! it could not
.quench the consuming fire that
raged in my bosom. The scene
brought to my recollection the
happy days of my infancy and in
nocence, which had gone by never
to return, and the comparison be
tween what I had been and what
I now was, filled my heart with
compunction. I felt as one pos
sessed of two distinct souls, and
two opposite natures, one inclin
ing me to virtue and the other
drawing me to vice and crime; the
strength of the latter prevailed
over the weakness of the former,
and had plunged me in that deep
and black abyss of guilt from
which I found it impossible to
rise. My heart was torn to pieces
by the violence of feelings which
now agitated 'me, and I shed a
profuse shower of tears; but tears
afforded relief only to those who
are at peace with themselves,
alas ! they brought none to a mis
erable wretch so guiity as I 'had
been. This gentle fluid of hu-
. manity, while it ran from my in
flamed eyes only scalded my
cheeks without relieving my burst
ing heart. I remained sometime
in this agony of feeling transfix
ed to the spot like a statue of de
spair, and might have continued
to remain much longer, except
for some soft sounds of music
which broke upon my ear. I im
mediately turned roundandfound
the sound proceeded from a
house up an hdjacent alley where
I followed until I cameto the stone
dwelling from which the sound is
sued. I stopped and listened
with breathless attention. Find
ing it resembled the melody of
sacred music, I opened the gate
and proceeded to the window,
when, peeping through one of the
bioken shutters, I observed the
delightful spectacle of an aged
couple closing the labors and da
ties of the day in exercises of de
votion and worship. It was a
sight to which I had not been ac
customed, and when the vener
able Man of God, in the conclud
ing prayer, pronounced, with the
voice and countenance of an angel
the solemn expression, amen ! I
involuntarily repeated the words
in so loud a tone that made them
both start with surprise and as
tonishment; but lest my appear
ance by remaining longer should
add to the terror of this worthy
pair, I instantly escaped without
being noticed or perceived.
Retiring from the interesting
spot with more composure than
when i came to it; my meditations
recalled to trfy memory the relig
ious impressions with which I
had once before been affected, in
Now York, on hearing the Rev.
Bishop llabard " preach in that
city, aud lamented how easily
they had boon effaced by the
guilty pleasures and criminal
scenes iu which I indulged on
that occasion to dissipato their of-
focts. After walkiug the streets
for some time in search of a rest
ing place for the night, I happen
ed to pass the public offices, and
' finding the door open, I preferred
the hard bod and miserable shel
ter which they might afford my
(Cimll'uexl mi fourth pK)
Still Evergreen.
The Green Hill Presbyterian
Sabbath school still carries the
colors of an "Evergreen S. S."
There have been secured for the
first quarter of the New .Year the
finest and best lesson helps to
the study of the Bible lessons,
and the most beautiful literature
for home reading the school has
ever had. The work of the Homo
Department is being pushed with
new life and vigor. It is no little
thing to keep a Sabbath school in
the country districts open dur
ing the winter months, distance,
muddy, slushy, snow-drifted
roads, changeable weather, cold
wind, rain, and snow storms, all
retard the work. But this school
keeps open the year round for
the following sufficient reasons :
1. Because if a school hiber
nates through the winter, it re
quires so long after re-starting ins.
the spring to get the school backN
to normal condition, and but lit
tle growth is made during the
summer.
2. Because, if a school hiber
nates during the winter months
the school and home get out of
tune. Interest in the school, its
teachings, its work, its life all be
come dormant. The young people
in the homes get out of the line of
God's appointed means of grace ;
and, if the weather and other
conditions are such that they can
get about at all, instead of going
to Sabbath school, they will go
skating, sleighing, buggy-riding
visiting or some other form of
pleasure.
3. Because if a school hiber
uates during the winter months,
the most deplorable impressions
of all is made upon the vounsr.
which lasts through life that the
Sabbath school is only for pleasant
sun-shiny days, and as they grow
to manhood and womanhood, they
will then regard every means of
?race and every good cause. A
Sabbath school can be held all the
year round in any country, where
people live if there can be found
one man or woman, with an un
dying zeal for the cause of Christ.
Thompson.
Mr. Plank and Mr. Bell of Har
ris burg, spent last week at Ben
Simpson's.
Mr. D. E. Little and wife of Mc
Connellsburg were calling on
friends 'here last Sunday.
Howard Zimmerman and fami
ly of Hancock are visiting Mrs.
Zimmerman's mother, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Hess.
The Salvation Army people are
holding a series of meetings on
the Ridge.
Calvin Hewett and brother
Warner have returned to Somer
set county.
P. P. Shives expects to go to
Johnstown Wednesday.
' Mr, and Mrs. John Litton and
family who had been visiting
friends here during the past
month, returned to their western
home Tuesday.
West Dublin.
John Deavor expects to go back
to Miller 8 ville to-day after a two
weeks' vacation.
The sleet and ice last Saturday
morning caused a large limb to
break from a tree near the Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph
line, a half mile west of West
Dublin, and tear down eleven of
the wires, which required several
hours' work Saturday and Sun
day to repair.
Frank Davis lost a horse Sat
urday morning from heart fail
ure. William Martz is home after
working several months in New
Jersey for the A. T. and T Com
pany. Sup't Barton visited the schools
in this vicinity last Friday. .
Miss Moggie Unger of Colorado
Springs had recently to submit
to another surgical operation on
her injured limb. It was found
necessary to cut the leg open to
the bone and saw the ends of the
fractured parts of the bone off
and reunite thorn,
FULTON COUNTY MARRIAGES.
Those V'ho Took the Important
Step during the Year 1M)2.
JANUARY.
1. By Rev. C. M. Smith, at Mo
Connellsburg, J. Emery Thomas
of Ayr, aud Miss Mary Rotzot
Tod.
17. By Rev. Absalom Mellott
at the residence of Jonas Tru.ix
in Belfast township, William H.
Sipes of Union township and M iss
Anna May Everts of Belfast.
24. At McConnellsburg, by
Rev. A. D. McClosky, Martin H.
Hollenshead and Miss Stella P.
Decker, both of Licking Creek
township.
FEURUARY.
2. At McConnellsburg, by Rev.
A. D. McClosky, Mr. Albert Knr-
jd MissLinnaL. Fore, both
' d township.
19. At the residence of tho of
ficiating minister, Rev. .1. C. Gur
land in Belfast, Mr. Bert Wilson
and Miss Gertie E. Sipes, both of
Licking Creek township.
19. By Rev. J. H. Fauestat the
M. E. parsonage, Mr. Zochariah
McElheuey and Miss Verda A.
Stevens, both of Dublin.
MARCH..
3. At Three Springs, by Rev.
W. J. Scheaffer, Mr. Albert Ed
wards of Taylor township and
Miss Alice McQuate of Roberts
dale. 5. At Clear Ridge by Rev. J. L.
Melroy Mr. Jesse B. Keefer aud
Miss Teresa B. Fraker, both of
Taylor township.
5. At Hustontown, by Rev. W.
A. Jackson Mr. Elmer Glunt of
Dublin township and Miss Etta
Waguer of Tod.
9. At the residence of Lewis
Shaw by Rev. E. Ray Simons, Mr.
Harry B. Hill and Miss Nora E.
Shaw. both of Thompson.
11. At McConnellsburg by Rev.
A. D. McClosky. Mr. Edward
Bradnick of Dublin, and Miss An
nie Bradnick of Taylor.
12. By Rev. Lewis Chambers
at his residence in Ayr township
Mr. James Bivens aud Miss Alice
Craig both of Ayr.
12. AtMcConnellsburgbyRev.
A. D. McClosky, Mr. Jesse Lee
Hixson of Brush Creek, and Miss
Sarah Blanche Shimer of McCon
nellsburg. 12. At the residence of the pas
tor. Rev. J. C. Garland, Mr. Aus
tin Lake, of Licking Creek town
ship and Miss Lolo C. Mellott, of
Ayr township. J
13. At the , residence of the
bride's parents, by Rev. J. C.
Garland Mr. Frank B. Spade, of
Emmaville, and Miss Martha
Bard of Pleasant Ridge.
13. At Knobsville by Rev. Win.
A. West, D. D., Mr. Frank W.
Fore and Miss Mary C. Hamil.
17. At Hustontown, by Rev.
John R. Melroy, Robert M. Hus
ton and Miss Ella G. Kirk, both of
Taylor township.
18. AtMcConnellsburgbyRev.
A. G. W'olf, Mr. Otho Summers,
of Tod township and Miss Catha
rine King of Licking Creek.
21. At the residence of Amanda
Slacker by Justice of the Peace
Daniel Covalt, Mr. Victor Lynch
of Belfast and Miss Anna Slacker
of Thompson.
20. At Everett, by Rev. Geo. A.
Fulcher, Mr. James Walter Metz,
and Miss Duella Kline, both of
Wells Tannery.1;
2(1. At the residence of the offi
ciating minister Rev. C. L. Funk
in Belfast township David Mor
ton and Miss Abbie Mellott, both
of Ayr township.
20. At the home of the officiat
ing minister Rev. D. B. Lake in
Licking Creek township, Mr. Har
ry M'-'-iden of Franklin county
a" " Cora E. Sipes of Lick
in iwnship.
Cove Tannery by
Rev, Lewis Chambers, Mr. Sam
uel A. Hess of Thompson and
Miss Georgia V. Truax of Bl
fast, (v.iiHuucd Dorirtb p'r. ' - .
! Court House Chunges.
j The new board of county com
j missioners, George Sigel of Union
i and S. D. Mellott and II. Parke
Palmer of Bethel, on Monday
took charge of the business man
agement of the afTairs of Fulton
county for three years. Fr'm
tho several applicants for the
position they selected F. Frank
Henry of Tod, and chose J. Nol
sou Sipes as their counsel. The
new commissioners intend to see
to it that ciu e is taken of the pub
lic property, and will instruct tho
janitor to keep the court house
clean, and lock the hall doors at
night, thus shutting off a pteco
torf''"- to find shelter and row
diest rendezvous.
The new board of county audi-
tors, W. C. Davis, John A. Myers
and George W. Gleun are busy
this week examing the accounts
of the county treasurer for 1902.
Their clerk is D. H. Myers. With
the exception of Mr. Glenn, all
the members of the board includ
ing the clerk has served in that
capacity before unci arc thorough
ly familiar with overy detail of
the work.
George A. Ilnrrisis now duly
inst, 'led into the office ns pro
thou '-wgistt'r and recorder,
and cle. of the courts, and Ex
prothonotary, &c, Frank P.
Lynch is his deputy. In addition
to his connection with that office
Mr. Lynch will continue to give
attentioh to the lire insurance
business, aud at no very distant
date will be admitted to tho bar
as a practing attorney.
Urusli Creek.
Rainy weather and muddy
roads.
C. R. Akers has returned from
a visit to the eastern counties.
W. H. Williams and M. P. Bar
ton are still cutting wood.
Homer Akers is still on the sick
list.
Lewis Duvall and Owen Ritchey
aro still engaged in sawing lum
ber for Jacob Barndollar.
Tice Brothers are also engaged
in the lumber traffic.
O. A. Barton "ou lamous trap
per" is slowly convalescing from
a broken too.
A crowd of skaters were enjoy
ing the ice on "Rhoms" dam New
Ye-'"-
Tilt'., tft'rsivillo Sunday school
elected the following officers Sun
day January 4, superiutenden t
A. W. Duvall; assistant superin
tendent Mrs. W. H. Williams;
treasurer, J. N. Hixsou; secre
tary, S. E. Walters, assistant sec
retary U. R. Akers, and librarian
Walter Barton.
S. E. Walters spent Sunday
night at C. R. Akers. What is
the attraction, Ernest?
The Akersville High School is
progressing very nicely under
the management of its teacher, J.
A. McKibbui.
Mr. J. Irvin Fraker formerly
of Taylor, died in New York last
week. More extended notice
next week.
The borough schools re-opened
Monday after nearly two weeks
holiday vacation.
J. T, Mellott, uear Needmore
has four nice shoats for sale,
weigh about 3." lbs each.
Mr. William J. Lay ton and wife
oi wiiips uovo were welcome
callers at the News office Tuesday
afternoon. They spent Tuesday
night in the home of Andrew Mel
lott of this place.
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, of
Webster Mills, Fulton county,
who has charge of tho music de
partment at Blairsvilfo college,
Blairsville,stopped over for a few
days' visit in Scotland on her re
turn trip to tho college and w as
the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. J.
Coffman. Public Opinion.
' We acknowledge the receipt of
the handsomest calendars we
have seen for a long time from
Wholesale Grocer H. C. IIeckr.
man of Bedford.' Henry is a hus
tler, and no mistake, and Bed
ford deserves to be proud of this
business enterprise of one of her
own boys. ,
A WOMAN'S NERVE.
Successtul Chnse of nn Erring
liushnnd.
Last Wednesday fjoon the at
tention of persons on Water
street wns attracted to a strange
Indy in u buggy, fairly smother
ed in furs and robes, and driving
a pair of wiry horses. She stop
ped for diuner at tho Washington
House, aud then left for Chain
ber.sburg. H seems that the lady
had beeu passing through some
interesting personalexperieuei-s.
She said she was the wife of a
certain Di' Bluegrass, and that
they had a comfortable home in
llarrisburg. Her husbaud is one
of those who travel with a nicj
team and go from town to town,
manufacturing medicine at the
hotel at which he stops and sell
ing it to the "weak" and afflicted,
lie visited this placo about five
years ago, and several of our peo
ple who invested in his decoc
tions at that time, have reason to
remember him.
Sometimes in making his trips
away from home he took his wife
with him, and sometimes he did
not.
During tho fall he had been
awav for some time, but small
weekly remittances from him
kept them in touch. About four
weeks before Christmas the re
mittances ceased, and she heard
nothing from him until she re
ceived a letter from a friend say
ing that the doctor and a woman
and a baby were then at a hotel
at Princess Anue, Md.
Being convinced that her
spouse needed looking after, but
being without funds, she appeal
id to some of her relatives for
money ; but as she had married
much agaiust the wishes of her
family, assistance was refused.
Then she fell back upon her own
resources. She pawned her.
watch and jewelry, closed their
liouse, and with the money thus
raised went to Hagerstown where
she met her informant. Tele
hiug to Princess Anne, it
was learned that tho party had
oeen there, but had gone to Cum
berland, Md. Going to Cumbei
land Mrs. Bluegrass next located
them at Berlin, Somerset county.
Following to Berlin, she learned
that the party had been there but
had gone to Windber. She ar
rived at Windber in time to find
that they had left thre. After
some time spent iu telegraphing,
she located them at Berlin again,
out before she reached Berlin,
some one had informed the doc
tor thl some one was "looking
for him.y.ud he changed base
without gNiug any instructions
about forwarding his mail.
Weary and disheartened, and
her money almost gone, it seem
ed that she must abandon the
chase, aud with a heavy heart she
retired for the night. While
sleeping she dreamed that the
party were at a small
out-of-the-way village, six or
eight miles from Berlin. In the
morning, she asked the landlord
whether there was such a place.
He told her there was a village of
that name, but said it would be a
most unlikely place to find them.
After some inquiry she found
that the woman and 'child were
there but that the man had gone
iuto the country. Waiting until
evening she procurod a team and
driver aud w ent to the place.
Alighting, from the buggy she
went iuto the hall of the inn, when
the landlord opeued the parlor
door. As she entered she saw
them standiug by the stove, her
husband and tho woman. When
the womau recognized her she ex
claimed, "My " and fainted
dead away. The doctor said "Why
Mary, how did you get here " i
"Well, Iain here, all rignf.'f
she replied, "and you know w ha-has
Drought mo."
To make a long story short,!
M rs. Bluegrass says, her recreant
husband was glad to sign such
papers as had been prepared by
her attorney before she left home
transferring to her the home
property; she compelled Mm, ul
so, to tarn over to Iter the team,
Kuilroad Sure 1
i From tho Fultou Republican
! we get the following in regard to
i an enterprise of much local iuter-
j est :
"Application has beeu made to
the Governor for a charter to
! construct, maintain and operate
an incline railway across Tusca-
rora mountain between McCon
nellsburg and Fort Loudon for
the purpose of transporting pas
sengers, freight and mail.
"With this object in view a com
pany was organized with Hon. D.
H. Pattei son as , . esident; D. L.
Grissinger, secretary and treas
urer, and John P. Sipes, Esq., so
licitor. As soon as the charter
is granted, a complete organiza
tion will be effected and subscrip
tion books opened to the public.
The par value of the stock will be
fifty dollars a share. The matter
has been mentioned to some east
ern men who have intimated that
they desire to take a large block
of the stock, but the directors
will endeavor to prevent any one
particular firm seccuing suffic
ient stock to control the enter
prise, unless there is lack of en
couragment on the part of local
capital. The project was thought
out and entered into by local peo
ple, and should receive unstinted
encouragement from every citizen
within the borders of the county.
Curd of Thanks.
I wish to thank Miss Kate
Smith and Miss Fannie Hess for
a box well filled with eatables
given to us as a Christmas gift ;
and further we wish to extend
our thanks to Mr. Amos Wink
aud wife, and Mr. Nathan W. Mel
lott and wife of Whips Cove, for
the New Year's gifts in money
and other valuable gifts to my
wife and self. May our kind
Heavenly Father bless those
thoughtful ones that remembered
their pastor's needs. S. L.
Raugher.
Locust (irove.
The meeting is progressing
very nicely under the care of
Rev. Logue, Rev. May and other
pastors.
Miss H. Belle Diehl who had
been at Rays Hill, has returned
homo.
Miss Nettie Lay ton and sister
iss Lillie spent Sunday last in
Pigeon Cove.
Watson Plessinger made a trip
across the mountain last Satur
day. Miss Effamy Layton has gone to
Pittsburg where she will spend
tho winter.
Mrs. Fannie Diehl is mending
slowly, as is also Mrs. Emaline
Diehl. The rest of the sick are
convalescing,
Mrs. Ed Diehl had a quilting.
All report a good time.
D. A. Baker has gone down
East where he expects to spend
the winter.
The schools are both progress
ing nicely under the care of Mr
Sharpe and Mr. Mellott
Amos Wink is hauling wood for
Ed Diehl.
Lizzie Price who has been em
ployed in Altoona, has returned
to the Cove again.
Emory Diehl is home on a vaca
tion. He made a flying trip to Mc
Connellsburg Saturday, and re
turned with his lady friend, Miss
Blanche Barton.
George Bard accompanied Miss
Layton to her home and attended
meeting one night
Listen for wedding bells !
after receiving which she seated
herself in the buggy, she tucked
about her the robes took the rib
bons, and bade the pair good
night, when she and the driver
who had taken her out from Ber
lin, returned to the latter place.
Next morning she started for
llarrisburg, driving the first day
to Manns Choice, the next day
stoppod at the Fisher House at
Bedford for dinner, and coming
opto Mcllvanies for the night
Se reachel this place Wednes-
d' j noo
V 5tf of i
noon as stated at the begin-
this story. . ...
DEATH RECORD.
Those Who Have Been Summoned
to the Other World.
DAYTON PECK.
Dayton Peck, son of the lalo
Calvin Peck of Thompson town
ship, died at the home of his
mother near Covalt early Mon
day morning of this week aged
about 28 years.
Mr. Peck had for a long time
been a victim of consumption, and
his death was, no doubt, hasten
ed by the changeable weather of
the past week.
He was a young man of quiet,
unassuming manner, and enjoy
ed tho esteem of all his acquaint
ances. Funeral took place Tues
day afternoon, conducted by Rev
Logue, his reamins being inter
red at Oakley.
MATTHEW W. MELLOTT.
Matthew W. Mellott, a well
known citizen of Licking Creek
township, died at his home De
cember 30, 1902, and was buried
at the cemetery at the Sideling
Hill Christian church on New
Year's day following.
Mr. Mellott was the eldest sou
of the late Maj. D. D. Mellott, and
was married to Lucinda, daugh
ter of Baltzer Mellott, who sur
vives, as do, also, the following
children, namely, Baltzer F., Wil
liam: Anna, wife of Bradley Ma
son; Thomas, Peter and
The deceased was a man of
sterling integrity, and was often
called to serve in one or another
of the offices of his native town.
ship. He had been in his usixil''
health up to a few days before
his death when he took a violent
cold, and resorted to the use of
hot teas, which might have been
effective had he not gone out too
soon and taken more cold which
led to a fatal attack of pneu monia.
He was a brother of Miles, James
E, H. King, Joseph, Andrew,
David E., Mrs. John H. Kline and
Mrs. William Daniels, his being
the first death in the family.
Finiff Kotz Reception.
A reception was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Nat Rotz ,
of Tod township last Wednesday
evening in honor of the marriage
of their daughter Miss Blanche
to George Finiff. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Finiff, parents of the groom;
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rotz, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Rotz, Sr., Mr.
and Mrs. David Rotz, Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Rotz, Grandmother
Rotz, Viola and Clara Snyder,
Bessie Vallance, Mr. George Sny
der and wife, Mr. Stanley Sny
der and wife, Mr. G. W. Miller
and wife, Alice and Harvey Gris
singer, Mr. N. I. Finiff and wife,
Mr. David Hershey and wife, Sa
die and Eflie Rotz, Mrs. Henry
Everts, Miss Annie Rotz of Scot
land, a sister of the bride, and P.
L Finiff of Pittsburg.
The occasion was further enli
vened by the arrival of a cali
thumpian band of sixty or seven
ty members.
Mr. Marshall Jackson of Akers
ville was at the county seat Tues
day and took out letters of ad
ministration on the estate of his
father the late John L. Jackson.
A. W. Horning of Metal town
ship, Franklin county, has been,
given a contract by a Mr. McKel
vey of Somerset county, to fur- (
nish, thecotning summer, 125,000 .
tons of charcoal. This will mean
the felling of a lot of timber. It
requires about thirty-three cords
of wood to make one thousand
pounds of charcoal.
George W. Park has almost
completed the transfer of his
seed establishment from Libonia,
Franklin -county, to near Para
dise, Lancaster county, Mr, 'Park
has been ably assisted . in the
transfer and installation of his
printiug establishment, etc., by
his brother, O. M. Park;, i He has
also succeeded in having a post
office established. ,. at vhJs;: new
place. It will begin as a fourth
class office and be known as La
Parke. The postofttco at Libonia,
Franklin county, will bo' discon
tinued during the present month.
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