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VOLUME 4.
McCONM-LLSBUUG, PA.. MARCH 5, 1903.
NUMBER 25.
TEACHERS' MINIMUM SALARY.
Directors May Pay More, but
They Must Not I'ny Less,
than a Month.
The bill fixing the minimum
teachers' salary at $35.00 a month
passed the House at Harrisburg
last week by an almost unani
mous vote. Kirk of thia county,
Alsip of Bedford, and a few oth
ers opposed the bill, but they had
to staud a good deal of guyiug
from their follow members. The
teachers are smiliug and the tax
payers' are frowning. Below we
give an abstract of Mr. Kirk's
speech against the bill.
"I appreciate the import and sig
nificance of this piece of legisla
tion, fixing the minimum salary
of teachers at 35.00 per month.
It is not my purpose, however, in
opposing this bill to cast any re
llectiou upon the stability and
elasticity; the marvelous growth
and development of the public
school system of our great State.
I protest against the character
ization of certain school boards,
as was done yesterday on this
Jloor, as being "niggardly" be
cause by reasons of the hamper
ed financial condition of the peo
ple whom they represent they
are compelled to pay lower sal
aries than the more favored sec
tions of the state.
This reputation is an insult to
the intelligence and sound judg
ment of the school boards of our
State, especially of Fulton coun
ty; for I believe that with few ex
ceptions, they are doing the very
best they can for our public
schools.
It is my good fortune to repre
sent acounty with less than 10000
generous inhabitants, who are
free from the contaminating in
fluence of the feculent sewage of
any decayed nation. A county
sparsely settled with eighty-four
schools, represented by a body
of teachers as able, intelligent and
progressive as the same number
in any other county in the State;
but I am opposed to this bill be
cause I believe it will discrimi
nate against our able, efficient and
experienced teachers, for, owing
totho increased taxation of our
people to pay a salary of $35 per
month to all irrespective of quali
fications or efficiency will be such
a burden upon some districts in
Fulton county that it will be con
sidered practically impossible to
advauce , the wages to the thor
ough, progressive and able teach
er above the $35 limit; hence I bo
lieve it will work a hardship upon
our better teachers, and destroy
merit which is earned only by
great effort on the part of the am
bitious man or woman. Now, Mr.
. Speaiicr. I wish to correct some
statements made by the "Phila
delphia Press" of February 8d,
It makes the statement that Ful
ton county raises only about $3000
by taxation over and above the
state appropriation to pay its
teachers, ond that Thompson
township raised about$51.00from
its people in addition to the ap
propnation. I wish to say in
answer to this, that in the fiscal
year ending June 1902 that Ful
ton raised by taxation over $7000;
and that Thompson township
raised $500 instead of the paltry
sum of $51, and that these state
ments do a great injustice to Ful
ton county, and especially to
Thompson township; that the
gent leiuan who compiled these fig
ures is mistaken and if he inten
tionally made this error, I shall
not call hira a falsifier for that
might seem harsh, but I will say,
sir, that there is an impediment
in his veracity. Now, gentlemen
if this bill becomes a law, it will
tax every district in Fulton coun
ty from four to eleven mills on the
dollar for school purposes. This
will do them a great injustice and
will be extremely burdensome to
our people, and I am sure that
there is not a gentleman in hear
s oi my voice that would vote
ior a measure to tax its people
levon mills on the dollar.
We have in Fulton county' no
corporations, trusts or comblna
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FIGHTING POLYGAMY.
A Former Fulton county Pas
tor after Senator-elect
Smoot's Scalp.
Last Thursday Senator Bur
rows presented a formal protest
in Congress signed by Rev. J. L.
Leilich against the admission of
Senator-elect Smoot of Utah.
Rev. Leilich was pastor on the
Three Springs charge about ten
years ago, and served the Metho
dist churches in Wells Valley.
Lie is now in charge of Methodist
missions in Utah and resides in
Salt Lake City. He is the repre
sentative of the Ministers' Asso
ciation. He declares that Smoot
is a polygamist and now has a
plural wife, although he fails to
give the maiden name of the lady.
His charge on this point is as fol
lows : '
MAUK1AGE IN SECRET KECOKDS.
"That the said Reed Smoot is a
polygamist, and that since the
admission of Utah into the Union
he, although having a legal wife,
married a plural wife in the state
of Utah, and has lived and cohab
ited witu both legal wife and his
plural wife as oceasion offered ;
that the only record of such tjIu
ral marriage is the secret record
made and kept by the authorities
of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints.
"Your protestant respectfully
asks that the Senate compel the
first presidency and the quorum
of the twelve apostles and the
said Reed Smoot to produce such
secret record for consideration."
Mr. Lelich also asserts that
"President Joseph F. Smith, of
the Mormon Church, is living in
open polygamy ana has had a
child born to him by his 'plural
wife' aslatoasl8J8."
And also, that "President Lo
renzo Snow lived and died in the
practice of polygamy and polyga
mous col abitation, and that his
plural wife, Minnie Jensen Snow,
bore him a child as late as the
winter of 1896-7."
' A Plucky Couple.
Cupid's strong and sharp ar
row could not be stopped, in the
case of Miss Carrie Shoemaker
and David Wolff, by the extreme
cold weather snd heavy drifted
snows of a couple of weeks ago.
Amid a fierce snow storm, with
the thermometer at zero, and the
wind blowing at the rate of forty
miles an hour, the two left their
homes in Amberson Valley on
foot and wended their way to Rox
bury, a distance of twenty miles
to the parsonage of the Methodist
Episcopal church, where they
were married by the Rev. J.
Green. The two spent the night
with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McGee
nea,r Roxbury. The next morn
ing they arose bright and early
and started for their home in
Amberson Valley. The snow had
drifted during the night and
made travel almost impossible,
but the happy pair fought their
war through and reached the
home of Mrs. Wolff's parents
where a dinner was awaiting
them. The couple were compel!
ed to walk a great distance on the
top rail of the fence, through cuts
where the drifted Bnow made
travel impossible. Mrs. Wolff is
one of the most popular young
ladies of Amberson Valley, while
Mr. Wolf is a young man of
thrifty habits. Franklin Reposi
tory.
The ban against matrimony
that has long been imposed upon
school teachers will be removed if
a bill introduced by Representa
tive Patrick J. White, of Lacka
wanna, in the house last week
shall become a law. The bill pro
vides that no School Board fchall
"dismiss or drop from the roll of
teachers any female teacher who
has given ten years' service in our
public schools and who has by her
perseverance and industry in
study obtained a permanent certi
ficate because she chooses to get
married, but on the contrary, the
privilege shall be hers to continue
in her profession the same as if
she remained single."
MORE RAILROAD TALK.
One of Latest Stories Told About
the Old South Penn Rail
road and its Promoters.
The Baltimore and Ohio has
surveyed aline from the old South
Penn located in Fulton county,
east through Franklin, Adams,
York, Lancaster, Chester aud
Delaware counties, into Philadel
phia county, to the present loca
tion of the Philadelphia division
at a point only a few miles south
of the city of Philadelphia. This
fact, says the Pittsburg Post,
came to light recently corrobor
ated by one of the company's of
ficials. The line is intended to be
come part of the Baltimore and
Ohio's new road over the moun
tains to the Atlantic seaboard.
Heretofore it has been supposed
that the projected new road would
not extend east of the north and
south center of Fulton county,
and that the eastern terminal of
the line would be at Hancock, on
the West Virginia shore of the
Potomac, where a junction would
be formed with the present main
line by means of the surveyed
route running south out of Fulton
county into Washington county,
Maryland, and thence across the
Potomac to the old Second divis
ion. This much of the general
plaus, as outlined many weeks
ago, is correct, but in addition to
all this it has been learned from
an excellent source that surveys
have been continued eastward
through the counties named to
the present Baltimore and Ohio
locations south of Philadelphia.
It is said that this route is thirty
miles shorter then the present
main line pf the Pennsylvania be
tween Pittsburg and the Quaker
City.
According to these plans the
proposed road to Hancock is only
iuteuded as an outlet to Washing
ton and Baltimore and the road
east from Fulton county, which
is planned to branch off from the
Hancock line, is more particular
ly for Philadelphia and New York
traffic. In other words, a double
tract road is planned to extend
east from Dexter, twelve miles
east on the Pittsburg division, to
Fulton county, where a junction
will be formed, one branch lead
ing to Hancock and the other
leading direct to Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia survey leads
out of Fulton county, either by
the gap in the Cove mountain not
far from Knobsville or else by
tunneling through Tuscarora
mountain. The line runs close to
Chambersburg and north of Get
tysburg. The Susquehanna river
if the road is built, will likely be
spaued not far from Skenk's Fer
ry. Detailed aud absolutely ac
curate information is not readily
procurable, one reason being that
premature publication raises-the
cost price of the rights of way.
Alternate lines have been run at
some points and provisions made
for meeting conditions as they
develop. Enough, however, has
been learned to show conclusive
ly that aside from a new hue over
the mountains to Hancock, a line
running east through the south
ern tier of counties in Pennsyl
vania has been planned to tap the
Baltimore and Ohio location not
far from Philadelphia.
Locust Grove.
John Morgret has finished saw
ing at C. C. Mellott's and moved
his mill to Squire Lay tons.
Ira Smith and W. Spade made
a flying trip to Everett last Mon
day.
Miss Jennie Layton made a
call down the mouutain last Sun
day expecting a good time. How
about it Ira?
Mrs. Susie Barney was visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Martha
Smith a couple of days last week,
Wra. Spade and Ira Smith pur
chased a lath mill and have con
tracted to saw a large amount of
lath.
George and James Layton left
for Fairfield last Monday.
Harry, Plesslnger has moved
from the farm' lately purchased
by Lemuel Smith.
HARVEST OF DEATH.
Those Wlio Have IJeen Summoned
to the Other World.
MKS. MAUNDA HAKIM'S.
The subject of this notice died
at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Mellott iu Ayr township hist
Saturday night aged about "0
years. She had been in poor
health a good while.
Mrs. Harris was a member of
the Reformed church, aud was
buried at the Union cemetery at
10 o'clock Tuesday. She is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Wil
liam Mellott, aud by three sous :
James, of Ayr township; John, in
Iowa; and Harry residing iu Md.
STEWAUT LANDEHS.
After an illness of about two
weeks, resulting from an attack
of grip, terminating in pneumonia
Mr. Stewart Landers, one of Tay
lor township's highly respected
citizens, died at the home of his
sou David, near Gracey last Sat
urday morning, aged about 82
years.
Mr. Lauders was a member of
the Reformed church. Inter
ment in Hartmau Chapel ceme
tery atHustontowu on Sunday,
funeral services being conducted
by Rev. Keenc, pastor of the U.
B. church.
His wife died about six years
ajo, and he has of late years been
making his homo with David, in
addition to whom, he is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Andrew
Brant aud Mrs. Aaron Knepper,
both of Taylor township.
JACOB IMNEDOLLAU.
On the night of February 25th,
wi'.ile some of our citizens wore
in the halls of festivity and oth
ers were enjoying the slumbers
of the night, Jacob UinodoHar
was called to the eternal world.
Mr. Rinedollar's demise was a
shock to the community. When
he bade his family good night, he
was in his usual health. At 11 p.
m. ho called for help, stating that
he felt "choked up." The family
physician was hastily called, but
soon learned that "tne last ene
my" had come to claim another
of his victims, Before the mid
night hour was announced, the
change was made Jacob had ta
ken his leave from things tempo
ral. Mod stood amazed at the
solemn announcement, only to be
informed once more of the inexo
rable law, "Behold, I come quick
ly."
The kindred of the deceased
have more cause for joy than for
grief, notwithstanding this sud
den call from the Father of Spir
its. Jacob was an unassuming
man, a kind brother, a good citi
zen, and a laitntui unristian. tie
was born in the church, reared
iu the church, lived iu the church
and died in the church.
The record which he made is
worthy of note. At the early'age
of four months, he was consecra
ted to the Lord in the holy sacra
ment of baptism. Before reach
ing the twenty-first year of his
age, he confirmed his baptismal
vows and was thereby admitted
to full communion with the St.
Paul's Lutheran church at Mc
Connelisburg. In this congrega
tion he learned to kuow and love
Jesus. Here ho confessed aud
served Jesus till permitted to
change the transient for the last
iug the toil for the prize the
cross for the crown.
In the 43 years of his full com
munion with the church, the Sac
rament of the Altar was cele
brated from 2 to4 times each year.
The records show that he was ab
sout from the table of the Lord
only 13 times. The first time ho
was abseut, over half of the con
gregation was absent. The sec
ond time he was absent, one-fifth
of the congregation was absent.
His pastor, now likewise at rest,
adds a footnote in the record ex
planatory of the absence, saying,
"bad roads. " The next six tim
he remained at home, as a dutiful
son, so that his beloved father
could bo present, and during tho
last five times ho lived in tho
state of Maryland.
MANY WEDDINGS
A Lot of Young People Who are
ut the End of Their Trouble.
DUN LAP-J OH NSTON'.
A very pretty wedding was sol
emnized at the home of Mrs. Ke
zia C. Johnston in the Cove last
Wednesday evening when her
daughter, Miss Nora Kezia, be
came tho wife of Mr. Owen R.
Dunlap of Pittsburg, Kansas.
The parlors were tastefully
decorated, and a large number of
friends and relatives were pres
ent. At seven o'clock the guests
were all assembled in the main
parlor, when the sweet tones of
Lohengrin came from a piano
across the hall at which Miss An
nie Dickson presided. This was
notice that the bridal party was
approaching. The first to enter
the room was little Jean Johns
ton, niece of the bride, who grace
fully drew the ribbon ; she was
followed by Miss Myra Allen of
Chambersburg, maid of honor ;
next came the groom and the
best man, Mr. Sidney Gittens, of
Westminster College, who were
followed by the bride on the arm
of her brother, J. Kendall Johns
ton of this place. The ceremony
was impressively performed by
Rev. J. L. Grove, after which
prayer was offered by Rev. S. B.
Houstou, at the close of which
Miss AJ abel Trout of McConnells
burg sang "Thine" very effec
tively as a solo.
The bride looked very prettv,
gowned iu French lawn trimmed
in
Mechlin lace, carrying a large
bouquet of whita roses and car
nations. Miss Allen wore silk
muslin, and carried pink roses
and carnations ; and Jean Johns
ton creme silk Madras bearing
white carnations.
The bride is an accomplished
young lady, and the groom one of
Kansas' best young men.
On Thursday evening, at their
homo iu this place, Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Johnston gave a delightful
reception in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Dunlap at which a large
number of guests were present.
DESHONG SWOPE.
On Wednesday, February 25,
1903, a very pretty wedding took
place at the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. Ruth Swope, when
Miss A. C. Swope and Mr. A. W.
Deshong were united in marriage
by Rev. James Logue.
After the ceremony was per
iormed the happy couple and
about forty invited guests were
led to partake of the necessary
comforts of life and to their as
tonishment found the table bur
dened with all the tropical fruits
of the season.
The bride is widely know and
has a large circle of friends who
all joiu in wishing her a long
and prosperous future.
The groom is well known as
one of our prosperous and suc
cessful farmers.
After an extended visit among
relatives and friends the happy
couple will settle down for life,
where the groom has plenty of
this worlds possessions.
flernhard Andrews.
Mr. John Beruhard, of Need
mare, and Miss Catharine An
drews, of Warfordsburg, were
married in the M. E. church at
the latter place last Wednesday
evening by Rev. Anthony, of Han
cock. The bride was dressed in
a gown of cream crepe de chine.
She wore a white tulle veil and
carried Mareschal Neil roses.
Tho maid of honor was attired in
a dress of Freuch blue crepe
cloth, trimmed in grape lace aud
cream lousinesilk. She also car
ried roses. Mr. James E. Pal
mer was best man.
After tho ceremony a reception
was given to tho immediate
friouds by tho bride's father,
Mr. Stephen Audre w. After a
short honeymoon, they will be
found at home at Need more, Pa.,
where they will be pleased to re
J coive tholr friends. The Star.
Moral Keform Meeting.
The Moral Reform Association
met in the Lutheran church,
March 2, 1903, at 7 P. M. The
reports from committees were
heard and some other items of
business transacted, after which
the topics as named for discus
sion were taken up, Rev. A. D.
AlcClosky the subject of "Reason
why all christian people should
be deeply coucerned about, and
actively iuguged against, the in
toxicating di ink evil," and M. R.
Shaffner in the absence of Dr. W.
A. West, discussed the other top
ic on program, namely, "How
far does the gospel justify christ
ian people in using the strong
arm of the civil law for the main
tenance of good order."
The program for next meeting
was left to the committee, and
will be announced in the papers
one week before next meeting.
Adjourned t) meet in the Metho
dist Episcopal church, March 23,
1903, at 7 o'clock P. M.
Lectures.
As was announced last week,
Rev. G. H. Vilbert, of Massa
chusetts, will be here next week.
On Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
his subject will be, "If I let the
saloon alone, it will let me
alone." Tuesday at 10 o'clock,
"The use of tobacco and intoxica
ting drinks." The school chil
dren will attend in a body. At 2
o'clock, same day, his subject wil
be "Woman and Temperance,"
and at 7 P. M. he will lecture on
"The greatest public question."
The places of these meetings will
be announced from the various
pulpits next Sunday.
iVew Ij re nada.
Measles are in Coles Valley and
the McClaiu school.
Pink eye has struck our town
mostly among the children.
Geo. Thomas of Woodcock Val
ley, and Sheridan Thomas of Sal-
tillo, visited their brother, John
Thomas a few days.
Jacob Crider housed a new or
gan recently.
Rev. W. J. Sheaffer will preach
his farewell sermons in Wells
and at Zion March 15th.
Wilbur Mills and wife and son
Freddie, who has been at Punxu
tawney for a year, are home
among friends for a weeks out
ing.
Bert McUlams had one more
plow boy added to their number
on Friday.
Thornton Foster's son Charlie
has pneumonia.
Clay Cornelius of Wood vale,
Abram Hershey of Robertsdale
and Edna McNerland of Hubbies
ville, dined at Cridors Sunday
noon.
Three Springs Lodge I. O. O.
F. visited Waterfall Lodge at this
place last Saturday evening, and
the members of the latter just
laid themselves out to give their
visitors a good time. Supper was
served at the hall at 6:30 under
cuisine direction of that skillful
caterer Mrs. William Alloway at
which forty Oddfellows were
seated. This was followed by a
session of lodge, and this again
by oysters. Five lodges were
represented. Scott Bolinger fur
nished the music for the occa
sion. There is no secret about
the cause of Waterfall lodge's
phenomenal growth.
Mr. John Rotz one of our form
er pupils, but now a prominent
citizen of Harristown, Illinois call
ed to see us Tuesday afternoon.
He came east at this time on ac
count of the illness of his mother.
See Kalbach and Spanglers ad
vertisement iu another column
I f you are in need of any building
material you can get it right from
thorn.
TO DRILL FOR OIL
The purchasers of the supposed
rich mineral land near Cemetery
hill, a mile west of Greencastle,
will sink several 2,000 foot wel's to
determine the character of the
minerals underneath the surface.
Several thousand
dollars w'l be
'xppnd'd in the work.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Hrlef Mention of Persona and
Pluces You Know.
Fort Littleton.
Andy Fore of Burnt Cabins
spent last Thursday in town.
Robert F. Deshong of Webster
Mills was an early Monday morn
ing caller at the News office.
Lynn, only son of James D.
Stevens near Fort Littleton .is
quite ill with some kind of fever.
One of the pupils at the school
at Ft. Littleton, had the misfor
tune to be bitten by a dog ono
day last week.
Mrs. M. B. Trout returned
home Monday after an absence of
several weeks with her son Dr.
Nick at Fairfield and with friends
at Chambersburg.
An effort is on foot to have a
Local Farmers Institute in the
Court House on Monday evening
of court week. Further notice
next week.
Mr. David R. Mumma has sold
his farm near Laidig to Mr. Har
ris Wagner. Mr. Mumma in
tends purchasing the property
of P. J. Barton at Hustontown.
A chicken supper for the bene
fit of the parsonage fund of the
Presbyterian church will be held
at the home of Mrs. B. W. Peck
on Thursday eveuing from 5 to 8
o'clock. The public is cordially
invited.
Mr. David Denisar and family,
formerly of this neighborhood
but who have lived near Mercers
burg during the past two years,
left last Thursday morning for
Cameron, Illinois, where they will
make their home if they like the
country.
If you are not a subscriber of
the Fulton County News, why
not ? Don't you think it a pretty
good paper for a dollar ? While
the subscription list is growing
at a rate that is very gratifying,
yet there is room for more, and
we would be glad to have you join
us.
Mr. John Pine of Ayr township
received a message Monday in
forming him that his father, As
bury Pine who for many years
was a resident of the Corner, had
been killed at his home near
Parkhead, Md., and that the fu
neral would take place at Park
head church.
The congregation of Shippens-
burg's Alemorial Luthern church
gave a fine exhibition of liberality
last Sabbath morning. A fund of
$200 was asked for to pay for
some needed repairs and within
thirty minutes $750 had been sub
scribed. Andrew Carnegie will contrib
ute $350 toward an organ for the
Greenvillage, Franklin county,
church. A letter was received
from him within the past ten
days assuring Elmer E. Boling
er that Mr. Carnegie will eivo
that sum toward the purchase of
an organ to cost $500.
Miss Rhoda Lake who is home
from Philadelphia taking a visit
among her friends, spent, last
week with Miss Myrtle Stout
eagle and other friends in town.
She expects to return to the city
about the middle of this month,
and Miss Myrtle expects to ac
company her.
- Brosius Graves.
Mr. Bruce H. Brosius and
Miss Sarah C. Graves, the debu
tante daughter of Mr. Ralph C.
Graves of Thompson township,
were quietly niariied at a hotel
In Martinsburg, W. Va., on Feb
ruary 22. Rev. W. W. Barne
performed the ceremony in tho
presence of a few friends. Miss
Graves had left home to go ska
ting on Saturday evening, and
decided to spend the night with
Miss Nannie Brosius. Sunday
was the birthday of Mr. Brosius,
and for a little romance they de
cided upon the marriage, which
was a surprise to all their friends.
Mr. Brosius is a merchant at
Brosius, W. Va., and is a son of
John Brosius, a former member
of the West Virginia legislature.
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