iwn VOLUME 4. McCONNELLSRURG, PA., JULY 1, 1903. NUMKER 42. M II II HICKS FOR JULY. Warmer Weather find Lens Rainfall.. The Rev. Irl Hicks Bays ho be lieves that "warmer weather and less rainfall will be the rule in July, over most sections of the great grain producing regions, than in July, 1902. At the same time we do not look for general or severe drouth or for an excess of summer heat." There are, however, to be some storm periods. The first is cen tral on July 2 and 3. July will open with cloudy weather aud drizzling rain. On the 2 and 3 there will be pronounced storm conditions. It will turn much warmer, will grow muggy and close and some solid thunder storms, with local rains, will pass over the country in their usual order. These storms may not subside before the 5th but a change to cooler will follow with cloudiness and drizfele and high humidity. The second storm period reg ular extends from the 7th to the 9th. The first stages will Liiug extremely warm weather, followed by storms which will reach their culminating stages on the 10th and 11th. There will not, however, be widespread and soaking rains. Behind the blus tering storminess and thunder look for rising barometer, west erly winds and cooler, clearing weather. The 14th and 15th are the cen tral days of the next storm peri od. Another great heat wave will arise at this time and many elec trical, threatening storm clouds will arise on and touching the 15th. Cooler weather will come about the 15th to 18th. The fourth storm period will run lrom the 18th to 20th, being central on the 20th. A general and persistent heated term will prevail at this time but the hu midity will not be high. Some very deceptive clouds will ap pear, bringing some heavy gu3ts of wind and dust, but blowing over with only light rain, except in narrow localities. There will j be some quite heavy storms on and about the 24th. The 25th, 20th and 27th will be the central days of a reactionary storm period, when there will be a climax of summer heat. There will be an excessively warm wave and about the 27th there will come a rapid fall of the barome ter, quickly followed by wicked wind and thunder storms in ma ny parts of the country. A ris ing barometer and change to cool er weather will follow these storms for a few days. J uly will come to its close with the first Btages of a regular storm period forming in western sections. A Reunion. Last Sunday quite a number of people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Stevens of ort Littleton. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim An derson and son Owen, Mr. and Mrs. William Henry and daugb ter Velma, James Kerlin, Mrs. J Jennie Kitzinger , Mac Kerlin, Misses Edna and Irem Kerlin, Harry Ramsey, Bert Winegard- ner, and Miss Louie Kerlin. At 12 o'clock' dinner was serv- d, aud all seemed to enjoy thorn Helves pleasantly, and when the tune came for the guests to go i home, everybody seemed glad 'r the occasion. Rev. Geo. W. Mcllnay, pastor f tho MethodistEpiscopal church M Spring Mills, Centre county, i was a guest at the Methodist parsonage, this place on Friday. Rev. Mcllnay has been In ill health since the last Annual Con ference and his congregation has through its First Quarterly Con lurence, granted him a vacation of one. mouth, part of which ho Ul spaidat Bedford Springs. He was at one time tne efficient pastor of Burnt Cabins charge; and his fi lends there doubtless join with his present congrega tion In the wish that he may soon regain his usual health. rly H corded ? The marriage license law of this state requires that tho min ister or magistrate who performs the marriage ceremony furui.sh the parties" with a certificate of the marriage and return a dupli cate copy of said certificate to the office of the clerk of the Or phans' Court from which said li cense issued, within thirty days from date of marriage. The rec ord of this duplicate certificate, in some cases, becomes very im portant in establishing date aud validity of marriage, and it is therefore of interest to all par ties who are married under the law of this state to see that their certificates are properly and du ly recorded. The record in this county, covering the last eighteen years, shows that no certificates were filed in licenses correspond ing to the following numbers.and if all those who obtained licenses during this period would com pare the number on their origi nal certificates with this list.thoy may discover the omission aud have the same corrected : Vol. 1. 8, 55, 80, 120, 23!). Vol. 2.-29, 59, 01, 80, 91, 100, 118. Vol. 3. 11, 102, 104, 122, 128, 132, 137, 155. Vol. 4. 10, 20, 90, 115. Vol. 5. 20, 22, 29, 123. Vol. 0. 05. A Jolly Gathering. On last Saturday evening the pupils and instructors of the Nor mal school in town, together with a number of invited guests, mot in Sheriff Mason's orchard below town to enjoy tho evening. The orchard was lighted with lan terns, several gameboards had been set up, and chairs had been placed and rugs spread for those less inclined to activity. Soon after the arrival of the partici pants, games were started. Tap ring, Bingo, Drunken Sailor, Skipto-my-Lou, Down the Mis sisippi, and Pop Goes the Wea sel, followed each other in quick succession. During the evening excellent refreshments were served, and Shortly after refresh ments, the games were again in order, The fun kept up till al most midnight : and when Good Nights were said, all agreed that they had bad a hearty good time. Child Drinks Kerosene. A few evenings ago a little child of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ott of Ayr township drank some kero sene oil, which later threw the child into convulsions. A physi cian was called who brought the little sufferer through all right. The can 'had sprung a leak and Mrs. Ott hadljplaced a basin to catch the dropping fluid little thinking that the child should be tempted to driuk it. Judge Swope Brought His Wire and Daugh ters Along. For the special session of court held here this week Judge Swope drove through from Gettysburg, bringing Mrs. Swope and their daughters Mary and Amy with him. All or those who had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Swope were delighted with her pleasing manner, and felt that it would not take her long to become as popular with our people as her honored husband. Mr. Amos Plessinger and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harry Plessinger, spent last Saturday in this place. Mr. Plessinger and Harry have added a traction eu gine to their outfit, and expect to begin In a couple of weeks on a busy season of threshing. The Orbisonia Dispatch came to us last week enlarged to a sev en column folio, and so much lo cal news matter on tho first page vou could shake a stick at it. The makeup and press work is first class, and Orbisonia may well be proud to send her friends a sample copy and ask them to subscribe. This evidence of prosperity delights ua. Is Your Certificate Prone CONE TO THE OTHER SHORE. Tea, Though I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death 1 Will Fear no Evil. MUM. M. H. SHAFFNER. As the clock in the tower of tho Court House was tolling off the hour of four last Sunday after noon, the spirit of Mrs. Maggie, wife of M. R. Shaffner, Esq., of this place, bade farewell to its earthly tenement and winged its way to celestial blessedness. It was only a few mouths ago that the friends of Mrs. Shaffner were pained to learn that an in sidious disease had fastened it self upon her; and wlile she had from the first the most careful and constant medical attention, it was beyond the skill of any hu man agency to save her life. About a week prior to her death, her symptoms became alarming, and then to the end it was only a struggle to lengthen her life not by days, but by hours. Maggie Oakes Shaffner, daugh ter of James and Maria Oakes, was born on the old homestead near Watsontown, Pa., April 12, 1850. On the 20th o: May 1885, she was united in marriage with M. R. Shaffner, and they came to this place and went to housekeep ing later in the summer of the same year; and during her resi dence of almost eighteen years here, she, by her quiet, consistent earnest christian life won the highest esteem and most tender affection of all who came within the circle of her influence. Owing to the fact that inter ment was made in the Shaffner lot iu Riverside cemetery at Huntingdon, Pa, on Tuesday evening, it was necessary to hold the funeral services at seven o'clock Tuesday morning that the train might be reached at Mer aersburg at 10:30. Tho services were held by her pastor Rev. Win. A. West, D. D., of the Presbyterian church as sisted by Rev. J. H. Mathers, D. D., of Bellwood, Pa., and were most impressive. The floral tributes one from the classmates and teacher of her Sunday school class, one from the members of the Missionary society and one from the Christ ian Endeavor society in both of which she was an active mem ber and one from members of the Masonic fraternity, were touchingly beautiful. Besides her husband, the de ceased is survived by one brother Mr. J. Bruce Oakes near Watson town, Pa. MRS. SARAH SMITH. Mrs. Sarah Smith died at her home in Mt. Carroll. 111., Monday morning, June 22, 1903, aged 05 years. She was a former rest dent of McConnellsburg, being the widow of Joseph A. Smith who died here about twently years ago, and sister of Mrs. D, V. Sipes of this place, - Mrs. Su san Ott of Chambersburg, Mrs, Cornelius Lambert of St Thorn- as, and Peter Binkloy of Omaha. The Evening Mirror, of Mt. Carroll, says Mrs. Smith retired at the usual time Sunday evenine fueling in her ordinary good health, save for the complaint of a toothache. About 2:30 the daughter Mattie, who sleeps in an adjoining room, was awakened by what seemed to be a scratch ing on tho floor or wall. She call ed to her mother but received no response, and going to her room found tho parent lying on the floor beside her bed. The sons were summoned aud she was rained to the bed. Wheu asked as to the trouble, she raised her hand to her head, and replied that her teeth aud head were ach ing. These were her last words. Shu at once sank into a stupor and at shortly before 7 o'clock passod away, without having gained consciousness. Death was dm; to apoplexy. Tho deceased was an estima lilo woman, respected for her ma j y admirable qualities. Mrs. Smith was a member of tho Lutheran church in the East, REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPROYED. Mr. Andrew Hoover of Taylor Township to he Removed. At the special session of court this week, the report of the com mittee to inquire as to the sanity of Mr. Andrew Hoover of Taylor township, was approved, and he will be sent to a State Institution as soon as practicable. Mr. Hoover is about 61 years of age. During the past fifteen or twenty years he has been sub ject to epilepsy or falling tits, and more recently it was noticed that his mind was failing. About two weeks ago there was a decided change for the worse, and on the 20th ult., he became so violent that his friends were obliged to appeal to the authori ties for help. Consequently, on the State he was taken to McCon nellsburg, and on the charge of assault and battery, he was com mitted to the county prison. The Court was at once asked for a ocommitte lunatic inquirendo, and Hon. S. W. Kirk, F. P. Lynch Esq., and Dr. A. D. Dalbey were appointed, and last Friday took testimony in the case and report ed substantially as follows : That he (Mr. Hoover) is In in digent circumstances, and has no property to keep him, that he is subject to epilepsy or falling fits, he at times became very violent and has to be watched and re strained; that his mental condi tion is not good, has not been for a number of years, and is gradu ally growing worse, and, there fore, from the testimony, we be lieve his condition is growing more serious, that it is dangerous for him to be running at large, that there are no facilities here for taking proper care of him, aud that he should be confined in some institution for the insane where he may have proper care, but after removing west was not affiliated with any denomination, although she lived a conscien tious Christian life, and has gone to the reward earned through fi delity to her faith. Seven sons and two daughters are left to mourn a devoted moth er's love. They are William G., John P., and Robert, George, Roy, Frank J., Thomas, Mrs. Charles E. Grove and Miss Mat tie. MISS CHKISTENA W. MYERS. Miss Chnstena W. Myers, daughter of Rev. John Myers of the Little Cove died at her home on Friday evening 19th ult., from a hemorrhage of the lungs. She had been ill with lung disease for about -five years. She was aged 23 years, 4 month and 18 days. She is survived by her father and mother and the following broth ers and sisters: J. Martin, Gar ry C, Theodore H., Delia, Eliza beth, Olive and Mrs. Joseph Funk. Miss Myers had been a member of the German Baptist church for a number of years. The funeral was largely attend ed. The services were conduct ed by Rev. Calvin Garland, ot Needmore and Elder Jacob Kel ler. Interment was in Licking Creek German Baptist grave yard. She bore her long illness and suffering with remarkable cheer fulness and resignation. Her memory will long be cherished in the minds of a host of friends and admirers. MRS. ELIZABETH LAUVER. The subject of this notice died in Chester, O., on Thursday of last week aged about 82 years. Her remains were brought to Hancock on Friday, and thence out to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bivens.noar Big Cove Tannery, on Friday. From the latter place funeral took place on Sunday and re mains were interred at t. iJaurs Lutheran church. Maj. Frank W. Hess and faral ly leave San Diego, California, to day for the East. Miss Lib will stop off at Ocheyedon, Iowa, and spend some time among friends there. OUR PUBLIC PROPERTY. County Commissioners to he Commended for their In terest and Care. Our commissioners, Samuel D. Mellott, George Sigel and H.Park Palmer, are winning the hearty commendation of the good citi zens of this county for the inter est they are manifesting in the care of our public buildings. When they came Into office last January they found that the yard in front of the Court House was used as a general dumping ground for ashes and old rub bish ; they found an old dilapida ted fence feebly attempting to surround the County Park ; they found the doors to the main hall way of the Court House with bro ken locks, and allowed to stand open or shut at night to suit the convenience of any who might feel interested one way or the other ; home of the public offices without paper, matting or furni ture, and the town clock stretch ing forth its hands beseechingly that a coat of paint might be given the cupola to keep the clock from drowning every time it rained. "But things hab changed about de place" a janitor was employ ed, locks were restored, needed repairs made, the offices over hauled, the rubbish cleared away the old fence sold and, duriug the past week Messrs. Shinier and Doyle have been busy with putty and paint shutting up cre vices and covering with a good coat of paint the dome that was fast decaying for want of atten tion. Not every citizens in the Coun ty may own a farm or even ahome; but every citizen of the County who comes to McConnellsburg and looks upon the public build ings may feel that he has a joint ownership in them, and that he has a right to demand that they shall be properly cared for. Our public property is as much a subject of personal pride aso'ur private property; and nothing is calculated to prejudice the minds of strangers against us, to any greater an extent than to see that we have not spirit enough to look after our public affairs. This does not mean extrava gance. There is a marked difference between extravagance and negli gence. Any farmer in the coun ty who would allow his property t) run down as did the public buildings here, would soon re ceive a call from bheritt f leck with a partnership proposition. Russell Garland Kc-enlists. R. 8. Garland, son of G. N. Garland formerly of this county, who for the past six years has been in United States Marine service, is visiting his parents at Washington, Pa. Young Garland has just re-en listed in the Marines and is off on a two months' furlough before entering upon another six years' term of service. He has for some time past been stationed at Wash ington, D. C. During the Spanish-American-Philippine war Mr Garland saw much hard service, first in the West Indies and later in the Philippines. His discharge which he received a few days ago notes the Important engagements in which he participated, in ma ny of which he was especially commended by his officers for in dividual acts of bravery. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Fra ker and son Ralph of Fort Little' ton, and James W. Rummel and daughter Emma and the latter 's little son Guy, of this place, went to Gettysburg Tuesday to be present at the anniversary exer clses commemorative of the Great Battle. Notwithstanding the rain last Sunday evening the Children's Day services attracted more poo pie to the Methodist church than could gala admittance. The ex ercises bad been prepared with much care, and were very interesting. SPECIAL COURT SESSION. Disposing of .Matters that Have Accumulated Since June Term. A special term of the Fulton county court was held here Mon thly evening, Judge Swope ana Ms Associutea, Hons. Kirk and Nel son, presiding. This court was ri;vi(mi ijr tun um:u iw in u i u nient on the exceptions to the re port of the auditor in the assigned estate of II. C. Smith. J. Nelson Sipes, Esq., and Mr. Edmonds, of Ilugerstown, were the attorneys for the exceptions. Mr. Sipes moved that the latter be admitted to practice in our courts for this case, and Judge Swope adminis tered the customary onth. Hon. W. Scott Alexander argued to sustain the report. In all there were nine exceptions to the report. Judge Swope took the papers in the case, stating that he would give his opinion in the mutter in the near future. The following current business had accumulated since the recent regular June term, and a session was held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock for its transaction: By Mr. Daniels Widow's ap praisement in the estate of David Mart, lute of Licking Creek town ship. Approved unless exceptions be tiled within 20 days. Mr. Jno. P. Sipes Motion to amend parties to the case of The McConnclUbiirg Water Company vs. The Burgess und Town Council of the Borough of McConnells burg, by udding the name of M. M. Dreibclbiss us the legal plain tiff. Motion allowed. Mr. J. N. Sipes Report of bourd of inspectors to view and in spect the new county bridge re cently erected over Tonolowuv Creek at Maxwell's Fording, in Thompson township. Report con firmed. Mr. Daniels In the matter of the petition of the citizens of Beth el township for viewers to lay out a public road, which board was appointed at the last term of court, the court was asked to vacate the name of William Baylor, of Ayr township, because he is a relative to one of the petitioners. The name of Ephraim Mellott, of Lick ing Creek township, was substitu ted. Mr. Alexander Petition of citizens of Fulton count' for the appointment of a suitable person to fill the office of Jury Commis sioner during the unexpired term of C. II. E. Plutnmer, who has re moved from the county. George F. Metzler, of Licking Creek town ship, was appointed. Mr. Daniels Report of the committee on Andrew Hoover, of Taylor township. The committee, which consisted of Dr. A. 1). Dal bey, Frank P. Lynch and S. W. Kirk, Esq., found that Mr. Hooy er was subject to epilepsy and was mentally deranged. It was recom mended that ho be detained in some suitable institution where proper attention could Imj given to his case. The court made an or der in accordance with tho recom mendation. Mrs. B. F. Shives of Laurel Ridge came in Tuesday morning and advanced her subscription to the News. Landlord Speck, Henry Miller, and J. C. McGowan, of Burnt Cabins were among the county seat visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rowe, Miss Lavinia Hershey and Clara Detwiler all of Knobsville spent last Friday at McConnellsburg. . On Wednesday, June 24, 11)03, Mr. Job Harr and Miss Elsie Mc Eldowney both of Belfast town ship were united In marriage by Rev. Lewis Chambers of Big Cove Tannery. Besides going into nearly every family in this county, the Fulton County News reaches nearly sev eu hundred homes scattered over almost every State iu the Union, and crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific going out aa a weekly let ter to friends in foreign lands. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Mention of Persons and Places You Know. M. D. Matthias of Uustontown was here last Saturday. Paul Shade of Washington, D. C, is visiting in the home of Mrs. Catharine Bender of this place. Miss Jessie Geinger of Buck V.illey spent part of last week among friends in Everett. Mrs. D. M. Kendall is home af ter a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Shepherd in Ohio. Dr. F. S. Shoemaker of Jean nette, Pa., is visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Shoemaker at Hustoutown. Mr. C. M. Braut one of Taylor's substantial farmers, called last Friday to advance his subscrip tion to the News. The merchant who does not in vite the public to visit his store is woefully behind the age. Ju dicious advertising is one of tho secrets of business success. Miss Barbara Martin who spent the past year as a student at tho Lock Haven state normal is at home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin of the Cove. On Tuesday eveuing of last week in the ladies parlor of the Hotel Dunn, at Berkeley Springs Mr. Nathan Trail, of Maryland, was married to Miss Rhoda M. Smith of this county. Lieut, and Mrs. J. Walker Johnston spent last Friday night a-week with the family of S. Iloustou Johuston near Mercers burg, on their return from a visit to Gettysburg. Master Reed Ray returned from the Chester Springs Sol diers' Orphans' school last Thur day eveuing to spend the summer vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Ray. Prof. Harry E. Gress, prin cipal of the Soldiers' Orphans' school at Uniontown, accompa nied by his wife and child, is spending his summer vacation among friends here. Superintendent Barton held his first teachers' examination for this year at Prof. Shull's school at Uarrisonville Tuesday of last week. Thirteen were ex amined and twelve certificates granted. Subscribers to the Fulton County News when requesting change of address will please state where they have been re ceiving the paper. Failure to do this frequently prevents the de sired change being made. W. A. Culler of Mercersburg, formerly of Thompson township this county has been elected prin cipal of the Bridgeport schools. Mr. Culler is one of Fraukliu county's best teacher's and this is a recognition of his worth as an instructor. On Tuesday of last week, John M. Bain, managing editor of the Pennsylvania Hawkeye, at Bed ford resigned. He has agreed to remain with that paper, however, until some one to fill the position is secured. Mr. Bain has obtain ed' employment in Chicago. Ou Wednesday evening of last week while , a daughter of Win, P. Unger of Ayr township was in a tree picking cherries, she fell to the ground, breaking one of the bones in her right.foro arm. Dr. Mosser reduced the fracture and she will soon be all right again. Work on the line of the Bedford-Fulton Telephone company is progressing rapidly. The polo for the line between Breezewood and Everett have been erected this week. The work was much delayed by the wet weather of the past few weeks, but the line is now ready for the wires. Tommy Hamll's grocery busi ness at the East end of town has grown to the proportions, that will make it necessary in a short time to enlarge his room. We are glad to note this success. His genial and accommodating man ner has won to his store a wide and valued patronage.
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