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VOLUME 4.
McCONNX-LLSHUKG, PA., AUGUST 12, 1903.
NUM1JER 48
SCHOOLS ARE NOW FILLED
Eighty-eight Persona Examined; Seventy
Certificates Granted.
ElfiHTY-FIVE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY
Twenty-five per Cent, of the Teacher Are Be
ginners, and Twenty-five per Cent.
Mold Professional Papers.
TAYLOK.
The examination was held for
this township at Hustontown, on
Tuesday of last week. Hut one
person was examined, and that
one passed. The directors then
elected the following teachers:
Hustontown, Prof. B. C. Lam
herson, $30; Steveas, W. G. Wink
28; Cherry Grove Grace Huston
!?-'t; Winegardncr, John Wood
cock, 28; Waterfall, Nora Fisher,
$28; Gracey, Etnria Sloan, $28;
Fairviow, Albert A. Mellott, $28.
Laidig, Lillian Fisher, $28.
Schools open September 14;
DUHLIN.
No applicants foi examination.
Teachers: Burnt Cabins, E. E.
Kell, $35; Muddy Level, Harvey
M. Sipos, $25; Ft. Littleton, Myr
l!o Stevens, $U0; Chesnuts, David
K. Chesuut, $30; Clear Ridge,
Lillian Fleming, :J0; Smith's,
Emma Lyle, $25; Battle, Ridge,
Elsie Baker, $25; Glunt's, E. B.
Clino, $25.
Schools open August 31.
TOD.
No applicants for examination.
Teachers: Knobsville, Prof. T.
S. Hershey, $2G: Woodburn, Jes
sie Gress, $25; McGovern's, C. C.
Rotz, $33; Scott's, Russel Nelson,
$2f; Summer's, Amos D. Peightel
$25.
Schools open September 7.
In glauclng over the list, we
notice that there are iu the coun
ty, 85 schools one more than
last year, the new school being in
Licking Creek township, which
gives that township, nine schools.
Twenty-five per cent, of the
teachers are beginners, and twenty-five
per cent, professional
teachers, that is, teachers who
hold normal school diplomas, per
manent, or professional certifi
cates. Ten teachers hold permanent
certificates; six, professional, and
five normal diplomas.
Of the professional teachers,
Ayr has 2; Belfast, 2; Brush
Creek, 2; Licking Creek, 3; Mc
Connellsburg, 4; Taylor, 3; Tod,
2; Thompson, 1, and Wells, 1.
Eighty-two persons were ex
amined by the county superinten
dent, and seventy received certifi
cates. There wei'e not quite schools
enough to go round, and a fow
who received professional certifi
cates did not expect to teach,
hence, there are ten of that kind
of certifiers "outstanding."
Shippensburg Normal School.
When th new law goes into ef
fort next year fixing the salaries
of teachers at thirty-five dollars
per month directors will then not
te satisfied to elect teachers of
low grade certificates. They will
conclude that if the salaries are to
be raised the. qualification's of the
teachers must bo satisfactory.
Teachers should anticipate this
now demand upon them and pre
pare themselves moro fully by
talcing a course at the Shippens
burg State Normal School. Write
for a catalogue and other informa
tion to Dr. G. M. D. Eckels, Ship
pensburg, Pa.
WERE AT MT. ALTO.
Among those from this place
who attended the Christian En
deavor Reunion at Mt. Alto last
Thursday were Miss Annie Com
orer, Miss Ola Stoutoagle, Miss
Carrie Stenger, Miss Myrtle
Comeror, Miss Jessie Linn, Miss
Nell Comerer and Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. A. Comore'r. The exercises
it Mt. Alto wero very much on
joyed. The only unpleasant fea
ture about McConnellsburg poo-
pie attending is, that If they want
to mako the trip in one day, it is
necessary to leave here before
ly-lightand not get back until
three o'clock the following nioru-
".;' an this party did. .
PLAV,NQ PRANKS " EDIT0R
A Little Hard on Our Nervous System,
But We'll Try to Stand It.
Sometime ago we received from
our old friend Charlie Sloan, ,..ne
of tho Standard Oil Company's
right-hand men at Buffalo, N. Y.,
a check for five dollars with in
struotiousto advance his subsci ip
tion to the Fulton County News
five years. If the walking had
not been so bad and our shoes so
nearly played out wo would hove
gone right up to Buffalo, to .ee
whether he meant it. Well, our
nerves had scarcely quieted from
that experience when last Thurs
day's mail brought us a letler
from a different section of the
country. It was from W. B.
Sipes, senior member of the firm
of W. B. Sipes & Co., of the "Bus
iest Store on Earth." Mt. Carroll,
Illinois, and it contained a check
for five dollars and a request to
advance his subscription to the
News five years. As his paper
was overdue only about three
days, his paper is now paid up to
August 1, 11)08.
ext!!!
Going Away From Home.
H. Wishart Wink, of Huston
town lias just been elected teach
er of a school in Broad top City at
a salary of $40 and perhaps $45 a
month.
Lee Bolioger, of Taylor tow n
ship a student of Piofessor Pal
mer's Normal here this summer
has been elected to a school in
Huntingdon county.
Miss Elsie BottenlieJd, whodu
ing the past two years has taught
iu Union township will teach in
Maryland th ensuing year.
AN OLD BIBLE.
Mrs. L. E. Harris has in her
possession an old bible that was
printed in England many, many
years ago. It is about eighteen
inches in length by twelve in
width and four or five in thick
ness. The book was presented
to W. W. Harris father of the late
Hon. James A. Harris in 1818, by
the former's aunt Mrs. Cook, and
hence has been in the Harris fam
ily a long time.
ACROSS CONTINENT TO WED.
Pennsylvania Girl Travels Alone to Seat
tle to Join Lover.
Miss Margaret Barley, daugh
ter of Reuben Barley, a well
known citizen of St. Clairsville,
Bedford county, alone made a
trip across the continent to Seat
tle, where she was married to
Harry Zinu.Griffith, son of Jacob
Griffith, of Cessna, Bedford coun
ty, who is a sheet metal worker
at Bremerton, Washington state.
Mr. Griffith saw service in the
Spanish-American war and did
garrison duty at Mantanzas for
nine months. After being mus
tered out he came home and later
went west. In due time he sent
for the object of his affections
who arrived at Seattle a few days
ago where the marriage cere
mony was performed by Rev. Dr.
Knapple, of the Lutherau church.
Everett Republican.
CLEAR RIDGE.
Last Saturday our sporting
friends had the pleasure of wit
nessing a game of base ball be
tween Clear Ridge and Fort Lit
tleton, on the ground of the lat
ter. Game wa called at 3 o'clock
by umpires Long and Brubaker.
During the game there was but
little scrapping from the fact that
both sides consisted of gentlemen
Iy players.
The line up was as follows :
CLEAR IUIJUE FT. LITTLETON.
Ramsey, p D. Franer,
Wmegarduer,
StinBon,
Shore,
C. Henry,
J. Huston,
S. Henry,
C. Huston,
Korlin,
o B. Fraker,.
as Chamberlain,
fb Winters,
sb G.Fraker,
tb Jones,
rf Patterson,
cf Smith,
If li. Fraker. .
. Fort Littleton 8.
Clear Ridge 16.
! ANSWERED LAST SUMMONS1
William Polk Died at His Home at Knobs
ville Last Friday Morning.
WAS VETERAN OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
A Corporal of Company A, Fifth Regiment
United States Infantry. He Served
Five Full Years.
i After an illness sxlundini?
through a period of several weeks
Mr. William Polk died at his
homo at Knobsville this county,
last Fridiy morning. Funeral
services were conducted on Sat
urday by his pastor, Rev. J. V.
Adams of the M. E. church, and
interment was made in the little
cemetery at Knobsville.
Mr. Polk was born in Dublin
township, this county in 1824,
where he grew to njanhood.
Ou the 15th of September 1846,
he enlisted in the army and be
came a corporal in Captain and
Brevet-Lieutenant Colonel D.
Reggies Company (A.) Fifth Reg
iment U. S. Infantry.
Soon after his enlistment, his
regiment was placed under com
mand of Gen. Zack Taylor, and
he participated in the engage
ments of Northern Mexico, and
afterwards entered the city of
Mexico with General Scott in
1847. Having enlisted for five
years, ho remained in the service
until the expiration of that time,
when ho was honorably discharg
ed on the 15th of September lh51
at Fort Belknap, Texas.
Returning to this county, he,
on the 8th of January 185", was
married to Miss Barbara Long,
who survives him. With the ex
ception of his army service, he
had spent most of his life in the
immediate viciuity of his nativity-
During the last four years he
has resided at Knobsville.
Besides his wife he is survived
by the following children : Miss
Daisy, David, and D wight, in
Clearfield county, and Etta, wife
of William Hamil at Knobsville.
With the exception of "Col."
William Bishop, who was a cor
poral in Captain Samuel Taylor's
Company, of which the late David
Fore, John Miller, and J. Alfred
Sipes all of this county were
members, Mr. Polk is the last
survivor of the Mexican soldiers
in this county.
WELLS TANNERY.
Mrs. S. P. Wishart is visiting
her sister Lizzie Moore in Mifflin.
Mr. Arnold Houpt and family
of New Grenada spent Sunday
with Mrs. V. D. Schenck.
Mr. Will Haffley and wife of
Hopewell, visited Mrs. Rebecca
Horton Sunday.
Among the sick of our vicinity
are G. W. Swope, George Adams
aud Robert Swope.
Joe Blackmore of Pittsburg,
has come to spend a short vaca
tion with his wife, who has been
for two weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Stewart.
Miss Miriam Campbell of Osce
ola, is visiting Miss Maud Baum
gardner. The different churches of our
valley will not have services next
Sunday, on account of the U. B.
campmeetiug. We trust our peo
ple will all consider where they
are going; as it should be as sa
cred a place as our own churches
and much good could be done, if
we go with the right motives.
Now, you fellows that have been
blowing about your old land tur
tles, trot 'em out; and if you have
anything of genuine merit that
will distance ours, you can have
the barlow. On the 5th, Inst, J.
F.' Early saw one cantering
around in one of his fields, aud
his curiosity was aroused to tho
extent that he capturod tho gay
young fellow. You can imagine
Foster's astonishment, when he
examined the turtle's bulletin
board and found thereon inscrib
ed, "John B. Alexander, June 14,
1H44."
Mr. Ch:irliu Bokur of Cham-h.trV-urg
h agueHt in tlto home
t f Mrs. M. B. Trout.
SUNNYSIDE.
! Its Location, and a Brief Sketch ol the
Famous Whips Cove.
j The above named place is sit
I uatcd Iu Whips Cove, a beautiful
j valley lying in tho western part
I of Fulton county. The village of
j Sunnyside contains a store, a
blacksmith shop, a cabinet maker
shop, a carpenter shop, and va
rious less important industries.
Tho valley which bears the
name Whips Cove is situated be
tween Sideling Hill on the east
and Town Hill ou the west, and
contrary to the idea suggested
by their names, are not hills, but
good sized mountains, as all are
ready to admit who travel across
them.
The valley takes its name from
a Mr. Whip one of its first set
tlers who opened the farm now
owned by Howard Mellott, at
present the efficient constable of
Brush Creek township.
Crossing Town Hill from Em
maville, going into the Cove, the
valley presents a beautiful ap
pearance, as the traveler bholds
the valley variegated with nu
merous fields of buckwheat in
full bloom, filling the air with a
redolence that is intoxicating to
the olfactory nerves; and the hum
of the wings of millions of busy
bees, and the herds of lazy well
fed cattle, gives at once the im
pression that the land of milk and
honey has at last been found.
There is a large acreage of the
prismatic grain being cultivated
this year, the soil being peculiar
ly adapted to its successful
growth, and the short time nine
ty days in which it can be mar
keted from tho date of its plant
ing.
The health of the residents of
the Cove is now good. Very soon
visitors will be making their ap
pearance to attend the Crystal
Springs camp meeting.
Mrs. Sophia Mellott has just
returned home from a protracted
visit among friends in Bedford
county.
Miss Minnie Mellott is expect
ed to return to her home from Al
toona in a few days.
Mr. Editor, the people of the
Cove do very much enjoy the
weekly visits of The Fulton
County News, and we would
suggest to the people everywhere
in the county to send in to the
editor every week the happenings
of their respective localities.
BUGGY DEMOLISHED.
Horse Shied Causing au Unfortunate Up
, set on Turnpike.
Last Friday morning Mr. Nor
man Akers, of Sipes Mill met
with a mishap that cost him a
new buggy.
He and Miss Margaret Daniels
had started for a drive to McCon-
nellsburg and had reached the
pike at Groenhill without any ac
cident occurring that would be of
interest to the general public-
While driving along the pike their
horse, a spirited animal, shied,
and before they had time to say
"Jaclr Robinson" the buggy was
up on a log at the side of the road
quickly upsetting and throwing
the occupants out on the pike.
With presence of mind,4 Norman
held on to the struggling horse,
but when they came to make an
inventory of the wreck, it was
found that the top and body of
the buggy had been eutirely de
molished. It would be a mighty mean fel
low that would intimate that Nor
man didn't know how to drive.
A number of the raembors of
thu Reformed congregation in
this place, and others who have
friends buried In tho Reformed
graveyard, spent several days
last week iu giving the little cem
etery at the Reformed church a
complete trimming up. They al
so put a new fence along the side
of the cemetery next to Walnut
street, and when the coat of white
wash In given the fence, the gen
eral appearance of the property
will be greatly Improved.
FULTON MAY GET RAILROAD
Surveyors Hard at Work on Line Through
Bedford County.
THROUGH WHIPS COVE TO HANCOCK.
Well Informed Man Says He Has no Doubt
That It Will be Bull!, and that Work
May be Commenced Soon.
The movements of the Wabash
during the past few months in
the locating of their link between
Cumberland and Cherry Run
and beginning work on the same
has had a tendency to draw the
attention of our people from the
projected route of the B. and O.,
intending to shorten the distance
from Pittsburg to Baltimore, and
extending through the western
part of this county. Persons who
ought to know what they are talk
ing about, say there is no doubt
about the B. & O. building that
road.
During the past year surveyors
have been over the route many
times, and have done their work
with the greatest care. Many of
the leading officials of the read
have been over the ground and
inspected it most closely. We
may at least say that if they do
not build thev are, at least, think
ing very hard abont it.
The following is clipped from j
last Friday's issue of the Penn
sylvania Hawkeye, published at
Bedford.
"It will be of interest to people
who have beeu watching the move
ments of the railroad companies
in this section of the State for
some time to know that well in
formed men believe that all the
talk that has been heard concern
ing developments along that line
is not all smoke, as some poople
have been pleased to say it is. The
Hawkeye learned tins week from
au absolutely reliable source that
there is but little doubt that the
Baltimore and Ohio intends to
construct tho much talked about
line to connect with its main stem
at Hancock. The engineers are
now going over the route and a
day or two ago were at New Bal
timore, some twelve or fourteen
miles from Bedford. They are
pushing in this direction, and the
gentleman from whom this in
formation was obtained, who
conversed with the engineering
party this week, says that they
should reach Bedford in a short
time. "Since the change in the
relations existing between the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsyl
vania," said he, "there has been
a widespread but erroneous opin
ion that the Baltimore and Ohio
simply exists in name. That is
not true. The Baltimore and
Ohio is now as much of a separate
and distinct corporation as it ever
was, the only difference being
that the lion s share of the stock
is held by men who are interest
ed in the Pennsylvania. It is
still as much to the interest of
the Baltimore and Ohio to take
advantage of opportunities to in
crease its business at the small
est cost as it ever was. It is a
well known fact that the route it
is proposed to pursue will great
ly shorten the distance between
Pittsburg and Philadelphia and
that would be a good thing for
the Baltimore and Ohio and for
the distinguished gentlemen who
have come into possesion of the
controhng interest in the stock of
the road. But what I want to
say is that Bedford will be great
ly benefited by the building of
this new line. I do not doubt
that it will be built and that work
will be
commenced in a short
time.
m lt , 7 7 Ijxiunds power, guaranteed to
The Borough school board hadHflUeezo the noma w ,rV
a meeting Monday night, and fix-
ed the length of ensuing school
term at eight months. The win- j
ter vacation will oxtond from De- i
comber 24, to January 5. Miss :
Sue Peightel was appointed jani-
tress of the building on the hill,
and Miss Anuie Kelsor. down
Street - I
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Mr. Thomas Humbert of Iiwer 1
Ayr spent a fow hours in town'
Afonday.
PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Marriage of Miss Lettle Ikshong and
Mr. Philip Deshong,
A very pretty home wedding
occurred at the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Simon DoshnngL , . ... . ,
. . , , . ... r . I Home for a Vacation, Away for an Outing,
When their daughter, M ISS Lettle j Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll
and Mr. i'hihp S. Deshong
were
unitod in marriage by Elder J E.
Gore of Virgiuia:, assisted by El
der J. C. Melltt of Riddlesburg.
At half past 11 o'clock the bride
aud groom entered the parlor,
which was beautifully decorated
with llowers and ferns.
The bride was attended by her
sister Miss Viola, and Mr. Roy
Garland acted as best man. Tiie
bride was very beautifully attirod
and the groom wore the conven
tional black. After receiving con
gratulations by a large number of
friends and relatives, the dining
room doors were thrown open
and thoy all paitook of a sumptu
ous dinner.
In the evening they started for
an extended visit among their
many friends, after which they
will settle down where the groom
has plenty of this world's posses
sions. A FUIEND.
BLUE SPRING.
Franklin County People Well Known on
This Side of the Mountain.
Mrs. Georgiana Glazier and
her husband visited friends in
McConnellsburg one day last
week.
Mrs. Dessie Pitt-man
Mercersburg Saturday
was at
having
some teeth extracted.
Mr. Garver of Waynesboro, is
visited his daughter Mrs. Helen
Trogler in Mercersburg.
Dayton Mellott has had the
misfortune recently to lose sever
al head of flue live stock.
Mr. Seth Steiger and Miss
Bess Irwin spent last Thursday
at the home of Miss Nell Sheets.
Mr. Elmer Trogler speut lust
Sunday with his brother Ellis.
Mrs. Doc Mellott and daughter
Bess, Mrs. Georgiana Glazier,
Misses Nellie and Millie Sheets,
Mrs. Linna A. Trogler and Miss
Maud Deshong were all out on
the mountain last Monday pick
ing blackberries.
Mr. Jessie Peck accompanied
by Mrs. Alvah Pittman, visited
relatives in Franklin county last
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Edith Trogler who has
been spending some time with
her sister, Mrs. Brindle near
Dickeys Station, returned to her
homo Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph, of
Reading, visited the family ol
Daniel Sheets last week.
Mrs. Daniel Sheets spent last
Friday with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Jerry Glazier.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Trogler and
M iss Maud Deshong spent Sun
day with the family of Wm. Trog
ler in Mercersburg.
Mrs. Helen Trogler and son El
wood, spent Monday with her
son Ellis.
Mr. Martin Clevenger and wife
of Fulton, are among the resi
dents of Blue Springs.
Charles Brindle who made a
flying trip to Illinois, has return
ed to his home near Dickeys Sta
tion. A COMPLETE OUTFIT,
j Elliott Ray of this place has
; erected a new building on the
i spot where Fin Johnston's old
M 7, n. " 1 T4u.u
lu'a latest improved cider mill
and hydraulic press with 400,000
mid-day breeze on the Arabian
desert The machinery will all
j0 in place and Mr. Ray expects
to boiriu making eidar Thurad
It is mo8t conveniently arranged.
a wagon may drive to one side of
tie building and unload, and
ul.,nH t, ti,a .
KimA rnna iha 1ni- tntn n
ou the wagon.
S. A. Nesbit spent last Thurs-
day iu Cham bersburg.
j ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Find It Right Here.
Miss Mary Kendall of tho Cove
is visiting friends at LemHster.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Nace of
Carlisle, are &pe;iding a week in
this place.
Miss Helen KrUe of Carlisle, is
the guestof Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Patterson.
Miss Ruth West is spending
this month with her aunt and
grandfather in this place.
Mr. John Hoover of Cham bers
burg, is among the number of
our summer visitors.
We had a very pleasant caller
Tuesday in' the person of our old
friend Jacob Clouser of Laurel
Ridge.
Miss Cornetha B. Nosbit spent
from Tuesday until Saturday of
last week with Miss Mary Ken
dall in the Cove.
Our townsman, .J iiri S. Harris
has beeu in poor health iu: sever
al days. We hope he may soon
feel all right again.
Mr. Carl F. New and Dr. Do
Forest Olmstead of Baltimore,
are taking a tan-days' outing at
McConnellsburg, and registered
at the Fulton House.
Harvey Stoner one of Lancas
ter best printers is taking his
annual summer vacation at the
home of his father Wm. Stoner in
this place.
The family of i lie Editor is in
debted to Mrs. Robert W. Mel
lott of Ayr township for some of
the finest summer apples we have
seen for a long tune.
Sheriff Fleck ai:d Jennie Wilds
of Fort Littleton t.k Emanuel
Fagley to the Stale insane asylum
at Harrisburg last Thursday for
treatment.
Mrs. John B Runyan
and son Russdl, and daughter
Josephine visited friends at Need
more aud War fords burg last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Ellis Sipes, of
Need more and their interesting
little family spent last Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Emery
Hessler, in Tod toAuahip.
Mrs. S. B. Stevens and daugh
ter Grace returned to their homo
in Chambersburg last Sunday af
ter a ten-day visit in the home of
her brother, Prothonotary Geo.
A. Harris of this place.
A little chap aged about six
years "who lives at Franklin Fur
nace got hold of a buttle of cologne
Sunday, drank it and had a com
fortable jag for his trouble. Tho
child felt no bad effects from its
spree.
Mrs. David E. Graham and her
three children, Harry, Maude,
and Bertha, of Chad wick, 111.,
are visiting friends iu this comi
ty. Mrs. Graham is the young
est daughter of Ihe late Thomas
Barber of Belfast township.
Bei to Hann, rotary of tho
school board in Licking Crook
township spent last Wednesday
night with frauds iu this
place. Bert has ju st closed a very
successful season in Bedford
county selling bchool furniture
and Bchool supplies.
Mrs. Wright who lives up at
the corner of Walnut and Second
is in a pretty bad shape. As mr,,t
of our people know, she is old imd
feeble, and lives entirely alono.
Last Sunday night she fell out of
bod and lay on the floor entirely
helpless until found by oneof her
neighbors next morning.
George IL Unger took his wife
and Mr. and Mrs. John Carbaugh
over to Mercersburg last Satur
day where they took the train and
went down to Browns Mills and
attended Campmeeting over Sun
day and visited Mr. and Mrs.
Mayhew. It was Mrs. Car
baugh 's first ride on the cars and
Mrs. Unger's first time to attend
campmeeting.
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