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McCONNKLLSHURG, PA., APRIL (J, 190.
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THE TWENTY-SECOND.
Pennsylvania Cavalry, In Which
Fulton County Men.
Were
SKETCH FROM BATES HISTORY.
Did Valiant Service tor Uncle Sam During
the Civil War and Had Plenty of Op
portunity to "Smell Powder."
In this engagement, Major
Work was sent with his command
to flank the enemy and attack his
roar, which was accomplished
with the most gratifying success.
After the union of the two com
mands at Hagerstown, the entire
regiment, under command of
Lieutenant Colouel Greenfield,
advanced under General Averell
to Martinsburg. On the 31st of
August the division was attacked
aud after a severe engagement,
was driven towards Falling Wa
ters. On the 2d of September it
again advanced to Darkesville,
and boldly attacked, capturing
the enemy's wagon train. On the
3d, at Bunker Hill, and on the 4th
at Stephenson's Depot, it was en
gaged with largely superior
forces of infantry and cavalry,
and on the 7th, charged the ene
my at Darkesville, driving him in
confusion. On the 12th, it was
again engaged in action at Bun
ker Hill, and on the lath, in one at
Bucklestown, in each of which
the regiment bjre itself gallantly.
Sheridan was now ready to
move upon Early with all his
forces, and on the 18th, the regi
ment charged the enemy at Mar
tinsburg, checking him in the
town and early on the following
morning, pursued his retreating
forces towards Winchester.
Captain John H. Boring and Lieu
tenant Felix Boyle were wounded
in this engagement. On this day
Sheridan attacked at theOpequan
and at evening, the Twenty-second,
led by Major Troxell, joined
in the cavalry charge which final
ly routed the rebel army, and
sent him in flight and confusion
through Winchester, the regi
ment capturing a battery and
eighty meu. Captain William F.
Speer was among the wounded.
Following the retreating enemy,
it came up with him at Fisher's
Hill, where it participated in the
tierce fighting which again routed
the enemy, Lieutenant George
Gass being wounded, and on the
2Cth, pushed the advantage by at
tacking at Mount Vernon Forge.
On the 27th, the division wassur
prised while in camp, by a super
ior force of the enemy. TbeTwen-ty-second
rallied, under a severe
fire, and delivered a most deter
mined charge, driving the enemy
back in disorder, aud held the
ground in face of an overwhelm
ing force, thereby saving the en
tire division train. It's loss was
very severe. Major Work.and Ad
jutant Joseph G. Isenberg, were
among the severely wounded and
Lieutenant C. L. Mercereau and
Surgeon S. M. Finley were taken
prisoners. The regiment was
commanded here bv Major Trox
ell, Lieutenant Colonel Greenfield
being in command of the brigade
the latter displaying both courage
and ability in the disposition ol
his troops. At Cedar Creek, on
the 19th of October, it was again
fiercely engaged, losing a number
in killed and wounded, Captain
Martin Kuhn being of the latter.
A few days after the battle,
the regiment was sent in charge
of a train bearing the wounded to
Martinsburg, where, after itsar
rival, it went into camp, and re
mained until the 20th of Decem
ber. It was then ordered to New
Creek, and during the winter,
was engaged in active duty in the
counties of Hardy, Hampshire
and Pendleton, operating against
roving bands of the enemy, which
infested the mountains of that
region, capturing and driving
them away, and completely free
ing the country from their pres
ence. To accomplish this, the
command was kept almost con
t stan tly in the saddle, and was ex
posed to great hardships and pri
vations, in moving over the moun
tain roads covered with ice and
Fulton County Honored. j
Fulton county has long been !
noted for buckwheat, hoop poles i
and Methodist preachers. The
quality of the buckwheat has nev
er been questioned; and while we j
have not had a lull report of the i
hoop-poles, and cannot spnak of
them, we modestly say of the
preachers that their work has i
been widely praised many of i
them having been long enough in
the field to make records that do
great honor to their church, their
conference, and their native coun
ty.
Two of these preachers, name
ly, Amos S. Baldwin and George
W. Stevens, are now presiding
elders in their conference the
Central Pennsylvania, the only
brethren of the whole uumber
that have been appointed to this
office. That these brothers are
serving their church and confer
ence with increasing acceptabili
ty is proved by the fact that the
conference, by a large vote, hou
ors them with the responsibilty
of representing, as delegates, in
the General Conference which
meets next May in Los Angeles,
Cal., in the interests of the Meth
odist Episcopal church; also, John
F. Davis, a native of McConnells-
burg, and an ex-county superin
tendent of Fulton, a prominent
layman of our church in Williams-
port Pa., was by the Lay Electoral I
Conference, elected a lay delegate
to the General Conference.
The action of theso two bodies
does great honor to Fulton couu-
ty.
J. D. W. D.
Donation Party.
About fifty members of the M.
E. church in this place met in the
Sunday school room last Wednes
dajr evening and then proceeded
to the parsonage to express their
appreciation of the return of
their pastor for another Confer
ence year. Not only did they
bring expressions of good will
for nim and family, but likewise
an abundant, old-fashioned do
nation of many substantial arti
cles of food not even forgetting
the parson's faithful horse. Ma
ny persons, unable to be present,
sent greetings and well filled bas
kets. The pastor, recently re-appointed,
is in ' every way appreci
ative of this unexpected visit of
his people to his home not alone
for the gifts, but for harmonious
support in every way.
LOWER THOMPSON.
Cold and ground frozen this
morning; hope summer will come
byand-by.
Mr. Amos Sharp, wife and two
daughters, Dennis Everts and
wife and two sons, and Charles
Slacker were the guests of E.
Gregory's last Sunday.
Frank Dishong and wife, Mrs.
Harvey Lynch, Dock and Walker
Carbaugh, Milly Lynch, Jno. Sny
der and Miss Ida Shives were the
guests of Isaac Peck recently.'
Francis Gordon visited her pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. Moses Gor
don last Sunday.
Those contemplating building
houses and barns this summer
are David Gregory, John H.
Brewer, Lewis Keefer, I. W. Zim
merman, G. W. Fisher, Eli Funk,
Denton Everts, and Win. Booth.
DavidPowellishaviug his house
painted, which adds much to the
appearance. Mr. Powell hns also,
built an end to his house.
snow and swept by wintry bl.t- ts.
In April, 1865, nearly one hnlf
of the men were mustered out f
service, their term having ex pil ed.
The remainder, uuder com
mandof LieutenantColonel Green
field, continued in service until
near the close of June, w hen it
was consolidated with a portion
of the Eighteenth Regiment,
forming the Third Provisional
Cavalry. The new command win
distributed at various joints
through West Virginia, and con
tributed largely to the restora
tion and maintainance of civil order.-
It was finally mustered out
of service at Cumberland, Mary
land on the Jllst of October.
i
DAYS OF AULD LANG SYNE. I
A Glimpse at the Earlier Hall of the
Last Century.
WRITTEN BY "UNCLE" JAKE MILLER.
Tells of (he Schools In His Boyhood Days,
and Weaves In Many Things of In
terest In his Auto-biography.
As several old men have, dur
ing late yeai s, written out a
sketch of their lives for publica
tion in the News, I have conclud
ed to try it too, and give some
idea of how people got along in
my early days and up to this
time.
1 was born at Sheppardstown,
Virginia, September 20, 1827.
My father and mother moved
from Sheppardstown to Burnt
Cabins in 1831. My father was a
blacksmith, and carried on that
business at the Cabins for eight
years. At that time there were
no free schools, but in 1835 the
free school system was establish
ed, and I went to the first one in
the county then Bedford coun
ty. Old Mr. William Pymm
taught the first school at the Cab
ins. The school was taught in a
little old building, just close to
Mr. Charles McGehee's house.
Mr. Pymm owned the school
house, and he also owned and liv
ed iu the brick house across the
street from the school house,
both of which are there yet.
At that time, and for a number
of years after, there was no
County superintendent. The di
rectors examined the teachers,
and some of them could not
writo. I never knew auy one to
apply for a school but that he got
it. For a number of years there
was only a three-months school
term, and they taught every oth
er Saturday. Boys that were
working, like myself, would be
kept at home to cut wood and do
other work, and would lose six
days out of the three months :
but I would hardly give my bit
of learning for some of those who
go seven months.
Children labored under great
disadvantages at school then.
Each scholar would be called up
to recite his lessou by himsell.
Cobb's spelling book and the Tes
tament were the ijrincip.il hooks
for small scholars, and Pike's,
and Smiley's, arithmetics were
used some. Girls did nut study
arithmetic. I do not kuow whel.i
er the directors thought they
would get too smart or not at
any rate the girls never studied
it while I went to school.
Mr. Johnson NetT was my sen
ond teacher at the Cabius, in tlif
same old house ; if you would
happen to do something wrong,
you might look out for a good
licking, aud if you went home
and told your parents, you would
get another. I tell you we kept
mi&hty quiet at home about get
ting a licking. The parents did
not run to the directors and have
the teachers brought up for trial
in those days. The houses were
all built of logs, and they would
get sash made 8x10 and just one
glass wide, cut out a dace be
tween two logs and tit the sash
in, having it nearly the whole
length of the building on both
sides and one end ; and then they
would bore holes iu the logs and
drive wooden pins in and lay a
board on for a wiiting desk, and
have slab seats with legs driven
lu with the bark on.
Well, when we boys and girls
, would be sitting along close to
gether, with our backs to the
teacher, trying to write, if one
, happened to slip a line or two to
I his best girl, and the teacher
I would see you, he would come
along with a long rod and fetch it
, across your back, and sometimes
' lick a dozen for what one was
guilty of, but we would never
squeal. People were all content
ed and hanpy.
We lived at Burnt Cabins eight
I years and then my father moved
to the pike to what is known as
the David Mann place. We lived
j there first under Walker's heirs,
I and then for some years under
0UR METH0D,ST PREACHERS-
The Fields In Which They Will Labor
During the Coming Conference Year. I
Below will be found the names i
of ministers ot the Methodist i
Episcopal church, who are natives !
of this county, or have been sla-1
tioned here, and who are now I
members of the Central Pennsyl
vania Conference, together with
the names of the places to which
eacli has been assigned for the
ensuing conference year:
William Moses, Bel wood; Ells
worth M. Aller, Howard; George
M. Shimer, New Millport; Wil
liam C. Wallace, New Washing
ton; George W. Mcllnay, Penn
Valley; John R. Melroy, Pleasant
Gap; John B. Durkee, Port Matil
da; Amos S. Baldwin, presiding
elder, Danville district, Sunbury;
Richard H. Gilbert, Berwick;
George W. Stevens, presidingeld
er, Harrisburg district, Harris-
burg; William A. Carver, Sny-
derstown; Ueury F. Cares, Town
Hill; William S. J. Dumville, Har-
risonville; Bert A. Salter, Hus
tontown; Adolphus D. McCloskey
Liverpool; Joseph V. Adams, Mc-
Connellsburg; John Vrooman,
Mercersburg; Loieuzo D. Ott,
Newport: W. W. Evans, presiding
elder, Juniata district, Lewis
town; Joseph D. W. Deavor, Burn
ham; William W. Keese, Dudley;
Alexander Lamberson, Everett;
Edward E. A Deavor, York; Wil
liam J. SheafTer, Reedsville; P.
Franklin Eyer; Saxton; Bruce
Hughes, Shirleysburg;C.H. Shull
Waller; Gideon P. Sarvis, Thomp
town; Harry K. Ash, Three
Springs; Owen Hicks, Cogan Val
ley; Harry W. Newman, Costello;
Oliver S. Metzler, Emporium;
John L. Leilicb, Lock Haven; El
ton H. Wallace, Montoursville;
Henry M. Ash, Muncio Valley;
George A. Duvall, Westport; Jon
athan S. Philips, Burnt Cabins.
Dr. West Will Stay.
After announcing a request to
the Presbyterian congregation at
McConnellsburg and at Greenhill
thathedesiredadissolution of pas
toral relations to take place on the
firstof July, Dr. West received a let
ter from his son in Syria inform
ing him that the latter would ar
rive in this country about the last
of April, accompanied by his fam
ily aud Miss Ruth West; and that
the family would remain a year.
After circumstances had thus
shaped themselves, there was no
occasion for a change of pastoral
relations, and his delighted par
ishioners wore only to glad to
pass resolutions begging him to
remain, which the Doctor con
sented to do for the present.
Mr. and M va. B Y Peck of
Bellwood, spent several days last
week among their many friends
at Rays Hill.
David Mann. At that time all the
store goods were hauled from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg with
wagons, and thero were three
lines of four-horse coaches haul
ing the mail and passengers.
There was a tavern and a big
wagon yard at nearly every
house. The teams were tied to
the wagon trough, which was fas
toned to the tongue of the wagon.
Teams were kept out winter and
summer and were all blanketed
in the winter. Many a uight 1
held the light all night for my fa
ther to sharpen aud drive shoes.
My brother Dan was the oldest
and was kett at home in the shop
all the timo until ho was about 17
years old. The teams that would
stop aloug there would strike
Sideling Hill in the morning and
would want their horses' shoes
sharp for the ice on the mouu
tain, and to accommodate them
he would work many a night all
night. Money was plenty. A
landlord could get .us hquoi li
cense for seven dollars, and sell
a big water glass full for threo
cents. You could buy good, pure
whisky for fifteen cents a gallon
by the barrel, and buy it by re
tail at twenty-five cents a gallon.
You didn't see one drunken man
then -to ten now, because they
got the pure stuff right from tho
I still houses. '
REST FROM THEIR LABOR.
Hail Lived Long Lives of Usefulness in
Their Respective Communities.
HENRY SPITZER. ISABEL McCOY.
ti r i .. . . 4. . i
The Former Having Almost Reached the Age
of 86. and the Latter Would j
Soon Have Been 7. !
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iiionky nimtzkw. ,
Mr.
home
Henry Spitzer died at the ' hus been enstalled and every con
of his nephew, Mr. A. G. veiiioneo to a modern home are to
Shoemaker, in Ayr township.last j be louud. By the newly made en
Wednesday afternoon at the ad-i trance on the left you nnter the
vanced age of n.j .years, 10 months ! spacious reception room of the
and L's days. j
Mr. Spitzer speut many years
ofhisloni? life at Burnt Cabins,
but during the last seven or eight
years made Ins home with Mr.
Shoemaker.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at his late residence Friday
morning by Rev. Dr. West, and
his remains were taken to Burnt
Cabins for interment.
Three sous survive him, name
ly, D. Culbertsou, of the Little
Cove: John, Moundsville, W. Va.,
and David, somewhere in the
West.
Ho was a consistent member of
the Presbyterian church, and
passed away peacefully.
ISA 1! IX MCCOY.
Iu the person of Isabel McCoy
Warren township, Franklin coun
ty, has lost auother of its good
citizens. Mrs. McCoy was the
widow of Robert McCoy, who
worked at the Big Cove Tauuery
years ago, aud who, by his Chris
tian life, made lasting impres
sions upou the minds of acquaint
ances and follow workmen.
Mrs. McCoy was horn in Caro-
lain, Derry couuty, Ireland, iu
September, 182.". Iu l-Ht she
came to this country with her
husband aud spent many years
in Warren township, he was a
life-long mombor of the Reli.rm-1
ed Presbyterian churi-.li, a dtsvout
Christian, an affectionate mother,
a kiud neighbor, aud a good citi
zen. Not having regular divine
service within the bounds of her
home, she worshipped with the
St. Mark's Lutheran aud the Re
formed congregations. Like her
husband she made lasting im
pressious on the minds of her as
sociates by her Christian bear
ing, kindly disposition, sympa
thetic spirit, and acts of good
will.
She reached the age of 7s
years aud 5 months, and is sur
vived by four daughters and one
son living in Pennsylvania aud
Kansas. Her remains were laid
to rest March 31st by the side of
her husband's in tho St. Mark's
cemetery.
A. G. W.
NUIiDMORB.
The annuai May Meeting at
this place will be held on the third
Sunday of May. Services will
begiu the Friday preceding.
A. P. Hill of Blue Mound, 111.,
spent last week among his friends
here, aud started on his return
trip home Monday morning.
Mr. Israel Hill continues in de
clining health. He is now confin
ed to his bed.
Charley Kershner and w ife are
on a trip to Cumber land, Md. It
is supposed they are looking up
a situation.
T. W. Peck, who has been on
the sick list is slowly improving.
M", Ellis Sipes is smiling over
a uew boy.
Mrs. ElTamy Maun, who has
been sick, is at ill not improving.
Mr. Palmer Mann of McCon-
nellsburg, spent Friday night and
Saturday with his mother.
Deunis Morgret speut Friday
nightaudSaturdayamongfriends
in this vicinity.
A ripple of excitement passed
over our village last Tuesday
uoriMug uy u runaway vuuiu puss-
ing through which proved to be
Eli Peck's headed for Emmaville,
but it was caught and brought
buck without damage.
Howard Hill aud wife of War
fordsburg. speut Saturday even
ing with Mrs. Hill's parents, Mr,
aud Mrs. Runyan.
Dr. Hunter's New Quarters.
I'liim "The Imi v Srnllni'l," t.wNlnwn.
Dr. and Mrs. Hunter are now!
located in their new homo, former
ly tin- Presbyterian parsonage,
on North Main street. Since the I
purchase of the property it has
been given over to the plumbers,
. , 1
painters and decorators and has
been thoroughly renovated and
decorated. A complete system
of plumbing mid electric lighting
Doctor, which has been decorated
and lurnished in the most modern
style; from this you enter the
consulting room, which contains a
conveniently arr anged laboratory
aud library; to tho rear of this is
the operating room, which has
been tilted up with the modern
appliances used in surgery. The
reception room and operating
room are both connected with the
main hall to the residence where
you will find both the United and
Bell phones. The doctor has
spared no pains or expense to
prepare a modern home for his
family, as well as one of the best
arranged physician's offices in
the State for the convenience of
his patients.
The Dr. and Mrs. Hunter men
tioued above are Dr. John R. Hun
ter a native of Wells Valley, and
his wife, Mary C, daughter of
Captain and Mrs. Harvey Wishart.
The many fri-ndsof Dr. and Mrs.
Hunter will read with pleasure
this evidence of the Doctor's pro
fessional and financial success in
tho city of hisadoptiou. Editor.
IIUST0NT0WN.
George Deshong, having re
signed his position in the Civil
Service, returned to his home
m ar this place 1nt week, and will
engage in far mini: this summer.
W . II ! fa rick and I ;i in ily of
Broad top City, spent last week
I visiting relatives in this place.
Rev. A. L. Funk aud wife of
Shawsville, Pa., visited the lat-
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.
M. Kirk, of this place on Wednes
day and Thursday of last week.
W. CJ. Wink made a business
trip to Chambersburg last Fri
day. Miss Dora Speck of Chambers
burg, returned to this place last
Friday, and expects to remain in
definitely. W. F. Laidig expects to have
his handsome new house under
roof by the middle of next week.
Howard Swartz and family of
West -Virginia, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Swartz's sister,
Mrs. C. J. .Bartou.
The Hustontown and Waterfall
Mutual Telephone Company hav
ing staked otf their line expect to
begin digging holes Wednesday.
Our new pastor, Rev. Bert A.
Salter is expected to arrive here
on Thursday, Rev. Melroy mov
ing on Wednesday.
Norman E. Laidig, who had the
misfortune to have hisheelsmash
ed iu Pitcairn a few weeks ago is
still in the West Penu., Hospital
at Pittsburg; but we are glad to
say he is getting along very nice
ly. Hon. S. W. Kirk and Frank P.
Lynch, Esq., of McConnellsburg,
were business callers in our town
last Saturday.
Harvey Sipes, David Chesuut
and John Woodcock expect to
leave for Shippensburg next Mon
day, whore they will attend the
spring term of Normal.
Members of Washington Camp
! f54, P. O. S. of A., were very
i agreeably surprised on last Sat-
i urday night when at the close of
camp, the camp room was invad
ed by a host of ladies carrying
ice-cream freezers and cakes.
The feast having been prepared
, us a surprise vu me uiemiwrs ui
the Order by the Ladies Aid So
ciety assisted by Mrs. Benjamin
Wilds and Mrs. Elliott Fraker of
Fort Littleton. After a very en
joyable time all returned to their
homes, some feeling that it was
not good to have been there
(they having eaten too much.)
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
! NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for a Vacation, Away for an Outing, a
Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll
Find it Right Here.
Mrs. Nancy McQuade of Al
toona, is visiting her children iu
this county.
Lloyd Doyle and family have
moved from Everett to Williams
burg, Blair county.
Mr. Alexander Mellott and
brother, Isaiah, were in town a
few hours last Saturday.
Mr. Aaron Knepper of Taylor
township, was among tho County
Seat visitors last Wednesday.
Rev. George M. Shimer spent
a day or two last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. N.
Shimer of this place.
Mrs. Emahne Chesnut of Tay
lor, who has been spending a few
weeks with her daughters here,
called at this office last Friday
and extended her subscription
another year.
Mr. Aaron Steele and family of
Everett, have moved into one end
of the Mrs. Allen property. We
are informed that Mr. Steele is a
coachmaker and intends to open
a shop here.
Miss Minnie Reisner, and
Messrs. Harry Irwin, Don Mor
ton and Horace Sipes, are among
those who are spending their Eas
ter vacation at their respective
homes in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Nace,
returned to Carlisle Monday; and
H iring the next few days will ex
perience the joys incident to mov
ing aud settling down to house
keeping in earnest.
Miss K vaheth Bender of this
place left ia.-t at urday for York,
to petid Kas'-.r wt', her sister
Mary, who w 11 ihci; a-company
Elizabeth to Philadelphia to visit
their sister Mrs. K'aue.
Mr. and Mrs. Abimaaz ( k ven
ger have moved from near Han
cock to Thomas F. Sloau 's farm
in the Cove, and Henry Tritle,
who has been living on the Sloan
farm has moved to Franklin coun
ty. Miss Nora Griffith of Wells,
opened her new millinery store in
Everett last week. She has new
rooms, a hew and beautiful line
of the latest things in millinery,
and will be glad to see her Fulton
county friends when they visit
Everett.
Mr. J. C. Fore and family, of
Knobsville, left on Monday for
Harrisburg, where they expect
to reside. The many friends of
Charlie aud his family regret to
see them go away from the coun
ty, and join in wishing them
health and prosperity in their
new home.
Geo. Huber, who for the past
eighteen months has been fore
man and job printer in the Re
publican office at Everett, has re
signed his position and on Thurs
day morning moved his family to
Hancock, Md. Mr. Huber has se
cured a more lucrative position
in Washington, D. C.
The Sunday school which has
lain dormant during the winter,
will be reorganized at the Pres
byterian chu rch at G reenhill next
Sunday morning at half-past nine
o'clock. It is desired that all tho
friends of the school shall be
present, and that the school shall
have a good start-off for a suc
cessful summer's work.
Mr. John Barr, Jr., who re
cently had sale on the Brooks
farm near Hancock and has quit
farming, called at the oftlco whilo
in town Monday. Ho came in to
thank us for persuading him to
have one of our "big" bills for
his sale. He says it did the work.
There was s great crowd of buy
ers and he received value for his
goods. He says a man makes a
mistake when he tries to save
money by skimping the advertis
ing of his sale.