:,y '" '-'-7 " volume 5. McCONNl-LLSHUlUJ, PA., AUGUST 3, 1004. NUMHEU 46 ROAD WILL BE BUILT SURE. Cars Will be Running Inside of Two Years. THE B. & 0. THROUGH THIS COUNTY. The Old South Pnn Right-of-Way Was Pur chased that the B, & 0. Might Have a Short Line Between Pittsburg and the Hast. The activity displayed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com ' pany all along the line of their proposed rouco from Hancock through this county to Mount Dallas and thence west over the old South Penu survey to form a short line between Pittsburg and the East is such as to warrant the belief that it is the intentii n of the Company to push the roid to completion as rapidly as possible. The survey through the west ern part of this county from Rohm's Gap to Hancock has been gone over repeatedly by the en gineers, and the greatest care has been exercised to give the road tho very best location. A letter wiitten from Pittsburg on the 27th ult. and published in the Bedtord Hawkeye says: "I beg to say that tho prevailing im pression here is that tho South Penn or a part of it at least will be built within the next two years and that cars will be run niugf vor it in that time. Tt have been many rumors concerning the purposes of the Baltimore and Ohio since it be came the owner of the property. Some of them were true and some were not. The fact is that the company has had its eye on the South Penn for a long time. It has been known here for more than a year that the Baltimore and Ohio Company would like to get the South Penn and that it was laying its plans to that end. As you have already stated in your paper, the thing in view was the shortening of the line be tween Pittsburg and the East and securing u low grade routo. The South Penn right of way meets botii of these requirements. The indications are that the workof buildingwillbecommenc od soon. Just when, however, the railroad company alone can say. Every mile of the road will be built, but for the present work will be confined to that portion of the route lying beyond the tunnel through the mountains.! It will be built from the tunnel to a point on the Bedford division of the Pennsylvania, the tracks of which will be used to Mt. Dallas. Prom this place the road will fol low the South Pehn survey to the Maryland and West Virginia line on the Potomac River at Hancock. At the latter place .connection will be made with the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio. " Teachers Elected. Taylor. Hustontown, 11 W. Wink; Wintergreen, Elmer Ilor ton; Cherry Grove, Alice Kee baugh; Winegardner's, Maude Fields; Waterfall, Grace Huston; Gracey, John Woodcock; Fair- view, Albert Mellott; Laidig, W. J. Wink. Licking Creek. Mountain, Mary Daniels; Valiance, Oliver . Sipes;Harrisonville, Charfos Mel lott; Saluvia, Margaret Daniels ' Forest Dale, Dora Deshong; Dan lols, Edgar Hauo; 'Shanes, Ada Barton; Siloim, Louise Everts; . Compulsion, Amos Peighte'. Brush Creek. Akersvillo Ad vanccd, Ernest Walters, Alters ville Primarv. Nora Fisher: Buf 4fdlo, Jessie Mason; Oak Grove, Jan. A. Kell. ' Union. Examination held last . Friday, but teachers will uot be elected until next Saturday. .,. Mr. Howard Zimmerman, Han cock's popular liveryman, ,, brought Ed Lumpkins, the Hat Man up to McConnellsburg Mon jl!d.iy Howard's stable Is tilled with good safe horses, he keeps - lua buggiesand carriages in first . M f.sm ... , Jin A accommodating man nor, has won ',, jto him the patronage of the1 trav I . I I! .. ' 1 eurig puniic. t., The Tramp Nuisance. Owing to the fact of the increas ing frequency of crimes commit ted by tramps roaming over the country, and of the expense inci dent to the arrest, and mainte nance in our county prisons, of this very undesirable class of citizens, tho many Newspapers are counseling the tanners es pecially not to give them aid in any way, and starve them out. rho Chambersburg Repository in a recent issue says: 'In the summer of.1902.tne and owners in and about Wood stock statiou, on the Waynesboro branch mutually agreed not to feed nor shelter any tramps or vagrants, and joined in posting notices warning all such charac ters that they would be arrested if found in the neighborhood. The first season a good many arrests were made, aud in the face of some few indefinite threats of vengeance. Last year the tramps were few and the number of arrests were correspondingly small, and so far tins year, we understand that no tramps have stopped in that locality and there has been nouecessity for arrests. The professional tramp is gen erally sufficiently able-bodied to work and earn his living, and the feeding and sheltering of these leeches on society is usually the result of mistaken kindness or fear. Except in the winter mouths tramps nre anxious to keep out of jail and will avoid rail roads, towns and localities where they are liable to arrest." The Slnppensburg Chronicle emarks pertiuently: "There is no good reason lor there being any tramps now. A man can get work if he wants it. The mau who tramps is simply too lazy to work. If they were given to understand that this community would not tolerate them they would soon let it severe ly alone. Many farmers have had the fear that tramps would return and burn their barns if treated in any other tnan a gen tlemanly way. A man who would commit arson would do it no mat ter how he is treated. If a tramp is so disposed he will do it as readily after he has been given a ood meal as he would after hav ing been driven from the premis es. If tramps once learn that a community is dead set against them, and that a concerted feel ing exists in such a community to get rid of these persons, that neighborhood will not be annoyed to any great extent. It is the kindness bestowed upon these fellows that makes them tramps, and frequent visitors in certain localities. The P. & R. railroad company is taking a firm stand on this question and are taking vigorous and determined measures to free themselves from this scourge." Family Reunion. Last Saturday morning recol lections of the past, apprecia tion, of the present, and antic' ipations of the future were the realizations of Mr. and Mrs. David Rotzof Tod township, as their children and grandchil dren began to assemble at the old h me nest. Through the courte sy of Miss Nellie, Mrs. George Snyder was taken from her home and made to occupy a place in the happy home gathering at the Rotz homestead. The roster is as follows : Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Rotz, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marshall, Mr. aud Mrs. A. E. Colledge, and Misses Nellie, Arbie and Olive, together with all the grandchil dren. , ... A sumptuous dinner was not tho least attractive part of the program, and when the sun be gan to throw lengthened shadows from the Ridge, an affectionate leave of the old home was taken and pleasant memories will long linger in the minds of the three generations thore represented on that glad reunion day. , Hubxrjriho for the News. Upton, 7; McConnellsburg, 3. Tho above score tells tho story of Saturday's game with Upton. For 7 inniugs the home team was ! .. i l a . . . : q,i, 1 UUUUIU IV BCUIB lUb III bllU Olll Patterson by good base running crossed the home plate with tho first score, in the ith a batting rally put 2 men .on bases and on N. Wagner's drive to right field 2 more runs were scored. Er rors at critical times gave the vis itors 0 of their runs. Tho fea ture of the game was a sensation al one hand catch made by Pat terson in left field which was mado after a long run. For the home team Patterson, N. Wag ner and R. Wagner played a good game; for Upton, Shindle, J., was the whole show. There was a large number of dead heads out to sen the game aud three-fourths of them were abundantly able to pay the small admission and we will say right here that if there is any person in the town who is not able to pay 10 cents to see a game lot him como to tho gate and wj will give hi in a grand staud seat. M cCi ) n x eli-shu ut;. U H l'O A 0 1 3 0 4 a 1 1 0 0 ( Beuder, 3 b 0 0 1 0 1 a 1 1 5 1 1 10 0 3 0 0 10 R. Wagner, ss & 1 b Kelly, lb & 2b Thompson N. Wagner, p Fisher, rf Rush Jackson, L'b&ss 0 1 1 Patterson, If Robert Jackson cf 1 1 3 001 ii 24 Total UpIox. Spfinger, c H. Shindle, lb Diehl.cf Brant, 2b Crunkleton, If 1 1 1G 1 0 12 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 ti 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 Fblier, 3b Mickey, ss Drury, ss J. Shindle, p 7 10 27 4 3 Struck out; by Wagner it, by Shindle 10. Two base hits; Diehl, J. Shin dle. M'Counellsb'rg 00000001 2 Upton 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 X Another Principal. The many friends of John D. Keefer, formerly a Fulton coun ty teacher, but now a resident of Cambria county, will be glad to learn of his election to the princi palship of tho Duulo schools con sisting of five rooms. Dunlo is a thriving little town in Cambria county, having a pop ulation if about two thousand. It also, may be stated that Mr. Keefer was very reluctantly given up where he taught the previous terra. But with, many other" friends they were pleased to know of his success. Wrheu tho certificates were granted to a class of sixty, by the couuty superintendent it was found that Mr. Keefer's was the best. ROCK HILL. Mr. Maynard Unger spent Sun day afternoon at Leslie McGov em's. Miss Lula Woodal returned to Leonard Bivens' Sunday evening, accompanied by Elmer Cooper. Robert and Scott Alexander spent Sunday afternoon at Wm. Unger's. Mr. Reynolds Cooper and lady friend atteuaed the festival at Dallas Lyuch's Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop and daughter Blanche, of Timber Ridge, spent Sunday in this vi cinity. . , . i Installed Olficers. Mr. N. II. Alloway, tho District President of tho P. O. S. ot A. of this county, assisted by Mr. W. Scott Benson, installed the offi cers of .Crystal Springs Camp, No. 017 last Friday evening and installed the officers of Needinore Camp, Nf. 550 on Saturday even log. They found the Camps iu a prosperous coudition'and were highly pleased with the hospital ity and courteous treatment re ceived at the hands of the breth ren. 1 UGLY WOUND. J. Kiel Tritle Falls upon Sharp Axe and ! Receives a Seven-inch Cut in Cjck. j Mr. J. Kiel Tritle, who lives on the Ridge west of town, met with a painful accident last Friday morning. Ho was on the wagon I unloading wood and had a sharp j ax fastened to one of the stand- ards. By some means he stum- j bled falling backwards ngaiust the sharp blade and cut a deep gash in his back about seven iu- dies in length. It bled profuse-1 ly, and Dr. Mosser happened to i be available on short uotice, and I tho ugly wound was sewed to- j gether, but Mr. Tritle will have1 to be pretty quiet for a good while. ! NI-EDM0RE. Farmers are still busy making hay between showers. The first automobile passed through here last Wednesday. Our village is Hooded with pro spective teachers today Mon day. Miss Olive Hess of Philadelphia, is spending her summer outing among friends here. Mrs. A. Runyan was hastily summoned last Friday to the bed side of her daughter, Mrs. How ard Hill, who was dangerously ill of measles, Mrs. Runyan re turned Sunday evening, and re ported a slightimproveinent when she left hor. The installation officers of the P. O. S. of A. from Waterfall Mills, visited the camp here last Saturday evening and iustalled j tho new officers. Mellott & Clark, photographers from Bedford county, have open ed up a gallery here for a short time. Miss Jessie Cleinger and her grandmother, Mrs. Susan Shafer speut a few days among friends here last week. The Harvest Meeting at tho German Baptist church last Sun day was the occasion of a large assemblage of people. David Evans was very ill again last week. Dr. Palmer treated himself to a fine new rubber tire buggy last week. Rowe Mellott, Big Cove Tan nery's enterprising lumberman, was over last week and bought a lot of lumber of Bennett Mellott aud Hays Morgret, and will have a mill in soon to saw it out. BRUSH CREEK. July 30, Misses Ella and Ada Barton of Crystal Springs, and Miss Jessie Mason, of McCon nellsburg, spent last Thursday with Miss Grace Smith atEmma- ville. John A. Garland and family, of Whips Cove, spent last Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Garland's sister Mrs. J. C. Barton at Crys tal Springs. Robert Beatty, of Buck Valley, was visiting relatives in our valley one day last week. Miss Gertrude Bartou expects to leave next week for Altoona to visit her cousin Miss Ada Biug man. Jacob Rohm and wife, of Gaps ville, spent last Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Rohm's pxreuts, John Lodge and wife of Emmaville. Mrs. Louisa Hixson of Emma ville, spout last Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Folton at Jackson Mills. Lewis Harris, oi Big Cove Tan nery, was visiting friends iu this valley a couple of days last week. Ernest Walters, whoiseroploy ed at Sixmile Run, speut a couple of days last week with his parents and attended tho examination at Em maville. Walter Barton of Akersvillo, spent last Sunday with his cousin Sebert Barton of Crystal Springs. Calvin Walters, who has been employed at Detroit, Michigan, is spendiug tioino time with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Walters at Akersvillo. 1 ' C. D. Hixson was transacting business 1 1 Everett last Monday. From Fannie Hess. Napoleon, O., July 30, With your permission, I will give my Fulton county friends a little sketch of my trip. I left Haucock Thursday after noon, July 21, weut to Pittsburg aud look a struct car for Home stead, reaching Dr. Barton's that ovening about 9 o'clock. I spent Friday aud Saturday forenoon sightseeing around the Smoky City and Homestead, leaving the latter place at 12:30 I'. M. and reaching Mansfield, Ohio about ." P. M. I went to a directory found tho location of Mr. John Hull's residence and iu a few minutes walked into their home and surprised them. Sunday morning Mr., Mrs. aud Miss Hull aud I weut to the English Lutheran church where we heard au excellent sermon. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Grum bling and I went to Shelby to call on cousin Geo. Uess. George is nicely situated, has a fine little woman and two bright little chil dren. Monday, I went down to Butler to see cousins Carrie Kauf and Dennis Uess. Carrie has a very nice little home. Dennis is work ing on a farm betweeu Gatton's Rocks and Belleville. 1 did not get to see Job, as he is on the rail road. The above named George, Dennis and Job Hess and Carrie Kauf are children of Job Hess late of Fulton county, deceased. While in Mansfield 1 visited the Ohio State Reformatory. It is a beautiful place and a very large building. They now have about 700 prisoners. The most trust worthy oues they take out cm the farm to work during the day, but bring them in and loctc tnem in their cells at night; also, I visited the Children's Home, a place for tho poor children and orphans. Wednesdayafternoon IV ft Mans field on No. 3 for Ha.te. via. Republic and TiC;n, passing through some very nice country Some of our Fulton county young folks are wise in starting out, aud I think it would be good lor more to get out from among the hills and see the difference in the country. Some of the old folks think there is no place like home, which is all very true, in a way, but I find just as clever people out hero and they are very socia ble. I arrived in Holgato Wednes day evening and stayed over night at Hotel Holgato met quite a number of very nice people, aud among them tho Postmaster. He is a Pennsylvauian, his folks live iu York and Lancaster coun ties. Thursday morning I came up to Levi Hartman's. They are living "right at home" aud enjoy ing themselves in their old days. That afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Hartman and I went to call on their daughter Mrs. Bevlehymer. This morning wo called to see their oldest daughter Mrs. Bal lard. Tills afternoon wo are go ing to town, and tomorrow th"ir children are cotuiug home. This may not be interesting to all of the News readers but the Fulton county readers who ate friends and relatives of the folks named above, will, I am sure be glad to hear from them. Fan nik Hkss. The Wabash Railroad interosst waut to purchase the Chosapmil o & Ohio Canal, to be used in part for the connecting Western Mary land link now building butivcon Cherry Run aud Cumberland Mr. P. S. Landstreot has made an offer for the canal to the Board of Public Works tor tho State's interests. Some moths u.;o when the W. M. officials wanted concessions for crossing canal land, Mr. Landstreet took up the matter with the president of the B. & O. who referred him to tho trustees of the canal for the bond holders, tho B. & O. disclaiming any active interest la the old wat erway. Its days are now cum bered. Hancock Star, " . Prof. Griffith Wedded. A very quiet and pleasant wed ding occured at tho homo of Her bert Austiu, Esq., uncle to the bride, at Batavia, New York., on Wednesday evening of last week, when Prof. II. M. Griffith, former ly of Derrick City high school, and Miss Lottie Blood, of Derrick City, were united in marriage. Rev. G. S. Robinson of Derrick Cry,' ollicialod. The bride re ceived many beautiful presents. Amid a shower ot rice and show ers of blessing, the young couple took their departure for an ex tended wedding trip, going by boat to Detroit, then taking in the wonders of the St. Louis fair. Of course its our Prof. Griffith of tho Wells Valley High school. Clear Kidt;c. Clevo Henry came home from Sixmile Run last week, accompa nied by a gentleman friend. Mrs. K. E. Brown left Wednes day to visit a week or ten days at J. W. Swisher's at Waynesboro. Our picnic last Saturday was well attended; good order prevail ed, and it was a success financial ly. The Hustontown hand furnish ed the music, and hoys surely did line. Dr. F. K. Stevens and wife, of McConnellsluirg, wero guests of X. 1. Henry's family on Sunday, and took home with them their daughter Maudaline,wlio had been spending several weeks with her grandparents. Miss Grace Huston and aunt, Miss Ella Irwin, who had been visiting the hitter's sister, Mrs. S. J. Comerer, at Dixon, III., re turned home last Friday evening very much delighted with their trip. James Brown was hit with a hull at the picnic last Saturday and was unconscious for some time. This is warm weather hut our little town is booming. Uoy Cromwell intends helping Jonas Lake to do some surveying this season. Miss Xora Ileeter spent the past week with friends near Fort Lit tleton. Miss Lula Brown, who had been suffering with poison, is getting along very well under the treat ment of Dr. S. 11. Fraker. James Appleby and family, of Decorum, visited the Henry fami lies here last Saturday and Sun day. Harry E. Huston returned Sat urday from the World's Fair, and Charley Huston the same day from the Williamson Trade School near Philadelphia. Miss Lillian Fleming will leave in a few weeks to take a college course. Sain'l Henry, who has been at Six Mile Hun this summer, came home Saturday. Bert Henry, of Knohsville, was here on business Monday. While attending the picnic here last Saturday Clarence Sipes's horse disappeared. Thinking it would likely go home, he went to his homo beyond Fort Littleton. The horse was not there; it had gone out the Ridge and wus caught by George Taylor who brought it out to the picnic ground again. Seidcrs Shaffer. By the Elder A. B. Barnhartof tho German Baptist chur.ch', on Friday, July 22, 1901, Mr.. Elmer Seiders' of Cito, and Miss Ellen Shaffer, of Welsh Run, wero unit ed in marriage at Hagerstown, Md. Mr. Seiders has a good position with the Peunnsylvauia Railroad Compauy at Altoona, In which city they will mako their homo. Tho youug peoplo have the best wishes of their many friends. Miss Elizabeth Houston of New Wilmington, Pa., Is a guest iu the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. K. John ston. Mrs. Agnes Ray and son J. Rood and daughter Euuna spout a few days during the past week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Trill In Franklin county. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED. Hume for a Vacation, Away fur an Ouling, a Trip for Dusincss or Pleasure, You'll Find It Right Here. William Daniels of Saluvia, spent last Thursday in town on business. Dr. A. K. Davis of Hustontown, was in towu on business last Thursday. Mrs. Anna R. Hanu of Saluvia, is visiting her son Porter at Clear field. Ex-Treasurer Joseph B. Mel lott, of the Corner, was in towu last Saturday. Mr. Wellesloy Grcathead was in attendance at the State En campment at Gettysburg last week. Mr. Frank Irwin of Phila delphia, is visiting his parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. John A. Irwin, of this place. Miss Sadie Stewart of Harri sonville, is speudiug tiie week the guest of Mrs. L. U. Wible, North Second street. Mr. J. Pott McKee and family of Belfast, were guests of Treas urer George 15. Mellott's family last Thursday. Norton Sloan of Dayton. Ohio, sou of Mr. Reed Sloan, deceased, is visiting his uncle, aunts, aud cousins iu this place. Miss Minnie Dalbey, who had been visiting friends iu the east ern part of the state, returned home last Friday evening. Mr. C. B. Stevens drove up to Everett last Thursday and was accompauied home on Friday by his brother-in-law, Samuel II. Goldsmith. Miss Laura Wilson ui Pliila- uoipma, a siiiuui prooiroauer iu I one of that city's bur puhlishirg j houses, is visiting in the family ot J. Kendall Johnston. Misses Gertrude Sipes, Mary Wilds and Mrs. Geo. B. Daniels were ainoug the number that at tended the Lutheran Reunion at Penmar last Thursday. The Throe Springs correspon dent of the Mapietou Item last week said that Austin C. Peck of Hancock, was tho guest of his "best girl" over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nesbitand Miss Marian Sloan speit several days durintr the past week in an outing, visiting Gettysburg, Waynesboro and other places. Mr. Row Mellott, Big Cove Tannery's big farmer aud lum berman, stopped at this office a few minutes last Weduesday and pushed his subscription ahead. Rev. Mr. Roseof Mereersburg, nearly lost his life a few evenings ago by coming in contact with a . live electric wire. Ho was un couscious for about half a minute. Mr. W. U. 11. Kline aud Miss Cecie Kline were iu McCotir.ells burg last Friday. Mr. Kline is one of the Editor's early school teachers, and is always a welcome caller. Miss Mahala Deshong aud daughter, Miss Dora of Harrison- ville, have gone to Cross Forks, Potter couuty, whore they aro visiting Mrs. Deshoug's sou Ed ward. C. B. Stevens of this place, ac companied by his brother-in-law, S. U. Goldsmith of Polo, 111., drove to Chambersburg Monday and attended the Johu Robinson circus. Hysen Hicks, who had been having char go of a store at Mill Creek, Huntingdon county, has returned to the homo of his fa ther, at Montandon, and will ou ter Dickiuson Semiuary at Wil li.unsport, this fall. Mr. aud Mrs. D. K Liulo went over toMorcersburg last Sunday, aud on Mouduy morniug left that place over tho Cu mberland Valley railroad for the World's Fair aial other points in the west, expect ing to be absont about a luout' . i A y A) ' i. it 'ig is 'P tt, lei his
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