VOLUME G.
McCONNELLSISUKG, PA., FEIJRUAKY 15, 1005.
NUMBER 22
MELLOTT-HOOP NUPTIALS.
Miss Cora M. Huop Becomes the Bride of
Thomas G. Mellott.
One of the leading social events
in Licking Creek township's so
ciety, occurred at the hospitable
home of Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Uoop
at Andover, last Wednesday,
when at high noon Rev. W. J.
Dumvill, of the M. E. church, ut
tered the impressive words that
bound the lives of Miss Cora M.
Hoop and Thomas G. Mellott in
holy wedlock.
For the ceremony the window
shutters had been closed, and the
beautifully decora ted parlors bril
liantly lighted, gave an effect that
was decidedly pleasing.
Tho bride was gowned in blue
velvet, and looked very pretty;
while the bridesmaid, Miss Ada
Darton, wore a handsome gar
net. Charles Mellott ' was best
man.
The ceremony over and con
gratulations tendered the bridal
couple, the company was ushered
into the spacious dining room
where a sumptuous dinner was
served.
The bride is a charming young
lady, and the groom one of the
township's best young me:). The
happy couple stirt out iu life
with tho best wishes of their num
erous friends.
The bride was tho recipient of
a choice lot of gifts.
About fifty guests were pres
ent, among whom were Dr. and
Mrs. A. D. Dalboy, Mrs. J. W.
Mosser, and Justice and Mrs. L.
11. Wible all of McConnellsburg.
Fulton's Bi Trees.
Dear Editor. I have read with
much interest in the last issues
of your paper, the account of a
number of big trees in your coun
ty, and desire to thank the gen
.tlemen for their kiudness in re
sponding to the request concern
ing "Big Trees in Fulton County"
made several weeks ago through
the "News."
It is my desire to know the
name of the largest tree grown
in the county whatever tho spe
cies. A Swamp oak is a large
tree at tho circumference, but
the Black oak (Quercus valutina),
the Scarlet oak (Quercus coccin
ea), and the White oak (Quercus
alba) all grow larger than the
Swamp oak. Now, I am aware
that Fulton county contains many
of the latter named oaks, and I
would be pleased to have some re
port of them. Then, there is the
Chestnut (Castanea dentata), a
large grower, and the Black wal
nut(Juglaus nigra), and, perhaps,
tho Tulip tree, ofton called White
wood, aiid Yellow poplar (Lirio
dendron tulipifera), and the But
touwood or Sycamore (Platauus
occidental is). Of course, you
have hickory, ash, mulberry, ma
ple, etc., etc., but noue of these
grow into groat trees, except,
perhaps, tho White ash (Fraxinus
americana), several ot which I
have seen requiring twenty feet
of tape to encirclo their mam
moth stems.
When last in the county, nine
years ago, I noted several huge-
appearing white oaks (the largest
growing oak), in it tiold just be
low what we boys dubbed ' The
second mill" about two miles
soutli of McConnellsburg. My
recollection is that tiioy were on
Mr. Fulton's land; and, if Mr. Ed
Stouteagle still lives on the mill
property, probably he will meas
ure and report their girth. Trust
ing that I have not drawn too
largely upon your space and some
good may come to some- of your
.people (including the school boys,
and girls) from these inquiries.
I am very sincerely yours,
William Findlay Hughes
212 North Eighth street,
. Philadelphia
Roy. u. G. Clair, of Millers
town, Pa., has accepted a call
from the Presbyterian church at
Newton Hamilton, Pa., and has
removed with his family to the
latter plaie and entered upon his
work.
More Big Trees.
rejtorts a sycamore tree standing
on Benjamin Hollinshead's farm.
on the bank of Tonoloway creek
at Maxwell's fording, that meas
ures 11 J feet in circumference,
5J feet above ground; and a cu
cumber tree in Lemuel Kirk's
field, along the road that leads
from the Tonoloway Baptist
church to George W. Chesnut's,
2 miles north of Hancock, that
measures 24 feet, 7J iuches, 18
inches above the. ground, and 18
feet, 3 inches, feet above
ground.
Mr. George W. Baruett reports
that there is a swamp oak on his
farm near Waterfall that meas
ures 15 feet in circumference 5j
feet above the ground; and the
trunk ruus upto a height of about
forty feet to where the first limb
appears, "This oasr, writes Mr.
Barnett, "stands in a pasture
field on the east side of Sideling
Hill creek, and can be viewed
from the public road leading from
Clear Ridge to Waterfall at a
point near where Mr. Jeremiah
Gladfelter now lives. While this
may not be the largest tree in
Fulton county (and by the way,
it comes pretty nearly belonging
to Huntingdon county, for it
stands only about a stone's throw
from the line) it is recognized as
being the largest tree in this com
munity, and is a familiar object
to those who hunt in the famous
Squirrel Bottom. Many a weary
hunter has removed his hat and
thrown his head back that he
might gaze at the mouster giant
of the primeval forest. No doubt
Postmaster Woollet of the Wash
ington House will remember this
tree as it stands on a farm form
erly owned by him, and from
which he moved, 1 think, when he
went to McConnellsburg."
Answers to Correspondents.
Why do some rain storms seem to
drench one more quickly than others y
Louisa D.
We have often noticed the same
thing, Louisa, and recall that on
a recent disagreeable day, in
walking only to the postofiice, we
were "soaked," while a lady in
front of us with an umbrella,
seemed entirely unaffected by the
downpour. We have noticed in
the winter season, however, that
raindrops invariably fall with the
wet side down, then turn over
and freeze with the slippery side
up- . !
Will you kindly tell me through the
columns of tho "News" how macaroni
Is made y A Condstant Reader.
We presume you refer more
particularly to the formation of
this so-called delicacy, which was
a secret until, for the benefit of
our readers, we have succeeded
in procuring it at an enormous
exnense. It seems that in Italy,
the birthplaceof this commodity,
large numbers of boys were em
ployed to bore the holes' with long
gimlets. It remained, however,
for one, Holeus Marconi by name,
to simplify the process, and to
day our factories buy the holes in
three-foot lengths, drag them
through the dough, which ad
heres to the hole. (This formula
to remain our property.)
Dere Kdditorr. I haf trlde for many
times in der makln of doughnuts to
economy der dough by m.iklu der holes
bigger. Can you helpin me oud.
Ilerma'iu tfocker.
Although it is now three
months, Hermann, since we have
received your request for aid, we
and our wife have exerted much
ingenuity iu our efforts to help
you, and must confess that we
are farther from the solution than
at first. We readily understood,
we imagined, that with less
dough and a larger hole, an Im
mense saving would result, until
one night we awoke from a trou
bled sleep to realize that it took
more dough to go iround a big
hole than a little hole. N. B,-We
have seven or eight bushels of
doughnuts to soli cheap.
Mrs. John Seylar of Foltz, was
called to this placo last week on
account of tho dangerous illness
of her mothor, Mrs. Rebecca
Coiuerer.
STRANGLED HIMSELF.
Glenn Bcchtcl Commits Suicide in Nc'
braska Hotel.
A clipping from a western news
paper was received by Mr. Aaron
Richards last Friday, which
stated that Mr. M. Glenn Bechtol
had killed himself in a room at a
hotel in Schuyler, Nebraska on
tho morning of the 1st inst.
Glenn Bechtel was a former
resident of Webster Mills, a son
of John Bechtel, the miller, and
a brother of Mrs. Ephraim Houck
of the Cove, and Mrs. Rebecca
Snyder of this place. The clip
ping says:
Mr. Bechel was serving as a
juror in district court at Schuy
ler in a libel suit. When court
adjourned Tuesday eveuing he
appeared all right, was jolly as
usual, and ho was generally of a
jolly nature. He went to a hotel
for tho niglit, but did not report
for duty next morning at tho time
of opening court. The hotel was
called up and said Mr. Bechtol
had not come down. They went
to the room and were horrified to
fand him dead.
It seems that the act was de
liberate. The bed had apparent
ly been occupied all night, and
physicians who examined tho
body were of tho opinion that ho
had committed the deed about 6j
o'clock. It was about 9:30 when
he was found. Two towels were
used, tied around his neck and to
the bed post, and thus he strang
led himself to death.
M. G. Bechtel was well and fav
orably known here, having lived
in the Gleucoe i.eighborhood f
years before going to a farm near
Howells. Mrs. Bechtel is a sis
ter to J. H. and D. W. Montgom
ery. The report was a terrible
surprise to all who knew him and
could hardly be credited for a
time.
Bechtel was of a cheerful dis
position and no cause is known
for the rash act. A few days n go
he had a sale and disposed of his
property, and moved to Howells
where he had bought a home. Tho
body was brought hero last uight
and the funeral will be held from
the home of D. W. Montgomery,
conducted by Rev. M. B. Harri
son of Scribner. Burial will take
place at Glencoe to-day.
This is a sad case indeed and
the wife and two children, a sou
and daughter, have the sympathy
of all in their sudden loss of hus
band and father.
Mr. Bechtel was in Dodge a
few days ago and did not have
the appearance of a man contem
plating suicide.
Local Institute.
The local institute held at Big
Cove Tannery last Friday even
ing was called to order by the
teacher, Gilbert B. Mellott, who
appointed Prof. Barton, presi
dent. Hie topics for discussion were:
X. Value of Thoroughness. 2. Vi
tal Elements of tho School. 3.
Teacher's work at the Close of
School. Some of the features of
the discussions were, that we
should teach the various branch
es with thoroughness and not aim
to just get through them, and
that we should make the last lew
months more interesting so as to
awaken a uew interest in the pu
pils and not let the school work
become monotonous.
A great responsibility lies up
on tho superintendent, school
directors, teachers and patrons,
as to the way the school is con
ducted. Teachers present were: Prot.
Lam borsou, Olive Kendall, Mayo
Mellott, Maude liiuodoHar, Virg
io Truax, Hattle Kendall, G. B.
Mellott, S. L. Simpson; also, Prof.
Barton and Director Tobias Gla
zier. The discussions were enlivened
by kinging, recitations, soma se
lect roading and music by two
violins and a banjo. Excellent
order prevailed and all passed off
much to the credit of, the teacher.
i Virgio Truax.
Subscribe for the News.
OUR STATE LAWMAKERS.
Bills of Local Interest Introduced Last
Week.
TO AM KM) SCHOOL LAW.
A bill has been offered iu the
House of Representatives provid
ing that where pupils in the dis
trict in which they reside have
by way of public roads, streets,
lanes alleys, or any other high
way, more than three-fourths of
a mile to the nearest school in j
their district, such pupils shall j
be pormilted, iiiioul auy action
on the part iu the directors of:
either district t attend tho school ;
in an adjoining district, il more ;
convenient, provided, the scho"l'
has the proper seating capacity:
and that tho district where suc'i
pupils reside shall pay to tho di.-
trict where they attend school a
sum per ti ont!: equal to what i t
costs tho district per pupil in
which said ' pupils attend school
for the same number of months
that the schools are kept open in
the district in which such pupils
reside. If the district in which
they reside refuse to pay, it may
be sued and the amount due re
covered the same as other debts
ol like amounts are collected.
This is a proposed amendment
to the 23d section of the act of
May 8, 1834, which provides that
such urraugement shall be made
as may be agreed upon by the di
rectors oT the adjoining districts,
but it ha proven wholly un effec
tive. It is to remedy this delect
that the foregoing bill has been
offered, and it would appear to be
the proper t'.nug.
TAX COLLKCTOlt'S WARRANTS.
The bill to extend for ono year
tho life of tax collector's warrants
which was defeated on final pus
sage some time ago was, last w .ek
reconsidered ai.d passed and
went to the Senate.
COUNTY LINES.
An act passed the house finally
to provide for the running, re-lo
eating, changing, fixing, and
marking of county lines, it pro
vides for five surveyors two ap
pointed by each of the adjoining
counties concerned, and oue.by
the four so appointed. The pay
of tho surveyors was, on motion
Ammerman, seconded by Sipes,
democrats changed from ten to
five duildis per day.
PENSION TEACHERS.
A proposition to pension pub
lic school teachers who have serv
ed in that capacity for thirty
years or more, will be submitted
to the Pennsylvania Legislature
tins week, as the outcome of a
conference held between Su
perintendent of Public Schools,
J. 1'. Andrews, of Pittsburg, and
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Nathan C. SchaetTor.
Mr. Andrews is backed by a num
ber of school teachers, and hopes
to have the bill introduced indors
ed by school touchers generally
throughout the state.
He wishes to have incorporated
in tho same bill or in another bill,
if that shall be regarded as nec
essary, a provision that no per
son shall be employed as a loach
er in tho public schools under 18
years of age. Unsays that it is a
mistake to have girls or young
men under this age given certifi
cates to leach.
Mr. Clarence Shinier, of Al
toona, is visiting his mothor, Mrs.
Annie M, Shimei , of this place.
Mr. Robert Stout, .of Greencas
tie, an eniployo of tho Adarns Ex
press Company, and Mr. Fred
Laubs, of Lanark, III., were the
guests of Mrs. S. M. Cook for
several days the past week. Mr.
Laubs is an assistaut.on tho farm
of Claude B. Cook, and is at pres
ent on a visit to his pareuts in
Greencastle, after an absence of
four years. Liko all visitors to
our town, these young men were
charmed with the kind courlosy
aud gonerous troatment extend
ed them by our people, while
here, and left town very regret
fully after a stay that was all too
short
SAMUEL MORTON.
Born in This County in 1812, Died In Ohio The "Republican" Says Fulton County
on the 5th. Has Not Asked for Such Measure.
From the Steuben sville Herald- Tho Fulton Couuty News has
Star, of the fith "inst., we learn no intorost iu the school bill as
of the death of Samuel Morton, introduced by the Representa
one of the eldest citizens in that ' tive from this couuty, any furth
section, which occurred on Sun- or than it uflVcts the interest of
day night, February ."th, at the ' our taxpayers. When we see
advanced ag'i of years. Mr. ' thousands and millions of thopeoj
Morton was a son of William plo's money voted nway to inj
Morton, and brother of George' crease tho salaries of already ov
Morton who died at his home on orpaid ofliiciuls, to create new
Licking creek jn Belfast town- places, and to peusiou not the
ship a few wo lis ago. He was
born and rear 1 u the old Mill ion
hoiiicstOLit! where George
Morton spent his life and di:d.
1 went to Ohio in 1HJJ7. He
was married in 1812 to Elizabeth affects hread aud butter, tho in
Wi nters, who with four children forest of Republlcon, Democrat,
survive. Fi.r a period of sixty Prohibitionist, or what not, are
years 1'ie docr-ased was a morn-; affected alike. The readers of
ber of thi Methodist church and the Fulton Republican will cer
a man of st erling qualities. ! tainly be surprised at the attitude
HUSTONTOWN.
Mrs. John Jones is visitin:
her
mother, Mrs. Skinner, tit
Dry
Run. , j
Harry Dawney and family vis
ited friends in Huntingdon coun-,
ty last Saturday and Sunday. j
Miss Winifred Metzlo, of liar-
risjnville, spent a few days lastj
wee.i visiting at the home of her ;
uncle, George Clevenger.
W. F. Laidig was awarded the
contract last Friday for the build- j
ing of the M. E. parsonage aud j
other necessary outbuildings to
be completed by July 1st.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Foor and!
child, and Miss Myra Foor, and ;
Ml-, aud Mrs Albert Mills, of j
Jackson Mills, Bud lord couuty,
spent a few ays last week with
the family oi C. J. Barton.
Rev. Sparks and family, of
Liverpool, Pa., spout the ldre part
of last week at the homo of Mrs.
Sparks' mother, Mrs. David Iluof
ner. Mrs. Frank P. Lynch and son",
and Miss Aunie Selsor, of Mc
C ..ucllsburg, spent last Thurs
day with the former's sister,
Mrs. Simon Fix.
In anticipation of the large
crowd expected at the "Envelope
Social" in the I! II on the night
of February '2'2d, the ladies are
considering tho advisability of
utilizing the basement in connec
tion with the upper part.
Harry Dawney recently receiv
ed nofice from Washington that
ho was the successful Udder on
the mail routo from this place to
Throe Spring Although not a
novice in Unc! i Sam's service
"Scrupc" is . inking seriously
of introducing a Dew feature in
the muJe of carrying mail, that of !
using a pair of "Billie" goats du
ring the su naner season and a
reindeer during the winter.
The peaceful s.lumbers of tho
good people hi our quiet httlo vil- J
lage were disturbed atalatehour
on last Fr.day night by a very
loud noi.se, and thinking perhaps
the much talked of young volcano
or subterraneau coffee pot down
on the Ridge had turned loose
many of our good people jumped
f i oin their beds, but on investi
gation it w;is found it was a sled
load ol Fort Littleton ladies re
turning to their homes, after test
ing t'vj hospitality of the "Indian
Queen," the ribbons being han
dled by tho veteran teamster
"Mac" Richardson. Tho names
of those composing tho party
were Mrs. Alary Mayne, Mrs. D.
A. Hill, Mrs. Harry Hum 11, Mrs.
S. C. Burkhart, Misses Anna M.
Buckley, Cecilia Brubaker, An
nie Mayne, Frances Fields, Flor
ence and Margaret Cromer, and
Mrs. Amelia Uniston all of Fort
Litt' ton, an .1 on tho following
eveuing another jolly crowd of
young people Look supper at tho
"Indian 0.u,-en." lu tne party
were Amos D. Poightol, Clarence
Hoover, Misses Lucy U Poiphtol,
Jessie B. Cress and Cinderella
Raker of near McConnellsburg,
arid'Mis Mary Dauiels of liar
risiVrwillo. J. L Carl.iud and sous, Dale
and ClUude, called a few minutes
at the News oftico while in town
last Saturday.
if
THAT SCHOOL BILL.
poorly paid public servant, but
the man who has spent a lifetime
drawing princely salaries, we feel
it our duty to speak out. When
it comes down to a matter that
! the editor of that paper takes on
i the school oil!, as is expressed
i in an editorial that appeared last
week. It says:
' 'Thejsugges tion i n th e Phil
adoJphia Press tha'. "there
must ijo a joker somewhere
in Representative Sip"s' bill"
will bear second thought, and
(;f you have nothing else of
greater importance oil hand
? little investigation will con
vince you that a lawyer often
takes a hand hi suggesting
some very foolish laws. Ful
ton county has not asked for
such a measure. Conditions
and circumstances neither
demand nor justify such ac
tion. Tho circumstance is
regretted; but fortunately,
one good can result, the elec
tion of a majority member
to the Legislature two years
hence."
This shows one of two things,
either that the Republican does
not know what the "conditions
aud circumstances" with respect
j to tho tax jurdens are, or it pur
I posely misrepresents the facts.
I It is not contended, as we under
I stand the Sipes bill, that every
: school district is needing, or will
receive speciul aid; but only those
districts where ten mills tax will
not keep the school open seven
months and pay the teachers 35
per month. v
What are the "conditions and
circumstances" in some of the
districts which the Sipes school
bill.designsto help? LickingCreek
is paying thirteen mills school
and four mills building this year
and is threatened with a deficit at
the close of the year. Belfast is
paying twelve, and Thompson
and Brush Creek each ten mills
school tax,iu addition to the build
ing tax. Belfast is threatened
with a delicit. Putting all tho
other taxes, county, state, road,
and poor, to the school tax and if
anybody besides tho Republican
will say tnat these districts do
not need any relief from such
"conditions and circumstances"
it will be a pleasure to know him
or her.
Tho writer, hereof, personally
knows what burdens of taxation
the people groan under, and how
gladly they would hail .uiy, even
a modicum, of relief, the declara
tion of the Republican to the con
trary notwithstanding.
Refusing to see conditions as
they actually are, or pretendiug,
from a false pride, tnnt the peo
ple need no relief from them, is
evidence of a lack of that broad
public spirit which works for the
best interests of tho people, and
of a narrow partisan spirit sees
nothing good in anything done or
proposed by anyone outside one's
own family, party or circle of nat
tering friends.
The Sipes school bill is all right
and has the approval of mon wh )
can see 'conditions and circum
stances" aas they exist aud who
have catholicity of spirit to wish
it Godspet.d. Wo hope it may be
enacted into law.
Christopher Deshong spent
Saturday till Monday with his
daughter, Mrs. George Bradnick
i, ear Kuobsvillo. ,
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, at They
Come and fk.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Home lor a Vacation, Away far aa Oulhtj,
Trip for Business r Fleasur. You'll
Find It Rlfht Here.
Frank Mason spent a day iu
Cham ber sburg last week.
Miss Alice Dickson is spend
ing a week among friends in Phil
adelphia. Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Adams
spent a few days last week in
Philadelphia.
Ross Mellott and Alexander
Bradshaw, of McKibbin, spent
last Friday in town.
Mrs. A. U. Nacehas been visit
ing in the nome of her son Wilson
at Carlisle during the last few
days.
George D. Heefner, of Gracey,
and brother, D. W. Heefner, of
Hustontown, spent a few hours
in town Monday.
Mr. Stillwell W. Truax, of
Gem, took advantage ol the good
sledding and made a trip to Mc
Counellsburg last Friday.
Two dozen or more of Mrs. S.
M. Cook's friends and neighbors
spent last Thursday evening very
pleasantly at her home on North
Second street.
. Morse ft'oan lift for Pittsburg
last Wednesday, after having
sppnt tw.) weeks with his parents
Thos. Sloan and wife iu t.ns
place.
Mr, Clarence Wilson and lady
friend, Miss Barbara Largect, of
Chambersburg, ' were gyjsts of
thelatter's parents,' M, and Mrs.
E. A. Largent, from Saturday
evening until Monday noon.
Mus Maggie Michaol of EverJ
ett, who had been visiting, her
sister, Mrs. George W. Hays and
ether friends in this place, has
gone to Waynesboro, where she
will spend some time with rela
tives. Ilev. James G. Rose, of Mer
cersburg, preached in the Pres
byterian church at Greenhill last .
Sunday morning and in this place
Sunday evening. Mr. Rose was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Reisner while in town.
A large number of Mrs. S. B.
Woollet's friends spent last Fri
day evening very pleasantly at
the Washington House m honor
of tho anniversary of Mrs. Wool
let's birthday. We did not ask
her how many milestones she had
passed, but some one intimated
that you would never guess the
number if you should judge from
her youthful appearance.
Roy, Blanche and Joanna Mor
ton drove over to Brush Creek
last Friday and attended the in
stitute Friday night at the Buffa
lo school, taught by their sister,
Miss Bessie. There were thir-
teen teach, rs present and the in
stitute was of course a good one.
While in the valley they were the
guests of M. E. Burton and wife.
Mr. C. B. Ilockensmith, near
Harrisonvillo, was in town last
Wednesday arranging for the
advertising of his sale on the 20th
of March. Mr. Hockensmith has
sold his farm and now means to
dispose of his personal property
and move to Johnstown. Mr.
Hoekensmi'.h is one of tho coun
ty's best citizens and we regret
to see him go away.
Mr. A. C Sipes, one of Dublin
township's' school directors,
spent a few hours iu town last
Friday Mr. Sipes said that many
of the pupils ol their schools have
been suffering from an attack of
grippe for several days aud the
attendance at the schools has fal
len off materially. In speaking
of the depth of snow, he said that
there is inore'snow In the woods
now thau for a long time on tho
north side ot the hills there is
from ten to fifteeu inches. Ho
has some reason for knowir",
from the fact that he is c'
timber in for the erectrT
addition to his dwel' !
uext summer.