VOLUME (J. McCONNFLLSIJUKG, PA., MAHCIl 1, 1.905. KUMUF.lt 2 SHALL FULTON HAVE A RAILROAD ? A Practical Article from the Pen of Blair V. Truax. of St. Louis. Mr. Truax is a son of Still well W. Truax, of Belfast township, is a former (Vultou county teacher, but is row prominently connect eel with ono of the most import ant trolley lin.es in St. Louis, and knows what he is talking about, when he discusses the railroad situation in Fulton county. Ed.J Since my earliest recollection, there have been at intervals of about every six months, rumors of a railroad about to be extend ed through Fulton county; and while there have been scores of reports of roads from every con ceivable direction, about to be pro jected within the confines of my native county, nouo of them have over materialized, and there is far less prospect lor a useful railroad at the present time than at the time the old South Penn was sur veyed aud partially graded, but ignominiously permitted to come to nothing in order to augment the ever increasing power of oth er great railroad corporations. Of course, gi eat hopes are be ing entertained for the proposed ( B. & O. sliort lino; b'ut shrfuld the hue ever reach completion, it would prove "moro detrimental than beneficial to the region it traverses, as uo station would be located in Fulton county, and the community ' would bo infested with "hoboes," which are natural ly associated with every railroad in the United States. Recently, tue idea of a trolley 'f system has been advanced and I "-" believo this will eventually prove the solution of the "cheap and rapid" transportation problem, which now confronts the people. It is evident that no steam road could be profitably operated with in such narrow confines; but elec tric cars, such as aie in practical use in scores of rural communi ties, could bo utilized with but slight expense and furnish much more satisfactory service. The general idea seems to pre vail that the road should cross the Cove mountaiu, thus connect ing McConnellsburg with Mer cersburg. To this I would be strongly opposed. Should a trol- ley road be built, it should extend transversely through the county from McConuellsburg to Han cock; and by so doing, would pass through the most fertile and thickly populated portion of it. To have the road extend sim ply between McConuellsburg and Mercersburg would deprive the best part of the county of the benefits and profits to bo derived from such a liuc, and I seriously doubt that such a road would provo profitable, as the business of the town alone is inadequate to maintain a system, such as would be necessary to bt of much bene fit to transportation facilities. Tile other route would not only bo advantageous to the inhabi trnts of the Cove aud Timber Ridge, but would afford a much better terminal aud connection with the regular railroads. Mer corsburg, itself, is only a sub-station situated on an iusignificaut r,ad, while Hancock is located on two of the principal roads of the country; and iu udditum, has the old. fashioned but cheap route of the C. & O. Caual, thus permit ting direct communication wi,th all tho great cities of the United Slates. So, in my estimation, Hancock would he by far the more desirablo terminal, not con sidering tho intermediate points such a route would connect. The advantages an electric road would have ovor a stoam road ara apparent. Less attention need bo devoted to the grading of the - road, as electric cars are capable o' ascending much stoeporgrades thau steam cars, the general road bed need not be so solid, aud the necessary bridges not- uoarly so strong nor expensive; and, in ad dition, cars could be run far more frequently and could stop where ever required t.o take on passeu gers. The freight and express m rviouf the 43 road are unex- HAD TROUBLES OF THEIR OWN. Clerk Harris Spoils Wedding by Not Granting Necessary License. Mr. Jacob H. Foor and Mrs. Carrie Clapper, of Gracevillo, Bedford county, drove over to McConnellsbui g ono day last week, registered at tho . Fulton House, and started out on the hunt of a preacher. Kev. Adams was found, ind requested to per form the ceremony that would permit the happy couple to spend the balance of their natural lives in marital felicity. When Mr. Adams asked the prospective groom for the neces sary papers to show that the Rev erend had clear sailing, he was informed that that little matter had not yet been attended to. To facilitate matters thepreach- er directed him to a certain George A. Harris who keeps those documents for sale at lift cents apiece, straight. Mr. Harris was found in his of fice, and upon learning the nature of their business, moat courteous ly informed them that while he did not take his own medicine, he could give them trie necessary prescription, that would bring the answer, and with pen in hand, and the big marriage license docket open before him, he rapid ly filled in the answers given by the expectant applicant until the question, "Has tho woman ever been married ?" came, and tire re ply was "Yes." "Give date of death of her husband," came next and the answer was, "he still lives." Mr. Harris then inquired when divorce had been granted, and was informed that no such proceeding had ever been taken. That settled it, Tho docket went shut, the clerk didn't get his half dollar, and Mr. Adams' bank accouut was short about five dollars at the end of the week" celled, as' is attested to by the fact that the company by which 1 am employed, has an an ever in creasing number of orders for cars designed for this class of sorvice. Loaded freight cars could be easily handled bv having a car equipped with heavy motors and especially constructed for this particular work; but for all light material,or material in small quantities, the express and bag- jage cars would give complete satisfaction at a mere nominal cost. People who have never en joyed the advantages afforded by trolley lines cannot fully appreci ate then' convenience and com fort as well as the economy of both time aud money. In event of such a road being constructed, the wealth of the adjacent communities would be 'greatly increased, and many lines of business which are now in par tial idleness, or have not yet had their inception, would be estab lis ed and" operated steadily thus creating a good opening for labor and relieving the necessity of the county's best young men going to other fields in order to aecuro adequate reuumeration for their services. But if the people desire the es tablishment of a line, they must put their own "shoulder to the wheel." We all remember the truthful old sayiug, "Heaven helps those who help themselves" and this rule is equally as appli cable to this as auy private enter prise or under ti king. No outside corporation will invest its capital In such an undertaking without the assurance that it will have the support of the farmers and busi ness men of tho vicinity; aud the only way to express that assur ance satisfactorily to promoters is by their investing freely iu Us stock. It would bo preferable that such an undertaking should be tiuanced and operated by cap ital from the district deriving its beuefits, as tho people would then have a double interest in Its rnam tainance, aud would derive pro tits from two sources, Jjius assur ing its success. In Fulton coun ty vthero is en abundance of latent capital and plenty of dormant en ergy to carry such an enterprise to success l hut an impulse 1 given to it in the ru'ht direction, and kept there by determined ef fort. MORE ABOUT PRONUNCIATION. Win. F. Hughes Refers to Recent List of Words Published In the "News." riillailelplila, Feb. IS. Dear Editor "News" . Re ferring to the article on "pro nunciation" in your issue of the 8th instant, will you permit me to say that it is almost beyond be lief that any teacher should miss twenty-two, aud the best one of them uo fewer thau twelve of tho wordsgiven iu the list. The words themselves, are all right; they might, with propriety, be pro nounced to any body of teachers; and, when it is cousiderod that, at least, eight of them are pro nounced in several ways, all of which are correct, one might be inclined to think that some teach ers, at least, do not pay much at tention to the names by which words are called. Let us look at the list of errors once more : Tho first twelve, namely, sac rilegious, finances, deficit, come ly, malay, chameleon, suit, coad jutor, caligraphy, matinee, sacri ficablo, carbine, hymeneal, jugu lar, have but one pronunciation. The eighth, caligraphy, is also spelled with two l's and has a different pronunciation. The remainder, belial, bronchi tis, exhausted, lenient, docile, cal liope, isolated, debris, have each two pronunciations. Now, Mr. Editor, your advice to ''road the list and then consult tho Dictionary," is highly com mendable, and will uo doubt, be followed by many of the teachers of the county, Boys aud girls could spell and pronounce better two and thnie decades ago than they can now whose fault is it? Should not these branches, or thography ami orthoepy, be all the more emphasized now thatth8 range of school studies hr.s so much enlarged? I would be pleased to read in the "News" what some of your teachers think about this matter. Very truly, William F. IIuuiies. A CENT FOR A CENT. How Squire Fore and Tom Johnston Got Even with the Fair Man. Daniel E. Fore, of Tod town ship, who has a fondness for col lecting curios, showed us a few days ago a set of French coins from the 1 centime piece worth about one U. S. cont; to the franc worth about 20 cents: also, a 2, a 5, and a 10 centime piece. , Thov are not made of silvor-' as our small coins; but of bronze, and, of course, much larger than the corresponding U. S. coin. Mr. Fore has also, a number of curiously wrought medals pro cured at the World's Fair and tells how he and Tom Johnston beat tho man that tlattoued the pennies. The Squire and Tom were walk ing through one of the big Fair buildings one day, when their at tention was attracted by a man standing by a curious looking ma chine, calling out in lusty toies "Give me a cent, and I'll make you a cent." Tom said, "Squire, we cau't lose anything at that game, here goo," and Tom handed the man a rent. The latter placed it in the ma chine which carried it between two stout rollers, and when it dropped out, it was as Hat as it tramped on by an elephant aud had the impress of tho building stamped ou it. Tho oporator handed it to Tom saying, "Five ceuts, please." As this was tho first intimation that there was a "five cents" in it, Tom got on his ear, and the man at the machine talked back, and, if the Squire had not given Tom a nudge to come on, there is no tolling how soon the Fair mau would have been in the hospital. When they were away some distance, tho Squire divided up with Torn; for during the war ol words, the Squire, had "swiped" enough of tho flattened peunies to recompense then for the annoy FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH. James S. Akers Tells Something of the City to Which He Went. Texarkana. Ark. Thinking a few lines from tho South might be of interest to some of the read ers of the News, and that you northern people might find some consolation in tho fact that we are haviug cold w'jat'ncr too, I will write a few lines. The cold wave reached hero February 12th, Mercury rracned zero the morn ing of the 18th, and has been ranpiug from 1 1 to 30 above siuce. The cold oxtonded to the coast, doing much damage toearly fruits and vegetables much of which was ready fo.r market. We left Hancock, November 10, 1904, and arrived at St. Louis next day at 4 o'clock and visited the Fair, which was grand. We went from St. Louis to Mattion, 111., visted relatives and friends there, and also at Decatur, Blue Mound, and Moweaqua. One of the many things that attracted our attention while crossing the western states was the extensive area planted in corn, much of which was then yet in in tho fields. Buyers were pay ing 38 cts. a bushel, delivered at the elevator. December 0, we left Moweaqua by the Illinois Central R. R., go ing to Ceutralia; thence by the Cotton Belt R. R. to Memphis, Tenn.; then transferred to the Iron Mountaiu R. R. and went from there to Texarkana, Arkan sas, our destination. Texarkana is situated on the line between Arkansas and Tex as. Une or us principal streets is called "State Line." "Uncle Sam" has built a grand P. O. building on the State line to ac comodate patrons on either side. There are uino. railroads. Tex arkana has a population of 25,000 and is about evenly divided by the State Line. Much rivalry ex ists between the two parts of the city as to grand buildings, best hgnted streets, etc. It is term ed the Twin City, and has much railroad traffic, a. id is called the Gateway of the South, in a rail road sense. It has splendid bank buildings, tine churches, school buildings and many fine residenc es. Many people from the north are coming, here and locating. About one-fourth of the State is cleared and under cultivation. Merchantable timber consists of yellow pine, white oak, red oak, post oak, bodock and hickory. Work is plentiful and wages good c u penters get from $2 to 3; bricklayers, $5 to " per day. i hear the frogs croaking to day (Feb.21st). It is quite warm and some gardening is being done. Trusting that all reuders of your worthy paper are enjoying good health and prosperity. 1 remain, James S. A kicks. Andrew Hoover. Mr. Andrew Hoover was born in McConnellsburg ou Washing ton's Birthday, 1842, and died in the State Hospital at Harrisburg last Friday morning, aged 63 years and 2 days. His remains reached McConnellsburg Friday venitig, and the funeral was held rom tho home of his brother-in- law and sister Albert Stoner and wife, at 1:30 Saturday afternoon, interment being made in tho Re formed graveyard. Mr. Hoover was married about 30 years ago to Miss Eliza Miller, of Licking Creek township, who survives her husband as do the following children: Prof. N. E. M., U. S. G., Miss Daisy, Clar ence and Harrison; also, by the following; brothers and sisters: John, of Uustontown, Pa.; Chi is topher, of West Superior, Wis.; Mrs. Mary Mayne, of Fort Little ton, and Mattio(Mrs. Albert Ston er), of this place. In 1872, Mr. Hoover bought the Joseph N. Woodcock property in Taylor township, which was de stroyed by tire in 1888, He re built the mill, and the widow and most of the family still reside there. Mr. Hoover's healtn fail ed a few years ago and for some time had been in the Hospital, where he died. POLLOCK KENDALL NUPTIALS. Miss Mary Kendall Becomes the Bride of Mr. S. Murray Pollock. The twenty-second of Febru ary, 1H05, will long be remember ed in the Cove as the wedding day of Miss Mary II. Kendall, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Ken dall, who lives two miles south ol McConnellsburg, and Mr. S. Murray Pollock, brother of Mrs. Morrow Kendall. While a mantle of suow cover ed the earth, tho sleighing was not quite so good as it had been on account of a rise in tho tem perature, yet, about half past 12 o'clock sleighing parties began to arrive at the old Kendall mansion, and in less thaa half an hour up wards of four score friends and neighbors were gatheied togeth er, merrily chatting, awaiting the hour for the ceremony. Promptly at one o'clock the or ganist, Mrs. G. W. Reisner, took her position, and to the music c.f the wedding march the bridal party entered the large c'ouble parlor, which was prettily decor ated with evergreen; between the west windows was arranged a booth of spruce bcughs, before which the bridal party assem bled. The attendants were Mary Creigh McDowell and Mary Mar tha Reed, ribbon bearers; Miss Maye Johnston and Miss Ruth Kendall, bride's maids; Mrs. A. W. Johnston, matron of honor, and Mr. John T. McNary, best man. . The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. James U. Kendall, Pink and white, the bride's col ors, wore manifest in tho bridal bell and in the beautiful carna tions carried by the maids. The bride wore an India silk made with full court train and trimmed with ruffles of accordioi pleated liberty silk. Her veil was gracefully caught with tel.. roses from the bridal bouquet. The groom was i i atly attired in black and made a handsome ap pearance. Tho Rev. W. II. Reed, returned missionary from Egypt, offered the invocation. The ceremony, which was brief and impressive, was performed by tho bride's pastor, the liw S. B. Huston. This was folio -ed by an appro priate prayer by the Rev. J. L. Grove. After the congratulations the guests were invited to the dining room, where a bountiful dinner was served. The bride's tabic was festooned iu pink and white. In the center was a vase of pink and white carnations and each guest found 0113 at his place. The guests from Cannonsburg, Pa., were Mr. Wm. Pollock, fa ther of the groom; Mr. John and Miss Jennio Pollock, uncle and aunt of the groom, and Mr. John T. McNary; from Chambersburg, Mr. John Glass and Grove Ree fer and wife; Fannettsburg, W. W. Kegerrcis and wife; Lehmas tor, W. M. McDowell and family and Mrs. Bard McDowell aud daughter; Mercersburg, Miss Lizzie Rankin, Miss Mary Mc Dowell, Martin Meyers and wife, Van Bradley and wife, Mr. James Johnston, Miss Mary Bradley, aud Messrs. Lawrence and Mac Bradley. The bride was tho recipient of a large number of useful and beautiful presents. At four o'clock a spirited livery team, driven by Mac Sheets, ap peared before the gate, and while the bride and groom were getting in tho sleigh amid a shower of rice, deft hands were busily en gaged in decorating the vehicle with old shoes, tin cans aud um brellas, etc., thus showing their interest in the welfare of the hap py coupie. The destination that evening was Chamborsburg, and from thence eastward. Miss Mary is an estimable young lady of sterling worth anil lias a host of friends in Fultou aud Franklin counties aud will be very much missed. Mr. Pollock is a young man of good family, good habits, and excellont busi ness qualifications. We all wish them successful, happy and useful life. THE SPRING ELECTION. I The Results as Shown by the Returns j ! Made Last Week. ! ! i j AYR. j i Judge of election, Ralph Glenn, j r, 51: Robert (iordou, d, 90. In- spector, Edward Keyser, r, 51: ! : Wilson Litton, d, 115. Supervisors i John Bain, r, 52; John S. Ilarr, d, j J 104; John C. Heinbaugh, d, 113.' i Pownsliip cUjrk, J. L. Patterson, ! r,4!t;Gilbert.lellott,d,'.iH. Treas urer, Wm. M. Bishop, d, 10. School directors, A. W. Johnston, , r, 4s; Robert Cutchall, r, 39; Jacob ; W. Mellott, d, 92; W. H. Nclscn, i d, 101. Constable, C. M. Ray, r, i 58; William Keefer, d, 80. Over seers of the poor, W. M. Kendall, r, 52; James M. Gordon, d, k7. Auditor, D. U. Patterson, r, 58; Levi Keefer, d, 88. BELVAST. Judge. B. W. Mellott, r, 80; Ja cob L. Hess, d, 73. Inspector, Austin Lynch, r, 74; Virgil Bard, d, 82. Clerk, George C. Doshong, r, 7(1; John T. Laley, d, 84. Con stable, Jas. B. Mellott, r, 85;Chas. Bard, d, 74. Overseers, Frank D. Skiles, r, 73: Aaron M. Garland, d, 84. School directors, Scott Baumgardner, r, 70; Wm. U. Wink, r, 72; George D. Morgret, d, 83; Wilson Waltz, d, 81. Super visors, B, II. Mellott, r, 73; M. W. Mellott, r, 85; Oliver Mellott, d, 70; Job P. Garland, d, 80. Justice of the peace, D. P DeshoDg, r, 91; O. W. Meilott, d,.(!8. Auditor, Levi P. Morton, r, 92; Samuel Hess, d, 09. J1KTHEL. Judge, Wm. Bishop, r, 03;Reu beu Mellott, d, Gm. Inspector, James Bornhart, r, (13; Samuel Winter, d, 89. Clerk, J. E. Ritz, r, 07; J. Tiklen Hill, d, 82. Con J. E. Goo l i.an, r, 00; J. C. Fisher, d, 89. Overseers, Clyde Andrews r, 74; Joseph Fisher, r, 77; Thos. R. Slusher, d, 77; Jonu II. Har man, d, 75. Ar litor, Frank Ranck, r, li8; J. E. Palmer, r, 75; George Myers, d, 71; JobC. Hess d, 83. School directors, George Hill, r, 70; W. B. Ranck, r. 09; James M. Booth, d, 84; M. B. Hill d, 77. Supervisors, Nathan Hill, r, 78; Jor eph Runyan. r, G2; Amos Layton, d, 90; Thos. R. Bishop, d 70. Justice of the peace, J. A Whitfield, r, 55; D. E. Gulden, r, 03; Wm. P. Cordon, d, 90; Job L. Garland, d, 84. HRl'SH CREEK. Judge, C. D. Hixson, r, 01; G. M. Diehl, d, 03. Inspector, Amos Duvall, r, 03, Nath in Mellott, d, 05. Overseers, G. W. Akers, r, 01; Isaiah Lay ton, d, 09. Clerk, Lewis A. Duvall, r, 03; C. T. Lay ton, d, 05. Constable, Christ. W. Spade, r, 09; Henry Sharpe, d, 57. School directors, Anthony Spade, r, 09; Caleb C. Mellott, d, 09; Simon Garland, d, 57. Super visors, Edwin A. Barton, r, 90; W. L. McKee, r, 33; Samuel Diehl d, 92- Auditor, Jno. N. Hixson, r, 53; Lemuel Smith, d, 00. Jus tice of tho peace, Frank M. Diehl d, 80. DUItLIN. Judgo, D. W. Fraker, r, 83; J. W. G rove, d, 07. Inspector, Hayes Locke, r, 83; Calvin Baker, d, 07. Clerk, S. C. Burkhart, r, 73; Lu ther Grove, i 72. Constable, J. II. Snyder, r, 87; Samuel Curf man, d, 00. Overseer, Wm. Wilds r, 75. W. J. Locke, r, 79; D. H. Myers, d, 00; Samuel Chne, r, GO. School directors, Wesley Chno, r 88; E. E. Fraker, r, 82; Jno. W. Snyder, d, 09; Clem Chesnut, d, 50. Supervisors, W. S. Ramsey, r, 73; John Keeuaugh, r, 70; Den nis Hess, d, 80; Riley Mock, d, 59. Auditor, Jacob Strait, r, 70; Chas. M:Cehee, d, 77. Justice of the peace, F. C. Bare, r, 92. Collector, Irvm Wilson, d, 78. UCKINcS CREEK. Judgo, Thomas McClure, r, 01; Joseph Sipcs, d, 100. Inspector, Wm. H. Dewhong, r, (50; Harvey Strait, d, 94. Clerk, Milton Deck er, r, 78; Roy M. Sipes, d, 80. ConstaUe, II. E. Deshoug, r, 91; Michael Mellott, d, 08. Overseer, R. II. Uanu, r, 02; Geo. W. Sipes, d, 90. iuditor, Geo. F. Metzler, (Coolluued on luhl putfe,) I ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Home for a Vacation, Away lor an Outing, a Trip lor Businesi or Pleasure. You'll Find It Right Here. Mr. W. L. Cline of Dublin, was in town a few hours l ist Thurs day. James A Stewart, of llarrwon ville, spent Saturday iu this place on businoss. Miss Nellie Trout is visiting friends at Fairfield, Red Lion, York and Lancaster. Lemuel G. Cline and wife, of Burnt Cabins, were among the visitors to town Monday. Mr. aud Mrs. Charlie Schooley of tlarrisouville, were pleasau6 callers at this office last Wednes day. Mrs. James Deshong, of Mc Keesport, is visiting her parents, II. S. Daniels and wife, of Har risouville. W. Riley Daniels and wife, near Hancock, spent a day or two last week among their McConnells burg friends. H. Elmer Deshong, constable elect of Licking Creek township, spent last Wednesday at the County Seat on business. Miss Minnie Mock, who had been obliged to close her school (McGovcrn) ou accouut of illness, was able to resume her work on Monday. Andrew Souders and Charlie Slicker, two of Thompson's citi zens called at our office a few min utes while in town last Wednes day. Mike Black, George llembaugh aud Harvey A. Black, of this place, left Monday for Ebensburg, Pa., where they have employ ment. Mrs. Peter Morton is spending this week with her brother, Geo. W. Clevenger, at Uustontown, who has been dangerously ill, but is some better now. Mrs. William F. Selsor, sou Charles D., and grand daughter, Marian, of Mercersburg, wjre the guests of John W. aid Miss Annie Selsor, last Friday. Ross Bard, of Potter county, came home last Saturday for a few days. He and his brother Newt were in town Monday. On Tuesday Ross bougnt the Capt. Dixon mill property at Sipes Mill. A letter from Mrs. Minnie Com erer Sipes, Polo, 111., said that her family was moving to a farm near Dixon, 111. She said they had been having cold weather there, too, 38 below at Polo, and 42 at Dixon. Mr. Christopher Hoover, who has been spending the -past year at Hollidaysburg was here Satur-y day attending tho funeral of his brother Andrew, ana remained over Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Albert Stoner. Mr. Martin L. Peck, an exten sive lumber manufacturer and mill owner in our neighboring state of Maryland, spont from Saturday until Monday visiting in tho home of his cousiu the Ed itor, and of his brother Jonathan at Kuobsville. Mr. William Bergstresser, who has bi:en employed in Potter county for several years gave his sister, Mrs. E. A. Largent p little surprise last Friday by coming home unexpected after an ab sonso of nine years. He expects to spend a couple of months visit ing his many friends in this coun ty. Squire T. P. Garland, of Need more was in town a fe-w hours last Wednesday. Tommy says there has been considerable ac tivity in real estate down that way lately, Graut Bar hart having bought the Suell farm lu llgeou Cove from Lewis YonkerforiM 200, and gets possession the first of April, and Morton Oess the Lewi farm.
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