VOLUME G. McCONNELLSliUKG, PA., MAY 2. 1905. XUMliEK DRAGGED TO DEATH. Horse Ran Away with Wilson Varner a Franklin County Veteran as He Was Returning From M'Connellgburg, WAS A MOST SH0CKINQ ACCIDENT, Dragged by a runaway horse a distance of a mile and a half down a steep mountain road on last Wednesday afternoon was the sad experience of Wilson Varner pf Franklin county, and resulted in his death a few hours later. Wilson Varner aged about 03 years, a prominent farmer of Amberson Valley, Franklin coun ty and a veteran of the Civil War was ordered before the Examin ing Board at McConnellsburg last Wednesday for examination for increase of pension. Wot be ing a stirong man physically and the distance being long for one day's drive, came to McConnells burg Tuesday evening,, and ap peared before the Board early next morning saying that he wished to be first on the list of examined that day, as he wished to leave McConnellsburg in time to reach Speck's hotel at Burnt Cabins for dinner. The physicians granted his re quest and by ten o'clock he was ready to leave. Having stopped at the Cabins for dinner, he had ascended the mountain and was passing down on the other side, when the horse he was driving became lrighten ed and dashed away down the grade towards Fannettsburg. The unlooked for leap of the horse overbalanced Mr. Varner, and he fell from the buggy. Here be gan the horrible part of the acci dent In being pitched out of the buggy, Mr. Varner's foot be came tightly locked between the seat and the floor of the buggy, and there he dragged over the side, head downward and oody partly under the wheels, while the horse went plunging down the mountain at a furious rate. What dreadful experiences those few minutes must have been to Mr. Varner no one will ever know, for it was not until the horse had stopped in front of the residence of Mrs. Alexander Skin ner after having run a mile and a half that the condition of Mr. Varner was discovered. Here he was found, his foot still fast in the buggy seat, his body dangling over the side, the flesh torn from one side of his head and the upper part of his body, one ear and one eye entire ly, gone, and he was, of course, unconscious. Dr. Shoop was quickly sum moned; but a glance from the physician, and he knew that the unfortunate man was beyond the power of any human agency. Af ter lingering a few hours, death graciously came to his relief. Mr. Varner was a good soldier a member of Regiment, Penn sylvania Heavy Artillery. He is survived by a wife and eight chil dren. Funeral took place on Sat urday. Eighty-Second Annual Session. The eighty-second annual ses sion ol the . grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania was in session last week at Scran too, and was well attended by del gates and members of the order from all parts of the state. A resolution was passed giving the sovereign lodge of Odd Fel lows the use of Odd Fellows' tem ple In Philadelphia lor its session in September. The matter of do nating $10,000 to defray the ex penses of the sovereign lodge was not reached. The per capita tax wa continued at 12 ceutr Pittsburg was selected as the place for holding the next session of the grand lodge. - Other' can didates were: Philadelphia, Get tysburg, Harrisburg, York, Sun bury and Allegheny. , Charlie Deshong of Big Cove Tannery, came in and pushed his subscription away ahead while in n towu last; Saturday, EDUCATION IN NORTH DAKOTA. Mr. D. W. Fraker, a Former Fulton Coun ty Boy Tells ol the Advantages in His State. Knowing just how much the good people of my old home coun ty of Fulton is interested in the work of education, and knowing how many young people have laid the foundation of an education that has enabled them to go forth into other parts of the world, and hold their own against those who have had much better facilities, I feel that they will be interested in learning something about the school system employed in most of the newer western states; but it is of N rth Dakota that 1 wish to speak. In providing for the permanent organization of an educational system, Nor tn Dakota being one of the newer states, profited by the experience of the older states, and now has, 1 believe, the most satisfactory plan of any statain the Union. ""The framers of our State Con stitution, believing that the se cret of true greatness and suc cess m any people is in their intel hgence, provided from her public domain such an appropriation as would insure a perpetual fund for the maintenance of all her ed ucational institutions. From the public 1 inds thev set aside 8,170,000 acres, of which 2, 500,000 were for public schools. Up to this time about 330,000 acres have been sold none of it at a price less than $10 an acre. In addition a large sum is realiz ed from the rental of vast tracts for pasturage. Distribution is made to the higher institutions as follows: University at Grand Forks. 80.- 000 acres; Agricultural College at Fargo, 130,000 acres, and govern ment appropriation: Normal schools at Maysville and Vallev City, 80,000 acres; Manual Train ing school at Ellendale, 40,000; other institutions in the State have a like liberal appropriation, and, altogether, will eventually provide a permanent fund of $25.- 000,000, with a clear income of 11,000,000.00, thus, in due time, providing a self-surmortiner fund for educational purposes as long as time shall last. In any unorganized school ter ritory, one-third ol the residents. each of whom having the custody of a child of school age, may pe tition the County Commissioners. and a school will be established, provided, that there are not less than ten children of school age living in the district. Settlers may thus be sure of having school facilities lor their children as good as the best. According to the biennial re port of the Siate Superintendent, there are 3,495 school houses; 5, 358 teachers. 118,812 school chil dren, with an enrollment of 92,- 224 pupils. Teachers are scarce and every method of good is di e- sented for their higher profic iency by our head educators. Teachers' certificates for common schools provided by examinations within the various counties, are of threegrades 3rd, 2nd and 1st. No applicant is provided certifi cates unless having attained the ago of 18, of good moral charac ter and passiug ten branches. Arithmetic, Civics; Geography, tustory. Writing, Grammar. Theory aud Practice, Physiology, ueading and Orthography. The 3rd grade requires an average not less than 75 per cent., aud not fall below 00 Der cent, in any one branch; for 2nd grade, aver age not less than 80 per cent., and not fall below 70 per cent, in any one branch. The first erade. 20 years old, must have taught school successfully 12 months, at least, in the State; must average 90 per cent., , and not lall below in any one branch in above named list, and must average 75 per cent and not jfall below 05 per cent in additional following branches Algebra, Geometry, Psychology, Natural Philosoohv and Natural Geography. But an applicant can have two Ulalato BABE KILLED BY A KAT. Attacked Child ol Noah Shank, near Welsh Run, With Fatal Result. From Vnllny Spirit. On the farm of S. Fred Burk ! holder, a mile from Welsh Hud, i rat killed tlio two-months old ba by of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Shank, the tenants on the farm. The child had been placed in a bed. made of two chairs at the side of the dining room, while the fam lly ate supper in the summer kitchen. Suddeuly the parents were aroused by the little ones screams and appeared at the babe's side to see a large rat slide from the Chairs. They were horrified to find the babe had been bitten on the check aud tongue and that the ends of the fingers had been eaten olT. Death resulted last Sunday eve ning. On Tuesday the body of the babe was taken to Greencas- tle and buried in Cedar Hill ceme tery. Mr. and Mrs. Shank mov ed from Milnor to the Burkhold- er farm last April. The mother is prostrated over the untimely death of her babe. Deneen Fisher Nuptials. In the parlor of the Fulton House, on last Wednesday even ing, at S o'clock, Miss Lillian M. I isher and Scott O. Deneen were united in the holy bonds of matri mony by Rev. J. V. Adams of the M. E. churcn of this place. The wedding was witnessed by a few of the bride's most iuti mate friends. The bride was handsomely gowned in white albatross, and the groom wore the conventional black. On Thursday evening they were entertained in the home prepared by the groom, and quite a number of friends gathered to welcome the bride arid help con sume the good things with which the tables were well ladeu. The bride, who is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Fisher, of Thompson town ship, is one of Fulton county's successful teachers, having taught quite a number ol terms. The groom is a resident of Bethel township and is a very popular .young man. The happy couple will take up their residence about four miles west of Warfordsburg. Their many friends join in wishing them a long and happy life. secure any of above certificates, providing in first examination he does not fall below required per centage in more than two branch es; he or she returns and writes up on branches they fell below iu. All grading is done by the State Department at Bismarck. No state pays their county su perintendent more than North Dakota, and every available incen tive is given for advance in teach ers wages 1!MJ4 average for teachers salary are thus: for men teachers, $47.87; women teachers $40.90 all teachers $42.77 a month. No truer index sf any commu nity's higher life can be found than the interest and attention giveii to the children of Nortn Dakota. No one need have any reason to fear tve developing of our system compared with other states, requiring elementary ag riculture taught in the public schools, ours being one of only seven or eight states to do so, be cause the people depend on agri culture for means of livelihood and building up of their re sources. Spring has teen much disturb ed by cool weather, some folks with a poetical turn of mind have occasionally remarked that "win ter has set down in the -lap of spring" but when snow fell all day on the 4th and on the 10th of May It impressed one it had set down on the whole works. " Best wishes to all my old friends especially around the "Old Fort.", D. W. Fkakric THE JACKSON DEMOCRAT. Founded in Bedford in IH49. Taken to McConnellsburg in 1850, and Name Changed to Fulton Democrat. The Fulton Democrat owes its origin to James B. Sansom, who founded a newspaper in Bedford, issuing the first number to the public, December 28, 1840. The bill providing for the organization of the couaty of Fulton, which was stricken from the county of Bedford, was signed by Governor William F. Johnston on the 19th day of April, 1850. Mr. Sansom thinking that the new county of fered a better field for the publi cation ol his paper than Bedford, removed his paper to McConnells burg in September 150 and be gan tl:e publication, changing the name from the "Jackson Demo crat" to the "Fulton Democrat", which name the paper still bears. A few weeks ago when Mrs. Eliza B. Crosby was making sale of the effects of her sister, tho late Miss Rebecca Pott, she found among many other old newspa pers, a copy of the Jackson Dem ocrat, "No. 19, Vol. 1," aud very kindly gave it to the present edi tor of the Fulton Democrat. It bears the date cf May 8, 1850, and of course was printed at Ped ford. The principal item of news is the full text of the bill erecting the new county of Fulton, and which had just been signed by the Governor. Other items of in terest were as follows: The Postmaster General has established two new postoftices in this countyone at Webster Mills, and one at Dublin Mills. J. S. Zimmerman is postmaster at Webster Mills, and A. Weid- man, at Dublin Mills. The lollowing named gentle men were serving on the Demo cratic county committee: Bethel, John Fisher and Benjamin Mel- lott; Belfast, Daniel Lake and Aaron Hess; Dublin, Ronert Gam ble and. James Fields; Licking Creek, Samuel Michaels and Ja cob Mumma; Thomson, Jacob Fisher and John Litton; Tod, A. J, Fore, Esq.; Wells, David R. Nail and David R. Bowles. At a Democratic meetiug held in Bedford on Monday evening, April 29, 1850, among other reso lutions, the lollowing appears: That we hereby cordially approve of the course of John Cessna and Samuel Robinson, Eaq'rs. in the Legislature, and return them our thanks for the attention and abil ity which they have devoted to the interests of Bedford county. Tho editor states that "we have been informed that a report is in circulation in McConnellsburg, to the effect that the Commissioners of Bedford county have borrow ed from the Williamspot t Bank, the sum of $10,000, and that it is kept a secret from the people. We deem it due to the tax payers to brand the statement as mali ciously false." The only advertisement we see from McConnellsburg is that of Daniel Humburd, in which he of fers at private sale his property in McConnellsburg, consisting of a lot of ground on main street, with a two-story frame weather boarded house with a frame build ing attached, formerly occupied as a wagou maker shop. The following item of Wells Valley news occurs "We learn that Mr. Henry Whitehill, of Wells Valley, one day last week, was attacked with in a mile and a half of Hopewell Iron works, and robbed of near $000. We learn from Mr. White hill that -lie had left home to pur chase some cattle, and whilst rid ing slowly along on a lonely piece of road, three men made their ap pearance, disguised by having their faces blackened, one of whom ordered him to stop, aud on his not heeding the order, fir ed at him, the ball grazing his person. They then dragged him from his horse, and after a scuffle, in which he .was stabbed and choked, succeeded tn getting pos session of his money, and then decamped. This is a bold and FROM THE H00SIER STATE. D. H. Graccy Writes from Mu.icie. Op. , ProKra.n of Exercise, to be Observed ! or,u",,y ,or W1 Man. In IV.Conncllshurg. ' This is what happens to some beaulif-,1 ...nd mipressivo ,-v-people when they get a jug on : j erc,90 will i ,. jK ,i in lhe (J(,rt Mrs. Abbio Sleglo residing in j House on T.ijscbv, May :; ut what is known as tho Johnson I o'clock p. n . iu memory f our Row iu this city had command of j soldier at ,1 ,air dead Tho the entire district last night, j public is i t i present First place she got hilarious and ! and pay tnen. trii .! in Mowers the houses in tho row being all I frii aN(1 f rsti,...tilI . . lh0 vh( alike slv got in the wrong one; l(:lV(3 Uie t,i "r.. call " but as sho thought sho was lord : A very atl ruel ,vo m- grain will of all she surveyed, sho bumped I be rendered bv tl. , public school up against the unexpected, and . chiluren under the management several scrimmages-such as hair j ,,f the Ladies King Corns, Xo. 18 pulling, fist lights, and cuss The fr"nving is the ord.-r of ex words was the result. She throat- ercis ened nearly every one in the How, Mu,e-by tllu blir schoo, and was only prevented from du- children lug bodily harm to some of tho .. oration, Rev j, v, AJ residents by their agility to dodge Jjeadmgof Lincoln's Getty around the corner-and then the burg Address, Miss Mabel Trout, language didn t sound much like Rotation, Miss Stouteagle. preaching. Music As a last resort, the police were i Tableau of decorating the ceu calod, and before she would sub- j otaph to unknown dead-by for mi and agree to take a free ride ty.live phlld representing th(3 in the Rogues Express they had to rub her gently over the head with their clubs. Sho was then landed at Police Headquarters and throe charges preferred against her one for malicious trespass with $11.00; profanity, $0.00, and intoxication $11.00. She had no money and went to jail for thirty day I seo by your paper recently that your county is decreasing in population instead of b'jingon the increase as most all parts of this State are. Our city here, at the count which was tinished'yester , , . - day shows an increase of 1,015 during the year, it being now 33, 221. With this businoss is in creasing. Yesterday, the God aard wholesale grocery' house was let for $."0, 775 to Fred Kllings worth. The structuro will bo four stories high, and 130 feet square. The same contractor' has on hand the T. F. Rose Hotel at $100,000, and a busiuess block at $10,000 and there are other contractors who have a large amount ol work. One building known as tho Old Opera House Block will be vacated on tin first of June and torn down and re built with a six-story block; an other, three stories high will be on the Court House Square. As to wages, they average with other towns of the same size in the State, and 1 think, rather bet ter. This, of course, has been brought about through organiza tion. The independent man takes what the boss gies him; but he pays us what wo ask. Union car penters get $3.15 a day of nine hours; brick layers $4.00 for eight hour; hod carriers 25 and 30 cents an hour; painters are not organized and run from 25 to get to work, to $3.00 a day for work. Common labor 5s $1.50 per day, and two-horse teams, $4.00. Oil men get good wages. Drillers. $2.50 to $4.00; pumpers, $50 to $00 a month. If you know of any middle aged gent that wants to marry a re fined widow with a irood house and two lots in this city, now is ! his time. There is no use in go iusr into details as to the kind of man she wants, except that heJ must be sober and industrious not lame, nor wind broken nor In the habit of jumpiug out of the pasture o' nights. For further particulars, in quire of the undersigned. D. U. Gkacky, Muncie, Ind. May 10, 1905. Russel Runyan aud Wilmer Hays, of this place, not satisfied with crystal streams of their na tive locality, left on 'Tuesday for a fishii'g expedition in the classic waters of old Liekinsr creok. aud the quiet pouds of Tonoloway. The boys understand their busi ness, aud the sucker that Is not tired of living had better not swal Jow the hook. daring ojutrage, and its perpetra tors should be ferreted out and brought to justice. The mouey taken was principally notes ou the York Bank, almost new." I MEMORIAL DAY. States of the Union. Address, by Dr. J. A of Chambersburg. Bouse, Music, by the Band. Uustontown Recitation, Sheets. by Miss May After the exercises in the Court House are concluded, the children, veterans, ladies ol tho Relief Corps and ajl others who wish to pay a graceful tribute of respect to our soldiers living or dead, will form in line and pro ceed to the different cemeteries, i w wen a. ut:iiu ul cnuuren wi j orato tne eM in oacll when a detail ol children will dec- After this beautiful eeremouy they will return to the Court House and disband. The following named persons are appointed rtn the different committees .- Marshal Aids: W. Lee Mc Kibbin, David Fields, D. Malloy, J. W. Hoop. Musical Director, Mrs. Rebec ca Stevens. Committee of Arraugemerts : Mrs. S. M. Cook, Mrs. H. S. Wish art, Mrs. Thomas Hamil, Wells Greathead, MacIIelman, Abram Runyan, Adam Clevenger, Cyrus Kelly. Flower Committee : Mrs. Lou Jackson, Mrs. Jas. Rummell, Mrs. John P. Sipes, Katherine Cook, Ruth Roettger, Minnie Smith, Minnie Mock, Myrtie Comerer, Blanche Morton, Emma Ray. Committee for drapping ceno taph : Mrs. B. W. Peck, Mrs. S. B. WoolleU, Mrs. C. B. Stevens. All flowers to be sent to Mrs. Lou Jackson, where they will be arranged by the flower commit tee on Tuesday morning. Committee of arrangement will meet at the Court House on Tuos day morning at 0 o'clock for the purpose of decorating the House. A hearty invitation is extended to all. Mrs. S. M. Cook, Secretary. Mrs. Susan Wright. After having been confined to her home for along time, Mis. Susan Wright died in this place ou Thursday evoning of last week at the advanced age of about 84 years. The funeral was conduct ed on Saturday afternoon by Rev. J. V. Adams, ot the M. E. church, and her remains were laid to rest in tho Reformed graveyard. Mrs. Wright was married twice. The first time to a Mr. Prosser, and from this union two sons sur vive, Vincent, of Gettysburg, and Alex, of Bedford county. Her second husband was William Wright, who has been dead many years. From her last marriage one daughter survives, uamely, Mrs. Martin Melius, of .Manches ter, Va. i Change in the management of tho Cooper House wus made last week, aud now the patrons of that hotel will find Harry Hamil to give them a welcome and to take good care of them while making the house their home. Leslie Seylar is In Gettysburg just atpresent. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Movements, as They ,,Come and Go. NAMF.S OF VISITORS AND VISITED Home for Vacation, Away for an Outing, a Trip for Business or Pleasure. You'll Find II Right Here. Misses Daisy and Annie Wink and Robert Alexander spent last Friday in Mercersburg. Mr. Jacob Hotz and daughter, Miss Sadie, spent last week vis iting friends at Lemaster aud Chambersburg. Dr. Clarence N. Trout, of Red Lion, Pa., spent a few days dur ing the past week with his moth er aud sisters in this place. Our friend Jacob Yeakle, ot Thompson township, srjent the time from Saturday until Mon day, with his son Samuel in this place. George Fox and family spent the time from Friday evening un til Sunday visiting in the home of Mrs. Fox's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Jlenry. Harry B. Miller, of Chambers burg, and Vv. T. Jenkins Oph, D., of Waynesboro, were in town a day or two the first of the week on business. Attorney J. II. Light, Dr. J. A. Keepers, Josiah Lesher, and N. S. Phillipy all of Greencastle, drove over last Sunday and took dinner at the Fulton House. After haviug been "housed up" for six weeks, aud part of the time a very sick man, Postmaster S. B. Woollet was able to resume work in the postoffi.ee last Satur day. A coat of paint has added much to the appearance of the already handsome residence of our towns men, Attorney M. R. Shaffner, and Assistant Postmaster W. A. Sloan. Walter J. Shaffer, foreman in the Mercersburg Journal otlic-e, and John Witter, a clerk in Boyd's store, Mercersburg, spent Sun day afternoon aud evening in Mc Connellsburg. Mrs. L. 11. Wible aud sou Hol lis, were called to Greenhill last Saturday ou account ol the dau gerous llluess of the former's un cle, 3amuel Newman, who is suf fering from gangrene. J. M. Bowman aud nephew, Fred Bowman, of Burnt Cabins, were mingling among the throng of visitors to the County Seat last Saturday. John was sporting a $110 horse that ho had just pur chased the day before. After haviug beeu coutined to her home for teu weeks on ac count of poorhealth, Miss Blanche Sipes, daughter of ex-Sheriff and Mrs. D. V. Sipes, was able to drive in to town a few days ago. While not well, by any means, Blanche's many friends are glad for this evidence of regamm' health. In honor of their daughter, Miss Nora, who returned to Pittsburg ou Monday, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Conrad entertained at dinner last Friday, a number of their friends. Atnoi.g those present were, R. N. Fryman, wife and daughter, Meta; James Fry man and wife, Mrs. Calvin Tritlo and children; J. P. Conrad and wife, W. II. Nelson, Esq., and John S. Harris. Monday morning Miss Bessie Nesbit was driving down Water street. She intended to stop at the postoflico, but, for some rea son, tho horse she was driviug became unmanageable, and would not stop. Miss Nesbit now de cided to pull the horse in to the hitching rail in front of Great head's store, but iu attempting to do so, a f rout wheel caught ono of the posts, which brought th buggy to a sudden stop, pitchiug Miss Nesbit out over tho dash to the pavement, and nt tho tame time breakiug the crossbar of the ahaft. Ed Shinier happeued to be near aud caught the horse, thus saving any further trouble. Fortunately f.'iss N ' : ; serum1:' I :
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