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VOLUME 7.
McCONNK LLSHURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 5. 1906.
NUMBER 50
mwB.
TO WELLS VALLEY IN 1824.
Interesting Reminiscences Written Sever
al Years Ago by Mr. S. Hays Brad
ley, Now Deceased.
PI.ACI-S AND PEOPLE 'MOST FORGOTTEN
(The following very interesting
article was written by Mr. S.
Hays Bradley, a former resident
of tliis county, who removed to
Colorado many years ago; he ser
ved as Probate Judge and held
other responsible positions in the
couuty in which ho lived. Mr.
Bradley married a sister of the
Lite Beujamin Woollet,'and died
18!)0. The article was written
tor and published in The Fulton
Democrat in February, 1880. The
editor of the News has added to
oi igiuaParticle such notes of ex
planation and information as will
make it more intelligible to read
ers of the present time.)
Some time in the month of No
vembor, 1824, my father removed
from the mill owned at that time
1 1 y Thorn as Logan , S r. , a f ter ward s
sold by him to David Hunter, who
rebuilt it, (uow the Duffy mill). It
was the second mill below your
town; the' "Johnston mill" the
lirst below town was also owned
at that timo by, Thomas Logan,
Sr., and was id Us. George Hoke
afterwards purchased the Johns
ton farm and mill and temodeled
and started it up, (now J. C.
Muuu's planiug mill). Samuel
Logan hauled us in a four horse
wagon from the Cove to Wells Val
ley. When we got to town and start
f d down street, when we came to
Allenders' hoine (now owned by
Ceo. W. Hay.), Wm. Allender
tamo out and made an agreement
with my mother to take some
iruese she had in town on shares.
When we got over the ridge to the
lirst tavern then owned and kept
by one John Sugart, a wooden
builJiug on the lower side of the
turnpike, (opposite the Summer's
barn), they stopped to water and
"tone up." Robert Forbes, Jr.,
son of old man Forbes, was mak
ing shoes in the bar room for
Sugart's family. In those early
days farmers and many others
would go to the tanners in the
fall and buy sufficient upper and
sole leather to make shoes lor
their families, (hoys did not have
the privilege of wearing boots
those days,) and then have a shoe
maker come to the house and
make the shojs for the winter.
The women spun the thread and
every thing was done to "save ex
penses. We passed McMurran's tavern
(the Shaffer place) and over the
ridge to the toll gate, then kept
by Thomas Brown, the first toll
gate keeper that had charge of it.
When we got to Licking Creek,
now Harrisonville, we left the
turnpike and took a country load
to the foot of Sideling Hill on the
t hree mountain road, passed Sam
uel Newman's old place, (the Isaac
P. Deshong place), also the old
"Russfarm," (James K. Davis),
and arrived at "Kerr's tavern "at
the foot of the mountain, (Jas. E.
Lyon's), in the afternoon. We
went up the three mountain road
to the top of Sideling Hill, to the
tavern then kept by John Harris,
afterwards sola to Wm. Brother
ton and by him sold to Jacob
lvegorreis, (now owned by the
t iiuiie and Fwhiug Club).
1 1 ws then two miles down in
to the valley we arrived at the
foot of the mountain at the creek
just below the forks about sun
down.' There was a two-story
I g house just across the bridge
on a mall piece of bottom land
cleared (opposite J. C. Kirk'A
This property was then owned by
one John Guest, of Philadelphia.
who hafl not mado himself known
und several porsous had taken
possession ot part of it Andrew
Nwopfl had cleared a large field
lying between the furnace road
td Broadtop road, and Joseph
drossier had cleared afield just
"u"l,a ne iurnace road from
Swope's field. The tract of land
(Oontluued u pHe r ,
HOME ON VISIT.
John W. Carpenter, Native of Brush Creek
Townshlb, Spending Summer Here.
We had a very pleasant visitor i
last week oae day, in the person
of J ohu W. Carpenter. Mr. and
Mrs. Carpenter have been visit
ing among their friends and ac
quaintances in this county during
most of the summer. John is a
son of Lewis Carpeuter, now de
ceased, who, many years ago, car
ried on the tanning business, in
Brush Creek valley. John went
to the army and served as a sol
dier iu the Civil War. Being fort
unate enough not to get in the
way of a rebel bullet, he lived to
see the war close, came home and
married Nancy Jahe, daughter of
Tobias Stragbaugh, who lived at
Wai fordsburg at that time. The
young couple, soon thereafter,
took Greely's advice and went
west, and grew up with the coun
try. John looks like he had not
fallen behind in the race, and is
now in a shape to live pretty com
fortably during the rest of his
days. Five years ago he closed
out his stock ranch in Wyoming
and, keeping a good team, he and
his wile amused themselves driv
ing hither and thither through
the great Rocky Mountain coun
try in search of a place where
they might settle down a place
where microbes and typhoid fev
er germs were unknown. After a
search of two years, they came
upon the city of Santa Barbara,
on the Pacific coast, in California.
This seemed to be the place they
were looking for, and they heve
since made that their home. They
expect to go to Washington while
in the East, and then return to
their California home by the mid
dle of October.
One of the very pleasant fea
tures of their visit to Pennsylvan
ia, this summer, was the family
reunion at Crystal Springs, one
day during campmeeting. As al
ready stated, Lewis Carpenter,
the father, is dead; but Mother
Carpenter, who, is now nearly
ninety years of age, was there,
and all her child ren. som e of whom
sue had not seen for a long time.
It was a day of joy and than kv
giving for the Carpenter family.
Some one of the members, who
had a taste for mathematics, fig
ured out the fact that the sum of
thecombinedagesof the members
of the family present, was five
hundred and eighty seven years.
BOROUGH SCHOOLS OPEN.
Last Year's Corps of Teachers Back at
Their Desks. Ill Pupils Enrolled.
On Monday, Prof. Thomas, of
the high school; Prof. Lamber
son, of the grammar; Miss Logue,
of the intermediate, and Miss
Grisslnger, qf the primary all
returned to their respective desks
in the public school buildings in
this place, and began the work of
another year's instruction.
Being familiar, as they are,
with tho requirements of the
board here, aud having a person
al knowledge of the mental at
tainments of most of the pupils,
they are in a position to accom
plish the best possible results.
It is to be hoped that they will
have the hearty co operation of
parents; in fact, they must have,
if the pu pils are to reap the great
est advantage. Jareuts should
encourage their children to do a
certain amount of studying at
home during the e 'enings. This
will be much better for the chil
dren than racing around the
streets after dark, learning all
kinds of badness, and counteract
ing every good influence that may
be thrown around them in school.
From last Tuesday '8 Daily Reg
ister, published at Ironton, O.,
we notice that at a meeting of the
quarterly conference of the Pine
otreet church, a unanimous re
quest was made to the presiding
elder for the return ot Rev. W. C.
L, Correli for another year; and
the paper states, also, that the
oast vear under the pastorate of
Rev. Correli, the Pine Street
church ha hal one of the most
prosperous years of its existence
FRANKLIN HORSE THIEF.
Steals His Father's Horse and Buggy
and Sells Them to Fulton
County Farmer.
FARMER LOSES HORSE AND CASH.
Will Buterb lugh, tenant farm
er on Clark McGovern's farm, a
mile north of McConnellsburg,
did not go to the Soldiers' Reun
ion last Friday fc Will is an indus
trious fellow, and does not believe
iu "running around'' when'there
is work at home, to do; and while
nearly everybody el so was out
for the holiday, he was in one of
his fields preparing it for plant
ing seed for another year's crop.
Will, now, probably wishes he
had gone to the Reunion.
It was between U and 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, that he noticed a
rather genteel looking man ap
proaching him in the field. When
he reached the place where Wil'
was working, Will noticed that
the man was astranger, butgreet
inps were exchanged and the
stranger walked along with Will
on his rounds with the harrow,
engaging in general conversation.
Among other things he asked
Will if he did not wish to pur
chase another horie. "O no,':
said Will, iu away thatm2ant,
"I a:n not looking tor a horse, but
if 1 should see a chance to buy a
good one at a bargain, I might be
induced to do some busiuess. "
The stranger informed Will that
he was a Hagerstown horse deal
er, that his name was John Sny
der, and tuat he had a horse that
he had bought from a farmer near
Hagerstown. While Will was not
much interested in a horse deal,
the stranger insisted on Will's
going out to the road and seeing
the horse. Will went. The horse
looked all right. The stranger
informed Will that he had got the
horse from a farmer near Hagers
town, in a deal by which he had
very little money in the horse;
and while he at tlrst asked a fair
pn;e, he dropped to $35. By this
time the dinner bell rang, and
Mr. Snyder accepted an invita
tion to dine with Will. After din
ner the deal was closed by selling
Vill the horse for $35, and throw
ing in the wagon and harness.
Will n6w feels ashamed that lie
was so "easy;" but Will is one of
those honest, w-.ll meaning fel
lows that does not think of any
thing but doing the square thing
with everybody, and ho was not
prepared for this scoundrel.
Mr. "Snyder" in taking his
leave, told Will that he might ex
pect him to return in about two
weeks, and that he would then
have a pair of as pretty driving
horses us ever he laid his eyes on
and that he would sell them to
him at a bargain.
So far, so good. But that oven
ing, one of Will's friends went to
the phone, called up Hagerstown,
and inquired whether a horse had
been stolen in that section.
"Yes," came the reply, "John tl.
Rinehart, of Greencastlo, is look
ing anxiously for a horse and
stick wagon that disappeared
from his stable Thur day night."
A description of the horse tallied
with the one Mr. Buterbaughhad
bought, aud Mr. Rinehart was no
titled.
Saturday morning Rinehart
appeared at the home of Mr. But
erbaugh and after satisfying: the
latter that he was the rightful
owner of the horse and wagon.
took the property along with him.
It seems that Mr. Rinehart lias
a son about 26 years of age, of un
sound mind, and it wus this son
that took hiM f athe ' team , brough t
it W this county, and sold it to
Mr, Buterbaugh.
Lorenio Truax Married.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage, at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. M. B. Hunt,
atLytleO., on Wednesday, Au
gust 29, 1006, of Dr. LorouiioL.
Truax, formerly of this county,
to Miss Eliza Agnes Hunt. The
happy couple will be "at home"
at Hepburn, O., after September
AO, lOOfl.
finiNfl TO CALIFORNIA.
Dr. Swartzwclilcr Has Sold His Property
at Needmore, and Expects to Re
j move to the Ooldcn State.'
The many friend of Dr.
Swartzwelder will loam with ro
grot tlmt he has sold his comfort
able home property atNeedmoro,
and expects to removj with his
family this fall to Calito nia. This
change is brought about by the
fact that Mrs. Swartzwelder 's
health has been such that a
change of climate is thought de
sirable;laud, then, the parents
were anxious to tind a home in
some locality that would a.fford
better educational, facilities for
their boys.
The purchaser is Mr. John Mc
Clullau, of Rainsburg, Bedford
couuty. Mr. and Mrs. McClellan
are excellent people, aud already
have many friends in this county.
ELIJAH N. PALMER. DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Everett Thirty-five
Years, and Native of This County.
It was with gouuine sorrow
that the many friends of Elijah
N. Palmer, one of Everett's most
highly esteemed citizens, learned
of his death at his home in Ever
ett, on Sunday afternoon, the20th
ult.
Mr. Palmer had been in his us
ual health up to the day of his
death, and had but a few days be
fore, returned from a visit to his
daughter in Philadelphia. Not
feeling well, Sunday morning, his
family physician was called, but
did not regard his condition as at
all serious. The immediate cause
of his death was heart failure.
The deceased was a son of Dav
id and Martha Runyan Palmer,
and was born on the old home
stead near Needmore, June 3,
142, being at the. time of his
death 04 years, 2 months, and 23
days of age.
October 30, 1807, he was united
in marriage to Elizabeth Harris
Sipo, who survives him with the
following children : Fred Ver
non Palmer, of Everett, and Mrs.
George C. Shane, of Mt. Airy,
Philadelphia. He is also surviv
ed by one brother, Joseph Pal
mer, of Mt. Union, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Effamy Mann, of Need
more. Mr. Palmer saw active service
in the War of the Rebellion, and
was a member of Company I.,
82d Regiment Pennsylvania Vol
unteers, serving about one year
and a half. While he was never
wounded, his health waa impair
ed by a sunstroke. He was in
the storming column at the cap
ture of Petersburg, Virginia, on
the morning of April 2, 1805, and
was in the pursuit of Lee from
that time on, engaging in the
bloody tight at Sailors' Creek dur
ing that memorable chase. At
the sun ender of the Confederate
commander atAppomatox, Mr.
Palmer was at the extreme front,
and was known to his comrades
as a brave soldier.
During his thirty-tie years res
idence in Everett, he had been in
the marble. busiues, and was al
ways found to be most reliable
and honorable in all his business
transactions.
In religion, he was a BaDtist;
he was also a Mason, an Oddfel
low, and a member of tho G. A.
R.
His remuius were laid tc rest
the Everett cemetery on Tuesday
following his, death.
New C. E. Society.
A new Christian Endeavor so
ciety was organized at Pleasant
Grove church a few weeks ago
which is doing good work. It is
held in the church, aud usually
meets on Sunday evening. This
is an excellent movement and old
and young alike are invited to be
come mombors and take a part.
T. K. Downs, J. P. Garland and
Queen Lake are the Lookout Com
mittee, and they will be pleased
to receive your name for mem
bership. Subscribe for the "News, 'only
1.00 a year.
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
Leads to Discharge of Adoiphus Jones,
at Hearing Before Justice Wlble
Last Thursday Morning,
MILLER. HELD IN $1,000. FOR COURT.
As was stated iu the News,
Thursday, August 30th, was set
for tho hearing before Justice of
the Peace Wible, of Miller S.
Jones and Adoiphus Jones, charg
ed on oath of Thomas Husler,
with assault on the part of Adoi
phus, and aggravated assault and
shooting on the part of Miller, of
John llussler, fit. Fort Littleton
oh the lth of August. Adoiphus
had been held in the sum of $300,
and Miller, in tho sum of fclOOO,
for their appearance at this hear
ing. Promptly on time last
Thursday, tho defondautsappeur-
ed. Thomas Husler, father of the
young man who had been shot,
being sworn, said : "I was at the
hotel on tho evening of August
18th. Saw quite a bunch of peo
ple there. Miller and Adoiphus
Jones were there. During the
forepart of the evening there was
drinking and talking. I met some
men from Dudley. Some of thorn
got down. Miller Jones said he
wanted some one to help. I help
ed carry drunk man up to bed. I
suppose there were six or eight
men in the room. After having
hoeu in tha room, probably ten
minutes, I was hit and fell to th?
floor. Lay there, perhaps, a min
ute or two, I heard a pistol shot.
Dolph told me my son was killed.
I suppose this was alter 10 o'clock.
I did not see a man hit me. Next
time I saw my son was the next
morning. He was shot. He was
bruised over the face and on one
of his temples." " '
Cross Examined : "When I
came to the hotel, 1 met one of
the Broadtop people. I had been
at the hotel 2 to 3 hours. I left
hotel 10 to 11 o'clock. John Hus
ler, Miller Jones and Dolph Jones
were in the room up stairs. I
would say that there were, per
haps, five other people. Do not
know who struck ine. Do not
know how my son got gunshot
wound. A man trom Dudley sat
down on bed. Was in there 10 to
15 minutes. Can't tell who put
me down stairs. Outside of the
talking, I cannot tell what was go
ing on the room. No one seemed
to be angry. I left about 25 min
utes after I helped take the man.
My son John was behind me when
1 was hit. Dolph was in the room.
He was trying to get the boys
quieted down. There was a light
in the room all the time I was
there. 1 got down within a min
ute alter the shot was tired."
George Sheffield sworn : "1
was at tne hotel on the evening of
the 18th of August. There was
quite a lot there. There were
some Broadtop people. One of
them got drunk got down on the
porch. Miller Jones asked me to
nelp take him up stairs. Miller
Jones got a lantern and we took
him up stairs. There were four,
five, or six persons in the room,
whn I left to go home. Tom Hus
ler was at the side of the bed talk
ing to one of the fellows. Miller
Jones disappeared. After that I
went home. J had just got into
bed when 1 was called. Dr. Hill
and I went over to the hotel. Mil
ler Jones said : I shot Johu Hus
ler In si lf-defence."
Cross Examined : "There was
one man in the bed, into which
we put the drunk man. After we
put the man to bed Miller said he
wanted to cloe up, and Dolph
Jones asked them to quiet down
and go to bed. It might have been
ton o'clock.
After hearing of the testimony
the counsel for the defendants
moved the Justice to discharge
Adoiphus Jones and Miller Jones,
because there had not been any
evidence offered to show that eith
er had committed the offence with
which they htood charged.
After the motion had been artrued
and a reply made by the District
Attorney, the Justice dis harged
Adoiphus Jones, and hel I Miller
for Ms appearance at court, un
der bail in the sum of HW).
DEATH'S HARVEST.
The Orim Reaper Reminds the Living of
the Uncertainty of Life.
UpLDSMITH,
It is with sorrow that we an
nounce the death of Harry E.
Goldsmith, a native of McCon
nellsburg, who died at his home
in Everett, Pa., on Friday even
ing of last week. Funeral on
Monday afternoon, conducted hy
hi pastor, the Lutheran minis
ter in Everett, and his remains
were laid to rest in the Kverett
cemetery.
Harry was a son of David Gold
smith, deceased, and his w:fe
Hannah, of this place, and was
born July 2, 1808, being aged at
the time ot his death, 38 years, 1
month and 28 days.
When a young man, he went to
Everett, and embarked in the
merchant tailoring and gents fur
nishing goods business, and his
genial manner and correct busi
ness methods, soon won for him
hosts of friends, which, of course,
meant success in business. He
married Annie, a daughter of the
latePhihpG. Morgret, of Everett,
who with a son, Robert, 8 years
old, mourn their loss of husband
and father.
Harry was a member of the
Oddfellows, and of the Elks.
While in failing health for a
good while, he had been in rapid
ly declining health since last
March. ,
MATHIAS.
"Grandmother" Mathias, as
she was affectionately known,
mother of Martin D., and H. Clay
Mathias, and Mrs. Maria Laidig,
and Mrs. James Lambersou all
of Hustontown, an l Charley, at
Neponset, I'l., died at her home
at Hustontown, last Sunday, aged
about 83 years. Funeral Monday
afternoon, conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. Harry Daniels, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and
interment made in the cemetery
at Hustontown.
Grandmother Mathias had been
a faithful member of the M. E.
church many years, and died in
perfect faith of a blessed immor
tality. While she, like most peo
ple of he? age, had not been in
vigorous health, yet her last sick
ness was only of about three
weeks duration.
m'cakuo.
Delia McCargodied ather home
in Philadelphia, Monday morn
ing, of cerebro spinal meningitis,
Delia was a sweet little girl of
about 14 years of age, and visited
in McConnellsburg and vicinity
several weeks this summer.
Lecture on Friday Evening.
Rev. A. Z. Meyers, pastor of
tha Baptist church, Hazleton.Pa.,
who so delighted and instructed
the few people who took the trou
ble, time and. small expense to be
entertained on Tuesday evening,
will appear again in the Metho
dist Episcopal church, on Friday
evening of this week, Sept. 7,
1906. This time Rev. Meyers
will deliver his very popular lec
ture. Subject: "Light and Shad
ows," which he has delivered
more than 60 times in various
towus, where lecture3 are apprec
iated, to the profit and pleasure
of his mtnv hearers.
May we not urge a large atten
dance and loyal support in this
our first effort to introduce the
lecture featuro m our town, as
well as give an opportunity to as
sist in a very worthy cause.
Surely, after we have gone to the
trouble, time and expense of hav
ing a lecturer come from Hazle
ton, Pa., to instruct and entertain,
we could not expect the pastor of
the church to go down into his
pocket, and pay for same. Will
we not lend our support in the in
structing of our children as well
as ourselves. Come on Friday
evening, September 7, 1906, at
8 o'clock.
J. C. Ghimeh.
Mrs. John Steiger aid little
daughter listaer, were truest m
the famil of J, A, lrlo last
week.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a ResMiil'Outipg.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
C. J. Barton, of Hustontown,
was here on business Tuesday.
Eugene Chesnut, of Huston
town, was a McConnellsburg vis
itor, Monday.
Mis. Nancy McQuade and her
son John, of Altoona, are visiting
friends in this place.
Jonathan Peck and wife, of
Knobsville, spout a day dowu at
the Grangers Picnic lust week.
Thomas K. Downs and Miss
Anna Smith, of Iddo, this couuty,
were in town a few hours on Mou
day.
Minni" Smith and J. Reed Ray
of this place, went to Everett, last
Saturday to work in a tailoring
establishment.
Maye Sheets has returned to
Ridley Park, Pa., for another
year's work in the public schools
in that city.
Mason Thomas and wife, of
Sixmile Run, were guests of Wm.
Baumgardner and wiie, of this
place, list Saturday.
Merchant J. G. Reisner is in
Philadelphia and New York this
week layiug in stock for their
fall and winter trade.
Minnie Reisner has gone to
Munhall, Pa.; to take charge of
one of the departments of the
public schools in that city.
Maude Rinedollar, of Ayr town
ship, went back to Everett last
Saturday, loranotheryear'swork
in the schools ol that town.
Jessie Mason, Sophie Hohman,
and Jessie B. Gress, went to In
diana, Pa., Monday, to take a
year's course of study in the state
normal school at that place.
Emma Lyle, of Fort Littleton,
and Nora Fisher, Alice Hays, and
Nettie Stouteagle, of this place,
went to the Shippensburg state
normal.
Misses Carrie and Fannie Great
head left last Saturday for Johns
town, Pa., for another year's
work as teichers in the graded
schools of that city.
Miss Elsie Greathead returned
to New Kensington, Pa., the first
of this week, she having been re
elected to the school she had last
year.
Miss Anna J. Gillan, who had
been spending several days, the
guest of NethaNesbit, North Sec
ond street, returned to her home
at Greoncastle, Monday.
J. Michael Cook and two daugh
ters, Elizabeth and Jessie, of Syl
van, were guests in the families
of Mrs. S. M. Cook, and J. C.
Brewer, over Sunday.
Harry Comerer, Mabel Jack
son and Blanche Morton all of
this place, went to Philadelphia,
Monday to takG a course m the
Peirce Business College.
After enjoying a two-months'
vacation here, Miss Mollie Seylar
left on Monday morning for Wash
ington, Pa., to assume the duties
of governess in Trinity Hall, an
Episcopal school.
E. O. Kesselring, of Taylor
township, spent a few hours in
town last Thursday. Ho says the
grain crops iu his neighborhood
are showing up well, and that
there is a good prospect for, Ful
ton county's staple.
Mrs. S. D. Stevens and child
ren, Grace and Harris, who had
been spending the week the
guests of Mrs. Stevens' brother,
Prothonotary Geo. A. Harris, at
this place, returned to their home
at Chambersburg, Saturday.
C. B. Stevens, and C. E. Gold
smith attended the funeral ot the
former's brother-iu law, aud the
latter's brother, Harry E. Gold
smith, at Everett, last Monday.
They were accompanied home by
Mary Goldsmith, who had been
wit i hei sick brother in Everett
I n week a.