Jwltot VOLUME 8 McGOXNELLSHUHG, PA.. NOVKMMiR 1, I90U. NUMM'R 5 A HOLD IP. County' Commissioners Standing In The Way of Good Road Movement In This County. RONJSE TO CONCUR WITH TOWNSHIPS. J By an act of 'the Legislature passed on the first day of May, j 1905, the sum of six millions, three hundred and fifty six tho js aud, two hundred and thirty-two dollars and forty seven cents, wai appropriated from the State funds for the improvement of the public roads of this State, to be distributed among the several counties in proportion to, the number of miles of road m each county. The condition upon which any township may get the benefit; of this appropriation is, that the township and the County Commissioners shall join in ask ing for it, aud agree that the township and the county shall each pay one dollar as often as the State pays six dollars. If but one township in the county applies, then it may have the share that belongs to all the oth er townships, in the same way, if but one County in the State would ask for St:te aid, then the county so applying would get the wholo sum appropriated. But no one county has a cinch like that. Scarcely was the ink dry on the bill, "when the Governor signed it, until the dirt was flying iu a dozen counties, and there was a general stir among the more pro vgressive portions of th-i State. Fulton county's citizens were not behind their neighbors in re cognizing the advantage that was to come to them in the improve ment of their ! oads. Not having railroad or trolley facilities, they, more than any other people in tho State, needed good highways, and now was the opportunity to have them, and to have somebody else help pay for them. But tho following taken from the records of tho St.ite Highway Depart ment, shows just what progress is being made, and who is respon sible for the delay : In May, 1904, three Townships in Fulton county" made apphca tion for State aid in the recon struction of the following roads, the County co-operating iu each petition aud agreeing to pay an equal share of the cost with each township : Well a Bethel Ayr 44,880 feet 15,000 " 5,000 " 64,885 " or about twelve and a quarter miles of roads. Bids were received by the Stale Highway Department for 30 days prior to March 25, 1905, covering the construction of 11,000 feet of road, 14 feet wide, in Wells town shipjax tending from Huntingdon county line, via Wells Tannery, along the road loading to tho County line of Bedford. A petition protesting against the Improvement of the above road, signed by the owners of a majority of the asFessed valuation in Wells township, was filed in Court, and the township Super visors and County Commission ers refused to sign the agree ment which must be entered int betweeu the State, County, and Township, before a contract can be executed. Bids were received for 20 days prior to August 20th, 1900, for the construction of 5000 feet of road, 15 feet wide, in Ayr town ship, exteudiog from a point about 2000 feet north of tho bridge crossing W. H. Duffey's mill race, and running south by Webster Mills. The agreements, based upon thebid of the Harrisburg Con struction Company, were sent to the Fulton County Commission ers for signature on August 23d, 1900, and on the 10Ui day of Sep. t imber, a communication was re ceived by the State Highway De ju. tmeut, statiug that "The Com luissiouers of Fulton county, Pa., reruso to sign contract for the construction of road in Ayr town ' David H. Croft. David II. Crolt, sou of the late j John II. Groftof this county, died , at his uome in Licking Creek I township on tho 24th day of Oct., 1906, aged 41 years, 3 month?, and 0 days. Interment w&s made on Friday in the M. E. cemetery at Hustontown funeral services being conducted by Rev. Henry Wolf, assisted by Rev. II. F. Fte ber his pastor of the U. B. church. He was married to Cora, daugh ter of Jacob and Rebecca Am brose, now of Harrisburg, who survives him. This union was bhssed with five children all surviving: Charles II., of Guil ford, anjd Ernest, Nellie, Jacob and Grace at home. He, also, has surviving him nine brothers and sisters : Abram L., of Chambers burg; John E , of Clayhill; 'izzie Marshall, of Frankliu couut.v; Catharine Barnhait, of Waynes boro, and Lottie Wible, of Dane. The above named were of his fa ther's first marriage David H. oeiug the youngest. The follow ing named are of the second mar riage : Edward J., of Dane; Frank J., .f Cashtown; George E., resi dence unknown, and Emma F.J. Wagner, of Guilford Springs. He was converted early in life and joined the U. B. church and staid in that relation until his deato. He was trom youth afflicted with asthma and weak heart, causing him many disappoint ments, being forced to suspend work in tho busiest time and to sit in a cFiair during whole nights, suffering severe pains. A few days before his death he contract ed a heavy cold which sudden y developed into acute pleurisy and heart failure causing the very weak heart to cease beating for ever. The bereaved wife and children b"2ar testimony to his faithful ness as n husband and lather. Ht was a good neighbor and in every way a splendid example of ood citizenship. Mrs. J. ti. Reisner, who speni a month in Chambrrsburg for rest and medical treatment has returned home much improved in . health. ship." Plans and specifications have been prepared for thejeonstrue tion f 16,111 feet of road, 10 feet wide, in Bethel township, extend ing from Maryland State Line, on Warfordsburg Road, to Sti gers Mill, at Tonoloway Creek. Tho County Commissioners and Township Supervisors were noti fled of the probable cost of this road on September 10th, 1900. The Supervisors have already ad vised the Department that they were satisfied with the estimate, and willing to proceed with the work, but the Commissioners say they will not sign, unless compelled to, and the work is "held up." The amount of money available for road-building purposes in Fulton County, until June 1st, 1907. is $29,382.18. The 1907- 19J8 apportionment, amounting to about $10,95(5.09, becomes available on the first of next June makins; a total of $40,338.27, for use until June 1st, 1908, at which time the 1908-1909 apportion rtent, amounting to about $10, 950.09, falls due, making a total of $51,294.80, available until June 1st, 1909. At an average cost of $9000 per mile, Fulton county's apportion ment is sufficient to pay the 3tate's share of cost ot construe ting about eight miles of roads but unless the County Com mis sioners sign ttie agreements cov erinar the construction of the roads In Ayr and Bethel town ship's before the first day of next June, Fultou County will lose the entire apportioumout to June 1st, 1907 f28.382.181. This amount will tnen revert inzk to the gen eral fuud aud bore-distributed among tho Counties whose appli cations exceed their apportion ments. BRATTON REUNION. Held in Bratton Township, Mifflin County. Representative from This County. Mrs. Ile. ry Huston, of I'aylof township, who was a Biat.toe, and 'vho attended the Button family Reunion, sends us the fol lowing from the Lcwistown Gaz ette. The reunioii was held at the old Britton Homestead along Vho hue of tho Pennsylvania railroad, and as the morning trains both ti.1 east and west came along they roight additions to the number" arriving by private conveyances. 'he committee 0.1 regtstei im. and "tagging" with beautiful badges the arrivals, was kept on the jump, and all was hustle and bustle for some time, then the crowd got quieted down and tin organization took place and tin committees got to work arouaJ the tables and at the iemonad". preparing coffee, .tc. All who were there were just paralyzed or shocked at the sight ot that ta ble. Words cannot express tlit feelings or sensation that the sigh i f the good things on the taLle caused one to leet on the hrst ight and the next thing was t sret around it. When allwasquiei ev. Yeager offered upa blessing after which all hands set to work to "clear the table of the gooei things as fast as possible. Tht waiters were kept busy, especial ly the leinonado and coffee con - rnittee, and didn't it take lots o! both! It is surprising theamoun- provision some of our peoph can stow away on an occasion o! the kind. If anyone doubts oui v ird ji st ask John Rodgers oi Ed. Courad or Colonel Jenkins." saying nothing about vV. P. Stev enson, James Macklin, or W. L. Owens, or the young proressoi . V. C. Doimeliy. Oh, my, what u capacity they do have ! But we guess there were others who did ustico whom wo did uot s:e on account of our attention beinj Irawn to one particular poim along the table. When dinner was over there was plenty left for supper and then there were bas kets and baskets full left. It W8s wonderful as it seemed that eve ryone tried to outdo the other. It was more than a success and such a pleasant, social crowd it was never our privilege to see or be with. Were there Bratton s there?. Well, should say there were, old JJrattons, young Brat ton a, big Brattons, little Brat tons, god looking Brattons, ugly Brattons, social, cheerful, jolly, young Brattons and some rather quiet. There wore Brattons sure, two hundred and sixty-four straight Brattous, Brattons con nected by marriage aud guests. They were here from Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey and from all parts of Pennsylvania. There were Brattons from Fultou coun ty, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Har risburg, Altoona, well all over. We guess there were never so many Brattons together at one time since the first Bratton was borri, and as an organization has been formed those who live to see the next reunion will seo a much larger gathering. Taero was a wire stretched fr jm one pear tree to another just at the entrance and the word welcome in large letters was attached to the wire and on either side of the word two largo Hags were suspended and eighteen smaller Hags were put up on trees over the ground. Some were here for the first time. Some had not beou here for thirty-eight to forty years and tlu y saw lots of relatives they did not know, It was surely a gath ering of the Bratton tribe aud as a general thing were a good look ing, hea'thy class of people and there were many fine. singers among them. . . Politics. Go to the election next week aud vote for John for the legisla ture. He's all right ! Joseph Sipes, of Saluvia, spent I Friday la town on business. STORY CONTRADICTED. N. L. Lancaster, Who Married Annie Weaver, Said to lie a Victim of Persecution. Under date of October lth, tho News published au article from Franklin Mills, in which it was stated that one Nathau Lan caster had married Annie IJ. Weaver; that Mr. Lancaster had, at the time of his marriage, a wife living, aud that tho alleged first wife was on the track of Mr. Laa caster. It is now claimed that the wo mau posing as his lawful wife is a persecutor, aud that Mr. Lancas ter is a reputable citizeu of Roan- oake, Va. If the News uuwittingly placed either Mr. Lancaster or Miss Weaver iu a lalse light, it only toe gladly takes this opportunity to make amends, aud publishes the following clippings one from tho Hagerstown Globe, and the other from the Roanoake Times RounouUc Times, It appears that the woman. Mrs. Dora Powers, who has been annoying Mr. N. L. Lancaster, by askiug the police in different cit ies to aid her in locating Mr. Lau caster, is not yet. satisfied. It was learned last night th it Dora Powers has within the p;;sl few days made another appeal to the. officers of the law to help her liud Mr. Lancaster, who, she claims, is her husband. The wom an states in her communications t j the police that she has been abandoned by Mr. Lancaster. About ten days ago Mr. Lan caster arrived in Roanoke, and. the fact that tie was here was published iu the papers. It was said at that time that Mr. Lan cister could be found without any trouble if she really wishel to find him. It was said that the woman has no claim on Mr. Lan caster, and that she has no right to use his name. On top of all this, however, she has; it is said, addressed more letters to' Mary land newspapers and officers, saying she is still unable to locate Mr. Lancaster. It was learned last night thai Mr. Lancaster had called on Chiel of Police Dyer and had that otlic er write a letter to the Mrs. Pow ers, at Welch, W. Va., telling her that Mr. Lancaster is in Roanoke aud requesting her to appear in, court and show why she claims him as her husband. N. L. Lancaster is superintend ing the erection of the new Ran doiph school building aud has contracts in Roanoke that.wili keep him here' for the next six months. IlllKerstovvll llliilu; In the N. L. Lancaster em brogl io the following letter is from Cumberland, aud is written by J. E. Weaver, proprietor of the Arlington Hotel, that city. He says : In the Hagerstown Mail of Oc tober 23, you have a highly color ed article relating to my sister, Mrs. N. L. Lancater. Now we do not object to the facts being published, although it is entirely a family affair, and tho highly col ored articles you are pubhsning can only do harm aud iny sister an injustice. The facts are that the woman claiming to be Mrs. Lancaster is au impostor. We have her deposition admitting that wheu she married Lancaster she was married to Calvin Pow ers who was living iu Virginia. She also admits that when Mr, Lancaster found out that she had a husband living he immediately ceased living with her as her bus band. As their marriage was il legal I have verified the abo'e personally by a search through the various counly reoords. This woman is doing our family and Mr. Lancaster a gi'eat injustice. By personal observation through the better class of citizens of Roa noke, where Mr. Lancaster's fara ily resides, and through the same people at his present residence, 1 find Mr. Lancaster is held in great esteem. By kindly correct ing your former article, and pub lishing the truth in tho matter, you would greatly oblige, J. E. Wkavku P. S, Personally I have ro ceived any uumber ot letters from this woman, and 1 think she' is addicted to some drug, is her letters are unseemly and incohe rent. Mrs. A. M. Corbin and daugh tor Ida, of Gracev, are spending the week in Newburg aud Harris burg visiting friends. Miss Lavina Long returned home Wednesday, after sp uding a few weeks very pleasantly among frieuds In Fraukhu county. HOME TALENT. Delightful Entertainment Last Thursday Evening andFriday Evening at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Sloan. A number of the young people of the Presbyterian church ol this place, gave an entertainment in the parlors at the residence of Thus. F. Sloan, Esq., on the eve nings of last Thursday and Fri day, that were much enj .yed by those present. Ovviug to the lim ited seating capacity of the roou., only about se.'enty-five ticket coulil bo obtained. The enter U.i n ment consisted of piano so los and duets, v'ucal solos, duets, and choi uses, aud a play called "TheSchemeThat Failed," which was first rate. Th? characters wore Jessie Sioau, Writer R. Sloan, Gertrude Sipes, Mabel Trout, Mary Sloau, and Ernest R. McClain. In the play Ernesl aud Mary were a young married couple; Mabel was Ernest's sis ter, and Walter Reed's liauce; Jessie was Ernest's mother, auci Gq'"tie was a servant in Ernesl aud Mary's home. The play wa well rendered aud was well worth the price of admission, if there had liot beeu any tiling else on the program but there was : Bess Trout, Kit Cook, Netha Nesbit, Nell Trout, Lizzie Patterson, Jos ephiue Runyan, Helen Kendall, and Lenora (Wishart) Fockler each added to tho entertainment, until every one present was en thusiastic in the prv.ses of oui home talent.: About twenty dollars wrs real ized, and the sum will be devoted to tho interests of home mission.1 in the Presbyterian church. It is intimated that "our homi taleut" will give another enter tamment on a more extensive scale later in the season. If thej do, it will be necessary to tun thuGreathead tannery building into an opera house if the crowd is to be accommodated. NfcEDMOkfc. Mrs. A. Ruuyan's condition has been somewhat worse since she came from McConnellsburg. Charles Gordon moved on Tues day into Joseph Garland's house half mile west of here. Mrs. Howard Hill and two chil dren, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents here. Mrs. Ahimaaz Mellott is report ed nuch better., An independent, antivaccine school is about to be opened in the Pleasant Grove district. Mrs. Mary Peck is building an end to her houso, which when completed, will make a very com fortable dwelling. Little May, a daughter of John D. Mellott, is reported to have ty phoid fever. John McClellau, of Friends Cove, moves into his new home, the Dr, Swartzwelder property, tins week. FrankTaylor 's surveying party is now boarding with ur. i ai mer's. Vetorau Win, 11. Wiuk, while watching for pheasants the other evening, was suddenly surprised by the appearance of a large red fox coming his way, which he promptly brought down. It prov ed to be a very fine specimen, but the hunter is now nursing a bad ly bruised arm from the effects of the rebound of ids gun. Better uot load quite so heavily, Billy. Local Institute. Tho first local iustitute 6f Dub lin, was held at Fort Littletou, last Friday evening. The meet ing was called to order by the tetcher, L. P. Morton, who ap pointed Mr. Harris chairman, Ten teachers were present sev en from Duo'm and three from Taylor, and they proved by their ablo talks on the subjects, he in terest they are taking in their school work. ' Tho entertain muut part of the program consisted of sougs by the school, and several solections on the graphophone. Alice Goi -don gave a very nuch appreciat ed recitation. The meeting ad journed to meet in two weeks at Glunt's school. Maudo Fields, secretary. Vaccinatinn Trotihlc Subsiding. Another article has been sem u for publication, giving the Va'. cination Faw and everybody that Ins anything to do with its en torcement "Hail Columbia;" but i.asmuch, as such r.rtiele can di no good, we forbear to publish ii Tuore is no use jumping on tin County Superintendent, the teach ersi or directors about it. They did not make the law. There would bo as much sense, iu at tacking the constable for arrest tug a man for not paying his tax, r the assessor for placing a val uati:n on your property. Ihose people who do not think the vac dilution law a good one, should place tho blame where it proper ly belongs that is, upon the leg lslature that made the law. We are caudidly of the opinion, that upon a little sober reflection most people will conclude that il is net so bad after all. Most ol us old folks remember that when we were boys our parents did nol think of anything else than hav ing us va ciuatec, and no one e er thought of there being any danger connected with it. Father with his old tobacco-stained pock et knife, got a bit of scao off the arm of some healthy child that had beou vaccinated, called us to him one by one, pushed up oui sleeves, and with the old kuife, he I scraped the arm until the blood began to roze through, and thei. moistening the scab in some cleat water, he rubbed it well into th abrasion, and iu due time there was au arm plenty sore for all put poses. The vaccination trouble in this county is about subsided. Lates' reports show that at least seven ty live er cent, of all the school childreu in the county have been vaccinated, and are now iu school. Eveu those who were most bitter ly opposed to it, are now glad since the job is ovi?r, and feel that their children have a protection against that most loathesome o) diseases. It may uot be known to every one that there is. a genuine case of small pox now in Fulton coun ty. The victim is George Pilgrim lying at the home of his grandfa ther, George McCoy, in Dublin township. Dr. Campbell, of New Grenada, haschargeol the patient, and the house was quarantiued ast Sunday. Mr. Pilgrim con tracted the disease upat the mi jes at Robortsdale. The season fo; small pox is at hand, find it is little less than criminal negligence, not to afford to children such protection as shall save them from its attack, which if it does uot mean death, disfiguros them for life. ' It would not bo an easy matter to point out a case where any i-ne ever died in this county from the effects of vaccination, but the graves of those who have died in Fultoncounty from small pox, are not hard to find. 3,001) Farmers at College. It is estimated that at least 3,000 men (not boys) will, during tho month of January, spend from one to two weeks at tho Corn Schools a u d Fa r m e r s Con v e n tion s held at tho Agricultural Colleges of the several States. Farmers week at the Pennsyl vania State College, will be De cember iitn to Jduuary d, six days and every one full ot practi cal work, something to do or to hear. It will pay every man who grows com, feeds steers, hogs, dairy cows, or poultry, or makes butter, to be present and take part iu the judging aud scoring work, discussions, etc. Do you expect to be there ? 'Do you wan a reduced railroad rate v Do you want a program me ? If so send your name on a peis tal card to Pieon II. E. Van Nouman, State Oi liege, Pa. Lleleu, eleven years or igo daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Steng er at Jugtown, fell from the hay mow at their home Monday Injur (lug the drum of one of hor ears ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings an Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED G. Newton II Ke, of this place, has been quite ill during tho past week. Postmaster S. B. Woolet aud wife, of this place, spent Satur day night in Ft. Littleton. Mrs. J. G. Tritle, or the Cove, is visiting at the home of her sou Henry, uear Mercersburg. Anna and Frauk Mellott, of Pleasant Ridge, were among the tf.wn visitors last Saturday. . Minnie aud Sallie Dickson are in Philadelphia this week visiting among relatives and friends. M. R. Shaffner, Esq., spent last week among his Huntingdon couu ty relatives and friends. J. W. Stiiach, of Altooua, was shaking hinds with his old Mc Connellsburg chums and friends a tew days last week. Squire G. W. Wagner, of Tod, was iu town Tuesday, looking hko he had got the worst of it in a sick spell of a month. Mrs. W. F. T. Mellott, of Rid dli'sl'i'.r:.', pent a few days la.st week visiting among her Fultou county frieuds. Will Motter, who is employed at Waynesboro, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M itter, uear this place. Mrs. Geo. W. Reisner returned home last week after having had a pleasant visit among her Phila delphia relatives aud f .Mends. John Spade aud family, of Gem, were in town Monday and took diuuer with Mrs. Spade's uncle and aunt, Judge .Vorton and wife. Pearl Mellott, of Sipcjs Mill, called at this office while in towu last Saturday aud had her name enrolled on our subscription list. Mrs. H. S. Wishart, who had beeu visiting in Johnstown, re tu ned home last week accomp hi- led by her daughter Mrs. George Fockler. Mr. and Mrs Trayer returned to their home in the Extensiou, after speuding the summer on their farm, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Rev. A. G. Wolf, formerly pas tor of the Lutheran church at this place, but now of West Fair view, Pa,, was here last week to conduct the funeral services of Mrs.. Goldsmith. Mr. Wolf was warmly greeted by his many friends here." Henry P. Vanclief. Henry P. Vauclief died Thurs day morning, October 25, 19uti, at his home in vVhips Cove, and was buried at the Whips Cove Christ ian church ou Sunday moruiug following. Funeral services were couducted by Rev. Powers. He had been ailing for more than a year with ulcer of the stom ach. He hac; been able, durinar the summer months, to bo out of the house and doing little odd jobs over his farm, but late in the ev ening of the 24th, he was taken violently ill and hemorrhages fed lowed and death came before the physician had tune to call. Mr. Vauclief was in his sixty seventh year, a member of the Christian church for some twen ty years, and was always present at the seryicesaslong as his health permitted. He was a hard work lug industrious man, strictly hou est,unassuming, and kind. While ho had no childreiu of his own, yet he has blessed humanity by esar ing for, and raising a number of poor boys and girlsi to fn vuhood aud womanhood; and as he always Boemed interested In having peo ple about him the less fortunate old people have found the com forts of a home in bis home. He leaves tei mourn his loss a widow ami a host of friends. The widow has the sympathy of the community in her sad be roaveue.su t.
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