lje jfulton Count j) SXetus. VOLUME 8 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JUNE !:, 1907. NUMKEH 30 IN EFFECT NOW. Forty Dollar Teacher' Minimum Sal ary Law Went into Filed The First ol June. FULL TEXT OF THE NEW LAW. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c , That from and afier the passage of this act, the salary of common school teachers, in districts of this Commonwealth receiving Slate appropriation, shall be no less than tifty dollars per mouth in all cases where the teacher holds a professional, permanent, or normal school certificate, and has had two years practice, and presents a certificate of proficien cy in said practice, for said time, from the superintendent in charge of said teacher. Section 2. That the minimum salary shall be forty dollars for all teachers holding certificates of less grade than required un der section oue of this act. And that the State shall pay the amount of iuci ease in all salaries that are provided for uuder this act and over tho amount of sal ary paid in each school district in t'us Commonwealth iu one thous and Dine hundred and six, and Kbid increase shall be paid out of the increased appropriation for the common schools. Sectiou I!. The president and secretary of school districts, where the prescribed salary is greater than that paid f r the school year beginning J uue, one thousand uiue hundred and six, shall certify undor oath to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, on blanks prepared by him, the number of teachers, with the salary paid to each, in one thousand nine hundred and six; the number of teachers, with the salary paid to each, for the year for which the report is made; also the number of months i;i the school term for said year. In order that any district mtiy participate in this additional ap propriation its report must be tiied iu the Department of Public Instruction on or before the first Monday of October, one thousand mno hundred and seven, and at the same time annually thereaft er. The total amount payable to all the school districts in the State, on account of the increase of teachers' salaries as provided for in this act, shall first be de ducted from the total annual school appropriation, and the bal ance of said appropriation shall be apportioned and distributed among , the several school dis tricts, as provided for under ex isting laws. The State Superin teudeut of Public Instruction shall, at the usual time of paying the regular appropriation, pay to those districts, from the annual school appropriation, an excess equal to the difference between the salaries of the teachers for the school year one thousand nine hundred and six and the minimum salaries prescribed by tins act. Soction 4. This act shall take effect the first of June, one thous and nine hundred and seven. Section 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repeated. APP ROVED Thfl 31st day of May, A. D. 1907. Edwin s. Stuart. Court Proceedings. Court called at 10 A. M , Tues day. President Judge Sw.pi on Married. On Wednesday evening June 5, 1907, Miss Queen Lake and Gilbert C.Mellott, both f,t Belfast township, were married In Wash ington. D. C, by Rev. James Ir vine. They will reside in Al toona, Pa., where Mr. Mellott is employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The happy young couple are most excelleut young people, and have the best wishes of their nu merous friends. Miss Sadie Stewart of Green Hill; s out last week iu this place the guest of her iister, Mrs. L. Jl. VNihle. the bench with his Associates, Bender and Bumbert. The first matter was the pre sentation of the petition by coun sel for Emanuel Sipes, writ of habeas corpus. Court fixed 1 o' clock p. m. for hearing. Accounts were then taken up for confirmation. First and dual account ot T. Scott Bcshey, administrator of Francis Borshey, deceased. Con firmed and ap pointed auditor. Accoiii t of J. C. Fore and Min nie M. Brubaker, administrators of John Brubaker, confirmed, aud Bon. S. W. Kirk appointed audi tor. First and final account of An drew Garlick, c. t. a , adminis trator of Abram Garlick, deceas ed, confirmed. First and final account of To Lias Glazier and W. B. Nelson, executors of Conrad Glazier, Sr., confirmed. First aud final account of S. Wesley Kirk, Esq., executor ot Esther Pittman, deceased, con firmed. First and final account of S. L. Wink, executor of B. R. Truax, deceased. First and final account of An drew Garlick, administrator of the estate of Luemma Garlick, deceased, confirmed, and H. N. Sipes appointed auditor. Argument of case of George G ray and wife vs. the township of Bethel. Motion to take off com pulsory nonsuit, was taken up. This case was taken from the jury at March court, when it de veloped that Mrs. Gray who had been injured by reason of a de fective foot bridge, uear John Daniels' that the bridge was not on the line of the road, but about 100 yards from wherethe road was laid out. Question in the case was one of law. The township authorities having erected this footbridge and main tained it U20 feet from where the public road crosses the creek for more than tifty years. This foot bridge was built with the consent of the owner of the land and was through enclosed woodland used by the public, and kept up by the supervisors, with a path leading to the f lOtbridge. The plaintiff was inju.ed by reason of the bridge not having been kept in good repair. Return of sale in the estate of A. J. Craig, deceased, confirmed. Estate of Richard Madden, de ceased. Widow s appraisement approved if no exceptions are til ed within twenty days. Estate of David Goldsmith, deceased. Appraisement or ex emption claimed by Mary Gold smith approved unless excep tions are filed within twenty days. Estate of George B. Daniels, deceased. George A. Barns ap pointed guardian of Willis Fox Daniels: M. W. Nace appointed guardian of Rose Daniels; George B. Mellott appointed guardun of George Daniels. Return of alias subpoena in matter of Blanche P. Eiterailler vs. frank kitemitter, proceed ings in divorce. W.S.Alexander, Commssioner. Petition of tho executors of Na than B. Banks for the appoint ment of guardian of Mary Banks a minor under fourteeu. Petitio.i of Mrs. Lula Garlick for an allowance from the estate of her minor childreu. Petition of B, W. Peck, Com mittee of Paul Peck, order to sell r al estate. Order granted. Committee to give bond in the sum of 4,000. Estate ol Miss .l.t . Gordon. Report of auditor confirmed. Case of Fraker vs. Deavor. De feudant in error. Argued and Court took the papers. Miss Hester Witter appeared in open court aud asked for the appointment of W. B. Nelson as her guardian. Court made the appointment, Application and petition of freeholders of Bustontown ask ing the incorporation of said vil lage, tiled at March term, with drawn and new petition present ed and ordered tiled and adver tised according to law. Fstate of Lewis D. Wible. Pe tition asking for redistribution by auditor. Filed aiid leave granted. Estate of George W. Comerer. Petitiou of Nancy Comerer asking leave to pay out certain money to heirs. Estate of D. M. Brubaker, de ceased. Return of sale of real estate to Grant Baker.contirmed. Inquest on the body of Dr. S. S. Boop, deceased. Bill approv ed by the Court. Estate of Dr. S. S. Boop. In ventory and appraisement of personal property set apart to widow approved and ordered to be recorded if no exceptions are filed within twenty days. In the matter of mandamus on County Commissioners. Bethel township made application tn the State Bighway Department for the building of a certain portion of road under the provisions of said State Bighway Department. The County Commissioners re fused to approve or reccommend the building of said road. The argument was taken up and it appeared to be one of fact, aiid M. R. ShalTner, Esq., was appoint ed commissioner to take testi mony. Emanuel Sipes charged with the killing of Dr. Boop, was or dered to bo released from jail upon giving bond in the sum of $10,000 tor his appearance at the October term of court. Estate of Alexander McKibbiu, deceased. Petitiou asking that a corrected description of real es tate iu proceedings in partition be substituted. Court made or der allowing correction. Order to sell by M. R Shatiner, Ksq., trustee, continued. Chambersburg Trust Company appointed guardian ot Mary Banks, a minor child of Nathan B. Banks, Esq., deceased. Estate of William Witter, de ceased. Petition of Goldie King for inquest on leal estate of dece dent. Iuquest awarded. Estate of David Evans, deceas ed. Argument on exceptions to auditor's report of distribution. The administratrix, Mrs. Barriet Evans, widow, claimed the cattle, sheep and hogs on the tarm at the time of her husband's death; also a draft on the Fulton County Bank. Bev claim was disputed by collateral heirs, as decedent left no children. The auditor found that the live stock in dis pute, as well as the draft, was the property of the widow. Court took papers toe final considera tion at chambers. MIDNIGHT FIRE. Isaiah Madden. BRUSH CREEK. The Children's Service at Mc- Kendree w.is well attended last Sunday, and a very interesting program, rendered by the mem bers of the Sunday School. G. W. Bixson, wife and daugh ter Margaret and sons Marshall, Roy and Grai.t, spent last Satur day and Sunday with relatives in Buck Vailey. P. D. Uixson and wife spent Saturday and Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Nathan Borton in Wells Tannery. Miss Grace Lodge is attending the Normal School at McCon nelUburs. Miss Mary Winters of Whips Cove spent part of last waek with her sister Mrs. C D. Hlxsou. A number of people from Bed ford county passed through our Valley on their way to attend the S. S. convention at Plensaut Grove last Friday and Saturday Sehert Barton suent Saturday night in McConnellsburg. Miss Jennie Lodge spent a couple of days last week with her sister Mrs. S. W. Kirk. . Mr. and Mrs. AmosBixsou are over visiting 'rieuds and relatives In McConnellsburg. Mrs. ). 0. Barton was calling on Mrs. Mahlon Barton an after noon last week. Mrs. Sarah K Barton spent a day last week with her daughter Mrs. B, F. Whitfield. Buildings on Grant Baker's Farm in Sheepskin Hollow, Totally De stroyed Sunday Night. TENANT'S HOUSEHOLD 000DS SAVED. The buildings on the Shunk Brown farm in Sheepskin Bol low, now owned by Grant Baker, and tenanted by Samuel Mar shall and Mrs. George Vores, were entirely destroyed by fire shortly after midnight last Suu day night. Borace ft. Sipes, E-q. and Her bert L McKibtun, of ttiis place, were driving on the road leading from Mount Union to McCon nellsburg, and just as thev reach ed tho top of Wilson's Bill, this side of Fort Littleton, their at tention was dnected to a bright light flashing skyward from the hollow across the fields east of the road on which they were traveling. The thought that a family asleep in a burning house might be perishing in the flames, sent a thrill of horror through their minds, and they lost no time in hitching their horso and run ning across the rields, only to tind as they came in sight, the barn engulfed in flames and the house roof just beginning tu burn. No person was in sight. Shouting did not arouso the inmates of the house, and rushing to the door, they soon battered it in, and entered the house. Striking a match, they saw the supper table standing with the dishes as they had been left by the housekeep er; they also saw a lamp which they lighted and proceeded up stairs and soon foui.d that the oc cupants of the house were not at home. Being helpless to stop the pro gress of the tire, their next thought was to save the house hold goods as far as as possible, and like beavers they worked un til they had the satisfaction of having everything in safety out side the building except the cook stove, when there appeared upon the scene, John Long, a neighbor, and his son, who had been at tracted by the fire in some way. When Srjes and McKibbin first reached the tire, they could have saved the house if they had had a bucket or twe and had known where to tind water. Then, the fact that several pistol shots were fired from a point in the near vicinity, led them to be lieve that it might not be any too safe to prowl around too much. The house was a two story and as the young men approached they noticed that bundles of hay or -straw were burning on the porch roof, from which the house caught. This fact, in itself, ex plains the ;auseof the conflagra tion. We are informed that there was seme insurance on the buildings. General Assembly Notes. The following notes from a lit-1 Uaiah Madden, died suddenly tie talk gi eu in the Prexoyienan j at his home near Maddem ville, Church a few evenings ago by ' Wednesday, May L".t, 1!K)7, after Sonator Alexander, will bo of in- j illness of a brief duration. He ternst to Presbyterians, at least, i was born and reared in Spring- Mr. Alexander was one of the Commissioners at the General Assembly which met at Colum bus, 0M recently. The next General Assembly will meet iu Kansas City, Mis souri, on May II, 10K Action on the union of the Uni ted Presbyterians and the Ro formeds with the Presbyteriaus has beeu postponed fo: the present. The union of the Presbyterians and the Cumberland Presbyter ians was completed, and herealt er all will be known as members of the Presbyterian church of the U. S. A. By the action of tho General Assembly, words of greeting will bo sent by the Moderator to Rov. Wm. A. West, D. D , of this place, on his next birthday, as he has been in the active ministry for Hfty-tive years. The membership of the Gener al Assembly was about 1,000, but, large as the body was. the busi ness was trans 'cted without any confusion, as the members were all of an orderly class and con ducted themselves accordiugly. Rev. Wra. B. Noble, who has tilled the position of Permanent Clerk of the General Assembly since 1!)0J, is a son of the late Hon. Jos. B. Noble who was born in Licking Creek township and resided there until lie was elected Prcthouotary in 1880 when he moved to Bedford; while residing in Bedford his son, Dr. Xoble, was born. Dr. Noble is at present pastor of a church at Los Angeles, California. tield township, where he spent his whole life and followed the occupation of farming. Be was a quiet and peaceful citizen and hold In high esteem oy his many friends aud neighbors thicugh out the community where he liv ed so many years. Tho deceased was aged about 7T yiars, and is survived by his wife and two brothers ami one sister, Dr. Scott Madden, Springfield township; H. C. Maddeu, Altooua; Mrs. David Ashton, Springfield town ship; and seven childreu, as fol lows, Ellsworth Madden, Coal mont; Mrs. B. R. Locke, Grant and Frank Madden, Mrs. Juuie Cromwell, all of Springfield town ship, Mrs. Harry Henry, Dudley, and Mrs. W. S. Brown, Orbisouia. He was an active member of the church of God. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and filings Here for a Vacation, or A a . lor . KestfulOuting. Concealed Weapons. Several state legislatures re cently have considered more or less seriously the matter ot car rying concealed firearms. A Texas statesman is one of the latest to introduce a bill prohibit ing the "toting" of a deadly weapon, aud a bill introduced by an Arkansas legislature proposes to require a license and wear a metal badge displaying conspicu ously the word "Armed." It is said that the police com missioner of New York city has in storage more thtn 2,000 re volvers which have been seized and confiscated during the past sixteen months. On a recent oc casion VA') revolvers takeu from the persons of men running at large In that city were added the collection in one day. Thus it appears that the east is equally culpable wttli the west it not more so in the matter of carry ing concealed weapous. Perhaps in the end it may come to a cru sade for tho prohibition of the manufacture and sal) of pocket Hream i. Good Advice to Boys. The following from the Nation al Stockman aud Farmer is ex cellent food for reflection for the young man, and we reproduce it without further comment i "We should like to call tbo at tention of the boys who read this paper to a few examples that have come under our observation, and which illustrate the import ance of building a character on the sure foundation of righteous ness. A few years ago a million aire died aud left to his faithful secretary $100,000, advising Lis heirs also to trust him and be guided by him. Recently an ar chitect to wh ca the people en trusted the supervision ota great public building proved unfaithful to his trust aud it has cost him disgrace and them thousands of dollars. Another man who was unfaithful resorted to suicide, and his work has caused enor mous loss to those who trusted him as well as litigation that wiil not be terminated for years. Those are only two of the many we might name, and they both poinj to one thing the vaiue of the upright man to himself and to society. As the world's busi uess is conducted men will al ways have to trust somebody. And tho men wtio can Le trusted, are the ones who are going to be rewarded. Fifty-First Session. The Fifty-first Session ot the Bennsylvauie State Educational Association will be heldatGreens burg, Westmoreland county, July 2, ii and 4, 15)07. Grtensburg is one of tho most attractive and most progressive towns in Penn sylvania. It is thirty one miles east of Pittsburg ou the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad Special effort! have been made to present a program of great worth. The State Teachers' As sociation is of the highest profes sional value to teachers. Many school measures lound upon our statute books are traceable t.) the mlluence of this orgauiza tion. Every teacher in the state hould be a member of this As sociatiou. All members will re ceive a bound volume of ttie pro ceediugs. The enrollment fee, which 13 $1.(k, may be sent to Prof. David S. Keck, treasurer Kutztown, Pa. Tho National Educational As sociation will meet in Los An geles, California, July 8 11. 1!)0 Pennsylvania has been honored in the choice of Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer as president of this As sociation. Our state should send a large enrollment to this conven tion. STAINLESS FLAG DAY. A Big Mortgage. A mortgage for 25,000,000 has been placed on record by Regis ter and Recorder Harris, this be ing one of the largest mortgages ever entered on the docket here. It is drawn by the American Union Telephone Company in fa vor of the Fidelity, Title & Trust Co , of Harrisburg, which is con solidating all the independent, telephone companies possible throughout the stato. The mort gage will be recorded in all the sixty seven counties of Pennsyl vania and will also operate in sev eral other states. Sunday, June 30, Date for Special Ser mons for Pastors. The Antil-Saloon League, at its last National Gonventiou, held at St. Louis, hy official action set apart June 30th, the Sunday pre ceding the Fourth of July, as Stainless Fiag Day, at which time the pastors cf the various church es throughout the country are tc beasked to preach a sermon along tho line of Doctor Chapman's stainless r lag address, it is a sort of improved Fourth of July, tho Anti-Saloon League not ap proving of the wav the ordinary fourth is celebrated. It may lead to their picking another Xmas and New Year Day. Bon. Joseph E. Thropp and Capt. R. W. Cook, of Everett, were registered at the Fulton Bouse last Thursday u their re turn from tbe Commencement exorcises at Merreraburg. Fourth of J ily at Hustontown. Hustoi-town will have an old fashioned 4th of July this year An executive committee consist ing of Rev. Barry Daniels, W. G Wink, and Barry Lamberson, has been appoiuted to see after the program. There will be a fantas tic parade at 10 o'clock. Speech es in the M. E. church by Rev. Daniels, and other prominent ora tora. Sports of all kinds -footraces, throe legged races, sack races, and base ball game in the afternoon, At 2 o'clock there will be a balloon ascension, In the evening there will be a free entertainment in the Grove, with a special display of tire works. This is expected to be the great est demonstration Bustontown has ever bid. Prizaa will be awarded for all tho di Hero it ath Ltic sports. C'OMAJITTKK. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISIT!!!) Mrs. Margaret Stevens of Lii dig, spent Morday in this place on busiuess. Andrew Laidig, one of Laidig's popular young men, was a Mc Counellsburg visitor Monday. Foster Bohnger of Dublin Mills, was a pleasant caller at the News ofticj last Wednesday. Dr. and M;s. D. A. Bill of Fort Littleton, were registered at tho Washington House Monday. W. R. Evans aud wife of Bus tontown, were in McConnells burg a few hours on Monday. Mrs. George Fockler, of Johns town, is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Wishart, East Water street. Miss Myrtle Sipes of this place, left Monday for an extend ed visit with relatives in Washing ton, D. C, and Chambersburg, Pa. J. Kendall Johnston and fami ly made a little trip to Mercers burg in their new Cadillac, one day last week. Mrs. John R. Fisher of Bod brd, has been spendiug the past week as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. a. li. Woollet at the Washington House. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Hesslor iud daughter Marian, and son Barold, of Saluvia, spent Sunday the guests of Daniel E. Fore, Esq , of Tod. Misses Ivy aud Ethel LiMas ter. of Marks, Franklin county, spent part of last wenk at the home of their grandfather, Dan iel E. Fore, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hixson of Brush Creek valley, have beeu spending the past week with tho family of their son-in-law, John V. Stouteagle, of this place. Our old fiiend Frank G. Mills, of New Grenada, spent Monday night of last week iu the Borough, and exchanged greeting with his many friends here. McUellan Zettlo of Middle burg, Pa., left Monday after hav- ng spent a week pleasantly in the home of his cousin D. A. Washabaugh. Mac is something of a wizard with checkers. Mrs. Wm. Martin, of Fort Lou don, who had been spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Watson Lynch, returned home Sunday with her husband, son Jerry, and daughter Mrs. Gush, who came over Sunday merniug. J. A. Strite, Esq., accompanied by his wife :md sons Edwin, Al bert and Robert, came over to McConnellsburg in an automo bile last Friday morning, and re turned to their Chambersburg home iu the afternoon. Mr. Strito is president of the Cham bersburg and Bedford Turnpike Company, and was out on a tour of inspection of his road. S. I). Stevens, a well kuowu busiuess man of Chambersburg, who had beeu spending a few days in this county on business, was accompauied by Mrs. Ste vens and children, Grace and Harris, who were vihitiug Mrs. Stes'ens' mother, Mrs. L. E. Har ris, and brothers John anu Pro thonotary Georgo A. Harris of this place. Mrs. J. M. Kelley, Mrs. J. A. Hartman, Mrs. J. E. Beck, aud Mrs. J. E. Barnett all of Lat robe, Pa,, who had been attend ing the Commencement exercis es ut Mercersburg last week, came over to McContellsburg last Friday aud remained until Satur day morning, when they depart ed for Atlantic City. Mrs. K .l ley was a daughter of tbe late Louis Boke, formerly a resident of thin place. Tbe ladies en joyed very much their stay bore.
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