)t jfulton County 3Xeus.
VOLUME 8
StcCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 8,
1907.
NUMIiLH 17
KEYSER NOT GUILTY.
No
Evidence To Show That He
nlshed Whiskey to Either ol
the Mellott Boys-
Fur-
A Trip To Ontario.
Editor ok thk Nkwh:
-The
NO WARRANT ISSUED FOR IRA DIEHL.
la Memory of Benjamin Fish r
Benjamin Eisner, whose dnath
and the proceedings before and
following that sad event, was not
ed in last week's Nows, was the
yourgest son of the late Banner
THE TYPHOID SEASON.
Great Precaution Should k Tuken
it lid Impure Water Shunned.
Edward Keyser, ot Webster
Mills, against whom Samuel Mel
lott, whose sou was killed on the
mountain not far from Foltz on
the afternoon of July 22, brought
suit, charging him with furnish
ing liquor to his minor son, was
given a hearing before Justice of
the Peace Seidors, in Chambers
buig last Friday. Keyser was
given his freedom, there being no
evidence to show he had furnish
ed any one liquor. Carson Mc
Fadden, who told Keyser he was
coming to Mei cersburg to give
himself over to the law officers,
is the man who furnished liquor
to tlarvey Mellott. Harvey gave
his little brother, Bentley, a drink
at Mercersburg about 11 o'clock
on Monday forenoon. The acci
dent occurred at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The story as told the justice,
and published in last Friday's
Valley Spirit, is as follows ! Car
son M Eaddeu had money enough
to buy three quarts of Cap whis
key. Keyser c .ntributed enough
money to buy the balance, but be
left his quart at the distillery, in
tending to call for it later. Mc
Faddjn took his three quarts
along and rode with Keyser, Ira
W. Diehl and the N ellott boy over
the mountain McFadden gave
Keyser and Diehl whiskey, but
there was no evidence whatever
to show that the younger Mellott
had beeu given auy.notwithstaud
iug the girl at the toll house said
she deticted the odor ot it on his
breath.
Harvey Mellott was very frank
about telling his part of the story.
Ho said he and McFadden had
been intoxicated the Sunday be
fore and lay in the bushea along
the mountain road. It was Mc
Fadden 's habit of obtaining whis
key at the distillery, but he was
not allowed around the place by
William Unger, so that be waited
on F.ilton county men to come to
the Gap to get it for him. It hap
pened that Keyser camoalong and
McFadden got him to procure the
gallon. It a Diehl is constable of
Ayr township, this county, and
had no part in the matter other
than to take the whiskey McFad
den gave him and the older Mel
lott boy.
Keyser works for Hon. D. Hun
ter Patterson and hauls store
goods from Fulton county to
Mercersburg.
A warrant was sworn out
against McFadden the seme day
the father made information
against Keyser, but he eluded
Constable Etter, into whose hands
the warrant was placed. It was
said that he took advantage of the
officer's not knowing him to es
caps from Mercersburg, although
McFadden saw the offioer and
know him.
1 1 tli of July the writer passed
through the beutilul Cumerlaod
V'alley ou his way to Chesley, On
tario, a thriving town thirty
miles from the Georgian bay. j Fishor, of Thompson tow u ship. cmM reported in many part of
au inougntne valley tneiartners tl ooru juub u, idcw. uo the commonwealth. Iverv pre
were busy cutting the golden 18 survived by one sister, Miss
The typhoid fever 'cason is here,
ami there are alrcadv h number of
Harvest Home Picnic.
The annual Harvest Home pic
uic under the auspices of the Big
Ccve Agricultural Society, will
be held to the woods of M. M.
Kendall, in Ayr township, August
15, 1907. A full list of speakers
will be on the grounds, aud the
McConnellaburg Brass Band has
beou engaged to furnish the mu
sic for the occasion. A good time
is anticipated for everyone. Has
kets will be left in the hands of
the following Table committee
Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Glazier,
Mrs. George Mock, Mrs. George
Comerer, Mrs. Alva Pittmau,
Mrs. Andrew Washabaugh, Mrs.
William Bivens; Misses Etta Mel
lott, Nell Johnston, Mary Kendall,
Sadie Hot., and Ella Kendall.
W. C. Pa ttkuton,
Secretary.
grain, and the wheat generally
looked very tine. Here aud there
timothy was lying iu the swath,
and occasionally soma of it, that
had been bunched, looked to have
spoiled.
Much of th ) country along the
N. C. ft and E R. R to Buffalo
from tlarnsburg is rough, but
the scenery in places is fine.
The corn was small and unprom
ising. The Grand Trunk R. R., which
carried me from Buffalo to my
destination, is an exteusive sys
tem, doing the major part of the
railroad business of Ontario.
Niagara Falls one of North
America's great wonders which
are said to be somewhat impaired
by the utilization of the water in
running electric plants, were not
visited, this pleasure being re
served for the return trip.
You do not get far into Ontario
until you tind yourself in the
nml.-.t of Canadians. The older
citizens bear the facial expression
of the people of Great Britain,
and their peculiar modulation of
voice by no means unpleasant
confirms your first impression
that they are not many degrees
removed from the old country.
The younger generations are
au improvement in appearance.
Their features are moresymmet
rical aud have touches of beauty
altogether left out of the composi
tion of their ancestors. The
younger ladies are generally fair
and nature's bloom is see.i upon
their cheeks. But they all have
the same brogue. The boys and
girls are just as fond of fun aud
sparkling wit as 'Americans"
are, as they call us.
This country is well improved.
The laud is undulating. They
raise but little corn, and that on
ly in the southern portion of the
province. There is some wheat,
which is being cut just now. The
principal crops are hay, oats,
peas and "roots" turnips and
mangels. There are few hogs,
but plenty of flue cattle mostly
blooded stock. Thousands ot
cattle are shipped to the eajteru
cities and to England.
During the warm spellof weath
or, you were having in Penusyl
vania, it was warm hero for five
or six hours during the day, but
the atmosphere was less humid
aid the heat less intense. There
was but one night that could be
called warm; for as day declines
the air becomes cooler. In the
morning the air is fresh and invigorating.
This time of year the day
breaks between u and 4 o'clork,
and the sun does not set till 8.
Hie writer is supplying, for a
couple of months, the pulpit made
vacant by the death of Rev. S. id.
McN?el. Some of the town peo
ple will recollect he preached, a
few years ago, iu the United Pros-
yterian church in the morning
and in the Methodist church in
the evening.
I must close as this article is
already too long.
Yours sincerely,
8. B. Huston.
Chesley, Ont July 3oth.
Mark Dickson, of the Buffalo
Natural Gas Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
speut several days of the past
week with his father, w is. Dick
turn, of this place.
Achsah E. Fisher, of York, Pa.,
the only survivor of a familv of
five, his brother George, haviug
died rive years ago, aud two dy
ing very young.
Little Bennie, as he was called,
was oorn on the farm now owned
by Mrs. Clara Welter, situated on
Licking Creek. Bonnie's mother
died when he was but two years
of age, and when his father
"broke up housekeeping' two
years later, Bennie, at the age ol
four years, was placed in the care
and home of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Hollenshead, where his smil
ing lace and mild, gentle ways, at
once won hitn all the care, love
and comforts of a son. In the
home of Mr. Hollenshead, he
grew to manhood, winning the
love an 1 esteem of all who had
the pleasure o! knowing him, and
enjeying all the privileges and ad
vantages that would have been
given to a son of their own. He
attended the public school until
he was twenty-one years of age,
and had acquired agood pra '.tical
education. He had chosen farm
ing as his life work, and was
gradually assuming the responsi
bthtiesot Mr. Hollenshead's farm.
a.
Being of a peaceful and very
gentle disposition, and of a
thoughtful mind, he early turned
his attention toward the Church,
and for the last four years he was
a faithful member of the Chris
tian communion at the church of
Damascus near Ins home. He
had devoted his life to tiie com
fort of those who lmd cared for
Dim in early life, and was the staff
and hope of their home, and when
he left us, proud cold men wept
bitter tears, that one, apparently
so badly needed in his home, and
who promised so unseltish a life,
should be called Home so young.
His funeral was conducted by the
Rev. A. G. B. Powers, whose re
marks were able and impressive.
A Fhikno.
caution against the disease should
be taken. Persons aware of the
(lunger that lurks in impure water
can adopr protective measure! at
home, hut are dependent upon the
tender mercies of hotel and rest
aurant manugers when they patro
nize these establishments. Health
authorities in several states are
pointing out. through the press,
the necessity for special precau
tion in the Slimmer time on the
part of thoso who go away from
home. Cities Bre not the only
centres for the propagation of ty
phoid. The water supply in the
country is often dangerously pol
luted, nor is the fact that the fluid
is clear and Sparkling always i
guarantee of its purity. The most
coverad bucket that hangs in the
well is a favorite hiding place for
the deadly germs. "Boil the Wit'
ter"' is a slogan that should he
sounded often in the country as
well as in the crowded centres of
population. Water and milk are
the chief vehicles for the spread
of "the preventable disease." Sum
mer tourists should exercise speci
al vigilance during this season
when typhoid is rampant.
Corner Slooe Laying.
The iayiug qf the cornerstone
of the Kearney Union church,
will take place at Kearney, Pa.,
Sunday afternoon, 2 o'clocs, Au
gust 11, 1907. Hon. Joseph E.
Thropp will make au address, and
other prominent speakers will bo
in attendance. The beautiful
cornerstone was presented by F.
O. Beaver and Son, marble deal
ers of Huntingdon, Pa. This
church, when built, will fill a long
felt want in this community.
Everybody is cordially invited
to attend-
OoMMrTTKK.
Surface hives Information.
State Zoologist Surface is pre
paring an interesting series o.'
bulletins tor this fall. Two of
them are now in press. The July
bulletin will contain the result of
exhaustive search into the habits
and characteristics of kcusts,
with advice how to destroy them.
There will be several illustra
tious. The August bulietiu will
be devoted to descriptions of sum
mer pests of the farms and ad
vice how to kill them.
In September a bulletin will be
issued in response to requests of
teachers and pupils throughout
the State for information how to
preserve specimens of insects,
birds, and reptiles. This work
has been given an impetus
throughout the State because of
the work of the division, and so
many perple have been writing
for pointers on how to handle
specimens, that Dr. Surface con
sidered it wise to issue a bulletin
at the opening of the school sea
son.
Tbo reptiles of Pennsylvania
and their lives will be the sub
jects of the October bulietiu,
which will be devoted largely to
lizards aud turtles, and tor which
the same method of investigation
as for the famous snake bulietiu
will be prescribed. Many varie
ties, alive and dead, are being re
ceived at the division laboratories
for the purpose of giving infor
mation about these reptiles.
The suako bulietiu. is exhaust
ed, although dozens of people are
aeudiug serpents to the labnra
lories, together with reports of
observations. Later on a new
bulletin will be issued about sor
pents, but it will deal with entire
ly new phases of the serpent life.
The first issue of 25,000 was com
pletely exhausted not long age,
Re-opening of Bethlehem Church.
On Augi st ilrd, 7:80 p. m., a
arge crowd gathered to Bethle
hem United Brethren church, as
it had been vacated for several
mouths for repair. Dr. G. W.
Shernck P. E. of Huntingdon bo
mg present, gave a grand aud
soul inspiring discourse from
the words, "Thou art weighed in
the balance." Sunday morning
caino with great anxiety to the
people of the community. At
9:80 Sunday school was opened
bv the Supt. ; then called upon
Dr. Sherrick to explaiu the lesson
to the audience, which was grand.
At 10:30 Dr. Sherrick preached
from Psalms 11:8. "If the foun
dations be destroyed what can
the Righteous do. " After preach
ing the Dr. then placed a small
sum before the people to be rais
ed to lift the debt from the church.
The amount of indebtedness was
$18 IX); without any effort $81,71
was raised. At 7:80 in the even
ing Presiding Elder preached to
a large audience, after which the
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
was administered. The church
was repaired at a cost of (828,00
of which all was provided for be
fore the reopening, but $18.00.
Much is due to the people of
the community in their sup
port. Aud especially we wish
tothaukthe people of McConnelis
burg f r their helping hand finan
cially. This we think was one of
the grandest days the people of
Bethlehem over witnessed. Ser
vices were grand, and eveiybody
seemed cheered up because the
church was clear of debt and a
surplus iu the treasury.
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.Notice.
The Fulton County Veteran As
sociation w ill meet tit the Reunion
grounds, near J . V. Hoop's, on
Saturday August 10, HM7. at 1
o'clock, p. m.. for the purpose of rj0
selling the privilege of the differ
ent stands or booth", and for the
transaction of such other business
as may he brought before the ( m-mittee.
i ue neonion win no iicut on
Friday September 6th, 1907.
Committee on supplies in each
township!
Ayr .John F. Kendall, Scott S.
Hann.
Belfast Win. Wink,
lott
Wm.
tlUSIONTJWN.
Mrs. C. J. Barton, who has
been spending the post few weeks
visiting friends in and around
Davis W. Va., has returued to her
home at this place.
Miss May Mum ma, of Chicago,
is spending her vacation this
summer with her father D. R.
Mum ma.
Last Saturday the Hustontowu
Baseball team went to Shade
Gap to play ball at the pbuic.
Owing to the team being brok
en up pretty badly by beiug dis
appointment iu getting some of
thc-lr players, the boys met then
defeat by a score of 18 to 10.
Mr. Scott Denisar, who has
been speudiug the ast week at
this place has returned to Ait a
where he iu employed as a car
penter. Miss Dolt Deshong has return
ed to her home at this place after
spending several weekB with
friends n;ar Mercersburg,
Fisher,
I!. Mel
Waters, Wesley
Kehaugh, John
.las. A. Sipe. S.
Henry
James
Strait, JOfiah
Lehman, John
Wisbart, A. !'.
T. Fields.
Brush Creek
Morgan Barton.
Bethel Jos.
inn.
I hibltn John
K. Speck.
Licking Creek
B. Dishong.
Todd James Connelly,
Wulf.
Thompson John Fisher,
O'Ronrk.
Taylor ,1 b
Witter.
Union Isaiah
Parlett
Wells- S. 1'.
Bilker.
MaConnellsburg I).
Thomas tlamil.
Committees are requested to no
tify S. C. Berkhart.Fort Littleton,
Pa., the amount each has solicited
n t later than August 81; 1907.
Wm. Mit. i, F.i!, President.
New Comet Visible.
The new eonirt discovered by
Prof. Daniel, of Princeton Univer
sity, iu June of last year js gradu
ally approaching I he sun and earth,
and is now visible to the naked
eye.
It has a bright stellar nucleus,
Much coma, and. according to Pro
fessor Pickering's telegram, has a
multiple tale instead of the single
short tail mentioned in other re
ports. The comet can be seen be
tween 8 and 8:80 a. in. by looking
due east at about 45 degrees above
the horizon. It is iu Pleiades, a
star cluster in Taurus the Bull,
and in a straight line underneath
it is the bright star Aldebaran and
the Hyades, another star cluster.
September 8 the comet will he
nearest the sun, the distance being
4(1,000,000 miles. It is now 85,
000,000 miles from the sun and 7,
000.000 miles from the earth the
nearest it will come to the globe.
NKW UKKNAUA.
Harvey Shafor and family, of
Kearney, Pa., spent Sunday with
his father, Ceorge Shafer, our
village smithy.
John Mills, who has been homo
from Altooua on a furlouge, has
recovered from his iujured limb,
and was able to return to his work
on Monday.
John Linn, the 255 lb. notion
man from Carhslo, spent Sunday
at tho Houck Uouso.
Anna Black, daughter of As
bury Black, of Broad top City, is
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Laura Black, of Clay
township, spent Sunday with her
pareuts, William Allowny and
wife.
Mrs. Oscar Houck visited her
parents at Kober sdale.
Cleveland, son of John A. Hen
ry, of Clear Ridge, who is at Dud
ley in the butchering business, is
c-itically ill at that place, lie cut
his thumb a couple weeks ago,
aud it now seems to be term mat
iug in Sceptia leeraia (blood poi
sou), a disease seemiugly becom
ing very common of late.
Ouitea number of our people
took in the Shade Gap Picnic on
Saturday.
Diphtheria has reached the
home of Sherman Cornelius, on
the Jesse O. McClain farm, half a
mile north of our town, his daugh
ter Mabel, the victim. Dr. Camp
bell is the attending physiciau,
and promptly quarantined the
home. At present the patiept is
getting along nicely, and there is
no new cases.
Married.
K aitkmikuokk - 00OPEK.
At, 1 1:80 o'clock last Wednes
day morning, at 224 'hestnut st..,
Harrisborg, Pa,, Rev. Kilia N.
mer, of the lielormed church,
solemnized the marriage t Miss
Jennie E Cooper, of McConnelis
) burg, Pa., and Mr. Ceorge P.
Ktiulenoorger, of Clyde 111.
The bride la a former teacher
of this county, and a most estim
able lady, and the groom is a
trusted employee of the C. B. &
O. Railway. Alter rum 'lining a
day in Harrisburg, they left last
Thursday evening for their home
in Clyde, 111.
The bride's in my McCounells
burg friends join in wishing her
much happiness.
JACKSON OEHRET.
Tho marriage of Rush U. Jack
j son aud Miss Evelyn Gehret, both
of this place, was solemnized at
the homo of the bride's mother
on East Walnut street, Saturday
evening, August third.
CL8AR Rinoti.
Miss Goldie Fields of F u t Lit
tleton spent pert of last week
with her grandmother Fields.
Mrs. J. A. Henry and daughter
Jennie were called to Dudley,
Pi iday, on account of the sudden
dlnets. of Mr. Henry's s n, S. C.
Henry.
Mr. Libert North of Burnt
Cabins, was au early Saturday
morning visitor at J. V. Car
mack's. Dr. McClain passed through
our town early Monday morning.
Several of our young people at
tended Shade Gap picnic Satur
day and report a lino time.
Charlie Huston is spending
some time iu the home of .1. V.
Car mack.
Miss Bess Fields spent Sunday
iu our town visiting her friend
Goldie Winegardner.
Miss Sarah Grove of Chicago,
and Mrs. Richard Miller and son
of Berlin Height, Pa., are spend
ing some time With their parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Grove.
Mr. Berlin Weight of Three
Springs, was iu our town Mon
day on business.
Miss Ada Fleming returned
home Wednesday after speuding
some time with friends in Mar
tinsburg, Va.
Mr. Levi P. Morton of Johns
town, is visiting his friend Miss
Myrtle Stevens.
Mrs. Joshua Gosnell of Cass
villa, who has been speudiug some
time with her daughter H. T.
Heeter, returned home Suuday.
Miss Nora Heeter spent Sun
day with her ar.nt Mrs. Alfred
Brown.
Mrs. Emma Carmack took sud
denly ill Suuday evening, but are
glad to say she is better.
Master Merrill Henry had au
attack of whooping cough.
Mrs. Mary Cain pbelland daugh
tors Ruth and Catharine, spent
last Suuday with Mrs. Delia Bru
baker, near Fort Littleton.
WKST Dl'Bl.i i,
J. K Lyon und family spent
Sunday at Three Springs, Hun
tingdou county, w hither they hau
gone to meet Mr. Lyon's mother,
who was returuiug from Alle
gheny City after a visit of a few
mouths with relatives there.
Brownie Reedor, Edwin Brant
and Andrew Laidig attended a
picuic at bhade Gapou Saturday.
Geo. W. Clovenger of Hustou
town, spent Suuday at his broth
er Hiram Cleveuger's.
M. L- Kirk of Hustontown, was
hanging paper for J. E Lyon last
Wednesday.
John Price aud two sous of
New York City, spent several
days last week with the family
of his hrother Frank Price.
U. K. Mellott carpenter and
millwrightof ' jickingCreok town,
ship wus ut work hero las-Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Downes of Hus
tontowu, spent last week at her
brother E. H Kirk's.
Miss Margaret Olevonger has
returned from the Jaineslowu
Exposition.
J. F. Johusou begau work last
week with bis thresher aud has
mi called several crops.
Subscribe tor the Nswa
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comiiur and (loin;
Here lor i Vacation, or Away
for a RcglftirOuting.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITCD
Miss Jessie Kathrauff, of
Greencas tie, has been the guest
of Maria Dickson Alexander dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. J. V. Wilhelni and daugli
tor, of Homestead, Pa., are visit
ing Mrs. Wilhelm's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes.
Mrs. Howard P. Skipper an'1
children, of Waynesboro, came
over Monday for a visit among
their Fulton county friends.
Miss Mario Yitigiing, of Way
nesboro, aud Miss Anna (iilland,
of Greejcastle, are guests of Miss
Cornetha Nesbit of this place.
Miss Oipba Kendall, of this
plHce, has been spending the past
week very pleasantly at Huston
town, the guest of Mi ;s Luemma
Laidig.
Nathan D. Kverts, who is em
ployed in the tailoring depart
meutof Kauft'inan' store, Harris
burg, Pa., is home on his sum mer
vacation.
Mrs. S. M. Cook is in Bedtord
this week seeing the sights of
Old Home Week at that place.
She is a guest of Mrs. John B.
Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mock and
daughter Mildred and son Orlen
also Misses Minnie Mock and
Nettie KnautT -attended the an
nual G. A. R. picnic at Shade Gap
last Saturday.
Harvey M. Strait, with the
Dickensou Publishing Company
of Detroit, with headquarters iu
Altooua, is speuding a couple of
weeks of rest and vacation among
his many Fulton county friends.
Dr. D. A. Hill and Ex sheriff
D. C. Fleck, of Fort Littleton
wore in town last Friday. Mr.
Fleck is badly crippled up with
rheumatism, and it was his first
visit to the county seat for a loug
time.
Editor Peck is spend Dg this
week in Bedford attending the
"Old Home" week exercises. lie
is accompanied by Mrs. Peck,
Mrs. Woolett and Miss Myrtle
Stoner. They traveled in Mr.
Peck's automobile.
Mrs. Geo. A. Stewart, of Wells
Valley, and her daughter, Mrs.
J. 11. Blackmore and the latter's
two little sons Stewart and Alex
ander, spent iast Saturday and
Sunday with friends in McCon
uellbburg. George W. Snider and daugh
ter, Mrs. Ceorge Mock, Miss
Sadie Kotz, George W. Hays and
George A. Harris, of this place,
were among those who attended
the funeral of Mrs. P. M. Snyder,
Waynesboro, Thursday.
Miss Janet Appleby, of Mount
Union, and her cousin Miss Cora1
Dqran, of Burnt Cabins, spent
last Friday in McCouruellBburg.
Miss Appleby is a graduate t
the West Chestor state normal
and will teach in the western
part of tho State next winter.
Hoyt Michaels, of Braddock.
Pa., aud his sister, Miss Alice, of
Everett, who had been at Way
uesboro, attending the funeral
of their sister, Mrs. P. M. Sny
der, spent last Friday night and
part of Saturday with the family
of Geo. W. Hays, and other
friends in town.
Miss Adelia Michaels, of Carey,
O. who has been spending the
winter and spring in Pitts bqrg
and Altooua, is now spending
sometime with her Fulton county
relatives aud friguds. Miss
Mi -luiels is at preceut iu this
place visiting the families of her
cousins, Mrs. Geo. W. Hays and
Mrs. L. H. Wible. She isa daugh
tor of David Michaels (deceased
and was bora at Harri onvjlle,
this county, leaving that pla is at.
one year of ago. She was aocvtu
iuiui'iI 1 1' 1 1 1 1 1 i : I-... . i . . 1. 1 1 I,.- I, .
sunt, Mrs. J. A. Stewart.