l)e jmltott Comttg 5fatE VOL I ML 9 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., APRIL 16, 1908. NUMKKR 28 OUT ON THF PAN HANDLE Cecil H. Sines. A Former Licking Creek Bay, Writes An Interesting letter. TELLS HOW THEY DO THINGS THERE. A LAMP EXPLOSION. TRESPASSERS ON A RAILROAD. There Is a natural desire, T think among all natives of Fulton county- and. especially, amontr those who have gone elsewhere to Hoelc a home or for tune, as the case may be, to know what has become of everybody else. I read with pleasure the Pulton County News every week, and am always glad to read communications from those win have gone out. They give geography history, etc., not found in books: so think a few lines from me may not be amiss. First, I have not gone very far, bo ing settled on the I 'an Handle of West Virginia, just thirty-five miles west o I'ittsburg. Colliers, our posloHice, just across the State line. It is on the main line of the P. C. C. & St. L 1 It., and gives us the best of shipping and traveling facilities. The Wabash R. H. also crosses our county. My larm is three miles from Collier, and two and one-half from Virginia City on the Wabash. Steubenville, Ohio, a city of 50,000 inhabitants, on a bee line, is four miles distant, although by road it Is nearly twice that. Then, there is Wellsburg, the countv seat of Brooke county, with 5,(hk) inhabitants Folanshee, W. Va., with 2,000, and Mingo, Ohio, just across the river; so that within a radius of seven miles, we have a city and town population of more than M,(HX). It is needless to Bay that anything that can be eaten sells for a good price. By looking on the map. one may no tice this narrow strip of West Virgin ia, running up between Pennsylvania and Ohio. It varies from two to six miles in width. At the place where I am, it Is live miles wide. From sever al of my fields 1 can look In one di ruction and see Pennsylvania one mile distant, and by looking the other di rection, see the hills of southern Ohio Q ou have heard the song -'Oh, the West Virginia Hills." I shall not try to coDtradict it. Our country is hilly. In crossing it by railroad, it looks extremely hilly; but It is a well known fact that a railroad always fol lows the water courses, and thus runs along the foot of the worst hills. The only difference between our hills and many in my native county is, that our lulls are larger. Instead of being cut otr by two deep hollows and a narrow level, ours are wider and longer, and vary from forty to eighty acres in ex lent. This naturally gives a big lot of nice lying land on the hill tops. Yes, our country is hilly; and yet, I do not think I have live acres but what I could not operate a binder on. But the best part of It is : Money just grows on trees, and can, also, be dug out of the ground. Mr. Greely said, "Youug man, go west," but if money is what you are after, why go farther than this place f But the trees here on which money grows, are fruit trees, and you have to dig no deeper than a potato hill to get it out of the ground pota toes and fruit being two of our most profitable crops. I have purchased a farm of 174 acres, and as it had been greatly neglected, I have found plenty to do In the way of improvements It had a brick house, which Is said to be ninety years old, but by my observ ation and experience as a builder, I see no reason why it would not stand for ninety years longer. The barn was small. There are but few large barns in this part of the country. The motto seems to havo been smaller buildings and more of them, it is a prevailing idea that a large barn, and well filled, will draw lightning; and, In case of a lire, the smaller the barn the less the loss. The fa-mers depend principally on stacking their hay and graiu. In the two years I have been here, besides doing my farm work, I put a cellar under the house, built a barn, a chicken house, a spring house and a hog house, besides putting up 400 rods of wire fence; this, without luring a. day. The land part of It is liniostone, and the balance clay loam. But the limestone is not like that In Fulton county; but is found only on the tops of the hills, and seldom has a stone among it. There is a nine-foot vein of lime stone crops out in the hollows. I mean to burn some lime, but have not yet had time. i The best feature of this country is its natural blue grass. No one ever sowed It, and yet as fust as the brush get cleared, the ground u,uickly gets covered over with a tight sod. whioh forms the best of pasture. I have 25 acres of bluegrass, where the plow has, as yet, never been; and so far as I am concerned, never will bo. It U ou rather steep land, yet never a sign of ? gutter being washed, and easily pas tures one cow to the acre. This coun try waB formerly a great sheep-raising country, uud until within late years, whon the towns have built up, nd so many worthless dogs are kept, that It has almost driven out the sheep Industry, which has been followed largely by dairying. The farmers, in general, do not work- Which Came Ncr Causing a Serious Fire Large Number of Persons Killed or Died la tbe Home of Aaron M. Garland, From Injuries During the Past Year, on Pleasant Ridge. T7 . . ... Some idea of the seriousness Upon entering the sitting room : , , at tiror home on Pleasant Ride, j f the Problem of dealing with one evening last week, a little I trespassers on a railroad is to be daughter of Aaron M. Garland gathered from the fact that the noticed that a lighted lampon the completed records, now compiled table was sputtering, smoking, i show tlint. Mifl mon r i and otherwise behaving badly, and she at once ran to give alarm. Just at the time, her father was entering the house, and he has tened to the room, seized the I imp, ran to the door, and threw it :u to the yard. The lamp had scarcely left tits haud until it ex ploded with a loud report throw ing the blazin, oil in every direc tion. Fortunately none of it got onto the clothing of any of the members of the family, and the tire was soon under control. But what might have been the most serious result of the incident was the fact that the dog, which was in the yard at the time the lamp exploded, was covered with the burning fluid, and, all ablaze, raa yelling right toward the barn. Had he not been headed off tn the nick of time, the birn would doubtless have been destroyed. Result of Primary Election. DEMOCRATIC. Cline, a a: their farms hard, but put out a small acreage, tend it well, raise a big lot of hay, and keep lots of stock. Their methods are much different from what I was used to. Instead of poultry raising uud butter making being a side line for the women, it is the chief business of the men. The men usually do the milking -sometimes both help. Two farmers meeting, seldom talk about raising wheat, but "How is your chickens doing ?" or "Does this cold spell affect your cows any?" Wheat is raised only for chicken feed, or at best, is sold and tho Hour bought. The mills do not do a custom business, and in general, do not satisfy the people. One farmer said he took ten bushels to mill to get exchanged, and only got four empty sacks back, and one of them had a hole in it. Wo have been having some nice weather this spring. I halve been plow- ng with two teams, ind have about twenty acres to p'jw yet. I keep five horses, twenty-two head of cattle, and aim to keep a dozen hogs. There are many customs here that seemed very strange to me at first. Two neighbors not having seen each other for three days, will shake hands most warmly. This is not a church habit, either, for it is the same among the non goers. In threshing time no one will work for money, but all the neighbors will come and help you. It convenient you help him back; if not, no hill is charged. If you need any thing off a neighbor, call on him; he responds freely; but In general, very little visiting goes on. In teaming you never see a man driving more than two horses. 1 have not seen a four-horse team since 1 came here, ex cept where two teams had doubled up for a steep hill or a . mud hole. About no half of the vehicles used are nar row-gauge; the others wide. Walking plows are used; about one-half are right handed: the balance left. In making hay, they have another novel ay. The hay is mown and raked in to windrows, then carefully made in to shocks. Then they have a rone about 25 feet long; one end they fasten to one trace, then pass it around un der the edge of the Bhock and fasten to the other trace, and the horse drags it to the stack with all ease and but very little loss of hay. The advantag es claimed are, that the hay can be brought in by children and old men, who could not pitch onto a wagon, it being in Hakes, it also stacks better. The stacks are scattered all over the field. It Is seldom that two are seen close together. Needless to say that when I ;upioto Home I did as the llo mans do. Farmers, in general, are well equipped with farm maohioery of the labor saving kind few ol the younger ones can handle a grain cra dle at all. In general, It Is a very healthy ooun try. My family, myself and also my sister Olive, who Is with me, have had the; best of health since being here. In public affairs I thiuk we have some advantages. One assessor has the whole county. Tho taxes are all paid at onetime to the sheriff i think our taxes are lower. My taxes last year ou a valuation of seven thousand being only ft.l5.oti. We can grow al most, any crop here,-but potatoes berries and fruit are profitable. Gardening is a good business, if close to town l, an, i suitable for gardening sells for from 200 to 1250 per acre. A farm adjoining nilue was sold this spring fcr 4.12 50 per acre There Is considerable of an oil boom on lust now. I have realized $250 out of it but have had no well drilled yet In conclusion I would say I think' 1 have bettered my lot but 1 yet have warm spot far dear old Fultou county. Your respectfully, Cecil. H. Siipes, April tl, 1008. died from injuries received while in the act of trespassing on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad Svstera during the year 1907. These cases of trespass are not only a source of expense to the railroad, but it is felt that common humanity should prompt the most thorough measures to eliminate this evil(and danger as rapidly as possible. If these met. infest the Company's tracks and yards in such numbers, they are certain to be killed or injured, no matter how careful the train men may be. Yet they have no business eittier as passengers or employees, which requires them to be in the way of trains. So important has this matter become that the New York and Chicago General Managers' As socjations have taken it up. Of ficers of these associations esti mate that more than half the ten thousand people killed last year on American railroads were tres passers. Some of tho State Railroad Commissions are also agitating this subject, and it is stated that the topic will te one of the important matters of dis cusion before the next annual meeting of all the state railway commissions. The Indiana Com mission has just puohshed an "Accident Bulletin," in the course of which these comments are made on trespassing: "As to these persons killed on the railroads while using these dangerous ways for footwalks and sidewalks, we can only reiterate our firm conviction that drastic legislation will be nec essary to kep trespassers oil' the railway tricks It is only fair and just to tha carriers that they should be allowed to use their property exclusively for railroad purposes. It is especially uu iair to wie enginemen, wno on limited trains are under the severest pressure to perform their manifold work, that they suouia oe aisturoea by persons on uie track, wno often apporrr unconcerned aud heedless of the signals and desperate dangers to wnicn tney subject themselves.' It is the cont'.mtiou of tbe rail roads that they cbustituie the backbonoof vagrancy. Tramps cannot pursue their occupation unless they steal rides on freight trains. If they are arrested, they are ei her put into the 1 ick up for two or three days or told to "move on." This means that every town merely shifts its bur den tc another, and in return re ceives the vagrants unloaded by a third commui.itv. Thus the total number is never decreased. In many cases, local authorities refuse to make arrests at all, and if a tramp is put off a freight train, all he has to do is to wait for the next one. To abate these nuisances, and to stop the many accidents re sulting therefrom, railroads are seeking to enlist the support of all state and county authorities. If it becomes noised abroad that a railroad tiespasser will usually get a heavy Hue or the maximum term of imprisonment, this class will swiftly decrease in number, How extensive this evil is at the present tittle will ajso appear iu the fact that 4, 150 arrests for trespassing and illegal train rid: ing were made on the right of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad last year. During the same per lod, 400 men mere arrested for larceny. Larceny, of course, is an extreme form of trespass, and the trespasser very frequently develops into a thief. What the Pennsylvania Rmlroad suffered from larceny in 1907 is to beseon in the fact that the Company paid out during the year $486,006 in claims for losses which were traced to thefts. Tins, though but an infinitesimal proportion of the hundreds of millions of niSTUICTS: Delegate lo National Convenllon. A. . ttollinger .1. C. Ilimm Harry K. IVtrie Alternate Delegate to Nat Con. Frank 11. McCobe Delegate to Slate Convention. "David W. Oress Representative In Congress. Oeo. C. Bentx Representative In General Astemply. A. K. Davis . . .lames A. McDonough. . A. .1. Itemsburg .lames P. Waltz Associate Judge. John vv. Hoop W. I,. Mosel.y Albert Plessinger Prothonotary, Ac. Geo. A. Harris County Commisslorers. Aaron M. fiat-land Simon N. Garland F. manuel Keefer .lohn H. II Lewis .lames ft. Sharp County Auditors. David H. Myers G. A. Shank Wm. Wink s r 70 5o s ; e 09 or I C 2: ol o a I all 32 40: 40; 81 lor, lie 57; 48: 00; i ! n h ir till 02 58! fin: 48: 85 .24 .- 8! 32; te! :t:t 31 11 :io 1 1 30 23 4: 19 8; 0j HI 32: MM 2u lo i; 16! 10 ll! I.", II 1 1 40 12 2 31 28 31 34 37 IS 28 1 S M o 9 33 54 06: 07 BO 73 70 72 107 71 55; 53 52 05 13 SB ill 4'. 50 35 27 '.IT 12 41 to! 17 20 72; 30 BOj 38 3l 08 : 4: 28: so 111 22; 57; 28! 37; 11 2Sj IS 50! 42 42 40 81 7 12 7 54 SO 8 30: 50 12 20 V 13 3ft 50 HI 17 21 44 31 18: 42 2: 55 52 Extract from a Letter from 0. R Eormly of Burnt Cabins. The following extract from a personal letter from Mr. O. R Cline, formerly of this county, will be read with general inter est. Mr. Cline is now busy building a home for himself. He savs: Wo are building a nice dwell ing just two blocks from the ocean, with the famous Catalina Island stretchiug across the fore ground about twenty eight miles out to sea, some days it looks to be less than teu miles away. Some thirty miles inland a range of mountains, with suow capped peaks stretch across the back ground, a beautiful setting and a mighty wall of climatic protection to this strip of transformed des ert land. Tonight one of Uncle Sam's war ships, the South Dakota, lies a few hundred yards off shore and is entertaining us by playing her search lights over the city and beach. In two weeks the Atlantic Ileet Will be here to spend several days. Extensive preparations are being made for the entertainment of the officers and crews. about eight hundred to each ol the six teen vesels. They will be readily provided for many as there are. The shore leave enjoyed by the Blue Jackets here seem to be too much for many of them; as quite a large number fail to report tc their ships again and risk the penalties of desertion for the temptations ashore. Tho interest manifested m the Primary election, last Saturday A C0UIlle (-f months ago or more was equal to that of most general elections, and the vote cast was I the butle shlPs Pennsylvania, 45: 38 39 537 23 20 32 410 55 :i4 41 MO 54 44 54 710 67 51 68: 76 55 4(1 5 742 I 8 2 61 238 311 15 60j 37.! 2 31 ! 158 15 5 1 I HI 30 28 15 40Q 8 II 25 273 27 13 31 255 55 44 59: 702 10 4 10 277 37 10; 282 55 22 AO 678 32 111 32 318 15 21 27 323 35 24 52; 510 40 42 28 402 42 20 30 595 REPUBLICAN. Delegate to National Convention. T. Frauk Llaver Win Hertzler Jacob, H. Stoner SumiSe! S. Woods Alternate Delegates to Nat. Con. Lewis K Dorr Samuel I. Spyker Delegate to State Couvenllon. M. H. Hollinshead Representative In Congress. Henjamin K. Focht... County Commissioners. D.iniel W. Cromer S. A. Nesbit James D. Stevens County Auditor. O. C. liotz .. 20 20 27 42 38: 14! 42: 20: 14; 25; is! 13: 297 21 8: 14: 5 26 24 M 8: 10 21 17 9 100 . . Hi 18; 37 30 25 18; 15; 10; 8: 181 13: 230 .... 8. 13; 8j 2 15! 4; 14: 6; 4; j 3: 10: 89 35 25; 41 55 33 51 24 i 21! 35 2V 23! 400 ..: 34 30 20 40 40 33: 50 24; 20 32 24: 22 383 34 3l 27i 41 55 33! 56! 24: 22 37 27! 23: 409 ..: 37 33; 22: 30 51; Blj 6; 23 23: 34 27 23 399 ... 20j 24; 271 30 HI 20! 49; li 21 21 22 10 348 ... 23; 16; 6; 13 15 23: 40 18 11 25 12 10 223 ..; 18: 20! 71 30 30 ll! 18; 14; 13; 2 16; 15; 200 ...j 37! 25; 21! 40 50 M 54j 22 22 33: 23? 10 370 FROM LONG BEACH, CAL. AUT0M0BILC RACK. Return. This heavy The return sheets show that a good many scattering votes were cast; but in most cases, they were the result ot the practical joker, and need not have a place in the regular returr s. Que case in which it was not a joke, was tha voting for Judge H K. Markley for the legislature. His vote was as follows : Ayr, S8j Belfast, 10; Bethel, 22; Brush Creek, 37; Dublij, 18; Licking Creek, 24; McCon nellsburg, 20; Ta.v' , 4; Thompson, 14; Union, 18; V-'ells, 10. Total 21H. Seventeen republicans cast their vote for J. H. H. Lewis in Bethel, for County Commissioner, whioh, of course, could not be counted for Mr. Lewis, aud were wasted so far as doing any one else any good. BREWER C0MERER. Miss Myrtle Comerer Becomes Bride of William E. Brewer Last Week. At the Lutheran parsonage at West Pairview, Pa., on Wednes day evening, April 8, 1908, Rev. A. Lt. Wolf, a former pastor ofi the bride, united in marriage Miss Myrtle, daughter of John Come'-er, of this place, and Wil liam E. Brewer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton J. Brewer, of Ayr township. The bride was attir ed in a cream batiste, and looked very pretty. The bridal couple are now away on a visit lo Atlan tic City and other points of inter est, and will return in a few days. The bride and groom are ster ling youug people and have tho 1 best wishes of their many friends. MRS. RACHEL PECK. Round Knob School. The following is a report of tbe Round Knob school, Broadtop township, Bedford county : At tended every day ol term 1907- 08 Ethel Poor, Elsie Chaney, Custer Poor, Glen Poor, Arthur Mort, Ernest Mort. Charles Mort attended 189 days; Esther Mort, 130 days; Goldie Chaney, 133 day; Lizzie Oneal, 133 days. lhe average attendauce for term was boys, 13; girls, 9. Percent age for term boys H8. girls 88; average last month boys 12, girls 9; percentage last mouth- boys 88, girls 90; attended every day of last month boys 0, girls I; lowest attendauce any day of turuo, 16. dollars worth of shipments hand led, nevertheless represents, in itself, un item of serious loipor tauce to tbe Compauy, and con stitutes another reason why the ' start at the Widow of the Late Job Peck, of Thomp son Township, Died in Oakland Ill inois. Buried at Oakley, Mon day of Last Week. Mrs. Rachel Peck, widow of the late Job Peck, of Thompson township died at her home m Oakland, 111., on Thursday, April 2, 1908, of cancer, ller remains, accompanied by her daughter Miss Etta, her son Ralph and her brother, W. G. Hixson, was brought to this county, reaching Hancock on Sunday evening and from there taken out to the home of Wm. Sigel, near Covalt, from which place the funeral took place Monday. Intorment was made in the cemetery near Oak ley, services being conducted by Elder Calvin Punk. Mrs. Peck's maiden name was Hixson, she being a daughter of the late Isaiah Hixson, of Mary land. She leaves v-o mourn their loss, seven children, namely Warren, Ernest, Florence, and Etta of Ill inois: Raymond residing in Ohio; W. W., living in Alaska; and Ralph, in Montaua. Mrs. Peck was an excellent woman, aud eDjoyed the esteem of a large number of friends. She was a consistent member of the MetliodiH Episcopal church, and had resided in Illinois about eight years. Colorado, West Virginia, and Maryland spent a week at the Long Beach Pier and the crews had a good time. Car fares and all manner of entertaiuments were free to them. A number of them attended and took part in christian services at the church es and Y. M, C. A., all were or derly and gentlemanly in all their vibits ashore. Wishing the best to the Editor and fellow readers of The News I must stop here trusting to send you something later. O. R. Cline. Summer School. I will opeu a school at Wells Tannery, April 20, 1908, to con tinue eight weeks. Special at tention given to teachers aud those prepaiiug to teach. Tu ition $5.00. It wilt pay vou to beginning of the rauroameeis justitied iu making j term. For further information an appeal for public support in address, H. fi. Seville, ridding itself of trespassers. Ku,d, p. Hiih School Commencement. The Commencement and Alum ni exercises ol the Wells Valley High School were held in the vauey m. ru. cnurcri in tne eye niug of April 8th. The course having been chang ed to a higher one, the class was small numbering but two, De- Forest Gibson and George Ed wards, who, creditably delivered carefully prepared orations. The Alumni of the school took an active part in the exercises. The first class 1905 was repre sented by Mr. R. H. Earley. wbo made au excellent address; and, also, by Miss Ethel Edwards, who rendered well vocal and instru mental solos. With much credit Miss Mar- jorie hipe of the class of 1900 gave a recitation with elocution ary talent. DeForest Gibson be ing a past graduate of the class of 1907 represented it. The music was furnished by the school which demonstrated their sterling musical qualities. Excellent addresses were made by County Superintendent B. C Lamberson and Prof. H. M. Grif- ntn, the latter an ex teacher of the High School. The diplotms were granted by the Principal H. B. Seville, after a very able ad dress delivered by him. The complete success of the program, as rendered by the pu pils of the school, is au evidence of the manner in which the school was cor ducted during the past seven months. Tne fact that the course has beeu changed from a two-year's to a three-year's, has proven to be wisdom on the part of tho board and County Superintend ent A Spectator, PitUburr; to Philadelphia and Contextant Passed Through Place Saturday Night. One of the most exciting auto mobile races, and one that most severely Hied the skill of the drivers and the endurance of the machines, came off during the p ist week. At 1 o'clock last Sat urday afternoon two 20-horse power touring cars stripped of their ton neaus aud side lamps one car a Maxwell aud the other a Reo, each carrying three men, started from the Schenly Hotel, Pittsburg, for a race to the Bel levue Stratford Hotel, Philadel phia and return. The winner of the race was to get IfclOO from the loser, and the loser 's car. Side bets amounting to at least $20, 000 was put up by the friends of the contesting cars. Tbe dis tance covered in the round trip is about 000 miles much of it mountainous road. The Maxwell passed through McConnellsburg at 12:10 Sunday morning and reached Philadelphia at 9:55. After an hour's rest, the Maxwell started on its return, reached McConnellsburg about 10 o'clock Sunday night and was in Pitts burg Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The Reo was abcut three hours behind the Maxwell passing through this place, and reached Philadelphia at 0 o'clock Sunday evening. Returning, the Reo passed through here about 11:45 Monday forenoon. While she was behind, she was going some; for the car ran frjin town to the top of the Ridge west of town, a distance of about a mile and c, half, in two minutes. One of the drivers of the Max well was a Mr. Emmerling, of Johnstown, who has frequently driven over this road. Subscribe for tbe Nswa, HUSlOiNTOWN. Miss Mary Reeder, who has been employed in Chain bersburg during the past year, is now speuding a couple weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tho3. Reeder. Mrs. Bessie Pittman has re turned home after having spent a short time with her parents, David Fohner and wife. Walter Taylor is building a bug gy shed. Thos. Reeder is burning a lime kiln. Frank Cunningham, of Enid, spent Wednesday night with the family of J. M. Chesuut. Lewis Kelso, wifo and son Fur anco and daughter Blanche, of Knobsville, spent Saturday even ing with the former's sister, Mrs. Lizzie House. Newton Alloway, of New Gren ada, was here on business one day last week. Candidate Plessinger wsb lo. ik ing after the voters arouud here last week. Our "deestrick school" closed last Wednesday, aud young America is now free. The people who have had time have been very regular in their attendance at the uublic salpa within reach. The panic has surely not affected the value of horses, if the prices paid at these sales is worth anything as evi dence. Trailing arbutus is in blossom. Miss Sadie Fohner has Bpent the past two weeks with ber sis ter, Mrs. Mac Chesnut, at Burnt Cabins. King Mellott has moved his saw mill on the farm of Dennis Hess, and sawing lumber for Mr. Hess. Miss Mary Keebaugh who works iu a factory in Fraukllu county is sjxmding a couplo weeks at home. Sue is having some dental work done. Crawford Blaok, of Martins burg purchased a couple hovem here the past week. Aarou .M. Garland and George Morton, of Pleasant Ridge apeut last Tuesday night ad part ot Wednesday with J. M, Chesnut.
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