l)e jfulton Coutitg 2tas.
VOLUME 9
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY 7, 1908.
NUMBER 31
TUESDAY'S CONVENTION.
County Superintendent B. C. Lamberson
Elected to Serve During the
Next Three Year.
SAURY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Fifty-one of the seventy two
school directors of this county
assembled at the Court House
Tuesday afternoon, and it took
them just half an hour to organ
ive, elect a county superintend
ent, name the amount of salary
he should receive, aud be ready
for a motion for adjournment.
P.'of. B. C. Lamberson, the
present incumbent, was appoint
ed one year ago to till the unex
pired term of the late Ghas. E.
Barton, and so satisfactory has
been his work, that no one
thought it worth while to spend
auytime in trying to keep him
from succeedii g himself at this
election.
The fact that there was only
one candidate in tho field, and the
weather unpleasant for a long
trip to the County Seat, led many
directors to remain at home.
The convention was organized
by making 8. W. Cline, of Dub
lin president of the convention,
and L H. Wible, of McConnells
burg, secretary.
Mr. Lamberson was placed in
nomination by E. H. Kirk, of Tay
lor. Owing to the fact that whatev
er salary is voted to the County
Superintendent in excess of one
thousand dollars a year, comes
off the County, it was decided on
a vote of 20 to 30 that the salary
be one thousand, and thus the
State would pay it all.
M. W. Nace, of McConnellsburg
and W. E Snyder, of Tod, were
appointed to escort the candidate
elect into the room, when Mr.
Lamberson made a very nice lit
tie talk thinking the directors
for their cordial support, asking
them for their hearty co apera
tion in carrying on the work dur
ing the comiQg three years, and
pledging himself to give his en
tire time to the discharge A the
duties of his office to the best of
his ability.
BRUSH At I k
Quite a sudden change in the
weather Snow fell here to the
depth of an inch list Monday. . . .
A number of our people attend
ed the May meeting at the Side
ling Hiil Baptist church, last Sun
day Mrs. Preston Deshong
and daughter Eva, and Mrs. Clar
ence Barton, of Everett, spent
last Sunday with J. C. Barton
and family, at Crystal Springs.
.... Mrs. Sarah E. Barton, who
his been ill for some time, is
slowly improving The Crys
tal Springs Campmeeting will be
gin this year, August 14th, and
continue over two Sundays. . . .
Ida Uixson, of Emmaville, has
left for Oregon, where she ex
pects to spend some time
Ross Jackson, of Crystal Springs,
has left for the Western Coast,
where he expects to find employ
ment ICev. Rolius will preach
a temperance sermon at the Mc
Kendree M. E. church on Sunday,
May 17th B. P. Whitfield
aud wife spent last Sunday with
M. E. Barton and family. . . Amy
Lodge, of Emmaville, is spending
some time with her Bister, Ms
Boyd Jackson, of Everett '
Gertrude Barton, of Everett, who
is spending some time with her
parents at Crystal Springs, re
turned last Sunday from a week's
visit with friends aud relatives in
Taylor and Licking Creek town
ships Mr. and Mrs. Caera
Hixson spent Saturday aud 3un
day with Mrs. Hixson's parents,
near Robiusonville M. W.
Uixson and wife, of Emmaville,
visited their daughter, Mrs. Reu
tn'ii Bussard, at Clearville, Satur
day and Suuday Stanley Ak
ers, who is attending school in
Baltimore, is viBitiog his parents,
Dr. E. D. Akers and wife, at Ak-ersvfile.
THIRD TERM SENTIMENT.
Many Letters Urging President to Again
Be Candidate.
Washington, May 4 That be
tween three and four hundred
letters are received daily at the
White House urgiug President
Roosevelt to run again, is assert
ed on good authority. These let
ters come from all parts of the
country, it is said, from members
of all political parties, and in
them various arguments are used
oy the writers to induce Mr.
Roosevelt to again accept a nom
ination. The letters have increased in
volume in the last few weeks at.d
some of them are said to be al
most tragic in their earnestness.
The writers argue that the Presi
dent is in the thick of his cam
paign for the establishment of
complete government control ov
er interstate commerce and oth
er reforms; that it is impossible
to transfer this work successful
ly to another since Mr. Roose
velt's personality is a personal
factor in achieving this success;
that the Republican party can
not afford to nominate any man
who is not sure of electiou; and
that the President is the only Re
publican who would be certain to
defeat any other candidate. In
all of bis replies to such lotters
the President simply reminds his
correspondents of his former
declarations on the subject, and
reiterates that his position is unchanged.
ODD FELLOWS AND REBEKAHS.
CLEAR RIDGE.
W. R, Pields made a business
trip to Saltillo Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Fox of Lehmaster,
and sister Miss Laura Henry of
McConnellsburg, spent last
Thursday in the home of Jacoh
Winegardner.
This is the time of year to
clean and fix up the cemetery.
Many are at work now cleaning
the graves of loved ones. Let oth
ers do likewise. A cemetery
Should be made one of the most
beautiful spots on this earth.
Quite a number of young people
from Port Littleton attended
church here on Sunday. Glad to
see you. Come again.
David and Lillian Fleming
spent a couple of days the first
of the week with their sister
Mrs. T. S. Appleby.
Miss Lizzie Henry now has on
her studying cap at Juniata Col
lege, where she will spend her
vacation.
The most of our people are en
joying good health, for which we
are thankful, except some who
have been having severe colds at
times.
Baldwin Fraker, of Fort Little
ton, spent Saturday night at this
place.
Lemuel Cline and niece, Miss
Mildred Cisney, of Burnt Cabins,
spent Sunday with their uncle,
James Kerlin, who is in his 88th
vear, and as an agriculturalist, is
not now burdening himself with
work.
Andrew Laidig, of Laidig, call
ed on friends here on Sunday.
Mrs. Daniel Henry, seeing
some strange cattle in the field,
went to chase them out, but they
turned tho joke, and gave her a
lively chase. Shj, tindiug she
could not get away, climbed a
tree, aud was compelled to stay
there the greater part of the afternoon.
Annual Sermon to Harrisonville Lodge
by Rev. Luther W. McGarvey Last
Sunday Night.
j The largest gathering of Odd
j Fellows and Rebekahs that ever
attended an anniversary service
jin Harrisonville, assembled in
j the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday night and listen
ed to the discourse by Rev. L
W. McGarvey pastor of Uarrison
vihe M. E. church. The music
furnished for the ocension by a
select choir from both oiders,
UDder the leadership of Mr. El
mer Deshong, was excellent.
The sermon wis pre.iched from
Isaiah 32:1. The subject was,
"The Ideal Man".
The speaker said in part that
he counted it a great privilege
as well as a special houor to be
permitted to speak to such a fine
body of men and women. The
exposition of the text was a de
scription of Jesus Christ as the
ideal character, and while He
alone altogether meets the re
quirements of an ideal man yet
every true and genuine Oddfel
low and Rebekah in some de
gree answers the picture outline.
Jesus Christ was exalted and
held up as the only sate and per
fect modol. God's ancient peo
ple were auxijus about their se
curity and permanence. They
looked to their bulwarks, increas
ed the strength of their fortifica
tions, entered into alliance first
with one uation and then another
and on this they built their fullest
hope aud confidence. Against
this false conception of national
security the prophet lifted up his
voice like the sound ol 'a trumpet.
The most dangerous foes are not
j outside but within its own bord
ers. CjoU's ancient people had
been busy makiug alliances; now
they were to make men. This
was the teaching of the states
man prophet.
WEST Dl'litli.
MissGertrude Bartou, of Brush
Creek, visited at Hiram Cloven
ger's last week. '....Some of
our people attended tho preach
ing of a sermon to the Odd Fel
lows and Rebekahs, at Green
Uill last Sunday evening, by Rev.
McGarvey A few of our
young people attended May meet
ing at the Baptist church in Bel
fast township. .... Miss Elva
Benson, of Trough Creek, Hun
tingdon county, is visiting rela
tives in this township Miss
Hester Witter is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Ross King.
The Crop Outlook.
Henry Clews, the New York
banker, whose facilities for keep
ing in close touch with the crop
and general financial condition of
the country, are as good as any
other man, says i "Perhaps the
most encouraging feature at pres
ent is the crop outlook. The sev
son is fully two weeks earlier than
last year, and weather conditions
have been particularly favorable
for cultivating aud planting No
damage has been reported from
the late cool spell except to fruits.
Reports as to wiuter wheat are
exceedingly flattering, conditions
appearing to be considerably bet
ter than at this time last year.
Cotton is also doing well, and ad
vices thus far received indicate
no decrease in acreage. Good
crops this year will accomplish
more than anything else toward
restoring business to normal vol
ume and prosperity. Prices of
all agricultural products are high
and yield a good profit to the
grower. With chances, there
fore., that there will be a goqd de
mand during the coming y&r for
everything which our farmers
can grow, there is every prospect
for a very profitable year for the
agricultural classes."
In this county, wheat came
through the winter in splendid
shape, and with the grass has a
fine stirt. The wet weather of
the last tew days has beeu
against the com in the ground,
but, the season is early yet, and
the chances for a large yield as
a large acreage is good.
Garland Layton.
At Hagerstown, Md., on Wed
nesday of last week, Mr. Albert
Garland, sou, of John A. Garland
was united in marriage to Miss
Ora, daughter of Mr. Henry Lay
ton, both of Whips Cove this
county. The young people have
the best wishes of their numef-'
ous friends.
Mr. S. M. McElhatiey, of Mart.'
lnsburg, Blair county, was in
town a few hours Monday attend
ing to business.
DEATH RECORD.
Persons Well Known to Our Readers
Who Have Recently Answered
Final Summons.
HERBERT M0R0KET, LAST SATURDAY.
Hkuiikut Mor(;kkt.
Herbert Morgret was born
December 25), 1830 and died at
the home of his son Hayes, in
Belfast towns'up, Saturday, Mav
2, 1SK)8, aged 77 years, 4 months,
and 8 days. The fuueral, con
ducted by his pastor Rev. A. G.
B. Powers, of Need more, was
held on the following Monday,
aud his romains were laid to rest
in the cemetery at Pleasant Grove
church.
Mr. Morgret was one cf those
plain, honest, honorable men,
who in their quiet way, exert an
influence for good that will last
throughout all time. For many
years he had been a devoted
member of the Christian church,
and his wise council will be miss
ed in the local organisation.
He is survived by three sons
and one daughter, namely, Hayes
and George D , ot this county; J.
Reilley Morgret, of Illinois; and
Alice, wife of John Rhodes, of
Hancock.
The large number of people
who attended his fuueral on Mon
day attest the esteem in which
ho was held in the community in
which he had spent his long lite.
Akkhs.
Elliott H. Akers, one of Bethel
township's pood citizens died
April 22, 1908, aged about forty
eight years. He had been a suf
ferer for some time witii stomach
trouble, particularly since last
summer. His physician, Dr.
Remsburg, was unable to give
him any help, and last wiuter
took him to Baltimore to a hos
pital where he was given the ben
efit of an examination by special
ists. They informed him that he
was incurable. He suffered on
through the winter and spring
but succumbed at last to the mal
ady. He was a son of West A. Akers
of Akersville, this county. About
twenty-two years ago he married
Miss Nora Lynch, youngest child
of Anthony Lynch, and a sister
of District Attorney K. P. Lynch.
He purchased property in Bethel
township, near Sideling Hill post
office, where he lived a quiet and
blameless life. He was industri
ous and frugal and provided well
for his family.
He leaves a widow and six chil
dren to lament his death. The
children are, Belvey L., Maye,
wife cf Charles Gulden, Benson,
Goldie, Hyson and Vernon, rang
from twenty-one years to seven
or eight. They are all at home
except Mrs. Gulden.
Mr. Akers was a consistent
member of the Methodist church
for many years. His remains
were laid to rest in the beautiful
Cedar Grove cemetery April 24th.
Fulton Democrat.
LAIDIU
Look out for the gum-shoe
mau.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Laidig and
children spent Sunday afternoon
at W. L. Berkstresser 'g.
Those from this vicinity who
attended the May meeting at the
Sideling Hill Baptist church were
Jonas Lake and wife, James Fore
man and wife, and Chester Brant,
of West Dublin, and Miss Sara
Clevenger, of Hiram.
John Laidig spent Friday at
McCounellsburg.
Rev. Gore spent Sunday night
at Jonas Lake's.
Mrs. Clarence Berkstresser,
Harvey Berkstresser aud sister
Grace, spent Friday with George
Laidlg's, near Hustontown.
Miss AdaOtt, who is employed
at Wilbert Erb's for the summer,
spsnt Sunday at homo.
Wilbert Erb, who is employed
at Sax ton, spent Sunday at home.
Andrew Laidig, who is away
learning the carpenter trade,
spent Sunday at home.
HI0H SCHOOL CLASS, 1008.
Commencement Exercises Will Be Held
in the Court House, Thursday Even
ing of Next Week.
With the Commencement Ex
ercises to be held in the Court
House on Thursday evening of
next week, another class of the
McConnellsburg High School wili
have completed its work, and
step from the High school into
something else.
The class, this year, consists
of e'ght members, namely Hollis
Wilcox Maun, Anna Catherine
Reisner. Joanne Morton, Russell
Hoke Runyan, Harriet Barton
Sloan, Samuel Maxwell Irwin,
liuth Lehman Roettgor, and
Goldie Cecelia Mas n.
The program of exercises on
Thursday evening is as follows:
Invocation Rev. J. C. Fassold,
Ph. D.
M usic Orchestra.
President's Address Russell
Hoke Runyan.
Salutatory Harriet Barton
Sloan.
M usic Orchestra.
Address to Undergraduates
Samuel Maxwell Irwin.
Class History Hollis Wilcox
Maun.
Music Orchestra.
Class Oration Ruth Lehman
Roettger.
Prophecy Goldie Cecelia Ma son.
Music Orchestra.
Presentation Joanne Morton.
Valedictory Anna Catherine
Reisner.
Music Orchestra.
Address to Graduates County
Superintendent Lamberson.
Presentation of Diplomas L.
H. Wible, Esq.
PLEASANT RIDOE.
Mrs. Mary Morton and daugh
ter Nellie left for- Johnstown last
Friday for an extended visit.
Lee W. Funk, Needmore's mu
sic teacher, was circulating
among his pupils in this vicinity
last Friday.
Orville Deshony has purchased
a horse from Jim Hess.
The Sunday School at the
Christian Church is progressing
nicely under the leadership of
R. R. Sipes and E. R. Mellott.
Chas. Knable and a Mr. Truax
of the Meadow Grounds visited
Anthony Mellott, Saturday night
and Sunday.
Andrew Swope and Miss Fan
ney Strait attendod May Meeting
at the Baptist church last Sun
day. Miss Mary Mellott spent a
couple of days recently the guest
of Louie Shives.
Mrs. Will Deshong and Mrs.
R. P. Dishong visited Mrs. Laura
Hollenshead, Sunday.
On Monday evening the 27th
ult., during the absence of Louie
Shives, about 33 invited, guests
assembled at her home to sur
prise her, it being her 15th birth
day. Her lather having a band
in the affair, bad taken her to
town to do some shopping, thus
getting her away while the peo
ple were coming in. The follow
ing persons attended and all had
a fine time:
Mrs. Ruth Swope, Mrs. Mar
tha Skiles, Sampson Mellott and
wife, Will Dishong aud wife, Mrs
Dr. Palmer, Andrew Truax, F.
D. Skiles, Russel Swope, Alho
Dishong, Hobart Truax, Reed
Mellott, Phil. Shrieber, Charles
Fittery, Earl Beatty, Earl Shives,
John Morton,, Emer Deshong,
Scott Mellott, Jim Mellott, How
ard Swope, Bessie Skiles, Mary
Mellott, Maude Hill, Anna Polk,
Cora Skiles, Mary Deshong, Ber
tha Truax, Helen Deshong,
Blauche Wink, Pearl Mellott
Philip Shrieber rendered some
very tine violin solos, and about
two o'clock the people departed
after hiving spent a most enjoy
able evening.
Mis-. Louie received many use
ful presents.
PRETTY WEDDING.
Miss Fay Sipes Becomes the Bride ol
Mr. Roland Sipes near
Harrlsonville.
A very pretty wedding occur
red at the Harrisonville M. E.
parsonage Wednesday, April 22,
1008, when Rev. Luther W. Mc
Garvey pronounced the words
that joined together in the bonds
of holy matrimony, Mr. Roland
Sipes and Miss Fay Sipes, both
hitrhlv esteemed and popular
young people of Harrisonville,
Pa. Mr. Cleveland Strait and
Miss Luella Decker were the at
tendants. The bride's fatherand
brothers were also present.
After the ceremony the bridal
party and Rev. McGarvey, h's
wife their son Albert, drove to
the bride's home where a sump
tuous wedding dinner was serv
ed. About forty of the immedi
ate friends and relatives of the
families weie present.
The young couple expect to re
side near Harrisonville for the
present and a host of friends join
in wishing them a happy and
prosperous voyage over the mat
rimonial sea.
For Trout Fisherman.
In Pennsylvania there are sev
eral points of the law that should
be remembere 1 by trout fisher
men, the season for which open
ed April 15.
There shall be no fishing on
the first day of tho week, com
monly called Sunday.
Any citizen of the common
wealth may prosecute violators
of the fish laws.
Trout belong to the species
known as game fish.
No game fish, can be legally
taken except with rod, hook and
line.
The legal size is six inches for
brook trout.
There is a penalty of $10 for
each fish illegally taken and re
tained. Fifty trout is the number stip
ulated for a day's catch.
It is illegal to buy or sell or
offer for sale any of the game
fishes caught in an illegal manner.
It is unlawful to procure or at
tempt to procure fish from the
Fish Commission of this State
for the purposee of stocking pri
vate streams.
Mrs. Rhoda Myers, of Covalt,
visited Mrs. Daisy Alexander, on
Tuesday.
That Spelling School.
The spelling school at the Court
House last Thursday evening wat
a grand success, and those who
were present are indebted to
Miss Gertrude Hoke for reviving
the old custom. It took some of
us back in recollection to the days
when weattended spelling schools
in the old log school house in the
rural districts, where the "cap
tains" secured first choice of the
spellers by tossing up the rod
that the master kept to punish
unruly boys. In those "good old
days" everybody spelt old folks
and youug folks married and
single. And they couid spell,
too. They did not fall down on
such easy words as "domicile."
The first match last Thursday
night was between twenty-two of
Miss Hoke's pupils and the same
number of volunteers from the
audience. Two hundred and six
ty words were pronounced, and
the scbo.J side won.
A second "match" was had by
Miss Hoke and Miss Cook choos
ing sides. Most of those who
spelled in this contest were per
sons not directly connected with
schools lawyers, preachers,
printers, bankers, and others.
Of course, words were mis spell
ed, and that furnished fun for
those whe bad too bad a cold to
outer the class.
L. H. Wible, Mrs. S. M. Cook,
and Frank Henry were about the
last to become tired of the game.
Altogether a very pleasant eve
ning was spent, and it is hoped
that somebody will go ahead and
arrange for another soon.
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NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Hon. S. L. Buckley, of Fort
Littleton, was in town Tuesday
helping to elect a county superin
tendent. Messrs A. W. and J. W. Tritlo
of Waynesboro, were here last
week attending the funeral of
then- brother Scott's wife.
Charles McCurdy and son Ar
lington made a little trip over to
Loudon Sundiy, and were ac
companied home by Howard
Haul man.
M. H. Hollenshead of Harrison
ville, represented this county as
delegate to the State Republican
convention at Harrisburg last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Little and
Miss Jessie Correl, represented
McConnellsburg at the May
Meeting at the Sideling Hill Bap
tist church last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad J. Wink,
of Plum Run, spent last Satur
day and Sunday in McConnells
burg, the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James G. Alexander.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shaw, of
Three Springs passed through
this place early Monday morning
raturning from a visit to V. R.
Sipes' over at the toil gate.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. McKib
bin, of Buck Valley were guests
"of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Harris, a
day or two during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K'el'.ey,
of this place, spent several days
during the past week among rel
atives and friends in the lower
end of the County, and in Mary
land. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Laidig
of Hustontown spent last Friday
in McConnellsburg. Mr. Laidig
has been troubled with an uglv
attack of rheumatism for several
weeks.
We were glad to welcome to
our sanctum on Tuesday our old
friend Squire Billy Grove of Clear
Ridge. Mr. Grove is one of those
jovial fellows that do not grow
older.
Chester Layton of Whips Cove
took advantage of the Superin
tendent's election Tuesday to
visit the County Capital with his
father Aaron Layton, who is one
of the Brush Creek directors.
Miss Carrie E Hill, of Bethel
township, accompanied her fath
er Oliver Hill to town Tuesday
when he came up to attend the
convention for the election of
County Superintendent Mr.
Hill has been secretary of the
Bethel board during the past five
years.
Wallace L. Hess accompanied
bis father Charles L. Hess, one
ot the school directors of Bethel
township, to the County Seat on
Tuesday, and in cidentallv visit
ed the NewB office. Wallace is a
bright boy, and has missed in
the last three years only three
and a half days from school.
Mr. Dennis Morgret, one ef
Thompson township's substantial
citizens was a guest of Mr. aud
Mrs. John B. Runyan, Sunday
and Monday. While Mr. Mor
gret is not just a young man any
more, he is remarkably well pro
served both in body and mind,
and is just as companionable as
e.ver.
Miss Maggie Michael, of Ever
ett, accompanied by her niece
Mrs. Norman Metcalf and child
ren Irwin aud Marjone, of Brook
lyn, N. Y. drove down last Satur
day and remained until Monday
when she returned to Everett ac
companied by Mi- s Maye John
ton, who will assist in Miss Alice
Michael's roilhuery establish
ment at Everett, for a few weeks.
Mrs. Metcalf. and children an
now visiting in the home of Mr.
aud Mrs, Geo. W. Hays.