)t jfulton Counto etus.
VOLUME 10
McCONNELLSIIURG, PA., OCTOBER 2), 1 1)08.
NUMBER (i
WOMAN WHIPS TEACHER.
Mother Thrashes Instructress Who Pun
ished Her Boy.
Crying "Lick me as you licked
ray boy, if you can," Mrs. Wil
liam Wagner, in Columbia coun
ty, rushed into the schoolhouse
and attacked Miss Anna Mesten,
the tercher.
Miss Masten had in the morn
ing thrashed young Wagner for
disobedieuoe, and he had run
home and told his mother, who,
angry and excited, dashed for
the schoolhouse. She attacked
Miss Masten furiously, smashed
her glasses, cut her nose with a
blow of her list and raised a big
lump over her eye and otherwise
mauled hdr.
Miss Masten declares that she
will prosecute and the school
board will also doubtless take
action.
Long Automobile Run
With A Perfect Score.
I'rom the HtuiiburK Hem.
E. It Schollenbergor, plumber,
accompanied by the publisher,
left here Saturday about 5 o'clock,
with the former's Maxwell run
about, for MbConnellsburg in
Fulton county, a distance of near
ly 150 miles. Atter running
through a strange country at
night, west of Harrisburg, Cham
bersburg was reached shortly
after miduight. The remainder
of the trip over the great moun
tain was made in two hours Sun
day morning.
The gentlemen were handsome
ly entertained by Charles Spaug
ler, treasurer of the water com
pany, of which Mr. Schollenbor
ger is also a member and whose
plant he built about eight years
ago.
The return trip was resumed
Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock,
and Hamburg was reached at It:
45 p. m., by way of Heading.
After deducting the time con
sumed for meals and to replenish
gasoline and oil supplies, this
long distance was made at an av
erage of between 20 and 25 miles
an hour with a perfoct score.
Considering the eight miles
mountain climb on 1 w gear, near
McConnellsburg, the record of
undurance is remarkable.
HRUSI1 CRBBK.
Election day will soon be here
and the voters will have a chance
to cast their ballots for the party
of their choice.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Plessing
er spent Sunday with H. N. Bar
ton and family.
Albert Spade and wife were
visiting the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Spade,
the latter part of this week.
Mrs. M. J. Hixson has return
ed from a week's visit to Everett
and Altoona.
Haslet Walters has been on the
sick list the pist week, but is re
ported better at this writing.
Miss Jennie Lodge is spending
some time with her aunt, Mrs.
Meade Felton, in Frederick, Md.
Ceo. Lodge has returned from
a weeks' visit to Frederick, Md.
Sherman Clevenger and wife
have just returned from a trip to
the Eastern Shore, where they
were visiting with T. B. Starr
and family. They were well
pleased with the country.
ENID.
Mrs. Warren Anderson return
ed last week from visiting rela
tives in western Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards
pent last week with their daugh
ter Mrs. H. C. McClain in Juni
ata. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Mock ot
Altoona are visiting relatives in
the valley.
A party of hunters from Sax
ton spent a few days at John E.
"i'idenstein'8.
John liidor is improving bis
property by the addition of a
Kitchen.
Ex-Com. Cunningham is paint
,DK his new barn.
H. E Etrl jy is attending insti
tute in Huntingdon this week.
Miss Bessie Tioe is away for a
Jew days. Humor says be will
me back married to Mr. Harp;
er barman.
Chas. Wertz and Mr. Warn -2Kh.
of Bedford, spent a few
flyat Jno. M. Soheuck'e.
TRADE REVIEW.
Number of Business Failures Decreasing.
Heavy Exports of Qraln.
The last week 's Bradstrcet says
that business failures in the Unit
ed States for the week euding
October 23 d, numbei 231, against
244 last week; 220 in the like week
of 1907; 184 in 1!)03; 178 in 1905,
and 180 in 1904. Business fail
ures in Canada for the week end
ing with October 22nd, number
81, compared with 29 last Week
and 89 in this week last year.
Wheat, including Hour, exports
from the United States and Can
ada for the week ending October
22, aggregate 6,127,952 bushels,
against 4,458,027 last week and
4,705,589 this week lastyear. For
the seventeen weeks ending Oc
tober 22, this year, the exports
are 1)8,850,708 bushels, against
03,475,405 in the corresponding
period last year. Corn exports
for the week are 284,417 bushels,
against 02,083 last week and 749,
122 in 1907. For the seventeen
weeks ending October 22, the
corn exports are 1,010,153 bush
els, against 16,098,081 in the same
period last year.
To The Voters of Fulton County.
McConnellsburg, Oct. 26. -While
I am making an effort to see per
sonally all the voters of this coun
ty possible in the limited time
between this and the election, 1
take this method of addressing
you. It has been ray aim during
the three years of service now
almost completed to, conduct the
business affairs of the county
witn me same diligence ana care
that I give to my own private af
fairs. It may not be known to
all of you, but it is nevertheless
true as the records will show,
that when we went into office,
Fulton county was covered with
a debt of $6,000.00. Upon this
sum, the County was paying 5
per cent, interest, or $300.00 a
year. At this time, the County
owes but $2,200, and it is being
carried at 3 per cent, or 06 a
year. This has been accomplish
ed in spite of the fact, that dur
ing that time we have had two
murder trials to pay lor. Also,
during this tune we Have painted
all the County bridges, and have
put plank on six out ol the eleven.
Furthermore, we are now not
paying any State tax on the
County indebtedness, a thing
that had always been done prior
to the last three years, but we
make the parties loaning the
money pay that.
To those who may feel that one
term is enough for a man, let me
say that that depends upon how
you look at it. If the County
needs a man with experience to
manage its affairs, then a second
term man should be much more
capable than a man who goes into
office without knowing a thing
about the business, and that
must be guided in his actions by
what the clerk or his attorney
says. How many of the voters
who are reading this, could walk
into the Commissioners' office,
and transact the business, with
out spending a good part of his
term in learning the business?
So well recognized was this fact,
that, formerly, only one new man
was risked to be elected at a time
so that he f.ould go into the office
and find two other members with
experience. This law was
changed not for the welfare of
the taxpayers but that there
might be greater opportunities
to work through graftmg
schemes while the new board
were getting their eyea open.
My record of three years i be
fore you, gei.tlemen, and if you
think the management of the af
fairs would be better for having
me remain in office, I shall choer
fully serve you, with the same
tid. lity as in the past. If not, I
shall as cheerfully abide by your
decisiod.
S. A. Nkshit.
BIO COVE TANNERY.
There will be preaching ser
vices at tho Salvation Army
church near Big Cove Tannery
next Sunday evening and there
will be services every evetiing
during the coming week.
Harry Coover bf Hancock is at
the home of his aunt Mary Shives.
Susan tiordou, Edward Keysor
aud wife and family went to
Chambersburg last Thursday.
Charles Deshong is sick with
the fever.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.
Residence of Ex Judge D. A. Nelson in
Ayr Township, Narrowly Escaped
Destruction by Fire Last Sat
urday Night.
Following an old custom that a
rainy or snowy day was the pro
per time to burn out Hues, it oc
curred to Judge Nelson last Sat
urday forenoon, that the weather
conditions wore such as to suit
the most exacting chimney ex
port. Knowing, too, that a long
winter was ahead, he felt that
the chimneys should be well
cleaned in good time. Conse
quently, tho necessary fuel was
placed in the fireplaces and duly
ignited, when with the usual roar
and blazing out at the top led
hem to believe that a good job
was being done. The chimney
between the kitchen and dining
room conaius a double Hue, and
it now seems that while the kit3h
eu Hue burned out nicely, the
other did not burn at the time.
Watch was kept upon it all day,
and when the family retired at
night there was nothing to nidi
cate that any tire existed in the
flue. About five o'clock Sunday
morning, however, the family
was awakened by the odor o
smoke, and going to the dining
room found that the tardy flue
had burned out in the night, and
that tire dropping had ignited the
tiroboard, which was uutirely
destroyed, and a great hole burn
ed in the floor around the hearth.
The prompt application of water
soon brousht the flames under
control, and averted what might
have been a costly and dangerous
conlbgration.
' CLEAR RIDUE.
Hunting and politics are the
two principal subjects being dis
cussed in our town at present.
C oldie Fields has returned to
her home in this place, atter be
ing employed for sometime in the
family of M. S. Wilt at Fort Lit
tleton.
Clear Ridge Council, No. 940,
Jr. O. U. A. M. is making prepar
ations to hold a oanquet in their
Hall, November 14th. The Me
Hi. inics ttand will furnish music
for the occasion A general good
time is expected.
Geo. Taylor is treating his
house to a coat of paint, which
adds much to its appearance.
Misses MinnieGrove and Gold
ie Fields were at Saltillo Friday
attending the funeral of Horace
McNeal.
Hilda, Mame, and James Baker
have entered the Jr. O. U. A. M.
Orphans' Homo at Tiffin, Ohio.
They were accompanied to that
place by their uncle Emory Wi
ble. About thirty five of the good
citizens of this community assem
bled la it Tuesday at Ephraim
Anderson's corn field and husked
all of his corn. Mr. Anderson
has been in poor health for some
time, and of late has been coutin
ed to his bed tho greater part of
the time.
D. F. Booher has returned to
Pittsburg, after a week's outing
among frieuds here,
A. J. Laidiwr and' C. D. Henry
of this place, attended the Hag
erstown Fair.
R L. Miller, wife and son Eu
gene have returned to their home
at Berlin Heights, O , after spend
ing two weeks in this neighborhood.
Listen for wedding bolls.
Ralph Reese and Miss Edna
Kerlin were callers at Myrtle
Shore's Friday eveniug.
Miss Myrtle Shore and Mrs.
Mary Fields called on friends at
Fort Littleton, Wednesday.
Ralph Reese, of Sixmile Run,
and Willie Figart, of Riddlesburg,
spent sometime with the family
of Jno. Kerlin, hunting.
Ephraim Anderson, who has
been suffering with cancer, hi
slowly improving.
C. R Shore and sister Myrtle
spent last Sunday at Decorum.
Miss Bessie Fields, teacher of
No. 8 school, spent Saturday in
towVbii business. .
Charles Henry and Nello Cur
ran, of this place, spent last Sun
day at Burnt CabinB.
Mr. and Mra. Aaron Bearaer,
of Waynesboro, spent t few days
with friends at thi place.
A vtork vim mil the home of Mr,
aud Mrs Calvin Henry, and left
them a nice baby boy.
Subscribe for the NEWS.
Letter From Viola Hixson.
Washington. D. C I am now
in the city of Washington, which
is tho grand capitol of the United
States.
1 left my home at Akersville,
Fultou County, Pa., earlyon Mon
day morning, Septembor28, 1908,
tnd after traveling almost con
tinually till 6 o'clock, p. m., I ar
rived at the headquarters of tho
Florence Critteudon Mission,
where 1 am now stationed.
Tins Institution is doing a
great work in the way of rescuo
ing unfortunate girls, from all
psxts of the country; and also m
training ladies of good Christian
character to be able to do some
thiug for "Our Father in Heaven."
This school does not open until
Mouday, October 5th. Thorefore,
we who aro here as students are
learning "the ways" of things,
and seeing the sights of the city.
Allow me, if you please to name
some of the important places I
have been able to view on the out
side and inside. The Capitol, the
Congressional Library, tho White
House, the Corcoran Art Gallery,
the D. C. Court House, the Pen
sion Building, and the Botanical
Garden. These buildings and
garden are far, far beyond any
description which I could give.
They ae the graudest, most
beautiful, and most magnificent
works of mau which 1 have ever
seen; and I feel safe in saying no
other city in the world could boast
of what Washington, D. C. can.
I have associated with two la
dies who aro married, but have
left their homos oue in New
York city and the other in Louis
ville, Kentucky, aud who have al
so come h3re for the training this
hchool offers. They each have a
very broad idea of city life; there
fore by my beiug in their com
pany when visiting the important
points of interest, I gain a larger
understanding of thiugs, than I
would otherwise.
I could write much more, but
1 know 1 would never get every
thing described, so I think it
proper to close and not try to ex
haust my vocabulary. I hope
tins will be seen in print and
all continues well on my side I
may write again md after I get
on duty aud begin to learn some
thing.
Trusting every Christian who
reads these few lines will pray,
that all those who are trying to
win souls for Christ may be
greatly blessed, I will, with best
wishes, to everybody, close.
D. Vi jla Hixson,
"21 8 Third St. N. W.
Washington, D. C.
Local Institute.
The second local institute of
Taylor was held at Waterfall, last
Friday eening. The house was
called to order by the teacher
Miss Zanna Laidig, after which
President Ranck toon charge.
The following questions were
well discussed by the teachers
present. 1. Effect of the teach
ers personal example. 2. Com
parative value of the oral and
written recitation. 3. Work for
the little people. Russel Gracey,
H. C. Barton, W. H. Ranck and
D. K. Chesnut were all that were
present, yet the institute was a
success, it being enlivened by
music, songs, and recitations.
We kindly extend an invitation to
the uon present teachers to be
present at No. 8 on the 13th of
November. D. K. Chesnut, Secretary.
The third Educational meeting
of Todd township was held last
Friday evening. The house was
called 1 1 ordor by the teacher A.
D. Ijightel, who appointed H. O.
Wible to act aa president of the
meeting.
The following topics were
thoroughly discussed. 1. Re
views; frequency of, and how
conducted: 2. How can we
grade our schools under existing
circumstances ao aa to bonetit
the greatest number of pupils.
3. The mfluence of a good school
upon the community and vice
versa. The discussions were in
terspersed by a number of songs
and recitations by the achool.
Teachera prosont were: Mary
Otl, Nail Barmout, H. O. Wible,
A. D. Peightel, Elsie Baker, Lil
lianFlemingaud Blanche O. Peck.
The meeting adjourned to meet
at Scott'a school November 6,
1908. Blanche O. Peck, Secretary.
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE.
HUNTING ACCIDENT.
Conrad Oress Dies At His tome In This
Place Tuesday Evening. Funeral
This Afternoon.
Conrad Gross a well known
citizen of this place died at his
home ou First Street, about 5 o'
clock Tuesday evening, after a
lingering illness, aged 01 years,
8 months and 21 days. Funeral
this arteruoon, and interment in
the Reformed graveyard.
In August, 1864, Mr. Gress en
listed in Company D , 209th Regi
ment P. V., and served during
the remainder of the war. On
the 31st day of December, ls67,
he was married to Miss Elizabeth
Maun, who survives him, togeth
er with the following children,
uamely, David W.; Mary, wife of
H. L. Snyder, Harrisburg; Anna,
wife of Geo. W. Meisenheldor,
Harrisburg; Emma, wife of Adam
Weisharr, Middletown, O.; Miss
Nellie, Chambersburg; Charles,
John, Mazie, and Oscar all living
in this community.
Mr. Gress waRan excellent cit
izen, and enjoyed the isteem of
a large number of friends. He
was a member of King Post, G.
A. R , that will attend his funeral
in a body.
John H. WINTERS Dlad.
John EL Winters, a native of
Whips Cove, died at his late home
in Kansas, on the 30lh of Septem
ber, he having lived to a good old
age.
Mr. Winters was a man of
more than ordinary mtelligenee
a great reader and logical think
er and, consequently possessed
a mind stored with much useful
information.
He was married many years
ago tj a Miss Smith', sister of
George F. Smith and tho late
Bartimeus Smith, of Belfast
township, and when their family
were well grown up, moved to
Kansas where he resided until
the time of his death, and where
his widow aud the other mem
bers of the family still reside. H.
Vernon, one of' the sons, is a
prominent minister in the Chris
tian church and is stationed at
Towanda, Kansas, about eighty
miles southwest of Olpe, the
place where Mr. Winter lived.
The mother is still living and will
make her home with her sous
Barton and Vernon.
To The Voters of Fulton County.
FOKT LlTTI.KTON, Pa.,
October 21, 11108.
As many of you are aware I met
with un accident. while out in the coun
ty lust week, which prevents my visit
ing ii. am sections of the county which
I hoped to do. Under the circumstan
ces it is Impossible for me to get
hi id. 1 have tried twice to drive
but the pain in my arm is so great that
f am compelled to give It up. The on
ly thing under the circumstances that I
can do is to place myself in the hands
of tho voters of the county. If I am
elected to the olllee to which I aspire,
that of County Commissioner, I pledge
myself to discharge the duties of the
office to the best Interests of the tax
payers of the county so far as in me
lies. I have tried to make an honora
ble campaign and have in nocase stoop
ed to misrepresentations aud false
hoods and neither will I. The best in
terests of all the taxpayers will always
bii my aim. Now I ask you, voters,
to consider my cluims before you cast
your ballot and if you can consistent
ly vote for me I will be thankful for
the same. I iiave spent my whole life
iu Dublin township, Fulton county,
and as Dublin township has never
had u Republican Commissioner since
the County has existed, I feel that I
am not asking too much In asking you
to support me, and think X am conver
sant with the best Interests of the tax
payers, and their interests shall be my
pleasure.
Vours truly,
D. W. Ckomkk.
Mr. Geo. B. Sipea and Thomas
Morton who had been down in
the neighborhood of Greencaatle
husking corn, returned home last
Saturday. They report the corn
crop in Franklin county aa being
good iu quantity aud quality.
The Sense of Duly.
A sense of duty pursuea us
ever. It is omnipresent like the
Deity. If we take to ourselves
winga ot the morning and dwell
iu the uttermost parts of the sea,
duty performed or dulty violated,
is hi i ii with ua, for our happinesa
or our misery If we aay the
darkness shall cover us, in the
darkness as in the light our obli
gations are with us yet. Daniel
Webster,
Russell Coopr, Last Friday, Slopped
Part of a Load of Shot That Was
Fired at a Rabbit.
Last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Wm
P. Jackson, of Coatosville, who
were in this county all of last
week on a hunting expedition,
with headquarters at tho City
Hotel, together with Sheriff Har
ris and J., K. Johnston, in Mr.
Johnston's automobile, went
down below Webster Mill's to
John Bain's for a day's hunting.
The pirty, while in back of Mr.
Bain 'a, were joined by two other
hunters, Jesse and Russell Coop
er. The party was somewhat
scattered, and when a rabbit
jumped up within range of Mr.
Jackson, he fired at the cotton tail,
and had the satisfaction of
stopping it. A moment after,
however, he was horrified to hear
some one yell, "You have shot my
brother !" This cry came from
Jesse Cooper, who noticed blood
trickling down his brother Rus
sel's face. It seems that Rus
sel was approaching from the
other side of the hill at an augle
to the right of Mr. Jackson, and
when Mr. Jackson shot the rahbit
some of the shot struck a stone
and were deflected, hitting Rus
sel one piercing his hat, passing
through thesweatband, aud lodg
ing under the skin near the hair
line in the middle of his forehead.
The shot struck with ,such force
us to llatton it out as thin as pa
per. Another shot hit him in
one of his legs, but not with suf
ficient force as to break the skin.
Russell came to town and Dr.
Robinson fished the bit of lead
out from under the skin, and
Russell is now not any worse for
his experience.
Mr. Jackson is the assistant
superintendent of tho Coatesville
Boiler Works. His wife, who is
ap excellent shot, thoroughly en
joys accompanying her husband
on his hunting expeditions, and
we are sorry that this little acci
dent occurred, which to some ex
tent marred the pleasure of an
otharwise delightfully spent week
and especially enjoyable was the
excellent dinner furnished that
day by Mrs. Bain.
Fort Littleton Base Ball Team.
The Fort Littleton Baseball
team was organized in the sum
mer of 1908. Although we could
not get anybody that could play
ball only a few of us had ever
played before we played 11
gamea and lost 3, thus, 8 won for
Littleton. New Grenada thought
that they could beat us because
we were only kids, so we went
up there to play two games.
When the game waa over it stood
3-4 in favor of Littleton. That
made the New Grenada boy a feel
so bad that we let them take the
next game 4-7. That put the
boys in the air so that they want
ed to come down here to play the
champiouship game. We sent
them word to come. Oh Friday
evening they sent word that two
of their playera were aick, ao
they went to Saltillo and got two
of their best players and came
down expecting to take the score
back; but when we saw a stuffed
team, we just got down to busi
ness and defeated them by a
score of 4-7. They were not
poated on the rules in the books,
and when the umpire would try
to en force a rule in the book, they
would Kick, so we saw they were
easy to beat, and left it go In
their favor, then they Baid the
game was not fair. This game
made them feel very sore. The
umpires were David Fraker and
Joe Detwiler.
We desire to return our thanks
to our pitcher, Beaver Fraker,
and to the rettof the players, for
tneir nice work and good playing
this summer, We also thank the
people of Fort Littleton for their
mtereat toward ua this summer.
We thank our umpires that um
pired for ua, for their kiudneas
toward ua. As thia ends tho ball
playing for this season, we thank
the "Fulton County News" for
printing our ball games. "
Littleton Ball Team.
Mr. and Mra. Wilaou L Nace
and baby Helen left last Satur
day for Tituaville, Pa., to viaitthe
family of Mrs. Nace's uncle,
James H. Caldwell, and other rel
atives and friends.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Going
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
School-director George W.
Humbert, of Ayr township, was
in town Monday.
Mr. Clyde Ott, wife and baby
Charles, are spending a few days
visiting W. M. Grissinger'a fam
ily near Carlisle.
Miss Emma Gracey, of New
vi lie, Pa., has been the guest of
Miss Eilawea Johnston during
the past few days.
Miss Bertha Lock and Pearl
booth! of Maddensville, are
spending the week with the
Misses Ott, north of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Price
and son Fred of Woodvale spent
part of last week in the home of
their uucle Geo. W. Everhart.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan 'P.
Peck, of Knobsville, were the
guests of their cousin C. Wilson
Peck and family in this place last
Sunday.
Mr. David Stevens of Big Cove
Tannery spent Tuesday in town.
He expects to go to Iowa about
the first of next month to spend
the winter.
Miss Elsie Clevenger, who had
been spending tne summer near
Everett, has returned to Sipes
Mill. She spent a day in town
last week.
Emory Pittman who is employ
ed as book keeper with a Harris
burg firm spent from Wedues
until Saturday of last week with
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. R. S Patterson and little
sons Robert Sharpe and William
West, of Newville, Pa., has'e been
spending the past week at the
Washington House.
Lloyd Price, of Laidig, called
at the News office while in town
last Friday and shoved the sub
scription to his favorite county
paper ahead auother year.
Otto F. Rexroth, one of Omaha's
prominent business men, spent a
few days during the past week
with his mother, brother, and
sisters at the Fulton House.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Lynch
and daughter Ruth and son
George, and C. M. Ray and fami
ly, were visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ahimaaz Clevenger,
Sunday.
Harry Clouser and James Mc
Ouade took Mr. and M-s. Amos
Clouser up to Orbisonia last Sun
day. From that place, Mr. and
Mrs. Clouser went on to Altoona
and Johnstown for a visit among
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Wm. J. Lay ton and Mra.
A. L. Lamberson called at the
Newa office while in town last
Thursday. Mrs. Lamberson re
turned recently from St. Joseph's
hospital, Baltimore, where she
naa oeou spending a few weeks
for treatment of tho throat.
Walter C. Peck made a trip to
Bedford last Friday and Satur
day. He waa accompanied on
his return to McConnellsburg by
hia father, Mr. S. E. Peck, who
will spend a week or two among
his Fulton county reiativea aud
fnenda.
Mr. and Mra. W. S. Warthm,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kendall, and
Miss Esther Sloan, made an auto
mobile trip to McAlvey's Fort,,
Huntingdon county, last week,
where they were the guests of
Rev. aud Mrs. H. N. Freeman.
Mrs. Freeman will be remember
ed as Miss Sail ui Taggart, of the
Cove.
Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Laidig
and Mr. aud Mrs. Geo. Laidig, '
of Laidig poatoffice,, returned to
their respective homes last Sat
urday, atter having spent sever
al days with fnenda in Cham
berBburg, and other parte of
Franklin county. With the ex
ception of having a rainy day on
which to go home they had a vafcy
enjoyable trip.