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VOLUME 10
MeCONNELLSUURG, PA., MARCH h 1909.
NUMBER 2
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DIRECTORS' CONVENTION.
Annual Convention of the Fulton County
School Director! Held In the Court
House Last Friday Morning, -Afternoon,
and Evening.
I
I
f DISTRICT WARDS WELL REPRESENTED
!
Prior to the year 1893 it was
customary to set apart Thursday
ol the week of the County Insti
tute, as Director's Day, and on
the afternoon of that day, seats
were reserved inside the railing
for those directors who showed
interest enough in the workings
of the schools to be present at
the institute on that occasion.
The talks eiven by the instruct
ors on that afternoon were directyP'Qter ' Whips
ed more especially to the direct
ors, but it was seldom that a di
rector took any part in the dis
cussions. Feeling that the interest of the
schools demanded greater con
cert of action, the legislature in
its session of 1892-3 passed an
act requiring the County Super
intendent to call the directors of
the county in special convention
at some time duriug the school
year, other than the week of the
institute, and have a program
prepared and speakers engaged
that would mane the work of the
directors more uniform, and
awaken a greater and more en
thusiastic interest in the work.
To encourage the attendance of
the directors, the act says it
SHALL BE THE DUTY of each dl
rector to attend the annual meet
ing, and that a compensation for
necessary expenses should ' be
paid to each director attending,
out of the funds of the respective
districts. In pursuance with
this act, Superintendent Lamber
son called the directors of Fulton
county in convention, which was
held last Friday. At 10:30 o'
clock, a. m., John Comerer, of
McConnellsburg, called the con
vention to order, and devotional
exercises were copducted by
Rev. Bryner, of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Merrill W.
JNacer,ol Mcuonnellsburg, was
chosen secretary, pro tern.
The first subject discussed
was, "Work of Directors Prelim
inary to the Opening of the
Schools," and this was opened by
Director J. H. H. Lie wis, of Beth
el, who gave a thoughtful and
very practical talk. A general
discussion of the subject follow
ed, in which part was taken bv
Ex-County Superintendent Ches
nut, who is now a director in Dub
hn, and by Hon. S. L. Buckley
and Sander W. Cline also Dub
lin directors, who brought out
forcibly the idea . that the most
important preliminary work of
the director was the election of
a good teacher for each of the re
ppective schools in his district.
The directors should be familiar
with the conditions or each par
ticular school, and teachers shoud
be selected with a view to satis
fying those conditions. The mat
ter of relationship, personal
friendship, ' likes and dislikes
should all be lost sight of; and
that teacher assigned to that
school who will, in all probability
do the best work in that particu
ar school.
The next subject, "The Direc
tor and the School," was discus
sed by Dr. C. II. Gordinier, of
the C. V. State Normal school.
The subject was discussed under
the following sab-topical heads:
"The Selection of Teachers;"
"Board and Teachers' Meetings
before School Opens," and
"Sr.hnoi Viaitation bv Directors."
MRS. BARTON WINTER
DEAD.
She Was a Daughter of the Late Jona
than Peck, and Lived Near Need
more, This County.
Between 1 and 2 o'clock, Tues
day morning, February 15, 1909,
Mrs. Mary Jane Winter, wife of
Barton A. C. Winter, died at her
home near Olpe, Kansas, aged
about 57 years.
Mrs. Winter's maiden name
was Mary Jane feck, and sne
was a daughter, of Jonathan Peck
deceased, who, quite a number
of years ago, owned and lived on
what is now known as the How
ard Hill farm, near Needmore.
On the 18th of August, . 1874 she
was married to Barton A. C.
Winter, son of the late John H.
Cove, .and ac
companied her husband to Kan
sas in 1883, settled at Olpe, and
she resided m that community up
to the time of her death. From
the Optimist, a newspaper pub
hshe in Olpe, we clip the following:
The deceased leaves her hus
band, four sons, and one daugh
ter to mourn her death. The
sons are HiUeene ana Aivin or.
Emporia, and Ivanhoe and Milton.
The daughter's name is lea. She
and the last two brothers named
have been living with their par
ents about three quarters of a
mile southwest of town on the
Rosenstock- farm. Ivanhoe had
just secured a position in the
round house at Emporia and his
mother appearing better, he had
gone up on the freight Monday
evening so as to be ready to be
gin work Tuesday morning."
Mrs. Winter is also survived by
three brothers and two sisters:
David L. Peck, residing in Mud
cie, lnd.; Dennis, in name coun
ty, O.; Daniel, Caldwell, Kan., De
borah, Mrs. Stillwell' Palmer, at
Ringwood, Okla.; and Ellen, Mrs.
Solomon Plessinger, Hyndman,
Pa.
Mrs. Winter took sick in Janu
ary, laua, and was connned to
her bed until the following Au
gust, when -she was able to be up
a little, but she did not regain her
former strength, and death came
as before stated. She was a con
sistent member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and her funer
al was conducted by her pastor,
Rev. Hopkins, of Olpe, on the Frl
day following her death, and her
remains were laid to rest in Pleas
ant Ridge cemetery, west of Olpe
The bereaved family have the
deepest sympathy of their rela
tives and friends in Fulton coun
ty.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons. .
Our
MERIT SYSTEM BASIS.
HORSE STEALING.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
. Kellar Lamberaon.
On Wednesday, February 24,
1909, in York, Pa., by Rev. Harry
Daniels, Miss Hazel Lamberson,
daughter of Jacob and Agnes
Lamberson, was united in mar
riage to Allison Kellar, son of
John and Sarah Kellar, all of Hus
ton town, this county.
At 1:30 o'clock, p. m., "Month
ly Meetings uf Boards and Teach
er" was opened by E. H. Kirk,
one of Taylors directors, and the
following resolution offered,
which was adopted by the Asso
ciation :
Resolved, That in letting the
schools at the beginning of the
term next fall, we, as directors,
demand that teachers meet the
directors at least ouce a month
tut the discussion of matters for
the betterment of our public
schools.
"School Visitation by - Direc
tors" was next taken up by Clem
Chesnut, and a lively general dis
cussion followed. .
Dr, Gordinier gave a strong
talk on the "Educational Trin
ity." The following persons .were
elected to serve as officers of the
Association for the ensuing year,
namely,
President, John Comerer, Mc
Connellsburg.
Vice President, S.,W. Cline,
Dublin.
Vice President, J. H. Lewis,
Bethel.
Secretary, Clem Chesnut, Dub
lin. Treasurer, R. P. Schooley,
Licking Creek.
Delegates to the State Conven
tion, W. U. Nelson, of Ayr; Thorn
as Truax, Thompton.
In the evening, Dr. Gordinier
gave his lecture, "What Makes
the Wheels Go "Round." The
lecture was fine, and those wbo
were absent missed a treat of
brain food.
John Uesh.
After an illness of two-weeks,
suffering from a stubborn attack
of laryngitis, John Hess died at
his home at Dublin Mills, at 10 o'
clock last Sunday morning, aged
44 years, 6 months, and 20 days.
Funeral on Tuesday, conducted
by Rev. W. M. Cliue, of Huston-
town, and interment in the grave
yard at the Springfield Baptist
church in Huntingdon county.
He is survived by his widow, who
has been confined 'o her bed for
several weeks with a severe at
tack of rheumatism, and by one
son and four daughters, Ray,
Ruth, Eliza, Luella, and Olive. He
leaves, als j, one brother, David,
of Selea, Huntingdon county; and
four sisters. Rebecca, wife of
James Benson, of Huntingdon
county; Rhoda, wife of H. Irvin
Wilson, near Fort Littleton; Jen
nie, wife of Elmer Slates, Selea;
and Rachel, wife ot Ed Black,
Dublin Mills.
Mr. Hess was married to Miss
Jane, daughter of David Wine
gardner, near Dublin Mills, eigh
teen years ago last Thanksgiving
Day. He was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Hess, of Dublin
Mills, and owned and lied upon
the old home place.
Fulton county possessed no bet
ter man than John Hess, and his
loss will be felt not only by his
family, who are unexpectedly de
prived of the care and love of a
faithful husband and father, but
the entire community in which
be lived, will mourn the loss of a
faithtul friend and counselor
one who never asked another to
do for hiiu what he would not
cheerfully do in return.
Addie Mottek.
Addie, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Motter, who reside
near the Back Run schoolhouse
in Ayr township, died last Sun
day evening of acute dilatation of
the heart, aged 15 years, 8
months, and 3 days. Funeral
yesterday, conducted by her pis
tor. Rev. C. W. Bryner, of the
M. E. church, McConnellsburg,
and interment in the Union ceme
tery.
Addie had been afflicted with
chronic heart trouble, and during
the early part of December last,
had measles; this was followed
by grippe, then by rheumatism
and finally the complication be
came too much for her physical
powers, and death resulted.
Addie was a consistent mem
ber of the Methodist church, a
girl of swe3t disposition, and was
popular among ber associates
Lsesides her parents, she is
mourned by a sister, Miss Bes
sie, and two brothers, William L.
at home, and John D., of Altoona.
Mils. Barbara Mellott.
Mrs. Barbara Mellott, widow
of the late Joshua Mellott, de
ceased, died at the home of her
son, Richard H. Mellott, in Tod
township, last Sunday, February
28, 1909, aged 07 years, 4 months,
and 29 days. About two weeks
ago she took grippe, which last
Tuesday night developed into lo
bar pneumonia, and from that
time grew gradually worse. Her
funeral took place from the home
of ber son Richard at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning, and her re
mains were taken to the Sideling
Uill Baptist church for ' inter
ment. Mrs. Mellott . was a daughter
of the lata Henry Truax, and is
survived by two sons and a daugh
ter, namely, Richard, Luther W.,
m Ayr township, and Jane, whose
borne is with her brother Rich
ard. -
Mrs. Mellott was a consistent
member of the Methodist Epuco
pal church, having Joined that
church when she was but seven
teen years of ajjo. She was a
Important Bill Introduced by the Civil
Service Reform Association,
The Civil Service Reform As
sociation has introduced a bill
putting the civil service of the
commonwealth, and of such coun
ties and cities as elect to accept
its provisions, on the "merit sys
tem" basis of competitive exami
nation for appointment to all non-
elective public offices. It was in
troduced February 9 in the Sen
ate by General W. J. Uulings, of
Venango County, and in the
House by Representative W. S.
Reynolds, of Lawrence County.
In the Senate the bill was refei -red
to the Judiciary Special Coin-
miUeeand In the House it .went
to the Committee on Municipal
Corporations.
This measure is one of great
significance. It includes at least
5000 State officers, and fully as
many again in case the larger
counties and the third-class cities
should elect to accept its provis
ions. The "local option1' proviso
oilers two alternatives: counties
and cities may adopt the "merit
system" either through the ac
tion of the corporate authorities
(i. e., county commissioners or
city councils) or by the popular
vote (the referendum). The bill
does not come into conflict with
the proposed educational code,
inasmuch as school districts are
not included within the scope of
the Act, which excepts also all
elective offices ai.d higher execu
tive officials, and exempts from
examination certain other conti
dental positions. The adminis
tration of the law is to be in the
hands of a commission of three
members to bo appointed by the
Governor, and this com mission is
to appoint examiners at its dis
cretion, keeping their expendi
ture within the appropriation.
Honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors of the War ot the Re
bellion are to receive the prefer
ence in appointment as among
candidates of equal qualifications.
The bill is a step iu advance,
and it is in line with the enlight
ened recommendation of Govern
or Stuart's inaugural address
and recent message to the Legis
lature. It represents a reform
which has come to stay, and
which, as it operates in the na
tional administration, has result
ed in a notable increase in effici
ency and economy in carrying on
the business of the government.
The Act of March 5, 1900, which
Covers the city service of Phila
delphia, and that of May 23, 1907,
according to which the city em
ployees of Pittsburg and Scran
ton are appointed, were develop
ments of great significance to all
advocates of businesslike" and
efficient municipal administra
tion, and it is to be hoped that the
year 1909 will be rendered nota
ble in the political annals of Penn
sylvania by the passage of this
comprehensive civil service,meas
ure for the benefit of the entire
commonwealth.
Three Horses, a Buggy, and a Set of
Harness Taken Sunday and Monday
Nights.
THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN RECOVERED
HARRY ALLER AND PIERCE KELSO.
loving mother and a kind neigh
bor. Mas. Eliza Tayloh.
Mrs. Eliza Taylor, one of Tay
lor township's aged and loved
residents died at ber hjme In
Hustontown, on Monday, Febr
ary 22, 1909, at the advanced age
of 85 years and 9 months' Her
funeral took place on Thursday,
25tb, and her remains were laid
to rest in the Ash ton burying
ground in Huntingdon county.
Mrs. Taylor was twice married;
the first time to a Mr. Kling,
from which union was born a Bon
E B. Kling, of Spring Run,
Franklin county; the last time to
a Mr. Taylor, from which union
two sons and three daughters
survive, namely, William Taylor,
residing in Nebraska; George, on
Clear Ridge; Mrs. Reuben Brown
near Maddensville: Mrs. Ephraim
Nead, Cioar Ridge, and Miss Ra
chel at home.
Horse-stealing is a little like
measles nothing is heard of it
for a long time; and then when it
does break out, the community is
likely to get a dose of it. The
telephone wire became hot Mon
day morning with t'.ie intelligence
that a horse had been stolen from
Brady Meliott's barn Sunday
night, and that the animal was
tracked in the direction ' of Mc
Conn'ellsburg. The Chief of Po
lice was uotified, and it was not
long until everybody was on the
lookout tor the thief and the stol
en property. It was not long,
however, until word came that a
horse was running at large down
the Cove. Charlie Snyder and
Ben Fisher went after the horse
and found it at Harvey Unger's.
Brady, who had been notified,
came over to McOjnnellsburg
and recovered his property. The
horse had been stolen from Brady
and when the thief got to McCon
nellsburg, he found that the ani
mal was too young to serve his
purpose, and took it down the
Cove, tied it to the fence along
the road, and went olT and left it.
The horse getting tired of post
oats, stripped the bridle and call
ed at the barnyard of Himy Clev
enger. Being driven away from
Mr. Clevenger's, it next called at
Divid Kendall's, and afterward
at Morrow Kendall's, but was
chased away. When the h.rse
got to Harvey Unger's he, Good
Samaritan like, took the horse in
and cared for it.
Tuesday morning early, word
was received in town that a good
horse had been stolen from the
barn of Nick W. Hob man, a new
buggy from A. Grp.nt Shoemaker,
and a set of harness and a valu
able horse from W. H. Woodall,
who lives on the Jared Ptttman
farm below town. Grant was
the first to hit the trail. When
he arose in the morning, he dis
covered that his buggy was gone.
Without waiting, he followed the
fresh track to the 'Pike at the
tollgate east af town, thence
across the mountain over the
Mercersburg 'Pike on foot, for
he did not waste any time getting
a horse and when he reached
the bars, just above the stone
wall at the sharp turn about a
half mile west of the old Uollins
head Distillery, he noticed that
the buggy had left the 'Pike, and
gone into an old field through the
bars.
It should be noted at this point
in the story that Grant had not
yet heard of the stealing of the
horses from his neighbors.
Into the field Grant went, and
following the trail be reached the
top ot the bill and looking for
ward saw two horses hitched in
the bushes, and his buggy stand
ing there as big as life. He bad
what he was looking for his bug
gy; and witnout any ceremony,
be placed himself in the shatts
Two Dublin Township Boys Tell of Their
Journey to Kansas They Like
the Looks of the Country.
Here's what the boys write of
their trip: "We left our homes
in Dublin township, Fulton coun
ty at 1 o'clock in the morning of
St. Valentine's Day, and were at
Three Springs five minutes bo
fore 8. Going down to the sta
tion we exchanged some filthy
lucre with the genial agent, John
Cohick, for tickets that insured
our transportation in first-class
style over the East Broad top Rail
road. We boarded the Northern
Flyer, and at 10 o'clock we were
in the hustling town of Mount
Union. Here we changed cars
and soon found ourselves being
whirled across the Alleghenies in
one of the Pennsy's comfortable
trains, and reached Pittsburg
without an incident worth men
tioning at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. In Pittsburg, we remain
ed over night in the home of Geo.
Bard, Pierce's uncle, and at quar
ter before nine the next morning
we boarded a train on the Wabash
Railroad for St. Joe, Mo. As we
were carried on across the coun
try toward the Mississippi, we
very much enjoyed the ride and
the scenery. The Mississippi
river was frozen over, but the
Missouri was not. We also cross
ed the Cedar River In Iowa.
When we reached St. Joseph, we
changed to the Grand Island rail
road, which carried us to Leor a,
Kansas, the objective point in our
trip, at which place we arrived at
11 o'clock A. M., on the morning
of the 18th.
We were very tired after our
long ride. The land here is very
level ana very fertile, but we saw
some land as we came along that
looked very much like that in
Sheep-skin Hollow.
The farms here look like great
gardens. We have not gone to
work vet, but expect to have plenty
of it as soon as the weather be
comes1 settled.
Yours truly,
Hahky Allek,
Pierce Kelso.
distillery.
By this time Bert Uohman, who
left town about 8 o'clock on horse
back in search of his brother
Nick's horse, reached the Gap,
and Grant informed him that, in
all probability, the horse Bert
was looking for , was up In the
field where he had gotten the bug
gy. Borrowing a "gun" the two
men went back to the field and
found the horses. They, of course
had nothing to do but loosen them
and lead them away. There was
no one there to dispute posses
sion. Tbe horses were taken
down and one of them hitched to
Grant's buggy, and the property
was brought back across the
mountain tnd restored to the re
spective owners.
The theory is: that Uoh man's
horse was stolen, and taken to
Shoemaker's with a view to get
ting Grant's buggy and also bis
harness. It happened, however,
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Mac Litton was a business vis
itor to the County Seat last Sat
urday. Jacob Yeakle, of Thompson
township, was in town attending
to business Tuesday.
Mr. Edward Bratton, of Dub
lin Mills, was a business caller at
the News office while in town last
Friday.
Mr. Reed Irvine, of Bedford,
was here a day or two this week
in the interest of the Odd Fellows
Insurance Organization.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Motter,
of Altoona, were here this week
attending the funeral of the form
er's sister, Miss Ada Motter.
J. H. II. Lewis, of Bethel, and
W. L. McKee, of Brush Creek,
came in and swapped yarns with
the editor while in town attend
ing the Directors' Convention last
week.
Mr. Allen M. Grissmger, of
Three Springs, spent Sunday in
the home of his brother-in-law
John W. Ott in Ayr township.
Mr. Grissmger, has bought the
Kerhng mill at Dublin Mills, and
will have a sale of his stock and
farming implements at his home
neai Three Springs on the 18th
of this month.
FORGING AHEAD.
HAS GONE TO CHICAGO.
Nathan Everts Equal to the Civil Service
Examination, and Lands a Nice Po
sition in the Railroad Mail
Service.
The many friends of Nathan D.
Everts, a McConnellsburg boy,
will extend hearty congratula
tions, when they learn that he
has received an appointment to a
position in the Railroad Mail Ser
vice with a run between New
York and Pittsburg, and is now
engaged in the work.
Nathan is one of the boys that
believe that it is possible for one
to take hold of his bootstraps und
lift himself over the fence. When
a mere lad, be apprenticed him
self to A. U. Nace, of this place;
and while some other boys were
fooling away their time, he was
becoming master of a good trade.
His ambition was not satisfied
with this achievement, however,
Merited Advancement of a Worthy Mc
Connellsburg Boy Harry Irwin
Now With Landis Tool Co.
Harry A. Irwin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Irwin, of this place,
has recently accepted a position
as traveling specialist with the
Landis Tool Company, with head
quarters in Chicago, at a very
comfortable salary. When cast
ing about for the choice of an av
ocation after having left the pub
lic schools, be was not attracted
by the ordinary profasaional life,
aud hence turned his attention to
mechanical engineering. After
having completed a course and
graduated from a good school, he
secured a nice position as assist
ant superintendent in the Royal
Typewriter Works at Hartlord,
Conn., a position he held to the
entire satisfaction of his employ
ers until the first of February.
when a larger salary, and the
opening of a broader field of use
fulness, presented themselves
and he severed his relations with
the typewriter company, with tho
cordial assurance that there
would be a job ready for him there
f he ever wished to return.
The employees of the place
gave Harry a nice bauquet when
he took his leave, and tbe many
nice gifts he received proved the
high esteem iu which he was held.
and while working on the table,
and pulled the buggy down to th3 waa employing his spare mo-
ments in acquiring knowledge
that would enable him to pass
the Ciyil Service examination and
hold down a job in tbe Railway
Mail Service. When the proper
time came he appeared before
the Board, showed tbe "wise
men that be could solve their rid
dies," and at once found ' a place
waiting for the right man.
S. J. Strait, of Sal u via, was
business caller at the News office
Monday morning,
that Grant had his harness lock
ed up so securely that they could
not get it, and they led tbe horse
and pulled the buggy along to
the lane leading down to Woodall '
when tbey went down to the lat-
ters barn, got a set of names?
and while they were at it, just
took one of Woodall ' horses along,
Nothing has been beard of the
thieves.
Birthday Surprise Party.
Last Wednesday was the eigh
teenth anniversary ot the birth of
James Sherman Garland, of Cito;
and to properly celebrated the
occasion, and to congratulate
James, a number of bis friends
assembled at bis home on Wed
nesday evening, and a very pleas
ant time was had. Those present
were: G. LL Unger and sister
Miss Jane; Mr. and Mrs. John
Spade and little sons Earl and
Guy, and daughter Sadie; Al
Hann, Andrew and David Hein
baugh, Russell Carbaugh, Mich
ael Peck, William Buterbaugh.
Miss Lizzie Uuger, . Mrs. -Seth
Mellott and son Norman, Bennie
Buterbaugh, Elmer Carbaugh,
Wm. Snider, Paul Uouck, Edith
and Cam Mellott James receiv
ed many pretty and useful gifts.
Everybody there had a nice time,
and all departed about 11 o'clock,
wishing Jimmy many more re
turns. .
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