0itttf to VOLUME 11 McCONNELLSUUKG, PA., OCTOUEK 7, 1909. NUMBER 3 COURT PROCEEDINGS. The Two Qcrmans Who Assaulted Sam uel M. Clevenger at Ncedmore, Found Guilty. HAVE NOT YET BEEN SENTENCED. The annual October term of court was convened at 2 o'clock, Monday afternoon, with Presi dent Judge Samuel McC. Swope and Associates, David T. Hum bert and John Wesley Hoop, on the bench. The first thing done was the hearing of the returns of the sev eral constables of the County. Taylor township's constable said they had a bridge out there that needed repairing, and that there were but few index boards up.. The matter was left in the hands of the District Attorney. The Union township constable said that there were but few index boards up in his township. The Court lutimated that process would be issued against supervis ors who persisted in refusing or neglecting this most important duty, and that index boards should be placed at every cross roads or forks of roads. This, like the Taylor complaint, was left for the District Attorney to look after. The Thompson town ship constable reported the pub lic road near Tonoloway creek as in bad condition, and this was left also in the hands of the Dis trict Attorney. The Bethel town ship constable reported a bridge in that township in bad condition on account of defective plank. The Grand Jury was next call ed, twenty-one answering to their names, and three absent, namely, Riley Bishop, Edward Hammann and Clark Bergstresser. Thorn as B. Stevens, of Tod township, was appointed foreman. The Court then delivered to them the usual instructions. Petition of Howard Long, a minor, presented and approved, asking for the appointment of Berkeley Sipes as guardian. The Court made the appointment as prayed for, the Guardian to give bond in the sum of $300 to be ap proved by the Associate Judges. Petition of the widow of John II II. Lewis asking appointment of two appraisers. Court ap pointed D. E. Golden and Reuben Layton. Estate of Samuel E. Robinson, deceased. Petition of Smith M. Robinson, a brother, for inquest on real estate of intestate. In quest awarded as prayed for, and notice to be given to all parties Interested.. Inventory and appraisement of personal estate of Wm. P. Gor don, Esq., late of Bethel town fehip, deceased. Ordered . to be recorded unless exceptions be hied within 20 days. First and final account of Al bert Plessinger, administrator of the estate of Abraham Plessing er, late of Whips Cove, deceased. Account confirmed. First and final account of Geo, L Lehman, administrator of the estate of Isaiah Lehman, Esq., late of Union township, deceased Accou ntcontirmed. First and final account of Jacob lhnry administrator of the estate of Mrs. Margaret Henry, late of . McConnellsburg, deceased. Con firmed. J. Nelson Sipes, ap pointed auditor to make distribu tion. First and final ascouot of Z. li. Bamett trustee to sell real es tate of John K. Woodcock, con firmed. Frank P. Lynch ap pointed anditor lo make distribu tion. First and final account of Geo. B. Mellott, administrator of the estate of J. J. Mellott, late 6f Ayr township, deceased. Confirmed. Final account of Z D, Barnett, committee of Catherine Cutchall, a lunatic. Hon. W. Scott Alex ander appointed auditor to pass on exceptions, and make dlstribu tion to the heirs. ' Widow's appraisement in the stte of Hiram Wink, late of Belfast township, deceased. Ap proved and ordered to bo record ed unless exceptions be filed within twenty days. Widow's appraisement in the estate of Benson Hanks. Ap proved, and ordered to be filed unless exceptions bo filed within twenty days. Report of M. R. Shaffuer, au ditor appointed by the Court to make distribution of balance in the hands of W. C. Davis, administrator. Petition of Mrs. Grace Bender, administratrix of the estate of C. C. Bender, late of McConnells burg borough, deceased, for per mission to sell real estate for the payment of debts. Petition ol administrators of the estate of Wm. P. Gordon for permission to sell the stock of store goods in bulk. Leave grant ed as prayed for. Report of auditor appointed to make distribution of the balance in the hands of Malachi Litton, administrator of the estate of David McDonald. Return of order.of sale in es tate of Hon. J. A. McDonough, deceased. The same confirmed. Order and return of real estate confirmed. Appraisement of real estate in estate ot C. C. Bender, set apart to Grace Bender, widow of de ceased. Confirmed and ordered to be recorded, unless exceptions be filed within twenty days. Petition of John A. Henry for rule to show cause why satisfac tion of judgment, No. 7, January T., l'J08. should not bo stnckau off. ' Widow's appraisement in the estate of Elliott R. Fraker, deceas ed, approved and ordered to be recorded unless exceptions be filed within twenty days. Estate of Maria Stigers. Re turn of writ of partition confirm ed and rule on heirs awarded. Returnable January T., 1910. Estate of John G. Charlton. Re turn of writ of partition confirmed. Samuel Stains was appointed guardian of Edna Long and Cur tis long, minor children of Henry Long, deceased. Return of sale of real estate of Cyrus H. Mentzer, deceased, con firmed. Liquor license of Chas. S. Wil son, of Fort Littleton, trsnsferred to Charles Whitsel, and bond ap proved by Court. About four o'clock, Monday afternoon, the grand jury return ed a true bill against Frank Strickler and Peter Mertz, the two men charged with having as saulted and robbed Samuel M. Clevenger at his home at Need more on the night of the 23d of August The Court appointed J. N Bison S'pos and M. R. Shaff ner to defend the prisoners. After having selected and sworn a jury, court was adjourned until Tuesday morning. , , Tuesday morning the case was resumed. ' The facts brought out in the evidence are substantially as follows: Samuel M. Clevenger, aged 68 years, lives alone in a small house about one-fourth mile north of Needmore. About noon on the 23d of last August, two men came to Mr. Clevenger's house, and asked for a drink Theysaid they werehuntingwork Mr. Clevenger invited them to share his noonday meal and they thankfully accepted. After din ner the men went on their way, and Mr. Clevenger gave them no further thought. Between ten and eleven o'clock that night, Mr, Clevenger not being very well, was up, and noticed a man pass bis door. Supposing that some one wanted to get a drink at bis well, he opened the door saw the t'vo men, and asked if they want ed a tin cup, at the same time handing out a tin-sup to one of them. Just then he was seized and struck by one of the men, Lknocked down, beaten and tied, and then the men proceeded to ransack the house, , taking some articles of clothing, a watch, $1.50 in money, A c. The trial engaged (Continue j on pajte ftmr. ) RECORD OF DEATHS. Persons Well Known to Many ol Readers, Who Have Answered Final Summons. Our ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH. VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENTS. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. 1 1 A Kit. John S. Uarr, an old and well known citizen of Ayr township, died at his home in the "Corner" last Sunday of mitral regurgita tion, aged "7 years and 28 days. For more than a year he had been a great sufferer from the effects of dropsy. His f unoral took place on Monday afternoon, and his remains were interred in the cemetery at the Lutheran church near Bur Cove Tannery. Mr. Harr sei ved as road super visor in Ayr township for several years, and made a good officer, lie was a consistent member of the Reformed church, and his funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Rice, of Mc Connellsburg. The deceased was twice mar ried: first timo to Miss Anna Pine, from which union two chil di en wore boin, namely, Albert, residing in Tod township, and Mary, wife of D. E. Keyser, of this borough. His second wife, who still survives, was Katie, widow of George Cirbaugh. Bowman. Charity Viola, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowman, died September 23rd aged 1 year and 4 months. Stie was a bright little girl too fair and fragile for earth. The most devoted and untireine love of mother and friends failed to keep little Odie on earth. "Jesus wanted one more star in his crown," and on the 23th of September. All that was mortal of little Odie, was borne to the cemetry at Antioch iu a beautiful white casket cover with fijwers and underneath slumbered sweet little Odie the fairest of them all. The deepest sympathy of the entire community goes out to mother and family deathhaving, twice in two weeks, entered the family removing the aged father and the dear little babe. May there be comfort m the thought that God claims his own and has removed all sorrow and pain. Deshong. oylvester Deshong, son of the late John Deshong, and whose mother is now the widow of the late J ere Golden in Bethel town ship, died of typhoid fever last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Job Hess in Pigeon Cove, where he had been employ ed as a farm hand. Sylvester was aged about 18 years, and was an excellent young man whose many friends will bo shocked when they learn of his death. The fuueral took phce 'Tues day, and his remains were inter red in the cemetery at the Side ling Hill Baptist church. Be sides his mother be is survived by four brothers Henry, David, George, and Bryan; and by two sisters, Iva and Mary, and by one half-brother, Jere Golden, Jr. Deshong. Adam Deshong died at the home of his son William in Thom son township "on the 12th ult, agtd 77 years, 2 months and 12 days. Aoout five years ago Mr. Deshong was paralyzed, from whichho only partially recovered, he being almost entirely deprived of the use of his right side. He was a consistent, but patient suf ferer, and longed for his eternal home where ho felt assured he would be "made whole and free from all trouble and pain." Mr. Deshong was a soldier in the Civil War at the time of its close; but, owing to the short time en listed, he failed to get a pension. Bloom. Louvima Bloom, died at the home of ber son-in-law, William Cirbaugh in the Corner in Ayr township, Monday morning, aged about 80 years. She had ben irt declining health for some timr. Save the County Dig Expense by Doing Away With the February Election. All Officers to be Elected In Fall. At the election in next month, the voters of this state will pass upon two amendments to the State Constitution, which, if they carry, thousands of dollars will be saved every year in the mat ter of holding elections. But as they are expressed in somewhat technical legal phraseology, and no doubt appear rather formida ble to many of our readers, it may be worth while to try to make the meaning a little plainer. Briefly stated their purpose is to reduce the number of elections and to provide that hereafter the general and municipal elections shall bo separated. It is pro prsed that the general elections, those at which Sute officers shall be chosen, shall be held on ton Tuesday following thu first Monday iu November in the even numbered years, while all county and municipal officers shall be elected in November in the odd numbered years. This will elim inate altogether the February elections, and not only ettect a great saving in expense, but limit the disturbing effects of political campaigns to one election a year. A still mnre important result, in the npitaiou of election reformers, will be the total separation of municipal election issues from th. so attached to Stale and na tional campaigns. The amendments will undoubt edly carry, as there could be no reasonable opposition to them j The only thing that could endan ger their adoption by the popular vote would be such a public in difference to the public welfare as to fail to understand what the amendments proposed and a dis position to vote against the amendments for the reason that the voters had not taken the trouble to understand their purpose. Isaac McClain'g Saw Mill and Planing Mill, Near Gracey, In Taylor Town ship, Last Wednesday. MRS. FANNY SIPES' HOUSE. THURSDAY. HIGH LICENSE. Harry Miller Pays $1501 for the Privilege of Selling Beer Four Days. Harry F. Miller, of 1 lagers town, was awarded the saloon privileges on the llagerstown fair grounds, his bid being $1,501. The privilege was sold last year for $1 350. There were many bidding for this license. The fair lasts four days, so the saloonkeeper pays $375 25 a day for the privilege of selling the intoxicrting drinks. In order to make his license fee alone Miller must sell 30,020 glas ses of beer. The fair boord with a great deal of gusto announced that no liquor would be dispensed at the banquet this year, but it author izes the liquor privilege to be auct ioned off to the highest bidder, which, to say the least, is incon sistent. It would be interesting to know how much it costs llagerstown to care for the drunks, which results from the fair ground saloon. Miss Alice E. Wishart, who spent several years as a mission ary in India, and who has been spending the past year with her parents, Hon. and Mrs., Samuel P. Wishart, at Wells Tannery, is returning to her work in India, and will sail from Now York City on Saturday, October 16th, on the Steamship Ciledonia, and will go via Glasgow and Liverpool. Her funeral took place on Tues day afternoon, and her remains were laid to rest in Union ceme tery. John S. Ciroaugh's wife, and William Cirbaugh'a wife are daughters of the deceased. Eveuts. A ten months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Everts, died at then home near Knobaviile, Tues day morning, of cholera infantum. Funeral Wednesday afternoon, services conducted by Rev. Bfy nor, and interment at Knobsville. INTERESTING LETTER. In addition to owning and op erating a splendid ster.m thresh ing outfit, Mr. Isaac McClain, of Taylor township, has a steam sawmill and planing mill at his residence near Gracey. Last Wednesday the mill was in oper ation, and at noon the mill was closed down and the men went to the house, only a short distance away, for dinner. While seated at dinner tiiey heard a roaring, crackling noise, and looked in the direction of the mill saw black smoke rolling up, and flames bursting forth. Without waiting lo eat pie, every one rushed out an.i then began a battle-royal with the devouring element. While the men were doing every thing possible to save as much of the machinery as possible, Mr. McClain's daughter was vigor ously pulling on the dinner-bell rope, and soon neighbors began to appear on the scene. Of course, the scarcity of water greatly handicapped the firefighters, and besides the saving of most ot the machinery, the building, in addi tion to a lot of valuable lumber, was entirely destroyed, l-'ortun-ately the wind was blowing from the south, and thus carried the sparks away from his house and almost new barn; otherwise, we should now be chronicling the loss of his entire home buildings. There is no insurance. Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. Fannie Sipes and her daughter, Mrs. Bert Wilson, were busy ironing at their home near Pat terson's Run, south of the Re union Grounds, in Licking Creek township, wheu they made the discovery that the house was afire. Mrs. Sipes's sons were over in Wells Valley, and the two women were alone. Mrs. Wilson ran down to David Strait's, and Mrs. Strait and her son Thur man.came te their aid as soon as possible; but everything was so dry, and water so scarce, that the most that could be doue was to try to save as much of the con tents of the house as possible. Outside of a few articles, every thing was destroyed together with the house. Since the fire, Mrs. Sipes and the Wilsons, are living in Nev Strait's bo'se. There was no insurance. The tire caught where the Hue passed through the roof. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Reception Rev. John M. Diehl, pastor of the Presbyterian church in this place, who on the sixteenth of September was married to Miss Jeannete Clarissa Pond, in Sha kopee, Minn., returned to Mc Connellsburg with his brideTues day afternoon. Tuesday even'ng the Presbyterian congregation gave the bridal couple a reception at the V ashington House, which was altogether a very delightful af fair.Thebridalcouple was present ed by Mrs. S. B. Woollett and Mrs. T. F. Sloan. After the serv ing of refreshments, an envelope containing a nice little sum in gold was presented to the bride as a token of good will on their part, and the response she made was so apropos and pleasing, that she won her way to the hearts of her auditors, at once. Mrs. Diehl is a very pleasant lady, and is welcomed most heartily as the wife of a pasior who is already popular with his congregation. Solomcn Deshong, who some time ago purchased the J. W. Lake farm at Pleasant Ridge, has pui chased the store, and Nevin S. Strait has moved there and will be general manager of the store.. This is a nice property and we wish the new manage ment the same success that has atten led those who have had it before. From Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sharpe, ot Hart ford City, Indiana, Formerly of This County. Die a it Editok: When I read in the Fulton County News last week that the paper had en tered upon the eleventh year of its existence, I coula hardly bring myself up to a realization of the fact that so much time had clap sed siuce it made its first appear ance; for during all ot that time I have read it with much pleasure and trust that its sphere of use fulness may widen as it grows in years. It brings to me the news of my old Fulton County home people, for I spent the greater part of my life in that dear old county. 1 cannot but note the large number of my old Fulton county friends and acquaintances that are passing to the Great Be yond among the last of whom are John Bridenstine and Aunt Rebecca Alexander. John and I, in our youthful days, attended the same school; in fact, all the education we ever got, was ob tained in the schools up on Broad top mountain. My name is Eliza beth, and my father, Thomas Griffith, and John's father, own ed adjoining farms at that time. The remains of my father now rest in the cemetery at the Wells Valley Methodist Episcopal church. Then, it was with genuine sor row that. I read of the death of Aunt Beckie Alexander, whom I knew so well, who was permitted to live so long among the dear friends she loved so well, and who are left to mourn her demise. To her daughter Miss llattie, whose years of patient faithful attention added comfort and cheer to her mother, during the iong years in which she lay an almost helpless invalid, I want to express sym pathy and invoke the blessing of Him who has said "inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of mine, ye have done it un to me." I spent pari of my earlier life in Licking Creek township, and then, wiih my late husband, Sam uel Sharpe, removed to Bethel township, where 1 resided until after his death, and now, during the last nineteen years, 1 have been a resident of Hartford City, Indiana. This city is situated in Blackford county, to which many Fulton county people came in the days of its early settlement. Thy encountered the usual hard ships incident to the settlement of a new country, but the soil proved to be good, and now there are few counties in this state or elsewhere that can boast of as many well to do citizens as this one. Many of our larmers are able to live in retirement. They still own their farms, but they also own valuable town residences where they live during the win ter in order to have the advantage of the city schools. Then, our successful business men in the city, take their surplus cash and invest it in farms. They find a rest and recreation in thus hav- a change of occupation; and by the way, there are few opportu nities for making money that are more attractive just now than that offered by firming. To add to the advantage of the Blackford county farmer, oil aud gas were discovered here several years ago; and while the field is now pretty well exhausted, it lasted long euough to make a whole lot ot people independent. Among those from Fulton coun ty that may be mentioned is Wil liam Meilott, born near the Side ling Hill Baptist church. He came here several years ago and married Rhoda Truax, daughter of Still well Truax, who sixty years ago, left the house on the bank of the road where David Uarr now lives in Belfast town ship, and in a two horse wagon hauling all hlsearthly possessions he emigrated to this county, most of hi family walking the whole distance;' because there was no Snapshots at Their Comings and doings Here for s Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED Harvey M. Strait and wife, of Saluvia, spent a few hours in town shopping last Friday. John Mann was the guest of his nephew, Palmer P. Mann, a day or two this week. Ho-vard Long, of Hopewell, is spending a few days visiting hu Fulton county friends. A. S. Edwards and wife, of Wells Valley, were in town this week meeting their many friends here. Morrow Kirk and wife, of this place, have been visiting the lat ter 's sister, Mrs. Allen Cutchall at Three Springs. Miss Ella Kendall, of the Cove, has gone to Philadelphia to take course in trained nursing in the Jefferson Hospital. Mrs. M. B. Trout and daugh ter Miss Mabel left for Philadel phia last Saturday morning for a few days' shopping. Miss Mary Wilkinson is absent on a lour weeks visit anion" friends in Shamokin, Lykeus, and other cities in the eastern part of the State. Miss Myrtle Stoner, who had been spending ten days in llag erstown, very pleasautly in the home of her friend Mrs. Best, returned to McConnellsburg last Saturday evening. Mrs. I'l L. Daniels, of Sipes Mill, has returned home from a four weeks' visit in the homes of her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Dixon, of Pittsburg, and son G. N. Gar land, of Finleyville, Pa. Miss Maria Dickson Alexander went to Philadelphia last Satur day and has entered the Broad Street Conservatory of Music for a course of instruction in that famous institution. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Peck, of Knobsville, went to Philadelphia last Saturday for a week's stay during which time Mrs. Peck will take additional treatment at the hospital. The six Buckley brothers Hon. Samuel L , of Foit Little ton; Rev. John W., whose place of residence we do not have just at hand; and William, Harry 11, Jacob L , and George A. all of Shelby, Iowa, were in town for dinner Tuesday, and took the noon hack oer the mountain and went to Gettysburg to visit the gi eat battlefield. Three of the six brothers are veterans of the Civil War Harry and Jake being in the same regiment with our townsman, D. A. Gilhs. These brothers have not all been togeth er at one time for more than forty years. room in the wagon for them to ride. Of course, the old folks are dead, but William and his wife live on the old home place. There is no better soil, and five oil wells yielded a big income; so that William and his wile do not walk now when they goon a jour ney, unless they want to. They are now out on the Pacific Coast attending the Alaska-Yuou Ex position. Other people get alonf, besides farmers. Dr. Davison of this city, has made enough help ing people to get well, to buy four farms the last, a farm of eighty acres, he bought a few days ago at ninety dollars nn acre. And if 1 may be pardoned for 'mention ing my own son, I will say that Dr. T. W. Sharpe, who several years ago practiced dentistry in McConnellsburg, has had his share of success here, and is able with his family to take a very en joyable summer trip every year. But I must close this, or my Fulton county friends will think that Hartford is about as windy a city as Chicago. Love to oJl iu y old friends, Elizaheth M. Siiaupe,
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