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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,