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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
AMARANTH.

Rev, Jno, Bennett preached an
appropriate Easter sermon at the
Brethren church last Sunday.
Geo. Mills spent Saturday af-
ternoon with his mother at Rob
insOnville.
S E. Mckee was in Baltimore
purchasing his summer goods
last week.
James w. Kendall spent easter
with friends IN this community.
Philip Hill and wife wear
smiles a boy.
Mrs. Rebecca Sipes and Mrs.
Martin Sipes were the guests of
Mrs. Geo, Mills, Friday.
Capt. Geo. l.. Fisher and wife
are visiting their daughter, Mrs,
Mary Mckee, of this place.
Alex, Sipes and wife of Silver
Mills spent Saturday with Mrs.
Sipes's father, Robert Carson.
Ralph Il. McKibbin of the u.
S. Schoolship Saratoga, arrived
home Sunday evening whore he
will spend some time in our Val
ley before returning to his duties,
Death again visited our Valley
and called away the youngest
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Potter. Inferred in the Lutheran
cemetery, Sunday afternoon.
Hiram Robinson, of Robinson
vile, passed through our town
Thursday, enroute from Hagers.
town whore he sold his fancy
driving bays.
Alexander Spade, son Of Mr.,
and Mrs, John Spade, is serious
ly i'll.
Oar school, taught by Mr., w,
E. Stein, closed Wednesday,.
This is the second term here for
Walter, and we would gladly well
come him the third. Lydia and
Earl Mills We're the only scholars
present every day during the
term. This is the fifth consecu-
tive term for Lydia without the
loss of a day or even one tardy
mark.
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EIFTY YEARS OLD.

To-day, Fulton county is just Gfty
years old, it having been organized
April 10, 1850. 1t has an average
length of twenty-six miles, and breadth
of seventeen miles with an area of 420
square miles. 1t was proposed origi-
nally that it should be called Liberty
county, but Senator Packer who held
the key to the passage of the bill, re-
fused to allow it to pass unless he
should be allowed to name it. The
friends of the bill were more anxious
for a new county than the name; and,
consequently, yielded to the old gen
tleman's whim. The Senator named
it Fulton. Fulton is rather popular
name for counties since eight of the
forty-siX states in the Union have
counties 10y that name.
The Oldest township in the county is
Ayr. Indeed before the erection of
the county Ayr township contained
more territory than all of Isulton coun-
ty now does and had the county been
organized century earlier Ayr town
ship would have had to be trimmed
down to make it fit in the present linn
its of the county. In 1913 Bethel was
formed, 1t embraced the whole of the
western part of the county About
twenty years later, Bethel was chopped
In half and Belfast made. For con
venience the territory west of Side
ling Hill was struck OF and town
ship named from the stream that
drains that beautiful valley. The
northern portion of Ayr was Topped
of and Dublin was the result. Just
when this occurred we have no data.
Licking Greek was formed in 1887 and
twelve years later, Taylor. Thomy-
son and Tod were formed in the Same
year, and are few months older than
Taylor. Union, the baby township,
was formed in 1864 out of part OF Beth
oil
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BETTILETlEM.

Easter is over, and shell meat
will have a rest now.
Our sick are slowly improving
Miss Sally While has been sick
for some time but her doctor pro
uounces her some better.
Mrs. Kate Connolly has been
suffering from a severe attack of
Grippe, but is now improving.
Among those who visited her on
Sunday were Mrs. d. G. Elvey
and daughter, Mrs. Flora Shaft
er, Mrs. Kate Cowan and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kate Everts and Adam
Gress.
Mr.. S. II. Scott and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. A. j,
Sipes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing and
daughter Mary spent Thursday
with Mrs. Jennie Finniff. Mrs.
Ewing's health is improving.
Miss Eta Wagner, of the Cove,
spent Thursday last with her
sister, Mrs. Anna Croft.
Mrs. Jennie Finniff and two
children spent Friday and Satur-
day with Mr.. Abraham Wagner
family and Sunday with Mr..
George Finniff's.
Quite number of our boys
and men spent Saturday evening
in town.
Preaching at Bethlehem on
Sabbath evening by Rev. Rob
erts.
Charlie Gress wears a smile.
He says another little girl came
to their place some time ago to
stay.
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THOMPSON.

p. p, Shives is in Washington,
d. G, this week.
S. A. Hess went to Pittsburg,
Monday.
S. l.. Simpson went west last
week.
Austin Peck thinks of taking
d trip west.
Emma Pittman spent Saturday
night with her sister, Mrs,
Rhoda Gregory, Mr.. William
McEldowny was at b, f, Hess's
Saturday night, and Mrs. Ella
Pittman was at John Hess's.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sou
ders and Mr.. Sharp spent Easter
at Ephraim Gregory's, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Garland at l.. M
Shives's, and S. w. TruaX at d.
Il, Humbert's.
Mrs. John Waltz spent part OF
last week at Thomas TruaX's.
b. f. Hess, Margaret TruaX,
and Mary Simpson are still in
poor health.
DR.. West was called out Satnr-
day evening to see Goldie Hess
who has Il serious attack Of heart
trouble.
The young man who became SO
terribly frightened Saturday
night ought to remember that il
takes a pretty brave man to
travel so far after midnight.
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CLEARFIELD, PA.


April II, 1900.
TO the editor of The Fulton County
News.
DEAR SIR: Can you find room in
your paper for u short sketch of our
town, ClearGeld? II you can't, please
let it go into the waste basket. We
have a number of public works in the
county and town of Clearfeld. We
have one machine shop, one tannery,
two small planning mills, one toy fac
tory, and three brickyards. The ma.
chine shop gives employment to about
sixty men. 1t runs day and night at
full capacity. The tauuery gives en-
ployment to seventy-Gve men, the toy
factory to l25; brickyard No l, to 80:
bricllyard No. >, l5O, and brickyard
No. 4, to 600 men.
There has been quite demand for
brickyard men. Several Fulton coun-
ty men have come here to the town of
Clearfield to get work. Those that |
know are VIM. II. Lake and family,
II. l.. Garland and family, Milton Hill
and family, Hays Morgret and family,
VIM. Morgret and family, Sylvester
FruaX, Nathan Spade and Albert
Sipes all of the above named men
have good jobs, and plenty of work.
1t has been told here that the news
was sent back to Fulton county. that
Henry l.. Garland and son Arlie were
thrown out of Job. | am happy to
say it is not the case. If a Fulton
county man comes here to work, he has
no trouble to get it, if he is the right
stripe; and am glad to say all that
have come are of that stripe.
want TO say a word in behalf of my
right hand man one from your county
whose name | will not mention; but he
stands among the best men that ever
put the toy factory harness on.
The farmers have not plowed any
yet. our streets are getting good. It
is quite siclcly here this spring. | will
give you some prices of eatables
Flour per 80 pound sack, Sl.l5; pota-
| toes, 80 cents a bushcl; butter, 30 cents
a pound, and eggs Is cents dozen.
We had visit from our old friend
| Il. N. Runyan. We were truly GLAD
to have him come and see us. Come
again II. N, you are always welcome
A FORMER FULTON COUNTY Boy.
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EASTER SURPRISE.

A pleasant Easter party took Mr..
Riley Sipes, Sr. by surprise at his
home in Licking Creek township, on
Monday April Is, 1900. Repeatedly,
Mr.. Sipes had declared he could not
be "caught mapping" Therefore the
family took him at his word and
planned the present party.
AT the appointed time, children, rel
atives, and friends gathered at a
neighbor's house, formed into Il pro-
cession, and marched in, like an in
vading army, and took brother Sipes
entirely by surprise.
Provisions were brought in abun-
dance, and steps were taken for q
grand dinner.
While the ladies prepared the meal,
the male portion betook themselves to
sports, such as pitching horse shoes,
ball playing, and other games.
AT the hour of high noon, word was
sent out that "all things were now
ready" and those that were bidden,
filed in.
About fifty were present and enjoy
ed the repast. The occasion was
very joyous and fitting Easter season.
Middle of the afternoon, the party
adjourned, leaving number of nice
presents in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Sipes.
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BUB MELLOTT.

AT his home in Ayr township
ON the 18th inst, the Spirit of
Daniel j. Mellott, more familiar
ly and atfectionately known as
"Bub, ~ was called away from
earth to dwell forever with the
Master who gave it. The deceas-
ed was the only son of Elk County
Treasurer Joseph b. Mellott
and his wife Elizabeth, and
grandson OF Elias and Parthenia
Mellott who during the early
part of the century lived and
owned the Brick House farm
near Licking Creek in Belfast
township, and a descendent of
one Of the oldest and most high
ly respected families in the coun-
ty He was born January 10,
1863, hence lived to the age of 81
years, 3 months, and 3 days.
On the fifth day of February
1890, in the Hebron Reformed
church in the Corner, by Rev.
Simon Wolf, Mr.. Mellott was
united in marriage with Miss
Annie M. Glazier, daughter of
Mr. Conrad Glazier, a prominent
farmer of Ayr township.
Having purchased the Big
Spring farm, the happy young
people went TO housekeeping on
that farm and amid brightest
prospects for long, happy and
useful lives. None of us know
what the future holds in store
for us. After a few years it was
discovered that his health was
failing, and for the sake of gain
ing strength, he rented his farm
and moved away for year, at
che end of which time, he felt en-
couragcd to return; but disease
had become so firmly seated that
with the most skilful medical at
tentiou, his healthfailed gradually
but surely until the end came.
There was that open franlmess,
and honesty Of purpose in his
character that endeared him to a
very large circle Of friends, as
was evidenced by the very large
number present at his funeral.
He was a member Of the Re
formed church.
His remains were placed in the
Union cemetery ON the 18th inst.
His grief stricken wife and par
ents have the sincere sympathy
of their many friends.
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twenty miles from the settlements, and
have called it Fort Lyttleton, in hon
or of my friend George. This fort
will not only protect the inhabitants
in that part of the Province, but being
upon road that within few miles
Joins General Braddocls's road, il will
prevent the march of any regulars into
the Province, and at the same time
serve as an advance post or magazine
in case of an attempt to the westward.
For these reasons | have caused it TO
be built in q regular form, so that it
may, in little time and at small
expense, be so strengthed as to hold
out against cannon"
f.. Salter, commissary general Of
musters, is INSTRUCTED after mastering
and paying, If proper, Captain Pot
ter's men at McDowell's, to proceed
along the new road to Fort Lyttlcton,
under an escort TO he furnished by
Captain Potter, and thence to proceed
to Fort Shirley"
Governor Morris directs f.. Salter,
April 10, 1856; "When you get to
Fort Littleton you will take upon oath
what proofs you can of the certainty
OF Indians having taken the scalp of
Captain Jacobs, that they may be en-
titled to the reward
Colonel Armstrong says, November
II, 1856, that he was obliged to send
100 men to take some cattle to Fort
Lyttleton. This was one of four forts
which were to remain garrisoned over
Susquehanna with two companies.
October II, 1851, Captain Hamilton is
at Fort Littleton settling with and
paying Off his men.
"GeneralAmherst says, June 25, 1853:
81 find Mr. Croghan has very judi
ciously engaged twenty-five men to
garrison Fort Littleton, and | make
no doubt but the Province will ready
defray the expense of those men, so
long as it may be judged necessary to
continue them"
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IN MEMORIAM.

Died, April II, 1900, Matilda a.
Stunkard of Wells Valley, Pa, in her
seventy-fnh year.
To the world at large, the above
announcement means little, but
to the sons and daughters, who
assembled for a last farewell, and
for the last time gazed into the
coffin at the dear familiar face of
mother, it has a world of mean
ing.
To the writer, one look at that
calm, quiet, smiling face, sugges-
tive of heavenly peace, has robbed
death of half its terrors and
changed tears of sorrow to tears
of joy. Yet, a deep sad harmony
haunts us in our weakness, and
makes us feel that we are alone:
that we are set apart as Il mark
for the shafts of adversity, and
must bear our burden alone. We
hide ourselves from those who,
though they would, cannot feel
with us and measure the full eX-
tent and depth of our grief. We
shrink even from those who,
from genuine kindliness Of heart,
obtrude their sympathy upon us.
The human voice, even, assumes
a dissonance, when it urges us to
forget Il grief over which the
heart yearns with a devoted ten
dernesS.
Better leave us in the solitude
of our own thoughts as they come
yelling up from the depths of
the soul, warm, tender, and liv-
ING, recalling the useful lessons
taught us in life by our mother,
for, in teaching us how to live,
she has taught us how to die In
her, life's mission was fulfilled to
the utmost limit.
When the last dawns are fallen ON gray
And all nfe's tolls complete
Then rest g. awee,.
For as the close Of the day, SC
with that of life; there may be
clouds, and yet the evening may
be beautiful.
"In Gods viii is our peace
when care sleeps, thesoulwakes;'
''for J. reckon that the suiieringS
of this present lime are not
worthy to be compared with the
glory which shall be revealed ii
us. Romans viii: Is,
"My peace l give unto you
not as the world giveth, give un
to you" With such assurances
to the aged, death is a release
and well may we say with Long
fellow:
There is no Death. what seems so is trans
itiOn;
Th, lif5 NJ saN-tll breath
Is but suburb OF the life elysian,
Whose portal we call Death.
ID. G.. S.
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LAIDlG,

G.. A. Duvall of Brush Creek
attended church at Fairview ON
Sunday.
viii Winter of Kearney visited
his father-in-law, d. h. Mumma
Of Laidig on Sunday.
May Mumma has gone to Kear-
ney to spend some time with her
sister.
Clarence Hoover has gone to
Licking Creek township where
he will spend the summer.
Mrs. Rachel Brant is spending
some time with her sister Mrs.J.
II. Johnson.
Some of the schools Of our
township closed last week.
John Mumma bought a bicycle
last week.
J. E. Lyon boughta horse from
Hiram Laidig.
Joseph Laidig's horse died Sat
urday night from spasmodic col
ic.
viii Keebaugh traded horses
with w, Ii. Baumgardner,
ID. b. Laidig sold a horse to
Howard Edwards Of Wells town
ship.
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NEEDMORE.
How many Eastel. eggs did YOU

How many Easter eggs did you
eat?
The men are busy plowing;and,
of course they take time to clean
stove pipes and shake carpet.
Mrs. George d. Morgret was a
caller at A. Runyan's Friday.
Dennis Morgret was visiting
relatives and friends in this place
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Letitia Peck spent a few
days last week with her sister,
Mrs Peter Cutler.
d. G. Hart spent Easter with
Denton Peck's family.
Merchant w. r. Hart spent a
few days last week in Baltimore.
Miss Anna Eyerts spent Mon
day and Tuesday with Amos
Barber's family.
w. F. Hart and family visited
Mrs. Hart's parents, MIR. and
Mrs, II, II. Palmer, Sunday.
James Shives visited John La
ley's family Sunday.
Thompson Peck was at church
at Tonoloway Sunday.
Mrs. Enoch Hart is better at
present.
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The following clipped from a late
copy of the Ocheyedan News, Iowa,
will be read with interest by the many
friends here of one of the young ladies
mentioned: "Miss Bessie VanCleye
departed Monday for Reinbeck, where
in company with Miss Ada Arthur she
win engage in the millinery business,
the twain haye purchased the Mrs.
Slessor stock of that city. TO the
Reinbeck acquaintances OF the editor,
and they are numerous, we can con-
scientiously recommend these young
ladies as being up-to-date in the mill
merry art and will prove valuable ac-
QUESTION to the better class of the So
ciety circles of their town. Ocheyedan
friends will wish them success in their
new location.
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NUMBER 81.
PERSONAL.

Clarence Sinner went to Pittsburg
yesterday.
Johnson Sigel, of Union township,
was in McConnellsburg, Monday.
Il. T. Schooley and son Cadiz spent
last Friday in McConnellsburg.
Mrs. Sallie NJ. Cook spent most of
the past week with friends in Cham
bersburg.
Miss Maggie Foreman has gone to
Pennington, N. j., where she expects
to spend the summer.
MIR. and Mrs. Baltzer Decker, of
Licking Creek township spent Wednes-
day in McConnellsburg.
DR.. and Mrs. Dallas ). Bernhardt.
of Dublin Mills, spent few days this
week among friends in this place.
Mrs. r. r. Austin and Mrs John J.
Mumma spent last Thursday with the
family of Ex-Sherih ID. V. Sipes
Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes and her son
and daughter Horace and Stella spent
last Friday out at Ed r. Austin's.
our veteran friend, David Bishop
of Belfast township, gave the News
office call while in town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baltzer Cutchall and
baby Clarence spent last Saturday
and sunday among friends in Licking
Creek township.
Mr.. Ernest Linn is now employed in
large tailoring establishment in
Pittsburg Ernest is a good workman
and deserving young man.
MIR. James Rhea and his accomplish
ed daughter, Miss Bertha, of Buck
Valley, spent from Saturday until
Monday with the family of Ex-SheriG
Frank Mason of this place.
DR.. Walter Johnston, for several
years a resident of Washington, spent
the past week with his brother f. Me-
Naughton Johnston, Esq, and other
friends here The Doctor is thinking
Of locating somewhere in eastern Penn
sylvania.
Miss Jessie Woodal left her home in
Chambersburg last Saturday morning
for Pittsburg. She was joined at Ty-
rome by her sister Blanche who has
just completed IA successful term of
teaching at Morrisdale, in Clearfield
county. They are now visiting their
sister Mrs. Horace Cromer at 90 Clin
Avenue.
Prof. Harry Gress who has so eilici-
ciently conducted the High School in
this place during the past three years,
has been elected to the principalship
of the Hartford Soldiers Orphan
school, at "A salary of FIVE hundred
dollars year 90 months) and board
and laundry free. Harry is first
class teacher, IA thorough scholar, an
accomplished gentleman, and is entire
! ly deserving of the promotion.
The Alexander home in Wells Valley
which has been in continuous existence
| through successive generations since
the first permanent settlement of the
| Valley in l772 by Alexander Alexan-
der, ceased to exist as such, last week,
when Mrs. Rebecca Alexander widow
of the late John b. Alexander, Esq,
made sale of her personal effects, and
with her daughter Miss Hattie remov-
ed to Accommodating and established
a new home. There is always much in
the breaking up of old home associa-
tions that touches our hearts with sym
pathy; and we trust that Mrs. Alexan-
der, who will be near two of her chill
dren, Mrs. II. +. Sloan, and Hon. w
$. Alexander, and among many other
warm friends, will find her new home
pleasant.
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RAILROAD RUMBLES.

Several weeks ago the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company
wrote NJ. H. Shaffner, who has
been their agent and attorney at
this place for a number of years,
that they desired him to come at
once to Baltimore that they might
get from him information about
this county that would aid them
in determining the feasibility of
building a branch road from
Cherry Run TO McConnelsburg..
MIR. Shaifner went, the confer
ence was had, and the officials
present seemed pleased with the
prospect.
They proposed that the
Fulton county people should
put down the ties on their
charter This, they said could
be done at a cost of about S2,5OO
a mile. Then the b. & O. would
put ON the iron and rolling stock,
operate the road and pay over to
the Fulton county company all
the earnings of the road until the
Fulton county people were paid
back all the money they had in
vested, and then the road should
belong TO the b. q O.
This proposition did not meet
with favor. 1t was thought that
as the b. e. O. had been in the
railroad business for some time.
with their experience and facili-
ties, they could do the entire
work TO a much better advantage
than Il home company.
They, however, were not will
ing to consider the matter i'm that
light unless our people would
show their interest and appreci-
alton by rendering some financial
assistance. Hence the matter
was placed before a few of our
enterprising citizens, when it
was proposed that a meeting of
representative people should be
called and the matter more thor
oughly canvassed. In response
TO more than one hundred letters
sent out, a meeting composed of
about sGyenty-tive Of our leading
citizens was held at the Washing
ton House last Saturday after
noon. An organization was eff
fected by making j. f.. Johnston.
president; NJ. Il. Shalfner, secre-
tary, and Hon. ID, II. Patterson,
Hon. G.. w. Skinner, and Hon. w.
Scott Alexander, together with
the president and secretary, an
executive committee.
1t seemed to be the sentiment
of that meeting that every citizen
interested in the building of the
road should contribute cash i'm
proportion TO the advantage the
road might be TO him and to the
community; that the money
should be paid to a treasurer un-
der bond, when work is begun
ON the new road; that none of the
money is to be paid over to the
railroad company until the road
is completed and in operation;
and that in case the road is not
, in operation by October, 1901 the
money is TO be returned TO the
original subscriber.
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Ralph B. Patterson, Dead,

Just as we go to press, we learn with
sadness that Ralph b. Patterson OF
Co. NJ. 3Sth Regiment Volunteer In.
fantry, died of dysintery, March 10th,
while in service in the Philippine ISL
ands. The deceased is a son of our
townsman, Thomas Patterson; and it
was only last week that we published
q letter from Ralph.
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WILLIAM TOBIAS COVER.

William Tobias Cover, youngest
child of Charles a. and Phoebe Cover
died April 9, 1900, at the residence of
his grandparents, MIR. and Mrs. VIM.
II. Charlton, at Warfordsburg, Pa.
aged one year, six months and twenty
SIX days. Funeral services were con
ducted at the Presbyterian church,
April llth, by the Rev. j, G, Koon, of
st. Thomas r. r.. church, Hancock,
Md. This child became i'll at the home
of its parents in Covington, Va. about
the middle of January, and for num-
Der of weeks, it was doubtful about its
recovery;but it finally rallied, and the
family physician advised Il change of
climate. Three weeks ago, it was
brought to WarfordsbuIg; but the
disease had obtained too firm hold
upon its delicate body, and its gentle
spirit was waited to Him who said,
"Surer little children to come unto
me- The patience and endurance
which this little one manifested during
its long illness, was pathetic in the
extreme, and could be well emulated
by those of greater years.
Those cherubs with their smiling eyes
That crown OF palm which never dies,
Are but the types of Thee above,