The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02


ut Grcathead's tanrery. There
were no guard-rails. Well, while
the band was playing, old Jimmy
Grimes, am itinerant shoemaker
from Ayr township, came down
street riding an old blind horse.
Jimmy was pretty "full." " The
horse objected to the music.
Jimmy wanted TO show that he
was master of his steed, and, af.
ter much urging, rode his horse
onto the bridge, reined him up,
and proposed to make him listen
TO the music. The horse sud
denly changed his mind, and in
less than q twinkle, backed down
over the bridge-horse and rider
falling in one promiscuous heap
into the mud and water below.
While neither was seriously hurt,
Jimmy was considerably cooled
off when he came out.
The political campaign of 1877
known in this county us the An
drew Daniels campaign, was a
very exciting one. The McCon-
nellsburg band was in trim for
business and its services were in
demand The second tenor was
in the hands Of Johnston Nelson,
who was styled the aXletree of
the band.
A series Of meetings was ad-
vertised for the southern end of
the county. The band started
out in Brady Seylar's plow wag-
ON, and proceeded to Board-yard
school house in Thompson town
ship, where the orators were
Capt Skinner, Joseph f. Barton,
and others. After this meeting,
the next stop was made at Han
cock, Md, which was reached
about one o'clock next morning.
The town was serenaded and but
one man showed up, and that was
Frank heller, from whom before
they left, "Boerner" first learned
how to play the tuba part of
"Adelia Q. s." correctly.
The next meeting was at War
fordsburg on the following even
ing, whore the different members
of the band, after the meeting,
were scattered around for enter
tainment among the citizens
there. Those two stately and
cultured bachelor brothers, Col.
Amos c. StigerS, and Abner
II. Stigers were there, and, on
account Of their standing in that
community, the first choice OF
whom they would entertain was
conceded to them. They select
ed two beardlesS boys Jos, f..
Barton and Harvey Nelson, whom
they took home with them and
entertained, as they only knew
how. What the influence Of that
night spent in that home was, is
hard to estimates suffice it tc
say that the beardless boys have
from that day, followed the eX'
ample-at least in one respect
of their bachelor hosts.
The next meeting was held the
next evening at Franklin Mills.
1t was largely attended, and the
speakers promoted and greatly
encouraged by the appropriate
and timely remarks of Bill
Downes, who, in his comical way
asseuted to the facts as there laid
down.
The next and closing meeting
of the series was held at Need
more on Saturday evening ano
was largely attended. Bill was
there and added much to the en-
ioyment and life Of the meeting
and he, us well as many others
had learned the parrot and monk
ey story pretty well as related bJ
one of the speakers. After tina
meeting we reached home early
next morning the exact time Is
not now remembered, and, o
course, is not now necessary Il
state
The "old band" had pretty wei
run down when it was reorganiz
ed, and a number of new instru
ments and membersputin towar(
the latter part Of the seventies.