The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-04
BAD BANK NOTE.
CONSTABLE AFTER HARRIS0NYILLE
MAN.
INTERESTING HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY BY
7. ]. THOMPSON OF THIS PLACE,

AS he began the descent of Sideling-
hill, he was shielded from the warm
rays of the August sun by the tower
ing mountains west of him; and alight-
ed to rest his tired horses few min
utes and to quench his thirst from the
clean crystal water that came trickling
down the bank
Reaching the valley below, he look
ed ahead, only to see another hill
Greenhill- before him. Slowly
his horses travelled across it, and as
the shades of night were gathering
about him he was glad when he found
himself in sight of the Travellers Inn,
kept by John Karr, at Lickingceeek
Bridge (now Harrisonville, six miles
west of McConnellsburg). Here he
asked lodging for himself and his
tired horses and soon found pleasant
accommodations.
In the morning, before breakfast,
the traveller asked Mr.. Karr for the
amount of his bill, and being inform
ed, he gave Mr.. Karr money to take
amount of bill from, and in making
change, Mr.. Karr, the Innkeeper, gave
the travelling man three dollar bank
note.
The note which is now in possession
of the writer of this, is about five in
ches long by two and ahalf wide. On
the face is picture of q ship on wa
ter, and the following inscription "The
President, Directors, q Co., of the
Bank of Wilmington and Brandy
wine promise to pay to Guph Jones or
bearer on demand THREE DOLLARS.
Wilmington, January 1, 1915, John
Way, President: Daniel Bynns, Cash
ier. Across the right end of the face
is printed in plain capitals the word
DELAWARE; and across the left,
THREE.
The traveller said he did not like
that bank note, and did not want to
take the three-dollar note, but Mr..
Karr, our traveller says, went and got
the paper, to show me that this note
is pure money. | then took it.
On Thursday morning Aug. $3.50,
our travelling man passed through Nc
Connellstown, Bedford county, Pa,
now McConnellsburg, Fulton county J
On his way, across the Cove noun
tain, toward his home in Millerstown,
Adams county, Pa, where he was
known as James Lyons.
Early the following Monday morn
ing, in looking over his money, he did
not feel satisfied with the three-dollar
note he had received of Mr.. John Karr.
He took sheet of writing paper,
wrote on 1t letter, enclosed the note,
folding the sheet so that it formed a
letter, without envelope-ready for
the mail. After sealing it with red
wax wafer, he addressed the said letter
70 Anthony Shoemaker, McConnells.
town, Bedford county, Pennsylvania,
and mailed it at Emmittsburg. The
postage was twenty cents.
Mr.. James Lyons, in his letter to
49, Nho'AhohNi3 NiiO was JlltI d u us
tice of the Peace, in McConnellstown
informed him of his doubts about the
genuineness of the note, and instruct
ed him to send the constable after hin
Mr.. John Karr) as soon as possible
We have nothing to show that the
constable was sent after Mr.. Karr
nor have we any evidence to disprov,
the statement made by him, to Mr.
Lyons, when he gave him the note
''that it was pure money!" neither dc
we know why this note has been lef
folded up in Mr.. Lyons letter for al
most 80 years; but one thing we dc
, know-that while the three men, prom
inent in the long ago history--Mr
John Karr, Innkeeper, at Harrison
vile, then known as Licking Creel
Bridges Mr.. James Lyons, traveller
, and Mr.. Anthony Shoemaker, Justic,
of the Peace, have--as Joshua of tn,
! Bible says-"gone the way of all tn,
Earth. ~
The three-dollar note, is in goot
, state of preservation, considering it II
SO years since it was issued.
Do any of the old residents of oul
county have any recollection of Mr.
John Karr, Innkeeper at Licking Creel
Bridge in 1920?
The Anthony Shoemaker, the Justic,
mentioned above was born Oct. 10
1868, and died in McConnellsburg
: December 10, 1888. His two sons
+, Anthony, jr., and David Shoemaker
' both now dead were engaged in bust
ness in McConnellsburg number o
: years, Anthony, jr., being Justice o
the Peace, a long time. They wer
both official members of thair respec
, tive churches-Anthony and family
: Presbyterian, and David and family
Methodist.
Anthony, jr., died in McConnells
z. burg, in 1874 in his 74th year, an,
d David in Chambersburg about 1892 o
$ 90.