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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
According to Law.

Scott S. Ham of Webster
Mills, President of the school
board of Ayr township, has been
making a tour afoot through his
district visiting the schools.
Mr.. Ham says that when he
entered the school board he took
solemn oath to discharge the
duties of his Office according TO
law" The law says they (the
directors) shall, by one or more
Of their number, visit every
school in the district at least
once in each month, and shall
cause the result of such visits
to be entered on the minutes of
the board.
1t does seem a little unfair that
while the government provides
such liberal pay for most persons
in public service, that school di-
rectors are expected to do so
much for nothing. If they were
rewarded by a sense of apprecia-
ton and gratitude from their fell
low citizens it would be some
compensation; but there are few
public officers, of a local nature,
at least, attended with more per-
sonal annoyance than that of
school director.
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Belfast.

Mr.. George G. Mellott has
moved into his new home.
Mr.. William Spade has return
ed TO the Valley Mill after spend
ing Il few days with his many
friends of this place.
Mrs. William Feight, of Big
Cove Tannery, spent Sunday
night with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. f. Bedford.
Mr.. John Conner and family,
Anderson Mellott and family and
Mrs. Mary Bedford spent Sun
day at the home of George Mel
lott.
William TruaX, Frank Layton
and John TruaX are our champion
deer hunters, they having cap
tured a fine deer one day last
week. This put Roland Mellott,
Charles Bard, Levi Mellott, b.
w. Logue, William Spade and
Clarence Deneen in the notion OF
gazing deer hunting. They had
the pleasure of seeing two deers.
Johnson Layton is the happiest
man in our township. He wears
broad brim hat over the arrival
of young Mckinley. He came on
election day to stay.
William Mellott and George
Mellott are improving their
houses by giving them a coat OF
paint,
All our hustling farmers are
busy hauling limestone,
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Backward.

The census of this state, as
just made public by the Govern
ment is 6,302, l15, which is gain
of 1,044, 101 during the last ten
years. The per cent of. increase
is 1913.
The first census after Fulton
took rank as a county was made
in 1860 just at the beginning of
the war. Our population then
numbered 9,131. Notwithstand-
ing the number of our brave men
who fought, bled and died for the
preservation of our union, the
next count-that made in 1870
showed a gain of 229. Onward
and upward did we go until the
census ofIlSS0 showed high wa
ter mark, 10, 149. Since that time
there has been a steady decrease
in numbers, and now we stand in
this, the closing year of the nine
teenth century with 1924 people
or 225 fewer than i'm 1880.
While we cannot brag on our
population, we claim some i'm
portauce when size is considered
for there are whole dozen little
counties in Pennsylvania that
cannot measure up to Fulton in
area. We do not wish to hurt
the feelings of any of our little
neighbors, but Fulton county has
territory enough to make three
the size of Montour, and have a
dozen good farms left.
With the mineral wealth hid
den away in our hills, and which
is now beginniug to attract the
attention OF the outside world
there is a probability that the be-
ginning of the next century viii
find Fulton county moving forward
in population and influence, and
taking that rank TO which she by
nature is justly entitled.
Cameron county stands at the
bottom of the list with a popula-
tion of but 7,04S, while Pike
stands next to it with S.766.
Then comes Fulton.
Sixteen counties in the state
show a decrease since 1S90,name-
ly, Cameron, Center, Clarion,
Crawford, Fulton, Greene, Hunt
ingdon, Juniata, Moutour, Perry,
Pike, Snider, Susquehanna, III
oga, Union and Wayne. Of the
above sixteen counties, nine
showed a falling off in population
in 1890, namely, Clarion, Craw-
ford. Fulton, Juniata, Perry, Pike,
Snider, ,Susquehanna and Wayne.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Il. G. Trout is visiting friends
in Waynesboro.
Misses Ollie Hess and Cora Funk
were at McConnellsburg Saturday.
NJ. Il. Shaifner, Esq, Esq, spent n
day or two in Harrisburg last week. 9
Miss Nora Fisher of Mercersburg is
visiting her aunt Mrs. s. b. Woollet
of this place.
Merchant w. L. Berkstresser, OF
near West Dublin, was in town last
Friday.
Miss Katie Fore favored the News
Office with pleasant and profitable
call last Saturday.
Mr.. McCauley Peck OF Belfast gave
the News office call while in town
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Powell, of Co
Walt, spent last Thursday in McCon-
nellsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Mills, of Rob
iusonville, were pleasant callers at the
News Office while in town one day last
week.
Mrs. b. +. Jarrett and children of
Fort Loudon are visiting Mrs. Jarrett s
cousin, Davy Little of this place.
Mr. NJ. l.. Smith, daughter Belle and
niece Clyde of Pleasant Grove, spent
Wednesday at McConnellsburg.
Albert Hess and Walter WEIGHT, OF
Bethel township, spent couple of
days in McConnellsburg last week.
They made the trip on their wheels.
Misses Hattie Alexander and Mary
Sloan represented the Y. p. S. G. f..
OF the Presbyterian church of this
place in the big convention at Phila-
delphia last week
Mrs. John Lemaster and son Earl
and daughter Ethel, of Marks, Frank
lin county, spent a day or two last
week with Mrs. Lemaster's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Il. Fore in Tod town
ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. p. Mann and son
Harold have returned after a four
weeks visit with friends in Ohio,
Indiana and'Michigan. They also Wis
edMrs. Mann sister Mrs. w. NJ. Dix
on in Pittsburg.
Rev. and Mrs. II. G. Clair, of St.
Thomas, Rev. Hinkle, d. D., of
Everett, and Hon. S. p. Wishart and
daughter Miss Alice of Wells Tan
merry We're among those who attended
the S. S. convention at Greenhill
Tuesday.
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Chicken Hawk Attacked Woman

A chicken hawk attacked Mrs.
Jacob Beaver a short distance
from her home in Franklin county
a few days ago. Mrs. Beaver
was on her way to her brothers
home when the hawk swooped
down upon her from tree she
gave battle but it seemed as
though the bird would in1ure her
Just as Benjamin Strife, a milk
hauler, came along. Mr.. Strife
attacked the bird with a stone,
compelling it to release its hold
upon the woman and Gripping II
so badly that he was able to cap
ture the woman's adversary. Ii
measured from tip to tip of wings
four feet and four inches and
from the tip of the bill to the TIP
of the tail it was % inches II
length.
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He Waited,

"All things come to him that
knoweth how to wait" was veri-
fed in the experience of farmer
Alex Patterson of the Cove.
While a member of a hunting
club, he, last week, sacrificed the
prospective pleasures of the
chase by allowing some of the
boys to go over to Aughwick, and
he stayed at home to finish his
fall plowing.
He was amply repaid for his fl
deity TO his home work, for while
working in the field a fine big
deer came leaping down from the
mountain side into the field where
Alex was at work. Alex quietly
dispatched his hired man to the
house for the gun and he kept an
eye ON the deer. When the gun
came Alex followed the deer, and
after mauoeuvering about two
miles, was rewarded with a favor
able opportunity and shot from
his trusty Winchester dropped
the deer. Mr.. Patterson did not
forget the editors family when
he was sharing with his friends.
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A Bedford County School Marin.

A good post-election joke was
played on a Bedford county
school marin of Democratic
proclivites. Her school is about
three miles from her home. Every
morning she rode an old gray
horse, honored for fidelity and
long service in the family, to
school. Upon arriving at the
school house she would tie the
bride reins to the horns of the
saddle, throw the stirrup across
the seat and send the old horse
back home. He was q well train
ed equine and he always success
fully made the return trip alone,
On the day after the election,
while about half way home some
naughty men caught the horse
and tightly fastened a stuffed
dummy to the saddle labeled
with a picture of Bryan turned
upside down. With his burles-
que burden the animal passed
through the village and stopped
at the front door of his mistress IS
home. All the inhabitants were
out and the family, at first scared
by the unusual situation, soon
saw the joke and all joined in a
hilarious laugh which was alsc
ON the schoolmarm when she re-
turned home, Cumberland (Md.,
Civilian
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A Long Journey.

Miss Marion Sloan left her
home in this place on Monday
morning for trip to California.
Her brother, Reed, who has been
a resident of that state for a num-
ber of years, is in bad health;
and, it is to visit her sick brother
that Marion is going at this
time.
The distance is about three
thousand miles, and will re-
quire about six days constant
travel.
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Laidig.

The storm of last week leveled
many of the fences, causing much
extra work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram King re-
turned last Friday after a visit of
nearly week to their son Albert
and his wife in Altoona.
John w. Mumma and Forest
Price have gone to Clearfield to
seek employment. We wish you
success, boys.
The many friends of Thomas
w. Huston were very sorry to
learn of his death, and join in ex-
tending sympathy to the bereav-
ed family.
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SaluVia.

Mr.. and Mrs George S. Fock-
ler, who had been visiting Mrs.
Fockler's parents, DR.. and Mrs
H. S. Wishart, Harrisonville,
have returned to their home in
Johnstown,
Mrs. Jerry Cutchall, of Rid
dlesburg, was visiting her sister
in-law Mrs. w. II. Speer, at Sal
uvia, last week.
Mrs. Reuben Deshong and two
children of Deshler, Ohio, are Wis
ting her parents, Mrs. d. S Mel
lott of Saluvia.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Denisar,
of Welsh Run, spent several days
with relatives at Saluvia, las
week.
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REss.-Mary Margaret, eight
months old daughter of ,Beamer
and Eva gress, of Dublin town
ship, died on Tuesday night of
last week, and was buried at Si-
loan on Thursday, Rev. Seibert
conducting the services. The
young parents have the sincerest
sympathy of their friends in the
loss of this their only child.
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Quite II lively crowd gathered
at John Shaffer's last Thursday
to do his butchering. The names
of those who helped are Mr.. and
Mrs. d. G.. Elyey, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Youse, Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Finiff, Mrs. Henry A, Comerer
Miss Hattie Eitemiller, and Miss
! Daisy Elvey.
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Look Out For Them.

be following from Public OPP
IN for Franklin county is quite
s.olv for Fulton county as well.
people have been buncoed
n Of hundreds of dollars by
Inugers, and yet they will
3rlow the hook.
/ zDepend upon it, if strangers
come into this county, pay
3adbllls, livery expenses andput
4 bts of time, that those who
5alvith them must pay those
in addition to paying a big
IT, for the article purchased.
a recent number of American
Nissan lays bare the scheme Of
apg of range peddlers, who
3,re been swindling the unwary
t.onle of Ohio, Kansas and other
L. of the west. Their meth
3s to induce the purchase of a
Iuge at the price of about 800,
no paid in instalments: $40
Ih and the balance in annual
I,rments of so each. The pur-
4 lser is given six months trial,
Mai the I'D of that time if he
3stisfed with the range the
&nual payments begin.
That is his understanding
en he makes the purchase, but
5ien the six months have eXpir-
4 Representative turns up and
nands the immediate payment
4 apromissory note for the full
HE Of the range. The promis-
Nv note is iron clad and collect
! e, but the purchaser is told
3tit is simply a memorandum
! show the company that the
ais made all right, and so is
iuced to sign it.
1T is an innocent looking docu-
nttO the unwary signer, who
sarude awakening six months
er If any such agents appear
our county selling ranges or
ything else we would advise
rreaders to deal with them
Fh the utmost caution, and to
p no paper without reading
md understanding it perfectly.
Our advice is purchase moth
sfrOm a stranger unless you
sSure you are getting at least
good a bargain as you can get
n your local dealer. e."
The American Artisan aptly
vs. "The good will of the con-
ner and a reputation for just
slmg don't matter half so much
the peddler as his Individual
niltS. The reverse is true of
legitimate dealer. The local
AerS have their regulations at
Aeand are usually known to
honest. They have as good
tllties for doing business as
stranger can have and can
their wares just as cheap.
ben what inducement is there to
from the stranger?
Aside from the mere idea of
l'lOn, we should help along our
ghbors, whom we expect in
N to help us along. Patronize
rOwn dealers as long as you
do so without loss to your
and much more so when in
EAng with a stranger you run
risk Of being swindled.
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NeednlOre.

Buckwheat cakes, pudding and
sausage now take the place of
"hash." "
Each of our neighbors says, 81
killed the fattest hogs.
A few persons in this vicinity,
who are spending their time loaf
ing and hunting, will be asking
favors and trust from their
friends before summer days come
again We suggest that some of
the present time be utilized in
preparing for winter
The local institute here was
well attended. About fourteen
teachers were present DR..
Garthwaite, of Webster Mills,
was present and gave an inter
esting talk. He had his micro
scrope along and gave an illustra-
tion of the action of corpuscles
in the blood.
Messrs. w. E. Stein, Walter
Smith and S. r.. Martin were the
guests of B. N. Palmer on Satur-
day. They were trying their
craftsmanship with a Mauser.
Mr.. Dave Sharp, of Harrison
vile, has been spending several
days with Mr.. Aaron Garland
and family.
We understand that Mr.. II. II.
Palmer is about to sell his farm,
and will likely remove from the
county.
Master Earl, son of Walker
Mellott, who has had a surgical
operation performed upon his leg,
removing part of the bone, is
recovering rapidly.
Judging from the present in
dustry among our farmers in
hauling limestone, we predict
that it will not be many years un-
til the value of farm land will be
greatly increased in Belfast.
About twenty teams pass through
our village daily laden with the
blue rock taken from the cliffs of
old "Mother Earth. "
According to the calculations
and estimates of the haulers, they
average about two and half
tons per load, which amounts to
fifty tons per day or three hun
dred tons per week when the
weather is favorable. Owing to
the distance the majority have to
haul but one trip can be made
each day
AS near as we are able to esti-
mate by the information gained
through these "hard- listed" sons
of toll, the average distance is
about miles, making 16 miles a
round trip, or an aggregate dis
tance for all the teams of 800
miles. In other words, if BIZ
cyclist were to travel the distance
covered by each of the teams in
one day, it would take him from
Philadelphia to the western side
of Pennsylvania.
While much labor is involved
in this enterprise for our indus
: trious friends, they seem to have
a goodly share of jokes and fun
; We trust that their labors viii
prove a financial success.
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Spring House Valley.

PISS Phoebe Paylor is employ
''lew weeks in the family of
] Andrew Mellott near McCon-
Hsburg.
'One OF our farmers spent part
|aSl week in Aughwick hunting
|g,
VT and Mrs. Powell Bivens
J laughter Cora of near Han
|a' and Mr.. b. f. Bryan OF
|S'er county Mo-, spent last
|suay and Wednesday with
ni Smlly Of ". II. Paylor.
lue Mellott spent last Tues
night with her friend Nora
|glm.
~'rtln Souders has moved
Ian Knauff's to John Helm
Egh's farm.
DS' Annie Everets spent
WI last week with her sor
n y seville, near town.
1 4
.,S w. olders was at Harrisonvillt
|E,Saturday.
In, u, and Mrs. w. II. Payloi
w.t. and Mrs. Powell Bivens
|IDo % 'ast Wednesday with the
IS OF David Clugston at Bacl
Es"'', E"' Mellott is busy sawint
Ia auoer on the farm he purch
D' 'S' spring from Mrs, Hob
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Queer Election Bets.

CHS NdyneSDOrO man and wife
good, affectionatepeople they are)
who did not agree upon the
amount of punishment to be me.
ted out to the children made this
wager: If Mckinley was elected
the wife was to be the only one
to punish the children for an en-.
tire year; if Bryan was success.
tul the husband was to WELD the
switch. AS the wife believes in
moral suasion more than the slip
per, the children are ardent Re.
publicaps just now.-Village
Record.
James N. Kemp, clerk at the
Hotel Dewey in Reading, made a
wager with Charles Wanner, a
Reading cigar manufacturer,
that Bryan would be elected.
lhe bet was an Extraordinary
one, and by its conditions the
loser was to push a grain of corn
for a distance of nearly half a
block along the pavement of the
main street of Reading. Kemp,
Of course lost and he paid the
bet. While moving the corn with
the tooth-pick Kemp wore a silk
hat bearing the inscription. 81
bet on Bryan" He had rope
around his neck with which Wan
ner led him. 1t was one of the
most unique freak bets made in
this section and a large crowd
assembled to see Kemp pay it.
Miss Emma Werntz, daughter
Of Dr., Werntz, of Leipeville, near
Chester, rode a bull up and down
the Chester and Darby pike as
the result of an election bet.
Miss Werntz was an admirer of
Bryan, and was sure he would be
elected. While discussing poll
tics a few days before the election
she made a wager that if Bryan
was defeated she would ride the
young bull, which was at the
time grazing in the field, and in
case of Mckinley being defeated
the Republican was to do the
riding. She had no idea that she
would have to pay the bet, and
thought her friends would not
insist on it's fultilment after she
had lost. But she was mistaken,
and Tuesday night of last week,
after dark, the bull rugged up as
a horse and with a rope around
his neck, the ride was finished up
and down the road for a half
mile. There were a few people
of the village congregated to see
the fun.
The fastest freak election bet
to come to light has just been
heard from. Arthur Sny-
der, Republican, and Charles
Allen, Democrat, are two pump
ers in the Bredinsburg oil field
in Cranberry township, Venango
county. Prior to the election they
made a bet, the winner to cook
the meals of the losers in any
shape or manner from the date
of election until the Inauguration,
on March 4. Allen of course,
lost the bet, and Snyder is doing
the cooking in the shanty occupi-
ed by the mon on the lease where
they are working. Snyder
der decided to cook everything
Allen had to eat in a little whiskey,
If he fries any potatoes for Allen
he finishes them off with a spray
of liquor. When he makes pan
cakes they have the whiskey
flavor. Aliens bread all tastes
of whiskey, his coffee is favored
with it, and, in fact, everything
he eats is seasoned with tho
spiritus frumenti.
AAAn.,IAI NNnUn1 "a m
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Railroad Meeting.

Important propositions are be-
ing made, and every one interest
ed in railroad should meet at
M. II. Shaffner's office next Mon
day afternoon at l o'clock.
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Thomas Wilson Huston.

After an illness of several
months the subject of this notice,
one of our county's best citizens,
died at his home at Clear Ridge,
Friday, November %, 1900, and
his remains were laid to rest in
the cemetery at the M. f. church
at that place on Sunday, his pas
tor, Rev. A. L. Frank, of Huston
town, conducting the services.
The deceased was son of
Evan Z. and Mary Huston, and
was born on the old homestead
near Hustontown, August %,
! 1S47.
His youth was spent in helping
on the farm. Being of an active
turn of mind he made the best
use of the winter schools in his
neighborhood, and later attended
summer normal schools held by
the county superintendents and
in this way fitted himself for the
work of teaching.
Two winter terms and one
summer term he taught at Broad
Top, and several terms in West
Virginia.
While attending a summer nor
NAL at Saluvia, he first met Miss
Caroline Irwin, of McConnells-
burg, who afterward became his
wife.
They were married at the home
Of the brides parents, the late Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel j. Irwin on the
10Th day of November 1874 by
the Rev. j. Horner Kerr, at that
time pastor of the Presbyterian
church at that place.
TO them eleven children were
born in order of birth as follows:
Mary A., Harry E., Clarence Ir-
win, Grace, John, Charles, Ellie,
George, Sammie, Lois, and Amos
the last named being being now
| five and a half years of age. The
children all survive except Clar-
ence who, at the age of twelve
years was killed by falling from
Il load of hay and being run over
by the wagon.
The mother died of typhoid fe-
yer November 5, 1895.
In the spring of 1875 Mr.. Hus-
ton began his mercantile career
at Clear Ridge and remained in
that business to the time of his
death. Twelve years later his
dwelling and store were totally
destroyed by fire; and, notwith-
standing he had no insurance, his
energy and courage were un-
daunted, and he rebuilt, and re-
stocked his store. He held the
position of postmaster for 23
years consecutively.
At the age of twenty years, he
was converted at Center, joined
the M. b. church, and from that
time to the close of his life was
an earnest and active christian
worker, holding the offices OF
Sunday school superintendent,
class leader, steward, &c. One
; of the foremost Sunday school
men in the county, his presence
, and counsel will be missed in the
+ annual conventions.
: There also survive him, his
. brother Oliver H., teacher al
Mendoza, ILL.,, Henry b., Huston
7 town; his sister, Ellen Clippingel
= Wells Tannery; Elizabeth Bar
Y nett, Waterfall, and half sisters
5 Mrs. Bert Brown, Clear Ridge
/ Mrs Horton, Broad Top; and Mrs
3 Lou Huston, Hustontown.
e BY his fathers will, Harry il
made executor, and the business
and home will remain without {
L change for the present at least
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LOST, Some time in August,
three sheep, all ewes. Any in
formation should be sent to
GEORGE BRADNICK,
Knobsville, Pa.
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