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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-04-18
FlickerVillc.

Perhaps the editor of the News
is not aware that there is a place
near the head Of Whips Cove by
the above name; but there ism
ertheless. The town consists of
two dwellings,, one grocery, shoe
maker shop, and drop office-it
should be a regular post Office. A
coach shop will go up in the near
future, run by man of wide ex-
perience in the business. Only a
stones throw of Whips Cove
church, it is one of the most de-
sirable places in the Cove, for d
town site.
The late snow and cold snap
has put farming back; but for the
last three or four days, the yelp
Of the plowboy has been heard on
most every farm.
Our up-to-date farmer, Nathan
Mellott, planted potatoes some
three weeks ago. He has not
seen the tops yet; but no doubt
the tubers are all right--if he
covered them thick enough.
Simon Layton has been saving
shingles the past week for his
new barn. phe scream of the
whistle gave us the signal last
Saturday at 4 o'clock, that he
was done.
Isaiah Layton, Jr., had the luck
to capture a couple OF large hawks
that had been preying on his poul-
try yard, but not till they had
each killed one of his best laying
hens. Isaiah brags about his lit
tie gun being a sure thing every
time. True, not every boy and
gun would kill a hawk every time,
even if the hawk was in a fox
trap.
Rumor has it that wedding
bells viii be heard in the lower
end of the Cove soon; the groom
/ is 7S-a little more or the
BRIDES age your scribe CAM
vouch for, but she's not a spring
chicken.
The sick are generally improv
ing. Mrs. Harry Plessinger ano
Mrs. William H. Decker are still
quite feeble.
Locals are rather scarce; o.
course, "Smith has visited Jones
and Jones has visited Smith, 'bu'
these are matters of minor i'm
portance and not worthy the
space they consume in a good pa
per like the News.
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Michael Holman.

Last Thursday morning Micha
el Helman, a farmer living near
McConnellsburg, went out to a
field on his farm to give some di-
rectious about the blowing, and
returned to the house about 8
o'clock. 1t was observed that as
he was entering the kitchen.
he seemed sick, and his daugh-
ters who were present assisted
him to lounge and sent for their
brother who was in the field He
came to the house and immediate
ly came to town for DR.. Dalbey
who went at once but found that
Mr.. Helman had suffered paraly-
sis, and while entirely conscious,
was unable to utter a word. About
noon he died. His funeral took
place on Saturday and his re-
mains were Inferred in the Re
formed graveyard in this place.
Mr.. Helman was an excellent
citizen, and his death was a great
shock to the community. He was
veteran of the Civil War, being
member of the 22d Pennsylva-
mia Cavalry. He enlisted in Feb
ruary 1864 and was mustered out
of service near Cumberland,
Maryland, in October 1865.
He participated in more than
twenty battles, among which was
that of Cedar Creek, at which
Sheridan made his famous ride,
turned the boys in blue who were
retreating, and gained a most
signal victory over the Rebels.
He was an active member of
King Post G.. A. r., of this place,
the mem oers Of which turned out
il body to pay their last sad
respects to their dead comrade.
Mr.. Helman was married March
!, 1871, to Miss Matilda Sewers,
who with the following children
survive him, namely, John, mar
ried and living Just east Of town;
Bert, somewhere in the south;
Maggie, wife of David Keefer and
Jessie, wife otOliver Mowen, both
of Mercersburg; Winifred, wife
of Charles Tritle just east OF
town; Harvey, Mack, Bessie, Oh
i've, Herbert, and Irwin at home.
Funeral services conducted by
Reverends Smith and West.
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Stabbed to Death.

While treating raving maniac
atthe Dauville state insane asylum
on Wednesday of last week. DR..
Ralph Erskine Johnston, one of
the staff physicians, was stabbed
and almost instantly killed by
Pasquello Caprio, his patient.
The weapon Caprio used was a
piece of corset steel, ground to a
point at both ends. Around one
end was wrapped a bundle of rags
which served as a handle. e.-Dr.
Johnston had been a physician on
the staff of the insane hospital for
about five years. His father, j.
Smith Johnston, is the only
brother of the late Thomas n.
johnson of the Cove, and his
mother, a sister of Archie W.,
and j. Walker Johnston also of
the Cove. His father and mother
are both living at New Whining
ton, Pa.
DR.. Johnston was married on
the Sth day of last January and
for a bridal tour, visited the
South Sea Islands spending some
six or eight weeks there.
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Rena Peck.

Rena Peck a bright little girl of
six years of age died at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Daniel Keef-
er in Thompson township last
Saturdy morning. The child had
been in apparently good health
until Saturday morning when she
called to her mother to bring her
a drink.
When the mother reached the
child with the water, she noticed
that the child was sick and in a
very few minutes the little thing
expired,
Interment at Zion on Sunday.
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McKibbin.

Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Mellott
spent Sunday with the family of
William Mellott.
Owing to the rain Sunday, Sun
day School at Pleasant Grove was
not very largely attended.
Mr. John M. Clevenger, of Hus-
tontown, spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in this Vi
cinity.
Dovie, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Mellott, had
the misfortune to fall and break
her arm.
Mrs. b. f. Bedford is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John G. Mel
lott of Needmore.
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A Souvenir.

Joseph L. Richards, OF Ayr
township, has a war souvenir that
he prizes very much. 1t is a
SIN all piece OF cedar taken from
one of the posts that helped to
form the dead line" in Ander-
sonville prison. Every school
boy is familiar with thehistoryof
that foul pen, where thousands Of
Union prisoners were placed to
starve and die-or be shot, if it
suited the fancy of the guards.
Mr.. Richards regiment was sent
there at the close Of the war to
superintend the burial of the
poor fellows whose lives had been
sacrificed.
During the time OF the exist
ence of the prison, says Mr.. Rich
ards, Is, 576 men died therein and
we're taken outside the stockade,
and buried in trenches without
even as much as a rough box to
protect their bodies from con.
tact with the earth.
At the close of the war the
government had these bodies all
taken up, and each reburied with
as much care as it was possible
to exercise at that time.
Many persons from the North
were there to claim the remains
Of some dear friend; and where
identification was possible the re
mains was put into a casket and
shipped home.
The prison was circular, and
enclosed swamp. A stockade
was made around the enclosure
by placing heavy pine logs four
teen feet in height above ground
and as close together as they
could be placed Within three
ieet Of the top Of this stockadC
and on the outside, arms o.
wood We're mortised in, and these
supported by brace On these
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]. w. Dotson.

On Sunday evening, April II,
1901, j. w. Dotson died at the
age of about 60 years.
Mr.. Dotson came from Bedford
county about two years ago, and
married the widow of the late
George w. Pittman of Thompson
township, and they resided on
part of the old home place of the
late Rev. Ezra Pittman.
Funeral on Tuesday morning.
Inferred at Antioch Christian
church on Timber Ridge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

Mounda RoxannaTruax, daugh
ter of Mr., and Mrs. John Truax
of Belfast township, died Apri
II, 1901, aged 8 months and two
days. It's death was the result
of an attack of pneumonia.
zone less at home
The charmed circle broken--a dear face
Missed day by day from It's usual place,
But cleansed saved perfected by grace,
One more in Heayenl
One less on earth
Its pain, It's sorrow and It's toll to share,
One less the pilgrlm's daily cross TO bear
One more the crown of the Dlest TO wear
At home IN Heaven
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VOLUME 2.


Mrs. Rhoda Truax, of Belfast
township, ,diedThursday morning,
April 1S, 1901, aud was inferred
on Friday in the graveyard at the
Dunkard churchin the same town
ship.
Mrs Truax was a daughter of
Evan Evans and his wife Sebina
Hart Evans, and was born July
81. 1882; hence she was in her six
ty-ninth year. The Evanses
are of Revolutionary stock,
Mrs. Truax's great-grand- father,
Evan Evans, having emigrated
from Wales and settled near
Reading, Pa, IN 1853. He was a
soldier in the Revolutionary War,
and died about 1910, leaving four
sons and two daughters. One Of
the sons, Cadwallader Evans, set
tied at Clearville in Bedford coun-
ty and was grandfather Of Mrs.
TruaX.
On the 10Th of June, 1889 she
was married to Theodore Mellott.
To them were born six Children
Abigail, David, Harriet Jane,
Jacob r., G. Johnson, a merchant
at Gem, and Sebina, wife of Jo-
seph e. Mellott. The four first
named all died in early child
hood.
MIR. Mellott dying, she was
married October21, 1880, to Jonas
Truax who survives. She is also
survived by two brothers, name
ly, David Evans of Belfast town
ship, and Nathaniel II. of Thomp-
son.
Inearly womanhoodacancerd de
veloped in her breast and for four
years she was a great sufferer.
Local physicians exhausted their
skill, and abandoned it. She
gave dpto die. Some one told her
that "Unclc Jake" Mellott who
then lived up along Sideling Hill,
could remove cancer by words. y
Her friends persuaded her to osend
for Uncle Jake. She did SO.
Uucle Jake came, put a "spell'
on the cancerin a way only known
to himself aud went home. In q
short time, the cancer, which had
eaten one side Of her breast away
disappeared, her body healed and
for forty years she felt no trace
of the cancer. Some four OF
five years ago, however, it reap
peared and gradually grew worse
finally ending her life.
Mrs. TruaX was a most excel
lent christian woman; being not
merely a hearer of the Word, bu'
a doer, also. Generous and kind
hearted she was ever ready t.
give to those who were in need
and many are those who will holC
her name in loving remembrance
for the deeds of charity at he
hands.
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REV. CHARLES II. PITTMAN.
[ will attempt to give you some
account of my journey to Persia.
But, first Of all, | wish to remind
you that the object of our travel
was not sightseeing; consequent
ly, our journey was not arranged
with that in view, nor did we fol
low the route that would afford
the greatest opportunities for
that purpose. Yet, travel is, in
itself, valuable education, and
we used all the opportunities we
could properly get, to see and to
learn as much as we could. Also,
tits well to keep IN mind that our
journey was hasty one. We ar
rived at Tabriz, Persia, on the
fortieth day after leaving Amer
ica. Therefore, our impressions
Of the countries through which
we passed, bear the defect Of be-
ing "first Impressions. " Yet,
First impressions" formed on a
hasty journey are not without val
ue; for the very rapidity with
which we passed from one coun-
try to another, made the contrast
between them the more forcible,
and gave us an opportunity for
comparison that we would not
otherwise have had.
1 left McConnellsburg August
16, 1900, in the early hack; and
after an uneventful journey lex
cept the usual experiences Incl
dent to travel in the United
States), reached New York City
that evening. On the following
day Uhe small party Of mission
aries for Persia met with some of
the officers of the Presbyterian
Board Of Foreign Missions, in an
upper'room for prayer and fare
we'll meeting. 1t was encourag-
ing to hear those who had served
one or more terms in Persia, say
that they were ready and glad to
return
The next day, Saturday, was
the day appointed for sailipg;and
at $50 A. NJ, we arrived at Pier
80, at the foot Of Houston Street,
and found the steamship Mesa
ba" ready to start on her long
journey. After taking a snap
shot of the boat, we went ON board
and promptly at nine o'clock, sci
sail for London. A crowd OF
friends of the passengers stood
on the pier waving farewell as We
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
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McConnellsburg Athletic Associa-
ton.

An association of the above
name was organized in McCon-
nellsburg on Monday evening,
April Is, 1901, with the following
officers; President, DR.. A. ID.
Dalbey; vice president, Dwight
Thompson; secretary, Wells
Greathead; treasurer, John +.
Sipes. The object of the associa-
tion is to encourage all kinds of
outdoor sports and to this end
the membership is open to both
male and female residents of the
Borough and vicinity.
In order to raise fund for
basis to start upon, the associas
ton viii have a Rummage Sale on
Saturday, April 27, 1901, at L O.
clock in front of the Court House.
Committees have-been appointed
who win visit all the residents of
the town and neighborhood TO so
licit contributions to the sale.
This is a commendable work,
and we bespeak the hearty coop
Grafton of all our citizens to make
il a success.
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Meeting of Presbytery.

Tie United Presbyterian Pres
bytery of Big Spring will meet in
the United Presbyterian Church
of this place on Tuesday April %
at $50 a. N. and will continue its
sessions for two days. The open
ing Sermon will be preached by
Rev. R. G.. Pinkerton on Tuesday
at 10 a. m. An interesting Con
ference on "Systematic Bible
Study" will be held at 3p. m. and
one at $3.50 p. m. on, winning
Souls. ." AT 3 p. m. on Wednes-
day another Conference will be
Continued on Especial Revival
Services. Also one at 7:3Op. m.
on '"The State of Religion in the
Congregations of the Presby-
terry" The public are cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
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NUMBER 81.
PERSONAL.

c. r. Davis of Saluvia spent
Tuesday in town.
Mrs. Ruth Swope and son Aus
tin spent Tuesday at McConnells-
burg,
J. F. Early and son Robert of
Wells Valley spent last Saturday
at McConnellsburg.
We are glad to see our neigh
Dor Albert Stoner out again after
being housed for a week.
Miss Annie Cutler spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her friend
Katharine Metzler at Harrison
vile.
j. l.. Grissinger and son James
Edgar, of New Grenada, called at
the News office while in town last
Saturday.
Merchant D. Edward Fore of
Knobsville was an agreeable Wis
itor at the News Office one day
last week.
Mrs. S. w. Kirk and sister
Miss Lizzie Lodge, spent a few
days last week in Harrisburg and
Philadelphia.
Blair Truax dropped in to see
us while in town last week. He
finished his school in Ayr town
ship on the 9th inst.
j. G.. Ewing and B. A. Deshong
of Harrisonville spent last Thurs
day in this place and called few
minutes at the News office.
Robert F. Stouteagle who has
Just closed successful term of
school in Franklin county is at
his home in this place again.
David M. Kline, Mrs. Simon
Deshong and daughter, Miss vi
ola, Mrs. Mary Price, and Roy
M. Sipes were pleasant callers at
this Office Monday.
Miss Cora V. Shoemaker of
Philadelphia, is spending few
weeks with her brother and sist-
ersnear town. During Miss Shoe
makers absence from home she
has had quite an extensive trip
abroad.
S. B. Woollet, D. Malloy, @. b.
Stevens and l.. FL. While accom-
panied d. d. G.. M. Markley and
Geo. W. Fisher to Littleton last
Saturday night and participated
in the installation exercises at
| Lodge.
S. F.. Keepers of Hustontown
was at McConnellsburg last Sat
urday. He requested as special
favor that we print no more pa
pers upside down; as he cannot
stand on his head as well as he
once could.
Our young friend Claude b.
Cook left on Saturday for Carroll
county, Illinois. 1t is said on
good authority that he gave his
young lady friends goodbye"
several times over. 1t was worth
a fare to Illinois to lower Hob
son s record by so many points.
Jefferson Mellott, of Belfast
township, Fulton county, Pa,
spent Wednesday night with his
uncle, E. N. Palmer. He came tc
meet his sister, Miss Lizzie
Mellott, of Clearfield, Pa, who
will visit friends in Fulton county
Everett Press.
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Pine Myers.

Married at the Lutheran par
sonage in this place on Wednes-
day, April 10, 1901, by Rev. A. G.
Wolf, Mr.. George Il. Pine and
Miss Mamie M. Myers, both of
Foltz.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-12
Smelter Blown in
Working Smoothly.

FL PAso. Tex, Sept. l2.-The new
smelter of the Federal Copper company
in East Ell Paso was blown in early yes
terday. The furnaces were started be-
fore sun up and everything is running
smoothly thus far.
Superintendent Barron had planned
to commence, operations early in
August but delays in the construction
prevented this until now. No eeremo'
nies were held at the blowing in, but
several FL Paso people braved the ele-
ments and saw the inauguration OF the
work.
The company has largesupply OF ore
on hand and with the shipments co n
tinually arriving will be kept running
night and day to fulfill contracts.
The company has over hundred men
at work at present and will soon in
crease the size OF the plant
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-12
Went Over Niagara
And to Her Doom.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. l2--Miss
Maud Willard, after having been whir-
led in the rapids and pool OF Niagara
for more than six hours, with Graham q
barrel inclosing her, was dragged out Of
the receptacle at 10 O'Clock last night in
an unconscious condition. She died q
few minutes later.
Her pct dog, which shared the perils
Of her terrible journey, jumped out OF
the barrel and wagged his tail In the Joy
Of liberation.
Miss Willard started on her trip at
ten minutesof o'clock in the afternoon.
She was confident, when che entered
the barrel. tsatxhe ewould make a sue
cessiul voyage.
When the barrel was let loose the
main current held ii and forced II into
the rapids. II was A o'clock when the
barrel sped under the bridges. Traye-
ling along the American shore, mov-
ing picture apparatus tried to record all
the wild plunges Of the barrel.
Miss Wiilard's barrel avoided the
shore currents and kept right in the yor-
tex OF the whirlpool. 1t swept round
and around. 10 the amazement OF all.
Persons waited for long time, and
when night settled down the barrel,
With its human freight, was left for the
watchers on shore to recover.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-12
THE IEIRCaIsTs.

Nnw YORK. Sept. le--The Hon. Benia.
min F. Tracey who was eccretary Of the
Navy under Harrison holds that Con-
gress has The poxer 70 pass Law pro-
yididing for the absolute punishment 81
crimes like that Of csolgosz's without =
constitutionai amendment,
BurpAio. n. n, Sept. i2.--knowiedge
has como 10 the police Of Buffalo that .
conspiracy has Eeen formed TO take tile
life Of CEolgoax, the would.be assassin q
President Mckinney. Every effort will
be made to prevent this plot from reach
ing ts frnition.
Czolgosz occupied 4 cell on the third
floor of the city jail. Here he vas with
in sight of those passing along that cor.
ridor, and Ii would hare been possible
for amy one who had gained access Y
the jail to have obtained . pistol ahot q
the anarchist. The ether occnpants q
the jail are especially bitter toward
Czolgosz. and had opportunities beer
given them they would have taken hi
life.
To make this Impossible Cxolgosz wal
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-12
AN OHIO
LAWYERS
IMPORTANT
COMMISSION.
-. a.. \
General
Monet Aske d to
Proceed Against
Huge Combines.

coLuMBus, Ohio. Sept. l2.-Frank S.
Monnett, formerly attorney general Of
Ohio, counsel for the Anti Trust League
and the Knights OF Labor. has received
q copy OF petition filled jointly by
these organizations with Attorney Cen
eral Knox, requesting him to at once be-
gin proceedings for the disbandment OF
the steel trust. the Standard Oil Com.
pany and several metal, coal and trans
portations combines. The petition
makes the general charge that these
combinations are violating the state and
federal laws in conspiring TO control
and monopoiiss trade and to restrict
and interfere with traffic aud commerce
between the states and territories OF the
united States.
Direct accusations oI this character
are made against Andrew Carnegie, j.
r. Morgan 4 Co., American agents oi
the house Of Roshschiid. Charles c.
ClnH, William j. Curtis. Charles Mac
veagh. John d. Rockefeller, Charles M.
Sehmab. Henry G. Friek and numerous
others Who are interested In the steel
trust; against John u. Rockefeller, NJ
Fiagier. II. II. Rogers, John d. Archi'
bold. William Rockefeller and othes
stockholders i'm the Standard Oil Com
pany: against J. +. Morgan. William
Rockefeller and others, "who hare CON.
bined and conspired together TO mon.
opolise the trade between The states in
anthracite coal"
Also aaainss W. ENvanderbiit, ]. ]
| Hill, Il. II. Hartman. George j. Gould
Russell Sage. 4. J. Cassatt and nnmer
| ons railroad corporations, their owner.
managers and directors, including thu
Delaware, Laekawanna and Western
the New York Central. the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad. the
Pennsylvania Company, the Chicago
and Northeastern Railroad, the chesa-
peak and Ohio, the Missouri Pacific
the union Pacific, Southern Pacific, tbs
Great Northern. the Southern, ths
1 Louisville and Nashville. the Wabasi
and the Erie, the Boston and Alban,
and numerous others, and their princip
/ nj stockholders. directors and manager
and officers, and certain bankers, In
i GLIDING the firm OF Morgan K Co., Ma
4 tionai City Bank Of New York, Kuhn
Loeb & CO., First National hank OF New
York and the First National Bank o
Chicago, who have "conspired and com
bined TO monopolixe tire trade.
i The petitioners pray that Attorne,
General Knox institute bis prosecution
at once in the various courts Of the I'm
lited States for the past violation Of th
law. They also ask that the suits b
fiied to prevent impending violations O
. the law.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-12
HOWISON
PROMPTLY
CHALLENGED
AT OUTSET.
Court Took a Recess to
Permit HoWison to
Reply to Schleys
Charges.

WASHINGTON, d. c. Sept. l2.-The
members of the Schley court OF inquiry,
Admirals Dewey. Benham and Howison
arrived at the navy yard at 1890
o'clock. They wore civilian clothes
and no salute was fred 40 they entered
the gate. Admiral Schley and his
counsel arrived at the courtroom at
IL As. The court of inquiry convened
at the Navy Yard at p. m.
Admiral Schley arose and said that
with extreme regret he was obliged 70
challenge Admiral Howison as mem-
Der OF the court.
The challenge was noted and court
took an informal adjournment at 2:2S
p. m. to permit Admiral Howison 10
prepare his statement in reply to Ad.
miral schley's charges.
The court sustained the objection TO
Admiral Howison and excused him as .
member OF the court. This is regarded
q great victory for Schley, and sharp
snub to the navy department ut the
beginning OF the proceedings.