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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
Knobsville.

Heavy rain here last Thursday
evening.
Farmers are abuot done cutting
grain Some are hauling in big
crops of wheat and hay.
Our town boarders have left.
Harvest hands are beginning to
return from Franklin county.
Mr.. Harry Mclaughlin is get
ting better. Had his shoulder
broken in a wrestle with his
"bike."
Ice cream is ell the go in our
tow n these hot evenings.
There was great deal of troub-
le with the farmers binders this
harvest.
Our band proposes to hold a
Harvest Home" soon.
The schools will soon be let and
we hope that our directors VIII
give us good teachers up here
this winter. The citizens here
would like to have our old teach
er e. B. Cline for Knobsville. He
is good teacher. Some wants
it that should not have it accord
ing to their teaching last winter.
Tod pays good wages and should
have good teachers. If the Direc-
tors wantpoor teachers, give them
er pay according to their work.
A poor mechanic should not get
as much as a good one.
Corn is growing nicely. Pota-
toes are scarce and going to be a
poor crop. Fruit and berries are
going to bt pretty fair crop.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
A Misnonler.
From The Hancock Star,

From The Hancock Star,
The American Salvation Army,
consisting of Gen. John Pedden
and Captain A. Dotterman, of
Knobsvil'e, Fulton Co., Pa, are
encampedon the old Camp Ground
for a month and win hold daily
services.
The army consists of general
and captain, not in command of
anything in particular. Messrs.
Pedden and Dotterman organized
themselves into a salvation army
that never existed and elected
themselves to the principal offices
Incorporating il 1880 in New
York at a cost of $25 for religious
purposes. The army is purely
an evangelical organization parad-
ing under a misnomer. Their
chief attraction lies in the novel
and sensational methods of pre-
sentingrudimentary christianity.
The philosophy and history of
religion are never discussed by
tent dwellings,, and alas, very rare
ly by medioc re ecclesiastes. Emo
tional and sensational religion is
not lasting even among the super
stitious and unintelligent and it is
aquestion whether campmeetings
gospel wagons, salvation armies
and similar organizations benefit
anybody exceptthemselves. The
ideal religion is the one that car
ries food, clothing, the necessa-
ries of life, and employment to
the unfortunates who have been
tossed into the gutter by mis-
takes their parents and the la
mentable social conditions gener-
ally.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
a Remarkable Church Record.

Rev. Abraham Hershey has
served as pastor of Hershey S
Mennonite church in York coun-
ty, Dover township, for forty
years without pay. He was elect
cd by drawing a slip from a hymn
book, and after his selection con-
tinued his occupation as preacher
and farmer. His grandfather
was one of the earliest settlers of
York county and was a Russian
Mennonite. He fled to this coun-
try to escape persecution and
bought 500 acres of land in Dover
township, of William Penn for $50.
He founded the Mennonite sect in
York county and was it's first
pastor. He builtHershey IS church
and at his death his son was elect
ed TO succeed him as pastor.
Thus for three generations Her
shey church has had a Hershey
as its pastor. The last member
of the family has retired from
farming, being 20 years of age,
but continues to preach. The
three pastorates of the Hersheys
cover about 125 years. The fam
lily is one OF the most notable in
the state. None of the present
PASTORS sons will accept the pas
torate at his death, as they have
established a large Mennonite
bakery in York county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18

suggest to the g rooms the form
OF response as given by the wild.
over mentioned above. 1t Ger.
tainly is hearty to say the least.
When we passed through Lit
tleton on our way to Altoona last
spring, | bought of my friend
Samuel Buckley three cents worth
ofhoarhound candy. Icanrecom
mend him for that kind of candy.
1t is the everlastingest candy l
ever bought have some Of it yet.
1t is good candy, too.
If you should see DR.. Hill of
Ltttleton, tell him | am waiting
patiently for a reply to letter l
wrote him soon after / came
home; and if he does not answer
soon, | will be compelled to affiict
him with another dose, and this
time it will be an allopathic dose.
With best wishes for bountiful
year to all who may read these
lines, am,
Yours truly,
GEO. B. SHOEMAKER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
Excelsior Union Twp. J

Our farmers are feeling pretty
blue over the continued wet
weather.
Last week one day Andrew Bar
ney and his brother Albert were
crossing Sideling Hill mountain.
When they had reached a point
on the west side near the Mary
land line, Albert espied a large
snake among the rocks. BY
dropping large stone on the
snakes head, the reptile was
placed at disadvantage, and the
boys then proceeded to kill it
The snake measured 3 feet %
inches in length and s inches in
circumference, and had 13 rattles
and button.
Ethel Hiles was the guest of
Cora Stoner one day last week.
The Children's Day service was
right well attended at the Chris
tian church last Sunday.
Charley Price was visiting his
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Gienger last
Sunday week.
Miss Mary p. Hendershot is
very I'll at this writing, but hope
she will soon recover.
Georgia Price, Cora Robinette,
and Mary Trai', of Piney Grove,
attended the Fourth in Buck
Valley.
VIM. Smith and family of Tex
as are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Smith.
Elsie Bottomfield of Washing
ton county, Md, is attending
school at Needmore.
Last Thursday evening while
the terrible storm was passing
over our Valley with the heavy
fall of rain and hard claps of
thunder and streaks of lightning
Mr.. Thomas Stoner's grain shed
was struck on the northwest cor
ner The lightning was suppos-
ed to have run down the post in
TO three loads of dry grain rak,
ings, which caught on fire and
burnt the grain shed aud caught
in the stable and wagonshed and
burnt them. The horses and
farming implements were sll got
ten out except some few things
which on account o. the intense
! heat could not be saved.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
RALPH PATTERSON'S REMAINS
viii BE Here i'm Day or Two.

A telegram was received here
stating that the body of Ralph
Patterson, a member of Company
M. Both Regiment p. V. who died
in the Philippine Islands on the
10Th of March 1900, was shipped
to Mercersburg by express from
San Francisco last Friday even
ing at 6 o'clock.
The body is expected here on
Thursday and the funeral will take
place a day or two later. Not
knowing just when the remains
will reach here, it is not possible
to state definitely when the funer.
al will take place. The funeral
will take place in McConnells-
burg, and interment will be made
in the family lot ia Union ceme-
terry.
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SaluvIa.

Miss Ella Minick, of Everett,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Minick, at this
place.
Miss Dora Deshong is attend
ing normal school at Hustontown.
Miss Lottie Hockensmith, is
seriously i'll at this writing.
John S. Harris is suffering
from a very large gathering on
his hip. He has been confined to
his room the past week.
The heaviest electrical storm
of this season, accompanied by a
high wind, and downpour of
rain passed over this vicinity
Thursday evening.
During the storm Thursday
evening lightning struck the
chimney on the dwelling house of
ID. S. Mellott, wrecking the Chin
ney as far down as the top floor
where it entered the building and
tore hole in the floor, and pass
ed down to the sitting room un-
derneath, tearing off a lot of
plastering from the ceiling, and
the floor underneath the stove
passing through to the basement
kitchen, striking the top of the
cooking stove. After beaking the
top of the stove, the bolt seemed
to divide-one part wrecking a
window and the other passing to
the floor tore off strip of base
board underneath the supper
table. Mr.. and Mrs. Mellott and
their son John A. were engaged
in eating supper in the basement
kitchen when the storm gathered
and at the suggestion of Mrs,
Mellott who felt timid, they had
just retired from the table, when
the room was filed by a binding
flash, followed by dense smoke
Fortunately the building did MOI
catch fire; and with the exception
of the shock and an injury to Mr.
Mellott's hearing, the family
suffered no serious injury. Mr.
Mellott is to be congratulated
that he sustained no greater loss
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
Big Cove Tannery.

Miss Mae Harr who had been
employed at Libonia is spending
some time with her parents at this
place.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Tritle
spent Sabbath at Mr.. ElliotRay IS,
Misses Irene Pott, and Lizzie
and Sophia Houck, killed large
rattlesnake on last Friday.
Hon. and Mrs, d. H. Patterson
were in our town, Sabbath even
ing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
OFT.

Died at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William OFT in Ayr
township on last Thursday morn
ing, Stella Kate, aged 8 months
and 16 days.
''The little crib Is empty now,
The little clothes laid by;
A mothers hope, fathers Joy,
In deaths cold arm doth lie.
Go, little pilgrim, to thy home,
On yonder blissful shore;
We miss theehere, but soonwill llcome,
Where thou hast gone before. "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
Found Snake in Bureau.

Mrs. Otho Brown, who lives at
Jugtown, on South Mountain,
Washington county, Md, is in a
critical condition from the effects
of being bitten by a copperhead
snake. Mrs. Brown, who was
sick in in bed arose to get some
thing from a bureau drawer, and
on opening it discovered a snake
coiled up in the bottom. Like a
flash the snake struck her in the
arm, which Immediately com
menced to swell and she was made
violently i'll. A physician was
summoned and by prompt atten-
ton saved her life. A few hours
after being bitten Mrs. Brown
gave birth to bouncing baby
boy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
HEAVY STORM.
Much Damage Done Last Thurs
day Evening.

One of the most widely destruc-
tive storms passed over this coun.
ty last Thursday evening about
six O'Clock. The clouds were so
low and heavy that it grew dark
as night for nearly a quarter of
an hour, the rain fell in torrents
and the deep peals of thunder fol-
lowed each other in deep success
sion.
A valuable COW belonging to
Mr.. f. r. Fralxer near Fort Little
ton was struck by lightning and
killed while grazing in a field.
At Hustontowu, the storm was
unusually heavy. A bolt of light
ming struck a nue in the residence
of Joseph A. Chestnut, shattered
it, ran down until it came to a
stovepipe which it followed to the
stove The cookstove doors were
thrown open, carpet torn, rugs
singed, and the floor pierced as
the electric fluid was making it's
exit.
Stephen Keefer's stable was
struck and set on fire, and it
would have been totally destroy
ed had it not been for the prompt
help received from the neigh
bOrS.
The dwelling of d. S. Mellott,
in Licking Creek township, was
struck and pretty badly damaged.
The bolt hit a chimney, knocking
ittopieces. TheflueeXtended only
to the third floor on which stood
a template stove. The fluid pass
ed down the pipe, through the
stove, burned a hole through the
floor, jumped down on a template
stove that stood on the second
floor directly under the first,
passed through this stove then
down through the floor to a cook
stove that stood on the lower floor
directly in a line with those above
and then passed along the floor
into the back cellar where it went
into the ground. A box of match
es on the mantel We're scattered
over the room, the matches being
broken into little bits.
The family were just about sit
ting down to supper when the
storm came in greatest fury.
Fortunately no one was very near
the stove.
The residence of George H.
Unger of Ayr township was also
struck in the same storm. In
this case, as in that of Mr.. Mel
lott, the chimney was struck and
the flue shattered. The lightning
left the chimney where it reached
the stovepipe, and followed the
pipe down through the stove and
then through the floor burning a
hole in the floor and destroying
some carpet, rugs, and oilcloth.
A lot of jellies, preserves &c,
stored in a cupboard in an up
stairs room were disturbed and
the paper covers removed.
Mrs. Unger was shocked so
severely that it was with Difficult
ty that she could get away from
the room.
William H. Cooper was stand
ing in the "entry" door at Sloan
Warthen's barn. A bolt of light
ming struck near the barn and
some of the fluid was detected
aud drawn by current of air
through the open door knocking
Mr.. Cooper down and burning
his face and arm severely.
A large number of telephone
poles in different parts of the
county were shattered into splint-
ers.
The heavy rain just carried
enough Of Hunter Pattersons
corntield down to completely fill
Duffy's mill race at Webster
Mills.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
Promoted.

Prof Harry Il. Gress, who has
been the principal of the Hartford
Soldiers Orphan school the past
year, has been transferred to the
pIincipalship of the school at
Unioutown, Fayette county This
is a promotion for Mr.. Gress, as
the salary is S10per month more.
He has made an enviable reputa-
ton and the Hartford school parts
with him with much reluctance.
Tie will enter upon his duties at
Uniontown about Sept. /.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
NUMBER "A.
Personal.

er the editor of the News.
Mrs. A. b. Hanks and daugh.
ter Of Chambersburg, are Wis
iting friends at Everett.
Master John Reisner went over
TO Williamson Tuesday morning
to spend ten days with friends
there.
Misses Ada and Jessie Steach
of Altoona are visiting their
grandfather and uncles in this
place.
Miss Bessie Irwin left Tuesday
morning for Altoona where she
will visit her Uncle Wills family
and her brother Frank.
Charlie Duffy of Philadelphia
is taking a short vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
Duffy at Webster Mills.
j. Howard Edwards, who is
doing a hustling grocery busi-
ness at Portage, was in McCon-
nellsburg last Saturday.
Miss Cora j. Decker of War
fordsburg returned home on
Tuesday on account of the illness
of her mother, Mrs. j. j. Decker.
Mr. Harry Krebs, of Clear
spring, Md, accompanied by his
sister Miss Elizabeth spent a
week the guests of Miss Netha
Nesbit.
Harry e. Goldsmith, of Wind
Der Pa, spent Sunday in Everett
with his wife and baby, who are
visiting her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. G.. Morgart.
Harvey Nesbit who few weeks
ago submitted to a surgical oper-
atiou in Philadelphia, is home
again. Harvey looks little pale
but is rapidly regaining health
Mr.. VIM. b. Sipes,a prominent
merchant of Mount Carroll, Hi
nois, came over from Everett
Tuesday and is visiting his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. V. Sipes.
Scott Rinedollar who has been
engaged in the tailoring business
at Everett, returned Monday
evening for visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Rinedollar.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Sanders, of
Gettysburg, and Mrs. Elwood V.
Sheetz and daughter of Memphis,
Tenn, are guests of Rev. and
Mrs. Wolf at the Lutheran par
sonage
Misses Lena Dunlap, Ethel Red
dig and Marden Stouteagle, the
latter of McConnellsburg, spent
the Fourth in Newville, the guests
ofMiss Rena Maxwell. -Shippens-
burg Chronicle.
Mr.. j. Nelson Mellott, who has
held lucrative and responsible
position in Pittsburg for several
years, spent few days recently
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. D.
r. Mellott of Licking Greek town
ship.
Miss Lizzie Balm, one of the
most skilled teachers in the Bed
ford public schools, and her
brother John, an employee of the
Ladew Leather Company of New
York visited friends in this coun-
ty last week
Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Dixon of
Pittsburg accompanied by Mrs.
Dixon's mother Mrs. A. Runyan
of Needmore spent Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Runyan Of
this place. Mr.. and Mrs Dixon
returned to Pittsburg Monday.
w. Ii. Hess, of Thompson, spent
from Saturday until Monday
morning with Mr.. aud Mrs. Har-
ry Atkinson at Mercersburg he
went to Cham mbersburg Monday
and returned for a short visit
among friends at McConnells ,
burg
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, after
pleasant visit among friends iii
Philadelphia and Pittsburg, is
home with her parents, Hon. aud
Mrs. ID. II. Patterson at Webster
Mills. She aud her sister Miss
Blanche spent Tuesday afternoon
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18

The Everett Presbyterian con
gregation is buildinganew church
editice this summer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18

w. Ii. Peck, Esq, of Gem spent
last Friday at McConnellsburg.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-23

Chicago stock yards statistics for
the week ending January 10 show nat
the receipts compared with the prev
ious week increased 1900 cattle and
8 400 sheep and decreased 5000 hogs.
As compared with the corresponding
week year ago cattle increased near
ly 10000. hogs decreased 1880 and
sheep increased 10000. Cattle in
creased over 1900 compared with two
years ago.
Receipts of Texas cattle at Chicago
the week ending January 10 were close
to 1000 head, against 1900 the prev
ious week, 400 year ago and 5000
two years ago. The majority OF the
Texas steers received during that
week were meal-fed and though the
market was burdened with surplus
of the plain and medium sorts, These
Southern steers brought fairly good
prices, ranging from $500 to $4.76.
OF the weeks receipts. about 1,50C
were young cattle 20 be sold to feeders
Most OF these we're decidedly ordinary
but there were few good. well-bret
ones that brought good prices. On'
fancy lot Of young 6horthorns realized
$4.55 per hundred for their shipper.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-23
1bs Later Fire Escops.

The saving Of life from fire 10 sucA .
laudable undertaking that II IL sna1
wonder the inventor is constantly pro-
dueing new ideas in this field, each D.
vice having some particular merit TO
recommend II. as witness the Arrange
ment shown herewith. II Is well known
thnt while hotels and other psblb
places are provided with ropes for 10
in case of fire an attempt TO make .
descent from an upper story OF osild-
ing By this means Is nearly II not Qnsea
as perilous as that threatened BY ths
IRE Itself. This danger arises from tn
fact tina, few persons are skilled In o.
seending a rope. and 1t is to ovsrcons
this objection that North Carof1aa
inventor has designed this apparatus
He provides a pair OF foot stirrups a.
tached TO a frictional slide for gui0-
ing the feet. and controlling deviol
to be grasped by the hands to regulate
the speed OF descent. This Is accom-
plished by having the controller d.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-23

The general cause OF local govern
ment In Great Britain Is vitality con-
esrned In efforts which will be made
in the coming session OF Parliament
10 procure legislation authorizing
direct tar upon ground values for local
Improvements.
Three bills will be presented for this
purpose. The hrsi. which was before
n. las; parliament will be promoted
by the city OF Glasgow. and according
TO its title will provide for the taxa
lion for local purposes OF ground
values In burss in Scotland" The
second has been formulated under th'
instructions 81 conference OF London
taxing authorities and provides for tins
separate assessment OF land and th'
rating for local purposes of land value'
in England and Wales" The third ha'
been prepared after much delioerano'
by the London county council TO pro
vide for the rating Of site values In TN
administrative city Of London
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-23

Iusso Waterman OF Chicago In de-
Ginning to accept the jury verdict IN
The case Of Smith VS.. Eitel because OF
,hc ,uaccuray of women witnesses has
formulated charge against the sex
which will undoubtedly expose him 70
q. indignant criticisms. The Judge
savr: Though women are undouot-
odiy upon higher moral plane than
az. men. they are not as reliable upon
the witness stand. IL seems tha'
women are of more imaginative ma
,ure than men. and. although 1t Is no
aoub, unin,entionsl, they come 70 pc
lleye as true what they at nrst only
imagined and maintain their oei,e, IN
spIte o, all evidence against 1t, ans
woman's club of Chicago only .ne
other day discussed the ethics OF ons ,,,
ness men in a pcssimistie way. 7" WIZ
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-23

fore. hardly be sent as . successor to
Lord Kitchener. Sir Evelyn IL one Of
Great Britain's most notable sOldisrA
He entered the navy in 1852. and aftR
winning distinction in that service hs
crossed over to the army, became =
captain In 1861 and major in loee.
He served through the Indian can
paign OF 1858. fought with Wolselsy -
the AShantee war. won c. B. and .
medal with clasp. and then astoaishsd
his friends by turning 10 the law. II
was called 10 the bar In 1919. bn4 re-
Joined the army for the Zulu war. h
was made a X. c. B. In 1879. and VA
a major general in the Bosr war h
1880. He arranged the peace with tn
Transvasl In that AFFAIR. and aftervaSd
commanded the Egyptian army. b
1897 ne was made ad3utant general
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-23


itentiary for life, but he was not Inn
prisoned until he had made one -
cape, engaged In deadly fight and hAa
been wounded. In November OF last
year he was taken to the boiler-room
of the prison to make some repairs.
which on account of his mechanical
skill he was frequently called upon to
do. Being left alone few minutes No
crawled out of coal hole, reached the
sidewalk and started for liberty. HIS
old habits Immediately came into play.
for he needed suit OF citizens
clothes to take the place of his stripes
and conceal his identity as jail bro.
After going a short distance his prac-
ticed eye noticed house whose cur
tains indicated that the family was ab-
sent He unhesitatingly broke into 1t.
changed his prison garb for q newly
made suit and came forth well dis
guised. He got out of the neighbor-
hood of the penitentiary as quickly ~
possible, stole a horse and buggy from
a farmers barn and drove overland Tor
his old haunts. A reward Of N,26O
was offered for his capture by the
Ohio authorities. Finally one day last
week he was overpowered by num-
Der of officers, but not before he had
shot two of them.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-03-23
SsIIinS Crocer'sI az Sns'so"
6IouId.

II ,s impossible to escape the eoovis
zion that the Indiana groeerynan VINO
ha, begun to run his store as cafIsS
,ro,,d" has nut up strictly ouAne~
,,rso,,os,tion in the guise OF righteous
yenture He sells no tobacco or stIons
drinks az any kind. But reports q M
sn.h,np business In other lines argue
.ho, no need not go into cigars o.
sh,sky for profits sake. Bes'dss' n
caves tax and license fees. He MARKS
H. goods with cost and selling price,
- that his customers may see nie
nroots But he sells for strict casn aAe
sa,,v.rs nothing. So he saves oad
ssh,s bookkeeping expenses and sns
800 Of delivery. He runs soupnoose
,or The poor, selling food at exact oos'
Altogether, from this distance 'ns
commercial equation seems to enter ~
last as emphatically into this enter
nr,.s as the religious one PROBABLY
~. .,orekeeper's scheme Is not with
~. croft also to his customers. IL II
wors II would soon work itself oSt
n,,t why not conduct the business q
= straight enterprise OF mutual sooo
.r,thout any irreverent pretenes 10 d
ealing groceries as Shsldon woud1