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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-06
DIR. JESSE D. BUCHER
A Former Fulton County Teacher
Writes From the Old Dominion


BRIDGEwATER, VA Oct 2S, 1902
DEAR EDITOR Il have been a
constant and intensely interested
reader of "The News" for more
than year past, and have enjoy
ed the letters from various parts
of the country, but more especial
ly those from the Fulton county
boys who have gone away to 9th
er states as have done.
The letters of Editor Barron ]
appreciated very much and, al
though he left Fulton county
about the time / became resi-
dent in 1852-he brings to mind
so many of the old associates and
teachers of those times that feel
almost acquainted with him.
He votes me an old school
teacher, does he? Well, he is
partly right; for taught three
years in Bethel township, one
term at Warfordsburg, and two
terms on Black Oak Ridge at
"The Chapel" " I wonder how ma.
ny of the boys and girls of those
days would recognize me now.
l have become a grandfather in
teaching, and yet have not taught
but two terms since 1880. BY
that | mean that some of the
prominent teachers of this coun-
ty were my school boys twenty
years ago. But that needs only
to be explained by saying that |
helped organize the first Normal
School and Institute in the State,
and that "little bit of leaven" has
Normalized the whole State.
In passing, l wish to say that
this county-Rockingham-ha
about two hundred and fifty
schools, and pays it's county su.
perintendent G.. Fl. Hulvey, an
old associate in Normal School
work, only $4,000 per annum,
while Little Fulton" pays $1,000
Some of your school men will
wonder at it when / tell them
this is the largest and richest
county in the State.
| wrote a letter to the News
last winter and mentioned some
of my old schoolmates-Wash
Crouse-for one, whom l had
mourned as dead for fifteen
years. A friend forwarded the
NEWS to him at Lanark, ILL.,, and
the result was, a long letter from
him. | found him not"dead" but
''numerously alive" and kicking,
as he told me he had a wife and
ten children t. keep him compa-
ny. | wrote him long letter,
but have not yet had an answer.
l have been preparing notes of
late and gathering facts about the
battle of McConnellsburg from a
Confederate standpoint, and will
give that as my next communica-
ton if this escapes the waste bas-
ket.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-06

A big black bear that has been
seen about the Ridge several times
within the last few weeks, crossed
the pike last Saturday morning
near the old toll-gate at j. K. Tri.
ties and went across to the
Meadowground mountain, The
boys who go out that way to hunt
rabbits had better look out for it
is long way to run home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-06

Mrs. Bennie Wilds and Miss
Olivette M. Woollet of Fort Little
ton were pleasant callers at this
Office last Saturday. Miss Wool
let and her mother Mrs. Annie L.
Woollet are this week moving to
Williamsburg, Pa, where they ex-
pect to reside indefinitely.
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FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT.
Benjamin Seylar, Son of John
Seylar, Killed at Cove Gap.

With his friend Benjamin Cor.
such, Benjamin Seylar, aged 10,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Seylar
spent last Friday afternoon hunt
ing near his home at Cove Gap.
AS evening advance the two
turned their steps homeward and
was lettering close to IL fence be-
fore crossing on to land of George
Slriger. AS they stopped to talk
yonng Seylar held his gun, 'Lu-
lu, u single barreled weapon and
while stories differ as to how the
gun exploded, it is pretty well
established that as he swung his
foot caught the trigger, discharg-
ing the weapon. The load entered
the left side of his head below the
eye, instantly killing him and
scattering his brain on the ground
roundabout.
Gorsuch who had warned him
to be careful, screamed for help,
gathering up the body of his lit
tie friend and carried it the dis
tance of eight panels of fence.
Then he found his burden too
heavy and sat down, holding the
body until help arrived. The
family of VIM. Cowan living near
by, heard his cries and went to
his assistance. They found him
with the dead form of young Sey.
lar in his lap, his clothing stained
with the life blood of his friend
and crying as though his heart
would break. AS gently as pos.
sible they took the remains from
him and gave them into the GUS
tody of the boys cousin, Leslie
w. Seylar, who took the body to
Mercersburg, where it was pre-
pared for transfer to the home of
his parents, who live at Cove Gap.
The parents had previously been
Informed of the tragedy, but the
sight of their dead son almost
drove them to distraction.
When the news of the accident
became known at his home there
was consi derable excitement.
The victim had been popular
among all who knew him and he
had the regard of the entire com
munity.
The boys had gone hunting for
rabbits in the fields between
Mercersburg and Cove Gap, and
they had reached point about
mile distant from their home
when the accident occurred.
The unfortunate boys mother
isadaughter of Mrs. Rebecca Com.
erer of this place, and sister of
Mrs Annie Sinner of this plade
Mrs. Elliott Ray at Big Cove Tan
merry, and Mrs. Joseph Lohr at
Hustontown.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-06

Communion service at the
Greenhiil Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning. Prepara-
tory service Friday evening at Z
O'Clock and Saturday morning at
10 o'clock.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-06

A voluntary hill of potatoes in
the garden at the Aims House,
Shirleysburg, produced AZ pota-
toes that weighed 20 pounds. The
crop of potatoes produced on the
farm tins year was 525 bushels.
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BALTZER DECK Err.

After a protracted illness, Mr..
Baltzer Decker died at his home
in Licking Greek township Fri
day morning, October 81, 1902,
aged 65 years, and Z months. His
remains were followed to their
last resting place at Green Hill on
Sunday by large number of sor-
rowing friends.
Mr.. Decker was veteran of the
Civil war, being q member of Co.
II. Captain Thomas Sipes' Com
pany) 158 Regiment, P. l., was
mustered into service, Novem Der
4, 1862 and was mustered out
with his regiment on the twelfth
of, August 1868. Much of that
time, the regiment was in North
Carolina, and while they did not
engage in many battles, they saw
much hard service and had many
exciting experiences.
Mr.. Decker was a member of
the M. E. church, and one of those
jovial generous men whose COM
panionship was always pleasure
and few men in the ordinary walk
of life has had larger number of
genuine friends.
He is survived by his wife who
has been very sick for some time,
and by the following children,
namely, Fernando. Milton, Nettie
wife of Reamer Sipes; Ella, wife
of William Mellott living at Hynd-
man, Bedford county; BERTHE, wife
Elmer Deshong; Frances, wife of
Charles Stech, McConnellsburg;
Elsie, wife of Logan Deshong and
Susan, wife of Harvey Stouteagle
of Martinsburg, Blair county.
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The DEATH ANGEL.
Persons Who Have Been Sum
moned to the Other World.
MRS. URIAH w. KLINE.

MRS. URIAH w. KLINE.
Mrs. Susanna Kline, wife of
Uriah w. Kline, died suddenly at
her home in Licking Creek town
ship Friday morning, October 81,
aged So years, 2 months and 23
days. Mrs. Kline had been suf-
fering from consumption the past
eight months. She seemed to be
no worse, and on Thursday as
sisted her daughter Ella in some
light house work. Thursday
night she was attacked by a
smothering spell and before med
ical aid could be secured death
ended her suffering. She is sur
vived by her husband and six
children, namely, Ada j., wife of
o. e. Ham, Saluvia, Pa; John G.
and Martin V. of Deshler, Ohio;
Eliza F., wife of William Hershey
West Dublin, Pa; Miss Ella S.
and George N. at home. Funeral
services at the home by Rev. Cal
vim Garland. Interment at Side
ling Hill Baptist cemetery Satur-
day morning.
The deceased was a daughter
of the late John S. Mellott, and is
survived also by her brothers,
David r., Nathan, George S. and
Noah.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-06

Mrs. Elliot Ray of Big Cove
Tannery called at the News office
few minutes while in town last
Saturday morning.
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NUMBER s.
LOCAL and Personal.
Brief Mention of Persons and
Places You Knew.

/
Bender.
John Bender is occupying
position on the board in Charlie
Stevens tailoring establishment.
Charlie Scott, Fort Loudon s
hustling merchant spent Sunday
on this side of the mountain.
r. N. Fryman and daughter
spent few days with friends at
SaXton last week.
DR.. and Mrs. Hill, of Fort Lit
tleton spent last Saturday at Nc
Connellsburg.
Albert ID. Holman, of Pittsburg
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Holman of this
place.
Clarence N. Trout of the Phila-
delphia Dental college came home
last Saturday evening for the
election holiday.
Rev. D. P. Drawbaugh, of AL
toona, is spending a few days
among his friends at McConnells-
burg.
Miss Lizzie DIETRICH ofWaynes-
boro, Pa spent two or three days
the past week with her niece Mrs.
Ella Fryman of the Cove.
Elder S. L. Baugher will preach
at Oakley, Sunday November 8, at
10 A. M. at Antioch at 9 p. M,
and Mays Chapel at Z p. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Grissinger
of Saltillo are spending a week or
two among their many friends
here.
Robert N. Fryman of Ayr town
ship has IA good mare six years
old and that will work anywhere
that he will sell right
The News is full, not the Edi-
tor; hence we send it to you lit
tie earlier this week. You will
get the election news later.
j. w. Fraker, Dyson F. Fraker
and Solomon Burkett of Fort Lit
tleton, G. A. R, people, attended
a meeting of King Post at this
place Saturday.
Misses Ella and Fannie Kendall
of the Cove are visiting their sis
ter Mrs. Thomas Shepherd in
Ohio.
Mr.. Cornelius Lambert of st.
Thomas, spent last Friday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. D. V. Sipes
near town. A
Ed Sinner who has been with
a U. S. Geological Survey corps
since last May returned to his
home in this place a day or two
ago,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. V. Sipes, D. It.
Fields, Abram Runyan, and John
P. Sipes, Esq, were among the
number who attended the funeral
of Baltzer Decker last Sunday.
Frank Deshong and family, of
Shippensburg, have moved to
F'annettsburg, where Mr.. Desh-
ong will be employed in a harness
factory.
David Thomas who has been
employed with G. B. Stevens, for
about year left last Saturday
morning for the Smoky City
where he has employment
Mrs. Ann Troupe, who has been
spending several weeks with her
daughter, has gone to Maryland
for short visit and will then re-
turn to her home in Philadelphia.
DR.. W. L. McKibbin who has
had editorial charge of the Fulton
Republican, went down to his
home last week accompanied by
his son Herbert, the latter of
whom returned Monday.
The Gettysburg "Compiler''
says "rhe Hon. S. McC. Swope
judge of the courts of Adams and
Fulton counties, continues to i'm
prove in health, snd has been able
to take short walks on the street..
One of the longest beets we
have seen this year was sent to
this office by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.
YOuse. 1t was one of those rad
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who came to omaha drove their wagons
over a wooden trestle work on Sixteenth
street that at that time was thought to be
the acme of engineering skill. Today at
the same place is a construction of iron
and steel that is the acme Of engineering
skill. Over 1t run the street cars, and by
the side of these tracks is a place for
wagons and by the side of this a walk for
the accommodation Of pedestrians that Is
as safe as Farnam street. Engines puff
and groan and smoke underneath and
horse and man above is none the wiser.
There is no wait for trains to pass; no col
lision of trains and street cars; no getting
out and holding horses. And in different
parts of the city-in fact, almost wherever
needed, the same Is true, and il there Is a
place where a viaduct is needed to help
city traffic 1t Is an assured fact that il
will be constructed.
While the city council has been acting
as a board Of equalization and one thing
and another, another department of the
city government has been at work figuring
how to improve Omaha's roads for the &C
commodation Of travel and traffic. City
Engineer Rosewater and his assistants are
busy studying plans, figuring costs and de
vising means for the construction of
another viaduct. This one, the city
engineer states, will be constructed over
Martha street, between Twenty-hfth and
Twenty-sixth streets, And he also states
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posed he was scanning the main rod play
ing beneath him. Pretty soon we changed
over the switches at a small station only
two miles from the river. l thought 1t
queer he did not give the station signal,
but then l was only a fireman and he was
the engineer of the fastest engine on the
division, and | said nothing. l put in a
light fire, because in five minutes the train
would be upon the bridge that spanned the
Mississippi, and taking up a bunch of waste
l was wiping the perspiration from my
face, when l observed we were getting
close to the river. l cast a quick glance
ahead and saw at once by the signal lights
that the draw was open. Our train was I'M
der full speed, when l knew it should be
slowing down to a stop as required by the
rules in approaching the bridge.
"a terrible suspicion flashed through my
brain that perhaps the engineer was dead,
The bridge was less than a half-mile dis
tant. The engine was under a full head OF
steam and q%uickening its pace dow
through a sag. | stepped quickly across
the deck and, taking hold of the engineers
arm, shook him. He toppled from the seat
box and fell partially to the deck, one Of
his arms catching between the reverse
lever and the seat. He was dead. The
SluG VI rs utdu Ndo u Dy NhiS N'AHS
the engine was within a quarter Of a mile
of the bridge, and as no whistle had been
given, the switchmen in the yards, rightly
surmising something was wrong, we're
standing in the middle of the track, swing
ing their lanterns for us to stop. Dazed
as | was, l had almost forgotten the peril
of the train and it's load of passengers in
the horrifying discovery Of the death OF the
engineer. But the stop signals restored me
to a realizing sense Of the fearful danger
Of plunging off the bridge into the river,
and with one motion I shut off and with
another I applied the air. The train re-
sponded quickly, but we were so close to
the bridge that l feared it was too late,
and there being nothing else to do, |
jumped off. l had pulled the sand pipes
wide open before leaving the cab and this
saved the train from taking the leap into
the river. When 1t came to a pause the
pilot was hanging over the end OF the rails.
That was more than twenty years ago, and
I don't believe a single passenger on that
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II XII L.
I&I own experience said the veteran
A engineer to the Des Moines
IYSQSPI Leader. at occurred many years
- ago when l was a fireman, just
a few months before l was set up and
given an engine. It matters not what road
1t was on. Our run was on an Illinois divl-
sion between Chicago and the Mississippi
river. We had left Chicago an hour late.
The train was the fastest at the time on
the line, being the through limited to Den
yer. We were quite anxious to get 1t TO
the Union Pacific transfer at Council Bluffs
on time, and the engineer, a big, silent
man, who, whether on or off the engine,
had little to say, was crowding the engine
for all the speed there was in It. The
night was very dark, so that everything
beyond the glow of the headlight was OBJ
scured in gloom. The train was a heavy
one and | didn't have much time to do any
thing except heave coal into the frebox
and glare frequently at the steam gauge
to see II | was keeping 1t hot. When I
opened the frebox door the fierce heat
would shoot a broad light high up Until 1t
tinted the clouds above us. When 1t was
closed the exhaust shot a round pillar Of
fire from the belching stack ten feet into
the blackness. 1t was hot work and I
opeHeu the 'front.' WINDOW on my SIDE OF
the cab about six inches to get the ben
eft Of the breeze that rushed past us. I
could never get over an instructive fear in
passing stations that a boxcar might have
been blown out onto the main stem or that
a switch was set wrong, so that every time
we approached a station I dropped the point
or the scoop on the deck and peered ahead.
All went lovely, and I was congratulate
ing my tired back on getting near the end
OF the run, when something happened that
gives me a chill to this day when ! recall
1t. | had noticed the engineer was not
blowing the whistle at crossings, as was
the custom, but as that was his business
and he was a man who resented intrusion
into his affairs. l said nothing and shov-
eled the coal. l glanced across the boiler
head. He was sitting in the attitude he
usually occupied when under full speed
only his left hand had dropped from the
throttle lever and was resting at his side.
His head was out the window, and sup
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Carpenters Letter
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to the surroundings. You fee the guards
on the trains, the pOrters at the depot, the
men servants, women servants and boy
servants at the hotels and almost every
one who gives you Information. In the
more expensive hotels Of New York the
system is almost as bad, but there you fee
when you get the service, and when you
leave there is nothing but the porter TO
pay. Here the sensible man pays nothing
until he leaves, when all the hotel servants
come in for a present.
"They Were All THERE"
This feeling is very obnoxious to Amer
leans. | heard of one Yankee who created
quite a sensation in regard TO it at a hotel
i'm FrankfOrt-On-the-Main the other day. He
was "A liberal man and he scattered money
after the American fashion during his stay,
He dropped silver marks everywhere, com
pensating each service with a present at the
time it was made. Nevertheless, upon leav-
ing he found a score of gTeedy-eycd under
lings in brass buttons and caps lined up to
bid him goodbye. He had not come down
until his baggage was on the cab and he
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29

looked at the expectant crowd with sur
prise. He had spent SO much already that
he had not thought more would be needed
on leaving. His heart grew hot as he re-.
allied the cheek Of the proceedings, and n
said:
"Ah! Indeed! and are you all there
The servants, thinking he wished to make
every one happy. looked up and down the
line, and the porter thought Of his sister
the Chambcrmaid, and replied:
mo! Minnie, the Chambcrmaid, has not
come"
well" said the American, you had bet
ter get Minnie!"
And a few moments later in came the
rosy-chcekCd Minnie with her cap of snow
Wilderness.
And now said the American again,
ARE you all there"
ia! ia! Mcin Herr! ia! ia, ia!' were the
replies, with low bows.
well" concluded the American, sup
pose you stay there"
And he thcreupon got into the cab and
rode Off. FRANK G. CARPENTER
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29
Engineer Dead at the Throttle

train ever knew how near all came to
being entombed at the bottom OF the
Mississippi.
AN investigation showed the engineer
had been killed by striking his head
against the end Of a coal chute, left care
lessly hanging partially over the track,
after being used by a train that had pre-
coded us. The blow had killed him, while
scarcely disturbing his position, and had
not made the discovery when did l think
the chances were fine for me to nave gone
to a watery grave with everybody else on
board, instead of being here telling you the
story of the narrowest escape l ever hal
in twenty years of service on an engine
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29
Disabled

Chicago Tribune: archibald, dear his
wife said, arousing him In the dead Of
night, 81 wish you would walk with baby a
little while. He's going to wake up,'
"How can l do that, Lucinda expostu-
lated the sleepy husband You know w"
got the ping pong ankle"
Then put him in his cradle and rock
him a while"
II cant do that, either. I've got the
golf shoulder"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29

that before the snow flies the viaduct will
be under course Of construction.
Where the wagon road runs under the
viaduct 1t is paved and everything for the
accommodation Of traffic has been done ac-
cording to the twentieth century idea.
The South Thirteenth subway is a good
example of this. There the Union Pacific
and the b. & NJ. railroad companies have
constructed a bridge, over the top of which
tracks have been laid for their travel. and
underneath, through the tunnel made by
the bridge, is a paved street. on which
runs the street car tracks and the wagon
traffic. This construction will ever live
a monument to its builders and to the city.
The Tenth street viaduCt, over which the
Harvey, Farnam and Dodge street car
lines, and over which thousands OF wag-
ons and vehicles pass every day, spans the
various railroad tracks Of the city and was
the first constructed in Omaha. II was
begun by the city in conjunction with the
Union Pacific Railroad company in 1889. It's
help to city traffic cannot be estimated,
and the number OF accidents and collisions
its construction has prevented, had they
occurred. would have made the medical
fraternity OF Omaha rich.
All but one OF the viaducts OF the city
are OF steel and iron, that one being over
the boulevard and its trestlework Is of
wood. The change from wood to steel in
the construction of viaducts received n
slight setback when the Sixteenth street
wooden structure had to come down, and
had it not been for the thoughtfulness OF
an individual who had a photograph OF the
wooden structure. 1t would probably have
cost the city considerable money as the re
suit Of a suit for damages. A resident OF
that pAIrhhnrhnnI hr,,tpht g,ttt a11Rutny
that the new structure overshadowed his
house and thus damaged him by shutting
out his view. The case would likely have
gone against the plaintiff had not a picture
OF the two viaducts been procured
That OF the wooden structure showed q
trestlework that was so closely interviewer
that a chicken could not fly between tn,
timbers, and that Of the new, through IT.
r trestlework, gave such a view Of the SIX,
I that the mans house made n most e~xcellen
= place for the study OF astronomy. Judg
, Baker found for the defendant.
AS a factor in the growth OF Omaha
p trade and wealth the viaducts cannot b.
| overestimated. The cost Of their con
k struction to the city has been very littlr
@ as the railroad companies have paid a niue
n greater portion OF the $3.50, 900 expended |
e their construction than has the city. Cit
Il Engineer Is a good example G
/" the good roads crank" and he states tina
Omaha trade owes so much to the viaduct
and good roads that 1t cannot be estimates
and even as a prevention Of accidents tn
viaducts have paid for themselves. In tn
illustrated Bee last summer pictures weT
IS published Of the viaducts where the stree
h traffic is carried on above the railroads. !
10 this number the illustrations show the via
I ducts where the streets run under tn
n railroads and a few of the places wher
q railroad crosses railroad on a bridge.
"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29
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