The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-06-12
EDITOR BARRON WRITES AGAIN.
His Recollcctions of Rev. White,
LAWYER Cline, and others.

Ola JlIUe mcOOuutllSDuIB lfttHub, we
will state that after the elder Mr.. Bar
ron had sold his farm near McCon-
nellsburg, now owned by Hon. Peter
Morton, the family moved to Iowa
la 1859 James, who is so kindly enter
tanning the McConnellsburg readers of
the News, with his "reminiscences, came
back to Ohio and spent four years in
a school at Hayesville. From Hayes
Vile he went to Jefferson college at
Canonsburg, and graduated from that
institution in 1864. 1865 he went down
to West Virginia, taught school three
years, and during that time was mar
ried. In 1868 he went to Missouri where
his mother and brother Will then lived,
was admitted to the bar, and practiced
law there until 1868, when he went to
Loudonville, Ohio, and practiced four
years. He then bought the Troy, o.,
Democrat and published it until 1899
when he sold out, and, in 1900, bought
the Bloomfield Indiana Democrat
where he now is. He has one child,
son, Frank, who is married. and is.lo-
cal editor of Mr.. Barron's paper
Editor.
EDITOR NEWS In speaking of
the old time lawyers, l omitted
the name of Mr.. Cline, l forget
his initials. Mr.. Cline was a min
lister of the Swedenborgian faith
as well as lawyer. l do not rec
ollect where he came from to Nc
COnnellsburg; but he was a south
ern mana native of South Caro-
lima. He came there and bought
the Spiece farm, as known then,
about mile northeast of town
above our place. He had several
boys whom he wished to get on
farm and teach them to work.
Mr.. Cline, regularly every week
day, walked into town to his of
flee, going by our place. He was
a regular type of the Southern
gentleman-kept himself fault
lessly dressed, his boots highly
polished, and wore always a fine
silk hat. We could always tell
what time it was when he passed
our house without looking at the
clock. He always went to town
at nine o'clock, and came home at
five. He had no congregation
there, but preached at home on
Sundays to his family. l do not
think he ever got much practice
at the bar, though he was said to
be well read lawyer. He was a
good speaker, and was in demand
for Fourth of July orations. His
oldest son, Hiram, as we called
him, clerked in the drug store of
DIR. Reamel and afterwards went
to similar position at F't. Smith,
Ark. His Oldest daughter was an
accomplished and beautiful young
lady. have never heard what
became of the family.
The ministers of the town at
that time were Rev. N. G.. White
of the Presbyterian church, Rev.
Martin Bechtel of the Lutheran,
Rev. Mr.. Waggoner of the Ger
man Reformed, and the Metho-
dist ministers names have for
gotten, as they were changed at
that time every year, and they did
not become impressed on my
memory. Before the German Re-
formed-beg to occupy the old
Seceder church, there was occa-
sional preaching by Seceder min
listers of whom l remember one,
a Mr.. Gracy, who was a very able
preacher. remember Mr.. White
the best because there is where I
had to go to church, and was
counted one of the lambs of the
flock, as my parents belonged
there. Mr.. White was one of the
good old fashioned ministers
whose heart and mind was inter
ested in his work and he was q
very able preacher. He most al
ways was affected TO tears in the
course of his sermons. The ser.
vices on Sunday were different
then from what they are now
Mr.. White would begin with wha'
was called the short prayer, ol
invocation, but which was usually
as long as the principal prayer
nowadays. Then he would civ.
out a hymn or psalm-then h.
read lesson from the scripture
frequently expounding it at som.
iength-then would come tine Ions