The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-01
Who'll Be It?

ton to fill the Office of county Su-
perinteudent will be held in the
Court House in this place next
Tuesday afternoon beginning at
1 o'clock.
The election of the first county
superintendent for this county
was held in May 1854, and Rev.
Robert Ross, Methodist preach
er, was elected aud his salary fix
ed at 500 year. SO well salts
fled were the people with Rev.
Ross's administration that, in
1857, he was reelected, and his
salary doubled. Mr.. Ross had
his eye on the prothonotaryship,
and offered himself as candidate
that same summer, and in the fall
was elected prothonotal'y to sue
ceed McFadden.
Mr.. Ross now dropped the su-
perintendency, and John S. Rob
inson was appointed; but after
serving part of the term, he be-
came tired of it, and George A.
Smith, then a young law student,
saw in it an opportunity to be-
come acquainted with the people
of the county, took the Office off
Robinson's hands and finished
the term, which of course, ended
in 1860 VIM. A. Gray of Wells
Valley was then elected and serv
ed one term. j. Frank Davis Of
McConnellsburg succeeded Mr..
Cray in 1868, and served part Of
the term, when he found it didn't
pay, and handed it over to John
A. Woodcock, of Wells, who com
pleted the term. In 1856, Amos
5. Smith and Hiram Winter were
candidates. Smith was lawyer
and won, and then sold out to
Winter who didn't even hold a
professional certificate. Three
years later Winter was candi-
date for reelection, but was de-
feated by Wm.P. Gordon. Owing
to the fact that, in the meantime,
the standard Of qualification for
the Office had been raised, Mr..
Gordon was found to be ineligible
land so would have been Mr.. Win
ter had it not been that he had
held the Office and Mr.. Winter re
ceived the commission which he
held to 1881.
In 1881 the contest lay between
Jacob w. Mellott and H. HI. Wood
al. Mr.. Woodal was elected, but
like some of those before him, he
was not sufficiently qualified to
make him eligible. Through the
influence of some of his friends
who had pull" he was allowed
TO take an examination before the
State Superintendent, and take
course at a State Normal.
Woodal was a "natural born"
teacher and in recognition Of his
worth, as an official he was given
the Office the third time.
Mr.. Woodal completed his nine
years in 1881, and was succeeded
by Joseph f. Barton, who served
six years, and he was followed by
b. W.Peck, who served two terms.
The minimum salary VAS now
made $1,000, and the present in
cumbent, Glen Chestnut, is just
completing his third term, and is
a candidate for reelection. The
other candidates are, we believe,
b. G, Lamberson, Of Hustontown;
b. N. Palmer, of Needmore, EN-
cry Thomas and l.. II, While of
McConnellsburg, and @. E. Bar
ton at present connected with the
G. V. State Normal School.
So far as qualification, and
teaching experience and ability
go, it is seldom that five more ca
pable men happen in a race at the
same time; but as it is not the
purpose Of this article to influence
a single director in making his
choice next Tuesday, we shall not
open our mouth farther for fear
we get our foot in it.
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