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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
Wells Tannery.
gone.

Mrs. Mary Hunter and son
John Russsl, of Lewistown, are
visiting her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Harvey Wishart.
Harry Tomley, of Philadelphia,
made short call in our town a
few days ago, enroute to visit rel
atlves around Enid.
Prof. Wolf, principal of Rock
view Academy at Shippensburg,
and Rev. Finney of Orbisonia,
held an educational meeting at
this place last Wednesday even
ing in the Presbyterian church.
They made some good impress
sions among the young people of
our vicinity.
The social com mittee of Christ
ian Endeavor will hold a social in
the Hall Saturday evening, 9TH
inst Every person invited. Pro-
ceeds for church purposes.
Several of James Barnett IS
children are suffering with sore
throat.
Maurice Bivens attended court
In Bedford last week--a witness
IN the Salkeld-United mine
workers, suit.
Miss Jennie Sheeder of Everet1
is visiting her amt, Mrs. Allison
Greenland,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
HustOntOWn.

MIR. w. w. III. Kline has been
packing ice. That is right, Bill
ly.
Mrs. Agnes Taylor spent one
day last week with her sister,
Mrs. Il. Deshong.
Mr.. Albert Sipe of Philadel-
phia spent some time with his
mother and family and has re-
turned to Kansas.
Listen for wedding bells.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05

Last year the mum Der of public
schools in Pennsylvania reached
29,63l, taught by 30, teachers.
The average pay of male teachers
was $44.92 and of female teachers
S33.7s. The average school term
was s.82 mouths. The number
Of pupils reached l,l63,509 aud
the expense Of maintaining the
schools was $23, ,O27, ,676.62.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Jennings
Of Harrisburg, came up Monday
and remained until Tuesday with
Mrs jennings father, Rev. DR..
West.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05

Sistent member of the United
Brethren church for twenty. six
years.
Interment at the Sideling Hill
Christian church on S u n d a y 3,
funeral services conducted by
Rev. A. D. McClosky of McCon-
uellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
LETTER FROM NEBRASKA.
Written by a Former Resident of
Taylor Township.

BENEDICT, Neb., Jan. 26, 1903.
EDITOR NEWS Il send here
with $1.00 to pay for the NEWS
another year.
If you will allow me a little
space / will write few lines to
let friends in old Fulton know
how we are getting along.
The year 1902 was the wettest
ever known in Nebraska. Some
crops would have been better had
there been more rain. Wheat
was almost a phenomenal crop,
there was some damage and loss
by rains and floods IN harvest.
Corn was retarded in growth by
)l weather and excessive moist
ure; and an early frost caused
much of it to be of inferior quail
ty' There is, however, more of
it than all the cattle and hogs in
the state can consume.
There was never in this state
such a lack of cars for hauling
grain as exists this winter. The
unusually large number of cars
required for the coal trade ac-
counts for much of the lack of
cars for handling grain. Then,
the large crops require an in
creased number of cars for ship
ment, and the number avails BILE
is utterly inadequate to the de-
mand.
Grain elevators in the wheat
belt are full to overfowing. In
the four grain elevators at this
station (BenedicD there are now
not less than $4,000 bushels of
wheat awaiting shipment. TO
further illustrate the condition
existing, prominent railroad Of
fetal at Lincoln told the writer
that one day last week there were
nearly 900 cars ordered for grain
on the Burlington system in Ne
braska, and only 18 could be sup
piled.
The farmers in the country
surrounding Benedict having
long submitted to the eXtortion-
ate profits of the grain buyers,
organized a company of their own
last summer, built a 10000 bush
ell elevator near the railroad
track, induced the r. r. compa-
ny to lay side track to it, and in
November commenced shipping
their own grain on a cooperative
plan. We have as yet shipped
only 16 cars of grain owing to the
car famine, but have realized a
handsome profit on our ship
ments.
During the past year many ru-
raj mail routes have been estab-
lished in our county. One comes
by our house, and we now get
Lincoln or Omaha daily papers at
noon each day. Telephone lines
are being rapidly extended, and
within three months we expect
to have telephone in our house.
So, you see we are not behind the
times, if we are in what you peo-
pie regard as the far West. The
transformation of this country in
a generation has been truly Won
derful.
But ! have said enough.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
MRS. MARY FISHER.

Mrs. Mary Fisher, or Aunt
Mary as she was familiarly
known, died at the residence of
Joseph Fisher in Pigeon Cove at
| O'Clock Monday afternoon aged
"a years and 4 months.
Mrs. Fisher was the widow of
the late Jacob Fisher and mother
of Com missioner John Fish
or. She was an exemplary mem
Der of the Primitive Baptist
church for many years. The i'm
mediate cause of her death was
pneumonia. Besides John, al
ready named, she has two other
sons living-Joseph at Canton,
o., and Benjamin at Anderson,
Ind. A daughter, Margaret, died
several years ago.
Interment at the Tonoloway
Baptist church to-day (Wednes-
day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
DEATH RECORD.
Those Who Have Been Summoned
to the Other World.
OSCAR M'FERREN DAwNEY.

Those Who Have Been Summoned
to the Other World.
OSCAR M'FERREN DAwNEY.
Death invaded the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Dawney at Bus-
tontown, on Tuesday of last week
and took from them their bright
little son, Oscar McFerren aged
II months and 16 days.
Funeral took place on Thurs
day and interment was made at
Clear Ridge-Rev. Melroy and
Rev. Jackson officiating. The lit
tie fellow had been sick but a few
days, he was their only child, and
those who have been similarly
bereft, can realize what this
means to the grief stricken pa
rents.
MRS. ELIZA LANE HANN.
Eliza Jane, wife of Mr.. James
j. Ham, died at their home at
Saltillo, Huntingdon county,
Wednesday January 28, 1908,
aged 60 years, 4 months and 20
days.
The deceased was a daughter
of Nancy Agnes Gibson Henning-
er; was married April l2, 1864 to
Rowland Hockensmith, and on
February 3, 1881, to James j..
Ham.
She joined the Asbury NJ. F..
church during the winter Of 1867
g and died a member of the M.
E. church at Saltillo, living a
Christian life for 36 years.
Funeral services were conduct,
ed at her former home at Saltillo
Friday by her pastor Rev. Shef.
fer, and her remains were taken
to Greenhill Saturday and inter
red at Asbury Saturday evening,
concluding services by Rev. A. ID.
McClOsky of McConnellsburg.
MRS. ELIZABETH LAIDIG.
Mrs. Elizabeth Laidig died al
the home of her son-in-law, Mr.
VIM. Wilds, at Fort Littletor
Thursday morning January 30
1908, aged n years, Z months
and 9 days.
Mrs. Laidig was the widow o.
the late John A. Laidig, of Taylor
township. She had been con
sistent memb ber of the Nj. E.
church for many years.
Mrs. Laidig had been in her ac.
customed health and during the
morning returned from the
kitchen to the sitting room seat
ed her self in a chair and began
to remark to her daughter, Mrs.
Wilds that she felt so well, when
suddenly her head dropped, and
her daughter sprang to her only
to find that she was dead.
Her remains were laid to rest
at Hustontown on Saturday, fol
lowed thither by large number
of sorrowing friends and rela
tives.
She is survived by the follow
ing children, namely, Mary, wife
of j. V. Deavor, Esq; Belle, wife
of William King of North Dakota
Andrew of North Dakota; Frank
of Iowa; Allie, wife of Robert
Cutchall, near McConnellsburg
Miss Edith of Pittsourg; Olive
wife of William Wilds of Fort Lit
tleton, and Joseph and Miss Mag
gle at Hustontown.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Revs. Merroy and Jack
son.
MRS. ELIZA DISHONG.
Mrs. Eliza Dishong widow O
the late Isaac Dishong died al
the home of her son Lincoln |
Dishong near Harrisonville, Fri
day January 30, 1908, aged q
years, 2 months, and "a days.
While Mrs. Dishong had had
stroke of paralysis about yea
ago, she had recovered so as no
to suffer from its effects, and ha'
been in her usual health up unit
last Friday when another strok
proved fatal.
She is survived by one son, Lin
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
CUNNINGHAM.


Five months old child of Mr..
aud Mrs. Sylvester Cunningham
near Knobsville died Monday
evening of pneumonia. Inter
ment at Bethlehem church to-day
"wednesday at 10 o'clock. The
young parents have the sincere
sympathy of their many friends.
RHODES.
Mrs. Maggie Rhodes, wife of
John E. Rhodes, died at their
home at Orbisonia last Sabbath
morning of typhoid fever. She
leaves a hus band and seven chill
dren, the youngest of whom is
only about a month old. The rest
of the family have fever, and Mr.
Rhodes and their oldest son are
reported very low. They moved
from Ayr township last October
REV. w. w. DALBEY, d. d.
Rev. DR.. Dalbey died at his
home at Yeadon, a suburb of Phil
adelphia, Monday afternoon, aget
about 68 years. He had beeu {
victim of Bright's Disease a Ions
time, and his death was not unex
pected.
Rev. Dalbey was one of the
ablest ministers in the South Phil
adelphia Association of the Bap
tlst church. He and his wife
spent several months in this place
last summer, and during his stay
here, occupied the pulpits of the
various churches in town occas
ionally, very much to the delight
and profit Of those who heard him
He is the father of DR.. A. ID
Dalbey and Mrs. George w. Refs
ner of this place.
Interment at Malvern, Pa, Fri
day morning.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-05-28
CRUSADE AGAINST FEUDS.
A Famous Civil War General
Appeals to kentuckians to
Discontinue lndiscrimin-
ate Murders.

Lexington, Ky, May I7.-Gen. O. O.
Howard, U. s. A., retired, one of the last
surviving corps commanders of the
Federal Army in the civil war thinks he
can stop the feuds in kentucky by
personal appeal to the people.
The Howard family in Eastern Kentucky
is one of the largest in the mountains.
and distant relatives of the Generals have
been involved in many OF the teuds OF
recent years Regarding the Breathitt
County teud in which the twenty seventh
victim has just been assassnated and for
whose murder Curtis Jett is under arrest
at Winchester, Gen. Howard said:
This is the most serious of them all
because one side has complete control of
the law The law can be used to defend
or oppress. and in this case fear the law
is being used to oppress the enemy and
protect the criminal.
II would solve this problem by taking
away the power OF Office. The county
NtiSAN Ot NtfiCIN VP OCt~CCu tAt 3UJpltliIE
counties and the offices abolished This
feud has always been over politics since
its starting
What propose to do, however, is to
counsel the people. advise them against
the use of firearms, and tell them to love
their neighbors. I never have any trouble
and every body treats me we'll.
II expect to start this week and bind
every man. woman and child with an
ironclad oath that he or she will not har
| Dor ll-wil against neighbor' -
DECLARES ASSASSINATION RULES, AND
CHURCH AND STATE ARE powERLsss
Lexington. Ky, May t7.-Thomas Mar
cum, brother of the late Attorney J. g.
Marcum. who was killed at Jackson two
weeks ago after dodging known assassns
for fifteen months, publishes card today
in which he takes County Judge Hargis,
leader of the Hargis faction to task for
stating in public interview that Marcum
blood was responsible for a murder in
every Breathitt County family. Thomas
Marcum, although past the middle age.
will come to Kentucky and assist in the
prosecution of Curtis Jett, now in Jail at
Winchester charged with the assassination
of Marcum. He declares that no menbe,
of the family for three generations ha.
ever committed murder
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-05-28

Grave charges are made against certain |
officials of the Territorial Insane Asylum
at Las Vegas and it is claimed that pa
tients have been brutally and inhumanely
treated. The rumors to this effect became
SO numerous and persistent that the board
of directors conducted an investigation.
The only statement thus far made by the
board as a result of the investigation is
that the rumors and reports were explained
by the superintendent.
The Las Vegas Advertiser charges that
efforts are being made to suppress the
facts and to avoid publicity The charges
made by Advertiser are that patients are
forced to work from to 13 hours day
and are frequently punished for refusal
to work when threats prove of no avail.
females is to get behind a patient. throw
her to the floor and then have four or five
other patients sit on her while the matron
holds her hand over the patients mouth
to prevent screaming. The patient is so
held until promise to be good is given.
The Advertiser says that patients have
been strapped in bed for hours as punish
ment and have been forced to 60 without
dinner. Another form of punishment is to
strap patient to cell door and force him
to stand erect, back to the door, until al
most exhausted. Ice cold shower baths
are frequent and the water cure" in vogue
is said to consist of turning the fire hose
directly on the patient who is strapped to
a steam pipe to prevent the force of the
water from knocking him down. Another
method is known as the Ferris Wheel.
When this is adopted, the patient is
stripped, his hands are crossed in front of
his knees which are drawn up and then
strapped. A broom stick or rod is then
passed under the knees and above the arms
and this is placed across bath tub. The
tub is filled with cold water and all is
ready. The patient is then revolved on
the rod as pivot The head is kept under
water as long as possible and then he is
half turned again For patients who ex-
pectorate, gag is provided. The bedding
is not warm enough and patient who de-
stroys his bedding is given a pile OF straw
to sleep on without blankets or covering Of
any kind.
A gruesome story is related by the
Advertiser. 1t states that few weeks age
some of the directors heard that human
bones were scattered around the asylum
yard, that they drove out to investigate
and found it was true The bones were
then gathered up in sack and put in th'
basement of the institution. Under on
end of fence the pelvis of female wa
found and to it were attached eight or tel
ribs. The lower jaw, with teeth wa
found and the top OF the skull and bones @
fingers, toes, arms and legs were scattere
promiscuously about. The bones wer
those of patient who died in 1900 an
the body was placed in the morgue. A
official had physician who was patient
prepare the body so he could have tn
skeleton. The bones we're placed in
barrel of water so the flesh could dc
compose and the barrel placed in the yare
1t was neglected until it dried up, ie
apart and the bones became scattered.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-05-28
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
New Orleans Gaily Decorated and
Filled With 25O,OOO
Visitors.
COMMANDER GoRDoN's ADDRESS

The city of New Orleans is happy, but
the thousands of visitors who throng her
streets are happier; the battle-scarred vet
erans--the survivors OF Lost Cause
meeting wit warm reception. The only
unpleasant thing connected with the re-
union was the illness of the Commander.
General J. b. Gordon, who was unable to
participate in all the ceremonies. How
ever the old general was on hand the first
day, and after an address OF welcome by
Governor Heard addressed the thousands
assembled in the immense auditorium. A
part of the address follows:
AS General Gordon arose to reply he was
enthusiastically cheered His address was
as follows:
To my thought it is most fitting that
this proud and patriotic organization
which gave it birth. The meeting of such
men as you welcome today whose past
deeds will remain for ever an inspiration
to American valor and to future sacrifices
for constitutional freedom. is an auspicious
event in the countrys history whenever
and wherever it may occur; but how pecul-
iarly inspiring is this reunion in Louisiana
on this one hundredth anniversary of her
new birth into the governmental alliance
with the American States. A Roman eye
would have discovered in meeting oi
such men at such time an omen of good &c
the cause of liberty. and Americans eyes
should see in it nothing but good to the
whole republic. 1t must of necessity be ben
ehcent. and only benehcent
we will not indulge on this centennia
this political mllenial morning-nor a
other times in any bitterness. We fee
none We pity those who do. We have
long since drawn the curtain of oblivion
over the regretful and unseemly things o
the past. and we cherish as Americans the
valor and noble deeds of both armies ant
of all sections.
I'VE are satisfied with our records, ant
the power that would attempt to mak
us blush for it would be both stupid ant
blind. We are heirs. joint heirs, with tn
republics children in the inheritance O
freedom left by our sires. We are proud O
all the past. Moreover, we are now facin
future pregnant with tremendous posi-
blites; but we face it with strength C
hope and assurance, born of an unswerv
ing purpose to discharge our every duty t
all races, and to the whole country w
are growing old, but we still stand hrml
on the narrow strip of land which sepa,
ateS us from a boundless ocean.
And as we 60 hence, we will calml
drop our mantleS on the shoulders of OF
of our sons. who will worthily wear then
, and in no crisis Of the republic, whether
forum or field, will they be found wan
ing.
At the conclusion of General Gordon
address he led to the front of the platfor
q Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and said
, 1T was my fortune, and | will nev,
cease TO thank God that it was my fortun
4 to follow. to know we'll and to love Ston
. wall Jackson. He is not here, but the be
b half of him is here in the person of h
wife Comrades, present to you NJ,
Stonewall Jackson. !"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-05-28
INHUMAN AND BRUTAL
TREATMENT CHAR CED.
TERRITORIAL INSANE ASYLUM, AT LAS VEGAS.

is known who the patient was and all
particulars about her. 1t is charged the
patients received no treatment for their
mental condition except that when noisy,
they are given a quieting mixture. When
physically sick they are given treatment.
The paper charges that the law is not
observed in that the medical superintend-
ent does not live at or near the institution
and about five mornings week, he spends
not to exceed an hour and a half there.
Attendants receive $40 per month with an
increase of IS every six months until ii
reaches $40, provided their services
increase in proportion. but $50 is the
highest now paid. The steward receives
S12s month and is said to earn it. The
matron receive SOS a month aud the
medical superintendent sI35 a month.
There are three officers draw ssss a month
and the other io employees receive $4o7 per
month. exclusive of the engineer.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED
Governor Otero was seen this forenoon
at the Executive Office by representative
of the New Mexican concerning the
charges against tho management of the
Territorial Insane Asylum at Las Vegas
made by the Daily Advertiser of that city.
The Governor was asked if he had seen
the article in question and replied in the
affirmative. In substance the Governor
said, that the charges were serious and
that although in some points rather indef-
mite, nevertheless, having been made in a
daily paper published in the town where
the territorial asylum is situated that they
should be promptly and fully investigated
The insane at the territorial asylum are
the wards of the people of the territory
and should be accorded the most humane
and gentle treatment compatible with
their unfortunate condition. If such has
not been the case and rule at the insane
asylum at Las Vegas. he. the Governor
| q
stop to anything improper, tyrannical, in.
humane or painful in the treatment of the
patients at the asylum. He had full con
fidence in the board of regents of the asy-
lum and had addressed an official commu
nication to the board requesting that ar
investigation of all matters charged by the
Advertiser be made and that the same bt
full and exhaustive also that a complete
report of the investigation be transmitted
to the Executive Office as soon as possible
When such has been done, he will take
other necessary steps in his official capaci
ty in accordance with facts and tenor o
the report made to him and investigation
and inspections in the entire matter whicl
he may conduct personally as executive o
the territory of New Mexico. If TIL
charges made by the Advertiser should b
proven, the Governor is determined to sc
administrative matters in the asylum righ
and in the proper shape at once; if other
wise and the charges are not sustained
the investigation cannot but be productiv
OF good to the management of the asyur
and to the territory. The charges al
scandalous and grave and too public an
therefore cannot be treated with silenc,
/. but demand prompt speedy and thoroug
! investigation, which he. the Governo
t will have made Immediately.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-05-28
Old Story Retold.

There is a north Missouri editor who is
very fond of honey This editor makes
frequent trips to Kansas City, and when
ever he makes one of these trips he stops
at a hotel where he can get honey On
a recent trip he was accompanied by his
wife and just as they were approaching
the city he told her he was nearing the
place where he got his honey That
night as they dined at the hotel, he turned
to the waiter and asked Where is my
honey With broad smile the waiter
replied You mean that little black
headed Que? Oh she don't work here no
more" The editor is still explaining 10
his wife Ex.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-05-28

The s,ockman OF Lincoln county is al
right--no Montana blizzard to disturb him.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-03

MIR. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smith of Port
townsend, spent II few Gavs recently
with their daughter, Mrs. II. w. Hale
The Episcopal church fair will he
opened Friday and Saturday evening.
ana Saturday at 2p IN. Christmas no.
tiOnS on sale.
MIS- Warn of Scott. is visiting with
her brother, Chas. Lester. this week.
Mrs. Warn recently came to this state
from Michigan.
Miss Minerva Getz, Il teacher in the
I'ItzvlIIe public school, spent Thursday
IN the city with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. i. y. GetZ.
w. II. Randolph was up in town
Saturday for the first time in three
weeks. having been confined to his
room with rheumatism.
George Bales of CowIitz county. who
has been visiting in this valley for
the past six weeks is quite i'll at the
home Of Frank Barnhart in East kitti-
ia, precinct.
Ed kin9rey returned from San Fran
cisco Friday afternoon. He attended
a meeting of the stakeholder, of the
Tarasca mines and is very enthusiastic
over the prospect, Of the mine.
Friday evening number Of the