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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
SOuders.

The Angel of Death entered the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
SOuders last Friday evening, and
took from them their bright little
daughter Gladys, aged 2 years
and four months. The lmmedl-
ate cause of the death of little
Gladys was cholera infantum,
and she was sick but a short
time.
A large mum Der of friends at.
tended the funeral on Sunday aft
ernoon, and interment was made
dt Union cemetery. Services
were conducted by Rev. Adams.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
MISS REBECCA POTT, DEAD.
Representative OF One OF Fulton COun.
tvs Prominent Families.

Our people-were greatly shock.
ed last Sunday morning to learn
of the death of Miss Rebecca
Pott, which had occurred at her
home on South Second street
about four o'clock. About two
years ago Miss Pott suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis, but
had so far recovered from it as tc
be able to walk on the streets in
fine weather, and to attend church.
Last week she was not well, but
her condition was not such as tc
excite any alarm in the minds o.
her friends until Saturday night
when 1T was noticed that her con.
dition was critical.
Her funeral, which took place
yesterday morning, was conduct.
ed by her pastor, Rev. G. M.
Smith, of the Reformed church,
and her remains were followed to
their last resting place IN Union
cemetery, by large number of
sorrowlng friends.
Miss Rebecca's great.grandfa.
ther, John Pott, came to this
country from Germany 1876 years
ago with his father William; and
after remaining awhile in Phila.
delphla, located in Schuylkill
county, engaging in the manu-.
facture Of iron. The Potts ac.
quired large tracts of land under.
laid with anthracite coal; but. as
at that time anthracite was not
known to possess any merit be.
yond ordinary slate rock, it added
nothing to the value of the land.
Not only was Miss Rebecca's s
great-grandfather an lronmaSter,
but her grandfather and father
as well.
In 1843, Miss Rebecca's S father,
John Pott, came up from Schuyl-
XII county and purchased the
Hanover Iron Works at what is
now known as Potts Mill in Ayr
township, and carried on the man.
ufacture of iron until 1S47 when
it was found that the works could
not be operated on a paying bas-
is and they were abandoned, and
the grist mill built.
Miss Rebecca had six brothers
and sisters, all of whom are dead
except Mrs. Eliza Crosby, and
Mrs. Malinda Logan.
Miss Rebecca was born in
Schuvlkill county, July 23, 1880.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
SAW MILL BURNED.
Newt MelIOtt Loses SawmilI and Trac.
tiOn Engine by Fire.

Last Saturday afternoon the
sawmill and trac tion engine of
Luther w. Mellott, located at the
foot of the Meadowground noun.
tain west of town, was totally de
stroyed by fire.
There had been no fire about
the mill for day or two previous
aud no one was working about the
place. Just how the fire started
is not known; at least, to the gen.
eral public.
la addition to the loss of the
sawmill and engine about 10000
pla>tering lath We're burned.
The loss, we learn, is partially
covered by insurance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
TEACHERS DISLIKE KISSING.
Resent Statement that All are Fond OF
0scuIatOry Pastime.

The women teachers in atten-
dance at the Teachers Institute
at Scranton last week became
highly indignant over the publ.
cation in the local papers of state.
ments to the effect that the wom-
en- teachers of Scranton are fond
of kissing. They particularly
took exception to the caption in
one morning paper which read:
Are fond of kissing. By un.
animous vote the city teachers
decide in favor of the osculatory
pastime.
The teachers assert that they
are not fond of kissing, but, on
the contrary, are opposed to it.
This publication was brought
about by DR.. Bigelow, one of the
instructors, who IN a lecture,
said that all teachers liked to be
kissed.
81 will prove it to you," he said.
"All teachers opposed to kissing
stand up"
No one rose.
Didn't tell you? it Is car
ried unanimously" he said, and
proceeded with bis address.
Fulton county teachers wouldn t
kick about a trifling little joke
like that.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
A Birthday Social.

A very pleasant surprise party
was held at the hospltable home
of II. K Fleming, of Clear Ridge
on Tuesday evening, it being Miss
Ada's birthday. Among the
guests were Bert Winegardner,
Luther Grove, Harry Ramsey,
Samuel Stevens, Joseph Ramsey,
Charley Stinson, James Brown,
James Myers, Cleveland Fields,
John Fleming, Lloyd Fleming,
Misses Louie Kerlin, GoldIe Vine.
gardner, Bessie Fields, Louie
Brown, Rae Baker, Elsie Baker
and Ellie Huston. Thew depart.
ed for their homes at a late hour
"arryiug with them pleasant
memories.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
GOT EIGHT MONTHS.
BOlan and Harman Convicted In Cham.
bersburg Last Week.

Charles Bolan and Oscar Har-
man, engineer and conductor, re-
spectively, of the Reading train
which collided with a Cum berland
Valley freight train near Scotland
on the firstday of June, were tried
before Judge Stewartln the court
at Chambersburg last week, were
found guilty of negligence of or.
ders, and were sentenced to eight
monthsimprisonment in the coun.
ty jail, to pay fine of 800 each
and costs ofprosecution.
Bolan and his fireman left the
engine to eat their dinners in the
caboose, while Hartman ran the
engine. Engineman ElmerWalck
of the Cumberland Valley, was
killed, and trial of manslaughteI
IL yet to be given the two men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
Another Letter from Rev. David W. Kel.
so. Sees Big Corn.

so. Sees Big Corn.
Salisbury, Mo-, September 8.
i am now at cousin Vim. Plper's
and have pleasant home. This
is fine country. Looking as far
as your eyes will carry, you see
nothing but level and rolling land,
with thousands and thousands of
acres of corn; and yet they say
this is an "otf" year-too wet for
a full crop. | walked into a corn
patch-S0 acres-and reached mp
and found the ear just Z feet from
the ground, and L made the re.
mark that | would like to be around
when there was q full crop.
Out for drive yesterday, was
over at Locust Grove, an old cat.
tie rancho of the early settlers.
l stood between the two gate posts
that had been planted there more
than so years ago. This rancho
included 10000 acres, and was
situated on the old buffalo trail
leading from the far West to
points IN the Southeast.
AtMr. Plper's, met my broth
er, Hugh. He is IN boor health.
TO morrow | expect to visit the
family of my cousin, S. S. Kelso
at Moose Fork. spent the time
from last Saturday until Tuesday
at Jonathan Ke.so's. preached
for tine Hillsboro people, for
Brother EN- m ms in the Baptist
church, and have not been in any
home over night that l have not
held family worship.
l returned to St. Louis on the
9th, and came near getting into a
wreck on the Fair Ground. A
Wabash train struck a crowded
street car, completely demollsh-
ing it and trewlng the dead and
wounded for a distance of many
yards. AS luck would have it,
| was not on that car. The Wa.
bash had a wreck on the 5th IN
which 10 were killed and so wound
ed. | was on train that came
along shortly afterward. We
stopped and took a mum ber of the
wounded on our tram, and | help
ed to care for them and to unload
them at Mobley. One man who
had lost a limb, said that his wife
and two children had been killed.
The passengers on the ll-fated
train were nearly all Missourians,
and were going to the World s
Fair. Running at speed of So
miles an hour, the train left the
track and ran some distance when
the coupling broke and the coach
es laden with the human frel2 ht,
rolled down an EN- bankment hun
dreds of feet, into washout.
AS my mind goes back to the
Fair, time is too short to attempt
to tell you the one.fourth l saw
there along the pike" A man
could spend mouth to take in
the sights. Among the noted
buildings are "The Great Bereaf-
ter"-admlttance so cents; "Par-
is, "Old st. Louis 140 Years
Ago." "The Blue Dome of Crea-
tion," &c. Space forbids my
giving you the half of them. The
Exhibition grounds embrace 1910
acres and are enclosed by ueal ly
miles of fence.
Now, permit me to say to the
readers of the News, that the ex.
hlbiuon is grand; but all who
come had better not forget to
bring their pockel- books along.
d. w. KELSO.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
CLEAR RIDGE.

Miss Minnie Grove Is i'll with
malaria lever.
Gilbert Kerlin will move into
his new house this week and Mrs.
Louisa Kerlin will move into the
house he vacates.
Mr.. Faust of Trenton, N. j.,
who spent the past two weeks
with j. w. Mowers family left
on Saturday for Franklin coun-
ty.
Mr.. Ansley of Franklin county,
visited j. V. Carmack's Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Hockenberry Of
Three Springs, spent a portion
of last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Grove.
Miss Eta Fields left on Sun
day to spend sometime near Nc
Connellsburg.
l.. FL. Grove purchased N. B.
Henry's furniture shop on Mon
day and will start a store and bar
ber shop in the near future.
Charles Henry is able to be
about again.
Miss Lizzie Heeter spent Sat,
rrday night and Sunday with
Ada Fleming.
Some kind friend relieved j. D.
Stevens of Fort Littleton of some
of his cats by taking eight of
them up to W. L. Fields.
Mrs. J.W. Mowers Is spending
a few days with relatives in
Franklin county.
Miss Lillian Fleming spent
part of last week with friends at
Saltillo.
James Henry and daughter
Miss Laura of the Cove, spent
Sunday with his brother-in-law,
j, w. Winegardner.
Our school opened on the 5th
inst, with,twenty.seven enrolled.
The young folks will hold a
musical entertainment Saturday
afternoon and night in Kerlin's
Grove. There will also be a ball
glme in the afternoon.
On Friday evening of last week
IA party was held at the home of J.
III. Fields, of Clear Ridge. Re-
freshments consisting of ice cream,
cake and lemonade were served.
The guests were Harry K. Huston,
Bert Winegardner, Harry Ram
sey, Joseph Ramsey, Arthur Ker-
lin, Charles Stinson, Brady Flem-
ing, John Fleming, James Brown,
Jas. Myers, l.. H. Grove, G. G.
Fields, G. r. Shore; Misses Louie
Brown, Louie Kerlin, Grace and
Ella Huston, Ada Fleming, Goldie
Winegardner, Rae Baker, Elsie
Baker, Bessie, Fields, Goldie
Fields, Eta Fields. 1t was Miss
Annie Fields's birthday. After
indulging in games until late
hour they departed for their homes,
thanking the Misses Fields for the
hospitality shown, and hoping to
experience many more such joyous
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14

JEFF Hockensmith dropped into
our sanctum yesterday and push.
ed his subscription ahead. Mr..
Hockensmith is as busy as a nail.
er now, threshing out the big
buckwheat crop for the farmers.
The yield. he says, means about
wenty bushels to the acre.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14

Thorn pSon g. Stech, who have
been engaged IN painting the
buildings at the Industrial School
at Sc ,tland during the past two
months, completed their work
and returned home last Saturday
evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14

Mr.. Ira Fore, Knobsville's pop
ular young merchant, spent q
few hours in town Monday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for Vacation, Away for an Outing, a
Trip for Business or Pleasure. You'u
Find II Right Here.

Mr.. N. H. Evans, of Thorn pson,
spent few hours in town last
Wednesday.
Uriah W. Kline and son.inlaw,
Berte Ham, spent a day in Nc.
Connellsburg last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson L. Mace
and their baby.daughter, of Car
Isle, are visiting in McConnells.
burg.
Miss Ada Rexroth has return.
ed for another years work ia the
schools at Newtown, Bucks coun.
ty, Pa.
Miss Emma Sloan of this place
has entered the Normol school at
Shlppensburg for years course
of study.
L. l.. Cunningham and Thorn
ton Foster, of Wells, were among
our very agreeable callers last
Thursday.
Mrs. Andrew Hoover and son,
Prof. n. f. M. Hoover of West
Dublin, spent last Wednesday in
this place.
Theo Sipes of Harrisonville.
spent several days last week IN
Chambersburg and Waynesboro
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Ham of
Gracey, spent Saturday night in
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Fix near town.
Rev. T. Davis Richards, of Boyd,
Md, spent last week in the home
of his mother.in.law, Mrs. Anna
Carl, at Warfordsburg.
Mrs. Margaretta Lyon, of West
Dublin, has been visiting the
Misses Dickson and other friends
during the past week.
Misses Zoe Mason and Sophia
Holman of this place, went down
to Bethel township and began
their winters work as teachers
on Monday.
81,
Miss Bessie, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w, D. Myers, OF Han.
cock, entered the Shlppensburg
school last week for a normal
course.
Miss Carrie Greathead and
sister, Miss Fannie, have gone to
Johnstown, where both have de.
sirable positions as teachers in
the schools of that city.
Mrs. j. A. Stewart of Green.
hill, and son w. N, ofTrenton, n.
j., spent last Wednesday in thus
place the guests of Mrs. Stewards
daughter Mrs. L. II. While.
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Booth,
of Maddensville, came to McCou-
nellsburg last week and Mrs.
Boo h is remaining a few days
visiting relatives and friends.
Our bachelor friend Davy Hum.
bert, of Thompson, was IN town
last Thursday. Mr. Hum bert
has taken out letters of admins.
tration on the estate of his sister,
Miss Rachel, deceased.
Mrs. W. M. Dixon and daugh.
ters Helen and Margaret, a spent
day or two IN town last week. On
Friday they went over to Cham
bersburg, and on Saturday re.
turned to their home in Pitts.
burg.
Mrs. Edgar II. Crisswell and
daughter Jean, of Pittsbura:
Mrs. W, F. Skinner and daugh
ter Elizabeth, and Miss Name
Skinner of O am bersburg, have
been spending he past week in
McConnellsbun
Miss Elsie 0reathead, Miss
Minnie Reisuer, Miss Nave
Sheets, and Miss Gertrude Boke
all OF this place, went 10 Bed
ford county last week to beready
for the opening of their respective
schools on Monday. These young
ladies' are all Normal School grad
yates, and first class teachers,
aud it is to be regretted that Full.
ton county cannot find a home for
her own talent. Miss Greathead
goes to Sixmile Run; Miss Hoke
to Riddlesbura; Miss Reisner to
GraceviIlc, and Miss Sheets to
Gapsville.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
Harry Dawney. of Hustontown
spent a day in town last week.

Ex-Treasur job "A ID. Smith, of
Emmaville, was q business visitor
~ the County SeatM on day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14

Mr.. Mark Lodge and Miss Mer.
tie Stoner visited friends IN Mer.
cer>burg Saturday afternoon and
Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
MOoNsHINE PLANT DESTROYED
Illicit Whisky Makers Caught Off Their
Guard and a Long Hunt Is at
Last Ended.

Lebanon. Ky, Dec. 16.-The destruc-
tom of a large m%oonshine still by rev.
enue agents on Otter creek in Larue
county, near Gleanings ~postofice,
where it had been running about ten
years, is reported. All former efforts
to locate and destroy it had failed. The
officers arrived when the operators
had just left after a nights run, and
the fire was still smoldering. No one
was on guard. The venue officers
found a mash Of 1900 gallons capacity,
sixteen gallons of. beer and a barrel Of
whisky just made.
Every vestige of the distilling plant
was destroyed. and the beer and mash
We're emptied on the ground. Revenue
men have been trying to capture this
still for years, but a desperate gang was
in charge. An effort will be made to
arrest the operators.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
SUITED Az SIN TO A DOT
He Was Dead Broke, and So Deportation
to China Was just What He
Wanted.

st. Louis, Dec. 16. Mon Lot, a
Chinese, 81 years Old, who has been in
the United States for thirty years, has
been ordered deported to China by
United States Commissioners 4. +. Bah
bitt, because he has not the papers
which permit him to remain in this
country. Mon Lot is BROKE in the
United States. He admitted to the
commissioner that he had not one pen
ny. He said. however. that he want
ed to return to China, where he has a
wife and children.
Mon Lot told of the Chinese New
Year celebration which was to take
place at a time corresponding to the
first part of February in the Christian
calendar. He wanted to spend it at
home. Not exatly because the commits
sioner's heart was touched by the ap-
peal. but more because Mon Lot had
nj papers. he was ordered deported.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
BRIDGE DROPS FORTY FEET
COllapses with Many Persons ON 1t and
Kills Two Girls-Fiye others Are
seriously Injured

Charleston. w. Va, Dee. is. - Two
persons are known to have been killed
and five others seriously injured by the
collapse of the suspension bridge across
the Elk river. which connects East and
West Charleston. At the time the
bridge went down there were six
teams, six children on their way to
school, and many others on the struc-
ture. Many of those who were near
the ends of the structure managed to
reach land before it went down.
These who went down with the
wreckage fell a distance of forty feet
into the ice-cOvered waters of the riv-
er. Those killed and some Of the in
.jured We're carried under the ice. but
whether all We're recovered later is
not known. Search of the river up to
this writing has disclosed no addition
to the casualty list. The dead are
Mamie Higginbotham, aged II, and
Annie Humphreys, aged IL.
The injured are: leila Smith, aged
II, compound fracture of elbow; Will
lam Holmes (cOlOredD, driver. cut and
bruised; Henry Fielder, driver, serious
internal injuries; Ollie Gibes. aged Is,
both hips and arm broken: Elma Tuck
er, aged IL. both arms and legs broken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
GRANGE SUPPORTS ROOSEVELT

Ind9rse His Deman for Laws Regulating
Interstate Commercs-Constitutionai
Amendment ASKED.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-The ILL.,
nois State Grange annual convention
has adopted resolutions commencing
President Roosevelt for his prompt
and firm demand'on congress for laws
regulating interstate commerce. The
resolutions pledge him the support Of
the entire agricultural ma Sub
ordinate oranges are asked to petition
members of congress to support such
proposed laws. Other resolutions were
adopted favoring the submission Of an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States granting the rightetO con
gress to regulate and control all cor
porati0ns and combinations of wealth.
The construction Of a ship canal from
the Mississippi river to the g~reatlakes,
and from the great lakes to the At
lantic cea was urged, to check the
railroads. A. HI, Yates, of Dunlap, was
elected a member of the state execu-
tive board for three years, to succeed
himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17

Rogers, Ark, Dec. i6.-A physician
here is authority for the statement
that Miss Carrie Sawney, residing
three miles southwest of this city, has
just completed a self-imposed fast Of
forty-eight days with no i'll effects.
She weighed 24O pounds at the begin
ming Of her abstinence from food, and
it was for the purpose Of reducing her
weight that the task was undertaken.
She now weighs 200 pounds, and al
though for forty-tight days she SUBJ
sisted entirely on water, she is in the
best of health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
Lancaster a Lodge Town.

Lancaster is strongly a lodge and
club town. Remarkably SO. it's
size being considered. Nearly so
secret societies and clubs are in ex-
istence here constituting a long list
that is constantly growing longer,
until a dearth of available meeting
places threatens to put a quietus
on further organizing inclination.
With few exceptions a bravely
fraternal spirit is not only kept
alive, but thriving by frequent,
well attended meetings. so th1iv-
ing that Lancaster lodges, in many
instances, rank well among the
strongest of their respective orders
to be found in the state.
With the beneficiary object
primary, perhaps, the social life is
fostered we'll In Lancaster lodges,
and has become a strong feature in
their development.
After the interruption Of the sum-
mer vacation, and the later cleo
ton days, the lodges are now set
Ting down to their winter programs.
Official visits from state dignitaries
of the organizations are to be made
b @occasions Of entertaining in fra
ternal circles, and bazaars and balls
are promising busy times as we'll.
November's fraternal forecast holds
few, indeed, slow or idle moments
to Be expected in local lodge rooms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
Attack Made in q snow storm.
Japs Have a Torpedo Boot Missing. !

I'm the thick Of the snow, while
Miyamoto's fotilla was searching for
the enemy's ships, one torpedo boat
became lost from its comrade ships.
At 4 o'clock Lieutenant Nakamuda's
torpedo boat independently attacked a
military transport. Another torpedo
boat under Miyamoto discharged and
exploded a torpedo against the Sevas-
topol. Both returned safely. but failed
to meet the missing torpedo. boat and
crew."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
Belmont In Hanna.s place.

New York, Dec. 16. - The special
COMMITTEES of the Civic Federation APP
pointed to name a successor to Senator
Marcus A. Hanna as president of the
Civic Federation selected August Bel
mont. and the Federation has con-
firmed the choice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
Bathroom

Wipe the soap dry and put it in
dish.
Leave the bathtub clean.
Wipe the marble around the face
basin.
Don't leave the mirror splashed
and speckled.
Strange as it seems, there are other
wise decent people who seldom bother
to observe these rules after using the
bathroom.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17

Detroit, Dee. 16..-Second Vice Prasi-
dent Fred ~ Wann, of the Pere Mar
quette railroad. at a conference of the
traffic officials of the Great Central
route here, said that the policy of the
new route will be conservative in that
there will be no cutting of rates to OBJ
tain business.