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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
NEW GRENADA.

DR.. A. K. Davis of Hustontown,
made a professional visit to our
town last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thomas
of Saltlllo, visited the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thomas.
Stella Gracey is visiting the
family of Richard AllOway.
Roswell Stains and family and
VIM. j. Crider visited friends at
Knobsville last Saturday and Sun
day.
Martha Mills, of Philadelphia.
who Is nearing the finish as a
trained nurse, is spending her
vacation at her home here.
Mr.. Geo. ". Coulter, p. r. r.
ticket agent AZ the Fifth Avenue
station, Pittsburg, with his wife
and two daughters, Maude aud
Lottie, and son, Paul,-all are
spending a tea days vacation with
their many friends in this place.
Mrs. Coulter (Minnie) is daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Gun
nipgham.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
FIRE AT WELLS TANNERY.
James D. Foote'S JeweIry Shop De.
strOyed.

About IL o'clock last Tuesday
night, the jewelry shop of James
D. Foote at Wells Tannery was
discovered on fire, and inresponse
to the alarm, the residents of the
village turned out and did every.
thing IN their power to stay the
progress of the flames. But as
thev had no other supply of wa
ter than that afforded by nearby
wells it was with great difficulty
that nearby buildings were saved.
One of w. Fl. Baumgar dner' 5
houses occupied by Ord G.. .llders
was atire several times, but by
hard work the flames were each
time extinguished.
The shop and contents are a
total loss.
Mr.. Foote'S wife died a few
weeks ago, and he was away from
home at the time of the fire visit.
ing his daughter in Hyndman.
Insurance about $500.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
WELLS TANNERY.

Mrs. S. p. Wishart is visiting
friends in Mifflin.
Mr.. Aaron Kelly is visiting
friends in Philipsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. ID. Schenck
were in Huntingdon last Saturday.
J.C. Kirk has greatly improved
his residence by adding fine
porch.
Misses Majorie Sipe and Mary
Day Foreman are visiting friends
in Bedford.
Mrs. Harry Spangler, of Pitts
burg, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Spangler.
John Rice and two sons, of New
York, are visiting his sister, Mrs.
G.. +. TruaX.
Mack Stunkard visited his un.
Gle, Prof. ID. G. Stunkard, in Bed
ford, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Florence Blackmore and
sc,, of Pittsburg, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. Gs A. Stewart.
Pine Grove ME-. Sunday school
has invited the different schools OF
the Valley to unite with them IN 8
picnic Saturday, the 18th, in the
Elias grove.
Rev. Kennedy, of Lewistown
brother of our pastor, preached ii
the Presbyterian church last Sun
day afternoon, basing his remarks
on the words, "What seek yeW
Mrs. Eta Patterson, of Alleghe
ny, called a few minutes in oul
town Sunday morning. She wa'
returning from the home of hel
mother, Mrs. Margaretta Lyon, a
West Dublin.
Mrs. Mollie Bowman, near Buf
falo, and Mrs. j. X. Hunter an'
son, of Lewistown, are visiting
.Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wishart
They were all called to Everett t
attend the funeral of Lewis Piper
who was laid to rest in the Everett
cemetery on the 5th inst.
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MRS. ELMER DESHONG DEAD.
StrangIed TO Death in Violent Spasm
OF Coughing.

Vertie j., wife of Elmer Desh-
ong of Licking Greek township,
died at their home near Greenhill
Monday night, August 1, 1904,
aged 33 years, 2 months, and Is
days. Funeral services conduct.
ed by her pastor, Rev. Dumville,
and interment made IN the Gem.
etery at Asbury church.
Mrs. Deshong was a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Baltzer Deshong
and was married about thirteen
years ago, and is survived by her
hus band and four children.
She had been in usual health
up to Monday evening when, soon
after retiring she was [. tackled
with q violent fit of coughing
She arose and went down to the
porch followed by her husband,
but the coughing continued, and
almost strangling she told
her husband that she could not
live. DR.. Hoop was speedily sum.
moned, near neighbors notified,
and everything possible was done
for the relief of the suffering
woman, but in less than two hours
from the beginning of the attack
she was a corpse.
Mrs. Deshong was a consistent
mem Der of the NJ. E. church. The
bereft husband and children have
the sincere sympathy of many
sorrOwlng friends.
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CONSTABLE SURROUNDED.
Officer J. CaIendine Fisher of Bethel, Sud-
denly Finds Himself Entrapped.

Constable j. 9. Fisher of Beth
ell, who is known as one of the
most vigllant officers in the coun-
ty, was completely surprised on
Wednesday evening of last week,
and before he had time to gather
himself up, found that he was en-
tirely in the hands of "the en-
emy."
AT the close of the before. named
day, Mr.. Fisher was quietly rest
ing in the fading twilight of his
own home, when his reveries
were disturbed by the appear
ance of one or two of his neigh
bors. Greeting them cordially
they had scarcely begun to "swap
yarns" when two or three more
appeared upon the scene, and,
presently, some more. The News
reporter does not say whether by
this time he showed any signs of
nervousness, or whether he was
making any effort to get his gun
or not, but one thing is certain,
he did not know what was gong
on until after score of his neigh
bors had thus assem- bled, and
his wife, who seems to have been
one of the chief conspirators,
swung the dining room doors
open and invited the company to
"please step out for refresh
ments."
Seeing that he was sup against
IT. he surrendered like a little
man and joined the company to
the dining room which he found
beautifully decorated with flow
ers and evergreens, and a table
laden with such toothsome deli
casies as only Mrs. Fisher knows
how to prepare on such occasions,
Charlie kershner had brought
his graphophone along, and add
ed much to the pleasure OF the
company during the evening by
giving his fine selection Of re-
cords. At rather late hour the
company retired to their homes
delighted with the pleasant sur
prise they had given the consta
BILE.
Among the number present
were Mr.. George Wilson and
daughter Miss Alice, Squire and
Mrs. II. p. Garland, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Bivens and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Garland, Mr.
Francis Bar nhart, and Mrs. AL
fred Mellott and children.
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LEWIS N. PIPER.
Death OF a Highly Esteemed Bedford
County Citizen,

Mr.. Lewis Martin Piper, a well
known citizen of Bedford county
died at the home of Mrs. Laura
a. Karns, IN Everett, few min
utes after four o'clock on Wednes-
day morning of last week. At
the time of Ills death his sister,
Mrs. Harvey Wishart, of Wells
Valley, was at his bedside. He
had not been feeling well for some
days and on Saturday morning
went to the office of DR.. W. p. S.
Henry, of Everett, for treatment
and while in the Doctors Office
was stricken with paralysis, . He
was born at Pipcr's Run near
what is now known as Cypher on
January 10, 1881. He was the son
of David and Phoebe Piper and is
survived by two sisters and one
brother, to wit; Mrs. Harvey
Wishart, of Wells Tannery; Mrs.
Mary Bowman, of Chippawa,
Canada, and Abram Piper of Kan
sas. He was never married.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
TEACHERS ELECTED.
Superintendent Barton Has Finished His
Tour Of Examinations.

With the examination at Web
ster Mills last Thursday closed
the work of examining teachers
and filing the schools for next
winters work.
OF the eighty.tive schools IN
this county all have home teach.
ers except one that of Oak Grove
in Whips Cove, which was given
to James Kell Of Huntingdon
county.
One hundred and four persons
appeared for examination at the
various points in the county, for
ty of whom failed to pass. On a
special resolution granted by
boards Interested, SIX of the best
of those who had failed to come
up to the average in the public ex-
animation, were licensed to teach.
This became necessary on &C
count of the shortage in the num-
Der of available teachers.
OF the eighty.five teachers en-
ployed, ) hold State Normal
school diplomas, s Permanent
certificates, and Professionals.
Since the publication of the
last list in the News, the follow
ing teachers have been elected;
fast.-Sipes Hill, ST. Wink;
Philip Morgret's, Queen Lake;
Pleasant Grove, Gilbert G. Mel
lott; Needmore, Howard Mellott;
Jacob Lakes, Annie Deshong;
Morton's Point, Cora Funk; Ma.
pie Grove, Amos Mellott; Gross
Roads, Orpha Snyder; Cedar
Lane, Minnie Mellott. Schools
open, Septem Der 10Th.
ethel.-Alpine, Oscar Sharpe
Gordon's, Minnie Funk; War
fordsburg, Zoe Mason; Black
Oak, Harry Hill; Mays Chapel
Charles Fegley; Franklin Mills
Bertha Golden; Mt. AIRY, Sophie
Holman. Schools open, Septem
Der 18th.
L 1hompson.-Bald Eagle, S. L
Simpson; Board Yard, Olive Iim
norman; Ditch Run, Fred Bow
man; Center, Ressie Myers; In
dependence, Harvey Sharpe; Oak
dale, Letltia Peck; West View
Lillian Fisher. Schools open
September 10Th.
Ayr.-Jugtown, May Mellott
Cito, Nellie Johnston; Corner
Maude Rlnedollar; Laurel Ridge
Olive Kendall; Big Cove Tannery
Gilbert B. Mellott; Webster Mills
Hattie Kendall; Rock Hill, Virgi,
Truax; Road, RusselNelson; BacI
Run, Carrie Hum mbert; Meadow
grounds, Lucy Peightel. Schools
open, September 18th.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
BIG COVE PICNIC.
Annual Harvest Home Picnic III Morrow
KendalI's Woods Tomorrow.

AS was mentioned III these col.
umns two weeks ago, the annual
Harvest Home Picnic will be held
in Morrow B. Kendall s woods to-
morrow. The work of the COM
mittee is now about completed,
and everything is IN good shape
for delightful days outing, il
the weather be pleasant.
The grove is in splendid con-
dition, the speakers stand, the
seats, lunch tables, etc, have all
had attention, and nothing now
remains but for everybody to go
and have a good time.
Several able and entertaining
speakers have promised to be
present, and provision has been
made for both vocal and lnstru-
mental music.
The literary exercises will be.
gin at 10 o'clock, and Will be con-
cluded during the forenoon, sc
that the afternoon may be devot'
ed to the enjoyment of social in
tercourse.
1t is well enough, perhaps, to
have it understood that there will
not be free dinner-it Is a bas.
ket picnic. Those who do not
care to take their lunch along, will
find first class lunch tables on
the grounds where they can buy
what they want to eat for mod.
crate sum.
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A Surprise Party.

A surprise party was held at
MIR. James Truax's last Wednes-
day evening in honor of Miss
Bertha Truax's fifteenth birth
day.
The house and table were
lavlshly decorated with ever.
greens and flowers. The even
ing was very pleasantly spent in
games of various kinds.
About 8 o'clock refreshments
were served, which consisted of
ice-cream, cake, candy, etc.
Miss Truax was the recipient of
nice lot of presents, and at a
late hour they all departed for
home saying they had a good
time Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. James Truax, Mrs.
Martha Truax, Misses Mary
Hess, Mae and Ethel Peck, Belle
Smith, Blanche, Jennie, Delphia
and Curcha Truax, Mamie Mel
lott. Blanche and Clyde Smith,
Floe Truax and Reda Garland,
and Messrs. Gilbert Mellott How
ard Peck, Archie Fisher, Thomas
Downes. Gecrgeand Russell Pies
singer, liussell aud Ralph Truax
aud Oscar and Harrison Garland,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
WILL BUILD NEW HALL.
Fort Littleton Lodge, |. 0. 0. F. Has De-
cided 10 Build a Home for Itself. :

Messrs. j. Wesley and Dyson
r. Fraker of Fort Littleton, were
in town last Saturday attending
a regular meeting of King Post,
G. A. R. of which they are mem,
bers. They are also memb bers of
Fort Llttleton lodge, |. o. .. f.,
and said that their lodge had de-
cided to quit renting and build a
home for its own use. A commit-
tee composed of S. l.. Buckley,
J. w. Fraker, and DeKalb Henry
had been appointed, specifca-
tions had been drawn, and pro,
posals from contractors had been
invited. The building will be a
two.story frame 24X42, and will
be erected on a lot of ground pur-
chased from Alex Mayne, nearly
opposite the location of their pres
ent lodge room.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
Judge Swope's Mother Dead.

Mrs. Nancy Swope, one of Get.
tysburg's oldest and most. re-
Spectcd residents and the moth
er of Judge S. McSwore, is dead
from the effects of paralysis. The
deceased, who was 50 years OF
age, had been in falling health for
some time. The funeral was
held last Friday morning at ~
O'Clock from Judge Swope's resi-
deuce.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
Masonic Feast.

Messrs. Geo. w. Smith, Ed.
ward e. Smith and Chas. w.
Myers gave reception Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. M.
j. Perkins to friends aud mem
bers of Jas. w. Bowers Lodge
No. 173, A. f. and A. M. The
banquet tables were filled with
good things and the decorations
produced a beautiful effect.
Everybody seemed to enjoy the
occasion. The out of town guests
were; Mr.. and Mrs. Hatten,
Miss Hatten, of Kentucky; Mr..
Brooke, of Indiana; Mr.. and Mrs.
e. A. Doyle, of Baltimore; Messrs.
d. G.. Shipley and I'll. w. Callan,
of Little Orleans; Mr.. Shuester,
OF Baltimore; Mr.. III. f. E. Get
zendanner, of Arizona.
Forty-nine guests gathered
around the testal board and made
merry. The occasion was the
raising OF Messrs. Edward Il.
Smith and Charles W. Myers to
the sublime degree of Master
Mason. These social events are
becoming quite popular among
Masonic families and tend tc
bring together socially those con
nected in any way by Masonic
ties. Hancock Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
Automobile burned.

The big auto-car owned by Mr..
l.. B. Shaw of Riddlesburg, in
which a party from Rlddlesburg
and Everett recently visited this
place, was destroyed by fire last
Thursday night. The machine
was stored in Mr.. Shaw's barn
which was burned destroying the
aut )mobile, Mr.. Shaw's driving
horse, together with grain, hay,
harness, &C. The automobile Is
said to have cost about $1,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
GEORGE c. SCOTT DEAD.
Last Member Of one of McConnelIs-
burg's Old Families.

Having rounded out an exist
ence of almost tour-score years,
Mr.. George Clingen Scott, died
in McConnellsburg, Monday
morning, August 8, 1904. Funer-
al at 3 o'clock this afternoon, con-
Quoted by his pastor, Rev. w. A.
West, D. D., assisted by a form.
er pastor, Rev. r. H. Hoover, of
Perryville, Md.
While Mr.. Scott's health has
been failing for about year, yet
he was seen almost daily on the
street up to last Friday morning,
when he was overcome by a ner-
vous chill and soon sank into un.
consciousness not again to be
aroused.
George Clingen Scott was a son
of William and Rebecca Scott,
and was born IN hicConnellsburg
October 13, 1924. He received his
education in select schools, and
when Is years Of age commenced
clerking for his cousin, James d.
Scott, in general storeat Bridge.
port, Franklin county, where he
was employed tor three years; he
then returned to McConnellsburg
and entered the store of his cous.
IN, Captain James Beckwlth, who
kept store in building on the
lot on which the residence of John
Sheets now stands. After re.
naming with Mr.. Beckwith about
year, he went to Jacksonville,
Illinois, and entered the store of
his brother, James B. Scott, in
the spring of 1S47, where he was
employed until the death of his
brother which occurred about
one year afterwards. He then re-
turned to McConnellsburg; out
after spending about a year, he
again went to Jacksonville and
purchased a large store doing a
general merchandising business,
which ne conducted until the
spring of 1868, when he retired
and returned to this county, where
he has resided ever since.
He made his home with his SIS
ter, Mrs. Mark Dickson, and or
October II, 1879, purchased the
Judge Dickson homestead, in Tod
township, and on August II, 1888
purchased the Duffield property,
in McConnellsburg, where he and
the Dickson family have since
resided.
Mr.. Scott united with the Pres
byterian church at Jacksonville
and when he returned to this
county in 1868, he united with
McConnellsburg Presbyterian
church, IN which he has been q
consistent mem Der and to which
he has been a liberal contributor
He was always modest, unassum
ing, and of retiring disposition
never forcing himself or his opin
ions upon others. He was of g
generous disposition and many
poor and needy have been reliev
ed by him, unknown to the out
side world.
Mr.. Scott was a cousin o.
Thomas A. Scott, a former presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Rail
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
WANTS TO SEE SNAKES.
A Book to Be Prepared on the Rep
tiles of Pennsylvania.
BY STATE zOOLOGIST II. A. SURFACE.
He Invites Persons all Over the State to Send
Him Specimens Of Snakes, Turtles, Liz
ards, Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders.

State Economic Zoologist H. A.
Surface Is preparing book on
reptiles of Pennsylvania. 1t will
take months, possibly years to
complete the work, but its publi-
cation is sure. Professor Sur
face, however, wishes aid from al
most everyone in the State who
may be interested.
The book IS to be a treatise up
on the habits of both reptiles and
amphlbia, two closely allied di.
visions of the vertebrate form OF
life. Reptiles include snakes,
turtles, and lizards; amphibia in
clude frogs, toads and salaman-
ders.
To the non. students of animals
there is little difference between
a lizard and a salamandcr, but
Professor Surface can give plenty
of points about that. One nam
difference is, that lizards have
scales and salamanders have not.
They want both in the Geological
department, however, as well as
other kinds of reptiles and am
phibia.
Many specimens have already
been received and preserved. AS
fast as any are sent IN they are
put away in preservatives and
kept for study. During the sum
mer when they are busy collect.
ing specimens employees of the
office have little time for analysis.
That will come during the cold
weather.
Then the exterior and interior
construction of the animal will be
studied and the data carefully
tabulated and filed for use IN the
forthcoming book. A copy OF
this book Will be sent to each per.
son who shows sufficient interest
in the work to send in any speci
mems. Professor Surface has
made a particular request thai
no one write now for the book. II
will not be published for months
but sending a specimen will be
sufficient to insure ones name
being placed upon the mailing
list when the edition is struck off
1t does not matter If specimens
are duplicates. Professor Sur
face says he cannot have too many
and will be glad to recei'e ant
care for all that shall be sent.
In sending specimens, note
should be made of the manner
and locality in which caught ant
any of the habits or peculiaritie.
which may have been observed
No one need fear handling any
reptiles In Pennsylvania excep
the rattlesnake and the copper
head snake. Those are the only
two of any kind which are poison
Gus. Other snakes, the lizards
the salamanders, etc, are al
harmless.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
OddfeIlOw's Picnic.

The members of McConnells-
burg Lodge /. O. O. F. and their
families will picnic at the Big
Rock on Cove Mountain Thurs
day, August 18th. l. is arranged
to leave town about 8 o'clock in
the morning.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
THREE SPRINGS CAMPMEETING.
Begins Friday, August 10th, Strong Corps
OF Helpers. The Boy Evangelist.

DAILY OUTLINE.
900 A. NJ, Bible Study,
10:30 Sermon.
200 P. M. Young Peoples and
Children's Services.
300 p. NJ, Sermon.
ZOO " Sermon.
Tuesday, ommuniona and quart
erly conference at 100 p. m.
Wednesday, Rally day for
young people.
Thursday, Patriotic Day, 800
p. m.
Friday, Missionary Day.
HELPERS.
b. F.. Cunningham, Holsopel,
Pa, the famous boy evangelist,
who will conduct evangelislic
services each evening from Mon.
day, 29th to Saturday. Septem-
ber 3D..
Rev. B.L Seneff, of Conemaugh
d. Barshinger, of Orbisonia; w.
G. Gilbert, of Mapleton; S. S.
Hough, Of Altoona; J. j. l.. Res.
Ter, of Tyrone, p. f.; Rev. Miss
May Whitehead, of Bellefoute,
are expected.
a cordial invitation is exteu,l,
ed to ministers of sister denomi
nations, and it is earnestly desir
ed that everybody who .an come
will come, and help To make thi.
campneetiug a great success
Let all who are interested 10 Tho
promotion of Gods cause and the
salvation Of souls hope and pray
and trust and expect great thing,
from God.
G.. w. EMINHIzEI.
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Picnic at GreeuhiIl.

There will be a picnic in the
grove at Greenhill Presbyterian
church next Saturday, .Augu.
18th. All members of the Sab
bath school aud their friends are
nvited.