The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-24
THE JACKSON DEMOCRAT.
Founded in Bedford in 1870. Taken to
McCOnneIlsburg in 1850, and Name
Changed TO Fulton Democrat.

The Fulton Democrat owes ITS
origin to James B. SAMSON, who
founded a newspaper in Bedford,
issuing the first lumber to the
public, Decem Der 2S, 1S49. The
bill providing for the organization
of the county of Fulton, which
was stricken from the county of
Bedford, was signed by Governor
William f. Johnston on the 10Th
day of April, 1850. Mr.. SAMSON
thinking that the new county Of
fered better field for the publ
cation OF his paper than Bedford,
removed his paper to McConnells.
burg in September 1850 and be.
gan TIE publication, changing the
name from the "Jackson Demo
crat" to the "F'ulton Democrat,
which name the paper still bears.
A few weeks ago when Mrs.
Eliza b. Crosby was making sale
of the effects of her sister, the
late Miss Rebecca Pott, she found
among many other old newspa-
pers, copy of the jackson Dem
ocrat, "No. 10, Vol. f." and very
kindly gave it to the present edi-
tor of the Fulton Democrat.
1t bears the date Ct May 8, 1850,
and of course was printed at Red
ford.
The principal item of news is
the full text of the bill erecting
the new county of Fulton, and
which had just been signed by
the Governor. Other items of IN
terast were as follows:
The Postmaster General has
established two new postoffices
in this county one at Webster
Mills, and one at Dublin Mills.
j. 5. Zimmerman is postmaster
at Webster Mills, and A. Weld
man, at Dublin Mills.
The following named gentle
men were serving on the Demo
cratic county committees Bethel,
John Fisher and Benjamin Mel
lott; Belfast, Daniel Lake and
Aaron Hess; Du blin, Ronert Gam
BILE and James Fields; Licking
Creek, Samuel Michaels and ia
cob Mumma; Thomson, Jacob
Fisher and John Litton; Tod, A.
j, Fore, Esq; Wells, David r.
Nail and David r. Bowles.
At a Democratic meeting held
in Bedford on Monday evening,
April 80, 1850, among other reso-
lutlons, the following appears;
That we hereby cordially approve
of the course of John Cessna and
Samuel Robinson, Esq RS. in the
Legislature, and return them our
thanks for the attention and abil-
ity which they have devoted to
the interests of Bedford county.
The editor states that 1--WE have
been informed that q report is in
circulation IN McConnellsburg, to
the effect that the Commissioners
of Bedford county have borrow
ed from the WllIiamsport Bank,
the sum of $16, 900, and that it is
kept secret from the people.
We deem it due to the tax payers
to brand the statement as mali
clously false. "
The only advertisement we see
from McConnellsburg Is that Of
Daniel Hunt burd, in which he Of
fers at private sale his property
IN McConnellsburg, consisting
of a lot of ground on main street,
with two.story frame weather
boarded house with a frame build
ing attached, formerly occupied
as wagon maker shop.
The following item of Wells
Valley news occurs
"We learn that Mr.. Henry
Whltehill, of Wells Valley, one
day last week, was attacked with
IN a mile and half OF Hopewell
Iron works, and robbed of near
5000. We learn from Mr.. White
hill that he had left home to pur-
chase some cattle, and whilst rid
ing slowly along on a lonely piece
of road, three men made their APP