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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-02
The Six Great Points.


The great points to be noted, In erdeE
to secure promptly a highway systsW
which will answer the requiremeLto
for comfortable and economical intPr-
county and interstate vehicular trafifa
are:
First. The greatest possible mi3eaga
of earth roads shall be treated 20 an
to render them available for the great
est period of time during each year.
Second. When old roads are to bd
improved by macadamixing exrem&
care should be taken In the prepara-
ton of the preliminary estimate lest
confding investors waste their mnex.
or would-be investors be friyhtene6
away.
Third. The preliminary estimate ana
design for an improved road system
should contemplate the expenditure oe
no dollar that is not absolutely neces-
sary to the placing on the particular
mile of highway where 1t Is e1pende6
a substantial road improvement, adapt
ed to s6bsoil conditions which prevail
on that mile Of road.
Fourth. Good road advocates shoui6
persistently agitate the question Of Na-
tional aid for highway construction
Fifth. The legislative bodies Of thu
various States not as yet cooperating
should be persistently appealed to untik
all have agreed to loan The credit OF
those States, in order to wipe out the
discredit of their present highways
Sixth. The boards Of supervisors In
counties should be urged to supple
ment the work Of their States by the
sale of long term bonds, from the pro
ceeds Of which would cone the road
funds.
Do this, and the army Of good road2
people, once so small, will swell 20 Al
to number in its rank all public spirited
Americans, and the day will not be-
far distant when the people Of rniE-
laid will be rs likely to leave their
important roads without smooth water
tight roofs as they will be to ike In
houses which are equally unprotected
Good Roads Magazine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-02

so1E HE oiled road which . yco-
gressive county administers
T q ton, taking advantage Sf
- a generous offer from, thu
RaN constructors, has sintroduce6
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-02


900 or Imprisonment of one month to
q year. Any firm soliciting otherwise
than provided shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor and shall be fined not
less than $1,000 or imprisoned not
less than six months.
Il any dispenser or clerk violates
any provisions of the dispensary law
he shall on the first offense forfeit his
salary for one month and On the Sec
ond be discharged. The grand jury
will keep watchful eyes on the county
dispensers and their employees and in
stitute action against them il peces-
sary.
The bill also provides fine Of $500
for any dispenser who sells without
written request or to minors. drunken
men or persons who are in the habit
Of becoming intoxicated.
Friday In House and Senate.
were introduced. running up the total
to AL. The committees showed that
they are working in the afternoons
and at night by turning in reports on
| 40 bills.
Among the new bills Of note were
the following:
Mr.. DeVore-To amend the act plac'
ing telephone lines under the luris'
diction of the railroad commission.
BY Mr.. Sellers-To cmend the law
relating to license paid the State by
insurance companies.
By Mr.. Prince, by consent OF the
House-A bill to change the name Of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-02

The klngliest thing in this world Is
simple kindness.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-02

A British scout ship just launched al
Newcastle WAS named tie Attentive j.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
MATTHEW SHARPE, DEAD.
Veteran of The Civil War Shot Through
the Head in Battle.

Another Of the brave men who
felt the sting of rebel bullets du-
ring the Civil War has passed to
his final reward. This time 1t was
Mr.. Matthew Sharpe of Licking
Greek town~bip, who died at his
home on Monday, March 20, 1905
after an illness of about six weeks
at the age of IS years, 5 months,
and 10 days.
Mr.. Sharpe had been resident
of Licking Creek township dur
ing his entire life, was a member
of the Christian church since he
was twelve years old, and was
laid to rest in the cemetery at the
Sidellng Hill Christian church on
Wednesday the 22nd.
Mr.. Sharpe was a member of
Company [. SSth Regiment, p. ",
and served almost three years in
the Civil War, his term of service
ending by his being shot through
the left temple the ball tearing
out his left eye and lodging in the
cheek bone on the other side of
his face. Here the ball remained
from June until September, and
was removed by Dr.. Samuel Scott
alter Mr.. Sharpe's return from
the army.
He was married many years
ago to Miss Nancy Charlton, who
died about fourteen years ago.
Mr. Sharpe is survived by the
following children: Hattie, wife
of W. G.. Wink, Hustontown; Row.
land, on the home farm; Sadie,
wife of Milton Mellott, Slpes Mill;
Jennie, wife of Oliver Detibaugh,
Bedford; Annie, wife of Henry T.
Bard, Pitts burg; and Mary, wife
of j. A. Holden, Baltimore.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
EXODUS OF FARMERS.
Families Who Are Going Out OF the Coun-
ty This Spring.

On account of the fact that
there seems to be a better chance
for farmer tenants In the coun-
Ties east of us, several of ou" best
families are leaving the County
this spring.
Samuel Rot2 leaves the George
G. Scott farm, near tow n, and
moves onto a farm near Marion:
George Fox leaves the James
Henry farm and takes possession
of farm near Lemaster; Austin
Carbaugh goes from the Samuel
Il. Cromer farm, near Knobsville,
to the Mrs. Carson farm n ear
Mercersburg; Daniel B. Mumma
near Knobsville, to a farm near
Roxbury-all Franklin county
farms-and VIM. M. Gri ssinger
goes from the farm in Tod town
ship, on which he has resided
twenty.one years, to a large farm
near MELVILLE, Cum berland coun-
ty.
1t is claimed that in maxim G the
change, they place themselves
nearer market, and can generally
secure more favorable terms from
a landlord.
Mr.. Grissinger has a large lime
stone farm four miles from New
vile. His landlord finds all the
phosphate, gives him all the fruit
from an orchard of 500 choice
trees, allows him to keep twenty
five head of cattle and CORE
spending large mum Der of horses,
and it any hay is sold he gets
half--the landlord preferring
that the tenant should keep stock
enough to consume all the feed on
the place.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
Wells Tannery.

Mother Earth has exchanged her
beautiful coat of snow for a gen
erous coat of thick, red mud, deep
enough to tax the energies of the
strongest horses.
By the number of marriages that
have been in Wells of late 1t seems
as though our Y. M. are only
waiting for Leap Year to pass to
get their turn to propose. Our
latest is Mr.. Jas. ID. Foote to Mrs.
Florence Sipe, of Everett. May
happiness and health, which COM
pose the keystone of wealth and
prosperity, be the heritage of the
happy couple.
The High School pupils are
having an indefinite vacation on
account of the illness of their
teacher, Prof. Griffith, who is
some better at this writing.
Miss Elizabeth Baker is spend
ing some time at the M. f. Con-
ference at Berwick.
The most of our citizens say
they sleep ten per cent better
since the latest good roads"
news.
Mrs. II. Nj. Griffith is quite i'll
at this writing.
One of our reputable young
men was seen passing along the
road which leads past q. w. Slpes,
on last Saturday evening. He had
his violin under his arm but we
are unable to say whether he in
tended to serenade his lady or en-
tertain her parents. Call and en-
tertain your correspondent some
time, Rene.
We understand our citizens have
made application for Rural Free
Delivery service from Hopewell
through Wells Valley and return.
The correspondent earnestly hopes
the good citizens may succeed and
thus help those whose mail advan-
tages have been so poor.
/ Pine Grove Nj. +. Sunday
school intends having an Easter
service this year. The observance
of Easter IN this way is something
new in our Valley and should be
well attended by all.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
Birthday Anniversary.

Saturday evening, the 18thinst.
is a date to which Is attached
many pleasant memories in the
minds of the jolly party who were
present at the hospitable home of
d. II. Fore and wife, of Tod town
ship.
The occasion was the celebra-
tion of an anniversary OF the
birthday of their daughter, Nab
ell.
Oysters formed no unlmpott-
ant part of the splendid refresh
ments served.
Those present were G. t..
Spangler and sons John and Ru-
dolph, Enoch Kerlln, wife and
son Norman, Mrs. e. A. Sharpe
and daughters, Sadie and Verda,
Neri Beltz, Grover Peck and JOS
eph Sewers.
The evening was spent very
pleasantly with plenty of music
and innocent games till a late
hour, when they all returned to
their homes hoping to enjoy many
more such occasions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
NATHAN MELLOTT.
Highly Respected Citizen of Bel
fast Died Last Thursday.

After an illness of about three
months, of dropsy and heart trou-
BILE, Mr.. Nathan Mellott, one of
Belfast townships highly respect
ed citizens, died at his home on
Thursday of last week, aged about
so years, and was buried in the
graveyard at the Sidellng Hill
Baptist church on Saturday.
Mr.. Mellott was a consistent
member of the Christian church,
and the services were conducted
by his pastor, Rev. Powers, who
preached the funeral sermon in the
Sldeling Hill Baptist church.
Mr.. Mellott is survived by his
widow, and the following children,
namely, John, Thomas, Clarence,
Frank, Harvey, one daughter at
home, and one, the wife of Riley
Hess. He is also survived by his
brothers, Noah, David h. and
George S.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
Spring Weddings.
TRAYER-MELLOTT.
eye.

In the private parlor of the
Hotel Washington, Chambers
burg, on Tuesday evening of last
week, in the presence of few
friends, Rev. DR.. w. G. Cremer
read the pretty service of the Re-
formed church, which united III
marriage, Mrs. Annie Mellott, of
McConnellsburg, aud Mr.. w. F.
Trayer, of Salisbury, Md. Later
in the evening the happy couple
boarded a Cumberland Valley
train and departed for Salisbury,
Md, where they will reside on
one of the groom's large farms.
The BRIDE is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad Glazier, of this
place, and the widow of the late
D. j. Mellott, of Ayr township.
She has a host of friends here,
who join in wishing her and her
husband much joy IN their new
relation.
Mr.. Trayer was for many years
one of the most prominent farm
ers and lumbermen of Franklin
county. Several years ago he
sold his farms and business near
Mercersburg and removed to Sal
lsbury, where he is pleasantly
situated. He is engaged princi.
pally in the raising of vegetables
for canning purposes and has
been very successful.
STEvENS-RAKER.
On Tuesday evening Of last
week, IN the parlor of the Nation
al Hotel at Chambe bersburg, IN the
presence of a few friends, Rev.
James B. Stein, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, united in mar
riage Mr.. Charles &. Stevens, of
Dublin Mills, and Miss Emma G..
Raker, of McConnellsburg. The
Cham bersburg Public Opinion
says they were an attractive
couple, and the Fluctuations given
them by those who witnessed the
happy event were hearty and sin
cere.
The groom is prosperous
young farmer and the bride is a
cultured and aniable young wo-
man.
The happy couple returned to
Fulton county on Wednesday;
and will, in few days, settle
down to the active realities of life
on farm IN Trough Creek Val
ley, Huntingdon county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Little Bessie McQuade Suffers Loss of
an Eve.

A distressing accident occur
red at the home of Daniel Nc
Quade in Ayr township last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. McQuade, like
many others, were scarcely able
to attend to the ordinary cares of
their home for several days on
account of grippe. On Friday, a
boy was cleaning out one of the
stables, and two of Mr.. Nc
Quade's children were playing
about the barn. The older of the
two children, a bright little boy
of SIX years, got a fork and be-
gan to assist in throwing the lit
ter from the stable. Just as he
was pitching forkfulout through
the door, his three-year-old sis
ter, Bessie, poked her little head
in view and prong Of the fork
entered one of her eyebails, com
pletely destroying it. DR.. Mos
ser was called, and advised that
the child be taken at once to an
eve specialist. This the parents
did on Saturday, returning Mon
day. OF course, the matter of
concern is the saving of the other
eye.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29

months past. Low lands in all
central to western states will have
too much. Change to fair and
cooler will follow this period, up
to the Goth. On the Goth and Both
reacuonary storm conditions will
return. April will end with much
werner Beather, low barometer,
and a series of thunder showers
passing eastwardly across the
country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29

in tbeprison will shorten his term
a couple of months, and when he
comes out again he will show his
friends that he will rise above the
mistakes of his early life.
After escaping from the jail
here, Frank went TO Franklin
county and hired with John Bes-
ore, a farmer near Greenvlllage,
where he was found by the ofiic-
ers last Wednesday with big
revolver in his pocket.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29

John H. Truax and family NOV
cd from their home in the Mead
owgrounds, to the property which
MIR. Truax recently purchased
at Charlestown, hear Cove Gap.
We trust our old time friends
may ind their new home pleas'
ant.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29

Ed Reisner, who has been a
student in Ursinus College, has
been elected an assistant teacher
in the Shlppensburg Normal
school for the spring term.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29

Gilbert Cook was in town Mon
day. Mr.. Cook is moving this
spring from the Madden farm,
near Dublin Mills, to the Abner
Horton farm, which he has pur-
chased, near Hustontown.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-29
NUMBER 2S
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots al Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Obed T. Mellott, of Sipes Mill,
spent few hours in town last
Saturday
Mrs. William Laidig and daugh-
ter, Miss Lena, of Hustontown,
spent Monday in town.
Howard Skipper and family are
moving from Harrlsonville to Har.
risburg this week.
Mac McClade and Linn Stigers
OF Mercersbuag, were guests of
friends IN town last Sunday.
Prof. Lamberson and Prothon.
otary Harris attended lodge at
Harrlsonvllle Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A..Irwin spent
Saturday evening and Sunday
with the Huston family at Clear
Ridge.
b. F. Kistler, of Brookly, N.
Y, spently day last week in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Mes
bit.
Mrs. Lydia Bobb, who had been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Maria
Mann, and other friends at Salu-
VIA, returned to her home at Nor
ristown, last Saturday.
Miss Belle Stouteagle, after
having completed another very
successful term of teaching in
Franklin county, is home again
for her summer vacation.
L. FL. Cook called at the News
Office Monday morning. Mr..
Cook has rented his property at
Knobsville and will move to one
of Charlie McGehee's farms at
Burnt Cabins, and try farming
awhile.
Merchant j. G.. Reisner, of this
place, is spending this week IN
Philadelphia and New York pur-
chasing large stock of spring
and summer goods for the con-
stantly growing trade of the firm
of G. w. Reisner & Co.
Harry E. Spangler and wife,
who have spent the past three
years in Pittsburg, have on ac-
count of impaired health, moved
back to Wells Valley, and will en-
gage in farming. Harry came
down to the Cove last Thursday
evening, and on Friday morning
purchased fine farm horse from
A. M. Richards below town.
Emma Sloan, Bessie IRWIN,
Harry Seville, and Don Morton,
of this place; j. Frank Daniels, of |
Harrisonvllle; Grace Hixson, of
Crystal Springs; Carrie Hill, Of |
Fort Littleton, and Bessie Reese,
of Burnt Cablns-Fulton county
students at the Cum berland Val
ley state normal school-are all
home for their Easter vacation.
During visit to Ham burg, Pa,
last week to consult the officersI
of the McConnellsburg Water
Company, Nicholas Roettger,
superintendent of the companyI
at tins place, was instructed .tn|
lower the mans, put the big res
ervoir in conditions to hold water
and to spare no pans nor expense1
in giving the people of McCon-
nellsburg first class service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Sipes were
not little alarmed last Sunday
to find that their little three-year.
old son Floyd had poked a button1
up his nose. DR.. Mosser was
hastily summoned, but found ID
impossible to insert an instru4
ment to extract the offending buti
ton on account of the squirmina
of the boy. A few whiffs of chlo
roform led FLOYD to Withdraw
his objections, aud the buttoI
was soon brought from its lodg
ing place.
Corder w. Snyder and wife, q
Gem, were in town las t SATURDAY.
They have gone to housekeoplu
on the Jonathan Peck farm, fro1
which John Il. Laley recent
moved back to his own farn
the Ridge. Job Harr moyi
from the Big Cove to the Phl|
Cordon farm which ho r1urchn4
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-25
Death Of John BERG.

The funeral of John Berg was held
from the Catholic church Friday and
the be1eaved sons and daughters have
the heartfelt sympathy Of the commu-
nifty in this double sorrow that has
cone upon them. Less than two weeks
ago they laid their mother to rest and
now follows the husband and father.
Having been united in life through
many years Of changing fortunes they
are again united in the land of the I'M
known. They were both types OF the
best citizens and fulfilled their duties
to their family to the best of their
ability and to the honor of themselves
and the community in which they live.
The world would be better off If there
were more such people as Mr. and
Mrs. Berg, and their death is a loss
tothe city, as it is a deep bereave-
ment to the relatives OF the family.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-25
Suicide.

One Of the sadest, strangest and
most unexplainable things that have
transpired for sometime in this neigh
borhood is the suicide of the young
editor of the Arlington Enterprise, A.
C. Wallin. In the morning of life
and in the dawn of a business career
that had all the promise of the most
brilliant success, at the age of twenty
two years, he shot himself through the
temple and his young life went out to
meet its reward. Suicide, like MUIR
der is usually based on some motive
and in this case there is no motive
known. Age and it's infrmaties some
times revolt at the prospects of the
few years that are before it and love
thWarted and broken sometimes wrecks
the ambition and ends the lives of
men; disease and the lurking shadow
OF an undiscovered crime send some
men to the great beyond but in this
case there appears to have been moth
ing of the kind and only the opposite
in the life of the suicide. What must
it be if a man at the age of twenty two
tires of living-not one-third of his
life period covered. Is it cowardice
or bravery or is it selfish, for the sor-
row it leaves in it's trail darkens the
lives o. loved ones who are Innocent
ly connected? Life's prospects may
be dark, they are to most of us at
times, but man was given his days to
live out and they are not his to short
en- as he wills and leave its purpose
all unfulfilled.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-25
Beef Trust and Meat.

The methods of the beef trust, which
is keeping the price of cattle as low as
the price of beef is high, are being
thoroughly aired in the proceedings
which the government has brought to
have the trust dissolved. Attorney
General Moody, in arguing the case
before supreme court Monday, gave
the following summary of one of the
trusts little devices for keeping down
the price of cattle:
In the seventh paragraph of the
petition it appears that the defendants
have agreed upon this device: In
pursuance OF the conspiracy among
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-25
New UJlrl Review
Wednesday, January IS, 1905.
The Disbursement.

While the concensus of opinion re-
garding the decision of The jury sworn
10 pass judgment upon the fate OF DR..
Koch, seems to have been that it would
disagree, it is evident that the disa-
greement was not brought about so
much by the evidence as by prejudice.
This was emphasized by the action OF
John Mack who was out of the court
room less than an hour when he came
to the Review Office and cancelled his
subscription. This may have been the
action of an unprecedented man but it
does not look that way.
There are two features in connection
with this case, laying aside all else,
that should have made an acquittal
certain, the purely circumstantial evil
dence and the failure of the state to
connect the circumstances. There was,
to an unprecedented mind, more than a
reasonable doubt. This doubt belongs
always to the accused. Did he get it?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-25
Lent Will Be Late This year.

The season of Lent begins unusually
late this year and Ash Wednesday
falls on March s. Easter Sunday
which marks the close of the Lenten
period, therefore falls on Sunday
April %.
There will be four eclipses during
the year 1905. A partial eclipse Of the
moon will occur Feb. 1920, but it will
not be visible in this country. The
annual eclipse Of the moon will occur
Aug. l4-l5, and will bevisible through
out the western hemisphere.
There will be a total eclipse OF the
sun on Aug. 20, but this will be viisi-
bic only in the eastern part Of the
United States.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-25
themselves, their agents bid up the

themselves, their agents bid up the
price of live stock at certain selected
points to an abnormal point. This
naturally induces the shipment from
other states of live stock to the points
where the price is bid up in quantities
much larger than under normal con-
ditions. Then, taking advantage Of
this congestion of the markets, they
refrain from bidding against each
other in the purchase of live stock,
with the result that the producers and
owners of the stock are forced to sell
at ruinous prices. Thus the unlawful
conspiracy to refrain from bidding
against each other is made doubly
profitable, and the great profits which
come from the trans action in turn in
crease the power of the combination
and tend to fasten upon the people a
monopoly. The conspiracy in this
case is auxiliary to the conspiracy to
refrain from bidding and to the Gre
alton of a monopoly which this whole
case discloses.
1t is alleged in the eighth para.
graph that, for the purpose Of aiding,
in the raising, lowering, fixing and.
maintaining of uniform prices for
fresh meat, the defendants collusive]y
restricted and curtailed shipments of
meats to various markets throughout
the country. The word collusively,'
fairly interpretated, means that they
curtailed shipments by agreements
with each other. Doubtless, such a
transaction sometimes may be entirely
legitimate. This condition is recog-
nized in the degree, which exempts
from its prohibition the curtailing OF
shipments made in good faith to pre-
vent the congesting of the markets.