The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-01
STORY cONTRADIcTED.
N. l.. Lancaster, Who Married Annie
Weaver Said to lie Victim of

from Franklin Mills, in which it
was stated that one Nathan Ian
caster had married Annie b.
Weaver; that Mr.. Lancaster had,
at the time of his marriage, a wife
living, and that the alleged first
wife was on the track of Mr.. Ian
caster.
1t is now claimed that the wo
man posing as his lawful wife is a
prosecutor, and that Mr.. Lancas-
ter is a reputable citizen of Roam.
cake, Va.
If the News unwlttlngly placed
either Mr.. Lancaster or Miss
Weaver in a false light, 1t only toe
gladly takes this opportunity to
make amends, aud publishes the
following clippings-one from
the Hagerstown Globe, and the
other from the Roanoake Times
Roanoake Times,
1t appears that the woman.
Mrs. Dora Powers, who has been
annoying Mr.. n. l.. Lancaster, by
asking the police in different Cit
les to aid her in locating Mr.. Ian
caster, is not yet satisfied.
1t was learned last night tn II
Dora Powers has within the past
few days made another appeal
to the officers of the law to help
her find Mr.. Lancaster, who, she
CLAIMS, is her husband. The won
an states in her communications
to the police that she has been
abandoned by Mr.. Lancaster.
About ten days ago Mr.. Ian
caster arrived IN Roanoke, and
the fact that ne was here was
published in the papers. 1t was
SAID at that time that Mr.. Ian
caster could be found without any
trouble If she really wished to
find him. 1t was said that the
woman has no claim on Mr.. Ian
caster, and that she has no right
to use his name. On top of all
this, however, she has, it is said
addressed more letters to Mary
land newspapers and officers,
saying she is still unable to locate
Mr.. Lancaster.
1t was learned last night that
Mr.. Lancaster had called on Chiei
of Police Dyer and had that offic
er write a letter to the Mrs. Pow
ers, at Welch, w. Va, telling her
that Mr.. Lancaster is in Roanoke
and requesting her to appear in
court and show why she claims
him as her husband.
N. l.. Lancas ter is superintend
ing the erection of the new Ran
dolph school building and has
contracts in Roanoke that will
keep HIM here for the next six
months.
Hagerstown Globe
In the N. l.. Lancaster EN- brogl
10 the following letter is from
Cum berland, and is written by
j. E. Weaver, proprietor of the
Arlington Hotel, that city, He
says
In the Hagerstown Mail of DC.
tober %, you have a highly color
ed article relating to my sister,
Mrs. N. l.. Lancaster. Now we
do not object to the facts being
published, although it is entirely
a family affair, and the highly col
ored articles you are publishing
can only do harm and my sister
an injustice. The facts are that
the woman claiming to be Mrs.
| Lancaster is an lmpostor. We
have her deposition admitting
that when she married Lancaster
she was married to Calvin Pow
ers who was living IN Virginia.
She also admits that when Mr.
Lancaster found out that she had
a husband living he Immediately
ceased living with her as her hus
band. AS their marriage was i
} legal l have verified the abo 4
personally by a search through
the various county records. This
woman is doing our family ant
Mr.. Lancaster a great injustice
By personal observation through
} the better class of citizens of Ros
, noke, where Mr.. Lancaster's fan
lily resides, and through the same
people at his present residence,
find Mr.. Lancaster is held IL
great esteem. BY kindly correc
ing your former article, and pub
llshlng the truth IN the matter
you would greatly obllge,
j. h. WEAVER
p. S.-Personally i have r.
ceived any number OF letters from
this woman, and think she i
addicted to some drug, VS. he
letters are unseemly and lncohe
rent.
Mrs. A, M. Corbin and daugh
ter Ida, Of Gracev, are spending
the week in ewburg and Harri
hurO VISITING frianas