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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
Birthday Anniversary.

On Tuesday, May 1st, the home
of James Kerlin was the scene of
joyous event, when friends and
relatives arrived to celebrate his
Seth birthday. In the early
morning friends began to pour
in, and by noon fifty were ready
to partake of sumptuous dinner
which had been prepared. One
peculiar feature was, that there
were four present who were oc-
t0genarians and past, namely,
James Kerlln, aged Sc; Grand
mother Fields, aged 85; Thomas
Cromwell, aged SO, and John
Woodcock, aged 80. Among 9th
ers who were present were John
P. Kerlin and family, Albert Ker-
I'm and family, James D. Stevens
and family, Mrs. William Henry
and daughter, Mrs. George Ny
ers and daughter, Mrs. James
McElhan ey, Mrs. John A. Henry,
Mrs. Nathan Henry, Mrs. John
Mowers, Mrs. j. w. Grove, Mrs.
Jonathan Anderson, Miss Myr.
tie Anderson, Mrs. Harry While
and son, Mrs. Jennie Grove, Mrs.
Jacob Winegardner, T. E Flem-
ing, wife and daughter, Geo. Tay-
lor and wife, w. r. Fields aud
wife, Mrs. Thos. Cromwell, Cal
vim Baker and wife, Johns Kerlin,
Simeon Shore, Myrtle Shore,
Charles Stinson, John Gallaher,
and Jane Fields. Many useful
presents were brought to remind
him of the occasion.
A GUEST.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
Preached to Graduating Glass i'm
Presbyterian Church Last sun
day Evening by DR. West.

Sunday evening at 80 O'Clock
the baccalaureate sermon was
preached to the graduating class of
the McConnelIsburg High School,
by DIR. VIM. A. West. in the Pros
byterian church. All the pupils
of the school attended the services
in a body. The other ministers Of
the town were present and assisted
in the services.
Before the sermon the following
music was rendered, with Miss
Annie Dickson at the organ:
Anthem-By the choir.
Bass Solo-By Mr.. Schlichtcr.
of Scotland, accompanied by Mi.
Gertrude Sipes.
Anthem-By the choir
DR.. West took as his text Phil
lippians 3--13. Forgetting those
things which are behind, and reach
ing forth unto those things which
are before" With this us his text
DR.. West drew in most impres.
slve way many valuable lessons.
Good character coupled with
lives of usefulness was the princi-
pal theme. The man who would
make the most of himself must
make the right choice of the right
thing and should make this choice
early in life.
All individuals should have high
ideals and should seek to form
true and noble character-such
characters as bloom with christian
graces.
DR.. West stated that Sc years
ago he stood where this class
now stands.
Notwithstanding the crowded
condition of the room, the closest
attention prevailed throughout the
| services.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
Barn Burned.

The barn of Huston Heeter, of
Clear Ridge, was destroyed by
hre on Monday morning Of last
week between the hours of eight
and nine o'clock. Mr.. Heeter
was not at home, as he had left
at o'clock that morning to go tn
New Grenada, and there was no
one at home but Nassa and her
blind mother.
Everything in the barn was
burned, consisting of mower,
horse rake, hack, sled, sleigh, one
colt 3 years old, two head ofyoung
cattle, and gears OF all kind and
all his feed.
The barn was partly covered by
insurance, but still his loss is
heavy. Mr.. Heeter is a cripple
and has our sympathy. He had
just built a new barn not two
years ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
Memorial Day This Year.

Decoration day had It's origin
In 1868. Early in May of that
year N, p. Chapman, then adult
ant general of the United States
army, conferred with John A. Lo.
gan, the national com mmander of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
concerning the matter of having
the G. A. h. inaugurate the Gus,
tom of laying flowers on the
graves of soldiers who fell during
the Civil War. General Logan
Immediately issued an order in
which he named May 30, 1868, as
a day on which all mem bers of
the G. A. r. should repair to the
cemeteries in the towns In which
they lived and there spread flow.
erS on the graves of their dead
comrades. Though, strictly
speaking, Decoration day is not
national holiday, 1t Is recogniz-
ed as legal holiday IN most o.
the states.
Decoration or Memorial day,
not church holiday but a state
holiday for the commemoratlon
of soldiers who fell on the Union
side in the nations civil strife,
ia Is on Wednesday, May 30. The
arrangements for its observation
in McConnellsburg are IN the
hands of King post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09

A few weeks ago, man calling
himself John Mellott, who claim
ed his residence was at Webster
Mills, went to the home Of Joseph
Everts, near Saluvia, and asked
for something to eat and the priv
llege of staying all night. He got
his supper and bed and after
breakfast, spent a couple hours
talking. After he had left Mrs.
Everts went up stars to put the
room in order, when she discov-
cred that her visitor had taken
Gwo pairs Cf stockings and left in
their place PAIR of old, dirty,
worn out socks. On inqulring
we learn that there is no one by
the name of John Mellott living in
the vicinity of Webster Mills and
no onein thatneighborhood knows
man by that name. He is sim
ply an imposter who imposed on
the kindness of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everts.
He told Mrs. Everts that he
owned good farm in the Cove
and that he was Intimately &C
quainted with her brother Mr.. S
| S.. Ham.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
COPY OF A NEW BILL.
Attorney General Carson After the Rail-
road Companies.

Attorney General Carson on
Monday gave out copy of a bill
in equity which he filed in the
Dauphin county court few day
ago against the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, the lie
high, the Cumberland Valley, the
Buffalo and Susquehanna and the
Erie Railroad Companies, asking
in the name of the commonwealth,
for perpetual injunction to re-
strain these roads from collecting
a rebate of SO on each $40 inter
changeable mileage hook sold.
Among the reasons which the at
torney general gives for asking
for al injunction to stop this prac-
tIce are the following:
That 1T forces the passengers
to give bail for his conduct; takes
the passengers money to protect
the railroads against scalpers; i'm
poses all chances of loss of ticket
on the holder; subjects the holder
to unreasonable expenses and an
noyances; gives the railroads the
use of the publlc's money with
out interest, and dlscrimla jes
against one class of passengers.
The prayer to the common
wealth is
"Wherefore, thecommonwealth tn
showing that there is no adequate
remedy at law, prays :
l. That the defendants, their
officers, agents and employees,
may be perpetually enjoined from
the issue and sale of said tickets
within this commonwealth.
2. That they be perpetue lily
enjolned from the exaction OF
more than a two.cent rate for one
thousand mile of travel.
3. That they be perpetually
enjoined from the exactlon of a
ten dollar deposit or ofany deposit
as part of the price of said ticket
even though 1t be reclalmable.
4. That they be perpetually
enjolned from making discrlmi
nations in the price of tickets Of
substantially the same character
for long distances, or frequent
travel.
5. That they berestricted from
accepting such tickets from other
roads, and from acting as agents
of other roads in disposing o.
such tickets, and particularly the
Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake
and OHIO, and the Norfolk anc
Western Railroad Companies.
6. Further relief as to your
honors shall seem meet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
Parental Responsibility.

Addressing the grand jury at
Easton recently, Judge Scott
said
81 don't know what Will happen
to the next generation. Young
boys and slrls walk the streets
AMI visit haunts of vice and crime.
When they become incorrible
their parents come into court, ad-
NIT lack of control over their
children and ask the county to
bear the expense of keeping them
at reformatory or school. The
county is not supposed to be the
guardian of children of neglect
ful ral ents. 1t is the duty of
parents to keep their children off
the streets and correct them Of
ten parents should be brought in
| to court instead OF their children. =
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
About Sheep Killed by Dogs.

In order for farmers to receive
remuneration for sheep killed by
dogs, according to the latest law
governing that subject, they must
qualify before magistrate, JUS
tice of the peace or alderman that
they have made an effort TO dis
cover whose dogs were RESPONSE
BILE for the mischief and that the
carcasses of the sheep were bur-
led within twenty.four hours Of
the time the audit of the damage
was made. It's provided, how
ever, that owners of sheep killed
by dogs shall be paid 30 cents for
hurylng each sheep 30 killed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
New Pension Law.

The age limit pension bill pass
ed by both houses of Congress
has become a law. Under It's pro-
visions when soldier of the Civil
War arrives at the age of60 years
he is allowed $6 per month with
out examination as to disability.
At'6l he is allowed $9 and at 20
years S12. This measure does
away with any question as to dis
ability, and gives every soldier &
pension regardless of disease con-
tracted IN the war or since that
time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
HUSTONTOWN.

David Heefner, of this place,
lett last Tuesday for Petersburg,
Pa, where he expects to find en-
ployment.
Drew Laidlg and sister Estelle,
of Laldig, were business callers
in town last Wednesday.
Jerry Cutchall, of Sixmlle Run,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
his parents at this place.
Maud Fields, of Clear Ridge,
visited the home of A. j. Lam ber-
son last Sunday.
N. E. Hoover and III. h. Lam
berson, who are employed at
Mount Union, spent Saturday
and Sunday at their respective
homes in this place.
M. d. Matthias left Tuesday for
Illinois, where he expects tC
spend couple of months Visiting
his brother.
w. w. Hoover, II. p. Barton
and III. K. Chestnut left Monday
for the county seat, whore they
expect to attend Prof. b. G. Lam
berson's summer normal.
Frank @. McClaiu is visiting IN
the home of his son, j. b. Nc
Clam, at Hustontown.
Is. III. Shaw began breaking
ground for the erection of u dwell
ing house, on his lot III the Dawn
ey extel sion. Other improve
ments are being made by pur
cliasers OF lots IN the same extcn
sion.
John A. Henry, his daughter
Jessie and grandson, and Mr.
Carmack-all of Clear Ridge
were visitors in our town last
Saturday evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
DESERVES A VACATION.
Methodist Minister Has Missed but One
Sunday in Active Ministerial Work
for Twenty.three Years.

Aud that was last Sunday. The
Minister referred to is W. G. l..
Correll, of Ironton, OHIO, and is
justly entitled to a vacation which
he is now taking.
Mr.. Correll is a son of the late
Rev. Joseph Correll, a prominent
minister OF the Primitive Baptist
church, and was born in Belfast
township three years after the
editor of the News first saw the
light of day only a few miles dis
tant ID the same township. While
there is only three years differ
ence in their ages, anv one basing
Judgment upon the question and
taking into consideration the flow
ing black de-whiskers and CLOS
sy black hair together with the
fine stout build OF Mr.. Correll,
with the frosty locks and beard
Of the other, would readily con
clude that the editor was old
enough to be the preacher S
grandfather. You see 1t pays to
be good.
Well, like most Fulton county
boys, Mr.. Correll grew to man.
hood IN his fathers farm, then
attended a term at Hiram Win
ter's normal school in McCon-
nellsburg, taught the Philip Nor
gret's school in Belfast township
the following winter (1881), after
which he was fitted to go abroad
INTO the world and win success IN
the battle of life.
He soon chose the ministry as
his life work, and entered upon
evaugelistic work about twenty
six years ago, and twenty three
years ago, was ordained and CIV
en- regular work. During tn use
twenty three years he has served
congregations IN North Dakota,
West Virginia, Kentucky and
Ohio.
During the past four years he
has been stationed in Ironton, O. ,
acity of Is, ,0l0 people. HIS church
has a membership of 400, and
there are 400 members in their
Sunday school.
Rev. Correll reached this coun-
ty on Wednesday Of last week,
and expects to leave next week to
visit friends and relatives in
towns and cities in the ca stern
part OF the state, and reach home
by the first of June.
OF his fathers fami Y there are
but two members besides him
self living IN this county, and that
is Mary, of Pleasant Ridge, wild
ow of the late James M. Lake,
and Martha, wife of Elias Wink,
of Licking Creek township. OF
course he has nun Der of cous-
ms, and other friends that he will
want to see during his brief stay.
He came to McCOnnellsburg
last Monday with his nephew, j,
w. Lake, of Pleasant Ridge, and
during the time he was here, he
came IN and srent an hour with
the editor which was greatly en-.
joyed by the latter. After leav-
ing us he and Mr.. Lake went tc
visit his niece and Mr.. Lakes sis,
ter, Mrs. A. G.. Shoemaker, who
lives a couple of miles out Of town.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
NUMBER SO
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their comings and Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for Restful'0utirg.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Rev. David Kelso was a visitor
to town on Monday.
Hon. d. II. Humbert, of Thomp.
son township, was seen on our
streets on Monday.
May McEldowney and Mrs. G.
j. Mellott of Gem, were in Nc
Connellsburg last Friday.
Mr.. Charles q. Brubaker, of
Saxton, spent a couple of days
with his mother.
Ernest Doyle, wife and two
children, of Washington, D. c.,
spent Sunday with Mr.. Doyle's
father, VIM. N. Doyle, of this
place.
Mrs. Della M. Brubaker and
little daughter Helena, who have
spent the last few weeks visiting
friends and relatives near Everett
and at Ssxton, have returned
home.
Hon. s. w. Kirk broke ground
on his lot opposite the Court
House last Tuesday, for the erec-
tion of brick dwelling house
and office. Wesley may now be
seen with blue overalls on.
Hamsher W. Harper, for many
years with Stlne x Co., as travel
ing salesman, has resigned his
position to accept one with the
Farmers and Merchants Trust
Company, Cham mbersburg.
Holy Communion in the Hebron
Reformed church near Big Cove
Tannery this coming Sunday at
1O:30 a. m. Preparatory servi-
ces on Saturday, at 2:30 p. m. d.
vlne services IN st. Paul's church
of this place, on Sunday. at 7:3O
p. N.
Albert Greenland, who several
years ago drove the western hack
when postmaster Woollet had the
route, died at Mill Greek, Hunt
lngdon county, on the Goth ult.,
aged AZ years. Mr.. Greenland
had been IN the hotel business for
several years, the last place being
at Jersey City.
Thomas K. Henderson, ex. .sher-
if of Huntingdon county, and TO-.
many years one of it's best citi.
zens, died athls homeln Wal riors-
mark, last week, of diseases Incl
dent to old age. For several
months past he had been IN fail
ing health and his death has end
ed long and useful career.
John Winters, one ofThompson
townships best citizens, in com
rany with John Douglass, Plum
Runs enterprlsing merchant and
farmer, spent few hours in Nc.
Connellsburg astThursday. Mr..
Winters says that preparations
are beng made to build new
barn to replace the one burned
for his son George last summer.
Squire Logue Wink and his wife
Of Belfast township, were IN town
a few hours Monday. The Squire
is one of the new Justices of the
peace, and he was here lifting his
com mission. May he never lose
any costs, never have his jqdg-
ment reversed by Judge Swope,
and never have the tail end of the
county tax to collect. We have
been there.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
CHENG CHOU, HONAN, CHINA
Ida c. Law.On, Who has Been In China
for Nine Years, Write Letter for
the Fulton County News.
NO FARM HOUSES IN THE COUNTRY.

You asked me to tell you some
thing about the country in which
we are living. What | shall tell
YOU refers only toHonan province.
When we came up on the railroad,
said, how much this country re-
minds one of South Carolina.
Acres and acres of wheat and
acres and acres of cotton. You
would say poor cotton.
In the spring every farm seems
to have acres of beautiful poppies
from which they make that hor-
rible drug which steals men S
minds and robs women and chll-
dren of food al d clothing.
Then we havesand which makes
much more dust than that 1 saw
IN South Carolina. Every time
the wind blows it stlrs up the
sand and carries it along. A big
wind brings a big sand storm.
Most If the people who live in
the city here, own land outside.
Their worlSmen go out about four
o'clock IN the morning with mules
and oxen, and return at night
fail. An OK and mule team being
yoked up just over the wall from
my bed room, announces TO me
the hour for busy people to get
up. Thus you see that many OF
the farmers In this part of the
country live IN the city. A farm
house IN the country. | have not
seeTou3. Robbers are so numer-
Gus and the people would not feel
safe. There are many villages IN
which the people live close togeth-
n for protection.
The people, men, women and
children, work hard. Our native
doctors wife, who came with us
from Kiausu, says, "the women
here never seem to have quarter
of an hour for play" but | would
change her idea and say they have
little time for idle gossip, and you
know the result. Better women,
women among who m it is pleas
ure to work. At this season oi
the year they are too busy tC
come to the meetings, but the
few who do come will, l trust, gel
clearly some precious truth
which they can help to impart tc
the crowds who will come aftei
the Chine New Year. Now
some days | do not have one won
an 10 come IN, but they receive me
gladly when l can go to theil
homes. | want you all to pray
that the families of the men whC
have asked for baptism may al
be saved soon.
We are all happy in the worl
and would not want to be any
place else.
Last winter | did not see white
woman for six months, but thi.
fall wehave entertained more thar
thirty people many of Them mis-
sionarles going farther Interior
where they must endure mucl
hardship on account Of absenc,
OF home comforts.
Now | must stop and will tr,
TO write to you soon again.
Faithfully yours :
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
EASTERN WASHINGTON.
Aisle Spencer, Formerly OF Bethel Town.
ship. Writes Interestingly OF the In.
land Empire.

1Nii"i Ndou'' APP ~ w. AAo
see so many letters written by
Fulton county people from differ.
ent parts of the United States
the writer's OF many Of which /
know personally; aud as their let
ters are very interesting TO me, |
think that perhaps a letter from
eastern Washington (or as they
call 1t here-tho l0ud Empire
would inter est many ol your read
ers.
am holding d w ~ homestead
/ ia Adams county 'rha country
is semi-ari I-uo rain falling in
summer season worth speaking
Of The annual rainfall is only
about ten inches The winters
are very mild with buthttle snow.
The past winter broke the 25th
Of January, aud there was 40 time
after that date that the ground
was not IN good order for plough
ing except in March, when we
had storm commencing on the
10th and lastlnE four days with
freezing weather, the coldest OF
the winter. But it was unusual.
The old timers say it was the
worst storm 10 30 years.
My nearest raill Dad town is
Conneli OF the Northern Pacific,
which Is % miles from here; but
as this state is going through an
epoch of railroad building, and
two of them are heading this way,
it looks like we would get relief
soon. Besides there is a steam
BOAT on the Columb bla river (Which
is only seven miles from here.
The great draw back to this
country is the great lack of water.
| have to haul nine from the Co
lumbia, and lots of the big wheat
ranches haul their water for all
their stock ten and twelve miles.
The great depth to which one
must drill for water, makes a we'll
out of the reach of the man Of or
dipary means.
THIS is stock country, horses
beng the only stock on the range,
and as the country settles up, it
reduces the range and stockmen
are obliged to curtail their stock.
There have been several roundups
this spring, and many horses
shipped to eastern markets. The
settlers invariably turn from hors-
eS to wheat which seems adapted
to the country-25 bushels an acre
beng only an ordinary crop. Oa-
ly one state IN the union raises a
bigger average and that state is
Idaho. The wheat crop is all har-
vested here with the header, and
the Com bine Harvester which cuts
and threshes at one operation,
and is drawn oy from thirty two
to forty head OF horses.
Our main hope is IN irrigation.
| The government has finished Its
third survey through here and an.
nounces the project as feasible.
! Aslrrigat ID land in this state sells
at flom 5000 to 81, 200 an acre, it
is worth looking after,
The land Is composed of volcau-
ic ash, and the geological survey
pronounces it among the best of
the state. There is no tim Der and
the poorest of lum Der sells for
$50 per thousand feet. There is
not much game but jack rabbits,
cotton tail, sage hens and coyotes
the last named making night hid
eous with their dismal howllng.
AS this letter IS getting long,
and the waste baskets kepthandy
for such letters, | will close.
AISLE SPENCER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-09
AmsleY-Gord0n.

Miss Savannah Gordon, Big
Cove Tannery, and Frank Ans
ley, Foltz, were married at the
Presbyterian parsonage in Hag-
erstown, Wednesday.
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Auchtermuchty Is the happy town
which every Scot. proud of his unpro.
nOunccable tongue. uses as a shlbbo-
leth 10 test the linguistic skill OF the
southron. II you cannot say "Auchter,
muchty' you are still an uncducatcd
barbarian. The meaning OF the word
happens . be as monstrous as its
sound. "fhc high ground Of the wild
sow IL not It name one would choose
for garden city. People, however, are
found 10 flock TO II rs summer re-.
sort, aul as Il has lovers pool. tie
town has probably attractions more
real than It's name. In the early part
OF last century Auchtcrmuchty went
bankrupt and was deprived of oil it's
property except the Jail and one or two
other assets of an equally necessary
character II Is now rich, peaceful and
radical