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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots al Their Comings aud Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for Restiul'0utiug.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Rev. and Mrs. Thos. r. Gar
land, Of Needmore, spent Mon.
day at McConnellsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Slpes of
Harrlsonville, spent a few hours
IN town Tuesday.
w, P. Lashley, of Cum berlsnd,
Md, was business visitor here
the first of the week.
Lveryman Dick Fisher was at
Dry Run and Blair's Mills this
week on business.
S. A. Nesblt of this place, spent
several days last week in Harris.
burg and New Bloomfield on bus
mess.
Miss Alice Keepers of Huston
town, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Eliza Mlchaels of Everett.
Mrs. w. L. McKibbin who had
been visiting friends at Buck
Valley, returned to her home at
this place Thursday.
This Office was favored Monday
by pleasant call from Mrs. Ja-
cob Sharpe and Mrs. b. T.. While
of Knobsvllle.
Denton Hendershot, Lewis Yon-
ker, and J. TIlden Hill-three of
Bethel townships firstrate cltl
zens were attending to business
at the County Seat this week.
Mrs. Harvey Glenn, who had
been visiting her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Ephriam Houck in the
Cove, and her brother-in- law
George Glenn, went to MERGERS
burg Tuesday and took the train
for their homes at Lanark, III.
Mr.. j. l.. Richards, one of Ayr
townships efficient roadmasters,
was in town a short time last Sat.
urday. With Joseph's expert
ence, he has no hesitancy in say
ing that the township would be
better off if the work road tax
was paid in money. He cited
instances where it cost the town
ship more to get the taxpayer
started to work than the tax
amounted to.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
NEEDM0RE.

The merry jingle'of the sleigh
bells is within herring almost
constantly.
j. II. Mcclellan and p. N. Run
yan, with some of their lady
friends, took advantage of the
slelghing to visit friends at War.
fordsburg last Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Plessinger of
Whips Cove, spent few days re-
Gently with her aunt. Mrs. A
Runyan,at this place. Mrs. Run
yan still continues very i'll.
]. w. Truax and T. r. Truax
traded farms recently, and made
the exchange last week-or rath.
er-exchanged themselves.
Thompson w. Peck and wife
went to Matte, Bedford county,
last Friday IN answer TO a mes
sage announcing the death of
Isaac Conner, Mrs. Peck's step.
father.
George B. Mellott and daugh-
ter Maize, of McConuelIsburg,
made hasty calls on friends here
last Monday.
Mrs. Jefferson @. Mellott has
been very i'll for a few days.
Mrs. Charley Gordon and her
baby boy spent couple OF days,
among friends here last week.
Alfred Mellott, the genial mail
carrier between this place and
Hancock, has sold his farm and
now offers to sell the mail route.
Alfred has filed the position very
acceptably to the patrons along
the route.
A shedding party Of our young
folks, of which Harvey Snyder
was the leading spirit, speut
Monday evening in the hospltable
home Of Mr.. aud Mrs. N n.
Evans. "a
DR.. Palmer had an upset one
night last week. and his team boz
came fciphtened, making things
right interesting for lit1lo
while. The Doctor is putting is
his time now nursing badly
sprained wrist
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
scHErRoMpF GRIFFITH NupnALs
Miss Alice 0. Griffith Becomes The
Bride Of George w. SchetrOmpi,
of Everett.

At the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs A. 0 Griffith in Wells Val
ley, Pa, Wednesday evening, jan.
23d, the marriage of Mr.. Geo! ge
W. Schetrompt to MISS Alice O.
Griffith was solemnized. Rev. II.
K. Ash of Thie Springs, Pa
pastor of the bride, performed
the ceremony, using the ring GER
emony.
Miss Ethel Edwards of Enid,
Pa, played the wedding march
from Lohengrin. The bride was
beautifully Sowned in cream taf
feta. trimmed IN German VAL,
and carried a bouquet of brides
roses and carnations.
Only the Immediate relatives
and friends of the bride and
groom were present--in all about
forty.
A sumptuous wedding repast
folio we'd the marriage and Mr..
and Mrs. SchetrCmpf shortly af.
ter started on an extended wed.
ding trip east. They will be at
home at Everett after February
1st.
The BRIDE is most charming
young lady-cultured and rein
ed. The groom Is one of the ris
ing young business men of Ev.
erett. We JOIN their many friends
IN wishing them "bon voyage" on
the matrimonial sea.
"ARGUS"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
DUBLIN MILLS.

Some snow and cold weather.
We still see some corn ont in
the fields ye'.
Richard Madden is slowly i'm
proving.
Miss Belle Witter spent part
of asst week IN our town.
Elmer Knepper made flying
trip to Selea last Friday.
Stanton Rohrer was seen on
our streets Friday.
q. @. Kerling is Ill.
Elsie Laidig and Ella Bishop
spent Thursday evening very
pleasantly in the home of Peter
Knepper.
Abraham Hershey purchased
driving horse.
Some of our young people at,
tended protracted meeting al
Clear Ridge.
James Grissinger spent lew
hours in our town Friday.
William McClain anc wife spent
Sunday with Michael I4aidlg.
B. B. Booth left last Sunday to
seek employment.
Martin Bollnger spent Sunday
IN the home of his sister, Mrs.
John Cutclall.
Jacob Ruby IS going TO clerk
for our merchant Michael Laidig.
Preaching services wele well
attended Saturday evening IN the
Nj. u church.
Newton McNerhng spent Sun
day evening very pleasantly in
our town.
d. Ruby spent Sunday with
hls sister Mrs. Shade Shore at
Maddensyille.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
FIRE AT HANCOCK.
Carl Block and Hancock Dank Building
Destroyed Last Thursday Morning.

The town of Hancock, Md, was
early last Thursday morning,
visited by one of the most de
structive fires in the history of
the place. The Carl block, own.
ed by the heirs of the late Daniel
Carl, and the Hancock Bank
building were both destroyed.
The Carl block was tenanted
by Matthew Hughes, who con-
Quoted provision store in one
of the rooms and lived above the
store, and by Conn Bros, who
had dry goods and notion stors
in one of the rooms and also oc-
cupied apartments above. Two
other store rooms in the building
were vacant.
The building was valued at
about $500. 1t was frame and
log structure. There was insur.
ance to the amount of $500 on
the building through the Fl. A.
McComas Agency, Hagerstown.
The occupants also had insur.
auce.
The Hancock Bank was a three
story brick structure, the second
and third floors being occupied
by William Noel as residence.
Everything in the bank, with
the exception of the valuables III
the vault were carried and con.
veyed to a place of safety. AS
the vault was regarded both fire
and burglar proof, 1t is not be
lieved the contents suffered. The
building and contents were insur
ed.
While nothing definite could be
learned as 10 the origin Oh the
fire, he theory prevailed that II
was either the work of an incen.
diary or else 1T started from
sparks from a Western Mary.
land engine.
AS soon as the seriousness OF
the fire was realized, request for
aid was sent to Hagerstown.
Mayor Mlsh was talked to over
the telephone, and he promptly
gave his consent for one of the
companies to leave the city.
Cum berland was also asked for
aid and sent company to the re-
lief of the town.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31

stltutlon to be submitted to the
voters at the November election
of 1908. Senator Langfitt SAID
that there were many changes to
be made in the fundamental law,
and that the best way TO moor.
porate them would be by means
of a new constitution.
Among these changes were the
proposition to hold one election
each year in November, election
for state officers to be held in the
even.numbe bered years; the aboll-
ton of poll taxes ana the creation
of separate criminal courts.
In abolshing the February
elections the terms of one state
and several municipal officers
would be changed to two or four
years. The auditor generals
term, now three years, would be
changed to two years. All the
county officers having three year
terms under the present constl,
triton would serve either two or
four years. This also applies to
select councilmen.
Senator Langhtt called atten'
ton to the fact that II is nearly
thirty flve years since the pres.
eut constitution was adopted in
1873, and that thirty five years
had then elapsed since the adop-
tion Of the previous constitution,
I'm 1888,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31

DR.. West will preach at Greer
hill next Sunday morning, and at
McConnellsburg in the evening.
There will be preaching services
IN the Presbyterian church, this
plrce, every evening next week
except Saturday evening Rev.
Fred Dlehl, of the Robert Kenne-
dy Memorial Church, Welsh Run,
will be here during the week to
assist in these services.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
Announcement for the M. E. Church for
Sunday, Feb. 3, 1907.

Mcconnell S b urg-Sabbath
school, $3.50 a. m, preaching SER
vice 1910 a. M. subject, "What
constitutes Gospel Christian
Junior Epworth League, Up. M
Senior Epworth League. 6:l5 p.
M; evening sermon, p. M, sub
ject, "Delilah's Shears. y Pray.
er meeting Wednesday evening,
Z o'clock.
Knobsville- Sabbath sch Dol O.:
80 a. M; class meeting, 1880 a.
M; prayer and praise service !
p. M; prayer meeting, Wednes
day evening, z o'clock.
Fort LlttIeton Sabbath school
$3.50 a. m., Epworth League ? p
m.
john CoNLEy GRIMES,
Pastor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
ICE HARVEST.
A Highly Successful Season, and an I'm.
usually Large Quantity OF the Con-
geaIed Fluid Housed.

A larger quantity of nice ice
has been stored in McConnells-
burg during the past week than
for several years. The ice is of
excellent quality, too. So much
was stored last Friday and Satur-
day that 1T was next to impossl-
BILE to keep warm on Sunday. 1t
is said by one who has been keep
ing tab on the ice harvest that up
to Monday evening, 215 four
horse loads had been stored IN
the different ice houses in town.
Three tons to the load would be
a very fair average, and this
would mean 645 tons, or ., 100000
pounds, and would represent a
cash value, at 40 cents a hundred
(the price at which 1t usually re.
tails here IN the summer time),
of So, 10000. There should be
little trouble next summer ABOUT
ice cream and soda water, If one
can scare up the price.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31

we're 72 schools anil an enroll
ment of 1877 pupils. The coun-
ty then received S76S.95 State
aid; now, $ll, ,6299 9S. Ayr town.
ship now gets about twice as
much State aid as the whole
county did then. Ayr now has 9
schools; then 6. Belfast, 8; then
s. Bethel, Z and Union 8, now;
in 1856 the two together had 10.
Brush Creek now has Z; then, 4.
Dublin bad 5 in 1856, and more
now. Licking Creek has just the
same number il had fifteen years
ago.. 1t might be stated that
Licking Creek has 9 school hous.
es, but the schools in two Of them
have been abandoned. McCon-
ne!lsburg has 4; then, 8. Taylor
has 8, gain of two. Thompson
has z, gain of 1; Tod, 3, gain
of 2, and Wells has 4, gain of l
The length OF term was four
months of "A days each, and the
average salaries IN the county at
that time we're Males, S17. .55;
females, $l8. Taylor aid $15;
Belfast, $l2; Thompson and Tod,
each Sl6, and McConnellsburg
bumped herself and paid her
principal $50. The tax rate ran
from p mills IN Tod, to III in
Brush Creek.
In his annual report, 1856,
County Superintendent Ross
says: ''The school year just end
ed, has left it's mark upon the
cause of education by the Com
mon Schools of Fulton county,
which indicates that the system
is gradually growing into favor
with many, who at the time of it's
adoption were openly hostile to
it's provisions and It's claims.
II would suggest that should
the legislature pass an act legal
izing the election of boards of di-
rectors of three persons instead
of six, and pay them reasonable
compensation, we should then
be more likely to have efficient
men who would discharge their
duties as required by law; where
as, under circumstances as they
now exist, we see in the majority
of instances almost entire indif
ference, and little or no interest
taken in the welfare of heschools.
Another difficulty with which
we have to contend, is the scarci
ty of competent teachers. The
reason is, that we are not able to
pay competent men the salaries
for which they will serve us. The
salaries are low, and yet they
seem high when IT comes to col
lecting the tax to pay them.
sour schools are open only four
months in year, and it must ap-
pear most manifest from these
circumstances thai such induce
ments offer no stimulus to young
men to turn their atten tion to
this vocation in the hope of gain
ing the reward of honor and com
pensation which they have right
to expect
"We have succeeded IN organic
ing a teachers institute, but have
not been able heretofore to in
duce as large an attendance as
we desired; bnt at this TIM !
many of our teachers and direct
ors are becoming more deeply
interested in the institute, and as
we shall meet again about the
first of January, we are very san
guine of large meeting.
'Taking all things into consid
GRAFTON, we are encouraged tc
hope for better days and better
state of things. "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31

D.B Hockensmlth of Abingdon,
ILL.,, whoi is spending a few weeks
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Fl. Hockensmith near Laidig,
was in McConnellsburg Tuesday
accompanied by his brother j.
M.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
HON. JOHN I. RICHARDS.
Died Last Sunday at His iIcmc In
Buck Valley After a Brief Illness
OF Pneumonia.
REPRESENTED THIS COUNTY IN lSc7.s.


don. John 7. Richards, an aged |
and well known citizen Of thus !
county died at the old Richards
homestead in Buck Valley last
Sunday after a brief illness of
pneumonia aged about SO years.
The deceased has, for many
years, been one of Union town
ships most prominent citizens.
Ia November, 1867, he and John
Weller defeated Hon. VIM. p.
Schell and t1lram Flndlay for the
Leglslature-Bedford and Fulton
at that time forming one legisla.
tive district with two representa-
tives. Thoroughly upright and
honorable, he made an ideal rep
resentative, and won the esteem
of many Of the States most
prominent men of the time.
Mr.. Richards was the third
sor of Jacob and Sarah Taylor
Richards, who removed from
Chester county, Pa, to Cecil
county, Md, in 1919, and in April,
1859, John 7. went to Buck Val
ley and purchased one thousand
acres of land from W. f.. Ten
brooke, and became a resident of
that valley to the time of his
death.
His wife was Martha NJ. Neep
er, and they were blessed with a
family of eight children, seven of
whom are living, namely, Jacob,
of Davis, w. Va; Albert, of Kan
sas; Rev. Il. Davis, Germantown,
Nd; Cecil, Colorado; DR.. }. Neop.
er, Of Bucks county, Pa; DR..
Charles Howard, of Dunklrk, N.
Y; and Letltla, wife of ). Clay ton
Hlxson, living on the old Rich
ards homestead.
The deceased was a lifelong
Presbyterian, and took an aclive
interest IN everything that per
tanned to the welfare and advance
ment OF the church of his choice.
In his local church he had been
for many years a Ruling Elder,
and the loss of his counsel and
support will be keenly felt.
BECHTEL.
Mr.. John Bechtel, 4 well known
former resident of Webster Mills,
died at the home of his daughter
iu.law, Mrs. Minnie Bechtel at
Glencoe, Neb., on Saturday the
first, ult., of congestion of the
lungs, after a short illness.
Mr.. Bechtel was born in Ger
many February Is, 1880, and
came to this country when he
was ten years of age. He learn
ed the trade of miller, and after
ward married Miss Martha, a
daughter Of Andrew Glenn, de.
ceased, o. Ayr township, and for
twenty seven years he resided
at Webster Mills, being miller in
the mill now owned by Harry
| Duffy.
From early youth, he was a
consistent member of the Luth-
eran church, and enjoyed the
confidence and respect of wide
circle of fliends. About sixteen
years ago, his wife died, and
since then, he has spent part of
his time with his children 10 the
West.
He is survived by five daugh.
ters and son, namely, Jennie,
wife of Ephraim Houck, and Mag
gle, wife of S. S. Ham, of Ayr
township; Mrs. Rebecca Snyder,
of McConnellsburg; Nettie, wife
of James A. Rodgers, Glencoe,
Neb.; Lou, wife Of Luther Hicks,
Savannah, Ill, and James, at
| Morrison, Nebraska.
The seventh local instituteof
| Ayr township, was held at Laurel
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31

The seventh local instituted
Ayr township, was held at Laurel
Ridge school, last FRIDAY evening.
The institute was called to order
by the teacher, Rhoda Kendall,
and Geo. Il. CIouser, was appoint
ed chairman. Seven teachers
were present five from Ayr and
two from Thompson. The topics
were well discussed by both
teachers and patrons. Excellent
music was furnished by the
graphophone, and some very good
rerltatlons were rendered by the
school, Good order prevailed. -
Carrie Humbert, Sec'y,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-28
Showing Times Changes.

I Something happened recently at the
state department that, two years ago,
would have filled the whole world
with column after column of news and
comment under a Washington date
line.
There is nothing very startling in
the statement that a big red auto
swept up in front of the state depart
ment building. Big red autos stop
there every day. But out of this auto
stepped first little slender man with
brown skin, and eyes ever so slightly
slant; then a big, military looking
chap, broad of chest and erect. The
little man was Viscount Aoki, ambas-
sador from the Mikado, and his COM
panion was Baron Rosen, the Russian
ambassador. Viscount Aoki, usually
comes to the state department behind
spanking team, in a carriage with
panels emblazoned with the insignia
that day is the property of Baron Ro-
sen. The two diplomats had made ap-
pointments with Acting Secretary Of
State Adee for the formal filing Of
the recent treaty between Japan and
Russia, recognizing the integrity Of
China and the plan of the open door"
Baron Rosen suggested to the WIS.,
count that they go to the department
together. So he stopped at the JAP
anese embassy on his way, picked up
the little man, and whisked him along
to visit Mr.. Adee. They walked up
the steps of the building arm in arm
and chatting vivaciously. Their bust
ness at the department did not &C.
cupy more than Is minutes, and the
big red QUITO soon whirled away toward
the Japanese embassy, with the two
former enemies snugly ensconced in
the capacious tonneau.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-28
is NOT MISTRESS !"
PRESIDENTS WIFE HAS FEW DU.
TIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES.
Social Functions at the White House
Are in no Way Under Her Control
Does Not Even Select
Guests,

The death Of Mrs. Mckinley, apart
from it's painful pathetic circum-
stances, had the social interest that
is necessarily attached to a lady who
was once the mistress of the White
House."
This is phrase in very general use,
but it has little If any of the signifi-
canoe usually attached to it in the
popular mind. The wife of the presi-
dent of the United States is not the
mistress of the White House in the
sense that any other lady is the mis-
tress of her own home or the head Of
its social activities She has neither
the duties nor the responsibilities that
would be hers in private life, and she
does not concern herself at all with
the social functions that are the usual
lot of those less highly placed.
All these activities so far as the
White House is concerned, are SO ar
ranged as to exclude all feminine in
fiuence or control. They are placed di-
rectly under the management of one
or more young officers of the army
and navy, who direct all the social ma
chinery of the White House, and the
reality and scope of this direction
would be surprise to good many
who attach real social meaning to
the position of mistress of the White
House." The wife of the president,
for example, has nothing to do with
the selection of ordinary guests. This
Is matter that is left entirely to the
discretion of the young officers in
question. She has nothing to do with
the arrangements of the table or the
order of precedence, or with the menu.
All these matters are attended to with
out her consultation.
Her sole function is to sit at the
head of the table. She is the wife of
the president and that is all. She has
neither part nor lot in any of those
social and hospitable functions in
which she would be supreme were she
the wife of any one else in the coun-
try. She has, of course, her own per
sonal friends, to whom she shows such
courtesies and kindnesses as may be
agreeable to her, but these are her
own personal and private concern.
They are not chronicled as White
House activities, nor even heard of in
any public widespread way.
The success of presidents wife de-
ponds entirely upon the extent to
which she is willing thus to efface her
SELF The moment she asserts herself,
or attempts rebellion against well-es,
tablished precedent she is on danger
GUS ground and is threatened with
ffasco.-Argonaut.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-28

"Bige, I'm awfully sorry but there's
railroad president waiting to see
me and
He lives right here in town, don't
he? Then let him come in again."
Mr.. Crankle settled more firmly into
his chair. s..
L haven't moment to call my
own" explained Burbank gazing at his
old acquaintance with mingled regret
and Impotence.
why don't you take million or so
of your money and buy a breathin'
spell?' asked Bige No use KILN
yourself just to leave a pile for your
inheritors to fight overt"
Come back at five o'clock, Bige,'
pleaded Burbank, land we'll dine
I'm goin' on that two-something, -
stated Bige stubbornly. ELLEN ex-
poets me and II be at the station.
We've got nice little horse-bought
it off'n George Varney. Oh, say, wait
till tell you how George did Herb
Farnum on deal. Oh, | forgot you're
times up. Well, goodbye if / don't
see you agin-' .....
Hold on, Bige What's that about
George getting the best of 'Herb?' +"
demanded Burbank. I'm glad if some
one got the, best of that skinf1int!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-28
Doq DAYS In washinqton.

Limp and damp are the dog days in
Washington. It was a wise fore
thought of our forefathers that con-
gressional sessions were not planned
for August. Changing linen five times
in one day, hopping moisture assidu-
ously from the face every two Sec
onds-this is Drawing the climate in
Washington during dog days. An
army of clerks and other government
officials remain at their posts the
whole year around. with the exception
of the liberal breathing spell allowed
them by way of annual vacation-30
days regular, and 80 days sick leave.
The buzzing honey bees around the
executive mansion had no presidential
candidational stories to tell on that
hot. day, but the tourist bands from
the exposition insisted upon looking
Eat the place. where the president
transacts business. The stuffy air of
the corridors in the capitol and ii
sizzling pavements-on which an ur-
chin remarked that you could fry
eggs"-iid not deter these much-en-
during sight-seers.-Jo Mitchell {" ap-
pie in affairs at Washington" il. Ma
tional Magazine for August.