The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-11-18
Welded SIXTY YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sipes, Of This Place,
Complete Three Score Years of Mar
ried Life on 10Th UT.


ary of their marriage. On that
date, in the year 1Sl9, they were
married in Whips Cove by Rev.
Abraham Miller, of the Christian
church.
MIR. Sipes was born Septem ber
%, 1928, in Licking Creek town
ship, he being the eldest of ten
children born to John and Nancy
Sipes, both of whom lived to the
advanced age of So and 81 years
respectively. Of that large FAM
lily, only four are living.
AT the age of 20, MIR. Sipes
launched into the stock BUSINESS
into partnership with his
brother, the late G. Roland Sipes.
For twenty years they continued
IN the business, buying cattle
and sheep in Fayette, Greene and
Westmoreland counties, and drlv
ing them ever the road to Eastern
markets
During the Civil War they fur
nlshed cattle to the UnlJn army,
paying as high as 500 a head for
them. In those days much
freight was sent from Philadel-
phla to Plttsburg in wagons, and
the road was dotted with taverns
to accommodate the drovers and
teamsters
Mr.. Slpes tells many interest
ing tales OF those old days, and OF
the strenuous efforts he frequent
ly made to escape with a large
drove from the rebels.
Mrs. Slpes was born In Whips
Cove, February /, 1888, she beng
the second child Of a family oi
siX-only two of whom are living,
Her parents, Absalom and Rach'
ell Layton lived to be 81 aud 81
years respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sipes went tc
Housekeeping in Licking Creek
township, the day following their
marriage, making the trip from
the old home to the new one on
horseback. Mrs. Sipes tells US
that the first day she spent in
her new home, she had wild tuI
ker dinner, the young bride groom
having killed the bird IN the morn
ing, and she served 1t to a large
company of friends for dinner.
In 1862 they removed to Ligon
ier, Westmoreland county, and
lived there iour years. In 1860
Mr.. Sipes purchased the proper
ty IN which he now lives, from
David McNulty, and returned
again, with his family, to Fulton
county. He then started butct
er shop and meat market in this
place, and continued the business
until two years ago, when he re-
tired from active work.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Sipes, six
children were born, two of whom
died IN infancy; EN- ma, at the age
of three, and Alice, wife of l.. P
Sousley, during the present year
Two sons, Frank B. and Harvey
L reside in this place, together
with three grandchildren. Al
the age of SO and rs, respectively
Mr.. and Mrs. Sipes enjoy the
best of health, Mr.. Slpes never
having had a weeks illness IN his
life.
In his young days, Mr.. Sipes
was famous hunter, and ever
yet has keen eye aud steady
hand. Game of all Kinds was
plentiful, and wild turkey, venl
son, or small game, was a daily
luxury. Mrs. SIpes tells US that
when her husband would shoul
der his gun and start for the
woods, she would pnt the kettle
on to scald the turkey. Usually
he returned with one, but more
frequently, with two.
OF all the merry party of sere'
naders that greeted them on their
arrival at their new home at the
time of their marriage, only one
is known TO be surviving, ex. sher
If D. V. Sipes, who resides just
west of town.