The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
The MAN BEHIND The GUN.
Economy, Coupled with Hard Work and
Plenty Of II, Usually Brings BuSi.
ness Success.

snip existing between eX-ASS0-
ciate Judge Peter Morton and his
son Earl, several years age
bought at public sale what to the
older people is known as the Rev
White property, and to those of
later years, as the Dickson Drug
Store corner, on the northeast
corner of Water, and Second
street fronting So feet on Water
street, and extending back along
Second street to the alley, 22C
feet. 1t may be noted here
that the name Water Street,
which from the time the town
was laid out until recently, was
applied to that portion Of the
turnpike which lies within the
Borough limits. Since the great
Lincoln Highway leading from
ocean to ocean includes the turn
pike leading from Bedford to
Chambersburg, through McCon-
nellsburg, the name Lin C o In
Highway is applied to the route
outside the towns, and officially,
or by common consent, the names
of the streets in the respective
towns have been changed to Lin
coin Way; hence, what was form
erly known in McConnellsburg as
Water street, is now known as
Lincoln Way.
The Mortons were not satisfied
to purchase the property, and
hold it merely for the fun of pay
ing tax upon it; but, at once be-
gan to plan for its improvement
and incidentally for the improve
ment of the town. Their first
venture was the erection of a
neat frame building fronting Is
feet on Second street, about mid
way along the side of the lot, in
1910. This when completed was
rented as an office by the McCon-
nellsburg Water Company. The
following year, they erected a
fine two-story frame building,
adjoining the Water Company's
office. This building has a front
age of 45 feet on Second street,
and a depth of 40 feet, making
two fine business rooms on the
first floor, separated by a hall and
stairway. The room to the north
was occupied by E. r. McClain
as a store room until a few days
ago, when he removed, and it
will now be occupied by Scott
Runyan as a store room. The
room south of the hall was fitted
up with modern equipment for
the postoffice, and has since been
used as such. There are five
rooms on the second floor.
Their greatest effort, however,
was begun last spring. 1t was
then that they put a force of men
at work, and the old building on
the corner, part stone and part
logs, was torn down and remov-
ed preparatory to erecting a mod
ern structure which should be
their crowning effort-a credit,
not only to themselves, but an
improvement to which the town
might well point with pride. On
a foundation fronting 55 feet, on
Lincoln Way, and extending back
along Second street to a depth of
81 feet, a fine building was erect
ed. The first floor is divided in
to two parts, the one on the west
being used as home for the Full
ton County Bank, and the one on
the east being used by E. R. Nc
Claim as a store room. The sec
ond floor contains a fine lodge
room, with ante-rooms and clos
cts complete, and is occupied by
the Red Men," This room is
over McClain's store. Over the
bank. are a suite of office rooms,
and a suite of apartments for
family housekeeping. The latter
suite consisting of fverooms, bath
cold storage, &c., will be occu-
pied in a few days by our towns
man Scott Runyan, and will be a
very desirable place for residence
This building is frame, veneered
with Bradford red pressed brick,
and trimmed with gray cut stone.
The structure is reinforced with
more than twelve tons of steel.