The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
GOOD ROADS DAY.
Six Townships Observe May 10th and
Other Good Roads Days Will Be
Announced Soon.

indicate that there was much en-
thusiasm manifested in some To-
calities over the scheme of re.
pairing roads at private expense.
We have heard that in some in.
stances the citizen were so much
pleased with the plans, that they
have set a second good roads
day."
Beginning with Burnt Cabins,
Is men under the direction of SUI
pervisor James Shore, hauled
hard black slate and rounded off
the surface of the roads in that
vicinity. They did some good
work, and may do more soon.
At Fort Littleton, Dyson Frak-
er and a gang of about twenty
men slated the road leading
through the town, beginning
south of town and worked up
through the village. 1t seems
that where this hard slate can be
had, good roads can be made of
it, as it packs well and is not af-
fected by rains.
At Hiram, IL citizens met and
filled up a lot of mud holes, and
slated rough places. The gang
at this place worked independ-
emily of a road official. A little
farther west, Jesse Laidig and
John W. Laidig and son constitut-
ed a separate gang that worked
a bad place on a hill.
At Waterfall, a dozen men
worked under the direction of
supervisor j. L. Wright who
hereby publicly thanks the men
for their assistance. AS at the
foregoing places, stating was the
chief feature of the work done.
Here some good natured fun was
had at the expense of the work.
ers; but we. shall not tell any
body what it was.
Supervisor N. j. Bard, of Tod
township, reports that 10 men
helped him to repair a notorious
ly bad 200 yards in front of Dan
iel Elvey's place in Dutch Corn
er. These men are so pleased
with the improvement that they
are going to meet and work an
other day. Their work consisted
of opening the side bitches and
raising the middle of the road.
Good boys!
Near Knobsville the Bradnick
and Cutchall families did some
good work on a private road that
connects their farms with the
public road. While this road is
used by the public, it receives no
appropriation, and these good
people deserve thanks of the pub
lie for their good work. Here
the women turned out and helped
cut brush from the right-of-way
granted by Mrs. Mary Campbell
through her land. These people
intend to give another days work.
Over fifty men of Taylor town.
ship turned out and worked the
road between Hustontown and
Clear Ridge. Under the direc-
ton of supervisors Strait and
Heefner, over mile of good road
was made. At one place the
road was materially Strengthened.
This gang of workmen had the
use of the township road plow,
which was drawn by HaysStrait's
traction engine. In addition,
they had the use Of a scoop and
rooter. A corps of ladies, equal
in number to the crowd of men,
furnished a good dinner in the
woods near Hustontown. 1t is
said that they furnished eatables
of nearly everything procurable.
After dinner, the ladies claimed
the privilege OF handling picks
and shovels, and, of course, the
gallant men could not refuse to
give up their use to the ladies';
but for how long, deponent saith
not. Our correspondent adds
that they want more good roads
days. When James E. Lyon,
was in town last Monday, he
said that Taylor township people
were aroused on last Wednesday
as never before, and it is the in
tention of the township to take
advantage Of the idle road ma