The Fulton Democrat from McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania • 1

librarian 30 03 A H-JME NEWSPAPER i FOR THE HOME PEOPLE. jfulton emocca iSf EFFECTIVE MEDIUM 53 K- FO? 2 5 THE HOME ADVERTISER. J. FRANK SHEELY, Editor. DEMOCRATIC IN POLITICS, AND JUST IN ALL THINGS.

TERMS: $1.00 PER YEAR. ESTABLISHED 1850. M'CONNELLSBURG. MARCH 19. 1903.

70L. 54 NG. 5 SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL. BRIEF MARCH COURT NEWS. HOME NEWS HAPPENINGS.

FIRST BATTLE ON FREE SOIL Fnlton, Franklin and Adams Have a Claim on the Honors of the Battle. Mrs. S. I). Stevens and, daughter, Miss race, of Chambersburg, who had been spending two weeks at the home of Mrs.

Stevens' mother, Mrs. L. E. Harris, of this place, returned to their home last Friday. All of the pupils of the Scotland Soldiers' Orphans' school, accompanied by the school band, will go to Grconeastle on Memorial Day.

Capt. Skinner, the superintendent of the school, will be the orator of the day. County Superintendent Barton is confined to his bed with a severe abscess on his hip. The Professor is unfortunate in being laid up at this time, as he very much desires to make use of this tine weather to that a sticker was pasted over one of the names and neither vote was counted. If the failure to count was illegal, the election of an inspector would depend upon the result, and the court was asked to determine the matter.

The grand jury through the foreman, M. L. Truax, reported to the court that they had visited the jail and had found that the jail wall needed repairs. The7 recommend other minor repairs. The Judge assured the jury that the matter would be brought to the attention of the commissioners and discharged the body with the thanks of the court.

The first civil cause to occupy the attention of the court was that of W. L. Moseby vs. F. C.

McCIain, ejectment proceedings. A jury in this case was selected at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, and court adjourned until 1.30 p. m. Before any testimony was taken, however, the fact was brought out that the plaintiff had not complied with certain provisions of the law of 1901 governing such cases, and the case was terminated so far as this term of court is concerned. SPRING IS APPROACHING.

It Is Duo Here on Maroh 21, According to the Calendars. Spring, according to the almanacs, will be ushered in at quarter past 2 o'clock on the afternoon of March 21, when the sun will be immediately over the equator. On the eighteenth the day and night will be almost equal in length, the sun rising at eight minutes past 6 o'clock in the morning and setting at nine minutes past 0 o'clock in the evening. On the twenty-first the sun will rise at 0.04 o'clock in the morning and set a 0. 12 o'clock in the evening.

The moon will be full on March 18 and there will be new moon on the twenty-eighth, setting at (i.10 o'clock in the evening. It will be a very callow youth, indeed, who accepts the diction of the almanac that Spring begins exactly on the twenty-first. The sun may cross the line but old Winter holds some cards up his sleeve and he is very apt to play them for some time after Phoebus drives his chariot over the equator. Some of the coldest and worst blizzards that have visited this section have come after the twenty-first and even after the middle of April. A foot of snow has made it very uncomfortable after the twenty-first for the birds that have ventured up here on the strength of the information in the almanac and snow shovels have been more demand than gardeu rakes.

There is one thing, however, the advance of the sun northward will put largely in evidence and that is the power of the sun's rays, which will be (shown by the rapid disappearance of any snow that may fall after the twenty-first. WABASH TO ENTERWASHINGT0N, D. The Washington Times is authority for the announcement that the Wabash railroad system is to enter that city. It says that the information comes from a large stockholder, who declines to permit his name to bo made public. The Times also says that a branch will be built from here to Newport News, Ya.

According to a stockholder a cutoff from the Western Maryland line at llagerstown, to Washington is the probable route, lie says thousands of men are at work building a line from Zanes-ville, Ohio, to a point just below Parkersburg, W. to connect with the Little Kanawha railroad. A second connecting link from Burnsville to Elkins is under construction to connect with the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg road. The third connection from Cherry Run to Cumberland is also under way and a line to Baltimore will be completed in eighteen months. Members Favor the Purchase of Disinfecting Apparatus.

Council convened in special session last Thursday evening at the call of the burgess. All the members were present except Councilman Bender. The committee on streets and alleys reported that alleys in different parts of town were in bad condition and that several crossings and bridges were in need of immediate repair. The committee was instructed to make the repairs at once. It will be remembered that the council at its first meeting could not see its way clear to provide the board of health with means to dis infect houses in which there had been contagious or infectious diseases.

The subject again come up for discussion. The members who opposed the measure at the previous meeting stated that they had done so because they, were not sufficiently informed on the. subject and voted it down rather than act blindly. A motion was then to reconsider the action taken at the former meeting, which carried. One member said it appeared to bo the wish of the people, as well as the physicians of the town, that the health board be authorized to use their discretion in the matter, and he accordingly made a motion to that effect, recommending them to purchase the necessary apparatus, if they saw fit, the same not to exceed in cost.

The motion was unanimously adopted. It appeared to bo the sense of the council that a nominal tax should be levied. Although there is no immediate need for more money than comes through the regular channels, it was argued that should an emergency arise it could be met without making a burdensome levy. The matter went over for consideration at a future meeting. LAI DIG.

S. D. Stevens, of Chambersburg, was called here by the death of his father. Emma Laidig, of llustontown, spent the past few weeks at J. E.

Lyon's. Edward Whitchill, of Morrisons Cove, Bedford county, was a visitor to West Dublin on Tuesday. The death of David Stevens has removed another of our oldest citizens and a veteran of the Civil War. Our supervisor, G. C.

Lamberson, with a force of hands put a new bridge across the race at Hoover's mill on Saturday. Lee B. Johnson and family arrived on Saturday from Greene county where they have spent the past year. Lee intends to help his father on the sawmill. Mrs.

E. Patterson and son Harold Gilliland, of Pittsburg, spenta few days last week at "West Dublin. They were accompanied back to Pittsburg by J. E. Lyon, who expects to return home Wednes-day.

The person who took the burrs off two wheels of Andrew Hoover's buggy will ease his conscience by returning them and hereafter keeping out of mischief. These acts will finally lead the doer of such things to jail or the penitentiary. NEW GRENADA GLEANINGS. Mrs. William P.

Wagoner, of near Orbisonia, died at her home last Friday after a short illness. She was the mother of Mrs. Geo. Shafer, of this place. J.

C. Foster is suffering from an annoying attack of erysipelas. He is, however, recovering slowly. Benjamin Ilorton, formerly of Taylor township, died at his home at Robertsdale last Friday. The interment took place at Broad Top CityT on the Edward Bergstresser has gone to Monessen to work.

Mrs. Eli Largent, of McConnellsburg, is visiting relatives in this vicinity. "Wells township was pretty well represented at court this week. No. 4 school was closed last week on account of the illness of the teacher.

Miss Jessie McCIain. Le.s Than One Day Required to Dispose of the Business of the Term. SEVERAL CAUSFS ARE CONTINUED. The regular March term of the Fulton county courts convened here on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with President Judge S. McC.

Swope and Associates L. P. Kirk and D. A. Nelson on the bench.

The constables were called and presented their reports. The court instructed the clerk to call the grand jury. All responded to their names and were sworn. M. L.

Truax, of Belfast township, was made foreman. In a lengthy charge Judge Swope defined the different grades of crime and instructed the grand jury how to proceed on the bills that would be presented for their consideration by the commonwealth's attorney. The jury retired at 2.40. Current business was then taken up, the first of which was a petition of citizens of Licking Creek township for the appointment of an inspector of the school district. The matter was taken under consideration.

Daniel Fore vs. George Wilds, rule to show cause why execution should not be set aside; rule granted, returnable at June term. Widow's appraisement in estate of Abrani King, late of Taylor township; list approved unless exceptions be filed within 20 days. In the case of Minnie Irwin vs. James Irwin, subpoena in divorce, the sheriff reported that the defendant was not in his bailiwick.

Order and return of sale of the property of John B. Snyder, late of Thompson township, deceased, confirmed. Josephine Mellott vs. Raynard Mellott, subpoena in divorce. Geo.

B. Daniels, appointed commissioner to take testimony in the case and report same with an opinion to the court. On motion of the district attorney, the case of the commonwealth vs. John R. Karns, f.

and was continued. Commonwealth vs. Raynard Mellott, desertion, continued. Report of viewers for road in Taylor township was confirmed ni. and road ordered to be opened 25 feet.

Report of M. R. Shaffner, inspector for school district of Belfast. At the last term of court it was alleged by citizens of the district that the school directors had neglected to provide adequate school facilities in certain parts of the township, and petitioned the court to appoint an inspector to ascertain the facts in the case. Mr.

Shafl'uer's report recited that in certain portions of the township accommodations had not been provided for those who lived outside the two-mile limit, that -the facilities were not sufficient for all who wanted to attend, and that many complaints set forth in the petition were in the main true. The matter was taken under consideration by the court. Petition of J. W. Pott for appointment of guardian.

William II. Nelson appointed with bond in the sum of 2000. In the case of the Commonwealth against David Ford and Walter Morgret, charged with grand jury returned not a true bill and placed the costs on the county. At the last term of court sentence was suspended upon payment of costs in the cases of Emma Wolf, surety of the peace, and George Walker, furnishing liquor to minors. The district attorney said the defendants had refused to pa j' the costs, and asked for a process.

The court stilted the matter would be disposed of before adjournment. In a petition of Banner Fisher, judge of elections of Thompson township, he says he feels an error may have been committed in the counting of the vote at the February election. It appears Little Items of Local Interest Boiled Down fur Perusal at a Glance. RECORD OF THOSE WHO COME AND GO. Attorney Pctriken, of Huntingdon, was at McConnellsburg during court.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Nace, of Carlisle, spent Sunday with relatives here. J.

C. Lamberson, of the Huston-town hundred, called in to see us last Monday. L. C. Kelly, was looking up his many friends in this place the first of the week.

Dr. William L. McKibbin, of Amaranth, Union township, was in town during court. Uncle Jake Miller, of the Cab ins, was down for a few hours on the first day of court. Ex-County Commissioner A.

M. Corbin, of "West Dublin, was a Monday court spectator. Ex Judge Buckley, of Fort was in town Tuesday, and came around to jolly us a while. William Daniels, of Sain via, had the date on his paper advanced while in town at court this week. "Squire T.

E. Fleming, of Clear Ridge, was a business visitor to the county seat early in the week. J. X. Daniels, one of the prominent citizens of Licking Creek township, was in on business Monday.

Genial Peter Kirk, the Big Cove Tannery merchant, was in town on Monday greeting his numerous friends. Bruce Kennedy, of Pittsburg, spent several days last week with his brother, William M. Kennedy, of this place. James D. Patterson, a student at Westminister College, New Wilmington, is home on a brief vacation.

William Naugle, of Knobsville, dropped in while here on business Monday morning and advanced his subscription. Hal Trout left Monday morning for Buffalo, X. where he has accepted a position with the Standard Oil company. A local teachers' institute was held at Alpine school in Bethel township, Friday evening. Eleven teachers were present.

James A. McDonough, of New i renada, one of the bowers of the Democratic party of Fulton county, was in town Monday and Tuesday. lion. George J. Benner, of Gettysburg, was admitted to practice before the Fulton county bar at the beginning of Tuesday's session.

Jn four separate cases presented for trial at court this week each came to an abrupt end because the papers had not been properly drawn up. Lemuel Smith, a prominent young Democrat of the Whips Cove side of Brush Creek township, was in town several days this week. George C. Fraker, of the firm of Fraker lumber dealers at Fort Littleton, was among the business visitors from his section of the county in town Monday. Xathan Wigfield, constable of Union township, was among our social callers Monday.

Mr. Wig-lield is going to spend a season in Grant county, to engage in the lumbering business. D. A. Black, one of the foremen in the bituminous mines at Six Mile Run, Bedford county, made a little jaunt to McConnellsburg Tuesday.

We are one dollar to the good by Dave's visit. The report comes from Mary-la nd that the cold weather of last week has done immense damage to the peach crop, killing entirely hardy varieties and doing great harm to others. This is a serious loss and right in the trail of last year's extremely light crop. FIRST REBEL BLOOD SHED IN NORTH. Gettysburg has long claimed the distinction of being the place where the first battle was fought in Pennsylvania during the war of the Rebellion.

Monuments have been erected there to commemorate the event. But it is all a mistake, says the Waynesboro Herald. The first battle fought north of Mason's line was on the mountain, between Mercersburg and McConnellsburg on Juno 24th, 1S03, a week before that of Gettysburg. The Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry and an independent company from Huntingdon county under Captain William Wallace were in pursuit of Stewart's corps. They met on the mountain and had quite a skirmish.

The Northern boys were overpowered and the Twelfth beat a hast' retreat. Wallace's coin-pan- fought a little longer and was then compelled to retreat also. The first battle on Northern soil was, therefore, fought in Franklin county instead of Adams. Fulton county also has a claim to having the honor of the first battle north of the Mason Dixon line, as the following letter to the Chambersburg Repository by W. F.

Teeter, formerly of this place, shows: "I am well aware of the fact that Gettysburg has long claimed the honor of being the place where the first battle was fought in Pennsylvania. In Saturday evening's Repository you claim that to Franklin county is due that honor. Both claims pervert the true historical facts. "Thefirst battle fought onPenn-sylvania soil occurred June 21, 1803, on the main street in the town of McConnellsburg, between a scouting party of Stuart's cavalry and a company of the 12th Pennsylvania cavalry under command of Captain Jones, who captured thirty-eight prisoners and killed two of the Confederates, W. B.

Shelton and T. A. More, whose bodies are buried near McConnellsburg. "Captain Jones was as brave an officer as ever led a company into battle, and history gives to him. the honor of firing the first gun at the battle of Gettysburg, which was one week after this skirmish at McConnellsburg.

The Captain now lives at Naperville, 111. ''No honor whatever is duo to the company from Huntingdon, as they took no part in the fight." C0TNTERFEIT MONEY CIRCULATING. Counterfeit half dollars are being circulated over in Franklin county, and a number of the merchants have accepted the spurious coin in exchange for merchandise. The coins are good imitations, but can be detected as counterfeit on close examination. Since the discovery of the circulation of the bogus money merchants of that section are uery careful about the silver they receive.

There is as yet no clue to the counterfeiters. ILL WITH APPENDICITIS, (ieorge McKibbin, of Buck Valley, received a telegram Wednesday of last week announcing that his son, Marshall, was ill at Pittsburg with appendicitis. Dr. Jas. McKibbin and the young man's father left immediately for that city.

The young man is in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. YOU CAN HAVE $100 without notice out of your savings deposit, bearing 4 per cent, interest, in the Pittsburg Trust Company, 323 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. $0,000,000.00 capital, surplus and profits. Start with Sl.uO. Bank bv mail.

The county commissioners have arranged to have the dial on the town clock re-painted. visit the schools. II. E. Goldsmith and family, who have been visiting Mr.

Goldsmith's friends here for the past few weeks, left last Thursday for Johnstown. Mr. Goldsmith is a special agent for the, Aetna Insurance Company of Xew York. Ex-County Commissioner John Stunkarcl, of Enid, was a business visitor during court. John said he wanted to pay his subscription a couple years ahead for fear he wouldn't see us for a long time, and he didn't want to get behind.

L. P. Sousley, ho superintended the construction of the plant of the McConnellsburg Water company, removed last Saturday to Hamburg, where ho will in the future reside. X. II.

Roctt-ger has been made superintendent of water. There will be four eclipses during the year, two each of the sun and moon. One eclipse of the sun will be annular and one total but neither will be visible here. The first will be on March 28th and the other on September 20th. The first eclipse of the moon will boon April 11th, and the other on October (1th and cannot be seen here.

The new two-cent stamps which contain a portrait of Washington in the centre, surmounted by two American ilags, under which are the dates may be recalled by the department. There is much controversy among the officials of the postoflice department regarding the engraving of Washington on the stamps. It is said to be a reproduction of Gilbert Stuart's famous picture, but the plates are regarded as very inferior. ALEXANDER. Miss Ethel Alexander, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John Alexander, of Ohio, died at Fannettsburg on March S. She had been an invalid for some months, and had expressed a desire to be brought to the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Everts; but the skill of ten different physicians and care of kind friends were unavailing. Deceased was in her 17th year.

The funeral services were held in the M. E. church on Tuesday and the services were conducted by Rev. Gottschall. Interment was made at Spring Run.

TOT'S SQUIRREL HUNT CAUSES ALARM Clear Ridge experienced a tinge of excitement last Thursday, when it was announced that Russcl, the 3-year-old son of Gilbert Kerlin, had strayed away from home and was lost in the woods. A search was made during the afternoon and by evening the whole neighborhood had started out, expecting to hunt all night. It was nearly dusk when the little fellow was found in company with his pet dog. When asked where he was going, he said, "To catch a mess of squirrels." WHEAT LOOKS WELL. Wheat fields are beginning to show a good carpet of green.

There was a little winter-killed grain but not a great deal. Judg ing by the start made in the way of growth the crop in this vicinity ought to be good; but wheat has several enemies and some them may be resolved to take an inning. Only time can tell whether the yield will be good or not. DAVID STEVENS. David Stevens, one of Taylor township's oldest and best known citizens died at his home at Laidig, Tuesday, March 10, at the advanced age of 77 years, 7 months and 5 days.

Mr. Stevens had been in ill health for more than a year, and during the past five months had been confined to his room. He was a veteran of the civil war, serving with distinction as a member of Co. G. 205 Reg.

P. Y. Mr. Stevens was an active Republican, and was frequently honored by being elected to local offices which were always filled with marked ability. He was married to Mar-gret Hecter, about 45 years ago, and is survived by his wife and three sons, William of Laidig; S.

of Chambersburg; and Harry of Laidig. His remains were laid to rest in Fairy iew cemetery Thursday morning in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Mr. Stevens was a member of the M. E.

church, and his pastor Rev. Melroy, preached a sermon that was a fitting tribute to a kind husband, loving father and good citizen. J. S. H.

EVERETT LANDLORDS NOT DESIRABLE At argument court last Friday afternoon at Bedford two of the applicants for liquor license from Everett, who had recently been refused, Thos. Eichelberger and J. Filmore May, petitioned the court for a reconsideratio of the matter. After hearing argument the court made an order whereby the licenses will be granted and transfers made when acceptable parties make application to the associate judges, or in other words, the order simply means that the licenses will be granted to other persons than May or Eichelberger. Until the order is complied with these houses will be dry.

PENNYPACKER WITHHOLDS CHARTER. Governor Pennypacker appears to be looking around for some reasonable excuse to keep from granting the Yalmont Incline Railway company a charter. Some weeks ago the application was refused because the governor thought the enterprise was capitalized too low. This was amended and a new application made. Last week the State Department notified the solicitor for the company that there were certain other features in the re-application to which the governor had directed his scrutiny, and in consequence the charter is held up again.

MELLOTT. John Mellott, aged about 18 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mellott, of Ayr township, died last Wednesday night shortly after 8 o'clock of typhoid fever at the home of his parents. The funeral was held on Friday, interment in Union cemetery.

The Fci.tox Democrat, only $1. FARMERS' INSTITUTE, A local farmers' institute was held in the court house on Monday evening. The meeting was addressed by C. J. Brewer, of Ayr township, S.

M. Shindel, of llagerstown, and W. F. McSparran, of Lancaster county, who had been specially engaged for the occasion. Mr.

McSparran subject was "AVhat Farmers Should Do," and it was treated in an able manner. MARTIN. Mrs. Isabel Martin, mother of John M. Martin, died Saturday at her home in Whips Cove, in her 77th year.

She had been ill with grippe and other complications, but had been bedfast but two days. The funeral was held from her late residence Monday at 2 p. interment at Jerusalem church. MORAL REFORM MEETING. The Moral Reform Association will meet next Monday evening at 7:30 in the M.

E. church. Topic for discussion The Ideal Home. A subject in which all are interested. Come.

CONVENTION ON MAY 26. At a meeting of the Democratic county committee Monday afternoon it was decided to hold the primaries on Saturday, May 23, and the County Convention on the i following Tuesday the 20th..