News: Items From The Franklin Repository, October 10, 1900, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA Contributed and transcribed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sue Marcus Smrcus@verizon.net March 26, 2009, 1:33 pm Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/ _______________________________________________ Source: Franklin Repository, Wednesday, October 10, 1900 Will of J. V. Davis The will of James V. DAVIS, late of Fannettsburg, has been probated. He gives his wife the house in Fannettsburg occupied by their son Robert B., also the personal effects, to be in lieu of a dower. To his son Robert he gives his interest in the tools and machinery used in the undertaking business, with hearse, harness, wagon, etc., and lumber, etc., in cabinet making trade. To his sons Jonathan W. And Robert B. He gives the remainder of his estate real and personal to be divided equally, adjusted so that Robert shall have the mansion property which is shall occupy. Jail Delivery Hagerstown, Oct. 5 - Five prisoners made their escape from the Washington county jail shortly after 8 o’clock this evening. Chancellor ANDERSON, acting turnkey, unlocked the door to the big room in the jail, and was in the act of entering, when he was knocked down by one of the prisoners. Blow after blow was rained on him, until he was rendered semi-conscious. Five of the prisoners who had not yet been put in their cages for the night rushed out of the door, down the main hallway of the jail and escaped, three going out through the stable and two passing through the washhouse. When ANDERSON was knocked down he called for help, and his cries were heard by the sheriff’s daughter, Miss Eva ZELLER, who gave the alarm. The men who escaped were John LORRY, Charles SMITH, and Cornelius FITZGERALD, all strangers, and each awaiting the action of the grand jury on two charges of larceny; Mickey WHITE, charged with carrying concealed weapons and awaiting investigation of the charges of stealing 100 chickens, and John DEAN, colored, charged with carrying concealed weapons. Sheriff ZELLER was in Baltimore today and reached home shortly after the delivery. He immediately dispatched officers to various points in the county and communicated by telephone and telegraph with neighboring towns. It is reported three of the prisoners were seen to board a Philadelphia & Reading freight train in the suburbs of the city. Acting turnkey ANDERSON is under the care of a physician. He has a hole in the back of his head and his left arm is badly bruised. Late tonight DEAN was arrested by Constable ROWLAND at the house of Jennie NEWMAN, colored, in Hagerstown. He was hiding under the bed. ________________ Constable SHAFER came here Friday night looking for the refugees and was aided by our police, but no trace of them was found in town. Pleasant Hall News Pleasant Hall, Oct. 8 - The following persons were present at Eastern Retreat school every day during the month ending September 28: Fannie HEPFER, Prudence UPPERMAN, Fannie WENGER, Katie WENGER, Alice SLYDER, Ethel ZIMMERMAN, Edith BAKER, Catherine SLYDER, Frank GIPE, Willie CREAMER, David WENGER, Amos WENGER, Sollie SOLLENBERGER, Daniel OVER, Jacob HEPFER, John HEPFER, John YEO, Albert GAYMAN. A majority of the young folks from here attended the party held to honor M. Daniel RIFE. They report having a fine time. Miss Ella UPPERMAN left for Chambersburg this evening, where she will remain with her sister, Mrs. Charles REBOK, for several months. We were sorry to see Miss Ella leave as she will be greatly missed in the community. Miss Jennie UPPERMAN has gone to Mr. ROBERTSON’s, near town, where she will be engaged in sewing for a few weeks. Mr. Elias BENDER and family of near Carlisle, were visiting friends in this community over Saturday and Sunday. A welcome guest came to the home of Mr. Brinton KUHN Sunday morning - it is a girl. Mr. Jacob ZIES will have sale on Friday and on Monday he and the family will leave here for Virginia, where they will make their future home. We are sorry to see Mr. ZIES leave, but we hope our loss may be their gain. We wish them success. The recent rains have changed the countenance of our many farmers. They are about all through seeding and cutting off corn. Husking will be the next thing on the program. Rev. I. T. SNYDER will preach next Sabbath morning. Endeavor in the evening. Mountain News Greenwood and Mount Union, Oct. 8 - The weather seems to be baffle all calculations. Each morning indicates a wet day, but the mists roll away, the sun comes out and the rains fail to come. Our farmers are mostly done feeding and the grains, despite the small quantity of rain, has an excellent appearance. Our schools have been going on for five weeks, but Oh! What a time there was in the heat. It seemed a purgatory for the boys and girls to be shut up in the schoolhouse when their disposition was to seek a cool retreat. We know one teacher who doffed his coat and taught in shirt sleeves rather than suffer with the heat. Robert M. RENFREW met with a painful accident one day last week. He was engaged in rolling a log into the sawmill, when it unexpectedly rolled back catching his hand and tearing two of his fingers. Miss Mollie SPROW, who lives with Mr. J. RINICK, 340 east Washington street, came home on Saturday 29th ult., suffering from cold expecting to return today. Her condition becoming worse the family physician Dr. W. E. HOLLAND was summoned. He found her having the symptoms of typhoid fever which it is hoped may be checked in time. Of course her return to town will be delayed for some time. As the time approaches for our Teachers’ Institute, I would like to make a suggestion to the teachers in reference to any who have died since last season. Let some teacher in the locality in which one has died get some account of the deceased as a teacher, the number of terms taught, church relationship and other matters of interest, make a brief report and hand the same to some member of the Committee on Obituaries on Monday or Tuesday or Institute week. This will be of great advantage to the committee and I have no doubt will be duly appreciated.