VOLUME 7. McCONNELLSUUUG, PA., OCTOUEK 25, 1905. NUMUEU T 4'' A HUNTERS PINCHED. An Expensive Diy'i Hunting for Two Dublin Township Sportsmen Who Went Out for Turkeys WOODS FULL OF GAME PROTECTORS. On Monday morning of last week the turkey season came in. On Sunday one day in advance the game protectors came int There were two of them. One was Chas. S Ilusler, a resident of Cumberland county; the other, Geo. J. Myers, and we are with out information as to his place of residence. These gentlemen took lodging at the hotel at Fort Littleton, and to all appearance they were thus early on the ground to be ready to hunt turk eys when the morrow should dawn. These geutlemen went out on Monday and returned with out any game. On Tuesday they again went out Husler to Scrub Kidgo, and Myers to Gobbler's Knob. From the history of this day's work, it is evident that they were not hunting turkeys as dili gently as they were hunting turk ey hunters, for each one of them succeeded in bagging a hunter. It happened that on that same day Henry Miller, of Burnt Cab ins, decided to take a day off. and hunt turkeys, and he wended his way to Scrub Ridge. Like nine hunters out of ten, he had provid ed himself with a turkey caller, aud had come to the point that he thought he might use t to advan tage. Instead of calling up a big gobbler, however, he only called up Mr. Husler, the game protect or. Although a stranger, Mr. Husler's dress and manner indi cated that he was out on the same errand as Mr. Miller, and the former had little difficulty In find ing out all about tne caller in pos session of Mr. Miller. To Gobbler's Knob, Baldwin Fraker had gone that day, and was in the act of using a "caller," when he was surprised to see ris ing , from behind a big log a strange hunter. "Did I fool you, " he remarked pleasantly to the stranger, who was none other than the Mr. Myers, to whom we have already alluded. It is need less to narrate here all the con versation that passed, but both he ai.d Mr. Miller were permit ted to return to their respective homes. The next morning, . the two game protectors came to Me Oonuellsburg, made information before Justice of the peace, Wi ble, and obtained warrants for yhe arrest of Messrs. Miller and Fraker. They then went out for their men and returned wuh them on Wednesday evening, taking them before Squire Wible for a hearing. The game protectors were represented by attorney Jno. P. Sipes, and the unfortun ate hunters by Horace N. Sipes. There was no question about each one of the defendants having had in his possession a turkey caller, and having used it on the day mentioned, while hunting; and when they came to examine the law closely, it was found that auy one using a caller to fool turk eys, was liable to a fine of fifty dollars. That's all there is about it. -.This law was passed eight years ago, aud like the vaccina tion law, had never been enforc ed, and not one hunter out of a hundred thought that' it meant anything if, in fact, he thought anything about, or knew anything about it. We have no better citizens than Mr. Miller and Mr. Fraker, and it would never have occurred to them to use the bones if they had thought they were violating the law by so doing, or were running the risk of paying a penalty of fifty dollars for so doing. Dur ing the eight year that have elapsed p ince the passage of the law, it has been violated hundreds of times, by hundreds of people The justice did not have any thing else to do than Impose a tine of fifty dollars on each one of the defendants, who very promptly appealed from Ins decision, ami gave bail for their appearance to FELL FORTY FEET. Wlnton Stotler, of Hancock, Makes Mir aculous Escape from Being Killed. Winton Stotler, who lives near Hancock station, fell from the Hancock bridge, a distance or 40 feet, into the Potomac river, early last Wednesday morning. The accident occurred near the West Virginia bank as Stotler was on his way home very late at night. Where he fell the river is shallow, probably not over two feet deep. After striking the water Stotler managed to climb to the shore, where he was found several hours later by friends. He was not badly hurt, having sustained only a sprained back and a few minor cuts and bruises. Last summer a boy foil from the bridge and escaped injury, calmly walking to his home after ward. When the bridge was built in 1880 one of the employes fell from it and was killed. Mrs. Hattie Sines and little daughter of darrisouvillo,' spent Saturday iu this place the guests of Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes. ; answer for the charge before Judge Swope at March term of court. There are so many "if 's" and "and's" in the game law just now, that it stands a hunter in hand to look up the law closely before he starts to the woods. Ana with the woods full of men wearing good clothes and drawing a com fortable salary and expenses, to pinch you if you chauce to violate the law, one needs to be posted. There are two justices of the peace in each township, who are supposed to have copies of the laws, and who will be glad to al low you to see them. With reference to the law un der which Miller and Fraker were arrested, the act ol 1897, (P. L. p. 123, section 9) says: "No person shall at any time catch, take or kill any of the game birds or game mammals in any other man ner than by shooting them with a gun; and no person shall at any time set, lay, or prepare any trap, pitfall, turkey blind or pen or any other contrivance or device whatever, with intent to. take, catch or kill any of the game birds or game mammals, or make any use of any artificial light bat tery or DECEPTION OR CONTRIV ANCE WHATEVER WITH INTENT TO ATTRACT OR DECEIVE any of the game birds or game mam mals," etc. To aid in the enforcement of the various game laws, a Game Commission ' composed of six members was established. This commission was empowered to appoint ten men to be known as Game Protectors, one of whom shall act as secretary to the Game Commission. Then there is an unlimited number of men that may be appointed as Deputy Game protectors, a sample of whose work was performed in Dublin township last Tuesday. With reference to the game that is usually killed in this coun ty, we have just space to say thut the open season lor turkeyiruns from the 15th of October to the 1st of December. No more than one may be killed in one day by one parson, nor four in one , ea s on. Deer, November 15 to Decem ber 1. Nothing but a rifle to be used, and no dog. If you are in the woods hunting deer and run across a dog, you had better get out of the woods or get the dog out. Squirrels, October 1, to Decem ber 1. Not more than 0 in one day. Rabbits during the. mouth of November. Catch all you can, but don't do auy uuderhauded work with Brur Kabbit. , . Quails, November 1 to Decem ber 1. Not more than 10 In one day, 40 in a week, and 75 in the season. While your attention has been called to the act of 1807, you must not neglect to read the act of 1905, P. L. )!48. . GRAND TOURNAMENT. At McConnellsburg Next Saturday After I noon at 1 o'clock. Three Prizes. I Tl.on m.ll t... I l 1 L..l...,1. AHCI G will 1JU JII.'IU Ull OU.LUI UUJ October 28th, a tournament at McConnellsburg. . This will be (something that ;s probably new to the present gen eration living in Uii viciuity, as the last tournament held here v as about twenty jeai a ago. Some of the young men t C this commu nity are going to try to revive the old custom of having a tourna ment every year. There is a large list of ruler? already entered from Ihis county and from M ercers burg and Cham bersburg. Tho committee announces that if the present veuture is well pa tionized, they will give, in con nection with the tourney next year, a pretty horse and cattle show. This move is a most cred itable one, and the whole county should lend support to the pres ent undertaking. There will be two evouts ridden for. The first will be for the crowning of the queen of Love and Beauty and her three maids of honor, and the second will be (1) a prize of a tine army saddle; (2) a prize of a fine army bridle; aud (3) a whalebone buggy whip. Tickets 23 and 15 cents, and are now on saleatTrout'sDrugStore, Greathead's utore, and at Patter son's store at Webster Mills. NEW GRENADA. Sore arms from vacciunation. Harvey Shafer, wife and son Darrell, of Mount Union, visited Harvey's parents recently. Dr. Charles Grissiager of Bed ford, spent a few days at Mills' Mansion. Elder Myers was' returned by East Pa., Pildership, to Walnut Grove circuit. Rose Briggs, of Winclber, is visiting her sister, Mrs.. Scott Bolinger. A. D. Berkstresser and family and Mrs. John Bridenstine visit ed friends at Saxton. Mrs. Kate Mills is visiting her many friends in 3edford. Grandmother Duvall visited iu Taylor a few days. Elder H. S. Bickel of Camphill, speut part of his vacation here, and preached in Bethel Sunday morning. The lecture iu Bethel Friday night under auspices of P. O. S. of A. by Mr. Huth, was most ex cellent, much better than we are accustomed to hear. Charles Seville, of Broadtop City, visited our town aud friends and attended Lodge last Satur day evening. , Ritner Black, who clerks for A. J. Black at Broadtop City, was home over Sunday. Sue Ramsey of Sixnnle Run, visited friends here on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mclldownoy and daughter Viola, of Altoona, visit ed a week with Mrs. M's brother Thomas Ramsey. Ralph Cunningham, his wifo, Olive and little son "Billy Flick", who have been spending the past three months in this place, left on Wednesday for Pittsburg. Scott Bohuger has sold . his property to Michael Dotwilcr. Scott has sale on Saturday, Oct. 28th, aud will go to Windber, Pa., and Mike will move in Nov. 1st, and bo more convenient for carry mg mail. Mike has canceled bis building. Nathan Barpett, the aged post master of Hubelsvillo, died on Monday Kith, inst. Interment at Couter on Tuesday 17th,' Rev. H. K. Ash, his pastor, officiating. Juuiata Decker, ot Broadtop City, and Mabel Bachert, of Rob ertsdale, were pleasant visitors iu our town, und assisted in the ex ercises of P, O S of A last Fri day evening. Delia, Chilcote, of Go! V .Uov, visited friends atthe Houck House a couple of days. Cloyd Grisslnger, of Broadtop City, and his lady, friend dined at the Houch House Sunday. J. A. McDonough, deputy D.D. G. M., installed the officers of Waterfall lodge No. 774 last Sat urday night. GLOVER H0RT0N HURT. ' Is Now in the Hopsital at Altoona, Suffer ! Inn From Injury Received on Railroad. G. II. Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Horton, of Wells Val Icy, was injured on a passenger train on the Peunsylvania rail road, on Tuesday evening id last week, and is now lying in the Hos pital at Altoona. Mr. Horton had been employed with the P. R. R. Compauy in Al toona, and on the lilth lhst., came home to spend a few days with his parents. On Tuesday evening of last week he was returning to his work in Altoona, and as the tram on which he was traveling was passing a railroad water tauk at Bell wood,-five miles east of Al toona, volume of water burst from the tauk through the open spout, striking Mr. Horton, who was sit ting near an open window, with such force as to cause him seri ous injury. Other passengers on he sidg of the coach next to the tank were more or less injured and, where a window chanced to be open, were thoroughly drench ed. The Altoona Tribune says he was seated at an open car win Jow and wheu tho locomotive took water at the troughs just west of Bellwood, a quantity of it was thrown into the window. It struck Hoi tou aud frightened him so that he threw himself backward to avoid being hurt, as he thought. His actions caused a strain of tho muscles of the body aud resulted in a sprain of the neck. He also sulTored a nerv ous shock. STOP I LOOK I LISTEN I If Mr. D. Garland near Need more, had done this on Saturdau evening, October 14th, his house would not have been ourgalized by his friends although there was nothing stolen ouly what each could cat. A number of Mr. Garland's friends had planned a surprise for him and early Saturday eveu mg they all met at a convenient place near Needmore, and later proceeded to Mr. Garlands. Each party had taken well filled baskets along and soon they. had a table spread with good things toeat. Aft er doing ample justice to their ap petites tho evening was spent in siuging and various gauns until 12 o'clock drove them home. Before leaving they, planned an other trip for the following Sat urday night. Thefollowing are the names of some of the perty : A. C. Truax and wife, James Truax, wife and daughter; Mrs. Job Truax and daughter; Ethel and Howard Peck, B. H. Mellott, wife and two sons; Job Baruhart, wife and baby; J. Tildeu Hill, wife, and sons John and Frank; Samuel Winter, wife, and two children; Henry Garland aud wife, Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Car nell, son Bert, and grand-daughter Maye; Samuel D. Mellott and wife, Mrs. Winter, Mrs. Mabel Carnell, James R. Sharpe and wife, and Oda and Stanley Sharpo, Lola C. Gillln, Nannie and Nettie Mellott, Anna Hebner, Ida Baru hart, Ralph Trunx, O. 11. Fituv, Maple Winter, and Otis und Gil bert C. Mellott One Who Was There. N.B.Henry apd son O. L lleury of Clear Ridge, who had the con tract for remodeling and enlarg ing the mansion house on the farm of George F. Mellott, in Ayr town ship, have completed their work and returned home last Satur day. , Mr. Mellott now has oueof the most modern and commodious residence iu the Cove. Iu addi tion to remodeling the old house, an addition of 18x24 was added, the rafters and roof removed from tliu old house, niul a roof 'Aitli three gables placed over the whole structure. A coutinous porch, mnety-five feet in length,, is place around three sides. This improve men t will add very much to the appearance of Mr. Mellott's prop erty, and much to tho comfort of himself and, family. THOUGHT CAP A SQUIRREL. Hunter Fired, Dangerously Wounding a Boy. Talbott Effland, a boy living near Lock 53, on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, not far from Hag erstown, was shot, and seriously wounded by William U. Benton, a civil engineer, of Washington. Benton, while hunting in com pany with Wade Sevolt, near Lock 511, mistook tho boy's gray cap for a squirrel aud fired. Some of the shot also struck Bernard Munson, tut he was not serious ly hurt. Benton took EfllauU home and called two physicians from Han cock to attend him. His condition is considered serious. BABY RUN. Philip Strait has hung up his cradle and begun to use the husk ing peg for a chang of occupa tion. He left last week for Frank lin county. There was no school at Forest Dale on Wednesday, Thursday Friday of last week on ac count of the illness of the teacher Margaret Daniels. Russell and Chester Decker left early last Monday for Frank lin county, -where they expect to spend some time husking corn. Uriah W. Kline was engaged the past week in making shingles for Fernando Decker, Mrs. Florence Wink and Mrs. Michael Hockensmith and daugh ter, Rebecca, of Andover, spent Saturday and Sunday in the home of D. S. Mellott and wife. Mrs. Porter Hann and children, and sister, Miss Uopford, of Clearfield, are visiting Mrs. Anna Hann. George Schooley apd lady friend, Dor i Deshong, attended the Hagerstown fair, part of last week. Ned Mellott & Co. have under taken a large job of sawing on Sideling Hill mountain. PLEASANT klDUE. Mrs. Wm. Funk, of Republic, O., and Mrs. James Funk, of Cov alt, Pa., were visiting friends and relatives on Pleasant Ridge, last Saturday and Sunday. Geo. C. Deshoug, , wife and daughter. Nora, speut Sunday with the family of Tilden Hill, near Dott. Miss Rhoda F. Lake, of this place, is spending this week with Nora G riffiuh, in Everett. I jQwis Kelso and wife, of Kcobs ville, spent a part of last week wiMi Mrs. Kelso's parents, M. E. II. Bard and wife. Mrs. Mary Price is visiting her 6istor in law, Mrs. Miriam Mel lol , of Needmore, who is suffer iLg from a brokeu arm aud dislo cated wrist. Simon Dishong aud wife spen Saturday and Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Roy Garland, at Sideling Hill. Local Institute. The fourth local institute of Di blin towuship, will be held at "Chesuut's school," Friday even in;., Nov. ii. The following are tho subjects: 1. If your time be Iiu:ited, what branches can you neglect to teach, daily, with the most profit to your pupila? 2. How do you teach mathematics? 3. llow, when aud why should pu pils prepare for examinations, tests and reviews? 4. Artificial incentives: Should we Use them? Why ? 5. How may boys and girls ftcure an education; aud what should be their aim iu life? All friends of education are in vited to bo present. Harvey Sipe. P. Clarance Mellott, of McCon nellsburg, is a prominent influen tial member of the ciass of '00 Valparaiso University, Valparai so. Ind lie is also taking the scientific course. Mr. Mellott is a thorough student and a ready debater, aud takes an active part in all class matters. He is a mem ber of several important study committee of his class, aud is uuWrbally popular with thostu dents, j "Awav Down South in the Fields of Cot ton. Letter from Viiunie (Hhh) Mortfret. Komalty, Okla.,Oct. 18, 1905. I am situated 14 miles southeast of Hobart, the "county seat of Kiowa county. Hobart is a town of about 0,000 inhabitants. Five years ago only a small sta tion was there; but AngustO, 1901 this county was opeued for settle ment by white, and no one would think by tho appearance of the couutry now thnt it was ouly 4 years old August (i, 1905. We have ibo Rural Free Delive ry mail routes, and can register letters, or obtain P. O. money or ders at our door. Sure, it is not all sunshine in the new country, but the sun shines sometimes. No one knows what a new coun try is like until they have been there. I have been here about a year and, so far, I am well pleas ed with the appearance of the country. We have had a good season this year, and have realized good crops. The early sowed wheat is looking well. Cotton picking is in full blast. We have 20 acres planted in cotton, and picked 8.V bales the first picking. The average weight of a bale of cotton is 500 lbs. At the present time it is selling at 9 15-100 cents a pound. I noticed in the News that some of the folks in Fulton county have been growing large vegetables. One of our Kiowa county farmers brought a sweetpotato to town a few da.y sago, that measured 14 in., in length, 22 inches in circumfer ence, and weighs 9 lbs. Can any of you beat that? I have some beets that grew in my garden some ot which measure (etch) 20 inches in circumference. We are having lino fall weather. Jack frost gave us a call on the 12th inst,, and caused some of the farmers to gather in their sweet potatoes. So far there has been very fow churches built out in the country but the people take the good "old way and have pleaching and Sun day school iu the school houses. We have district S. S. conven tions, county S.S.conventions.and state S. S. conventions. We have the home department and the cra dle roll connected with our Sun day schools. So you see we have some wide-awake and up to date people down here in Oklahoma. I do not wish to boast, but I wish it understood that 1 am not in a heathen land if there are In dian settlements in various parts of the state. There is an Indian school in this county, known as the Raiuy Mountain Mission, where the Indians are being edu cated, and one of the foremen is a graduate of the Carlisle school. Fannie Hess Moikjkkt. School Report. Folio ving is tho report of the first month of school at Mt. Airy, Bethel: Number enrolled, 23; number attended every day, 7, aud percentage of attendance, 90. Names of those attending every day: Virgie Garland, Coldie Ak ers, Connie Hess, Jysou Akers, Wallace Hess, Shelley Hill, and Verman Akers. Jessie Mason, teacher. Mrs. Anna B. Sipes, of Licking Creek township, attended tho Bedford fair two dars while vis iting her son, J. W. Booty and family in Bedford. She return ed home on the following Mon day, accompanied by her Bister, Mrs. A. J. Wolford, of Rainsburg, Pa., who is spending a couple of weeks in that vicinity. Mrs. Sipes and her sister were at the communion services at the Pres byterian church at Greenhill, where they had the pleasure of meetiug many of their old time friends and neighbors, among whom were Mr. JIart Evans and wife, of Sharpe; Martin Lake, wife and son Bruce, and the twins, George and Maud; Homer Sipos, wife and sons, Owen and Wilbur, and daughter Rebecca;' Amon Sipes, wife, son Ira, aud daugh ters Opal aud Rose, and Ahiroaaa Truax and wife all near Hard- souville. i ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings. Here for a Vacation, or Away f&r a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Mrs. John W. Greathoad, of this place, is visiting friends at Clear Spring, Md. Prothouotary Geo. A. Harris was a Chambersburg visitor Fri day night and Saturday. Prof, B. (!. Lamhnrson attend ed the lecture ut Hustontown last Thursday night. Mrs. W. F. Laidig and daugh ter Mrs. II. O. McClam. were shoppers in town Monday. James VValzt, Esq., of Thomp son township, spent several clays in this viciuity the past week. Geo. McKibbin, a well known citizen of Union township, spent Thursday night in this place. Mrs. Mary Wooster and daugh ter Rose, of lfarrisouvillo, were among the shoppers in tovvu Mou day. Burgess Wells II. Greathead, spent Saturday and Sunday at Clear Spring, Md., aud Welsh Run. Nell and Bess Trout, and Mayo Johnston, spent a few days iu Chambersburg during the past week. R. J. Fields aud wife, of Clear Ridge, were guests of Andrew Mellott and wife, near town, last Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. S. M. Cook and daughter Katherine, who had been visiting friends in Little Cove, Welsh Ruu and Chambersburg, have return ed to their home. S. D. Stevens, manager for tho Singer M'f'g Company, and sales man S. P. Todd ofChambersburg, were McConnellsburg visitors Thursday night and Friday. Mrs. Mattie Mcluty re and Mil lie Sheets, of Mercersburg; Wil liam Hull aud wife, aud Nettie Knauff, of this place, spent Thurs day af the Hagerstown Fa;r. Zoe and Jessie Mason, two Bethel township teachers, spent Saturday and Sunday at. the 'omo of their pareuts, ex -Sheriff and Mrs. Frank Mason of this place. Blanche Morton, who teaches one of the Brusu Creek township schools, speut Saturday and Sun day with her pareuts, Hon. IVier Morton and wife. She was ac companied homo by OharliuLodge. W. W. II. Kline, whoso posb.f tice address is Hustontown, l' i., offers at private sale his valuable farm, containing 175 acres; about 75 acres cleared a ad tho remain der in timber, much of which is good oak and pme. Simon C. Lay ton of Whips Coe, accompanied by his son Goorj;o 8., spent a lew hou rs in this pi. ce, last Saturday. Mr. Layton has sold his farm to George, and will have a public sale of his persuiMl property on the eighth of Novem ber. Prof. W. Don. Morton, -of tho Wells Valley High School, spout the time from Friday evening un til Sunday with his parents, Judge and Mrs. Morton. Don was accompanied by D. W.'Cun ningham, teacher of the New Grenada school. ' Ex-Senator Johu II. Laudis, of Laucaster couuty, now superin tendent of tho Mint. Philadelphia, spent last Wednesday nightat tho Washington House iu this place. He was hero iu the interest of tho Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School for indigent orphans, Lan caster, Pa. Mrs. B. F. Wible of Tod towu Bhip, spent a fow days recently visiting iu the home of her sou L. H. Wible, Esq., in this place. Du ring her visit'here, her son took her over to Foltz, to pond a day visiting Thomas Gorsuch. Mr. Gorsuch and Mrs. Wible were early friends having both isiyent their childhood days at Three Springs, 'Huntingdon couuty.--Their moctiug after a Septra' :o;i et fifty years was a j ! ' f ,
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