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FlRSONAL.
liuiher I'M. Uruko sient TueHilii y
uiuotitf friends in Franklin county.
Min.-t Maine Goldsmith left Monday
moi'iiiun for a visit iiiiionjr friends in
I fHiTlwlinrjr.
Lloyd A. Mellott of Pleasant Uidjre,
rrave the News iolllce a rail while in
town Friday.
W. W l'eok, of ( 'ovaft, took advan.
tnjre of Inst Friday's gentle liree.es to
make 11 trip to ttie county seat.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Johnson of
Laldij; were pleasant visitors at tho
home of the editor last Saturday.
Mr. William Hid ford of Franklin
county was In attendance at the funer
al of his uncle, W. A. Nesbit Monday.
liruce Stoner and his sister Miss
Jennie were culled to ( Ihambcrsliury;
last Friday on account of the serious
illness of their sister Mrs. Blanche
Martin.
Henry F. Garland and family of
l.elhel township have removed to
Cleartield. They are estimable people
und we trust they mav find their new
home pleasant.
W. 11. Wapncr, o Knobsville, was
in town Tuesday. He expects soon to
manufacture a quantity of Hlnck Swan
Harness Oil. Wherever the oil has
been used it lias (liven perfect sat isfac
tiou. Thomas Downcs, who, for several
years has had his home in the family
of Hartimeus Smith F.sq., of Belfast!
township, spent a day or two this week
visiting his father Mr. .1. F.. Downcs
of this place.
Miss Mary MeQuade of Pittsburg,
Misss Emma of Altoona, and their
brother Lewis also of Altoona are
home on account of the illness and
death of their father Mr. George Mu
ltitude of Ayr township.
George K. Zimmerman, formerly of
this eounty but now a prominent farm
er in Nebraska, is visiting friends
here after an absence of seventeen
years. He spent part of the past week
witli his brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. J. (.'. Maun.
John S. Harris, accompanied by his
brother George drove over to Cham
bersburg last Saturday en route to
Philadelphia, to enter the hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania for
treatment. We sincerely trust that
John's physical condition may be
greatly improved.
KO HERTS RETIRED.
By a vote of "7H to oQ the House
of Representatives last week de
luded that Brigham II. Roberts,
the man whom Utah sent to Con
gress with two wives, should go
home and wait until after the fu
neral of one of them.
lie made it speech on the floor
of the house in which ho called
iittentiou to the great plurality
by which ho was elected, and em
phasized his claim that his con
stituents "comprise the entire
jxipulation of the .State of Utah,"
he did not help, his own cause,
but he prejudiced that of his
State. His subsequent argument
that M)lygamy has beeu abandon
ed in theory and is dying out in
practice does not blind Congress
or tho country to the fact that an
avowed polygamist was selected
to represent the State at large,
and its conduct in relation to the
evil will bo scrutinized with more
care hereafter. As a defence,
Robert's farewell address had no
effect, and as an exposition of his
relations wilh his State it was a
blunder.
At a recent sale in Washington
county, Md., tho sabre and revol
ber of Capt. Johnson Orrick, of
Hancock were sold. Captain Or
rick was a paymaster in tho Con
federate army. While riding
along tho National pike near In
dian Spring in IKY.l or '(i t ho was
shot by a Union soldier. The
soldier disappeared and Orrick
died soon after being shot.
THE ItORDER RAID HILL.
Congressman Malum has given
out the information that the bor
der rtiid claims bill, which has so
often died in congress, is now tho
first bill ou tho house caloudar,
aud that it stands a fair show of
passage after tho appropriation
bills at present before congress
have beeu disposed of.
In tho meantime Mr. Malum
is doing missionary work with
congressmen from other states,
having already secured tho prom
ised support of the Peuusylva
nians in Congress. Ho has tdso
boon assured that if tho bill pass
es tho house the semite commit
too ou claims will report it favor
ably in it very short time, and
there is already promise of its
passage iu the senate.
This is the first time the bill
has ever gotten so far this early
in session. It v. ill involve tho
payment of about 20,000,000 to
people in tho border counties who
lost property when the Confeder
ate raiders swept North.
WU'IIAKA. !
John Niitlma anil his brother
Ivouben neil about- t2H und il(
yciirs respectively met tit the
house of their father at Stony
Point, three miles from Sliip
ponwburtf hist week. The broth
ers had beeu drinking hard cider
pretty freely, and in the absence
of anything better they fell out i
about a piece of Tobacco. Reuben
became very angry and secured
his father's razor and made a
nmrdeous attack on John, cut
ting him in seven different places.
His left ear was cut in two, one
of his cheeks laid open to the jaw
! bone and his lip cut clean so that
j his teeth were visible. Tho most
dangerous cut was in the throat.
Tho father of the men was help
less in preventing tho tight, be
ing paralyzed. Reuben's condi
tion is very critical, and his re
covery is deemed doubtful.
Tho Harrisburg Patriot build
ing and its contents were damag
ed to the extent of seventy thou
sand dollars on Wednesday night
of last week, by tire and water.
The upper portion of the build
ing is incomplete wreck, and tho
linotype machines, presses and
other equipment are badly dam
aged. The loss is fully covered
by insurance. The lire broke out
in a large room occupied by the
Ilarrisburg Shirt Manufacturing
Company. Stern's Shoe store
on the first floor was badly dam
aged. Goldsmith, the Tailor.
BETHLEHEM.
James L. Cowan returned to
Bi'llwood on Friday.
Luther Fix has returned home
after a month's visit in Altoona.
Casper Miller killed four fine
hogs last Thursday the four
weighing 11 1!4 pounds; the heav
iest, ))-. The butchering was
done by Omert Peightel, Nick
Fin i if and James T. Connelly.
A few of our neighbors took in
Aller's sale last Friday. The
day was very cold.
Jennie FinnitT is spending a few
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Ewing.
Mary Ewing is visiting Nick
Fiuuiff's, and attending meeting
at Bethlehem.
Prof. Harry Gross spent Satur
day with his pareuts, Mr. and
Mrs. George Gross.
Henry Wolf is suffering from
a severe cold.
What might have been a de
structive lire on Friday occurred
in the dwelling of Henry Wolf. It
was discovered in time, and not
much damage was done.
The revival services at I Jethle-
hem are in progress. Three
seekers thus far.
There was "Singing" at E. J.
Croft's last Sunday afternoon.
There was good attendance.
John Marks and Alice Kega
rice spent Sunday tit James T.
Connolly's.
Mrs. Jennie FinnitT spent last
Tuesday at Mrs. Adam Oyler's.
While Jack Raker was return
ing from Hershey's 'Mill Satur
day, ho had the misfortune to
break a wheel which left him in
tho "Middle ob do road."
Mrs. John Glunt and Mrs.
John Shaffer spent last Sunday
at Adam Oyler's.
NEW GRENADA.
Tho boys are beginning to
sharpen up their skates again.
Arthur and Ralph Cunning
ham spent a couple days recent
ly, at Fort Littleton.
Bays Bergstrossor, of Water
fall, was promenading our streets
Sunday.
Dr. C. A. R. McClain, of Cass
ville, paid our town a visit one
day last week.
"Sor-u-throat is raging among
our young folks. It seems to bo
keeping a good many out of
school.
Our young friend, John Mills,
took his departure last week, for
Pittsburg, to workiu the Westing
house Electrical Works. Good
luck to you, John.
Tho primaries, of Wells, were
held Saturday, without much ex
citement. Both parties seem to
have selected very efficient can
didates. Candidates, take notice! Steer
shy of New Grenada, unless you
are willing to part with some of
your loose coin for cigars for the
boys. We all smoke.
hko i in ks i k;ih
Ott.
KNOBSVILLE. i
!
Mrs. David Wiblc. who lias I
beeu very sick, is recovering-
Blue birds singing the L'Oth of i
January.
' Bert Heltnan, of Roxbury,
Franklin county, spent from Sun
day evening until Tuesday morn
ing with Frank Fore.
Daniel Clapsnddle, of Marks,
Franklin county, spent part of
Thursday with Daniel E. Fore.
John Tice had a run-off, break
down, and general sniashup on
Saturday night. Nothiug hurt
but tho wtickwagon.
John Tice is going to move his
saw-mill to William Clino's, of
Fort Littleton.
David H. Myers and son Will
iam had a wheel to run off, while
on their way to the nomination
ou Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Baker
spent Sunday with Amos Clous-
er's.
Mac Mutiitna dined with Daniel
E. Fore on Saturday.
Charlie Fore and family spent
Sunday afternoon with John
Bannout's, scojug tho new baby.
Lost, strayed or stolen: A
young man of our vicinity started
to church Saturday evening, but
must have got off of the "wrong"
road and went to Sipostown.
Tho M. E. Sunday school gave
the tail end of their Christmas
treat to the scholars last Sunday;
and as there was not enough for
the large ones, some looked rath
er glum. They should have
treated the teachers.
Mrs. Jacob Hamil, Mrs. Irvin
Hamil, Mrs. John Guunells.
Mrs. Amos Clouser, Mrs. Amos
Sipos, Mrs. William Greer, Sr.,
and Mrs. John Long made a sur
prise quilting party at Mrs.
Grant Baker's last Thursday.
But you can't scare Minnie. She
just put the big pot in the little
one, and got them a big dinner.
CLEAR RIDGE.
Some of our lady friends have
lost their house plants by the un
expected cold weather of the last
few days.
S. L. Bedford and daughter
have had a severe attack of ty
phoid fever. They are better
now.
John Henry has a severe at
tack of rheumatism, aud N. B.
Henry is laid up with the same
disease.
Miss Hester Baker, who has
been at home for some time, re
turned to her work tit Hunting
don, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bratton
were guests of H. N. Henry, Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bolinger;
aud Mrs. R. Swope and daughter
Mrs. Booher, of Pleasant Ridge,
spent Sunday and Monday with
S.L. Bedford.
Some of our young men attend
ed the "chicken swallop" at Fort
Littleton, on Saturday evening.
Joshua Hooter with his fast
sto;;k, aud John Gillis with his
little blind mare ran a race. Gillis
left him.
Misses Minnie G rove and Clara
Cutchall, of Three Springs, were
in town Sunday.
A pleasant taffy party was held
at Calvin Baker's hist Thursday
evening.
A comic entertainment will be
held at Clear Ridgo school, Feb
ruary lJ, 15100. It will cousist of
recitations, dramas, comic dia
logues, and instrumental music,
held for the benefit of a public
school library. Come, all, and
enjoy a hearty laugh.
DICKEYS MOUNTAIN.
On last Wednesday as Ex-commissioner,
Amos Sharp, of
Thompson township, was about
to enter his store, he noticed a
largo black dog lying iu front of
the door. Although the dog was
a strauger, he was peaeable look
ing, and Amos saw no occasion
for raising a fuss with him. But
just as Mr. Sharp was passing
through the door, the .dog slipped
up and bit the gentleman in tho
leg. Fortunately for Mr. Sharp,
his clothing was heavy aud uo
blood was drawn. Hart Evans,
who came about this time had his
dog along. As tho straugo dog
now acted suspiciously,- "froth
at the mouth," it waso ousidered
safest to kill both dogs, which
they did.
Mrs. Daniel Covalt fell and hurt
herself badly a few days ago.
Rev. Barney fell on tho ice at
James Funk's recently, since
which time ho lias been pretty
badly crippled up.
Lewis Waltz is in ixior health.
A little child of Archie Koyser is
very sick. Dr. West is attending
it. Mrs. Frank Smith is better.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zimmer
man spent last Sunday at John
Hess's, and George Evans and
family were at 1'. P. Shivos'.
Elder Funk spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. John Hess.
Mrs. David Gregory, and Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Daniels spent
Sunday at Mrs. Rachel Brant's.
COVALT.
Dayton Peck visited the family
of Mrs. Rachel Peck's, Saturday
and Sunday.
Simoon Covalt was among those
of this place that attended the
meeting at Pleasant Grove, Sun
dap uight. '
Silas E. Pock, of Cumberland,
Md., passed through our com
munity last week.
Rev. Joseph Barney, who was
holding a mooting at Antioch,
and who has been very poorly
with rheumatism for tho past
week expects to go home soou.
C. I Covalt, teacher of Akors
villo school, was at homo Satur
day and Sunday.
J. W. Lake visited friends near
this place last week.
Gertie O'Rourke, Annie Barn
hart, Alonzo Darnhart, and Ver
non O'Rourke, of this place, vis
ited the family of Ezra L. Peck,
last Saturday night,
There will bo preaching at Oak
ley the second Sunday in Febru
ary, at 2 o'clock, and at Antioch
Sunday night.
PLEASANT RIDGE.
P. S. Deshong and Scott Mel
lott were circulating in this com
munity last week.
Miss Viola Deshong spent part
of Ijist week with her aunt, Lizzie
Lay ton.
Dennis Hart is visiting friends
and relatives in this township.
Mrs Eli Hanu and sou Philip
were callers at U. S. Deshongs
last Sunday.
Simon Deshong spent last Sun
day at Jordan Deshong's.
There will bo "singing" at the
Christian church Friday night of
this week.
D. M. Kline and wife were visi
tors at II. H. Deshongs-last Sun
day.
. Rev. May preached at theChris-
tiiin church last Sunday.
Emma Hockensmith, James
Hockeusmith, Harry Deshon
Goldie, Elbert, and Gilbert Lake
scholars of Shane's school, have
not missed a day this winter,
The regular attendance at that
school is thirty.
THE CORNER.
Miss Daisy Shaw, of Laurel
Ridge,si)eut Saturday uight with
Abbie Mellott.
Sophia and Paul Uouck spent
from Friday till Sabbath evening
visiting tho families of David Ful
tou and James Alexander.
John Bechtel has sold his prop
erty to Robert Gordon.
Mrs. Margaret McLucas spent
last week visiting her brother,
Jacob Cleveuger, of Jugtown.
XMuiraim uouck ownes a cow
that had twin calves last Friday
Tho calves are living and growing
finely.
ijenton iionoorsiiot anil sou
Ellsworth, of Buck Valley, spent
part of last week with the
former's brother, Isaac P. Hen
dershot.
Harvey Harris was at his sister,
Mrs. Wm. Mellott's.Sunday even
iug.
David Morton made a Hying
trip to the Corner Sabbath even
iug.
John Wright was a guest of
Edwin Carbaugh, Saturday night
NEEDMORE.
Morgan Mann and Jacob
land are both seriously ill.
Gar
Dennis Hart is sick atllenry
Deshong's.
D. C. Hart spent Saturday and
Sunday at his home in Whips
Cove with his sick father.
W. F. Hart, wife, aud daughter
attended preaching at Pleasant
Grove Sunday.
Aunt Nancy Peck spent a few
days last week visiting relatives
iu this place.
Silas Peck has been circulating
among friends in this neighbor
hood..
Charlie Gross, of McConnells
burg, Visited the family of D. B. !
Snyder last Sunday.
Master Floyd Dart und sister .
Esta sinmt Saturday evening
and Sunday with their grand-parents,
Elder and Mrs. T. R. Pal
mer. Miss Anna Covalt and brother,
Simeon, of Covalt, were in Need-
more last week.
William Lake's expects to
move to Cleartield this spring.
Bennett Mellott has purchased
Elijah Palmers' place where Will
Lake's live, and will move there
in the spring,
Preaching at Need more first
Sunday in February, at 11 a. m.
The Drnnken Lieutenant.
The Terriblo took a prominent part
lu the bombardment of Odessa. Our
second lieutenant, Mr. S., was liot a
temperate man. Before the bombard
ment begun lie sought fur courage lu a
square faced bottle, and when the
drum beat to quartern lie was iu Ills
cabin In a drunken sleep, from which
he could not be awakened. As I was
mldshtpmaD of his quarters, I had to
fight his guns. In the evening, when
be came to himself, lie was put under
arrest, and we midshipmen speculated
whether he would be Bliot or hung at
the yardann. Either would have been
a thrilling episode, but I am not sure
that his fate was not even more tragic.
As soon as tho anchor was dropped
In the Golden Morn, off Stnmboul, the
captain ordered, "Man the second gig."
We nil wondered. Then he said, "Tell
Mr. S. I want him."
Poor S. came up at once, greatly as
tonished at the summons.
'The second gig is manned, Mr. S.,"
aid the skipper sternly and turned
away.
8. took the hint, stepped at once Into
the boat and was lauded at the nearest
shore. From that day no soul ever
heard what became of him. Whether
he committed suicide, whether he got
other employment (not a difficult mat
ter In those busy times), whether, un
der another name, he won for himself
the respect of his fellow men has nev
er been known. Contemporary Re
view.
John Bull nnl the I.lnt.
What could be more absurd than the
conventional types of the nations
those types which we see and accept
almost every day' Fugland Is pecul
iarly unfortunate. To express our na
tional characteristics we have a choice
of two llgiu-cs. either a burly farmer or
a lion. The British lion gets some lit
tle support from heraldry, uud the na
tional vanity Is nattered by the anul
ogy of our powers to those of the king
of beasts. But otherwise how little ap
propriateness there Is In representing
us by an animal which most English
men have only seen In the degrading
captivity of u menagerie, which has
never within historical times Inhabited
their Islands anil about willed ttiey
know almost nothing. '
Considering also the chronically de
pressed state of British agriculture. It
seems an Ironical thing that the Brit
ish nation should be typllied by u farm
er. If he were a manufacturer or a
merchant or a seaman, there would be
some appropriateness, but the utout
eighteenth century John Bull with
whom v.'c are so familiar from allusion
aud picture Is a being quite unknown
to us In the llesh. He Is just a good ex
ample of the time honored. Inaccurate,
conventional type. All vigor and sug
gest! venoss have long departed from
the figure. But we are too Indolent to
replace him. -London Globe.
St'w- York UoMiiltnllty.
The hospitality of smaller places Is
rare If not unknown In New York.
Hospitality there Is different aud tends
to be swamped by numbers aud even
chilled Into an apparent Indifference
that Is really compelled by circum
stances. Often It makes n brave light
and never wholly gives up, but It Is a
struggle ngalust great odds. Not sel
dom It happens that the enormous ag
gravation of social aud Intellectual op
portunities that confronts country peo
ple who come to live In New York so
discourages them that they eud In liv
ing narrower lives In the great city
and seeing fewer people than In the
smaller town from which they came.
And If It does not discourage them It
Is apt to drive them too hnrd. A New
Yorker who already had a house In
town and another lu tho country near
by excused himself for building a third
In New Hampshire by saying: "In
town or near town I never get lo.ay
from engagements. I want a place
where I can hove some leisure, and
leisure to a New Yorker means, of
course, a chance to do some work."
A NICE NEW LOT OF
W V a AJ
Morns Chairs
With good stuunch Velour Cush
ions $."to !.
23 Iron Beds
With Brass Trimmings
:J.5(I to $i:. Many of these will
cost more at the next buying.
NEW LOT OF COUCHES
H.OO to 2."i.00 in pretty cordu
roy, Velour und leather.
NICE NEW
Bed Room
Setts
Very pretty design even in the
cheapest ones. We don't have
any of the common, fall to piece
sort. You can get them other
places. Our factory Is busy, but
we still make most anything you
wunt If you can wait for It.
H, SIERER & CO.
Furniture Makers on Queen St.
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.
J. K. JOHINSTO
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WILL MOVE B.
HEAVY GQ(E
Perfection Overs for Felt Boots, 1 bu a
cut, $1.49. p;
Lumbermen's Socks, 83. f
Lumbermen's Fannel, 94.
Heavy Wool Shirts, 48,
Men's Felt Boots, 1.50.
Heavy Leather Boots, 150,
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of Winter Goods down to the minimum. If th
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go. Haven't room to carry them over Slip'1-1'
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the next ten days I shall offer you Overcoat oi
Felt Boots at $1.75, Blankets at 49 cen:L?u
Capes 98 cents and up, and low downit',!,';
Men's and Women's Mackintoshes.
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unit spp mv store. It is worth sepiny. 1 V T y
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to show you the goods; and will do so as tn
don't buy as if you do. Thanking you alii
for your" patronage, I am,
Yours, truly,
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A GREAT JANUARY SALE OF HATS!
Nosueli rcdiiottoiiH were ever before
mude In lieiKlweur. We have nil the
lulesl slmpi". in fell, ulieulle. uud velvet,
trimmed und untrlmmed from tweuty
live oentM up. ONirixh Uih, Annul
WliiKN, hiimll ill ids. peiieiuik und pui'ii
(lUeHKrieUM, ueuMUilli-ouxl. (intll und
oipjo from tie up, velvet rohe uud
iriven folluire lite. Children's Rllk uud
velvet hoods, uloth tun nUntlnifund ifolf
euiw from IFio. to l.(i. million, Iiumin,
velliiiK. huiidkerchlefH, Tallow's Com
plexion l'owder. corset. Mumped linen.
iiruuU. IhiMIuh. hose. ueek. bull und hut
liiiukluM. All muHl no rer.irdlesN of oost.
No tronhle loshow kimkIm, Come unit
see them.
Yours Respectfully,
MRS. A. F. LITTLE,
MoCoiincllsbui-)', l'n.
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Your Sale
And Have Your
Sale Bills
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