The Fulton County news. (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, May 10, 1900, Image 1

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AcCONNELLSDUKCj, PA.. MAY 10, 1900
M'COMLLSBURG SCHOOLS.
Pupils Who Have Been Promoted to a
Higher Grade.
, TiMisix's parents, the late
lMlMrs. John Truax, men
,(lvaiic.odagesolS ana at
romwctivoly. and
l,hn five sisters and two
I a muriely, Daniel 'lxuax,
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aslai; Win. T., Heliasi iowu
w!UUlS(liiys.
married
Davy Little has just had erect-!
ed a large, oveu, and expects in a
to Rebecca rovv to have a lirst class
s (lliufrlit,-'r of the late Tims, bakery in operation. Sammy
xaiul hi wife airs, wiu- otass wili be tlie Hour artist.
...f Uoltast mwusmp. M,.s ( ;((1dsinith 1!1H had the
to i.:.. :nmii1iii.ln fatnilv . .i i 4 u..
jvosin " stable on ner property iqqniniie
litiiiu t m" " ' the Public tscliooi ouimiug re-
aninviilHi i'r 'J' modeled and a new roof put on
Erni'V, W'1" by John Uomerer and vviuiam
jttboliomoof ins Muck.
John W. Doyle and brother
have their well drilling machine
it work putting down a well for
Davy Little in the yard just back
of his dwelliug. The boys are
liuding lots of rock.
Mrs. M. V. Cromer, who al
ready has one of the most attrac
tive residences in town, has
further added to its appearance
by having a neat iron fence placed
on: HAii.iio.U).
A Kcprcricntativc of tiu: 3!.
Visits "odomicII.-'iMiri',
iV O.
wife of Joseph
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l.r KusiesviUe, l'a., csumc,
of Culel) Mellott, Uubim
J,ii): Piirthenia, wife ot hi-
II .14 our M!1.VV. W 11 Ol
.Ileum i, " ., !., 4l, Amrrl
, n....w nnrl AT art ill. Wltl-
' " ., p i p.,.. A now foncn in front, of tlie
Josoph MraiL, an ox : """" . ...
ill u lw Lin.; m.'.'mu'.-ijw "
vvniciit at tne MiKMin urn ui.-lui x
.. .,i.,w.l, AToiidav. Fuuer- greeu son io-.un.-i .m an
.. i.....i K.r v.i,i,.v inputs for llowers. add much to
, the aimearance of the property
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... m.-v r.i-issiimcr. Messrs. Martin M. ana vviuiain
,ni j i -i . I
i .1 1) 1,.,. oiimwrnrl 111 l lfi nl'Hf
... r.,,..r r rius nsrer UieU ai xm-uul-i .hc- lu. . w.v.
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, Vmv nrnnda. Mav tm oi a liaudsome siaoie 101 o.
!llUilu.'v-.. ' . , 4. 1 ,.f
h.i n.r.d 78 years and 0 w . wm, sq.f on x.ie v i-uu i
' l,:.. i..t if .nMwWo llio flourt
, in iuu ju.-n; ,,rr.,.,..v.
u ti T. 1.. n nifin inr)
.. ... .,I1 vim- I 1 1 111 S( L Will UU t liix-v ..v.
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h,Mr. Samuel P. Grissinger, wneu iiuis.ieo
sim thereafter went to John Slieets lias removeu ine
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Awniii" near Waterlau, little express omce inuu u.-
... .i .:i 1 Lir'.a ,f 1,: 1,I mmnuiln li'nnlr's
re tlu.'V reiiiaiueu uuiu ww, cmun w uin....
thpv moved to the present Hotel to the rear ol tlie lot, ana
,:it, New Grenada, where the is rapidly getting rid of the do
. . . .... . i ; 4 ...... 4-.. n . 4 in cr 111 a
.liuiiiL' tliirty-one years iu dhs, prepuniwrij
lifo'wore spent. new brick residence.
fty years ago, she united y. S. Clevenger has added
i the Betliel Church of God, about a hundred per cent, to the
during that long period has itpp0arauco of his line property
nmiitiou a mosi uwiuiuui on west water oircei, oy remov
stiun character. iu' that unsightly photograph
hur aud lier husband nine gallery to the rear side of tlie
Iron were born, seven of vara and taking away the fence,
in with her husband survive ,y is a hustler. Whyuotmoro
mmiely, Kev. V. J., of Golds- f ))Ul. young men take hold ol
Pa.. James L., of New Gro- business with a Will?
Maggie, wife of 0. E. Cook, 441,5 mer &'l)ovlc. whoaro class
l Bnmdtop; Ella, wife of John
ufddt, Altooua; Rebecca,
"t James P. McClain, New
adit; IMlc, wifo of C. U. E.
iiinior, New Grenada,
uturmeut at Bethel cemetery,
fv Grenada, on Wednesday,
"ices conducted by Rev. Bick-
Mrs. Kachcl Tuylor.
'u, Rachel Ann Munson Tay
liwl ut her home in Minden,
nicy county, Nebraska on
nd of March, aged "i'J years,
J"iiths und Hi days.
flu! was a daughter of Mr. Ed-
& Michaels, who was a brotli
'! Ex-Sheriff Samuel Michaels
'used, a former resident of
r place and father of Mrs.
'!!') W. llnys.
was born in Allegheny
;'ty anil ut the age of six years
11 la'r father and the rest of
family, came to Uari'isonviUe,
county where her father,
" as a hatter, engaged in
Itusincss with his brother
ii'l, and remained thera im
''1 when he moved to Lewis-
fH, I'll. 'Hit,... i.u i,i,.i. m.
Hi" father died, and the moth
the family together.
t the ago of seventeen, the
'Mof this notii o connected
,f with the M. E. church
''ciiniiiied a consistent and
f"l ItU.'lllT ii- mil il lli. limn nf
icitth.
'''"'Uiiry Ij, iKliu, she was
rn"(l to Robert Taylor, and
tlieriml'ter they moved to
"''"f"'!, Bureau county, IUi-v,u-',
they remained a few
",!) mid then went to Kearney
"') Aebraskii. wlinrn she
11 t'ai remainder of her years.,
parents, brothers, and sis
lut two survive her, Samuel
u half brother, at M'-tal,
'"'din ciiinifiT ,.,1,1 u.,4-,n.
hitler county, Iowu. (If the
"'tlnldren of her own fatnily,
"in living,
ed among the artistic painters
aud paper hangers, are engaged
in a general overhauling ol tlie
Pulton House. The walls are be
ing adorned with new paper of a
very pretty design, aud the wood
work, both inside and out, is to
be painted. When finished this
popular house will present a natty
appearance.
Squire L. II. Wible has had
erected a nobby building just
back of his residence. It is 1L'
by -4 with a slate roof; aud, with
its several apartments, may be
used for a summer kitchen, wash
house, wood house, coal house,
It is provided with a capacious
loft in which may be stored away
the odds and ends that a house
keeper never knows just what to
do with. Pred Black was
architect.
The Presbyterian congregation
will make important improvi
nients and repairs to their churc
ill this place this summer.
Among other things a steel ceil
ing, new carpet, and a new roof.
The walls will be frescoed, and
the floor of the choir gallery will
be dropped to a level with tlie
Hour of the main room, and the
"allery will be converted into a
i,.;in..ii.v class room for the
Suuday school. Messrs. John
and Harry Linn began work on
tlie gallery Tuesday morning.
Ilitlli School.
To the Senior Class. Charles
Seville, Hurry Seville, Sydney
G Uteris, Prank Irwin, Harry
Grissinger, George Grissinger,
Nathan Everts, Nellie Comerer,
Agnes Lynch, Emma Sloan, Ger
tie Sloan.
To tne Junior Class. Paul
Johnston, Henry Valsoii, Hurry
Dal bey, Albert Hays, Ross Doyle
Holmes Thompson, Maurice
Trout, Hattie Doyle, Grace Shini
er, Jessie Dickson, Bessie Irwin,
Marden Stouteagle, Lillian Griss
inger. (irnmmur.
To A. Grade. John Reisner,
Wiufield Doyle, Mary Stouteagle
Olive Shinier, Myrtie Snyder,
Susie Black, Anna Black, Nellie
Sheets, Minuio Dalbey.
To B. Grade. -Laura Wagner,
Alice Hays, Nettie Stouteagle,
Mabel Jackson, Harry Comerer
Joseph Doyle, Millie Sheets, Wal
tor Lynch.
Intermediate.
To A. Grade. Nellie Cross,
Nellie Dehart, George Summers,
Clara Doyle, Mary Kelly, Anna
Sheets, Harry Johnston, Scott
Dickson.
ToB. Grade. JamosMcQuade
Luther Black, Cora R. Peck,
Goldie Mason, 15111110111 Sipes,
Ruth Roettger, Russel Runyan,
Nora Watson, Hattie Sloan, An-
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nie ueisner, xviri xhjioi, ixha
Irwin.
To C. Grade. Murney Ruin-
niell, Josephine Runyan, Mary
Peck, Maria Diclcson Alexander,
Daisy Kelly, Rex Irwin, ill
Dalbey, Thurniau Lynch, Dannie
Grissinger, Clifford Grissinger,
Clarence Doyle.
Primary.
To A. Grade. Bessie Cress,
Edua Glass, Rose Houpt, Lily
Iloupt, Nellie McQuade, Oscar
Cress, Earle Suders, Walter
Black, Edgar Alexander, Reed
Grissinger, Alviu Glass, Oram
Wible, Arthur Shinier, Harry
Snyder, Russidl Steveus, Oscar
Lynch.
To B. Grade. Lily Dehart,
Bessie Rodcay, Naomi Roettger,
Mary Baunigarduer, Bessie Tay
lor, Witz Masou, George Reisner,
Wilmer Hays, Paul Shinier, Alviu
Kelly.
the
Of CMiirse, our re;1.;! M.vill ex
pect us t, s.iy soiilei i.in;,- about
our new railroad. We do not
know a wh-'-l-' lot iiin.ii i., but
have reason to b.dieve That we
shall not have to wait much loii-
for a realisation of our for
mer dreams ol lMiii'iis great
ness.
On Sunday, mi'nt have been
en along the road from Han
cock to McConiiellsburg a young
fellow riding a bicycle. There
was nothing in his appearance to
attract sttt"nlion; and farmers
aloii"'the road, if they uave hiai
the second .thought, would con
clude that it was some one from
Hancock over on Pennsylvania
roads learning to ride his wheel.
Well, the wheelman reach"d Me
Connellsburg, brushed tiie dust
off his clothes, and modestly in
troduced himself as 11. 1.1. Woods.
Mr. Woods is the Industrial
Agent of tlie Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, is a most
genial gentl"ieaii, and thorough
ly laminar wnn tlie details ol
railroad const ruction. His com
pany Were slltlicieiltly interest eil
to send him to this county to look
the ground over, to confer with
some of our people, and, as far
as possible, to ascertain whether
or not it would pay them to build
b" produced by tlie tens of'
thousands. Estimating seventy
live to the acre, which is very
conservative, we have over twelve ;
million railroad ties, enough al- j
lowing two feet from center to;
cent er to build a railroad across j
the continent, with a. commercial!
value suf'licii'iitly great to con
struct a line of railroad three
limes the length required to
Cherry Run.
Now. the advantages growing
out of the building of a railroad
are mutual. Should a road be
built the people ali along the line
will be liiiancially benefited as
well as the Company; so it is only
fair Li nit we should bo willing to
plH up some ol tlie expense.
co.n.i i;nci:.mi:m.
NUMBER 34.
Personal.
I'.iht Voting People Complete
their Studies in the MifAli
Seliool.
On Tuesday evening, the grad
uating class of 'HUO, of the Mc
Couuellsburg High School, held
their class exercises in the Court
House, and an audience that lilted
i'.vailab
I with
r.
lot of
tlie
space
.pplaiise every
interesting pro-
IIAKT1 OKI) CITY, IM).
An InteicstiiiH Letter I'rom T. W.
Sharp e.
SAMl'lX Sll 1 V ICS'S M I' RIM.K LKS
IN JAIL.
( ,,ii i n. John Comerer. of
vwiiii tvV'W
this place, went down to Thump-!
son tuwnship Tuesday to begin
the erection of Mac Litton's big
barn. The building is to bo a
modern structure, TiOxKO feet,
and weatherboarded with Ger
man siding. Fourteen years ago,
Mr. Comerer gave Mr. Litton's
dwelling house an overhauling;
and, now, when the barn is com
pleted, Mr. Litton will have one
nf the must desirable farm prop
erties in the county.
Two nf the three suspected
murderers uf Samuel Slaves and
four others at Winber, were ar
rested at Lilly, on the main line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad as
they alighted from a train. Their
pockets were full of newspaper
stories of tho crime attributed to
them; aud, also, uf portraits of
themselves taken from newspa
pers. They were placed in jail
at Winber; but the popular feel
ing against them became so great
tlint. t.hev were dressed 111 10-
male attire aud spirited away)
from tlie town, and it is supposed
placed in the county jail at Som
erset. The jail at Winber is a
small one, and the guard around
it was thought to be insufficient
to deal with any serious attempts
at lynching. The woman at
whoso house the murders were
committed is now under police
surveillance. An inmate uf the
house has given the police an
apron, which she says the woman
wore tho night of tlie murders.
Napolison, tho missing man, had
recently taken out a license to
marry tho woman. Ho is sup
posed to bo badly wounded.
The tenth annual reunion ol the
ir.si.b UeirhiH'iit to be held at
' ---n
Chanibersburg, Wednesday, May
Hi, promises to bo of unusual iu
lerest to tlie veterans. AtlOu'
clock, n. m., there will a business
nieetiug. At 12 a bean soup din
uer will be served by tho Ladies'
Grand Army Circle, aud in the
afternoon addresses will bo de
livered by dipt. Goo. W. Skinner
nud Comrade Juo. K. Longueck-
or,
the road; for the B. and )., Ii
leost other people, are not in
business merely for 1 ln-lr health.
While he is affable and entertain
ing on general sub.je 's, when it
came to "railroad" we found him
a much better listener than talk
er. He was here In gather informa
tion. The bunding 01 a railroad,
even lor a s.i rl distance ince
this, involves the expenditure of
too much money, to be entered
upon without an intelligent in
vestigation. We believe, 'Howev
er, tliat Mr. Woods jvent back to
Baltimore Tuesday, with a favor
able report.
If the 15. & O. people are look
ing for undeveloped territory
within easy access, Ave have it.
No section uf Pennsylvania con
tains a trreater variety of com
mercial products than Fulton
county. Iron ores abound every
where in Tirofusion hematite,
fossil, pipe, micaceous and others
but the richest deposits exist
right along the line of the pro
posed road. Lowry's Knob six
miles south of McConnollsburg
is practically an iron mountain.
A shaft of eighty feet was sever
al years ago, sunk throagh solid
ore with 110 indication of its limit
being reached. South of this
Knob is the Dickey's Mountain
formation extending for miles
and contains what is known as
the Danville ore measures, and
said by expert s to be one of the
most reliable veins outside the
primitive formation in Pennsyl
vania. This ore is free from
sulnhur or phosphorus, and gen
erally yields lilty to si.My pol
ecat, of pure iron. Ni by is an
abundant supply of good lime
stone for smelting purposes. In
the northern end of the county is
an immense 1'oiu 01 l ie 11c1ie.1i
duality of iron ore.
Large (l"pesits ol paint ore,
has for many years, been
to exist. Of such ox-clu
ity is it, that, the early
tants by crushing the
products in an improvise! mm
tar made out of an old "Dutch ov
t o:..-g ) 1
This beautiful May weather re
minds me of how the hills and
mountains must look since taking
on their spring coat of greeiuand,
as it lias been a long time since
1 wrote you, I will send you a
few linos that the Fulton county
people may know The Uarttord
City, Peiinsylvaniaus, are all
alive.
Of those who came here in re
cent years, all have moved else
where, except myself; and I can
hardly realize that it is eight
years since I left Pulton and
opened an ojlice here. The older
families of McKldowneys,liessos,
Covalts, and Pecks are hero, and
have been for so long that they
are lilcely to remain. N. II. Peck
and family are at Wilkinsburg,
Pa. Each move they make firings
them a little nearer Hartford, and
we expect to s"e them arrivu in
this city about next fall.
Hartford is now a place of near
ly si nit) population. It has just
about doubled in sii-.e since I came.
Of late years its growth has not
been rapid, but of a substantial
kind. This spring two good
business blocks are going up
which will make a substantial ad
ditioii to the town. Real estate
is not boomed as it was iu '(J2;
known
:iu ij '.a!
i.Vvibi-snrface
(a wore
plant
their
farm building-:.
Within easy reach is an abun
dance of the finest white glass
sand in the world.
Our timber is 110 mean consid
eration. For every two acres of
cleared laud in the county, there
exists three aires of woodland.
Tho fact tiiat about a do.en steam
saw mills are being operated in
the county,' would indicate that
there is saw timber, and tho
mouutains contain thousands of
but, yet, it is not to be had for a
song. I bought at auction recent
ly a business lot 20x120 feet with
a wooden building on it which
serves for a meat market, one lot
from the corner of the Public
So wire lor s2K'0. It was con
sidered cheap.
Residence properties are much
in demand, anil there are ten per
sons applying for every house
about to be vacated.
The natural gas is holding out
well, but is failing somewhat.
New wells now test about 175 to
190 lbs., where they tested K,
ten years ago. Oil is coming in,
and many former gas wells are
now oil producers. The farmer
who ow ns tlie land usually gets
one sixth of the oil, and a great
many of them have substantial
incomes, as oil now sells for '1. 10
per barrel.
The wheat will beahnnst a fail
ure over a large portion of Ohio
and lhoiana, owing to a lack of
snow to protect it during the
winter; all other crops promise
well.
Mr. S. 15. Hill, one of Fulton's
former teachers, is now visiting
his old home near Needmoro, aft
er an absence of several years.
!i has been in charge of a tide
phone exchange of 121) instru
ments in which I am interested,
and ha ; become an expert tele
phone man. My mother is visit
ing in Kansas and Oklahoma and
will pr I'oahly spend the summer
there. .M, sisier Edith is the
wif.'ofj. H. I Ji.igaiiian, the lead
; '.tig jeweler hero. 1 think I have
run on long enoe-n 10 weary
y.id r paiiem-e, so will conclude.
.'.'cssrs. Stake and Thompson
ar. busily engaged this week
giving the Washington House a
touching up with paper and
paint. The boys understand
their business and that popular
1i, .w (lory will lie more attractive
every
groove
n;. mix
gram.
The class consisted of three
ladies ami live gentlemen, name
ly, Jessie Mason, Mabel Kendall,
Nellie Hays, William Patterson,
Ellis L. Lynch, Parker Skinner,
1 larry Irwin, and James Patter
son; aud, the manner 111 wliicii
they acquitted themseives in the
rendering of the program, was
highly creditable to themselves
and to their teacher.
Every number of the program
wasboth interestingaud instruct
ive; and, without commenting 011
each separately, it is enough to
say that McConnollsburg finds
very proud of the product of her
high school.
Hie address to the class was
made by Prof. J. L. Fina frock, of
the Mercersbnrg High School.
The quiet dignity of his man
ner and the earnestness ol ins
uldress won hearty commenda
tion from our people.
The lloral decorations were
beautiful. The entire length of
the stage to the height of live or
six feet was a solid bank of ever-
reeus aud flowers. Seated di
rectly iu front of this were the
eight graduates with their teach
er, Prof. Cress at the right, and
Secretary of the school board A.
U. Nace, Rev. C. M. Smith, and
Prof. Fiuafrock to their left.
Mr. A. U. Nace, in presenting
the diplomas, made a short ad
dress in which were some very
practical suggestions iu reference
to the care that should be used in
promotions.
The exercises were interspersed
with selections by the McCon
uellsburg orchestora assisted by
Prof Kissel uf St. Thomas, Mr.
Darby of Baltimore and Ed Au
stin of Saluvia.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
Some reprobate seems to have
a spite at the mouutains, for he
has tired them in about lifteen
places since Sunday morning. . . .
Quite a number of our young
folks attended May Meeting at
Sideling Hill on Suuday The
sick are all improving except
Mrs. George Alters wdto is very
low; and it is feared she will nev
er bo niucn oener j'.rnesi,
Hixsou and sister G race are vis
iting iu McConnellsburg
Mrs. Jane Mellott, of Locust
Grove, and Mrs. Amos Hixsou
and daughter, Mrs. Rohm, were
among the callers at Thomas
Starr's Sunday to see his young
est son, who arrived Saturday.
I suppose now the saw mill and
planing mill whiz:', faster than
ever. Nothing like having lots of j in;
heln Our neighbor T. B. Mc- i ""
(draw lias returned to West Yi
"una where he lias been selling
patents We have had . some
heavy frosts for May; but don't
think there is much fruit killed.
.lolm II. Kipi's :ni:1 ibniyhtcr of Lit i
wi it In town lint Siitiinlay.
Mr. .1. It. P..1I.1 v, ! Clrur Kiiljji',
.':ivc ;1. Xcws o'Mice a short mil Sal
unhi .
Prof, llio-ry (Iri-ii U'.'iit over to the
Scetiimil I nd'.ii! riii 1 School yit-rclny
u fll'l'lloon,
' Mrs. l'.rirkrr. of ( 'hiuiihi'i'sliiirg,
vii! hi-- hrr siMcr, Mrs. H. W. Scott
of lliis jllllC! .
Miss N'ora ijonnid ol ( 'iiaMilicrsliurtr
cuioc over TiM'sil ;i y I o he present, lit
t '( II IHIX'IH I !)!! lit .
Mi'-si. Win. siycl nuil Dn.rton
I 'cclf, eT Covult, spent, Snl niitny in
Mc 'oiinellslnir-.
Hew 1). 1". 1 )ra v.'l a tili attenilcil
l.ntlierini Conference at ( 'liiiinliers
Imry the lii si part of this week.
Mr. Wilson L. ( line, one ()f Dub
lin's roj.Tcssive eit izens, w hs In Mc-
l 'oniiidlslnirg Monday.
Ton soial art ist I'.d I iridic of this piace,
spent Sninliiy and Monday with hi
mother nt, St, Thonins.
Miss Minnie fields, of this place,
ha rone to spend the summer with
friends in i'.edford county.
Mr. and Mrs. 1). lWtcr Anderson,
of Dublin Mills, spent Friday with
Mr. and Mrs. .1. Milton I'nyer, of this
place.
Meisrs. Anthony Mellott, and K. W.
Swope, of near Sipes Mill, dropped in
to see as u few minute while in town
Friday.
Mrs. Maude Austin and Miss Anna
Speer of Saluvia spent last Saturday
wilb Mrs. W. Scott Alexander of this
place.
Miss Ilea Sliatlner of Mcndenhall,
( 'In iter county , is visit iny tho family
of her uncle, M. 1 1. ShalTner, Ksij., of
this phice.
Mr. S. (.'. (Iracey was in town Tues
day. Pc says he has left the 'Toad"
anil will e.ive his attention to farming
awhile.
Our old time friend Ceorjj-o W. t'hes-
nut hi lieihel township favored tho
Nnws oliice with his presence while, in
town Friday.
Sijiiire Kerlin. of Dublin Mills,
paid our sanctum a short, visit Tues
day, lie was accompanied to town by
Mr. David Ashton.
William 1". Gordon, Ksq., of War- '
fnrilsbiirg, and .lude John Daniels,
of Franklin Mills, spent Tuesday
night al the Fulton House.
Mr. Frank Kiteiuiller, of Pittsburg,
is spending some time with his grand
mother, Mrs. Catharine I'.itemilkr, and
other friends of this place.
Mrs. Sam Goldsmith of l'ulo, 111,
accompanied by their bright little four
year-old daughter, Mary Ann, in vis
iting relatives in town.
Prof, l'.rnest Cress has been engag
ed to assist 1. N. Palmer iu the hit
ter's Normal ut N'eedinore. Mr Cress
will enter upon his duties next Moll
day Francis M. Taylor, of the United
Stales topographical and geographical
surveying corps operating at present,
in Franklin county, spent Sunday with
his family in this place.
John Shade of Clearfield brother of
Mrs. .lolm Heiider, of this place, was
obliged to have one of his arms unipu
tated last week, the result of a small
scratch in his hand a week or two ago,
terminating in blood poison.
Mr. l'.rnest Itixson, of Baltimore,
after-visiting his parents Mr. und Mrs
Amos Hixsou, of Finish Creek Valley,
spent a few days the past week, accom
panied by his sister M iss Grace, with
the family of his brother-in-law, John
V. Sloiiteage of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Myers, and their
ilau-hter I ieatrice came up to MeCon
lii i!.-.liurg to i. itness the High School
I l 'oiiimrncciiieiit exercises I uenlay even-
We are glad to note that Davy is
Ing with much success in the
tailoring business. His shop alTonis
six assistants all the
j employment to
inac.
THOMPSON.
t oll M O f tan baric, while railroad
ties well, wo have never had a than ever to its largo number of
market for them, and they could patrons.
Mr. and Mrs. John May of near
Hancock, visited friends in T his
neighborhood, Saturday and Sun
day. Mrs., George W. Fisher and
family attended church 011 the
Kidge Sunday.
Miss Rebecca Bishop and
daughter Nellie were at, P P.
Shives'; Miss Georgia Truax
and Mrs Henry Waltz, a!
Mr Sharp's; Misses Annie Eys
tor and Dessa Hewitt at Mrs
Jennie Everlslast Sunday.
Miss Emma Pittuian left Tues
day fur a visit to her aunts itiKan
sas. P. P. Shives caino home Sat
urday evening after having com
pleted Stilwell Johnston's large
barn.
Hon. W. Scott Alexander will sturt
on next Tuesday morning for St.
Louis, Missouri, as 11110 of the lay
Commissioners from tlie Presbytery
of Carlisle to the General Assembly of
ti c Presbyterian Clinch of the. United
States, which meet sou Ihc 17th instant.
The 1 'rcsli;. ti 1 iiin I'hurch of MeCon
nellshiirg has not had a lay Commis
sioner to the General Assembly for
over lilty years, and our people are
to be congriil ulatcd that they ha vebeen
recognized by Presbytery. After tho
Adjournment of thcGcnoral Assembly
Senator Alexander w ill spend ucouplo
uf weeks visiting friends and relaliven
iu Ncwbraska.
Hoy Hummel entered the News of
fice as an employe on Tuesday. Koy
spent several mouths in the Democrat
oliice.
Willi one team each, on one, of
.1 nines G. Kendall's farms in Ayr
township lust week, James Woodul,
Sr., und Will Summer scored out
twenty-four ucres of corn ground bolh
ways, eip.ii va lent to forty-eight one
way. Allowing live furrows to tho
rod, each of tho two men must huvo
traveled over (Ifty miles a day.
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