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McCONNEI.LSBURG, I'A., July 19, 1xx.
NUM13ER 44.
jtii or jmus.
i i.iA noivi:
fast Unhand 11 Victim if the
ChnKirii I riamio of I N3;l.
scvkviiI months of illness,
,;iiza Ann Hoko died at her
'iin noplace at an early hour
Saturday morning, July 14,
i,s. Ilnl'. " daughter of .lnlin
came along. II.,. went out to the JAMLS l.LLISON DOWNKS.
fence tu inquire about the sick. I
In answer to his inquiry the Doc-J Mi. .James JO. Downes died
tor placed his luutd on his stom- j suddenly at Ids home iu lliis
arli and with a look of distress : place Monday afternoon, .) idy Id,
' 1 1 inn 1 1:.. r 1 .. .1.
inn l unt'i ill MMm jiiid.:
S teach, was horn at
i.. 1.1:
Jl KUII, I'J.lllKiiu iwuoi.v,
lmr ir, 1 1m''-".
3!;im1 71. years, il months, ami
.t.ii.ry it, Ml, she was u
li marriage with Mr. Ceo.
.Viwiodied August 11, Is'.;'.
I,,,,,! wore horn livo children
mh, Sarah Ann, Samuel,
,, ami Mary Ellon, the last
,H1 being the wife of Dauiol L.
.singer, and the only one yet
illieJSIstof May, ls.i, she
ialtuMr. ( Ieorge Hoke, of
,liU-,, who died April -H,
To Mr. and Mrs. Hoke
cliililreu were horn, all of
.iistirvive her, namely, .Tenuiu
vca,vifeof William (irissing
T,m1 township; Clara, wifcof
i lloueli, Altooua, J'ii.; J. C
,., Mert'il, Iowa, and Miss
iia Alice, at home,
sllnkc has been lor many
a faithful member of the
. i i. . ..i... i: l ....
rim'U cnurcn; sin- in uu
ry christian life, and died
ith of rejoining her loved
in the hotter world beyond.
.? death of Mrs. llolce will
. t tilt reinenibriiuce of our
n-aders the Asiatic cholera
niii: of 1 .;. Among the
in Uiamborsburg was
.Mm Steacli, a brother of
James Stench, of this place,
mlher, Mrs. Sarah Sleach,
1 him previous to his death,
M .shortly after August
j:l-iu (Hiauibcrsburg of
: trouble, aud her remains
brought to this place and
rod ill the old white church:
yard. It is supposed the
cf the dread disease wore
;v;l lien; at the time of her
'J, foi'u few days after, Mr.
.'i' Dr.viy, her son-m-law,
'h lirst, husband of Mrs.
. was seized with the opi-
ami (hod August 11, lr.'!,
thirty-four years. This
was followed the next day
Jlofliis father, Mr. Jacob
Willi was aged sixty years,
-"u thei'o:;fter by his sister,
'I'lrohiie Dively, who left
wn'iisimrg tor JSedloiil
sta in apparently per-
dtii. ( )ii the way sin? had
at attack of the dread lnal-
mltlied iu the stage just as'
'wltho top of the hill at
'id; ut the east end of lied
Her remains were brought
-iiil phu;i'il iu the graveyard
'Mih: of her brother.
"dins, perhaps never been
J'suro" iu this country as
that sum iner. The mi-
"ftlie epidemic seemed to
'"'Wslnirg, w hich was as
' possild. forsaken bv out of
''siilents, and tho-o who
'""Tolled to move about
allied iU middle of the
i'l order to get as far
the danger as possi
''''Hre toll ,y a viitlemun
iH-casion to go to Cham
JtV'ut thiy thai there were
ll":itlis from cholera that
''""'says it seemed to him
'"it there was a cholera
'"i;ilitiii from every cellar.
r-'"hively umi i,is family
down in the Cove
'". A,"'iiiu l,x now lives.
'Hv was afraid to go near
"'"While the family wore
1,1 'mil it not been 'for the
"f-'i'i' who went there,
from the residence id' 1$. W. I'eck
at In o'clock a. in., on Wednes
day, and his remains were inter
red in the cemetery at the I'res
byterian church in this place.
The deceased was a son of
James Downes and Kliza Kllison
Dowues, and was horn April 17,
141!; hence his ae at time id'
ustrate to what extent hatli was Miyers, 1 inonths.antl
were frie-hteued, Newt re- -!l hiys.
said, "1 believe I .tun jjettin' it
myself."
Newt says, "It made my hair
stand on end. I just went back,
unhitched my ' horses, put them
in th.' stable, and waited for the
worst."
Fortunately the Doctor's chol
era lurred out to be a slight at
tack of crami).
To
: peopl
j lutes this incident: j October L'4, ls7;i, he was united
i "The day d' (Jeorire Dively's ! '" marriage with Rebecca Frances
funeral, Tommy Loan. who liv
ed on th,.' farm now owned by
Thomas 1''. Sloan, a mile and a
hulf south of town, walked to
MfConnellsbur iu the morning
expecting to reach home before
the funeral should come up the
road. I.eiujr detained iu town he
did not got started home as early
as he expected, and iu order not
to meet the funeral, ran nearly
all the way home."
INSTALLATION.
"Mill 11,
'Mlu.
family and took
'" there is no telling
jl'- 'i'Milt would have been.
,'lvul Uuu proved u good
'' niiil when (ieorgo Divo
'"'a body was prepared
'i" bi' John Uoudor and
'Ul('i' in law .Tamos Stench.
u'ewtir,,u..
"Kul,
fin
"!,' the Cove road ou
J"st south of town one
"Mlh'. S, 1'( Dm'iiohl,who
''""'Klin,
thu Pjyely family,
Chambiu'lain, of ltedford county.
To thiMii were born five children,
uainely, Ellen Alice, who died in
young womanhood; Sarah F.tta,
intermarried with Charles K
l'eck, of Hays Cove, ltedford
county; Robert McDonald, of
Camden, X. J.; Thomas Kerr,
whoso home is iu the family of
l.artimeus Smith, Ksij., of this
county; and Annie Sa"dona, who
died iu infancy.
Since the death of his Avife
about four or live years ago, Mr.
Dowries has lived alone in the old
Downes home near the west end
at i of town.
During much of the time since
the establishment ol the "Fulton
County News" he has been em
ployed on that paper; aud, while
his work was principally on the
case, he could turn his hand to
anything tiiat was to be done
about the otlice, and so far as his
failing health would permit, was
a useful employe.
lie had u wide experience in
newspaper worlc. He began
work as a printer when about fif
teen years of age in Iho ot'lic !'
the Fulton Democrat, and since
The I'olowingoth'cers of the Jr
( ). IT. A. M. were installed
Clear Ridge on the 7th inst by P.
C, V. I,. Fields: J. P., 11. Myers;
C, I!. J. Fields; V. (J., It. K
Stevens; R. S., J. ll.ltaker: A. S.,
C. R. Shore: F. S., R. J. Klein-
ining; Treasurer, Klliot Fraker;
Conductor, A. A. Kerlin; Warden,
Lee McClain; I. S., Cab Orth; O.
S. hVank Locke; Trustees, Harry
Wible, T. It. Stevens, aud W. L.
Fields, and R. S. C, It. 11. Shaw.
A meel ing of the lodge is held at
their hail tit Clear Ridge every
Saturday evening. '1 weut-two
new uu '.in hers have boon initiated
since the loth of February; aud that time has been employed on
still more to follow. j the following papers;
The members of that Lodge 1 "ltedford luijiiirer," "Indiana
will have a picnic at Clear Ridge , Democrat, '"'KittanningMentor,"
I'Ol'NDI'.l) ON 1 ACT.
The other day 1 lurry I rwin and
a young lady passed Tin-: Xkwk
ol'lice. Il is a common thing for
Harry to be passing with a young
lady. If Harry passed a counter
feit bill there Would be sure to be
ii young lady along b share the
proceeds. This time he laid it gun
1 with him also, and I he I wo were
gunning for sparrows. Near the
oliicea saucy little sparrow put in
tin appearance; the lady saw it
lirst, and informed Harry, who
raised the gun, took deliberate
aim, pulled the trigger, when
there was a lerrilic report; the
ground trembled, and the moun
! tains echoed and re-echoed the
j awful sound. I larry dropped his
! gun, the lady was at his side in
I stantly and gave him nn einbrac
i ing support, eluded him for load
, iug his gun so heavy, and after
a charming out burst of sympathy,
led him to Trout's soda foun
tain where they both recovered
su liicieiitly to real i::o that it was
. ti dynamite blast from the Water
Work's excavations, and not the
amiable gun that made such a
deufenhigtitlcrance. I f this story
lis not accepted wholly as the
i truth, we can produce Harry, the
i young lady, the sparrow, and the
; gun - all alive and kicking, except
the gllll.
j I The tiliovc was w t -i 1 1 1 1 ami put into
t.vpe h.V the lute .1 nines 1''., Downes. It
is hi hut work eilitornllv, uml is ti
si'icciiiR'i) ol' that , 1 1 -1 jiil limner so
cluiraetcrLst ie of li is writings. I '.il iter.
Saturday July L'xth, at which
time and place there will be mu
sic, speakers refreshments, a-
inuseineuls, iV c,, to which every-
of which he was the founder and
editor, lie was editor of the
"Armstrong Democrat, a re
porter for, aud compositor on,
body is invited. Their new hall j the "ArinstrongRepulilican,"and
will be dedicated on that day. worked on the "Kittanning Free
- - : Press." Iu Pittsbnrg at various
SALUVIA S times, he was employed as com-
j positor aud staff correspondent
Miss Edna Cilliland of West ' t. "Dispatch," "Chronicle,"
Dublin, was the guest of Mrs. E. ,;Vluiu,, Advocate," "Times"
R. Austin, from Saturday until ull,i Commercial."
Monday. 1 In Hliuois he worked on the
Mr Frank Eitemiller, of Pitts- j "Pil)1.i.1i)einocrat,""PeoriaTran-
burg, spent Thursday, the ruest : script," "Klin wood Observer;"
of (ieorge A. Harris, Esq. : im(j ;u jWa, wtis foreinau in the
Miss R. Lenor( Wishart, s)ent ; f the "Keokuk Constitu-
several days with friends in Mc-ti,,n" aud compositor on the
Conuellsburg, last week. j "(bite City Press."
iia i) ni.km:.
Linn Alexander lives iu Tod
township hack town rd ( 'ove inoun
tain, north id' the ( 'hainbersbitrg
pi!:e. Las! Si1 urday a l.ig rat
tlesuiike came along, stopped in
thi' yard, coiled himself up for ii
rest illltl Kept :'! eye sfiliiietl tor i
business. Mrs. Alexander going
to the door discovered his suako
ship, and thinking the children
might grow nervous if they
should go into the yard to play,
went upstairs, got down Linn's
shotgun, loaded if, came down to
the door, drew a bead on Mr.
Rattler, and - bang! When the
echoes of the report of her gun
had died out among the deep ra
vines on the mountain side and
the smoke laid cleared away, there
was nothing hdt of the snake hut
shreds of skin aud bits of back
bone hanging on the bushes round.
Miss NiicAi of Chambersburg,
Messrs. Wells (ireathcad, and
Frank Eitemiller, McConuells-
burg, attended services at Croen
Hill, Sunday,
Mr. Oscar Metzk-r who js em
ployed in Philadelphia, is spend
ing a two week's vacation with
Ids parents Mr. and Mrs. (Ieorge
F. Metzler, Harrisonvillo.
Mr. ( J rant Hiiuu, of Davis, W,
Va., is visiting his mother at
this place.
Mr 0. Runyau Si pes continues
dangeriously ill.
Ten young gentlemen from
McConnellsburg, spent Wedues-
du'y afternoon, aud night, along
Licking Creek. They enjoyed
themselves as only true sports
men can, and succeeded iu catch
ing a nice lot of tish and frogs.
The young ladies of the (Jreeu
Hill Endeavor Society, will give
a Itox Social, and Ice Cream sup
per at the home of Miss Ella
Maun, near Saluvia, Saturday
evening July 1. There will be a
lirst class Phonograph entertain
ment free. Should the weather
bo favorable the social will bo
held out of doors. All are invited
to come and help a good cause?,
Charlie Mini, d, of Everett, is
visitirg his grund parents Mr.
and Mrs. John Minick.
Mrs. Wm. II. liumgarduer, of
McConnellsburg, was visiting
her parents Hon. and Mrs James
Daniels, over Sabbath.
Returning to Pennsylvania, die
for some time, held the position
of foreman in the office of the
"Johnstown Tribune," worked
on the "Ocuius of Liberty," was
editor of the "Democrat aud Sen
tinel," compositor and general
utility man in the office of the
"Newcastle Courant," "Newcas
tle (luardiau," "Columbian,"
helped to establish the "ltedford
County News," Everett's first pa
per, and uas since worked on the
"Everett Press," Everett Repub
lican," "Fulton Democrat," and
"Fulton Republican."
"Jim" as he was familiarly call
ed was well known to the older
folks of the county, lie was a
horn newspaper man and had it
not been for il "weakness for the
cup," which he tried manfully iu
later years to overcome, he would
probably have risen to a rank
with the first newspaper nieu of
the day.
About four years ago he con
nected himself with the Presby
terian church, regularly attend,
ed preaching servioes.the Sunday
school and the Christian Endeav
or meetings; aud showed by his
life that he was trying to live in
conformity with the teachings of
(hrist.
; As has been staled he lived
alone. ioi coming to worli on
Monday morning, the editor of
the "News" weut to Mr.Downes's
residedce between teu aud eleven
o'clock, aud found him somewhat
indisposed, but did not think but
that ho would be all right iu a few
hours. Shortly after noou one
of the neighbors called and found
ItUl CM ClII'SNT 1.
At Swissville, Allegheny coun
ty, on J one 17, I'.hhi, occured the
death of Itruce Chesnut. He
had been employed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company and
later by the Union Switch aud
Signal company, at Svvissvide.
In May last, he was strickened
with measles, aud later contract
ed other diseases, from which he
died iit the time stil ted. II,! was
ii trusty employe, kind in his
manlier, and beloved, by all who
knew him. Ho is survived by
his parents and a sister at Hus
tontow n.
LA I Dili.
Dr. West will occupy the pul
pit iu tho Reformed Church next i Mr. Downes lying in his bed
Sunday morning and evening. I dead,
(Jeorge and Ross King, after
spending the last two week's har
vesting, have returned to their
work at Kearney,
1 telle French, of Todd, Iluut
ingdou county, has been visiting
the past week at Uirani Cloven
ger's. Mrs. J. (1. Lyon has been ill
the past week' with neuralgia.
Rev, W. A. West, of McCon
nellsburg, called at J. (I.Lyon's
Saturday evening. Owing to
Mrs. Lyon's illness, there was u
preaching Saturday evening.
. Rev. Frank preached at Fair
view Suuday morning lrom Matt.
.": 17-0.
Clarence Hoover spent Sunday
in jus noine near esi jjuuun.
Mrs. Jus. K'urfiuan, of Trough
Creek Valley, Huntingdon coun
ty, was visiting her mother, Mrs.
Maria Luidig, the first of hist
week.
S. S. Wilson says he has killed
fourteen hawks this year.
WILLIAM IIAKKISON ItOOTII.
On the night of J uly .", quite a
gloom of sadness overspread the
home of William I larrison. ltooth,
near Selea, Huntingdon county,
Pa., when the death angel spread
his broad wings and claimed as
its victim the lather. Willing
hands did everything possible to
alleviate the sufferer; but, being
alliietod with a duplication of dis
eases or ii long time, all ellorts
were in vain. Mr. ltooth was
intelligent, inditst riotis and high
ly respected, having taught twen
ty one consecutive terms of
school, and s.'i ved two terms as
County Surveyor all in Hunting
don count,','.
I le was born near Newton Ham
ilton, Pa., September 7, lMIJI.iiud
on the wth of July 1st in, was mar
ried to Miss Jane Shore. In ad
dition to his widow-, four daugh
ters and one sou survive him,
namely, .Mite - Mrs. Andrew (Jris
singer.Sultillo, Pa.;.Ionnie Mrs.
Curtis Starr, Three Springs,Pa.;
Nettie Mrs. Harry Unverzagt,
Roxhury, Pit.; Miss Ella at home,
and John residing near McCon
nellsburg. Funeral services at the home,
conducted by Rev. W. J. Sheaf
for. Sermon from Rev. 14:1:!.
Interment in the family burying
ground.
Mr. Mooih was a consistent
follower of Christ, a great Hible
student, and a man whoso high
est ambition iu life was to be
helpful to his fellowinan.
TAYLOR.
Mr. James Edmonson and fam
ily, of 1 hirrisbnrg, have been vis
iting Mr. D. P. Anderson's the
past two Weeks.
Miss lle-ier I taker, of Clear
Ridge, was the guest of Mr. T.lt.
Stevens part of last week.
Airs. Isaac I taker, who has
been sick- for some time, is im
pn iviug.
Miss Carrie Wright is very
poorly iit this writing.
Joshua HoctoraudCharles Stev
ens attended the show at New
(livnada Monday night.
Jacob Wiuegiirdner and family
attended an ice cream supper at
James 11. Fields' Tuesday night.
Mr. Emory ltooth, ouo of Dub
lin Mill's merchants, returned
home Thursday.
AivJARANTI
Sharp Patterson and James W.
Kendall, ol' Ayr township.were iu
our Valley last week.
W. K I catty and family will
move to Philadelphia, Tuesday.
Success to them.
Daniel StreightilT aud wife, of
Kobisonville, spent Sunday with
the family of Robert Carsou.
Miss Maggie McKibbin and
sister Sallio spent Friday as the
guest of Mrs. Rebecca Sides and
family,
t)uite a number of Col. Hrady's
friends were invited Sunday at
the Springs to enjoy the abun
dance of cake and ice cream that
Mrs. Itradyhud prepared.
WARFOKDSRUKd.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cordon,
spent last Sabbath with Mr. and
Mrs. Abner Weaver, of near Han
cock. Mrs. Robert Dixson, of Pitts
burg, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Howard Hill, ut this place.
Miss Siidie Winter, of Dott,
visited Miss Laura Itrady, Satur
day of last week.
Miss Ahittie Carr, of Waynes
boro, is visiting friends at this
place.
Mrs. Caroline Potter, of Ituck
Valley, visited friends at this
place, last week'.
Miss Estell.i Logue, of Sylvan,
is the guest, of Mr. and Mrs. W.
It. Stivers of near here.
Mr. Howard Dixson, of Side
ling .Hill, sper.t Saturday and
Sunday at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurton Troxel,
are visiting friends near hero.
Rev. Charles R. Pittmau will
preach in the United I nsbyteri.
an Church next Sunday morning.
JOHN llANILL STAIILL.
John Daniel Stable was born
in Wittenberge.ou the Elbe river,
one hundred miles from lterlin,
(ierniiiny, February 11, 111.
Ilis boyhood wat- spent in his na
tive country.
Arriving at manhood, he con
cluded to travel, and made a tour
of the continent, spending four
years among the sunny hills of
Italy. He wits a close observer
of Italian life and customs, on
which he liked to converse. Hi
hearers would listen with intense
interest to the narrations and
descriptions of scenes which lie
beheld iu that country.
Returning to his native kind, he
concluded to seek his fortune iu
the Western Continent, and ou
April 8,ls4!) he received hispass
Mrt aud bade farewell to the kind
of his birth.
Ou landing at New York he
took transportation for Haiti
more, at which place ho received
employment. Later, he went to
Harford county, Md., where he
worked in a furnace. He was
married in lS.'u to Miss Delilah
Tracy, of Jarrettsville, Md., w ho
died about a year ago. To this
union was born five children.
Mary Elizabeth, deceased; John,
ii prominent farmer of Union
township, this county; Caroline
Hebuer, deceased; D. Jane, wife
of A. F. Hill, aud J. Franklin, who
lives on the home place.
Mr. Stable has been a promi
nent figure iu Ituck Valley since
1 s,")!! at which time he removed
from Harford county, Md., and
became a tiller of the soil.
Mr. Stable was a representa
tive citizen, having tilled various
township offices. He was a kind
and obliging neighbor, he was
never appealed to iu vain in a
worthy cause.
Iu faith ho was a Lutheran,
joining the church in early man
hood. He had been a patient suf
ferer for the last two years from
a complication of diseases,
lie-passed peacefully away ou
Tuesday July 10, at ten o'clock
A. M.
His remains were laid to rest
in the Lutheran cemetery near
his home, July 11, at 5 o'clock P.
M. A large number gathered to
pay the last sad rites to ouo whom
the whole commuuity respected.
Personal.
LASHLEV
Enrroit Nkws: We desire
spaco in your paper to correct
the article concerning "the riot
on the Fourth." In using the
coluinnsofyour paper for the pub
lication of this article, we beg
the kind iudulgeuco of your read
ers and crave their pardon for
intruding to make a correctiou.
The first duty of a eorrespou
dent is to give the news in au un
adulterated form, accurate aud
with malice toward none, so the
readers may be correctly inform
ed. We are surprised to know that
any of our citizens would flagraut
ly misrepresent, and besmirch
the fair fame of our community
as the worthy eorrosiondont from
here did iu his article concerning
"the riot" ou the fourth of July.
"The justices were within reach. "
We have but one justice iu
Union township at present. Mr.
Whitfield, who was elected at the
last election, has not lifted his
commission; aud Mr. J. W. Creek,
our present justice, was at the
bedside of his dying wife. Under
the conditions, who would be
guilty of asserting that "The
justices were within reach':'"
The charges that there were
druuken women ou the grouud is
a serious ouo not well founded
and cauuot bo substantiated.
"Noarlyall the drunken disord
erly men and women were from
Bedford county, from Maryland,
and from adjoining townships."
What an insult to the citizens of
theaboved named pluc.es! Can wo
expect visiors to come to our cel
ebrations or gatherings if we lay
such charges to thorn, If a few
individuals misbehavo aud raise a
"riot," it is not right to mako un
qualified statements reflecting ou
tho uutiru community.
Mr. Jacob KaulTniiin, of l'lcasail
liaise, watt In town Tuesday.
Mr. Krnest, Unn Is vUltinff liln a
retits, Mr. and Mrs. John Linn, of lids
place.
Mitts Kli.a belli I'ultei'HOii of Webster
Mills left, on Monday for a visit aiming
friends in I'ittshury.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Wilson of
j Pittsburg are ut Itiv Pulton House,
; in this place.
Mrs. Knitiiii Su-nrt. of Mt. Pleasant.
I Ph., Is visiting her aunt Mrs. Haiiiiuh
tioldsmith of this pluee.
Mr. David Iogan, of Philadelphia,
: is spending this weclc among friends
j in Met 'onncllslmrg.
j Hiirtinieus Smith, Ks,j., of lh'lfust.
. attended this funeral of J. K. Downes
! in M't'onnellshurg, Wednesday.
j Miss Virgin Doyle and Mrs. t'or-
j nelieus Doyle of Harrlsburg, are vls-
I king friends in McConnellsburg.
j Mr. Iiurtou Troxel, of lieuning, I).
i (.'., is spending u week with Ilis hroth
j er-ln-law, Pol. Hishop of this place.
j Miss Margaret Daniels of Licking
j Preek township entered Prof, dress's
! Normal as a student Mouday.
I Mr. P. P. Mann, of this place wpent
J a day or two last week looking after
his farming interests near Needmore.
Mr. Jesse Huber and sister, Ida,
of Lancaster, returned home Monday
after a week's visit in Met'onnlls
lrnrg. Mrs. Surah Z.ook, of P.reencaHtle,
atlended the tuneral of her sister Mrs.
Hoke at this place last Sunday after
noon. J. A. Wistur, of PolU, and V. S.
Hostetter, of Mereersliurg, favored the
Nkws ollieu with their presence while
iu town Tuesday.
Mr. Clarence Sloun,of Uull'alo,N. Y.,
who had been spending three weeks
among friends in MeConnellburg, left
for home Monday.
Miss Nora Fisher, of Mercersliury,
spent a few days last week visiting her
aunt Mrs. S. H. VVoollet.of the Wash
ington House, this place.
Mr. I'uul Appenzeller, of Chumlicr.s
burg, spent a few days during the past
week with the family of Captain Skin-'
ner at iiig Cove Tannery.
Mrs. Mary Wilhehn, of lloniesteud,
accompanied by her little daughter,
ure visiting Mrs. Wilhelm's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J.N.Sipos,of this place.
Miss Grace Houston, of Ciaruett,
Kansas, spent last week among the
Kendalls und Johnstons in the Cove.
She left for Washington, D. C, Mon
day morning.
John St'lsor and his sister Miss
Anna of this place, spent from Satur
day till Monday with the fumily of
their brother William of Mereers
liurg. Mr. John Cehr and Miss Kate Sny
der and her little nephew, Arthur Sny
der all of Waynesboro sK'iit las)
week with thu family of Mr. C.eorge
Snyder of Tod township.
Mrs. W. II. liumgarduer, und
duughter Alary, of this place, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Uuni
garduer's parents, lion, and Mrs.
James Daniels of Licking Creek town
ship. Mr. and Mrs. X. K Shade aud Mr.
and Mrs. S. K. Clippingor of Cliani
hershurg, for a pleasant little outing,
drove over to this place last woek and
spent a couple of days at the Fulton
House.'
Air. and Mrs. C. D. Ilmipt, of Al
toona, were called to this place last
Saturday on the account of tho death
of Mrs. Houpt's mother, Mrs. Hoke.
Mr. and Mrs. Houpt will remain here
a week or ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. Kd. Hrako of this
place went over to Kdenville, Frank
lin county, last Sunday to visit Mrs.
Mruke father, Mr. John V. Miller.
Mr. ltrulco returned Monday evening
and Mrs.Hrake will remain two weeks.
Air. and Mrs. John 15. Dyers, of
Creeneustle, spent a few duys last
week with their hoii llosley Dyers near
Webster A! ills. Mr. Hyers is o typo
and worked in the Fultou Kepublicaii
in this place during the maniigeineiit
of W. W. Sellers.
llolit. M. Downes of Camden N. J.,
Thomas K. Downes of lielfust town
ship and their sister Mrs. P.ttu Pock
accompanied by her husband Mr. C.
F. Peek of Hays Cove wero here
Wednesday to attend tho fuuerul of
their father Air. James K. Downes.
Ex-Commissioner W. II. Spang
ler of Wells Tannery, has snakes
"to burn." This summer he has
noticed that black suakes have
been rather numerous in the vi
cinity of his ice house, aud curi
osity led to au investigation tho
other day. In doing so, a nest
was fouud iu which wero sixty
six suake eggs,forty-three young
suakes, aud old oues well, there
is uo telling how many. Some
got away; but Mr. Spaugler and
lus assistants managed to kill
twenty-two very largo oues.