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McCONNELLSnURG, PA., August 1'XK).
NUMBER 47.
TIIIK1V
YI.ARS A(i(.
ll,,vs anJ (nils Who Attended
surrctt' School ill 1S7().
vi,.v of the fact Unit our
..!, schools will open ill a
it, may bo intorostiuf?
;Kivi-r tlio names of the tots
"tot-esses." who wont to
. Stci'i-ott's school iu 170
jjirty yours ag.i.
,,!. bfiiclit of tbo children
.'.nn-si-nt, wo will add that
.Sti-rrctt, Miss Elsie Croat
!rniinhnot1ior, taught the
n- school in McConnolls-
Inrii period n uuriy-iour
, IJcr schools woro taught
Wcst side of tho stouo
, (.pposito Mr. Paul Wii
,nov occupied by Mr. Frank
. Hero iu-o tho uauios:
. Lawrence Jonos, Abnor
Hai ry Ouu, Calviu lloko,
;f! Class, II. Ortli, M. Ortli,
y Ik'lKK'l , 111 .-iiiiui,ll',v 1
als.llai'voy Uuger, Loamler
r.HiMiry Shoots, Will Hays,
dvutlioad, Will Brosius,
liuklcy, Erank Wilt, Ceo.
jsut'i', Koamor 1 lokc, Harry
,.r, Maynard Pott, Harvey
T Samuel Stoach, Will
,v. Uau r.arinoiit, Clarence
, Tlimnas Doylo, U. Hull,
IIuU, .1. MohiKiu.
Is M:iirii Uexroth, Ella
f, Maggie Iloiiry, Kvu Leli
Ada. Uooruer, Annie Smith,
.Stntu-r, Annie Stonor, Al
to, Nellie Oroathead, Au-
-ri-, Anuio Irwin, Kato Bar-
. Lizzie Hull, Clara Miles,
r Linn, Sadio Duulap, A.
. Nettie Dickson, - Anna
.Sadio Uowo.AlicO Batdnvf,
he Stonor, Sarah llelman,
Linn, Flo Uexroth, Carrio
th, Mattio Shoots, Nettie
, Maggie Ott, Emma Froy,
.Putt, Maggie Porter,
ne sixy-four children uamod
It'ss than a dozen live iu
nnelLsburg now.
;reueo and Abnor Jones
mius of John Jones, pro--r
of tho Cross Keys hotel
stood on tho site of lieis-
stum at lho southwest
of Second and Water .street.
iiiiily moved to Pittsburg
early sovontios.
ryLiun grow to manhood
il, and resided in Mc
!lslnr.v, working with his
Mr. John Linn, at carpon-
'imtill a few week's ago,
removed to Nebraska,
.ilviu lloko, son of tho late
A Mrs. George lloko is
si und lives in Merril,lowa.
isliicr in a bank.
JUi'l (ilass married Eflio,
i'liter of tho late John L.
' iiiul resides iu this place.
first class baker,
rile Header, son of Mr. and
Siiiniuuel Bender, went
dyuirsngo to Pearl City,
'ill is now extensively en
1 us a breeder and shipper of
Miltry.
Smith, a son of tho late
Smith, Esq., is married
!Vl,s in Mt. Carrol, 111.,
li'1 is engaged in a 'protit
"iiriinco liusiness.
'Mieliels.a brother of Mrs.
'"Hiiys, of this place, is
"'' mill engaged extensively
Mail shoo business at
I'a. His sou May
isitnl liorc recently.
,vy O. Uu.wr, sou of tho
nid Tnnor, married May,
-litor if thu late- John U
' mi'l resides in this place.
Ill"r, brother' of Harvey
's married, and is i'ii;a'ed
111 '"n near Mt. Carroll, 111.
"'' Sheets died several
'11;iyes, son of tho late Mr.
'"'n. And row 1 hi voh. is mar-
I'i'siiliiifr at Clinton, Iowa
''''''iithead, sou of Mr. and
(ireiithoad, ,'rov to
",l in this place, taught
'''''ml niediciuo under tho
,!liP of tho lato Dr, Ciook",
"''yciirat.Tell'orson. Tnk-
lllslil to tho study of mod-
'"'hiriH-d his attoutiou to
'"'dy of eloctricitv. and is
ried and lives at Mortonr
1111 county, I'll., and is Su
perintondeiit of a department in
an electrical plant.
Will Hrosius, son of the lato
Kmanuol Hrosius, a former pro
prietor of the Fulton House, is a
physician with a tinopractico.and
is located at Mont Alto, Frank
lin county.
Upton Binkloy, a sou of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Binkley, went
away from this place several
yi ars niro.
Krai k Wilt, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. .Mm 11. Wilt, now of Way
nesboro, died hero about twenty
years njro.
lutimer I folic, son of Mr. and
Mrs. David lloko, is still iu the
enjoyment of single blessedness,
and has boon, for a number of
years, Assistant Postmaster of
the city of Altooiia.
George W. Koisiier is senior
member of tho firm of George W.
Uoisnor & Co., doing a largo mer
chandising business in this place.
Ho is married- his wife being a
sister of Dr. Dal boy.
Harry Uoisnor, brother of (loo.
V., is married, and has a largo
j"welry establishment at 1 lagers
tow u.
Maynard Pott, sou of the lato
Col. and Mrs. James Pott, died in
this place several years ago.
Harvey Cooper, son of the late
Hon. James Cooper, is married,
and engaged in farming on the
"homo place" near town.
Samuel Steach is married and
lives at Kvorott. He is one of the
foroinens at the furnace.
Will Downey, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Downey, is associated
with his father m a coach repair
shop at Koltz. Will is still a
bachelor.
Daniel Harneint went west sev
eral years ago, and wo have not
been ah'o to gather any informa
tion co'ioerning hi in.
J. Clarence Sloan, a sou of the
lato Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sloan,
is superintendent of a largo gas
plant at Port Huron, Michigan.
Clarence has not yet mot his fate
matrimonially.
Thomas Doyle, brother of our
townsmen Francis aud John II.,
died here several years ago.
1.1. 11. Hull went to Colorado
several years ago and grew up
with the country, lie nows owns
two good farms, is married, pros
perous, and happy.
For want of space, we must tell
you about tho girls next week.
Some, of course, are dead; others
ire married, aud presiding hap
pily over families; while there are
still others who feel about the
subject of matrimony like Miss
MollieSeylar. On one occasion,
the wife of tho editor of tho Nows
was guying Mollio about not hav
ing a husband, when tho latter
retorted somewhat sarcastically,
"If I had been as easily pleased
as some people I know, I might
have had a husband long ago."
McKlHBKN.
A. C. Palmer an K. J. Clovenger
visited friends in Kvorott last
Saturday and Sunday.
Ahiniiuw Ch'vengor visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan
Clovenger at Sipes Mills last
week.
D. C. Garland has moved to
ynrfordsburg.
C, C. Palmer wont to Needinoro
to preaching last Thursday even
ing. A party consisting of Morton
and Kiloy 1 less, William aud Johh
Truax, and Miller Truax left this
community on tho Jlst ult. They
had a wauon equipped with tho
necessary paraphernalia for mak
ing a summer overland journey,
and they propose making a pros
pecting tour through tho state of
Virginia as far south at least as
tho James river. If tho country
down there strikes their fancy,
and they find favorable opportu
nities for purchasing homos in
the "sunny south," they expect
to locate permanently.
OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
NEWS GATHERED FROM OUR NEARBY EXCHANGES.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Doylo
came down from Everett Tues
day. Wo would like to have YOU
on our list of subscribers..
Dvcrctt Press.
Mrs. W.A. Alexander and boys,
Master George and William, are
visiting friend sat Cham I lersburg.
Buckwheat is in blossom aud
there is a large acreage this sea
son. The prospects for a large
crop are good. Buckwheat in
this part of Bedford county aud
part of Fulton county is a much
more important crop than wheat.
F. C. Mumma, of Pittsburg,
formerly of Fulton county, arriv
ed in Kvorott on Tuesday morn
ing on his way to llarrisonvitle to
attend tho funeral of his father-in-law,
(!. U. Sipes, who died on
Sunday, July L'ii.
Prof. Charles Barton, of the
Cumberland Vally State Normal
School, and his brother, Arthur,
arrived in Everett on Tuesday
morning Irain, on their way to
their old homo near Crystal
Springs. Tho former just re
turned from an extended trip
through tho north west and the
latter from his homo in Birming
ham, Alabama, whore he is en
gagi d in tin shoe business,
Hancock Times.
Mrs. Boss M. Fisher died at
her home near Berkeley Springs
under peculiar circumstances.
She was suddenly seized by a
pain in tho la-ad and she told her
children she was going to die in a
few 1 lours. Sheputon the dross
she desired to bo buried in. even
mending a place that had been
torn. She then retired to her
room aud in a few moments her
children found her dead. Her
husband, a prominent school
teacher and leading Democrat,
was attending the teachers' in
st it ute at Borkoly Springs at tho
time. She was a Miss Yanors-
dalo and wa.- iJH years old. Seven
small childreu survive.
Hancock Star.
Four carrier pigeons belonging
to Emanuel Craig, liberated at
Bristol, Teun., How to Hagors-
town, a distance of it'.it) miles, in
10 hours. This is said to be the
best record over made by any
Hagerstown bird.
Mr. Edmund P. Cohill is in
stalling an Acetyline gas plant,
for the purpose of illuming his
store aud residence which are al-
eady heated throughout by
steam.
Mrs. J. V. Baxter, of Boston,
a few weeks ago met with a ser
ious accident at her homo there,
A Korvaut had left a bucket of
water on tho stairs and Mrs.
Baxter in descending not seeing
tho bucket stopped iuto it which
precipitated her from the top to
tho bottom of tho stairway. She
was rendered unconscious, her
right arm was broken just above
the wrist and she was bruised
seriously in several places. She
is improving now but for two
weijjks was nervous from the
shock. Some years ago while
living iu Haucoclc Mrs. Baxter
had -a sniilar accident in w hich
her left arm was broken, mak
ing this recent accident es
pecially deplorable, as her left
arm has ever since hern stiff,
not being able to use it but little.
II. E. Goldsmith, proprietor of
tho (th Century tailoring estab
lishment on the Midway, also of
a- thriving business at Everett,
Bedford county, spent Sunday
and Monday in Wimlber. lie will
move to Wiudbi-r this fall and bo
gin the erection of his new build
ing on tho Midway. Wiudber
Era.
Thomas Briggs, who resides
near Burnt Cabins, sustained
painful injuries last Thursday.
While hauling bark he tell from his
wagou which passed overhim with
the whole load one of the wheels
dropped into a hole which threw
hiin off. Iu passing over his chest
and arm tho wheel terribly lacer
ated tho latter, but no bones were
broken. Hischost aud hip are
badly , bruised. Orbisi nia Dispatch.
Accident to James A. Dichl.
last Wednesday evening Mr.
James A. Diohl, of Whips Cove,
backed the wagon out of the barn !
getting ready to haul in oats, j
Leaving the wagon a moment to;
close the doors, he noticed the '
wagon start down t be hill. 1 n
tho hope of preventing a run-a-1
way he ran and grabbed hold of j
the tongue and t ried to turn it:
but in less time than it t a Ices to
tell it, Mr. Diohl and the wagon
were mixed up and rushing
lellmell down the hill when the
tongue st ruck the buggy house,
penetrating the one side, through
the house and out at the
other, The weight. of tile
wagon and shelvings cameagainst
Mr. Diohl crushing him through
the weather boarding in the side
of the shed, and leaving him in
an unconscious condition for a
while. Bis son Frank who was
near came to his relief. Dr. Mc
Kibhin was summoned and the
injured man was made as com
fortable as possible under thecir
cumstancos. It is not possible now lo deter
mine just how seriously Mr. Diehl
was hurt.
a .miua;i:.
I'caiitil'nl Atmospheric Phenom
enon. '
EAIDIG.
There was a pleasant social at
Hiram Clevenger's last Wednes
day evening. Miss .horgio bad
invited a number of her friends.
Those present were Misses .Anna
and Frances I Iockoiismith, Nina
Kirk, Pearl K'eebaugh, Clarence
Berks! rosser, Frances and Sam
uel Deavor, Kva and Norma Lai
dig, Lucy Uunck, Lena and Lu
einina Luidig, Faiiincand Samuel
Speck, Uoss Jo'oi.son, Nat Wish
i! i t, ( i rant, .si-ic and I):1 -.-y ( h - v
e". Chester ; rant, ! A-d a a. id
th orge M u.i.-mi. A ft' 1 1 ; - t' "ie
had been spent pleasantly in talk,
games aud refreshments, about
twelve o'clock the young people
left for their homes with good
wishes for their hostess,
Mrs. Albert Clevellger.of Pitts
burg, is visiting :it Hiram Cleven
ger's. Charlie Barton, of Pittsburg,
made a t rip to this township Sun
day afternoon.
Frank M am ina.of Wilkinsburg,
is visiting at his father's, D. II.
M u m ma.
The deall. of Mrs. Frank, wife
of Uev. Frank, was a sad surprise
to our people. Uev. Frank has
much sympathy from his parish
ioners in this bereavement.
The officers of the Fairviow
Epworth League, except the
(resident, were installed Sunday
evening.
A.dAUANTII.
Hur farmers are busy thresh
ing. Three machines were heard
iu less than two miles of this
point last week; Vnd yet, not over
a hal f crop to t h resit.
lievs. Solomon, llorshburger
and Daniel Yuiihnrn, of Snake
Spring Valley, preachodablo ser
mons at the Brethren church
Saturday night- and Sunday
morning.
Miss Lossio Goodman, of War
fords burg, and Edward Sigel. of
Lush ley, spent Saturday evening
as the guests of Miss Jessie
Crawford.
Mrs. James Uhea made a short
call with Mrs. George .Mills Mon
day evening.
il. N. Henry and Frank Mad
den, of Clear Uidge, drove a line
lot of cattle and sheep out of our
valley last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Browning, and sou
William, of Silver Mills, spent
Saturday and Sunday with near
relatives in this place.
William Smith spent Sabbath
with UoOert Cilrsou and family.
Miss Maggie, Shank spent Sun
day as the guest of Miss Minnie
Spade.
Ludwig Fisher, ife and daugh
ter Uachel, Sundavoil villi Mrs.
Fisher's parents, Mr. aud Mrs.
Geortco Doueon.
My. Steven Wagner and family
speift part of last week' as tho
guefts of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Lyich.
Tin- fiillmvinu arliclc is from the
pi'ii "I I In- laic .1 mill's I ',. Ilownt-s. Tt
whs jmlilislii'il, we i'i'siiini', in tin
KiiltuM l!'iiililii'iiM, mill from tin
iiioiii s rcli i ri il in, U was liUcly written
nliiiiii lvi'iit.-t';ve years nyo. Tim
eli'iiny ruiitaiiiiiiir the lO'Mele was
h.'inili'd us il few eveiiiiies ne;o hy Mr.
II. A.dil'isof Tml tuwnsliip. Kditor.
"( n last Thursday, about four
o'clock-, some of our citiolis wit
nessed on the eastern horizon
what was undoubtedly a perfect
mirage. As these mirages or
Illumines are so infrequent in this
country, being peculiar to the
deserts, we may be excused for
explaining briolly the pheiioinoin
enon, or rather, letting Webster
explain for us. lie says a "mir
age is an optical illusion arising
I i i on an ineqiial refraction in the
lower strata of the atmosphere,
and causing remote objects to In
seen double, as if rellected in a
mirror, or appear as if suspend
ed in the air." The one we ob
served was a true representation
of tie-busy town of Kvorott; its
spires, its tail minarets, (?) its
st roots with its well known char
acters moving about iu their ac
customed routine looking impos
ing as the wonderful pictun
quivered ami trembled on the
eastern ti rniaineiit. Little did
our Kvorott, friends suspect that
a presentiment of their pleasant
lit t !e town of curves and angles
was being delineated by a great
er power than art, and people
thirty miles away were gazing on
the pictures the phantom rehears
al of their actions that were being
enacted aloti'.' the ( 'riental Heav
ens Proii.iueii' io the scone
was Mli e (.Ml, eeira.'-oil iii train
ing! he spelled horse to go up
s'airs and a vake:i ieiieral Klliot
at. breakfast time, while a colored
gentleman thai, was no doubt
originally engaged for a hostler
was t raining M ike; a minute later
(one minute after four) the (ieii
eral was seen emerging from his
den rubbing his eyes--"Lato
again to breakfast!" Mrs. Du
1 !ois' millinery establishment was
thronged with ladv visitors who
were preparing themselves for
the spring heart-smashing cam
paign; Barney Masters and Jim
Long were tr iiigou a sot of silver
mounted harness; lletzel, bare
headed, was as full of business
as a bee ami it brought forth a
smile as we watched hill) help a
.Tin-pound fat woman out of a
wagon, who persisted in holding
on lo a crock of apple-butter with
one hand and a basket of miscel
laneous marketing with the other,
lie helped her out, but she was
so weighty that she slid out of the
picture beyond the Cove mount
ain and never rose again; Major
Johnston was shying rotten turn
ips at the editor of tho Press; the
Smith Brothors were carrying a
bushel basket of teeth, that they
had just ext racted, down to the
river (William could bo easily
recognised by the MeConnells
iu rg court plaster above his eye;)
I'ap Went, was talking politics;
Major Wishart was issuing proc
lamations in regard to cleaning
tin! streets and alleys from his
agricultural warerooius. I lis nf
licial seal appeared lo he two cross
plows, a reaper ami mower ram
pant and a savage looking fodder
cutter eoiichant; P. B. Cornell,
had apparently just returned
from the mountain with an im
mense wild cat on his shoulder
aud was conversing with a city
drumiii'-r. Judging from his
motions ho was evidently promis
ing the gentleman a spotted
coach dog; llaaso, the tailor, was
throwing up his last mess of
corn; while hero- and there iu
beautiful curls and wreaths rose
the sii'oke from Shooder V
Brother's fragrant cigars in
the circumambient air. Hero
the vision-like spectacles faded.
Bill Whisel, the accomodating
poslniast -r mingled with the
postollico and disappeared with
tho smoke of Shooder cigars, and
wo rubbed our eyes aud sighed
for a glimpse of tho actual. "
A II K AM VA(JM K IU KT.
Tuesday forenoou Mr. Ahram
Wagner of Tod township was out
on the west side of the Bidgo
hauling bark. Ho had adoad on
the wagon, was driving down
through the woods and was walk
ing beside the wagon attending
to the rubbers. Thorough road
caused the wagon to give a lusch,
which caught Mr. Wagner's
right hand, which had hold of the
I -ver, between the load and a tree
crushing tho ends of his lingers
and carrying away the end of
the second linger entirely. Mr.
Wagner came to town and Dr.
Smith dressed the wound. Mr.
Wagner might have boon very
seriously hurt.
Personal.
JOHN. KIM DOI.I.AK.
Juo.liinedollar died at his resi
dence in Ayr township on Wed
nesday morning after an illness
of throe days, aged about 74 years.
On last Sabbath morning, as his
custom was ho walked to town
and attended services at the Lu
theran church and returned home
in the afternoon. About (i o'clock
of that evening, he had a stroke,
which resulted in his death.
Hehad for many years past been
a consistent mom her of theLuthor
an church, and his place there
was seldom found vacant at reg
ular services.
He leaves to survive him one
brother, Elijah, who lives in Illi
nois; aud live children, Mrs.
William Stoach, of Altooua, Da
vid, George, and James, living
hero and Will J. Uiuodollar living
at Shady Grove, Franklin county,
1 'a.
Thefuueral will take place from
his lato residence Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock-. Interment in
the Lutheran cemetery at Mo-Conuellsburg.
BIG COVE.
Miss Mary H. Kendall of this
place has been spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Mc
Dowell of Ijohinastor. She was
one of tho Cove who took iu the
excursion to Pen-Mar on Tues
day. Mr. aud Mrs. J. Wr. Ott were
visiting iu the home of Mrs. Ott's
parents in Licking crook from
Saturday till Monday.
Mrs. J. Cal Maun who, has
not been well the past few days
is improving.
Mr. Uobert, McCain of Alleghe
ny, Pa., who has been the guest
of his sister, Mrs. llattie Kendall
the last two weeks, returned
homo Friday of last week. I lo was
accompanied as far as Mercers
burg, by Miss Ella Linton. Miss
Ella spout the day and night
in Fraukliu county.
Tho many friends of Mr. Win.
Patterson will bo glad to know
that though ho has been very
jxiorly ho is now recovering.
Thecrowd from this coin in unity
who took advantage of the excur
sion to Atlantic City on the l'.Hh
were Misses Jessie and Esther
Sloan, Jennie (arson, Ella John
ston and Bessie Patterson, Mr.
Linn Patterson and Prof, and
Mrs. O. S. Johnston of Pittsburg,
Kan. They all returned last week
with tin; exception of Misses Jen
uio Carson and Bessie Patterson
who are visiting friends in Phila
delphia and Baltimore.
I'nited States Pension Record.
Tho forthcoming annual report
of the- Commissioner of Pensions,
Mr. Evans, will show a grand to
tal of !!(.i;t,.yj!l pensioners on the
rolls on July 1 last. During the
year lOJi-Ui original pensions were
granted and 4,(ii!l names woro
restored to the rolls. To offset
those i:),it;il names woro drop
pod, including IJo.sOil by death,
Hi HI by remarriages of pensioners
and tijilo for other causes, leav
ing the total number ii'.U.riL'lt, an
increase of '2,1110 pensioners for
the year.
Mr. aud Mrs, W, M. Uonn aud
daughter wore caller Monday.
Kev. .1. Ii. (irovi- Is in York county
lliis week.
Mr. (Icortie A. Pisher, of Wni'fortls-hui-jf,
spent Monday in town.
Him. Peter Morton made it liusiticss
trii tn I'iiiladeljiliiii last t'ridiiy linil
Saturday.
Mr. Conrad C.hi.ier and his ilauijli
tcr, Mrs. I). ,1. Mellott, siient Monday
afternoon in town.
Miss Kliza t'tflow, of Cliatnbcrshiirj.',
is speniiin tliis week with the family
of .1 uilye Morton.
Miss Kanuii-( irtli, of Iowa, spent n
day last week with Mrs, M. V, Cromer
of this place.
Mr. Walter Hays, of Hancock, left
Tuesday on a two months' visit to
friends in Morrison, Illinois.
Dr. Stout and Will Heidehmtn of
Harrisliiiiy, spent a day or two recent
ly with friends at. MeConimlUhurc;.
Miss Mary Ha.cl Skinner of Ilig
Cove Tannery is visiting friends in
Chamhershui this week.
IhiliertM. Dowtics, who had been
here since the death of his father re '
turned to Philadelphia last Saturday.
Mr. r.. C. Mann und daughter, Mir
ian, spent a couple of days this week
at Sahivia, Fulton county. Kvcrett
itepulilican.
I'.x-Sheriir .lere Mason and Thomp
son Feck, spent u day or two recently
with the family of C. W. Peck in Phil
adelphia. Kev. and Mrs. II. (1. Clair, of St.
Thomas are making nn overland trip
to lied ford Springs this week, and vis
iting friends enroute.
Uev. .. F. .inkhain, Supt. of Hay
View Asylum, his wife and sons Paul
and Arthur, tire spend'uij.' a two weeks'
vacation in M. Knaull's family.
Mrs. lilauche. Martin, who has heen
visiting her father Mr. William Sinn
er, of this place ihirine; the past two
weeks, returned to her home hi
I 'luimhershiir, Monday.
Mr. W. H. McNeal, of lloone, Iowa,
reached this pi act- last Sunday noon.
1 Ie and his wife, who came some time
ayo, are visiting tho family of Mrs.
McNeill's mot her, Mrs. J. S. Pitt
man. Mrs. P. It. Mclutyro left on last
Saturday for her home iu New York
City after spending six weeks very ,
pleasantly with her parents, sisters,
hrothers and other friends.
Miss Fnmiu Cromer, of Fort Little
ton, was tho tfuost of Mrs. M. V. Cro
mer of this place one day last week
enroute to Ocean City for a ten days'
outinjj. Her sister Fannie, who is al
ready there, w ill accompany her home.
Miss Nora Johnston accompanied
her hrolhcr Oscar's family us far as
her hrolhcr F.ddie's iu Iowa, wlieiv
she will remain u few weeks, and then
(.'ii nn to Pittshni'ir, Kansas, und enter
her hrother Oscar's commercial col
l.Te. We were delighted to see our old
friend Audrcw C (irissinner in town
Monday. Mr. (!rissiue,er has heen
hiully parul. i.ed for several months,
hut his ieiieral health is not so hud,
und he is looking well.
II. C. Folu, F.sq., of the "Puhlic
Opinion," ChiiiiihcrshurK, uecompu
nied hy Mrs. V. F.. Foltz and her son
M astir llerheit Scott FolU, und Miss
.lessie Metcalf, of Morcei'shur', drove
across the mountain and spent Tues
day at McConuellshui't-:.
Mr. Harvey Cooper took his little
duuliO'i' I tuth to Philadelphia on
Monday. The little yirl fell uhout
two pears ao: and, us u result, hits
heen badly crippled since. Ir. Dul
liey accompanied theiu, and their ob
ject in visit iiiff tlm city is to consult a
specialist in the treatment of ostcoloc
icill diseases,
Mr. and Mrs. M. 1!. Hrown, of
Chainhersliure;, accompanied hy their
nieces, Misses Hess und Actios lln'h,
of Washington, I). ('., spent a few
days last week nt the Fulton House.
They are pleasant people, and Miss
Hess, especially, is an accomplished
pianist ,
Prof. O. S. Johnston and family
who huve heen spend in Ihe past few
weeks with Mr. Johnston's niotherMrs.
Ke.iah Johnston in tho Covo, left for
their home at Pittshiirjr, Kansas, on
Tuesday. They will stop u few days
on their way Inline with Mr. Johnstons,
hrolhcr, F.ddic, who lives in Iowa.
Messrs, Doyle and Shinier are ejv
hi),' the lteforiued church a coat of
paint this week which makes it look
very pretty indeed.
On Wednesday, July il, ltNHl, Frank
.1. Serivcr and Miss Clara I icuilershot
of this county, were married ut the M.
F pursonauu, llerkeley Springs, by
Kev. V. McKendreo Hamiiiack.
Philip Cooper unci I. ije Knuliln cut
a hee-treo over on Scrub ltido last
Friduy. When tho tree fell it bursted
aud the honey ran, Philip says, hi a
stream down tho mountain a dint unco
of twenty fis t and six inches in depth.
Tlio boos, which were Italian, worn
nearly all drowned iu the stream of
sweetness; so that for their trouble
they lost tho boos and only saved
about a gallon of honey.
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