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OLUME 2.
AlcCONNtl.LSBURG, PA., November 1, 1VOO.
NUMBER 7.
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1
FROM CHINA.
,.ry IntcrtUig Letter from
1 Ida Dcavor Luwton.
..writer of tho following lot-
Ida C. Lawton, is n daughter
I- J. A. Dcavor, of Warriors
Huntingdon county, Pa.
;pd March 9, 1881. Ilis wife
,recoded him some ten years,
there was left to survive
, idaC. and Olive C. The
-went to Kansas to live with
Ancle, and died there. T he
mcleft of this family was
She graduated at William s-
I Pa., and took the tirsthon-
,, her class of June, ls)t5, at
Wille State Normal school.
Iigust of the same year, she
1 for Chingkiang, China,
jr being there over a year, she
'married to Kev. vv . v . Law-
of South Carolina, and for
she had to pay back to the
odist Mission $400, being
irst year's salary, and 7w
.1 i
s,;s. consequently sno is in
tiptist missionary work with
lusband at this time.
Shanghai, China.
August 2(, 19U0.
tut Fiuknd:
aro still waiting and wond-
whatuext? Since tho Min-
i affirm that the government
and not the Boxer move-
is responsible for tho pros-
ftite of affairs, we feel sure
lie powers will not patch up
which will permit the
troubles again in the years
ae! The Empress Dowager
J.I her clique will need to be
dy "boxed." Officials who
encourage such barbar
has been practiced during
is few months need some
lessons in how to treat
niers. John Chinaman has
superiority for so many
iries, that people of all othoi"
panties are to him ''foreign
Only the religion of
it can change his heart aud
Lhangohis ideas permaneut-
all tlie mission promises in the
direction in which they wore go
ing wore being destroyed. The
road to Tientsin was impassable
on account of 1 oxers, jyid Shan
tung province equally dangerous.
Ihoir only alternative was to guj
south to Hankow, across llonan j
and Hupoh. !
The party consisted o!' Mr. ,uul j
Mrs. A. K. Saunders and four
cinluron, Mr. A
Miss 1 1 titlirie an
DEATH RECORD.
Stoucr.
A Stage Diivcr of Half A Cen
tury Aro.
From Kultin licpuNW'iin.
On Monday evening, October
",tho subject of this notice pass
ed away. Merrick A. Stoucr was
the second son of Ceorgo Stoiior,
who died in the army before
HitheToininyKunyan j Viokshurg in lH'.It. He left a
H' liast township last 1 widow and throe children, Ed-j
Persons Who Have Been Called to Their
Final Reward During the Week.
i.i:-i:n ;i;t:. Mr. .Jonathan
( 'lAon;.;er was found dead at his
liO'ie' lluine.
turn; ia
Mi
I'.'ntn.'igs and
were ioinod bv !
Mr. and Mrs. K. ,. Cooper and
two children, Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. !
Clover aud twocblldron, Miss Ki..
day morning.
lie had boon in liis usual liealth
and had seiit the day before his
death visiting the family of Mr.
Ainos I 'aimer.
i M r Clevonger was aged about
Miss Huston and
from oilier points in
Miss Cafes "'iny-i wo years, aud was one
'.'iHoM The ','l,'t"M county's most highly
whole party had olle v. heell.arn.W ! ''eem ltlellS.
load of beddinu and clotiiin- ' ' b' vuis married to Miss Mary
They hid not gone twenty miles'1'''11""'1'' 'mu'.rhter of Mr. I'lligah
south when a mobovt rt.o,1; tln ini1'11 '' "'' ''"''mst township, to
ami el, mm. in. ,v ii, . whom lour children wore born
did not have. The mob then tore
their bedding to pieces and
stripped them of every tiling leav
ing tlieiu nothing,
children alike, but a
of native dra.vors ach
place the native ehriv
servants we e lost.
all killed. T:io ft.reigners
then driven aioti-j the .-.Mil
clubs.
One said, "Tho M.izieg sun
burned us to the l oi, e ...Mil some
of us had ii"t so .mioh as a piece
ad,es
i.ig'."
At
ilis
e.V
:nd
pre
I iiis
and
fear
We'-e
v ;:h
ml
oil our
e they
t ,o
must remember this is a
nation when passing
lent. They can understand
but know nothing of what
means. There are thous-
U foreigners here who have
m to preach Christ or rep-
It Him in any way.
Chinaman is not always
ilas though this were his
1'iy tho foreigner. I have
Mm so unjustly treated as
my own blood boil. The
Searon.lt fliolnmluva in t his
"tint, but those members of
JungliYamou who lost their
g because those who opposed
pvement were Chinese. Tho
Dd all her clique are Man
'sccpt Li Hung Chang, one
I biggest rascals of all.
1 foreigli diplomats have no
m l. 1 . .
iva tneir eyes well opened
-ir two months ltnirison
while being fired at with
shull. I dare sav they
not sit by with folded
whilo tho Emperor were
deposed now. If at least
tliem could have added to
i'firioucus bv havimr travel-
ll ono of the parties who
ottered so much in the in-
ffe would foel sure of such
'k'O 1U tho j'ovovn inent, of
'''at the safety of any' one
"o in the interior would be
'teed for centuries to
"hry of a party who reacli-
w August fourth, tells
'any have endured in many
j the Empire. At Ping
hatisi province the mag-
aa been very friendly to
re'guers there. June 115
pre surprised to learn that
rrnor of the province had
f 1 Dl'lll'lnn-nfi,i ri.d.i'iii ii
'gnors to bo driven out,
" native christians who
Dt renounce their faith.to
H aud their magistrate
pgallhisproclamatio nsof
rouon down, lu the
4 Hob began an attack on
'es. They fled toward
rtl1, but had only gone sev-
USi Whon t.liHV mot. n. nnivfi
fflooinc south, wlio naid
ol a raiT to wef :un
heads". At .'Very i!
entered t!,,.y iv.-oiw.! inoivs. .'
and ciirses. 'Hie icob i'rom or,: i fell
place H"t leaving '.mi.! a inobj'v :
from the next j!ace m -t them, a !i
For days their only t.d or drink t-r
was from the lilthy poo's by '.he iter
roadside. Al'rer Iravling sevorrd j lee
days ."diss liire al d Miss Huston 1
sat down by tlie roadside saying
that they could ma t : i 1 a step
fill the.'-. A r:i:n x'.vru- 'aino vp
and in the nn h the ; ir'y 'Vei-e
s!ia rated from tiiesc ladi.'s and
could not return tor them. The'
magistrate at the next city sent
back for them. Miss Kiee was
already dead but Miss Houston
lived for several days, with her
skull fractured and tin? brain
exposed. They were in the
hands of tho Chinese! for seven
days. When the beating and
horrible treatment did not crush
out life, a heavy 'cart was driv
en over the body of one lady.
When she reacbe
I three of whom are living Ahi-
rnaa. in Maryland, Martina farm
I er in l-'r.uikliu county and Stillwol
in Waynesboro --all'of whom wore
i i"e..eiit at the funeral on Wed
nesday. ! meriuent, at Sideling Hill l!ap
t ist church.
A; i-.ijs, 1 eath has again visit
ed I i hsh ( 'reek Valley and claim-
je, i ,r its vict :i,i a,i aged mother.
j hi I- riday ( 'etobor l'l, WW at the
home if her son, William Walters
; tho s: h-i of Mrs. Kmilv (!. Akers
,:s !'.;;.; !.
u nt ;. .year ago Mrs. Akers
i ai injure. I her ( liili sosevere
il her life was despaired for
"' t hue. but she got some bet-i'.-'ii.
altiiough she never loft
oil, and il few week's ago she
:)" worse, and although nil
('..no that l" ine- hands could
(.:.-, U h ola; men her. She was
: old.
:h;e w. lean ,etl ii youth to a
y.'. Walters ..no after his de.iith
: ,, married Mr. .John Akers.
Si. ico the death of Mr. Akers
some years niro, she has made
her homo with her sou William
Walters near Crystal Springs.
S!ii-leaves to mourn her loss,
throe sous and two daughters and
a host of friends. She was a
j.,nod christian woman and bore
all her sutTeriugs with that pa
tience that is born of tho love of
Cod.
i h r mortal remains were laid
ionan alto re t at the Akersville comet ry
' I f yeii i o i Sunday following, Kev. Cainp-
tnagistrato said to them,
had only come twenty-four hours I b"ii of the Methodist church, of
sooner 1 would have killed all ot'jwl.i! ii she was a member, proaeh
you, but, now the Empress l)..w-! i.ig Ib.o funeral sermon.
iiger says to drive you out
Watson.-- Henry Alexander
with
out killing you." I'.aeh otaeial
did not want- the in to die in bis
district so seut them on to the
next, some times in rough carts
and some times on a wooden sad
dle ou a donkey's back. At the
last city in Uoiian tlley were giv
en food and clothing ai.d wed
cured for all Hie way across
llupoli. Mrs. Cooper and two of
the Sanders children died from
their injuries. The Mesh on
Mrs. Cooper's body' was filled
with magots be for. she died.
They reached lianl'on August
1. One of the Cooper children
lias died since. Hut si.dder slid
is the way i'i v.h'ch the native
Christians suffer when they are
driven out--death is their only
release.
When
if native
' t
1'ias perished, hundred
Christians have p. risiied.
Pray much that this may
the dark cloud before the daw n of ;
Christianity lor.lueir whole imh
pire. Wo fool that this tune of
...itiin' is ..id v to orei are us for
a "Tenter work for Christ,.
Sincerely yours,
Iiia C. Law idN.
Chiukiang, C.hiiui.
. S. The news List ninhtthat
our jrrand old Nanking Viceroy,
Watson, eldest son of Isaac and
lltten .1. Watson, of this place,
died about Id. :!() o'clock last Sab
hath night. He was attacked in
the early spring of the present
year with pulmonary consump
tion. Tlie best medical service
and nursing possible won; unsuc
cessful in loosening its hold.
Steadily and rapidly tho disease
progressed, until in little over
half a year it claimed its victim,
lie was just approximating young
in, i:. hood, dying at tho ago of Id
years. " months, aud 111 days,
lie was ;i boy of moral habits aud
religious life. Wlieu about 151
years old, he made profession of
his fai lb in connection with the
foreiguet-1 (,,,,,. (i Presbyterian church of
warn, now living in oorasKa;
Merrick A., tho subject of this
sketch, aud Laura, who lives in
Chicago. Shortly after the death
of Mr. Stoiier his widow died,
leaving tho throe children. Will
iam Stoiier then wont to Ohio and
brought the little orphans to this
place to the home of their grand
father, Jacob Stoiier. They were
thou taken charge of by their
aunt, Mrs. Ann Ih-nford, who
raised them. In ls7(i Merrick
left hero at the age of 1 1, and
went to Hodford, where he clerk'
od in Openhoimor's store. I'Yom
mere lie went into tin- i "unman i
car service. He was married to
Miss Mary Dickon, of Hod ford.
He then wont to Cincinnati, whore
ho engaged in the laundry busi
ness. From there he went to j
Washington, ). C, then to I rook- j
lyu. X. Y., then to Koston, Mass., )
ami then to iiarttord. ( onn .,
where he died. He leaves a wife
and throe children Oe rge. a
lawyer, Lewis, employed in a
bank at Hartford, and I Jessie, a
little girl.
It can be truthfully said of
Merrick that lie was one of the
most generous of men. He was
ii kind aud indulgont husband
and hither and as true .as steel.
No one over went to him for a
favor that lie refused if in his
lower to gv;t nt. 'fa jovial dis
position, he made every '.mo about
I l.im fool the better of his r s
once, For the past 'our or live
yours it was easily seen by those
about him that lie was a victim of
that dread disease consumption,
and ono with loss nerve would
have given up long ago. it was
the pleasure of the writer of this
sketch to live in his family ami it
can be truthfully said that Mer
rick was a mau1 in every sense of
the word. He has gone but he
will not bo forgotten by those
who wore intimately acquainted
with him. To his family we ex
tend heartfelt sympathy in
their bereavement. ilis place
can never be Idled. Ilis ago was
Jl years. K.
About a week before his death,
lie wrote the following farewell
letter to his aunt, Mrs Hen ford of
this place, reference to w hom is
made above:
IIojik, Oct. tl, Utiio.
Dkakkht Auntik,
I am rapidly passing away.
This will be my last line to you.
Have no fears, the family is well
provided for, and Heaven will
soon be my home. Cod bless
you. May Ho keep and comfort
you aud bring you safely home.
(Jive my last loving greeting to
all. Cood by until we moot in
Heaven.
Your loving boy,
M KKKIl'K.
Wo had the pleasure of meeting
Mr. Jolin Kouth, of Pittsburg,
during bis stay of a few liours in
this place one day last week.
Mr. Kouth hud Ids residence in
MeConnellslnirg from 1M7 to
1 -al, and lived upon Water Street
in th'oid Moilinit;! property1 op
posite It. N. Shimer's. During
the former part of his residence
here, he drove stage between this
place and Chambersbiirg, being
contemporary with John Homier
Seth Mason Dave Keltner and
other kniuhts of the lash who
have ah long since passed from
the stage; during the hitter, he
was engaged in the butchering
business.
In s.-l Mr. Kouth left this
place and w ent to Pittsburg; and
in lk'.";i, wont wilh the Pennsyl
vania Kailroad Company, became
a passenger conductor, and held
! that position until when he
beer, ,ie tired of railroading aud
wmil into business in Pittsljurg,
end is now "comfortably tixed."
i .,,re coming to McCouuells
biiiv. in 1M7, he hold a position
"I tin I'Yanl.lin railroad, the
ice, and was regular in his
aiteudauce, both in the Sabbath
school and preaching services, as
nig as his health permitted. He
ili"d in much confidence, giving
to those about hi in repeated as
surances of Ids safety in Christ
and thus affording much comfort
to his bereaved and sorrowing
ts.
Watson and family have
leen passing through very sor-
pare.;
' M r.
r W I a 1
Vv'.tii'u
experiences of late,
v little over two years
they h
ave lost their three oldest
Wits to be replaced, liiilne us
wonder what vvlU h;,ppeu on
the Yorgkzo r,oW. We trust it is
. II.. 1 ,1 e..d ull
llOl li ne. lie mis m ,i I . , ..
rebellious orders from the norlh ! clehlren, all d tno same disease,
aud kept splendid order all sum- , They have but ono child remain
ingyoungest daughter.
They are entitled to, and" do
have imich sympathy from their
friends and neighbors. The fu
neral services were held at tho
homo of tho parents of tho de
ceased on Tuesday at (1.510 a. m.
Interment iu the cemetery , at
Morcersburg.
p"i t "ii ol what, is now theCumb
ei i: eh a 'ley I ling from Cham
ber -bare 1 1 ) Il.tgerstown.
'' : ii ;ho road was t'rst put
deu i. tin--.rains were drawn by
lo.-eino'ivi-s, but the company
tindhe; that too expensive, dis
carded steam, and used horses
and a. i.l, s i o pull the cars. Mr.
Ko.ith v. a s eugineer, fireman (tir
ing any body oil' tho oar that didn't
pay his iaii ). conductor (conduct
ing the tiM.iesto the stable when
Ir-!i,:d driven his car to the end
ol'the!i.',e,.-i.;d general utility man.
lie ,.i . s he always carried a
h,. ; elspike ihat when his car ran
t rack, us t frequent ly did
otr
lie pried iton again. The coaches
had but four wheels and wore
not heavy.
Mr. 1'oiich oaiin.' here in WiJ,
walkiin;' from Loudon and getting
to tmvu ;;t nighl. The mountain
was full of rebels. The first man
he met after getting hero was
Judge Whetstone.
"How did you got hero, "asked
the Judge in groat surprise.
-O, just walked here."
"Well," said the Judge,' "you
are the lirst man that has crossed
the mouutaiu during the last two
ee', that has escaped being a r
res'eil. "
K"uth is chock full of in
terest; eg remiuiscouces.buton ac
couut of being pressed for time
wo did not got much..
He promised to give us at some
future time something for publication.
KNOI5SV1LLE.
WAKFOKDSHUKO.
Mr. Charles (Hunt aud Miss
Maud Wilson, of Fort Littleton,
visited tlie former's sister, Mrs.
1). II. Wiblo of this place on Sun
day. Prof. Clem Chesnut visited
K: o'ifsvillo and Wood burn schools
las'. I'Yiday.
Miss lltta Polk spent Saturday
wch friends in McConnollsburg.
ldis.se,-. Veiiiii Parson, Clara
M vrs, and Virgie Hamil, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
tbei'- tea. her, Miss Nora Jiooth.
Mis.-, Amy P. Fleming, of Mc-
mer.
There aro now l'H'M Indian
troops 2000 volunteers and 512
gunboats to guard Shanghai.
The papers today fear wo are
to have a patched up peace.
America advises the evacuation
ofPokiu. We can only exclaim,
"Yo blind, blind, blind, blind dip
lomats. When will your eyes be
opened!!!!"
Mr. Lemuel Mann hits return
(id home after spending severa
months at Pittsburir and Mch'ees i Connoflsburg, and sister Miss
Kocks. I Nan, of 1,'arrisbnrg, spent Sun-
Mr. Ceorge Winters and fain-j day with M isses Daisy and lltt:i
i!y of Timber liidge, visited re-il'olk, of liis place. The many
latives near here last Sabbath. j friends of Miss Nan wore glad to
Mr. David liouiiet was the. meet her again,
guest of Miss Cora Kanek last' M r. and M rs. James Henry, of
Saturday and Sunday. ' McConin Usburg, spent Sunday
Miss Jiinie Charlton, of Haiti- ! near this place
more, visited her father, Mr. J. Miss l),usy 1'olk aud Alice
(J.Charlton near bore. ! Long .-pent Monday at the conn-
Miss Delia Andrews spent ty seat.
Saturday and Sunday with Mr. David (Hunt, of Airy Hale,
her friend Miss Laura D'ady. ; Pa., is -.isiiing his home at this
Mrs. Mary Cordon has return place,
(id home after spending two Mrs. Albert ICerlin, of Clear
weeks very pleasantly with re- Hidge, is spending some time
latives and friends in Hagcrstown ; w ith her sister, Mrs. Samuel
Haltiiuore, and Funkslowii. Divens.
MissAllio Kirk of Paw Paw, Miss Amy Fleming has started
W. Va., is visiting relatives and a singing (lass at this place, which
friends hero. j promises to bo a success, as the
Dr. D. F. Fisher of this place i young people all seem interested
killed a wild turkey on Black Oak 1 in it. J t meets on Saturday even
Ridge this week. ' ing at Mr. Amos Clouser's.
MdoniK'Ushurn Schools.
Tlie following shown what pu
pils attended every day during
tho past month.
High School IS. M. Cress,
teacher Hattie Doyle, Lilian
Orissingor, Oraee Shinier, Mar
don Stouteaglo, Helen Fore, Jes
sie Dickson, Dora Pock, Nellie
Comoror, Oortrudo Sloan, Harry
Orissingor, MaurioeTrout, Char
ley Seville, Harry l'l. Seville, Na
than Everts, Albert Hays, Koy
Kendall, Holmes Thompson, Coo.
Orissingor, Paul Johnston, Clar
ence Seville.
Oraminar Grade. L. H. Wiblo,
teacher Wintield Doyle, Joe
Doyle, Olive Shinier, Nellie
Sheets, Minnie Dalbey, Mary
Stouteaglo, Alice Days Millie
Sheets, Nettie Stouteaglo, Laura
Wagner. Tho following present
l'JA days: John Keisuer, Harry
Comoror, Hlauche Morton, Ma
bel Jackson.
Intermediate Grade. Emory
Thomas teacher Harry John
ston, George Summers, Kussell
Kuuyan, Daniel Orissingor, Houn
Shinier, Nellie Dohart, Annie
Sheets, Mary Kelley Nellie
Cress, Aunio Keisner, Hattie
Sloan, Goldie Mason, KuthKoett
gor, Joanna Morton, Murney
Kuminol, Daisy Kelley, .Jose
phine Kuuyan, Scott Dickson,
Id! days, Amos Stouteaglo, ld.J
days, William Dalbey ldj days.
Primary grade Elsie Great
head, teacher Edgar Alexander,
Oscar Gross, Keed Grissinger,
Eugene Linn, Oscar Lynch, Witz
Mason, George Morton, Newt
Morton, George Keisuer, Paul
Shinier, Walter Shinier, Oram
Wiblo Edna Glass, l!essio Gross,
Uossio Kodcay, Naomi Koettger.
I tessie Taylor. Present P.H days:
Wiliner Hay;, Arthur Shinier,
John Taylor, Lily Houpt, K'ose
Houpt, Nellie McQuade.
" LAIDIG.
Lydia Muminu came home last
Thursday after an absence of
nearly three months visiting
relatives iu Chicago and Pitts
burg. Will Winter, daughter Edna,
aud brother Sam, of Kearney,
spent a few days last week at D.
K. Mumma's.
Kev. Harry Newman preached
at Center Sundiry morning. Sev
eral young people from Fairviow
drove out to hear him preach.
The carpenters have finished
Daniel Laidig's house. M. L.
Kirk is now painting the inside
of the house.
W. F. Laidig will put a new
roof on J. E. Lyon's house this
week.
Clarunce Hoover, of Licking
Creek, spout Sunday at his home
near West Dublin.
Prof. H. N. Palmer, of Need
more, passed through this town
ship last Sunday to Wells.
Ll"CKlN(JCKEEIv.
Mr. and Mrs William Mellott
of McConnollsburg, spent Satur
day night with Mr Kichard
Deshoug.
Mrs. Martha Deshong raisd a
tomato tree that was 12 feet high
and H feet in circumference. The
frost killed it. It had "i()2 toma
toes on.
Mrs. Michael llockcnsinith aud
Miss Flora Minick started for
Everett Saturday on their way to
Clearfield.
Mr. David Dennett and sister,
CoraKank ofWarfordsburg.Miss
Emma Mellott, Mr. Harry Hob
man aud Harry Kauk spent Fri
day evening aud Saturday with
Miss Li niui A. Deshong.
Mr. Steel and family of Yellow
Creek spent Friday night with
Mrs. Elizabeth Hrumbaugh.
Miss Etta llockcnsinith lias re
turned home from Neodinorc.
Mr. William Lohr has returned
to Clearfield.
Mr. liiiwson Mellott, of Pitts
burg is spending a week with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. David
Mellott.
Mr. Harry Strait aud Miss Gor
don of Haarisouville attended the
lovefeast at tho Dunkard church.
Personal.
Mr. Anthony Mellott gpent a day or
two in town this wiek.
Mr. .lolia Sipes, of Harriftburg', In
vlsitinir friend In thlg pluce.
Mik. H. W. Peek Is vUltlnjr friends
In A ll.innii ami Hollliinystiin-jf.
Mr. l'wis Mr(Ainulp. of Altoona, 1m
vlsillnc his mother and nlatws In thla
jdiuv.
Mr. Imui'l (hirland, of Noedmorp,
en lied to sec us a few minutes while In
town Tuesduy.
Our old friend II. If. llertzler, of
Miii-iil Culling, favored the News ortleo
wi'.b u short rail Tuesday.
' Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Daniels, of
Kaunas, are visiting Mr. IlanielH'n
cousin, Hon. J nines Daniels, near Sa
luviti. Mr. Dennis Sipes and daughter Miss
Klla, of Wells Valley, spent last Fri
day afternoon and Saturday with
friends in McConnellsbiirg.
Miss Mary K nun IT and her sister,
Mrs. Alvah 1'itlinan, spent from Sat
urday until Monday in Mereorsbur
and intended tlio Itefornied Synod.
Mr. Daniel (lillHirt and son Harvey
ami nephew, John Haller, of Chum
Ix'i'.sburjf, Kpent last Sunduy and Mon
day on this sidu of the mountain.
Mrs. John H. Kunyun, Mrs. S. M.
Cook, and the Misses Dickson, of file-
Connelislmi'tr, aro tho quests of Miss
Anna Spoor and Mrs. Maud Austin, of
Saluvia.
Mrs. l'.lizaheth Laidig and her
daughter .Miiiry io, of llustontown, spent
three or four days tlie past week with
Mrs. I.aidltf's daughter, Mrs. Robert
Cutehall, near town.
Mr. and Mrs. 1'. l Mann and son
Harold who had intended to start on a
trip to the West Wednesday morning,
wore delayed until Thursday by the
rainy weather.
Mrs. Malinda Swope who had been
isi!iii;j hi r mother, Mrs. Mary J.
Mellott, and other friends in Belfast
township, has returned to her homo in
niaine City.
Mr. Albert K. Mellott and family,
who have been residing at Dry llun,
Mil., are spending some time with
friends in Belfast township. They ex
poet iu the near futuro to move to
Coal port.
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Kendall,
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kendall and
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Kendall ai'o
at Gettysburg this week looking over
the groat battlelleld.
Mr. Kmory Booth, one of Dublin
Mills's successful merchants, niado a
business trip to Morcersburg last Sat
urday a week. Ho was accompanied
homo by Miss Nettie KuaufT, who had
been visiting her brother Lew of that
place.
Dr. I. S. Garthwaito and Mrs Har
ry Dully took the child of Howard Se
ville, a girl three years of age, to a
l'hiladclphia hospital the past week
for treatment of spinal trouble. She
is reported as being well pleased with
her new surroundings.
Kev. Dr. West is attending the
celebration of thollfteenth anniversary
of the dedication of tho first l'rosby
teriun church at Steelton, l'a., Tho
doctor preached the first presbyterlan
sermon in thut city, and was instru
mental in organizing the little band of
Presbyterians that has developed into
a large ami prosperous congregation
with a handsome church edifice.
Dr. W. h. McKibbln, of Union
township, wont up to Clear Kidgo
Monday to seo Mr. T W. Huston, in
consultation with Dr. Hill of Littleton.
He was accompanied from this place
by Mr. Huston's brother-in-law, Mr.
James II. Irwin, of Washington, D.C.
Dr. McKibbin approves of Dr. Hill's
treatment., and expresses the Opinion
that Mr. Huston is not by any means
in a critical condition.
Capt. Skinner's family remov
ed to the Scotland Industrial
school on Saturday. It is with
sincoro regret wo lose those ex
cellent neighbors aud their place
will bo hard to till in this community.
Frank P. Plessinger, of Whips
Cove, is teaching at Chapman's
Kuu, Hodford county. He says
the community thoro just now is
suffering from candidates aud
typhoid fever.
Mr. J. M. Unger, of this place,
had an attack of hiccoughs last
week, and live days passed before
ho was relieved. There aro fow
more distressing ailments, and
Mr. Ungor had almost despairod
of over getting rid of them.
Samuel M. Clovengor, of Need
more, says he has had thirteen
calls to take care of the sick dur
ing the past two moutli9,but that
ho has quit the work only iu cases
of death.