(I L, h: i I; it OLUME 2. McCONNELLSLiUKG. PA., November IVOO. NUMBER 7. i FROM CHINA. fl-y lutciestinn Letter from 5 Ida Dcnvor Lawton. writer of tlio following let IdaC. Lawtou, is a daughter J. A. Dcavor, of Warriors 4 Huntingdon county, J'u. fed March 0, 1884. His wife preceded him somo ton years, ..there was left to survive fl,I(laC. and Olive O. The j went to Kansas to live with 8uclo, and died there. The cue left of this family was j ghe graduated at Williams , and took the first hon i her class of June, lshli, t ysville State Normal school, jgust of the same year, she j for Chingkiang, China. t being there over a year.she aarried to Rev. W. W. Law of South Carolina, and for (ho had to pay back to the jodist Mission fc-liK), being ist year's salary, and $."m is. Consequently she is in itptist missionary work with jgsband at this time. I Shanghai, China. 1 August 20, niOO. ki Fuiknd: iaro stiJ waiting and wond jwhatnext? Since the Min I affirm that the government ijand not the Boxer move rs responsible for the pros tate of affairs, wo feel sure (he powers will not jKitclt up Kb which will permit the troubles again in the years V. The Empress Dowager i her clique will need to be rely "boxed." Officials who ''encourage such barbar shas been practiced during pfew months need some lessons in how to treat jwrs. John Chinaman has superiority for so many pes, that people of all other i alities are to him '"foreiiru A" Only the religion of I can change his heart and iangohia ideas pormaueut- ? must remember this is a en nation when passing lent. They can understand 1 but know nothing of what means. There are thous 4 foreigners here who have tie to preach Christ or rep iHim in any way. Chinaman is not always I as though this were hi s y the foreigner. I have Jim so unjustly treated as le my own blood boil. The It are not the leaders in this out, but those members of ugli Yameu who lost their because those who opposed jjvement were Chinese. The nd all her clique are Man Jxce.pt Li Hung Chang, one jWggeat rascals of all. Jfweigh diplomats liave no ''ad their eyes well opened jeir two months imprison 'liile being fired at with d shell. I dare say they jj not sit by with folded ! while the Emperor were deposed now. If at least 'jtliom could have added to 'pwieiices by having t ravel - one of the parties who Offered so much in the in Jwe would fool sure of such iu the government of Hmt the safety of any' one H' in tho interior would be wl'U for centuries to ' sl('y of a party who roach b'w August fourth, tells "wy have endured in many "f the Empire. At Ping Shansi province the mag 1 had. been very friendly to pgnors there. June L'5 wuor of the province had proclamation ordering i'nors to be driven out, 1 Dative christians who "t renounce their faith, to ;fl and their magistrate " ln6 all his nroclamations of i'011 takon down. Iu the 3 4 mob began an attack on They lied toward hut had only gone sev !li when they met a native 111 fleeing south, who paid .mil our and by and DEATH RECORD, Persons Who Have Been Called to Their Final Reward During the Week. 'i.KVKNi;i;i;.-Mr, Jonathan ' vviivvr was found dead at his lin n.' Ihui'imhi thi'Tomiiiy Kuuyan tarn, i.t I'.i'li'ast township last Miaidav iiini'iiiii". all the mission promises in tin direction in which they wore go ing were being destroyed. The road to Tientsin was impassable on account or Hoxers, iuid Shan tung province e(ially dangerous. Their only alternative wmh to go south to Hankow, across ilonan and Ihipeh. n'i . , .... J in' ari,y consisieil oi ,l I Mrs. A. K. Saunders and childreti, Mr. A. .Iini:ig.s Miss iuthrie ;md were jumi Mr. and Mrs. K J. ( 'ee.ei two children, Mr. and Mrs. A Cloveraudtwochlldren.MissUiee ' Mi Revenger was atred about Miss Huston and Miss dates j'enl.v-1 wo years, and was one froiiH.ilK.riM.intsiuShaosi. Th.-j"' """' most highly whole party had one vheell.am.w ! '''''m-'l -iti.ens. loadof la-ddini; and cletiiin- ! as ma rried to M iss Mary They had not -one tentv m i!. s : 1 "al " 1 a 11 Lrl 1 1 ' M- Mr. Kligah south when a moli overtook tl m I 1 " "asi u.wnsinp, to whom lour children were born a'nl had sient the day before his death visiting the family of Mr. Ainos i 'aimer. miles ti,. in and demauded money w hich 1 1 i . y did not have. The mob then ioie their bedding to piee and stri)iied them ol'every tiling leav ing them nothing, ladies and children alike, but. -a single piir of native dra.vers each. At ihis place the native chrisfains and servants we-e lost. They J'e.ir all killed. Tiie foreigners were Ihou driven along the i'ead villi clubs. One said, "The blazing .sun burned us to the l one ,oid some of us had not so .mich as a piece of a rag to wet and put on our heads". At every vi'!.ig. they entered they m.'onv.l blows and curses, 'the, u-e'. leoni or'.' jilaeii not leaving ir.'i'.! a. inot , 'v from the next laee met them. a! h'or da vs their only lood (i" drink le Sioncr. Kiinn Kultou KfplH'iin. Cn Monday evening, October' 2-, the subject of this notice pass ed aw;iy. Merrick A. Stoner wan the second son of ( leorge Stoner, who died in the army before Vickshurg in W!l. He left a widow and three children, Ed ward, now living in Nebraska; had he.. n in his usual health i Merrick A., the subject ef this sketch, and Laura, who lives in Chicago. Shortly after the death of Mr. Stoner his widow died, leaving the throe children. Will iam Stoner then went to Ohio and brought the little orphans to this place to the home of their grand father, Jacob Stoner. They were then taken charge of by their aunt, Mrs. Anu Ihnl'ord, who raised them. In ls7h Merrick left here at the age of II, and went to Hod ford, where he clerk-" od iu Openhoimer's store. From there he went into the Pullman car service, lie was married to Miss Mary Dickon, of I'edford. lie then went to Cincinnati, where he engaged in the laundry busi ness. Ki'o'ii there he went to Washington, D. ('., then to I'.rook lyn, N. V., then to Hostou, Mass., and then to Hartford. Conn, where he died. Hi" leaves a wife and throe children ( )e n: a lawyer, Lewis, employed in a bank at Hart ford, and 1 Jessie, a 'little girl. It can be truthfully said of Merrick that he was one of the most generous of men. He Mas a kind and indulgent husband A Stage Driver of Half tury Ago. A Ccn. throe of v, horn are living Alli um;!, in Maryland, Martina farm er in r'rankliu county and Stillwel in o a 'ues!)oro -all'ol whom wore uneral on Wed- i a v'nes!iro o!'e..,oiit at the iiosiia v. I mermen t. at Sideling Hill 1 Sap 1 1st church. was from the lilthy poo's by the ; h roadside. Afrer travhng several j hi days Miss and Miss Hasten I v sat down by the roadside saying , that, they eon Id net travel a stop i fat th-!. A ram s'ora: .'-ame r. ji ( and in the nn.1- t!).' p ir'y 'V": e y. se la rated from these ladies and , : could not return for (Ia in. The magistrate at. the next city sent back for them. Miss liice was already dead but Miss Houston lived for several days, with her skull fractured and tin.' brain exposed. They were in the hands of the Chinese for seven days. When the boating and horrible treatment did not crush out life, a heavy 'cart was driv en over the body of one lady. When she reached Hunan a magistrate said b them, "If you! had only come twenty-four hours ! sooner T would have killed a!! of j von. lull, now the Kmpress Do''- AfHi.-i. Death has again visit ed I .i iisii ( 'reek Valley and claim j ed i .r iis vict is a, i aged mother. ';; lu-iday October l't, l'.IOOattho 1 heme f her son, William Walters I the s in' of Mrs. Emily C. Akers ; t-ok l;s 1 1 1 "i 1 t. i A o.'ut :, year ago Mrs. Akers j fell ami in j ii red her I high sosevero- 1 i! her life was despaired for !."' tiiue. hut she got some bet Si. .'.I, although she never left Led, and a few weeks ago she ::;." worse, and although all ' "as i'..ue that lo ing hands could iieatii claimed her. She was .MIT old. : '.,! . s lean ;.'d in youth to a y. . VVahcrs ..ml after his death : . married Mr. John Akers. Since the death of Mr. Alters seine years aire, she has made her home with her son William Walters near Crystal Springs. She leaves to mourn her loss, th !( sous and two daughters and a host of friends. She was a good christian woman and bore all her sufferings with that pa tience that is born of the love of (led. I jer mortal remains were laid to re -;!, at, the Akersville eeiuelry o 'i Sunday following, Kov. Camp bell of the Methodist church, of vl.h it she w as a member, preaching- I he funeral sermon. agor says to drive you out with out killing you." Each ofiicial did not want-them to die in his district so seut them on to the next, some times in rough carts and some times on a wooden sad dle on a donkey's back. At the last city in Uoiian they were giv en food and clothing ai,d well cared for all the way across llupoh. Mrs. Cooper and two of the Sanders children died from their injuries. The llesh on Mrs. Cooper's body' was tilled with magots before she (lied. They reached I iunl'Oij August 1, One of the Cooper children has died since. Hut sadder still is the way in wmeh the nali.e Christians suffer when they i,re driven out-death is their only release. Where one foreigner Watson.- - Henry Alexander Watson, eldest, son of Isaac and Ellen J. Watson, of this place, died about lM.HO o'clock last Sab hath night. He was attacked in the early spring of the present year wnn pulmonary consump tion. The host medical service and nursing possible wore unsuc cessful in loosening its hold. Steadily and rapidly the disease progressed, until in little over half a year it claimed its victim. l;e va just approximating young manhood, dying at the age of It) years, :J months, and Ul days, lie was a boy of moral habits and religious life. When about 154 years old, he made profession of his faith I'nited in connection with the 'lesbyteriau church of fins perished, hundred of native J ,,!;.,. UIH was regular in his Christians have perished. ! lateiidauco, both in the Sabbath Pray much that this may be , S;.hool and preaching services, as the dark cloud before the on win is health permitted. He christiauity for. their w hole Km-i , i -,. ., i m much confidence, giving lot pire. We feel that this time trntlilll' is Olll V to lll'Ct JU'C US a greater work for Christ. Sincerely yours, Ida C. Lav; ion. Ohiukiang, China. P. S. Tin' news last, night that our grand old Nanking Viceroy, was to be replaced, make us wonder what aH happen on the Yorgkze i.eW. W- trust, it is not true. -He has dl.-.ooeyed all rebellious orders from the north and kept splendid order all sum mer. , There are now h"" Indian troops 2000 volunteers and 112 gunboats to guard Shanghai. ' The papers today fear wo are to have a patched up peaces. America advises the evacuation ofl'ekiu. We can only exclaim, "Yo bliud, blind, blind, blind dip lomats. When will your eyes bo opened 1!!!" to those about him repeated as surance;, of his safety in Christ and thus affording much comfort to his bereaved and sorrowing parents. '.Mr. Watson and family have been passing through very sor rowful experiences of late. Within a little ever two years t':,. v have lost their three oldest cleldren, all of the same diseasi Th"v have but one child reiiiain- .,,.,,.,..,,.,1 . I., ,rl , (. ,,. i;i-- ,yuiin'.-flv uu un ivj . They are entitled to, and-do have much sympathy from their friends and neighbors. The fu neral services were held at the homo of the parents of the de ceased on Tuesday at 9.110 ii. m. fntonnoiil iu the cemetery , at Mercorsburg. and father and as true .as steel. No one ever went to him for a favor that he refused if in his tower to g van t Of a. jovial dis position, he made everyone about l.im feel the better of his pies once. For the past four or ;ive years it was easily seen by those about him that ho was a victim of that dread disease consumption, and one with less nerve would have given up long ago. It was the pleasure of the writer of this sketch to live in his family and it can be truthfully said that Mer rick was a man' iu every sense of the word. He has gone but he will not bo forgotten by those who were intimately acquainted with him. To his family we ex tend heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement. His place can never beiilteu. ills jigo was 11 years. K. About a week before his death, he wrote the following farewell letter to his aunt,Mrs Henford of this place, reference to whom is made above; Ho.MK, (X'T. VI, 11)00. Dkakkst Al ntik, 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 homo. Cod bless you. May lie keep and eoinlort you and bring you safely home. (Jive my last loving greeting to all. Oood by until wo meet in Heaven. Your loving boy, Mkkkick. We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. John Kouth, of Pittsburg, during his stay of a few hours iu this place one day last week. Mr. liouth had his residence in McConnellsburg from 1M7 to Isfd, and lived upon Water Street in the old Moilinit. property - op posite U. N. Shiuior's. During the former part of his residence here, he drove stage between this place and Chainbersburg, being contemporary with John Homier Seth Mason Dave Koltner and other knights of the lash who have a1' long since passed from the stage: during the latter, he was engaged ill the butchering business. In 1-A Mr. Kouth left this place and went to Pittsburg; and in Is,")-;, went with the Pennsyl vania Kail road Company, became a passenger conductor, and held that position until lrd, when he became tired of railroading and went into business in Pittsljurg, olid is now "comfortably fixed." i eioi e coming to McCounells biirg. in 117, he held a position oo the Franklin railroad, the portion o! what is now the Cumb er is mi a 'ley leading from Chain-I..-. -'.ban. i.o I lagerstown. r--n ;he 'oad was t'rst put low ;. the '.rains were drawn by locomotives, hut. the company finding that too expensive, dis- cardeii steam, and used horses and males io pull the cars, Mr. ilo ith u as engineer, fireman (tir ing an In a!y olf the car that didn't iay his fan j, conductor (conduct ing tin le had of iheh lie s, ! ;os off i'u" lie pried it on aga in. had but four v. bet not heavy. Mr. I'ouch came here in lsl',1, walking' from Loudon and getting to town at night. The mountain was full of rebels. The first man he met after getting here was Judge Whetstone. "How did you get hero?" asked the Judge in great surprise. "O. I just walked here." "Well," said the Judge,' "you are the lirst man that has crossed the mountain during the last two i"i'V; that has escaped being ar rested. " Mr. le ntil is chock full of in te resting nun iuisceucos.bu ton ac count of being pressed for time we did not get much.. He promised to give us at some future time something for publication. M' Ion ne Unburn Schools. ini.i. m to the stable w hen d riven his car to the end ee.d. ul general utility man. . s I" id ways carried a lke diat when his car ran t rack, as d frequently did The coaches and wore The following shows what pu pils attended every day during the past mouth. High School K M. Cress, teacher Hattie Doyle, Lilian Crissinger, Orace Shinier, Mar don Stouteagle, Helen Fore, Jes sie Dickson, Dora Peck, Nellie Comeror, (iortrude Sloan, Harry ( ! rissingor, MauriceTrout, Char ley Seville, Harry E. Seville, Na than Everts, Albert Hays, Key Kendall, Holmes Thompson, Coo. (! rissingor, Paul Johnston, Clar ence Seville. Orainmar Crude. L. II. Wible, teacher Winfield Doyle, Joe Doyle, Olive Shinier, Nellie Sheets, Minnie Dalbey, Mary Stouteagle, Alice Hays Millie Sheets, Nettie Stouteagle, Laura Wagner. The following present 1!H days: John Keisuer, Harry Comeror, Hlauche Morton, Ma bel Jackson. Intermediate Grade. Emory Thomas teacher Harry John ston, George Summers, Kiissell Kuuyan, Daniel Grissiuger, l!oun Shinier, Nellie Dehart, Annie Sheets, Mary Kelloy Nellie Cress, Annie Keisnor, Hattie Sloan, Goldie Mason, KuthKuett ger, Joanna Morton, Murnoy Kummel, Daisy Kelloy, Jose phine Kuuyan, Scott Dickson, l'.lA days, Amos Stouteagle, lit days, William Dalbey l'J.J days. Primary grade Elsie Croat head, teacher Edgar Alexander, Oscar Cress, Kood Crissinger, Eugene Linn, Oscar Lynch, Witz Mason, George Morton, Newt Morton, George Keisuer, Paul Shinier, Walter Shinier, Oram Wible Edna Glass, Bessie Gross, Hossio Kodcay, Naomi Koettger. I Jessie Taylor. Present lid days; Wilnier Hays, Arthur Shinier, John Taylor, Lily lfoupt, Kose Houpt, Nellie McQuade. " LAIDIG. Personal. KNOHSV1LLE. Mr. Charles Glunt and Miss Maud Wilson, of Fort Littleton, visited the former's sister, Mrs. D. i i. Wible of this place on Sun day. Prof. Clem Chesnut visited Ui'obsville and Woodburn schools las', Friday. Miss Etta Polk spent Saturday wi;h Irieudsin McConnellsburg. Misses Verna Parson, Clara M y.-rs, and Virgin Hainil, spent i Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. Lemuel Maun has return-1 then tea. her, Miss Nora J .tooth, cd home after spending several i M is.-, A my P. Fleming, af Me months at Pittsburg and McKeos j Con.icflsburg, and sister Miss Hocks. ' Nan, of Karrisbu eg, spent Sun- Mr. George Winters and fam-1 day u iih M isses Daisy and Etta ily of Timber Kidge, visited re-I Polk, of iiis place. The many latives near here last Sabbath. friends of Miss Nan were glad to Mr. David Bonnet was the meet her again, guest of Miss Cora Kanck last' Mr. and Mrs. James Henry, of WAKFOKDSKF h'G. McConnellsburg, spent Sunday Saturday and Sunday. Miss Janie Charlton, of Haiti- I near this piece, more, visited her father, Mr. J. Miss Daisy Polk and Alice (J. Charlton near here. j Long spent Monday at the coun- Miss Delia Andrews spent tv seat. I laviii Hunt, of Airy Dale, visiting his homo at this Pa. place. Mrs. Albert K'ci I'm, of Clour Hidgo, is spending somo time sister, Mrs. Samuel Saturday and Sunday with her friend Miss Laura Ib-ady. Mrs. Mary Gordon has return ed home after spending two weeks very pleasantly with re latives and friends iu Hagerstown ; w ith her Haiti more, and Funkslown. Divons. Miss AUio Kirk of Paw Paw, Miss Amy Fleming has started W. Va., is visiting relatives and a singing c lass at this place, which friends here. j promises to ho a success, as the Dr. 13. E. Fisher of this place j young people all seem interested killed a, wild turkey on Black Oak ! in it. It moots on Saturday even- Kidge this week. ing at Mr. Amos Clouser's. Lydia Munima came home last Thursday after an absence of nearly throe months visiting relatives iu Chicago aud Pitts burg. Will Winter, daughter Edna, and brother Sam, of Kearney, spent a few days last week at i). K. Mumma's. Kov. Harry Newman preached ut Center Sunday 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. Clarence Hoover, of Lickiug Creek, spent Sunday at his home near West Dublin. Prof. B. N. Palmer, of Need- more, passed through this town ship last Sunday to Wells. LICKING CKEEK. Mr. aud Mrs William Mellott of McConnellsburg, speut Satur day night with Mr Kiohard Deshoug. Mrs. Martha Deshong raise! a tomato tree that was 12 feet high aud m foot in circumference. The frost killed it. It had ;U2 toma toes ou. Mrs. Michael Hockensniitb and Miss Flora Minick started for Everett Saturday ou their way to Clearfield. Mr. David Bennett aud sister, Cora Kauk ofWarfordsburg.Miss Emma Mellott, Mr. Harry lloh- man and Harry Kauk spent Fri day evening and Saturday with Miss Liuna A. Deshong. Mr. Steel and family of Yellow Creek spent Friday night with Mrs. Elizabeth Brumbaugh. Miss Etta llockeusinith has re turned home from Need more. Mr, William Lohr has returned to Clearfield. Mr. Lawson Mellott, of Pitts burg is spending a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. David Mollott. Mr. Harry Strait and Miss Gor don of Uaarisouville attended the love fount at the Dunkard church. Mr. Anthony Mellott spent a day or two in town this week. Mr. .loha Slpes, of HarrUburp, Is visiting friends In this pluce. Mr. H. W. Peck Is visiting friends In AltooiiH and I oil hi ity Hhurff. Mr. !.ewis Me(,iindc. of Alloona, bt visit inn his mother and sisters In this place. Mr. Ix'inucl (larlnnd, of Needmoro, ailed to Nee iih a few minutes while in town Tuesday. Our old friend II. II. Hertler, of Hurtit Cabins, favored Die News oflloo with a short cull Tuesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Daniels, of Kansas, are visiting Mr. Daniels's cousin, Hon. James Dunk-Is, near ba lm in. Mr. Dennis Slpes and daughter Miss Klla, of Wells Valley, spent last Fri day afternoon and Saturday with friends in McConnollBbiirjj. Miss Mary K nun IT and her sister, Mrs. Alvuh l'ittman, spent from Sat urday until Monday in Mereeribur and attended the Reformed Synod. Mr. Daniel tiilliert und sou Harvey and nephew, John Ilallor, of Chum- bei'slmi'if , spent last Sunday and Mon day on this side of the mountain. Mrs. John 11. Kunyan, Mrs. S. M. Cook, and the Misi.es Dickson, of Me Couiielisburtr, are the guests of Miss Anna Speer and Mrs. Maud Austin, of Sahivla. Mrs. Kluubcth Laidig and her daughter Maggie, of Hustontown, spent three or four days the past week with Mis. Laidig's duughter, Mrs. Hubert ( 'uh huU, near town. Mr. and Mrs. 1. I". Muiin and sou Iltu old who had intended to start on a trip to the West Wednesday morning, were delayed until Thursduy by the rainy weather. Mrs. Maliuda Swope. who had been visi'ing her mother, Mrs. Mary J. Mellott, and other friends in Belfast township, lias returned to her homo in llluine City. Mr. Albert K. Mellott and family, who huvo been residing at Dry Hun, Mil., are spending some time with friends iu 1 ielfast township. They ex pert in the near future to move to Coa I port. Mr. und Mrs. David M. Kendall, Mr. und Mrs. John l' Kendall and Mr. and Mrs. James O. Kendall are at Gettysburg; this week looking over the great battlefield. Mr. Kuiory I tooth, one of Dublin Mills's suecossful mereliunts, made a business trip to Mereersburg last Sat urday a week, lie was accompanied homo by Miss Nettio KnauiT, 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 tlireo years of age, to a Philadelphia hospital tho pust week for treatment of spinal trouble. She, is reported us being well pleased with her new surroundings. ltev. Dr. West is attending tho celebrution of tholiftconth anniversary of the dedication of tho first l'rosby terian church at Steelton, I 'a., Tho doctor preached tho lirst presbyterian sermon in Unit city, and was instru mental in organizing the little band of rresbyteriuns that has dovolopod into a large and prosperous congregation with a handsome church edilice. Dr. W. L. McKlbbin, of Union township, went up to Clear Hidgo Monday to see Mr. T W. Huston, iu consultiition with Dr. Hill of Littleton, lie was uccompanied from this place by Mr. Huston's brother-in-law, Mr. James 11. Irwin, of Washington, D.C. Dr. MelCibbiu approves of Dr. Hill's treatment, and expresses tho Opinion that. Mr. Huston is not by uny means in a critical condition. Capt. Skinner's family remov ed to tho Scotland Industrial school on Saturday. It is with sincere regret we loso these ex cellent neighbors aud their place will be hard to till in this community. Frank P. I'lessinger, of Whips Cove, is teaching at Chapman's Kuu, Bedford county. He says tho community thero just uow is suffering from candidates aud typhoid fever. M r. J. M. Unger, of this place, had an attack of hiccoughs last week, and live days passed before ho was relieved. Thero are few more distressing ailments, and Mr. Unger had almost despaired of ever getting rid of them. Samuel M. Clovengor, of Need more, says ho has had thirteen calls to take care of tho sick dur ing tho past two month8,but that ho has quit the work only in cases of death.
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