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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.