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VOLUME 2.
McCONNKLLSBURG, PA., April IU. V)0.
NUMBER 31.
Khodu Trtiux.
Mrs. Rhoda Truax, of Belfast
township,dicdThursday morning,
April 1H. If 01, aud was interred
on Friday in the graveyard at the
Dunkardchurchiutho same towu
sliip. Mrs Truax was a daughter of
Evan Evans and his wifu Sebiua
Hart Evans, and was born July
ill, hence sho was in her six-ty-niuth
year. Tlio Evanses
are of Revolutionary stock,
Mrs. Truax's great-grand-father,
Evan Evans, having emigrated
from Wales and settled near
Reading, Pa., m 1703. lie was a
soldier in the Revolutionary War,
and died about 1810, leaving four
sous and two daughters. One of
the sous, Cadwallader Evans, set
tled at Clearville in Bedford coun
ty and was grandfather of Mrs.
Truax.
On the Kith of June, lr she
was married to Theodore Mellott.
To them were born six chidreu
Abigail, David, Harriet Jane,
Jacob T., G. Johnson, amerchaut
at Gem, and Sebina, wife of Jo
seph E. Mellott. The four first
named all died in early child
hood. Mr. Mellott dying, she was
married October 21, 18S0, to Jonas
Truax who survives. She is also
survived by two brothers, name
ly, David Evans of J '.el fast town
ship, and Nathaniel 11., of Thomp
son. In early womauhoodacancer de
veloped in her breast and for four
years she was a great sufiorer.
Local physicians exhausted their
skill, and abandoned it. She
iiave tin to die. Some one told her
that "Uncle Jake" Mellott who
then lived up along Sideling Hill,
could remove cancer by "words."
Her friends persuaded her toseud
for Uncle Jake. She did so.
Uucle Jake came, put a "spell"
on the cancer in a way only known
to himself and went home. In a
short time, the cancer, which had
eaten one side of her breast away,
disappeared, her body healed and
for forty years she felt no trace
of the cancer. Some four or
fivo years ago, however, it reap
peared aud gradually grew worse,
finally ending her life.
' Mrs. Truax was a most excel
lent christain woman; being not
merely a hearer of the Word, but
a doer, also. Generous and kind
hearted sho was ever ready to
give to those who were in need;
aud many are those who will hold
her name in loving remembrance
for the deeds of charity at her
hards.
I.aidiH.
John Deavor left for Mt, Caroll,
Illinois, on Monday.
James Cutchall is ill with pneu
raou' a and grip.
Two more wires have been put
on the western Union's line along
the State Road,-making ten in all
John Martz has moved tt Zack
Mcllheny's farm audW. M. llann
to the Crawford farm.
Ella Lake came home from
Clearville last week.
Some of our schools closed last
week and the rest "will closo this
week.
Z. 11. Harnett took a few days
oif this spring to attend sales.
He thinks it does not pay to be a
professional salegoer.
Three of James Cutehall's fam
ily are sick with measles.
Some of our people have plant
ed early potatoes.
JtteKihbin.
Mr. aud Mrs. Anderson Mellott
spent Sunday with the family of
William Mellott.
Owiug to the rain Sunday.Suu
day School at Pleasant Grove was
not very largely attended.
Mr. John M. Clevengor.of Hus
tontown, spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in this vi
ciuity. Dovio, little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Mellott, had
tho misfortune to fall uud break
her arm.
Mrs. 1J. F. Bedford is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John G, Mtl
lott of Needmoro.
Stahhed to Death.
While treating a raviug maniac
attheDanvillestate insane asylum
on Wednesday of last week. Dr.
Ralph Erskiuo Johnston, one of
the stall physicians, was stabbed
and almost instantly killed by
Pasquollo Caprio, his patient.
The weapon Caprio used was a
piece of corset steel, ground to a
point at both cuds. Around one
end Avas wrapped a bundle of rags
which served as a handle. Dr.
Johnston had been a physician on
the staff of the insane hospital for
about live years. His father, J.
Smith Johnston, is the only
brother of the late Thomas N.
Johnson of the Cove, and his
mother, a sister of Archie W.,
and J. Walker Johnston also of
the Cove. His father aud mother
are both living at Now Wilming
ton, I 'a.
Dr. Johnston was married on
the th day of last January and
for a bridal tour, visited the
Soutli Sea Islands spending some
six or eight weeks there.
Saluvia.
Rev. and Mrs. Seifert spout a
fewdays in this vicinity last week.
They were getting their goods
ready for removal to Burnt Cab
ins, this week.
Mrs. Anna llann is suffering
from a very serious injury to her
foot, the result of stepping on a
defective board in the back porch
at her home Wednesday evening.
Airs. Harry Spanglor of Wells
Tannery, was among those from
a distance who attended the Dau-
ids' sale I'Yiday.
miring tne progress ot me
Daniels sale two weeks ago some
pei-sous made an unsuccessful
tempt to poison the watch dog
at that place. Lust Friday they
repeated it with better results,
wul the same night made a raid
on the granary, and secured ten
ishels of wheat, I bu. timothy
seed, and 75 lbs. of flour. John
A. llauman, had purchased the
Hour at the first sale, aud had not
removed it, consequently, he is the
loser.
Ferdinand Decker, and Bert
llauu, were in Hancock, last week
on business.
Hon. D. H. Patterson, of Web
ster Mills, was in this vicinity
Friday.
Sheriff Sheets, was in this vici
nity on business Friday.
J. VV. Dotson.
On Sunday evening, April 1-1,
If 01, J. W. Dotson died at the
age of about 00 years.
Mr. Dotson came from Bedford
county about two years ago, and
married the -wjdow of the late
George W. Pittmau of Thompson
township, and they resided on
part of the old homo place of the
late Rev. Ezra Pittmau.
Funeral on Tuesday morning.
Interred at Antioch Christian
church on Timber Ridge.
Kcna Peek.
Rena Peck a bright little girl of
six years of age died at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Daniel Reef
er in Thompson township last
Saturdy moruing. The child had
been in apparently good health
uutil Saturday morning when she
called to her mother to bring her
a drink.
When the mother reached the
child with the water, sho noticed
that tho child was sick and in a
very few minutes the little thing
expired.
Interment at Zion on Sunday
Trims.
Mounda RoxaunaTruax, daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrs. John Truux,
of Belfast township, died April
11, lfOt, aged f mouths and two
days. Its death was the result
of au attack of pneumonia.
"Ouo lttbN ut homo'
The olmrmed ulrule brokena dour fuce
Missed duy by duy from I in usuul pluue,
Hut cleansed, mived, pifocted by Kruoe,
Ouo wore iu Umivonl
Ono Iukx on tmrllil
Its puin, It h hoi row und lm toll to xliuit),
One lei. the pilm-Un's dully cross to beur,
One more the erown of the bloNt to wear
At home In liuuvuu."
Journey to Persia.
Last August, as many of the
readers of the News will remem
ber, Rev. Charles R. Pitiman, of
McConnellsburg, left bis home,
to go to Persia as a missionary
under the auspices of the Hoard
of Foreign Missions oC the Pros-
byterian church. Before ho left j
we succeeded in getting his ;
promise that he would, as soon as j
convenient after reaching that j
far olf laud, send us a brief ac- j
count of his journey. I
A few days ago we received the
manuscript: and this week it a f-
fords us much pleasure to give
the first installment of it, aud
expect to give the remainder
next week.
Permit us to suggest tc you,
boys and girls, that you get your
geographies, find themapof Persia,
examine it, aud then read all you
can about the country, its people,
religion, history, &e.
If you follow these suggestions
this article will lead to a fund
of very interesting information.
Ancient Persia was the home of
Abraham, contained the Mount
on which Noah's Ark rested after
the Hood, contained the city of
Babylon, thesceue of Belshazzar's
feast, was the home of Daniel, &c,
ile. Look it all up.
KEY.
C'HAHLKS K. PITTMAN.
I will attempt to give you some
account of my journey to Persia.
But, first of all, I wish to remind
you that the object of our travel
was not sight-seeing; consequent'
ly, our journey was not arranged
with that in view, nor did we fol
low the route that would afford
tho greatest opportunities for
that purpose, iet, travel is, in
itself, a valuable education, and
we used all the opportunities we
could properly got, to see and to
learn as much as we could. Also,
it is well to keep in mind that our
journey was a hasty one. We ar
rived at Tabriz, Persia, on the
fortieth day after leaving Amer
ica. Therefore, our impressions
of the countries through which
wo passed, bear the defect of be
ing "first impressions." 1 Yet,
"first impressions" formed on a
hasty journey are not without val
ue; for tho very rapidity with
which we passed from one coun
try to another, made tho contrast
between them the more forcible,
aud gave us an opportunity for
comparison that we would not
otherwise have had.
I left McConnellsburg August
10, 11)00, in tho early hack; aud
after an uneventful journey (ex
cept the usual experiences inci
dent to travel in tho United
States), reached Now York City
that evening. On tho following
day the. .small party of mission
aries for Persia met with some of
the otiteers of the Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions, in au
uppor'rooin for a prayer and faro
well meeting. It was encourag
ing to hear those who had served
one or more terms in Persia, say
that they were ready and glad to
ret urn.
Tho next day, Saturday, was
the day appointed for sailing;nnd
at o;!0 A. M., we arrived at Pier
ii'.i, at the foot of Houston Street
aud found tho "Steamship Mesa
ba" ready to start on her Ion
journey. Alter taking a suup
shot of tho boat, wo went on board
and promptly at nine o'clock, set
sail for London. A crowd of
friends of tho passengers stooc
on the pier waviug farewell as wo
(Continued oil Fourth 1'nue.)
Michael llclman.
Last Thursday morning Micha- Joseph L. Richards, or Ayr
el Helman, a farmer living near i township, has a war souvenir that
McConnellsburg, went out to a u. p,izcs very much. It is a
Held on his farm to give some di- : sm;,n j,j,,co of (.,Mar taken from
i reetintis about the plowing, and ; (lPl0 of the posts that helped to
, returned to the house about ti) the "dead line" in Ander
I o'clock. It was observed that as j souville prison.. Every school
he was entering the kitchen, j
he seemed sick, aud his daugh-1
tors who were present assisted
him to a lounge and sent for their
brother who was in the field. He
came to the house and nnmodiato-
ly came to town for Dr. Dalbey
who went at once but found that
Mr. llclman had sull'ered paraly
sis, aud while entirely conscious,
wasunableto utter a word. About
oon he died. IJis funeral took
ilace on Saturday and his re
mains were interred in tne no-
'ormed graveyard iu this place.
Mr. Ilolinan was au excellent
itizeu, aud his death was a great
shock to the community. He was
veteran of tho Civil War, being
member of the "11 Pennsylva
nia Cavalry. He enlisted in Feb-
uary 101 and was mustered out
of service near Cumberland,
laryland, in October 107.
He partieip'afod in more than
twenty battles, among which was
that of Cedar Creek, at which
Sheridan made his famous ride,
turned the boys iu blue who were
otroating, aud gained a most
ignal victory over the Re'oels.
He was an active? member of
King Post G. A. R., of this place,
the members of which turned out
i j a oouv to pay tiieir last sad
respects To Uieir dead comrade.
Mr. Helm an was married March
, 171, to Miss Matilda Sowers,
.iio with the following children
'trvivohim, namely, John, mar
i :1 and livi;:g lust east of town;
) rt, somewhere in th.- south;
J:;ggie, wife of David Keofer and
essio, wife of Oliver Mowen,both
f Moreersburg; Winifred, wife
of Charles Trifle just east of
town; Harvey, Mack, Bessie, Ol
ive, Herbert, and Irvin at home.
Funeral services conducted by
Reverends Smith aud West.
Meeting of Presbytery.
Tl e United Presbyterian Pres
bytery of Big Spring will meetiu
the United Presbyterian Church
of this place on Tuesday April 23
it 1) :"0 a. in. aud will continue its
sessions for two days. The open
ing Sermon will be preached by
Rev. R. G. Piukertou on Tuesday
it 10 a. m. An interesting Con
ference on "Systematic Bible
Study" will bo held at 3 p. m. and
one at 0:30 p. m. on, "Winning
Souls." At 3 p. in. on Wednes
day another Conference will bo
Continued on "Special Revival
Services. " Also ouo at 7:30 p. m.
on "The State of Religion in the
Congregations of the Presby
tery." The public are cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
Brush Creek.
Miss Gertrude Hoke, having
completed a very successful term
of school iu tho primary depart
meut at Akersville, returned to
her home iu McConnellsburg ou
Thursday. Miss Hoke's many
friends were sorry to see her
leave.
Mrs. J. E. Jackson was visiting
friends in Bedford county from
Friday till Monday.
Mrs. 0. M. Hixou spent a coup
lo of days visiting friends and
relatives across the mountain re
cently.
Tho mountains around tho Val
ley were well covered with snow
on Sunday, but it only remained
till tho next day.
E. S. WaRers finished his
school at Buffalo tho first of last
week. It was also a good school.
Elliott Akersand family expect
to finish moving to Sidling Hill
this week.
Pine -Myers.
Married at tho Lutheran par
souago iu this placo on Wednes
day, April 10, JD01, by Rev. A. G.
Wolf, Mr. Georgo E. Pino aud
Miss Nannie M. Myers, both of
Foltz.
A Souvenir.
i)0y is familiar with thehistoryof
that foul pen, where thousands of
Union prisoners were placed to
starve and die or be shot, if it
suited the fancy of the guards.
Mr. Richard's regiment was sent
there at the close of the war to
superintend the burial of the
poor fellows whose lives had been
sacrificed.
During the time oi the exist
ence of the prison, says Mr. Rich
ards, 1 r, n T( i men died therein and
were taken outside the stockade,
aud buried in trendies without
even as much as a rough box to
protect their bodies from con
tact with the earth.
At the close of the war the
govei n mem had these bodies all
taken up, aud each reburied with
as much cure as it was possible
to exeroisu at that time.
Many persons from the North
were thereto claim the remains
of some dear friend; and where
identification was possible there
mains was put into a casket and
shipped home.
The prison was circular, and
ei.iclo.ved a swamp. A stockade
was matte around the enclosure,
by placin.
(en feet :
and as c!
could be
heavy pi;
logs four-
:i height above ground
ose together as 1hej
placed. Within three
i'eet of the top of this
and on the outside,
stockade
arms of
wood were mortised iu, andthese
supported by a brace. Ou these
anus,' wore laid board forming
a platfurm en ii rely around the.
prison, on whieh rdspatrolod.
Four feet from the outer.stockade
was a stockade extending alt
around, i feel, above ground.
This was the dead hue." Any
prisoner wno touched that dead
line was immediately shot by the
uard who patroled on the plat
form ou top of tho big stockade.
Among those of our acquaint
ances who were held there as
prisoners, was the lato J. Z. Over
of the Fulton Republican. He
used to say that he was starved
so there, that he couldn't make a
respectable shadow, aud only
weighed about HI pounds when
ho was released.
A kiddie.
By L. E. Cutler, Louisa, Va.
We are indebted to Miss Mollie
Seylar of Pit tsburg for a clipping
containing this riddle. EniTou.j
A great many years ago, a
prominent merchant promised an
old lady a prize, if, taking her
subject from the Bible.she would
compose a riddle he could not
guess. She won the prize by the
following:
Ailiim find iniide out of iliist,
lint thonhl it lust to iniiko mujirsl,
So 1 w hs mink1 before t lie mini,
Tu uiitiwor (foil's iiio.iL holy plan.
My body ffod did inula! tH)inli-to,
lint without arms or ii's or fert.
My waju and arts lie did control,
liut to my body iravi- no soul.
A living hcinif I biuunif,
And Adam yavu to mo my name,
from his jiri'srliri1 I thru withdrew,
And more1 of Adam nrvi r Uni'W.
1 did my MuUur's law obey,
Nor from il cvor v.t nt asti iiy.
Thousands of miles I in fear,
lint seldom on the earth appear,
I'ut purposH wise which floil did see,
I !c put. a livinjf soul iu me,
A soul from me my Cod did claim,
And took from me my soul iitfain,
For when iVoin me that soul had lied,
I was tint same us when lirst made..
A ml Mitboiit hands or fei t or soul,
I travel oil from pole to pole. ,
1 labor hard by day uud niffhl;
To fallen man 1 e;e preut liyht,
Thousands of people young uml old,
Will by my death, Ki-eat lijdit behold,
No HkIiI, urn' . i can 1 conceivo,
Tho Scriptures 1 cannot believe:
Althoue,h my name therein is found,
Thoy are to ine :i empty souud.
No fuar of death doth trouble inn,
floal happiness 1 ne'er shall see,
To liettve.il 1 shall never o;
Nor to tho uravu, nor hell below.
Now when these lines you slowly read,
lio search your liibto w ith all speed.
For that my Damn's weorded there,
I honestly to you declare.
Will some of our readers fur-
nish tho answer.
John Xe.ss.
Another nf Thompson town
ship's oklesf and most highly
respected oilieiis has been called
to quit the seones of earth, in the
person of Mr. John Hess. After
an illness of several week's, Mr.
iioss died la.. I Thursday night,
April 11, If. 'I, aged 7J years 0
mont lis and days.
Mr. Hess was a son of the late
SHIl.vell Hess aud his wife Asen
utii I l:ti l I less, descendants of
the earliest settlers iu the county.
November 1, IK'ilHiewas mar
ried to Miss Elizabeth Simpson,
daughter of the late Mr. aud Mrs.
Samuel Simpson, of Thompson
township, and to them were born
ten children, all but one of whom,
with the widow, survive, namely,
F.phraim, iu Missouri; Maliuda,
wife of George F. Mellott, of Ayr
township; Marion, dead; Mary, in
Knglaud; Jacob, iu Washington;
Abuer, in St. Louis; Ella, wife of
W. H. Pittmau; Samuel, at home;
Nettie, wife of Howard Zimmer
man, in Thompson township, and
John at home. One brother,
William II., who has his home in
the family of the deceased, aud
three sisters, Rhoda, Mary, and
Rnohel, married and living iu the
West survive him also.
While Mr. Hess led a quiet,
unassuming life,there did not live
any one whose character was
more free from reproach. It
i ever CL.tered his mind to bu any
thing else than hoiionible in all
Lis dealings with his fellow men;
and of him it could be truthfully
said, "his word was as good as
his bond."
ilis remains were interred in
'lie graveyard at. the Toimloway
Bnptist church beside ihoso of
hi. brothers, and sisfers, parents
a.'.'l ; randparen I s, oil Sunday
List. Funeral servicescouducted
by his pastor Rev. C. L. Funk.
I'HokerviUe.
Perhaps the editor of the News
is not aware that there is a place
near tho head of Whips Cove by
the above name; but there is,uev-
ortheless. Tho town consists of
two dwellings, one grocery, shoe
maker shop, and drop office it
should be a regular post office. A
coach shop will go up iu tho near
future, run by a man of wide ex
perience in tho business. Only
stone's throw of Whips Cove
church, it is one of the most de
sirable places iu tho Cove, for a
town site.
The late suow and cold snap
has put farming back; but for the
last three or four days, the yelp
of the plow boy has been heard on
most every farm.
Our up-to-date farmer, Nathan
Mellott, planted potatoes some
three weeks ago. He has not
soon tho tops yet; but no doubt
the tubers are all right if he
covered them thick enough.
Simon Layton has been sawing
shingles the past week for his
new barn'. The scream of the
whistle gave us tho signal last
Saturday at 4 o'clock', that he
was done.
Isaiah Layton, Jr., had the luck
to capture a couple of large hawks
that had been preying ou his poul
try yard, but not till they had
each killed one of his best laying
hens. Isaiah brags about his lit
tie gun being a sure thing every
time. True, not every boy aud
gun would kill a hawk every time
even if the hawk was in a fox
trap.
Humor has it that wedding
bells will be heard in tho lowe
end of the Cove soon; the groom
is "H alittlo more or less tho
bride's age your scribe can
vouch for, but she's not a spring
chicken.
The sic.lt are generally improv
ing. M rs. Harry Plessinger and
Mrs. William II. Decker are still
quite feeble.
IjtA.'als are rather scarce; of
course, "Sinith litis visited Jones,
. and Jones has visited Smith, "but
these are matters of minor im -
Ipnrtauce and not worthy the
j space they consume iu a good pa.
I per like tho News.
PERSONAL.
C. R. Davis of Saluvia spent
Tuesday in town.
Mrs. Ruth Swopeand son Aus
tin spent Tuesday at McConnells
burg. - s
J. F. Early and sou Robert of
Wells Valley spent last Saturday
ut McConnellsburg.
We are glad to see our neigh
bor Albert S toner out again after
being housed for a week.
MissAunie Culler spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her friend
Catharine Metzler at Harrisou-
villo.
J. L. Grissinger and son James
Mgar, of New Grenada, called at
the News office while iu town last
Saturday.
Merchant D. Edward Fore of
K'nobsvillo was an agreeable vis
itor at the News office ono day
ast week.
Mrs. S. W. Kirk and sister
Miss Lizzie Lodge, spent a few
lays last week in Harrisburg aud
Philadelphia.
Blair Truax dropped in to see
us while in town last week. He
liuished his school iu Ayr town
ship on the fith inst.
J. G. Ewiug and B. A. Deshong
of Harrisonville spent last Thurs
day in this place and called a few
minutes at the News office.
Robert F. Stouteagle who has
just closed a succesful term of
school iu Franklin county is at
his home in this placo again.
David M. Kline, Mrs. Simon
Deshong and daughter, Miss Vi
ola, Mrs. Mary Price, and Roy
M. Sipos were pleasant callers at
this oflico Mouday.
Miss Cora V. Shoemaker of
Philadelphia, is spending a few
week's with her brother and sist-
ersueartown. During Miss Shoe
maker's absence from homo sho
has had quite an extensive trip
abroad.
S. B. Woollet, D. Malloy, C. B.
Stevens and L. II. Wible accom
panied D. D. G. M. Markley and
Geo. W. Fisher to Littleton last
Saturday night and participated
iu the installation exercises at
Lodge.
S. F. Keepers of Hustontown
was at McConnellsburg last Sat
urday. He requested as a special
favor that wo print no more pa
pers upside down; as he cannot
stand on his head as well as ho
once could.
Our young friend Claude B.
Cook left ou Saturday for Carroll
county, Illinois. It is said ou
good authority that he gave his
youug lady friends "good-bye"
several times over. It was worth
a faro to Illiuois to lower Ilob
son 's record by so many points.
Jefferson Mellott, of Belfast
township, Fulton county, Pa.,
spent Wednesday night with his
uncle, E. N. Palmer. He came to
meet . his sister, Miss Lizzie
Mellott, of Clearfield, Pa., who
will visit friends in Fulton county
Everett Press.
Mct'.onucllshiirR Athletic Assoeia.
Hon.
An association of the above
name was organized in McCon
nellsburg on Mouday evening,
April 15, 1901, with the following
ollicers: President, Dr. A. D.
Dalbey; vice president, Dwight
Thompson; secretary, Wells
Greatliead; treasurer, John 1'.
Sipes. The object of the associa
tion is to encourage all kiuds ofr
outdoor sports and to this end
tho membership is opon to both
male aud female residents of tho
Borough and vicinity.
Iu order to raise fund for a
basis to start upon, the associa
tion will have a Rummage Sale on
Saturday, April 7, 1901, at 1 o'
clock iu front of the..Court House.
Committees have 'been apixiintod
who will visit all the residents of
the town and neighborhood to so-
I licit contributions to the sale.
! This is a commendable work,
! aud we bespeak tho hearty co-op-
j oration of all our citizens to make
i it a success.