y Hit 011 J ;A w. -v a. -v. VOLUME 2. McGONNELLSIiURG, HA., April 2S, 1901. NUMBER 32. That Kiddle. If Miss Mollie Soylar thought when sending Unit Bible riddle which appeared in last week's News, Unit wo Fulton county people would just "give it up," she forgot that wo go to Sunday school, and know who was the h'rst inau,who the strongest man was, and can sometimes distinguish between Fraukliu and Solomon. Among those- who have sent iu answers, and the answers all agree on The Whale that swallow ed Jonah, aroT. J. Thompson of this place, Mrs. llannah Cliuc, Fort Littleton, Geo. W. Morton, Pleasant Kidge, Joseih T. Kicli ards, Dig Cove Tauuevy; J. L. Grissiuger, New Grenada; Mrs. A. W. Deshoug, Owl Creek; Stil l(;y II. May, Hancock; Louisa Mol lis Barney, Clear ville;.T. II. Kan If -man, Jacksons Mills; Mrs. Annie Duulap, Shippeusburg; Miss Ella Brady, Warfordsburg; Mrs. lL;yesMorgret,Clearliold,andoiie postal card that gives the correct answer is signed Clear Kidge,and another signed Saluvia. Clear Kide. Miss Sadie Caster, of Huston town was to see her aunt Mrs.M. B. Taylor on Tuesday. Mrs. David Fraker of Fort Lit tleton was the guest of Mrs. T. F. Fleming on Wednesday. S. L. Bedford, one of our en terprising merchants, is building a new kitchen. Mrs. Alfred Brown was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. David Lainborsoii of IJustontown on Wednesday. Richard Cute-hall of Harris-, burg" -is spending seine time with his brother Wilson Culchall. Mrs. Catherine Baker, who had been spending some time with her grand-daughter, Mrs. Bert Henry of Knobsvillo, returned homo on Monday. Miss Nannie Fields is suffering intensely with live bone tumors. Grant Anderson, of Pittsburg, came home to settle up his fath er's estate. Anna Mayne, of Fort Littleton, is employed sewing in the home of T. W. Huston's family. Frank Baker, the two-year-old sou of J. II. Baker,haviug a short time ngo swallowed a pin, is very ill at present. Mrs. Mary Duuklo.of Fort Lit tleton, was the guest of her brother Frank Korliu, from Sat urday until Monday. Anna Fields has left for Rob ertsdale where she has employ ment. Mrs. Frank Kerlin spent Wed nesday with her father James Mort. Alfred Brown spent a couple of days last week visiting his daugh ter, Mrs. Jesse Miller. ' Jere Lesher, of Laucaster, J. M. Campbell, of Shade Gap, and Harry Fleming, of Saltillo, were callers at T. E. Fleming's on Thursday. ' Locust Grove. Sijuire Layton is done sowing oats. Squire is bound to be ahead rain, or no rain. A. II. Lauehart has taken a coutraetgrubbiugfor John Smith. Ho says he will quit the busiues when this job is done. W. II. Decker intends to do sawing at J. D. Akors's sawmill this spring. There have been a number of sick horses iu the Cove lately. Our farmers are becoming moro interested iu the raising of mules. There aro not less than tJo head of lino work mules owned by fanners in the Covo. Harry Plessinger and S. L. Garland will soon bo getting in shapo to assume control of the mail route from Hancock to Crys tal Springs. ' Miss Blaucho Mellott has been carrying tho mail from Locust Grove to Crystal Springs during the past threo weeks. Blaucho makes a very capublo official. D. A. Baker is in the Covo again. Miss Dix Robinson left for PhiladolphiaWodnosday morning. Will n to China to Teach. I-'rorn .Sli'iijiciiNburir Chronicle, MissEstolle Dykes, daughter of Mi-. Charles Hykos, of Ship per.sburg, returned home Tues day evening from Buck's county, where she lias been teaching for several years, and about tho first of May will leave for Sau Fran cisco, to sail for China on the 0th of May. Miss llykes has secur ed a position to teach in Shanghai at a salary of ft I L'OO per annum, ten months' term, aud has accept ed for three years. All her trav eling expoucos will bo borne and at the end of three years she can return homo without expense to herself. She will have her homo with her cousin, Rev. John K. llykes, D. D., whore her brother Charles W. llykes also lives. Miss llykes graduated from the Shippeusburg Normal School in In'.H and has been engaged in teaching ever since. She is a very bright girl aud well adapted to the sphere sho has chosen. Laidig. Arthur Gillilaud went to Pitts burg, Monday. Belle Laidig has gone to Wells Valley to live with John Schenck's family. Rev. Melroy preached his first sermon at Fairview on Suuday. Owing to the threatening weath er the congregation was small. S. S. Wilson moved to his new house on Monday. v The weather delays oats sowiug and spring plowing. Benjamin Wilds of Dublin was through here on Monday buying shoats. Laidig School closed on Friday. The average attendance of the school for the term was L". The f ' rip cut down the attendance very muchduriug the fifth mouth. The majority of the pupils made good progress. Asa rule the greatest- progress followed tho most regular attendance. illcKibhin. Squire Smith, who was serious ly ill, is slowly recovering. Mr. aud Mrs. John Conner spent Sunday at Mr. Andy Mel on's. Tho carpenter work of George Morgret's new house is .nearly completed and the next thing will be the plasterers. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Boling er of Kobertsdalo spent Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Bolinger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bed ford. There is a new fence being put around tho graveyard at Pleas ant Grove. Messrs John Truax, Morton Hess, and Jonathan Sipo spent Sunday with Bartimeus Smith. What has become of tho stave mill? We hear no more of it. Thompson. Thomas Bowman of Clearfield is in this community again, leas ing more laud, and says they will soon bo in shapo to lind out whether tho minerals here are worth working; Ha is accomp anied by Joseph Winters a form er Fulton county boy. The high water lloatod tho bridge at E- B. Covalt's ford Sat urday night. Rev. Gray vill preach at Oak ley next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. ' Sidling Hill. Mr. Wallace Hess is slowly convalescing. Quito a number of our boys were at tho spelling-school at Franklin Mills. Walter Weicht is homo after a week's visit at Everett. Ira D. Mellott expects to move to Clearvillo soon. Job L. Garland is removing tho old school houso at Mt. Airy. A new one is to bo built. Mr. George Gray is erecting a new dwelling. D. Garlaud is the contractor. Miss Sadie Winters is going to Illinois soon. Journey to Persia. 0 'otuituicd from li'st wed;.) We left London Monday even ing and going by rail to Queens borough went on board a ship and retired. Wo awoke the not morning to lind ourselves skirt ing the coast of Holland. The boat stopped at Flushing at five o'clock,and after passing through another custom house, wo took the traiu for Berlin, Germany. The country through which we now passed was very interesting. The farmers were making Inl and raising potatoes, aud those seemed to form the chief pro ducts. , There were more women than men working iu the lie-Ids. Ten or lifteeu Maud Mullers dressed in bright red skirts aud blue jackets, presented a gay appearance. The country was dotted with large old-fashioned windmills, of which we saw hundreds in Russia. About noon one of our party asked the conductor whether wo could get coffeeatlheuoxt station. He replied, "no but the beer there is very good. " At seven o'clock that evening we entered the beau tiful city of Berlin with its wide eleau streets and pleasant groves. We remained there two days and visited the University of three thousand students and the Em peror's palace containing seven hundred rooms. At seven o'clock Thursday evening, we left Berlin for Mos cow, Russia. Tho monotony of a night's journey was broken by another custom house experience about two o'clock iu the morning as we passed from Germany into Russia. That morning we changed cars at Warsaw aud the change iu tho atmosphere reminded us that wo were traveling iu a north erly direction. In Russia, tho pleasant class in terested mo most the men with their large shoes made of platted reeds, and their sheepskin coats, with wool turned in side, sheepskin caps; and the women with short skirts, always wearing heavy shawls over their heads although often with bare feet. Tho peasants aro engaged principally in agriculture and live iu villages for tho sake of protection. Tho villages arocom posed of humble dwellings of one story, with thatched roofs which nevertheless, looked comfortable and form a favorable contrast to tho mud huts of Persia. The raising of wheat and meat form ed tho chief occupations. Wo reached Moscow at two o'clock Saturday afternoon, and were so fortuuato as to find a hotel iu which there was an Eng lish interpreter. Wo were taken to tho hotel iu droskys and tho good uatured coachmen took us swiftly over tho streets paved with cobble stones. On Sunday morning some of us found an Eiglish church and at tended the services. Tho next morning we procured a guide and visited tho Kremlin an ancient fortress which now contains tho government build ings. In ono building we saw the Romanof crown containing the largest ruby in the world; crown of Peter the Groat, throne and coi-ouatiou garments of the present emperor and empress, the bed on which Napoleon slept two nights when ho thought ho had conquered Moscow, and tho room in which the emperor diues on the throno at tho timo of his coronation, he being served by his highest officers. No women are allowed to outer this room at that time, but they havo a gallery from which they may look down. The coronation of tho present em peror lasted thirty days, and ac cording to our guide, cost six million roubles (:J,000,000) more thau the World's Fair at Chicago. Then we entered tho Catlnv drill of tho Holy Assumption in which the coronation ceremony of tho emperor takes place. Pass ing from this building, wo saw tho famous "bell of Moscow" largest iu tho world. It weighs ono hundred aud forty-four tons, (Umiliiiuod on tmirtli imuo.) Howard II. Ilixsou. The many friends of Howard 1 II. Ilixsou, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos liixson of Brush Creek ; Valley, were shocked to learn that lie had been killed atXewlon Hamilton la si. Saturday morning. Mr. Hixson had been in tho cm- j ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad company during the past nine months, and a member of a crew ' running a freight train between! llarrisburg and Alloona. Last Saturday morning, while tailing their train eastward, they pulled oil' on a sideing at Newton Hamilton, to allow tho Atlantic Express to pass. The morning was damp and chilly along the river, aud when tho freight train slopped, Howard stopped down ou to one of the main tracks. At that moment the Atlantic wont rushing by striking Howard and throwiughi in violently several feet fortunately off the track. His body was not mangled, but he was killed instautly. The Com pany at once took charge of his remains, sent them to Everett, and by midnight they were iu the home of his almost distracted parents. The deceased was aged about L'l years; had been an ex emplary in ember of the M. E. church for several years, aud his funeral took place on Tuesday when interment Was made at McKendree. lie is survived by his parents; three brothers Grant, Jesse, and Ernest, aud by two sisters, Mrs.EllaRohm atCrystalSprings, and Miss Grace at home. Geo. W. Satlerlield Dead. .Mr. Katlorlieid was well known tn many of the people iu the northern part of this county. Concerning his death, George A. Harris, of Saluvia who is at the University Hospital at Philadel phia, and who occupied tho same ward with Mr. Satlerlield, writes us the following: "Geo. W.Satteriield of Bedford, Pa., died at the University Hos pital. Philadelphia. April KS.Hiol. Mr. Satterlield went to the Hospital about two weeks prior to his death with an attack of Appendicitis. After reaching the hospital ho decided not to have an operation, and seemed in his usual health. Ho remained iu tho city a few days and ou April 10, had a second attack. Ho was operated on, the following dray aud, owing to complication had to undergo another operation, which resulted as above stated. His wife, and father-in-law Mr. Blair of Coaldale, were with him at tho time of his death. Ho was proprietor of the the Arlington Hotel, Bedford, aud was also eugaged in the manufacture of brooms, etc. Ho was aged about 1M years, leaves wife and two small child ren." Mr. Harris has had two opera tions performed ou his knee, aud judging from the tone of his let ter he is uotvery lnuchtmcourag ed at tho results. New Grenada. John McClain and sister Miss Jessie, spent Sunday in our town, Ralph Cnnnnirigham, au em ploye of the P. R. R. at Pittsburg is spending a week with his fath er, L. L. Cunningham. Candidates have made their up pearance; each ono seems to havo the best claim to consideration. F. G. Mills, has added greatly to tho appearance of his houso by treating it to a coat of siding. Ho is going to follow it up with paiut. W. C. No. 47! P.O. S. of A. have their new hall under headway. Tho lumber is now on the ground ready for the carpenters. When completed it will bo one of tho finest halls iu tho county. -JJnclo Jim McClain has beeu turning out some pretty tine car pot that was woven ou his new loom. Give him a call. Miss Minuio E. Mock opouod'a summer normal at Neelyton, Huntingdon county, this week. Warner 'I homas. Warner Thomas departed this life at. Saltillo, Pa., April PI, I'.KH, aged 74 years, il months, and !l days. M i". Thomas was born at Big Cove Tannery, July 4, l-i. .!nly "i , P-Tiii, he married Mary Vallaneo, and they resided at 'Big Cove Tannery six mouths, when they moved to McConnellsburg, and while there ho burned the briclc used in the building of the Court House and Jail in 1 ' 1 . After this work" was completed, he removed to Big Cove Tannery and remained there twenty years. In 171 or 7'J, he bo.m.-ht the "Glass farm" threo miles from Harrisonville. Disposing of that place he went to the "Mumma place" three years; thence to the "'ike;" from there to Rays Hill. He volunteered into the service of his countryiin Co. K, "J(s Regi ment, 1'. V., August is, Js(4, at Everett, was mustered into ser vice' at llarrisburg September 7, 1 ''(' t; was out l ine months, and i.i two engagements one- at Fort Stead ma n, u earPotersburgMarch ls(;.T, and the other, the cap ture of Petersburg, April I', W7. He was mustered out of service at end of war, coming home to a farm near Harrisonville: thence to Saltillo, where he resided the past twenty-eight years, working l.'i years in the tannery of Leas MeVilly & Sons. To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were born eight children six sens and t wo daughters twelve grandchil 1 rou and twogreal-grand children; all of whom and the widow are living. The names and residence of the children ar as follows: George, married to Ellen Jieupt, now at Shy Beaver, Pa.: John W., mar ried to Martha. Black, and live nl New Grenada; Samuel, marr'a d to Clara Laidig, no v.- at Saltiilo: Benjamin, married to Anna Sny der, and reside at. Saltiilo; Ed ward, married to Rora Berkhart; reside at Usee ki .Mills, Pa.;Sher idan, married to Emma Stake, now at Saltiilo; Ella, wife of Geo, Sliope, at Saltillo, and Mary single1 - at home, at Saltillo. Interment at Saltillo April 17it.li. !Slr. Thomas was not only a Volunteer in the service of his country, but as well for his Mas ter. He volunteered 7)." years ago, together with his live broth ers, in his Master's service, aud all joined the Reformed church at McConnellsburg. He proved faithful until at last he was iinis tereel out of service on earth April 111, l'.Hd, to dwell with his "Cap tain" iu glory forevermore. What a glorious legacy to leave behind! more precious thau jew els. While ou earth he received a pension from the U. S.-Government for his service in defence of his country, he now is reaping his rich reward in Heaven for his long service of "m years in loyalty to his Saviour. L. Wooden Hridi: The supervisors are busy re pairing foot logs and bridges. Huston Heeler is getting out lumber for il new barn. Squire Fields is making the shingles. Mr. and Mrs. John Wright of Dublin Mills, are happy over the arrival of a little daughter to gladden their home. . Some of our .young men around here! are getting ready for an eight weeks' term of summer school to bo taught at Winegard ners school by .1. B. Cutchall. John Wiuogarduor has his buckwheat sowed. John expects to raise two crops. i Senne of our men have begun to practice their horses for the race track, James Gosiu-ll has a Cleve land bay ma re that can make her mile in '2'i minutes. George Laidi j; and family visit ed Jacob Winegardner aud family last Sunday. ! Miss Annie Fields returned home from Kobertsdalo last Sun- i'lov. Melroy preached at Cen ter last Suuday. V ; Life is good when good use is made of it. Captain Noah W. Kulin. Captain N. W. K'uhn, brother of the late 1 iannah K'uhn, at Big Cove Ta'.i. cry, died at his home at Mercers inirg Wednesday night April 17, I'.inl. aged (i!l years. 7 months and U days. He was bom in Wnrre:: tow nship, Frank lin county: but while a young man, willi his father's family mov ed to Big f'nve Tannery. Later he married a Miss Jane Mills, and to til. ni were born six chil dren, two only of whom are living -Dr. J. M. K'uhn and Mrs. T. ik Clapsaddlo, both of Mercers burg. The Captain with his family moved from this county to St. Thomas, and from there to near Mercersburg. His first wife having died, he, in 1sss, was married to Miss Rose Spaugler of Mercersburg, who, with their threo children, survives the de ceased. Captain K'uhn enlisted iu the -i.i'.ith Regiment as a Lieutenant during the Civil War, and while lighting gallantly on one occasion his Captain fell mortally wounded Lieutenant K'uhn seized 1 is fallen leader's sword, and led the men o i with such courage that he was at mice promoted to I he captaincy. Clearlield. First, I want to say that tho an swer to that riddle iu last week's News is, The Whale that swal lowed Jonah. Owing to the heavy rains of last week, there is quite a Hood here now, the river being upovoii with ils banks. The rafts aud log drives are going now making good Use of the food. Some of the rafts had to No taken out of tiie river and ro-ral'tcd. Owing to tho drought of last, summer, they were not considered safe for the trip to Lock' Haven and Williainsport. Xo are having a- line- lot of new buildings erected here tins spring which improves the town nicely. Mr. Dave Sipes of I Srusli Creek and Mr. Boor of Beelford county have bought a largo store here; and we believe they will do a nice business. Miss Date Lake of Pittsburg is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William II. Lake. Mr. J. B. Mellott is ou the sick list. Wo hope for his speedy re covery. The seasons hero are very much later thau in Fulton. You cannot hear tho plow boy's "whoa!" and "gee!" here. We think of more winter instead of making garden aud plowing; but with all of the cold and disadvant age,! like Clearlield. Mt;s. II. M. I'. I', l'reshyterv in Session. The United Presbyterian, Pres bytery of Big Spring is in Ses sion this week in the United Presbyterian church in this place. The ministerial members pres ent from abroad are as foliows: Rev. A. S. Aiken of Airville; Rev. (',. M. Reed 1). I), of New ville; Rev. H. N. Freeman, of McAlevy's Fort; Rev. N. C. Adair of McCoysville; Rev. R, G. Pink erton, of Muddy Creek Forks; Rev. W. E. Guthrie, of Mexico; and Rev. W. T. War nock, of Laurel: The lay members pres ent are John C. Geinmill, of Air ville; Rev. W. H. McCulloch, of Newville; Rev. John II. Davis, of McAlevy's Fort; Rev. W. J. Mart in, of Muddy Creek Forks; Rev. .lames Adams, of Miillintown; aud Rev. A, Hyson, of Wilben. Tho Presbytery continues its sessions through two days. Tho business transactions of the meeting aro interspersed with very interesting conferences (41 practical subjects bearing ou evangelical work in tho fields rep resented and in general. Some malicious person in pass ing D. L. Kuhn's residence Mon day night about midnight, threw a stone through a window break ing two RJ.xL'O panes of glass. I'KKSONAL. Mr. aud Mrs. W. II. Pock of Gem, spent Monday at McCon nellsburg'. Mrs. Dennis Gordon aud her niece Miss J'.tta Evans spent Monday in town. Robert A. Dowuesof Philadel phia is spending a few days in McConnellsburg. Misses Clyde Hess and Aunio Culler of Needmoro were pleasant callers at this office Monday. Merchant W. F. Hart of Need moro spent an hour or two at McConnellsburg ono day last week. Mrs. Fannie M. Akers of Salu via spent a few minutes at tho News office while in town last Fridav. Dr. Sappingtou, of Maryland University Hospital, is tho guest of Dr. Garthwaite at Webster Mills. Mrs. C. B. Stevens and her sis ter Miss Mary Goldsmith aro vis iting their brother Harry at Windber. J. W. Fraker, of Fort Littletou, remembered yo printer in a sub stantial way while in teiwn last Wednesday. John Hoopeugarduer is homo from Riddlesburg for a short time. He expects to return about tho first of May. J. A. McDonough and L. L. Cunningham, two of New Grena da's enterprising young citizens, spent last Thursday and Friday at the county seat. Miss Esta.daughter of Mr. and Airs. W. F. Hart, of Needmoro, is visiting tho family of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dixon at Chambersburg. II. II. Holleushoad who has just completed a successful term of school in Licking Crook township, accompanied by his mother,speut 1 as tTll nrsd n vT nt. f pCon noil ahiirnr Mr. Mark Lodge came down from Brush Creek Valley last Sunday. Ho was accompanied home by his sister Miss Jennie, and Miss Grace Hixson.and Miss Olive Stfiutoagle. Nicholas Roettger who is now a resident of Huntingdon county spent from Monday untilWedues day in this place. Ho expects to move his family to that county in May. Rev. F. S. Houser, of Median -icsburg, spent several days dur ing the past week in this place. Brother Houser is a jovial follow, and his many friends here aro al ways glad to give him a welcome. Mr. G. H. Schouck of Brush Creek was in town a day or two last week. While here, ho ob tained a Huckster's Licence, and expects, this summer, to have a regular weekly route that will cover Brush Creek Valley, and eastern Sideling Hill. Ex-Sheriff J. A. Hummel, who has be!on located near Gottsyburg for several years, spent several days during tho past week visit-' ing relatives iu this place, and in meeting his many friends and former associates. Alf looks well, and tho family liko their homo iu Adams county very much. Littlo Miss Wroatha Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Evans, of Thompson towuship.at tended school every day during tho past term of seven months. Wroatha is but seven years of ago, and tho distance from hor . homo t.O t.lio ehfMtl iu furrt ntilou the greater part being along a lonely road. With tho exception of perhaps a deizen mornings when she was accompanied by one of her pareuts sho went to school aloue. The total distauco traveled by tho child is,of course, atiO miles. We know of a teacher who traveled a greater number of miles, but then, lio"didn't walk, Jimmy Deshoug who taught tho Daniels's school iu Licking Creek township boarded at homo. He had a cart and pony, and drove seven miles to school every morn ing during tho term, returning over tho same road in tho eveur ing, making HK10 iuhVs. I
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