VOLUME 2.
MCCONNELLSBURG, PA., May 30, 1901.
NUMBER 37.
Narrowly Escaped Drowning.
Last Saturday afternoon Logue
Shives, son of P. R. Shives of
Licking Creek township, and
Miss Pittman daughter of Jared
Pittman of Thompson township,
had a narrow escape from drown
ing in Licking Creek.
Mr. Shives is employed on a
farm in the Cove, and last Satur
day he got a horse and buggy
from I. P. Hendershott, and with
Miss Pittmam, started for the
home of Logue's father intending
to go to the Christian church the
next day to witness the baptismal
services.
When they reached the fording
near John Lake's or what may be
better known as the aunt Mary
Ann Wink fording, the swollen
stream led them to feel that there
was some risk in attempting to
cross. After some deliberation,
they both got on the horse, which
was still attached to the buggy,
and started across; but the wat
er was deep and the current
strong, and when near the mid
dle of the stream, the horse made
a misstep. In an instant the
youg people, horse, buggy, robes
&c.,were adrift and being carried
down the raging stream. Mr.
Shives is a stout young man and
an excellent Bwimmer, and with
presence of mind did not allow
his fair companion to get away
from his grasp. In being car
ried through a treetop that lay
in the creek they became entan
gled in the brush and the
clothes were badly torn,
a struggle for about 300
lady 's
After
yards
down stream, Mr. Shives with
Miss Pittman, was able to reach
the bank on the side of the creek
which they had entered. The
horse and buggy, after being
carried a considerable distance
down the creek were rescued by
Mr. Dayton Shives a brother of
Logue.
Aside from the loss of the
cushions, robes, whip, &c. there
was no serious damage to the
horse or buggy. It is almost
miraculoushoweverthattheyoung
people were not drowned.
David Hoke.
David Hoke died at his home at
Altoona May 21, 1901 aged about
75 years. While Mr. Hoke had
been in poor health for sometime
his death at this time was unex
pected. -
' The deceased was a native of
McConnellsburg, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hoke, who for many
yearn owned and lived in the
house now owned by Dr. Dalbey.
David Hoke was married to
Elizabeth, daughter of the late
David Shoemaker and his first
wife, a Miss Reamer. Mrs. Hoke
survives. In early manhood he
learned the trade of millright and
became an excellent mechanic,
He was one of the charter mem
bers of the Lodge of Odd Fellows
in this place.
About 1862 he with his family
removed to Altoona, where Mr,
Hoke secured employment in the
wood shops of the P. R. R. com
pany. and so efficient was he as a
mechanic, that eveu after his
health began to fail, the company
retained him and paid him his
salary. Heissurvived.alsoby two
sons and four daughters.
Joseph Swartzwelder.
Joseph Swartzwelder, an older
brother of Dr, James S. Swartz
welder of Need more, died at his
home at Rays Hill, May 18, 19Q1,
aged 45 years, 8 months, and 12
days. Death resulted from his
having taken a heavy cold. It
settled on his lungs, and the best
medical attention was not able to
shake. The funeral was held pu
the following Monday in the
Lutheran church of which he had
been an honorable member for
several year; after which his
reinaina were laid to rest in the
beautiful cemetery adjoining the
church in full v'ew of his father's
home, where he had spent his
youthful dayB, as well as in sight
of hla own home where his days
were ended. The deceased was
a moat excellent citizen.
Distressing Accident.
A most distressing accident oc
curred at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Mock in Ayr town
ship last Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mock was busy doing her
morning work about the house,
and their little 18-months-old
daughter, Sarah Rebecca, was at
plr-y in the sitting room.
The child, in some way, got a
nickel-plated shoe buttoner, about
six inches in length; and was
toddling about the room with the
hook end in its mouth, when it
tripped and fell forward. The
scream of the child brought the
mother, who was near, when it
was iound that in the fail the
shoe-buttoner had been driven up
through the roof of the mouth
about three inches. The mother
attempted to draw the buttoner
out, but found it so tight, that
she grasped the child in her arms
and ran out and called to her hus
band, who was working near.
When he came, it required the
combined efforts of the parents
to extract the buttoner from the
struggling child.'
Within twenty minutes, Dr.
Garthwaite was on the scene.
He at once realized the gravity of
the situation, and the hopeless
ness of saving the child's life, and
suggested that it would, perhaps,
be well that another physician be
called in order that the parents
should feel that they had done all
they could under the circum
stances to save the child's life; so,
Dr. Dalbey was summoned, and
he and Dr. Garthwaite staid with
the child several hours, but in
eight hours from the time of the
accident the little girl was dead.
Interment at Union cemetery
Friday afternoon.
Clara Elizabeth McDonald.
In Memorlum.
Som e of the saddest experiences
of life come without premonition.
Yesterday life went well; hope
was in the ascendency; it was
easy to be content; to day all is
reversed.
The crushed heart can scarcely
lift itself to pray; speech seems
paralyzed. What are life's con
pensations now? What are its
ambitions worth in the face of
this? But why should body and
soul be plunged into sorrow's
dungeon when God sees fit to
afflict? Is not the world bright
as of yore?1 Are there not still
some happy phases to life's weary
pilgrimage?
Alter this me or sorrow ana
pain wnere we are continually
weighed down with care, there
is a home of prepared rest, the
streets of which are thronged
with an angelic host who, "with
songs on their lips and with harps
in their hands'' tell neither the
sorrow nor grief "which perhaps
wasted their lives.
"I oannot feel that thou art far.
Since near at hand the angels are;
And when the sunset gates unbar.
Shall I not see thee waiting, standy
And white against the evening star
The weloome of thy beckoning hand?"
Might Have been Worse.
Last Wednesday evening, when
Solomon I. Miller of this place
went to bed, he put his overcoat
and some other clothing that he
had been wearing in the rain that
afternoon, near the cook stove
that they might be dry by morn
lag. it seemed that tne women
of the home had also placed some
wood in the oven of the stove that
it might be dry in the morn
ing for a breakfast fire. About
an hour after the family had re-
tired, some one passing noticed
rather a bright light in the kitch
en, and looking more closely,
saw that it was afire and called
Mr. Miller's family. The wood
in the stove had became ingnited
andthe flames were communicated
to Mr. Miller's clothing and other
material, and had it not been for
the timely discovery, there would
have been an ugly conflagration,
As it was, Mr. Miller lost a good
overcoat, a pair of felt boots,
a pair of good corduroy pants,
some chairs, rugs &c.
An unusually large number of
of new Subscribers to the News
have been added during the past
week.
Mrs. Mary Logan.
Mrs. Mary Logan died at her
home in this place Thursday, May
23, 1901 and was interred in the
Lutheran graveyard Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Logan was a daughter oi
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Spao
nuith, and was born in Lebanon
county Pa., Aug. 24, 1821; hence,
she was aged 79 years, 8 months,
and 29 days.
In 1840, she was married to
Thomas Hammell of Bridgeport,
Franklin county, where she and
her husband lived until the time
of his death in 1848.
To them were born four child
ren, iienry, who was wounded at
the battle of Gettysburg and died
soon thereafter from the effects
of the wound. Catherine, who
married Edward Ferrenberg, and
now resides at Gibsonburg, Ohio
her husband having been dead
several years; Thomas and Alex
ander, twins the former residing
in this place, and the latter, near
Fort Loudon Franklin county.
In 1802, the deceased was mar
ried to Thomas Logan, aud to
them was born one child, who
died at an early age,.
Since the death of Mr. Logan,
she has resided in this communi
ty. Mrs. Logan has one brother
and three sisters living Edward
who lives in this county.
Susan E Kuhn of Stouchburg,
Pa., Lavinia Buch, of Bushnell.
111., and Anna Kuhn, living in
Maryland.
Mrs. Logan, for many years,
was a consistent member of the
Lutheran church. About" two
years ago, she was attacked by
cancer and the dread . disease
gradually took her life.
1 Knobsville.
The waters were very high last
Thursday taking fences as it went
but no serious damage was done.
Mr. A. L. Wible spent last
Wednesday in McConnellsburg.
Miss Ida Miller, who spent a
week with her friend Miss Alice
Long of this place, returned last
Thursday to her home at Six
Mile Run.
Mr. Ira Fore and Miss Amy
Fleming of Knobsville, spent last
Thursday at Burnt Cabins.
The tick in our community are
all improving. Mr. Jacob Hamil
is aoout tne. same su tiering a
good bit
Miss Alice Long spent a few
days last week with her sister
Mrs. Ed Foster in Wells Valley.
Candidates are almost as plenty
as ram. borne one is going to get
left. I think Tod township should
be represented next year by the
prothonotaryship, as it is about
time she is recognized as she al
ways stands in the majority roll,
Some people are done planting
corn.
Bark peeling has stopped.
W. E. Snyder has his house al
most ready for the plasterers,
It will be a fine house when fin
ished.
Mr. Spangler has disposed of
some of his hands.
Bert Kerlin, Daniel HamiL Lew
is Cook, and Vanwert Divens are
working on the Belle telephone
line.
Plenty of work for those who
want work.
The flood of last week did
great deal of damage.
Decoration will be held here on
Thursday. Will parade and dec
orate about 10 oclock. Speeches
will be made by the Methodist
Miuister, D. W. Kelso, D. H,
Myers, and others from a distance,
Music by the Knobsville Cornet
Band, and singing by. the chil
dren. The boys are all back from
Kearney,
Enoch Kerlin is preparing to
build an addition to his barn.
Our sports seem to be enjoying
the weather now loafing, as some
don't make it home till about 4
p. m. Go it, boys.
Lightning struck Andy Fore's
house, but did not do much dam
age. S. R. Cromer has Bold two of
his best horses and willl go to
tinning in the near future,
Susannah Younker.
Mrs. Susannah Younkerdiedat
her home in Thompson township
May 18, 1901, agod 54 years, 11
months and 3 days. During the
past eight months' she had been
a great sufferer from cancer in
the face.
She was a daughter of Isaac
Sefficool, of Franklin county, and
one of fourteen children, sev
en sons, and seven daughters.
Three of the brothers William,
Wesley, and Joseph went into
the army in 1861. Joseph was
captured by the Rebels at the
battle of Antietam June 11, 18G3,
and was starved to death in An
dersonvilie prison. The others
remained in the army until after
the surrender of Lee in 18G5.
In 1867 the deceased was mar
ried to Adam E. Younker of
Thompson township.
At the age of 15, she became a
member of the Lutheran church
and remained a faithful member
until 1895, when with her hus
band she joined the Methodist
church. She was a most exem
plary christian woman with a faith
that robbed death of its terrors.
To mourn her loss, she leaves
her husband and six children,
namely, Julia C, married to Her
man Weller of Plum Run; Beason
B., of Plum Run; Mollie E. marri
ed to W. E. Stone, of Franklin
county, but now a resident of
Thompson township; and Willis
and William at home with their
father.
Funeral services conducted by
Rev. Gray of Hancock, and inter
ment at Rehoborth, Monday May
20th.
Need more. '
The grain in our community
presents an unusually thrifty ap
pearance.
Dr. J. s. bwartzwelder was
called to Rays Hill last week to
attend the funeral of his brother.
Miss Grace Huston spent Sat
urday ana bunday at Mr. ueorge
Metzler's, Harrisonville.
Miss Lettie Whitfield spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Miss
Bertha Golden.
Mr.andMrsM.B. Hill have been
away from home for several days
spending the time with Mr. Hill's
father, Mr. Israel Hill, who is se
riously ill.
Ja's. Keefer was visiting John
Hendershot and others on Satur
day and Sunday.
Miss Grace Lake of Clearfield
is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Milt Hill.
Miss Jessie Mellott was visiting
friends in Pigeon Cove Saturday
and Sunday.
W. H. Lake, our former neigh
bor, who now lives in Clearfield,
spent a few days hero. He bought
the Jos. Palmer property from
John Conner and Intends moving
back to little Fulton, "the garden
spot of the earth. "
Dr. Garthwaite of Webster
Mills was in this vicinity Sunday
bidding farewell to his friends
and patrons.
One of our boys made a sad
mistake a few nights ago when he
went "to rid the place of stray
dogs" and shot a valuable hog.
Our enterprising supervisor,
John Hollenshead, is still improv
ing the roads in and about town.
Ho put a fill of gravel on "Pu ffln
berger Row." All it needs now
is more of the same.
The committee met again on
Saturday to further arrange for
the repairs of Fairview Church.
Let us have a building that is a
credit to the community arrang
ed for the comfort of our old peo
ple; attractive to the young, and
an honor to Him to whom the
building was dedicated.
As was noted a week or two
ago, Mr, John Nesbit took his son
Harvey to Philadelphia for a sur
gical operation. This was per
formed ut the Medico-Chi Hospit
jtl Monday of last week. A late
letter from Walter Leodom of
Bristol, Pa., says that he called a
few days ago to see Harvey, and
that Harvey said he was getting
along well, and felt better than
for two years.
Nathan Truax.
At his home in Belfast township
May 22, 1901, "Uncle Nathan"
Truax, as he has for many years
been affictionately known, died of
the infirmities of age, being well
advanced in his 85th year.
Mr. Truax was a member of
one of the oldest families in that
section, his father, Jacob Truax
having settled on the farm now
owned by Joseph Truax, a grand
son. Jacob Truax was married
twice uncle Nathan being one
of the second set of children
there being 22 in the two sets.
More than three scoro years
ago Uncle Nathan was married to
Matilda, daughter of Joseph
Palm,er, and sister of David, Eli
jah, John, William, aud Joel Pal
mer, all now deceased. Like
Jacob Truax, Joseph Palmer was
among the first settlers along that
part of Siddling Hill; and one of
the notable things connected
with the family is, that as one af
ter another of the children mar
ried, that child was placed on a
farm either north or south of the
old Palmer home; and with the
exception of David who later mov
ed near Need more to the farm
now owned by his son Elder
Thomas R. Palmer, the others
raised their families and spent
their days on the farms on which
they went to housekeeping.
To Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Truax
were never born any children
aud with the death of Mr. Truax
all the members of the two fam
ilies of the generation are gone
except Sarah, Mrs. Obed Mellott,
a sister of Uncle Nathan.
He was not a member of any
church, but possessedacharacter
beyond reproach. He was a faith
ful attendant upon the services
of the Primitive Baptist church
and his remains were laid to rest
iu the graveyard at the Sideling
Hill Baptist Church on Friday.
Executive Committee.
Hd. Qua. Fulton Co. Veteran
Association.
MC'CON N ELLSUUHG, Pa.,
May 27. 1901.
The following executive com
mittee is hereby appointed, and
will act in the selection of perma
nent grounds for ,the annual re
unions. Ayr David Montgomery, Elli
ott Ray, Jas. G. Kendall
Belfast Daniel P. Deshong,
Esq., Capt. Dixon, Thos. Palmer.
Bethel Joseph Fisher, Wesley
Hill, Wm. Slayman.
Brush Creek G. M. Truax.W.
H. Walters, Amos Hixson.
Dublin J. W. Fraker, D. C.
Fleck, Geo. Wilds.
Licking Creek Dr. Wishart, J-
W. Hoop, Geo. W. Decker.
McConnellsburg M. Lehman,
D. T. Fields, S. B. Woollet.
Taylor Benj. Deavor, M. D.
Mathias, Wm. Miller.
Thompson J no. Fisher, David
Gordon, Eli Covalt.
Tod Hon. Juo. M. Fore, David
Gillis, Henry Anderson.
Union Dr. Wm. L. McKibbin,
Isaiah Lehman, Wm. L. Lee.
Wells Hon. M. W. Houck, A.
F. Baker, Harvey Wishart. .
The committee is requested to
meet at the Court House, McCon
nellsburg, on Thursday, June 13,
1901, at 1 o'clock p. m.
Amos Hixson,
David Mallov, President.
Secretary.
Farmers' Institutes.
The County Board of Farmers'
Institute Managers, will meet at
the County Commissioners' office
on the. second Tuesday of June
to arrange for the placo where
Institutes are to be held this
season. All of our people who
desire Institutes ought to attend
this meeting and present their
claims. Tins Board is composed
of the Local Members of the
State Board of Agriculture, and
one representative from each
County Agricultural, Society, the
Pomona Grange and County Al
liance. If you find that you can
not attend this meeting, address
a letter with your request to
Chairman of Board of Institute
Managers, care of Couuty Com
niisslouers.
Louie May Mellott.
Louie May, oldest child and on
ly daughter of George B. and
Addie Hockensmith, and wife of
Irvin Mellott, died suddenly and
unexpectedly at her home near
Cameron, Illinois, , on Tuesday,
May 14, 1901, and was buried on
Thursday.
Since moving to the West she
had been troubled more or less
with asthma, which grew worse
aud caused other complications,
resulting iu her death while yet
in the bloom of young woman
hood. She was about 27 years
old. She was born in Licking
Creek township and lived there
till in the fall of 1898, when she
and her husband and two chil
dren moved to Illinois. They
were married in August 1893,
and lived in Belfast and Licking
Creek till they went west.
Her parents moved out to
where she lived in April 1901, and
were her only relatives within
many miles, though many kind
neighbors tendered their minis
trations to the compara tive stran
gers in a strange land. The de
ceased was a member of the M.
E. church which she joined when
a young girl, and was faithful to
the means of grace.
Besides her father and mother
she leaves her husband and three
children, the oldest about 7
years old, and the youngest be
tween 2 and 3, and one brother.
The sympathy of the many
friends and relatives iu Pennsyl
vania go out to the bereaved par
ents, husband and brother. The
Fulton Democrat.
Suluvia.
Mrs. Frank Mumma, of Pitts
burg, is visiting her mother Mrs.
Susan Sipes.
Master Ira Palmer, was in
Everett last Saturday on busi
ness. J. F. Johnson and sons, of
Laidig, moved their saw mill to
Mrs. Fannie Akers' Friday. She
proposes having a dwelling house
erected this summer.
Frank Mason, Esq. of McCon
nellsburg, was in this vicinity last
Friday.
ThePresbyterianSunday school
of Green Hill, is making prepara
tion for the observance of Chil
dren's Day. P. R. Austin of
Chambersburg, has charge of the
music.
The rain Wednesday, caused
a great deal of damage to farms
along Licking Creek. W. C. Davis
suffered the heaviest loss. A
fine field of wheat, and his corn
ground that he had just finished
with 1000 bushels of lime, being
a total loss. B. F. Deshong, and
Thomas Hollenshead, were heavy
losers. Harrisonville, was flood
ed. The house occupied by L. I.
Deshong as a residence and store
room, had the first floor flooded to
the depth of seven inches. The
bridgeatDr.Wishart'sonihecreek
road was washed away. The
Doctor's residence was surround
ed by three feet of water, and
was within a few inches of the
first floor. The creek road was
badly damaged, and a number
of foot bridges carried away
John Ewing's corn ground was
badly damaged by the flood.
liussel Mellott, has gone to
Clearfield, where he has employ
ment. C. R. Davis, proposes to estab
lish a milk route. He will make
three deliveries each week to the
McConnellsburg creamery.
W. R. Speer was called to Harri
sonville Thursday, on account
of the washout of the approach
to the bridge on the pike. Iiobert
will superintend the repairs for
the company this year.
The remains of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Bryan's little child, of near
Mercersburg, was interred in the
M. E. cemetery at ureen Hill, Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Bryan is a
daughter of the late Jacob Dan
iels, deceased. Their many
friends in this place extend their
sympathy. May God bless the
bereft.
The ordinance of baptism by
immersion was administered to
seven persons noar the Sideling
HiJl Christian church Sunday
mnpnino- hv thpir rmi'iilnr niuatar.
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Miss Cora Spoer, who has been
spending several weeks with the
family of Will Hoke, near McCon
nellsburg spent Saturday night
at her home in this place.
PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. John A, Henry
spent last Friday at McConnells
burg. Miss Jessie Sloan left Tuesday
for a visit to her brothers at Buf
falo. - - .
Squire Billy Grove of Clear
Ridge spent Monday in McCon
nellsburg. J. C. Snider, of Plum Run, call
ed at the News office while in town
last Thursday.
Miss J. Maud Rinedollar of
Webster Mills visited friends at
Jugtown last week.
Miss Nellie Morton is visiting
the family of Hon. Peter Morton
near town this week.
Job L. Garland, A. C. Garland
and Job Plessinger spent last
Saturday at McConnellsburg.
Miss Irene Pott, of Big Covo
Tannery.is spending a few wefks
in town with her aunt Miss Re
becca Pott.
Miss Allice M. Stinger is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. David Rine
dollar, and also her sister, near
Webster Mills.
Misses Viola Stevens and Lilian
Fleming of Clear Ridge left on
Tuesday for a visit among friends
at Huntingdon.
Mr. J. J. Conrad spent a few
days last week visiting his daugh
ter Miss Nora in Chambersburg
and Dr. Gillan at Greencastle.
Contractor N. B. Henry spent
last Friday in town. With hi.s
force of men he begins the erec
tion of a large barn in Hunting
don county this week.
Miss Mary C. Patterson left
Tuesday morning for Buffalo
where after visiting the Pan
American a few days, she will go
on to Wisconsin to visit Mrs. Jo
sie Deming.
James A. McDonough, of New
Grenada Fulton county Pa., the
irrespressible agent for the
EquitableLifelnsuranceCompany
of New York City, was a visitor
in Everett on Tuesday. Everett
Press.
Miss Fannie Greathead princi-
palof the public schools at Jeanette
returned last week to the home
of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Greathead in this place, after
completing another year's work.
Miss Elsie Greathead, of this
place, left last Friday morning
for a well earned summer outing.
She will first visit Mrs. Edgar
Criswell in Pittsburg and. then
spend a fortnight at the Pau
American.
Harry Plessinger, accompanied
by his sister-in-law, Miss Jessie
Layton, was in town last Thurs
day. Harry has the contract for
carrying the mail between Lo
cust Grove and Cry stalSpr ings be
ginning with the first of July.
J. Frank Irwin, one of this
year's graduates of our High
School, left Tuesday morning for
Altoona where he has a position
in his uncle Will's drug store.
Frank is a good boy and will win
success beyond thewildest dream
of his class prophet.
Mrs. Susan Ott, after spending
several days with her sister Mrs.
D. V. Sipes of this place returned
to her home in Chambersburg
last week. She was accompanied
home by her sister Mrs. Sipes,
and Claronce Sipes of the News
office. They drove over to Saint
Thomasiand spent Friday evening
with another sister, Mrs Corneli
us Lambert, and went on to
Chambersburg Saturday, Clar
ence and his mother returniug
Sunday evening.
Mr. Jacob Strait, of Harri
sonville, called at the News oflico
a few minutes while in town last
Friday morning. Mr. Strait
says the culverts at the turnpike
bridge at Harrisonville were not
sufficiently large to allow the wa
ters of last Wednesday's flood to
pass through, and in consequence
the water was dammed back and
overflowed their town as usual.
It was about four inches deep in
Dixon's 8tore, and lacked about
au inch of running intoPittinan's
store.