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VOLUME 2.
KAI.IMI Bt'KNS tATTKRSOX.
lntcrctinn IiiliM inatioM Gathered
from Ills Comrades.
As was stated iu those columns
ii.-.t week, Ivalpli 13. Pa tterson 'a
remains were shipped by express
from San Francisco, Friday even
ing, July li'th. The remains
reached Mercersburg, last Fri
day morning, July -10th, and
wore brought to McConnellsburg
on the evening of the same clay
by undertaker Stoter.
The fuueral took place from the
res'deuco of K. Sharpo Patter
son, brother of the deceased, on
Saturday afternoon, and inter
nal. t v.;t made in the family lot
in rin'ou cemetery four miles
soi:Vi .f this place.
In addition to a large number
of iriends present at the funeral,
King Post, G. A. R. attended in a
b.dy, and eight of Ralph's com
rades irom Frankliu county, who
served iu the Philippine war and
who returned just a few days
ago, came over and acted as pall
benrors.
The names of these comrades
are Corporal F. K. Bradley and
C. K. Eusminger, of l-oltz; Emery
Reed and his brother, Roy, of
Welsh Run; Luther M. Robinson,
John R. Robinson, Harry S.
Mosser, and John B. Roland, of
Mercersburg.
These boys all belonged to the
same regiment (the 38th) to which
Ralph belonged, except the Reed
brothers, who belonged to the
Kith. Not any of them were mem
bers of Ralph's company.
Harry S. -Mosser is a brother
of our Dr. Mosser, of this placo.
f. These gentlemen, together with
Ralph, were recruited at Mercers
burg during the early part of
September, 199. The recruits
left here about the middle of that
mouth, and their regiments were
mobilized at Jefferson Barrack's,
M issouri.
On the H(!th of October, 1899
they left Jefferson Barracks, and
were taken by rail to ban Fran
cisco, spending seven days en
transit. The next thirty days
were spent in San Francisco; and
then, on the 2tth of November,
six companies of the 38 th Regi
ment went aboard the St. Paul
and tour companies aboard the
Duke of Fife, and they started on
their long journey across the Pa
cilic. At the end of ten days they
&toained into the harbor at Hono
lulu where they lay six days. The
boys were glad tc get out on ter
ra firma again, and enjoyed the
stop there greatly. All aboard
again, they left Honolulu, and
steered straight for Manila, and
were glad at the end of another
twenty diys to sight the bay in
which Dewey annihilated the
Spanish Meet and opened up the
w ay for Franklin and Fulton coun
ty beys to get such a long jour
ney at Uncle Sam's expense.
It was the day after Christmas
when they drojpinl anchor and
the next day they disembarked
and went into camp on the Lu
notta, a big green park just out
the city.
On New Years day ihey broke
camp and started out on their
tirst inarch in the enemy's coun
try, but were halted short at the
Water Works, six miles away,
aud ordered to pitch their tents;
but in the evening they were sur
prised at being ordered to break
camp and march back to the Lu
ttotta the place of starting that,
morning.
This was merely a Lttle exer
cise for the boys to prepare them
lor puuo more exciting exper
iences. And they came soon
ouough; for the next day thoy
were marched to a place called
America Bon where they remain
ed five days, and then continued
their march southward. The
first day .nut from the lut
tr place ftmi loss than two
weeks from the day they lauded,
they ran upagainstUOOO Filipinos
hud had one of the biggest fights
during their whole stay. Iu this
nutf'igorNmt I2h of our boys wore
"lut out of business" to ,'nso tho
expression of the one w ho told us
about it.
As strange as it might seem,
there w ere a few of our meu who
deserted aud joined the army of
tho Filipinos. In thoengagetnent
to which we have just alluded,
were thirteen deserters-one nam
ed Johnston, not any of ou r John
stons seemed to be a com
mander and the most defiant. He
could be seeu standing on top of
their works, waving his sword,
and urging his men, but the un
erring aim of one of our boys sent
a bullet through his heart, and
thus went out the light of another
American. ,
After a whole day's hard fight
ing our boys won the victory.
Of course, we cannot iu this
article follow them in their ex
periences through the two years,
and besides, if we were to tell all
there might be a young war on
this.side of the Pacific.
When Ralph enlisted, he was
but little more than 22 years of
age, weight about 1550, was of
delicate build, and had never been
accustomed to any severe physi
cal exercise. The first two effort
he made to enlist, he was reject
ed by the examining board. He
was, however, very anxious to go,
and tried again at another place,
and his friends were greatly sur
prised when they learned that he
had been accepted. After the
organization he was known as the
baby of the regiment."' This
term was applied on account of
his boyish appearance only, for
tho young man sprang from a
hue of distinguished military
meu, and was, by no means, lack-
mg in courage. .
Iu less than three months from
the time he reached the islands,
he fell a victim to disease, and his
young life went out another sac
rifice on the a1 tar of his couutry.
After beiug iu a hospital eight
or ten days, he died on the 19th
of March 1900.
The only person from this sec
tion that was present at his
funeral was Johu B. Roland, of
Mercersburg. Mr. Roland says
that Ralph's body was embalmed,
dressed in a bright new Kaki
uniform, placed in a good casket,
laid away in a grave six feet in
depth and tho grave carefully
marked.
His body remained there about
a year when it was taken up, re
moved to Manila, placed in a new
casket, made ready for shipment,
and after a month's delay, prob
ably, was sent home the gov
ernment paying cost of transpor
tation to Mercersburg.
The regiment left Manila for
home on the 1st of June 1901, aud
in five days reached Nagasaki,
Japan, where they stayed two
days. . Twenty days more
brought them across the Pacific
to San Francisco, and on the Both
of June Uncle Sam paid them
their wages, gave them money to
get home, took the harness off
them, and turned them loose.
The mileage allowance for the
homeward trip was four cents.
Mr. Roland's allowance from Sau
Francisco to Mercersburg, was
$194.05. His ticket cost him
$57. 10; hence he had tho balance
for pocket money.
The wages of a private soldier
is $10.50 a mouth.
All do not return who go out to
war. Of the 100 men who went
in Ralph's company, only Oil were
permitted to servo their time out
aud return.
His regiment (the 38th) went
out with 1,250 men and came in
with 035. The 40th regiment,
that the Reed boys were in, went
out with 1,350 and came back with
804.
It is all well enough for one
whose patriotism is sufficiently
strong, that he should take his
life iu his hand and deliberately
walk up and lay it down on his
country's altar; but if one goes
into war for the fun he expects
to get out of it, ho takes the risk
of paying avery extravagant price
for the privilege.
John (1. Motzlor of Harrison
ville, spent last Friday in town.
Inicrestinu better from Colorado.
Through the courtesy of Miss
KUawoti Johnston we are permit
t"d to make extracts from letf ers
written by her brother Prof. Os
car S. Johnston, who with his
family are spending the summer
months in Colorado. The letters
were written during thetirst part
of July from Manitou situated :it
the foot of T'ikes Peak. Editor.
"The sun shines here justabout
as it does anywhere else, but the
air is cool always cool iu the
shade. ,
"As to the principal places of in
hiterest, we are seeing them
gradually. We walked up Willi
auic canon, which is indeed, 'nost
beautifully and wonder fully grand
We have driven through Gardens
of tho Cods, Glen Eyrie, and up
I'to Push six miles to Cascade
Falls but three miles farther
than visitors usually care to go;
but it is worth the effort to make
the trip -yes a do:'.eu times. After
leaving our carriage, we went far
up through the mountain gorge,
through which Hows a good sized
stream of melted snow leaping
over rocks 20 and 30 feet. The
gorge is so steep that for miles
the falls are continuous, with hero
and there a short landing.
"Glen Eyrie is the residence of
a wealthy Englishman uamed
Palmer, a railroad man of note.
Afewdaysago, itis stated, he sold
his interest iu one railroad for
fifty millions which is considered
a small part of his great wealth.
I will not attempt to describe
this beau ti f u 1 s pot, or th e i m prove
uieuts Mr. Palmer is constant
ly making. He owns several
thousand acres of mountain land
aud keeps a hundred meu busy
looking after his property.
"The Garden of the Gods con
tains many curious and wonder
ful J filiations.
We have !! f.i the o-g .' nd
up Pikes Poa :.bout two miles.
We shall go to l!ie top beforo our
return to Kansas, but not ou foot
as many foolish people, who are
thankful to be able to re
turn alive. A small party
from our hotel attempted
the climb about a week ago. They
started about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon expecting to see the
sun rise from the summit next
morning. Threeladies belonging
to tho party, stopped about two
miles below the summit despair
ing of ever seeing the sun rise
from tho summit of Pikes Peak or
anywhere else.
The expense here is not so
much a matter of living as some
place in which to live. Eatables
are not more expensive than at
home, but a room costs from 0
to $10 a week.
"We were out last week to
Cheyenne canon, u most wonder
ful place, in which are tho Seven
Falls. The rocks are straight up,
all around, so they have built
steps, over 300 of them, up
to tho top. From the top of these
steps we wont to the summit of
the mountain to Ileleu Hunt's
grave. This woman was a great
writer and very eccentric in many
ways. She built a cottage of pine
logs here in Manitou, and would
go up ou the mountain tops aud
stay for day s at a time, all by her
self, to gather inspiration aud to
write her books. This lonely
spot was a favorite one of hers,
and by her request she was taken
up there aud buried. Sho want
ed that every "visitor should put a
stone on her grave, as she direct
ed that uo tombstone should be
placed there. . A few years ago
her husband had her body taken
up and placed in tho cemetory.as
he was afraid it might be dis
turbed. "A little distance from this
spot, on the edge of a cliff, one
can see for miles aud miles out
across tho plains; or, turning one
can look back over the mountains,
and see peak, behind peak.
"We were very tired after re
turning, but felt well repnW for
our climb."
E.litor and Mrs., John P. Sipos
spent most of tho past week at
1 Phil idelphh and Atlantic City, '
McCONNLLLSBURG, PA., July
Reformed Reunion.
The. twelfth annual reunion of
the Reformed Church of southern
i Pennsylvania, Maryland and Vir
ginia was held at Pen mar last
Thursday.
There went from this place
Rev. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. John
A. Irwin. Misses Murnic. Olive,
and Bessie Grissinger, William
Hull. Charlie Bender and his
mother Mrs. Samuel Bender,
Miss Alice Hoke, Miss Oli.-e Pitt-
man, , i d Miss Laura Waguer.and
Mrs. George B. Daniels.
The weather was fine. Of the
twelve years the Reformed peo
ple have been having these re
unions they have never had rain
on that day.
They say that the new auditor
ium at Pen mar adds very much
to the com f or bof those attending.
Heretofore there was a speakers'
stand but the audience were
obliged to sit around on rude
seats in the grove not very well
shaded. Now this auditorium
while open all arouud furnishes
entire protection against raiu and
sun, aud the seating is such that
one may hear the speaking with
comfort.
Dr. Prughone of the finest pul
pit orators iu the church was
there.
The McConnellsburg party left
Loudon at 7.05 iu the morning,
went toC'ham bersburg.and thence
by way of Hagerstown, reaching
Ponmar at 11. Returning, they
reached Lou clou at 10.
The Lutheran people will hold
their reunion at the same placo
ou Thursday of this week.aud the
Presbyterians next Tuesday.
Saluvia.
Miss Cora Spoor, who. had been
spending a few weeks iu Cham
borsburg, returned to her home
this place on Friday evening.
TiOwis C. 'am. a leading mer
chant of Everett, accompanied by
his little daughter Miriam, was
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W, C. Mann, the first of
this week.
Misses Lizzie Lysinger and
Sallie. Gracy, of Everett, were
guests of the Misses Mann
several days this week.
Mrs. George Sheridan Fockler,
of .Johnstown, is visiting her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. II. S. Wish
art, of Harrisouville.
Miss Nell Daniels, of MsCon
uellsburg, spent several days
with relatives and friends at Har
risonvillo last week.
John S. Harris, whose illness
was uotod last week, is regaing
his usual health.
Rev. Pitteiger, who was suf
fering from a threatened attack
of fever, accompanied by his wife,
left Thursday for their home in
Adams county.
On account of the inclemency
of the weather on the 13th inst,
the Endeavor's ice cream supper
aud social, at Green Hill, did not
eventuate. It has been postponed
uutil Saturday evening, Aug. 3,
at which time and place you may
he royally eutertained.
Goorgo Schooley and Oscar
Kline, who are employed iu Frank
liu county, were visiting at their
respective homes over Sunday.
Mrs. Mae Bair aud little
daughter Nellie, left Saturday for
a week's outing at Bedford
Spriugs, where they will be join
ed by Mr. Bair, who is employed
by the Western Union Telegraph
company us lineman.
Miss Alice Gordon, of Ft. Lit
tleton, was the guest of Miss
Ella Maun, Thursday night, while
eurouto to Bedford Springs.
Davy Little last week sold four
lots off tho "Little Extension" at
the forks of the pike. Those are
mostdesirablelocatiousfor homes
and soou xvill all bo taken. Buy
now and save a first purchaser's
profit.
The painters are this week
second-coating the Nace build
ing aud C. li. . Steven's build
iug both opposite the News of
ti '.e.
25, .1901.
Exceptions Dismissed.
Bedford county people have
been making an effort to have the
Bedfordaud Cham borsburg turn
pike condemned from Bedford to
the top of Rays Hill at the Fulton
county line. A jury of viewers
was appointed, both sides were
heard and the jury reported in
favor of condemning tho pike and
tix(dthe damage at $5,07.50 to
be paid by Bedford county, to the
turnpike company.
Tho turnpike company then
tiled exceptions, but J udgo Loug
eneckcr, after due consideration,
dismissed the exceptions last
week, and now if the turnpike
company want to continue the
tight they must take it up to the
supreme court.
Let the good work go ou. If
tho Bedford county people suc
ceed iu tearing down the tollgates
in that couuty, the company will,
iu all probability, abaudon the
pike through this county, as it
does not pay expenses.
Need more.
This has been the most difficult
season for the farmers to get
their grain stored that has been
knowu for many years. A num
ber of them have removed the
bands and spread the sheaves in
the sun during the last two or
three days which have been with
out rain.
Merchant W. F. Hart is on the
sick list, and has been confined
to his room for a few days.
T. P. Garland who was sick last
week is able to be at his work
again.
Irvin Fisher, of Warfordsburg,
threshed for Hart and Sharp on
Saturday. He says if ho gets
many crops in such a condition
ho will need au attachment re
sembling a clothes wringer to
run the straw through before
entering the machine.
The town is again enlivened by
the presence of the students.
We are told the school numbers
fifty-two, aud more are expected
this week.
C. A: Foster, who went to his
home in Union township last week
with a supposed case of fever,
has returned hale aud hearty.
Miss Annie May Everts left
last Suuday to attend school in
Hustbntown.
Thompson Peck has the sub
contract for carrying the mail
between this place and Haucock.
Miss Ethel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Dixon, of Cham
borsburg, is ill aud unable to re
turn to her home. She is at her
uncle J. C. Mellott's, aud is im
proving under the care of Dr.
Sappington, of Webster Mills.
Messrs. Clel and Oscar Mor
gret, of Berkley, W. Va., spout
Suuday with thoir uncle, Mr. A.
Runyan.
The Wink brothers, Tom, Geo.
aud Ted, left last week for Cin
cinnati, where they have employ
ment. Hotel Mellott is crowded with
boarders now. We thiuk our
friend George is lucky in not
having the county funds in
charge yet.
Mrs. John D. Mellott has been
seriously ill during the past
week.
Mr. B. W. Logue, of Ayr town
ship, spent a night in town last
week, lie could not get farther
on account of the high waters.
Again we are reminded of the
long felt want, a wagon bridge
over Touoloway. This is the
point for Union, Brush Creek
and Bethel people to cross ou
their way to the county capital.
Mrs. Dennis Gordon, of Thorn p
sou, aud Clarence Morgret, of
Dresser, 111., visited Herbert
Morgret last week.
TheCumberland Valley railroad
company will likely be sued by
Abraham Williams, tho owner of
Williams Grove, to recover dam
ages for the destruction of his
wheat crop, a spark from an en
giuo on that road, it is alleged,
having set the wheat ou lire.
Similar dumage suits will short
ly bo instituted against the Penn
sylvania, aud Philadelphia and
Reading railroad companies.
School Appropriation Restored.
It is remembered thatGovernor
Stone two years ago took it ujon
himself, to reduce the State ap
propriation for the public schools.
i This reduction amounted to half
a million dollars a year. This ap
I propriatiou for last year ind will
come off this year; but to make
i good this diticiency, the recent
legislature passed a bill, and the
Governor has signed it appropria
ting one million dollars, and here
after the appropriations will go
at five and a half millions as be
fore. The million detiency will be
paid in four annual payments and
the townships will receive their
share of it iu addition to their
regular appropriation checks.
This county's share will be
$5K5.43 a year.
(one to .St. Louis.
Miss Lady Emma Lyle, the
beautiful daughter of Mrs. J.
Calvin Linn, of Shade Gap, Pa.,
has gone to St. Louis, Missouri,
us companion to Mrs. Peter Koch
of that city.
Mrs. Koch, whose husband is
Secretary to the General Freight
Agent of tho Mobile & Ohio Rail
way, is the youngest daughter of
Mr. W. A. Jamison of Shade Gap,
and it was upon one of her quiet
visits to her dear old father a
couple of weeks ago that sho
made the acquaintance of what
she called her "Rare Jewel."
Mrs. Koch and husband are
very much attached to this "Jew
el," aud St. Louis, having such
splendid schools and numerous
advantages, they intend for Miss
Lyle to complete her education,
and then take a business course.
Miss Lyle's new found friends
are. well educated and their home
is one of refinement and comfort.
Their ouly child, a little daughter,
M iss Adelaide;, also loves her new
found friend Ludy Emma.
.Narrow Escape.
During a severe storm a few
days ago Charles Suyder.clerk in
the store of Levi Springer, at
Edenville, Franklin county, made
a narrow escape from being kill
ed by lightning. Mr. Snyder was
along tho mountain in that sec
tion with a horse and wagon gath
ering produce. He noticed that
a storm was iproaching aud
hurried to a farm house to pur
chase eggs and butter expecting
t j return in a few minutes to his
team, which he left standing iu
tho road, aud then make haste to
Edeuville. When ho started tow
ards the team a bolt of lightning
descended aud struck the wagon,
demolishing the front part of it
and killing tho horse instantly.
Mr. Snyder was within a short
distance of the team when it was
struck and was dazed by the
lightning. The horse and wagon
was the property of Mr. Spring
er. Valley Spirit.
Hats for Horses.
Max Sheets has a horse that
has the distinctiou of being the
tirst nag iu McConnellsburg to
wear a hat, or bonnet as it is us
ually called.
Most of the draft horses used
by large business firms in the
city are now going about with
bonnets on their heads. They
aro made of straw shaped like
a farmer's, hat, with two holes
for the ears of the horso aud a
brim wide enough to shade the
eyes. It is tied neatly under tho
throat, and may or may not have
a wet spouge iu thecrowu to keep
the horse's head cool. A good
mau is merciful to his beast said
W. Penu, B. Franklin, or some
body el so.
David L. Reefer, mail carier be
tween Big Cove Taunery and Han
cook met with a mishap Monday
of last week. A runaway horse
and buggy dashed into his vehicle
and wrecked it. The runaway
team also belonged to Mr. Keefer
aud was being driven by his son,
who iu attempting to raise auum
broil i scarod tho horso.
NUMBER 45.
PERSONAL.
Mr. William McKldowney was
in town Monday.
j Miss Ella West returned to tho
I Washington Flouselast Thursday -j
Hon. W. Scott Alexander went
j over to Welles Valley Tuesday
j morning. " '
Mrs. Frederic D Curtis of this
place went to Philadelphia Mon
day to visit her mother.
Jacob Schultz, Jr, of Frankliu
Mills was a profitable caller at the
News office last Saturday.
George C. Melius and little
granddaughter called at the News
office while in town one day last
week.
Or. and Mrs. Iloadley, of Wash
ington, D. C, are spending a.
couple weeks at the Washington
House.
Mrs. George S. Fockler of
Johnstown is visiting her parents
Dr. and Mrs. U. S. Whishart at
IJarrisonville.
Aliss Edith Kendall returned
home last week after a very pleas
ant visit among friends in Frank
lin county.
Mr. S. E. Peck after spending
a few days among relatives in Bel
fast township, returned to Bed
ford Tuesday.
Mrs. Minnie Marshall of Ship
pensburg is visiting her brothers,
Messrs. Jacob G. aud George W.
Reisner in this place.
Misses Clara and Cleona Pol
lock of Canonsburg, Washington
county, are visiting among tho
Johnston's in the Cove.
Mrs. Mary Wilhelm and daugh
ter Virginia of Homestead Pa, are
visiting Mrs. W's parents Mr. -and
Mrs. J. N. Sipes of this place.
Charlie Duulap, of Lehmaster,
spent a day or two last week
with the family of his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets,
of this place.
Joseph H. Covalt and son Sim
eon spent a day or two iu this
place last week lookiug after tho
telephone line, which has suffer
ed somewhat from the recent
electrical storms.
Mr. George Evans, of Thomp
son township, was iu town last
Friday. He was accompanied by
Mr. Clarence Morgret of Illinois,
who has beeu visiting friends iu
this couuty during the past few
weeks.
Mr. Scott Rinedollar, the geu
tlemanly young tailor, who has
been assisting Mr. JohnT. Emmo
duriug the past eight months, is
spending his vacation at his home
near McConnellsburg. Everett
Republican.
Mr. Robert H. Sipes, an old
bachelor, of Martinsburg, Pa.,
was a welcome visitor in Everett
aeouple of days this week. While
here he was the guest of his bach
elor cousin, Mr. W. Scott Palmer.
Everett Press.
Miss Nora Fisher, of McCon
nellsburg, Pa., is visiting relatives
and friends in town, aud is tho
guest of her mother's uncle,
William II. Stuckey. Miss Fish
er is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William S. Fisher. Everett
Press.
After taking a summer vacation
of several weeks, Miss El.sij
Greathead returned home last
Saturday. Most of the time was
spent at Buffalo studying the
great Pau-American,a knowledge
of which is said to be a liberal
edupation in itself.
Mrs. Goo. B. Daniels and Miu
nie Dalbey went over to Lemaster
on Mouday and spent Wednesday
night with Mrs. Dauiols's sister,
Mrs. Greeuawalt, and on Thurs
day morning joined the Reform
ed people from this placo and
wont with them to Pen Mar to
the Reuuiou.
Mrs. Jacob Clevenger of Ash
villo, N. C, accompanied by her
daughter Florida, so named from
the fact that.sho was born in that
State of fioWers, started for her
southern homo last Thursday
morning, after visitiug her pa
routs, Mr and Mrs. George Mor
ton iu Belfast township, and other
friends ia this county.