jfitttett MCCONNELLSBURG, PA., August 1, 1901. NUMBER 46. VOLUME 2. Kun-Off. Mr. George Waddoll, of Cali fornia, and Miss Ella Groigh, of Morcersburg, were the guests of Dr. West and daughter, Miss Ella, at the Washington House last Wednesday. As they were driving ovor from Morcersburg, and when between the toll-gate and the Hunter road on the ike, they saw a lady ap proaching thorn in great distress beckouiug them and trying to them to hasten, saying, "Our horse is dying'." "Hurry up and help!'" Mr. Waddoll. touched up his spirited team, and driving a few hundred yards, farther, found two more ladies, a demolished buggy, and a horse in a serious plight. The ladies were Misses Annie, Minnie and Ellio Pine, of the Lit tle Cove. These ladies had come over to MeConnollsbui-g, Tues day to get some dental work done at Dr. Stevens', and expected to return Tuesday evening. Their horse becoming sicl, they stayed all night, with Mr. and Mrs. Wnv Myers east of town, and started home Wednesday morning. When below the Hunter road the horse became unmanageable, and began to kick and run. The ladies were greatly frightened but did the best they could, trying to run the horse into the bank on the upper :;ido of the road; but palling the wrong line, we suspin, uiu horse was drawn to the lower side, where stands a chesnut tree. Several years ago a sprout shot out from a root of this tree and grew to be a stoili sapling six or eight inches in diameter and only a 1'ow inches from the parent tree. It hap pened that as the horse was drawn to the lower side of the road, he attempted to kick again and fell-his head pitching through between the tree and the sapliug, and his neck was wedged down so tightly that the horse could not move, and was in this position with one of his hind feet up over tho crossbar of the buggy when Mr. Waddell came upon the scene. The ladies were greatly dis tressed, Ettio had a badly sprain td ankle, the result of having leaped from tho buggy, and Aunie had sustaiuod a number of bruises. Mr. Waddell succeed ed in rettiuir the animal's foot down olT the cross bar, but the horses neck was so tighly wedg ed between tho trees that he did not havo strength to liberate it. He got in his buggy and, quickly drove back to Mr. Youse's at the tollgato, got an ax and returned, and although obliged to chop within an inch of the horses head succeeded in cutting the saplin and freeing tho horse. Through the assistance of some others who came, tho ladies were sent to their homes. Adventure with a Hlacksnukc. Last Thursday evening as Miss Lavinia Long was returning on foot from this place to her home west of the Uidge, she sat dowu ou a rock beside the pike between J. K. Tritle'sand Mrs. Summers' to rest. While sitting thero a very largo blacksnake came down off the bank and approached within a few feet of her, staring her di rectly in the eyes. She felt some strange weird power tak ing possession of her, and she attempted to get away, but all the time she could not take her eyes away from the penetrating gazo of the snake. She managed to get to the fouco.aud climbed to the top rail. Thero she sat, while the snake lay in the road, its head piping wickedly from one side to the other, while its ugly . red tongue was being darted out and in. Miss Long begau to fool dizzy, aud thero is no tolling just what tho outcome might have been had not an unexpected noise frightened the snake, and it glid ed swiftly out of sight. Miss Ixmg's nerves were so agitated over the experience, that she has scarcely slept any since. .Merchants' Troubles. A few days ago three of Hod- ford's most reputable merchants, were arrested ou the charge of selling adulterated vanilla and spices. Each was fined $50 and costs- Among the number was tbram Covalt one of Bedford's oldest merchants and a native of this county. Mr. Covalt and Mr. Calhoun paid the fine and Mr. Shaffer, tho third, refused to do so, because the wholesale house from whom he bought the spices has decided to test the legality of the action in court. Sometime ago a pura food com missioner went to Bedford and purchased some extracts and spices from these merchants, aud sent the articles to tho state chemist, who decided that they were adulterated. In these days when wo have to depend upon our merchants for canned goods, sugars, spices syrups, and tho many other ar ticles that enter into our every day bill of fare, it means much to us to know that we are getting a pure article. A few years ago it was discov ered that many manufacturers of these goods were adulterating them to au extent that made their uso very harmful to health; hence a law was passed, and a depart ment formed to check tho evil. Tho intent of the law is good, but the way its provisions are carried into effect, does not seem to be entirely fair. A merchant of a town or com munity does not know what day au innocent looking individual may tomo into his store, buy a few cents worth of this and that, and go out. In a few days an officer comes in, he is arrested, and like our Bedford friends, he suddenly finds himself "out" to the tune of perhaps $75. As a rule our merchants are honorable people, and would not knowingly sell an imjmre article. They buy ou the representati ou of the salesman; but neither the merchant nor the salesman are responsible it is the manufac turer. The law, however, makes it the business of the retailer to know that his goods are as he represents them. It will have a tendency to make retailers careful in purchasing those goods, and to make them' require tho wholesalers to enter into a bond to protect them in case of trouble. The wholesaler will then see to it that he takes nothing from the manufacturer without a guarantee. What seems to be wiioug with the working of the business is this: The pure food commission man comes into town, goes into two or three stores perhaps, gets the proprietors into a lot of trou bio, and passes the others by, This of course is not fair. Thompson. Last Friday P. P. Slaves, Sam Hess and 1 rank Martin went to the mountain for huckleberries. They did not get many berries, but were compensated for their trouble by killing six large rattle snakes, two of which they skin ued aud stuff ed the skins. Ono of the snakes had 12 rattles and a button. As usual, the largost ones got away. J. H. Covalt put in a telephone at P. P. Shives' last Saturday. Iva Zimmerman spent last week with Mrs. Elizabeth Hess. The festivals at Hcsses Mill, Iron Bridge, and the Tannery were. all well attended. One is led to wonder where all the people come from. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis. Morgret Lvla Simpson, and Mrs. Mellott wore visitors at Ben Simpson's last Sunday. Rev. Bryant was called to his homo in Virginia by the illness of his sister. Austin" Peck was at Sunday school last 'Sunday the first since his attack of typhoid fever Everyone was pleased to soo him out again. Samuel and John Hess visited frieuds iu Ayr township last Sat urday and Sunday. Superior Court Decision. At our October term of court, j 1H90, a suit was tried in which Miss Floreuco Hanks was plain- tiff aud tho township of Ayr was defendant. The suit was founded on two promissory notes, dated November 25, 1892, for $125.00 each, given to the Austin Manufacturing Company by tho Supervisors of Ayr township for a road plow, or road machine. The notes were assigned to Miss Florence Hanks, and, on refusal to pay, suit was brought against the township to recover the amount of the same, with interest. On the trial of case,af tor tho plain tiff's evidence was in, counsel for the defendant township contend ed that tho contract ou which the notes were given was made with out auy deliberation on -the part of the supervisors and was void, and moved the Court to enter a compulsory non-suit, which was done. A motion was tiled to take off tho compulsory non-suit w hich was overruled. An appeal was taken to the Superior Court by Miss Hanks and argued at March term of that Court, and a lew days ago au opinion was tiled in tho Superior Court in which the lower Court was reversed and the case ordered sent back for an other trial. The matter will like ly coine up again at next October term. At the March term of the Superior Court,l89M, a case some what similar to this was tried, on which Ayr township relied; but in the Hanks against Ayr town ship case, the Superior Court lias reversed itself. Licking Creel; Wo have been having wonder ful storms and rains in this vicin ity of late. Austin Lake is not much better. Mr. Foster of Needmore Nor mal spent Saturday and Sunday with Frank Daniels and at Mr. George Metzler's. Oscar Kline, who has returned home from Franklin county is suffering from a very sore hand. Rev Logue preached at the Christain church Sunday aud baptized 15. Quite a number of people were present. Miss Cora Sipe, who has been employed in Franklin county is visiting her parents. The festival by the string baud was well attended. There has been no preaching at Siloam for a few weeks. The pas tor, Rev. Pettinger, has gone homo, sick with fever. Hope he will be able to return soon. Mr. Joseph Deshong is still ou the sick list. Miss May Everts, who was at tending school at Hustontown, re turned homo Sunday, Miss Maggie Daniels spent Saturday at home. Mr. Norman Akers accompanied her to Hus tontown, Sunday, where she will attend the normal school. Mr Lake McDonald was visit ing in this pliice last week. J. N. Garland aud family spent last Sunday at JoseplvDeshong's Miss Gertrude l.-ipe spent last Sunday with her unclo G. W. Sipes. Miss Ella Kline spent a few days last week at home. I'roi. ii. i. t-auner ana miss Culler attended tho festival Sat urday evening. Harry Mumma and family spent Sunday atT. J. Sipes'. lirush Creek. A crowd of young folks from our section contemplate a picuic and fishing party ou tho banks of the Blue Juniata, next Thursday. Ernest Ilixsou took quite a spiu on his bike Saturday aud Sundayl Ho evidently doesn't fear rough roads or a tropical temporaturo. P. J. Barton aud family of llus toutown and F. P. Barton . and daughters of Rays Hill visited friends and relatives in tho Valley on Sunday. Wouldn't just a small taste of January weather be appreciated now? Kuril limned. During the thunder storm last Thursday afternoon, FredTruax's barn in tho Meadowgrounds was struck by lightning and entirely consumed by fire, including his hay, all his summer crops of grainexcept about 20 bushels that ho had stored at the Viouse, his windmill and other things stored in the barn. This is a severe loss to Mr. Truax, as there was no insurance, and leaves him without barn, grain, or feed. During the same storm the stone dwelling on the farm of the late Jared Pittman near town, now occupied by Andrew Washa baugh, was struck by lightning and a big hole knocked in ono of tho wads. Mrs. Washabaugh was lying sick in one of tho rooms aud was greatly disturbed al though not seriously injured. It Will Strike u (iiim. There is au old saying that if you are caugiit out in a thunder storm and can get shelter under a gum tree your are secure from being struck by lightning. What gave rise to this theory we know not, unless the hypothesis is, that the wood is too tough for lightning to handle. Be this as it may, last Thursday's storm knocked the bottom out of tho theory and the top out of a big gum tree that has stood many years in the meadow on Milton Decker's farm iu Licking Creek township. In fact tho tree does not seem that it had any more immunity from the play of an electric bolt than the locust or auy other tree. You want to keep away from auy kind of tree during a thunder storm. ' The l.iglitium; Kod. "About this time," says the Electrical Rwiow, "look out for the lightning rod man." Our contemporary seems to have a grudge against tho modest and veracious dispenser of safety from thunderbolts. "If any body," it says, "is really alarm ed about lightning aud thinks seriously of lightning rods, let him purchase a book on 'Light ning Conductors' rather than fall a victim to tho wiles of the light- ng-rod agent. Tho ordinary lightning-rod of commerco is pretty to look at but it is not much more liable to be struck by lightning than its immediate sur roundings. It is not especially dangerous, but a good thrifty tree near tho house is a better protection. " The "rod," it seems, was one of the blunders of tho theorists of the last generation. It looked very "scientific" to tho readers of elementary works ou electricity fifty years ago, but ex pert electrician? of the present day jeer at it. To-day also much of our so-called science is, after all, guess work. Amaranth. James Carson and Miss Cora llendcrshot spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bender shot, of Lashley. Geo. Uhea and family spent Suuday with Robert Carson and family. Capt. Geo. L. Fisher and wife, of Hagerstuwu, spent part of last week in our valley. Gilbert Rico and sister Miss Jessie visited relatives in Bedford county Saturday and Suuday. Ludwig Fisher is wearing a smile it is a fcirl. Mrs. J. J. Decker, of War fords burg, who has been in poor health for soine time, has beeu the guest of her daughter, Mrs. William C. McKeo for tho past two weeks. Misses Mary and NoraMcKib bin, spent Suuday afternoon with S. K. McKoe and family. J. Clayton Ilixsou and wife were tho guests of. William C. McKoo and family Sunday. William Smith, wife, and son, of Texas, were visiting relatives iu this valley last week. William Spade, of Brush Creek, spent Saturday aud Sunday with his brother Jacob F.- Spado and family. Squire A. J. Sigel has been quite ill from bilious fever for tho past three weeks. Crystal Wedding. Saturday evening, June 8, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Azoll Riley on Easton street, Dunlap, Iowa, was the scene of a very pleasant gathering and will long be re membered by those who partici pated. The occasion was tho 15th anniversary of the marriage of Mr. aud Mrs. Riley, aud the prnseuce of many attested to the high esteem in which they were held by their neighbors and friends. The evening was pass ed iu social intercourse, inter spersed with music. At 11 o'clock dainty refreshments were served, soon after which the guests departed, wishing the host aud hostess many returns of their wedding anniversary, and leaving as tangible tokens of the occasion the following ar ticles: Water set, berry dish and six sauso dishes, vinegar set, cake stand, berry dish and six sauce dishes, syrup pitcher, sugar aud creamer, berry dish and twelve sauce dishes, large fruit staud, syrup pitcher and celery dish, three piece vinegar set, berry dish and six sauce dishes, largo lamp, set Oriental tumblers, rose jar, berry dish, sugar and cream er and two large meat platters. Mrs. Riley is a sister of Mr. Amos Clouser, of Tod township. ' Saluvia. Mrs oarah Rowland and daugh ter, Miss Mary of Iloutzdale, are visiting Mrs. Rowland's niece Mrs. E. R. Austin, of Saluvia. Mrs. Thomas Sloan, Mrs. W Scott Alexander and daughter, Miss Maria Dickson, and Misses Flora Rexroth and Sadie Dickson of McConuellsburg spent last Saturday very pleasantly at the homo of Mrs. Ed R. Austin at Saluvia. It is reported that a little daughter of Scott Kegarico is suffering from an attack of scar let rash. Jahu C. Deshong who has been on tho sick list is reported as re covering at this writing. Mrs. Will Dickson, of Pittsburg is visiting her mother Mrs. Dan iels widow of the late Hon. James Daniels. II. H. Minick of Evorett spent Thursday night at the homo of his father, James Minick. Mrs. George S. Mellott who has been an invalid for several years is in a very critical condi tion. C. B. Davis accompanied by Mrs. Caldwell of Butler Pa. who is spending the summer at the homo of Mr. Davis, spent Friday at McConuellsburg. The pastor of the Sideliug Hill Christian church, administered the ordinance of baptism by im mersion to fifteen persons near that church last Sabbath morn ing. George S. Fodder, 'of Johns town, arrived Thursday evening and will spend this week with Mrs. Fockler, who is visiting her parents, aud Mrs H. S. Wishart at Ilarrisonvillo. Laldig. Albert King aud family of Altoona are spending a few days at the residence of Albert's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Abram King. Albert and his wifo will start Tuesday to spend a few days at Atlautic City. Clarence Hoover spent Sunday at his home. Howard F. Noble of Chambers burg was a visitor in our com munity and attended church at Fairview Suuday afternoon. T. F. Davis aud wifo spent Suu day in Wells Valley. T.'iore will bo a festival and neck tie social at Fairview Satur day evening August, 3. proceeds for church purposes, everybody invited, Etta Laidig has returned from her grandfather, Nathan Barnett and her; sister Zelda has taken her place. County Not Liable. Some timo last April a fire broke out in the Ridgo noar the residence of Joseph II. Covalt in Thompson township. Mr. Covalt telephoned Emanuel Keefer, con stable of Thompson township, apprising him of the fire, and ask ing him to bring 40 or 50 men at once. Mr. Keefer upon the au thority vested in him as tiro war den, started out, gathered nine men, and went to the fire, which upon reaching it, he found to be in Belfast township, aud already under control. Ho and his men returned to their homes, not hav ing fought any lire. His men de manded pay. He presented his bill to the county commissioners, who refused to pay it. The case was then stated to the court, and a few days ago his honor Judge Swopo handed down au opinion that the county is in no way liable, in as much as the tire was outside of Mr. Keefer's bailiwick and under control by the owners of the land. Presbyterian Keiinion. As was noted in these columns. the annual Presbyterian reunion was held at Penmar. The weath er was tine, and ttie occasion brought together a large number of people. Those who went from McConnellsburg were Dr. West and daughter, Miss Ella, Thomas F. Sloan and daughters, Mary and Harriet, W. A. Sloan and daughters, Scott, Emma and Gertie; Misses Minnie and Sadio Dickson, S. A.Nesbit, Miss Netha Nesbit, Mrs. S. M. Cook, Miss Annie Frey, Miss Mary Pittman, Miss Mary Trout, Miss Mary Wilds, Misses Alice aud Jessie Dickson, Mrs. Hattie Kendall and daughters Hattie aud Helen, Maria Dickson Alexander, Mrs. Will E. Hoke Paul Johnston, Miss Ella Johnston, and Sidney Git tins. .Klder John Montgomery. John Montgomery an eminent Baptist clergyman, well known to tho older residents of the low er end of the county, died at his home at G rove City, Illinois, J une 10, 1901, aged 84 years and 1G days. The immediate cause of his death was erysipelas, he being sick but a few days. John Montgomery was born, in Washington county, Md., May 24, 1817; was married to Sarah Snyder, Jan. 22, 1839 and remov ed to Illinois Oct. 15, 1848. Thoir first stop was in Sangamon coun ty, that state; and while there, joined the Primitive Baptist church, and was, with his with his wifo, baptized by Elder Crow July 15, 1850. In 1800 he moved to Christian county. Feeling a divine call to the gospel ministry, he was or daiued in July 1870, and since that time took high rank as an able expounder of the Word. His wife died April 18, 1898. During tho ten years prior to his death he had been the moder ator of the Sangamon Associa tion. e leaves five children John C, Charles A., Mrs. Martha Younker, and Mrs. Amy Masters all of Grove City, and Mrs. Amanda Allen, of Blue Mound, 111. ive children havo preceded him. His funeral took place ou the 12th of June; and, in obedience to a request before his death, his funeral was conducted by Elder J. B. Dobbs, of Pleasant Plains, Illinois, who preached from Romans 29 : 8, "For whom he did foreknow, ho did also predesti nate to bo conformed to the imago of his sou that he might be the first born amoug many bretl ren." Born to Mr. and Mrs. An drew Washabaugh a .daughter. Fall term Central Commercial College, Cumberland, Md., Win chester, Va., begins Soptember 2nd. Write for catalogue and free lesson in Gregg Shorthand. Scholarship $13. I'KRSONAL. Miss Sadie Michaels is visiting in Braddock. Hal Austin returned to Saluvia last Saturday. Rev. W. II. DaFoo, of Huston -town, was in town-Monday. Prof. C. E. BartoJ is spending a few days iu town this week. Parker R. Skinner is rusticat ing iu McConnellsburg this week. Miss Marie Bootman, of Han cock, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Little. Miss Jessie Cunningham, of Enid, visited friends in Everett last week. Miss Nora Dickson, of Media, spent a few days this week with friends iu town. Mrs. B. W. Peck sient part of tho past week visiting her mother iu B.air county. Mr. Mason Barton and son, M. P. Barton, of Brush Creek valley, were at McConnellsburg last Sat urday. Mr. Baltzcr Decker, of Lieking Creek township, called at tho Nkws office while in town last Saturday. Rev. R. II. Hoover of E'erry ville Md. was registered at the Washington House several days during the past week. Mr. Herbert J. Sweet of Sax ton was tho guest of his cousin Mrs. Will Hoke a day or two the first of the week. Mr and Mrs. George S Fockler of Johnstown were the guests of Miss Nellie Daniels Saturday af ternoon and evening. Miss Dixie Robinson who. had been spending several months in Philadelphia, returned home last Wednesday evening. Miss Irene Trout returned home Saturday evening after several weeks visiting in Media, Philadelphia, aud other places. Mr. A. Blair Rodcay, who has been employed in Clearfield for several months, returned last week, and is now working in the News office. Mr. Clarence Sipes took his brother Wm. B., to Everett on Monday, from which place tho latter took the train for his home at Mount Carroll, Illiuois. Nicholas Roettgor, who has been employed at the Reynolds stock farm in Huntingdon coun ty, returned homo Monday even ing for a few days recreation with his family. Charlie Stevens drove up to Everett Sunday morning and was accompanied home Sunday even ing by his sister-in-law Mrs. Harry E Goldsmith and her little son Robert, of Winber. Mrs. Ruth Hagener, who has been visiting her daughters iu Pittsburg and Philadelphia, re turned to this place last week and will now spend some timo with her daughter, Mrs. Dalbey. Mr. L. C. Reisner, ono of Lan caster's prominent business men, accompanied by Mr. Joseph Hahn, spent a few days during the past week with his brothers, Jacob G. and Gtorgo W. of this place. Miss Nora Conrad, who has proven herself to be a very efh'i cieut stenographer and typewrit er in Chamborsburg, has been spending a week with her par ents, Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. Courad, of Ayr town si lip. ' Mrs. Daniel Sheets and Miss Nettie Kuauff spent a few days with Mrs. Sheets' parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Glazier noar Big Cove Tannery, aud among friends at Webstor Mills. They say they never had a more pleasant time than with tho "old folks at homo. " . Dr. John R. Hunter, of Lewis town, who during the past live mouths, took a course of special instruction in one of tho loading medical institutions in Euro)?, returued to his homo last week. Ou Wednesday ho joined his wifo and little son at the home of M rs. Buutor's parents, Capt. and Mrs. Harvey Wishart in Wells Valley.
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