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VOLUME 3.
Personal,
lion. Geo. A. Smith, of Rogers
villa, Tenn., is in attendance at
court this week.
Clarence L. Sipes of Philadel
phia is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes.
D. V. Sipes, accompanied by
Master Paul Ott, was in Cham
hersburg last Friday and Satur
day.
Miss Annie Rumel, of Cham
hersburg, is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rumel, west
of town.
Mr. William Black, accompa
hied by Miss Alice Hamil, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Cham-
hersburg.
Miss Stella Logue who is teach
ing at Foltz this winter spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Miss
Mary Hoke.
Mr. Henry Fost of Bethel town
ship was an early Monday morn
ing . caller. He came up as a
grand juror.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L, Grisinger,
of New Grenada spent a few days
among friends in this community
this week.
Our veteran friend C. C. Ker
ling, of Dublin Mills, paid his re
spects to the News office while in
town Monday.
Mr. Denton Peck of Thompson
was among the number who
made pleasant calls at the News
office this week.
S. D.Stevens the "Singer man"
of Chambersburg, spent Satur,
day in the lower part of this
county on business.
II. K. Stevens, of Shippens
burg, was greeting his many old
friend in Taylor township last
Saturday and Sunday. i
Mr. Aaron P. Garland, of Bel
fast township, was in town Sat
urday. He intends having a pub
lic sale in a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hess, who
have been in Washington for
some time returned to Thompson
township a few days ago.
Miss Belle Stou teazle, who is
teaching school in Franklin coun
ty, speht Saturday and Sunday
it her home in this place.
Michael Mellott who has been
in Washington for some time
returned to this county last week.
His family came some time ago.
Mr. Morse Sloan who had been
visiting his parents, Mr. and
fyjrs. T, F. Sloan, returned to
Parker's landing the first of the
week.
Mr. Clarence N. Trout, of this
place, returned to the Philadel
phia Dental College last Thurs
day for another season's course
of study.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Metzler
of near Burnt Cabins attended
the Bedford county Fair last
week and visited friends in Bed
ford, Rainsburg, and West Dub
lin. Dr. J. Grant Hanks, of Rays
Hill, came (Jowa to town last
Thursday. He was accompanied
home Friday by Mrs. Hanks and
their little daughter Helen who
had been spending a week here.
Miss Mary Patterson who had
been spending several months
among friends in the West is
heme again. Among other places
visited was Denver, and from
Denver she made a trip into the
Rockies.
Miss Maggie Unger who went
to Colorado a couple of years ago
on account of her health is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. p. Unger in the Cove. She
has derived much benefit from
her trip west.
Mr. and Mrs. Abram G. An
derson, of Wells Valley, came
down on Friday and staid until
Tuesday among relatives and
friends here. They werq accom
anied by their children Mary,
Mabel, and Jordan. .
Mr. George W. Cbesnut of
Bethel dropped in Monday and
made ye printer's heart glad by
dropping some cash not only for
his own subscription, but he had
a pocket-ful that his peighbors
had sent aloug for us.
President Roosevelt's Pastor.
A correspondent of the Hunt
ingdon Local News says:
The readers of the daily press
have doubtless observed that
President Roosevelt, in taking up
his official residence in the White
House, has been a regular attend
ant each Sunday at Grace Re
formed church, in Washington,
D. C. This church, whose pastor
is Re. J. M. Schick, is a modest,
unpretentious structure upon
one of the avenues of the Capital.
It is likely that few of your
readers know that Rev. Schick
was pastor for several years, of
the Reformed churches at Orbi
sonia and Saltillo, during the '80s.
He is a man who made a strong,
wholesome impression upon the
Ieople and he is remembered by
a large circle of warm friends
among all the denominations of
that section of the county. When
he came on the field he was el
most fresh from college, vigor
ous and ambitious. He found
his denomination at Saltillo weak,
both financially and numerically,
and without a reerular church
building, but with indomitable
energy he began the structure
for which he himself helped dig
the foundation and lay the wall.
Working side by side with the
carpentors and other mechanics
he had the satisfaction of helping
complete an attractive place of
worship. Members of other de
nominations generously contrib
uted subscriptions and he had
the satisfaction of afterward ded
icating his church free from debt.
For several succeeding years he
served the church, preaching al
ternately in Pennsylvania Dutch
and English. During the build
ing he stayed with one of his
country parishoners, often com
ing and returning on the bare
back of a mule. Apparently ob
stacles redoubled his energy.
Many interesting anecdotes have
been told of him. One of these is
that while making a pastoral call
he found the head of the house
fitting stovepipe together after
house cleaning. The pipe did not
go together well and the member,
becoming exasperated, said,
"Brother Schick shall I swear?"
"No," said the minister, "I will
help you."
Finally both became impatient
over the poor fit. Standing aside
and surveying his. blackened
bands the reverend said, "Now,
Brother B , you can swear. "
Need more.
Quite a number of people pass
ed through here on their way to
the County Capital to attend
Court.
Our farmers are almost .done
seeding and getting ready for
corn husking.
Wesley McKee who had an at
tack of fever has a relapse and is
dangerously ilL
Dr. J. S. Swartzwelder's wife
is quite ill with fever.
Our other sick folks are im
proving rapidly.
This is the first scourge of fe
ver our village has ever suffered.
A careful examination has been
made to find causes. We find it
is raging in different sections of
the county so we are not the only
afflicted.
Mrs. Henry Truax and son
Leo, who have been visiting in
Clearfield, have returned home.
Messrs. Sam Martin, teacher
at Webster Mill?, and William
Peck, teacher at Blackoak, spent
Saturday night with Prof. B. N.
Palmer.
Messrs. E. N. Akers and S. L.
Wink, of Sipes Mill, were seen in
town Saturday evening.
Miss Olive Hess, who is teach
ing at Franklin Mills, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at home. A
number of young folks accompa
nied her to school on Sunday af
ternoon. Mr. Euoch, Hart is on the sick
list
Miss Ollie Hess was a pleasant
caller with Miss Annie May Ev
erettson Sunday.
Mr. William Funk, manager of
the mills on "Pufllnberger Row,"
is suffering from an attack of
Perldyepivitonitis, caused by tl e
Pasturing herds nearby. We
ope for his speedy recovery.
HER GRANDMOTHER'S LIFE
AMONG THE INDIANS.
Rebecca Regina Walter, Who Was
Captured by the Red Men Near
ly ISO Years Ago One of Her
Descendants Died in Read
' ing a Few Days Ago.
Mrs. Hillegass, whose death is
reported below, was a sister to
the mother of Mrs. James G
j-iyon, oi layior township, ana a
sister to the mother of the Sproat
cnnaren, iormerJy oi Brush
Creek township. Eeitor.
With the death of Mrs. Mary
Statler Sproat Hillegass thero
was removed one of the last links
that bound the early days of
this section to the present era.
Mrs. Hillegass was a grand
daughter of Rebecca Regina
Walter, whose experience as an
Indian captive and her subse
quent restoration to her home
and friends is one of the most
noteworthy incidents of the early
days of Pennsylvania, when the
red men roamed the plains, wan
dered through the forests and
paddled on the river of this state.
Tho story, according to tradition
and history, is as follows:
" The great-grandfather of Mrs.
Hillegass was Joseph Walter,
who sailed from Rotterdam in
the ship "Robert and Mary, "and
arrived in Philadelphia Decem
ber 30, 1740. Some years later
he settled in the Conococheague,
Antrim township, Franklin coun
ty, Pa. His name appears in the
list of taxables in the township
for 1751.
After the defeat of Gen. Brad-
dock in July, 1755, the French
and Indians overran tho entire
province west of the Susquehan
na river. On November 2, King
Shingas and Captain Jacobs, two
Shawnee Indians, started out
from Kittanning on a marauding
expedition. r
They killed many of the settlers
in the Great Cove and in the Ton
oloway settlement. They then
crossed the Tuscarora mountain
anddevastatedtheConococheague
settlement. 1
It was during this expedition
that Joseph Walter and several
members of his family were kill
ed and others carried into cap
tivity. Rev. John Steel, a Presbyter
ian minister, was preaching at
the White Church, in the Conoco
cheague settlement, at the time.
He stepped into his pulpit and
hung his hat and rifle behind
him, and this was also done by
many of the congregation.
On Sunday, while Mrs. Walter
was at cnurch, the Indians
stealthily approached the Walter
home. He was reading the Bi
ble. The children were playing
in the yard near the house. They
observed the Indians and scream
ed. Mr. Walter grasped his ri
fle and walked to the door. There
was a sharp report and he fell
dead in the doorway, being shot
by one of the redskins. The
marauders thon killed a neighbor
who happened by and scalped
some of the children. Then they
set fire to the house and barn and
left, taking Rebecca Walter and
two younger brothers with them.
When Mrs.Walter returned home
from church she found her home
desolate.
Rev. White and many of the
paiishioners undertook to pur
sue the Indians, but to no avail.
After leaving the burning dwell
ing and barn the Indians com
pelled Rebecca to carry her little
brother, but after going some
distance, they grew tired of the
child and one of the Indians kill
ed him.
They were about to kill her al
so, but a sqaw who had taken a
fancy to her saved her life. The
agony and suffering endured by
her on the journey of over 200
miles was -beyond description.
She was compelled to walk the
entire distance to Kittanning.
Some years later the Iudians
were worsted in a conflict and
tii tribe moved to Ohio., Here
Rebecca an1 her brother remain
ed. ,
Rebecca was a captive for seven
years when under a treaty made
with the Indians she was releas
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., October to, 1901.
ed.- This occurred at Carlisle on
December 81, 1764. Col. Bouquet
who conducted tho negotiations,
had notified all persons who had
lost children at any time by hav
ing them stolen by the Indians to
come to Carlisle.
All the former captives were
huddled together on the bleak
and wintry day. Most of these
had been taken captive when
quite young and had forgotten all
save Indian language and cus
torn.
Mrs. Walter walked up and
down the line but could not rec
ognize her child. She told her
sad lot to Col., Bouquet, and men
tioned that many years before
she sang to her daughter a hymn
of which she had grown quite
fond. "Sing it, " said the colonel,
Then Mrs. Walter began singing
in German the old familiar lines.
She had scarcely finished the
first verse when a girl came rush
ing out of tho ranks and fell weep
ing into her mother's arms. It
was Regina. She was .now 14
years old, having been past 6
when captured. The reunion of
the mother and daughter was a
most happy one.
Some years later Rebecca mar
ried Casper Statler, who was one
of the first settlers in Somerset
county, coming from Franklin
county. He traded at Greencas
tie and on several occasions was
forced to leave his new home
owing to the hostility of the In
dians.
He was a genial and whole-soul
ed man and for many years kept
an inn. He was licensed in 1778.
Ho died in May, 1778. His wid
ow lived until 1826, when she
died and was buried at Schells
burg, Bedford county.
Mrs. Hillegass, who died a few
days ago at the home of C. H.
Hillegass, in Reading, at the age
of 93 years, resided at New Bue-
na Vista, near Schellsburg, until
7 years ago when she removed to
Reading. Although quite advanc
ed in years she always maintain
ed a jovial spirit and was fond of
meeting people.
She enjoyed the friendship
and esteem of many persons and
was able to entertain them by the
hour by relating incidents of her
early life. She was an expert
with the needle and did all her
sewing without the aid of spec
tacles. She was never ill a day
in her life, save until a month
prior to her demise.
Must Pay For "Pufta."
An Oklahoma editor, who is a
deep thinker, has fixed a table of
rates for running things "not as
they seem," says the Jefferson,
Texas, Jimplecute, as follows :
"For calling a man a successful
citizen when everybody knows he
is lazier than a government mule,
12.74; referring to a deceased cit
izen as one who is sincerely
mourned by the entire communi
ty, when we know that he will
only be missed in the poker cir
cles, $1.08; referring to some gal
livanting female as an estimable
lady whom it is a' pleasure to
meet,. when every business man
in town would rather see satan
coming, hoofs, horns and all, than
seeing her coming towards them,
$3. 19; calling an ordinary pulpit
pounder an eminent divine, 90
cents; sending a tough sinner to
heaven with poetry, If 5. "
Hagurstown Fair.
During the week of the Hagers-
town Fair, October 15th aud 18th
the Cumberland Valley Railroad
will sell excursion tickets to Ha-
gerstown including admission to
the Fair Grounds and good to re
turn day following date of sale at
rate of $1.25 from Mercersburg,
and at correspondingly low rates
from all other stations on the
road. Excursion tickets not in
cluding admission,' good to re
turn until Saturday October 19th
will also be sold from October
12th to 18th inclusive, at reduced
rate's. Ample train service will
bo provided to accommodate ex
cursionists. October frosts are bringing
down the leaves.
Dealing by Telephone.
As a result of a horse sale by
telephone, made by a Shippens
burg man to a citizen of Carlisle
last Thursday, and subsequently
a refusal on the part of the form
er gentleman to turn over the
animal to its alleged new owner,
the courts will probably be asked
to determine whether or not such
a bargain is binding. The novel
purchase is said to have been
witnessed or heard by several
gentlemen in Carlisle, who will
testify as to what transpired, and
will also assert that the prospect
ive buyer had $500 in his hand to
pay for the horse when the tele
phone talk was held. The ship-
pensburg man admits holding
the conversation, but refused to
part with the horse; said he had
changed his mind, and that such
a sale would be illegal.
Plum Run.
Mrs. Bub Snyder and Mrs.
Shade Truax who have been hav
ing a siege of typhoid fever,
have reached the hungry stage,
and are now improving rapidly.
Mr. Michael Mellott and Mr.
Jake Hess arrived last week from
Washington.
Mr. Wm. Hendershot is lying
very ill with typhoid fever at Mr.
Wm. Sigei's.
Mrs. Mary Snyder spent part
of last week at the home of her
son Jesse B. Snyder.
There will be a gathering of
young people at Mr. Anson Well-'
er's for a merry time next Sat
urday evening.
Mr. Andrew Souders, our en
terprising butcher, is doing a
thriving business these days.
Ho built a new barn this summer
and expects to build a new house
next summer. The house in
which he is now living is one of
the oldest houses in this part of
the couutry, being built some
time during the 18th century.
Mr. Grant Mentzer and fam
ily have moved to Waynesboro.
While going to Millstone Point
last week, Mr. Moses Mellott
invested a goodly number of
mighty dollars in some hogs and
a diminutive colt. On being asked
whether he brought them home
in a sack, he replied, "No, I put
the hogs in the wagon and led the
colt." But the colt became home
sick and decided to return South
to a more congenial climate. Mr.
John Douglass, standing outside
the store, heard a fearful racket
on the public highway, and being
quick thoughted, like Baron
Munchausen, caught the small
cyclone and turned it into the
barnyard to ruminate. In a few
minutes; a man looking like Mo
ses, appeared, wild eyed and
breathless. Upon seeing the de
linquent safely caged in the barn
yard, he relieved his feelings by
a heartfelt, "You little black bug
ger!" and departed with the tri
umphant assertion that the dim
inutive was "not a dummy any
way." Better watch him closer
next time you
graze.
turn him out to
Brother Chambers added an
other to his long list of marriage
ceremonies last Wednesday. This
time he united the hearts, hands
and lives of Mr. Daniel E. Desh-
ong of Belfast and Miss Mary A.
Carbaugh of Ayr two estima
ble young people.
A proclamation has been issued
by Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion, designating Friday, October
25, as Autumn Arbor Day. The
superintendent requests the
teachers and pupils of the public
schopis throughout the state to
observe the day by the planting
of trees and by other suitable ex
ercises. '
According to the report of the
chief inspector of the postoffice
department for the last fiscal
year, no less than 1,635 postof
flees were robbed, 87 stagecoach
es were held up and 650-mail
pouches were stolen. In a small
er country these figures would
evidence an epidemic of crime
against the mails, but this is a
big country and the statistics
given are not so startling as may
appear at first glance.
Josie Demfng Dead.
The many friends here of Mrs.
Josephine Doming were pained
to learn that she died at her home
in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday
evening of last week.
Mrs. Deming was a niece of the
late Aunt Rebecca Hoke of this
place, and was here at the time of
Mrs. Hoke's death, and remained
for, perhaps, a year afterward;
and three or four years ago she
spent a few weeks among friends
here on her return from a trip
through Europe.
Mrs. Deming, whose maiden
name was McMurrain, was mar
ried several years ago, and after
a few months of most happy
wedded life, her husband died.
She possessed a most lovely
christian character, and spent
most of her time in charitable and
other forms of christian work.
Pleasant Ridge.
The farmers are busy seeding.
Mr. Pittenger spent Saturday
evening at Michael Bard's.
C. M. Dixon has been with us
for some time.
Joe W. Lake, who has been ill,
is getting better.
Logue Shives and wife are
spending some time with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Shives.
Uriah Kline thinks some one
likes honey, as one of his bee caps
disappeared one night. You will
be caught yet; too much stealing.
Misses Winifred and Katharine
Metzler spent last Sunday with
their friend Miss Linna A. Dosh-
ong.
John Bard and wife and Miss
Anna Deshons and eentleman
friend spent Saturday evening
and Sunday at Knobsville.
Mrs. David Kline is still very
ill.
Miss Ella Kline is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hershey, of Laidig.
Miss Irene Hockensmith, who
had been visiting in Buck Valley,
has returned home.
Mrs." Susan Kline and daughter
Ella, and Mrs. Florence and Jen
nie Wink spent Saturday at Wm.
Wink's.
Mrs. Rash, who has been sick,
is some better.
Mr. Aaron Garland and wife
spent Sunday in Licking Creek
township.
Miss Sadie Barber is employed
at Joseph Deshong's a couple of
weeks.
Miss Linna A. Deshong accom
panied Rev. Pettinger and wife
to their home this week, and to
see her aunt at Waynesboro.
Mrs. Martha Strait is visiting
her sister Mrs. Rebecca Truax
this week.
William Hockensith is employ
ed at Aaron Garland's.
Miss Martha' Bard and her
friend spent Saturday and Sun
day at Knobsville.
Mrs. Eliza Decker.
Mrs. Eliza Decker, wife of John
J. Decker of Bethel township
died at a hospital in Baltimore,
October 4, 1901, and was interred
at Warfordsburg on Sunday
October 6.
Mrs. Docker was a daughter
of the late John H. Fisher of
Bethel township, aud was mar
ried to' John J. Decker May, 28,
1871. The husband and five chil
dren, namely, Mrs. Wm. McKee,
of McKees Gap; Roy, of Republic,
Ohio; Miss Cora of York, Pa.; and
imiu, auu iiowara, at no me, sur
vive. Two sisters, survive, Mrs.
H. P. Palmer, and Mrs. Wm
liooth. Her aged mother is also
living.
Eor thirty years Mrs. Decker
had been a consistent member
of the Christian church, aud was
beloved by a large circle of frien
ds. About a year ago, some
thing like cancer Sarcoma, it is
called made its appearance in
her side, and caused her much
suffering. Some three weeks
ago, she was sent to a hospital at
Baltimore, an operation was
performed, and in a few days
thereafter she died.
A S. Sheldon, representing
Earl Bros., of Chicago, III, spent
Sunday at tho Green Hill House.
NUMBER 4.
Personal.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mellott of
Pleasant Ridge spent Tuesday in
town.
Mr. Cornelius Doyle of Harris
burg is visiting friends in town
this week. - "
Dr. George M. Robinson re
turned to Washington, D. C,
Wednesday.
Miss Emily Virginia Great
head of this place is visiting in
Clearspring, Maryland.
Misses Ada B. and Etta R.
Mellott called at the News office
while in town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Houpt of
Altoona spent last week among
friends in this county.
Mr. J. Frank Sloan of Wilders,
Indiana, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sloan.
Miss Katharine Horner Cook
spent part of last week with Miss
Blanche Patterson at Webster
Mills.
Rev. McCloskey of the Meth
odist Episcopal church of this
place has been quite ill for sev
eral days.
Mr. A. U. Nace, Horace Nace
and wife, and Miss Dixie Robin
son, all of this place, were in
Chambersburg Monday andTues
day. Bedford's leading jeweler, J.
W. Ridenour, and that town's
most skillful physician, J. A.
Clark, spent Tuesday night in
town.
G. W. and J. D. Mellott last
week drilled for Isaac P. Hender
shot in the Cove, a well. When
down 85 feet it all at once became
a gusher. Isaac now has a pump
for sale.
Miss Mollie Mellott, who a few
months ago returned from Wash
ington, came up to town with her
granduncle Mr. Runyan of Need
more, and spent Tuesday night
with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Runyan.
The Presbyterian congregation
of McConnellsburg had the priv
ilege of listening last Sabbath to
two excellent sermons from Rev.
Thomas H. Robinson, D. D., of
Pittsburg. Dr. Robinson has
been a warm, personal friend of
the pastor ever since their days
in the Western Theological Sem
inary, Allegheny, Pa, For thirty
years Dr. Robinson was pastor of
Market Square church, Harris
burg, and since then has been
professor of Sacred Rhetoric,
Pastoral Theology and church
Government in his Alma Mater
until last May, when he resigned .
on account of impaired health.
Rev. W. A. Stevens, D. D., of
Carlisle, Secretary of the Twen
tieth Century Thank Offering
Fund of the Methodist Episcopal
church, preached last Sunday
morning at Fort Littleton, at
Knobsville in the afternoon, and
at McConnellsburg in the even
ing. Twenty millions of dollars
is the sum proposed to be raised
and the portion raised by this
conference will be devoted to tho
four following objects, namely,
Dickinson Seminary at Williams
port, Dickinson College at Car
lisle, M. E. Hospital at Philadel
phia, and the Preachers' Aid So.,
ciety.
Dr. Jesse D. Bucher,of Bridge
water, Va., and his brother-in-law
W. H. Abbot, of Saltillo.Pa., were
very pleasant callers at the News
office Saturday morning. Dr.
Bucher spent his boyhood days
on the farm in Tod township on
which Mr. Nat Rotz now lives;
but left that place about thirty-six
years ago, and cast his lot in Vir
ginia, first teaching in the public
schools, and later organizing and
conducting normal schools. Like
many other teachers, he felt that
he could not afford to spend his
entire life working for glory, so
he took a course in dentistry.and
is now a successful practitioner.
His mother.at the age of 82 years,
is living near Shirleysburg. Dr.
Bucher and the Editor of the
News were school mates at Prof.
Frank Davis normal in this place
in. 1864. How many of the eld
boys and girls remember tha
outing we took to Roaring Run?
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