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VOLUME 3.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., December 26, 1901.
NUMBER 15.
General News Notes.
Ground has been broken at St.
Louis for the Exposition of 1903.
Clinton Houser, 102 years old,
died at Trevorton, Pa., from over
exertion. Another drop in the tempera
ture in Florida seriously endang
ers the orauge trees.
William Redding and James
Winton "were hanged on the same
gallows at Birmingham, Ala.
Dr. William Osier, of Baltimore
has been summoned to Detroit,
Mich., to attend Gen. II. A. Alger.
Senator Hanna speaks hopeful
ly of the probable result of the
recent capital-labor conference in
New York.
Judge Advocate General Lemly
has advised Secretary Long to
approve the Schley court major
ity verdict as it stands.
Wilbur F. Wakemau has been
removed as appraiser of mer
chandise at New York and Geo.
K. Whitehead is to succeed him.
The Cumberland Express, on
tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
ran into the caboose of a freight
train at Scott Haven, Pa., serious
ly injuring three men.
The objections of Admiral Sam
pson to tin opinion of Admiral
Dewey, which gave the credit for
the victory to Admiral Schley,
have been placed on file.
The explosion of a battery of
four boilers in the Black Diamond
SteelWorks at Pittsburg wrecked
two mills and a residence, killed
3 men and injured 12.
Two bodies of men, each armed
by clashing civil authorities, are
iu danger of conflict at Cold
Springs, Ky., over the question
of tiikfng care of smallpox pati
ents at a new infirmary.
Throe children of John Ash
baugh and his brother, William
Ashbaugh, were burned to death
Saturday in a fire which destroy
ed his home, near Summerville,
Jefferson county, and Ashbaugh
and his wife are seriously injur
ed, and a child burned to1 the ex
tent that recovery is doubtful.
Secretary Long on Saturday
disposed of the Schley case by
approving of the findings of fact
and the opinion of the full Court
of Inquiry. He approved the
. majority opinion where there is a
difference in the court; he held
that tho court could not have en
tered into a consideration of the
question of command at the bat
tle of Santiago, and he accepted
tho recommendatian that no fur
ther proceedings shall be had.
The Secretary also declined the
application of admiral Sampson's
counsel to enter upon an inquiry
into the question of command,
and notified Admiral Schley's
counsel of that fact as a reason
i'or declining to hear them on that
point. An order was issued dis
solving the Court of Inquiry.
Plum Hun.
Andrew Shives who has been
on the sick- list for the last five
weeks, is now on the mend.
Frank Smith was calling in our
neighborhood last week.
Dr. John G. Dennis of Perry
ville Md., was a guest of J. C.
Ilewetts last week. . .
Miss Lulu Simpson is spending
some timo.with friends in Mer
cersburg. We are glad to report that the
pupils of Board Yard school are
fast improving; their teacher is
S. L. Simpson.
Miss Rebecca Hewett spent
last week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Hewett.
Rev. J. F. F. Gray will preach
at Rohoboth Sunday Dec. "9th,
at 8 o'clock." '
Mrs. Dessie A. Cavener who
has been suffering with quite a
bad spoil of pneumonia, is slowly
recovering; .
Mrs. P.P. Shives of Dickey's
Mountain is improving;
The Christmas entertainment
given by tho Presbyterian Sab
bath school in the church Mon
day evening, drew a full house
and was altogether a very pleas
antail'uir,
Runaway.
Prom tho Valley Spirit.
The two daughters of Clayton
Zeigler, of near Greencastle, and
an employe of Mr. Zeigler's had
a thrilling experience in a run
away. While driving home from
Hagerstown the horse took fright
along the Middleburg pike, near
that place, by the lines falling
from the driver's hands. The
horse kicked viciously and then
dashed off. A short distance
further on the driver was thrown
out, leaving the two young ladies
badly frightened and in extreme
peril.
After running about a half mile
tho vehicle was nearly overturn
ed, throwing one of the young la
dies out. She struck the pike
with great force, sustaining
bruises and slight cuts, but
escaped serious injury. Fearing
a like fate the younger sister,
who was alone in the buggy hold
ing on for dear life, jumped out
and landing on her feet was hurl
ed over several times, receiving
painful injuries. The horse con
tinued to run and never stopped
until the stable was reached.
Webster Mills
Our sportsmen were very
much pleased with the little snow
which fell on Monday afternoon.
Though it is a little out of season,
I fear the rabbits will have to
suffer.
Mrs. Houpt rented W. H. Duf-
fey's tenant house and moved in
to it last Thursday.
Dr. Sappington returned last
Saturday after a week's stay
some place, we know not where;
but one thing is evident he was in
a warmer climate, for he discard
ed his whiskers while away.
Hon. D. H. Patterson returned
Saturday after an absence of sev
eral days.
Miss Elizabeth Patterson and
her brother Campbell are home
for Christmas.
Master Herbert Duffy, who is
taking a course in mechanical en
gineering, is home to stay during
the holiday season.
Our teacher S. R. Martin and
Neal Crouse were iu McConnells-
burg last Friday evening.
Our pupils were the recipient
of a nice treat from their teacher
Tuesday.
Big Cove Tannery.
Christmas, Xmas, A merry
Xmas to each and all!
Harry Ray who has beeu em
ployed at Greensburg is spend
ing the holidays with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Ray.
Prof, and Mrs. G. G. Chambers
of Carlisle, arrived here last Sat
urday evening to spend the holi
day season. ,
Mr. John Chambers and fami
ly left on Tuesday for Wisconsin.
Mr. L. Tritlaof Loudon, Frank
lin county, is spending a week
with relatives in our vicinity.
Mr. Finley Carbaugh, one of
Uncle Sam's boys in blue, is home
on a furlough and is, to all ap
pearances, a picture of health.
The Sunday scho )1 treat given
by the managers of the Union
Sunday school here on Tuesday
evening surpassed in beauty and
extent, anything given by the
school.
Watson Lynch and Stella Bard
were visiting at A. F. Shives, and
Mrs. Lynch's Sunday.
Sunday morning at 0 o'clock
the Ward House, one of the larg
est hotels on the East Side, in
Altoona, was discovered to be ou
fire and was entirely destroyed.
Considerable difficulty was ex
perienced in reaching the up
stairs rooms, where thirty in
mates were sleeping. They
swarmed down the narrow back
stairs iu their night robes. The
weather was bitter cold, tho
thermometer registering zero.
Nearly all the guests appeared ou
the street in their bare feet.
They hurried through the snow
to near-by houses, whore ready
shelter awaited.
James A. Mumma, ofLaidig,
was among our callers last Saturday,
Married.
Mellott Mellott. Sun
day, December 22, 1901, in Whips
Cove, by Rev. S. L. Baugher, Mr.
Carl D. Mellott of Belfast town
ship and Miss Lillie B. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Mellott.
Funk Bedford At tho res
idence of the bride's parents Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Bedford of Bel
fast township, on Sunday Dec
ember 22, 1901, by Re;. S. L.
Baugher, Mr. William M. F'unk
and Miss Lura E. Bedford.'
Truax Evehts. At tho resi
dence of Joseph B. Mellott in
Belfast township Thursday noon
December 19, 1901, by Rev. Ab
salom Mellott, Mr. Jonas Truax
and Mrs. Sadie Everts, both of
Belfast township. Mrs. Everts
had a public sale on Wednesday,
and sold most of her personal
property, and the home at Need
more is, of course, broken up.
The couple have our best wishes.
Week of Prayer.
The pastors of tho McCounells
burg churches met at the M. E.
parsonage on Saturday the 14th,
and made arrangements for hold
ing union services during the
"Week of Prayer." The places
of meeting and the topics will be
given in next week's issue.
Iu order to prevent any misun
derstanding we will state that all
"Resolutions of Respect" pub
lished for secret orders or church
societies, and, also, all poetry at
tached to obituary notices.will be
charged for at the rate of five
cents a line.
Ink spots on furniture may bo
removed by an application of ni
tre. Mix together one teaspoon
ful of water and six drops of ni
tre and apply to the stain with a
feather. As soon as the ink dis
appears rub the spot with a clamp
cloth to remove the nitre which
will otherwise leave a white spot
behind it. A saturated solution
of oxalic acid is sometimes used
in the same manner to rid furni
ture of ink stains.
The merchants of town should
watch for the counterfeit dollars
of the date of 1890 and 1892. A
number of such are in circulation
in different parts of the State.
There is no such 'thing as tell
ing how soon they may make
their appearance in McConnells
burg, and there is no bettor time
to get in this work than during
the excitement incident to the
holiday buying. The pieces are
lighter than the genuine money
and have a greasy feeling.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Henry of
Clear Ridge gave a diuuer in hon
or of Prof. Geo. W. Ashton of Lin
coln Nebraska.lastFriday. Among
the invited guests were Mrs. An
nie Woollct and daughter Minnie
of Fort Littleton, David Ashton,
Esq., and family and Diana Bare,
of Maddensville, and Dr. and Mrs.
Bernhardt, of Three Springs.
That all present enjoyed a good,
glad day goes without saying, for
Mr. and Mrs. Henry are royal en
tertainers. "John's" hospitality
is proverbial, and Netta always
presides over her well appointed
home in a queenly manner.
The U. S. Civil Service Com
mission will hold examinations at
several places in each state dur
ing March and April, to secure
young men and women for the
government service. 9,889 per
sons secured positions last year
through these examinations. Pro
bably 10,000 appointments will be
made this year. All appoint
ments are for life and for most
positions only a common school
education is required. Salaries
at appointment range from $000
to $1200 a year with liberal pro
motions afterward. Politics is
not considered. This affords a
good opportunity for people be
tween 16 and 45 years of age.
Those desiring places of this kind
can get full information about
them, free, by writing to the Col
umbian Correspondence College,
Washington, D. C. and asking for
Its Civil Service catalogue, num
ber three.
Burglary.
Last Thursday night between
12 and 1 o'clock, burglars broke
into the house of John F. John
son, near Laidig, and took and
destroyed some valuable papers,
notes, Ac; they took, also.a small
sum of money. No clue to the
perpetrators, save that there
were two of them and they wore
felts and gum shoes. Mr. John
son suggests that they return to
him what is of no value to them,
and spend the money they ob
tained for Christmas and have a
good time. They effected an en
trance to the house through the
basement.
Church Afire.
Last Sunday morning while the
Sabbath school of the Presbyter
ian church at St. Thomas was iu
session the building was discov
ered to be on lire, and the wildest
excitement prevailed. Through
the exertions of the men present
the fire was brought under con
trol. Rev. Mr. Ciair, the pastor,
says it seems like a miracle that
the building was saved. On ac
count of the fire the Sunday
school will not be able to have its
accustomed Christmas entertain
ment this season. If the Pres
byterian church in McConnells
burg should break into a blaze
during the Sunday school or
prayer meeting hour, the women
would have to put it out or it
would be a goner.
Dublin Mills.
Business is encouraging.
H. B. Berkstreser expects to
com mence blacks mithing atThree
Springs in the near future.
Jehu Booth aud Bro. are doing
a thriving business.
Daddy Palmer is resting up for
Christmas and New Year's swell
time.
Our young friend Joshua W.
Heeter is making frequent trips
to Mount Union. We understand
there is more attraction than
business.
James II. Gosnell of Wooden
bridge moved to his former home
in Trough Creek Valley last week.
Any one that has anything to
swap call on J. Gillis.
Sixniilc Kun.
Dear Editor. As you do not
hear from this corner of the
world very frequently, I shall
begin by sn ying that work is good
in and around this mining region.
Everybody is working, and doing
reasonably well. I think the
miners and all others around this
region, will enjoy a fat turkey for
their Christmas dinner.
The U. M. W. of A. had a large
parade from this place to Kear
ney on Friday, 13th inst., of from
four to five hundred miners, and
mine workers.
A few days ago a cow belonging
to David D. Long, of Greene
township, . Franklin county,
wandered into the entry of
a hog pen. The floor, not being
strong enough to bear the weight
of tho animal, broke and the cow
fell into a cistern underneath the
pen. After several attempts at
removing her had been made she
was finally rescued by fastening a
rope around her body and hitch
ing a horse to it. It required
hard work to keep her from fall
ing in a second time.
The number of shoop killed iu
Bedford county during the year
of 1901, up to December 11th, was
350, which were valued at $1,128.
75. The damage was allowed on
272, at a cost of $407. CO. The
cost of Justices and Auditors
was $407.25. Tho total amount
paid out for damage done, sheep,
etc., was $2,003.00. The average
amount paid for sheep killed per
head was $3.32; per head for those
wounded was $1.72.
The crisp weather of the past
week caused many to think of the
poor, and this is peculiarly the
season for remembering those
"we have always with us." That
lha charity given this Christmas
will be greater than is usual in a
milder season is almost a certain
ty, and iu thii view of it, the cold
snap is a blessing even to the poor
whom it afiUt ts.
Penny Postage.
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 22.
Henry C. Payne, newly ap
pointed Postmaster-General, say s
he hopes to see one-cent postage
in the near future. Discussing
his Department he says :
"The whole tendency of the
administration of the Post Office
Department has been to seek to
bring the cost of operation below
the revenue, and thus make tho
service self sustaining. There
has been an endeavor to cut off
the frauds in the second class
matter.
"Fake newspapers and maga
zines and other matter which has
sought to get in under the pound
rate has been cut off with the en
deavor to let the benefit of the
postage service go to the legiti
mate journals. It will be of that
policy aud hen tho service be
comes self-sustaining to bring
about a reduction Df the postage.
Perhaps we shall never consider
our postage service on a right
basis until penny postage has
been established and I trust that
may be done some time in the
near future."
Licking Creek.
James Sharpe is employed at
the carpenter trade in McCou
nellsburg. Obed T. Mellott and wife spent
last Friday at the home of their
son-in-law, Aaron Garland, of
Belfast.
Mrs. Florence Wink has gone
to Mr. Thomas Palmer's for a
lew weeks.
James Kline had the misfor
tune to lose a couple of horses.
Mrs. Pittenger was on the sick
list last week.
Miss Ada Haun is employed at
Rev. Pittenger 's a couple of
weeks.
Garfield Shives is carrying the
mail for Simon Deshong this
winter.
Elliott Barber and wife attend
ed the wedding of Mr. Barber's
sister, Mrs. Sadie Everts, last
week.
Mrs. Rhoda and Elizabeth
Deshong spent last Wednesday
with Mrs. Martin Reed of Owl
Creek.
Lake Garland and family spent
Sunday evening and Monday with
their mother Mrs. Harriett A.
Deshong.
Richard Schooley is repairing
Harry Mum ma's house this
week.
Rev. Pittenger will preach a
New Year's sermon at Ebenezer
January 5th at 10 o'clock in the
morning and will, also, preach a
New Year's sermon at Zion Jan
uary 5th in the afternoon at three
o'clock.
Preaching at Siloam next Sun
day morning and at Green Hill in
the evening.
Saluvla.
Miss Isa Stevens, a student at
the Cumberland Valley State
Normal, is spending her holiday
vacation at her home.
Mr. aud Mrs. Emanuel H. Sipe
and little daughter Esther, were
visiting friends in Belfast town
ship the first of this week.
Mrs. A. W. Deshong whose ill
ness has been noted in the News,
continues in a very critical con
dition. Miles Hann who had been visit
ing relatives at this place, return
ed to his home at Dennison, Tex
as last week.
James B. Horton of this place,
and Samuel Strait aud Georgo
Schooley of Harrisonville, have
gone to Huntingdon county,
where they have employment.
Harvey Strait who disposed of
his personal property at public
sale will leave for Pittsburg, in a
couple of weeks, where he ex
pects congenial and profitable em
ployment. The members of the Green Hill
Presbyterian Sunday School re
ceived a Christmas treat of candy
aud oranges Sunday. Kev. Dr.
West was present and gave a vory
interesting and Instructive talk
to tho children on the birth aud
childhood of Christ.
Do It Well.
BY CLEM V. WAGNER.
While the many are looking
about for the road to good for
tune, there are some who seem to
walk steadily ahead toward the
desired goal, without any appar
ent effort to discover the coveted
way. It would bo difficult to say
iu just what the secret of their
success consists, but to an obser
ver it would seem to be their read
iness, watchfulness, and above
all, their effort to do their best
in the smallest particular. These
qualities grant a royalty to their
possessors that will, sooner or
later, bring them into recogni
tion. No matter what may be the
starting place, the rule is ever
the same. He who keeps to his
work, and does that work well, is
starting toward the top, whether
his duty consists in rolling clods
or making books, in selling prints
and laces or in drumming away
at some profession.
Two lawyers, engaged in a hotly-contested
case, became some
what personal in their running
cross-fires of remarks.
I believe, said one, with a mean
ness of spirit, that you once drove
a milk-wagon in this town.
Yes, sir, quickly retorted the
other, and I sold good milk. I
did my work well.
And that is the spirit that con
quers. No matter whether it is
driving a milk-wagon, or what
not, he who keeps honest and
does his work well is the good
workman, and the good workman
need never blush to own his
work.
George Whitefield, when a boy,
blacked the students' boots in
Oxford University, but he black
ed boots as had no other boy who
had ever filled the position before,
aud he soon got beyond that ap
parently humble position. Steplv
en A. Douglas pushed a plane in
a cabinet- maker's shop in New
York, before going to Illinois, but
he pushed it so well that he push
ed himself to the van in national
affairs, and became one of the
ideal statesmen of America.
Let me try, said the lad Antonio
Canova, to his art master. He
did try; and tried so well that all
Italy sat at his feet, and did hom
age to him as the founder of a new
and higher school of art. He who
has learned the habit of trying
of trying earnestly, persistently
and with a purpose has learned
the great lesson of doing. Noth
ing can be done well without tak
ing trouble, said Alma Tadema,
as ho spurred on his followers in
art. You must work hard, if you
mean to succeed. This great art
ist, himself, has been often seen
to wipe from his canvas a beauti
ful figure or a lovely object, when
he thought by doing so the line of
his composition! would be im
proved, or greater simplicity
gained.
This habit of doing well what
one has to do, -like all the great
habits that go to make up life, is
learned most easily in youth. In
deed, there are those who claim
that if it is not learned then it will
not be acquired at all. But it is
never too late to attempt better
things, and one cannot be too late
in trying to do his tasks as
thoroughly and accurately as it
is possible for them to be perfor
med. Better.however.far better
is it, if the painstaking habit of
carfulness is learned in youth, for
then there is no lost time in after
life in overcoming a bad habit,
and one has tho additional power
which comes with practice.
There is the place where I learn
ed to fight the battle of Waterloo,
said tho Iron Duke of Wellington,
as he was passing the school in
which he had learnod his first
lesson. So the youth who begins
in the school of life by taking to
himself good habits and methods
is laying the foundation for the
better things for which he hopos
iu the future.
Miss Eloiso Trout of theU, S.
Pension office Httsburg. la visit
ing her mother Mrs. E. C. Trout
near town. v
Personals.
Silas M. Morgret and son Doylo
spent a day in McConnellsburg
last week.
MissMargaretForsman return
ed from Pennington, N. J., last
Wednesday. ,
Clarence N. Trout is home from
the Philadelphia Dental College
for the holidays.
Mrs. W. M. Kennedy of this
place is visiting her sisters and
brother in Philadelphia.
Mr. Clarence Wilkinson visited
the family of Mr. Dolph Wilkin
son at Hancock last week.
Dr. R. W. McKibbin of Bethel
township, spent a few days last
week with friends in the Cove,
i
Prof. Ernest M. Gress is visit
ing his brother Harry at the sol
diers' orphans' school atJumon
ville, Pa.
Mrs. S. B. Woollet returned
last Friday evening from Lancas
ter, where she spent a week very
pleasantly among friends.
Merchant W. R. Speer, of Sa
luvia, was mingling among his
many friends at the county capi
tal one day last week.
Andy, Samuel and Daniel Rotz,
who have been working at Pit
cairn the past few months, re
turned home last Friday.
Harry Irwin, of Media, and his
brother Frank, of Altoona, are
among those who came home to
spend the holidays with their pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. G. Gaily Cham
bers came up from Carlisle last
Saturday, and are spending the
holidays with friends in this
county.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Booth
came down from Everett last
Wednesday evening and are
spending the holidays among
their many friends here.
Mr. James G. D. Patterson, a
student of Westminster college
at New Wilmington, Pa., is
spending his holiday vacation
with friends in this place.
Charlie Truax and Charlie Hix
son, of Emmaville, drove over to
the county seat Saturday, and re
turned Sunday. They were the
guests of our townsman D. T.
Fields while here.
Ed Reisner, one of Lancaster
county's teachers, came home
last Saturday for his holiday va
cation. He was accompanied
from Shippensburg by his uncle
Ed who remained over until Mon
day. Miss Belle Stouteagle, who is
teaching school near Foltz,Frank
lin county, came home Saturday
night to stay until after Christ
mas with her mother and sister
in this place.
Mrs. Emma Kroh of Belle
Plains, Iowa, and Mrs. Harry
Bitner of Greencastle, the former
an aunt and the latter a cousin,
of Mrs. David Kendall, spent a
few days last week visiting Mrs.
Kendall.
Charlie Denisar, of Cameron,
111., came home last week to
spend the holidays with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. David Deni
sar of Mercersburg. He spent a
few days on this side of the
mountain.
Mrs, Ruth W. Swope of Lick
ing Creek township, accompanied
by her daughter Mrs. Mary M.
Boher and Mr. Nicholas Mohser,
both of Somerset, Pa., who are
visiting Mrs. Swope, spent last
Friday in this place.
Miles L. Hann, after spending
a week vory pleasantly among
friends iu Licking Creek town .
ship, returned to his home in
Dennison, Texas, last Wednes
day. He holds a good position
with the M. IC and T. Railroad
people.
Miss Minnie Mock and N. E.
M. Hoover who are teaching at
Bridgeport, Frankliu county, arc
home this week, The reason
Nick's overcoat pocket was buler-
ed out so greatly is on account of
Us containing a handsome Christ
mas present from his school.
The other teachers had presents,
too, we suspect, but their pockets
did not betray the fact.
If