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VOLUME 3.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., January 30, 1902.
NUMBER 20.
Institute at Needmore.
The local institute announced
for Belfast was hold iu Uio P. O.
S. of A. Hall at Needmore, bvi li
ning Friday evening, January 24.
Director J. P. Garland was
elected president, and S. 11. Mar
tin, vice president.
All the teachers of Belfast were
present, including quite a num
ber from other townships.
The following questions wore
discussed :
1. "Recitation : Howcouducted
objects length and number
of."
2. "Library : Valuo of influ
ence and result."
3. "Little things in school and
their importance."
A tilery box had beeu prepared
and was well supplied with ques
tions pertaining to everyday
school work, which were ably an
swered by the teachers present.
Supt. Chesnut was present and
gave an instructive talk, in which
lie made a strong plea for teach
ers to stand by their work.
The session Saturday morning
was opened with devotional exer
cises by Elder O. L. Funk, fol
lowed by an address of welcome,
by Prof. B. N. Palmer.
The following questions were
then taken up and discussed :
"How do you teach Geography
all grades?"
"Conditions of educational pro
gross. "
"Reviews and classification
value of and how conducted."
The first period in the after
noon was occupied by Rev.
liaugher, who gave au address on
"The Influence of Education on
Child Life." He contrasted the
1'ives of children as they develop
into mauhood aud woir.anhood,
with educated and uneducated
talent. -
The remainder of the session
was taken up by the teachers in
the discussion of the following :
"Reproduction work: value ma
terial how used?" "Formation
of Habit." "Personality of teach
er." "How to keep prima: y pu
pils profitably employed. " "How
can we make our local institutes
better?"
Adjourned to meet at 7.30 when
each of the following named gen
tlemen made an address on the
object of the schools: Blair Tru
ax, Lewis Harris, and S. R. Mar
tin. The work during all the ses
sions was interspersed with
songs and recitations by the
school.
The admirable and fascinating
manuer in which they were ren
derad, can but prove t be the
results of Mr. Palmer's earnest
ind unspared labor in his school
work, and his attained skill as a
teacher.
He also proved to have in store
a treat for the teachers, when he
introduced to the audience Miss
Nora D. Griffith of Wells Tannery
who has been a student in Prof.
Byron W. King's School of Ora
tory and Elocution. She gave a
number of recitations in which
..ho held the audience spell-bound
during the remainder of the ses
sion. Her work was verv hisrhlv
appreciated by the teachers apd
is deserving of the highest com
mendation. Some of the teachers were
heard to remark that the work
done was equal to that of one day
at County Institute.
The teaehirs present were :
Ayr Miss Stella Bard. 8. R.
Martiu, G. B. Mellott, and Blair
Truax.
Belfast All present.'
Bov,hsl MissLotitiaPock.Miss
Olive Hess, Miss Minnie Funk
and William Peck.
Brush Creek Miss Anna Desh
oug, S. E. Walters, D. C. Hart,
aud linger Mellott.
Licking Creek Miss Kathar
ine Metzler, D. R. Strait, V. L.
Holleushead, and Jas. Deshou-.
Tod D. W. Morton.
Thompson Miss Olive Zim
merman, A. C. Peck, S. L. Simp
sou and II. S. Sharpo.
Union H. M. Lewis.
, Wells Miss Nora Griffith and
Lewis Harris making a total of
thirty three teachors.
Four of the directors of Bel
fast were present, and quite a
number of citizens who also took
an able part in the work.
Skchktauy.
Refused Hrihe of fMOO,000.
James Alman, who once re
fused a bribe of .$100,000 to put
poison In cream, which he served
Abraham Lincoln, died at his
home in Washington City last
week. He was a well known and
respected citizen. For years
he guarded carefully the fact
that he was in any way mixed
up with any plot or attempt on
the life of President Lincoln, aud
only a few friends knew of the af
fair. Some months ago.however,
he mado the following statement:
"I knew and loved Mr. Lincoln,
and thought at tirst that the offer
of $100,000 to poison him was a
joke. At that time I was ruu
ning a dairy where the bureau
of Eugraving and Printing now is,
and my family occupied a house
which was torn down when the
property was bought for its pres
ent pur poses. Among my regu
lar customers were President
Lincoln, Secretary Stanton and
many other gentlemen iu official
life. It was his habit in the early
spring to walk over in the morn
ing to Secretary Stanton's and
take a cup of coll'eo with him,
while they discussed public mat
ters. He generally went to the
Secretary's about " or G o'clock,
and sometimes earlier than that.
I had received instructions from
tho Secretary's family to be sun
to get around every morning
early enough to leave cream for
the President's coffee.
"One morning in the early part,
of April not two weeks before
the President was assassinated
I was driving along iu my wag
on, when two men stopped me,
and one of them asked if I didn't
want to make $100,000 easy and
quick. I scarcely knew what to
say, but I told him that I guessed
I did. if it could be done on the
level. Well, he then asked me if
I could keep a secret, and I told
him I thought I could. Then he
got right close up to, loauing
over the side of the wagon, aud
said :
" 'Well, my man.here's $100,000
in good mouey. Every cent of it
is yours if you will take this little
box of powder and put it in the
cream you serve to Presideut Lin-,
coin this morning. Pour out tho
cream in the measure, and put
this powder iu it. Nobody will
ever suspect anything, and the
$100,000 is yours.
"He showed a tremendous big
roll of money, anditlooked migh
ty nice, but I didn't want any of
that kind. If it had been as large
as the Treasury buildiug it would
not have tempted me."
Saluvia.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Hann last week a son.
The stork called at the home
of Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Metzler,
of Harrison ville, last week aud
it's a boy.
Miss Glouna Decker is serious
ly ill of a threatened attack of
pneumonia.
Homer L. Sipes's two iuterost
iug little boys are suffering from
a serious attack of whooping
cough.
Clarence Sipes and sister Miss
Blanche, of McCounellsburg,
spent Saturday night at the
home of their cousin Mrs. Ed R.
Austin. ,
M. R. Shaffuer Esq., of McCou
nellsburg, atteuded a meeting of
the stockholders of the People's
Telephone company at Harrisou-
villo, last Saturday. j
Baltzer F. Mellott has purchas-j
ed tho Jacob Strait 'property at
Harrisouville, and takes posses
sion of tho blacksmith shop this
Monday. "Bub" is a very good
mechanic, and we bespeak fur
him a liberal patronage.
Miss Katharino Metzler, and
David R. Strait, were among tho
progressive teachers atteudiug
institute at Needmore.last Satur
day. A Life at Stake.
If you but knew the splendid
merit of Foley's Honey aud Tar
you would never bo without it.
A dose or two will prevent an at
tack of pueumonia or lagrlppe.
1 It may save your life. All dealers.
II logins. I Married.
John Calvin Biggins died at his i Sipks Evkuts. At the resi
home near Fort Loudon on Tiies-! denee of Jonas Truax in Belfast
day, Jauuary 23, 1!J02, of ptioti-i township, Friday, Jauuary 17,
ruouia. He was born in Clear !l!)02, by Rev. Absalom Mellott,
Spring, Maryland, August 27,
184s, aud jt his death was aged
53 years, 4 months, and L1!) days.
He was sick just one week.
Tho deceased had, perhaps, tho
longest continuous record as a
teacher of any person in Frank
lin couuly. Ho was teaching his
thirty-second term of free school
at the time of his death. Iu two
other particulars his record as a
teacher is somewhat unusual.
He taught for the above period
within a radius of four miles, aud
taught the same school eighteen
terms. For several years he
taught tho Grammar school in
Loudon but was engaged this
winter in the country school near
his homo. This record is the
best testimonial of his standing
iu the community and of his
worth.
He was married Ajiril 17, 187i,
to Miss Mary Joucs, of Metal,
Franklin county. To them two
children were born. One died iu
infancy, and the other is the wife
of Virgil F. Sipes of this place.
Interment last Saturday in the
Lutheran cemetery iu Fort Lou
don, funeral services conducted
1 y Rev. Gumbert, j sisted by
Rev. Grouse. '
Licking Creek.
We heard the music of sleigh
bells Sunday for the first time
this year.
McGauloy Peck, of Belfast,was
visitiug friends iu this township
last week.
The meeting at Sideling Hill
Christian church has closed.
There were several conversions.
Mrs. Abram Deshongand Mrs.
Baltzer Decker are still very ill.
MissGoldie Decker of llynd
man is spending some time with
her grandmother, Mrs. Baltzer
Decker.
Miss Lillio Deshong of S'pes
Mill visited friends at Pleasant
Ridge last week.
Rev. Goer preached at Simon
Deshong's last Monday evening.
Mrs. Mary Price is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Simon Deshong.
Rev. Goer and Rev. Corder
Mellott spent several days in this
vicinity last week.
Miss Georgia Deshong of IIus
tou tow u is spending several weeks
with her grandmother and aunt
MissLinnaA. Deshong.
John Sharpo of Harrisonville
was visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Anna Mum ma, of Pleasant Ridge
last week.
Mrs. Martha Deshong visited
her son George of Belfast, last
Friday.
Mrs. Howard Hollenshead and
her mother, Mrs. George Decker,
spent Friday at Wishart Decker's.
Whooping cough is all the rage
iu Siloam school.
Tho report is that A. C. Mellott
of Pittsburg is sick with typhoid
fever.
John S. Sipes, who was seri
ously hurt a few weeks ago, is
improving.
Tho protracted meetiug is in
progress at Green Hill, conducted
by Rev. Pittenger.
Rev. Pittenger will preach at
Ebenezor Sunday mornings-February
1st at 10 o'clock.
The supervisor is kept very
busy repairing tho roads.
Mrs. Lauuhart of Johnstown
has been spending several weeks
with friends at Pleasant Ridire.
Miss Jane Ilanu, of Neoamore, !,,u K'"-day evening with read
has beeu speuding several weeks 1 nS8 lind recitations for almost
with her aunt.Mrs. Ulysses Desh- j twu h)UI's- Missi Griffith is an
ng.
Watson Lynch of McConnells
burg and Miss Stella Bard at
tended the institute at Needmore
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Bossier
have returoed home and are uow
with their father, Mr. Thomas
Hesslor.
Dr. and Mrs. P. Elwood Stivers
entertained a progressive eroki
nolo at their hospitable homo in
Haucock, on Tuesday evvUng of
last week. Miss Cora Hei d rson
received tir.st ladies piize.
Mr. William H. Sipes of Union
township, and Miss Anna May
Everts of Need more.
Hui.i.i:nshkad Dix:ki;ii. At
tho M. E. parsonage, McConnells
burg, Pa., by Rev. A. D. McClos
key, Wednesday, January -"J,
l'.H'rj, Martin II. Hollenshead aud
Miss Stella Decker, both of Lick
ing Creek township.
Miss .Mangle Hays.
Miss Maggie I lays died at noon
Wednesday at the residence of her
brother, George W. Hays of this
place. Funeral, Friday morning
at 10 o'clock; interment, in the Lu
theran graveyard.
Miss Hays was aged 42 years, 5
months and 1H days. She had been
sick about ten da vs.
Needmore.
Tho correspondent from our
town seems to have lost her pen
or given up in despair, therefore,
I may be allowed to substitute
some items.
Mrs. Martha Mellott, of Clear
field, is visiting friends in this
vicinity. She intends making
her homo iu the future with Mrs.
Koper, her daughter, who lives
in Huntingdon county.
Mr. Thorn psou Peck moved in
to tha Enoch Hart house last
week.
Rev. Baugher aud wife took
dinner with Merchant W. F.
Hart's family last Saturday. Mr.
Baugher was attending the local
institute held hero. We are told
he gave a very interesting and in
structive talk on Childs Educa
tion. Sorry wo did not get to
hear you, brother.
Mr. William Funk made a bus-,
iness trip to Waynesboro last
week, and while there purchased
a new engine for the Funk & Hart
Mill Co.
Mr. Funk has rented from Mr.
A. Runyan rooms formerly oc
cupied by Dr. Swartweldor, iu
which he will bogie housekeep
ing. Mrs. Jonas Truax (Sadie Ev
erts) who was lately married and
moved to Licking Creek has re,
routed a part of her house from
Rev. Baugher and intends mov
ing back to Needmore in the near
future. Our town is all right af
ter all.
Candidate Sam Mellott was en
twining digits with friends here
on Saturday. "Sammy" is a ge
nial follow and should bo success
ful in capturiug the office which
he seeks.
Miss Olivo Hess spent Satur
day and Sunday with her uncle,
W. F. Hart.
Wo noticed Mr. D. A. Garland
in attendance at tho institute al
most every session. He had his
little sous, Blair and Hartman,
with him. "Davo" knows the val
ue of keeping his boys iu touch
with school work.
"Undo John" Shafer has beeu
unwell for several days aud bus
uot been alio to walk to the post
office for his mail.
Mr. T. R. Palmer is on the sick
list; also, Mrs. Emanuel Sharpo
is suffering from the effects of au
ugly fall.
Mr. Lewis Harris aud Miss
Nora Griffith, the teachers of
Wells Tanner jr schools visited
Prof. Palmer Saturday aud Sun
day. Miss Griffith entertainod
a large audience at tho institute
accompasneu laoy; anu ino iaci
that she was encored every timu
sho appeared boforo the audience
is sufficient evidence of her abil
ity. It Girdles the Glohe.
The fame of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, as tho bust iu tho world,
extends round tho earth. It's
tho one perfect healer of Cuts,
Corns, Burns, Bruises, Soros,
Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Felons,
Aches, Pains and all Skin Erup
tions. Only iufallit lij Pile euro.
1 25c a f ox at W, S. Dickson's
Church Dedication.
The now Presbyterian church
at Wells Tannery will be formally
dedicated on Sunday February 0,
1002.
Rev. Fulcher, tho pnstor, will
preach iu tho new church Satur
day evening February 8; Sun
day morning, at 10 o'clock, Dr.
Mathers of Bellwood, will preach
the dedication sermon; at 2.30 in
the afternoou, Childrens' Servi
ces will be held; at 0 in the even
iug, a youug people's meeting,
and at 7.30 Rev. Finney ofOrbi
sonia, will preach. Rev. Dr. West
of McCounellsburg, is expected
to bo present Sunday. A cordis.'!
invitation is extended to the pub
lic to attend these services.
1'uttersons Kun.
James Harris and George Will
iams, enterprisiugfur merchants
of Webster Mills, are in our sec
tion paying highest cash prices
for furs.
The Siloam school is not so
largo as it had been recently. A
number of the pupils are confined
to their homes with whooping
cough.
Bert Hann is wearing a broad
smile. It is a boy, Mr. Hann is
one of our good strong Democrats
aud believes in swelling the ma
jority. George Sipes of Buck Valley
was visiting in the home of his
parents, John S. Sipes, on Sun
day last.
J. Wilmer Sipes, sou of Homer
L. Sipes, we are sorry to say, is
ou the sick list at this writing
with catarrhal fever. Dr. Hoop
is the attending physician. We
hope for his early recovery.
Our friend Austin Lake is the
lucky possessor of a large for
tune. Austin ought uot to forget
his poor friends.
Miss Gleuna Decker, daughter
of Milton Decker, is on the' sick
list at this writing with pneumo
nia. Mrs. Courad Sipes is also
on the sick list.
One morning recently I saw a
very bright object coming up the
Pattersons Run road. When it
approached nearer, I recognized
it as our enterprising plasterer,
A. K. Dishong's new buggy. He
is now makiug full time sporting
with his sweetheart.
Martiu P. Sipes had good luck
recently. He owns a heifer which
bore twin calves.
The Oak Gleu band is improv
ing very fast under the instruc
tion of Prof. Foutz. They have a
lot of new music. Tho Prof, says,
"O, my! boys, that will bring the
per spi ration, for lam getting too
fat on Fulton county buckwheat
cakes.
V. R. Sipes and David Strait
are very busy makiug a job lot of
shingles for sale this spring.
llustontown.
Harry Dawney, District Presi
deut of the P. O. S. of A., install
ed the officers of tho New Gren
ada Camp, last Saturday evening.
Mrs. James Lyon, of West
Dublin, visited her mother, Mrs.
Laidig, over Sunday.
John Jones, sou of ex-Sheriff
Jones of Fannettsburg, is the
new lineman for the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co. at
this place. We welcome Mr.
Joues and wife to our town.
Robert Palmer, the skilled cab
inet maker of Dublin Mills, made
a business trip to this place last
Saturday.
Mrs. Emmanuel Sipes is quite
ill from an attack of La Grippe.
B. II. Shaw is confined to his
bed, suffering from the cold aud
exposure of sometime ago.
We are pleased to hear from
Mr. George Deshong, who was
recently giveu a commission as
inspector for tho Government
at Buffalo, N. Y. We wish t.
hear of his further success.
Mrs. Melroy is still in a very
critical condition. We wish for
hor speedy recovery.
Rev. J. Kurtz Miller, Ijomas
ters, son of Samuel G. Miller,
near Marion, has received and ac
cepted a call to the pastorate of
First Brethem church, Brook-
lyn. N. Y, He will move to that
city in February.
Mrs. Lli.u Kuniuiel.
Mrs. Eliza Rummel died at her
home in this place Weducsday
morning, January 29, ll02. Fu
neral Friday at 2 o'clock, p. m.
Interment in the Lutheran grave
yard. Mrs. Rummel was born March
30, 181(5; heuce she had almost
completed her 8(5th year. Her
maiden name was Cova, and she
was reared iu the home of James
Sproat, who in the early part of
tho last ceutury kept what is now
known as the Mcllvaiuo hotel on
Hays Hill. During tho early 30's
J. Francis Rummel was a stage
driver over the turnpike between
Bedford and Chambersburg, and
at the Sproat hotel he met Miss
Cove, au attachment sprang up,
and on the 13th of March, 1830,
they were married and went to
housekeeping in ' McConnells
burg, in the stone part of the
present residence of Miss Mary
Dauiels. They afterwards lived
in the building now occupied by
Mrs. Rebecca Alexander, after
which Mr. Rummel purchased
the property in which Charley
Steach uow lives. He afterwards
built and lived in the house now
the residence of Rev. Grove, and
also built the Pittman blacksmith
shop.
In the latter part of the 40's,
he kept the Eagle Hotel, where
the Cooper House now stands,
but in 1848 while assisting in
tearing down the old Lutheran
church, he fell, sustaining an in
jury which resulted in his death
five years later. From the Eagle
Hotel, the family went to the
hotel now the residence of W. A.
Vallance this side of Harrison
ville and run that hotel during
the year 1850. In the spring of
Itt.'l, they returned and kept
tho Buckhorn hotel in Mc
Connollsburg, now the residence
of Aaron Clevenger, and after
Mr. Rummel's death, Mrs. Rum
mel and her children rented and
..conducted the Eagle Hotel again
for a few years.
The children were now all well
grown up, and Mrs. Rummel ren
ted a private house, and lived
thereafter a quiet peaceful life.
She is survived by three sons
and two daughters, namely, Jas.
W., John Elliott, and Miss Mag
gie, of this place, Jacob Alfred.of
Adams county, and Rebecca,
(Mrs. Miller) of Franklin county.
For almost 70 years Mrs. Rum
mel was a member of the Luther
an church, and her life was such
as to impress those with whom
she came in contact with a char
acter that was fraught with good
works.
ltrush Creek.
Some of our young men attend
ed the institute at Needmore. Is
there some attraction over there,
boys?
Every oue is now anxiously
awaiting tho entertainment at
Akersville on Friday night.
Ice harvesting has been the or
der of tho day, but is now being
spoiled by the recent rains.
Mrs Mary Barton, who recent
ly returned from a visit to Hus
tontown, is in poor health.
Quite a successful protracted
meeting is in progress at Gaps
ville Christian church at this
writing.
T. R. Starr is all smiles now
over the arrival of a new boy at
his house.
Game is plentiful in our Valley
this winter, even since the law is
out quite a lot of tracks have been
seen fresh ones, too, every few
nights, and not all Beavers eith
er.
Children Especially Liable.
uurns, oruises anu cuts are
extremel painful and if neglect
ed often result in blood poisoning.
j Children are especially liable to
! such mishaps because not so
j careful. As. a remedy DeWitt's
j Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled,
j Draws out the tire.stops the pain,
! soon heals the wound. Beware
: of counterfeits. Sure cure for
1 piles. "DoWitt'8 Witch Hazel
' Salve cured my baby of eczema
after two physicians gave her up"
writes James Mock, N. Webster,
Ind. "The sores were so bad she
soiled two to Ave dresses a day."
Personals.
Miss Mary Demick came home'
last Saturday on account of tho
illness of her mother.
W. Vincent Hart of Whips Covo
spent Tuesday night with his
cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mason. -
Clarence Sipes aud sister Miss
Blanche spent last Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Ed R.
Austin at Saluvia.
Mrs. W. D. Myers and Walter
Hays, both of Hancock, are here
in consequence of the illness of
their sister Miss Maggie.
Miss Cora V. Shoemaker left
last Monday for Philadelphia to
resume her position, after having
spent a month very pleasantly
with her home folks.
Dr. R. W. McKibbin of Bethel
township was an early Monday
morning caller at the News office.
The Doctor has many friends
about McConnellsburg.
Mr. Nathan B. Hanks, of Em
maville, was a pleasant Press of
fice visitor on Tuesday. Mr.
Hanks is one of Brush Creek val
ley's progressive citizens. Ever
ett Press.
Mr. Henry T. Bard, of Pitts
burg, spent two or three days
among friends in this couuty this
week. Mr. Bard is a motorman
on one of tho street car lines iu
that city. He says the Fulton
county people in the Iron City
are all getting along well.
On last Monday Mr. Jacob
Barney arrived iu Everett from
Greesburg, Kiowa county, Kan
sas, after an absence of seventeen
years. Mr. Barney is a brother
of Revs. John H. and Joseph Bar
ney, of Clear ville. He will spend
some time with relatives and
friends in Bedford and Fulton
counties. Evrett Republican.
Lash Icy.
Mr. Isaac Beatty buried anoth
er of his children last Thursday,
this being the second member of
his family, in about two weeks
to dio from the effect of measles.
Charley Foff has been confined
to his bed with rheumatism and
jaundice.
We have had a few days good
sledding, and the young people
are making good use of it.' Sleigh
bells are jingling day and night.
Our fox hunters did not enjoy
this snow as much as they have
others. They left last Wednes
day morning early for Sideling
Hill where they were engaged iu
chases nearly all day. They re
port a good catch but a heavy
loss. Mr. J. C. Deneen and J. A.
Hendershot lost their two best
fox hounds, the result of. some
one setting poison for dogs, I
would say, "Look out, boys."
Those visiting in the Valley are
Edward Hebuer aud sister Mary,
and Miss Ida Shaw, from near
Everett, who were visiting at
their uncle, Mr. John Stable's.
Jackson Hendershot and Miss
Jessie Hebner were welcome cal
lers at J. J. Hendershot's last
Sunday.
C. W. Hendershot spent last
week visiting at Mr. Shank's. C.
W. is busy viewing the roads
since tho nomination. He . will
make a good supervisor. .
W. L. Heudershot has postjton
ed going away till later in tho
spring.
Mrs. Albert Schettompf is suf
fering very much from iuflama
tiou of the brain. We hojo sho
may speedily recover.
Mr. Jonathan Boor has suffer
ed severely from heart troublo
and old age. There is poor hope
of his recovery. " .
Misses Lyde Hill and Bridget,
were visiting Miss Blaucho Hen
dershot last weok.
The farmers Agricultural Soci
ety turned out last Saturday
night iu full force, to opjxsg a
road lately viewed from l)r Mc
Kibbin 's to Center school house.
They will present a reiuoustrauce
signed by about 75 or UK) citi
zens. The society is about to
place an order for fruit tree
sprayers which they think must
be used if they are to havt any
fruit.
I