VOLUME 3. McCONNLLLSBURG, PA., May 20, 1902. NUMBER 37. IOWA -FALLS LETTER. Odds and Ends from A Western Parson. Iowa Fai.i, Iowa, Mav id, iiku. Editou News : "Shad ! Fresh shad ! Hudson River shad !" Just think of hearing a cry like that away out here in Iowu. But I heard it. They were the real thing fresh roe shad and I bought a four pounder at the reasonable price of twelve-anda half cents a pound. fifty cents for the four-pound shad. With no ouo at home but Mrs. S. aud myself, you may know we had iish for several meals. My ! isn't it good though ! We have been in Iowa for nearly twenty-five years arid that was our first treat in shad. My father used to tell about an old German who said, "I like de mackerel besser as de shad. De bigger de bone de eas ier 'ousch a kreaga,' but we did not find many bones in our shad. Perhaps we were so hungry wo ate it "bones aud all." There is no fish in this part of the country equal to the shad. We hope they will ship some more to Iowa Falls. Wo had a very peculiar April as to weather scarcely any raiu during the entire month. It was rather cool, too. May has brought us plenty of rain. The soil is in excellent condition. Crops are growing, and look fine. Farmers are right in the midst of planting corn. At the parsonage we have har vested our first crop of radishes aud sown seed in the same ground for another crop.and will continuo this repetition as long as we want radishes during the summer. The Hardin county Sunday school Convention met at Rad clifle, Iowa, last week. Your cor respondent had the honor of pre siding over this body of Sunday school workers. Many thought it the best con vention in interest and spiritual fervor ever held iu the county. At this meeting we elected dele gates to our Stato Convention which is to be held at Sioux City, Iowa, June 10-12, 1902. That will bo a great gathering, but the great Sunday school gathering of this year is the International As sociation, which meets in Denver, Colo., in the latter part of June. This will bring together the great est Sunday school workers of the United States, Canada, and Mex ico. Don't you wish you could go? Rates are going to be very low, and the attendance will be very large. Yesterday we held our third quarterly meeting. Our year is rapidly coining to a close. Our conference is to meet at Marshallt wu, Sept. 17, 1901, with Uish.ip Goodsell in the chair. I was admitted on trial in the up per Iowa Conference at the ses sion held iu Marshalltown twenty four years ago next October. There are now only four of our class in this conference, and the bishop who presided, has gone to his reward. We will probably hold a reunion of our class, when conference meets this fall. Speaking of Annual Confer ences makes the following story appropriate : Rev. K. W. McMaster, presid iug-elder of the Fort Smith Dis trict Methodist Episcopal Church, was traveling through his dis trict, which embraces a large ter ritory in northwest Arkansas. He chanced to overtake a preacher of another denomination, who was very much excited over a meeting t he had had with Bishop Galloway of the MethodistEpiseopalChurch South. Among other words of recognition and pi aise, he said : "I recon Bishop Gallaway is the finest airator in the West; I hearu 'im when he predomanated over tho conference at Spriugdale aud when he had got through that lueeliu he went down to ho uako, Ark., to predotnanate there." By the way, did I ever tell you of the trouble mv centle manlv friend, Nace, your merchant tail or, brought upon himself once, in his effort to. bo polite ? Well, one day he was riding on the street car, and it was crowd ed, when a lady coming in, he arose and proffered her his seat aud the affair I present to you in po etry : tie aroBe to give her his seat. "Please keep It yourself," said she. "No, no; I Insist that you take It; You're older than I am," said he. An umbrella swished through the air; lie was foiled by a blow on tho head. And the law would step In If we printed The things that the good lady said. Notwithstanding all this he still lives. May his shadow never grow less. With a kindly greeting to all my friends, I am Yours very truly, Geo. B. Shoemakeh. Whips Cove.' May 19. Notwithstanding the dry weather, the grain and grass are looking well. After spending a few days in the Cove last woek, Samuel Dillon returned to his home at Round Top, Md. Mr. Dillon was accom panied home by Mrs. Stine of Mattie, Bedford county, who went to visit her brother-in-law, Uenry Stine. Mrs. George Brabson's sister's child was buried at the Lower church last Thursday evening, lath inst. Every one remarked that the small coffin was the nic est they had ever seen. Mrs. J. A. Garland has pneu monia, vr. wm. u. McKibbm is treating her. Rev. A. W. May preached at the Lower church last Sunday from Mark 15 : 16. There was a big congregation there, a number of persons outside the Cove be ing present. Children's day will be observed there, on the third Sunday of June. Laidig. Tl e American Telephone and Telegraph Company are putting four more wires upon their line along the State Road. Mr. and Mrs. James Reeder at tended the funeral of Mrs. Reed er's grandmother, Mrs. Mahala Mellott, near Siloam, on Sunday. C. M. Brant and family, Mrs. J. G. Lyon, and Mrs. T. F. Davis spentSaturday afternoon in Wells Valley. David Stevens who had been in quite poor health for some time, is somewhat improved. H. K. Mellott has finished saw ing at J. W. Laidig's and moved back to Licking Creek. J. H. H. Lewis, candidate for commissioner passed tnrougn this township on Tuesday. Ex-Sheriff Pensinger of Chara- bersburg spent part of Tuesday in this vicinity. There was a large turnout of voters at tho Republican primary in this township on Saturday, larger than at any similar meet ing in former years. Samuel Deavor who had been in Clearfield is home on a visit. J. F. Johnson returned homo Saturday evening from Greens burg where he had been with his son Ross, who died there of blood poisou, Sunday May 18. M. L. Kirk and son Herbert have returned fromThreeSprings where they had been painting. . Grant Hoover had quite a soro arm last week, the result of poi son. The locusts have taken to them selves wings aud the woods will soon be resonant with their niose. Monday afternoon, May 19 lightning struck a walnut tree and a gum tree near the telephone line at Hiram Cleveuger'a. It splinterod and peeled a piece from the gum tree as large as a fence rail. S.D.Stevens of Chambersburg, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Stevens of Laidig on Sun day. . Mrs. E. L. Daniels of Sipe's Mill, who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. P. P. Mann and other friends in this place, has returned home. HARYEST OP DEATH. Well Known People Who Have Passed Over. Mrs. William Souders. Mrs. Jane A., wife "of -William Souders died at her home in Mc Keesport, Pa., on Friday, May 9, 1902, after an Illness of several years' duration. The maiden name of the de ceased was Slayman. Her pa rents were James and Catharine Slayman. She was born near Warfordsburg, this county, on April 2, 1852. In March, 1870, she was united in marriage with William Souders. About 25 years ago the family went to Everett aud resided thore until 18 months ago, when they moved to McKees port, where they have resided since. She had been a member of the M. E. church from her child hood. Her remains were interred at Everett Monday, May 12. The deceased is a sister of Sam uel and A. Lincoln Slayman of Bethel township. Prof. J. W. Elliot. Prof. James W.Elliot, principal of tho Reuovo.Pa., Public Schools, died at his home' at Renovo, at noon on Monday of last week. He was born at Reedsville, Pa., Aug ust 27, 1801, His father, Rev. George Elliot, was pastor of the Presbyterian church of this place from "81 to '84. Tho family at that time, in addition to the pa rents, was composed of James, John, Kate, Bess, and a little grand-daughter, and are remem bered here as a very pleasant family. Since their leaving here, both the girls, the father, and now Jim all have died. Prof. James Elliott was super vising principal of the Renovo school. Was recently re elected superintendent of Presbyterian Sunday school. He was an active member of the Royal Arcanum, of which he was grand deputy, al so secretary Board of Trade of Reuovo. The body was interred at Bellefouto. A wife and daugh ter mourn his death. D. Calvin Mellott. David Calvin Mellott, a highly respected farmer died athis home in Belfast township, Wednesday Mav 21 1902, aged 57 years, 6 v ... months, and 29 days. One day in the latter part of last February Mr. Mellott was soling a sled and accidently cut his right leg near the knee with the axe he was using. The wound was not,at first, considered a serious one, but it did not heal, and pockets of pus were formed both above and below the wound, and the limb did not yield to treatment uutil "blood poisoning" set in, which brought about his death. His fune:al took place on Fri day, and his remains were inter red at the Dunkard church in Bel fast township, Rev. J. C. Garland officiating. The deceased was a member of the Dunkard church, and was an excellent citizen. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons aud two daughters, namely, Ephraim A., of Mattie, Bod ford county ;IIoward, of Beth el township;.Iohn,of Belfast; Mr? Georro W. Miller, of Tod; and Rosa, at home. Dr. II. II. inn. On Thursday morning of last week Dr. H. II. Hill died at his home in Everett after a prolonged illness, at the age of 57 years, 5 months, aud 10 days. Dr. Hill was a sou of tho jate Lemuel Hill, and was bom iuBeth el township this county in 144, aud was educated at St. Vincent College atLatrobe, Westmoreland county, and tho Iron City Busi ness College, Pittsburg. He, with Dr. W. L. McKibbin, read medi cine in Hancock, Maryland, under Dr. J. B. Delaplane aud Dr. Hill graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in 18(57. Begin ning to practice at ISmmavffie, this county, he continued there uutil 1877 when he removed to Everett, where ho enjoyed a large and lu crative practice for a number of years, He died just 25 years from tho date he located there. In September 18C!1 he was uni ted in marriage with Miss Mary dela Montanye. To this uuiou one son was born Dr. Waller dela M. Hill who with his mother survives, the former at present residing at Ostorburg, Bedford county. The deceased was a brother of JobL. aud George of Bethel town ship and of Mrs. Denton Hender shot of Bethel and Mrs. F. P. Lynch of this place. For a num ber of years ho was a member of the Episcopal denomination and took an active part in the affairs of that church. Interment at the cemetery ut Everett last Saturday afternoon. Koss II. Johnson. The many friends of Ross II. Johnson were shocked to learn of his death at Waynesburg, Greene couuty Pa., Sunday May 18, 1902 aged 29 years and 0 days. The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Johnson of Tay lor township, this county, aud a few months ago went to Greens burg where he found employ ment. One day, about a mouth ago, he was stropping his razor prepara tory to shaving, when, in some way, he nicked his littlo finger with the edge of the razor. The accident seemed so trifling thathe scarcely gave it a thought at the time, but iu a day or two it began to show signs of inflammation and gave him pain. Local remedies were applied, but the swelliug went to tho hand, up the arm, and finally the entire side of his body became congested, aud although he had the attention of two skilful physicans, blood poisou resulted and death ended his suffering. On account of tho condition of the remains, his parents gave up the idea of bringing tho body home, and interment was made at Greonsburg. Ross was for several years an exemplary member of tho Primi tive Baptist church, a young man of fine qualities, and popular among his associates. The bereaved parents and the brothers who Survive, have the deepest sympathy of their many friends. Dublin Mills. Supervisor Miller is taking ad vantage of the dry weather, and with a large force of hands is im proving the roads greatly. S. C. Gracey has quit tho mer cantile business and gone to Broad top to fire an engine It will likely go a little tough with Sammy when the sun gets hot. Mrs. J. Witter who has been iu poor health for a long time is get ting better. Any one wanting a sign for his place of business will not'miss it by calliug on Daddy Palmer of this place. Stewart Lander and son are selling some first class corn at a dollar a barrel. Mr. aud Mrs. H. T. Heeter aud daughter Lizzie speut Suuday with Mr. and Mrs. D. Porter An derson. Bert Winegardner is practic ing his 2-year old pacing horse for the Hagerstowu fair. Saluvia. Miss Hattie Alexander of Mc Counollsburg, accompanied Rev. Dr. West, to Green Hill Saturday and remained until Sunday the guest of Miss Auna Spcer. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Stevens, aud daughter Miss Grace, of Chambersburg, were visiting Mrs. Stevens' mother Mrs. L. E. Harris, from Saturday, uutilTues day of this week. Miss Drucie Laidig, and sister Mrs. Howard Noble, (neo Laidig) of Laidig, were guests of Mrs. Harris' family Monday night. Field Secretary M. R. Shaffuor of the Fultou Couuty S. S. Asso ciation, orgauized a Suuday school at Cito school house last Suudsiy afternoon. Tho hour of meeting will be at 2:30 every Sunday afternoon, ACCIDENT AT BIG COVE TANNERY. Kowe Mellott' Foot Terribly Crushed in a Planing Mill. Rowe Mellott who purchased the Big Cove Tannery property from Capt. Skinner a few months ago, utilizes the water power at tho old taunery to run a planing mill. Last Friday evening while operating the planing mill, Mr Mellott went down to the pit to adjust some bulling, and iu step ping on a girder near which a largo cast wheel was running, one of tho spokes of the wheel caught his right foot and crushed it down between the wheel and the girder teariug the shoo from his foot, aud shaving tiie flesh from tho eu tire side of his foot. Fortunately, not a bone was broken. Dr. Sap pington was called and dressed theiujured member The result would have boon very much more serious, had it not been for tho fact that Mr. Mellott was wearing an unusually heavy pair of shoes. Pine Kidge. Our farmers have been much encouraged by the gentleshowers of tho past few days. Miss Ireuo Hockensmith of Pleasant Ridge has gone to Clear field, where she has employment. Mr. aud Mrs. Simon Deshoug and family visited Mary E. Mel lott's Suuday. Albert Mellott has purchased a fine buggy from E. N. Akers. Our friend John Lake purchas ed a good horse last week at the sale. John says he is an elegant driver U. S. Deshong aud wife visited W. F. Wink last Sunday. Scott Mellott and E. W. Strait returned home from bark peeling Saturday evening. New (ircnuda. Harry Foster of Enid visited friends in Altoona recently. Annie Truax, her daughter Cora, and son John, visited friends iu New Grenada. A. D. Bergstresser of Wells lost a valuable gray mare a few days ago. j Geo. Harris aud J. II. H. Lewis were tho fence-builders at work in our township tho past week. G. H. McCoy and family left our village on Thursday for New burg, Cumberland county, and Richard Alio way now owns and occupies their late residence. Mrs. John Sealer of Allegheny City is spending the summer months in Wells Valley. William AVngoner, father of Mrs. Geo. Shafer of this place, died lust Monday at his home at Shir leysburg. Interred at Cherry Grove Tuesday. ' Tammany Base Ball team or ganized on Saturday and played the first practice game of the sea son. Tammauy cut quite a figure in the sporting world last seasou, and looks fair to be much better this seasou. Isaac McClain and family of West Dublin visited, Mrs. Cath arine Duvall hero ou Sunday. Rev. H. S. Bickel of Camphill, Ta., ex-pastor of Ft. Littleton cir cuit, Church of God, in company with Miss Emma Bare of Ft. Lit tleton, drove into our village on Thursday, and were the guests of Dr. Campbell at the Houck House. After diuing together, the rest of the day was speut very pleasantly taking in the sights with Squire McDonough acting as guide. Alford Johnson auil wife (ee,n Julia Edwards) of Street er, 111., his sister, Mrs. W. II. Baumgardner, of Wells Tannery and son Harry all drove down from tho Taunery on Friday, at)d spout the day pleasantly in tho home of F. G. Mills in this place Mrs. Baumgarduer and Harry re tuined home in tho evening and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson remained a few days. As this is tho first visit homo since Julia's marriage, tho boys thought it a good oppor tunity for some sport. The mat ter was quitoly whispered around in tho evening, and at 9 o'clock such a tune as was never before played by the old N. G. Calithum piaus, made tho welkin riug. The bride and groom came forth and received congratulations.' The boys were nicely treated, and it ended in cheers for the bride and groom cheers for the stars and stripes and some one suggested cheers for a popular candidate, when a wild yell went out. Dr. Campbell, F. G. Mills, L. L. Cun ningham, and others wore then hoisted in the air to the amuse ment of the crowd, and thus end ed a night's sport to alL Maude Cunningham spent last Sunday with friends at Enid. We can boast of an expert sun bonnet maker, in the person of Mrs. Libbie Grissinger, who has during the last three years, made 500 bonnets and sold them to the wives aud daughters of the min ers at Robertsdale and Woodvale As they were sold at an average price of 30 cents, each, she realiz ed at least $150. It required sev eral webs of gingham to make the m. The demand is by no meat s supplied. Wells Tannery. Our city is not so quiet since the arrival of the locusts. The G. A. R. Post requests all Orders and Sunday schools to meet at Pine Grove church promptly at 12:30, Memorial Day; from there, to the Presbyterian cemetery and thence to Wells Valley. Dr. and Mrs. Swartzwelder, of Needmore, enroute to Pittsburg, speut Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Forman. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnston of Streator, Illinois, are visiting Mr. Johnston's sister, Mrs. W. II. Baumgardner, and Mrs. John ston's mother, Mrs. Frank Mills of New Grenada. They will re main for some time and visit some of the eastern cities.' George A. Wisliart of Chicago, is home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Wishart for a two weeks vacation. Harlan Wishart of Marquette, Michigan, and Dr. and Mrs. Hun ter of Lewistown,are visiting their old home. H. L. Baumgardner is visiting relatives at Cottage and Neffs Mills Huntingdon county. Ora Truax of Enid, spent a few days with her cousin, Cora Tru ax. Bert Winegardner and sister of Maddensville, apent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ran McDon ald. The Suuday schools are pre paring special services for Child- rens Day, June 10th. There will be communion service in the Presbyterian church June 1st at 3 o'clock. Preparatory service, Friday evening. Farmers' Institutes. The County Board of Farmers' Institute Managers, will meet at the County Commissioners' office on the second Tuesday of June, to arrange for the place where Institutes are to be held this sea son. Ail ol our people who desire Institutes, ought to attend this meeting and present their claims. This Board is composed of the LocalMembers of the State Board of Agriculture, and one represen tative from each County Agricul tural Society, tho Pomona Grange and Couuty Alliance. If you find that you cannot attend this meet ing, address a letter with your request to Chairman of Board of Institute Managers, care County Commissioners. Big Cove Tannery. Miss Daisy Morget and friend were visitors at the home of Miss Morgret's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Morgret A large crowd attended the fes tival Friday and Saturday even iugs. David Lauver, Charles Deshong and Capt. Dotterman have just completed the mason work of tho new church. The framing will be com menced in a few days. A. S. Brubaker is in this neigh borhood again. . Lil lie Cooper and sister spent last week ut J. L. Richards' and Gen. Peddin aud Capt Dotterman were at George W. Des hong's. KOT AFRAID OF A SNAKE. Grandmother Shaffer 8(1 var old Clubs a Big One to Death. Last Thursday while walkine iu the yard at the home of her son John Shaffer of Tod township, Mrs. Catharine Shaffer, who will be 86 years of age if she lives to see her next birthday, unexpect edly came upon a snake three feet in lensrth. She didn't climh a fence, she didn't run screaming into the honse, she didn 't ring the dinner bell to call in the neigh bors in fact, she didn't do any thing silly ; but she just picked up a club that happened to be within reach, and while the snake was flipping out his black tongue to frighten mother Shaffer, she gave him a good blow and anoth er and another everv lick' meaning a stroke of paralysis.aud. in less time than it takes to read. this story, she had put a period to the existence of his snakeship, and was not a bit nervous over the affair. The same day John killed two, and his wife two. It was a kind of St Patrick's Day with them. Miss Elsie Greathead is visit ing friends in Pittsburg. The lightning struck a big wal nut tree out in Mrs. E. C. Trout's meadow last Sunday. Miss Georgia Woodal of Cham bersberg is visiting her sister, Mrs. Horace Cromer at 90 Cliff street, Pittsburg, Pa. k Rev. J. E. Ott will preach a me morial sermon to the soldiers of the G. A, R. at Asbury, Friday May 30, at 10:30 A. M. Miss Carrie Greathead who has just completed a term of school at Penns Manor Bucks county has returned home for her summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin Myers of Mercersburg, drove over Sun day morning and stayed till Mon day with Mrs. Myers' parents Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kendall. M. P. Barton and W. C. Hanks two of Brush Creeks' prominent young Republicans dropped in to see usa few minutes while in town Tuesday. Miss Anna Atkinson and Miss SadieMock of Mercersburedrove to McConnellsburg Sabbath morning and were accompanied by Mrs. Christmas Shinier to Miss Sadie's home in Tod town ship. Almost $4000 were paid out by the Rockhill Furnace Co. on their second pay day, May 15, 1902. The repairs are about all comple ted and iron is expected to be made this week. 162 men are on the payroll. Supt Gleim and able corps of assistants are practical in the detailed work, and the fur nace is sure to be successful. Republican Convention. One of the most hotly contested factional fights that has occurred in this county for years, was that in the Republican party this year in which one side was represen ted by M. R. Shaffner for Chair man and D. H. Patterson for Sen ate, and on the otlnr side, by F. M. Taylor for Chairman and Dr. A. D. Dalbey for Senate. The Shaffner Patterson faction won the fight At the convention Tuesday ev ery district was fully represented by delegates, and an unusual number of visiting statesmen were present R. M. Kendall, acted as chairman, and M. W. Nace and Dr. Jim McKibbin sec retaries. -The ticket named is: F. M. Johnston, for Congress ; D. H. Patterson for state Senate ; M. W. Nace, delegate to state con vention ; N. B. Hanks, legislature; H. Park Palmer and Graut Baker commissioners, andGoo. W. Glenu auditor. ' Mrs. Daniel Mock left last Wed nesday to visit relatives and frieuds iu Harrlsbuig. On her return, she will slop in Carlisle with her daughter, Mrs. S. S. Kapp,
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