mm VOLUME 4. McCONNELLSISUlto; PA.. XOYEMHEU 1U, 1902. NUMBER 9. n mi AA in JJJJ fee FATAL DEER HUNT. Joseph II. Gracey Shot and Instantly Killed by n Fel low Hunter. Last Saturday morning Joseph II. Graccy of Wells Tannery was nceidently shot through the head and killed instantly while hunting door on Sideling Hill Mountain. What isknown as theold Sprowl property, consisting of several huudred acres on top of SidoJing II ill on the State Road was pur chased about a year ago by a party of sportsmen of Altoona. This property lies in one of the best deer hunting sections in the coun-J ty. Last Saturday morning a party composed of J. II. Daugherty, Ernest Meredith, E. II. Westover, Joseph II. Gracy, Charley and Frank Sprowl, Abe Burkett and Maurice Bivens went out on the mountain to a point about 3J miles south of the Sprowl .House, und having reached what is known to huuters as tho Hooppole Thicket, they formed themselves into line for a "drive." About ten o'clock tlioy had the thicket pretty well closed in, when a large deer spraug into the open, and tho whole party opened tire. It was nn exciting moment for the hunt ers and as the , report of their Winchesters and Brocn Loading .shot guns rang out in quick sue cossiou, they rushed forward tow ard a common center and soon had lying before them a 180 lb buck. As they gathered around the prize some one inquirad, "Where is Joe ?" Joe was called, no reply. Going in the direction of the 'point where ho was last soen, in a few minutes his lifeless bod' was found on tho grouud with a bullet hole through his head, ho evidently having been in liue with the deer when someone shot. Of course, tho deepest conster nation seized, and .the dead form of their compauion was tenderly carried a long distance until a road was reached where it could be couveyed by a vehicle. The public, at least, does not know which one of the hunters tired the fatal shot. It is proba bly that not even the man who killed Mr. Gracey knows it him self. The deceased was a son of the lute Hon. Thomas Gracey of this county, and was about 85 years of ago. He is survived by his wife. A member of the Presbyterian church, he enjoyed the esteem of a large num ber of friends. Interment at Wells Valley M. E. church, Monday afternoon. Birthday Party. A delightful evening was spent at tho Union Hotel at Sixmile Run on the sixth of November. The occasion was a social gath ering of nineteen of her young friends to celebrate the anniver sary of the birth of Miss Ada B. Mellott of this county who has been emyloyed at the Uuion Ho tol at Sixmile Hun during tho past live months. The young la dy received many nico presents, among them an album and music lox combined. After refresh ments had been served the party engaged at various games, while tho Chamberlain brothers fur nished dolightful music. A Guest. Cove Tannery. The salvation army have pulled up stakes and started to their "om at last, after an eight keeks' service. Army prayer meetincr 'at Reu hen UnU'g on Thursday night of U wook. Come one and all and '"alio those maetincs a success. COrn huskinsr in nhmif. nvor nnii hunting is taking its place.' Look out, boys, for your heads or your aa' milcr are usually more val labia than rabbits. Mrs. G. W. Deshong is still a criPplo from rheumatism so that "ua caunot attend to her house- "iu cluiies. James G. Keudall, of the Cove has been a very sick man for sev eral da vn Sunday School Convention. The twenty-first Annual Con vention of tho Taylor and Dublin Sunday School Association met at Center M. E. church, Oct. 25, 1902. The convention opened by Rev. Melroy leadiug Devotional Ser vices. Rev. Lewis Chambers was elected president and N. E. M. Hoover, secretary. Bro. Cham bers thanked the convention for honor conferred upon him. Tho topic, Influence of Sunday School in Community, opened by N. E. M Hoover and further dis cussed by J. H. Lohr, Jacob Strait Hiram Clevenger and Bro. Cham bers. These poiuts were made : Great influence depends upon people of community. Business methods should inllueuce Sabbath School workers. Church mem bers, should do their duty to have a good influence. More than half of the conversions come from the Sunday school. At the close of forenoon session II. B. Huston and J. II. Lohr were appointed ti committee to audit the account of the treasurer. This committee found a balance of $1.50 in treasury. Afternoon session opened by singing No. 64, in Praise and Promise. Devotional Services led by Jacob Strait. Scripture Lesson, Mark 1:11. Singing No. 90. Emma Laidig read i paper on How to Awaken a Greater Inter est in S. S. Work. Discussed by J. H. Lohr, Rev. Jackson, Hiram Clevenger and Jacob Strait. Superintendent should become acquainted with needs of school, have original questions, aud good music. Sunday school officers and teachers should bo more interest ed. Revival of religion would awak en greater interest. More Chris tian love needed in Sunday school teaching. Should Parents compel their Children to attend Sunday School? was next discussed. Rev. Jack son thinks some authority should be exercised in this direction. How to prepare to teach the Lesson, was discussed by Rev. Melroy, J. II. Lohr, Bro. Cham bers and Rev. Jackson. Teachers should begin early in the week to prepare the lesson, and inform themselves well upon it. Teach ing requires knowledge of what precedes and what follows the lesson. Teachers should have a preparatory course. Importanco of S. S. Books and Papers opened by J. L. Kessel ring. Be careful about these books. Bro. Chambers empha sized the importance of Truth, Rev. Melroy thinks a good library is a benefit to a Sunday School. The evening session was well attended and topics all discussed. The following officers were elected : Pres., W. C. McClain; Vice Pres., J. L. Kossolring; Sec retary, N. E. M. Hoover; Cor. Sec'y, Emma Laidig; Treasurer, Huston Heeter. Executive Committee Pastors of M. E. and U. B. churches at Hustontown, Hiram Clevenger, Grace Huston aud S. C. Gracy. Miss Goerijla May. Miss Goorgia May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. May, formerly of Everett, died at her home in Redlands, Cal., Tuesday morning. Miss May became ill while attending the State Normal school at Shippeusburg several years ago and since then has been failing. With tho hope of restor ing hor health, her paronts re moved to California last Febru ary. The deceased is burvived by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. May's four other children preceded Miss Georgia to the world be yond. , Miss May was a member of the M. E. church. She was a beautiful, winsome young lady and a general favorite. She was about 25 years of age. The body was brought to Everett for bur ial. FIFTY YEARS AGO. Last Chapter of a Scries of Interesting Reminis cent Articles on McConnellsburg a Half Century Ago. : .- "' ' & :-':'.v.: r. jl ;;:...:" W.. -? . 4 c - ' r. KDlTOU JAMES P. HAItltOX. ?1 Bluomllold, Iml Editou News: When my fa ther moved to McConnellsburgin the fall of 1810, the Mexican War was in progress. The first even ing of our arrival the sound of tho drum and life greeted our cars. There had been for a number of years a military company there, but it had dwindled down until there was only about a dozen of the company' left. James Beck- with was the Captain. They were endeavoring to recruit tho com pany up and get it in shapo to go to the war. For some reason they failed to secure the desired num ber of recruits, or, if they did get them, their services were not needed, and after tho excitement passed away the company was left to drop out of existence. George Downs played the drum and there were few who could handle the drum sticks as well as he. Samuel Irwin played the tife. The next spring there was a com pany marched through town from Campbellstown St. Thomas on their way to the seat of war. Charles Campbell was the Cap tain. They stopped in town for dinner. It was a very warm day in the spring, and the boys not being used to tho march, were al ready tired and foot-sore, al though they had only come from Campbellstown. We boys, of course, were on hand, and when they resumed the march a lot of us went with them out throe or four miles and carried their knapsacks for them. They were a nice looking set of men. Tho one whose knapsack I car ried was a sergeant or lieutenant and did not look as though ho would be able to stand tho hard ships of war. 1 remember when he shook hands with mo at part ing that his hand was as soft as a woman's. Poor fellow ! I wonder what ever became of him. The only names that I remem ber that went out to the Mexican war from Fulton county wore David Fore, Jr., and William Polk. I saw the latter's name mention ed in your paper a few weeks ago aud I was surprised to learn that ho was still living Mr. Polk is still living, at Kuobsville, thiscouuty. He m u st be a very old m an. Both of those men wore often at our home, and my older brothors used to get letters from them when they were in Mexico. We did not rocoive the news of the world's events as quickly as we do now. The telegraph had just been invontod and there was a line through McConnellsburg from Chambersburg to Pittsburg but there was uo office in McCon nellsburg. We did not get daily papers, aud wheu thero was a battle fought, it would probably be a week or two after, before we would get the full particulars. The telegraph line through Mc Connellsburg was constructed about 1815. We were then living at Ft. Littleton nnd I remember hearing a man say in dead earn est that lie was going to town to see the boy ride along on tho tele graph carrying the nows. My own boyish mind often pondered over how in tho world could they carry any news on a liue of wire. At that time the Pennsylvania Central railroad was not built. I can remember hearing the men discuss the probabilities pro and con of tho road coming by the way of McConnellsburg. The only way to get goods from the east ern cities to Pittsburg and the west was by the canal and by wagons. There was a company which owned a fast line of teams from Chambersburg toTittsburg making the trip through in live days. Besides these there were many other individuals who freighted to Pittsburg. They all had then six horse teams and big heavy wagons. It made business brisk along the pike and gave business to the taverns of which there was one every two or three miles. I can remember seeing a striug of wagons in winter wheu the leaves were off the trees on the pike, on the mountain almost from top to bottom. Some of the drivers had bells on their horses. Tho wagon yards at the taverns in McConnellsburg would often be crowded with wagons. All this made business for the landlords, aud markets for the corn and oats of the farmer. Another source of revenue to the farmers was the great dioves of cattle, sheep, and horses that would come in from the West going to tho Phil adelphia and Baltimore markets. Theso had to be fed corn oats and hay and pasture. I doubt if your county has ever had better times since than in the old days of the six horse wagons and the stock droves. An interesting event to the cit izens of McConnellsburg was tho passing through there in the sum mer of 1849 of President Taylor, Old Rough aud Ready. He was going through to Pittsburg, trav eling by stage coach as auy other private citizen would do. There were no palace cars furnished for tho president in thoss days by big railroad companies. They traveled like other people, and paidjthelr own way. General Taylor arrived in towu about noon and stopped at tho old Union Hotel Fulton House for dinner, kept then by Mrs. Windle. The citizens gathered in en masse to pay their respects to tho old HEARSE UPSET And Undertaker Seriously Injur ud at New Grenada. The body of Roosevelt Schenck who died at I-ioysburg last week was brought to New Grenada for interment; aud on last Saturday al'tornoou, as Mr. Kurns, the un dertaker, was about to leave the cemetery with his hearse, he had to descend a very steep grade to the townshiproad.and iu attempt ing to do so, upset the hearse, nud fell forward to the ground be tween the horses, which became frightened and before Mr. Kurns could be rescued, ho was danger ously kicked aud tramped, receiv ing serious injuries about the head. The hearse wascompletely demolished. New Grenada. Mr. and Mrs. John Galbraith of South Fork, are visiting Mrs. Galbraith's mother Mrs. Catha rine Duvall aud Frank Thomas's family. John Mills of Altooua is home enjoying a few days hunting and visiting friends. Mrs. Naceof Woodvale visited friends here last Sunday. Clay Cornelius of Woodvale was iu our village on Sunday. Charles Thomas and family of Saltillo, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas. Mr. aud Mrs. Gideon Duvall of Clay township Huntingdon coun ty, visited friends here last Sun day. Dr. R. B. Campbell attended tho .sesqui-centennial anniversa ry celebration of George Wash ington at Milliin Lodge F. and A. M. on Thursday night. Miss Lizzie Baker of Wells Tan uery spent Sunday at N. G. Cun uingham's. Isaac Cliilcote aud Martin Ell as of Coles Valley each raised a new barn the past week. Moody Stewart of Wells Tan nery was a visitor to our city on Sunday. Moody is a jolly good fellow, only he don't vote the right way. Saluvia. Miss Effie Cutchall of Huston town spent several days very pleasantly tho guest of her sister Mrs. W. R. Spoor last week. Born to Mr. aud Mrs. Edward Sharp, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. David Aller of Westmoreland county are visit ing Mrs. Aller's sister, Mrs, Lu- cinda Cutchall aud other friends at Harrison villo. Mr. and Mrs. Win. A. Strait were visiting Mr. Strait's sister Mrs. Robert Mellott of Big Cove Tannery Saturday aud Sunday. George A. Harris aud Ferdi nand Decker were called to Sipes Mill on business Saturday. Rev. W. A. West sj)ent several days calling on his parishouers iu this vicinity last week. hero. I thought it a great honor to bo able to shake hands with the president of the United States and the great hero of the Mexican war. In appoarauco G eueral Tay lor was a short hoavy sot man' with gray hair. It was but a short time after that he sickened aud died. With this communication, I will close my series of reminiscences of life in McCouuellsburg fifty years ago. I have enjoyed wri ting them very much, as they re called many scenes, events, and friends of other days, the remem brance of which was very pleas ant to mo. I will, in the near future, with your permission, Mr. Editor, give some description of this country where I now live, thinking it may be of interest to some of your readers. Thanking you, Brother Peck, for your indulgence with mo so long, aud wishlug you aud your readers niauy years of happiness and prosperity, I bli you, for the prosint, good bye. Yours fraternally, J. P. Baiiion!! THE DEATH ANGEL. I'ersons Who Have Been Sum nioned to the Other World. MKS. SOLOMON I. MILLKIt. Maria, wife of Solomon I. Mil ler of this place, died at noon last Sunday, aged 05 years, and 10 months, and was buried in the Methodist Episcopal graveyard on Tuesday. Mrs. Miller's maiden name was Hull, and she is survived by Isauc Hull and Mary, wife of D. T., Fields, both of this place; II. Hull of Dakota, and Mrs. Sarah Les- sig, of Fannettsburg; also by her husband, aud one son, II. Vincent Miller of Peoria, Illiuois. Mrs. Miller's death was unex pected, as she had been In her us ual health up to last Friday even ing, when she had a severe attack of cramp, which was probably followed closely by a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Miller was of a quiet inof fensive disposition, a good neigh bor, and the bereaved family have the sympathy of their many friends. joiin shakpi:. Saluvia, Nov. 10 This com munity was shocked by the sad intelligence that John Sharpe had died suddenly at his home Satur day morning at the advanced ago of 77 years, 3 months and 12 days. Mr. Sharpe had a stroke of paralysis several months ago but had regained his normal health and attended the election Tuesday. Friday he seemed to be unusually well, enjoyed a hear ty dinner and supper, and re tired at his usual time. A short time after he had retired, his son Edward, hearing a noise in his father's room, investigated and found him sitting on the side of his bed. His limbs were rigid, and he was unconscious, and re mained in that condition until 4 o'clock next morning when death claimed him. Mr. Sharpe was one of our prosperous farmers, and had re sided on that one farm for more than 45 years. He was one of our most progressive citizens and enjoyed the respect and confi dence of a large circle of friends. He had been married three times and had survived his last wife about 12 years. He was the fa ther of 15 children, 10 of whom survive, namely, George in Indi ana; Jacob, at Knobsville; William iu Indiana; Mrs. John Rudolph, in Baltimore, Md. ; Mrs. James Taylor, Hustontown ; James, who resided with his father ; Mrs. T, Irwin Sipe, Harrisonville ; Mrs, II. C. Mumma, Pleasant Ridge; Mrs. Elias B. Deshong, Harrison ville, and Edward who resided at home. He is also survived by 24 grand-children; one brother Mat thew Sharpe, Pleasant Ridge; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Hann and Mrs. Elizabeth Strait at Sa luvia, and Mrs. Israel Hill of Bethel township. He was an ac tive Democrat, and frequently elected to local offices which he always filled in a creditable man ner, and a faithful member of the Sideling Hill Christian church for a great many yearB. His re mains were laid to rest in the Sideling Hill Christian cemetery, in the presence of a very large number of relatives and friends Sunday morning. Services were conductod at the church by his pastor Rev. Baugher, and were a fitting tribute to one whose life deserved only words of commen dation. MIlS. JACOB CLOUSEK Mrs. Elizabeth Virginia Clouser wife, of Jacob Clouser, was born January 15, 1847, and died Novem ber 4, 1902, In Ayr township, near tho place of her birth, aged 55 years, 9 months, and 19 days. Mrs. Clouser had seemed kf be enjoying good health until about midnight of Weduesday, October 29, when she was seized with ex cruciating pain in the stomach from which she never recovered. During her illuess, she seemed to be getting well at times, and be worse at other times. During THE COUNTY INSTITUTE. All the Teachers Here hut Two ; Lecture Course Fine, and Itig Houses. Superintendent Barton has much reason for gratification at the success that is attending this his first institute. Owing to the favorable weather, his teachers are all here but two and one of those two is sick. Everybody seems to be taking this week oil and in consequence the day ses sions, as well as the evening lo tures attract full houses. . There have been no disappointments, in number or quality of the instruct ors or lecturers. The lecture on Monday night by Mr. Prince was a model of lit erary excellence, and on Tuesday night Mr. Riggs kept tho house iu uproarious laughter from start to finish. The Marion Wilsou Quartette will be here to-night (Wednesday) and from present indications you want to get there in time if you want to get a seat. Detailed proceedings next week. Burnt Cabins. Mrs. Elijah Baldwiu and Bald win Fraker of Fort Littleton, spent Sunday with the family of John Baldwin. ' Lee K. Kline purchased three small mules last Thursday from Mr. Hoover, a stock dealer. The telegraph men are busy working on the line putting on new wires. They expect to be in our town about two weeks. They are stopping at Speck's hotel. Miss Mamie Speck is quito ill with inflammatory rheumatism. All the gentlemen that come to Burnt Cabius bring a gun along with them. I don't know wheth er they think we are dangreous people, or whether we have more game than we can shoot. . Mrs. John Spitzer and her mother, Mrs. Jones, of Cleveland O., are visiting in our vicinity. Hayes Robinson who has been working in Pittsburg, has re turned home. Miss Mary Kope and Miss Maggie Crouse went to Cham bersburg last Saturday. They expect to stay there a few days. Herman Heffner and family have returned to their home in W. Va. They were visiting Mrs. Heffner 's father, A. V. Kelly. Ora Cline and family left last week for their home in Kansas, after a short visit with Mr. Cline's mother and other friends. We have lost one of our black smiths, Geo. Wise, who went to Nineveh last Monday. He ex pects to stay until Christmas. Rev. Gottschall of this placei is holding revival services at Shade Gap, and is having quite a suc cess. . the day preceding her death, she seemed much better, and was cheerful until about four o'clock in the afternoon when she became some worse, but talked hopefully saying, "I don't need the doctor. I will bo all right in a few days. " But soon after 12 o'clock she was found to be weakening, , whein ' medical aid was summoned with all haste. But, alas ! the angel of death was not to be deprived of his mission, and she passed peace ably awav at exoctlv four nVlnolr Tuesday morning. The survivors i i oi ner own iamuy.ner brotiier and one sister, were present at her death bed. -n She leaves to mourn bnr lni her husband, one son, G. E. Clouser, three sisters, namely, Misses Alice ana jviary Knives, Frances, wife of Daniel Cover,' of Hancock, Md., and one brother B. F. Shives. Funeral nervicea nt.lmr linmo conducted by Rev. Chambers. interment in Union Cemetery. The deceased was a dauirbt.ni' r.f Jonathan Strives, and Wvaa . large circle of relatives, and hosts ' ox irieuas. .... Mother, why did you leave ua ? Your place at our table and in our home la lonely for us. Gone where the rurnn nf nnrt.h are over where none grow old. Your merry voice in singing is hutihed: all now soama lik-o cnA nf day dusk. God's will be done. , , Youu Son.
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