wm VOLUME 4. McCONNELLSUUUG, PA.. 1 EIIKUAHV 1, 1903. NUMBER 23- JOHN T. KERR OS THE WING. A Nice Trip on the Pacific ('oust. We left Aurora, Illinois, Janu ary 0, 1908, on the Golden State Limited train for California, and traveled over prairie lands, des erts, aaud hills, canons, and mountains until we crossed Tex a, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. We did ot see any very picturesque scenery, unless it was the snow on the mountains, ' until we arrived at Red Lands, California, our first stop. There we saw the large orange, lemon aud grape fruit groves, with acres after acres, rows after rows, of the bright yellow fruit, that looks like a bank of gold in the sunlight, and as sweet as houey from the comb, when ta ken from the trees with our own hands. The eastern oranges are not to bo compared with them for juiciness aud flavor ; but they ure just as high in price. We went through the packinghouses and saw them sort and pack the oranges, lemons and grape fruit aud fill car after car of them to ship east to Chicago, New York and St. Louis. The streets, or avenues as they call them here, are lined up on both sides by encahpus, pepper, and olive trees; but the Mammoth palm, three feet in diameter at the ground, and twenty feet high with a top fifty to sixty in cir cumference, and loaves six to eight feet wide. The palm is plac ed about seventy-five feet apart, opposite each other, on roads or avenues; and calla lilies, roses, aud heliotropes in profusion-rows after rows aud banks after banks. With the thermometer at eighty degrees January 7th, we took a carriage and went through the famous Smiley Height Park with o.er a thpusand acres of every tropical fruit, plant and flower. Wo saw a Century plant twenty feet long that had just bloomed, and is now dying. The top of the height is 2700 fet above the level of the sea. We then went to Riversu'e and spent a day. It is about the same as .Red Lands, but not so beautiful but a great grape, orange and lemon district. The United States Indiau school, is located on Mag nolia avenue, on Arlington height Ou January 8th, my birthday, we arrived at Los Angeles at noon and came out to Long Beach at 2 1 M. und saw the Pacific for the first time in my life. We gather ed shells of many kiuds until we had so luany that we are tired of sheila and waut to fish, and take ocean launch rides ard watch the waves beat against the shore. It is truly lovely to see the dashing of the waves. Every day is like the month of .1 une here, January 23rd we went ou an excursiou, sixteen miles out on the ocean to the new Gov ernment Breakwater at San Pe dro Harbor. The Breakwater is three miles long and the water is 70 feet deep and they are fill ing it up with rock at the bottom. It will be thirty feet wide, and tapers to eight feet at the top, and the contract price is three million dollars. They put thous ands of carloads of stone in and it seems like ouly a drop in the bucket It seems to bo an end less job. We will take an ocean steamer next week for the Calatina is lands, thirty miles out in ihe oeeau, at which time we expect to be rocking on the billows, and feeding tho fish by heaving up Jonah. We expect to stay over there two or three days. There . are large fish over there tho Tu na. We will take a glass bottom boat so we can see what is in the bowels of tho ocean. They say it is wonderful to behold ;and when we return wo are going to Mount Lowe the highest ppiut of which is 5000 foot above the level of the sea. They go up 8000 feet by the great cable incline to Echo Moun tain at an angle of about forty de grees. You must hang on or you will fall out of the electric cars.- Tho first of March we go to San Diego and Cor on ado Beach for a Having n Good Time. Below wo reprint a writeup from a California paper of a social j function at St. Charles Beach in which a former McConnellsburg er participated. DELIGHTFULLY SUKPKIHKD. A surprise party was given in houor of Mr. John Carroll at his beautiful homo in Alamitos last night. A tallyho was secured for tho occasion, and a party of friends left at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Capt. J. M. Morris mid the shrill blast of the trum pet, and the hearty cheers of the participants. Upon arrival Mr. Cai roll was brought to the door by the sweet melody of "Bonnie Bessie," which was performed upon the cornet. The affair was a great surprise to Mr. Carroll ind his family. The guests were received royally. Music was the chief feature of the evening, after which refreshments were served. Mrs. Kerr of Aurora entertained with many beautiful songs, one of which proved a great favorite among the guests, "The Fortune Telling Man," Mme. Portale en tertained with several piano se lections, which were artistically performed aud enjoyed by all, and Mr. John Kerr performed a 'jig" dance, which would rival a professional. Need more Mud, mud, everywhere! If it were possible that those dignitaries at Harrisburg could just now be compelled to make a trip of twenty or twenty-five miles every day for a week over even the best of the roads in this section, they would conclude that it is time to do less tinkering with the school, scalp and game laws, and make an effort at least to so amend tho road laws of this Commonwealth that we might have some reason to hope that our children's children would perhaps have a few roads fairly passable in wet .weather. Tho truth is we are wading the same old mud ditches our great-greatgrandfathers did. Supt. Bartou paid our school a hasty visit one day last week the first this term. The institute hqjd here last Fri day evening was well attended. The children of tho school 'did their part well, and gave evidence of the careful training given them by their teacher. There were a number of teachers present, but with a few exceptions, they al ways wanted to bo excused. Misses May Mellott and Maud Riuedollar of Ayr wore here to attend the institute. They spent Saturday with Mrs. W. F. Hart. John D. Mellott is drilling a well for Thomas R. Palmer. Emmanuel Sharp who has been somewhat indisposed for some time, has resumed his pipe. Charley Gordon, our champion trapper, succeeded in capturing two otters last week. They are said to be very fine specimens. The fur will bring him, probably, $25. Who can beat it? Miss Winifred Metzler of liar risonville who has been visiting her cousin Miss Ola Metzler at Burnt Cabins aud attending the "big meeting" at the M.E.church has returned home. month, then to San Francisco, Vallejo; then Salt Lake City, then Grand Canon, Glen wood Springs, Gardeu of the Gods, Pikes Peak, then to Denver, and from Denver to Hastings and Inland, Nebras ka, where live all of the Fixens, my sisters, brother, brothers- in-iaw ana sisiers-m iaw, wnero we expect to spend a couple of months. Then we will go to Clay Center, Nebraska, to Visit my couBios, Mr. and Mrs. Erve Mc Dowell and family, and then re j turn home to Aurora, III, i noma to aurora, ut will write another letter when I - , I return home and give you the rest of my trip. My address for the present is, John T. Kerb, 245 Second St, Long Beach, Cal. Knobsville. Auctioneer Wiblo atteuded a sale at Clear Ridge ou Saturday. Miss Erma Gress is spending sometime with her aunts Misses Mary and Libbie Hershey and at tending school at Knobsville. Quite a number of our young people received valentines on Sat urday. John A. Long has been quite poorly the past week, but is now itnproviug. Mrs. Grant Baker unci Miss Katie Fore spent Friday in Mc Couuellsburg. A series of meetings are being held in the Brethren church by Rev. James Keoue. Mrs. William Snyder has been ill the past week. . Janr.es O. Sipos and Calvin Mutnina visited tho school hero ou Thursday. Miss Annie Bradnick has gone to Orbisouia, whe'-e she is em ployed in the home of Taylor. Miss Iva Lei i master spent an evening recently wii.h Miss Myr tie Kelso. - Mrs. Jennie Bishop has been spending sometime with her mother Mrs. Scott Wajnier. Miss Lillian Fleming spent Sat urday with friends at Ft. Little ton. Mr. aud Mrs. John A. Myers who have been sick for .sometime still continue some bettor. Si pes Mill. Mellott is very poor Obed T. ly. Charley Bard and W. R. Pal mer arc getting in a nice lot of summer wood, George Bard expects to start West in a few days. George thinks the West is the place. Miss Margarette Clevenger of near Fairview, has gone to spend some time with her brother at Pittsburg. S. R. Fraker, of Ft. Littleton, who is attending a medical col lege at Baltimore, has been com pelled the past two weeks to leave otf his studies ou account of ill ness. Mr. David Knepper and son Charley of Taylor townsnip called at the News office a few minutes Wednesday. Mr. Knepper says that out of about 240 voters iu Taylor only 73 turned out to the election ou Tuesday. Owiug to the bad condition of the roads we are not able to give tho returns of all the districts as we had hoped, but will give them next week. The following per sons were elected in the Bor ough : Judge of election, John Patterson, r., inspectors, Charles Steach, r., Ralph Reed, d; justice of the peace, L. II. Wible, r; school directors, Johu A. Irwin, r., and C. B. Stevens, d; Over seers of the poor, David Malloy, r., and M. W. Nace, r; auditor, J. K. Johnstou, r; burgess, M. Ray Shatfner, r; town council, David T. Fields, r; high constable, Geo. W. Cooper, d. BERNHARD-ANDREWS. Mr. John C. Bombard, of Neocl more, and Miss Catharine An drews, of Warfoiilsburg, were married in the M. E. church at the latter place last Wednesday even ing by lie v. Anthony, of Hancock. Tho bride was dressed in a gown of cream crepo lie chine. She wore a white tulle veil and carried Murcchal Neil roses. The maid of lienor was attired in a dress of French blue crepo cloth, trimmed;, . nf ,,hi,.,, ,,,, I 111 K'VI'C liliu tlllll III'MIII lllll.-MII. ..k she also carried roses. Mr i Jam((1 K i'rtn,er was best-man. A ft0P tll0 ccr01lloIiy H reception I nrU-en to tho immediate friends by the bride's father, Mr. Stoph- on Andrews. After a short honey- a t, win bo fuund lt ,,, I t v ' ,...;. i... : j b(,' . l(I to m;eiv0 their f rj(mUl The portrait painter may not have much mouey wit'i which to speculate, but 1 e occasionally dabbles in oil. . '. ' DEATH RECORD. I Those Who Have Keen Summoned to the Oilier World. ' AKTIIUU kugi;nh hanx. , Arthur Eugene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ilauu of Licking Creek i township, died on Suuday, Feb. 1, 1003, aged 1 year and 8 days. The immedinte cause of his death was pneumonia. MKS. (tf.LlK DAVIS. Mrs. Ollie Davis, wife of Au gustus Davis, died at tlu home of lier parents, Mr. und Mrs. Job L. Garland in Bethel township on Monday February !, 1903, aged 29 years, 7 months and 12 days. Fuueral on Wednesday conduct ed by Rev. Loguo, and her re mains were interred at Cedar Grove followed thither by a large uumber of sorrowing relatives and friends. Ollie was married ouly a year ago last Christin is; but con sumption had fastened itself on her none too strong constitution, and it curried her a way from pa rents, husband and baby daugh ler, all of whom have the tender est sympathy of their many j not. us. Mrs. Davis was a cou si stent member of the Christian church. Coon llol'ow. Our It road top boys are all home for a few days. Dr. Hoop lost his dog, Carlo, Friday evening. V. R. and Mack Sipes expect to complete their log job in a few days. Mrs. G.. W. Docker who has been iu ill health during the win ter, is improving, t Fernando Decker, administra tor of his mother Mrs. Emily J. j Decker's estate, sold the person j al property at public sale last jlhursday. The farm will be for i rent. i i The champion skunk hunters down along Pattersons Run don't hunt skunks all the time. They go on Saturday evening for "dear." Last Thursday while Juo.Desh oug aud wife were crossing Lick ing Creek, the mule they wore driving fell down in the middle of the creek. Mr. Deshong had to get out in the water to keep his mule from drowuing. David llftnn expects to move in to 'Squire Daniels' house soon. Mrs. Conrad Sipe is very sick. Mrs. Ellie Mellott, who has been caring for her mother dur ing her last illness, will visit her many friends here a couple of weeks, after which she expects to join her husband in Johnstown where they will go to housekeep ing again. Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Sipes were guests at David Strait's Suuday. Frank Sipes expects to go to Wells Tannery for employment. Martiu Lake has a large job of sawing. Clear RMue. Harris Wagner has sold his farm to Bruce Ramsey. Harry Kesselriug is going to farm for Henry Hustou. Joshua Hooter will farm for James Fields. j Mrs. Cromwell aud Mrs. Sally Taylor visited tho family of A. W. Brown recently. Johu A. Henry has rented the Anderson farm. Mrs. Mary A. Fields is visiting Mrs. Catheriue McClaiu. The "big meeting" is still go ing on. A pleasant church social was j held iu the Presbyterian church' t ii t. Nbiifl i, fintt Si; ii :i v ivmncr ber of tho church aud congrega tion wore present. After spend ing some time in social inter course the assombly was called to order by Hon. John C. Taylor, who iu u few brief words, on be. Vinlf fif ttwif-tinir i-mrti I inn iM-nuim t r; i ed tho pastor Rev. W. G. tiuney. watch. Tho was taken , completely by surprint but was able iu a few well chuou words j to express hU thanks to tuo dui or.-Ort U-mia Dispatch. ! Keep A'guln'. Koh Fryman Hurt. Our hustlin co-temporary tho j Rob't N. Fryman of Ayr town Cunjberlaud Alleganian, called j "hip. is suffering from an injury the attention of its renders a few i received last Friday afternoon. days ago to tho fact that during ! the month of January, 27 new sub scribers had been added to its list, aud that, too, without any "special" effort. That's all right brother. The Alleganian is au all-right paper aud deserves suc cess. But there are others. The Pulton County News, since the beginning of the year, 14)03, just 7)0 days without any baits, pre miums, canvassers, or other special inducement, has added fifty-three new subscribers. We do not mention this in a boastful spirit, for the News is just what its friends have made it, aud it is the friends of the News that are boosting it along. In the meantime we shall do our level best to make it worthy of the confidence aud patronage of the public. Following we give the names of those fifty-three new subscribers; and we might iu justice to our selves add, that our books will show that this is not above the average of all of last year. Geo. B. Evans, Covalt; John W. Snyder, Knobsville; Mrs. W. B. Pollock, Cauonsburg, Pa; C. S. Dougherty, Altoona, Pa.; Albert Sipes, Philadelphia; Mrs. B. E. Barton, Minneapolis; Harry H. Gaster, Waterfall; Rob't L. Harr, llackett, Montana; D. E. Fore, Knobsville: H. S. Kelso, Leona, Kansas; Lizzie Cromwell, New York; J. M. Bowman, Burnt Cab ins; Mrs. C. E. Benedict, Shelby, Iowa; Edward Reisner, Conewa- go, Pa.; B. P.Robinson, Mann, Pa.: Aaron Morgret, Big Cove ! Tannery; Joseph M. Everts, Fort Assinibfjiue, Mont.; May Mellott, Need more; Charles S. Gress, Mc Couuellsburg; Johu Ray, Piney i Grove, Md.; toutown; W C. J. Bartou, Hus II. Heefner, Gracey; JeanetteH. Ward, Knobley, W. Va; Jonas Lake, Laidig; James II. Truax, Warfordsburg; Geo. W. Sipes, Needmore: E. A. Ricbter, Pittsburg; Russel T. Carbaugh, Cito; J. I). Lafferty, Monroeville, N. J.; D. W. Speck, Clearfield, Pa.; J. C. Brewer, Garnett, Kan.; Rev. Absalom Mellott, Gem; Jno. Sherman, Knobsville; Joab Sigel, Lashley; Geo. II. Hann, Curweus ville, Pa.; Geo. Mock, Metal, Pa.; Ellwpod Lanehart, Covalt; Laura McLaughlin, Broad Ford, Pa.; C. J. Carbaugh, Ilagerstown, Md.; Martha Lamp, Lanark, 111.; Ross well Stains, New Grenada: Chas. Slacker, Johnstown; Mrs. Rhoda Littou, Altona, 111.; C. A. Demick, Elm wood, 111.; Thornton Mellott, Pleasant Ridge; Mrs. F. Bellman, Van Wyck, Wash.; Mrs. Annie Hershey, Dublin Mills; John W. Iaidig, Laidig; G. E. Clousor.Lai dig; E. G. Stevens, Huntingdon, Pa.; G. L. Hauus, Emtnaville; Rol- I'm G. Pittman, Blair Station Jaoe Kerlin, Altoona. Pa. Clear HlUae. Charley Henry, who has had au attack of appendicitis, is worse at this writing. Rufus Ramsey of Woodvale ac companied Braidy Fleming to his home Saturday evening, and Sun day evening went to Ft. Littleton to spend sometime in the homo of his uncle, Augustus Cornelius. Master Mac Grove from Som erset who bad spent the past few weeks in tho home of his grand father, Wm. Grove returned to his home on Friday. Mr. aud Mrs. J. W. Mowers, accompanied by John Carmack was ever iu Franklin couuty a couple of days last week. Mrs. William Henry is at a hos pital iu Ohio receiving treatment. ' Miss Etta McClure of Huston towu has tho past week been the gucstof Miss Louie G. Kerlin find Maude Fields. Miss Ray Baker who recently camo home from Altoona speut Saturday with Miss Myrtle An - der.sou Richard Miller and little son of Dullia Mill) Brent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. ard Mrs, J. W, Grove, j Ho and John Wright were in the j u-iinfla ent.t.irnr livrs. Tn fnllinc a. I pine, a sapling caught and bent down, and in attempting to cut it off the sapling suddenly broke Hying up and striking Mr. Fry man fair iu the face, knocking him to the ground unconscious, and cutting his face badly. His condition is not considered a dan gerous one. It was a narrow es cape from being killed outright. It is only a few weeks since Mr. Fryman stepped on a wire nail and had to lie off a good while with a very sore foot. iNew drenada. Norris Hoover and Samuel Speck of Taylor, were visitors to our city. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. E. Plummer and Mrs. J. F. McClain are visit ing friends in McConuellsburg and vicinity. Dr. R. B. Campbell's noble and princely driving horse "Frank" died last Saturday. Levi Truax stepped on a rusty uail on Monday, which penetrated his felt boot, and went entirely through his foot, in consequence of which, he suffered much pain for a week, but is better at this writing. G. Emery Elias met with a painful accident the other day. He was assisting at a steam cross cut mill sawing slabs, and in the act of reaching over the buzzing saw his hand came in contact with the saw almost severing one thumb aud splitting it length wise. Dr. Campbell was called, and expects to save the injured member from being amputated. A new telephone company with lames A. McDonough as presi dent has been formed and a new liue will be built from this place to Sixmile Run a distance of twelve miles. This is to be a mutual farmers' line. The stock which is divided into 20 shares is all taken and stakes were stuck over part of tho lino last Satur day. This line will be a great convenience for the farmers near it, but gives a black eye to the Ex tension Company who have a line from here to Sixmile Run. Also, i new line is being started from here by way of Waterfall to some loint yet unknown to your scribe to Gracy or to Satlillo, or to both places, perhaps. This will give the Peoples line a dark color above the eye. With so much competition, service ought to be come cheap. There is talk of asking the loug distance people to run a line down to this place from Robertsdale. When this is all accomplished, what a telephone central this will be! almost to New York and Chicago. There are now so many wires at tho parsonage central I that it makes one dizzy to look at them. Blowing again, with prospects (which will as in the past, soon fade away,) of a railroad from Mapletou to New Grenada or some farther point. Chimney corners surmise, that it is the P. R. R., behind the affair, while niieofthe seven engineers that were hero lastThursday says the Horse V alley Company pays them for surveying. Tho survey runs via. Coles Summit and Rocky Ridgo coal fields, from Mapleton, via. Cassville and stops short at tho diamond, in New Grenada. Many rumors are in circulation which, no doubt, are without foundation; for we all well know that it would be a great offense to run a railroad into Fulton county. We might persuade them j to run to McCounellburg and con nect with the "Valmout Incliue." Nearly every person has express ed his ideas of tho prospective ! road. A. N. Witter, of Waterfall purposes to build a trolley liue I from there to the depot at New I Grenada. H. Curtis McClain of Coles Val- av tt.in hnvn n fine tnti.n t Li ' place called "Damascus," with' uimsuii as ugoub. iwauy owier po sitionshave been spoken of too numerous to mention, which like the railroad, will never come. So take your rest Don't lose any sleep over It LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Mention of Persons Biid I'luees You K w. Ellis Lynch of this lace went to Philadelphia, Monda. . Harvey Snyder and si ter Miss Tempie were in town on day last week. After a week at home Mr. A. W. Tritleleft Monday noon for Waynesboio. Jonathan P. Peck, one of Bel fast's school directors, spent few hours in town last Thurs day. 'Squire Jonas Lake of Laidij'. was a business caller at the New ; office last Saturday. Our friend D. R. Mumma ac companied by his daughter spent- Friday at McConnellsburg. Mr. T. Irvin Sipes of Lickin; Creek township, was in town u. few hours last Thursday. Ex-commissioner W. H. Charl ton and son Lee of Bethel town ship, spent Saturday night afc McConnellsburg. Mr, Milton Decker, of Licking Creek township called at the News office a few minutes whiloj in town Monday. Mr. aud Mrs. C. H. E. Plum mer and Mrs. J. F. McClain of New Grenada, visited friends in. this vicinity last week. Miss Sallie Hoop and her cous ¬ in Miss Blanche Sipes were car ers at the News office a few min utes one day last ween. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Black o." this place are happy over the ar rival of a fine young daughter at their house last Saturday after noon. F. C. Bare gives a package of McCormicks horse, cattle, an i poultry powder away with each casli purchase amounting to Produce taken in exchange. But ter 24c. Mr. W. D. Myers and daugh ter, Miss Bess, of Hancock, speut from Friday until Sunday with the family of Mr. Geo. W. Hays of this place, aud attended tlm Odd Fellows' banquet Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wagne: of Markes, Frauklin county, at tended the Comerer-Tntle wed ding last Wednesday evening and then went up and speut the nigh r. at the home of Charlie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abram Wagner near Knobsville. F. C. Bare is closing out at cost his stock of Flannels, 'Blankets and Haps. Also a large selection remnants will be sold ut once. Do you remember how you were disappointed last year because you didn't get any of these bar gains? Come soon if you want any. Rev. C. C. Joues, A. B., of liar risouburg, Va., will preach at tlm Baptist church, Needmore, Tues day evening, February 21th; ut Antioch, Wednesday evening, 2:ith; at Sideling Hill, Thursday eveniug, 2Glh; at Whips Cove, Fri day evening, 27th; Gapsville, Sat urday evening, 2Mb. Services to begin at 7 o'clock. After much discussion the Ger man Baptist Brethren (Dunkard) congregation of Altoona has de cided to calla pastor and pay him a salary, a move that is a decided breaking away from one of th oldest traditions of the church, which siuce its formation, in tie latter part of the seventeenth century, has proclaimed against "a hireling ministry." Last Sunday was missionary day in the Methodist Episcopal church at Chambersburg. Tim weather, as you remember, was inclement, and it would have been an ideal day to plead the pneumo nia racket and stay at home. But not so with the Chanibersbur;r brethren. They turned out, and when they emptied the basket they found about a thousand dol lars, which put with the fudge money the children had made, run up the total for the year to the snug sum of 11327. 1
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