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.'VOLUME 4.
McCONNLLLSMJKG, PA.. APRIL !, 1!K)3.
NUM11ER 30.
AN APRIL BLAZE.
Fire Destroyed Will NewHt's Feed
Mill.
A few minutes after noon last
Saturday tlio cry of tire was rais
ed ou the street, and a glance to
ward the west end of town "be
hold volumes of black smoke roll
ing up in au ominous cloud. The
lire was in the Old Foundry own
ed by Hon. W. S. Alexander, and
occupied by William II. Nesbit as
a steam chopping and feed mill,
using his traction engine as mo
tive power. Mr. Nesbit as miller
aud Charlie Gross as fireman had
been operating the plant up to 12
o'clock aud had closed down, and
were scarcely at their respective
homes for dinner when the whole
building seemed to be wrapped
in sheets of llame.
In a few minutes the hose reel
was there, the hose attached to
the fire plug at (Jleveuger's cor
ner, and a stream directed on the
devouring element that dampeu
I'd its ardor in short order. By
the aid of the hose they were
able to protect the other build
iugs near, and thus avert what
would, owing to the high north
west wind, have been a calamity
to this place. Thomas F. Sloan's
stable and that of Geo. W. Hays
were both on tire, but promptly
extinguished with no loss worth
mentioning. The foundry build
ing and the machinery and grain
therein were totally destroyed.
The loss is partly covered by in
surance. ' llustontown.
David Forner is burning, his
limekiln.
Miss Ada Forner is employed
at Hiram Laidig's at Laidig.
Sherman G. Curfman of Hun
tingdon, aud Miss Ocie E. Taylor
of Hustoutowu, were united in
marriage at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. K. Davis by Kev. Jack
son on the 81st ult. After the
ceremony they returned to the
home of the bride. -After con
gratulations had been extended,
the guests were invited to the
room where an elaborate supper
awaited them. The bride receiv
ed many presents. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Thomas Reeder
aud daughters Mary and Emma,
Misses Maggie and Ada Hess,
Oecie Kline, Stella Oaknian, Mar
tha Kline and Mr. W.W. H. Kline.
They will reside iu Huntingdon
county, and have the best wishes
of their many friends for a Ion?
aud happy life.
Hnobsville.
Our village is quiet.
Tlio correspondents from this
part of the county must be taking
their vacation, or news must be
scarce, as we don't see any items
from this section.
It is not generally known that
our town has a weather prophet,
hut such is the case. We quote
a few of his never-failing signs:
Wiud blowing down the back of
his neck, indicates snow. Wind
blowing fire out of the cook
stove, a sign of storm. Mooti ly
ing ou Us back a sign of dry
weather. Moon standing ou its
point, indicates a wet spell.
Rheumatism in left knee, chang
able weather. When a cat drinks
rum, there will be a rum-puss in
the neighborhood.
Our champion fisherman, John
A. IlarniJ, now catches fish in a
barrel, and has them for sale at
popular prices.
Daniel Hamil, who has been
working at Kearney, is at home.
The "Squire" had the misfortune
to tret his whiskers singed. He
says he wouldn't care so much,
but it will take six months of fair
weather to repair the damage,
aud no insurance, either.
Isaac Miller, a farmer in Tay
lor township, owns a Berkshire
"mammy pig" 8even years old,
that has raised him one hundred
aud twenty-four pigs.
Some changes have taken place
in the residence of a few of our
lwoplo. John Barmond and fam
. H.V have moved to this place from
tli') farm lie sold to Emory Hess
,7 ""d WlUiuul Gunnel! aiuj y.
H. Wihio huvo iach moved to his
wu property.
CENTRAL PENNA., CONFERENCE.
; Locution of Pastors Well Known
I to Fulton County People.
The annual session of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Conference
which was concluded at Altoona
last week brought about the us
ual number of changes of pastors
who are now busy getting into
their new homes.
Bishop Earl Cranston of Port
land, Ore., presided in place of
Bishop Stephen M. Merrel, who
was sick in Chicago. There were
present 825 ministers besides
about thirty official visitors, who
came from (516 churches.
Bishop Cranston is one of the
new bishops of the church, hav
ing been elected at Cleveland in
1890. He is a man of great exec
utive ability. He comes from the
west and has its spirit of energy
and hopefulnes. He has never
presided at any session of this
conference and was, therefore, a
stranger to most of the minis
ters. There are now 155 conference
organizations in the Methodist
Episcopal church. In this list
this conference has the eleventh
place in the number of ministe
rial members and the fifth in lay
membership 70.
Only two conferences have a
larger number of churches and
but six exceed it in the number
of Sunday schools, the number
being 618. Nine have more par
sonages and one equals its num
ber, 199. The total value of the
church and parsonage property
of the conference is $3,378,298,
the value of the churches being
exceeded by but eleven other con
ferences and of the parsonages
by but eight.
The following in reference to
ministers well known in this
county will be interesting : Geo.
W. Stevens, former pastor of
Fifth Street church, Harrisburg,
suceeds Dr. Yocum as Presidiug
Elder of this district. Mr. Steveus
is a son of Joseph D. Stevens of
Taylor township and a brother of
our townsman Dr. Frank Stevens.
Apropos of presiding elders,
Amos Baldwin, another Fulton
county man, is presiding elder of
the Juniata district
William A. Carver returns to
Airville; Henry F. Cares goes
from York Springs to Camp Hill.
W. H. Stevens returns to Dun
cannon, Charles H. Shull comes
back to Harrison ville, ' and J. R.
Melroy to llustontown. A. D.
McClosky goes from this place to
Liverpool, Perry County, John
Vroomau comes from Glen Hope,
Clearfield co., to Mercersburg.
L. D. Ott goes from Manor Hill,
Huntingdon co., to Newport, Per
ry co., and E. E. A. Deavor, from
Uazleton tp York.
' Dr. Evans continues Presiding
Elder of the Danville district.
11. H. Gilbert returns to Berwick;
William Moses, to Bollwood;Geo.
M. Shimer, to Center, and John
B. Durkee, toKarthaus. George
W. Mcllnay goes from Munson
to Penn's Valley, E. M. Aller re
turns to Warriors Mark, Alex
Lamberson returns to Burnham,
M. H. Gottschall comes back to
Burnt Cabins, and J. H. Diebel,
retu: ns to Clearville.
W. W. Reese goes from Ramey
Clearfield county to Dudley, Har
ry K. Ash returns to Ennisville,
and his father H. M. Ash goes
from Liverpool, Perry county to
Muncy Valley, Lycoming county.
J. D. W. Deavor returns to Mif
ilintown, W. J. Scheaffer goes
from Three Springs to Reedsville
P. 'F. Eyer returns to Saxton,
Bruce Hughes goes from Green
village to Shirleysburg, G. P.
Sarvis returns to Thompsontown
and George Singer comes from
East Waterford to Three Springs.
Oliver Metzler returns to Empo
rium, Owen Hicks stays at Mon
tandon, E. H. Wallace at Mon
toursville. Harry W. Newman
goes from Medtx, Elk county, to
Costella, and Joseph V. Adams
from Lloyd, Tioga county to Mc
Conuellsburg. Read Wiener 'a new ad on. the
tifth page of this issue.
ALLEN CUTCHALL HURT.
Thrown From a Street Car in
New Vork City.
Among those who went to the
eastern cities to buy spring goods
were Merchants Allen Cutchall
and Clay Park, both of Three
Springs. They had arrived iu
New York and on Monday of last
week were on a street car in that
city.
The car being crowded, as is
frequently the case, Mr. Cutchall
aud Mr. Park were standing on the
rear platform, when the car made
a sharp turn around the corner
on Forty Second street. A strong
wind striking Mr. Cutchall's hat
sent it Hying in the air, and in
making an effort to grasp it, ho
lost his balance, and was hurled
violently to the ground.
He was at once taken to Belle
vue Hospital when it was found
that his hip bone was crushed,
and the humerus wrenched from
the socket.
By the end of the week it was
felt that he might be taken home
in safety, and Mr. Park reached
Three Springs with him last Sat
urday rnorniug.
Mr. Cutchall was much ex
hausted when he .reached home,
but is now resting as comfort
ably as might be expected under
the circumstances.
Wells Tnnncrv.
Charley Stunkard has gone to
Johnstown to seek employment.
W. H. Spangler and Franklin
Sprowl are remodeling their
dwellings.
Mrs. Ran McDonald and chil
dren are yisiting her father Mr.
Stinsou at Maddeusville.
Mrs. Albert Holsel aud Mrs.
Will Sprowl are visiting friends
in Altoona and South Fork.
Thomas Sipe who has been em
ployed at Saxton, spent Sunday
with his father, D. B. Sipes.
' Mr. and Mrs. George Adams
drove to Saluvia Sunday to see
William Wooster wh. is in very
poor health.
The Social Committee of the
Christian Endeavor society will
give a "Social" in the Hall Satur
day evening, the 11th. Every
person cordially invited.
Dr. Owen and wife of Hamil
ton, Va., and Miss May Hortou
of Huntingdon, are visitiug the
Wishart families. Mrs. Owen is
a daughter of David Horton, now
of Huntingdon-, formerly of Wells.
Among the questions asked by
the Doctor were, "Where is the
tanneryv" and he was greatly
surprised when told there had
been no tannery here for fifteen
years. Next, "Why do you not
change the name of the place?''
This last question is asked by al
most every stranger on his first
visit here. Why not chauge the
name of the post office to "Wells
Valley Y"
From iWercersburg Journal.
" Mr. Leonard Bivens, proprietor
of a large creamery, at Webster
MillsJ Fulton county, was here
on Monday.
Mr. Jacob W. Mellott, of near
McConnellsburg, was in town on
Friday. Mr. Mellott is now engag
ed in sawing a lumber contract of
150,000 feet.
Mr. Cal. Patterson and sister,
Miss Mary, of Fulton County,
were hero 'on Monday. Miss
Mary was on her way to Balti
more, whore she is now visiting.
Ex-Postmaster L. W. Seylar
lias moved from Foltz to McCon
uellsburg to assume proprietor
ship of the Cooper House. With
his well known capable business
methods and affable, courteous
maimer, Mr. Seylar will make a
popular and Successful host.
Rev. Thomas R. Palmer of
Needmore was in town a few
hours last Saturday. He brought
hi.- daughter Mrs. C. M. Dixon
hero to take the noon hack for her
home in Chambersburg. Master
Floyd Hart was accompanying
his aunt Mrs. Dixon to her home
for a short visit.
F.lkliart. III.
As a number of my friends in
Old Fulton asked me to write
them, I will take the liberty of
reaching them through the Ful
ton County News.
Wo left llustontown on the
morning of March 11, weut to
Three Springs and took the train
for Mt. Union, which- place we
reached abou I 2 o'clock, and left
there at 5:30 in the evening for
Curwensville, Clearfield county,
which place we leached about 9
o'clock that night.
The town of Curwensville is a
busy place, with the principal
streets paved with brick, aud
lighted by electricity. There are
two large tanneries and a large
tire-brick plaut that give employ
ment to a large number of men.
Work is plenty and wages good ;
but, like all towns of western
Pennsylvania, living and rents
are high.
We left Curwensville Monday,
March 10, at 7 p. m. for Illinois.
In starting west, we went back
to Tyrone, which place we left on
Monday at 9:40 p. in. ; reached
Pittsburg at 1:50 a. rn., and left
at 1 :00 by my watch ; but by com
paring my time with railroad
time my watch was an hour too
fast, as there is a change of time
iu Pittsburg. So we really left
at 12:C0 a. m. for Chicago, which
place we reached at 2:50 p. m.
Tuesday. We left Chicago at ti
o'clock that evening for this, our
destination, which place we reach
ed iu due time.
This is a tine place for farmiug.
The laud here is rolling enough
to drain nicely, and is all under
laid with coal, which sells at the
mines for six cents a bushel.
If this misses the waste bas
ket, I may write more about the
country at another time. ,
P. J. BaUTOX.
Clear Hidgc.
Andrew Hoover passed through
our town Saturday evening.
There is more moving this
spring in our community than
has been for years.
Mrs. Belle linger spent, last
Friday with Mrs. Johu Gillis.
It is rumored that John Car
mack is about buying the house
aud store of T.W. Huston's heirs.
Mrs. R. 11 Brown has been
suffering during the past two
weeks with erysipelas.
Howard Kerliu came home
from Sixmile Run and spent Sat
urday aud Sunday with his pa
routs. H. T. Ileeter and wife aud Mn.
E. J. Miller aud R. J. Fields and
wife spent part of Sunday at Al
fred Brown's.
John, Alex an dor aud wife were
guests of Mrs. J. W. Mowers on
Saturday, and of A. J. Fiaker's
family on Sunday.
Harry McLaughlin of Union
town is circulating among his
friends at Knobsville.
Calviu Carmack will move from
Chambersburg to this place on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Maggie Fraker of Mc
Connellstown was called to the
bedside of her sick father, Mr.
John Stinson, who has been sick
for a long time. Mr. Stinson now
has hemorrhages, and is danger
ously ill.
Gossip is plenty now, for there
seems to be some particular
things to talk about.
Last week Johu 1'. lverlin
brought two tine steers from Tod
township, aud one of them suc
ceeded in getting away aud he
has not found it yet. Mr. Kerliu
will pay a good price for its dis
covery. Harry and Clarence . lleiyy
wore called homo Monday on ac
count of the illness of their fa
ther. Miss Myrtle Stevens aud Miss
Elsie Baker were in McConnells
burg Saturday.
Miss Ella Irwin is visitiug the
family of the late T. II. Huston
this week.
Quite a number of our VounK
people attended meeting at llus
tontown Sunday night.
HARVEST OF DEATH.
Those Who Have lleen Summoned
to the Other World.
snlMHA OVI.KK.
Mrs. Kouhhi Ovler. widow of
the late Henry Oyler, Sr., of T.,.1
township, died at Arendtsville on I
Wednesday of last week aged 90
years and 5 days, and interment J
was
da v.
made at that place on IVi
Mrs. ( lyler was born iu Hesse
Cassel, Germany, and iu com pa
nywilha sister and the gentle -
man who afterward became her
husbaud, came to America about
180. They landed iu Baltimore,
aud soon after their arrival she
and Mr. Oyler were married.
Mr. Oyler aud Adam Gress, Sr.,
who were married to sisters,
bought adjoining farms on the
west side of the Ridge ou the
I'each Orchard Road, raised large
and respectable families, and
spent the remainder of their lives
ther?, Mrs. Oyler going to Ad
ams county about five years ngo
to live with her youngest daugh
ter Lizzie.
The direct cause of Mrs. Oy
ler's death was cancer on the
lace, which began about ten
years ago as an ordinary cold
blister on her upper lip.
She was also a sister of Mrs.
Philip Shaffer and of Mrs. Henry
Keluer.
ilurut Cabins.
The lirst of April has made a
few changes in residence of some
of our people.
Samuel Widney moved iuto his
uew house purchased from Wm,
McGowau.
Wm. McGowau moved into one
end of the Dull house.
Wm. Robinson is wearing a
broad smile, its a girl.
L. C. Kelly hus been suffering
for some time with sciatic rheu
matism. S. P. Metzler and Samuel Gilli
laud made a business trip to Mc
Connellsburg last Saturday.
Miss Carrie Hill of Ft. Little
ton aud Miss Bessie Reese of
this place started Monday to
Shippensburg state normal
school.
B. F. Oliver is home from Mt.
Union where ho had been work
ing for some time.
Edward Welch has been home
from Woodvale doing some car
penter work the past week for
Samuel Reese.
Allie Minick aud wife of Shade
Gap visited Mrs. Minick's father.
Wm. McGowau last Sunday.
Miss Belle Comerer spent Sun
day with her brother Walter.
Dent Gallaher who has been
hauling for George Comerer, has
moved onto Coinerer's farm.
Locust (irovc.
Miss Minnij Mellott and sister
Alice who were home on a visit
have returned to Altoona.
James McKee aud Harry Mills
wero in town Saturday.
Mr. Lemuel Smith has pur
chased a new horse from Rev. A.
W. May.
Misses Jennie Lay to u, Grace
Smith, Walter Smith and George
Diehl were pleasant callers at
the home of Miss Julia Mellott
Suuday, March 29th.
Ira Smith was a pleasaut caller
at S. C. Layton's, hist week one
day.
The examination will be held iu
Brush Creek on Saturday, April
11, 1903
Mrs. Rachel Hart is on the sick
list.
As will be noticed by reference
to advertisement in another col
umn Superintendent Barton will
assist Prof. Palmer in conducting
the Summer Normal here this
summer. Of course, this is en
tirely gratuitous on the part of
Mr. Barton, aud only done in the
interest of the teachers attend
ing the school.
Miss Alice McCulloh of this
place is visitiug her mother near
Delk, Franklin county.
BEAR ON COYE MOUNTAIN.
1 Discovered Last Saturday Morn
j inn by John and Alex
Patterson.
.Tlm Patterson went to Phila-
W" lat Saturday, and his
brother Alex took him over to
Mercersburg for the early morn
ing train.
As the two brothers were dri
ving down the mouutaiu just this
side of the toll-gate, a big black
bear, a little smaller than athree-
! i-M Durham steer, sham
bled down the bank into the pike
and leisurely crossed iuto the
wqods below. They happened to
to be loaded for "bar," aud John
whipped a gun from his hip pock
et, aud then held the horse while
Alex alighted and gave chase ;
but as John did uot want to miss
the traiu Alex didn't go into the
woods.
They, however, marked the
place aud went on to the toll-gate,
where they informed the gate
keeper and his brother, Frank
and Harvey McFadden, who went
in pursuit of the bear, but with
out success. Saturday evening
the McFadden boys wero joined
by George W. Seylar of the Gap,
and they succeeded in locating
Mr. Bruin in his deu iu aledgeof
rocks.
After carefully planning, it fell
to Seylar's lot to go in and pull
the bear out, and the McFadden
boys were to see to it that the
bear did not escape. When
George crawled iu the bear did
not seem in any mood to crawl
out, aud so Cieorge opened fire on
him and killed him.
They got a team and hauled
the bear to Foltz whose citizens
by this time were thoroughly ex
cited aud several hundred people
collected to see the prize.
Jake Fcndricks, the enterpris
iug landlord of the Mansion
House, Mercersburg, heard of
the capture and telephoned the
boys asking what they would
take for it.
"Thirty dollars," said the boys.
"Too much," said Jake, "I
can't stand that : if you will take
twenty cents a pound for it un
dressed, send it in."
They sent it in.
As it weighed 250 pounds, Jake
concluded that it would have been
better had he taken the offer
made by the boys.
-Married.
Nll'KS-Wir.NON.
On Tuesday evening, March 20,
1903, at Patterson's Run by H. S.
Dauiels, Esq., Mr. Frank Sipes
aud Miss Bertha Wilson, both of
Licking Creek township, this coun
ty.
HOCKENHKKY-UKOVK.
Ou the 2nd, at the Washington
House, McConnellsburg, by the
Rev. Wm. A. West, A. Clyde
Hockenbery, of Three Springs,
and Miss Retta E. Grove of Clear
Ridge.
HKXSOX XKWMAX.
In the parlors of the Brant
House, Altoona, at 5 o'clock
Thursday evening, 20th ult., Miss
Sadie E. Newman of llustontown,
Fulton county, and Mr. Frank II.
Benson of Trough Creek, Hun
tingdon couuty, were united in
marriage. The Rev. Harry New
inan, pastor of the Medix Run
Methodist Episcopal church, and
orother of the bride, officiated.
Amoug those who witnessed the
ceremony were Mr. B. A. Ben-
N'" 'f Wilkinsburg, and Mrs. II.
W. Newman
Uuriit Cabins Pastor .Married
Miss Estello McSherry, daugh
ter of the Rev. G. W. McSherry,
pastor of the St. John's Luther
an church of Boihug Springs,
Cumberland county, was married
lat Friday to the Rev. M. Hoke
Gottshall, recently appointed pas
tor of the Methodist church at
Burnt Cabins, by the bride's fa
ther. They will reside at Burnt
Cabins. Rev. Gpttshall is serv
ing his second vear aa nastor of
the M. E. church at Burnt Cab-;
Ins.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Brief Mention of Persons and
Places You Know.
Miss Ethel Hays who had been
in Philadelphia several weeks,
has returned to Everett.
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Hanks of
Breczewood, spent last Wednes
day afternoon In Everett.
RobertGordou of Webster Mills
while in town last Tuesday called
and gave the printer a substantial
lift.
Miss Alice Dickson of Philadel
phia, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Dickson of this
place.
C. W. Crouse, the O. K. black
smith at Webster Mill, was in
town last Wednesday and did not
forget the printer.
Caleb B. Hockensmith was in
town last Wednesday. Mr. Hock
ensmith has been in poor health
for several months.
Mrs. David Knouse, nee Miss
Lizzie Oyler of Biglerville, Adams
county, is spending some time
among friends here.
Miss Ruth West of Wilson Col
lege, is spending her Easter va
cation with her aunt, Mrs. R. S.
Patterson in this place.
His neighbors say Joseph E.
Mellott of Belfast is the jolliest
man in the community, and it's
all because of the arrival of an
other bouncing boy to call him
papa.
Samuel C. Peck, one of Thomp
son township's boss carpenters,
spent a few hours in town last
Friday. He is going to Johns
town to work at his trade iu a
short time.
Dyson F. Fraker and J. Wesley
Fraker of FtLittleton, D. R.Mum
ma of llustontown, aud Scott
S. Hann of Webster Mills were
among the veterans who attended
the monthly meeting of King Post
at this place last Saturday.
Howard C. Wishart, for sever
al years the popular ticket agent
at Huntingdon for the H. & B. T.
railroad, and who went to Den
ver several months ago, is now
clerk to the Road master, Mo.Div.
C. R. I. & P. Ry., Davenport, Io
wa, to Kansas City, Mo.
The annual May Meeting will
be held at the Sideling Hill Bap
tist church, commencing on Fri
day before the second Sunday in
May and continuing over Sunday,
Elders E. V. White and John E.
Gore, and other clergymen will
bo present.
Miss Belle Stouteagle finished
her third consecutive term as
teacher of the Grammar school
at Lemastor, Franklin county,
last Wednesday and has return
ed to her homo in this pl ice for
her summer vacation. Miss
Stouteagle has taught thirteen
years in that township (Peters),
which is an evidence of success
as an instructor.
On Monday of last week tlio
county commissioners of Bedford
county, paid over to the Turnpike
Company $ 5380, being the amount
of tender made last June, and the
struggle between the citizens of
Bedford county and the Turnpike
Company is at an end. The pike
is now free of toll from the to;
of Rays Hill to Bedford, and will
be kept up by the different town
ships through which it passes the
same as any other public road.
Next Tuesday, the regular
spring meeting of the Carlisle
presbytery will copvene in tho
Pino streot church, Harrisburg.
The session will commence at 8
o'clock in the afternoon and will
continue over into Wednesday.
About eighty ministers. and el
ders are expected to attend.--Each
church and each committee
of the presbytery will present n
report Representatives to tin
grand assembly of the Presby.
terian church which meets at Los
Angeles, CaL, next month, will bo
chosen, and candidates for t' e
ministry examined and licensed.
Dr. W. A. West who has been
stated clerk for a number' of
years, and Hon. W. S. Alexander
will attend from this place, .