1 , VOLUME 4. McCONM-LLSHUKG, PA.. APRIL 30. 1003. NUM11ER 33 SCHOOL TERM EXAMINATIONS. Names of Those Successful, and Names of Examiners. The results of the term exami nations held throughout the coun ty, April lltb, show that there were forty-live applicants, thirty four of whom passed. These examinations serve a double purpose: First they serve to tost the pupils as to their knowledge of the branches, pre scribed in the course of study laid down for the schools in the county, and, second, they serve as a guide to the teachers' exami nations. Those who pass this ex amination with a fair average and attend a summer S3hool thereaf ter, making good use of their time should be able to make a very fair showing iu the teachers' exami nation. The greatest danger attending these spring examinations lies in the fact that too often very young pupils are pushed ahead too strongly in the hope of passing; they pass with a narrow margin, tire too young to teach, and are unable to go away to school; they fuel they have completed the work of the public schools and thus drop out of school entirely. Last year the age required of applicants for teachers' certifi cates was seventeen, and, in view of the fact that the Minimum Sal ary Bill will become a law, and consequently, more applicants from which to select, this stand ard is more likely to raise than lower. No girl or boy should be allow ed to drop from the public school unless prepared and able to at tend another school, until they have reached the age of woman hood or manhood; they should not be induced to remaiu at home in idleness, waiting until they are old enough to make a living for themselves. Those who failed this spring average iu age only a little more than lifteeu. Pupils so young as this can well afford to spend more time in the public schools. The following shows the num ber of pupils who passed the ex amination iu the several town ships, as well as the names of those who conducted the exami nations. AYR. Examiners, Gilbert B. Mellott, Miss Nannie Mellott, and Miss Blaucho Johnston. Of the ten schools six pupils presented themselves for exami nation. The three that passed were Mayo Mellott and Maude Uinedollar of the Webster Mills school, and Virgie Truax of the Meadowgrounds. BELFAST. This township has nine schools and presented for examination six scholars, namely, Thomas S. Truax of the Cross Iloads school, Oscar Mellott and Queen Lake of Philip Morgret's, Wilbert Desh ong and Minnie Mellott of Jacob Lake's, and Viola Deshong of Pleasant Grove, all of whom passed. Levi P. Morton, Miss Cora V. Funk and Albert Mellott were the examiuers. BETHEL. Bethel has seven schools. The examiners were D. C. Hart, Har vey Sharpo aud Miss Bertha Gol den. There was one applicant, Jesse II. Daniels of the Gordon ch.K)l, and he passed. HRL'KU CHEEK. Ernest Wallers, J.:hn McKib bin and Will Hanks conducted the examination. Three pupils w.mm examined and all passed, namely. Ada Barton of the Buf falo school, and Clem A. Bartpu and Maye Akers of the Akefs villo school, rho township has seven schools. OUUUN. Eight schools. The examini iff committee was E. B. Cline, MLss Lillian1 Fleming and Miss Edith Specie. Four scholars took tlie examination; three passed, nainlp "y. Vrna Parsons of Fort Llttli l'u, Ira E Locke of Sraith An Afflicted Family. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sipes at the water trough on the pike on the east side of Scrub Ridge, have been called to suffer deep affliction. About seven weeks ago a bright little daughter died of scarlet fever, and about two weeks later, a second followed. Soon after the death of the sec ond child, the third, a boy of 13, took the fever, but was brought through it, when he was attacked by Brights disease in its worst form and the poor boy died last Saturday night and was buried at Bethlehem church Sunday even ing. One of the peculiarly distress ing features is the fact that ow ing to the contagious nature of scarlet lever there has been no one near the family save the doc tor and Samuel M. Clevengor, a hired nurse, and H. S. Daniels, the undertatcer. The boy's name who was bur ied last Sunday was tiarry W., and his age was 13 years, 4 mos., and 3 days. Pigeon Cove. The extremely wet and cold weather has kept the farmers from plowing. T. W. Peck was the guest of H. P. Palmer's family last Sunday. Lewis Yonker's straw stack was burned recently. It is sup posed that it was set on fire by an incendiary. We are all in good hopes of a county bridge at Charlton's ford ing. . David Kerns has moved to War fordsburg to farm for W. P. Gor don. school, and Harvey M. Sipe of Chesnut's school. LICKING CHEEK. The examiners were David Strait, Miss Margaret Daniels and Miss Katharine Metzler. This was the largest class in the county thirteen persons, eight of whom passed, namely, Eva It. Mellott and Frances M. Daniels of Daniels' school, Edgar Hann, Richard Schooley and Louise B. Everts of Saluvia school, Emery Pittman of Harrisonville school, Oliver Sipes of Forest Dale, end Etta Hockensmith of Shanes'. TAYLOR. Committee: Prof. B. C. Lam berson, Miss Grace Huston and Norris Hoover. Four applicants. Three passed : Lee Bohnger of Wiuegardner'a, Charles Corbin of Waterfall, and Thomas Huston of Wintergreen. Eight schools in township. THOMPSON. Only two scholars applied "or examination in this township and they passed: Alvah B. Gordon of Board Yard, and Bessie J. My ers of Oakdale. The examiners were John Keefer, Miss Letitia Peck and S. L. Simpson. Seven schools. TOD. Five schools. B. F. Henry, C. C. Rotz and Russell Nelson, ex aminers. Three applicants. All passed: Jessie B. Gress, Amos D. Peightel aud Lucy Peightel.all of Scott's school. UNION. Six schools. No applicants. WELLS. Five schools. Two applicants: Ritnor Black of New Grenada school, and Bessie Willett of No. 3. Both passed. Examining com mittee: Prof. G. W. Ready, Mrs. Agnes Alexander and Miss Jes sie McClain. There are 84 schools in the County. Forty-live scholars took the examinations, and thirty-four passed. A little beyond the age of seventeen years is the average of thoso who passed. Superintendent Barton has purchased fine diplomas execu ted, on parch meut paper 18x24 inches, suitable for framing, and each one of those who passed will receive ouo of them. They can not be mailed with safety (o the diploma, hence Mr, Bartou pre fers that the graduates send iu for them or call at his office. CUPID STILL BUSY. Huntingdon and Fulton County Alliances During the Past Week. SHERMAX PARKER. At the residence of the officiat ing Justico, Daniel E Fore, Tues day, April 21, 1903, Mr. Joseph Sherman of Dublin township, Ful ton county, to Miss Elmira Park er of Dublin township, Hunting don couuty. LOCK E SH ERINGER. Near Walnut Grove, Hunting don county, on Thursday evening of the 16th of April, Mr. Frank Locke and Miss Anna Sheringer, ware UDited in holy wedlock by Rev. Dressier. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sheringer of near Walnut Grove. She is an accomplished young lady, aud is held in high esteem by her associ ates and friends. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Locke of Fort Littleton, aud is a very industrious and intelligent young man. The happy couple have our best wishes, for a long and happy life. Plum Kun. Mr. H. Wishart Wink and wife moved to Hustontown Monday, where they have rented for the ensuing year. We are very sorry to lose them from our community as they are excellent people. John Keefer has gone to Pitts burg in search of employment. The masons are working on the wall for Andrew Souders's new dwelling. The new house will be on the hill near the road aud will make quite an improvement in the looks of the well known old place. The house iu which they are living is one of the oldest in the neighborhood. Lizzie Yeakle is at present working at Mac Litton s. Jacob Yeakle is wearing the cook's cap and apron and masquerading as "ye housewife." Wheat and corn are exceeding ly scarce in our neighborhood. Most of the farmers do not have enough; and the "Big Farmers," who have plenty, decline to sell. Squire Daniel Covalt is able to be out again. Grant Mentzer and Geo. Gor don have bought a new engine and saw mill. The gardens are not all made, and those already planted, will be retarded by the cold wet weather. Waterfall. James Barnett and wife visited friends at this place last Friday and Saturday. William Bergstresser is build ing a house. William Cutchall and Blaine Bergstresser of this place left for Pittsburg where they expect to find employment. Mrs. D. S. Bergstresser is suf fering from a severe attack of neuralgia. Mrs. Jacob Deavor is on the sick list. William Butts of Burnt Cabins was in our town last week. Mrs. E. A. Largeut aud son William aud Miss Minnie Thomp son of McConnellsburg, attended the funeral of their AuntRachael Bergstresser Sundaj. West Dublin. Our blacksmith, Joseph Price, improved the time during tlie wet weather of a few weeks ago, by making a lot of horse shoes to supply his customers. While not at work lu his shop, he ituow engaged in building a kitchen to his dwelling house. Mrs. Mirgaret Lyon left Wednesday for Pittsburg, where she will spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. David Patterson. John Hockensmith is employed on a farm at Six mile Kuu. Be likes his work there. ' Oue day recently Stephen Wil son killed four snakes. II n ry W. Braut of New Enter prise, Bedford couuly spout Suu day night of last week with his brother, C M. Brant. Richard Schooley of Saluvia is helpiug Svnuel Strait to build home board fence. HARYEST OF DEATH. Those Who Slave Keen Summoned to the Other World. MRS. !. V. SU'ES. Mrs. George V. Sipes died at her homo near Necdmore Tues day, April 21, WO.I.nged years, months aud 24 days ; interment at Oakley on Thursday. Fu ueral conducted by Rev. Anthony of Hancock, assisted by Rev.Baugh er of Need more. Mrs. Sipes was a daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Ellis Hampton, and was born at Fort Loudon, Frank lin county. About thirty-eight years ago, she was married to George W. Sipes, and iu addition to her husband she is survived by a son, G. Ellis Sipes, late.f Pitts burg, but who a few weeks ago moved back to the old home place, and by a daughter, Rose, wife of Dr.Swartzwelder at Need more; there are also four grand children. Mrs. Sipes had been for a long number of years a consistent member of the Methodist Epis copal church audaconstant read er ol the Christian Advocate, of which she has an almost unbro ken file of the numbers issued during the past twenty-three years. Mrs. Sipes had been a sufferer from pulmonary troubles during the past twenty years, which eventually led to her death. JOHN (i. STIXSON. John Stinson a well known and very excellent citizen, died at his home near Clear Ridge, on Thurs day morning. He was born May 24, 18K1, and died April 23, l'J )3, aged 71 years, 10 mouths, and 2(J days. Interment was made in Clear Ridge cemetery Saturday morning, Rev. Dressier officiating. He had made prepar ations for the next life and siid he way ready to go. Ho had beeu married twice, and leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his departure, namely, Mrs. Maggie Fraker of McCou nollstown, Huntingdon county, and Isaac and Wesley in some of the Western States. His second wife was Miss Mary French aud to this marriage five children sur vive : Easton, of Broad top City; Mattie married to Rannells Mc Donald of Wells Valley aud Mil ton, Harry and Charlie at home. Mr. Stinson was a soldier of the Civil War, having served in Company H., Captain Thomas Sipes, 158 Regiment, Pennsyl vania Infantry. His long life was oue of unusual activity until a lew days ago, when his health began to fail. Death resulted from con sumption. ANN CATHARINE RE1SXER. Mrs. Ann Catluiriue Reisner, widow of the late George Reisner of this place and mother of our townsmen, Jacob G. and George W. Reisner, died at the home of her daughter Minnie (Mrs. Mar shall) at Shipiinsburg Monday uight, aged 71 years, 7 mouths and 30 day s. Mrs. Reisner's maiden name was Eckert, and her parents liv ed near St. Thomas, Franklin county. About fJfty-ouo years ago she was married in Cham bersburg to George Reisner, a native of Hesse Darmstadt, Ger many, a neighbor iu that country of the late August Rexroth. After her marriage sho and her husband lived respectively in Chambersburg, Mercersburg, and came to McConnellsburg in 18(58, Mr. Reisner dying in 1880. During tho past four or five years she has had her home with her daughter, Mrs. Marshall, in j Shippensburg. With the excep tion ot suffering from a sore an kle, she had been in usual health, j until a few daysagq when she was attacked with heart weak ness. , She is survived by Jacob and George of this place, Charlie and Harry, Hagerstown, Ed and Min nie, Shippensburg, Lewis at j Lancaster, and John in illiuois. Funeral at 'Shippensburg on Thursday morniug at 10:1'. WILLIAM WINK Gives an Account of Ills Trip to the Lastern Shore. Having just returned from the Eastern Shore, Md., this being my second trip. I will tell some thing of what I saw. r w i . i .- , , V; r . T 1 , ' niuj .lumi v. v uua s car oi live nmcic over the u. V. It, R. Pass-; ing Scotland school I saw the j Soldiers' Orphans school build- ing, aud a lot of the orphans out j at play. The State Normal school buildings at Shippensburg pres ent a line appearance from the railroad. Passiugou oue comes to Carlisle, a beautiful town, then eleven miles farther we pass through Mechauicsbur- and reach the Susquehaunah river at Bridgeport and cross into Har rishurg where 1 stayed all night. Next morning I started, and found that the cars ran close to the river for 50 or 60 miles. I thought we had rocks in Fulton county but those I saw as I went down from Harrisburg this morn iug leaves the Fulton county "dou icks" iu tho shade. At Freuchtown I saw them fish ing: with seines, aud the nicest tish I over saw. At six o'clock I started again and reached Del mar a nourishing town on the Maryland-Delaware line, wu Eas ter rnoruing. Here I had to stay till Moudiiy morniug. Fuuk'shens laid me some eggs but I had to take them raw. Leaving this place at 7 o'clociT, 13th, 1 soon reached Princess Anne and found Mr. Prosser looking for mo. At Kings Creek, W. F. Wink came to the car, and went w ith me to Kingston Mr. Funk's railroad point, which place we reached at noon. Benjamiu Yeager was waiting for me, aud wu unloaded the car. Mr. Funk landed at Kingston the loth, Miss May McEldowuey aud Miss Bessie Motter came with him. They think it is a fine country. They say they areafraid their people will write for them to come home. They think Mr. Funk's lawn is a grand place. Mr. Yager is as fat as an old bear He says girls are plenty. Just hep yer sef. I was at W. F. Wink's five nights. They are all well, and like the place very much. It was told around that W. F. had chills and fever, that was a fake report. The grain is looking fine. Peo are very friendly down there. I started home on tho 20th. W. F. Wink and Elliott Ray came with me to Mt. Vernon, whire I got on the boat, (Enoch Pratt;. That was on the Wicomico river. 1 came down the river to the bay and crossed to Baltimore a dis taueo of 180 miles on water. Then I got a ticke'. for Cham bersburg, then to Mercersburg thou I walked home. I will not say anything about the fresh tish, for Mr. Ray gave a history of them last week. It I say anything more about them tho News might smell fishy. Mr. W. A. Vallauco returned to his homo at Uarrisonvillo last Thursday after an absence of live weeks in Millonbeck, Va., Har risburg and Huntingdon, Pa. At Milleubeck Mr. Vallance visited his daughter Miss Mima, whom he had uot heeu for fourteen years. Milleubeck is situate on the Rappahannock river where exist extensive oyster beds. Thousands of persons are engag ed in taking the bivalves from the river bed. A man in a small sail boat takes out Irorn ten to fifteen bushels a day. Iu the evening a largo boat comes uioug and takes up the catch, and pays fifty cents a bushel iu cash. A bushel thus lw...,l,t f. ... (If... 1 1 . T ; '"J , , , j", ,u" miwu u biru Ijimi 11 OH lit -iicU n ters for which wo MeConnells burgers pay forty cents a quart After the oyster seasou, Mr. Val lauco Hays, they turu their atten tion to catching honing and shad. You can got all the honing thore you want for five e:.N n tWn, and shad as big . nu lc -lob from 20 to 5 cents. ' Odd Fellows' Sermon. , , Rev. J. V. Adams preached in , the M. E. church an excellent i " rmou to the Odd Fellows last H inday evening from James 1:27 --"Pure religion and undehled i before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and ! w idows in their affliction, and to ; 'eP himself unspotted from the worj(j Iwenty-two members of the order assembled at the Hall and went to the church in a body. NeeJmore. j The weather for March and i April this year evidently got j pretty badly mixed up. I After an absence of eight years iu Minnesota and other western states, George Clevenger is visit ing friends here. M. L. Peck of Park Head, Md., spent Saturday evening with the family of W. F. Hart. Martin is still bustling in the lumber busi ness. J. B. Runyan and sou Russell of McConnellsburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hill of Warfords burg, spent Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Runyan at this place. Master Floyd Hart came home from Chambersburg last Mon day well pleased with his trip. Darlington Hart was seen pass ing through our town by those who were up early Monday morn ing. We are glad to be able to state that Mr. Ahimaaz Runyan is so much improved in health as to be able to attend his store part of the time. A. J. Ramsey the lumber man from Saxtou, was in this vicinity last week looking after his inter ests. Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Runyan, and Mrs. Palmer all of whom had been for some time more or less unwell, are convalescent. D. A. Garland and son Blair have both been housed up with tho grippe for a week or two. Mrs. Robert Dixon expects to go back to her home in Pittsburg on Wednesday of this week. Prof. B. N. Palmer left last Wednesday to spend a couple of weeks with friends in Ohio, Indi aua and Illinois. John Truax has been confined to his bed several days with rheumatism. The funeral of Mrs. Geo. W. Sipes last Thursday was very largely at tended. She was a most estimable woman aud will be much missed in the community. Harvey Snider aud his sister, Miss Orpha paid our village a call last Saturday. Silas Morgret manipulated the mail business between here and Hancock last week. v Mrs. W. F. Hart and little daughter Catharine spent last Friday at Pleasant Ridge with her sister Mrs. J. W. Lake. Pleasant Ridge. Jordan W. Deshong met with a very painful accident last Tues day which might have provedfatal. While engaged iu loading railroad lies, he dropped one end of a tie on tho ground and in doing so, it caused a short piece of spike that had been used iu loading lumber, to ily up and strike him in below the left eye, cutting an ugly gash iu his cheek and breaking his nose. Riley Truax who had gone to RiJdlcsburg has returned home again. Mr. Riley Deshong and wife t pout last Sunday with Morgan 1'oshong. Mr. Erastus Bard, who has b. en emuloyod in Pittsburg for M)ino time, is visiting his parents M r. and Mrs. John Bard on Pleas- .nH Ridge. Daytou Slaves contemplates going to Braddock soon. F. D. Skiles and Miss M. Alte L ike attended preaching at Side ling Hill Christian church last Sunday. .Tnhn W Tjitra ho. from Kiddle8burR Miss EtU Hockensmith visited Ht j w Uke,8 p LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Mention of Persons and Places You Know. Rev. J. V. Adams, wife aud daughter spent Sunday after noon at Daniel E. Fore's. Mrs. Tolbertof Big Cove Tan nery, spent a few hours in town last Saturday. Our friend James H. Davis of Laidig, called a few minutes whi'.i in town last Wednesday. Miss Maggie Houck of Fran':- hn county came over to spei sometime in the home of her sis ter, Mrs. William Locke. Next Sunday Rev. Shull will preach at Ebenezer at 10 o'clock; at Siloam at 2:30, and at Asbury at 8 in tho evening. Mrs. Wm. Locke of Fort Little ton has gone to Pittsburg tospeud sometime with her son Prof. II. W. Dubbs. On Thursday at Mr. Hoover's lorse sale at Fort Littleton, a lit tle sou of Harry Hamil was run over by a horse, but was not ser iously hurt. Watson C. Lynch of this place, has accepted a position as clerk in a large dry goods store at Langdondale, Pa., aud entered upou his work last Monday. W. E. Litton of Webster Mills. dropped a dollar into our till last Saturday to help meet our ex penses this mouth. Wilson nev er allows himself to get in ar rears for his paper. Dr. aud Mrs. Mosser of this place expect to leave on Satur day morning for a visit to tho Doctor's old home in Blair coun ty, aud they will bi away until the 13th of May. Mrs. Linna A. Trogler and her husband of Mercersburg, spent a day or two on this side ot the mountain last week. The News will keep Mrs. Trogler posted on the happenings about her old home. Elder Thomas R. Palmer will preach at Bethel church in Pigeon Cove the second Sunday in May at 10 o'clock A. M., also the same day and hour Rev. Arlington Gar laud will preach at the Boardyard school house in Thompson town ship. The postal law now makes tho taking of a newspaper and the re fusal to pay for the same, theft. and any person guilty of such an action is liable to criminal pro ceeding, the same as if he had stolen goods to the amount of his ' subscription. Mrs. M. B. Trout and daughter Miss Nellie left Monday morning for an indefinite visit anion"; friends iu the Quaker City. They will of course be present at tho commencement exercises in tho Academy of Music Friday eveu ing and see Clarence get his parch ment. Samuel R. Fraker who has just completed his third years' coursn of study in the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeon.-., spent a few hours in town last Saturday on iiis return to his home at Fort Littleton. Sam will spend the next few months in a hospital in New York. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Burkholder, near Orrs town' was thesceueofa union. nuptial event on April 8 when two daughters of the house bocam i brides by the same ceremony. The contracting parties we'i Miss Anua Burkholder and Mr. Reuben E. Frey, the latter of Cal ifornia, and Miss Hattie Burk holder aud Mr. John Ruth, of Shippensburg. We acknowledge the receipt r f an invitation to be present at th-i Commencement exercises of tho graduating class of the Philadel phia Dental College on Friday evening of this week. 1 n the 1 is t of the names of the graduates is that of our young townsman, Clarence Norman, son of the late Dr. W. F. Trout. Clarence is one of our very best young men, and we heartily join bis many friends In congratulating him, and wish ing him a prosperous future. V V
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