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VOLUME 4.
McCOXNl' LLS1JURG, PA., MAY 20, 1903.
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MEMORIAL DAY.
Names of Those Interred In the
Ncurby Cemeteries.
Saturday, M:iy 150, 190:i, will be
fittingly observed by the com
rades of the Grand Army of the
Republic as Memorial Day.
The passing days bring us
again to Memorial Day, when we
garland the resting places of our
heroic dead with the flowers of
budding springtime, and droop
above them the flag for whose
purity and glory they offered
their lives. Iu days agone thoy
were our comrades iu that mighty
host whose daring, doing and dy
ing continued the Republic and
made possible our present glory
and greatness as a nation. In
the retiospect of Memorial Day
we refresh and renew the memo
ries of the past and intensify the
comradeship of the present.
"The good deeds left behind thein
Form a chain to bind them
To those who linger here."
Let us, their comrades, gather
at their graves as at an altar, and
whilst there, voice a prayer of
thankfulness that our lives have
been spared to enjoy the fruitage
of their toil and sacrifice.
Let us not forget those who
rest beneath the daisy-spaugled
sod in graves marked"unknown"
and who made the greatest sacri
fice of giving not only their life
but their name for their coun
try. Let us tell the rising genera
tion of their glorious deeds, and
by word and act do our part to
continue to the memory of the
patriotic dead the reverence of
the ever increasing millions liv
ing in security and peace in the
land saved by the matchless de
motion of the Union soldier and
sailor. Let our tribute of love,
atlectiou and comradeship be
characterized by a sincerity and
faithfulness that shall render the
tribute sacred, and keep Memo
rial Day devoted to the lofty pur
pose for which it was designa
ted. We cordially invite all veter
ans, orders aud Sabbath schools
to be present with us on that oc
casion. The following is a list of the
names of those buried in the dif
ferent cemeteries near this place:
Lutheran. Joseph Unger, Jo
seph Deck, Sam '1 Binuley, John
L. Smith, David Goldsmith, Dan
id Ott, Samuel Unger, Wm. Ben
ford, John Eitomiller, Philip Eck
ert, John Spannuth, John Fulton,
Henry Hamil, C. P. Kesler, J. T.
Myers, John Staily, Frederick
Miller, Jacob Spoose, John Ben
der. Presbyterian. S. U. Shoe
maker, Wm. Shoemaker, J. S.
Trout, Robert S. White, J. Z.
Over, Nead Sterrett, Daniel Mil
ler, Wrn. King, Geo. Hoke, Gen'l
John Noble (1812).
Union Cemetery. John Su
dors, Uriah Ilelman, Dr. P. Mc.
Cook, Henry Washabaugh, Win.
Logan, Jacob Pott, John Glenn,
James G. Kendall.
Methodist. Rood McDonald,
E. D. Fairbrother, John Teeter,
Andrew Hamilton, Jared Irwin,
James Shimer.
Reformed. Joseph Thomas,
. John Bell, Casper Miller, George
Burmont, Mlcluel Helman, C. 2.
Mysel.
MC(X)NNELLSHRRG PROGRAM.
The Sabbath schools of town
will select a delegation of their
scholars to decorate the graves
of the soldiers buried in their re
spective graveyards. This dele
gation will leave the Court House
at 1 o'clock p. m. in charge of a
member of the Post, and attend
to the duty of decorating and
thon return to tho Court House.
Public services will be held bo
ginning at 2 o'clock when the fol
lowing ordor will bo observed :
Music by the choir.
Prayer by Rev. Wolf.
Reading of Lincoln's address
at Gettysburg.
Recitation bjr Miss Katharine
Uxik.
, Music by the choir.
Address by Rev. West
Acquitted.
John Welch was placed upon
trial before a Cumberland jury
last week on a charge of man
slaughter.
The charge of manslaughter
against the man on trial, who is
about 50 years of age, and has a
family, one of his daughters be
ing nearly grown, grew out of the
shooting of Charles Grimes, aged
29, a motorman, at Narrow Park,
Cumberland, Md., on the night of
tho 17th of January by Welch,
who inflicted two wounds, one iu
the head, the other in the left side
resulting in the death of Grimes
at his home in that city the follow
ing day. The deceased was mar
ried and left a widow aud two
small children. The mother of
tho deceased and his widow wore
both in court and occupied seats
beside the State's attornev:
The prisoner was dressed in a
neat suit of blue and is rathei' a
handsome man. His wife, who.
it is alleged, was the principal
cause of the shooting, was the
only witness to the shooting, save
the dead man and the prisoner.
She is also the principal witness
against her husband.
According to the evideuce and
the opening statement of the
State's Attorney Mr. and Mrs.
Welsh, who live at Narrows Park
had quarreled but a few hours be
fore the shooting took place, a'jd
Mrs. Welch aud her daughter
went to the dancing pavilion and
the latter was eugaged in danc
ing, when the deceased rapped
on a window of the pavilion aud
motioned for Miss Welsh to come
out and get a bottle of laudanum
that he had purchased fur her.
Miss Welsh asked her mother to
go out and get the laudanum
which the latter did, when
Grimes asked her to walk away
from the light of the window.
They then went to the corner of
the ladies toilet room, 20 yards
away, where Grimes unbuttoned
his overcoat, gave the woman the
bottle and had just buttoned up
his coat when Welsh suddenly
appeared and with the words
Now I have got you" commenc
ed to shoot with result stated.
The jury after a few moments
deliberation announced that they
had agreed upon a verdict of ac
quittal. Welsh formerly resided
in the lower end of Fulton county.
Licking Creek.
Thomas Starr and family were
at Simon Dishong's Saturday
night.
Anna Hockenberry end little
son visited her sister, Mrs. Sam
uel Truax.
D. M. Kline was visiting Mr.
Fagley's Sunday.
Miss Mary Dishong was visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Harriet Dish-
ong.
Master William Polk was visit
ing his little brother Donald.
Harry Mumtna and family
were visiting L. Garlands Sun
day. Miss Rebecca Dishong was vis
iting her mother, last week.
Mrs. Harriet Kline was visit
ing Simon Dishong's last Sun
day. Roy Sipe is going to start to
the furnace next Tuesday to
work.
Sherd Dishong is on the sick
list.
Wishart Dishong and Ross Hol
lenshead called at D. D. Uaun's
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Price is going to
Bedford Sunday.
Miss Ella Hoop has returned
home.
Music by the choir.
Address by John P. Sipes.Esq.
Address by Mrs. S.M.Cook.
Music by the choir.
Address by Rev. Adams.
"My Country, Tis of Theo" by
andience.
Benediction by Rev. Grove.
Committee on Music, Mrs. C.
B. Stevens.
Committee on Flowers, Mrs.
Louisa C, Jackson. -
Elliott Ray,
David Malloy, Commandsr.
Adjutant
SCHOOL DIRECTORS' C0NVF.8TIGX.
New Law Provides for Compensa
tion of .Members Attending.
Governor Peunypaeker approv
ed the following act April 21, 1 !.:!.
It will be well for school Diiec
tors and others interested to
study the same -md fumiliariyj
themselves v. Ilii ihe dill'. -rent pro
visions. Section 1. lie it unacted. Ac,
That it shall be the duty of each
county superintendent of schools
to call together, during the school
year beginning June, I'm::, aud
annually thereafter, at the coun
ty seat, or some other suitable
place in the county, all the school
directors iu the county for the con
siderntion and discussion of q;fs
lions pertaimug to school admin
istration. These anuual meetings
shall not bo held during the week
of the auuual county touchers' in
stitute. Section 2. It shall bo the duty
of each school-director in ouch
district of each couuty, to attend
each annual meeting of school
directors, called by the couuty
superintendent for the purpose
of considering aud discussing
questions pertaining to school ad
ministrations; aud each school di
rector attending such annual con
vention shall receive recompense,
lor ins necessary expense, and
mileage at the rate of three cents
per mile, to be paid out of the dis
trict which he serves. But ex
penses shall not be paid for more
than two days at nuy annual meet
ing. Section ij. When the directors
have assembled' iu such conven
tion, they shall proceed at once
to organize, by electing, from the
directors present, a secretary
and a treasurer, which oilicers
shall continue for one year, and
shall severaly perforin such du
ties as usually devolve upon such
oilicers.
Sections 4. The oilicers of tho
Directors' Association shall serve
also as a program committee; and
shall prepare a suitable program
for each annual meeting, secure
competent speakers, and perform
such other duties as may be neces
sary to the success of the meet
ing. The county superintendent
shall be ex-ollicioa -member of the
program committee, and shall
render such assistance to the of
ficers of such associations as they
require of him.
To prepare a program for the
first meeting, each county super
intendent shall armoiut. from
among the school directors of the
county, a program committee of
live members.
Section 5. To defray the neces
sary expenses of these meetings,
the county treasurer of each
county shall pay to the treasurer
of the Directors' Association,
from the county funds, one dol
lar for each director attending
the anuual meeting, but in no
case shall the. sum paid exceed
one hundred dollars for each
meeting. But before he shall re
ceive this appropriation, tieas-
urer of Directors' Association
shall present to the cr unty treas
urer a statement, showing when
and where the meeting was held,
how mauy directors werepresbut
what speakers were employed,
and what expenses were incur
red. Honncts Coining Attain.
Hero is nows for Fulton couuty
women.
Miss Helen Gould and her sU
ter in law, Mrs. George J. Gould,
are wearing bonnets instead of
hats, and it is said that they are
tho pioueers'iii a fashion which
will become general la course of
time. Modists in Fifth avenue,
New -York, say they are Belling
many bonnets this spring, and
that it is not improbablo that tho
pictpro hat will bo driven out by
tho prim little bonnet which was
tho stylo when our mothers were
young.
Tho Goulds are not tho ouly
Now York women who are wear
ing bonnets. Que may seoascoro
iu Fifth avenue itinu hour any
bright afternoon.
AT Ai
ICxtcn.sjvc Preparations tor Ob
servance of Memorial Day.
At a regular meeting of Camp
Xo. r.r.O L'.'o. S. of A., the follow
ing parlies were appointed as flo
ral and (lag committees for the
respective places named : Side
ling' Hill Christiau church, Henry
Strait; Ebemv.or, Cap't C. T. Dix
on: Wink's Graveyard, William
Wink ; Sideling Hill Baptist
church, B. W. Mellott; Pleasant
Grove, A. C. Palmer; Dunkard
church, Wm. II. Wink; Oakley,
Jos. Fisher; Touolowa., George
Breakall; Antioch, Oliver Peck ;
Warfordsburg, Job Maun; Beth
el, Joseph Fisher; Cedar Grove,
Joseph Carncll; Chapel, O. Crist,
aud Union, David Gordon. Flags
will be delivered to the commit
tee in time and the ommittee
will see that the flags are placed
on the graves, and then assemble
at Antioch where tho following
program will be carried out :
Decorathm of graves, 10 a. m.
De.'olional exercises by Rev.
S. L. Baugher.
Address of welcome, Elder T.
R. Palmer.
Address, George Fisher.
Music.
Address, Prof. B. N. Palmer.
Recitation, Miss Tempie Sny
der. Music.
Dinner.
Address, Hon. S. W. Kirk.
Recitation, Miss Cora Funk.
Music.
Address, Supt. Charles E. Bar
ton. Recitation, Miss Orpha Sny
der. Music.
Address, Prof. B. C. Lumber
so:. Recitation, Miss Blanche Peck.
Address, Rev. S. L. Baugher.
M usic.
The String Band, Plum Run
rum Corps, Fairview Cornet
1 land and Hancock Camp P. O. S.
of A. are invited, and all other
patriotic; organizations will bo
welcomed.
Under Hoods.
When a youth secures a clerk
ship iu a bank he must insure his
employer against loss by buying
a bond from a fidelity company.
These companies agree to repay
to the bank the money which
may be lost through the clerk's
dishonesty. Of course the fideli
ty company Keeps close watch of
tho young man whom it has bond
ed. Tho Advance says :
Uuder old business methods a
young man who sought employ
ment in some great house must
appeal to his friends for "bonds"
To-day he must appeal to a guar
auty company; and the first ques
tion asked him is, "Do you gam
ble v" The second is, "Do you
drink y" If ho cannot answer
"No" to each, and back up his
reply by the evidence of his
friends, he may pound stone, but
lie cannot handle cash. Tho Sun
day school has a powerful assist
ant in the packiug-house aud the
bank. The area in which a young
man may sow wild oats is being
uarrowed every year, and the
young man who "must have his
fling" may have it out on tho lev
ee, but not on Wall Street. Fa
thers and mothers do not send
detectives to the race track to
see who is betting on the horses
there, but tho bond companies
do ; and many a young fellow
who sneers at his mother's tear
ful entreaty has listened very
humbly to the words of tho pres
ident of tho company which holds
his future in its hands.
Iturnt Cabins.
A donation party was held at
tho Burnt Cabins Methodist par
sonage last Friday evening. It
was in the nature of a reception
to Rev. Gottschall ami his w ife
who wero recoutly married. A
very plcaswit evening was .spent
by all present.
Miss Auna Dorau who has been
teaching in Clearfleld county,
came homo last Monday looking
exceeding well. .Woleomo home.
Mr. Thomas Valters, who has
been west for twelve years, camo
home last y."eek. We were all
glad to see him again.
HAVEN FOR SICK.
Dr. (iarthwaite Heads u Coin
niendablc Philanthropy.
Dr. (Jarthwaite, formerly of
Webster Mills but at preseut
clinical microscopist at the D-m-
ver College of Medicine, is the
promoter of an enterprise that
wih bo a boon to consumptive
sufferers who may seek a chango
of climate and a haven of rest at
a nominal cost.
The plan is, says the Denver
Post, to establish in or near thai,
city au institution to bekuown
as Rest Haven, aud the lirst
buildiug planned will cost tfi'O,
000. Dr. Garth waite has S?Uy.0
in hand already aud expects to
raise the balance without any d if
ticulty. He is now negotiating
for the purchase of ten lots m
Park Hill addition, which over
look the park, and which is to bo
the site of .the homo. Among
those who have heartily indorsed
the scheme are Governor Pea
body, Mayor Wright, the Ru
Robert F. Coyle, pastor of Cen
tral Presbyterian church; S. D.
Van Meter, secretary-treasurer
of the state board of medical ex
aminers, aud the First National
bauK.
It is proposed that the maxi
mum rate for patients shall be
25 a month, which gives each
person a private sleeping room,
heat, light and best food, house
medical attendant and nurse iu
emergency.
It is proposed to lay the foun
dation early iu the fall when all
the necessary cash will have been
raised. The tent scheme will bo
carried out during the summer.
Dr. Garthwaite lost a sister
through consumption several
years ago, and that fact cau.-'id
him to show an interest in the
thousands of poor young meu
and women who come to Colora
do for their health.
.Married.
At tho home of the bride on
Tuesday evening, May 12, l'.M.w
at six o'clock, a very pretty wed
ding took place, Effamy C. Lay
ton and Geo. F. Diehl, both of Lo
cust Grove, Pa., were united in
holy bonds of matrimony by Rev.
A. R. Garland of Purcell.
The bride, the accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
J. Lay ton, was attired in a beauti
ful gown of white silk mull trim
med with spangled net. The
groom, a promising young man,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Diehl
wore tho conventional black.
After receiving congratulations
all were invited to the dining
room where there awaited them
a table laden with a bountiful
supper of which some forty
guests partook. At a late hour
all' returned to their respective
homes, wishiug them a long aud
happy life. May the sun of pros
perity never set in their pathway.
WelK Tannerv.
Mrs. George Young is visiting
friends at Hopewell.
Mrs. Mellott and children of
Saluvia are visiting Miss Bessie
Johnson.
Mr. S. P. Wishart was in Ev
erett and Bedford on business
Tuesday and Wednesday. '
John Russel Hunter of Lewis
t)wn, is visiting his grandpa
rents, Mr.and Mrs.IIarvey Wish
art. Mr. aud Mrs. William Harmau
spout Saturday with Mrs. Belle
Gracey.
Miss Edith Hall of Huntingdon
is visiting Maud Baumgardncr.
Mrs. Blanche McGlathery and
husband of Altooua, are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Meredith.
William Cunningham received
a message last Friday from Chi
cago bringing the sad news that
"Louise, daughter of Anna Cun
ningham, was killed in aflro."
No further particulars receivod
Many of our pcoplo atteuded
the social Saturday evening u
the yard at the Brethren church.
the yard
Our Brethren friends are remod
eling their church, and need as
Distance as they are not a large
congregation.
I'nlton .May Cet a Railroad,
j While we (o not bank much on
; much of the railroad gossip we
I see tfoinjr around in the lianers.
! wo give the l'ollowiug. While
Fulton may not get a road this
year, tho prospects for one in the
iwar future are by no means bad.
The following was clipped
from a recent issue of the Con
ncllsville Con rier :
The l.altimoro & Ohio is mak
ing long and rapid strides to
ward paving the way for the con
struction of its proposed new
line over the mountains. George
11. Stein, of Philadelphia, is tak
ing an active interest in the mat
ter from all appearances. Tho
i cent incorporation of the Alle
gheny & Westmorelaud Railroad
company for the buildiug of a
line from Fort Perry, along with
the incorporation last fall of the
Bedford & Western Potomac A
Allegheny r..ilroad companies,
Mr. Stein being president of
both these latter companies, in
dicates tho trend of events. In
the case of the lirst named corpo
ration W. B. Linn is the presi
dent while Mr. Stein is simply a
director. The territory covered
by those three auxiliary compan
ies, along with the old South Penn
rights-of-way acquired, gives the
Haiti more tfc Ohio the right to
construct and operate an entire
new line of railroad from Port
Perry east into Westmoreland
couuty, passing near Mt. Pleas
ant, thence over the South Penu
route, which incidentally exteuds
westward to a point on Little
Sewickly creek near West New-
! ton and from Somerset across
me oacKooucoi the big Allegheny,
mountain into Bedford couuty,
through Fulton county to Tonolo
way ridge, the western sloj e of the
eastern spur of which will be fol
lowed into Washington county,
Md., and across the Potomac
river, tapping the maiu line of
the Baltimore & Ohio, the old
Second division, near Hancock
station. The Blue Mountain tun
nel, paitly completed and leading
east from Fulton county into the
Cumberland valley, of course, is
included iu the new route.
Reverting to the new hue over
the mountaius there can be no
doubt but what it is coming.
Business conditions warrant its
building; tho project is in keep,
ing with the spirit of the times
aud it will come as sure as day
follows night. When the road is
complete it will bo a far belter
line east than either of tho pres
ent routes because it will bo con
structed with the full knowledge
that a direct line east is the goal
to be reached. Furthermore, be
cause of the tremendous advance
iu railway engineering, the new
route will include tangents, levels
etc., scarcely dreamed of ."it years
ago because of the enormous ex
pense of buildiug a direct high
grade road embodying the long
tangent sweeping-curvo style of
construction across the A Uegheuy
mountains. The chain is being
forged aud the advent of the Alle
gheny A Westmoreland adds
another link.
Mr. F. A. Greathead, who has
been a resident of Mount Vernon,
Mo , for several years, arrived in
to vn last week and is comfort
able situated at the Washington
House. Time has been dealing
gently with our old friend and
(neighbor, aud wo heartily wel
; t-oiTie him back to his old home
town.
Wo had the pleasure last week
of spending a day or two at the
Hotel Terrace in Scranton. Tho
proprietor, Mr. W. H. Why to,
is a member of one of the oldest
a el best families in Lackawanna
county and a 'highly cultured gen
tleman; and the general jnanagor
of tho establishment is Mr. P. E.
W. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Y. Scott of this place. Frank is
o e of the best hotel men in the
Stato and aDy of ourFultou coun.
. ,..,,.. i .. ,
i; iooiiu vwio mujr liavo ucuttaiuu
to vllt that hustling city, will
miss it if thoy do not stop s,t the
Terrace. v .
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
ltrief Mention of Persons and
Places You Know.
Judgn Buckley and Alex
May no of Fort Littleton, spent,
Tuesday in town.
Mrs. George E. Wagner, of
Xewville, is visiting her parents
in Tod township.
L. II. Wible, Esq., of this place
represents McConnellsbu' g
Lodge at Lebanon this week.
Miss Cora J. Decker and sislov
Loia both have uieo situations- i i
Tilliu, Ohio.
John Baker of Hagerstown,
spent the past week with his
brother, Grant Baker at Knobs
villc. Mrs. Miuta Miller and sou
Glenn of Clear Ridge, spent tho
past week with Mrs. Harry Tay
lor at Wood vale.
Hon. S. W. Kirk, of this place,
spent several days last week in
the Cumberland Valley on biisi
uess. A large number of McConnells
bu rgers attended the Sparks
show at Mercersburg last Fri
day. Mr.and Mrs. John A. Irwin,
of this place, speut a few days
with friends at Chambersburg, '
the latter part of last week.
Mr. John Henry, of Johustowu
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. .1.
K. Johnston of this place, a few
days last week.
Mr. Jacob L. FinnitT aud fam
ily of Hagerstown, are spending
sometime with their parents near
McCouuellsburg aud Knobsville.
Mrs. William Locke of Fort Lit -tletou
who had been visiting her
sou, 11. W. Dubbs at Pittsburg,
is now in Iowa visiting her broth
ers Jesse and Wm. llouck.
John 11. Fisher aud Jacob A.
Powell both of Thompson spent
a few hours in town Tuesday, and
left some of the "needful" at this
office.
Capt. W. 11. II. and Mrs. Mac-key
of Chambersburg, and Mr. and
Mrs. Murry Jl. Guthrie, of In. li
ana, Pa., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Johnston a few days
last week.
Francis M. Taylor and Ralph
McKibbiu, of this place have gone
to Colorado, where they will be
engaged in government topo
graphical work the coming sum
mer. ( ! eo. W. Parson s pa ssed t h rou gl i
town Monday on his way to Leb
anon to represent Fort Littleton
Lodge I: O. O. F. at the .meeting
of Grand Lodge this week.
Mr. aud Mrs. D. E. Little and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Downs, of
this place, attend May Meeting
at the Touolowpy Baptist church
last Sunday.
The Memorial sermou will be
preached in the M. E. church at
this place next Sunday morning
atlOiliO by Rev. J. V. Adams -
The members of King Post will
meet at tho Post Room at 10
o'clock or soon after, and go to
tho church as a body.
A series of meetings will be
held by the Baptist people at
Need more beginning on Friday
at a o'clock P. M., before the fifth
Sunday of May, and continue over
Saturday aud Sunday. Rev. Al
dertou of Great Capon, W. Va ,
and other ministers will be pres
ent. Four boys in llyndman wiil
have to go to church aud Sunday
school for a while at least. Thoy
were caught robbing J. J. Low
ery's store and he agreed Li
withhold prosecution if they
sigued paiers agreeing to attend
Sabbath school and church here
after. They signed.
Dr. C. A, R. McClain, a prom
ising young physician of Cass
ville, purchased tho practice and
aud office fixtures of Dr. A. 11.
McCarthy, and this weok assum
ed chargo of the samo. He is a '
pleasant gentleman, and wo give
him welcome among us. Dr. Mc
Carthy will still kx'op his resi
dence in this place, but will bo at
Philadelphia and other places
where business interests call him
at intervals. Mt Union Times.