Jultott VOLUME 4. McCONNI'LLSHUltG, PA.. JUNE 10, 1003. XUM1SI-U .'? DO NOT PITY THE COUNTRY EDITOR. I MAD DOG'S BAD WORK IN WELLS. SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT. ; OUR NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY. ; FOR PERMANENT CERTIFICATES. A BOY FALLS FIFTEEN FEET, i LOCAL AND PERSONAL. lie I Not I'p to Your Class and Yet Moderately Con tented Sometimes oue of the favorites of fortune, sitting in the lap of luxury, runs out of amusement aud spends a little time pitying the country editor. Don't do it. If you have pity to spare, pity the millionaire, and if you want to pray, pray for the spindle-shanked gazaboo that is Jiving the strenuous life of the metropolis. They need it. But don't pity the country edi tor. Ho is as contented as a cow puffed up by eating rose gerani ums. Don't lose sleep over the Rube who edits your home pa per. He may not know paregor ic from a misfit formula for mak-iug-apple butter, but he keeps an eye on the doings in the little county capital and when the time comes to talk, he tells the real standing of affairs to more peo ple in a week than you talk to in years. Don't pity the country editor. He eats with his knife, wears un dershirts with stivers in them aud his lower jaw is ornamented with the Salus Grady Penny packer muzzle, but for all that he is no object to pity or to poke fun at. For he has an escutcheon embroidered on his soiled linen and has wiped his aqueline nose on the flour sack of civilization. You may think it very funny when his paper announces to the world that "Si Green's choicest calf choked to death on a rutaba gn," but that does not ruffle him a particle, for he rests secure in j the, knowledge that the item will please "Si"' and not hurt the town chap 'who wouldn't know a rutabago from a Greek god. Bellwood Banner. Licking Creek. William Deshong's little son fell and broke his arm last week. Mrs. Howard Skipper and son Ernest were guests of Mrs. Har riet Kline last Friday. Miss Jessie Mellott who has been attending the Harrisouville Normal spent Sunday at home. James Fegley is employed at Dr. Hoop's. Mrs. Isaac Layton visited friends at Pleasant Ridge recent ly. Last Sunday Harry Mumma and daughter Editn were at Irwin Sipes 's; Reamer Sipes and wife were at D. P. Deshong's; Mrs. Anna Hockenberry was at U. S. Deshong's; Mrs. D. M. Kline was at D. It. Mellott's, and Michael Mellott spent the day with his mother, Mrs. Ella Mellott. Mrs. Harriet Deshong and Mrs. Anna Mumma visited Jen nie Barber last Wednesday. MRS. ELLEN COVALT. Mrs. Ellen Covalt, widow of the lato Jacob Covalt, died at her homo in Thompson township, Thursday, Juno 4, 1003, aged 52 years, months and 20 days. Mrs. Covalt was an estimable woman, and consistent member of the Chris tian church for many years. She is survived by her son, Elmer, and by two brothers, Henry and Jacob Waltz. She had been in poor health a long time. Inter ment nt Oakley lust Friday, fune ral service being conducted by her pastor, ltev. Baugher. MRS. LUCINIA FORE. Mrs. Lncinia Fore, widow of the Hon. John M. Fore, died at her homo atKnohsville at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, aged aliout 6 yours. M rs. Fore hud been in ill health for about eight weeks, and the immediate cause of her death was paralysis. Mrs. Fore's maiden name was Hoffman, and sho was born in Huntingdon. She was a consist ent member of tho M. K. church, und her death will be mourned by a large number of friends. Fu neral will take place at her late residence at 2.30 Wednesday af ternoon. Rev. Arlington Garlaud will preach at Hills Chapel, Sunday evening, June 14th at 8 o'clock. Terrorizes a Neighborhood and Bites Three Children. ikh; :aitl'red and killed. Two of the Children Sent to tlu Pasteur Institute, New York, lor Treatment. On Tuesday of last week while A. P. Baker of Wells township was working in the field, a big strange dog came near and Mr. Baker in a friendly way spokf to the dog, which at once spraug to ward him and in a moment he felt his haud in the dog's open mouth, but withdrew it in time to save being bitten. As the dog seemed to be ill-natured, Mr. Baker drove him off and thought little more of it. But the dog, after leaving Mr. Baker, went directly to the home of Mr. Samuel Meek, who lives about a quarter of a mile distant, aud there attacked one of Mr. Meck's children, a child of four or five years, biting it severely. Rosa, a sister about fifteen years of age, came to the rescue, when the dog rau at her, and in her ef forts to drive the dog away, she was terribly bitten in the arm and side. After leaving Mr. Meck's the dog went to the home of George W. Foreman, about a half mile distant, entered the yard and at tempted to bite one of the boys, A'ho gave the dog a vigorous kick. The savage animal now spraDg upon a younger child of Mr. Fore man and would, probably, have igcl it out-right, had not Mr, Foreman appeared and, seeius the dauger to which his child was exposed, sprang upon the dog, grasping the infuriated beast by the throat aud crushing him to the earth, called to his wife to bring an axe, and while Mr. Fore man kept firm hold on the strug gling captive, the dog was killed. Owing to the fact that the ru mor was soon afloat that this was a mad dog, there was the keenest apprehension for the safety of those bitten. On Friday, morning the worst fears seemed to be realized, when at the home of Mr. Meek, his daughter Rosa began to act strangely seemed to be restless and wanted to wander away. Her eyes betook a wild expiession, became feverish and blood-shot, and she grew worse and worse, until late in the afternoon when she became convulsed in the wild est of spasms. Physicians were called who pro nounced it a case of rabies, and on Saturday.Mr. Meek sent both the children to the Pastern Institu tion in New York City for treat ment. Mr. Ephraim Gregory of Thompson called to see us a few minutes while in town on Tues day. Miss Jess Dickson after having 8 pent several weeks visiting friends in Philadelphia, Balti more and Washington, returned to her home in this place last Saturday evening much pleased with her trip. ' The twenty -second aunual com mencement of the Shippensburg High School was held m the new Methodist church at that place last Thursday eveuing. Edwin Percy Runyan, son of W. T. Run yau a former posttn aster of this place, was valedictorian of his class. We congratulate our young friend and trust that this may to lilm prove to be the commence mout of a long career of useful ness and success. Dunns a thunder storm Mon day afternoon three fine cows bo longing to Henry IL Brewer in Thompson township, were stand log under an apple tree and were killed by lightning. They wero just fresh, and as they were all the cows Mr. Brewer had, it be came necessary to start right out and buy other to got milk to feed tho calves. Well I'leaseil with the Progress the Schools have Made Our iiik the Past Year. The year just closed has wit nessed healthy educational inler est throughout the County. Most of the teaching was do serving of the highest commen dation. Lack of co operation was found in a few instances the. troubles arising therefrom being due more largely to patrons than to teachers Not uutil we have complete co operation can we . have efficient work in our schools, The Compulsory Atteuduuco Law was enforced to a greater j an(i William Guthrie of Iudiaua, degree thau ever before. Some j i?a atKi M Tuck of Homer of the districts elected truaut of- j Qit,y, pa- i,aV0 associated them ficers and made special effort to l selves jn business uuder the name bring the children of school age 0f tw McConnellsburg Manufac into school Dublin and Bethel districts each built a new house. Other districts repaired houses, mak ing them more comfortablo and attractive. Thompson equipped her houses with new furnituro throughout. Belfast put new furniture into two houses. Bethel, Thomp son, Tod and Union put in com plete sets of maps. Nearly all of the districts in creased teachers' salaries. School libraries were estab lished in several schools ; and, in many instances, additions were made to those already establish ed. There "are now but fifteen schools iu the county without li braries. Seventy-five per cent, of the teachers holding provisional cer- j titi nates are now attending school some in State Normal Schools, aud others iu County Normals. The attendance at the County Institute was unusually large, and the work was a success. As day instructors we had Dr. Roop, president of Lebanon Valley Col lege; Prof. Prince of Dickinson College; Prof. Drum of Buckuelt University; Dr. Barton and Prof. Rife of the Shippensburg State Normal School, and Ex-Supt. Potts of Bedford county. j The Directors' Association was j fairly well attended, and the meeting was interesting and helpful. The local institute work was well kept up and was productive of much good. Thirteen were graduated from the McConnellsburg High School this year. Their status shows them to be the strongest class in the history of the school. In closing, wo desire to thank the State Department for courte ous and ready counsel, tho di rectors and teachers for their co operation, and tho many friends throughout the county for their hospitality and assistance in Ihe work. Chas. E. Barton. On Sunday Mrs. S. M. Cook and daughter, MissKatharine.at tended the funeral of Miss Clydo McGaughey at Greencastle, who had died on Friday of heart dis ease and other complications. Miss Clyde was the oldest daugh ter of Harry McGaughey.a broth er of Mrs. Cook, and a well knov.n stock dealer of Franklin couuty. Though of delicate health and, consequently, a life-long sufferer, I her life was one of marvelous richness in the qualities tliut make life worth while, and the examples of her cheerfulness un der afllictiou, and tender thought- fulness for tho comfortof others, will loug live iu tho memory of those who knew her. Prior to her brief illness, cards of invita tion had been issued to the mar riage of her younger sister for Wednesday of this week. Iu or der to avoid disappointment or confusion, she asked that no change should bo made in tho plans of the bridal party, aud the oet euiony will be performed ac cordingly. Missos Emily Greathead and Mary Pittmaa are visiting Miss Maine Kegtireis at Faunettaburg The McConnellsbnrg Manufacturing Com pany Organized. ' THE WORK BEtiA.N MONDAY. Will tor Manufacture Locust Insula I'his, Ash, Hickory, and Suuar Handles. It will not bo a long time now until our late morning sleepers will bo aroused from their slum- uers DV ie piercing scream of tne factory whistle. A company ! 'composed of our townsman jj j Kendall Johnston, M. U. Guthrie j turing Company and have well underway the establishment of a plant in this place for the manu facture of locust iusulator pins, and ash, sugar, and hbkory han dles. A force of men were put to work Monday getting out timber the machinery has been purchas ed and shipped, aud the factory will be built at once. The plant will be located on the triangular plot of ground at the Forks of the i Pike east of town, and will have a j capacity of 10.U00, pius a-day and give employment to twenty to ! ; twenty-five employes. j The company have already se- ! cured about 5,000 cords of locust, and there is enough in sight to keep the factory in operation for at least five years. This is, we trust, just the be ginning of the good things for which McConnellsburg has been waiting. Whether we are to have ' there remains little to do but go our county developed depei ds back into the Provisional certifi inuch on our people, if we nrejcate examinations; and there is willing to show capitalists hall! a chance, we shall have no difficulty in attracting to us men who are willing to develop the wealth that lies around us. but can never ben- : (.jjt us whiie lying in a dormant ' 8ate- Those towns that are forging nlioacl are those who Invite capital aluj mak0 such concessions, as s-lian tempt them to come on. If our iand owners turn the cold shoulder toward every enterprise and give capitalists no encourage ment to come among us we can go on accumulating moss on our backs and leave the future glory of our county to those whose duty it will be to keep a fence around the cemetery in which wo shall he. BiK Cove Tannery. Our supervisor, J. S. Harr, has made travel to and from this place much more agreeable by erecting a substantial wagon bridge over the stream near the residence of A. J. Craig. A C. Lauver is busily engaged in the lumber business. He in tends to erect a new barn some time in tho uear future. Conrad Carbaugh of Hagers town, paid his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Carbaugh, ot the Cor ner a visit recently. He is in the employ of the W. M. R. R. Com pany at that place. Our Sunday school, which is one of the largest iu the county, is progressing first class again this year. 1 1 will bo represented at the couuty Sunday school con vention this week by delegates, Rev. Lewis Chambers and G. E. Clouser. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mellott visited Mr. Mellott's parents uear Green Hill Sunday. Goldic aud Mamie Hess and Flora Slaves were visiting at Mr. j David Gregory s Monday, Claude liess, Tod Lynch, aud George McEldowney Imp gone to Franklin county, to work. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Unger spent Sunday at James Bivens'. On Monday evening, William Harr had the misfortune to have his right haud pierced almost ! through by a nail, causing very severe pain. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Mor ton are to be congratulated over the arrival of a young dnughter. Annual Examination to he Held in (irainiuar School Room July (th and 7th. In the Grammar School Room in McCounellsburg, on Mouilay and Tuesday, July (Sth and 7ih, the committee Gilbert Mellott, Miss Estellu Logue aud B. C Lambersoii, will examine appli cants who may apply for teachers Permanent certificates. There are three primary condi- tions of eligibility to this class: 1. The applicant must have a Professional certificate. 1. lie must have taught at least three years immediately preceding ihe examination. J!. lie must have a recom mendation from the board or boards iu whose employment , the applicant has taught these three years, aud the same must be endorsed by the county super intendent. Teachers desiring to take the examination should apply to the county superintendent, for the necessary blanks early enough to have them ready at the time or holding the examination. Every teacher in the couuty who lias a professional certificate and who has the preceding three years teaching qualification, should not hesitate to get the blanKs (if he has not already done so) aud prepare to meet the com mittee. The professional certificates granted by Mr. Chesuut will not do to teach on next winter; aud as no superintendent is supposed to endorse a former Professional, where the holder has an oppor tunity to try for a Permanent. something the matter with the teacher who is willing to do that. Some who would like to have the Perinauent, shrink from the thought of taking tho examina tion. The worry associated with their examination for a Provis ional is still fresh in their minds, and as the Perinauent is two de grees higher, the examination they think must be something fierce. Now, this is all nonsense. The fact that you hold a Profes sional, that the board or boards who have employed you during the past three years certify to your success ana ability as a teacher; aud that your couuty superintendent recommends you to the committee and to the State Department, is an evidence that they are satisfied with your abili ty; and, now, all you need is to have faith iu yourself. No set of teachers who are worthy a place on the examining committee will give you a lot of catch questions, or ask you things they could not answer themselves The law presumes that you shall show yourself familiar with tho various branches as they are set forth in the ordinary common school text book. Walk up, therefore, and take your medicine and aftur you have swallowed it and found that it was not half as bad as you imag ined, you will feel proud of your Permanent, aud thank us for urg ing you. In goiug to the chicken coop a few mornings ago, Mrs. Maggie Kendall came upon the thief that had been stealing her young chickswhich was no other than a big snapping turtle. This in discretion on tho part of the tur tle cost it its head. Wliilo tho Kendall family would have enjoy ed turtle soup, thoro didn't seem to be any one about who under stood "husking" the reptile; so Jimmy brought it to towu and turned it over to Harry Johnston who had found out at school that such creatures had a fashiou of woaring their skeleton outside, and it did not take him long to have a nice lot of material for soup, to sny nothing of twenty one eggs he found iusido the shell as round as marbles aud exactly one inch in diameter. While Giving Trapeze Performance in Wagon Shed. UNCONSCIOUS TWO HOURS. i Little Ernest Fields' Unforunate Attempt to Re a Showman. I ! j Last Sunday afternoon Ernest, S t!ie seven-years old sou of James i II. Fields who lives on the James ' Sipes farm east of town, was in i the wagon shed with some com panions, aud was showing them 1 some trapeze performance that he ; hud seen in Smith's Show that I was here a few days ago. ! Ernest was getting along all j right until he had ascended a rope i to the comb of the roof a height of fifteen feet, when he missed his hold and fell headlong, pass ing through a binder reel aud alighting on his head on a wheel burrow. The boy pluckily pick ed himself up and went to the house; but in a few minutes un- consciousness set in, and Mr. Fields hastily summoned Dr. Mosser, who found that the boy sustained concussion of the brain. In a few hours the little fellow rallied, and is now supposed to be out of danger. '1 ow nsw onian complimented. Last week's Mercersburg Journal, under the caption ''A Woman Orator" "Born Military Leader," had the following to say about oue of our borough's es teemed Women: "On Saturday, McConuells burg enjoyed the uuiquo und creditable distinction of having the Memorial Day address deliv ered by a woman. Mrs. Sallie M Cook, widow of the late lameuted Dr. Cook, of Fulton county, was the orator of the day. She made the address in the Court House, the seating capacity of which was hardly adequate for the throng of people that was determined to hear her. Mrs. Cook has a strou personality aud has an excellent delivery, which added to her forceful utterances and tlueucy of speech commanded the undi vided attention of the whole audi- euce. She was able to make the address without auy special sub ject, but in lier oration gave par ticular emphasis to the patriotism which actuated the northern sol diers to tight aud die, if necessa ry, for the preservation of our country. "Such women, like Joan of Arc are born leaders oi men, and cau iustill into the masculine soul aud heart more courage and deterini nation than a hundred Napoleons, Grants, and Stonewall Jacksous, who domiuated largely by strict military disicipline and disregard of men's lives. If a number of women like Mrs. Cook would come forward aud take an active interest in all public affairs, the ulmiuistration of public matters, uotli national aud state, would not be reeking with scaudal, job bery and corruption, as it now is, and the rights of the people who ly the mouey to maintain the Kt;ite, as well as the uational gov ernment, would be conserved. I'li.e Won by "Todd" Skinner. At the Commencement exerci ses at the Mercersburg Academy last week, Parker Riugel, son of Captain and Mrs. Geo. W. Skin ner, wou iu the oratorical contest tho J. Harry Wood prize tho in terest on $r00, set apart for tho purpose by T. M. Wood in mem ory of his son, J. Harry Wood, who graduated at Mercersburg in lH'.H) and died two years later. Tho contest took placo iu Triuity Reformed church. The winner's subject was "John Brown." There were fourteen contestants. "Todd's" many Fulton couuty friends extend hearty congratu lations. We are indebted to our young ft lend Meta Fryman for a small branch plucked from a cherry on ihj farm of her father, It. N. lYymau, which contained the largest and finest cherries we have ever seen. Thanks, Meta- Brief Mention of Persons and Places You Know. W. L. Nace of Carlisle spent from Saturday eveniug until Monday morning witu friends here. Mrs. Howard F.Nobloof Cham bersburg returned to her former home near Laidig Saturday even ing. A number of the young folks of this place aud the Cove picnicked at Roaring Run last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Anderson of Dublin Mills spent last Thurs day at McConnellsburg. Minnie Dalbey of this place, spent last week with her friend -Nell Sheets near Mercersburg. Miss Cornetha B. Nesbit of this place, is visiting friends at New Bloomfield, Pa. Mr. William Sigel of Covalt, re membered the printer with soiins cash while in town Tuesday. Mrs. L. E. Harris of this place, s visiting friends in Chambers- burg this week. W. G. Wink of Hustoutowu was in town Monday. Grant is busy buildiug a new house. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sipes spent last Saturday night iu the home of Mrs. Sipes' brother, Mr. Frank Deshong at Faunettsburg. Miss Katharine Metzler who had been employed in Tyrone, has returned to her home at Har risouville. George W. Mumma of Licking Creek township, was among those who were before tho pen- siou board Wodnesdaj'. Rev. M. Hoke Gottschall has resigned his pastoral work at Burnt Cabins aud will enter the lecture field. Jolin Patterson who had been spending a lew weeks iu the Qua ker City, returned to this place last Saturday eveuing. C. J. Brewer of Ayr township has for sale a three-weeks -old grade Shorthorn male calf from full blood sire. B. A. Truax, a member of Bel fast's board of school directors, called a few minutes Monday and advauced his subscription to 1004. Mrs. James W. Rummel who has been visiting iu Cleveland, Ohio, during the past three weeks, is expected home in a few days. Mr. aud Mrs. W. B. McDowell of Lamaster, are spending a day or two with Mrs. McDowell's mother, Mrs. Maggie Kendall in the Cove. Oscar Metzler, a popular young pharmacist of Philadelphia, is spending a ten days' vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Metzler at Harrisou ville. Miss Mollio Seylar of the U. S. Pension office, Pittsburg, visited her sister, Mrs. S. M. Cook of this place, from Monday until Wednesday. Frank Edmond the little infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pine of Ayr township died last Monday morning June 1, 11H)3, aged two months and eight days. Thurman Lynch returned to tiis home in this place on Mouday after having spent four weeks amoug friends iu tho lower eml of the county. CapL. aud Mrs. Geo. W. Skin ner were here ou Wednesday ate I Thursday. Mrs. Skinner is re covering from an illuess of six weeks duratiou. Mercersburg Journal. Harry Seville of this place U over at Shippensburg attending the State Normal A few da;, s ago he was elected president of the Normal Y. M. C. A. without auy opposition u complimct'i which his friends here very muc h appreciate. W. H. Nesbit has just put hi for James Henry, near town, u water-ram that drives a f-inch stream of water from his spring to his barn, a distauceof 328 feet, to an elevation ot seventeen feet. It also supplies water to tho kitchen.
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