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VOLUME 4.
McCONNl-LLSHURG, PA.. JUNE 24, 1903.
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MIDSUMMER WEDDINGS.
Auspicious Circumstances Under
Which Young People I'.nter the
Kcalin of Matrimony.
KITEMILLEU PATTERSON.
A pretty racial event was the
wedding of Mr. Frank Winton
Kitemiller, of Camden, N. J., and
Minx Blanche Cromwell Patterson,
daughter of I loin and Mrs. D. II.
Patterson, of Webster Mills, at 1
o'clock this(Vednesday)afternoon
at the home of the bride. The of
ficiating minister was Kev. J. L.
Grove, of McConnellsburg.
Yellow and white was the color
scheme carried out in the decora
tions, the flowers used being roses
and sweet peas, while evergreens
made a fitting back ground.
The bride's gown was white
crepe do chine and lace, the veil
being fastened with orange blos
soms. She carried a prayer book.
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, sister of
the bride was maid of honor, and
wore corn-colored crepe de chine
trimmed in cluny lace. She car
ried Marechal Neil roses. The
best man was Mr. Thomas N.
IVMincr, of Pittsburg, and the
ribbon bearers were Masters Ma
rl n Krebsand Vaughn Byron, of
Mercersburg. The wedding inarch
was played by Miss Elizabeth
Jackson, of Apollo, Pa., accom
panied on the violin by Mr. K. U.
Darby, of Williamsport, Pa.
The groom, u resident of Pitts
burg until recently, is now located
at Camden, and is connected with
the American Nickel works, one
of the constituent companies of
the United States Steel Corpora
tion. The bride is a member of
one of the oldest families in Cen
tral Pennsylvania, and a society
favorite.
Guests were present from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Pittsburg, Harrisburg, Chaiubers
biirg, Mercersburg and through
out the county.
DIEHL LAYTON.
A very pretty wedding occur
red last Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Layton
in Whips Cove. The contracting
parties were Miss Nettie P. Lay
ton and Mr. William S. Diehl.
The ceremony was performed by
their pastor, Rev. J. R. Logue, in
tho presence of about sixty in
vited guests.
Miss Lillie Wink of Sipes Mill,
was maid of honor, Mr. Albert N.
Mellott of the same place, best
man, and Achsah Plessinger and
Ada Hoopengardner, flower girls.
The bridal party entered the
parlor to. the strains of Lohen
prins march played by Mrs. Geo.
F. Diehl, sister of the bride.
The bride was handsomely
gowned in white satin, and the
maid of honor wore white India
linen. . .
After the ceremony and con
gratulations a sumptuous wed
ding dinner was served.
Tho happy couple bear with
theui the hearty congratulations
of a large number of friends.
PHIEL LAMASTEIt.
At the home of the bride's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Johu M. La
master at Markes, Franklin coun
ty, June 18, 1903, by the Rev.
Uassler of Williamson, Mr. James
Albert Phiel and Miss Bessie
Foro Lamaster were united In
the holy bonds of matrimony.
Mr. Phiel U a merchant of
Markes a former resident of
Williamson. Miss Bessie was a
Mucccssful teacher In Franklin
couuty, she haviug taught five
terras two at Foltz, and three at
McDuwel's school house.
Mrs. Frank Fore played tho
wedding march. They were at
tended by Mr. Harry Phiel,
brother of the groom, and Miss
JJello Nycuin of Duncannou. and
Mr. Daulol B. Lamaster brother
of the bride, and Miss Pbiel sis
tor of the groom. There were
about seventy-five guests presont
and the bride was the recipient
of many beautiful, costly, and use
f ul presents. They expect to go
to housekeeping at Markes. The
. bride ia a grand-daughter of Dan
iel E. Fore, Esq., of Tod town
hip, thU (o inty.
Editor Middle Married.
Mr. Joseph Franklin Biddle,
editor of the Everett Press, and
Miss Anna Patton Hunter were
married Wednesday evening of
last week at the home of tho
bride's parents in Philadelphia.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Willis B. Skillman, as
sisted by the Rev. Robert Hunt
er, D. D., and was witnessed by
a number of relatives and friends
of the contracting parties. A re
ception, which lasted from 8 to
10, followed the ceremony, after
which Mr. aud Mrs. Biddle. left
for a trip to the Thousand Is
lands and other points of inter
est, and are expected to be ab
sent about ten days.
Mr. J. Frank Harclerode. edi
tor of the Bedford Gazette, was
best man.
The bride is a well known Phil
adelphia lady and received the
congratulations of many friends.
She is a graduate of the Philadel
phia Girls' High School and of
the Philadelphia Normal School.
Brother Biddle has the most
hearty congratulations of the
News.
Big Cove Tannery.
Albert Harr of McConnells-
burg was visiting relatives and
friends in and around our village
last week.
Miss Abbie Houpt visited Miss
Daisy Shaw and other friends
near here last Friday and Satur
day. Chas. H. McLaughlin of Percy,
Fayette county, visited his uncle,
Jacob Clouser Saturday and Sun
day. Mrs. Alice Gordon of Fort Lit
tleton spent last week visiting
Mrs. B. F. Shives, Mrs. George
Evans and Mrs. Jared Pittman.
Mrs. Grant McCoy, of Flint-
stone, Md., returned to her home
on Monday of this week, after
spending some time with rela
tives here.
Miss Rachel Humbert has pur
chased a very tine organ. Miss
Irene Pott is the musical instruc
tor. Rowe Mellott had a new pump
put in a well which was recently
drilled at Thomas Shaw's.
Raymond Shives visited at the
county seat one day last week.
Mr. D. E. Little and wife of
McConnellsburg passed through
near here on Sunday evening.
The Ayr township school board
have placed a new roof on the
Conner school-house.
Alice Shives is spending 'this
week with her sister, Mrs. Cover
at Hancock.
Mr. Edward Richards and wife
were visiting Mrs. Richards' pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. James Biv
ens. Need more.
Mr. and Mrs. Isncl Hill
are
both in rather poor health.
Dr. Palmer started early Mon
day morning for a few days at
Baltimore.
Mr. and -Mrs. A. Runyan were
the guests of Mr. Israal Hill and
family on Sunday.
T. W. Peck and family spent
Sunday with their aged aunt,
Mrs. Nancy Peck.
MissOllie Hess went back to
her place of business in Philadel
phia last Thursday.
Mr nnrl Mm J R TrniT WArn
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eman j
uel Sharpe last Sunday.
Aaron and Mort Hess went
down Monday morning to put up
a barn wall for Eli Covalt
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lake of
Pleasant Ridge, spent Sunday
with the family of T. R. Palmer.
Thomas B. Stevens, Republi
can candidate for associate judge,
smiled down upon us one day last
week.
Elder Funk returned last Tues
day from an extended preaching
tour in the northern part of the
State.
Merchant John V. Stouteagle
of McConnellsburg, passed
through our village one day last
week on business.
Charlie and Glenna Truaz of
Clearfield, are visiting their pa
rents. Charlie is just recovering
from a siege of typhoid fever.
MR. AND MRS. HARRY DAWNEY HURT.
I
Pine Tree Falls on Them While j The Tuscarora Oil Company In
They Were Picking ; vites Co-operation in Develop-
Juncherries. Inn Our Oil Lands
Shortly after noon, Tuesday, I It is reported that the Tusca
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dawney ofjrora.Oil Compauy are removing
Ilustontown went out to Lamber- all their woll-boring machinery
son's Woods, about a mile from j from West Virginia and will pro
their home, to gather Juneber-; ceod to put down test holes near
rios. Finding a tree well laden,
Harry climbed up into it aud
bent the branches down, aud Mrs
Dawuey stood beneath gathering
the berries. A few feet from
them stood an old, dead pine tree,
and without tho slightest warn
ing the top of this tree broke ff
about thirty feet from the ground
aud came crashing down on the
Juneberry tree in which Mr.
Dawney was standing, striking
him aud knocking him to the
ground fifteen or twenty feet
away, aud continuing its descent,
crushed Mrs. Dawney to the
earth. Both lay unconscious for
a long time. Harry was the first
to regain and crawling to his wife
and seeing her laying so still, he
was sure she had been killed, aud
being powerless to release her,
he crawled about three hundred
yards through the woods until lie
came to a field where Jacob Lam
berson was plowing corn, and in
formed him of what had happen
ed. Word was immediately sent
to the town and a large number
of people wont out to the woods
where the unfortunate people
were.
With Mrs. Dawney life was
found not to be extinct, and she
and M r. Dawney were taken to
their homes aud in the meantime
a physician was called. It was
not until about eleven o'clock that
night that Mrs. Dawney showed
signs of returning consciousness.
As we go to press it is believed
that both will recover; yet, that
they both escaped instant death,
is miraculous.
Hurnt Cabins.
Snyder Dubbs and wife ol Per
ry county, were visiting friends
in this vicinitj' a few days last
weeks.
Rev. M. H. Gottschall preach
ed his farewell sermon in the M..
E. church last Sunday. He in
tends to go back to lecturing.
Miss Annie Buckley was a
pleasant caller in our town last
Thursday.
Miss Maude Keggerreis of Fan
nettsburg visited Miss Cora
Doran last Monday and Tuesday.
Wm. Robinson and wife spent
Saturday night and Sunday at
Mrs. James Galaher's ut Metal.
John Mentzer and wife and
Mrs. Clel Cisney and son Oram,
attended the funeral last Wednes
day of Mrs. Elijah Baldwin at Ft.
Littleton.
Ed Horton is home from Mount
Union where he was employed
for some time in the ganister
works.
Rumor says listGn for the wed
ding bells which may be heard
soon in our town.
John North and wife spent SunJ
day with Mrs. North's mother at
Strasbu rg.
Steven Fagle is all smiles. It's
a boy.
Robert Jones and wife of Fan
nettsburg passed through our
town on Sunday enrouta to Ilus
tontown to see their sou.
Miss Floreuce Cromer of Fort
Littleton is visitinsr her siatnr.
m M wni,i1Bfl
More MaJ Dou. .
On going to tho field Monday
I
morning where his cattle were, !
Mr. William M. Greer, of Tod !
township found a valuable young!
,.i t?i.:.. .1...
risk of attempting to do anything
himself with the steer he sent for
John A. Hamil aud A. L. Wible,
who went at once, and iu consul
tation with Mr. Greer decided
that there was nothing else to do,
but to Bhoot the steer which they
did.
The animal was bitten about tho 12t) yrd hurdles-S of them
fifteen days ago by a neighbor's 8 foet m heiSht J- Frank Da
dog which was killed by Mr.Gns.l, lelH son of H. Daniels, Esq.,
finger. It is said that the dog came ,a 80coad 0Q 220-yard
had gone into the field and attack- hurdles. Don and Frank won all
ed tho cattle. 1 but eight of the points.
! WILL MAKE A THOROUGH TEST.
the towns of Cumberland aud
Hancock.
Mr. Frank Rauck from near
Haucock, Md , and T. A. Browu,
secretary of the Tuscarora Oil
Co., were in town Monday aud
Tuesday iu tho interest of the
above company.
This company is composed of
men from IT.igorstown, Martius
burg and Cumberland. The com
pany has all necessary machin
ery, casing aud equipment suffi
cient for drilling and completing
two wells, besides a good bauk
account. The machinery is now
located at Cumberland, where a
test will be made. The Haucock
people have consolidated with the
company and are desirous of hav
ing a test made near that place.
Professor Martin of Johns Hop
kins University, has boon over
the field and has located the anti
clinal lines, and made the loca
tion for a well near Cumberland.
Tho well will be drilled by Wes
ner Bros., who are men of expe
rience iu the business, and who
are prepared to use the best and
most improved and modern ma
chinery that can be had. Cer
tain members of the board are
men of experience m oil and gas
fields, and are familiar with ev
ery feature of the work. The der
rick which is now being built is
made to carry the heaviest tools
used in the business, and the
company has made every prepa
ration to make a lest hole 4, OK.)
feet in depth, if necessary. The
indications as shown by drillings
some years ago are most encour
aging, and tho company have tho
highest hopes of success.
Fulton county people will have
an opportunity to take stocn in
this enterprise ; aud as tho suc
cess of the enterprise would
greatly benefit our peojile, It is
hoped that the company shall
have the encouragement they de
serve. Presbyterian Reunion.
The speakers at tho Presbyte
riau reunion at Pen Mar, July 9,
each of whom will be limited to
twenty minutes, will be Rev.Geo.
S. Chambers, D. D., pastor of the
Pine Street Presbyterian church,
Harrisburg; Rev. V. H. Woods,
D. D., pastor of the Franklin
Square Presbyterian (South)
church, Baltimore, Md.; Kev. D.
F. McGill, D. D., the witty pas
tor of the Sixth united Presbyte
rian church, Allegheny.
In the auditorium at 2 in the
afternoon, Rev. William A. Mc
Carrell, D. D., Shipponsburg,
chairman of committee, presid
ing, the following program will
be rendered :
Instrumental and vocal solo,
prayer, reading of scriptures,
hymn, introduction of speakers
by chairipan, address, Creed and
Character, Rev. W. U. Woods, D.
D., Baltimore, Md.; Festival Te
Deum in E Flat, Buck, by tho re
union chorus, Harrisburg; ad
dress, Presbyterian Evangelistic
1 . J r
',unambers( D. jj., narnsburg;
chorus, Father Keep Us In Thy
o ..it; t - i
ure, ouiuvau reumou cnorus;
..u ci m i' . a. si A ..
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.... n 1. 1 t r t.i a -i it
l M wcuui,
D' D- Allegheny; announcement
by tnairmaQ- hyinn. prayer, bou-
ediction.
Hooray for the Fulton Hoys!
At the Annual Contest the oth
er day at the Shipponsburg Normal,-
W. Dotj Morton son of J udgo
Morton near towu, won tho 200
yard dash, which he made in
twenty-three seconds; and also,
MORE RAILROAD GOSSIP.
Wabash .May Kun from Hancock
Directly to Chain
hershuri. Public Opinion published last
Friday tho following storv which
it got from a Franklin county
man. who, they thiuk, generally
knows what he is talking about:
"The Wabash will not build
from Cumberland to Cherry Run,
as is auununoed. The talk of giv
ing out contracts, etc., for t' it
line is all a bluff. What the Wa
bash will do is this : It will build
a. lino from Cumberland to Cham
bersburg or 'Slnppensburg, pre
ferably Chambersburg. This line
will probably run from Cumber
land to Hancock aud through the
southwestern part of the county
to Chambersburg. This would
cut out Cherry Run aud Uagers
town aud make a much shorter
line from Cumberland to the
Reading connection at Shippons
burg or Xhe connection at Cham
bersburg. "The Reading road now ex
tends as far west as Shippens
burg. If Chambersburg is cho
sen as the terminus it may be
continued to Chambersburg ovr
the B.& C.V. tracks. This would
require the building of immense
freight yards at Chambersburg
and there is at hand there, uorth
west of the town, opposite Wolf
lake, an ideal spot for big freight
yards.
These two stories, one from
railroad centres ,iu the city aud
one from a railroad man who
"speaks by the book" iu this
county, lit together very uico'y.
If tho Wabash is to have the
use of tracks controlled by the
Pennsylvania, it is believed it v. ill
take the shortest route to reach
some of these t racks. The B. &
O. from Cumberland to Martius
burg aud C. V. from Martinsburg
to Hagcrstown aud then to Cham
bersburg is roundabout. The
proposed line is much shorter.
At any rate it has been demon
strated that the C. V. cannot
handle all the freight that could
be delivered to it.
Mckihhni.
Mrs. Minnie Mellott called at
W. H. Mellott's Friday.
Mr. Weimer of Everett is ex
pected in our community soou to
purchase cattle.
Miss Grace Lake was the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Scott Bauni
gardner last Sunday. .
Mrs. William Funk visited at
the home of her father-in-law,
Rev. C. L. Funk Wednesday.
Mrs. W. U. Lake and son Clem
visited Mrs. Lake's daughter,
Mrs. Hayes Morgret last Sun
day. Benjamin McFadden returned
to his homo at West Grove, Ches
ter county, last week after pur
chasing a drove of fine cattle.
Miss Eva Bedford who lias
speut tho past three months with
her sister, Mrs. Joseph D. Potts
in Buck Valley, has returned
home.
Kev. Cm. A. Uuvall.
George A. Duvall of Brush
Creek township, a former suc
cessful teacher, has just gradua
ted at Dickinson Seminary, Wil
liamsport, Pa., and has received
an appointment to a charge at
Medix Run, Pa., iu the ministry
of the M. E. church. We most
heartily congratulate our friend
on the realization of the hope ho
has struggled so manly for.
With difficulties in the way which
few would care to encounter ho
weut forward; aud by his own
energy and persistent work, won
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Liiu auuumi nuiji aim tvsil IJ J.U fil
ter cash prize as they came along
until now he enters upon hisl.fe
work with tho same yes, better,
advantages than many youug
men who hud some one back of
them to furuish all the money
they needed. We congratulate
him, and trust this may be just
the beginning of a long series of
years of success in the work to
which he has consecrated himself.
Airs. Aaron Hess.
Mrs. Lydia, wife of Aaron
Uess, died at her home near
Need more Saturday, June 18,
1 ! 103, aged .")! years, 'A months,
and 11 days.
! Mrs. Hess was an estimable
woman aud beloved by all who
j knew her. The great throng of
I people that visited her home from
day to day while she was sick,
! tells of the high esteem in which
j she was held by her neighbors.
She had been a consistent mem
i ber of tho Christian church for
3a years. She loved her church,
aud was a regular attendant at
all its services when able to do
so. A few days before she died
she said, "O, if I could only go to
the Sunday school once more."
She leaves a husband, three
children, Bert, Harry and Viola,
aud three brothers and one sis
ter William Palmer, at War
furdsburg; H, Park Palmer, of
Pigeon Cove; Nathan Palmer,near
Sipes Mill, and Mrs. Morton
Hess of McKibbin.
Her funeral was held from the
Pleasant Grove Christian church
on Monday, preached by her pas
tor, S.L. Baugher, to a large con
gregation. Interment iu Pleas
ant Grove cemetery.
S. L. B.
DEATH OF MRS. H. C. MILLER.
Tuesday morning, June It!, 11103,
Sarah E. "Miller, wife of II. C. Mil
ler, of this city, passed quickly
away. The deceased was born in
Fulton county, Pa., on April 2,
14:2, making her 01 years, 2
months and 14 days old. .She is
survived by her husband, one son
and three daughters, also Mrs. L.
V. Skinner, a sister, all being in
attendance at her bedside during
tin' past a weeks during which
time there was very little hopes
for her recovery. Her death was
due to the exhaustion of the ner
vous system.
The deceased was married to II.
C. Miller, March lstj't, their
home being at that time and until
170 at Springrun, Franklin coun
ty, Pa. In 170 the family moved
to Kansas buying a farm three
miles south of town.
The wild prairie was gradually
moulded into u lovely home and
almost 22 years were spent tit the
place, during which time there w as
no break iu the family. This and
the loving disposition of the de
ceased surmounted all obstacles
and won ull hearts w ith whom she
came in contact.
She was a member of the First
Presbyterian church of this city,
having given herself to the Lord
in early girlhood.
During the past five orsixyears
the family has lived in their home
iu the city, and their many friends
entered their heartfelt sympathies
in the hour of need.
Funeral services were held this
morning at the home at 1 o'clock,
l!ev. Jarvis and Rev. Canialmn
olliciating. The remains wire
buried in Greenwood cemetery.
The funeral was u very largely at
tended one. Clay Center, Kansas,
Times.
(The deceased was a sister of
Mrs. S. B. Wollett and W. S.
Fisher, of this place, und of John
H. Fisher, Bedford. Ki.
To the Expo., on a Wheel.
George W. Anthony of Phila
delphia, arrived in town last
Wednesday evening left the next
inorniug euroute to the St. Louis
Exposition, on a bicycle.
He is 5 feet 11 inches in height,
weighs 173 pouuda and is a veter
an of the FirBt Pennsylvania V. I.
! Spanish war, besides having ser
ved considerable time in the U.S.
Artillery at Sandy Hook, New
York Harbor. He expects to ar
rive in St. Louis by July 17. Tho
wheel he rides has been in use
t-iuce 1898; but he says he prefers
the old one to oue of a more mod
ern pattern. After arriving at
St. Louis and having visited the
exposition he is considering the
idoa of attending the G. A. R. En
campment at San Francisco in
Soptember. He has had no acci
dents except one puncture, in
riding thus far.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Brief Mention of Persons and
Places You Know.
Mr. Austin Peck was an agree
able caller at the News offico
while in town Monday.
Dr. West went over to Path
Valley Monday to spend a few
days at his farm.
Mrs. George Soudcrs and Mrs.
Martin Souders spent last Sun
day at D. R. Garland's.
Mr. John Price of Pittsburg is
visiting his college-mate.Jim Pat
terson. Mrs. M. A. Thompson, ot this
place, is visiting her son, Harry
A. Thompson, at Tyrone.
Miss Mary Bender of York,
Penn'a, is visitiug her father, W.
U. Bender.
Hon. S. W. Kirk of this place,
has been elected a trustee at
Dickinson College at Carlisle.
Mrs. J.G rant Hanks and daugh
ter Helen spent several days dur
ing the past week with the family
of Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets.
Miss Alice Dickson, one of the
Quaker City's most skilful sten
ographers, is visiting her parents
Mr. aud Mrs. W. S. Dickson.
Miss Gertrude Hoke has been
re elected to her old position as
teacher of oue of the primary
schools at Riddlesburg.
Jno. W. Mowers of Clear Ridge
called at this office while in town
one day last week aud had us
change the label on his paper to
04.
Dr. J. W. Mosser of this place,
attended the funeral of his broth
er Thomas at Claysburg last
week.
Mr. George Magsam and Mr.
Andrew Mellott, both of McCon
nellsburg, spent a short time in
Whips Cove on business last
week.
The Children's Day services in
the Presbyterian and in tho Lu
theran church last Sunday even
ing were very interesting and
both attracted large congrega
tions. Miss Mary Grove, who gradu
ated at Westminster College a
few days ago, returned last Fri
day to the home of her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Grove in this
place.
Johu W. Hoke, Esq., editor and
proprietor of "Public Opinion,''
was operated upon for appendici
tis at the Children's Aid Society
hospital Chambersburg last
Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Doran,
of Burnt Cabins, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Anna,
Appleby, to Mr. E. A. Buckley,
Tuesday evening, June, 30, lint;;,
at 8 o'clock.
Miss Minnis Reisner who h is
been a student at the Millersvillo
State Normal during the past
year, returued on Monday to tho
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Reisner.
W. D. Byron & Sons who ope
rate the Mercersburg taunt ry
will be paid $144,025 by the insu
rance companies for loss on thei
tannery burned at Williamsport.
Md., two weeksago.
Mrs. George Fockler, Jr., ac
companied by her father-in-l.iw
and mother-in-law, Mr. and M)..
George Fockler, Sr., all r f
Johnstown, are visiting in thu
place tho parents of Mrs.' Focl--ler,
Jr., Dr. and Mrs. II. S. Wih
art. Mr. Thomas G. Mosser, broth
er of our townsman, Dr. J. W.
Mosser, died at Hollidaysburgou
Wednesday evening of last we,.;
of Bright's Disease. Interment
at Claysburg, Blair county, o:i
Friday. The deceased was about
thirty-five years of ago and ui.
married. Mrs. Dr. Bernhardt of Thre-t
Springs, left Monday on an ex
tended trip through the West,
expecting to visit California and
Alaska before her return. Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Ashman, of
Philfpsburg, and Mr. and Mrs.
James B. Sipes, of Pittsburg, ac
companied Mrs. Bernhardt. Or
blsonia Dispatch,
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