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VOLUME 4.
McCOXNELLSHUKG, PA., JULY 8, 1903.
NUMBER 43.
THE TIGER COACHING CLUB
Spend Sunday Here On Their Return from
Gettysburg.
OLD TIME STAGE COACH AS TALLY-HO
Party Leave for Home Monday Morning, Ex
pecting to go via Shade Gap and
East Wateriord.
Last Saturday evening tho at
tention of our people wnre at
tracted by the faint notes of a
bugle up the Mercersburg pike,
accompanied by a rumbling noise
both of which grew in intensity
as it came nearer, it was some
thing out of the ordinary; and,
whether it was a runaway C. and
G. trolley car, or Gabriel and his
chariot or whether old Father
Time had slipped a cog and sud
denly let us back a half a century
into the days of auldlang syne
were conjectures that were being
discussed, when the matter was
set at rest by a real live old fash
ioned Harrisburg stage coach,
with massive wheels and leather
springs rocking like a sail boat
in the breakers as it came rum
bling into town drawn by four
spirited horses manipulated by
jhe coachman with reins and long
whip in hand proudly perched on
the box, ten feet above the
ground.
Both the "hurricane deck" and
the "ladies cabiu" were alive
with a party of ladies and gentle
men who were "swinging around
the circle" for a little summer
outing ; and being wide awake
people, McConnellsburg was not
to be left out in making up their
itinerary. In a few minutes they
were comfortably sheltered at
the Washington House, where
they remained until Monday
morning.
Tho party waft composed of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Woods and
Miss Anne L. Irwin of Lewis
town; Mrs. A. A. Stevenson,
Burnham, Pa.; Miss Mary Dart,
Rock Island, ill.; Miss Bessie
Warner, Washington, D. C.; Miss
Gertrude Henderson, Montgom
ery, Pa.; Miss Bessie Hemphill,
Hollidaysburg, Pa.; Miss Bessie
Lippincott, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr.
Ambrose G. Todd, New York,
and Theo. A. Swan, of Oyster
Bay, Long Island. The coach be
longed to Mr. Woods, who is as
sistant cashier of the First Na
tional Bank at Lewistown, Pa.,
and the team was furnished by
James T. Sherlock, a farmer near
Lewistown, who accompanied the
party and manipulated the rib
bons. The party had left Lewistown,
June 29 and had gone via. New
Bloomfleld, Carlisle. Mt. Holly,
Gettysburg and Monterey. From
this place, they intended to drive
to East Waterford, and reach
their starting point Tuesday even
lag.
The party is composed of a set
of cultured ladies and gentlemen,
who made a very favorable im
pression on our people.
DEATH OF A RESPECTED CITIZEN.
John Divel of Black Oak Ridge Suc
cumbs to Heart Failure.
John Divel aged about 05 years
died suddenly at his home on
Black Oak Ridge in Bethel town
whip, Friday morning June 20th,
and was buried at the Chapel on
the followiug Sunday.
Mr. Divel was in his usual
health, had eaten a hearty break
fast, and soon there after drop
pod dead.
Hu was a leading member of
me Uiristiau church in that com
munity and his loss will bo deep
ly felt
Ue in survived by his second
ue and thirteen children.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert U. Wilson
m sail on the 28th inst, for an
extensive trip through continen
tol Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gilbert
rove over from Charabotsbi
Tuesday morning and ars
Ruests of Ex Sheriff Sipes' ftt
the
mi
j wo toll gate.
A BEAR ON SIDELING HILL.
The Bear Still Living; also the B-ys
Who Saw it.
Last Saturday Lewis Harris
and Ernest Walters who had been
attending school here went over
to Brush Creek. While ascend-
ng the east side of Sideling Hill
mountain, and just as they were
approaching the water trough at
the Stony Hollow, a big black
bear made his appearance in the
middle of the pike just ahead of
them and took in the heft of the
boys. With Ernest to hold the
horse. Mr. Harris alighted got
his gun ready, but before he hud
a chance to perforate its hide,
Bruin disappeared in tho bushes.
WEST DUBLIN.
Sixteen New Wires Along State Road.
Drowning of James Bluke.
The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company are putting
sixteen new wires on their line
along the State Road.
Jamie Gilliland spent a little
while of Saturday and Sunday in
this vicinity having driven up
from Burnt Cabins.
A few of our young people at
tended Independence Day Cele
bration on Clear liidge.
Joseph Price was called to Or-
bisonia last Friday to attend the
funeral of his grandson James
Blake who met his death by
drowning, in Blacklog creek last
Wednesday evening. The details
of the sad affair are about as fol
lows : James, a son of Samuel
Blake, was aged about 15 years,
and was einplovcd in a stone
quarry by the Rockhill Furnace
Company, James quit work
Wednesday evening, and started
home, as was bis custom, down
the railroad, and it is supposed
that, as the day was oppressively
hot he went in bathing, and that
he took cramp, with no one near
to assist him and drowned.
The family waited supper on
him a reasonable time, and his
failure to come caused the family
some alarm, but still they thought
he was detained in some way and
would soon come in, but night
coming on and he not arriving
they started out in search of him
searching tho entire rright, and
finally about day light they found
his clothing and dinner pail on
the bank of the creek, and short
ly after discovered his dead body
which later in the morning was
removed to the home of his be
reaved parents in a buggy by his
unci i, A. L. Burns. James was
a bright boy and the family have
the sympathy of their former
friends and neighbors here.
Death ol Charles L. Ilendershot.
May 29, 1903, Charles L. Hen-
dershot, son of Wm. and Laura
Ilendershot, aged 17 years, 11
months and a few days, died at
their home at Johnsville, Ohio.
Charles had not been in his usu
al health for a week, but no seri
ous results were feared until a
few days before his death, when
he was taken with brain troublo
and convulsions. The news of his
death brought sadness to his
friends and schoolmates, it being
the morning of the day that ho
was to finish his course in tho
Johnsville High School. He was
a promisiug young man ; pros
pects of a bright future and a
useful life, were before htm, and
the sudden ending of his earthly
career was a great sorrow to his
parents, brothers, classmates
and friends. He was a faithful
Sabbath school scholar, and at
the beginning of his illness ex
pressed a desire to become a
Christian, and left evidence that
all was well The funeral ser
vices were held in the U. li.
church on Sunday morning, and
were attended by a great num
ber of sympathizing friends and
relatives. The floral tributes of
friends, of the U. B. Sabbath
school and of teachers and schol
ars of the public schools were
many and beautiful
THE CAP WAS LOADED'
Lad Loses Thumb and Finger by Exper
imenting With a Dynamite Cap.
Last Sunday Bruce Paylor, a
lad of about fourteen years of
age, son of W. II. Paylor of Ayr
township, was visiting at the
home of a neighbor, Geo. Thom
as. While Bruce and tho Thom
as boys were at tho corncrib,
they found some fuse and dyna
mite caps, and thinking to have a
little quiet sport they decided to
explode a cap; but in doing so,
the wicked cap blew oil tho end
of the thumb and index finger of
Bruce's left hand. Dr. Mosser
was called and dressed the injur
ed members; but Bruce will,
during tha remainder of his life,
carry a reminder that dynamite
caps are dangerous playthings.
SOUTH DUBLIN.
Does Not Believe In the Mad Dog Scare, and
Thinks Towser Should be Protected.
I have not seen any thing in the
News from South Dublin for a
long time, I wonder what has be
come of the former correspon
dent. He must be taking his
rest.
John Tice has finished sawing
for Reamer Gross. Beamer has
quite a lot of lumber.
D. B. Mum ma is doing a big
job of sawing for Reuben Wible.
Grant Baker's youngest son is
at home now. Take care of him,
Grant,
Some of Uncle John Glunt's
family has been on the sick list;
but all are recovering nicely now.
A man bought a calf from one
of his neighbors and he tried to
raise it ou love, the calf hwt it's
love to hi in. He saw that would
not do, he then tried to sell it to
one of his neighbors, but his
ueighbor wouldn't bite and the
calf died in the meantime.
It is reported that our friend
T. S. Hershey is contemplating
the entrance upon a life partner
ship in the near future. No rea
son why you may not, Scott.
Well, I guess the mead dog
craze is all over by this time. If
people would stop giving poison
to dogs, I don't think there would
bo any rabies. The following is
clipped from the Farm Journal
of July 1903: "We are sorry to
see the Pennsylvania State De
partment of Agriculture helpiug
aloug the mad-dog cry by secur
ing the passage of foolish law on
the subject as though people
generally are not already too will
ing to believe that every lost dog
that lolls his tongue out on a hot
day after a long trot to find his
master is mad and ought to be
chased, shot at, and killed. This
law bodes no good to the noble,
devoted dog and ought never to
have been enacted. Not one
fourth of tho dogs that are killed
in the belief that they are mad,
are really so no, not one in ten.
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Ellis and Ollic Peck had an Exciting
Ride Near Covalt.
Last Sunday evening about
five o'clock Ellis and Ollie Peck
aged about fourtoon aud twelve
years respectively, son and daugh
ter of Mary Peck were returning
to their home near Covalt, from
the Salvation Army meeting on
the Ridgo. When near the resi
dence of J. II. Covalt, the horse
they were driving became fright
ened and ran at a furious pace a
distance of about half a mile break
Ing the harness all to pieces. The
plucky boy held on to the lines,
aud neither he nor his sister was
hurt.
Ten Applicants.
Ten applicants appeared before
Miss Logue and Messrs. Lam-
bersou and Mellott in the public
bchool building in this place Mon
day aud took the examination for
permanent certificates. The
ramus of those examined are, W.
G. Wink, U. W. Wink, Austin O.
Peck, Olive Grisslnger, Marga
ret Daniels, S. E Walters, Lewis
Harris, D. Ii. Strait, Nannie Mel
lott and Levi P. Mortou.
PRINTING OFFICE FIN.
How Stories Get Mixed Sometimes as
they get away from Home.
MISTAKES OF THE COMPOSITOR.
Not Always Noticed by the Proof-reader, but
Not Enjoyed after the
Paper Is off.
A story soon loses its identity
when it gets out on the road.
The following item is clipped
from one of our exchanges, and
is supposed to give in a few
wo.'ds the substance of the re
port of tho Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Dawney accident at Hustoutown :
"While Henry Downey and
wife, of near Buck Vallev, were
gathering berries in the woods,
tho wind blew off the top of a
tree, which crashed ou them.
They were found several hours
afterward by a farmer still living
but unconscious."
"Near Buck Valley" is a good
one; and then, Mr. Lainberson
will appreciate the fact that he is
the farmer who is "still living
but unconscious."
Another item says. "Daniel
Sweeney, a Johnstown man, was
recently found dead drunk by
tho police lying aloug tho rail
road track with sixteen hundred
dollars iu cash in his pocket. "
Why were the police lying
along the railroad track?
They were probably "laying"
for Sweeney.
Tho death of a Kansas woman
is uoted thus: Tuesday morning,
June 10, 1903, Sarah K. Miller,
wife of II. C. Miller, of McOou
uellsburg, quicklv passed away.
The last line of the followiug
paragraph belongs to another ar-
ticlo,but iu making up the forms,
it, in some way, gets tangled up
with the marriage notice :
Half way up the mountain near
Firm Rock, occurred a wedding
Wednesday evening. The con
tracting parties were Mr. Lewis
Miller and Miss Helen Victoria
Coburn, both of Ocean, Md. Rev.
lloury Right married the couple.
Piedmont Independent,
in which he was injured internal-
ly.
A neighboring journal, a few
years ago, meant to inform its
readers that three carloads of
oats had been shipped from the
railroad station in its town, and
tho compositor by getting a "c"
in the word "oats" where the "o"
should have been, made the item
say three carloads oi cats.
An editor puffing air-tight cof
fins soys : "No person once hav
ing tried one of these coffins will
ever use another." This reminds
us of a western editor who was
requested to send his paper to a
distant patron and take his pay
"in trade." At the expiration of
the year the editor found that his
new subscriber was a coflin-tnak-er.
A Bedford county editor once
wanted to exchange papers with
a neighboring journalist The
latter declined, whereupon the
former sent another copy mark
ed "Exchange or go to ."
The editor thus addressed re
plied, "Iwill do neither ; for I
don't want your paper in this
world nor your company in tho
next."
An editor once had occasion
to mention the fact that a certain
eminent lecturer had deliverod
his oration on "Saul of Tarsus."
Imagine his consternation, after
the entire edition of the paper
had been run off, on seeing the
statement that the man had lec
tured on tho "Soul of Lazarus."
So on another occasion, in com
mending the boarding houso of a
friend at one of the summer
resorts, and especially tho rea
sonable rates, he was horrified to
read, "his rats are reasonable."
A clergyman once made the
statement in his pulpit, "What
we want is more fire in our meet
ings." His remarks were report
ed for the noxt day's paper, aud
instead of "tire" he found that he
had expressed a desire for more
"fun" in the meetings.
There are those whose self im
portance puffs up to an inordinate
BL'CKLEY-DORAN NUPTIALS.
Ed Buckley Comes Eat and Takes as
Bride Pretty Teacher.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Goo.
S. Doran of Burnt Cabins, Pa.,
was the scone of a pretty home
wnddiug Tuesday evening, Juue
30, 1903.
While Mrs. G. W. Mcllnny of
Spring Mills, Pa., brought forth
from the piano the sweet strains
of "Loheugriu," the contracting
parties, Mr. E A. Buckley of
Crook, Colorado, sou of Hon. S.
L. Buckley of Fort Littleton at
tended by Mr. George Harris of
McConnellsburg; and Miss Anna
Appleby Doran attended by Miss
AnnaBuckley, sister of the groom
entered the parlor which was
beautifully decorated for the ac
casion; little Martha Appleby of
Tyrone, strewed llowers in the
way.
The bridal party was met by
Rev. J. Sinitn Gordon, the bride's
pastor, who iu a few words join
ed them in the holy bonds of mat
rimony. The bride needs no introduc
tion to most of the people of the
northern part of Fulton county,
for she has many friends there,
having taught four successlul
terms of school in Dublin town
ship. She also taught one tor-m
of school iu Morris township,
Clearfield county, where she
made many friends also.
The groom is equally well and
favorably known here, although
he left several years ago, aud is
now a telegraph operator in the
employ of one of the busy rail
roads of the West.
The happy couple left for Wash
ingtou and other eastern cities
on Thursday morning. In a few
days, however, he will again turn
his face toward the West, and
will take with him to be his help
mate in life one of the best and
most accomplished daughters
that Fultou couuty has ever pro
duced. May the future bo full
of sunshine and cheer for this
most estimable couple !
The following named persons
were present from a distance :
Misses Mary and Martha Ap
pleby, Tyrone; Muses Lucretia
and Rosa Thompson, Petersburg;
Rosa Appleby, Ebeusburg; John
C. Taylor and wife, G. S. Miller
and wife, Ellsmere Piper, Bkir
C. Appleby, McGiuley Appleby,
Shade Gap; Miss Cora Gilliland,
Miss Buckley, ' Orbisonia; Mr.
Oscar Little and wife, Concord;
Mrs. J. U. Clymans, Mrs. Rachel
Peterson, Spring Run; Rev. J.
Smith Gordon and family, Miss
Mame Kegarreis, Fannettsburg,
and Mrs. H. Karper, Chambers
burg. CLOUDBURST FLOODS EVERETT HOMES.
Streets Under Three Feet of Water, Pavements
Washed Away.
A special dispatch to the North
American says that the heaviest
rain storm that ever visited Ev
erett, passed over that town
about six o'clock last Sunday
evening. Fully one-third of the
town was under water.
In some places tho paving on
Main street was washed out.
The water was three feet deep,
and atone time it looked as if
several houses would topple over.
Many believe the downpour was
a cloudburst. Most of the cel
lars were flooded.
Last Week's Elimination.
At the examination in the pub
lic school building at this place
last Thursday and Friday, (51 eu
tered the class, and 59 staid iu
until the finish. Just how many
will receive certificates we can
not yet tell, as Supt. Barton has
not completed his examination of
the papers.
extent when they happen to de
tect a mistake to a newspaper or
a slip of tho tongue by a public
speaker. Per sous of that kind
have not filled the place of either
the speaker or the scribe, and we
always feel like saying to such
like tho darky preacher, "Boss if
you think you can bout thct come
up ana take the pulpit"
BIG FIRE IN TAYLOR.
A. R. Edwards' House and Barn De
stroyed last Wednesday.
Last Wednesday afternoon A.
R. Edwards' houso was discover
ed to bo on fire.
As quickly as possible half a
dozen of his ueighbors gathered ;
and while it was not possible to j
At.- I , .1
in getting quite a lot of the house
hold goods out.
That night about twelve o'clock
the baru was found to be ou fire,
but before many could get there
it was burned down.
It is supposed the house caught
from the Hue, which had been
afire in the morning.
Both buildings had some in
surance on them.
Clear Ridge.
The farmers are quite busy
harvesting between showers.
The barn of Mr. J. W. Grove
was struck by lightning twice on
the Fourth and two of his hogs
stunned, they rallied, however,
aud also the fire was put out be
fore much damage was done.
Miss Bess Irwin of McCon
nellsburg is visiting her cousins,
II. W. Huston's family.
Mr. Gilbert Kerhn was so un
forunate as to lose his pocket
book containing $72, while out
hauling bark a short time ago.
Mr. John Cutchall has moved
to his father's place, and Mrs.
Wilson Cutchall has bought his
place aud has taken possession.
Another beloved mother has
been takeu. Grandmother Ritch
ardsou has peacefully run her
race and will be laid to rest on
Tuesday, at Fort Littleton. She
leaves four children to mourn her
loss, namely, Mrs. N. B. Henry,
Mrs. Crist Wagner, Alex and
Mack Ritchardsou. Our loss will
bo her eternal gain.
Clarence Henry took his cous
ins, Misses Ettie, Goldieaud Boss
Criders home on Sunday, they
were accompanied by Miss Sue
Orth.
Harry Stevens, wife aud four
children were the guests of Al
fred Brown last Sunday evening.
Clarence Sipes was the guest
of Mr. Heeter last Saturday even
ing. James Kerlin is quite ill. Dr.
Campbell is attending him.
During the very heavy thunder
storm here on tho Fourth, one of
Mr. Andy Bohnger's mules was
struck by lightning but not kill
ed. Miss Hess of Lancaster, is vis
iting her uncle, Bart Stevens.
Walter Brown seems to be the
champion snake killer, for last
Monday he killed five large cop
perheads aud two blacksnakes.
The weather on the Fourth was
surely disagreeable! but all seem
ed to enjoy themselves. The mu
sic was tine, and the excellent ad
dresses by Prof. Barton, Dr. Davis-
and Hon. S. W. Kirk were
highly appreciated by all.
MRS. JANE RICHARDSON.
Mrs. Jane Richardson, widow
of John D. Richardson, deceased,
died at the home of her son Mac
near Fort Littleton, last Sunday
night
Interment in tho cemetery at
Fort Littleton, Tuesday, services
conducted by her pastor, Rev. J.
V . Adams of McConnellsburg.
hlio Is survived by her sons Alex
aud Mac, and by her daughters
Maggie, wife of N. H. Henry, and
Mary, wife of Chrlstiau Waener.
Mrs. Richardson was a member
of one of Fultou county's bi-st
families, and her loss will be
mourned by u largo circle of
friends.
Lightning Kills Cow.
George W. Decker, living in
Licking Creek township, lost a
valuable cow during the storm
Saturday afternoon. Lightniug
struck a tree under which the
ttt.lmal had taken refuge and she
was killed instantly. This one
wiii said to be the best cow Mr.
Decker owued. 1
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for a Vacation, Away for an Outing, a
Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll Find
It Right Here.
Roy McGeehe of Burnt Cabins
spent last Friday in this place.
F. M'Naugh ton Johnston, Esq ,
of Washington, D. C, is here this
week.
Brooks Sipes who has bemi
employed at Altoona for several
mouths, is home for a few weeks.
Miss Ida Huber of Lancaster,
is visiting Mrs. S. B. Woolletand
Miss Nell Trout of this place.
S. E. Peck of Kearney, Bed
ford county, spent Saturday and
Sunday with his brother, the ed
itor of the News.
Mark Lodge of Everett, visited
his brother-in-law and sister,
Hon. and Mrs. S. W. Kirk, from
Saturday until Monday.
John Miller and sons Robert
and Earl of Chambersburg, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoner
last Saturday and Sunday.
Supt. Barton informs us that
but ten, instead of twelve, certifi
cates were granted to those who
took the examination at Harrison
ville. Mr. Clarence Henry of Clear
Ridge, and Miss Sue Orth of
Fort Littleton, were storm-staid
last Sunday night at Daniel E.
Fore's.
Ross King of Laidig, who has
been at Sixmile Run lor several
months, came home for the
Fourth and also visited McCon
nellsbnrg. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Mellott
of Belfast township, were the
guests of the family af County
Treasurer Geo. B. Mellott, Tues
day. Mr. Sidney Gittens who spent
last year as a student at West
minster College, is spending his
summer vacatiou with Mrs. Ke-
zia C. Johnston.
Miss Ivy G. Lamaster who has
been at her home in Franklin
county attending her sister's
wedding, has returned to her
aunt, Miss Katie S. Fore's.
M iss Stella Sipes who has been
a student at the West Chester
state normal during the past
year, came home last Friday
evening for her summer vaca
tion. Messrs. G. W. Dunlap and W.
S. Dunlap, near New Grenada,
spent last Friday in town. Al
though Huntingdon county peo
ple, they feel they could not get
along without tho Fulton County
News.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Barton of
Brush Creek, came over last Fri
day, spent tho uight at Judgo
Morton's. They returned homo
Saturday morning, taking with
them their daughter , who
had been here at school.and Miss
Blanche Barton, who is just homo
from Peirce's school, Philadel
phia. A little picnic party composed
of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Patterson
Misses Mary Trout, Mary Pitt
man, Katheryn Cook, Elizabeth
Patterson, Estelle Logue, Nell-t
Trout, Henrietta Patterson,- Ma
bel Trout, and Messrs. Wells
Greathead, Frank Duffy.Ed Rei
ner, Will Patterson, Floyd Eite
miller, Merril W. Nace, Mr. and
Mrs. IL U. Nace and Mrs. Lo
nore Fockler, spent last Wednes
day afternoon on the Ridge west
of town.
The annual demand for tho
railway ties is 400 for each milo
of track and the average life' of
tie is seven years. It is an unu
sual acre of forest that has 800
trees that will make three ties
each, and it takes 50 years to
grow a tree that will maite three
ties. Therefore, 25 acres of for.
est are necessary for every mile
of track.1 Electric railway in
cluded, there are in the United
States about 250,000 miles ot
road, ' .