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VOLUME 4.
MeCONNELLSMJRG, PA.. JULY 29, 1903.
NUMHLIi 40
TOWN'S NEW INDUSTRY.
Factory Turning out Thousands of Insu-1
lator Pins Every Day.
I
NOT ABLE TO KEEP AHEAD OF ORDERS j
A Visit to the Plant, and a Brief Account of
What Wis Seen There. Process
Told from Start to Finish.
Through the courtesy of Mr.
J. K. Johnston, secretary and
treasurer of the McConuellsburg
Manufacturing Company, we last
Friday visited their factory,
which is located at the forks of
the pike, east of town. The in
dustry there established is a new
one for this place, and we were
much interested as we were
shown through the sstablish
raent. The building itself is by no
means pretentious in appearance,
and yet constructed to meet the
requirements necessary to the
successful operation of their bus
iness, and it has a floor space of
about 2,000 feet.
Their attention, at present, is
given entirely to the manufac
ture of insulator pins. An insu
lator pin is the piece of wood you
sue inserted in the arms on tele
graph and telephone poles, and
on which the glass is fastened.
The pin is made of locust.
Now, let us take a little trip
through the factory.
We go first into the engine
room. Here we see a big 30-horse-power
engine warmed up
to business not making much
fuss, but telling you in its own
way that it is quite able to do its
share of the work. Standing
near its capacious mouth, Ralph
Reed is feeding it generously
with what at first, from the care
with which it has been prepared,
you will think is some of the la
test breakfast foods, but upon
close examination you see that it
is fine locust shavings carried
there by a system of conveyers
from the lathes where the pins
are turned. The diet is light and
warranted not to impair the di
gestive organs of the big ma
chine, but it furnishes brawn
and muscle that enables it to do
its work easy.
We now pass to the rear of the
building and see the trucks
bringing the raw material lo
cust timber just as it comes from
the woods in length's of six to
. eight feet.
As we enter the factory we see
a series of rapidly revolving cir
cular saws. The first is called
the Cut-off saw. It is operated
by George Suders, who takes the
raw timber and saws it into
blocks of pin lengths or into mul
tiples thereof. It is his business
to Rtraighten the timber ; for
when it passes his saw, the
blocks, whether long or short,
are straight, so there will not be
any waste in slabbing.
The next saw is called the Rip
saw and is operated by John
Doyle, with George Steach as off
bearer, tlere the little log or
block as it came from the Cut-off
saw is thrown on the carriage, a
slab taken off, the log dropped
wer on the flat eido and ripped
into 1 inch stuff. This stuff
passes to Bert Doyle, who ope
rates the next the BoJting-saw,
nnd he cuts the plauk that came
from the last saw into little scant
ling or bolts lMnch square.
The fourth is the Cut off saw,
And it is here that John Conrad
saws those bolts into pin lengths,
which vary from 7 to 9 inches
according to order.
The wood is now ready for the
lathes, which run at a speed of
4,000 revolutions a minute.
There are three of these ma
chines, operated, Respectively,
ny Nick Roettger, Charlie Eite
miller and "Ed Grissinger. The
blocks as they came from the
Out-off Raw are placed conveni
ently and each may turn and cut
the thread on, from 2,000 to 8,000
a day, the number depending up
on the skill of the operator, whose
earnings depend on the number
he finishes. When a pin is com
pleted it is thrown into a sugar
barrel, and when the barrel is
victim of heart failure.
A"'08 Wink Wellknown Citizen of Whips !
vu" ouuueniy.
AmosWiuk a well known citizen
0f Whips Covo, this county, d.ed
July 20, 1903, aged fiU years, 0
months, and 20 days; funeral j
from the Christian church
at 10
o'clock, July 22; sermon by his
pastor, Rev. I3augher of Need-
more.
Mr. Wink had been in good
health all summer. The day pre
ceding that of his death, he at
tended Sunday school at the
Whips Cove church, led in prayer
and was at his usual place in the
Bible class. After Sunday school
he went down to Jerusalem
church to preaching, und went
home for dinner. Late in the aft
ernoon he complained of feeling
bad. Early Monday morning he
went to Isaiah Layton's, thei.ee
to Ed Dichl's, and thence home
still complaining of not feeling
well; but about 11 o'clock, he
started over to S. C. Layton's to
pick blackberries and got down
the road to the Maple Springs
about five hundred yards distant
from his home where about half
an hour later he was found lean
ing against the feuce, dead, by
Mrs. Henson Sharpe and her
aunt who happened along.
These ladies gave an alarm, and
soon a number of his neighbors
were there. Dr. Swartzweldcr
who was summoned said that his
death was the result of heart fail
ure. Mr. Wink was a deacon in the
Whips Cove Christian church and
had been a most consistent mem
ber more than fifty years.
His interest in the welfare of
tho church, the Sunday school,
and all that pertains to the ad
vancement of religion and mortal
ity, did not wane with advancing
years, but up to the last, ne was
always at his post.
Besides his wife he is survived
by six children, namely, Mrs. X.
B. Jackson, Mrs. Wilson Williams
Mrs. A. W. Duvall, and Miss Ella
Wink all of Akersville; Mrs.
John Duvall of Wells Valley,' and
Mrs. Josiah Feight of Mattie, al
so by two sisters, Mrs. Abbie
Akers, of Mattie and Mrs. Jabez
Akers of Oregon.
A Lively Reception,
Miss Virginia Strait, who has
been spending the past two years
'in "Pitcairn, Pa., was married in
that city on Tuesday of last ween
to Mr. Frank Beeh of the same
place. On Friday the happy cou
ple arrived at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. Martha E.
Strait, at Gracey, and in the
evening 'were effectually serena
ded by the calithumpians of that
neighborhood. They expect to
return to Pitcairn this week.
full it is wheeled out into the
packing room in charge of Har
vey Unger, who inspects the puis
and packs them into sacks that
look very much like phosphate
sacks, putting from 850 to 500 in
a sack. When the 6ack is full he
Bewsitshut, marks the number
it contains in plain figures on the
outside, puts on a tag with ship
ping directions, when it is ready
j to be delivered to the railroad to
be carried to the consignee. The
pins are supposed to weigh about
400 pounds to tho thousand.
The general manager is Mr.
Lafayette Tuck, a very genial
gentleman, who understands ev
ery detail of tho business and
who is kept busy superintending
the work.
Owlnir t. nmh of orders, the
men are working 1H hour a
day.
In addition to those already
mentioned there are four men
working in the woods cutting
timber.
There are a few people amoug
us who get a nervous chill every
time the whistle blows, but in
the main our people are in sym
pathy with the enterprise and
would gladly welcome any out
side capitalist that might come in
and help develop wealth that can
never do ns any good unworbed.
FORECASTS FOR AUGUST.
.
Week's Weather a Type of What
May he Expected Next Month.
AS PREDICTED BY REV. IRL HICKS.
CrUia nf liiiminpr Hnat Ahmit (h lat 7nA
anJ Jj. Another Heated Term forms
llth to :6th.
We may expect in the main, the
kind of weather existing the lust
week in July, throughout August
and into September.
Whatever degree of intensity
may be given to them, regular
storm disturbances will be due
from the 1st to the 4th of August.
The probabilities are that the
natural warmth to be expected at
this season will grow into a crisis
of summer heat about -the 1st,
Sod and 3rd, to be followed pro
gressively from the west by threat
eniug clouds and severe bluster
ing. Local rains some of them
quite heavy may attend these
storms, but the general supply
and diffusion of rains over the
country promise to be short and
poorly distributed. Rising ba
rometer and change to more picas
uut conditions for a few days will
be natural behind the perturba
tions at this time, extending east
ward over the country by the 4th
and 5th.
A reactionary storm period ex
ists on the (5th, 7th and 8th, dur
ing which days look for increase
of warmth, aud marked tendency
to black clouds, thunder and
storminess. These disturbances
will culminate on and touching
the Nth, some central to nothern
parts of the country being visited
by severe su ni mer squall. West
erly winds aim cooler will press
in from the west aud north, and
storms move eastwardly out of
the way bringing partial respite
from summer heat for two or
three days.
One of the "heated terms" of
tho month will appear from about
tho llth to tho ICth. The storm
diagram shows that a Mercury
disturbance is also, central near
the center of this regular storm
period! This greatly increases
the probability of rain from about
the llth to the 15th. While the
heat wave and storms are still
passing central and eastern parts
of the country, change to cooler
will be advancing from the west
and north, so that by the 15th and
ICth most parts of the country
will have felt the change to cooler
weather. There will be percepti
ble reaction to rising tempera
ture, and return to cloudiness
and storms on and touching the
17th and 18th, followed by another
return to cooler, more pleasant
weather about the 19th to 21st.
The regular storm period ex
tending from the 21st to the 27th
will develop some vi&lent and dan
gerous West India storms. The
situation will be more critical
from tho fact that the moon is in
perigee on the 21st, new on tho
22nd, and on the celestial equator
on the 24th. Inland storms of
moro or less intensity may rea
sonably be expected about the
24 th to 27.
Tho 20th aud 30th will bring a
reaction to storm conditions, and
more or less storminess and rain
will result in many localities.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Roy Falls from Water Tank and Has One
Leg Broken and Other Badly Crushed
Last spring Wni. Leidy moved
from a farm near Three Spriugs
onto th Wilson Bergstresser
j farm at Waterfall. Last week he
' atl his sou were back at the
i Three Springs farm thieshing
out his crop there. While his
son, a lad of eleven or twelve
years of ago, was t iding on the
tank of tho traction engine, the
sou foil off and a wheel passed
over his legs, breakiug one and
terribly bruising the other.
Married.
At the office of the officiating
justice, Daniel Covalt, on tho 20th
.f July 11)03, Mr. Jacob Everts
arid Mis' Pearl Diehl, both of
Thompson township were united
in marriage.
LUTHER YEAKLE DEAD.
Sylvan Business Man Succumbed to
Paralysis Last Friday Night.
Luther Yeakle, a former resi
dent or Ayr township, and later
for several years a resident ot the
Little Cove, died last Friday even
ing aged 5(5 years, 8 months, and
1 day. His funeral conducted by
Rev. Fetterhoff of Mercorsburg,
and Rev. Smith of this place took
place on Monday morning, and
interment was made at the
Lutheran church near his late
residence.
Mr. Yeakle, on the Saturday
preceding his death, had attend
ed a meeting of the school board
of which he was a member, and
seemed to be in excellent health
and spirits. That night, soon af
ter retiring to bed, he was strick
en with paralysis, and lay in a
semicomatose condition until
death came.
During the past eight or ten
years Mr. Yeakle had been in the
mercantile business at Sylvan,
was postmaster, and enjoyed the
highest esteem of every one who
knew him.
He was an exemplary member
of the Lutheran church.
He is survived by his wife, and
one daughter, Mrs. Seth Zimmer
man.
EMANUEL FAflLEY DEMENTED.
Brought to Town Last Friday and Lodged in
Jail. Committee Asked For.
The friends of iMr. Emanuel
Fagley a farmer near Need more,
will learn with regret that his
mind has become deranged. For
some time he has had a tendency
to wander away from home, and
otherwise conduct himself so as
to be a matter of much concern
and care to his family. Asa pre
cautionary measure, he was last
Friday brought to this place and
lodged in jail and the court asked
for a committee to inquire into
his mental condition.
Off to Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Wilson
of Pittsburg, and Mrs. W.H. Wil
son of Davenport, Iowa, sailed
from Now York last Thursday on
the steamer Bluecher for Cher
bourg, France, and will go direct
from there to Paris. Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson are well known here,
Mr. Wilson owning the John B.
Hoke farm.
ALEX MCKIBBIN MARRIED.
At the home of the brides pa
rents, in Bunceton, Mo., on the
15th, inst., A. Campbell McKib
bin and Miss Mary Lee Patter
son were united in marriage.
The groom is a son of Dr. and
Mrs. McKibbin of this place, and
was a few years ago identified
with the Fulton Republican. The
'Bunceton Tribune" says:
"The groom is a newspaper
writer of considerable experience
and is at present on the editorial
staff of tho Missouri State Re
publican, a leading publication in
St Louis.
"He is adept in his profession
and has held positions and is now
holding a position which speaks
for his ability."
The Fulton County News ex
tends most hearty congratula
tions. Charged with Stealing Chlckehns.
Jesse Cooper, of Ayr township
is in jailatChamberBburg, charg
ed with stealing nine chickens
from Barbara Diller at Kasies
ville, Franklin county. He was
arrested here Saturday afternoon
by Constable Crouse on instruc
tions from the Franklin county
authorities.
Cooper had been working in the
vicinity of Kasiosvillo. The chick
ens were offered by him for sale
at Zitman's store, where they
were afterwards identified by
Mrs. Diller. Constable Crouse
took the accusod to Mercers
burg and handed him over to the
au thorities there. He was before
Justice Slick Monday morning
and waived a hearing for court
Subscribe for the News and do
it to-day. Only one dollar.
WELLS TAKES THE LEAD,
The First Township In the County fo Es
tablish a High School.
PRINCIPAL TO BE PAID $7S A MONTH.
Start With a Two-Years' Course rnd Take Ad
vantage of Special Slate Appropria
tion of Four Hundred Dollars.
At a recent meetiug of the
board of school directors of Wells
township it was decided to abol
ish the school at house No. 2 as a
common school and use the build
ing in which to establish a Town
ship High School. To this end
they employed Prof. Horace M.
Griffith as principal at a salary of
seventy-five dollars a month, the
length of term to be seven mouths
tho same as the other schools.
The citizens of Wells township,
already noted for their progress
ive spirit, are to be congratulated
in taking this step, and in being
the first in the County to avail
themselves of the generous aid
offered by the State to bring
Higher Education to the homes
of the people.
To encourage a higher degree
of popular education in Pennsyl
vania, the legislature, eight years
ago, enacted a law authorizing
the school directors of any school
district to establish a public high
school.directing the State Super
intendent of Public Instruction
to prescribe a uniform course of
instruction for each grade. The
act further provides that two or
more townships or school dis
tricts shall have power to estab
lish joint high schools, and the
expense shall be paid as may be
agreed upon by the directors of
said districts.
As to tho help from the State,
if the high school maintains a two
years' course of study in the
branches beyond those prescrib
ed for the commou scnools, the
district may draw as extra ap
propriation a sum not exceeding
$400; if a three years' course,
then $000; if a four years' course,
$800.
The Wells people will save in
salary of teacher in school discon
tinued $210. To this may be ad
ded $400 extra appropriation ma
king $610. The salary of their
high school principal for seven
months at $75, is $525. Hence
you see "they're ahead of the
game" the difference between
$525 and $610, which is $85, and
this sum may be used to pur
chase high school books, etc.
Prof. Griffith is the right man
from tho fact that he has spent
the last four years in organizing
and conducting just such schools
in the northern part of the State.
The school will be, at least,
equal to the grade of the McCon
nellsburg high school.
FORT LITTLETON SOCIETY.
Party Oiven in Honor of Miss Verna Par
sons' Seventeenth Birthday.
Last Thursday being the sev
enteenth anniversary of the birth
of Miss Verna, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. W. Parsons at Ft.
Littleton, her parents celebrated
the occasion by giving Miss Ver
na a nice party in the evening.
The guests were Mrs. J. V. Burk
hart, Misses Katie Cromer, Car
rie B. Hill, Maggie Laidig, Mag
gie Cline, Mertie Stevens, Olive
Cline, Louie Kerlin, Sadie Sipes,
Sue Orth, Emma Lisle, aud
Messrs. John Huston, Clarence
Henry, Bert Winegardner, Cleve
Henry, John Patterson, James
Gillis, Howard Cornelius, Clar
ence Sipes and Adolphus Jones.
The evening amusement con
sisted of music, and different
kinds of plays, and at half past
nine refreshments were served,
and at half past ele von the party
dispersed wishing Miss Verna
many happy returns. She was
the recipient of many handsome
and useful gifts.
Hiram F. Khives, B. B. Bivens,
Levi Mellott, II. U. Doshong J.
N. Daniels, Martin Truax, Geo.
Hauman all of whom had been
in the "bark woods" in Potter
county, came homo last Saturday.
i SCH00L TCACHERS ELECTED-
Names and Salaries of Those Who Will
Have Charge of the Schools.
Superintendent Barton last
Thursday in Wells township be
gan his annual tour of the Coun
ty holding teachers' examina
tions. Owing to the fact that
most of them had been examined
at the close of the summer nor
mals, the township classes tire
small. There were but two ap
plicants for examination, and one
certificate granted. The direc
tors elected the following teach
ers for the ensuing year at the
salaries named: No. 1, Advanced,
Walter Smith, $35; No. 1, Prima
ry, Miss Bessie Willett, $30; No.
2 (Township High School) Prof.
Horace Griffith, $75; No. 3, Edgar
Hann, $30; No. 4, Miss Letitia
Peck, $35. Term, 7 months ;
schools open September 7th.
UKCSH CHEEK.
Three were examined in Brush
Creek township on Friday and all
passed. Teachers elected were:
Akersville Advanced, S. Ernest
Walters, $25 Primary, Lewis
Harris, $25; Buffalo, Miss Ada
Barton, $20; Emmaville, Miss Ida
Hixson, $25 ; Buchanan, Will
Hanks, $25; Locust Grove, Frank
P. Plessinger, $25; Oak Grove (va
cant.) Term, 7 months; open Septem
ber 14.
AYK.
There were no applicants for
examination in Ayr on Monday,
and consequently it did not take
the directors long to fill the
schools and transact the busi
ness usually done on examination
day. Tho teachers elected were:
Jugtown, Miss Maude Rinedol
lar, $25; Cito, James Koefer, $27;
Corner, Miss Carrie Humbert,
$20; Laurel Ridge, Miss Blanche
O. Peck, $27; Big Cove Tannery,
G.E. Clouser, $20; Webster Mills,
Gilbert Mellott, $28; Rock Hill,
Miss Mae Mellott,$25; McNaugh-
tons, Miss Olive Kendall, $26;
Back Run, Miss Olive Grissing
er, $28; Meadowgrounds, Miss
Virgie Truax, $25.
Term, 7 months; begins Sep
tember 14.
GEORGE OH A BENEDICT.
Wins Bride In Windber and Returns to
This Place.
Mr. George A. Ott, who lias
been employed at Windber dur
ing the past year returned to this
place last Friday evening accom
panied by his bride. The cere
mony which made MissClaraMay
Houpt his wife was performed at
Windber Mouday evening, July
20th by Rev. James P. Saas. The
happy couple have the hearty con
gratulations of their many friends
WILLIAM HOKE DEAD.
Former McConncllsburg Citizen Pastes Away
at His Home at Latrobe.
William Hoke, last surviving
brother of our townsman G. New
ton Hoke, died at his home in La
trobe, Pa., on the 17th inst., Al
most 88 years of age he was up
to almost the end, bright and ac
tive mentally and physically,
The deceased was born in Mc
Connellsburg, Fulton county,
where as a young man he took an
j actis'e and Important part in lo
i cal affairs and was active in his
I business, that of tanning. In
1805 he went to Latrobe and en
; gaged in the retail and dry goods
business which he continued for
some time but for more than
twenty years he has lived re
tired in his comfortable home,
with his wife and his surviving
children near by. Those who
survive him are his wife, James
G., Laura and Harry M. Hoke,
three grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
The deceased was a man of
btrongand forceful character, a
l oader, and a thinker who had the
t ourage of his convictions and
was always fearless in express-
i irig his opinions. He was a mem
ber of the Presbyterian church
' - - - -1 All I - 1 f J I .
mm udiu ins (tearing jauou, wi
always to be found in his place.
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,
Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll
Find It Right Here.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. F. Shives call
ed at the News office a few min
utes while in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Mellott
and son Master Alfred spent last
Friday at McConnellsburg.
Mrs. E. A. Largent of this plnco
is spending a few weeks with
relatives and friends at Waterfall.
Miss Lizzie Bonder, daughter
of Wm. H. Bender is spending a
few weeks at Pen -Mar.
Misses Mae V. Stiver and her
cousin Cora R. Peck are spend
ing this week among fnendsdown
in Belfast.
Mr. John P. Fisher and Miss
Rosa Ashpaugh of Warfordsburg
spent a few hours in town. Tues
day. Miss Annie Selsor spent from
Saturday until Monday with the
family of her brother, Wm. F.
Selsor at Mercersburg.
Miss Pearl Laidig of Huston
town spent last week at the home
of her friend Miss Hester Ste
vens in this place.
Mr. Fred Mock who had been
spending a few weeks with his
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Dauiel
Mock has returned to Pittsburg.
Mr. Elmer B. Covalt, one of our
valued subscribers of Thompson
township was a very agreeable
caller last Friday.
Squire Samuel Gracey and his
brother John, of Taylor, spent
last Saturday in McConnells
burg. Mr. B. E. Stevens of this place
left to-day to visit his sister, Mrs.
T. W. Raisbeck in Erie, Pa. He
expects to visit Bu ffalo and Niag
ara Falls before his return home,
Dr. and Mrs. Sappington and
Miss Elizabeth Patterson all of
Webster Mills, spent a few days
down at Wilhamsport, Md., dur
ing the past week.
Mr. Ahimaaz Runyan of Need
more brought his grandsou, Per
cy Runyan to town last Saturday
and on Monday Percy returned
to his home at Khippeusburg.
Rev. R. H. Hoover, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Per
ry ville, Md., registered at tho
Washington House, is spending
part of his summer vacation
here.
Mr. David Thomas, who has
been employed by contractors on
tho Wabash road in tho western
part of the State is spending a
short time visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas.
Elliott Divelbiss and John E.
Goodman, of Bethel township,
were in town last Saturday, tlm
former taking out letters of ad
ministration on tho estate of his
father, the late John H. Divel
biss.
R. Holmes Thompson, of thin
place, drove up to Waterfall last
Friday and returned Saturday.
He was accompanied homo by his
mother, Mrs. M. A Thompson,
who had been spending sevcrul
weeks with relatives at Tyrone
and Mount Union.
A young lady was in a dry
goods store at Hancock a fe'v
days ago, when one of the clei Ks
slid up to her and said, "Is any
body waiting on you?" The
backward girl blushed a deep
red and auswered, 'Yes, fir;
that's him outside; fie wouldu't
come in."
Robert Shimer, who has been
employed at Altoona for the past
few months returned home lic
Saturday to spend his summer
vacati in with his parents. He wax
accompanied from Uarrisburg hv
bis sister, Mrs. Frank St Clair,
who expects to spend a coupln
weeks with her parents, Mr. anU
Mrs. Benjamin Shimer, of this
place.