VOLUME 4. McCOXNELLSISUKG, PA.. AUGUST 5, 1903. NUMI NEXT WINTER'S TEACHERS. GONE TO CONFE RENCE. HARVEST OF DEATH. HARVEST HOME. i ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. MAY BE RESULT OF FALL. Emanuel Fagley Gives Reasons for the Trouble In His Head. WHILE SKATING, PELL ON THE ICE. Or II May Have Come From His Experlenc In Gelling the Body of Mr. Ledridge Out of the Palmer Well. Last Friday Dr. A. D. Dal bey, John P. Sipcs, Esq., and Mr. A. ). Hohman, the commission pp pointed by the court to inquire as to the sanity of Emanuel Fagley, Bat for the performance of their duty, and after the examination of the subject, and learning the evidence of a ni mber of witnesses they recommended that Mr. Fag ley be placed under the care of a State Institution. A few days ago we called at the jail to see Mr. Fagley. He seem ed quiet and seemed to realize his unfortunate condition. He told us that about forty years ago he with a number of companion went skating, and that he foil striking the back of his head vio lently on the ice. He called our attention to a sharp ridge or knot o:i the back of his head which he said came from tin t fall, and that he had suffered more or less from i . ever since. He referred to the fact that several years ago he was assisting a Mr. Ledredge" to clean a well at Thomas Palmer's, and Mr. Ledredge having met his death at the bottom of the well, Fagley descended to bring him out, and was almost suffocated in doing it. For a long time after that he suffered with a severe pain above the eyes aud in his temples. On Monday morning he sent to this office the following bible problem which he requested us to publish. Look over it and see whether his answer is correct. A teacher being asked how many scholars were in his Sab bath school, replied : If you multiply the number of Jacob's sons by the number of times which the Israelites com passed Jericho on the seventh day, and add to the product the number of measures of barley which Boaz gave Ruth; divide this by the number of Hainan's sons, subtract the number of each kind of unclean beasts that went into of men that went to seek Elijah after he was taken to heaven; sub tract from this Joseph's age at the time he stood before Pharaoh; divide by the number of stones David selected to kill Goliath; subtract the numoer of furlongs tlinf. Tiif Via n t urn a rli atari t. tVnm Jerusalem: multinl? bv the num- of Paul's shipwreck, and subtract tue number of people saved In the ark the remainder will bo the number of scholars in the school. How manv scholars are in the school? Ans. 188. Improve the Roads. Everybody in ttu county is in terested, or should be, in having our roads improved, and just why the good roads act passed by the last Legislature is not taken ad vantage of by our people to i greater extent., we are unable to understand. Surely wo need bet ter roads and thev can now be made with just a little extra ex' ponse. We have received several inquiries asking how to proceed to get State aid for good roads. In reply we would state that ap plication for State aid is to origt nate in the township. The peti tion is to be laid before the Coun ty Commissioners and, if it is ap proved by them, it goes to the State Highway Commissioner. The cost of improvements Is to be borne half by the State, a quarter by the county and a quarter by the township. Surely some of our people who have been advocating the im provement of our publio roads for several years, should present petitions to the proper authorities and thus establish a precedent that will eventually lead to the betterment of our public high ways throughout the county. Ml'l Licking Creek, with Salaries. BELFAST. Mortons Point, Levi P. Mortou, $24; Maple Grove, linger Mellott, 23; Cross Roads, Orpha Snyder, 23.50; Cedar Lane, Queen Lake, $18; Needmoro, Cora Funk, 24; Jacob Lake's, Anna Deshoug, 23.32; Pleasant Grove, Amos N. Mellott, $22.25; Philip Morgrets, S. L. Wink, $23; Sipes Hill, How- ard Mellott, $18. The board in tnis township grade salaries as follows : Teachers holding a Nor mal school diploma, a permanent or a professional certificate, or a No.l provisional, get $24 a month. Beginners,without regard to cer tificate, get $18; and others who have taught receive 50c less than the maximum for each numb-jr the certificate runs above 13. The schools open in this town ship on the 21st of September. THOMPSON. Independence, Harvey Sharpe, $20; Center, Austin Peck, $2'); Bald Eagle, S. L. Simpson, $20; West View, Olive Zimmerman, $20; Board Yard, Hattie Kendall, $18; Oakdale, Bessie Myers, 1; Ditch Run, Clem A. Barton, $18. Teachers who have taught get $20; beginners, $18. Schools be gin September 7. BETHEL. Warfordsburg, Charles Gart ner,. Ifl'a; ooruon s, Zioe Mason, $25; Franklin Mills, Bortha Gol den, $25; Mt.Airy, Oscar Sharpe, 5; Alpine, Austin Hill, $15; Mays Chapel, Jesse Daniels, $22; Blackoak, Gilbert Mellott, $22. Beginners, $22; others, $25. Schools begin September 14. UNION. Zacks Ridge, John Hoopen- gardner; Fairviow, Earl Moitou; Center, Lillian Hill; Harinonia.El- mer Hendershot; Excelsior, Myr tle Smith; Barnes Gap, C.A. Fos ter. Salaries $25 to all. Schools begin September 14. In the County Superinten dent's examinations there were two in the class iu Belfast, and one passed; three in Thompson, and all passed; two in Bethel, one passed; none in Union. LICKING CREEK. Shane's, G. C. Fohner, $24; Si- loam, Dora Dishong, $24; Harri- sonville, Katheryn Metzler, $24; Vallance, Mary Daniels, 20; Salu via, Maggie Daniels, $24; Forest Dale, D. R. Strait, $24; Daniels, vacant); Mountain, George Sipes $22; Compulsion, Charles W. Mel lott, 20. There were no appli cants for examinations. Terms open September 14. The school board gave the con tract, for the building of the Compulsion house to Thomas Mellott for $395, the same to be completed in five weeks. . WEST DUBLIN. Grant Hoover is working w ith H. K. Mellott in Licking Creek township. John McDonald of Jamostown, N. Y. was visiting friends in this vicinity last week. Jere Heefner wears a smile. It's s boy. W. L. Stevens made a business trip over to Sixmile Ruu the first ; of last week. The sale of the Abraham King farm was postponed for thirty days awaiting a higher bid. Masters Merrill and Roy Fore man of Wells Valley spent Sun day with their cousins Edna and Dallas Brant. Elsie Laidigof Dublin Mills, spent a few days with relatives at Laidig last week. Some of our young people at tended the picnic and festival at Huston town on Saturday. Chester Brant spent last week with his uucle, G. W. Foreman in Wells Valley making hay. District attorney Geo. B. Dan iels and wife, spent several hours la Chambersburg Monday, and left in the afternoon for Gettys burg, where they will remain for a few days. Belfast, Thompson, Bethel, Union, RUTH WEST GOES TO SYRIA. Will Spend a Few Years with Her Uncle Rohcrt, at Bcyrout. Ruth West, grand daughter of Rev. Win. A. West, D. D., pastor of the Presbyterian church at this place has accepted an invita tion to spend a few years in Bey rout, Syria, in the home of her uucle, Robert II. West, professor in the Syria Protestant college of that place. While there she will have charge of the instruction of her uncle's children, and will enjoy peculiar advantages for proscut iug her studies in mathematics, the Freneli language &c. It is probable that the children of the United States Cousul and of Pro fessor Crawford, of the college will also be under her inscruction. It is expected that she will sail about the middle of September, in company of Dr. Webster and family, returning to Syria. WELLS TANNERY. Jacob Clippingor who was rais ed in Wells Valley, but who is now a resident of Ohio, is visiting rela tives here, Mr. aud Mrs. George Grim and Mr. aud Mrs. Jackson Swope of Port Perry, are visitiug their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Swojin. Mrs. Elizabeth Cutchall of Sa luvui, spent Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Dishong. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Shannon and children of Saxton, are visit ing W. IJ. Spangler's and A. F. Baker's. Mis. Minnie Peck aud two chil dren of Hyndman, spent apartof last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Foot. Mrs. Eliza Foster of Pittsburg is renewing old acquaintances in our village. Mrs. Will Ilelsel and children, of South Fork are visiting her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hel- sel. Mrs. W. U. Baumgardner re ceived a message from Streator, Illinois, on the 31, ult., stating that her brother Howard was dead. lie was a native of Hunt ingdon county until about twenty- three years ago, when he located iu Illinois. While Mr. Burton Slnves was putting tallow about the engine at Mr. a sawmill, the hot tallow flew in his face and burnt him so badly that he has been blind since He is under Dr. Campbell's treat ment, and hopes to be relieved of suffering soon. The Pino Grove Sunday school are arranging for a harvest home Saturday to be hold iu the Elias G rove. All the schools in the val ley are invited to join with them and spend a social day. The Wells Valley band furnish ed music for the picnic in Sher man's Valley last Saturday. LICKINU CREEK. Mrs. Cora Garland visited her mother last week. Mrs. Martha Deshong has re turned home. James Dixon Hoop visited his aunt Mrs. Mellott, Sunday. Harry Mumma is employed at Emery Hesslcr's in Tod township John Tayman and wife visited friends in this vicinity. George Tayman is visiting his uncle, Samuel Hoop. Dale Garland visited his grand mother recently John Truax and wife called at Geo. Hoop's Sunday. Mrs. George R. Hoop visited Mrs. Anna Mumma Sunday. Miss Ella Hoop visited her friend Dotte Dishong Sunday. Dotto Dishoug was, visiting her mother at Hustoutown last week Mrt. Harriet Kline visited Har riet Dishoug last week. ' Mrs. Urner Truax visited Anna Mumma Saturday. Mr. Morse Sloan, a skilful ope rator ot the key, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sloan, on West Water street. Morse is located at Parkers Land ing, I'd., and has charge pt the Standard Oil Company's biggest pumping tai ion. . Rev. S. L. Baugher Gives a Summary of His Year's Work. Rev. S. L. Baugher of Need more, left Monday for the New port Christian church in Virginia to atteud the Central Conference, and will preach the annual sermon After conference he will spend three weeks visiting his parents at Beldor, Va. Summarizing his work for the conference year just closing, Rev. Baugher has preach ed 197 sermons, not including 17 funeral discourses; received 52 persons into church membership; baptized 31, visited 31 sick, trav eled in the discharge of his pas toral work 2,965 miles, and, he says, he received a good salary for his work. Big Cove Tannery. The maohinery in the pin fact ory is rapidly being put into place and within a few days, the mill will be running. Preaching and communion ser vices were attended by a large crowd at the Luthern church here last Sunday. Rev. McSherry as sisted by Rev. Chambers con ducted the services. The school directors have had placed a new roof on our school house, and are having the house repainted which adds very much to its appearance. The Laurel Ridge school house is also being repainted. Whooping cough is being heard among a number of the children in this vicinity. Mrs J. H. Peck is visiting atB. F. Shives. James Harris sold a nice lot of cattle at a good price last week. THOMPSON. Frank Martin, Roy Daniels and Willard and Raymond Litton were at Washington last Sunday Janet Shives, Rev. Shull, Mr. and Mrs. Little, Chas. E. Shives and Nela Palmer were guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Shives last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Shade Truax spent last Sunday at W. C. Peck's and Mrs. U. G. Humbert and Miss Rachel were at Thomas H. Truax's. Mrs. Will Yonker, Mrs. Dennis Evertts and Mrs. Cattlett are on the sick list. Presiding Elder Stevens will preach at Mt. Zion Thursday evening of this week. Clear Ridge. Much sickness is prevalent in this community. Miss Sadie Fleming, of Water loo, is visiting her uncle, Elliott Fleming, and other friends here. Thomas McClurc, wife and daughter visited at J. li. Kerlin's Sunday. Charley Huston is spending his vacation at his home here. James Kerlin is critically ill, and the end cannot be far off. . Mrs. J. II. Baker is still con fined to the house. Howard Kerlin, of Altoouu, is visiting his parents here. Jacob Carmack, of Franklin county, was visiting relatives here last week. Mrs. E. J. Miller spent Satur day and Sunday with R. E. Brown. Miss Sadie Sipcs is visiting Hus ton Hector's family this week. Mrs. Hannah Walker is expect ed to return homo from Philadel phia this week. Isaac Baker and wife visited at Jacob Winegardncr's Sunday. A number of people from this community attended the picnic at Shude Gap Saturday. Walter Brown is ill. Miss Flora Kneppcr visited Miss Goldio Winegurdnor Saturday and Sunday. Miss Davis, of Williamsport, is visiting Miss Millie Huston. A four-horse load of wheat con taining eighty -two shocks of twelve sheaves each, making in all 084, was hauled from a field to the barn on the farm of J. II. Fleming in Adams county. The load after leaving the field was driveu half a mile over a soft and uneven road. Known People Who Have Recent ly Parsed Over. Mrs. Philip Snyder. Mrs. Maria I). Snyder, wife of Philip Snyder, of Tod township, died on lust Saturday morning alt er about a week of acute lllnose, j though she had been in feeble ! health for many years. Mrs. I Snyder was born in Alsenz, Ger- I many, August 24th, 1824. At the age of about 13 years she ma le i proression or ner rami in connec tion with the Protestant Evangeli cal Church. In 1S4G Mr. and Mrs. Snyder were married and one year later Mr. Snyder immigrated to this country and still another year later sent and brought his wife over to make their home in Ameri ca. In 1852 he purchased und still owns the farm in Tod town ship on which he now resides. Al though a part of the intervening time they lived in Ayr township on the farm of John Patterson and also spent a few years in the State of Illinois. In 1S7C they identified themselves with the Cove United Presbyterian Church in which Mrs. Snyder continued to the end of her earthly life. She was a woman of retired habits, of faith ful devotion to her home duties and of great kindness to every one whom she could help. For many years she was much atllicted and unable to leave her home, or engage in active labors, yet verj patient and alwaj's cheer ful. She lived to the advanced age of 7'J years lacking a few days. Her end, which she welcomed, was trustful and very peaceful. She is survived by a husband, one son and four daughters to mourn their bereavement. Mrs. Simeon Siiore. At her home, near Clear Ridge, Friday, July 31, 1903, the subject of this notice died of a paralytic stroke, aged 47 years and 20 days. Not for years had that community received such a sudden shock, as she had been in her usual health up to the time of receiving the stroke. The evening before she visited a sick neighbor. Shortly after arising in the morning she became ill, walked to the porch and fell unconscious. She never spoke again, and expired at 2 p.m. Mrs. Shore was a woman of cheerful disposition. She was be- oved and revered by all, who with the home will sadly miss her. She professed religion about twelve years ago when the family lived in West Virginia. Surviving are her husband und two children, Clarence and Myrtle; also her aged mother, Mrs. Sarah Fields, widow of the lute James Fields, and the following brothers and sisters: R. J., Win. L., W. R. Fields, of Cleur Ridge; James II. Fields, of McConnellsburg; Mary J. and Elizabeth, Clear Ridge, and Florence, nee Mrs. John Black, of Saltillo. The funeral was held at 10 a. in. Sunday, Rev James Kecne con ducting the services. li. F. TKITLE. Benjamin Franklin Tritle, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Tritle,near town, died at the home of his pa rents Thursday night,August 30, 1903, aged 15 years, 11 months and 5 days. Funeral services were held Saturday morning.aud owing to the illness of the fami ly's pastor, Rev. A.G. Wolf, were conducted by Rev. G. McSherry of Boiling Springs, Pa. Frank was a good strong boy enjoying the bust ot health up to a few days before his death, when he was attacked with a pain which quickly developed into an incur able caso of peritonitis. The family have the siucere sympathy of a large circle of friends. Interment was made in Union cemetery. HENRY MUOWAN. ' Henry McGowau, a highly re spected citizen of Burnt Cabins, died on Monday evening, July 27, 1003, aged 77 years, 4 mouths and 19 days. While Mr. McGowau had been afllicted with chronic diarrhoea, Well To Be Held in Morrow Kendall's Wcods Wednesday August 12. As a bountiful harvest hasaguin been gathered, the farmers of '.ho Cove and the public generally n re invited to join in an old fashioned Harvest Home Celebration in Mor row Kendall's woods on Wedn's day August 12th. It is not a ca'ch p uny scheme, but the promoters have iu mind only a day of recre ation wheu families and friends may take their lunch along and spend a day together in tho woods The following program will indi cate the literary feature of the day; 1. Address, Rev. J. V. Adams. Music. Address, Hon S. W. Kirk. Lunch. Address, Co. Supt. Barton. Address, Mr. Ed Reisnor. Music. Address, J no. P. Sipes, Esq. Music. Address, Hon Geo. W. 3. 4. 5. 6. ( . 8. 9. 10. Skinner. NEW GRENADA GEMS. Our Correspondent Describes a Relic of Early Colonial Days. Camp in Foster's Grove begins August 12th, to coutinue one weok. A number of our young folks spent Saturday at picnic at Shade Gap. Misses Sue Ramsey and Vi la Mclldowney of Altooua, and Mar jorie Myers of Everett, are visit ing Thomos Ramsey, and were in our town on Saturday. Miss Martha Miller who has been in Philadelphia since April 1902, iu the Pennsylvania Hospital taking a course as trained nurse is homo for a few weeks outing. Our townsman, Mr. F. G. Mills has in his yard an ancient rel ic, which connects the past with the present. It is a millstone, manufactured in Old England by the British about 200 years ajro, When the savage Indian tribes roamed around Ft. Littleton, this stone was shipped to this coun try by the British and placed in the old mill at Fort Littleton aud there used to grind the corn that fed Braddock's British Army, and Washington's Virginians, at that time a contingent of the British forces during the French and Indian wars. Mr. Mills, after much effort procured this relic from a veterau comrade, Mr. J. Calvin Shore, of Shore Valley, Huntingdon coun ty, Pa., from the ancestors of whose family, this relic has been handed down from generation to generation. These stones were run by means of a "hand sweep" in the old British fort at Littleton this county. McKIBBIN. Mr. John M. Truax aud wife vis ited at William Truax's last Sun day. Benjamin McFadden of Ches ter county is in our vicinity buy ing cattle. Among those who attended the harvest meeting at the Dunkard church Sunday were Mr. Ira Co valt and lady friend Miss Queen Lake. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellott were at U. F. Bedford's Sunday. Mrs. W. U. Lake is on the sick list. David R. Strait of Sal u via, was in our vicinity soiling books last weok. Mrs. S. M. Cook spent Monday in Chambersburg. . his last illness was but four days For many years Mr. McGowan had been engaged in the hotel business at Burnt Cabins in ad dition to caring for his farm. Be sides his widow, he is survived by the following children : Mrs, EllaBittner, Williamsport, Md.; Mrs. J. B. Welsh, Harry C, J. CL and Miss Belle, at Burnt Cabins; Mrs. Adaline Fraker, at Orbis o'.iia; and W. Henderson, at But- lor, Pa. Interment at Burnt Cabins on Wednesday, , Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED. Home for a Vacalinn, Away for an Outing, a Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll Find it Right Here. Henry Garland and son D worn among the visitors to the county seat last Friday. R. H. Thompson, a member of the News oftice force, is visiting his brother Harry at Tyrone. Miss Ethel Hays of Everett, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Hays of this place. M iss Mary Shi mer of this place is spending a couple of weeks with the family of Rev. A. D. Mc- Closkey at Liverpool, Pa. Mrs. R. S. Patterson, after having spent two weeks with friends at Harrisburgand at New ville, returned home Monday. Ed Lumpkins, tho irrepressible hat man of Baltimore, Md., was registered at the Fulton House two or three days the past week. Nat Wishart and his chum Mr. Ralph Kent boi.li of Johnstown are visitiug the former's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Wishart in this place. Miss Nellie G. Palmer was a pleasant caller at this oftice Tues day, She expects to go to Wash ington D. C. next week for an ex tended visit. H. H. Wible of Clear Ridge was iu our town one day last week. He had been over in Franklin county trying to purchase a good horso or two. Nicholas FinniiT, who is putting up an addition to his barn, raised the structure last Friday. Nick will have a place to store his hay and grain now. Edgar Alexander aud Reed Grissinger left o;i Tuesday morn ing for Waynesboro to visit their uncle, M. L. Rinodollar and other friends at that place. Presiding Elder, Goo. Stevens, will hold Quarterly Conference at Clear Ridge next Saturday after noon, 3 P. M., and will preach on Sunday morning at 10 A. M. Rev. John J. Duncan, of Wood bine, Md., has boon spending the past week at the Fulton House, and preached in the Reformed church last Sunday morning and evening. In many counties of tho State there is a scarcity of teachers. In Northampton county there is not an unemployed male teacher, and yet the schools are not tilled. Salaries have boon increased, some townships havj added a month to the term, und are ad vertising for teachers. Dyson F. Fraker ami his broth er, J. W., of Fort Littleton, wero in town last Saturday attending a meeting of King Post. Wesley is a survivor of the "Seventy-seventh," and expects to take ttin trip to Andersouville and Shiloli in November. Miss Georgia Woodal, a com positor in tho oftice of tho Valley Spirit, Chambersburg. is spend ing this week among her many friends in McCoimellsburg. Miss Georgia learned tho mystery of the "art preservative" in the Ful ton Democrat oftioe. Mr. aud Mrs. S. D. Stevens came ovor from Chambersburg last Wednesday, bringing witii them their little daughter Grace, and Mrs. Stevens' mother, Mrs. L. E. Harris, who had been with her daughter a few weeks. Her many friends will bo glad to learn that Mrs. Harris has recovered from her llluess. We call the attention of our readers to tho advertisement iu another column of The Walkur Harness Mfg Co., at FannetU burg. From a little shop, a four years ago in which one man did all the work, the business has grown until it now keeps eight or ten skilled workmen busy all tho tinie to keep up with the order, which come in, not ouly from tho locality, but from distant cities and towns as well.
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