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VOLUMK 4.
McCONNl-LLSllUUG, PA., SEPTKM1JEK 1, 1003.
AGE AND CHILDHOOD.
The firim Reaper No Respecter of Per-Hons.
MRS. CATHARINE KRIECHBAUM,
A Member o( one of the Oldest Families of
the Cove.-Orman Lester, Little Son of
Mr. aod Mrs. (ieorge Paylor.
CAT H Kill N K Kill KC'HUA UM .
Mrs. Catherine Kriecbbaum,
widow of Philip Kriechbaum, de
ceased, died at her residence in
Ayr township on Monday even
in?, September 14, 1903, aged 81
years and 1 month.
Funeral services held in the
Lutheran church at MeCounells
hurg on Wednesday following,
and interment made in the grave
yard at the church.
Mrs. Kriechbaum was a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ott,
both long since deceased, and
was born on the old Ott home
stead, now the property of C. J.
Brewer in the Gove.
About fifty-five years ago she
was united in marriage with
Philip Kriechbaum, who preceded
her to the grave about fifteen
years ago.
Mrs. Kriechbaum was a wo
man of remarkable vitality, aud
up to within a few days of her
death was exceedingly active for
one of her years.
From early life she was a con
sistent member of the Lutheran
church. She is survived by two
brothers and two sisters, John
Ott and Mrs. Sophia Giengery of
Ayr township, and George and
Susan in Indiana.
l'AYI.OIt.
Orman Lester, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Pay lor of Ayr town
ship, died last Saturday evening
aged 1 year and 26 days. The lit
tle fellow had whooping cough
and went into spasms. Inter
ment was made at Antioch, in
Thompson township, on Monday.
The parents have the deepest
sympathy of their friends in this
severe trial, but their loss is the
child's eternal gain.
CLEAR RIDUE.
Mrs. Huston Heeter has entire
ly lost her eyesight.
Miss Raye Baiter loft on Wed
nesday for Ebensburg.
Gilbert Kerhn had a buckwheat
cutting on Friday night.
Clarence Shore has returned
home after a short visit in Altoo
na. Miss Ilettie and Russel Briggs
spent the first of the week at
Charleston.
Harry McLaughlin was rusti
cating among his many friends
here on Saturday.
Sraidy Fleming and Miss Sara
Fleming spent Monday with
friends at Fort Littleton.
Mervin Stewart of Lebanon is
spending some time with his
mother, Mrs. J. W. Mowers.
II. E. Huston, who is employed
as a bookkeeper in Gleudora,
Miss., is home for his annual va
cation. Miss Sarah Fleming of Juniata
county, who had spent the past
seven weeks at the homo of her
uncle, T. E. Fleming, left for her
home on Wednesday accompa
nied by her uncle.
J. A. Henry and daughter Miss
Jessie made a trip to McConnelU
burg on Saturday to meet the
former's sister, Mrs. Gunnells,
and her daughter Miss Stella of
Hagerstown, who will visit here
for some time.
Mrs. J. V. Carmactt while tak
ing the cow to the field Monday
morning fell by the roadside with
an attack of heart trouble. Mrs.
Catharine Baker came along and
found her; remaining with her
until J. W. Winegardner happen
ed by in a buggy and took her
home. She has been very HI ever
since.
Misses Winifred and Katbariue
Metzler of HarrisonvlUe, accom
panied by Mr. Emory Pittman of
the same place, are taking a tea
dayn,s visit among their many
fHend at Tyrone and Clearfield.
RUTH WEST
Will Sail From New York Next Tuesday
on Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II.
It is now definitely arranged
that the party with which Miss
Rnth W. West will travel in going
to Beirut, Syria, will sail from
New York Tuesday morning, the
22, on board the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II. The party will cousist of the
Rev. Charles A. Webster. M. D..
aud family, Miss Post, daughter
of Dr. Post, of the Syrian Prot
estant College, Beirut, Miss
West, and possibly one or two
othor ladies. Their route will be
by steamer to Cherbourg,France,
thence across France via Paris to
Marseilles, and thence by steam
er on the Mediterranean via Con
stantinople to thoir destination.
Miss West's grandfather, Rev.
Wm. A. West, D. D.,of this piano,
left here Tuesday, and will ac
company Miss Ruth to New Yoi k
and witness her sailing.
WELLS TANNERY.
Miss Lizzie Baker is visiting
relatives in Saxton.
Mrs. Alexander Foreman is
visiting her mother in Shade
Gap.
Miss Shoemaker of Huston
town spent Sunday with Misses
Alice and Nora Griffith.
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Hunter and
sou are visiting Mrs. Hunter's
parents, Captain and Mrs. Har
vey Wishart.
Baumgardner & Co. have com
pleted a beautiful cottage on the
Sprowl property for the Altoona
Rod & Gun Club.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kirk and
son are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A.
S. Greenlaud.. Mr. Greenland is
suffering with malaria.
Rev.Shoemaker of Hustontown
preached in Pine Grove M. E.
church Sunday evening. His re
marks were based on Luke 11:23.
Messrs. W. M. Clippinger, and
E. G. Truax and two sons, Burt
and James, attended Cambria
county court last week as wit
nesses. John A. Wishart is visiting
friends in different parts of the
West, and is now at the home of
his niece, Mrs. Nettie Cook, in
Shelby, Iowa.
Walter Stewart, who has been
employed by an Art Portrait
Company, has returned homo to
attend school. Cloyd Edwards,
who has been employed in Sax
ton, came home for the same pur
pose. Our high school, of which we
have a pardonable pride, is now
thoroughly organized, and teach
er and pupils have settled down
to a year's hard work. The
bright boys and girls of Wells
will no longer be denied an ad
vanced education simply because
their parents may not happen to
be blessed with the means to
send them away to school ; and
the child occupying tho humble
position, will have an equal
chance with ttie more favored to
make his mark in the world. We
are glad to note that the slight
opposition to this movement,
made by a few of our people, is
fast disappearing; and we feel
sure that the time is not far dis
tant when every one of our citi
zens will be proud of the fact that
his township was the first in the
County to establish a high school
just as we are now proud of
tho advanced step Wells has al
ways, taken in education, and
proud of the number of distin
guished men we have sent out in
to thi world.
Sun Bros.' Shows.
(KuleiKb (N. C.) NewObHtjrver.
The Sun Bros.' shows made
their street parade at noon to
day. They made a very credit
able showing on the street Ev
erything looked clean, neat and
in good order, and thin condition
of affairs on the outside la a safe
index to a nice show on the in
side. The band was exceptional
ly .good.
A son was born to Dr. and
Mrs. J. W. Mosser, last Monday
morning.
I . BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
i A Merry Crowd Spend a Pleasant Evening
j with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Henry.
j On last Thursday eveniug with
I out auy warning a number of
young folks from Clear Rid-e
drove to K'nobsvillo to the home
of Bert Henry to pull Mrs. Hen
ry's ears, it beiug her twenty
fifth birthday. After their arri
val cake and fruit wore served,
and Mrs. Henry wai the recipi
ent f many useful presents.
Those preseut from Clear Ridge
were Braidy Fleming, Berte
Winegardner, Harry Ramsey, G.
C. Fields. L. II. Grove, Misses
Louie Kerlin, Ooldie Winegard
ner, Lulu Browu, Mamo Fields,
Elsie Baker, Harry Stinson, W.
W. Brown, Mervin Stewart, and
Nannie Ashwell, Harry McLaugh
lin of Knobsville. The guests re
port h .pleasant time, on. I extend
their thanks for the hospitality
shown.
BUCK VALLEY.
Sept. !. Our valley is improv
ing rapidly one new store added
Mr. James Beatty- at Hurmo
uia. Success to you, Jim.
Eph raim Whitfield is du the
sick list.
The Methodist church is being
improved, acl will look tine when
completed.
School opr-ns Monday, Sept.
14th.
Threshing machines are plenty
at this writing. All are doing
good work.
Joseph Lehman has accepted a
position in Fairmont, W. Va.
L. D. Schultz, after spending a
short vacation at home and with
friends, has returned to his work
as agent and operator on W. Va.
C. & P. R. R.
Miss Nettie Hendershot, who
is visiting m the Valley, will re
turn to Sewickly, Pa., in the near
future.
Robert Beatty and Miss Ellen
Lee, both of this place, after
spending a few weeks with
friends, have returned to their
studies at the Lock Haven Nor
mal. The festival Saturday evening
in the grove near Lashley's store
was well attended. Music was
furnished by the Buck Valley
band and drum corps, and by the
Belle Grove band. Every one re
ports a good time.
Thursday last Mrs. Jacob
Gienger, Buck Valley's oldest
resident, died at the age of 79
years at her home two miles west
of Buck Valley post office. Her
remains were interred in the
Methodist cemetery Sunday aft
ernoon in the presence of a large
numoer of friends and neigh
bors. Last Saturday we were visited
by a terrific hail storm. Hail
stones of a large size fell for
twenty minutes, cutting corn and
buckwheat. This was followed
by a very heavy rain and by high
wind, which damaged trots and
fruits. During the storm the
Lutheran parsonage was struck
by lightning and badly damaged,
bolh inside and out.
WARFORDSBURO.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ranck of
Altoona are visiting . relatives
hero.
Miss Achsali Fisher of York,
Pa , is visiting relntives and
friends in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Truax,
of Morris.-inle spent a few days
last week with W. II. Charlton.
The stone work of the county
bridge at Charlton's forcing is
completed aud is pronounced by
all a splendid piece of work. The
contractors, Messrs. Ira W. and
Joseph F. Miller, and their men,
are all sociable gentlemen, and
will by remembered with pleas
ure by tho people here.
J. D. Ranck aud family are
spending some time with rela
tives hero. Mr. Ranck had a part
of hi left hand cut by a saw a
few weeks ago in the. sash and
door factory at Cumberland. His
hMinl is holding nicely, and there
are prosH'cts that the two re
maining fingers will not' bo stiff.
SURPRISE PARTY.
; Given in Honor of the Fifteenth Birthday
i Anniversary ol Miss Ada Fleming.
; A surprise party was giveu on
the evening of the 7th inst., at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Flem
ing at Clear Ridge, in the celebra
tion of tho- fifteenth birthday an
niversary of their daughter Miss
Ada.
The surprise was complete as
she did not know anything of it
until the guests had arrived.
Among those present were
David Briges, Charlestowu,
Franklin county; Baldwin Frakor
and Miss Myrtle Stevens, Fort
Littleton; Miss Sadie Fleming,
Waterloo, Juniata county; Misses
Louie and Edna Kerhn, Grace
Huston, Raye Baker, Lizzie Hen
ry, Gertio Henry, Ella Huston,
Mary Cannock, Alice Keebaugb,
Mae Keebnugh Goldie Winegard
ner, Lulu Brown, Maine Fields,
Mervin Stewart, Harry Stinson,
Harry Ramsey, Berte Winegard
ner, Luther H. Grove, John Hus
ton, W. W. Brown, J. M. Brown,
G. S. Fields, S. S. Henry, Harvey
Stevens, Howard Ramsey, Chas.
Stinson, C. D. Henry, and Jas.
Myers, all of Clear Ridge.
Miss Ada received mauy pres
ents. Seasonable refreshments
were served and after indulging
in games and music until a late
hour nil departed for their homes
hoping she might live to see many
more such joyous occasions.
NEW GRENADA.
Mrs. Andy Shultz, uee Ed
wards, near Huntingdon, visited
M. W. Houck's.
Mr. aud Mrs. Peter Stains of
Dublin Mills visited Koswell
Stains on Sunday.
Dr. Fontaine aud Brooks Sipes
of the Burg were in our town on
Wednesday night.
Mrs. James McNerling has an
attack of typhoid fever at her
home near Oak Grove.
Mrs. Kate Mills and son Chas.
visited ( J. E. Cook's family at
East Broad top last Friday.
Miss Jessie B. McClain left for
Woodvalo to teach tho school
there beginning on the 14th.
Mrs. Tenie Keith and young
est son of West Wilmerding, Pa.,
-are the guests of A. D. Keith.
The social at the U. B. church
was not very well attended on ac
count of not being well adver
tised. Miss Marion Edwards left on
Sunday for Broad top to teach a
school at Cookstown, Carbon
township.
Vaughn McClain and Ritner
Black are the only pupils from
our village who are taking advan
tage of the high school at No. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alloway
aod son Rex of Three Springs
visited Mr. Alloway 's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Alloway, on
Sunday.
Daniel Bolinger has secured
tho services of another farmer
boy last Thursday. He will have
to grow "muchly" before he can
roach the plow haudlos.
Clevo Crider, who carried the
mail from here to Three Springs,
left on last Monday for the Smo
ky City, aud Dauiel Alloway is
now mail carrier in his stead.
Mr. aud Mrs. John C. Nichol
son of Sixmile Run, aud Mrs.
Manda Myers of Everett visited
Thomas Ramsey's where Aunt
Sophia Ramsey is now lying sick.
The suit of Dr. it. B. Campbell
against Carbou township, Hunt
ingdon county, for damages and
loss of a horse (which, was killed
one night list October by going
over the roadside on Broad top
mountain) was compromised on
last Friday night by the super
visors paying the Doctor his
claim
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. II. Suppes
and Mrs. Scott Dibert all of
Johnstown, and Miss Kate Fra
zer Brown of Pittsburg, staid
over night at the Fulton House.
The quartet were traveling in" a
trap drawn by two meek looking
mules, and they were returning
from a journey through eastern
Maryland.
DOWN IN LANCASTER COUNTY.
Fulton County Boys at Work with the
A. T. & T. Company,
A few lines from this section
may be of interest to some of the
readers of the Fulton County
Nkwn. Since the first of June
the American Telephone and Tel
egraph Company has been en
gaged in constructing a line from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg.
From July 25 to August 25 the
pole gang set over eleven hun
dred iHiles, making the best rec
ord ever made in Pennsylvania
for Hue work.
The line passes through the
center of Lancaster county
through a thickly populated farm
ing community. The dwelling
houses are neat and mostly of
modern style. Tho lawns are
beautiful and adorned with vari
ous kinds of flowers and orna
mental trees.
In addition to the large barns,
each firm has a large tobacco
shed, in which the tobacco crop
is stored. The crop this season
is exceptionally tine good quali
ty aud free from rust. The enr
ly tobacco is now being harvest
ed. Farm help is scarce.
The Fulton county contingents
employed by the A. T. &. T. Co.
are L. H. Cook, Daniel Ha mil I, D.
R. Glunt, J. P. Martz, W. B.
Martz ("Dynamite Bill"), and the
writer. We expect to reach Har
risburg during October. From
Harrisburg we will go to Bethle
hem, Northampton county, to be
gin work on a line from Bethle
hem to Philadelphia, via Laus-
dale, Montgomery county.
Laucaster county is termed
the "garden spot" of the United
States and, truly, it seems wor
thy the title.
From the summit of Welsh
Mountain a beautiful bird's-eye
view of the Pequea and Conesto
ga valleys can be seen. The
view is grand, and unsurpassed
in any part of the State. The
line passes north of Lancaster,
the nearest point being about a
mile and a half. It crosses the
Penn'a R. R. twice a few miles
west of the city of Lancaster,
keeps on the north side of the
Pennsylvania railroad, and pass
es near Mount Joy, Elizabeth
town, Middletown and Steelton.
The fruit crop apples, pears
and grapes in this section is
abundant and of good quality.
J. W. Bkown.
Scrubs Talk Back.
Mk. Editor: We noticed in
last weeks issue of the News, an
item which we suppose, the base
ball team put in on the Scrubs,
saying they would like to know
who the Regulars and who the
Scrubs were. We can soon net
their miuds at ease on that ques
tion. The Regulars are tho boys
who have belonged to a base ball
nine, for a long while, and hud
been thinking they could play a
little. The Scrubs are those just
taking lessons in playing. The
Regulars invited the Scrubs to
give them a little practice, which
I believe they needed. They also
ask if the Scrubs were the Altoo
na shortstop, Williamson pitcher,
Sixmile Run catcher. All these
boys have their homes here. It
is true the shortstop fired on the
railroad last winter and boarded
in Altooua, but all the practice he
ever had was with the Regulars
hero. He had played a few times.
The pitcher has been going to
the Williamson trade school, and
ho also has practiced with the
Regulars. As to tho catcher, wo
had never missed him, but on
making inquiry, wo learned he
I'.ad stayed over night oue time in
Sixmile Run. The writer of that
piece in tho News did not need to
make it appear that those boys
were expert town players from a
distance, for they all have their
homes here; and as to that $2.50
the writer said tho umpire got,
ho is badly mistaken.
Harvey Black, a few d.tjs ag ,
bought thepropertv on Mm cor
ner of Walnut and First MnU
from D. E Little.
WEBSTER MILLS.
Big
Wheat Crop. Team Ran Off and
Broke up Wagon.
Our school opened ou Monday
with a good attendance. Gilbert
Mellott wields the birch.
Dr. Walter Johnston, of Seattle,
Wash., is spending a few davs
among old friends and relatives
in the Cove.
The stork again: This time
Billy Keefer is tho lucky fellow.
Our strenuous President need
not fear race suicide in this cor
ner of his domain.
Goo. F. Mellott just finished
threshing nearly 14imi bushels of
fine wheat. This, we understand
was raised without phosphate too.
Who can make a better showing.
Quite a number of our peopie
atteuded Main's circus in Chain
bersburg last Saturday. The
show was a httlu slow coining in
but they say it paid to wait.
While Uoust Johnston aud Will
Keyser were engaged in hauling
logs on Friday, their team took
fright at a falling tree, and ran at
a terrific rate for nearly a milo.
With the exception of a broken
wagon and some badly used up
grass, no great damage was done.
Bill says this was a worse exper
ience than "sticking" ou Laurel
Ridge.
SUNNY-SIDE.
George
Kegi lost a horse
last
week.
Miss Maud Deshoug has re
turned home again.
Harrison Cutchall had an ice
cream social ou the 12th inst.
I have taken a short rest aud
am now ready for a long breath.
Irviu Bradnick and wife visit
ed friends at K'nobsvillo Satur
day. Wm. E. Kelso is engaged put
ting up a house wall for Mac
Mum ma.
r.very person is laying in a
good supply of applebutter f r
this winter,
Mrs. Adam Loug was visiting
her son, John A. Long, Saturday
and Sunday.
Doc Mellott has threshed his
buckwheat but failed to state
how much he had
The picnic at Knobsviile was a
grand success. Plenty to eat aud
a general good time.
THOMPSON.
Mrs. Dennis Everts who has
beeu quite ill for some time is
much improved.
Miss Olive Gregory is still on
the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Litton of
Webster Mills, spent last Sun
day with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Litton.
Miss Mary Mellott spent last
Sunday with Mrs. J. C. Hewitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Comerer
aud little daughter Lelia visited
at S. L. Simpson's Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hess, who had
been visiting frieuds at Hancock
and near Dickeys Mountain, has
returned to her home at Webster
Mills.
Mr. A. C. Peek has gone to
Huntingdon county.
Roy Daniels accompanied by
Miss Etta Comerer spent last
Sunday at Mao Littou's.
Mr. Thomas Humbert has been
xiorly the past few weeks.
BURNT CABINS.
Rev. Wesley Cline of Fort Lit
tleton, held communion services
at the M. E. church in this place
last Sabbath.
Mr. Wm. Gallaher is making
some improvements to his home.
Martin Hammond, ol Spring
Run spent Thursday in our town
hunting a housekeeper.
Grant Keifer and wife of Rox
bu ry, visited relatives on this Bide
last Saturday and Sunday.
Harry Miller is singing, "A
charge to keep I have." It's a
boy.
Mrs. Dr. Shade of Mt Union,
is visiting her grand-daughter,
M i s. Reily Mock.
Wm. Greer, Jr., and John Tice
nt last Sunday in our town
A. V. Kelly. John Srjeck and
II. C. McGowan took in the show
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at Ghawborsburg hist Saturday. j
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for Vacation, Away for an Outing,
Trip for Buiineia or Pleasure, You'll
Find II Right Here.
Harvey Snyder of Gem and his
cousin, Harry Peck, of Am bridge,
Pa., spent last Friday in tjwu.
Rev. A. J. Garland will preach
at Boardyard schoolhouse next
Saturday evening at 7:30.
Norman Wishart of Johnstown
is visiting his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. H. S. Wishart, of this place.
Dr. J. J. Palmer and J. C. Mel
lott called at the News office a
few minutes while in town last
Thursday.
Next Sunday, Rev. C. II. Shull
will preach at Center at 10:110 A.
M.; Fairview at 2:30 p. M.; and
Hustoutown at 7:30 P. M.
Elder T. N. Alder ton will
preach at Touoiowtiy next Satur
day afternoon at 2 oVlix Ic and on
Sunday morning at 1".
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Wilt of
Waynesboro are spending a few
days among their McConnells
burg friends.
"Tod" Skinner wont to Wash
ington Monday to enter Washing
ton and Jefferson college for a
full course.
John S. Harris of this place is
spending a few days iu Cham
bersburg with his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs S. D.
Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Washa
baugh and little daughter Helen
spent from Saturday until Mon
day with Mr. Washabaugh's
grandmother in West Virginia.
Mr. Mark Dickson, after spend
ing a short vacatiim with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dick
sou, of this place, returned to
Buffalo, N. Y., last Saturday.
Mrs. W. S. Alexander, Miss
Minnie Dickson, Mrs C. B. Ste
vens and Mrs. B. W. Peck spent
last Saturday very pleasantly as
the guests of Mrs. B. W. Loguo
in the Cove.
Miss Mae Long, who has been
visiting Supt. and Mrs. L'ha.s. E.
Barton, returned to her home in
Newport, Pa., on Wednesday.
She was accompanied home In-
. j
Mrs. Barton and baby.
Mr. A. M. Hixson has resigned
his position as teacher of Oak
Grove school in Whips Cove, and
accepted a position with a big
lumber company up in James
town, N. Y.
J.Kendall Johnston has been
in the eastern cities during the
past week purchasing goods for
his fall trade. By the time you
read this, much of his new stock
will be in.
Miss Mary Grove of this place
was elected to a position as teach
er in one of the public schools
near Riddlesburg, Bedford coun
ty, and left on Monday to enter
upon her work.
Mr. C. I). Metzl. r, who h
1
been spending his Hummer vaca
tion with his pwonts, Mr. and
Mrs. George Met.ler, at Uarri
sonville, returned t Philadel
phia last Saturday.
The Fairview schools, Altoona,
of which Prof. George W. Ready,
who last year taught in Wells
township, is the principal, open
ed last week. Prof. Ready has
under his care this year seven
teachers and 2tU scholars.
Mrs. D. R. Garland presented
Mrs. Webster Seville with a cab
bage head that she raised in her
garden that measured three feet
in circumference, sixteen inches
in diameter, aud weighed twenty
pounds. Who can beat it ?
After a pleasant vacation of two
months in the cities of Minneapo
lis and St. Paul, Dr. Joseph Bar-
ton is back at his work in tho
Cumberland Valley State Normal
school. Uis mother has trooo
from Minneapolis to North Yaki
, iimu., vutivB wiwiueraaui
tors who lesldes at that plpco
ma, Wash., to live with her daugh.