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VOLUME n.
McCONNELLSBUUG, PA.. OCTOBER 7, 1903.
NUMBER 3
B1RB1NGEN ON THE RHINE
i
Henry Wolf Writes of the Historic River
and Its Towns.
ALSO OF ITS VINE CLAD HILLS.
The Culture of drapes nd the Manufacture of
Oerman-Rhinc Wine Supports a
Large Population.
In this letter I shall write of
my travels, down the valley of the
Rhine, from Mainz to Koln. This
romantic spot, I have traversed
throe times twice by rail, and
once by steamer. The distance
is eighty miles, Mainz has a pop
ulation of 73,000 and Koln, 281,
Oi.Ki. Between these two cities
are t wo other large towns, name
ly, Bonn with 40,000 and Cobleuz
with 33,000; there are, also, twen
ty more towns, of various sizes
scattered along those eighty
miles. Now, all of these towns,
are located on the left bank of the
rivnr.
There are two railroads run
ning between Mainz and Koln, one
nn each side of the river. I took
the route on the left side, namely
Bingen, Coblenz and Bonn. Most
of the distance between Mainz
huJ Koln is mountainous, nothing
Itiit mountains. These mountains
uro uot only a single or narrow
ridgo, along the banks of the river
hut extend for a hundred miles
away from either bank. These
mountains did not allow the river
sufficient room to make its way
to the sea; it has to twist among
the rocky bluffs this way and that
way makes a big bend here and
another there until it gets fairly
impatient and cuts up nasty at
times of high water. But Hol
land was more liberal towards it.
It granted it all the room it want
ed, and, Oh! you ought to see how
old Rhine spreads himself out he
Tore the world ? He forms no
less, then four or five, very re
lwtable looking streams, before
he reaches the sea.
You will naturally ask the ques
tion; "Uow does this large popu
lation make a living, in such a
country as this ?" The answer is
by worshiping "Bacchus"
raising wine.
Mainz and, also, Bonn are very
old cities, or castles (we might
call them forts), which were built
in the years from twelve to nine
before Christ, byDrusus, step
son of Agustus Caosar, Emperor
of Rome, in his endeavors to sub
jugate the Germans, which he
never accomplished.
As we leave Mainz, and enter
the valley, what a sight! The
liver plied by steamers and oth
er vessels; trains of cars running
on both sides of the river, leaving
long clouds of black smoke be
hind them; highways as smooth
&s a Chestnut Street pavement,
cut out of the solid rocks of the
hills room for houses and even
whole little towns, chisled, as it
were, out of the solid rock; for
nature has not given room enough
for all the improvements of the
hand of roan; the whole bank of
the river from low water mark to
the very railroad ties paved with
solid stone to prevent the tor
feuts from tearing away the cost
ly improvements, and above the
railroad and highway solid walls
of masonry, sometimes twenty
mo feet high, to prevent land
slides from above. These very
sloop hillsides are covered with
vineyards which can only be
reached by high stone steps. Up
these steps they musteven carry
the manure that is required year
'y for the vines. On the summits
f these hills are fantastic look
Qg castles, built in the Middle
Ages. Automobiles of strange
"'apes, and stranger looking for
'gners, speeding like lightning
along the highway;' bicyclists
would pass you quick as a shad
0w yet tip their caps to you.
"hat are those many men and
women doing away up yonder in
the vineyards ? Are they gather
'Qg grapes? Oh uo, the grapes
re not noar ripe yet, but they
i need a great deal more sunshiue,
nd those hands are removing all
uperfluous foliage to make it
ore easy for the rays of the sun
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED.
Thompson Township Loses One of Her
School Houses.
The Oak dale school house, lo
cated In the western side of
Thompson township, was de
stroyed by fire about 1 o'clock
last Friday morning.
As the weather had not been
cold, there had not been any fire
the stove on Thursday, and
when the conflagration was dis
covered by Mr. Eli Covalt, who
lives near, the whole huildinsr
o
was inflames and the roof just
ready to fall in.
The house had been recently
furnished with patent furniture,
slate blackboard, outline maps,
&c, which, of course, together
with all the books, were destroy
ed, and no insurance.
This is unfortunate for the
township, inasmuch as the direc
tors were trying to clear up a
school debt and get ready to face
tl
le increased salary ot next year.
Reunion of the Twenty-second.
A pleasant trip is in store for
the survivors of the Twenty
second Peuna., Cavalry, many of
whom are natives of this countv.
The following, issued by the sec
retary of the organization ex
plains itself:
"The 22nd Pa. Vol. Cavalry will
have a reunion at Winchester,
Va., Oct. 21, 1903. They will there
meet the 54th Pa. Vol. Infantry
and be entertained by McNeil's
Confederate Partisan Rangers,
who used to help to give them a
warm reception away back in the
sixties, by Turner Ashby Camp
of Confederate Veterans, and by
the Mayor and people of Winches
ter who promise them a cordial
welcome.
The six months battalions of
the 22nd Pa. Cav. started out from
Mt. Union and most of its mem
bers afterwards joined the three
year regiment made up, half from
Washington and Greene counties
and half from Huntingdon, Mif
flin, Blair, Bedford, Fulton and
the counties of the Cumberland
Valley, and this will be the first
reunion of the wiTole regiment
that has been held since the war.
The secretary, Dr. A. R. Mc
Carthy, Mt. Union, Pa., does not
have a third of the addresses of
members, and he would be glad
If the newspapers in these coun
ties would make a note of this
meeting and request all survivors
who can attend the reunion to
send him their addresses and
write for excursion orders."
Among the Fulton county vet
erans who belonged to the 22nd,
are David A. Gdlis, Adam Cleven
ger, William Doyle, Cornelius
Doyle, Adam Deshong, Joseph
Edwards, Alex Ilamil, R. A. Mc
Donald, Jere Laidig, Abram Run
yan, Elliott Ray, George Shafer,
Isaac Mills, David D. Deshong,
Morgan Barton, George Wilds,
and others, perhaps.
to ripen the golden fruit.
It is said that Charles the Great
built castle Ingleheim for a sum
mer residence, and introduced
vine-culture into this valley.
Now, Charles was born in the
year 768, and died in 814. To it
follows that it is about 1100 years,
since the introduction of the vine
into Germany.
Now, these people have, gener
ation after generation, for these
eleven hundred years, spent their
lives' and strength, to accomplish
what we so much admtro to-day.
It is said that Charles searched
all the known world for plants'
and cuttings for bis vineyards.
At last he seemed to have suc
ceeded in finding a suitable grape.
Among his Spanish varities, was
a straw colored grape that took
his fancy, for it ressembled in
color the beautiful hair of the
German maiden; and, as it pos
sessed a flavor and aromatic fra
grance found in no other- grape,
he pronounced it wine: German
Rhine Wine; and now, Kaiser
Wilhelm II puts hid approbation
upon it by having a most lovely
palace right among the vines.
Henuy Wolf.
FALL TERM OF COURT.
Brings a Large Number of People to the
Cnnntv Sfflt. !
LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALL WEEK.
Coats Divided In k'nohle Case; Prosecutor
Pays Coats In Deshong Suit, and Roy
Wanner Acquitted.
With the swearing of the con
stable of the several districts and
the presenting of their returns to
the court, the wheels of Fulton
county's dispensary of justice were
put in motion ut "i o'clock Monday
afternoon.
In Belfast township the roads
were reported not in good repair.
A foot-bridge was repot ted unsafe
and in a dangerous condition.
Thompson's constnhle reported
the need of a foot bridge over
Licking Creek at John it. Baylor's
fording. The court directed the
district attorney to cull the matter
to the attention of the supervisor.
Bastard children were reported
to have been born in the townships
of Dublin, Taylor and Union.
The constable from Dublin re
ported the road leading from
Burnt Cabins to McConnellsburg
not in good repair; also the road
leading from Ilustontowu to the
county seat needs attention.
The roads in Licking Creek,
Brush Creek and Union townships
were reported to bo in fair condi
tion. Clerk Harris then called the roll
of the grand jury, and administer
ed the customary oath. Judge
Swope then charged the jury, de
fining the different grades of crime
and instructing them how to pro
ceed with their duties. The grand
jury then returned to their room.
The first case acted upon and re
turned by the grand jury as a true
bill was that of the Commonwealth
vs. John, Emanuel and Calvin
Cooper, aggravated assault and
battery upon the person of William
Knablc. All the parties to the
case reside in Ayr township. Wm.
Knable, the plaintiff, is past 85
j'ears of age. From the evidence
olfered it appears that on the night
of September 7 last Knable and
his wife, the latter a daughter of
John Coopei, one of the defend
ants, and about 25 years old, en
gaged in a quarrel. While this
was in progress John and Calvin
Cooper happened along and sought
to end the "scrap.'? This precipi
tated a stone-throwing battle be
twecn Knable and one of the de
fendants, in which the former
claimed to have been considerably
"done up," hence the suit. All
the evidence in the case was pro
duced by 5 o'clock, and an adjourn
ment was then taken.
TUESDAY MOUM.NO.
Tuesday morning's session open
ed with addresses to the jury on
the Knuble-Cooper case by attorn
eys for both parties. John 1
Si pes, Esq., represented the com
monwealth, while (J. C. Bowers,
Esq.. looked after the interests of
the defendants. At the conclusion
of the, charge by the court the
jury retired. A verdict of not
guilty was rendered. Evidently
the jury was of tho opinion that
both parties to tho case were some
what to blame in tho "racket,"
because the costs were equally
divided between the prosecutor
and defendants.
The next case called was that of
tho Commonwealth vs. Hoy Wng
ner, larceny, oath of Bruce Stone?.
Taking of testimony was begun
shortly before the noon hour. The
prosecution alleges that the defen
dant removed from the coat pocket
of the plalntiir a wallet containing
a sum of inonev. The cout was
hanging in pluiiiliu" shop at the
time, and the prosecution seeks to
connect the defendant with the
thoft. The jury in the case re
turned a verdict of nut guilty.
CUKKKNT HUHINKHH.
, Estate of Charles It. Davis. Or
der and return of sale of real eg
tnfe. Confirmed.
Estate of Abram King,' late of
Licking Creek township, deceased,
order and return of sale of real
estate by administratrix. Con
firmed. Report of viewers to view and
SILVER WEDDING.
The Event Happily Celebrated at the
Home of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Nelson.
On last Friday evening a well
planned and happily executed
surprise was giveu Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Nelson of Tod township by
their children and other friends,
on tho occasion of their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary. As
the shades of the evening began
to settle down upon their quiet
home, and the gentle queeu of
the night in her mildness smiled
peacefully upon all around, with
out the slightest intimation of
anything out of the ordinary,
their friends began arriving
carriage after carriage, with bas
kets and other things, until their
home was well nigh filled with
smiling faces and merry greet
ing ; and soon all were seated to a
very bountiful repast served by
the young people. A happy social
time, enlivened by music and oth
erwise, characterized the hours
of the evening ; and then, with
many good wishes and hearty
congratulations, their frieuds
took their departure, leaving be
hind them a lot of silver and oth
er presents as mementos of the
happy occasion and of good cheer
to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson as they
enter upon the quarter century
of happy domesticity.
NEW GRENADA.
Samuel Alloway left on Mon
day for Altoona.
Superintendent Barton visited
the schools in Wells last Thurs
day, and stayed a night in our
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Truax, of
Enid, visited friends at the par
sonage in this place last Sunday.
Miss Marion Edwards of Enid,
who was teaching school at Cooks
town, is home with a bad case of
measles.
Dr. W. S. Hunter and Bert
Sweet of Saxton, spent Sunday
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ehrenfelt
of Altoona, Misses Gertrude and
Myrtle Cook, and Olive Gris
singer of East Broadtop, visited
friend here on Friday.
Mr. Charles Alloway of Three
Springs, and Miss Laura Cutch
all of Waterfall, were guests of
Wm. Alloway's recently.
Mrs. II. II. Bridenstine and
children accompanied by her
brother Dr. Robert Hunter, left
on Monday for their new home at
Creek Side. The doctor how
ever will return and locate with
his brother William at Saxton.
Joe A. Cunningham of Engle
valn, Kansas, having closed out
his large merchandizing interest
at that place, came east and is
among the Cunningham gang, he
left for home on Monday.
locate public road in Bethel town
chip. The viewers reported against
the establishment of said road and
their report was confirmed ni. si.
In the divorce proceedings of
Minnie Mertie Irwin vs. James
Irwin, the report of the Master
set forth that the parties met on a
Saturday, became betrothed on
the following Monday, wero mar
ried on Tuesday and the brido was
deserted on Wednesday. James
Irwin, the enterprising bride
groom, was an itinerant "pill
peddler." He stopped at the home
of the young woman in Licking
Creek township and succeeded in
bringing himself ihto the favor of
the damsel and her family. lie
said he owned a house in Hancock.
They would get married and live
there in connubial bliss. The nup
tial contract was made and they
went to Hancock. Irwin left his
wife at a hotel and went out to
buy some furniture. Jnis was
three or four years ago. He lias
not yet returned, hence the appli
cation for divorce.
Rebecca Ilockensmith vs. Daniel
(. Ilockensmith, subpoena in di
vorce. The parties were married
in this county, later going to Ev
erett, where they went to house
keeping. The respondent left the
libellant without cause, it was al
leged, and she now charges deser
tion.
BECOMES A MISSIONARY.
Miss
Alice Wishart of Wells Tannery
' Accepts an Appointment.
WILL SAIL FROM NEW YORK NOV. 7.
does to Allahabad, City In India, to be Co
worker wits Miss Ella Todd. Will
Reach There About Christmas.
Miss Alice Wishart, daughter
of-Hon. and Mrs. Samuel P. Wish
art, of Wells Tannery, has ac-
cepted au appointment as mis
sionary to Allahabad, India.under j
ine auspices ot the woman's :
Union Missionary Society of Now
York City. Miss Wishart is well
kuowu in Weils Tannery, and the
surrounding valley, as a Sunday
school worker and organizer, and
has been interested in both Home
and Foreign Mission work for
some years.
Allahabad, the city to which
Miss Wishart has been appointed
is situated about hve miles west
of Calcutta, at the junction of the
Ganges and Jumna, two very
sacred rivers of India. It has a
population of 200,000 natives
both Hindus and Mohammedans
and several thousand Europe
ans, including a Scotch Highland
regiment.
It is a city of much importance
being the capital of the United
Province, and the winter home of
Sir James Diggs La T mche, the
Lieutenaut Governor. The Union
Missionary Society has a large
and important work established
there, having a dozen Eurasian
and a score or more of native
Christian women teachers for its
zenana work, and day. schools
for women and girls scattered
about the city and suburbs.
The work is now in charge of
Miss Ella Todd, who is anxiously
looking forward to the arrival of
her co-worker, who will share the
work and responsibility. . home on furlough, that the pros-
Miss Wishart sails from Newjenceof our war vessels and the
York in a party of six mission-1 precautions taken by the com-
aries November 7, on the Ameri
can Transport Steamship Mesaba
for London, and will spend a
week or ten days in England and
on the Continent, taking the P. &
O. steamship Magnolia at Mar
seilles for Bombay, November 27,
arriving at ner station about
Christmas. She will be accom
panied "upcountry"toher station
by Miss Mary Fairbank, appoint
ed by the same Board to Lansi, a
city about 100 miles south of Al
lahabad. Miss Fairbank comes
of old missionary stock, her
grandfather, father, uncles, aunts
and sisters, being missionaries
in and about Bombay.
Dr. Bertha S. Caldwell, of i
Johnstown, formerly a medical !
missionary at Allahabad,and pro-!
bably Mr. Geo. A. Wishart of Chi- J
cago, and Mrs. .lonn uussel Hun
ter a cousin of Miss Wishart will
accompany her to New ork to
see her sail. I
Gone to Illinois.
Mr. John H. Doyle and family j
of this place, left this morning
for Maiden, Illinois, where they
expect to reside. Our people re
gret to see Mr. Doyle and family
leave town, and hope that they
may find their western home
pleasant, and that they may be
abundantly prosperous.
D. D. G. M., J. V. Deavor cc-
companiod by B. H. Shaw of H us-'
ton town installed the officers of
Waterfall Lodge No. 778. I. O. O.
F. on Friday evening. The various
stations throughout the lodge
were tilled as follows: N. G., W.
O. Fields; V. G., A. D. Berkstres
ser; secretary, L. L. Cunning
ham; treasurer, Jacob 8. Black;
rep. to G. L., J., Scott Bolinger,
ete.
The fellow who wastes bis time
doesn't seem to realise that be
will need it all before he dies.
It isn't until a man attends bis
own wedding that he fully realizes
how insignificant he is.
The fact that groatxnctation
are sometimes doomed to disap
pointment shouldn't preveut you
from having any.
T.
Extract From a Letter Written by His
Son to Rev. W. A. West of This Place.
As is known by all readers of
the Nkws, there is trouble in the
Ottoman Empire. The eyes of
the civilized world are turned to
Macedonia, the storm -center of
trouble, where conflagration,
murder, and rapine at the hand
of the ruthless Turk are laying
waste that fair land. In the op
posite direction from Constanti
nople, tho capital of the empire,
Uio anr-imn, land nf tb., Tiihlo l.ne
not wholly escaped. This is es
pecially true of Beirut, a city of
80,000 or (J0,000 inhabitants, situ
atod on the shore of the Mediter
ranean Sea, between 50 and (SO
miles west of Damascus, the cap
ital of Syria and one of the oldest
cities in the world.
On Sabbath, Setomber 0th, nn
attempt was made to assassinate
the Vice Consul of the Uuittd
States; on the Saturday follow
ing a Christian was murdered by
a party of Mohammedans. On
Sabbath a riotous conflict occur
red between the Mohammedans
and the Christians in one of the
districts of the city, in whi;h
some 80 Christians were put to
death. Fortunately, for the safe
ty of the Christian population
numbering well-nigh one-half
the Mediterranean squadron of
our navy had been ordered to
Beirut by the President immedi
ately after the attempt upon the
life of our Vice Cousul. When
the murderous riot occurred, the
American war vessels were clear
ed for action, and Commodore
Cotton held 500 marines in readi
ness to land at any moment. The
desired result was secured. A
week ago it was said by a mis
sionary who had spent 40 years
j in that country, and who is now
manding officer had undoubtedly
been the occasion of averting a
general massacre,
Happily, quiet and a sense of
security have returned to Beirut,
as indicated by a letter just re
ceived by Dr. W. A. West of this
place from his son, who is a pro
fessor in the Syrian Protestant
College located there, and who
has been a resident of Beirut for
twenty years. His letter is writ
ten from his summer home on
the western slope of the Lebanon
mountain, and is headed Aleih,
Sept. 13. In part of it, which we
are permitted to publish, he says:
"I spent the whole week in the
city, coming up only on Wednes-
day for the night. The situation
steadily improved all week, aud
now I think it will settle down to
normal very quickly, if only the
Christian population returns to
its ordinary business life. In-
deed, the chief danger now is
that the Christians will tane up
some impossible demands or ir
reconcilable attitude. The chief
event looking toward quiet has
been the recall of the governor,
whose corruption and laxity were
responsible for the state of af
fairs leading uo to tho riot. The
I governor ot Damascus, an excel-
' lunt man, is in charge for tho
time being,
"While there is still a good
deal of soreness among both Mo
hammedans and Christians, and
not a little threatening talk on
both Bide3, 1 think there is little
danger of -another outbreak. In
any case, you must feel no anxie
ty about us. Even were trouble
to recur, it is extremely unlike
ly that Americans or American
property would be attacked.
Moslems in general are very
friendly to us, and the Christian
Imputation as well. Of course,
the presence of our men-of-war
at present gives absolute protec
tion, but even if they were not
here there would be very little
danger.
"The whole empire is in a state
"f unrest, European Turkey be
iug the worst, and there is rea
son to expect trouble or changes
ut Iho seat of government.
ENC0URAGINa NEWS FR0M BEIRI
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
.NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home lor a Vacation, Away (or an Outing, a
Trip for Bualnesa or Pleasure. You'll
Find It Right Here.
Mrs. Jane Ann Suyder and son
Harvey of Gem, spent last Friday
in town.
Merchant W. F. Hart of Need
more, spent Monday night in
town.
Miss Elizabeth Bender who had
been at Pen Mar returned homo
last week.
Miss Annie Dnyle of Chambers
burg, is visiting relatives and
frieuds in this place.
Mrs. C. B. Stevens is spending
a couple of weeks in Philadelphia
and Harrisburg.
Dr. Clarence N. Trout of Bed
Lion, Pa , is spending this week
with his mother and sisters hem
There have boon over 1200
members added to the Royal Ar
canum, in this state alone, since
the first of June.
Mrs. Emanuel Si':ii and
daughter Beatrice, of Need more,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in McConuollsburg.
By reference to an advertise
ment in another column, it will be
seen that Maye Johnston has her
millinery opening on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week.
Mr. C. II. Akers of Akersville,
spent a few hours in town last
Saturday and took a little time to
come in and chat with the printer
and advance his subscription into
1904.
Misses Ida and Hcka Murnma,
of Huntingdon, Pa., who tire home
visiting their parents, Mr. tmd
Mrs. D. B. Mum ma near Knobs
ville, spent a few hours in town
last Friday.
In sending us another dollar to
advance his subscription to the
latter part of 1U04, our old friend
Joseph Palmer at Mt. Union says
the "News" is a welcome weekly
visitor into their hr.ine.
The anuual Fanners Institute
of this county will beheld during
the first four days in December
at Warfordsburg, Buck Valley,
Crystal Springs and McConuells
burg, a day at each place
Robert Shinier, who had been
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Shinier, and other
friends of this place, left last Sat
urday for Harrisburg, whore ho
has secured employment.
C. II. Wissner, Esq., who was
admitted to the bar iu this court
a few years ao, tu.d who has
since seen army service in tlio
Philippines, and is now at Fred
ricksburg, Va., is anioug the
strangers at court this week.
Practical farming will ho taught
in the schools at Hancock, as an
experiment and if it proves sue
csssful the study m ay I e extend
ed to the other m IiooIs. Commis
sioner Cohill originated tho idea
and copies of a text book on the
subject have been ordered.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Finiff, left
to-day for their home at Hay,
Pa., after a ten days' visit among
frieuds in this county. Luther
who was formerly a couductor on
the Mongahela Division of the P.
R. R. has been promoted to Yard
master, and now holds a lucrative
as well as responsible position.
The familiar form and face
Hon. Geo. A. Smith of Rogersville
Tenn., is seen at court this week. .
George is a native of this county,
having been a school teacher aud
county superintendent back
in the fifties, and afterwards one
of the leading attorneys at tho
bar. During the past thirty
years, or more, he has been a res
ident of Tennessee, but usually
manages to get back to Fulton
about twice a yevr. He seems to
have a pull on old Father Timo,
as the last score of years has not
made any perciptible chauge iu
. bis appearance.