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VOLUME 5.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMHEU 25, 1903.
NUMBER 10
REV. CHAMBERS IN IOWA. 1
Siuth Wayne Founded 25 Years Ago by
Fulton County Boy.
AYR TOWNSHIP WELL REPRESENTED.
Joht H. Craig and David Crouse Among the
Successful Business Men. The Preach
er Seen Lots of Cats.
Sherry, Wis., Nov. 13, 1903.
Dear Bro. Peck: My former
letter closed rather abruptly at
Ho old "Mission church." In
that letter I intimated that a pe-
uliar attachment seemed to
pring up between the good peo
!e of Nevada and myself : apart
from the lovely family with whom
1 was sojourning this was fully
evinced on the morning of Sep
tember 22nd the day 1 left
there. As I was going down to
the depot accompanied by the
nily, some came out on the
street to bid me good-bye. I
boarded tbe train at 7:43, chang
ed cars at Lima, waited there an
hour and twenty minutes, reach
ed Chicago at 4 p. m.; left Chica
go at 7:45 tbe next morning, and
reached South Wayne at 12:10.
There I met my son Joseph and
Ms daughters Lulu and Anna.
South Wayne is a thriving lit
tle town of some 300 inhabitants.
The town was started about 25
years ago by one of our Fulton
countv boys, Henry Harr, a son
o? John H. Harr, deceased, late of
Big Cove Tannery. He left there
soon after I came to the Cove,and
went to Illinois and then to Wis
consin a poor boy, but he had
moral character, good habits,
grit and vim. He built the first
house within the present bounds
of the town, and started the first
store; and such was his popular!
ty.throughoutLiyfayette county,
that he soon attained to the office
of prothouotary, became the own
or of several lots, and built sever
al houses. He is now living in
some of the southwestern states
and is said to be worth some $20,-
ooo.
South Wayne is situated on the
banks of the Pecatonia river.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Pau 1 R. R. passes through the
town.
There are three churches a
Methodist, a Free-Will Baptist,
aud a Catholic. There is a hotel
(no strong drinks). There are
four general merchandizing
stores and two hardware stores,
all doing a thriving business; also
two drug stores, a raeatmarket
i:nd a barber shop. Store No. 1.
is owucd and run by a Fulton
county boy, John H. Craig, sonot
our neighbor, A. J. Craig, Esq.,
of Big Cove Tannery. The meat
market is owned and run by
another Fulton county boy, John
Arouse, son or the late uavia
Crouse, Esq., of Big Cove Tan
nory, and he is doing quite an ex
trusive business.
There are many quite fine
houses all built m modern style.
There is one now uearing com
pletion, that is to cost some $10,
W0. All in all, South Wayne is,
1 think, a very pleasant place to
live. I have visited around among
tlio people to some extent and
Hud them very pleasant and social
both in the church aud at their
homes.
I wout to the Catholic church
"no day, and was treated very
kindly. One good brother met
me at the door and escorted me
up to the front, and gave me a
seat right among the brethren
aud sisters.
I visited one place where I
counted thirteen cats on the
!reh as I went In. This is the
exception, however, and not the
rule.
A beautiful corner lot has re
cently been purchased on which
to build a Banking House. The
grantor binds the purchaser to
build a brick house with a brown
stone front. It is presumed
that the bank will be to operation
Wriy next year. 1 am writing in
Wood county 150 miles north of
South Wayne by rail. Kindest
fpgards to everybody.
Yours in haste,
x Lb wis Chambers.
PROGRAM FOR INSTITUTE.
County Superintendent Barton
Has Secured Notable Edu
cators as Instructors.
HIGH-CLASS EYEHIHG EHTERTAIHERS.
TheThirty-Seventh Annual Ses
sion of the Fulton County Teach
ers' Institute will convene at the
Court House, McConnellsburg,
Monday, December 7, 1903, at 1:30
P.M.
The enrollment of teachers will
take place in the County Super
intendent's office, in the Court
House, Monday, Dec. 7, from 10
to 12 o'clock. Teachers should
enroll immediately after their ar
rival An enrollment fee of one dollar
will be charged each teacher.
This also entitles each teacher to
a general admission ticket, Which
can be exchanged tor a gene ral
reserved seat ticket at Trout's
Drug Store on payment of twenty-five
cents additional We ad
vise that all teachers secure re
served seat tickets as all seats
will be reserved Wednesday even
ing and probably Thursday even
ing. Officers:.
President Charles E Barton,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
Vice Presidents Emory Thom
as, B. C. Lamberson, Horace Grif
fith. Secretary L. H. Wible.
Enrolling Clerk David R.
Strait.
Door-Keepers C. C. Rotz, E.
B. Morton.
Ushers Levi P. Morton, John
Woodcock, Walter Smith, Lewis
Harris.
Committee on Resolutions.
Gilbert B. Meilott,EstellaLogue
Grace Huston, Ernest Walters,
Harvey Sharpe.
Committee on Professional
Literature.
Horace Griffith, Blanche O.
Peck, James Keefer, Cora Funk,
Katharine Metzler, Olive Giissin
ger. Auditing Committee.
C. A. Foster, Orpha Snyder,
Austin Hill.
Permanent Certificate Com
mittee. -
Gilbert B. Mellott, B. C, Lam
berson, Estella Logue.
instructors.
Dr. Nathan C. Schajffer, State
Superintendent of Public In
struction. Dr. G. M. D. Eckels, Principal
Shippensburg State Normal .
Dr. Lee Francis Lybarger, Mif
flin burg, Pa.
Dr. Joseph F. Barton, Vice
Principal Shippensburg State
Normal School
Prof. C. J. Potts, Ex SuptBed-
ford county.
Prof. W. M. Rife, Shippens
burg State Normal School
Prof. I. D. Gresh, Milton, Pa.
evening entertainments.
Monday Evening Dr. Leo
Francis Lybarger.
Tuesday Evening Hon. Fred
Ikeler.
Wednesday Evening The Kaf
fir Boy Choir.
Thursday Evening Spill man
Rlggs.
We believe the course selected
will prove interesting and benefi
cial to all who may hear it. It
has been chosen with the great
est of care, and we trust lf,may
commend itself to all
Dr. Lybarger has been before
tbe teachers of our county two
previous Institutes, and was ex
tremely popular with our peo
ple. Hon. Fred Ikeler is an orator
of unusual lorce and eloquence.
Every teacher should hear bis
lecture on "The Needs of a New
Century. '
The Kaffir Boy Choir, consist
ing of Mr. J. H. Balmer, of South
Africa, and his marvelous band
of five little Africans, represent
ing several distinct South Afrl
can tribes, accompanied by Miss
BACK FROM SHIL0H.
Tbe "Old" Soldier Boyi had a Fine Time
Down at the Dedication.
A note from Dr. Wishart at
Johnstown, says he has returned
from his trip to Shiloh, Tenu ,
whither he had gone to attend
the dedication of the battlefield
monument at that place, and had
a most delightful time.
There were between seventy
and eighty members of the Seventy-seven
there,notany of whom
were under 70, and some were
over 80 years of age. One of the
old comrades fell overboard at
Johnsonville and was drowned.
Of Dr. Wishart's company,
that participated in the battle at
Shiloh 41 years ago, there were
present at the dedication, M. W.
Houck, Willie Bivens and Randall
Childers of Wells Valley; Harry
Willet of Port Royal, Pa., Samu si
Ramsey of Tyrone; Jesse Diggins
of Everett; J. S. McDowell of
Kansas City, and W. L. Woodcock
of Altoona.
Elsie Clark, of Kafiirland, is a
revelation. "Africa in Song and
Story" as given by them is one
of the most popular entertain
ments before the public to-day.
All seats will be reserved for
this entertainment.
Nothing need be said of Spill
man Riggs ; he made a lasting hit
with our people last year.
admission to evening enter
tainments.
Single admission, 25 cents.
Reserved seats, 35 cents.
season tickets.
Reserved seats to teachers,
$1.25; to others, $1.40.
All seats will be reserved Wed
nesday evening, and will probab
ly all be reserved Thursday even
ing. Tickets on sale at Trout's Drug
Store, Monday, 10 a. in., Dec. 7.
On other mornings during the
week the chart will be opened for
sale of tickets at 7:30 o'clock.
Music, Day Sessions.
Prof. I. D. Gresh, Director,
Milton, Pa.
Miss Gertrude Sipes, Pianist,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
Music, Evening Session.
McConnellsburg Orchestra,
Order of Work.
Day session from 9 to 12, and
from 1:30 to 4.
Teachers' period every morn
ing from 9 to 10.
Evening entertainments begin
at 7:30. Doors open at 7 o'clock.
Concert every evening by the
McCouuellsburg Orchester.
Address of Welcome, M. R.
Shaffner, Esq., McCouuellsburg,
Pa.
Respouse, Mr. E. E.Kell, Burnt
Cabins, Pa.
Teachers' Topics.
Reading HoraceGriffith, Elsie
Greatbead, T, S. Hershy.
Examination, Why 7 When ?
Howl' B. C. Lamberson, Mar
garet Daniels, E. B. Cline, Lewis
Harris.
School Sanitation and Decora
tion F. M. Dibhl, Estella, Logue
W. G. Wmk, C. C. Rotz.
How secure the Best Results
From Local Institutes ? Emory
Thomas, S. L. Simpson, Olive
Grisingr, Ernest Walters, E.
E. Kell
School Diciphne James Keef
er, Harvey Shai pe, Lillian Hill,
Cora Funk, Gilbert IS. Mellott
All teachers should study the
subjects and come prepared to
take part in tliu discussions.
Thursday Directors' Day.
An Act of the Assembly of
April 21, 1903, provides that the
County Directors Association
shall not convene during the week
of the County Institute, but inas
much as wo will have thu State
Superiuteudent of Public In
struction witli us during the lat
ter part 'of the week, we deem it
wise to Invite the Directors to at
tend, especially on Thursday,
when such questions as relate
particularly to the work oftho
Directors will be discussed. Di
rectors are, however, invited to
attend au sessions, if possible. -
Thny are requested to see the
County S uptnt'in ten dent concern-
Itig tickets to the veulug enter
taiumeuU.
FINE GERMAN CITIES.
Koln Celebrated lor Ita Large Produc
tlon of Eau de Cologne.
IT'S CATHEDRAL WITH 512-FT. SPIRE.
Hlfh Standard of Architecture. Churches that
Took Hundreds of Yean to Build.
Origin of Freemason.
Koln is about as large as New
Orleans; and as its name (Co)uu)
indicates, was at one time a Ro
man colony. It owed a great deal
of its early importance to Aggrip
ina, Empress of Rome, who great
ly favored it, and procured for it
great privileges and laws, even
such, as only the largest Italian
cities enjoyed. We find, even
now at this late day, traces of
Roman laws and customs; for in
stance, the mayor and city offi
cers can only be chosen out of a
guild of the wealthy men of the
city, which corporation has ex
isted ever siuce the days of Ro
mau rule. It is said, that at oue
time, there resided in this city,
no less than 75,000 weavers. At
present it is the greatest wiue
market in all Germany; and it is
also the place, where the cele
brated toilet article.called cologne
which is so highly prized by our
ladies, is manufactured and sold
in every part of the world.
Koln has now a fine iron bridge
which connects it with Dentz, a
town on the other side oi the river.
Formerly it had only a boat bridge
of a very peculiar construction.
A strange feature is the flouring
mills, which are anchored in the
river. I couuted uo less than
seventeen of such. These are
simply boats, built to accommo
date a single set of buhrstones.
A very large water wheel which
the current turns, supplies the
power.
But the greatest attraction of
Koln is its great old Cathedral,
with its two 512-foot spires. It
is the most celebrated church of
its kind in all Germany, France
and England. It covers nearly
two acres of ground. This build
ing was commenced as far back
as the year 1218, and was only
finished in 1883, its towers had
only progressed a little above the
main building, and were sur
rounded with scaffolding, and
surmounted with great derricks,
and the sight was not very at
tractive, - but now since they are
completed, it is almost impossi
ble in a letter like this to de
scribe its beauty.
In 1843 the Catholic population
of Germany made an attempt to
complete- this costly structure,
but were unable to raise the nec
essary funds without any other
help. The matter rested again
until 1871, when, after defeating
France and becoming an empire,
with the king of Prussia as em
peror, the entire German nation
undertook it as a national enter
prise and completed it in 1883.
In this way all the honor and glo
ry of presenting to the astonish
ed world so costly and wonderful
a specimen of .German art, skill,
and workmanship in German ar
chitecture, redounded upon the
whole German nation instead of
upon the Catholics alone.
In the Middle Ages, it seems,
art and science, especially archi
tecture, were the exclusive pos
sessions ot the church. So it
happened th it in the beginning
of the thirteenth century a great
mania, as it were, to build church
es of the most fabulous dimen
sions, expenditure of money, la
'or and time, took possession of
the Christian world. The result
was the planning of numbers of
edifices the building and comple
tion of which seems almost be
yond human conception, even in
this our own day.
There were two styles of
church architecture: tlio Byzan
tic or round arch, ending on the
top with a cupola, as the Sophia
church in . Constantinople, the
cburoh of Saint Mark in Venice,
the cathedral in Aagen, and oth
ers; and, the Gothic style, witbj
the high pointed arch aud high.
slender, graceful spire tormluat-
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL EVENT.
At the Home of Mr. and Mrs. John Shaf
fer, in Honor ol Mr.and Mrs. Snotta.
A most delightful social event
! ""ed at the home of Mr. and
I Mrs. John Shaffer of Tod town-
I.U. I.. .1 O-j
omjj, jusb oaiuraay evening, trie
occasion being the revisiting ly
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Snotts of
Altoona, the old homestead the
very house Mr. Snotts was born
and brought up in which prop
erty is now owned and occupied
by the brother of Mrs. Snotts,
Mr. John Shaffer. Mr. Snotts
has been living in Altoona for the
last ten years and tills a lucrative
positun in the P. R. R. car shops
in that city. He still owns the
property he occupied when living
here; and, also, owns a fine house
in Altoona. We congratulate Mr.
Snotts ou his successful business
venture in that city.
When the guests had arrived,
Mr. Snotts entertained them with
the most delightful and pleasing
music rendered by agraphophoue
which he had brought alougfrom
Altoona. lu due time supper was
announced by Mrs. Shaffer, aud
we must say, in justice to that
lady, that she surely outdid her
self on this occasion; as everyone
present seemed to relish hor
bountiful repast most gratifying.
After supper tho guests insist
ed that Mr. Henry Wolf should
make a little speech, to which he
reluctantly complied. After some
more music, when it was near
midnight, tho guests left for
their respective homes, feeling
that they had enjoyed a most de
lightful evening, aud wishing that
similar events would occur often
cr. Below arc some of the names
of those that were present :
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Snotts;
Mr. George Gress and wife; Mr.
Daniel G. Elvey and wife; Mr.
Henry Wolf and wife; Mr. Luther
Fix and wife; Mr. Mac Mumma,
wife aud two childreu; Mrs.
Katheriue Cowan; Misses Nora
Elvey, of Altoona; Jessie Gress,
Mary Tice, Daisy Elvey and Mer
tie Cowan; Messrs. George Tice,
Elsworth Batdorf, John Wible,
and Boyd and Harrv Elvey.
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lug in a cross. In fact, the
ground plan of most of these edi
fices was in the shape of a cross.
Of this style were the cathedrals
of Koln, Antwerp. Strasburir.
Saint Stephen of Wieu, and oth
ers. Now, it generally took a
hundred years, and even much
onger, to complete such a build
ing; but there were many such
structures in course of erection
at the same time, ho it required a
host of masons and stono cut
ters. Tlieso mechanics were
courted by church and stite;
they were the recipients of great
privileges, and even became inde
pendent of all com raon law : they
would formulate laws of their
own, and really founded a sort of
a republic all of their own. The
masons of each cathedral city
formed themselves into organiza
tions called mason-lodges, which
lodges of all countries formed an
other union with each other, aud
called it the Grand Lodge of the
Free-masons.
Henry Wolf.
LETTER FROM J. W. BROWN.
I In Hie Pastern Part of tbe State with the
! A. T. 4 T. Co.
Since tho early part uf October
the A. T. & T. Co. have been
working on a line from Bethle
hem to Philadelphia, and now we
are 23 miles south of Bethlehem.
We have struck what is termed
"red shale" aud wc have several
miles of it; consequently, our
progress is slow.
In Bethlehem is located the
Moravian College, a large and
magnificent building. The city
also has the old historic Sun Inn,
erected by the Moravian congre
gation in 1759. South Bethlehem
is the site of one of the largest
steel plants in Pennsylvania.
Here is manufactured large guns
and armor plate. When the
works are running full, about 10,
000 men are employed. At pres
ent work is slack. The entire
plant is a mile in length and near
ly all under one roof.
In Bethlehem, Allentown, Hel
lerstown and surrounding coun
try the Germau language is main
ly spoken; hence, a fellow that
can't "Deitch sprechen" isn't in
it. If you want to see goats you
can see them in South Bethle
hem. A rainy day will bring
them from the mountain side in
to town, where they stroll where
soever they please, unmolested.
Perkasie is located at the base
of a hill, on the summit of which
is Camp Hastings. Our line pass
es just outside the camp boun
dary line. From the top of the
hill a grand view is presented of
the couutry and the following
towns and villages : Perkasie,
Sellorsville, BloomingGlen, South
Perkasie, Silver Dale and Mount
Pleasant.
From Allentown one can ride
any direction by trolley Allen
town to Philadelphia, Reading,
Easton, Slatington, Bangor, Nor
ristown, Lansdale, Pottstown,
Hatfield, and Philipsburg, N. J.
A ride over the Lehigh Valley
Traction Company lines in sum
mer is a real treat.
Quakertown, five miles north
from Perkasie, is quite a place.
It has ten cigar factories, stove
foundry, silk mill, etc.
As our force passes through
the couutry, some amusing inci
dents occur; lor instance, at
Leighotiville, Northampton coun
ty, a resident, objected to having
.1 pole planted in front of his
dwelling, and placed a large "No
Trespassing" notice where the
hole was to be dug. The writer
was the first to approach the
placp, and, being a little "scary"
"passed by on the other side."
The matter was reported to the
superintendent, and he, with an
assistant, went back to dig the
hole. As Boon as they began to
throw out dirt, a woman came
and began throwing in stones and
dirt about as fast as they were
digging the hole. Matters be
came serious. Our "Boss" was
angry, and came near saying
"cuss words," but he didn't he
just shoveled dirt. Finally the
woman's husband said, "Yoost
lot 'im dug de hole an' poot de
pole in, and den I schops 'im
down, by schiming."
On another occasion, a young
rustic wanted to try the spurs
on; so, one of our climbers loan
ed him the hooks, and our rustic
went down the line to practice
climbing. After he returned
some one asked him how he sue-
ceeaeu. ue remaruea, "Ue-up
go vas not so bat, but the down
cum vas H 1."
While 1 am writing, my chum
L. II. Cook is seated in an easy
cnair reading the "Life of Davy
Crocket," and judging from the
smile on his face, be is enjoying
himself.
Subscribers desiring tbe Ad
dress of their paper changed
should not forgot to give us the
name of the postofflce to which
the paper has been going, aa well
as tbe name of tbe office to which
the paper is to be sent
Subscribe for the Mews and do
it to-day. Only one dollar.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapihota at Their Movements, at They
' Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home lor a Vacatloa, Away for an Oatiaf, a
Trip for Business or Pteasare, Yoall
Find II Right Here.
Mrs. Thomas Amsley of Foltz
spent Saturday in the family of
J. Frank Sheely.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Deck
er of Harrisonville, spent Friday
with friends in this place.
Jury commissioner elect, Si
mon Deshong of Pleasant Ridge,
was in town Saturday on busi
ness. Miss Katherine Cook of this
place, is spendiug two weeks in
Gettysburg, the guest of Mrs.
Danner Buehler.
Mrs. George H. Unger has the
thanks of the editor's family for
several bunches of as fine celery
as we have ever seen.
Mrs. George W. Hays is spend
ing a couple of weeks visiting her
mother, Mrs. Michaels and other
friends in Everett.
Mrs. Rachel Brant has remov
ed from Washington. Pa., to
Parkersburg, W. Va., where she
is very pleasantly located.
Misses Mary Clevencrer of this
place, and Irene Pott of Big Cove
Tannery, left Saturday for York,
where they have secured employ
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Rine-
dollar of Waynesboro, is spend
ing this week among their many
friends on this side of the moun
tain. Don't forget to sign your name
to any communication sent in for
publication ; not that we want to
publish your name.but as a guar
antee of good faith.
Mrs. Mahala Deshong of Har
risonville, who had beeu spend
ing the week with the family of
her sister-in-law Mrs. John P,
Sipes returned to her home Sat
urday. Boarding for a limited number
of teachers can be had during In
stitute in the homes of Mrs. S.A.
Nesblt and Mrs. S.M. Cook, near
the Court House.
Rev. Shull will preach at Zion
next Saturday evening and Sun
day morning; at Bedford Chapel
Sunday evenincr. and Thanksgiv
ing services at Asbury Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Charles BishoD and Miss
Stella Sigel, of Thompson town
ship, spent a couple of days with
me lormer's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Mary A. Kelly of this place,
George W. Che&nut and T. B,
McCulloh of lower Bethel were
among those summoned to town
last Thursday to testify before
the auditor in the Jephtha Moats
estate.
Mr. Charlie Robinson and his
mother of Bethel township, spent
last Thursday in town. Charlie
is thinking of taking a job of saw
ing for J. Tol Bridges ofHau
cock. J. E. Lyon of West Dublin was
m town last Thursday. Jimmy
has rented his farm, and is going
to have a big salo on the 9th of
December and sell off his stock
and farming implements.
Mrs. Josephine Logan and
daughters Eleanor and Alice, and
the latter' husband, Mr. George
McCauslm all of Narberth, Pa.,
spent the past week among their
many friends m this place.
Misses Dora Deshong, Mary
Daniels and Katharine Metzler, a
trio of Licking Creek township's
popular teachers were among
Saturday's throng of shoppers.
Don't forget that the President
of the United States and the
Governor of our own State, as
well as your own sense of duty,
asks you to go to church to-morrow,
and join In giving thanks to
Him who has been so good to you
during the past year.and to whom
you are indebted for everything
Jou possess. Union Thanksgiv
13 services in the M. U church
at 10 o'clock.