A C0Elt VOLUME 5. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY 18, 190. NUMliEK 35 PHILIPPINE SUPERSTITIONS. As I old oy cnaries nenry Wissner, a Returned Soldier. superstitions exercise more power among the Bisayan s than religion. Like the peasants of Brittany they are faithful in church attendance and in the performance of ali church duties, but they have more fear of the evil spirits which they believe wander abroad at night than of all the threatened penalties of the church. The priests have preached against their supersti tious practices and even imposed penance upon those who indulg ed iu them, but the average Bis ayau still dreads the evil spirits more than he dreads the priests. There is one superstition that has not only terrorized them for generations but in one case has rendered a whole district unin habitable. This superstition is the belie in the existence of evil spirits called "aswang." These spirits are supposed to be the souls of evil people which have the power of leaving their bodies while they are asleep and wan der forth in the form of bats or vampires to do harm to all whom they meet. Any person found dead in the streets or roads or in spots remote from human habi tation, unless they have the marks of violence on their bod ies, are said to be the victims of the "aswang." The caves in the mountains of the Bisayan Islands are full of large bats, which only come forth at irregular intervals and on dark nights. As they pass through the air or skim along close to the ground they make weird noises, and being black in color and near ly iuvisible, it can easily be un derstood how ignorant people be come fearful and timid when abroad ou dark nights. More than one American soldier on s mtinel duty on dark nights has had his heart sink iu his shoes at hearing these weird sounds and seeing nothing. The cry of "aswang" on a dark night in a Bisayan town or vil hge will cause every native to close his doors and windows, to light every lamp in the house and to fall on his knees to recite to his patron saint every prayer that he knows. Any sudden or unexplained evil is at once as cribed to the "aswang," and the terror excited by this supersti tion is so great as at times to de prive the native of what reason ing powers he possesses. When the American troops were making an advance one dark night on the town of Santa Barbara, in the island of Panay, a mob of half wild women and children broke into their lines all trying at the top of their voices, "Aswang! Aswang!" It seems that a large bat had made Its ap pearance in their hiding place und so terrihed them that they preferred to throw themselves on the mercy of their enemies than remain longer in Ls proxim ity. In the province of Capiz, a province of the same islaud, a plague appeared some years ago aud raged with especial fatality in certain districts ; and as the preseuce of this plague was no ted by the natives only in those localities where there were many of the largest variety of bats, the idea spread that the "aswang" were responsible for the death of so many people. A terror that cannot be expressed in words took possession of the inhabit ants of the districts affected, and by the thousands they Ued, first to the smaller towns, and finally, upon the .further appearance of the plague, to the seacoast towns. In time reason resumed Us sway in some degree, but even at tho present day there is a large stretch of territory in the heart of the province entirely uninhab ited. The houses have crumbled into ruins, and the fields once cultivated are now thickets of un dergrowth and weeds. The trav oler compelled to cross this sec' DOLLY VOUNKER DEAD A Native of this County, and Sister of Mr. John Winters. From the Greenville. (Olilo), Deniocrnl. Dorothy Winters Younker, old est daughter of George and Anna Winters, and sister of Mr. John Winters of Thompson township, was born iu Bedford county, (that part which is now Fulton county), Pennsylvania, Novembo 5th, A. D. 1828, aud departed this life, at her home iu Richland township, Darke county, Ohio, April 11, 1U04, Bged seventy-live years, five mouths aud six days, Her father died when she was seven years old, leaving her moth er with five small children, with whom she continued to reside, amid the privations ol their mouri tain home, until Oct. 21, 184J when she was united in marriage to Jonathan S. Younker. To them were born eight children, four sons and four daughters. In the spring of 1850, the fami ly came to Darke county, Ohio, and remained here two years, after which time they moved to Christian county, Illinois, and re sided there for four years. In the spring of 1802 the family re turned to Darke county, Ohio, where the remainder of her life was spent. Mother was a firm believer in the Christian religion from her childhood. Her early life was spent surrounded by the influ ences of the Baptist church, for which demonination she always had a kindly feeling. Shortly after locating on the present homestead iu 1873 she and her husband united with the Christian church at Beamsville, Ohio, and remained a faithful member of the Church Militant until she joined the Church Triumphant. Her inllueuco in her home circle was such that she witnessed all her children unite with the same church, and was present when they complied with all its ordinances. Her disposition was one of meek ness and'resignation. When call ed to pass through the sorest trials of this life, whether at the side of her dying husband, or at the death bed of a lov ing son or daughter, or when she hersell was racked with pain and suffering almost unendurable agony, her oft' repeated words were "The Lord's will be done." Her devotion to her children, was a mother's devotion to the fullest extent. Her interest aud effort to advance their welfare knew no limit, except the limit to her power of endurance and ad vantage. Her husband died twenty-two years ago, one son, one daughter and seven grandchildren also pre ceded her to the life beyond. She leaves three sons, three daugh ters, twenty grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters and many relatives and friends to mourn her departure. Funeral was held from the Christian church at Beamsville, Ohio, April 14th, at 10 o'cloc'.-; sermon on the occasion by Rev. C. W. Hootf of Richmoud, Ind. Iutermeut iu the Klufakur eutne Very. . Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wible and son of Chelsea, Huntingdon coun ty, spent .Saturday and Suuday with Mrs. Wible's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zack Vallance. George U. Suotts, who hud beeu speudiug a few days with rela tives over tho Ridge, succeeded iu persuading his uncle, John Shaf fer, to accompany him to ins home in Altoona; and accordingly the two started out on Tuesday morning to make the trip "over land" behind John's long-ear i-d matches. tion of country always seeks to arrange bis journey bo that he can cross it iu tho day time, and it need not be added that whiiu crossing there is no thought of tarryiug by the way. DAVID M. SIPES. Body Shorn of Limbs Found on Rail- road Track at Tyrone. As was stated in a paragraph in this paper last week tho body of David iI. Si pes was found ou the railroad track near the station at Tyrone on Friday night the Gth inst. The story of the shocking accident is as follows : About 11 o'clock on the night mentioned he was found by a trackwalker about 200 yards west of Tyrone station. The body had been bad ly mangled by the train, his legs and arms had beeu severed from the body. An examination of papers found in the dead man's pockets revealed his name and al so the fact that he was a huckster traveling through tho country buying butter, eggs and other produce, which he sold iu the Ty rone and Altoona markets. Among other articles taken from his pnektts was a rebate ticket which showed he had traveled from Curwensville in Clearheld county, where it is probable he had been layiug in a stock of such things as he handled in the busi ness in which he was engaged. It is believed that Mr. Sipes ar rived iu Tyrone at 20 minutes past 'J o clock. here lie went after alighting from the train, however is not kuowu. All that can 1)0 told is that at 20 minutes past 11 o'clock his armless and legless body was found by track walker Bryan. The belief is that he was struck by a west bound freight train and that his death occurred at about which time the freight passed that point at which the tragedy was euacted. Mr. Sipes watch which was found in his pocket, had stopped at 1 1 : 14. There is no account of any cast-bound train passing at that hour and it seems improbable that a man trudgiug along a rail road at night would not hear the rumble of a train approaching him from the rear. David Sipes was born iu this county, April 27, 107, and some years later went with his parents to Bedford county. They have since resided at Tatesville, at which jlace Rev. M. L. Sipes has been postmaster for many years. The deceased man is survived by his father aud mother, M L., and C. J. Sipes of Tatesville; two brothers, Bui ton and Howard of Curwensville, Pa.; and six sisters Dollie, of Baltimore, Md ; Mrs. Harry 1. O'Neal, of Clear Ridge; Mrs. II. J. Wagoner, of Cadet, Virginia; Mrs. Charles P. Ott, of Everett, Pa.; aud Miss llattieaud Miss Blanche at home. The funeral services were con ducted at his home on Sunday, May 8, by Rev. TompUinson. of the Methodist church, after which the remains were taken to Ever ett cemetery where they were laid to rest. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. MEMORIAL SERVICE. Held by Odd Fellows at Green Hill Last Sunday. In pursuance of announcement made in these columns last week, Rev. J. V. Adams of the M. E. church in this place, preached a sermon in tho Green Hill Presby terian church last Sunday to the members of Harrison ville Lodge, I. O. O. F., commemorative of the death of their deceased brother W. C. Mann. Dr. Wm. A. West was present and assisted in the services. Iu addition to a full at tendance of Harrisonville Lodge, the following visiting brothers were present: From McCon- uollsburg Lodge, L. U. Wible, Dr. Win. McK'ibbin, EdShnner.C. B. Stevens, John, Henry and George Coiuerer, I. D. Thompson, M. W. Nace, D B. Trout and B. F. Hen ry; from Fort Littleton, S. L. Buckley and T. Scott Hershey; Waterfall, Win. and Newt Alio- way ; Wells Tannery , Samuel Alio way and Robert Moseby. Mrs. Mary Wood a) has beeu on the tick list for several weeks. SENSIBLE TALK. i Mr. Cromer Patronizes the Town In Which He Does Business. Horace W. Cromer, a native of! Fort Littleton, but now the vice president and general manager of the McClain Fire aud Brick company, of Pittsburg, which owns the Buckeye bricks works, in Wellsville, Ohio, made some statements before tho water works trustees of that city that should go on record, inasmuch as they show that Mr. Cromer is a man who believes iu patronizing a town in which he lives or has business mterests. Mr. Cromer's mission there was to speak in be half of his brick, before tho board. He spoke briefly, saying among other things ; "We would of course like to sell you the brick for the new building at the pump ing station. We have named a price that is low to Hunt & Co., your engineers in Pittsburg. If our brick is as good or better than any other brick offered aud our price is lower than other quo tations we believe we should have the order. But if some one else offers a better brick at a price lower than ours, then we have nothing to say. We are new peo ple here, but we are makiuggood brick and lots of them. We have put in new machinery worthabout $15,000, and have doubled the out put oi tne works by these lm- provements. We employ Wells- ville labor and have hired as our superintendent a Wellsville tnau, John Martin. We buy of your merchants everything that we need that we can buy here. We believe in patronizing the people of the town as long as we have in terests here aud we propose to continue this policy. McConnellsburg Normal. The normal school which start ed here on Monday of last week is now under full headway with 74 students. The names of the students aud the townships they represoutare as follows: Ayr. Carrie Humbert, Virgie Truax, Maude Riuedollar, Maye Mellott, Mary L. Stenger, Mary Ott, Grace Johnston, Henrietta Patterson, Hattie Kendall, Cloyd Everhart, Charles W. Seville, Harry E. .Seville, James P. Keefer. Belfast. Nettie Mellott, Nel lie Morton, Minnie Mellott.Queen Lake, Annie E. Deshong, Howard C. Mellott, Albert Mellott, Sam uel H. Kline, Gilbert C. Mellott. Bethel. Bertha Golden, Nel lie Kirk. Jesse H. Daniels. Brush Cheek. Ada Barton, Grace A. Lodge, Albert C. Gar land, George M. Lodge. Duhlin. Bertha Cline, Myrtle Stevens, Maude M. Fields, May Chesnut, Eugene Chesnut, Bald win Fraker. Licking Creek, Francis Dan iels, Richard Schooley, Robert Metzler, V. L. Hollenshead, Les lie Decker, George Sipes, Raleigh Lawyer. M cCon N ellsuurg. Marden Stouteagle, Annie Black, Jessie Dickson, Bessie Irwin, Grace E. Shimer. Taylor. Harry Horton, Wil liam Hoover, Frank Deaver, El mer Hoover, Alico Keebaugh, El sie Baker. Thompson. Nellie Simpson, Bessie J. Myers, Lillian Fisher, Olive Zimmerman, Alvah B. Gor don, S. L. Simpson. Too. Blanche Morton, Jessie Mason, Lucy Peightel, Beckie Rotz, Patrick Fisher, Amos D. Peightel, Roy Morton. Union. Myrtle Smith, C. A. Foster, John Uoopengarduer, James E Hoopengardner,Tolbert R. Shank. Huntingdon County. Clar ence Deavor. Mrs. Walter Hays aud Miss Bessie Myers of Hancock came up last Thursday aud spout until Friday with tho family of the for mer's brother-in-law, Mr. Geo. W. Hays, tu this place. They were accompanied home by Miss Alice Hays, who will remain some time. HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. ' Interesting Program, and a Very Large ! Attendance. Tho commencement exercises by tho graduating class of tho McCounellsbu rg High School hold iu the Court House last Thursday evening, drew an audience that taxed tho seating capacity of the old Temple of JusMeo to its ut most limit; and while many per sons were com pulled to stand through the more than two hours that it took to render the program the attention of everybody was held from start to finish. The high standard of literary excellence displayed by the mem bers of tho class, as one alter an other preformed his part, demon strateel to tho patrons of the school, that we have in Prof. Thomas a teacher of more than ordinary ability. The lloral and evergreen deco ratiouy were beautiful and show that the class are not devoid of ethical culture as well as literary aud scientific training. We were much interested iu all the exercises, and copious notes were taken of the rendition of every number of the program; but wo found when we came to write it up that il we gave a dt tailed report of how pretty the girl.i looked and how manly the boys deported themselves aud the soul stirring music of the Mc Com.ellsbuig orchestra, it would uaauo ILBI'LLIUN COUNTY jNEWS 1 . - 41. f 1 . look like a bovine that had taken her first mess of green clover. NEW GRENADA. Dr. R. M. Huuter of Saxton, was registered at the Houck I House ou Sunday Harvey Shafer left on Sunday j for Fmleyville, where he has se cured a job of smithing for a coal company. Blaine Bergstresser of Water fall is seriously ill with rhcuma tism. John Houck and Clo.yd Black ! were ,nitiuted iu the coal mines last week John at Broad top City and Cloyd at Rocky Ridge. James Dunlap and wife of Hill Valley, visited the family of Sam uel Houck recently. George Regi and son of near Kuobsville, assisted S. P. Metzler to plaut corn. Samuel Alloway of Wells Val ley Lodge, No. 007, and J. Scott Bolinger of Waterlall Lodge No. 773, I. O. O. F., are representa tives to Grand Lodge at Eastou, Pa., this week. Mrs. Mary Black visited friends at Orbisonia last Friday and Sat urday. Mr. Thompson of Philadelphia, in interest of the Kellogg Tele phone Company, was registered a couple of days here at the Cen tral. Clevelaud and Benjamin F. Cri der and Loy McClain, who have been at Altoona for some time past, returned home recently. Flick the "tin box" peddler is on his "May" trip iu Wells, as as sessor. Taylor, Greathead, Wishart & Co., of McConnellsburg, landed in this place last Sunday eveniug witn enough engineering instru ments to cause us to think of another sham railroad survey. KN0BSVILLE. There was a big crowd at Wea ver's last Sunday. Miss Laura Mum ma is visiting friends at this place. Miss Bessie Wilson speut Sun day with Lola Wilsou. There was no auction at John Hamill's Saturday night. Mrs. Austin Carbaugh and daughter Mary started for. Mc Connellsburg last Saturday, but on account of meetiug some frieuds they returned home. Mrs. Charlio You so and two sons, Harry and Walter, and daughter Bnssio all f Mercers burg, spent Saturday and Sun day at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Austin Carbaugh. Joslah Witter of Gracey, spent ' Thursday In this place on buai-' ne8- ' ELLIOTT RAY DEAD. j Another Member of King Post G. A. R. Passes Away. Elliott I!ay died at his residence in this place last Sunday aged 5s y tars and IS days. Funeral yes terday, conducted by his pastor, Rev. olf, assisted hv Rev. Ad ams of the M. K. church. Inter merit in I'uion cemetery. Mr. Ray was an excellent citi zeir, having pi.-nt most of his life in Ayr township, and about a year ago moving with his family to Mc t'onnellsliiirc. ine civil war broke out when Elliott was a mere lad, and tired with enthusiasm he "run away lrom home and enlisted in the "three months" service. In the latter part of February, 1.MJ4, he enlisted in the Twenty-second Cav alry and served in Company K, Davy Gillis, Wm. and Cornelius Doyle, Keid and Robert A. Mc Donald, Alex llamil, Abruin Run yan, and others well known be longing to the same Company. They saw lots of hard service. Mr. Kay was married to Miss Agnes Comerer, who with eight children survives, namely, C. Mur ray; Hehecca, wife of Watson Mellott; Sanner; Nellie, wife of Henry Tritle; Harry, near Pitts burg; Llovd, Emma, and James Reed. NcuJmorc. David Evans, who was seriously ill last week, is some better. Prof. B. N. Palmer was chief manager in Hart CVs store Fri day and Saturday. May is here with its blossoms and ilowers but not with its warmth and showers. Miss Code Hill of Warfords burg is spending some time with her grandmother, Mrs. A. Run yan. Mr. J. 1). Mellott is improv ing Emanuel Sharp's residence, occupied by Eli Peck, by giving it a coat of paint. A telegram was received from Elder T. S. Dalton on Saturday that he could not fill his appoint merit on account of the serious ill ness of his son. Among the visitors to the meet 1112 was Mr. Edward Nolan of Pittsburg. Mr. Nolan is an ex pert machinist and draftsman and has successfully followed that trade for thirty years. Our townsman Thompson W. Peck met with itiite an accident while on his way from Hancock one day last week. He was driv ing a spirited mule team, which became frightened, ran away and upset the wagon. As a result, Thompson is nursing a very lame arm and brandishing a badly skin ned nose. The "May meeting" held here last Friday, Saturday und Sunday was an occasion that will long be remembered by our people. Some of tho oldest citizens say there never were so many people here at one time iu their recollection, Hancock, McConnellsburg, und all intermediate points being repre sented, besides a number of peo ple from a distance. Everything passed oil quietly und orderly, nothing occurring to mur the good feeling and pleasure of the day. HARRISONVILLE. Our farmers are all about done planting corn. Hon. S. L. Buckley of Fort Littleton, passed through our village last Sunday. David Strait and lady friend attended the odd fellows services at Green Hill last Sunday. Howard Deshong attended church at Hustontown Supday eveuing. Miss Cede Mam is spending some time with tho family of Theo. Sipes. L. P. Uockensmith has moved his sawmill to John Laidig's. Mrs. David H. Fore, Mrs. Aus tin Carbaugh, Misses Katie S. Fore, Vada and Ivy Lam aster, Nellie Knechbauin, and Messrs. John Campbell, James Gift, and Daniel Lamaster, were callers at M r. John Weavers last Sunday. PERSONAL MENTION. The Movements Hither and Thither of People You Know. Billy Gray of Saluvia, was in town on business Thursday. Miss Nell Kuablo spent a few days in Franklin county last week. Wilham Stiftlcr of Bedford, w as in McConnellsburg on business Thursday. James Sharpe of Harrisouvilie, was in town on business Satur day. James A. Stewart and daughter Miss Jennie ofGreenhill, spent Thursday in town. Miss Jennie Woodal came home last week to help her mother clean house. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Clevenger of this place last Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Minick ot Everett, were called to thia place on business Thursday. Hiram Clevenger, one of Taylor township's progressive citizeM spent Thursday in town. Mrs. J. U. Johnston of WeW- ster Mills, was the guest ofc-S. A. Nesbit's family Friday. Miss Nellie Palmer of Sipes Mills, spent Thursday the gut of friends at this place. Mrs. Thomas Oliver and little son John spent a day or two re cently at the home of her father. Children's Day will be obserrtd by the Green Hill Presbyterian Sundav school, Sunday. June 12th. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Speer of Saluvia, spent Thursday the guests of Mrs. J. B. Runyau of this place. D. S. Mellott, one of Licking Creek township's wellknown citi zens, was a business visitor in town Thursday. D. R. Mumma of Hustontown dropped in and left a little cas-h with us while iu town one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Woodal aud children spent Saturday and Sunday visiting friends iu Frank lin county. Edgar Uaun of Saluvia, who taught a very successful term of school in Wells, was iu town ou business Thursday. Mrs. D. M. Kendall of the Cove spent Tuesday of last week the guest of Mrs. S. A. Nesbit North Second Street. Mrs. Geo. W. Reisuer of this place is visiting friends iu Phila delphia and other points iu the eastern part of the State. Dr. Clarence N. Trout of Red Lion, Pa., spent a few days dur ing the past week with 1ms moth er and sisters in this place. M iss Nellie Sheets of Frankliu county was m town last Thurs day evening attending the com mencement exercisosof the Wish Sctiool. Misses Maggio Clevenger and Nina Kirk of Hiram, spent Thr day the guests of friends in tlss place, and attended High School commencement exercises. Rev. Baugher nextSuuday will preach farewell sermons as fol lows: at Whips Cove at 10 o' clock; Pleasant Grove at 3, and Sideling Hill at 7:30. Harry Dalbey of Darby, Pa., came home last Wednesday to bo present at the High School coai mencement exercises, which" were held in the Court House last week. Miss Nellie C. ' Kriechbaum, Mr. Daniel B. Lamaster, Miss Vada R. Lamaster and Mr. James E. Gift, all of Markes, Frankliu county spent Saturday and Sun day at home of Daniel E. Fore, Es., in Tod Township. Mrs. Geo. W. Skinner and daughter Miss Mary of Cham bersburg spent a few days dar ing the pa8t week with their ma ny McCounellsburg friends. It will be very gratifying to her ma ny Fulton county friends to learu that Mrs. Skinner's health has been restored, and she is her old time self again.
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