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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
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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.