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VOLUME 5.
McCONM'LLSHUltG, PA., JUL V , 1904.
WARSINTHE NETHERLANDS
Another Chapter From the Pen of Rev.
Henry Wolf.
LATTER PART SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
Career of William III ol Orange.
Faith Preserved In England.
Became Queen.
Protestant
Anne
Now, a strange thing occurred;
hero was an imperial army, sent
to co-operate with the forces of
the Netherlands, but had orders
at the same time not to engage in
any battle. It seems that the
French king had privately bought
Leopold's minister Lobkowitz into
Ins service, and so the great un
dertaking was frustrated. The
German army acting only on the
defensive' Marshall Turenne
turned his forces into the Pala
tinate, laid waste the whole coun
try, and burned every habitation
in his way, and that accomplish
ed, ho crossed over into Prancon
ia, and served that country in the
same way. These acts brought
about a change in the imperial
court, minister Lobkowitz was
dismissed, and war declared up
on France. The Elector of Bran
denburg rushed to the assistance
of the Prince of Orange, and with
their combined iorces, withstood
Marshall Conde in the bloody bat
tle of Senef, with such fortitude,
that the result was greatly in
favor arid to the honor of the
Dutch ar.dGermau forces. 1074.
About this time also, the English
Parliament induced the king and
his ministers to put an end to the
Dutch war, which Tromp and
Ruyter the great Dutch sea he
roe , had carried on to such great
loss to Euglaud, and paid to the
Netherlands a nice sum of money
as an iudemnity. Upon this fol
lowed the battle of Sassbach,
where a cannon ball killed Mar
shall Turenne, and the French
army retreated across the Rhine
river, to its left bank. With Tur
enne the real spirit of this great
cam paign had perished and Conde,
'also, crippled with rheumatism,
retired, from active service, and
died ten years afterward. But the
Dutch had also sustained the loss
of the great De Ruyter, he being
killed in a sea battle against the
French, at Messina, 1G76.
About this time Lorns XIV. par
suaded Sweden (his ally) to invade
the elector's own state Branden
burg, from thenorth(Pomerania).
This brought on the battle of
Fehrbellin, where the Swedes
were routed, and the city of Stet
tin, and the greater part of Pom
erania came into the hands of the
elector. In the meantime, the
Dutch and Danish fleet, possess
ed themselves of Rugec and Goth
laud. These battles laid the
foundation of the greatness of
Prusia. '
After this, the war was carried"
on chiefly in the Netherlands it
self, where William III. who now
had been inaugurated as perma
nent stadtholder (the office to be
hereditary in his family for ever)
withstood the much larger forces
, of the French commanded by
Luxemburg, Crequi, Shomburg,
Vanban and Catiuat.
As William was now a highly
honored ruler, and a commander
of high rank, his marriage to
Mary, daughter of the Duke of
York, brother of Charles II. king
oi England was no surprise. As
this union bound England and
the Netherlands -closer to each
other, it appeared that England
would now really become an ally
of Orange, and thus increase the
the enemies of France. This pre
pared the miud of Louis to seek
for pence, and put an end to thg
war. Satisfying tle Netherlands
with concessions so that they laid
down their arms, Louis brought
about the "Peace of Nimeguin,"
in which the Frouoh gave back
to the Netherlands, all the con-
quered provinces, but Germany
and Spain suffered loss by the
agreenieut, Louis over-reaching
them.1 The elector also had to
give back all conquered territory,
1079. . -
It is not out of place here, to
Three Won "Permanents."
In the Intermediate room of
the Public School building in this
place last Thursday and Friday,
Miss Estello Logue, Prof. B. C.
Lamberson, and Prof. Gilbert
Mellott conducted the anuual ex
amination of applicants for teach
ers' permanent certificates. Ouly
three persons, Miss Blanche O.
Peck, Miss Kathryn Metzler, and
Mr. James P. Kecfer, entered tlio
class, and during two days un
derwent a most thorough and
careful examination in the branch
es of study required by law, Prof.
Lamberson conducting the exam
ination in algebra, mental arith
metic, grammar, and theory
and practice of teaching; Prof.
Mellott, in civil government, writ
ten arithmetic, geography, and
orthography; aud Miss Logue, in
reading, writing, history, aud
physiology. The class was ex
ceptionally strong, making a total
general average of ninety per
cent.
New Grenada.
N. G. Cunningham is building a
new summer house.
Now Grenada does not have a
"Fourth of July" any more.
A trio of the Masonic boys at
tended Lodge at Orbisonia Tues
day evening.
James F. McCIain and George
Shafer made a business trip to
Waynesboro last week.
The Shore Valley telephone
company have their line up, phones
in and in working order.
Miss Maggie Reese and Miss
Miller, of Sixtnilc Run, are visit
ing friends in the Valley.
S. 8. Beyer and Chas. Apple-
gate have gone to their homes in
Montgomery county for a couple
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Truax and
daughter Beth, of Altoona, are
among their many friends in
Wells.
Miss Alice Grissinger, who is
teaching music here, is up-to-date,
having 2t! pupils on the roll
in New Grenada and vicinity.
Two Burnt Cabins boys, the two
extremes in avoirdupois George
Reihurt and Wm. Butts visited
friends in this vicinity a few days?
Quite a delegation of our P. O.
S. of A. boys went to llarrison
villo Thursday night to assist in
the organization of a new Camp at
that place, returning home early
Friday morning.
Harvey Shafer steps high now
has to step over a 12-lb. boy that
came to his house a few days ago,
and another grandpup is added to
the number in tho person of Goo.
Shafer, our village smith.
Mead, son of Harriet Harnett,
of near Waterfall, fell off a cher
ry tree, breaking both bones in
his left arm between the wrist and
elbow. Dr. R. B. Campbell was
summoned and furnished the nec
essary surgical, aid.
follow somewhat, the career of
William III. of Orange. As
Charles II. of England had no
children, at his death, his broth
er, the Duke of York, father ot
Mary, wife of Prince Orange, be
came king as James II. so Mary
became the' prospective heir to
the throne of Eugland. Now as
James II. aimed to get rid of the
"Test Act" and make Catholicism
the state religion, and as William
of Orange had openly expressed
nis disapproval of the king's
course the people of Euglaud
invited the Priuce to come
over to England and help them to
preserve tho Protestant faith.
Accordingly William with a small
force landed on theEnglish shore.
His ships carried the English
flag with tho inscription 'The
Protestant faith and the liberty
of England. " Unopposed he en
tered London in triumph, for
James II. had (led the country.
The throne was proclaimed va
cant, and William and Mary the
rulers of England. Yet, James
came back to regain his throne,
and the great battle at the Boy no
was tho result, but William be
came the victor, and Ed gland
stayed Protestant, 1089. William
and Mary died without childreu,
no Anne, ulster of Mary, became
Queen of England, 1702
WILL SOON BEGIN WORK.!
Prominent Man Says South Ponn Ex
tension Is Sure.
ALL RIGHTS. OF WAY SECURED.
Work Will lie Commenced at the Tunnel, Where
Considerable Money Will Have to lie Impend
ed to Repair Damage Wrought by Time.
From lli-rifiml Iliiulvr.
Tho Hawkeye learns from a
source which is regarded as be
ing entirely reliable, that work on
the Sduth Ponn Railroad will be
commenced at an early day and
that it will be pushed as rapidly
as possible to completion. Since
the confirmation of the sale ut
Geigar Statiou, a few weeks' ago,
Baltimore aud Ohio officials have
been giving a large amount of
time and attention ttAhe matter
of beginning tho construction of
the line. Difficulties which stood
iu the way, it is reliaoly state .1,
have been removed, and there is
nothing now to prevent th.H com
pany from making rapid progress
in the work of preparing tho
grade and laying down the rails.
The iuformaut of the Hawk
eye, who is uot a resident of Bed
ford county, says that consider
able tracts of land have been pur
chased by tho Baltimore and Ohio
along the Soutli tmn route.
Since the company became the
owner oT the lands in question
tho persons occupying them have
been compelled to lease from
mouth to mont.i. This is taken
as conclusive evidence that there
is to be no delay in tho beginning
of operations. Some tenants, it
is learned, have not thought of
putting iu crops-, knowing that
they were likely at any moment
to receive orders to vacate their
premises. The leases given by
tho company are so drawn that
notice to Surrender the land is all
that is needed to secure immedi
ate possession of it. Some of the
tenants may uot be disturbed for
months, but their tenuie is un
certain and word to move may be
sent to them at any time. Hence
many persons are looking out for
homes elsewhere.
Not long since the statement
was made by a gentleman having
charge of an important branch of
the construction work, that he
expected tho road to be completed
and trains running over it within
two years. This meaus that the
line is to bo opened from the
starting point, which, it is said,
will be in the neighborhood of
Rockwood, to Hancock. Tho
most difficult work to be done is
that of completing the tunnel,
which has been badly damaged
by the lapse of time. When the
South Penn project was abandon
ed the big hole through the moun
tain had been more than half com
pleted. Much of the earth on the
sides, however, has fallen in aud
a great deal of labor aud thous
ands of dollars will be required
to clean it out.
The distance from the moun
tain to Mauu's Choice is not groat
and it is expected that the grad
ing on that stretch will be com
pleted before the hole is bored
through the hill. From Mt. Dal
las to Hancock is said to bo about
thirty miles and by the time the
grading between those two points
has been completed the tuunel
will have been made ready for tho
rails.
What changes will bo made be
tween Mann's Choice and Mt.
Dallas has not beeu learned. It
has beeu rumored for some time,
however, that another lino of rails
will be laid d wn on the Pennsyl
vania's right of way and that
mauy of tho sharp curves be
tween thoso two points will bo
straighteued.
Mr. Uriah W. Kline, who had
been spendingabout seven months
visiting his sons.Johu, Marliu,
and George, aud brothers Peter
aud Abram iu Ohio returned home
last week, and spent Monday in
McConuellsburg. He enjoyed hia
frip very much, but he says "I
seo better wheat and grass in old
Pennsylvania thau anywhero in
Ohio."
MAD DOQ AT LARGE. j
iWasinMcConnellsburgLaMSundayMorn.
Ingand was Seen in Franklin County,
i Early last Sunday morning, a,
j dog supposed to belong toAbuer
McLucas, broke thechain, or rope j
I by which he was tied and came J
up to McConnellsbUrg to do up
the town dogs or anything else
j that came in his way. Tho visit-
ing canine started in at Amos Se
ville's just west of town, and af
j ter paying his respects to Amos 's
dosrs. came down to th,, Bridge
aud attacked Mrs. Aaron eleven-
ger's cow most viciousl,-. Being
driven awav he nassod eastward
though town and bit Francis M.
Taylor's dog. Bert Doyio's dt,g
and up at tho Forks of the Pike,
attacked some young cattle be-1
longing o Dallas Myers.
t Bua'iumwfintunnni nun-
bersburg pike, and the last that J
was .n of him. br. wn inst. thw
sidei St. Thomas, heading for aud another minister were sleep
Chambersburg. That dog was I in together in the home of a
mad-very mad-and wpuld bite 1 frieQd where lheJ' were being en
a trolley car as readily as a Thorn- j tertained during the convention
as cat, and there is no telling just and duriuS tho niht he was
what we may have to report when ! awakened by the presence of
the dog gets through with towus ! 8ome ouc else in tlie room- Ask'
east of us. 'ing, who's there, he was coin-
Tho dogs bitten about town i sanded to keep quiet, whereup
have been killed, and the Burgess ou Charlie iu attempting to arise
on Monday issued an order that was shot in U,e roio- He sprang
'any dog found within the limits j uPon tllH burglar aud together
of McCouuellsuurg without a ! thoy ,v:lod dowu tho stairs' thc
muzzle should be promptly shot, j burglar managing to shoot him
Tiw. .i, fhm ,i;,i ti,ia .v,;,.!, again through the abdomen.
! ou Sunday is supposed to have
I been bitten by the dog that bit
Tommy Sloan's dog and Aaron
Dickey's dog last fall, although,
if such is the case, Mr. McLu
cas says ho didn't know it.
McConncllsburg, 5; Hancock, 4.
The home team defeated Han
cock's all star aggregation gath
ered from Maryland, Virginia,
aud West Virginia in a hotly con
tested game Monday aftornoou.
Tho visitors were accompanied
by a large crowd of rooters who
covered themselves with all kinds
of ribbons and drove out to tlie
lield with horns blowing and pen
nants Hying. In the first iuniug
with two men on bases, Thomp
son hit to right field for 2 bases
securing 2 runs; 3 more were se
cured aud Hancock could not over
come this load. Eubanks of Cum
berland pitched for the visitors
aud was hit at will by tho local
team; on tho other hand, Wagner
was a puzzle to the southerners,
and with proper support, would
have secured a shutout. Hau
cock's third baseman deliberate
ly tripped Roy Wagner in the Dth
inning and should have been put
out of the game for rowdy ball
playing. Our team wishes to
thank the merchants of the town
for closiug their business places
duriug the game, aud, also to
thank the whole town for the
splendid attendance.
Albert Jackson Raker.
Albert Jackson Raker, son of
Mr. aud Mrs. John Raker, died
at the home of his parents last
Friday evening aged 10 years.
Tho immediate cause of his
death was brain fever, he having
beeu sick but one week. Funer
al took place on Sunday afternoon
and interment was made in the
little cemetery at Bethlehem
church. Funeral sermon was
preached iu the church by Rev.
Wolf of the U. B. church, and an
unusually largo number of sor
rowing friouds wero present.
Besides his p; ' .nts ho is survived
by the following brothers aud
sisters: Auuie, wife of Sylves
ter Cunningham; Charles in Pitts
burg; Emma and Cinderella at
Throe Sorings, aud Bessie, Nor
man, James, aud Harvey at home,
The stricken family have the
sincere sympathy of a large num
ber of sorrowing Jrieuds.
Mr. Fred Mock returned last
Saturday evening after having
spent two woeks on tho Eastern
Shore, Md. Fred says tho Pul
ton county people down theroare
getting nloug well, and nearly
done harvesting, and well along
with their threshing.
SHOT BY A BURGLAR.
; of Fatally Wounded
i .
.
WAS ATTENDINQ Si s. CONVENTION.
Rcv, CiarIeg MiJ.Mt Son 0, Mr. an(J Mrg,
Alexander Mayne ot Fort Littleton
was the Victim.
A telegram was received last
: Thursday statiug that Rov. Char
: los Mayne, son of Mr. and Mrs.
it t i . r . i
' Aiexaucier .Mayne or v on i.iuio-
j ton, had been killed Wednesday
: uht b' H
1 A later dipatcli states that, al
; ougn pemaps i.uan.) wouuuou,
I he was still alive. i
I Tlie few facts tlmt wo 1,ave!
bet!U able to father are, that he j
was attending a Sunday school j
v ,
Rov. George Shoemaker was for-
i merly stationed. Rev. Mayne
Charlie was removed to the hos
pital iu Iowa Falls where he was
given every attention possible.
Charlie Mayne, as he was fa
miliarly kuowu hero, was born at
; Fort Littleton about 3o years ago,
j went west, and entered the miu-
istry of tho M. E. church, and
; graduated at Kvanston College,
i Illinois.
I He was married, only about six
1 mouths ago.
j His mother and sister, Annie,
who went west a short tune ago
to visit friends; were at Charlie's
home when the terrible tragedy
occurod; and his brother, Samuel,
who rcsidosatMartinsburg, Blair
county, hsd just returned from a
visit to Charlie. As soon as Sam
uel received the telegram, he
started to the bedsido of his un
fortunate brother, and George,
who is proprietor ot the American
House in Holliduysburg, tele
graphed the Chief of Police at
Iowa Falls, offering 1000 reward
for the arrest and conviction of
tho villain who did the shooting.
Otf For St. Louis.
On Monday Mr. A. U. Nace,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Ruisner,
Mrs. C. R. Spaugler, Miss Flora
Rex roth, Miss Nell Johnston aid
Miss Florence Johnston left for a
trip to the World's Fair. 1
They joined the Shippeusburg
Normal Alumni excursion which
left Shippousburg at 0:15 Tues
day morning aud wont via Allen
town and Wiikesbarre, reaching
Buffalo Tuesday evening; thence
via Toledo, aud aro due iu St.
Louis at i!:iJ0 this afternoon. They
expect to spend about a week at
thu Fair and on their return, take
a day off lu Chicago, and a day at
Niagara Falls.
Church Notices.
Rev. Dumvillo will preach at
Bedford Chapel next Saturday
evening at 7:'M; at Mt. Ziou Sun
day morning at 10, aud at Ebon
ezer at HiiiO p. m.
1 Dr. West is taking part of his
summer vacation, and in conse
quence of which, '.hero will not be
any preachiug services in the
Presbyteri.iu church next two
Sabbaths.
Mrs P. 1. Maun aud two sons,
Harold and Elutn, of this place,
spent last week with Mrs. Mann's
mother near Sipo Mill.
. Among the poplo thatcame up
t eo the baseball game on the
Foil rib. wen Mr. W. D. Myers
and daughter Beatrice and son
Claude, -Mr. aud Mrs. Jas. G.
Ti;rner and daughter, Mr. aud
Mi s. R. E. Slmmo'iu, EruostHen
del son and sister MUh Cora, and
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Bender-son.
Normal School Closed.
With the teachers' examiua-
tti,,u last week, came to a close
j Prof. Lamberson's summer nor-
. mal school, which has beeu in
: progress eight weeks.
', The school was the largest in
point of numbers that nad ever
! been held in the county there
i being an en roll mentof icJ students
: "7 of whom enteml the County
' Siip.Tiiitciitli-iiiV da. ouThurs
jdny for provisional certificates,
; and three successfully passed tho
examination by tho board of ex
aminers for permanent certiti
cates. Had it not beeu for the
fact that the age limit was pushed
up to mauy of the other could
have passed the examination,
The personnel of tho school was
0f a high standard, both morally
aud jut,ullectually, aud tho deport-
meut of the students while tern
porary residents of our town was
such as to win for them the es
teem of our people, aud to cause
a feeling of regret when it came
the time for them to take their
departure for thoir respective
homes.
Mrusli Creek.
Rain and thunder almost every
day. The farmers are having to
neglect their corn Holds ou account
of wet weather. Harvest is about
ready for the sickcl.
The picnic at the Camp Ground
on Saturday was pretty well at
tended; the weather was cool and
j cloudy, but the people seemed to
I thoroughly enjoy themselves as
people at picnics do.
i Miss Grace Hi.oii returned
home last Friday after a six
months' absence. Miss Grace is
a bright, and accomplished young
lady and wc are glad to sec her
back. She has tinihed the second
of a three years course at the
Shippeusburg Normal.
There seems to be an epidemic
of sick horses now, and the moul
dy feed that is sold now gets the
blame. Those reporting sick
horses during the week were, Geo.
Sehenck, Oliver Clevenger, Thos.
Starr and George Lynch. All
have recovered so far except Mr.
Lynch's which is still poorly.
A few of the friends of T. R.
Starr and family gathered ut his
home on last Thursday evening,
and spent the time till midnight in
having a general good time. Ice
cream uild cake were served, and
all left feeling the better for being
there. Those present were, Mr.
and Mrs, Absalom Showalters and
daughter, Miss Ina; Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. S. Clevenger: Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Clevenger; Messrs. Elmer
and Will Clevenger; W. F. Bar
ton, Watson Plessinger.and Misses
Mary Clevenger, Florence Mellott,
and Franeena Whitlield.
Morgan Barton is getting the
foundation ready for a new house
after harvest. Mahlon Barton is
building the wall; Wilson Williams
contractor.
The Crystal Spring Camp Meet
ing begins August ltitli this year.
There was baptism at the Gaps
ville church Saturday evening, by
Rev. J. H. Barney. We have not
learned number of candidates.
Two weeks ago Hev. Joseph Bar
ney baptized eight at the same
place.
T. R. Starr had the misfortune
to have a piece of board run into
his arm while planing, but no
Imhics wero broken, and only a
very sore arm resulted.
Cherries and apples are plenty.
Harvest will be good if no hail
htnrms come, ami it quits raining
long enough to get itemed. liny
is also good. All bcrriesure scarce
except strawberries. Amos Hix
tson could pick strawberries by the
bu-hcl. They sold for s cents a
quart.
Our lumbermen, Price Bros,
and Starr it Co., are still busy
among the tiinlwr. Starr is pre
paring to move his mill to Rays
Hill in the near future.
Baseball Next Saturday.
Saturday afternoon, July 9th
at 2 o'clock, the local team will
play Chambersburg, and a good
game may bo expected. Admis
sion 10ceuts;grandstuud Barents.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for a Vacation, Away for aivilutlng, a
Trip for Buslnem or Pleasure, Voa'll
Find It (tight Here.
Harry Dawnoy of Hustontowi ,
spent last Wednesday in town.
Miss Mary Largent aud Miss
Emma Doyle spent last Sunday
afternoon in Mercersbur.
Josephine Runyan is visiting in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. II.
Sharpd Patterson at Newvillo, Pa.
John G. Orr, Esq., of Cham
bersburg, spout several days at
the Fultou House during the past
week.
Mr. M. L. Kirk of Taylor, sport
last Saturday in this place, tho
guest of his brother, Hon. S. W.
Kirk.
Mr. S. E. Peck of Kearney, Pa ,
spent Sunday aud Monday with
his brother the editor of tho
News.
The post-office at Hiram this
county, has been desiguated a
money order office by the depart
ment. Rev. and Mrs, J. V. Adams aud
little daughter Henrietta are vis
iting relatives in Everett aud Bed
ford this week.
Mr. W. A. Culler of Mercers
burg, has been re-elected princi
pal of tho grammar school at
Markes, Pa.
Hon. and Mrs. W. Scott Alex
ander and their daughter, Maria
Dickson, spent last Thursday in
Mercersburg.
Mr. Paul Shadoof Wa- hiugton,
D. 0., is visiting in the homo of
Mrs. Catherine Bender on East
Water street.
Rush Jackson, who had been
employed iu a tailoring establish
ment iu Altoona, is home f. r his
summer vacation.
Among the visitors iu McCou
nellsburg ou Monday wore Me.
George C. Fraker and sons Rob
ert and Harry of Fort Littleton.
Bessie, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Taylor of this plac.-,
is visiting her young friend Lillio
Whetstone, uearC'learspriug, Mil.
Ma.ie and Samautha Mellott
returned home last wee'.; :. fit r
having had a very pleasant vU'.t
among friends dowu in Belfast
township.
Miss Henrietta Patters u i f
Webster Mills, is visiting hi the
home of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W.
Eiteiniller, iu Everett.
Our old friend John G. Metzler
of Harrisouville, was iu town last
Friday morning. He leaves to
day for an indefinite stay at Clear
field. Prof. Austin C. Peck called at
the News office a few minutes
while in town last Friday. M r.
Peck is engaged in the ni irbl.j
aud granite business at Hancock
this summer.
Capt. and Mrs. C. T. Dixon of
Sipes Mills, wero registered at
the Washington House lor dinner
last Saturday; iu the afternoon
they went up to Todd township
and spent Saturday night and
Sunday with their. sou -in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Emery
Hessler.
James F. McClaiu aud George
Shater, two of Now Grenada'
most enterprising citizens, took
dinner at tho Fulton Houso last
Thursday, aud in the atteruoon
left for Mercerburg where they
would take a train for Waynes
boro. They were interested iu
the purchase of a gasolene engine
Col. 'W. L. Moseby and son,
Robert L., of Wells Valley, spent"
a few hours in town last Wednes
day. While the Colonel appreci
ates the big city daily, he behevea
it to bo tho duty of every ritissen
to stand by his home newspaper-
ns is evidenced by tho fact that
ho U a subscriber to every one of
the three Fulton cou ntv paper, .
and his receipts show that they
are everyone paid ahead.