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VOLUME 5.
McCONNELLSHURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 14, 190.
NUMBER S2
MRS. ELIZABETH CRIDER.
Died at Her Home at New Grenada Last
Wednesday.
The health of Mrs. Elizabeth
Crider, of New Grenada, had
been failing during the past two
years; but about three weeks ago
she was prostrated by a stroke
of paralysis, and was not able to
utter an intelligible word after
ward. Her death occurred about
noon on Wednesday of last week.
The funeral servir.es, conducted
by her pastor Rev. A. B. Wolt,
took place on Friday morn
ing, and interment was made at
the United Brethren church in
Wells Valley.
Mrs. Crider 's maiden name was
Detwiler, and she was born in
Letteruenney township, Frank
lin county, February 12, 1842, and
hence was aged 62years, 6 months
and 20 days.
Several years ago she was mar
ried to Mr. Jacob Crider, who
with five children, namely, Jean
nette, wife of Rosswell Staines,
of Wells Valloy; William J. Crid
or, of Pittsburg; and Benjamin,
Irwin and Cleveland at home
survive her.
Mrs. Crider was a member of
the United Brethren church, and
was known by her neighbors as a
woman whose heart was always
full of sympathy for the unfor
tunate or suffering.
Garland Layton.
A very pretty wedding occur
red at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J.
Layton, in Whips Cove, on Sun
day, August 28, when their daugh
ter, Miss Lillian, and Mr. How.
ard Garland were united in mar
riage. Mrs. Diehl, sister of the
bride, rendered a beautiful wed
ding march.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. A. W. May. The bride
was attended by Miss Anna Belle
Garland, sister of the groom,
while Mr Charley Sliively acted
as best man.
Miss Layton was dressed in
white silk with all-over lace and
tucked chiffon, and Mr. Garland
iu the usual black. After con
gratulations, a sumptous supper
was served.
The bride and groom are both
excellent young people, and we
hope that happiness and prosper
ity may be theirs m lull measure.
DANGEROUS PLAYTHING.
Hancock Boy Drills a Hole la a Can of
Powder.
Jacob Coffman, the 8-year-old
son of William Coffman, a farmer
living near Hancock, was fright
fully burned last Wednesday by
the explosion of a two-pound can
of rock powder. The powder was
stored in the garret lor safekeep
ing. Soon after the boy arose, and
during the absence of his father,
he went to the garret, and drill
inga hole in the can', plied a match.
Almost instantly there was a ter
rific explosion that shook the
house and burled the boy to one
side of the room. He was terri
bly burned from his head to his
feet. It is not thought he will
recover. The house caught fire
but the flames were extinguished
with slight loss.
GOT EIGHT MONTHS.
Bolao aad Harmaa Convicted In
Cham-
bersburf Last Week.
Charles Bolan and Oscar Har
ms n, engineer and conductor, re
spectively, of the Reading train
which collided with a Cumberland
Valley freight train near Scotland
on the first day of June, were tried
before J udge Stewart in the court
at Cham bersburg last week, were
found guilty of negligence of or
ders, and were sentenced to eight
months imprisonment in the coun
ty jail, to pay a fine of $100 each
and costs of prosecution.
Bolan and his far eman left the
engine to eat their dinners in the
caboose, while Harm an ran the
engine. EnginemanElmerWalck
of the Cumberland Valley, was
killed, and a trial of manslaughter
I yet to be given the two men.
TEACHERS DISLIKE KISSING.
Resent Statement that All are Fond of
Oscillatory Pastime.
The women teachers in atten
dance at the Teachers' Institute
at Scranton last week became
highly indignant over the publi
cation in the local papers of state
ments to the effect that the worn
en teachers of Scranton are fond
of kissing. They particularly
took exception to the caption in
one morning paper which read:
'Are fond of kissing. By un
animous vote the city teachers
decide in favor of the osculatory
pastime."
The teachers assert that they
are not fond of kissing, but, on
the contrary, are opposed to it.
This Dublication was brought
about by Dr. Bigelow, one of the
instructors, who in a lecture,
said that all teachers liked to be
kissed.
"I will proveittoyou,"he8aid.
"All teachers opposed to kissing
stand up."
No one rose.
"Didn't I tell you? it is car
ried unanimously," he said, and
proceeded with his address.
Fulton county teachers wouldn 't
kick about a trifling little joke
like that.
CLEAR RIDQE.
Miss Minnie Grove is ill with
malaria lever.
"Gilbert Kerlin will move into
his new house this week and Mrs.
Louisa Kerlin will move into the
house he vacates.
Mr. Faust of Trenton, N. J.,
who spent the past two weeks
with J. W. Mowers' family left
on Saturday for Franklin coun
ty. Mr. Ansloy of Franklin county,
visited J. V. Carmack's Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Hocken berry of
Three Springs, spent a portion
of last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Grove.
M iss Etta Fields left on Sun
day to spend sometime near Mc
Connellsburg.
L. H. Grove purchased N. B.
Henry's furniture shop on Mon
day and will start a store and bar .
ber shop in the near future.
Chartes Henry is able to be
about again.
Miss Lizzie Heeter spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with
Ada Fleming.
Some kind friend relieved J. D.
Stevens of Fort Littletou of some
of his cats by taking eight of
them up to W. L. Fields'.
Mrs. J.W. Mowers is spending
a few days with relatives in
Franklin county.
Miss Lillian Fleming spent
part of last week with friends at
Saltillo.
James Henry and daughter
Miss Laura of the Cove, spent
Sunday with his brother-in-law,
J, W. Winegardner.
Our school opened on the 5th
last, with twenty-seven enrolled.
The young folks will hold a
musical entertainment Saturday
afternoon and night in Kerlin's
Grove. There will also be a ball
gvme in the afternoon.
On Friday evening of lust week
a party was held at the home of J.
H. Fields, of Clear Ridge. Re
freshments consisting of icecream,
cake and lemonade were served.
The guests were Harry E. Huston,
Bert Winegardner, Harry Ram
sey, Joseph Ramsey, Arthur Ker
lin, Charles Stinson, Brady Flem
ing, John Fleming, James Brown,
Jas. Myers, L. II. Grove,- G. C.
Fields, C. R. Shore; Misses Louie
Brown, Louie Kerlin, Grace and
Ella Huston, Ada Fleming, Goldie
Winegardner, Rae Baker, Elsie
Baker, Bessie, Fields, Goldie
Fields, Etta Fields. It was Miss
Anniu Fiilds's birthday. After
indulging in games until a late
hour they departed for their homes,
thanking the Misses Fields for the
hospitality shown, and hoping to
experience many more such joyous
occasions.
Mr. Ira Fore, Knobsville's pop
ular young merchant, spent a
few hours in town Monday.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
Fulton, Bedford and Somerset Railway
is Its Name.
The name of the subsidiary
railroad to be constructed by the
Baltimore and Ohio out. of the Old
South Penn is the Fulton, Bed
foid ajd Somerset railway. A
deed was tiled at Greensburg,
Pa., Sept. 0th, which disclose the
identity and purpose of the men
who bid in the old South Penn at
a sale in the summer.
The deed filed conveys to the
above named company all the rail
road lands owned by the South
Penn in Allegheny, Somerset,
Bedford, Huntingdon, Fulton,
Cumberland and Dauphin coun
ties, Pa., the consideration being
$15,000,000.
The reconstruction of the fam
ous old line will begin at once, the
Baltimore and Ohio having com
pleted the su rvey s. The line will
be part of the short line surveyed
from the Baltimore and Ohio up
from Hancock. It will place Pitts
burg much nearer Baltimore and
will avoid the sand patch grade
The Baltimore and Ohio purchas
ed the right of way lor the short
line at Hancock some time ago.
The plans at Hancock include ex
tensive yard facilities. An engi
neer corps is busy in the west
em part of this county straight
ening pome of the curves of a
former survey, and adjusting the
grade to the best possible advan
tage. There is no doubt that the
work of construction willgoahead
ia a short time.
McKIBBIN.
The farmers are very busy cut
ting corn.
Morton Hess made a business
trip to McConuellsburg last Sat
urday. Boyd Lake and Clarence Pal
mer were guest at Scott Bum
gardner's last Saturday even
ing. Mrs. Morton Hess and daugh
ter Erma, Mrs. Riley Hess and
little daughter Nelly, Mrs. Ellen
Clark and little daughter Edith,
and Mrs. Minnie Laytou and ba
by, all were guests at Amos
Palmer's last Sunday.
Miller Truax and family, Frank
Layton and family, Misses Maud
Clark and Beriha Layton, and
Edward Clevenger were guests
at Wm. Truax's last Sunday.
John Spade and family were
visiting his parents near McKib
bin last Saturday and Sunday.
Anna Pearl Parlette is visiting
her grandparents near McKib
bln. Miss Delphia Truax expects to
take a flying trip to West Virgin
ia where she will spend a few
weeks.
Miss Eva Bedford is spending
a few weeks with her sister in
Buck Valley.
Maud Clark and sister Lula re
turned home from Conference
last Monday and reported a very
large crowd.
Queen Lake and Belle Smith
have each purchased a parlor or
gan.
Maude Clark and Del pha Truax
while on their way to McKibbin
last Saturday morning saw a tur
tle which was marked H. tl. P. L.
Oct. 15, 1814.
Rev. A. G. B. Powers will preach
at Pleasant Grove church the 4th
Sunday in September at 3:!)0 p.
m.
The Sunday school at Pleasant
Grove is still in good progress
and it expects to continue until
Christmas.
All the schools in Belfast town
ship will open up on the 19th of
September.
Amos Palmer is erecting a new
wagonshed aad corncrib com in
ed. William Truax and wife return
ed home from West Virginia last
Wednesday.
Uarry Dawney, of Hastontown,
spout a day in tawn last week.
Ex-Treasur Joh D. Smith, of
Emmaville, was a business visitor
a' the County SeatMon day.
MISS REBECCA POTT, DEAD.
Representative of One of Fulton Coun- Another Letter from Rev. David W. Kel
ly's Prominent Families. j so. Sees Big Corn.
Our people-were greatly shock-! Salisbury, Mo., September 9.
ed last Sunday morning to learn , lam now at cousin Wm. Piper's
of the death of Miss Rebecca j and have a pleasant home. This
Pott, which had occurred at her
home on South Second street
about four o'clock. About two
years ago Miss Pott suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis, but
had so far recovered from it as to
be able to walk on the streets in
fine weather, and to attend chu rch.
Last week she was not well, but
her condition was not such as to . the ground, and I made the re
excite any alarm in the minds of ! mark thatl would hketobearouud
her friends until Saturday night
when it was noticed that her con
dition was critical.
Her funeral, which took place
yesterday morning, was conduct
ed by her pastor, Rev. C. M.
Smith, of the Reformed church,
and her remains were followed to
their last resting place in Union
cemetery, by a large number of
sorrowing friends.
Miss Rebecca's great-grandfather,
John Pott, came to this
country from Germany 185 years
ago with his father William; and
after remaining awhile in Phila
delphia, located in Schuylkill
county, engaging in the manu
facture of iron. The Potts ac
quired large tracts of land under
laid with anthracite coal; but. as
at that time anthracite was not
known to possess any merit be
yond ordinary slate rock, it added
nothing to the value of the land.
Not only was Miss Rebecca's
great-grandfather an ironmaster,
but her grandfather and father
as well.
In 1843, Miss Rebecca's father,
John Pott, came up from Schuyl
kil county and purchased the
Hanover Irou Works at what is
now known as Pott's Mill in Ayr
towuship, and carried on the' man
ufacture of iron until 1847 when
it was found that the works could
not be operated on a paying bas
is aud they were abandoned, and
the grist mill built.
Miss Rebecca had six brothers
and sisters, all of whom are dead
except Mrs. Eliza Crosby, and
Mrs. Malinda Logan.
Miss Rebecca was born in
Schurluill county, July 23, 1830.
Souders.
The Angel of Death entered the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Souders last Friday evening, and
took from them their bright little
daughter Gladys, aged 2 years
and four months. The immedi
ate cause of the death of little
Gadys was cholera infantum,
and she was sick but a short
time.
A large qumber of friends at
tended the funeral on Sunday aft
ernoon, and iuterment was made
at Union cemetery. Services
were conducted by Rev. Adams.
THOMPSON
Edwin Comerer, who has spent
the past two years in Colorado, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Comerer in this towu
ship. Albert J. Gordon returned to
Washington City last week, after
having spent a delightful time
among relatives and friends in
this vicinity.
Quite a number of people from
this community are attending the
Baptist Annual meeting at Great
Cacapoo, W. Va.
Dr. J. J. Pittman of Charles
town, W. Va.; Mrs. E J. Barney
and Mrs. James Grubb and
diughter Mabel of Clwirville,
spent a few days among relatives
and friends in this vicinity.
Dennis Morgret was the guest
of B. R. Simpson lust Sunday.
I. W. Zimmerman is ou the sick
list.
Miss Dott Crook of Kansas, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. P. P.
Shives.
Thorn ;non & Stech, who have
been engaged in painting the
buildings at the Industrial School
at Sotland during the past two
months, completed their work
and returned home last Saturday
evening. '
IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
is a tine country. Lookiug as far
as j our eyes will carry, you see
nothing but level and rolling land,
with thousauds and thousands of
acres of corn; and yet they say
this is an "off" year too wet lor
a full crop, I walked into a corn
patch 80 acres and reached up
and found the oar just 7 feet from
I when there was a full crop,
Out for a drive yesterday, I was
over a. Locust Grove, an old cut
tle ranche of the early settlers.
I stood between the two gate posts
that had been planted there more
than 80 years ago. This ranche
included 10,000 acres, and was
situated on the old buffalo trail
leading from the far West to
points in the Southeast.
At Mr. Piper's, I met my broth
er, Hugh. He is in boor health.
To morrow 1 expect to visit the
family of my cousin, S. S. Kelso
at Moose Fork. I spent the time
from last Saturday until Tuesday
at Jonathan Kelso's. I preached
for tne Hillsboro people, for
Brother Emm ins in the Baptist
church, and have not been in any
home over night that I have not
held family worship.
I returned to St. Louis on the
Oth, and came near getting into a
wreck on the Fair Ground. A
Wabash train struck a crowded
street car, completely demolish
ing it and r trewing the dead and
1 wounded for a distance of many
yards. As luck would have it,
I was not on that car. The Wa
bash had a wreck on the 5th m
which 10 were killed and 50 wound
ed. I was on a train that came
along shortly afterward. We
stopped and took auumber of the
wounded on our train, and I help
ed to care for them and to unload
them at Mobley. One man who
had lost a limb, said that his wife
and two cluldrenhad been killed.
The passengers on the ill-fated
train were nearly all Missourians,
and were going to the World's
Fair. Running at a speed of 05
miles an hour, the tram left the
track and ran some distance when
the coupling broke and the coach
es laden with the human freight,
rolled down an embankment hun
dreds of feet, into a washout.
As my mind goes back to the
Fair, time is too short to attempt
to tell you the one-fourth I saw
there along the "pike." A man
couid spend a mouth to take in
the sights. Among the noted
buildings are "The Great Hereaf
ter "admittance 50 cents; "Par
is," "Old St. Louis 140 Years
Ago;" "The Blue Dome of Crea
tion," &c. Space forbids my
giving you the half of them. The
Exhibition grounds embrace 1240
acres and are euclused by ueuily
7 miles of fence.
Now, permit mo to say to the
readers of the News, that the ex
hibition is graud; but all who
come had better not forget to
bring their pockei-books along.
D. W. Kklso.
SALUVIA.
Mrs Rarhel A. Sp"i rand Mrc
W. R. Speer spout last wee': vis
iting friends at Everett, Cipher
and Sax ton.
Mrs. Lydia Boob has returi ed
to her hmo at Norristown, P;i.,
after a visit with her mothe aud
aisle r of this place
P. R, Austin of Chambersburg,
is here uow lookiug after his
farm.
II. K. Malot aud a force of men
hi'o building a very handsome
school house at Saluvia.
Mrs. Sarah Dishoug is on tho
sick list at present.
Miss Ella Mann spent one day
last week at Everett.
Miss Eflie Cutchall of Huston
own, spent last week at Saluvia.
Miss Nellie Daniels is visitiug
W grandmother, Mrs. Christina
Daniels at this place.
UP IN THE WORLD.
Fulton County Coys in Mining Camp in
Mountains of Colorado.
Mr. Edwin Pittman, of Glad
stone, Colorado, accompanied by
Miss Maggie Marlow a daughter
of Ed's business partner in Col
orado, is visiliiighis mother, Mrs.
Sarah Pittin.au, in this place.
Mr. Pittman left here about
eleven ynnrs ngo, and spent the
first few years of his absence in
California. During the 'ast five
years he lias ben down in the
southwestern part of Colorado,
where he has a half interest in a
big cattle ranche, which is man
aged by his partner; while Ed is
up in the mountains employed as
a foreman with the Mogul Silver
audGoldMiuingCompany. Work
ing with Mr. Pittman at the same
place, is his nephew, Mr. Edwin
Comerer, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Comerer, of Thompson town
ship, who is also home for a few
days. The trio will leave here
for Colorado next Monday, stop
ping a lew days at the World's
Fair.
While they are "up in the
world" when in their mining
camp being about 11,000 feet
above sea level they are very
much pleased with the place and
the work.
They live, practically, above the
clouds, and Ed says that weeks
and weeks pass when the sky is
not obscured by a single cloud,
and the air is so pure and clear
that one may see objects at a dis
tance of 200 miles more easily,
than at a distance of twenty miles
iu the hazy atmosphere of Penn
sylvania. Ordinary laborers make two
dollars a day of 8 hours clear of
board, and do not have to work
as hard as ou a farm iu the East.
To get some idea ot the height
at which they are working, it we
were to place Scrub Ridge on top
of Cove mountain, and then Side
ling Hill ou top of that, and then
add Rays Hill, aud lastly Timber
Ridge, the pile would only be
about half as high as the moun
tain where they work.
SAW MLL BURNED.
Newt Mellott Loses Sawmill and Trac
tion Engine by Fire.
Last Saturday afternoon the
sawmill and traction engine of
Luther W. Mellott, located at the
foot of the Meadowground moun
tain west of town, was totally de
stroyed by fire.
There had been no fire about
the mill for a day or two previous
aud no one was working about the
place. Just how the fire started
is not known; at least, to the gen
eral public.
In addition to the loss of the
sawmill aud engine about 10,000
plastering lath were burned.
The loss, we learn, is partially
covered by iusurance.
A Birthday Social.
A very pleasant surprise party
was held at the hospitable home
of T. E Fleming, of Clear Ridge
on Tuesday evening, it being Misj
Ada's birthday. Among the
guests were Bert Winegardner,
Luther Grove, Harry Ramsey,
Samuel Stevens, Joseph Ramsey,
Charley Stinsou, James Brown,
James Myers, Cleveland Fields,
John Fleming, Lloyd Fleming,
Misses Louie Kerlin, Goldie Wine
trardner, . Bessie Fields, Louie
lii owu, Rae Baker, Elsie Baker
and Eliie Huston. Thev depart
ed for their homes at a late hour
arrying with them pleasaut
'iiomories.
Mr, Mark Lodge and Miss Mer
tie Stouer visited friends in Mer
cersburg Saturday afternoon and
Suuday.
Jeff Hockensraith dropped iuto
our sanctum yesterday and push
ed his subscription ahead. Mr.
Uockensmith is as busy as a uail
er dow, threshing out the big
buckwheat crop for the farmers.
The yield, he says, moans about
wenty bushels t the acre.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home (or t Vacation, Away (or an Oullnj, a
Trip for Buslneu or Pleasure. You'll
Find It Right Here.
Mr. X. H. Evans, of Thompson,
spent a few hours in town last
Wednesday.
Uriah W. Kline and son-inlaw,
Berte Hann, spent a day in Mc
Connellsburg last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilsou L. Nace
and their baby-daughter, of Car
lisle, are visiting in McConuells
burg. Miss Ada Rexroth has return
ed for another year's work in the
schools at Newtown, Bucks coun
ty, Pa.
Miss Emma Sloan of this placo
has entered the Normol school at
Shippensburg for a year's course
of study.
L. L. Cunningham and " horn
ton Foster, of Wells, were among
our very agreeable callers last
Thursday.
Mrs. Andrew Hoover and sou,
Prof. X. E. M. Hoover of West
Dublin, spent last Wednesday in
this place.
Theo Sipes of Harrisonville,
spent several days last week in
Chambersburg and Waynesboro
on business. ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Haun of
Gracey, spent Saturday night iu
the home of their daughter, .Mrs.
Wm. Fix near town.
Rev. T. Davis Richards, of Boyd,
Md., spent last week in the home
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Anna
Carl, at Warfordsburg.
Mrs. Margaretta Lyon, of West
Dublin, has been visiting the
Misses Dickson and othor friends
during the past week.
Misses Zoe Masou and Sophia
llohman of this plapo, went down
to Bethel township and began
their wiuter's worlc as uui:hors
ou Monday.
Miss Bessie, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W, D. Myers, ot lluu
cock, entered the Shippensburg
school last week for a normal
course.
Miss Carrie Greathoad and
sister, Miss Fannie, have gone to
Johnstown, where both have de
sirable positions as teachers iu
the schools of that city.
Mrs. J. A. Stewart of Green
hill, and son W. X, of Trenton, X.
J., spent last Wednesday in tins
place the guests of M rs. Stewart's
daughter Mrs. L. II. Wible.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Booth,
of Maddeusville, came to McCon
uellsburg last wee and Mrs.
Boo h is remaining a few days
visitiug relatives and friends.
Our bachelor friend Davy Hum
bert, of Thompson, was in town
last Thursday. Mr. Humbert
has taken out letters of adminis
tration on the estate of his sister,
Miss Rachel, deceased.
Mrs. W. M. Dixon aud daugh
ters Helen and Margaret, a spent
day or two in town last week. On
Friday they went over to Cham
bersburg, aud ou Saturday re
turned to their home in Pitts.
burg.
Mrs. Edgar U. Crisswell and
daughter Jean, of Pittsbunr:
Mrs. W. F. Skinner and daugh
ter El.zabeth, and Miss- Mame
Skinner of Q ambersburg, have
heeu spondinA'he past week in
McCounellsbuX
Miss Elsie b, 'eathead, Miss
Minuie Reisuer, Miss Muye
Sheets, and Miss Gertrude Uoke
all or this pi ice, went to Hod
ford county last week to be ready
for the opening of their respective
schools on Monday. Theseyoung
ladies are all Normal School grad
uates, and first class teachers,
aud it is to be regretted that Ful
ton 'ouuty c.tiii.ot dud a home for
her own talent. Mias Greathead
goes to Sixaiilo Run; Mis Uoke
to lliddlos!u-?; Miss Reisner to
Gruceville, and Miss Sheets to
Gnpsvillo.