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VOLUME 6.
McCONNI-LLSHUUG, PA., SEPTEMHLK 28, 1904.
NUMHFJt '2
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KANSAS AND MISSOURI,
Another Interesting Letter From Rev.
David W. Kelso.
September 17. I am bow at
the home of my brother, II. S.
Kelso, In Leona, Doniphan coun
ty, Kas. My brother Hugh and
I left Saliaboro, Mo., on the 14th
and went to Kansas City, whero
we spent two nights and t. day.
We visited the part of the city
that was deluged in June 1903.
There are many vacant places
where the flood swept the build
ings away, and many of the
wrecked buildings are yet to be
seen. The flood was five feet
deep in the ticket office at Ihe
Union depot.
We went to Jones' store. The
buildijg is 6 stories in height,
and they carry a stock of goods
valued at $100,000. They employ
800 clerks, and carry $90,000 In
surance. Next, we went through
Convention Hall that was built
the year G rover Cleveland was
nominated for presideut. It has
a seating capacity of 8,000 people.
From the Hall we went to the
Market House. I could not help
wondering who would buy the
carloads and carloads of stuff we
saw there. We then passed into
a restaurant and ordered dinner
and was served a good one much
more than we could eat and 10
cents apiece paid the bill. That
beats the East, don't you think ?
Then we went to Emery, Bird, &
Go's., store about as large as
Jones' the Salvation Army
church, and many other places
of interest. We were on the ca
ble street cars, and they jolted
one about as much as a farm wag
on on a Tod township road. The
evening we spent with the family
of a former Fulton county man,
William Brown, now deceased.
Mr. Brown went west about 30
years ago. His son AlonzD Is bonce
suffering from injuries received
in a coal mine last summer. The
rest of the family are well and
doing well."
On the morning of the 16th we
boarded an electric car for Leav
enworth where we visited the
State Penitentiary and saw the
convicts at work. There are
many gray haired men and wom
en among them.
Next, we went throughthe Sol
dier's Home. While there we
saw the soldiers go in to dinner.
The table at which 1,150 can be
seated was filled twice. The man
ager jold me that it takes daily
80 bushels of potatoes, 1,600 lbs.
of flour, 1,600 lbs. of beef, 220 lbs.
of butter, 185 lbs. of coffee, 300
of sugar, besides a proportionate
quantity offish and vegetables.
At the Home we also saw one of
Spanish guns captured by Ad
miral Dewey at Fort San Felips,
near Manilla, which weighed
6,650 lbs., length, life. 5in; cali
bre, Sin., and it was made at Se
ville, Spain, in 1856. We had a
good dinner at the Soldiers' Home
I nn , b u t it cost us 50 cents apiece.
During the afternoon . we went
across the Missouri river and
took supper and spent the even
ing in the city of "St Joe.
We saw many thousand good
homes and farms; but the meth
ods of farming are much behind
those of Pennsylvania, the weeds
often take possession of the
crops weeds 7 feet high some
times; but they are up to the East
in improved farm machinery.
D. W. Kelso.
Married.
Fisher-Clevenger. On the
15th Inst., at the Lutheran Par
sonage in this place, by the Rev.
A. G. Wolf, Mr. George A. Fish
er, of Reading,, Pa., and Miss
May Clevenger, of Ayr township,
Don't forget about the lecture
In the Court House on Friday ev
ening of next week, j, ., '
Mrs. Lillian Barnhardt accom
panied her sister, Mrs. O. L Ash
man, to Phllipsburg last week,
where they will visit their broth
er, H. H. Ashman, and wife. The
latter will spend the winter in
New York City'. Thrse Springs
cor respondencein Mapleton Item
Black Bear Caught.
The genial toll gate man, Mr.
. K. Alexander, at the east end
of town, hue our friend Teddy
does not believe in spending time
on small game; and while he has
never been blamed with slaying
lion and a bear, it is neverthe
less true that h has to. his credit
the capturing of three fine speci
mens of the Bruin family, besides
ssisting In the capture of two
others. Allie knows the habits
and the haunts of bear, and never
makes the mistake of going for
them with a hook and line or a
dip net. He just builds a cczy
little palace upon Cove mountain,
furnishes it with rations that he
well knows will tickle the palate
of a bear, puts a "To Let" card
m the window, leaves the door
open, and comes home to await
results.
Last Thursday morning when
Mr. Alexander visited his moun
tain property, he was gratified to
find it tenanted by a big black
bear,
There was probably some mis
understanding between the land
lord and the tenant, for in a tew
hours, there was a dead bear, and
its carcass was brought to town,
and placed on exhibition at Hoh-
man's butcher shop.
It was a tine specimen, and
weighed 158 pounds.
Next morning fried bear steak
was served at breakfast in many
McConnellsburg homes.
WELLS TANNERY.
Mack Stunkard has entered
The Bliss Electrical School in
Washington, to complete the en
gineer work that he has been
studying for some time. His
many friends wish bun success.
Alfred Stunkard has gone to
Viutondale, where ho is promised
employment.
Miss Helen Spangler, of Mer-
cersburg, is visiting in the home
of her uncle, G. W. Sipe.
Miss May Horton, of Hunting
don, is a guest in the Wisbart
homes.
Mrs. Laura Ott, of Duncans-
ville, is visiting her parents, J. H.
Meredith and wife.
Carl and Maurice Baker, who
have been employed by the Col
liers' Weekly Company, are home
for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wishart, of
Marquette, Mich., are visiting the
former's parents, Harvey Wish-
art and wife.
Bruce Spangler brought his
young bride home last Wednes
day. The girls and boys greeted
them with every imaginable kind
of noiSe.
W. H. Spangler and wife and
Mrs. A. F. Baker are visiting
John Spangler and wife at Steele,
North Dakota.
Will Evans and wife, of McKees-
port, and Mrs Jennie Evans, of
BraddocK, are guests in the home
of J. C. Kirk and wife.
Mrs. M. C. Greenland and
daughter, Mary, are visiting rel
atives in Illinois and Kansas.
The Union meeting of the so
cieties of the Epworth League
and Christian Endeavor last Sun
day evening was truly a credit to
our people. Many of the very
young took an active part in sing
ing aud reciting.
Mr. Alex For man and family
of Meredithtown, have moved in
James Foote's house.
Mr. Ord Childers has gone to
West Virginia to seek employ
ment Mr. Walter McGlathery, of Al
toona, is visiting in the home of
A. F. Baker and wife.
J. H. Allen, of Chambersburg,
spent Sunday at the Triiax Inn.
FOOT LITTLETON.
The frost, which visited us last
week, was qoite a surprise.
Miss Carrie Fields, who has
boon vi.ltiu; friends at Dry Run
and Fannetuburg, Is home again.
The local institute held at Fort
Littleton wan a geueral success.
Baldwin Finker spent Satur
day flight nnd Sunday visiting
friend near Muddeusvllle,, "How
were the folic, Baldwin?"
SHORT SKETCHES.
From the Pencil of Miss Anna M. Sny
der, While at the Fairview House.
I started about the middle of
August for a few weeks' visit
with some cousins who live at
Fairview House on Fairview
Mountain, Maryland. The Old
National Turnpike from Balti
more through to Pittsburg runs
along the frontof the house, which
is a low rambling building with
large rooms, a long porch extend
ing full length of the house in
front, and steps from tho hall
door down to the level of the porch
which makes a capital place to sit
and enjoy the lovely view of the
valley to be had from the porch.
The house is very old, and was
used as a hotel in the days when
we did not have railroads, but all
hauling of goods was done by
wagons, driven on the pike from
tha East through to Pittsburg,
and was probably there when our
forefathers were fighting the
minions of old King George iu the
Revolutionary War.
A few rods north of the house
the remains of a bath hi. use and
reservoir may be seen.
Fait view Mountain is noted for
the fine view which may be ob
tained by ascending to the sum
mit, a mile climb from the house,
but the view on a clear day is well
worth it. From the summit, 2000
feet above sea-level, one can see
over the Cu m berlaud Valley, north
to Mercersburgand vicuaity ; east
ward, you can see Hagerstowu,
Williamsport, Sharpsburg over
to South Mountain; south, to
Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry,
North Mountain and far into Vir
ginia. Looking westward onecan
see Hancock and the surrounding
country; while the Big and Little
PoolsandthePotomacriver, which
can be seen in some four or fivn
places as it winds through the
valley, shines like a sheet of liquid
silver in the sunlight. People
come here from all over the coun
try to enjoy the view which is
said to be much finer than that at
Pen Mar. Truly all sorts and
conditions of men are to be met
with here. All gradations, from
the purse-proud aristocrat with
his fine rig andglittering harness,
to the Jew in his shabby one
horse wagon, going on Sunday
for a load of hay, with which to
feed his dejected looking steed.
One day a party ol some six or
seven railroad men, accompanied
by a photographer, comes in a
three-seated surrey drawn by a
fine pair of grays. We are sit
ting on the porch and one of the
men suggests our getting into a
group and having our "picters
took." We do not think it worth
while to move, however, and they
are taken as we are. Suddenly
there is an exclamation from some
of.fhem, "A great big automo
bile!" and one man jumps in the
carriage and takes the lines, while
two others run to the horses'
beads, and directly it comes in
sight a big, brown, sullen mou
Bter of a thing, puffing and mak
ing quite a racket as it comes up
the mountain. It contains ihe
chaffeur, two gentlemen and a
lady. They are from Baltimore
and are evidently out for an ex
tended trip, as they carry lug
gage and several new tires for the
auto. The plunging horses quiet
down and presently the only re
minder of them is the contamina
ted air, which is redolent with gas
oline. .
An hour or so later, another
auto comes along, but this one is
very quiet and as epic and span
looking as the two young men
who are in it. It la run by Bteam
and they stop and fill ihe water
tank at the well.
(Continued next week.)
A Prize For Wheat.
Mr. W. F. Wink, residing on
tho county road between Pj iucess
Auuu aud King's Creek, wus
awarded s premium for the best
wheat on exhibition at the Poco
moke Fair. The wheat was of
the Gold Coin variety and was
very pretty.- Mary lander and
Herald, (Pi wcoss Anne, Md.)
Luther League Convention.
The eleventh annual convention
of the Luther League of Pennsyl
vania will be held In the city of
j Pittsburg, October 18and 19, 1904.
inis convention gives promise of
being the largest and most en
thusiastic meeting yet held by
this grand body of young Luther
ans of the State. Preparations
are being made by the local com
mittees to extend to all who come
a lad and hearty welcome. Tho
Sessions will be held in Dr. D. H.
Geissinger's Church, Grant
Street, which is very near the
Union Depot, and easily accessi
ble from all parts of the city.
The program for the Conven
tion comprises some of the best
literary talent among the young
of the Lutheran Church. E. Au
gust Miller, Esq., of Philadelphia,
known to Leaguers everywhere,
will give a Resume of ten years'
work in the State League, at the
first evening's session. At the
first afternoon's session, Miss
Zoe Hirt, of Erie, will read a pa
per on "The Luther League Up
ward." W. H. Rupple, Esq., of
Somerset, will speak on "The
Luther League Downward," at
the Wednesday morning's ses
sion, and Rev. A. S. Fichthorn,
recently one of our Missionaries
from India, will talk on 'The Lu
ther League Outward." Rev.
J. E. Whitteker, D. D., of Lan
caster, and Rev. A. J. Turkle, D.
D., of Allegheny, will speak on
"Opportunities" and "Responsi
bilities," respectively, at the clos
ing Rally on Wednesday evening.
The general theme of the Con
vention will be TheLuther League
Upward, Downward and Out
ward, which subjects should claim
each individual Leaguer's serious
thought.
The Luther League of Pennsyl
vania was organized in Harris
burg, June, 1894, and though
compare tivelyyounginits efforts,
it has about 20,000 faithful and
loyal workers for the cause of
Christ. Seventeen central organ
izations comprising over three
hundred local societies is the ac
complished result of a few years.
The officers of the State organi
zation are: President A. Ray
mond Bard, ot Reading, Pa.; Re
cording Secretary, vacant; Cor
responding Secretary, Miss Ida
S. Zinser,Germantown, Pa.; Stat
istical Secretary, D. W. Sholien
berger, Montgomery, Pa.;Treas
urer, F. P. D. Miller, Columbia,
Pa.
NEEDM0RE.
Jack Frost ripened the corn in
a huny last week.
School opened up last Monday
with an enrollment of thirty-four
pupils, and several have been
added since.
Prof. B. N. Palme'' is takiug in
the fair at St. Louis this week.
Rev. Powers had his household
goods hauled out last Saturday
from the depot and stored hi the
house recently vacated by Rev.
Baugher. Mrs. Powers will come
a few weeks later.
Eld. and Mrs. T. R. Palmer are
visiting amoug friends in Trough
Creek Valley, Huntingdon county-
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Conner, of
Mattie, Bedford county, spent
Saturday evening and Sunday
with the family of Eli Peck. Mrs.
Conner will remain a couple of
weeks.
Dr. Palmar removed a tumor
ous growth from the scalp of Miss
Tempie Snider lust Friday. Her
mauy friends hope it may give
her no lu.ther trouble.
Squire T. P. Garland manipu
lated business on the Hancock
mail route last week, aud always
came in on time.
Elder C. L. Funk is away on a
preaohlng tour in West Virginia.
He expects to stop at Sylvan to
see his son Joseph who has fever.
Hustling mail carrier, Simon
Deshong came swinging ioto
t wn half hour ahead of time on
Monday. It makes grandfather
hustle to iruin that much time.
A fro li Chambersburg last
Friday damaged four houses.
NEEDN'T 00 WEST.
Big Corn Grows Right Here In Fulton
County.
Clear Ridge, September 20. I
noticed in the columns of your
paper last week that Brother Davy
Kelso saw such wonderfm corn
in the west. He said the ears
grew eight feet above the ground.
Now, I want to say that Mr. Kel
so need notg) to the prairies to
see corn like that. We have it
right out here on Clear Ridge iu
old Fulton county the county
without a railroad and it u rows
on the farm of ex-County Treas
urer John A. Henry. The stalks
measure 13 feet iu height and the
ears have to be knocked off w ith
a club. "Now, then !"
BURNT CABINS.
W, M. Comerer and family left
last Monday for St. Louis.
Prof. Potts of Bedford, spent a
few days in our town last week
looking up life insurance busi
ness. Win. Gilliland and daughter
left last Tuesday for their home
in Philadelphia.
Miss Dora Johnston spent two
weeks in Mt. Union with rela
tives. Mrs. E. A. Mathias is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John Miller
at Concord, Pa.
Mrs. Emily Appleby, of Neely
ton, spent Friday with her sister,
Mrs. Samuel Bowman.
Mrs. Thos. Briggs made a busi
ness trip to OrbisonialastThurs
day. Mrs. Geo. Doran and daugh
ter, Anna, spent last. Friday at
the home of L. S. Yetter.
Mrs. Roy Morrow is visiting
relatives at Woodvale, Pa.
R. C. McGovvan made a busi
ness trip to the County Seat Sat
urday. LAIUKi.
The Assistant Postmaster at
Laidig sports a two horse buggy
now.
Mrs. Michael Laidig, of Dublin
Mills is visiting friends in this
neighborhood this week;
S. N. Salkeld, of Sixmile Run,
was visiting W. L. Stevens last
Suuday.
Miss Sadie Hockensmith is get
ting better slowly.
H. K. Stevens is getting along
slowly with his house.
Mr. Jonas Lake spent last week
at Bed lord cju rt and visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Laura Youse in
Altooua.
Miss Nina Kirk, who has been
ill for some time, is slowly im
proving. Dowling Johuston and Andrew
Laidig attended preaching at
Green Hill Sunday night.
Harvey Mum ma has goue to
Franklin county to cut corn.
Last Saturday there was a corn
cuttiug in' the afteruoou and a
party at night at Mr. Harris Wag
ner's uear Laidig. Those pres
ent were Belle aud Hester Witter,
Lula Brown, Eftie Deshong, Mary
and Fanny Lamberson, Zelda,
Clarence and Drusilla Laidig.Mla
Lake, Beatrice and Lula Wagner,
Nora Ritchey, Clara Stevens, Es
telle and Ella Stevens, Lydia
Mum ma, Orlando Wagner and
wife, Walter Brown, Clarence
Shore, G. C. Fields, U'oy aud Os
car Cromwell, Charles and Elmer
Cutchall, Andrew Laidig, John
and Otis Hockensmith, Chester
and Edward Brant, Charby Mum
ma, Edward Deshong, David and
Georgii Stevens, Rude Lamber
son, Ray Dawney, Harry and
Elm.r Horton, Christopher and
Thomas Ensley, Isaiah Chue.
BrowneReeder, Jesse Burkslres
ser, Cloyd Harmon, Arthur Wag
ner, Ira Lake, William Stevens
Dowling Johnson, Erra Cleven
ger, Braidy Fleming, Daltzer
Mellottand William Rowe.
Maggi, the three year old
luughler of Mr. and Mrs C. W.
Lawyer, had tho misfortune to
all from tho granary dbor last
Vednesday eveuiug and dislocate
ier left elbow. Dr. Mosser was
called and rendered the necessary
iturgical aid to make the child as
comfortable as possible.
The Eastern Shore.
In a letter from William F.
Wink, formerly ot Belfast town
ship, but now a resident of the
Eastern Shore, Md., enclosing
tho cash to advance his subscrip
tion to both tho News and the
Democrat into the year 1900, we
publish the fallowing extract:
"You may wonder sometimes
what the Fulton county boys are j
domg down on the l.asteru Shore.
Wi'll, for one of them, I can say,
I think we are not doing too b id.
We have a fine country; or, one
that could be made tine. There
are many wornout and rundown
farms here, and there are, on the
other hand, as fine farms as any
one could wish to see. The farms
that have been taken care of, are
taking care of their owners.
Much of the rundown land could
be very easily improved. I do
not know of any other section of
country that has any more advan
tages than this: it is very health
ful, and no other section will pro
duce any greater variety of crops;
and our waters are famous for
their abundance of oysters, bsh,
and crabs. We have, also, good
churches, good schools and good
neighbors.
The crops, this season, are ex
ceptionally good."
CLEAR RIDUb.
C. L. Henry is getting ready to
build himself u new house.
James Carinack is having a new
stable put up by W. J. Fields.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Sipes spent
Monday at Mr. II. T. Hooter's.
Miss Lizzie Fields is suffering
from a severe attack of lumbago.
Jacob Winegardner u)d wife
and daughter visited Leslie Shaw's
last Sunday.
Mr. Allen Cutchall ami wife, of
Three Spring, passed through our
town on their way to Hustontown
to visit friends.
Mrs. James Luiiihorson and Mrs.
Sadie Fields, of Hustontown, visi
ted James II. Fields one day last
week.
Charley Anisley, of Franklin
county, is a frequent caller at Jus.
V. Carinack's.
Mr. Walter Brown and sister
Louie spoilt Saturday night at
Mr. Harris Wagner's near Luidig.
Walter W. Brown and Clarence
Shore were pleasant callers at N.
I'ureeH's last Sunday.
C. L. Henry has bought the T.
W. Huston farm and will take
possession in the spring.
Miss Ellie Irwin returned from
Altoona to this place on Thurs
day. Miss Grace Huston took her
aunt Ellie to her homo at McCon
nellsburg. There was a carpet-rag sewing
at Mrs, It. E. Brown's last Thurs
day at which were present Grand
mother Baker,Grandmotlier Crom
well, Mrs. Irvin Cromwell, Mrs.
Calvin Baker, Mrs. J. H. Baker
und daughter, Mrs. J. A. Henry
and son Merril, Mrs. W.K. Fields,
Mrs. H. J. Fields, Mrs. Wilson
Cutchall, Mrs. Howard Fix and
two children, Mrs. Jucob Wine
gardner, Mrs. Henry Long und
daughter, und Mrs. J. W. Mow
ers. The day was spent pleusunt
ly, und iu the evening nil returned
to their homes.
Harry Wible, Joe Ramsey and
Arthur Kprlin returned homo from
Clearspring, Md., Saturday.
Our town is on the Itooin. An
other store is coining. 111. Grove,
proprietor.
( juite a number of our young
people attended the party at Ben
nie Wilds' Monday night.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Miss
Elsie Baker.
On Monday evening J. Kendall
Johnston brought to town from
the farm of his mother, Mrs. Ko
zia Johnston, of the Cove, a stalk
of corn that meusurod 14 feet aud
8 inches in length, and the ear
was 8 feet from the ground. He
also brought two ears of corn
from the same field, one of which
contained twenty rows of grains
averaging fifty grains to the row
or a thousand grains on the ear.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home (or a Vacation, Awtjr lor an Oullng, a
Trip for Builneti or Pleasure. You'll
Find It Rlf hi Here.
Mrs. S. B. Woollet was a Chain
bersburg visitor last Wedne sday .
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis, of
Laidig, spent last Saturday in
town on business.
Miss Cornetha B. Nesbit, speut
several days last week very pleas
antly in Philadelphia.
Rev. Dr. West is at Duucanuou
this week attending the fall ses
sion of Carlisle presbytery.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert U.. Wilson,
of Pittsburg, have been speudiug
the past week at the Fulton House.
Mr. Walter C. Peck, of Bedford
Springs, is visiting in the home
of his uncle, the editor ot the
News.
Mrs. John Booth, of Maddens
ville, spent a day recently with
her cousin. Mrs. Dauiel Mock iu
Tod.
Miss Annie Ott, of this place,
is spendidg some time with tne
family of Daniel Mock, Sr., in
Tod.
Miss Carrie Stenger, of this
place, is spending tho week, tho
guest of friends in WilhamsKrt,
Md.
Mrs. Geo. S. Dor&u and daugh
ter, Miss Cora, of Burnt Cabins,
spent last Saturday in McCon
nellsburg. C. B. Stevens, Ed Shimer, Geo.
A. Harris and David M alloy, at
tended Lodge at Harrisonville
last Saturday evening.
Miss Miunie Mock, teacher of
McGoveru's school was called to
Ilarrisburg Monday aud Tuesday
on business.
Mr. George W. Mosser of Clays
burg, and son, Frank, ol' Brooks
Mill, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. .1.
W. Mosser of tins place.
Mrs. Harry A. Thompson and
Miss Minnie Thompson, of Ty
rone, Pa., are visiting in the home
of Mrs. M. A. Thompson in this
place.
Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Adams aud
daughter Henrietta, spent from
Monday until Friday of last week
with relatives in Everett and Bed
ford. Misses Stella Cook and Mary
Zimmerman, of the Little Cove,
were guests of Rev. and Mrs. A.
G. Wolf, of this place over Sun
day. Mr. W. L. Nace, of Carlisle,
spent the time from Saturday un
til Monday morning with his w ife
and baby, who are visiting iu this
place,
George Snyder and daughter,
Miss Lula, of Tod township, spent
last Friday the guests of Mr.
aud Mrs. S. K. Pittman at Harri
sonville.
Sheriff aud Mrs. D. C. Flick
entertained a large number of
their friends at tl eir hooie on
North Second street last Wednes
day evening.
Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas Clyde
returned to their home in Phila
delphia on Monday after a very
pleasant visit among their many
friends bora
Daisy Fend rick aud Sophie Un
ger, of Mercersburg, were guests
of Maria Dickson Alexander, of
this place, from Saturday uutil
Monday noon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sloan, of
this place, spent last Thursday
very pleasantly in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Shaw in Tay
lor township.
Mr. and M. a. J. R. Kirkpatrick,
Wm. R Kirkpatrick, aud Mr$.S.
J. McCausliuallof Philadelphia,
are spending this .week at the
Washington House. ; ;
Horace N. Sipes. after spend
ing his summer vacation at his
home in this place, returned to
the Dickinson Law . School, Car
lisle, last Thursday. "