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VOLUME 6.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 10, 190.
NUMBER 9
BIG MONEY IN CHESTNUTS.
The Philadelphia North American Telia
What an Enterprising Mao Is Doint
la the Eastern Part of the State.
FULTON COUNTY SO'L WELL ADAPTED.
Owing to the fact that there is
no spot in Pennsylvania better
adapted to c hestnut farming than
Fulton county, and to inspire any
who may be seeking "acres of
diamonds, "we publish the follow
ltig from the Suuday North Amer
ica a of the 29th ult. Ed
Here is a recipe for the making
of a millionaire. It comes from
Mr. Coleman K. Sober, scientific
woodsman and practical farmer,
ofLewisburg, Pa.
The ingredients :
One young man.
Five hundred dollars.
A tract of waste lmd.
Let the young man invest
the $500 in land from which chest
nut or red oak trees have been
cut.
Upon the sprouts springing
from the stumps of these trees
let him graft sprigs of the im
ported or European chestnut tree.
After this has been done, let him
Wath and Wait.
This formula, if carried out as
detailed below, will, according to
Mr. Sober 's belief, provide a com
petence in ten years, financial in
dependence in fifteen years, a
great fortune in thirty years, and
a noble estate for the children of
: tho pioneer and for their chil
dren's children unto generations.
Chestn u t cultivation is not mere
ly a theory with Mr. Sober. Over
, the sides of the hills that frame
the beautiful Irish Valley, near
( Shamokin, he has probably the
largest grove of cultivated young
chestnut trees in the world.
The place is aptly called Chest
nut Grove Farm. More than 100,-
. 000 young trees bowed their stur
dy limbs under a burden of nuts
there this fall.
Mr. Sobers trees are of Span
ish origin. The nuts sell readily
.at from $5 to $12 a bushel now,
although it is thought that the
price will range lower in a few
years, as the supply becomes
larger.
It is claimed that even at $2.50
a bushel the chestnut crop will
pay much better than wheat. The
demand for them at present is bo
great that the few hundred bush
els raised now by Mr. Sober can
be. sold as fast as gathered.
"Chestnut growing will pay,',
declares Mr. Sober.
lie has the best possible reason
for this belief, because be is ma
king it pay.
In this opinion he is evidently
joined by Professo Nelson F.
Davis, of Bucknell University,
who recently examined the Sober
groves by request of the Pennsyl
vania State Department of Agri-1
.culture. Professor Davjs' report
gives the result of his observa
tions, aud contains much inter
esting information given him by
' Mr. Sober. ' It states : "An acre
of land will grow thirty-five bush
els of wheat in a year if properly
cultivated.
. "A like area of chestnut trees
. will produce many times as many
bushels of equally nutritious food
yearly for an indefinite period,
and require no outlay for cultiva
tion, replanting or fertilization;
' more than this, the spring fronts,
beating rains and summer
droughts, which are a-constant
menace to the wheat crop, work
no injury upon the chestnut tree
or its fruit.
"Why. theo, is wheat grown on
' miliums of acres, while we fail to
produce even enough chestnuts
to supply the row limited demand
and to allow Southern Europe to
exact large tribute from us an
nually for the nuts we import for
consumption in . their raw un
wholesome form?
"With the exception of the oc
casional Thanksgiving turkey
stuffed with chestnut dressing,
chestnuts In thnir manv 'a.ntMitii-
j rJ
mg cooked forms seldom appear
(Coa'inued on luat Vt.)
CALLS F0L0NQ HAR0
Reading's Famous Qoose Bone Prophet
Is Out With His Annual Prediction.
The Reading prophet, whose
age is 90 years, and who in years
past has been quite successful
in predicting the character of the
weather for the winter, using a
goose bone as a means of gaining
his knowledge, is out with his
prediction for the coming win
ter. After eating bis first goose sev
eral days ago, he took the bono
and examined it closely and here
is what he says : "If was dark
all through, which indicates that
the winter will start early in No
vember and will continue until
late in the spring. There will be
many heavy snow storms and the
temperature will be low and the
ice crop of enormous size.
Social.
On Monday last the tenth an
niversary of their marriage Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. McCutcheon were
made the recipients of the cor
dial greetings of a warm he irted
company of their friends in the
home of Mrs. Kezia Johnston, the
mother of Mrs. McCutcheon. The
guests of the occasion were chief
ly the near relatives and the pas
tor of the family. The bountiful
hospitality, such as is not sur
passed, was enjoyed to the full
by all. And a happy social time
mingled with praise and thanks
giving to God occupied the day.
NEW QRENADA.
Dr. R. B. Campbell made a trip
ti Philadelphia after the election.
Instead of taking a boat ride up
Salt river, he preferred to take a
train over the East Broad Top.
Samuel Alloway has gone to
Altoona.
Charles Grissinger, a student
in the Philadelphia Dental college
came home to vote; and while here
relieved a few people of some ol
their achers.
Isaac McClain is at M. W.
Houck's with that monster trac
tion eugine and sawmill manufac
turing shingles for Mr. Houck.
The noise mad by the three-toned
whistle on this machine, add
ed to tbat of James F. McClain 's,'
which is of the same device, made
the welkin ring for a few days,
and might have led a stranger to
believe that they were trying to
wake up the Democratic party.
The recent returns show, that of
the sixty-seven counties in Penn
sylvania, all went Republican but
six, and Fulton is numbered with
the six. Should it ever happen
that they all go Republican but
one, Fulton will be "among" that
one, and don't you forget it ?"
The Shore Valley fc Taylor
township telephone lines now ex
tend to New Grenada, which is
the great telephone center of the
county. If many more lines wish
to get in here, they will have to
come in by underground cable,
as the space overhead is about all
taken.
James A. McDonough, Esq.,
was very ill during part of last
week. He had an alarming hem
orrhage of the lungs on Monday
night and this was followed by a
distressing attack of quinsy which
broke on inside of his throat. He
is still confined to the bouse, but
convalescing slowly.
' The young people of this town
andcommunitvhadasorprise par
ty at the home of Jacob 8. Black
last Monday night in honor of the
thirteenth anniversary of the birth
of his daughter Martha, who was
the recipient of many nice gift .
At the height of the evening's gay
ety, Verna Shafer, one of the
guests becamo suddenly very ill,
which caused much alarm for
awhile.
The Union Thanksgiving ser
vices will bo conducted on Thurs
day, ' November 24th, at 10:80
a. oi. m the United Presbyterian
church of our town where all the
chu rubes of the town ere expect
ed to participate. "It is ' good
thing to give thanks unto the
Lord." Ps. 92:1. All are cordi
ally Invited.
LOUDON MAN MURDERED.
Lorenio D. Kline Shot to Death By Board
ing -House Keeper at Hag erstown.
Intimacy with Latter's Wife.
BURIED AT LOUDON LAST SATURDAY.
Lorenzo D. Kline, a native of
Fort Loudon, was the victim of
deliberate murder in Hagerstown
early last Thursday morning.
The story is as follows :
Frederick Easton. a lightning
rod agent and boardinghouse
keeper of Hagerstown arose early
Thursday morning and found tbat
his wife was not in her room. On
his way down stairs Easton glanc
ed into the room of Kline, the door
of which was open, and found his
wife and Kline sleeping in the
same bed.
Easton went down stairs and
out of the house to the brewery
across the street. At the brew
ery he borrowed a revolver, say
ing that he wished to shoot a dog.
Shen he went back to his home
and to the room of Kline. Reach
ing across the sleeping form of
his wife and resting his arm on
her shoulder, Easton placed the
revolver to Kline's temple and
fired. He neither spoke to his
wife, who was awakened by the
report of the pistol, nor abused
her in any way.
After lie had committed the
murder Easton went down town
and gave himself up. He was
placed in jail and the officers in
vestigated the tragedy.
Easjon refused to make a state
ment and so did his wife.
A coroner's jury was impanell
ed. The verdict of the jury was
that Easton ded feloniously, vol
untarily and with malice, afore
thought, kill and murder the said
Kline.
There 5s no law in Maryland to
mitigate Easton 's sentence if the
court upholds the coroner's jury's
finding.
The Easton woman is said to
bear a tarnished reputation in
Hagerstown.
Lorenzo Kline is a native of
Loudon, where his mother and
several brothers and sisters now
reside. In bis younger days he
was rather wild and in 1899 serv
ed a term in jail for riot and
assault and battery on Calvin Mc
Laughlin. He was married sev
eral years ago nd joined the
Methodist church. While his
wife lived he is said to have lived
a quiet life and to have been a
good citizen. His wife died a
year ago and he left Loudon to
work at bis trade, machine work,
in Hagerstown.
Kline is survived by bis aged
mother, who is in delicate health,
and the following brothers and
sisters: William, Marion, Mill
ard Harvey Kline, all of Loudon,
and Mrs. Henry Etter, Marion.
Kline's body was taken to Fort
Loudon last Thursday evening,
and the funeral, conducted by
Rev. .John Vrooman, took place
on Saturday.
Miller.
Catharine, wife of Samuel G.
Miller, of Marklesburg, Hunting
don county, died at her home on
Wednesday, November 9, 1904,
aged about 70 years. Mrs. Miller
was a daughter of the lato Judge
White, of Wells Valley. About
four weeks ago she slipped on a
loose board in the yard, which
caused her to fall and dislocate
one of her hips.
A member of the Methodist
Episcopal church for more than
forty years, she had developed
a lovely christian character, the
influence of which will reach
through generations of her pos
terity. Besides her busbaud, seven
daughters and three sons sur
vive, all of whom wore present at
her funeral.
Mr. and Mrs.' B. M. Dawney,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dawney, and
Mr. John Dawney, all of Chicago,
pent two or three days last week
visiting friends in town and in
the Cove. '
BUCKWHEAT CAKES AND HONEY.
Newspaper Man Comforts His Appetite
With the Thought of Good
"Meals" in the Past.
For many years the familiar
face of George Fleming, oue of the
most courteous salesmen on tho
road, was seen at regular intervals
by our merchants. But George
was a priu'er, and the recollec
tion of tho tnell of printer's ink
overcame his propensity for the
odor of molasses, and he bought
the Mercersburg Journal and re
turned to his first love.
The appearance of the Journal
shows that George knows how to
run a uewspaper; but the Inner
side of a uewspaper man is some
times unwittingly exposed as the
following will show, ana it all
came about by a McConnellsburg
hotel man sending iu an advertise
ment. When George got down
to writing up the "ad" the thought
of a "square meal" got the better
of him, and this is the way he let
himself out.
"About 15 years ago we were
hauled over the mountains from
Fort Loudon in the stage then run
by Mr. Woollet and landed at his
house, aud for about 15 years we
visited the town pretty regularly
every three weeks, generally st )p
ping there over Monday night,
and always slept and took our
meals at Woollets. Having put
our feet under Mrs. Woollet's ta
ble so often and slept in those
featberbeds so long, and ate so
many of those buckwheat cakes
and honey, we are in a position to
recommend thi property as one
of the best in all this country for
any one wishing to engage in the
hotel business.
"The know how to make the
buckwheat cakes over there. We
have been therj when Robert
could not ctrry them in fast
enough with both bauds. Wo
have wondered how far up the
mountain road all those cakes
would reach if laid side by side.
Then the fine large garden con
nected with the property is a
feature not to be forgotten aud
one that is being considered by
many hotel men today. It is cer
tainly a great advantage to be
able to have vegetables and small
fruits such as strawberries and
raspberries fresh from your own
garden. We say this is a good
chance for some one. "
BURNT CABINS.
Geo. Doran and Samuel Wid
ney started last Wednesday for
St. Louis to see the World's Fair.
Mrs. John Locke, of Locke Val
ley spent a few days last week
with her daughter, Mrs. Roy
Morrow.
Mamie Mum ma, little daughter
of John and Myrtle Mumma, de
parted this lite on the 28th inst ,
after having been an invalid for
three years. Mamie was aged
4 years, 3 months aud 3 days.
David Bowman and wife made
a business trip to Orbisonia last
Friday.
. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kelly, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Baldwin,
spent last Sunday at the home of
Wm. McGowau at Shade Gap.
The M. E. church will hold a
Thanksgiving supper here on
Thursday evening, November 24,
and on. Friday evening will have
oysters everybody Invited to at
tend. Mr. John Mentzer and family
have returned home after a visit
to St Louis aud Kansas. They
report a delightful trip. John
ays he likes the West, but he
thinks he can live among the east
ern hills awhile yet.
Lynch.
After an illness caused by an
acute attack of pneumonia, cover
ing a period of about two weens,
Harry Barton, son of Mr. and
.Mrs. Frank P. Lynch of this place,
died last Saturday morning, aged
2 years and 24 days. Funeral
Sunday afternoon conducted by
Rev. Adams, assisted by Rev. C.
M. Smith and Dr. West. Inter
ment in Uni m cemetery.
j RECENT WEDDINGS.
i ,
j People Who Have Entered into a Life
j time Partnership tor Better
! or for Worse.
MORljRET HESS; McNEAL BARNLTT.
MOUOKKT HENS.
Mr. Albert E. Morgret. of Ho
bart, Okla., and Miss Olive V.
Hess, of Sideling Hill, Pa., were
married ut the home of the bride's
cousin, Mrs. Martha Wood, uenr
Goddurd, Kan., on Sunday, Sep
tember 25, 1904, by Rev. J. V.
Hanna, the M. E. minister of God
dard, in the presence of a host of
friends and relatives.
PHo tjtmclino' n a nY trna .Jntr
ed by Miss Ethel Wood. At the : H?''
conclusion of the ceremony the en the fire was first reach
. . , , : eu it was easily extinguished, as
dining-room door was thrown!.. , . , .
, . , . , lit evidently had been burning
open and the party ushered in to 1 , . , J , h
.,, . . . - . I but a few minutes, and was con-
partake of the bountiful dinner 1 .. , . , ' ,
. . . . . ! fined to the door and adjacent
TPhmh vuaa iwmtinif (ham J
The next morning the bridal
pair left for their home in Okla
homa, stopping to visit friends at !
Enid, Hennessey, and Roosevelt,
Oklahoma. '
The groom a native of this coun '
ty has been in the West about fif-:
teen years, has traveled through ,
24 states, and has finally settled J
down in the state of Matrimony. 1
May he never have to seek farther !
for happiness a nd prosperity.
MCNEAL BARNETT. '
Mr. William Alfred McXeal, of
Johnstown, Pa., and Miss Mary j held in the Sherman's Valley
B. Barnett, of Waterfall, Pa., ' Presbyterian church last Satur
were united iu holy matrimony day evening and Sunday, was well
j by Rev. J. V. Adams, iu tho hotel attended and full of interest. A
j parlors of the Washington Hduso mong those present who were
on Thursday, November 10, 1004.
The contracting parties are es-
tunable young people the groom
an energetic young business man
of Johustown, where ho has pro -
Vided a home; aud the bride a
young woman of charming dispo-
sitiou.
After a visit umoug friends,
Mr. aud Mrs. McXeal will move
to Johnstown.
ST A HLN 1'X'K Kit SCI I N KK.
11. (i 11 1. 1 . l
ivirs. oaran ncnuee and uuvid i
Stahlnecker were united in mar-'
riage Thursday noon, at the home
of C. R. Spangler, Ivuobsville, by
t .... n t o - III. , !... Tl f
xvev. j. iu. ouiiui, oi uiie ivtnoi in-
ed church, of this place. Mr. j
Stahlnecker is a prosperous gen-
tleman engaged in the hotel busi- j
uess, at Middlebuig, Snyder!
county, this State. Mrs. Stahl
necker is the mother of Mrs.
Spangler, with whom she has j
been makiug her home for some !
time past.
ALEXANDER-FIELDS.
At the home of the bride in Fort j the Delaware river.
Littleton, on Tuesday, November The Altoona Hunting Club is
1, Miss Carrie E. Fields, and Mr. j well represented here in their
John Alexander of Sprint Run, ! camp, and are making many im
Franklin couuty, were united in j provements up at the old Sprowl
marriage by Rev. W. M. Cliue mansion.
uucle of the bride. i Dr. Campbell, of Hopewell, was
The happy couple left on Wedues over to see James McDonough
day morning following for a trip j last Wednesday.
to the World's Fair and other j
points in the West. saldvia.
Mrs. Lydia Bobb, of Norm-
Home Missionary Day" will
bo observed iu St. Paul's Reform
ed church this .iomiug Suuday
services beginning at 10:30 a. tu.
In connection with these services
an opportunity will be afforded to
all who wero unable to partake of
the Blessed Sacrament last Sun
day, owing to the inclement wea
ther. C. M. Smith, Pastor.
Mr. L C. Kelly, merchant and
politierm at Burnt Cabins, has
fever. It was coutructed dunug
h recent visit he and his estimable
wjfo made among frietids iu Km
sas. While our informant does
not state that any alarming t.y inp
toins have developed, we aro led
to judge that his mind is affected
to a greater degree than his bud v;
for by reference to our advertis
ing columns, it will be seen tlnt
he is offering for ale hi valuable
farm and store properly at Burnt
Cabins and is phu; l pull up
stikes. Yes, lie has kver
"Western" fever.
You can have tho NKWS one
whole year for a dollar.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Timely Discovery Prevents Destructive
Fire Monday Night.
Wlrit might have proven a cost
ly conflagration was averted on
Monday night by the timely dis
covery of tiro iu John W. Great
head's slitblo in this place.
It was shortly after 11 o'clock
when Mr. aud Mrs. II. M. Downes
; were returning to their home,
l .h:it a liirht uLlracted their atten
tion, uud calling others, it was
soon found that fire had been
'. started in the Greathead stable.
The odor of kerosene in the
stable seems to be evideuce that
some one had placed the fluid
; there and lighted it with a view
weather boarding.
Had a few minutes more elaps-
i ed before the discovery, with the
high wind then prevailing, there
would have been little chance of
saving the Fulton House stables,
and tnose of Leonard Hohinan
and the Washington House.
WELLS TANNERY.
Many of our people attended
the Quarterly Meeeting services
held in the Valley Methodist Epis
copal church last Sunday.
The Sunday school convention
i not residents of the community
j were Joseph Painter and wife, of
j Hopewell, who were guests in the
I horn ol Hon. aud Mrs. Samuol
1 P. Wishart Saturday night.
ViHiam E. Riven s has gone on
an extensive visit among friends
ut Bauuiug. Pittsburg, and more
distant points.
Mrs. Tiilie Cook, of Trough
Creek, and W. E Hoke, wife aud
family, of Sax ton, are guests iu
, tho home of W. II. Spangler and
wife.
Misses Lillian Hurkett and
i Cora Truax were in Hopewell on
' busiuess last Thursday.
Ella Sipes, of Saxtou, is visit-
! ing among her many Valley
I fri.iuds.
James Gillilaud passed through
jour town last Saturday enroute
i to Cumberland.
Lizzie Baker speut last week
among friends ut Saxton.
j Captain Harvey Wishart went
to Philadelphia last Tuesday
probably he preferred to go up
j town, Pa., is visiting her mother,
Mrs. W. C. Maun.
Edward Whitehill uud wife, of
Cypher, Bedford county, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Whitehill's
mother, Mrs Speer.
Mrs. Annie Ha m lias returned
to her home at this place after I
spending a month with her broth
er, D. R. Muminaat Uustontown.
Miss Eilie Mellott aud Mis.
Lydia Bobb speut last Saturday
nt the homo of J. E Lyon, at West
Dublin.
Mrs. Margaret Bair, after
speudiug the summer with her
son. W. H. Bair, has returned to
her homeatL-iucaster, Pa.
Miss Blanche Sipes, of this
place, is spending a week at Pitts
burg with her sister, Mrs. W. II.
Staley.
The many friends of Rev. A. D.
McCloskey here, will regret to
learn that on acconut of ill health
he has not been able to occupy
his pulpit at Liverpool, Pa., dur
ing the past five months. lie is,
liowuyer, gradually gaiulng
strength.
IBOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as Tbey
Come and Qo.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Home lor Vacation, A way for in Oullnf, a
Trip lor Buslneis or Pleasure. You'll
Pind II Klibt Here.
Charles E. Goldsmith speut Fri
Jay iu Chainbersburg on busi
less. Charles W. Schooley of Harrl
sonville, is dangerously ill of
stomach trouble.
A. W. Deshong and wife and
Mrs. Ruth Swopo and son were
iu town last Saturday. j
C. B. Stevens and David Mal
loy attended Lodge at Fort Lit
tleton, Saturday night.
Mrs. Fernand Decker and son.
Russell Decker, of Saluvia, spent
lastThunday in town on business.
Mr. Wm. B. Karns, of Everett,
was a guest in the famdy of his
brother-in-law, John Ott, last Sat
urday. Miss Mary Bender, who had
been spending a few weeks at her
home in this place returned jto
York last Saturday.
H. S. Daniels, Esq., of Harri
sonville, is enjoying an extended
trip to McKeesport, and points
in Indiana.
Mrs. Alice McNeilandchildreu,
of Boone, Iowa, are visiting in the
home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Pittman, of this place.
Joseph Everts and wife, of Sa
luvia, who had been in ill health
the past few months, are regain
ing their normal condition.
John S. Harris and Miss Kath
arine Cook spent Saturday after
noon the guests of Mr, and Mrs.
W. R. Speer at Saluvia.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitehill of Yel
low Creek, were visiting Mrs.
Whitehill's mother, Mrs. Rachel
A. Speer at Saluvia.over Sunday.
Miss Minna D. Tnompson, af
ter a six-weeks' visit in the home
of her mother, Mrs. M. A. Thomp
son of this place, has returned to
Tyrone.
Homer L. Sipe, one of Licking
Creek township's well known cit
izens, who has been dangerously
ill with typhoid fever is reported
slightly improved.
Karl Reisner, of Lancaster, a
student at the Mercersburg acad
emy, spent the time from Friday
evening until Monday morning
with friends in McConnellsburg.
Mr. S. I. Miller and niece, Mrs.
Mary C. Sinnott, of Philadelphia,
attended the funeral of the form
er's sister-in-law, Mrs. b. G. Mil
ler, at Marklesburg. last Friday.
Mrs. G. W. Decker and daugh
ter, Mrs. M. H. Hollensbead, of
Harrisonville, spent last Thurs
day in this place, the guests of
Mrs. Decker's brother, John P.
Sipe, Esq.
Mrs J. Deshong, who had been
spending the past few months at
the home ot her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. U. S. Daniels of Harrison
ville, has returned to her home it
McKeesport.
Mr. aud Mrs. Fran P. Lynch
desire in this manner to express
gratitude to their many friends
who lent aid aad gave sympathy
during the illness and death of
their little son Harry.
Mr. and Mrs. John Souders, of
McConnellsburg, and Phoebe,
Bruce and Nora Paylor, of Back
Run, spent part of last week vis
iting relatives in Franklin county,
in Maryland, and in Virginia.
Mr. Frank Houser, a Mercers
burg Academy student, drove ov.
er to McConnellsburg last Sun
day. Frank was formerly a resi
dent of this place, but has lived
at Mochanicsburg during the last
nine years.
Mr. E. M. (ielvin, one of Dub
lin's enterprising farmers, spent
a few hours in tiwn last Satur
day, dt'was the first time Mr.
Gelviu had been in McConnells
burg for six months the lonl
t nie he said he had ever tiyel
away from town in bia hix