1 irate VOLUME McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 14, 1904. NUMBER U TEACHERS' INSTITUTE Abstract of Proceeding! from Wednes day Morning to Friday Noon. Large Attendance. Ttlfi MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER HELD. (Ounllnued from lut week.) WEDNESDAY FOKENOON. Devotional exercises were con d ucted by Rev. S. B. Houston, of the Associate Presbyterian church. The teachers then tock up the subject, "School Disci pline. Mr. L P. Morton, after placing upon the board an out line of the subject, says discipline is the true aim of all school work. Mr. W. W. Smith says discipline is the means to an end. Miss Zoe Mason thinks that honesty and truthfulness help the teach er to discipline the child.- Miss Minnie Mock gave some very good points. Mr. C. C. Rotz class ifies discipline thus: First, that which puts lite into the school; second, that which knocks life out of the school. After a short intermission and a song Dr. Eckels occupied the next period subject: "What Should the Teacher Know of the Pupils?" He says, study care fully the heredity of the child. Take care of the physical condi tion of the pupil. Tho teacher should know the book that the pupils read. Study the life of the pupil. After a song by the institute Dr. Hull occupied the next period discussing "Essentials of Arith metic." He says, teach the es sentials in each grade; teach the things commonly used in every day life first. Teach no subject that the child cannot compre hend. Let your teaching be very concrete. Teach exactness first, speed afterward. Dr. Bible occupied the next period on the subjectol ''Advanc ed Reading.' WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. Institute convened al 1:30 with a very largo audience. Dr. Eckels occupied the first period. Subject "TbeOld School vs. the New." It is not necessary to say that the discussion of this question was very abla and inter esting. More individual teach ing should be done in the modern school. Teachers should consid er carefully and seriously the matter of assisting the pupils in the preparation of the lesson. Joseph Kissel, of St. 1 homas, rendered a cornet solo in a very able manner, Miss Ureathead, Mrs. Adams, and Messrs. Adams and Reisner favored the Institute with a quartette, which was ap preciated very much, - Dr. Huh occupied the next pe riod. Subject "The Child." Children should be kept in school longer. After singing by the institute Dr. Bible made an address. Dr. Henry Houck occupied the next period in his usual humorous and entertaining way. ' WEDNESDAY EVENING. The entertainment given by Fred High, of Pittsburg, was ve ry enjoyable. Mr. High is a ver satile artist in his line, and the uproarious applause, showed that his audience thoroughly appreci uted his efforts. THURSDAY FORENOON. Promptly at nine o'clock, near ly all the teachers were in their places ready for another day's work, and a slight tap of the bell by Superintendent Barton, was all that was required to bring quiet. The large number of outsiders present at the opening of the session, showed the popular in terest in the work of this great teachers' gathering. . The devotional services con ducted by Rev. C. M. Smith were impressive, ana the manner in which the teachers as a body, en lered into these services, was in dicative of high moral and relig ious aUniird. The tetters now took up the Crtt t . j -on the program "Classification and Promotion" The subject was opened by liar - vey Sharp. Mr. Sharp snys thero should be no close claswifl - cation in the ungraded school. Miss Lillian Hill thinks therols not as much danger jn holding a pupil back as there is in dragging a pupil forward. Miss Hill says promotion should be very guard- ed. Miss Blanche Peck savs, "The greatest trouble iu classification is to hold classification after it is established. Pupils should be promoted upon merits." Mr. S. L. Wink said, "Promotion should be by classes if possible." Dr. Hull took up the subject and gave some very iuteresting points. After a recess of ten minutes and the singing of America by the Institute, Dr. Bible occupied the next period speaking upon the subject "The Memory." He held the subject before the teach ers and gave a good discussion along a psycologicalline. Dr. Hull oocupied the next per iod. 8ubject:-"Arithmetic." This was Dr. Hull's farewell speech. Dr. Hull's instructions during his time here have been very use ful. The work was good, solid practical and well driven home THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Institute commenced at 1:30. The hall was filled to its fullest capacity at the beginning even the standing room was in demand. Dr. Eckels occupied the first period. His subject was, "What is a Public School ?" It is apiace for the education of the poor and rich alike." "It is not a nurs ery. 'The btate demands lrom he public school that every boy and girl going out therefrom be just."' "The State expects the children to be obedient, truthful, accurate and responsible." At the close of Dr. Eckels' talk the institute joined in staging America. The audience seemed to be in a humor for singing, and the volume of patriotism that went up from the room was de lightful to the ear. While always a favorite with our teachers, advancing years has not detracted anything from Dr. Houck's genial and sympa thetic manner, and for an hour the large audience listened to him with delight. Toadd variety to the afternoon's entertainment, Miss Greathead, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Adams and Mr. Reisner sang in a very de lightful manner, that beautiful song "Rocsx'd in the Cradle of the Deep." The third and last speaker of the afternoon was Dr. Bible, who talked most interestingly on Fads in Education." Besides being thoroughly acquainted with the various phases of child training and popular educatiou. D r. Bible possesses a magnetic presence, and when he closed his talk by reciting "When Bill sang Tenor and I sang Bass," the au dience forgot that they had'been seated as listeners for three hours and put up such a rousing encore that the Doctor returned and gave them "The Footlights." THURSDAY EVENING. Notwithstanding the fact that there was a straight fifty cent ad mission, the court room was so full that many persons had to stand during the entire entertain ment, which was given by the Amphion Male Quartette. FRIDAY MORNING. Devotional exercises were cou ducted by Rev. J. L. Grove of th United Presbyterian church. ' The teachers' hour this tnoru lug was devoted to the discussion of the subject, "Attention: How Secured and Held." Mr. S. E. Walters the first speaker empha sized the fact that where the teacher has tho ability to mean ure up to the full standard of his profession, he will have little r-a-on to complain of inatttfhilou rt tho part of his pupil. The teach er should alteud faithfully to the work in hand and never try to compel attention from bis pupils. (Continued un lwt ut.) ' JESSE R. AKERS, DEAD. i j Wan Well Known In This County. Had ! Fine Tenor Voice, ! Rev. Jesse R. Akera died at his j homo in Everett on Wednesday of i last week, aged (iOyears, 2 months j and 10 days, : Mr. Akers, who was well known in this county as a minister, a i sweet singer and a life insurance agent, was educate.! for the min istry and taught at the Williams port Seminary. Rev. Akers' first charge was at Schellsburg, and from there he went to Hopewell. He afterwards preached at J'hompsontown und Burnham and finally organized the Second Methodist church, of Hunting don. About this time his health began to fail and he was transfer red to Minneapolis, iu the Minne sota Conference. He remained there one year, when his health became worse and he was com pelled to resign from the minis try. Rev. Akers was a preacher of considerable ability, and the loss sustained by his retirement from the gret work of saving souls for the Kingdom of Christ, was keen ly felt by the church of his choice. As a vocalist he ha I few su periors among church workers and his spleudid tenor voice de lighted hundreds at the old-time campmeetings andothdr religious gatherings. He engaged for a while iu the life insurance busi ness al Huntingdon and Altoona and last Spring came to Everett, where he and his wif took charge ' of the Mitchell House. Good Time to Subscribe. . While we have no reason to complain of the length of our sub sorption list, norol thenumoer of new names that are added each week, we still have room for more' and feel that there are families who ought to have the News visit their glomes every week. The people of this county have never before been offered so large a newspaper one that each week brings not only the local happen ings of the county, but all the principal State and national news at the low price of one dollar less than two cents a week. In addition, it gives every week, a splendid sermon, comprehensive notes on the Sunday school les son, and helps on the Christian Endeavor and Epworth League topics, it is in every respect a model family paper, and no fam ily in the county should be with out it If you are thinking of a suitable Christmas present for a friend, nothing that you can get for a dollar will yield so much pleas ure and last so long as aa year's subscription to the News: Our present ' subscribers will do a good thing by calling the at tentiou of their neighbors who may not be taking the News to the excellency of the paper, and urg ing them to subscribe. Such ef fort on their part will ' be appre ciated by us and not be soon for gotten. CLEAR mi)0t. Mrs. Harry Wible has been sick tor sometime. John S. Flemi.ig and sistdr, Miss Sura, of Waterloo, have been spending the past two weeks with their uncle here. Miss Lulu Anderson spent part of Friday with Mrs. J. W. Mowers. MissEllaHustou returned home Friday eveuing after spending three weeks with relatives in Mc Coo nella bur,. ' R. S. Fleming spent a couple of days iu Juniata county, last week. Krlutou Miller spent last Fri day in McConuellsburg. . James Stevens, wife and chil dren, Mertie and Leon, spent Sunday with James Kerlin. Charley Amsley, of Franklin county, spent Saturday at J. V. Carmack's Miss Cordelia McClain spent Friday with friends here. Mrs. Annl i Kogureis, of Salem ville, Bedford county, Is visiting ber parents, Huston Heeler's. MERCERSBURG TERRORIZED One of Her Citizens, Filled with Bad Whiskey Turned Himself Loose on the Town With a Wicked Quo. JOHN B. KREPS SHOT IN. THE FACE. McCoonellsburg is not the only town that does things. It seems that our neighbor Mercersburg had uu experience last Friday night, the memory of which will remain fresh in the minds of her people for many moons to ceme. The star actor in the perform ance wasAlbertHofteditz,ayoung married man. and the owner of a good farm. Albert had reached the anniversary of his twenty ti rst birthday and felt that a cele bration was in order. During the earlier part of the evening, Marshall Darrach, a popular Shakespearean reciter, had given the "Twelfth Night'' at the Academy, and Albert had been down street tanking up. Armed with a double barreled shot gun and a pocketlulof shells Albertopened the street perform ance just bs Liveryman John B. Kreps was conveying Mr. Dar rach in a surrey from ihe Acad emy to his hotel. In front of Hoffeditz's house on Main street, Kreps heard the or der to stop, but did not obey, when Hoffeditz fired both bar rels of his gun at the surrey. One of the shot passed through Mr. Darrach's hat; others struck the liveryman in the face and two doctors were busy for an hour picking the missiles from his head. He bled profusely. Mr. Darrach, realizing, his plight, drove to the hotel. His overcoat was ruined by the blood from Kreps's wounds. Hoffeditz continued his wild work on the streets and in the northern section of the town there was scarcely aa incandescent light that was' not shattered by shot from his gun. He had ped estrians on the run and no time was lost by them in seeking plac es of safety. At the Academy he fired into the windows and against the walls, doing considerable damage. That the people were in great fear is shown by the conduct of those who took refuge in the ho tel. Edch time there was a noise outside the hostlery the inmates crouched as though trying to es cape the volley expected through the door. Charged with aggravated as sault and battery, Mr. . Hoffeditz was arrested on Saturday even ing and held over for trial. It is said that he heard the warrant read without any display of feel ing, kuowing that he had been guilty of gross misconduct, and doubtless awaiting the iron grasp i f the law. Hoffeditz, usually, is peaceable, but bis actions while on the warpath on Friday night when he did damage to property and narrowly missed killing two men, demonstrated what a liquor- crazed man may do. HARVEV 0LUNT. Died at Home of His Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam V. Olunt. Harvey GKint, aged 25 10 months and 28 days, years, diod at Adam the home of his parents Gluntand wife iu Dublin township last Wednesday, and was buried in the cemetery at Knobsville on Friday, Rev. J. V. Adams, of Mc-Connellsbu-g, conducting the funeral services. Harvey had been in the employ of a telegraph company in the western part of the State, and about four weeks ago came home with an attack of typhoid fever, from which he never recovered. Harvey wan a member of Fort Littleton Lodge, I O.O, F. which attended his funercl in a body and ast Uted in performing the last sad rites in honor of their de parted brother. 1 Mrs. Susan Austin is not visit ing nt Sal u via, as reported last I week. ELI SHORE DEAD. Stricken with Neuralgia of the Heart Last Friday Night, and Died in a Few Hours. Eli E. Shore, Esq., well known in this county, died at his home in Shore Valley, Huntingdon county, December 10, 1904, aged 02 years, 9 months and 25 days. Funeral at Oak Grove on the I3th Rev. A. S. Wolf officiating, and interment was made in the Shore Valley cemetery, which is situat ed on the farm on which Mr. Shore was born. Squire Shore, as he was famil iarly known, was born, and spent his entire life in Shore Valley, and was one of the Valley's most useful citizens. Being a man of strong intellect and sound judg ment, and having a wide scope of general information, his counsel was frequently sought, and could always be followed with safety. For a period of thirty years he served as justice of the peace, and for a longer period, that of school director. He was, also, agent for the Lurgan Fire Insurance Com pany, and president of the Shore Valley Telephone Company, whose line has just been complet ed. December 4, 1865, he was mar ried to MissAngeline Miller, who with the following children sur vive him: Harry, married to Em ma Newman, residing at Hunt ingdon; Bruce, married to Myr tle Stunkard, lives near the home of the deceased; Maggie, married to Simuel Gaster, who also lives near the old home, and Scott, un married, a veterinary surgeon graduate of the Philadelphia Col lege, and who is now located at Lake City, Minnesota. The chil dreu were all present at the fun eral. Mr. Shore was for many years a consistent memter of the Uuit ed Brethren church, and his counsel and influence in the church will be as much missed there as elsewhere. Ilustontown. Dr. II. C. McClain has been confined to tho house for the past two weeks suffering from kidney trouble, but hopes to be able to resume his practice before the week is half gone. Miss Nell Dawney spent the lat ter part of lust week visiting friends in McConnellsburg. Quite a number of our people attended the County Institute last week and report a very interesting und instructive session. B. II. Shaw made a trip to Sax ton last Saturday. The coal re gions seem to be attractive to Beit. Ernest McClain, of Altoona, is visiting his father, F. C. McClain, of this place. He expects to re main at home for some time. Messrs. W. G. Wink, B.C. Laiuberson and N. E. Hoover braved the snow storm last Satur day, and, with the aid of a pack of hounds, succeeded in running a large red fox to cover in an oak tree and taking it alive after a very exciting and nerve-straining experience. Wink says it was still more exciting than the Ilus tontown and Ft. Littleton base ball game. , BURNT CABINS. Winter is here again with about a foot of snow, which fell last Sat urday. George Co merer, who had the misfortune to get his band hurt on the sawmill is convalescent. Ed Welch of Spring Itun, was In our town last Wednesday. Mr. Jacob Miller, who was crit ically ill is a little bjtter at this writing. His children are all home with him. ' John Locke, of Lockvalley, was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Roy Morrow last Tuesday. Urilla Doran of Pleasanthill, spent Friday night and Saturday with Geo. Doran's family. Mrs. Lucy Hambnght of Lewis town, 4s visiting her tld boms near this place. ' Mrs. Mattle Woods, of Perry county, is visiting her mother, Mrs, Eliza Finley. WORLD'S RICH MEN. John D. Rockefeller, the Oil king, Third on the List The New York Tribune pre sents a story in figures that well nigh startles the ordinary mortal to whom wealth is but an unat-. tainabieand visionary possession. ; The Tribune prints a list of the' wealthiest men in t e woild, be ginning wi.h Alfred Beit, the Loudon diamond merchant, whose fortune is given as $500,000,000, and concluding with Sir Thomas Lipton, whose fortune is $25,000, 000. John D. Rockefeller, the Standard oil magnate, is third on the roll of millionaires. So that our readers may be in possession of the information we print the list: Alfred Beit, diamonds, London, $500,000,000. J. B. Robinson, gold and dia monds, London, 1400,000,000. J. D. Rockefeller, oil, New York, $250,000,000. W. W. Astor, land, London, $200,000,000. Prince Demidoff, land , St. Pet ersburg, $200,000,000. Andrew Carnegie, steel, New York, $125,000,000. 3 W. K. Vanderbilt, railroads, New York, $100,000,000. William Rockefeller, oil, New York, $100,000,000. J, J. Astor, land, New York, $75,000,000. Lord Rothschild, money lend ing, London, $75,000,000. Duke .of Westminster, land, London, $75,000,000. J. Pierpont Morgan, banking, New York, $75,000,000. Lord Ivemgh, beer, Dublin, $70,000,000. . Senora Isidora Cuosino, mines i and railroads, Chile, $70,000,000. M Heine, silk, Paris, $70,000, 000. Baron Alphonse Rothschild, money lending, Paris, $70,000, 000. Baron Nathaniel Rothschild, money lending, Vienna, $70,000, 000. Archduke Frederick of Aus tria, land Vienna, $70,000,000. George J. Gould, railroads, New York, $70,000,000. Mrs. Hetty Green, banking, New York, $55,000,000. James H. Smith, banking, New York, $50,000,000. Duke of Devonshire, land, Lon don, $50,000,000. Duke of Bedford, land, London, $50,000,000. ' Henry O. Havemeyer, sugar, New York, $50,000,000. John Smith, mines, Mexico, $45,000,000. - Claus Spreckles, sugar, San Francisco, $40,000,000. Archbishop Conn, land, Vienna, $40,000,000. ' Russell Sage, money lending, New York, $25,000,000. Sir Thomas Lipton, groceries, London, $25,000,000. Voted for New Road. The supervisors of Wells town ship were the first ia this connty to petition for a share of the ap propriation for the construction of road under the Sprowl act. In order that the entire responsibil ity might be placed upon the tax payers of the township, a public election was held last Saturday, and 68 persons expressed their wishes through the ballot. When the result was ascertained it was found that 48 bad voted for the road and 20 against it The su pervisors in going aheSd now will feel that in doing so tbey are car rying out the wishes of a major ity of the people who will help to pay tne bilL HLUASANT ridge. Snow in abundance and fine sledding. Rev. Jas. Logue aud A. G. B. Powers are holding a protracted meeting at the Sideling Hill Christian church. James Mellott and lady friend attended preaching at the Chris U lan church last Sunday night James's horse fell on one of the atouea- that, sre .so numerous around the church and broke a bn;gy shaft ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. , Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED (tome fur a Vicatloi, Aij lor aa Oullai, Trip for Builnett or Pleasure. Yoa'H Find It Rlf hi Here. W. W. Stoner, of the tt o ve was in town last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sipe of Saluvia, spent last Monday in town on business. Mr. D. R. Wink, ef Belfast township, was an agreeable caller it the "News" office Monday. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Swartz welder of Need more, attended in stitute a couple of days last week. Mrs. Henry Sharpe, of Whips Cove, spent last week visiting friends and attending the insti tute. Theo. Sipe of Harrisonville, and fcJ. F. Deshong of Andover, were in Chambersburg last week on business. Mrs. Em aline Daniels, of Pleasant Ridge, spent last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. P. P. Mann. Miss Katharine Cook is spend ing se v iral days this week a guest in the home of Hon. D. H. Patter son at Webster Mills. Mrs. W. R. Speer, of Saluvia, spent several days last week the guest of Mrs. John B. Runyan and other friends in this place. Mr. Newt J. Bard, of Pleasant Ridge, called at this office while in town last Friday and advanced his subscription well into 1905. Mrs. Ada J. Cline and little daughter of Fort Littleton, called i . L v rc a. uii wie iiews uucu u lew imuuies while in town one day last week. Ex-County Commissioner W. H. Charlton, of Warfordsburg, spent a day or two in town last week greeting his many friends. Our old friend David. D. Desh ong, dropped into our sanctuai Monday for a little chat and to run his subscription ahead anoth er year. Misses Margaret and Sallie McKibbin of Buck Valley, spent last week in the home of their uncle. Dr. W. L. McKibbin, and attended institute. Mr. E J. Hoover, oi Superior, Wisconsin, was a vary agreeable caller at the News office last Fri day. Ed is spending some time at his old home in Hustontown. Miss Nora Hughes, of Shade Gap, Pa., and Miss Saviila Bow man of Burnt Cabins, attended institute lastThursday, and were pleasant callers at this office. Mr. John Klein, aleadingdrug gist of Belleville, a suburb of Newark, N. J., spent a few days last week in the home of his aunt, Mrs. Eliza B. Crosby of this place. Rev. L. Carmon Bell, of Green castle, will preach in the Green hill Presbyterian church on next Sabbath morning at 10:30, and in the Presbyterian church at this place in the evening. Miss Nellie Dawney returned to her home in Hustontown Mon day after having spent a week vis iting in the home of ber grand parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. Abram iiunyan, oi mis piace. Frank Ranck, one of Bethel township's most enterprising and ' substantial citizens, spent a day or two iu town last week attend ing the institute and meeting his many friends. A party of New Greuadapeo-' pie, composed of J. L Griasing-, er, W. R. Black, Vaughn McClain;. Mrs. Alice McClain and Miss Ril- la Houck, came down and spent a few days at Institute last week. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Imler, of Buda, 111., returned to this -county last Wednesday on account of Mrs. Imler 's health and will make their home on the "lower place" of Mrs. I ruler's father, D. D. Deshong, Sr., lnUckir Cz: township.
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