Altai VOLUME 6. McCONNELLSBUKG, PA., APRIL Itt, 1905. NUMBER 3 FRIOHTCNED HORSE. Wrecks a Wagon on Second Street Last Saturday Afternoon. North Second Street was the scene of an accident last Satur day afternoon, which might have resultod seriously, but which was only disastrous to the wagon ot Mr. Henry Everts, a Todd township farmer and wood-dealer. While returning from town with an empty wagon, Mr. Everts' horse took fright at the spray of water from the hose on the lawn of Geo. B. Daniels, Esq., when a buggy was being washed, and the animal became unmanageable to the driver. For a time the spec tators had much concern for the safety of Mr. Everts, as the horse plunged wildly along from sid-a to side of the rood in his mad efforts to be at liberty. The giving way of the harness and the breaking of the shafts, soon freed the horse from the wagon, and the driver was left nafe abng the road. Mr. Everts was wholly unpre pared for such a variety of ex periences and hi nerves were aoout as badly overwrought as those of the horse lie imagined that some one was responsible for this eccentric behavior on the part of the animal, and took ex ceptions to the method employed by Mr. Daniels in improving the appearance of his buggy. Mr. Daniels, who was the innocent cause of the accident, appreciat ed the circumstances, and with admirable self-poise listened to the charge and most geueronsly y assumed payment of all expens es incurred, by sending the dam aged wagon to the coach shop for all necessary repairs. Resolutions of Respect, Wakkeas, It Ins pleased the Supreme Ruler of the universe to remove from our midst by death our worthy and esteemed brother, John Huston, and Whekeas, The long and inti mate relation held with him in the discharge of his duties in the council chamber, makes it emi nently befitting that we record our appreciation of him: There fore be it Resolved, That the wisdom and ability which he exercised in the aid of our order by his ser vice, contributions and counsel, will be held in grateful remem brance that the sudden removal of such a life from among us, leaves a vacancy and shadow that will be deeply realized by all the members and friends of this or der, and will prove a serious loss to the community and the pub lic; that with deep sympathy with the bereaved relatives of the deceased, we express our hope that even so great a loss to us all may be overruled for good by him who doeth all things well; that a copy of the se resolutions be spread upon our minutes) of the council, a copy be sent to the county papers fir publication, and that a copy of the paper be went to the bereavid family, and to the council, and that our chart er be draped for a period ot thirty days. J. U. Bakeh, W. K. Fields, Baldwin Fkaker, Committee. Married. Mr. Frank D. Gladfelter, of AI toona, Pa., and Miss Drucilla Laidig, of Laidig, Pa., were united iu marriage iu the hotel parlors of the Fulton llouse, McOonnells burg, on Wednesday, April 12, 1905, by Rev. J. Yornon Adams of the Methodist Episcopal church. Owing to having been misin formed we stated last week that Mr. C. IX Mann had taken charge of the Speer store at Saluvia and would close it out as 000a as pos sible. The statement was ail right except the "closing out" part. The building has been rent ed for a term of years and the store will be run right along. Road Taxes. The H4th section of the act of April 15, 1834, provides "That be fore issuing the duplicate and warrant for the collection of road taxes, it shall be the duty of the supervisors of every township to five notice to all persons rated for such taxes, by advertisement or otherwise, to attend at such times and places as such super visors may direct, so as to give such persons full opportunity to work out their respective taxes." in the case of the Pennsylvania Company vs. Kelly (LuzerneCoun ty Legal Register, page 4!)), it was affirmed that "before a warrant can be issued for the collection of road taxes, the taxpayer must not only have had notice, but also full opportunity to work out such taxes." In the same case it was also af firmed that "though notice be given, if by management, artifice or trick, the taxpayer, who is ready and willing to respond thereto, is not accorded full op portunity thereto, is not accord ed full opportunity to work out his taxes, he may appeal to a county equity to restrain the col lection of the money." In Miller vs. Gorman (38 Penn. St., R., 300, it was claimed that "the opportunity to work out the taxes is a condition precedent to the issuing of a warrant for their collection; where they are assign ed against a non-resident, notice may be given by advertisement, but the tenants must be permit ted to work out the taxes if they offer to do so." In Childs vs. Brown (township) 40 Penna. St. R., 333), it was stat ed that "supervisors can make no contract the effect of which must be to deprive the taxpayer of the privilege to work out his taxes." The question has been raised as to the effect of this section up on our present law which author izes the collection of twenty-five per cent, of road taxes in cash for the purpose of providing a fund from wbich'im proved road machin ery may be paid for, but the opin ion seem to prevail tnat the latter law take i precedence and that twenty-five per cent, of the road taxes may be collected in cash, but that it must not be inferred from this that all of one person's road tax can be collected in cash and another be allowed to work out his tax; if the matter was car ried to the extreme, we think that it would be decided that ev ery taxpayer in the township might be compelled to pay one fourth of his tax in cash, but that every one would have the right to work out the other three-fourths. We think that practically, the question will hardly arise, and usually a considerable proportion of read taxes are paid in cash by those who do not wish to work them out. Everett Press. Applause Rather Than Sleep. On account of the fact that Rev. William McNally, a pastor of a Harrmburgchurch permitted per sons in his congregation to express their appreciation of the strong points in his sermon by vigorous applause, others wore so shocked by the proceeding that they with drew and placed their member ship in other churches. The trou ble increased until the congrega tion was completely disrupted. At the meeting of presbytery in Chambersburg last week, Mr, McNally was dismissed to the presbytery of Philadelphia. In speaking with reference to the applause in his church, Mr. Mc Nally said: "I would rather have loud clapping than sleeping. If protest is needed I think it should be applied to th leepors," Rev McNally said that for seven years therehas been peace and harmony In the church and until a year ago there were no factional differ enaes. During bis eight years' pastorate he bad raised $7000 to ward the liquidation of the church debt. . Mr. Carnegie, who not long ago gave Dickinson College, Carhste, $50,000, has just added $14,000 to that sum, - FOR MATHEMATICIANS. Old Problem Revived for Those Fond of Figures. A local mathematician says Greencastle Echo Pilot, has haud ed in for solution by any of the readers of that paper, the fol lowing problem, an old standby which is iot so easy as it looks : "John Rudge was born Decem ber 27, 1822; his wife was born January 4, 1829. John had $40, 000 in bonds and provided in his will that after the death of him self and wife, this sum should be divided between his son, Obed, and his daughter Ruth, on the following terms: For every day he lived longer than his wife, Obed should have $1.50 mor? than Ruth and for every day that his wife should live longer than himself, Ruth should have $1.50 more than Obed. John Rudge died Decem ber 31, 1897; his wife died on the Oth day of June in the succeeding leap year. Obed and Ruth can not agree upon the share of their father's $10,000 due e-ich, each claiming the larger part of it. What is due to each?" The problem is not as easy as it looks and this paper invites those interested in mathematics to figure it out and send in their solutions to this paper which will in due time, publish the corrc : answer. Al'KIL HL1ZZAKD. Sudden Check to the Delightful Weather of the Past Six Weeks. "Don't holloa till you'r out of the woods" might be applied to the weather as well as to iimny other things. March was an un usually tine month, and April con ducted herself most becomingly up to last Saturday. Since that time, she has been on the rampage. Friday night the mercury took a tumble, and Saturday grew colder; Sunday morning revealed ice on standing water, und during the day, much snow foil, mostly in blizzardous squalls. The storm seems to have sudden ly jumped down off the Rock)' mountains last Wednesday and struck out at such a furious gait for the Atlantic ocean as to send shivers down the backs of the in habitants of all the States in its path which was a wide one. The weather bureau thinks that it will pass out onto the Atlantic ocean by to-day or to-morrow, and that wo may expect seasonable weather after that time. There can be no doubt hut that the early fruit has suffered, and that spring farm work is greatly retarded. Snow in April is not at all unu sual, according to the records of the Weather Bureau. These show that snow has fallen in fifteen of the last twenty Aprils. The falls range from a trace to 3 inches. On April 5, 1898, 3 inches of snow fell, and 2 inches are recorded for April 1(5, 1888, v the year of the memorable bh.zard. An inch and a half of snow fell on April 10-11, 1894. All the records of the Weather Bureau, kept since its organiza tion, thirty-four years ago, tend to show that April has always been more or less of a frcakUii month. Since 1871 hardly an April has gone by without at least a slight frost. In that time the average killing frost has been on April 7. The latest killing frost record occurred on April 29, 1882. The coldest April in the last thirty-four years was that of 1.S82, when the average temperature was 42 degrees. The warmest April was in 1871, the year the bureau was organized, when the av erage temperature was 57 degrees. The lowest temperature record was 18 degrees, on April 12, 1874, and the highest was 93 degrees, on April 18, 1890, ." Judge Bender has just receiv ed official notice that he has been drawn to serve as a petit juror la the U. S. District Court at liar rlsburg, May 1. MORE ABOUT FILIPINOS. Their Language, as Observed by Charles Henry Wlssner. Every tribe in the Islands has its own language, but as w have said before, the maioritv of the languages are but variations of one old common Malay tongue. The Spaniards, although they hold the Islands for four centu ries, were always averso to teach ing the natives Spanish. Of course, the educated classes who attended the colleges learned Spanish, but at no time have these classes for mod a largo proportion of the people of the islands, and these people were only to be found in the larger twns and cities. The ability of a man, liv ing in one of the smaller towns and villages, to talk Spanish, was always regarded with suspicion by the authorities. As long as the Spanish, who at no time were very numerous, could prevent the people from having a common language, they had no fear of a united effort on the part of the various tribes to oerthrow their authority. The consequence of this was that when Aguinaldo's rebellion broke out, he found him self compelled to trauslate his proclamations into more than 20 different languages or dialects. The Malay lauguago is easy to learn, for it has no gender and nothing that approaches what we term conjugation. When the stu dent takes up the study of any one of the languages, he has first to divest his mind of any ideas or rules that he has gathered from other languages. The most cur ious thing is the use of the Pas sive Voice in the place of the ac tive. In a word, a Filipino never says "1 killed a man," but, "a man was killed by me;" never "I went to town," but "the town wa3 arrived at by me." Since the advent of the Ameri cans, the natives are rapidly learning English, and as accord ing to an edict of the Civil Com missioner, English will take the place of Spanish in the courts in 1905. Spanish will bean unknown language before this generation passes away. The teachers whom we have sent to the Islands have been an exceedingly able body of young men and women, and they have not only taught the children the usual lessons of the schools, but manners and morality as well. C. H. WlSNEK- James Hauman. After a protracted illness, James llauman died at the home of his son George, near Sipes Mill, last Wednesday, aged about 65 years, and was buried at the Ebenezer church on Friday. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. Pittiuger. Mr. Llauman is survived by a widow, two sons and two daugh ters. His children are all mar ried. John Shafer. Mr. John Shafer died at his home in Clay township, Hunting don county, last Friday night, aged 72 years and 21 days. The funeral was held at Cherry Grove on Sunduy, Elder Meyers of the Church of God conducting the ser vices. Mr. Shafor moved toClay town ship from York county in 1876. lie was twice married first to Lydia Clinefoltor, who died in May 1894. To this union were born five children three boys and two girls, two of whom sur vive, namely, George, the black smith at New Grenada, and Jacob, who resides near the eld home stead in Clay township and black smiths for the H. I. & C. Co. at Woodvale. Mr. Shafer's second wife was Minnie Stevens of Tay lor township, to whom was born one child, a daughter, both' of whom survive. Mr. Shafer was ti blacksmith all his life, was a consistent mem ber of tho Methodist church many years; and at the time of hU death, was a member of the Church of God, and an exemplary Christian gentleman. DAVID SMITH. One of Whips Cove's Aged Citizens Call to His Reward. David Smith died at his homo m Whips Cove, Wednesday, April 5, 1905, after n illness of many years. Mr. Smith had been disabled lor nine years, being paralyzed on one side; and lor tho last seven years had been confined t the housaand was moved from place to place by the use of a chair, and during that time he required the assistance oi seme one all t c time. During the last eleven weeks of his life, he was confined to his bed. Mr. Smith was buried Friday, April 7, 1905, at Jerusa lem church. Funeral services conducted by Rev. A. W. May. The deceased was aged about 70 years, he being a son of tho late Peter Smith of the Cove, and is survived by the following broth ers and Bister Nathan, of Key sor W. Va.; Samuel, of the Cove, and Miss Millie , of Buck Valley. Lie was preceded to the spirit land by tho following brothers : Levi, Jacob, Philip, and Dennis. Mr. Smith was married to Miss Rachel Lloopengardner, and to this union was born the following children : Martha (dead); Aman da, wife of Andrew Mellott of MvConnellsburg; Jennie, wife of John Kuhn, near McConnells burg; Lizzie, wife of Calvin Mor gret of the Cove; Katie (dead), and Lemuel, at home. The people ol tho Cuvo, join in sympathy with the bereaved wid ow and family. MORE PAY FOR COMMISSIONERS. Bill Signed By Governor Pennypacker Last Friday Makes Salary $300' Among tho things that the legis lature which has just closed did was to look after interests of the County Commissioners. A bill- was passed and last Friday sign ed by the Governor which will in crease the salaries of those offi cer in most of the counties of this state. The salaries will be as follows: Counties having a population of 10,000 or less, $300; 10,000 ai 1 less than 30,000, $500; 30,000 ai I less than 88,000, $700; 38,000 a. i less than 50,000, $1000; 50,000 and less than 75,000, $1200; 75,000 and less than 115,000 $1500; 115,000 and less than 150, 000, $1800. This will mean an increase of salary to Fulton county commis sioners, which will, according to the scale, be $300 a year. Prior to the act of 1889 Com missioners were paid $2 a day; since that time they have been receiving $3.50 a day, they, them selves determining the number of days that they shall put in du ring the year. Just how much the present board will receive for their three years' service cannot be given until the close of the term. Their predecessors, Messrs. Kelley, Mallot and Fisher received on an average, $254,918 a year. If the population of this coun ty were what it was during the twenty years prior to the year 1900, our commissioners would receive $500 a year instead of $300 our population being, according to the last census, just 74 below the 10,000 mark which would give us $."00. The population of Fulton coun ty was in 1850, 9123; in 18(50, 9131; in 1870, 9300; in 1880, J0.149; in 1890, 10,137; in 1900, 9924. From the forogoing figures it will be observed that Fultou county shows a growth in popu lation of 801 from 1850 to 1900 50 years. It has, however, since 1870 been doing thetfrand sliding act, and there is no telling just when the last inhabitant of the county will pull up stakes and go "west" Rev. S. B. Houston is attending a meeting of the committee on Revision of the Psalms, which is in session In New York City. Subscribe for the News. In Memniuriam. Death again calls us to pause amid our busy and pressing la bors and remember that in life we are in the midst of death. One by one our friendr, neighbors, and associates havo fallen amongst us and are numbered with the dead, and wo havo borne thein mournfully away to their Inst resting places. On Monday, tho 10th inst., all tliiit was mortal of John Weaver was laid to rest in tho Tonoloway Baptist cemetery followed by a large concourse of sorrowing friends. Tho sun of 7t summers had shone down upon him, and he fell by the wayside weary with the march of life. He was born in Germany, and came from the Fatherland when 9 years old, and settled with his father very near Hancock, Md., where In-, resided to the date of his de ith, when by industry he accumlated sufficient for the needs of this life. lie was twice married his first wife being Nancy Souders, of Timber Ridge or Plum Run, by which union five boys still live to mourn the loss of a kind father namely, William, Charles, George Jacob and Arthur, all residing near Hancock. His second wife was Catherine Everts, by which union four chil dren are living Joseph Weaver, proprietor of the Arlington Hotel, Cumberland, Md.; Abner, of Thompson township; Benjamin and Annie 13. at home. Four sis ters, Margaret Miller, Quincy, 111.; Barbara Hixson, Waynes boro, Pa.; Mrs. Ellen Carpenter, Hancock, Md.; and Mrs. J. H. H. Lewis, Franklin Mills, Pa. One of the chief characteristics ot the make up of the subject of this article was unscrupulous honesty in dealing with his fellow men, and strict attention to his own business, in no way meddling with that of others. He had strong convictions of the right as God gave him to see the right. He has answered the messen ger whose summons we must all sooner or later obey. He now lies peacefully in a shady dell in the cemetery in sight of his Jate home. The birds will sing their carols in the leafy branches above his grave, and the voice of sacred praise will come forth in sweetest notes from the old church near whose shades they have laid him, there to rest until that great day when the dead shall rise to take their flight to that better and happier world beyond. L. WELLS TANNERY. John Snow has moved into Mr. James Foote's house. Several members of the Altoo na Rod & Gun club are spending a few days hero trout fishing. Nathan Ho r ton and wife visited the latter's father, Mr. Hixson at Crystal Springs last Saturday and Sunday. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Bivens, that has been very sick, is slowing improving. Hon. S. P. Wishart attended presbytery at Mifflin last week. John Comerer of McConnells burg, attended lodge here Satur day evening. Mrs. Ella Tod, formerly of Bos ton, Mass., who has been doing mission work in Allahabad, India, is now on her way home for a year's rest She managed the Compound that Miss Alice Wish- art is in. Since her departure, Miss Wishart has the manage ment. This means more than our people here have any idea of. J. C. Kirk, who has been spend ing the past week with Mrs. Kirk m Pittsburg, returned Sunday, and is encouraged since the oper ation hy Dr. Hopkins. Mrs. Kirk is being cared for in the East End Hospital. Her many friends here deeply, sympathize with her iu her affliction. . . Miss Elnetta-Marshall of La trobe, is visiting Rev. S. B. Hous ton's family. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. NAMES OF" VISITORS AND VISITED Home lit a Vacation, Awiy tor an Outlnf, a Trip for Buftloesi or Pleasure. You'll Find II Right Here. T. M. Sipes and wife, of And- over, spont Friday In town. John B. Sipes of Laidig, spent . a few hours in town last Wednes day. G. Wesley Mellott of Gem, was an early Monday morning caller at this office. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Peck of Knobsville, spent a few hours in town Monday. Harry McGauhey, of Green castle, spent lastThursday night in the home of his sister, Mrs. S. M. Cook. Protbonotary Harris and Bank Cashier Nace drove over to Cham bersburg, Sunday, and returned Monday. Frank M. Diehl and Asa Mel lott of Whips Cove, made a trip to the County Seat one day last week. .1 George W. Mellott and George W. Strait, of Saluvia, were busi ness visitors to the county seat last Wednesday. Miss Sophie Hohman and Miss Zoe Mason have returned home after a successful term teaching in Bethel township. Miss Maye Sheets has finished her school in Bedford county and is home again with her parents, John Sheets and wile. Mr. Milton D. Good, of the Gey, ser Manufacturing Company Waynesboro, spent several days in this county last week. Miss Jessie Mason, who taught the Locust Grove school in Whips Cove, successfully during the past winter, is home for the sum mer. Mr. S. Logue Wink and Miss Tempie Snyder spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of the latter's uncle, Mr. J. P. Peck at Knobsville. Mrs. Annie Trayer, who had been visiting her parents, Conrad Glazier and wife m Ayr township returned to her home in Salis bury last week. N. B. Henry with a force of hands began the erection ol a fine house for James Henry on the right of the Cove road a few rods north of the Borough line. Stephen F. Keepers and John Campbell, of Hustontown, spent last Wednesday in McConnells burg. Mr. Keepers delivered a valuable horse to btockbuyer Brant that day. William II. Spade, who has been employed at carpenter work in Altoona was called to his home in Whips Cove, recently on the ac count of the serious illness of his wife. Billy will return as soon as his wife recovers. Chas. W. Huston, 'who had been spending a week at his old home at Clear Ridge, left for Wilming ton, Del., last Friday. Charlie is a practical machinist, having re cently graduated at the William son Industrial school. Mr. F. P. Plessinger, of Brush Creek township, was In town last Friday night. Frank is a former successful teacher, and has taken a course In Civil Engineering and graduated with honor. He is now ready to do all kinds ot work in laud surveying. See his card in another part of this paper. Carlisle Presbytery has 52 churches within its bounds, hav ing a membership of 9500 com municants; 55, ministers and 48 ruling elders chosen by church sessions constitute the assembly. The stated clerk is Rev. William A. West, D. D., of Spring Run; the permanent clerk, Rev. J. Ag uew Crawford, D. D. of Cham bersburg, and tho treasurer, Rev. Thomas J. Ferguson, 0 Eilver Spring, ell of whom have jiervcl many years In thoir rer""t;v:s offices.
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