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McCONNELLSHUKG, PA.. MAV 3, 190S.
FORECAST FOR MAY.
Heavy Rains and Much Warm Weather
are Indicated for thin Month.
MANY STORMS PROGNOSTICATED.
In Word and Worts Kev. Irl
K. Ilicks, of St. Louis, makes these
weather predictions for May:
.The storm period central on
the fith, begins at thd New Moon
ou the 4th, the conjunction of the
planet Jupiter with Earth and
Sun occurs also on the 4th, bring
ing Earth, Moon, Sun and Jupi
ter into conjunction on that date.
The planet Mars will, at the same
time, bo within . less than four
days of his opposition with the
Eirth and Sun, the Earth pass
ing between him and the Sun on
May the 8th. In view of these
additional causes, and the further
act that the focus of solar energy
belts the central regions of the
northern hemisphere during this
month, there are ample grounds
io figure on corresponding per
turbations of earth and air.
The storm period, 4th to 9th,
will be ushered in as early as the
4lh with decided and rapid change
to warmer iu all parts westward.
The barometer will show marked
atmospheric depressions in the
same regions, and as these con
ditions increase and move east
ward over the country, a series
of decided rain, hail, wind and
thunder storms will begin, re
peating themselves in many lo
calities for several successive
days, leading up to the 8th or (Jth.
No sane, unbiased person will
consider it "sensational" to say
that danger will probably attend
some of these storms, and those
who calmly and wisely weigh
these probabilities, will suffer
the least anxiety, and most sure
ly escape bodily harm and mater
ial loss. Along with the rising
barometer and clearing weather,
at the cessation of this storm
period, frosts may bo looked for
in many ceutral to northern sec
tions, say from about the 9th to
the 12th.
Centering ou the 12th, 13th
and 14th, reactionary storm con
ditions will reappear and make
their regular, progressive trans
ition from west to east across
the country. . These disturbanc
es will culminate in many thun
der and rain storms on and touch
ing the 4th, following which, the
barometer "will rise, winds will
shift to the west and north, with
change to much cooler weather.
The next storm period will
center on the 17th, covering the
16th to the 20th. This period
will culminate on the 17th, 18th
and l'Jth L falling barometer,
m ich higher temperature, and
another cycle of daily rain, tbun
de'r and wind storms.
If this were a season of maxi
mum rainfall in theUnited States,
storms ol the period, 16th to 20th,
would continue in daily cycles in
to the reactionary period, central
on the 22nd, 28rd and 24th. As
it is, light disturbances may con
tinue through the interval and
break out into renewed energy
on and touching the 22ad, 23rd
and -1th. This reactionary per
iod is problematical, depending
ou the nature and intensity of
the storms during the regular
period immediately preceding it.
Change to anti-storm conditions
cooler weather, bracing air and
rising barometer should appear
fram about the 24th to 27th.
The closing storm period for
May is central on the 29th, ex
tending from the 27th to the 31st.
A Christian Endeavor society
was organized at the Methodist
Episcopal church at Green Hill
luM Sunday evening with the fol
lowing officers: president, H. E
Deshoug; vice president, May
Hair; secretary, Dora Deshong;
treasurer, Win. Buir; Chairman
of the Prayer Meetiug committee,
Ella Mann; chairman of the Flow-
er committee, Anna Mann; chair
man of the Music committee,
Muyo Bair, and organist, Dora
DeHhong.
OFFICES FOR PHYSICIANS
Salary of $10,000 Per Year for One
and $2,500 Each for Ten.
Governor Pennypacker has
signed the bill creating the State
department of health and abolish
ing the State Board of Health.
The health commissioner will re
ceive a salary of $10,000 a year
and expenses, and shall serve un
til March 1, 1907, from which
time his term of oftice shall be
four years. He is given absolute
control of the streams of the
State, except waters pumped or
flowing from coal miues or tan
neries, in order that he may pre
vent their pollution.
The bill authorizes the gover
nor to appoint an advisory board
of five physicians and one civil
engineer to assist the commis
sioner, each of whom must be in
good standing in his profession,
and have had not less than ten
years' professional experience.
Each member of the board will be
appointed for a term of four
years and will receive no salary.
The commissioner is authorized
to appoint as many clerks and as
sistants as he may ueed; to pur
chase such supplies and materials
as may be necessary to carry on
the work of his department, and
to "employ competent persons to
render sanitary service and make
or supervise practical and scien
tific investigations and examina
tions requiring expert skill and
prepare reports and plans rela
tive thereto."
He will have general supervis
ion of the State registration of
vital statistics, and is given au
thority to apportiou the State in
to ten districts. Iu each district
he shrill appoint a health officer
who must be a physician of five
years' experience, and who will
receive a salary of $2500. The
commissioner is clothed with ex
traordinary powers for use in
emergencies and may also ap
point and employ such assistants
to the health officers as he may
deeni necessary.
The Discourse was Interesting.
Of the celebration of the 80th
anniversary of the founding of
Odd Fellowship iu the United
States, held in the Methodist
church at Bedford last Wednes
day, the Pennsylvania Hawkeye
has this to say of a McConnells
burg pastor :
"Kev. J. V. Adams of McCon
nellsburg, delivered the sermon
of the evening. The discourse
was interesting. It dealt largely
with the work of Odd Fellowship.
The good things done by the or
der, the fact tnat its teachings
are in harmoqy with the Word of
God, together with its many oth
er admirable features, were eio
quently set forth by the young
minister. Mr. Adams formerly
lived in Bedford and those pres
ent remember him as a graduate
of the high school m this place,
He is himself a member of the
order, his name being on the roll
of Hoyt Lodge, No. 66, in Tioga
county."
Hano Tritle.
At the home of the bride's par
ents, J. K. Tritle and wife, on the
Ridge west of town on last Thurs
day, Miss Clara Tritle became
the briie ot Mr. Brice S. llann,
of Taylor township.
The ceremony was performed
by the groom's father, Rev. Wm.
M. Hann of the United Brethren
church. Oulv the members of
the immediate families wore pres
ent.
The young people have the best
wishes of their many friends.
Bergstreaser (Iracey.
In the private parlor of the
Washington House in this place
on last Wednesday, 20th ult., Mr.
Blaine Bergstresser and Miss
Nora V. Gracey, both of Water
fall, were united In marriage by
Kev. C. M. Smith, of the Reform
ed church in this place.
The bride and groom aro most
estimable young pooplo, and en
ter upon wedded life with the
kindest wishes of numerous
friends.
THREE SUPERVISORS.
New Law Makes Important Changes In
Road Management.
The law provides that on the
third Tuesday of next February
the electors of each townshio
shall elect three supervisors, one
to serve one year, one two years
and one three years. On the first
Monday of March they are to
meet at the placo where the town
ship auditors meet, and organize
by the election of one of their
number as president and one as
secretary and by selecting a
treasurer who is not a member of
their body.
The supervisors are required
to divide the township Into three
districts of not less than five
miles each and to employ and fix
the compensation of a roadma
ter for each district who shall
give his time to work on the roads
and see that the plans of the sup
ervisors are carried out.
A tax of ten mills on the valua
tion furnished by the county
commissioners can be levied by
the supervisors and the court of
quarter sessions can levy an ad
ditional teli mills upon petition of
the supervisors. The supervis
ors can abolish the system oi
working out the taxes and can, in
that, case, levy an additional tax
of one dollar upon each taxable.
Furthermore, the supervisors
will receive from the state a sum
equal to fifteen per cent, of the
amount of the taxes, in the event
of the abolishing of the custom of
working out the taxes.
The supervisors can purchase
road-making machines or can
unite with supervisors of other
townships in buying such ma
chinery and must made a report
each year to the state highway
commissioner.
The law further provides that
the supervisors can let to private
citizens the contract for keeping
roads in repair, no contract how
ever, to be for more than three
miles nor lor a longer term than
three years.
BURNT CABINS.
Mrs.Chas. McGehee, aft jr hav
ing been at Atlantic City three
months for her health, returned
to her home last Tuesday.
Blame Welch is spending some
time with relatives In hlarrls-
burg.
John McGill, a former citizen
of Decorum, but who moved to
Greencastle last fall, died last
Thursday of cramp,
If you want a clean shave and a
good hair cut, just call on James
Watters, the new tonsorial artist
of this place.
Mrs. S. O. Fraker of Orbisonia,
spent last Friday with her moth
er, Mrs. Sarah McGowan in this
place.
Geo. Comerer and Richard Mc
Gowan made a business trip to
Wells Valley last week.
Prof. E. E. Kell, of Shade Gap,
was a pleasant caller in our town
last Saturday.
Mrs. Ellen Porter of Virginia,
came Friday to see her father, J.
W. Miller, who is still critically
ill.
HIRAM.
Herbert Kirk, of this place,
spent last week visiting friends
in Wells Valley.
Mrs. Herman Snyder, of Wil
liamsport, Pa., is visting her par
ents near Laidig.
Misses Sarah E. Deaver and
Essa Kirk spent a day with Miss
Estelle Laidig, ol Laidig.
Sarah Hockensnnth, who has
ben ailing for some time, is re
ported no better.
There will be a "social" at Fair
view M. 13. church. . May 1 2. All
are Invited to attend.
Dowling' Johnson, Gertrude
Laidig, Herbert Kirk, Sarah Clev
onger, Ada Keedor, Chester
Brant, Walter Naylor, Essa Kirk,
L'rownle Roeder, Margie Cleven
ger, Eddie Brant and Rella Reed
er were for arbutus last Sunday.
Thoy report having a good time.
You can have the NEWS on
whole year for a dollar,
RECORD OF DEATH'S.
Those Who Have Been Called Home Dur
ing the Past Week.
MRS. CATHKItINK KITKMILMOH.
At her home on East Water
street at two o'clock last Sabbth
afternoou, there passed from
earth the spirit of Mrs. Catherine
Eitemiller, one of McConnehs-
burg's oldest and most highly es
teemed residents. Funeral this
afternoon at two o'clock, aud in
terment in the family lot in the
Lutheran graveyard.
Mrs. Eitemiller, whose maiden
name was Speece, was born in
Franklin county, December . l!0,
1822, and was at the time of he"
death, 82, years and 4 mouths ot
age.
About sixtynve years ago, sho
came with her parents to this
county, and afterwards was mar
ried to Mr. John Eitemiller, who
preceded her to the other world
many years. To this union were
born fivechildren, namely, George
M., of Pittsburg; Mary (deceas
ed) married to John Comerer;
Catharine, wile of Henry Comer
er; Miss Harriet, at home; and
Jacob S., of MeKeesport, Pa.
There are fourteen trrandehil-
dren, all" of whom are living but
three. Mrs. Eitemiller is also
survived by one sister, Mrs. Liz
zie Runyan.
Mrs. Eitemiller was a lifelong
member of the Lutheran church,
and one of those good souls who
did not have an enemy iu the
world. Her last illness, which
was a collapse incideut to old ago
was borne with that patience and
resignation that comes only with
unbounded faith in the Savior,
Jesus Christ.
MUH. 1UV1D HARK.
Deborah, wife of David Harr,
of Belfast township, died at her
home near Gem, on Wednesday
evening of last week, aged about
28 years. Funeral on Friday,
and interment m the cemetery at
the Dunkard church, on Pleasant
Riage.
Mrs. Harr had beeu suffering
an attack of grippe, and about a
week before her death, became
the mother of a little daughter,
after which inflammation of the
bowels set m which, owing to her
week physical condition, resulted
in her death.
Mrs. Harr was a daughter of
James aud Deborah Barber Oak-
man, both of whom died when
Mrs. Harr was in childhood. Sho
was married to David Harr on the
fifth day of February, 1901. She
is survived by her husband and
three small children, and by two
brothers and two sisters, namely,
John, of Licking Creek township;
Belle, wife of J. H. Strait, of Bel
fast township, Lizzie, wife of
George Mills, of Union township,
and B. Frank, of Berlin, Pa.
Debbie, as Mrs. Harr was fa
miliarly known, was of a gener
ous disposition, was a kind and
affectionate wife and mother, and
the husband and children have
the sympathy of their many
friends in this sore trial.
TKUAX.
After a severe illness of less
than one week, Fanny Rhoda, in
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Urner Truax, died on Tuesday of
last week of pneumonia,, aged 1
month and 10 days. The child
became very ill on Saturday and
steadily "grew worse until Tues
day mcrrung when her spirit
wafted away to the God who gave
it. Interment in the Sideling Hill
Baptist cemetery on Wednesday.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. J. C. Garland, who preached
a very able and impressive ser
mon from Job 7-: 7-10.
"Vtuddt.d on tartb to bloom In Heiueu."
On Tuesday of last week, while
Dr. W. M. Irvine, president of
the Mercereburg academy, was
in York, Pa collecting subscrip
tions for the work at Mercers
burg, Israel Laucks, who is a
prominent manufacturer of that
cUy, gave a subscription of $5000
to Mercersburg toward the build
ing ol a new cottage or dormitory.
Ground will be broken for this
building at thecomingcommeuco
meat. j
VERDICT FOR DRUfiiilST.
Western Drummer Tries His Hand
on
I
Raising an Order for Perfumery.
Druggist Ed Hcrkermnn, a
Bedford druggist, was givuu a
vcrdictin the Bedford county
court last v.ee'c that will b.i of in-
truest to merchants generally.
Last Juno a tr.ivelitijr i.nun who
represented Miw it In bo an j
agent of llio Elvsian Di ug Corn- i
pany of Detroit, Michigan, called i niX" ''' K'iig at their home,
at Mr. Ileekerman's store aud so-1 J)r- Duibcy wont immediately,
licited an ' order for perfumery, j ont whou he reached the strick
After a somewhat prot racted in- K" home found that the child was
terview, Mr. Hcckerman (Vented j llo;ltl. and had, in all probability,
to nurchasu sroods to tin! value of i heeii dead when taken from the
A n -
isr.0-
Ti e traveling man thanked him
for the order, aud then sat down
and fillpd up a blank which he re
quested Mr. Heckerman to sign.
The latter, thinking he was buy
ing s,"jU worth of perfumery and
no more, affixed his signature to
the paper and handed it back.
The drummer then bowed him
self out and nothing more was
thought, of the matter until one
day, a few weeks later, a large
box was put down at the drug
sWe.
Mr. Ileckermau opened it and
found tbjit it was from the Ely
siau Drug Company and simul
taneously made the discovery
that ho had 170 worth of per
fumery instead of the. quantity
he had ordered. After going
through a pile of coarse saw dust
iu the big box, he found that the
perfumery had been so poorly
packed that many of the bottles
had been smashed iu transit.
That settled il. i lie box was
nailed up again uud sent back to
Detroit, whero it lias been lying
in a railway freight hotise all
these mouths, the drug company
having refused to receive it. In
the correspondence that followed
Mr. Heckerniau firmly declined
to pay the bill, giving the drug
people as a reason the fact that
ho had been deceived by the rep
resentative of the firm and alleg
ing that tho goods had reached
3edford in bad condition. Suit
against him was at once institut
ed aud the case was taken up at
the term of court last week. The
jury promptly returned a verdict
for Mr. llockerman.
WELLS TANNURY.
D. L, Barnett, of Everett, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Barnett,
Will Cunningham aud wife, of
Enid, spent Saturday evening in
town.
Mrs. Pearl Ilailley of Hopewell,
visited her mother, Mrs. Rebecca
Hortou last week.
Nathan Iforton and wife, John
Sheaffer aud wife, Mrs. Hayes
Bivens and Mis. Rebecca Horton
attended the funeral of David
Poor in Rays Cove the 25th ult.
W. L. Sprowl and J. W. Gibson
aro making all preparations to
ward erecting dwellings this sum
ni er.
G. E. Truax is beautifying his
dwelling with paint applied by J.
C. Kirk.
Comerer &. McGowan of Burnt
Cabins, were the lucky men to se
cure tho tract of timber belong
ing to J. W. Baruett.
We trust there will bo a good
attendance from all the Suuday
schools iu Wells township to the
semi-annual convention to be held
next Saturday afternoou aud ev-
cniug in Wells Tannery Presby
terian church. Wo believe all the
schools are iu a prosperous cou
dition; but there are more people
yet who aro out of the Sunday
school.
Clem ma and Charley Stunkard
have gone gone to Altoona, where
they have em ploy out.
. Ambrose llelsel drove to Roar
ing Springs last Saturday to seo
his brother, who was operated ou,
for appendicitis in tho hospital lu
that placo. He reports him get
ting.aloug nicely.
Miss Nora Conrad, a Pittsburg
stenographer, is visiting her par
cuts, J. . Conrad and wife in
Ayr township.
CHILD DROWNED.
Little Son of Mr. and Mr Morrow M.
Kendall Fell into a Spring.
McConnellsburg people were
greatly shocked last Thursday
when a mesenger from the borne
ot Morrow M. kondail two miles
south of this place carac dashing
I into town on horseback for aphy-
ichn sHyiutr l!u
-',f 1 f'''(l '
; Hip little son
etidaii had fal-
spring.
James Murray Kendall, the
deceased child, was about eight
een mouths old. Tlie funeral
took place Sabbath afternoon,
and interment was made in the
family lot in Union cemetery.
The spring in which the acci
dent occurred is about fifty yards
distant from the kitchen porch.
It is about four feet by six, with
a depth of water of about two
feet. The dwelling is surround
ed by a picket fence and the gate
which led to the spring was al
ways supposed to be kept closed
when not in use, and tied so as to
prevent any such accident as the
one which we are just recording.
Last Thursday the weather
was beautiful, and the mother be
ing without help in the kitchen,
was busy preparing dinner, and
allowed her little son to play in
the yard iu tho care of a little boy
who has his home in the iamily.
Not seeing tho child for a few
miuutes, the mother went to look
and finding the gate open, ran to
the spring only to find her darling
lying face downward in the hot
torn. She at once plunged into
the water and grasped the child
to her breast and hastened to call
her husband, who at once dis
patched a messenger for a physi
cian, and, iu the meantime, made
use of every means at their com
mand to resuscitate the child.
The heartbroken parents have
the sincerest sympathy of their
wide circle of friends in this un
timely taking away of their little
sou.
NEIiOMOHE.
Some of the more energetic of
our farmers planted corn last
week Squire Garland for in
stance. Many more will be at it
this week.
Aaron Hess is going to Illinois
this week to stay a while with
Moses Hill who has been an in
valid a long time.
T. E. Wink has his lot enclosed
with a woven wire fence, and has
built a good poultry house. He
expects to go Into the poultry
business extensively.
Miss Orpha Snyder is visiting
her uncle, N. II. Peck, at Am
bridge, Pa.
Prof. Palmer left homo last Fri
day morning to take charge of a
select schod at Sahx, Cambria
county.
Oliver Hill's little daughter is
reported v-ary ill.
Miss Alto Lake, of Pleasant
Ridge, is staying for a short time
it. the home of Dr. Palmer.
Elder Funk tilled Elder Alder
ton's pulpit at O reat Cacapon last
Sunday.
George Wink went to Pittsburg
last week to look for employment.
Cards are out for the marriage
ot Miss Cora Funk to Ross Mel
lott. Charlie lvershner and Phil
Schriber drove down to Mack
Litton 's last Sunday.
Miss Verna Hill, of Warfords
burg, who had been for a couple
of weeks tho guest of the family
of her grandfather, A. Runyan,
returned to her home list Friday.
Logue Wink and Miss Tempie
Snyder were the guests ol W. H.
Wink's family last Sunday.
D. Garland and family spent
Sunday at his father's home In
Bethel township.
The aiisndauoe at Rev. Po wens'
song servicfl hold at the church
hero last Suuday evening was
largo and tho order excel1 .
.Rev. Powers is a very ento'
lug and iustructivo nii':r
AEOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
- Come and Go.
NAMF.S OF VISITORS AND VISITED
j Home (or a Vacation, Away for an OuMng, a
Trip (or Business or Pleasure. You'll
Find It Right Here.
StillwfcllW. Truax, of Gem,
spent a few hours in towu last
Wednesday.
W. R. Speer and wife spent
Thursday night and Friday, the
guests of friends in town.
The family of Allison Keller,
has moved from Licking Creek
towuship to Hustontown.
Mrs. Charles Ileigos, nee Mam
ie Clevenger, of York, Pa., is vis
iting at her old home in this place.
Dr. J. M. Kuhn, of Mercers
burg, was called to this place last
Thursday evening on profession
al business.
Jesse H. Daniels, who recently
returned from a trip through tho
west, came up to town ou his Dike
yesterday.
Ex-Sheriff D. C. Fleck aud L.
I. Morton, of Fort Littleton,
spent a day last week in this
place on business.
Miss Mollie Seylar arrived at
the home of her sister, Mrs. S.
M. Cook in this place, on Monday
evening, from Pittsburg.
Misses Daisy Wink and Stella
Sigel, of this place, wore the
guests of the latter 's parents,
from Saturday until Monday, of
Thompson township.
Squire C. C. Kerliug and A. J.
Fraker, a pair of Taylor town
ship's all right citizens, wore
helping to swell the crowd iu ivit
Connellsburg yesterday.
In response to a telegram. Dr.
J. W. Mosser left at noon Monday
for the bedside of his sick f.tther,
George W. Mosser, at Clay suing,
Blair county.
Mrs. S. Murray Pollock, of
Canonsburg, Pa., was called to
her old home in the Cove last
week, on the account of the death
of her brother Morrow Kendall's
child.
George McKibbm and wife, of
Buck Valley, spent from Wednes
day evening until Friday morn
ing of last week, the guests of
Dr. and Mis. W. L. McKibbin iu
this place.
David Malloy, who attended
the Republican State Convention
as a delegate last Wednesday,
spent the week very pleasantly
with friends at York, Pa.
W. R. Speer aud wife, of Salu
via, moved from their old Saluvia
home to Everett, on Monday,
where they will reside indefinite
ly. Mr. and Mrs. Speer are of
our very best people, and we re
gret to see them remove from
tho County.
In a letter to his brother, L. H.
Wible, Esq., ot this place, H. O.
Wible writes that after spending
the winter m tho South, he has
returned to the employ of James
S. Kirk & Co. He is now located
at Fremont, Ohio.
Dr. Unger, of Mercersburg:
was called iu consultation on M on
day to the sick room of Miss
Kathryn Cook of this place. The
Doctor says there is no cause for
alarm, and that he found no
symptoms of any thing that might
interfere with her speedy m-ov-ery.
Miss Mary Barton, aued Til
years, died at her home in Han
cock Easter morniug, after an
illness of 15 jears, Sho wus a
sister of the lato Charles Barton,
who was proprietor of the Bar
ton House. Sho was also' a lis
ter of the late. Kev. John Barton,
who was rector of the Episcopal
Church at Priucoss Auue, Md.
Miss Barton, with her only (sur
viving sister. Miss Ellen Barton,
assistod for many years in tlo
conduct of the Barton Ilou.-e un
til It was lately discontinued. 1 a
torment in the KHsoopal c:rv
tary. V 1 : '