JMI0W Cmimfl VOLUME 0. McCONNELLSlSUKG, PA., MAY 10, 1905. NUMBER ;H (1 mm WD C NECROLOOICAL RECORD. Well Known People Who Have Been Call ed to the Other World. J. W. MILLER AMONG THE NUMBER. JACOH V. MILLER. Jacob W. Miller, one of the old est and beat known citizens in the upper end of the County, and whose illness has been mention ed frequently in this paper, died at his home in Burnt Cabins, May 4, 1905, and would have been 78 years old, had he lived until next September. Funeral took place last Saturday, and interment was y v , JACOIJ W. MIM.KR. made in the cemetery at Fort Littleton. The first seventeen years of Mr. Miller's life was spent on the farm. He then went to Funks town, Md., where he spent two years learning the milling trade. Not liking the business at the end of that time, he returned to this county, and in early man hood married, and spent the next thirty years of his life as a skilled fence builder. His first wife having died, he was married the second time to Miss Mary A. Ziegler on the 24th of October, 1854, and she survives him, together with the following children: Josephine, wife of Isaac Trimmer, near Car lisle; Mrs. Mary Ellen Porter, in Tennessee; Samuel M., near Shade Gap; Walter Scott, in Shir leysburg; David, in Athens, Ga.; Kate, married to a Mr. Webb, and Isabel, wife of a Mr, Apple by, near Shade Gap. Mr, Miller was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the 84th Regiment P. V. Mr. Miller was one of the old est and mostactie Odd Fellows in the county, having been a mem ber of the Order for more than fifty years. He was an ardent Democrat, and a natural born leader. During his lifetime he served his township as supervis or, auditor, judge of election, in spector, clerk, constabl-j; his county as jury commissioner, county auditor, mercantile ap praiser, delegate to two state con ventions, and eleven times as del egate to the county convention. While he did not join the church . until late in life, he, for many years, took a very active interest in the financial management of church work, And the Methodist church at Burnt Cabins, of which Mr. Miller died a member, will greatly miss his services and his wise counsel. MRS. OTHO ROUDERH. Deborah, wife of Mr. Otho Sou ders, died at their home about i mile aud a half northeast of town .on Friday of last week. Funeral conducted on Sunday at ten o clock by Rev, J. V. Adams, and interment made in the Union cemetery down the Cove. Mrs. Souders was a daughter of John and busan McEldowney both of whom are a long time de ... ceased, and was born at the old McEldowney home near Gem, in He! fust township (the farm now being owned by Daniel Shives), ou the 20th day of May, 1834, and hetcewas aged at time other death, 70 years, 11 months, an 1 21 dayg. ' She haa but one brother living, Mr. William McEldowney, near Gem. Besides her husbaud she is survived by the following chil dren: George, Wilson, John, Howard, Martin, Harry, Lizzie and Mary. The deceased was a kind wife and mother, and a woman of su perior natural ahility, aud loaves an influence stamped on the char acter of her children that will prove to them a priceless legacy. Mrs. Souders was converted at a Methodist revival many years ago, but was baptized and receiv ed into the Methodist church within the last year. SADIE HOCKKNSMITH. Miss Sarah M. Hockensmith died at the home of her parents, Samuel H. Hockensmith and wife, near Laidig, last Thursday even- ingafteraprotractedillness. Miss Hockensmith lacked just two days of being 32 years of age. Her funeral took place on Saturday, conducted by Rev. B. A. Salter, of Uustontown, and interment was made in the little cemetery at the Presbyterian church at G rcenhill. Miss Hockensmith wsisa young lady of lovely Christian character, and her death will bo mourned by a largo circle of friends. Besides her parents, she is survived by the following broth ers and sisters:' Leouard J., in this county; David, in Illinois; George, in Philadelphia; Annie, wife of Herman Snyder, in Wil- liamsport, and John and Otis at home. CHANGE AT COOPER HOUSE. Harry Hamil Has Bought Leslie Seylar Out and Takes Possession May 20. During the past week, Harry Hamil, who successfully conduct ed the hotel at Fort Littleton du ring the past few years, bought the hotel furnishings and good will of Leslie W. Seylar, the pres ent proprietor of the Cooper House in this place and will take possession of that well known hostlery on the 20th of this month. While Mr. Seylar has several attractive opportunities for en tering upon a change of business he has not fully decided where he will locate. SUNNVSIDK. People of this vicinity are about done planting corn. There was quite a number of our young folks attended May Meeting last Sunday. Mrs, Amanda Smith was the guest of Job Plessinger's family last Sunday. Amos Barber and Geo. Smith were visiting Jonathan Cooper recently. Mrs. Rosa Lay ton and sous Marshall and Elmer were visiting Benjamin Truax's rocently. There will be a postofrtce estab lished near Pleasant Grove in the near future. George and Russel Plessinger and Russel Truax attended sing ing at Needmore Sunday night. Mrs. Jane Bartou returned to her home in Brush Creek, after a veiy pleasant visit among friends here. Job Truax and wife spent Sat urdiy evening and Sunday in Hancock. John Truax was visiting his father William Truax. There will be" singing at Pleas ant Grove next Saturday even ing. Quarterly Meeting. The First Quarterly Meeting of the M.'E. church, this place, will be observed by the following appointments: Thursday, May 11, 7:510 p. m., Love Feast; Satur day, May 13, 8:00 p. m., Quarter ly Conference;" Sunday, May 14, 9:30 a. m., Sunday School 10:30 a. m., Quarterly Communion, Sermon by Rev. G. W. Stevens, Pres. Elder; May 14, (5:80 p. m Anniversary of Epworth League lei by Ella Pittman; 7:30 p. in., sermon by Pastor. THE NEW PSALTER. Work of Committee on Uniform Version of Psalms in Meter Completed. About six years ago there was a movement started lookfng to wards a uniform version of the Psalms, and there was an attempt made to secure representatives from quite a number of the relig ious denominations in the United States and Canada, and torm a joint committee to which was to be committed the arduous and difficult work of prepariug a smooth, faithful, metrical version of the one hundred and fifty psalms. Nine Christian denomi nations were so far influenced as to appoint one or more members of the proposed committee. The following churches have a repres entation in tho work : The Can ada Presbyterian, the Presbyter ian (North), United Presbyterian, Reformed (Dutch), Christian Re formed (or Holland), two branches of the Reformed Presbyterian, Associate Reformed Presbyter ian, and the Associato Presby terian. About twenty members in all were appoiuted, but from twelve to fifteen are us many as have at any time met in commit tee. Semiannual meetiugs have been held for tho past live years in such cities as New Tork, Phil adelphia, Pittsburg, Montreal and Toronto, and summer resorts, as Asbuiy Park and Lake George. Each meeting has lasted from eight to ten diys, holding from two to three sessions a day of three hours each. 'I he committee has in it five professors in as mauy different seminaries, six editors ot relig ious periodicals, and the rest are pastors of congregations. Four of the members are specially gift ed as poets, a number possess high lite' ary attainments, a good ly number excel in linguistic abil ity, and all have some apprecia tion of good poetry. All tho versions accessible have been made "to yield whatever of good they possess to the New Twentieth Century Psalter. In regard to the most of the psalms it would be very difficult to de termine the authorship of the version, for almost every version submitted to the committee re ceived such a thorough overhaul ing that the original versifier would scarcely recognize it. While tho question of translation has been involved, the element of in terpretation has also entered into the work. The effort has been made to enter into the spirit of the psalm and express its divine ly inbreathed sentiments in good, forceful English, and in the meter that seems best adapted to the character of the song. The en- tiro book has been gone over and has been carefully, revised. The New Psalter is to bo published the early part of this summer aud copies nut into the hauds of com mittees of tho several churches for examination and suggestions. It is hoped that the work is of such a high character as to com mend itself to the hymn-singing world, as well as to Psalm sing ers, and ere long be restored to a placo if not to their divinely ap pointed place in the social and public worship of our King and Lord. The variety of meters is by some thought to be one of tho excellent featuros of tho forth coming book. Much more might readily be added, but let this suf fice. S. B. II. Mrs. Frank 3owser and chil dren, formerly of Bedford, Pa., now at Hyndmau, Pa., aro spend ing a couple of weeks with rela tives and friends at, and about, Pleasant Ridge, whore she form erly Mved. llor husband is at home looking after the business, wl'.ich he recently entered into uuder the name of "The Jlynd mau Candy Co." Hiram Shives, who has boon working at tho pinmill near Han cock, was in town a few hours yesterday, MARRIED IN ILLINOIS. Miss Jennie, Daughter of Air. and Mrs. S, J. Comcrer, Weds Clarence Ankncy. The Daily Star says that a joy ful wedding party gathered, on Wednesday night, April L'llth, at tho horn j of Mrs. C. O. Sipes, two miles south of Dixon, Illinois. It was the occasion of the wedding ot her sister, Miss Jennie Comcr er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Comerer formerly of tho Cove, to Mr. Clarence Ank ney. Although it was almost en tirely a family affair, yet forty persons were present. Prompt ly at 8:15 o'clock the wedding party came lrom up stairs. First the minister who performed the ceremony, Dr. S. S. Cryor, then the attendants, Frank Sprouland Nettie Ankney, Harry Ankncy and Hazel Burket and the bride ami groom. In the sileuce that followed the prayer were heard the words of the covenant that joins in sacred wedlock and the clear responses of the contract ing parties. Then followed con gratulations that were hearty aud sincere. A sumptuous repast was serve'!, after which followed a delightfully social time. As everyone knew everyone else present there was an absence of stiffness that sometimes marks such occasions. ' Suddenly a storm of rico encompassed the bride and groom, mingled with peals not of thunder but of laughter. It would be vain to describe what followed except to say that everyone seemed happy. A joke was played on the serenad era who are usually iu evidence on such occasions. They asked to see the bride and groom, but in their place one of tho brides maids aud her attendant grooms man showed themselves and the crowd was just as content as if it had been tho real orula! pair. Mr. and Mrs. Ankey left the next day fjr their new homo in Aurora, 111., where the best wish es of all their friends follow them. ANDOVEK. Some farmers of this section are done planting corn; others have just begun, while others are just thinking of beginning. Helen Deshong spent last week in the home of Jackson Strait and 'amily. Urner Truax, wife and little son Elmer, spent Suuday with Mrs. Truax's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Strait. Harry Mumma is now able to sit up ou a chair. Roy M. Sipes and Simon Dan iels have gone to bark peeling. Uriah W. Kline is still making shingles for David Kline. Ada Barton visited Anna Desh ong over Suuday. Mr, and Mrs. Urner Truax, wish through tho Mews to ex press their thanks to their neigh bors aud friends for the kindness shown during the illness and death oi their little daughter. WINDY RIDGE. The farmers are about dono planting corn. Mrs. M. M. Hockensmith and daughter, Etta, spout a day with Mrs. D. R. Mellott last week. . W. R. Mellott is busy hauling stone for his barn wall. B. F. Deshoug has moved his saw mill to Geo. Sipes'. Eliza Mellott, of Punxsutawney, Pa., is visiting friends in Fulton. The item writer in last week's News, that said Harry Mum ma was out ou crutches, was mistak en. Mr. Mumma will bo confin ed to his room three or four weeks yet. Mrs. D. R. Mellott and son spent a day in town last week. Bradford Mason's Httlo daugh ter Beryl's eyes aro improving slowly under Dr. Hoop's treat ment. Howard Hann aud Will Mellott had the misfortune to break their buggy while returning home from town Saturday. Boys, be careful how you drivo. Squire R. J. Fields, of Clear Ridge, was m town yesterday.' PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Mrs. D. A. WashnbaiiKh Falls from Cel lar Steps and Sustains Injury. Mrs. I). A. Washabaugh, near town, is suffering from a badly sprained ankle, the result of hav ing fallen from the cellar steps at her home last Friday morning. Mr. Washabaugh. with his men, had been shelling corn near the open cellar door, and a corncob, in some way, got on one of tho steps. Mrp. Washabaugh having an errand to tho cellar, was de scending tho steps, and not riot icing the cob, stepped on it, which, ol course, rolled, causing her to fall violently. Uustontown. John Cutcliali of SixmiloRun is homo at present. The now M.E. parsonage is fast Hearing completion. I Ion. S. W. Kirk, wife and little son Malcolm of McConnellsburg visited relatives in this place last Saturday and Sunday. 15. 15. Lindsny and wife of O.s autville, lud., are visiting in the luinios of the hitter's cousins, A.J. :mil M. G. liiunhcrson. Kev. 1. A. Salter and family ar rived home lust Friday after a four weeks' visit in Shamokin and Sun bury. Elliott Kirk und daughter Mar garet of Colorado Springs, Col., reached this place last Sunday. We are informed Mr. Kirk intends spending part of the summer on the old homestead making im provements. W. R. Evans, our popular bug gy, dealer, has on hands tho finest and largest assortment of buggies we have ever seen in his sheds, "liillie" is a hustler and generally has just what you want.in his line. Miss Hester Witter, of Gracey, spent Saturday and Sunday with her friend, Miss Lessio IIitchey,of this place. Harry Thornley,of Philadelphia, spent a few days last week visiting the family of W. F. Laidig. Squire S. C. ( J racey and brother John, of Gracey, were among the spectators at Saturday's ball game. The opening of tho ball season in this placo took placo last Satur day in which McConncllsburg went down by a score of S 4. PRIZES FOR l'UXLK SOLVERS. A (ircat Scheme Whereby Every Correct Answer Will Win n Reward.. The greatest prize scheme for puzzle solvers ever otl'ered by a newspaper is that inaugurated re cently by tho Sunday North Amer ican, of Philadelphia. For a long time that paper has been present ing each week a puzzle for young folks, and has been offering a long list of prizes. But the answers grew to ho so numerous that many boys and girls were, of necessity, disappointed. It was not possible to make a list of prizes to keep up with the increase of correct an swers. Something new had to be invent ed. Now, did you ever hear of a Puz zle Contest in which nobody is dis appointed? Then it must bo Polly Evans' now Weekly Puzzle Contest, for hors is tho only one anywhere in which nobody is disappointed. Think of it nobody disappoint ed! If you answer a puzzle incorrect ly, you do not look for any reward, of course; but if you answer it cor rectly, it is but natural that you should expect to be rewarded, and that you should feel disappointed if you find you are not rewarded. That is what Polly Evnnsalways thought, and she spent many an hour trying to devise some plan of prize-giving that would mean no disappointed hoys and girls. At last just a few weeks ago an idea occurred to her! Tho North American approved of it at once, and the rmilt is that since April 15 the day the plan was first an nou need-there have been no dis appointed children in Polly Evans' Puzzle Contost. Kof thank to her new system of prize credits, Polly Evans is now able to reward every hoy and ev ery girl who answers her puzzle correctly. In brief, the plan is as follows: Von answer Polly Evans' puzzle correctly. You may send your an swer on us many coupons cut from the puzzle pnge ns j'ou pleafv -l'ollj' Evans rewards you with a prize credit for every coupon you send. If yen send live correct cou pons to one puzzle you get five prize credits. If you send ono,yon get one credit. In exchange for your prize cred its you get your choice of hun dreds of line prizes described in the illustrated Prize Circular which Polly Evans sends by mail at tho end of each month to every prize-credit winner. Besides rewarding you with Prize Credits, which are exchange able for prizes, Polly Evans also awards to tho 300 or 400 finest ap pearing coupons special prizes and surprises, which are announced with each weekly puzzle. And in order to encourage you to earn as many prize credits as you possibly can Polly Evans of fers every month handsome grand special prizes to the two boys and two girls who win the highest and next highest number of prize cred its respectively during the month. SABBATH SCHOOL WORKERS. Had Most Successful Convention at Wells Tannery Last Saturday. ' The Wells Valley Sabbath school association met m the Wells Val ley Presbyterian church last Sat urday afternoon and evening. The exercises were of au inter esting character and instructive. Quite a number of willing work ers were present, and promptly responded as their names were called. The Field Secretary of the Fulton county Sunday School Association, M. R. Shaffner, Esq., of McConnellsburg, was present, and made several very able ad dresses. All the schools in the Valley were represented. We feel that the Sunday school cause was advanced, and that we were repaid for the time spent. The next convention will be held at the U. B. church the first Saturday in May 100G. E. A. Hohton, Secretary. WEST DUBLIN. George Hockensmith, who has been in Philadelphia during the past four years, came home to at tend the funeral of his sister, Sarah. Joseph Price, blacksmith at Laidig, has on hand, of his own make, over five hundred steel horse shoes, which he will drive during this summer at the follow ing prices: light driving shoes, 18 cts. each; No. 2 shoes, 20c.;No. 3, 22c; No. 4, 24c, and No. 5, 25c. Sarah Hockensmith, whose ill ness has been frequently noticed in the "News" for the past two years, died at the home of her parents near Laidig last Thurs day night, and was buried at Green Hill Saturday. The fami ly have the sympathy of their friends and neighbors in this bereavement. There will be a handkerchiol social at Fairview M. E. church, Saturday evening, May 13. Pro ceeds for church purposes. Ev erybody invited. Frank Price, who is employed at North Point, Bedford county, spent last week at home, on ac count of rheumatism. J. L. Ilockonsmith has moved Ins sawmill to J. H. Mumma's, where he will saw a bill of lum ber. Last Thursday was the hottest day of the season here the ther mometer registering ninety de grees in the shade iu the after noon. There was a sudden and marked fall in the temperature about eight 'clock in the evening, and on Friday, the mercury was struggling around in the fifties. Those housekeepers who were fortunate enough to have stoves up, found that a little lira added much to the comfort of the fam Uy ludoors. ; ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Movements, at They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Home tor a Vacation, Away for Oullaf , a Trip for Buolncii or Pleaiure. You'll Find It Rtfht Here. M. D. Mathias, of Hustontown, was among our Monday morning callers. Prof. N. E. M. Hoover, of West Dublin, spent a few hours in town Monday. B. A. Deavor, of Hustontown, was a county seat visitor Satur day. Burgess W. H. Gr ;,thead was in Chambersburg Saturday on business. Mrs. Edward Shimer and little son Frank are visiting friends at Harrisburg. Mrs. Mary Mayne and Miss Annie Buckley, of Fort Littleton, spent last Friday m town. Hon. and Mrs. S. W, Kirk and son Malcolm, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Huston town. Mrs. W. L. Nace, who had been visiting friends in McConnells burg, returned to her home" in Carlisle on Monday. Ola Cowan, Savilla Bowman, and Cora Fraker, of Burnt Cab ing, spent last Wednesday in Mc Connellsburg. Mrs. O. F. Rexroth, of Omaha, Neb., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hannah Goldsmith, and other friends in town. Mrs. Sabina Mellott and son Charlie, spent Sunday night in the home of Mrs. James Voresin East End, and returned to their home near Gem, on Monday. S. D. Stevens, manager for the Singer Manufacturing Company at Chambersburg, accompanied by one of his salesmen, S. P. Todd, spent several days in this vicinity last week on business. William Shafer, who had been residing at Welsh Run during the last forty-one years, last week re moved to Cito, this county, where he is making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Seiders. Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Grant Hoov erofWest Dublin, passed through town Monday on their way to Or wigsburg, Pa., where they will remain a few days and then go to housekeeping in the city of Read ing. George W. Reisnor and wife left Monday noon for a trip to Erie, Pa. and to Niagara Falls. Mr. Reisner goes to Erie as Rep resentative of Tuscarora Council, R. A., to the Grand Council which is in session in that city this week. Dr. J. W. Mosser, who had been called to the home of h is father, Geo. W. Mosser, at Clays burg, Pa., returned Saturday ev ening. The condition ot the Doc tor's father is not such as to in spire much hope for his recovery. Geo. M. Eitemiller and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Eitemiller, who had been here attending the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Catherine Eitemiller, returned to their homes, respectively, at Pittsburg and at McKeesport, the latter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Evans, of Hustontown, were in town Mon day. Billy is the well known buggy man at Hustontown, and has on hand now one of the larg est and finest stock of all kinds of buggies that he has ever had, and that is saying a great deal. If you are thinking of getting one this spring it might be some cash in your pocket to see what he can do for you. James A. McDonough, Esq., one of the. Justices on the bench of the local court of Wells town ship, came down to McConnells burg on the day tf the County Superintendent's election, aud remained during the remainder of the week. Jimmy ia a i all-round fellow, and rj he; j I may find U ccavtr! 1 1 r iwtiwt"')pt ft
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