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VOLUME 0.
McCONNELLSlSUKG, PA., MAY 10, 1905.
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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
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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