VOLUME G. McCONNKLLSHUHG, I A., JUNE I I, 1905. NUMIJEH 03 A BARQAIN AT $125, Franklin County Fanners Got Cheap Morse In Philadelphia. Only ones in u life time does the ordinary mortal get swindled in a horse deal, says the People's Register, of Chambersburg, but that once is enough to toach him a lesson and caution him to be ware of city sharps who fatten upon the unwary. Three residents of Franklin county none of whom live much beyond the confines of Chambers' burg were attracted by the of fering made in an advertisement that appeared in a Philadelphia paper, and they journeyed there the next day to take advantage of the bargains offered. Not being acquainted with the lay of the land, they inquired of every po lice officer they met and every trolley conductor they rode with where the stables for which they were heading were located. When they arrived at their des- , tination, they failed to see any thing in the horse iine that suited their fancy, and were about to depart, when some jockey in the stable suggested taking one of the trio to another place where he knew that the kind of horse that they were looking for could be bought cheap. The jockey re fused to take the three, and final ly one accompanied him being driven in circles, at right angles, and by means of parallelograms (in order to confuse the stranger) until another stable was reached, -.this place being fitted up in gor geous style like the fabled sta bles of Cleopatra or some Egyp tian princess. Here a beautiful trotter was exhibited guaranteed to go a mile in 2:80 and worth about $500 which was offered the Frank lin County man for $125. At a certain juncture iu the proceed ing, a distinguished looking pot entate appeared, dressed in the height of fashion, who assisted in the negotiations, and made ar rangements to have two other horses boarded in the country by the Franklin county farmer for $25 per week, as the man of 1 wealth was opposed to having his ' nags remain in the city during the hot weather. His solicitude and consideration almost brought tears to the Cumberland Valley denizen. The bargain was clinched by the stranger depositing $75 all the money he had with lurn the balance to be paid when the horse arrived in Chambersburg. The jockey demanded $5. for having made the deal possible, but was unable to secure anything from the visitor, although he finally came down to a dollar. This part of the transaction was finally compromised by the Franklin county man signing a paper to the effect that he would send the jockey $5 if the animal was deliv ered as promised. He is sure he did not sign a note. The three men returned home, aud in a couple of days, the one who had been a party to the deal was notified by Agent Kirk that a horse consigned to him was at the Western Maryland freight station. Joyously, the consignee went to claim his trotter; but alas for human hopes, the "trotter" was a crippled, emaciated, for lorn looking beast with a tear in each eye the very picture of de jection, and the image of a plug. The quadruped would not be accepted, and the railroad com pany will sell it for the freight charges. There is no chance for redress, as the swindlers cannot be located. The lesson cost $75 aid other expenses. Mackey Sherman. Wednesday aftornoon, June 7, 1905, at the M. E. par socage, this place, Mr. Jno. F. Mackey and Miss Mary B. Sherman both of KnobavUle, were joined in holy matrimony by their pastor, Rev. J. V. Adams, of McConnellsburg. Hugh S. Kelso. Hugh S. Kelso, a native of this county, died at his hone, two miles north of Leona, Kansas, May 30, 1905, aflir an illness ox tending over a period of three years, part of which time he was in the hospital at Kansas Citv. While at the hospital he under went a surgical operation which did not prove to be successful, and he returned to his home in March, took his bed, and remain ed dangerously ill for seven weeks, when death relieved him of his suffering. Mr. Kelso was born in Tod township, this county, January 19, 1898, he went to lndiuna in 1858, and on the 15th of Septem ber, 1803, was married to Miss Nancy Heckman. A short time after his marriage he entered the army and served a term in the Civil War. Three years l iter, he went to Kansas, purchased land on which he spent the remainder of his life. His wife died in 1897. He is survived by one daughter, 8 grandchildren, aud one brother, Rev. David W. Kelso, of Tod town ship. He was a member of the U. 13. church for many years, and died trusting in Him who doeth all things well. Interment in the Bellevue cemetery. Funeral con ducted by his pastor, Rev. P. F. Stewart, text Rom. 6:23. Buy Vour Own Paper. A man who was too economical to subscribe for his home paper sent his little boy to borrow the copy taken by his neighbor. In his haste the boy rau over a $1 stand of bees and in ton minutes looked like a warty summer squash. His cres reached his father, who ran to his assistance, and, failing to notice a barbed- wire fence, ran into it, breaking it down, cutting a handful of flesh from his anatomy and ruin ing a $5 pair of pants. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence and got into the corn field and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket, the wife ran, upset a four gallon churn of rich cream into a basket of kittens, drowning the whole flock. In her hurry she dropped a $35 set of false teeth. The- ba by, left alone, crawled through the spilled cream aud into the parlor, ruining a $20 carpet. . Daring the excitement the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man, the dog broke up eleven setting hens, and the calves got out and chewed the tails off four fine shirts. Kansas City Journ al. IIUST0NT0WN. Miss Dora Speck, who has been in Chambersburg for the past months, arrived in this place one day last week Katnerine and Winifred Motz ler, of Harrisonville, were visitors in this place last Sunday even ing. B. H. Shaw was in Pittsburg and Homestead part of last week on business. At the children's day exercise held iu the M. E. church last Sun day uight the crowd was so large that all could not get into the church. The Sunday school de serves great credit for the mas terly v ay in which the program was rendered. F. C. McClain .is visiting his son Jesse at Mount Uuiou. .Wm. Wagner had the old shin gle roof on his house replaced by a new steel m.f last Friday. We are informed that the Uus tontown and Waterfall Mutual Telephone Company have decid ed to extend their line from Uus tontown via Clear Ridge, Fort Littleton and Knobsville to Me Counellsburg. Hustontowu is making actiyo preparations for one of the big. gost times on the Fourth of July ever hnown in the history of the 1 1 ice. They have a wide awake set of fellows up there, aud when they take hold of anything it has to move. Look out for their big posters. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds Recently Entered for Record in the Recorder' Of fee. Mrs. Mina Richards, tract of land, 15 acres, in Union township, to John T. Richards, $250. Frank I'. Lynch, trustee of heirs of Wm. A. Speer, tract of laud in Licking Creek township, 211 acres, $2150. James G. Kendall's heirs, to James II. Kendall, farm in Ayr township, 159 acres, $200. E. A. Whitfield farm in Union township, to Gilbert 3. Mellott, 98 acres, $1(100. Lincoln Slayman to Thomas R. Bishop, farm in Bethel township, containing 100 acres, $SU0. Henry T. Mellott's heirs, to Levi Skiles, tract of land in Bel last township, 180 acres, $1075. Alice C. Widmeyer to Wm. A. Secrist, tract of land in Thomp son township, 200 acres, $1000. Wm. G. Rash to J. A. Whit field, house and lot in Warfords burg, $500. W. L. McXibbin, et al., to Ed ward Smith, tract of land in Un ion township, 100 acres, $700. Edward Horton to Grant Bak er, tract of land in Dublin town ship, 100 acres, $700. Harry C. Hess to Charles W. Henderson, tract of laud in Bel fast township, 24 acres, $45. Rev. J. Benson Akers to J. Harvey Akers, tract of land in Brush Creek towuship, 072 acres, $050. E. D. Akers, executor to W. W. McDaniel, tract of land in Brush Creek township, 042 acres, $508.95. S. L. Russell's executors, to W. W. McDaniel, farm in Licking Creek township, 720 acres, $7000. Mrs. Elizabeth Early to Samuel Mcllhauey, tract of laud in Dub lin township, 40 acres, $150. Geo. W. Comerer to David P. Bowinau. tract of laud in Dublin towuship, 29 acres, $150. Lewis Sipes to John M. Cleveu- ger, tract of land in Taylor towu ship, 25 acres, $77.50. Geo. W. Skinner to John G. Dillen, tract of land in Ayr and Belfast township, 277 acres, $450. Wilbur F. Miles to Sarah A. George, 3 ti acts of land in Ayr, Wells and Taylor, aggregating 900 acres, $500. John Heefner to Wilson R. Keith, tract of land in Wells town ship, 9 acres, $20. Charles II. Foff to James E. Ritz, tract of land in Union town ship, 50 acres, $900. Willi? tn Naugle to Harry C. Jones, tract of land in Tod town ship, 12 acres, $100. William Purnel to Miss Cora A. Resley, tract of land in Bethel township, 39 acres, $250. Robert A. Kerns to Sansom Lanehart, tract of land in Bethel township, 107 acres, $550. Robert Gerehart to EJgar A. Diehl, tract of land iu Brush Creek township, 105 acres, $325. Goorge G. Mellott WJolmM. Truax, tract of land in Belfast towuship, 192 acres, $750. Stephen Keepers to B. C. Lam borson, et al., tract of laud iu Taylor township, 21 acres. Emory Thomas to Hunter Thomas, 2 tracts of laud iu Ayr township, 25 acres. Mr. Norman Johnston, who has a nice position with one of Pitts burg's suburban trolley ' lines, has been spending a few days at the home of his parents, Lieut, aud Mrs. J. Walker Johnston. At a business meeting of the Reformed Chrlstiau Endeavor Society last Wednsday evening, the following officers were elect ed to Berve for the onsufng'six months ; 'president, William Huil; vice president, Mrs. Harvey Ben der; treasurer, Miss Alic e Hoke; recording secretary, Miss Bess Grisaiugor; corresponding secre tary, Mrs. Charles Scott, Johnston Houston. At the homo of the bride's mother, Mrs. Jennette E. Hous ton, in Now Wilmington, Pa., at 3 o'clock p. in., on Wednesday, Juno 7, 1905, Mr. Ralph M. Johnston, son of Mr. aud Mrs. J. Walker Johnston, of the Cove, was united iu marriage to Miss Elizabeth Houston. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. McElree, assisted by Rev. Dr. Ferguson and Rev. J. G. Houston, the last mimed being a cousin of the bride. The parlors of the Houston home wore beauti fully decorated, the prevailing colors being white a. id pink, aud about sixty invited guests were present to enjoy the festivities of the happv occasion. The bride is a highly cultured and pretty, and the groom is re ceiving the hearty congratula tions of his many friends nere, during a brief sojourn of the hap py couple. Mr. Johnston has a nice posi tion bu a trolley hue iu Allegheny City and he and his bride will be gin housekeeping in that city in a few weeks. WEST DIULIF. There will be a festival at Fair view, Saturday evening, June 17th. Proceeds for church pur poses. Everybody invited. D. D. Deshong, Jr., of Licking Creek township, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. D. D. Deshong, Sr., passed through here Satur day to visit friends at Defiance, Bedford county. R. II. Kay and S. E. Peck of Kearney, Bedford county, passed through this place Saturday on their way to McConnellsburg. Harrison Hoover, who has been in poor health for more than a year, was able, partly through the kindness of friends, to attend the children's service at Huston town, Sunday evening. Uriah Kline spent Sunday with his son-in-law, Wm. Hershey. B. S. Winegardner of Clear Ridge, was a caller in this vicini ty Sunday evening. Drew Laidig and Walter Tay lor have bought new buggies. , , S. H. Hockensmith, supervisor with a force of men was repairing our roads last Friday. Mr. Hock ensmith tries to look after the best interests of the township. Rev. B. A. Salter preached at Fairview on Sunday afternoon a good sermon from Rom. 1 : 10. Some of our young people at tended children's service at Hus tontown on Sunday evening. Smith's show of ponies aud dogs passed through our vicinity Sunday on its way to Harrison villn. SALUVIA. Mrs. Henry Bates is on the sick list. Samuel Newman, another of our Civil War Veterans has an swered the last roll call. He pass ed to rest at the home of Mrs. Maria Mann last Saturday eveu mg. lie was a quiet, peaceable, good hearted man. The immedi ate cause of his death was gan grene m one of his foet. Scott Kegarice has gone to Blair county where he has em ployment at the carpenter trade at $2.50 a day. Mrs. John E. More has gone to WeJls Valley to visit. The recent rains are making the corn look well. W. W. McDaniel of Bedford county, has purchased a large traction engine to haul bark and lumber on the pike from the land recently purchased from the Rus sell estate. Judge Morton had a herd of twenty-five nico sheep. McCon nollsburg has a herd of twenty, five nice dogs and then some. Last Wednesday uight the nice dogs visited the nice sheep. The township auditors camo ou Sat urday. The Judge now has two sheep. - He has an order on the County Treasurer. The order is for a nice sum of money. That Is what the di g tax is for. DEATH BY LIGHTNING. Two Men Killed at Bedford During Severe Tliiimlcrstiiriii. During a heavy thunderstorm which passed over Bedford coun ty ou Wednesday of last wenk, shortly after noon, three men, Lawsou Trail, Walter Granison. colored, and Charles Lawrence, who had been working in t ic garden at the couuty almshouse, near Bedford, sought shelter in the entry of a jug peri nearby. The building, a two story struc ture surmounted by acupol.i, was struck by lightning aud tiio flu;d descended to the entry, in stantly killing Trail and Grani son, and knocking down Law rence, but only slightly stuuuieg him. Trail's body was somewhat burued and Grauison's coat was torn into shreds in front and one shoe was burued. Trail was about 40 years of age and a resideut of Southampton township. WELLS TANNERY. Daytou lloup, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, visited his aunt, Mrs. V. D. Scheack. Harry Wakefield, of Mapleton, is a guest iu the home of Mrs. Samuel Denisar. Mrs. John R. Hunter and son, of Lewistown are visiting her par cuts, Harvey Wishart and wife. Mrs. Harry Painter and chil dren, of West Virginia, visited friends here a part of last week. J. H. Allen, of Chambersburg, stayed over Sunday at tho Truax Inn. Our town was all astir Satur day evening, caused by people from the surrounding country, ceming in to see Smith's Dog and Pony Show. While in the act of feeding one of J. II. Meredith's horses a few days ago, the vicious brute sav-. agely bit John Sheaffer in the face with such force as to crush a set of artificial teeth worn by Mr. Sheaffer, aud to loosen nine of the natural teetli in his lower jaw. Mr. Shea tier's face was badly lacerated, but he is con gratulating himself that he escap ed as well as he did. OUie Hixson and brother Blame, of Akersville, spent Sun day with Nathan Hortou and wife. I'. G. Mills aud wife, and Miss Alice Grissinger, of New Gren ada; aud Mr. Weaver, of Throe Springs, were guests in the home of W. H. Baumgarduer and wife, oue day recently. W. A. Johnson, of St'-eator, 111., who, with his wife, has been visiting in tho home of W. U. Baumgardner and wife, met with a very painful accident last Fri day morning. With a horse and buggy, he took Mrs. Johnson down to New Grenada. Just as he was passing the home of N. G. Edwards, on his return, alone, to Wells Tannery, he discovered that the upper hame strap was broken. He alighted from the buggy and went to repair the broken strap when the horse be came unmanageable, throwing Mr. Johnson to the ground, aud stepping on his chest. He pluck ily held on as long as he could, but the animal succeeded in get ting away from him and ran a distance of two miles before he was caught. When Mr. Johnson gathered himself up, he found that he had dislocated the first joint and had broken the bone be tween the two joints of the third finger of tho left hand, so that tho bone protruded through the flesh. Dr. Rhom, of Hopewell, was summoned; and while Mr. Johnson is still suffering much pain, he is getting along as well as could bo expected. The liar ncs was literally torn to pieces, and the shafts of the buggy brokj en. In gathering up the frag; mentsoftho wreck, one' side of the hame was found wrapped around the axle of the buggy, St ,. Squire T. P. Garland looked in on us a' fow miuutes while In town yesterd'ay, Samuel S. New num. Samuel S. Newman, whose ill ness lias been noted from tone to time in this piper, died al. the home of Mrs. Maria Mann, near Saluvin, lift .Sunday morning, and interment was made in tho cemetery ut Um Greeuhill Pres byterian cl.i h on Monday af ternoon. Mr. New ma w.r boru April 10, three -rules north of the village of C. ne .lull, v. ml was at lime of his dcu'.li, aged 74 years, 2 months, and 1 dsy. When ayouL man he went to Jackson villi1, 111. In lf?i;2, he en listed ii the service of his coun try, and became a member of Coinpany G., 129th Regiment Illinois Volunteers. J hi was iu the nine-day battle of the Wilderness aud many oth er hard-fought battles. Ho par ticipated in Sherman's celebrat ed "march to the Sea." The regiment to which ho be longed went into service with ov er 1000 men, and when it return ed home at the close of the war, there were only about 200 meu left. Alter the close of the war ho located iu Ohio, where he remain ed uutil a few years ago, when he came to Pennsylvania. Representatives of King Post, G. A. R., of McConnellsburg, of which Mr. Newman was a mem ber, were present at the funeral, a1 id made use ol their beautiful aid appropriate burial service, as tne remains of their comrade were laid to rest. This was fol lowed by tke burial service of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Newman was a member, and an address in tho church by the pastor, Rev. Wm. A. West. CLEAR RIDOfc. The base ball fever has not struck our town yet. (uite a number of our young people attended the Children's service at Ilustontown last Sun day night. Ed. Filer, James Brown, Spicer Kerlin, Harry Stinson and his brother Charles left Monday for Hopewell whore they will be en gaged in a lumber job for about three years. Children's servico will be held at this place next Sunday even ing. The Mechanics Baud will hold a festival in the grove at this place next Saturday evening. Laura Henry of McConnells burg, visited her uncle Jacob Winegardner last Saturday and Sunday. John P. Kerlin lost a bunch of keys last week between this place and John Ott's farm in the Cove. Mr. Kerlin says he will pay tho party who finds them if they let him kuow of their discovery. Robort Bratton, wife and two children visited the farady of II. B. Huston Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Huston is on the sick list. There will be Children's servic es at the U. B. church at Crom well's uext Sunday at 10 o'clock and at Clear Ridge, Sunday night. Harry Stinson, Clevo Fields, and Goldie aud Annie Winegard ner, of this place, visited friends at Woodvale, Saturday and Sun day. Roy Flomiug returned homo, after spending a short time in Altoona. Miss Lillian Fleming came home on Monday after spondiug a few weeks with her uncle, Johu Campbell, who has been quite ill, but is recovering. George Swartz, wife and two children passed through our town last Suuday. C. R. Shore has about complet ed the blacksmith trade. We wish you success, Shorty. Samuel Amos and Miss Lois Huston spont Sunday very pleas antly with their aunt, M. Z. B. Barnett. Baldwin Fraker was in, our town ou business Monday morn-ng. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshot nt Their Movements, as They Come and (in. NAMES OH ftSII'ORS AND VISITED Home for a Vacation, Aay lor an Outing, a Trip tor Bmtlnest or Pleasure. You'll Hnd II Right Here. Children's day service in tho Presbyterian church next Sun day evening. Mr. Isaac Hull of this place, ' made a trip to Mercersburg last Saturday. William LI. Gracey, of Cracey, spent last Thursday in McCon nellsburg on business. Stuart L. Brown and wife, of Chambersburg, are spending two weeks at the Fulton House. Miss Maggie Rexroth and neph ew Rex Irwin spent a day or two in Chambersburg last week. Mr. and Mrs. Merril W. Nace, of this place spent last Friday and Saturday iu a little trip to Harrisburg. Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Adams, of this place, attended the League convention at Chambersburg, last week. Charles E. Goldsmith, oue of our leading tailors, is spending a few days this week in the eastern cities ou business. F. W. Stouffor, of Qudson, O., and Miss Minnie Hebner, of Buck Valley, were married in Cumber land ou 27th, ult. Miss Ada Rexroth returned to her home in this place last Friday evening after having completed another term of schojl in Berks county. Charlie aud Harry Mock, after having spent' a few weeks with their parents in Tod township, have returned to their places of employment in Altoona. Miss Nellie Trout is at York to day, attending the wedding of Miss May Belle Stewart, of that city, and Mr. Frank Wakefield, of Nor folk, Va. M iss Nell is brides maid. Misses Daisy Wink and Mary Largent, of this place, attended tho District Convention of the Epworth League which was held in Chambersburg last Thursday, aud Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George Sloan and their two little daughters, Helen aud E in ma Margaret, are spend ing a couple of weeks with their relatives aud friends in McCon nellsburg. Mrs. Andrew Rotz aud Miss Beckie Rotz drove over to Marion lust Fridaj' and spent the time uutil Sunday in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rotz. Mr. and Mrs. J. Koudall John ston, of this place, entertained a large number of friends at their home last Friday evening, in hon or of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph John ston, of Allegheny, Pa. Cletus Palmer, a student of the Mount llermon school at North field, Massachussctts, is spend ing part of Ins vacation in this place canvassing for the sale of a very interesting book. Mr. Pal mer expects to return to Mt. ller mon, for the beginning of the fall term. Mr. Frank Greathead, of Staunton, Va., spent the tune from Saturday until Monday with his parents, J. W. Greathead and wile iu this place. He brought with him to McConnellsburg, his nephew, Master Robert Great head, who will tpeud some tune in the home of tho latter's grand paients. R. H. Kay, Superintendent of Thropp's coal works at Kearney, Bedford couuty, and S. E. Peck, assistant storekeeper, at tha same place, drove over to McCon nellsburg last Saturday and re mained until Sunday afternoon, tho guests of the latter's brother, the editor of the News. M r. Kay was a Lafayette college mats of our Charlie Pittmau, who i t rrr:r a missionary i:i Persia.
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