mm I VOLUME 6. McCONNELLSBURG, PA.. JULY 12, 1905. NUMBER 43 RAILROAD WRECKS COSTLY. Large Sums Paid for Injuries and Deaths of Passengera. When the enormous amount of capital invested to make possible the operation of a railroad is con sidored, and then to this is added the ordinary running expenses and the possibility of a wreck at unv mnmont entailing a loss of thousands upon thousands of dol lars, the wonder is that- the cost of transportation is not greater rather than less, than it is. The first suit filed against the Pennsylvania railroad because of the injuries sustained in the re cent wreck near Harrisburg in which twenty-one lives were lost, was filed Thursday in the United States circuit court in New York bv Clarence J. Upper. He was a passenger on the wrecked train, and asks damages in the amount of 150,521. He say 8 he was thrown violent ly to the ground and stunned, his feet lacerated and the drum of his right ear destroyed. He avers that because of these in juries he is unable to continue to earn a livelihood. Representatives of the West ern Maryland Railroad Company have made a settlement with the families of practically all of the victims in Frederick county of the recent railroad accident near Westminister. The settlement was made on a basis of $500 to each family where one member was killed. In the case of the Sweeney family, where a father and two sons were killed, the company paid the surviving wid ow $1,500. It is understood that Mrs. Sweeney did not accept the terms of the railroad company at first, but after holding out for a larger indemnity, finally agreed to accept the oiler of the com pany. From the Hancock Star. Louis Bishop, stepson of Mr. Thomas Beatty, Hancock, was drowned in the C. & O. Canal ten miles above Hancock about 9 o'clock Friday. ' Bishop was boat ing on boat No. 70, in charge of Capt. Lafayette Dick, loaded with coal for Williamsport. Andrew Jinkins, colored was arrested charged with pushing Bishop in to the canal, but was released, the coroner's jury finding that the drowning was accidental. Bish op was interred Saturday at Side liug Hill. J. Irvin Wisner, engineer of the Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, on Wednesday came to Hancock for the purpose of making surveys on the Hancock -Warfordsburg road, which it is proposed to make under the Lew road law by which the county pays half and the State half. The road will be made from Hancock to the Pennsylvania line, about two inlles. It is one of the most used roads in this section. When the road is completed it will be a model of pike construction. Presbyterian Reunion. The annual reunion of the Pres byterians of the Cumberland Val ley, and the adjoining parts of Maryland, West. Virginia and Virginia, will be hold at Pen Mar, Thursday, July 13th. The com mittee has secured two able speakers, the Rev. J. H. Moore, of Keyser, West Virginia, and the Rev. William J. B, Edgar, of Philadelphia. The music will be of the same high order as that of former years. Many of the leading sing ers of Harrisburg, will aid in this part of the service. The beau ties of Pen Mar are such that every one will enjoy them and for this reason the services will be made as short as possible. Special trains will be run from all points and the rates will be same as last year. Harry E. Spangler, of Wells Tauuery, spent a day or two in this vicinity last week looking af ter the purchase of a farm horse. BIQQEST GIRL IN STATE DEAD. Mary Shadow, Who Weighed 450 Pounds, Succumbed to Heart Disease. Mary Shadow, said to be the largest woman in the state of Pennsylvania, died of heart fail ure on Thursday night at her home, Wood and Water Btreots, Middletown, Pa. She was 2L' years old, weighed 450 pounds and had been bedfast almost from infancy. Miss Shadow formerly lived in Rockville, but was moved to Mid dletown last fall after her family was burned out of their home in the former place. At the time the fire broke out the girl was alone in the house. Though she had not been able to get out of bed for a year on account of her infirmity, frightened by the sight of the flames, she sprang to her feet and collapsed into a rocking chair where she was found by neighbors attracted to the scene by her screams. It required eight men to exert their utmost efforts to remove her to safety. Previous to the fire Miss Shad ow underwent prolonged treat ment at the Harrisbuig hospital to reduce her llesh, but without success. When taken to the hos pital the girl had to be transport ed from Rockville in a baggage car because she could not be car ried through an ordinary door of a passenger coach. Her removal from the hospital to her homo was effected by the use of a piano dray and a similar vehicle had to be used when her family removed her from Rock ville to her late home in Middle- town. ADDS NEW LINE. Qeiser Company to Make Auto Deliv ery Wagons. The Geiser Manufacturing Company, Waynesboro, is pre paring to add another line to its already extensive business. The auto wagon which the Geiser company will make will be an "assembling" of the best fea tures from other machines. Au tos are not patented and any of the parts can be used. The Gei ser company has a number of in ventors and first class mechanics in its employ and without doubt will place a high grade and suc cessful machine on the market. It will be operated by a gasolene engine. It has not been definitely de cided whether the cars will be made in Waynesboro or Green castle. WEST DUBLIN. R. R. Hann has entered upon the duties of carrying the mail on the Saluvia-Water fall route. Elsie Laidig of Dublin Mills, visited relatives near Laidig last week. Quite a number of our people attended Independence Day cele bration at Hustontown. Albert W. Clevenger, a super intendent for the Prudential In surance Company, and his family of Pittsburg, are visiting at Hiram Clevenger 's. Albert is taking some experience in the hay field during his visit Rev.. Salter preached an im pressive sermon at Fairview Sun day afternoou from Rom. 12 : 1. Margaret Clevenger, who had spent the past winter and spring in Pittsburg, came home last week. Some of our young people at tended the festival at Dublin Mills Saturday evening. Clarence Berkstresser, who is employed in Altoona, visited his parents at Hiram the past week. b. ts. Wilson has killed twenty. four snakes this year. Rev. W. U. Bowden, of Wind- ber, Somerset county, a former Methodist minister of this coun ty, was among those who attend ed church at Fairview on Sunday wnue visiting A. J. Comerer'a family, Mrs. Jacob Sharp and son Nell of Dublin townshiD. through this place on Monday on their way tc Kearney, where Neil Is working. WILL CROSS THE PACIFIC. Mr. and Mrs. Weber McKibbin Will Sail for the Philippines in a Few Weeks. Vet R. Weber McKibbin, 'of the Fourth Regiment, U. S. Cav alry, now stationed at Fort Walla Walla, Washirgton, has received ordors to be ready to sail with his regiment to the Philippines at any time after the middle of August. Mr. McKibbin's wife and baby daughter will accom panyhim. Their many Fulton county friends join in wishing them a safe voyage and hope they may find their stay on the islands full of interest The Doctor is a sou of George McKibbio, of Buck Valley, and his wife a daughter of David M. Kendall, of the Cove Web has recently received promotion, and now ranks as cap tain. OWL RIDQE. The weather is very unfavor able for haymaking. Jacob C. Mellott, of Andover is improving. rmns uiinmau ana wire are visiting friends at Andover. Eleva Mellott was a caller at the Traveler's Rest Saturday evening. There were big doings at W, R. Mellott's barn raising July the third. Thirty-nine men and ten women were present. Miss E. E. Mellott, of Saluvia, spent Saturday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Mas on. Dr. Hoop arrived at the raising of W. R. Mellott's barn at high noon in time to satisfy his crav ing appetite for ham and eggs, ana our good Doctor came out stroking his flowing beard, and into the tall timbers he went. W. R. Mellott's chief cook and gentleman friend, of Patterson Run, spent the Fourth at Huston town. A. M. Bartoa and daughtet Ada, took dinner at Dr. and Mrs Hoop's Sunday. Mrs. B. J. Mason, who was ill, is improving. WELLS TANNERY. Mrs. Emma Winck, of South fork, is visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Albert Helsel. E. H. Kirk and daughter Mar garet of Colorado Springs, and Mrs. J. C. Lam ber son and two daughters of Hustontown, spent from Saturday until Sunday in the home of their brother J. C, Kirk. Charles Lodge, a student of Dickinson Seminary, and brother Mark of Brush Creek Valley, spent from Saturday until Sun day with J. C. Kirk. Miss Lizzie Wilson, one of Pitts burg's successful trained nurses, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Will Harmon. Howard Tobias, of Everett, ac companled Rev, E. L. Kennedy to our valley Sunday, and was en tertained in the home of Harvey Wishart and wife. Mrs. Sue Piper and Monna Piper, of Yellow Creek, were guests in the same home Sunday and Monday. W. B. Stunkard and wife spent Sunday with Mrs. Stunkard's father, Mr. Ranck, near Browns ville. R. H. Kay, of Kearney, attend ed church services in the Sher mans Valley church Sunday, and spent the balance of the day with friends here. Norris Baker, who is an agent for Collier's Weekly, is home tor a few days. Samuel Denisar, who has been employed at Mitchel Mills, West moreland county, is home resting a few days. Edward Reisner, wife and lit tle daughter, Elizabeth, of Ship pens nurg spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr. Reisner's brothers, Jacob and George, in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Horace U. Nace and little son Donald, of this place, left yesterday for a few day's visit in the home of Mr. Nace's brother Wilson, m Car lisle, MISS LIZZIE OlFflN. Young Bethel Township Woman Sue - cumbs to That Dread Disease Con- 8umP,io"- Miss Lizzie Giffin, daughter of William Gifh'n aud wife, near Mt. Airy schoolhou.-e, died on Friday evening, the aoth, ult., at the home of her aunt, Miss Rose Ann Gittin, aged 25 years, 0 months and 12 days. Her funeral took place on the Sunday following, conducted by Rev. Wm. I. Hendershot, and her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Cedar GroVe. rtfl I n n I . : U I vjjuiii was an exemplary member of the Christian church, and her death thus early iu life, is cause for genuine sorrow among her many friends. She was confined to her bed but a very few days. The immediate cause of her death was consump tion, from which she had been suffering about a year. AN OLD NEWSPAPER. Mr. A. J. Lear Has a Newspaper Printed in Hagerstown Seventy-seven Years Ago. Our Country is the name of a newspaper published at the "of fice ot the Herald and Torchlight and Farmers' Register" in Hag erstown, Md., October 28, 1828, a copy of which was handed us a few days ago by Mr. A. J. Lear, ol Licking Creek township. It is a warm specimen of politi cal journalism, and was issued in the interests of John Quincy Ad ams, theu a candidate for the presidency against old Andy Jackson. But little space was used to show the good dualities of Mr. Adams, but nothing was left unsaid that would blacken the character of Jackson. He was denounced as a murderer, a blackleg, and a villain, and to add force to the statements made, a dozen cuts of coffins appear each one to represent some one whofce life had been taken by the haad or by the personal order of Mr. Jackson. The paper attempts to stir up the hatred of the Dunkards and Quakers against Mr. Jackson. Whether or not there was any truth in the statements made in "Our Country" the result of the election showed a waste of ammu nition, for Jackson was elected. Reformed Reunion. The following is the program tor the sixteenth annual reun ion of the Reformed churches to be held at Pen-Mar ou Thursday. July 20, in the auditorium at l:il0 o'clock in the afternoon : Prelude, Pen-Mar Orchestra; invocation, the Rev. J. A. Hoff heins, Martinsburg; hymn, No. 448; Apostle's creed, led by the Rev. T. K. Cromer response; Gloria Patria; response; fhe Sane- tus; festival prayer; hymn, No. 8; address, the Rev. T. L. Bickel. Philadelphia; subject, "The Ter rors of the Reformed Church," addresses, the Rev. A. V. Oas'-H- man, Pittsburg, subject, "Orien tal Lesson Lights;" music; greet ing from China by the Rev. Dr. Hoy, Yochow, and from Japan by the Rev. Dr. Schneder, of Sundai; hymn, No. 277; Lord's prayer led by the Rev. E. R. Appeuzollar; doxology and beuodictiou. The music will bo in char'o of the young ladies ot the Woman's College, Frederick. SALUVIA. Some ol our farmers are doue cutting grain. Robert Kliue was visiting his grandmother Mrs. John Haun. Rev. J, R. Logue will preach his farewell sermon on the fourth Sunday of uext month at early lamplight, On reaching tho home of his parents, Mr, and Mrs. John Uafun last Sunday, Howard Hann yCent to the stable to put his horseAway when he discovered just inside the aoor a huge blacksnaku. The snake was promptly kilP(j and when opened It was founAi ,0 COn tain 22 eggs. The rep Vile was over seven feet in lens 4. MONEY FROM GERMANY. 1 Adams County People Who Get Fortune I from Deceased Untie. ! The Gettysburg Sentinel tells j how residents of Adams county . have in at i-opoivoh ., f,.MT. rm the old couutry. The story goes as follows : "John Plantz, arrived iu this country iu April, 154, unmar ried. He walked from Baltimore to Adams county, locating at Arendtsville. He subsequently purchased the property on Keck ler's Hill, north of Gettysburg, land married Catharine lferbst. m. i he oulv relative living was a brother, J. Justus Plants, of Darmstadt, Germany. John Plantz died some years ago and is survived by four children, Geo. aud Miss Sadie of Cumberland township; John of Illinois, aud Harry of Iowa. "About April 1st, last, an ad vertisement appeared in the New York papers inquiring for the heirs of John Plantz. This ad vertisement came to the notice of the above named heirs and Mr. Uersh was sent to New York to investigate tho matter. lie dis covered that the only brother of John Plantz had recently died in Germany, intestate and without issue and the only heirs were those of John Plantz aforesaid. "In making out the proof of re lationship &c, Mr. Hersh discov ered among the papers of John Plantz, deceased, his original pass port issued by the authorities at Darmsadt when he came t. this country, also several letters, written in 1855 from the said brother in Germany. These with some family records iu posses sion of the heirs proved satisfac tory and upon the final settlement of the estate last month, 7,550 marks were sent to this country as the share of the four Plantz heirs. HUSTONTOWN. Mrs. Lizzie Downs and son Gleun, of Clearfield, Pa., are vis iting relatives in this community Rev. Harry Newman and wife visited at, their respective homes last week. vm. Martz, a telephone line- mai, with head-quarters at Har risburg, visited his brother John in this place, a day recently. B. E. Cutchall aud wife, of Six Mile Run, spent part of last week at the former's home Wm. Culchill and wife, in this place. Jesse B. McClain, wife and two little daughters, of Mount Union, spent the 4ih with the former's father, F. C. Median.-. Kerry Com morford and wife of Brooklyn, ., are visiting the tatter's parents, Jesse Wood cock and wife, of this place. M iss May Barton is home from Millersville State Normal ou her summer vacation. George Croft, a former resi dent of this place, but now of Ridgeway, Pa., speut part of last week renewing acquaintances in this plaeo. The si dduu illumination of W. 11. Kinck's face one morning last week caused us to make inquiry as to tho cause, aud we were in formed that a little dish-washer had come to his place to live. Win. Kegarise and wife, of Ir vona, Ph., spent tho 4th at this placo. Daisy ILxver, of West Dubliu, is visiting at the home of Mrs. Margaret Laidig. Harry Dawney, our new mail carrier lrom this place to Three Springs, purchased a new horse last week. Ainos Palmer and wife, of Bel fast, visited at the home of the lattor's brother, Geo. Clevenger, Saturday and Sunday. Albert Clevenger and wife and MiV Maggie Clevenger, of Pitts bui ';Snd Mrs. Hirara Clevenger, of UiraVi, visited Geo. Clevenger last fnp,y eveniog. TheErworth League of this place wilirive a free entertain ment in tft grove, Saturday eve ning, Jul: 22. All are invited. BOY'S MARVELOUS ESCAPE, Lixliliiiug Killed Horse From Under Him Barn Burned. From Monday's Public Opiuion Chatnbcrsburg, we learn Ihatdu ring the thunder storm of Satur day evening lightning struck the bam ou the Gnnrge Rahauser farm, near Guilford Springs, Franklin county, teuautud by a mnu uamed Flohr, and the entire stiucturo, wiili most (jf its con tents, was consumed. The tire started about half-past seven o'clock and it was not long befc re the entire place was in flames. Neighbors were attract ed by the blazj and lent what as sistance they could, but their ef forts were of little avail. Through difficulty a number of pieces of machinery were got out. The season's crop of wheat which had beei. harvested but a week before, was destroyed. About forty acres of wheat were in the mow aud this caused a terribly hot fire. It burned all day, Sunday. Nearby buildiugs were saved. It is said that the barn was insur ed by Mr. Rahauser and that Mr. Flohr carried insurance on his wheat crop. A remarkable circumstance in connection with the striking of the barn by the lightning bolt is that a young sou ol Mr. Flohr was just entering the barn door astride a horse. Tire lightning struck and killed the horse and the boy was not hurt. The horse fell and the lad lauded on top of the prostrate animal. NEUDMORE. The recent wet weather has greatly hindered the farmers in gathering their harvests. A. Runyan attended the funer al of Oscar Morgret at Berkley Springs on Sunday. Isaac Conner and Grant Mel lott, of Mattie, Bedford county, were guests of Eli Peck Saturday evening aud Sunday. Squire Garland and Wesley McKee are improving their houses by putting up porches to the in. We very much doubt if the most popular preacher in the county could have drawn so many people together in such weather as were here to attend the Bru baker show last week. Ex-Sheriff W. H. Pittman was hereon business last Thursday. Alfred Mellott com manced his four-year job for Uncle Sain the first day of this month, and uncle Sam Clevenger went to plowing corn. T. W. Peck and family speut Sunday among, Mrs. Peck's peo ple in Bedford county. An excessive indulgence in hard cider caused some young "would be" gents from along Sideling Hill to be rather demon strative hero the last night of the show. Better look out a little boys, if you don't want a trip to Fort Alexander. GRACEY. The fanners are busy harvest ing. The social at Dublin Mills was well attended Saturday night. L. A. Lamberson has just re turned from a very pleasant trip through California. There will be preaching at Mt. Tabor Sunday morning. There will be a social held in the grove at Gracey, Saturday evemug. All are invited. Box ing exercise at night. Miss Lillian Ileury is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. L. Kessolring. Jame,4 Barnett was a pleasant caller E.t Thomas Reeder's Sun day evening. Mrs. Mary McNeal, of Johns town, visited her parents last week. There will be preaching at Cen ter M. E. church, Sunday even- ag, J uly l3. Mr. Roy Kendall, wo has been employed by the P. It. R. .Comtliim from climbing the gold- pany in Altoona, i vllUigliiafxi stairs when he had the fioant parents, Mr. and Mrs-. U.'MKeu- dall in the Cove. "' . ' ' .,, , ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Movements, at They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Home tor a Vacation, Away lor an Outlnf, a Trip tor Business or Pleanure, You'll Find It Right Here. Mrs. A. U. Nace is visiting in the home of her son .Wilson in Carlisle. George F. Metzler, of Harrison ville, was in town attending to business last Friday moi ning. George Reihart and William Butts, of Burnt Cabins, were among the business visitors in town last Saturday. Frank E. W. Scott, of Scaan ton, is spending his summer va cation with his parents, H. W. Scott aud wife, of this place. The berry crop seems to be unusually large this year, and plenty of huckleberries and rasp berries are being offered at five cents a quart. Miss Emma Sloan returned home last Thursday from her trip to Lake George, .where she had been attending the Y. W. C. A. convention. Mr. J. G. Reisner was in Lan caster a few days last week. He says he noticed much wheat standing dead ripe the ground being too wet to take the machines into the fields to cut it. Miss Jessie Wishart, of the U. S. Pension Office in Pittsburg, spent the first four days in this mouth in a little trip to Wells Val ley. She expects to visit McCon nellsburg later in the. season. Mrs. R. N. Shinier and daugh ter, Miss Grace, of McConnells burg, Fulton county, spentThurs day night with friends in Tyrone. They were enroute to New Mill port, where they will be theguests of Rev. George M. Shimer. Ty rone Times. Charles Hixson of Emmaville, and his brother Watson, of Kan kakee, Illinois, were guests of their uncle, David T. Fields ot this place last Saturday night Watson, a former teacher in this county, and later an instructor in a Business College, has now a lucrative clerical pos-itbn in a railroad office. Mrs. George B. Shoemaker and daughter, Miss Bess, of El dora, Iowa, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets, of this place. Their trip east was occa sioned partly on account of the ill health of Mrs. Shoemaker's brother, Presiding Elder Amtu S. Baldwin. Amos's many friends will bo gratified to learn that his condition is much im proved. Our old chum and schoolmate of boyhood days, W. F. Hughes a native of McCounellsburg, apd. who doing the past twenty years has couducted a school of physi cal culture in Philadelphia, was unfortunate enough a few days ago while iu the gymnasium to get one ot his arms broken. This moans an enforced vacation' of some six weeks or more. Why not come up to McCounellsburg, Will, during that time ? Mr. Watson W. Palmer, a prom inent "marble and granite" man of Conuellsville, Pa., and his niece Miss Verda Akers, of Philadel phia, spent a few hours in town last Wednesday. Miss Akers is a former Fulton county teacher, but for several years has been, at the head of the Department of ladies' hats designing with the firm of Apt Bros., in Philadel phia, in charge of a force of three hundred employees. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McClaia and their two little daughters, Lilliau aud Mildred, ot Mount Union, were tho guests of Miss Boss Trout out "at the "Willows" last Thursday. Jesse is repre senting tho Prudential Life In surance Comiiauy, and thinks that is about the only thing that L Union siuull pox a few cr-'. jago.
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