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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.