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VOLUME 6.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 2. 1905.
NUMBER 4
CLIFFORD CARBAUGH.
AUGUST FORECASTS.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
OUR SCHOOL TEACHERS
THE ORIOLE PICNIC.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
A Brakeman on the P. R. R. Killed Last
Sunday a Week Near Duncansville,
Blair County.
WAS A NATIVE OF FULTON COUNTY.
A cow ambled on the tracks
ahead of a freight train on the
new Portage Railroad, two miles
above Duncansville, Blair county,
Sunday afternoon, July 23d.
When the engineer found that
she refused to heed the warning
of his whistle, he applied the
emergency brakes. The sudden
stop of the tram caused it to
"buckle," and six cars were
wrecked, one man killed, and two
-injured. The man killed was
Clifford Carbaugh, a native of
this county, and the injured were
Archie Funk and Poster Am
brose, the latter also from this
county. The story as told by
Mr. Ambrose is as follows: "The
train consisted of eighty-five Hat
and gondola cars, and was mov
ing westward at the rate of 25
miles an hour, being drawn by
two big engines and pushed by
one. At the time of the accident,
Funk, Carbaugh and myself were
sitting together talking of a hunt
ing vacation we expected to take,
x Carbaugh and myself planning to
spend ours in Fulton county.
Suddenly the engineer's whistle
screamed "down brakes" and in
a moment the cars were being
piled up in a crashing heap. We
leaped for our lives, but poor
Carbaugh was the last to do so,
and was caught between two cars
which just crushed his bead caus
ing,of course, instant death. Mr.
Carbaugh's body was taken to
Altoona, and interred in the
"trainmen's row" in the ceme
tery." Mr. Carbaugh was born in this
county about 26 years ago. His
parents having both died, he was
taken to Mifflin, Pa., when about
six years of age, and there re
mained until he was 18, when he
went to railroading, and remain
ed at that business up to the time
of his death. "At the moment of
his death," says Mr. Ambrose,
"Mr. Carbaugh was singing,
'Home Was Never Like This.' "
Quarterly Meeting.
The second quarterly meeting
of the McConnellsburg Metho
dist church will be observed with
the following services.
Thursday, August 3, 7:30 p. m.,
love feast. ,
Sunday, August 6, 9:30 a. m.,
Sunday school; 10:30, communion,
baptism and reception of class;
6:30 p. m., Epworth League, Miss
HayB, leader; 7:30, sermon and
communion.
Tuesday, 15th, 3.00 p. m., con
ference. All are welcome.
J. Vernon Adams, .
Pastor.
BRUSH CREEK.
Mrs. John Bard and sister An
na de Shong of Sipes Mill, spent
Monday very pleasantly in the
home of M. E. Barton and family.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Tomp
kins of Everett, are spending a
few days on the Crystal Springs
campground.
Haslet Walters, Clarence Bar
ton, W. W. Smith and Hunter
Jackson spent last Sunday very
pleasantly in the home of M. E.
Barton and family.
Quite a number of people from
the Valloy attended the Soldiers'
Reunion at 3r'eezewood last Sat
urday. The public sale at Wm. F. Bar
ton's lasi Tuesday was vrell at
tended.
Goldie de Shong is spending
some time with her Bister Mrs.
John Bard of Emmaville.
Anna de Shong spent last Sat
urday night and Sunday with her
Bister Mrs. John Bard.
Mrs. C. E. Whitfield spent one
day last week with Mrs. Mahlon
Barton of Akeraville.
Some of the tentholdera on the
Crystal Springs camp meeting
ground are already preparing
their tenta for campmeetiujr.
First Half of Month Will he Hot and
Dry. Cooler Toward Close of
the Month.
LOCAL SH0WCRS MAY BE EXPECTED.
The Rev. Irl R. Hicks, of St.
Louis, who, undoubtedly does
possess ability in forecasting the
weather conditions says, in refer
ence to the month of August, that
the first half, if not more, of tne
month will be very warm with a
general and severe shortage of
rainfall and as we near the close of
the month, copious and general
rains will attend the great storms
reasonably expected. Then, in
entering into detail he predicts
live storm periods as follow :
The first period will extend
from the 4th to the 8th, having its
centre on the 6th. Storm condi
tionsof which,in the form ot falhug
barometer, increasing humidity
and warmth, with growing cloud
iness, will appear as early as the
4th. Storms and thunder gusts
will quickly follow in western
sections, and during the 5th to
about the 7th these disturbances
will pass over the country in their
eastward sweep. Rising barom
eter will succeed these storms,
bringing change to cooler from
the 7th to the 10th.
The second period is central on
the 11th and 12th. The indica
tions are for only moderate ba
rometHc and other changes at
this time. Threatening clouds
with thunder gusts may show
themselves over scattering locali
ties, but generally the weather
will remain warm and dry. Un
settled and possibly threatening
conditions will increase on aud
touching the 14th. On this date
falls the full moon at an eclipse
node which fact is almost sure to
attract the disturbances of the
periods immediately before and
after the date. Either the reac
tionary disturbances due on the
18th and 12th will be delayed up
to the 14th, or the disturbances
of the regular period following
will begin as early as the 15th.
The third period is central on
the 17th, reaching normally from
the 15th to the 20th. It is quite
probable that this period will open
with barometer very low and
storms will be forming in west
ern regions as early as the 14th
and 15th. During the 16th to
19th very general and forcible
storms will pass eastwardly across
the country. Thunder and light
ning will mark these storms with
great emphasis. Earthquakes
will be felt in various parts of
the globe not far from the 14th
A decidedly high barometer and
change to cooler will follow the
western flank of these storms.
The fourth period is central on
the 22d, 23d and 24th. Very high
temperature, low barometer and
vicious electrical storms will be
very natural dunug iho first
stages of the period, but sudden
change to high barometer and
much cooler will pruss the west
em side of the storm area. Thnre
is danger that these very suddua
changes to cooler late in August
will be followed by frosts in north
ern extremities.
The fifth period is contral on
the 20th, coveribg the 27th to the
81st. As early as the 27th 'and
28 th warnings of gathering
storms will be noted in many
parts of this and other countries,
Equinoctial stcrins and hurri-
caues will almost certa'nly de
velopatthis time aud reach the
Gulf and Atlantic Coast regions
the last days of August. The
cri.is of this period will not be
ovevi forty-eight hours from fix
o'clock p. ra. on the 80th. The
temperature will ho excessively
high over most section-" mid many
storms of rain and t'tuuder and
hail attended by violent tornadic
gales, will pass over , wide areas
of tha interior parts of the coun
try. The storms of this period
will continue into the opening
daya of September. A prolong
ed rise of the barometer will come
K! from
from the northwest at the break
George A. Winters' Bara and Contents
Totally Destroyed Last Saturday
Afternoon.
HEAVY LOSS AND NO INSURANCE.
During the heavy thunder
storm which passed over this
county last Saturday afternoon,
the barn on the farm of George
A. Winters, at Damascus church
in Thompsou towuxhip, was
struck by lightning and totally
destroyed, together with his sum
mer crop of grain and hay, and
farm machinery stored m the
barn.
Such a short time elapsed af
ter the bolt struck it until the
barn was enveloped in Humes,
that it was with difficulty that
the horses were rescued from the
stables.
The loss to Mr. Winters is a
heavy one, as there was no insur
ance. During the same storm light
ning struck the barn on the Gen.
H. Stewart farm, near Greeuvil-
age, Franklin county, tenanted
by John Bard. The barn was
burned to the ground and the
crops and implements weut
up
in smoke.
GEORGE Z. WORK, DEAD.
Prominent Chicago Business Man. Was
Born Near McConnelisbnrg. Neph
ew of G. Newton Hoke.
George Z. Work, long a leading
wholesale tailor of Chicago, died
suddenly in that city last Thurs
day evening, on a street car on
his way to his apartments in the
Lakota hotel.
With his son George, he board
ed a car at Madison street. On
reaching Eighteenth street he
fell forward in his seat and be
came unconscious, lie was car
ried to a drug store and a physi
cian called, but wnen tne latter
arrived he said he believed that
Mr. Work was dead before he left
the car, and that his death was
due to heart failure or apoplexy.
George Z. Work was a son of
Johnston Work, and was born on
the Trout farm west of town
about eixty-four years ago. He
went to Chicago in 1870 and with
his brother, A. S. Work, founded
the wholesale tailoring firm of
Work Bros. & Co. Recently he
retired and the style of the firm
was changed to Work Brothers
Company. Mrs. Work survives
her husband.
" HUSTONTOWN.
Ezra Heefner, a successful
merchant at Petersburg, Pa., is
visiting at the home of his moth
er in this place.
May Mumma, who has been
employed as a bookkeeper in
Chicago the past two years, is
spending her vacation at her home
in this place.
Merchant Joe Lake and Henry
Strait or fleasaut Kldge, were
business callers at this place Sun
day afternoon. Their business
being with the "tooth ' doctor. "
Nellie Kirk is spending a week
in Chambersburg, visiting in the
home of H. W. Karper and other
friends.
Joan Morton of McConnells
burg, is visiting at the home of
her uncle, George Clevenger.
Unless the people of the coun
ty capital get a move on the en
terprislug citizens of this town
and community may have the five
legged calf, the big pumpkin, the
rosy cheeked apple and the short
horu calf on exhibition. How
would this sound 1 A County
Fair at Hustontown.
By a combination of Fort Lit
tloton, McConnellsburg and Clear
Ridge baee ball teams, the local
team was defeated for the first
time this season at Fort Littleton
on last Wednesday ufi.eruoou.
The story H s'wi i; A nuilf, ua
overthrow, a uenerul stampede
and the game was lost in the first
inning.
ing of this period and bringing
such extreme change to cooler as
to give frosty nights in northern
and central parts of the country
Names of Those Who Will Instruct Ful
ton County's Pupils During the
Ensuiog Year.
EXAMINATIONS WILL CLOSE FRIDAY.
The annual tour of the county
superintendent through the coun
ty for the examination of teach
ers for the public schools which
began in Brush Creek township
on Tuesday of last week, will con
clude with Dublin at Fort Little
ton on Friday. Owing to the fact
that an examination wps held in
McConnellsburg at the close of
the Normal school, and one the
following week for Tod and Ayr,
the work of the superintendent
at the various townships has been
light. Four applicants were ex
amined in Brush Creek township,
two in Union, none in Bethel,
three in Thompson, none in Tod
and Ayr, one in Belfast, and
in Licking CreeK. The ex-
amlnation is being held ia Taylor
today.
At the first examination in Mc
Connellsburg, 55 entered the
class, and 38 certificates were
granted; at the second, 22 were
examined, and all passed. One
professional certificate has been
granted to Miss Zoe Mason.
W. W. Smith, John H. Wood
cock, and Miss Olive Zimmer
man, who took the examination
for permanent certificates all
passed, and have received from
the State Department, their cer
tificates. No one is admitted to the class
for examination for provisional
certificates by the county super
intendent, who have not arrived
at the age of 18 years, and no one
receives a certificate whose mark
ings run above 17.
As in other years many of our
best teachers leave the county for
positions that pay larger salaries,
and have lonsrer terms. The
grade of teachers who will occupy
our schools during the coming
year is fully up to the standard
of our sister counties, and we
will have among the number of
young men and women teachers
who remain with us, some as
talented instructors as may be
lound elsewhere.
The following 6hows the teach
ers by townships as far as they
have been selected :
Brush Creek. Akersville Ad-,
vanced, S. E. Walters; Primary
Grace Lodge; Buffalo, Grace Hix-
son; Emmaville, Bessie Akers;
Buchanan, W. C. Hanks; Locust
Grove, vacant; Oak Dale, Albert
C. Garland. Schools open Mon
day, September 18th.
Union. Fairview, C. A. Foster;
Zack's Ridge, Lillian Hill; Center
Jessie Geinger ;Harmonia,Geo.
Lehman; Excelsior, Ellen Lee ;
Barnes Gap, Myrtle Smith.
Schools open Monday, Septem
ber 11th. Graduated at Lock
Haven this year.
Bethel. Warfordsburg, Tol
bert R. Shank; Gordon's, Zoe
Mason; Alpine, Bessie Morton;
Mt Airy, Jessie Mason; Frank
lin Mills, Bertha Golden; Mays'
Chapel, Sadie C. Kirk; Black Oak
E. C. Hendershot. Schools opon
Monday, September 18th. Week
vacation at the holidays.
Thompson. Bald Eagle, S. L.
Simpson; Board Yard, Olive Zim
merman; Ditch Ruu, Thomas
Truax; West View, Harry B. Hill;
Center, Alvah Gordon; Indepen
ence, Nellie Simpson; Oakdale,
Harvey Sharpe. Schools begin
Monday, September 11th.
Tod. McGovoru's, E B. Chne;
Knobsville, Blanche O. Peck;
Wood burn, Beckie Rotz; Scotts,
Lucy Peightel; Summers, C. C.
Rotz. Schools begin September
Uth.
Ayr. Laurel Ridge, Olive Ken
dull; Tnnnory, Russell Nelson;
Coiner, David Thouia.v, ttebster
Mills, Gilbert B. Mellott; Cito,
Carrie Humbert; Jugtown, Vjrgie
Truax; Big Road, Maye Mellott;
Rock Hill, Ethel Hays; Back Run,
Ilattle Kendall. Schools begin
September 11th. There being
but five soholara in the Meadow
JACOB W. MELLOTT, DEAD.
Former Well Known Citizen of This Coun
ty, Died After Short Illness at His
Home in Minnesota.
RAN FOR SUPERINTENDENT IN 1872.
Jacob W. Mellott, a former well
known citizen of this county, died
at his home in Baldwin township,
Sherbourne county, Minuesota,
July 10, 1905, aged GO years and
5 months. His death was due to
B right's disease, from which he
had suffered about three months.
Mr. Mellott was a son of the
late Ehas Mellott, and was born
at the "Brbk House" in Belfast
t6wnship, where ho erew to man
hood working on the farm. On
account of the distance to the
nearest school, and the short
terms, he found himself at the
age of 22 without any "book" ed
ucation, except spelling, reading,
writing, aud arithmetic to de
nominate numbers. He, at that
time, had never spent three
months, all told, in school in his
life.
During the summer of 167, the
old Turkeytoot schoolhouse,
which stood across the hollow
north of David llarr's; was aban
doned and a new house built
where J. Wesley Mellott's dwell
ing now stands, which was less
than a half mile from the home of
the subject of this notice. The
editor of the News was the teach
er of the school that winter, and
Jacob was on hand the morning
of the first day of school, and did
not miss a day during the term.
He started in with the determin
ation of getting an education. At
the end of the four month's term
he could work any problem in the
arithmetic, had an excellent stajt
in English grammar, and was
well up in all the other work in
school. During the following
summer, he attended a summer
Normal school at McConnells
burg, and was soon teaching. He
afterward took a courso at the
state normal school at Millers-
ville, became a Normal school
teacher himself, and in 1872 would
have been elected County super
intendent had it not been for the
fact that a few directors failed to
reuognizo his ability.
In In74 he married Miss Rach
el A. Fryman, of Ayr township,
and later moved to McConnells
burg, went into business, and
built the frame building that now
forms part of the Washington
IJ.iuse.
Not being satisfied with the op
portunities oUt red for business
here, he, in 1880, removed wilh
his family to North Dakota, where
he spent four years as instructor
in an Indian school, from whence
he went to Minnesota, settling on
the farm where he died.
Tne deceased was a consistent
member .f tne M. E. church.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by two sous and twodaugh
tors and eight grandchildren-
all living in the West, and by his
brothers, A. J., Daniel B., and
Joseph B., living in this county
David Hann received word while
at ilte examination at Need more
Monday that his ten-year old son
tiid been bitten by a copperhead
sii ike. With Dr. Palmer he at
once started for homo. -
Fred Bowman of Burnt Cabins,
v. ho. last winter taught at Ditch
Run in Thompson township, has
niif a nice position with the West-
inghouse people in Pittsburg, and
of course, is not an applicant for
a school this winter.
ground school, the board deemed
it wise to close the school.
Belfast. Sipes Hill, Amos N.
Mellott; Philip Morgret's, Queen
Like; Pleasant Grove, Ida Bard;
Nwidmort vacant; Jacob Lake's,
Gilbert C. Mollott; Morton's
P.vnt, Annie Deshoug; Maple
Grove, Howard Mellott; Cross
Roads, Miuuie Funk; Cedar Lane
Oipha Suydur. Schools bcin
September ,18th.
Spencer's Grove Last Saturday.
Large Number of People Pres
ent. RAIN INTERFERED WITH SPEECHES, j
The Oriole Sunday school pic-1
nio held at Sponeer's Grove last I
Saturday, was a success in spite
of the rain, which interfered with
the last part of the day's pro
gram. By ten o'clock about 200 peo
plo had assembled. The exercises
of the day were opeued with sing
ing by a picked chorus. The de
votional exercises were led by
Courtlaud Van Deusen, Field
worker for Penu. State S. S. As
sociation. This was followed by
an address of welcome by Ira
Mellott. The response was de
livered by D. T. Humbert. At
this point the meeting was ad
journed for dinner.
After dinner the Hon. John P.
Sipes delivered a masterful ad
dress on "Progress," a3 shown
in the life of the average Ameri
can citizen of today, and as shown
in the advancement in the life of
the nation.
After an exhibition of the com
plete method of making linen
thread 100 years ago, the rain
drove the company to shelter and
the remainder of the program
was abandoned. However, every
one had a good time and felt ful
ly repaid in taking the day off.
NEEDMORE.
Monday, examination day. The
usual crowd aud scramble for
schools.
Phil Schriber was the guest of
Dr. Palmer Saturday evening and
Sunday.
Dennis Morgret spent Sunday
evening the guest oi the family of
his sister. Mrs. Maria Palmer.
A. Runyau and family spent
Sunday with the family of Milton
B. Hill.
Lee Catlelt's hcuse and eutire
contents burned last Wednesday
evening. Supposed to have been
of incendiary origin.
The Harvest meeting at the
Dunkard church last Sunday was
very largely attended.
Rev. Martin Powers, of Mar
ion, Ohio, and Rev. Jacob Powers
and wife of West Virginia, came
here last Sunday evening and
will be the guests of the Rev. A.
G. B. Powers for several weeks.
Johu E. Lanehart, W. F. Hart,
and others in the neighborhood
attended the lot sale in Hancoc k
last Saturday.
Benj. H. Truax was one of the
lucky fellows who went home last
Saturday evening with a deed in
his pocket for a lot in Hancock.
WELLS TANNERY.
J. C. Kirk, with his force of
men, returned home Saturday
from Broadtop City, after paint
ing twenty houses in that plaie.
William Harmon, who has been
employed in Mill Creek, W. Va.,
all summer, returned home Fri
day, in poor health.
' Daniel Johnson and wile are
visiting Mrs. J's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sipe, near Saluvia.
Many bushels of huckleberries
have been gathered by our peo
ple olf Sideling Hill mountain dur
ing the past weok.
Miss Ethel Foster, of Enid, was
the guest of her cousin, Cora Tru
ax, a part of last week.
Mrs. Anna Deuisar is visiting
her aunt Mrs. Wakefield, at Ma
pleton. Charlton Baker, collector for
Collier's Weekly, spent Sunday
with his parents, A. F. Baker and
wife. Dorsey L. Barnett, of Ev
erett, also spent Sunday at home.
J. W. Gibson has moved into
his new dwelling.
The Presbyterian Sunday
Rchool will,hold their aunual pic
mc in a grove near Anderson's
mill next Saturday. All mem
bers of the Home Department
are included in this glad day,
, The Ladies' Aid of Wells Tan
nery, have erected an iron and
woven wire fence in front of the
Presbyterian church, tnat is a
grand Improvement over the old
one, and a credit to the b Hjietjr.
At
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Home tor a Vacation, Awiy lor an Outlnf, a
Trip lor Bimlncsa or Pleasure. You'll
Find It Right Here.
Mrs. J. W. Lake, of Pleasant
Kidge, spent Monday in town.
William Hull and wife, of tkis
place, are enjoying an outing at
Atlantic City.
Squire James A. McDonough,
of New Grenada, spent a night in
town last week.
Mary Bumgardner is spend
ing this week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Daniels, at Pleasant
Ridge.
Miss Nellie Runyan, of Ship-
pensburg, is the guest ol her un
cle and aunt, J. B. Runyan and
wife, of this place.
Miss Annie Selsor, of this
place, spent last week visiting in
the home of her brother, William,
at Mercersburg.
Miss Rhoda Lake of Philadel
phia, is spending this week with
her sister, Mrs. A. G. Shoemaker
and other friends in town.
Prof. B. C. Miller, a former
resident ot this place, but now of
Norristown, Pa., spent iastThurs
day night and Friday here.
Master Paul Miller and Earl
Lamasrter, of Markes, Frankhn
county, spent Saturday and Sun
day with the latter's grandfather
Daniel E. Fore, E'sq.
Jacob Peck and wife, and John
Bishop, wife and daughter
Blanche, and son Harvey, spent
last Sunday with ex-Commissioner
John Fisner.
Nellie Runyan, of Shippens
burg, and her cousin Josephine
Runyan, of this place, are visit
ing their grandparents at Need
more. Ed R. Schollenberger, super
intendent of the McConnellsburg
Water Company, and Solomon E.
Bare both of Hamburg, Pa.,
were here over Sunday.
Mrs. C. B. Stevens, of this
place, is spending a couple of
weeks at the Newton Hamilton
campmeeting, the guest of Editor
and Mrs. Harry A, Thompson.
Misses Clara and Mary Ben
nett who had been visiting Miss
M. E. Evans and other friends In
Thompson, returned to tlmir
homo in Harrisburg last Satur
day. Geo. C. Fore and wife, of Phila
delphia, are visiting friends in
this county. Their cousin, Andy
J. Fore, of Burnt Cabins, brought
them to town Inst Saturday in ins
automobile.
Miss Eda Gillian, of Pittsburg,
visited Mrs. S. P. Wishart from
Saturday to Monday, enroute' to
the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. Maggie Lyon, at West Dub
lin. Miss Bessie Trout, of McCon
nellsburg, and her cousin Mrs.
Nell Shoemaker and son Nixoo,
of Chambersburg, spent Satur
day afternoon at the home of Dan
iel E. Fore.
Harry Irwin, a master machin
ist, employed in the Pope Auto
mobile Works at Hagerstown, is
here spending his summer vaca
tion in the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Irwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mock ac
companied by their niece Orpha
Mock, took advantage of the ex
cursion to Atlantic City. Go
their return they will visit their
daughters, Mrs. N. J. Sinnott, la
Philadelphia, and Mrs. S. S. Kapp
in Allentown.
The many friends of ex Com
missioner Albert Plessinger, of
Whips Cove, will learn with re
gret that his entire family is down
with typhoid fever, and on little
daughter very dangerously ill.
Mrs. Plessinger has been in poor
health for a good while. Mr. Plea
singer has paid out more money
tor doctor's bills since he beun
housekeeping, probably, than tuy
other half dorsa tz:l'.t n f
oounty. .