VOLUME G.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 23, 1905.
NUMBER 49
FROM THE FOREIGN FIELD.
Lcltcr Prom Rev. Charles K. Pittman,
Who Has Been a Missionary In
Persia the Last Five Years.
T.1LLS OF AN EVANGELISTIC TOUR.
KEV. CHAKLKS UKAD13 PITTMAN.
llev. Charles K. l'ittman wus born
In Ayr township about 31 years uj;o.
He is the only son of Jacob Pittman,
deceused, and his mother, Mrs. Sarah
l'ittman, is now a resident of McCon
nollsburjf. Early In life Charlie was
deeply Impressed with the need of men
to carry the gospel message of Jesus
Christ into heathen lands, and having
decided to devote his life work to this
service, he set about niakiug the nec
essary preparation. To this end he
took a fouryearH' classical course at
Huston, a three years' thoelogical
course in the Seminary at Princeton,
and added to that a two years' course
in Philosophy, embracing a total pe
riod of nine years of preparation at a
cost from his own private purse of
over $2,500. At this point, fie placed
Oiiinself at the disposal of the Presby
terian Board of Foreign Missions,
and was sent to Persia, in Asia, there
at a distance of 10,000 miles from home
to work among a strange people, with
a strange religion, a strange language
which he would have to learn, strange
customs, and surrounded with more or
less personal danger, and all this at a
salary but little more than is received
for leaching a country school in Pul
ton county. In this ago of commer
cialism, one cannot help admiring the
self-sacrillce of a bright young man,
who sees something more in life than
the mere matter of getting dollars and
etmts.
Ho left McConnellsburg live years
ago last Wednesday and sailed from
New York two days later.
f While not written for publica
tion, we feel that the many
friends of Charlie Pittman will
read with pleasure the following
letter. Editor.
Taihuz, I'eukia. July 24, 11103.
Deau Mk. Peck :
1 have just returuod
to Tabriz from an evangelistic
tour lasting eighty-one days which
may contain something of inter
est to you. 1 speut nine days vis
Uing eight Molsem villages on the
road between Tabriz andSalmas.
Salinas is a largo plain about a
hundred miles a little north 6f
west of Tabriz, and borders on
the north-western corner of Lake
Urumia. Its chief town is Dil-
man where the postoflico is locat
ed which furnishes the inhabi
tants with a.weekly mail. This
fertile plain is dotted with a large
number of villages, mostly Mos
lem, but also has a population of
about twelvo thousand Armeni
ans, three thousand Syrians,
and a thousand Jews. It would
be a desirable place to live were
it not for its exposure to frequent
raids by the Kurds, and for the
lack of government protection. I
traveled on horseback and two
horse carried my baggage con
sisting of bedding, cooking uton
Rils, clothing, and,1 also, scrip
tures ana tracts for sale or free
distribution. My servant rode
on oue of the loads.
Perhaps a few notes from mv
diary concerning the lirst two
days of my Ourney may give you
some idea of touring in this coun
try. Tuesday, April 11. LeftTabnz
at 9:30 a. m., and reached Isme
Kamar at 0 p. in. Stopped fiftoon
minutes at a tea house to ea my
lunch. In lsme Kamar, stopped
' at Kerberla Karim's house. Aft
er supper, tou men came to see
me and I read to them the Ser
mon on the Mount One of them
is the tax collector of the village
andean read. Dr. Wright gave
I
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j Wilson Largent.
On Tutsday evening, August
, 13, 1003, at 8:!J0 o'clock, at tho
1 First Lutheran parsonage, Cham
! bersburg, Pa., Rev. Dr. 15. II.
jLeiseuring united in marriage
! Clareuce 15. Wilson, of Chambers-
burg, and Miss Barbara C. Lar
gent, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Largent, of McConueils
bu rg.
Tho bride is a wojl known atid
highly esteemed yoiuitr lady of
this place. The groom is a Ingh
lv respected young imiu of Frank
lin county.
Their many friends join ui wish
iug them a happy and prosperous
voyage on the sea of life. Tliev
expect to go to housekeeping in
the near future m Chambers
burg. him a Gospel and a tract on a for
mer tour aud I gave him a tract,
"The Desecrated Temple." All
were friendly and no objections
were made.
Wednesday, April 12. Went to
Kundur and stopped with Mo
shady Goolam. Eight men came
in and watched me eat dinner.
One was argumentative. Said he
would not leave the religion of his
fathers, and that his feet were
healed by a miracle while on a pil
grimage to Kerberla last year.
Even wanted to argue that lingers
and not forks, were intended to
convey tho food to the mouth.
After dinner I called on Mahmood
Agha (former acquaintance), who
is totally blind. There 1 talked
with seven men, reading from
Matt. 13 : 1-20, then went to a gar
den aud talked with three men
and read to them the parable of
the barren lig tree.
While returning to my lodgings
I met Kerberla Ali (a former ac
quaintance), who brought me a
present of almonds. In the even
ing Kerberla Ali, Mullah tlaboob,
("Mullah" is the title of a Moslem
priest), and a half dozen others
came in and we argued on the au
thenticity of the scriptures, arid
Christ, or Mohammed as media
tor. Tho third day I stopped in a
village which 1 had visited a year
and a hall ago and had given to
the son of a shop keeper, in whose
house I was stopping, a few cards
containing verses of scripture in
Persian. On arriving there this
time, i found ho had used them
to decorate his shop so that all
who came to his shop who could
read, were reading Rom. (i : 23,
John 5 : 'M, &c. I remained over
Sunday in the house of a shop
keeper m another village of seven
hundred houses. In the after
noon, I went to the shop of my
host aud sat down on a stool in
front of it Soon a few meu gath
ered around me and began to ask
questions, first about the war be
tween Ru ,sia aud Japan and then
about the "new world" as they
call America. I talked to them
about America with the aim of
showing them some of tho bless
ings of Christiauity aud empha
sized especially religious freedom.
They wore nil vecy friendly aud
courteous, but wheu the crowd
numbered lifty or sixty 1 deci.ied
to return to my loJaings. After
returning, a mullah, who had
seen me at the shop and heard I
had books with me, came to see
them. I showed him the New
Testa in out and he was so pleased
with it he xurchased two copies
a Turkish aud a Persian trans,
lation. sending the money for
thorn the next morning.
1 remained six weeks in Salmas
in the homo of our proiicher there
and, together, wo visited twenty
eight viUuges in that vicinity tied
ing our way into the homes of all
classes from that of the governor
of the proviuce to that of the day
laborer.
From Salmas, lweut twenty
four miles northi'iist t Khoi and
staid tour week and returned to
Tabriz in three dave, arihing
June 110th. Fourth ot July all the
missionaries spent the day pie
nickiug in an nlmond garden. An
Englishman was our j;ueat and
we pinned an American flag on
him and took him along to help
celebrate.
Your friend,
Cham R. Pittman.
WINK-SNYDER, NUPJTU.S.
' Miss Tempie M. Snydjr Ik-comca the
Bride of S. Lo-ne Wink.
; A very pretty ii'me wedding
at which MissTe'upie Snyder be
j came the wife of !J. Lojue Wink,
i took place last W.'h,ef.lav even
!ing at tho hon.j of the bridi-'s
.mother, Mrs. Ja m Ann Snyl.;r
: near Gem.
! At 5:!10 o'clock tin gut ''s num
bering about fifty, . sso ii led in
j the parlor which v .is ns -jluily
I decorated. A beautiful giirlai.d
of rhododendron and spi uce Jeclt-
ed w ith flowers, was -vvunggi act
fully over p i' nor way l i from of
which Eld' i- C. T. Vaim si md
awaiting t!iu approach of t'nj
bridal wtv.
At u Mgual from Miss Esta
liirt, of Need more, who sat at
the organ and played a beautiful
wedding march, Prof. 13. N. Pal
mer and Miss Lillian Wink, the
latter a sister of the groom, aud
Mr. T. E. Wink aud Miss Orpha
Snyder the latter a sister of the
bride as groomsmen and brides
maids, entered from the opposite
side of tho room, followed by the
bride and groom, and in a' mo
ment the party stood before the
minister listening in the stillness
that usually pervades an assem
blage at that interesting moment
to the solemn words that were
legalizing the union of hearts and
hands of tho happy couple.
It was a handsome bridal party.
The bride, gowned in white or
gandie with white roses in her
hair, looked especially pretty,
while the bridesmaids in India
hueti, were typical American
beauties. The sturdier members
j of the party looked all right, too,
' but wo don't want to make them
j vain.
After tho ceremony aud con
gratulations, tho dining room
door was thrown open and a
! sumptuous dinner served. The
remainder of the evening, until a
late hour, was spent most pleas
antly. Mr. and Mrs. Wiuk willatonce
begin housekeeping on tho
groom's farm near Sipes Mill,
and enter upon the duties of mar
ried life with the best wishes of a
host of friends.
PLEASANT RIDuE.
Simon Deshong and family are
spending a few days at Crystal
Spring Camp, and visiting in the
family of his brother-in-law,
Thomas Starr.
Banner Correll, of York, Pa.,
spent a part of last week, the
guest of his cousin, J. W. Lake,
and family.
Mrs. Louie (Bard) Mcllnay, of
Yellow Creek, spent last week
with her father, brothers and sis
ters, John Bard and family.
Miss Estella Bard, of Elkius,
W. Va., is also spending her va
cation at home.
Mrs. D. U. Constable and chil
dren, of Johnstown, Pa., are
guests of Mrs. C's uncle, Squire
D. P. Deshong and family.
Mrs. Floreuce Wink, of Ando
ver, is spending a few days with
Mrs. Maria Palmer, near Need
more. Mrs. Mabelle J. Dixon, of
Chambersburg, is circulating
among friends and relatives In lit
tle Fulton.
Mollie Mellott, of Plum Run,
spent Sunday with the family of
her mother, Mrs. J. W, Diohong.
Dr. and Mrs. Hoop, of Ando
ver, are in. attendance at the
Crystal Spring Campmeeting.
Mrs. Mary Lake and daughter,
Rhoda, of Philadelphia, are spend
ing a few days at Ci ystal Springs,
atteuding Campmeeting.
Colder Snyder and wife, of
Gem, were ui town a few hours
Monday.
11. P. Young of llollidavsburg,
n l O IT. I'l'iniiill m' Attoonn, are
spending this .t ook la this coun
ty looking after timber land.
Miss Margaret Daniels, of
Sipes Mill, has returned home
after a two weeks' visit with her
sister, Mrs, W, M. Dixon, in
Pittsburg.
WALNUT GROVE.
Large Attendance at the Campmeeting
This Year. All the Cottages
Occupied.
REMOTE SECTIONS REPRESENTED.
The twelfth annual assembly
of the churches of God on the
grounds of the Walnut Grove as
sociatiou near Maddensvillc, Hunt
ingdon county, opcued August
11th, and is largely attended. All
the cottages are occupied and
more could have been rented.
The religious services, and en
virou incuts ot tho location cou,
tribute to physical rest, mental
recreation and spiritual growth.
The annual convocation is be
coming more popular each year
and more remote sections aro be
ing represented.
Among those from a distance
we note the presence ot Jackson
Lambersou and family, Peter
Cutchall aud family, and Blanche
Kephart and Mary Lorenz, of
Huntingdon; Bertha Madden, one
of Blair county's most success
ful and talented teachers; George
Nouemaker and family, David C.
Locke and others of Alttoona;
Jacob Bare, of York, and J. A.
Myers, of Monaghan, York coun
ty; Elsie Ashton, of Broad topCity;
Dice Locke and wife, of Wood vale;
Miss Susan Myers, Rush and
Herman Locke, Mrs. Annie Wool
let and George W. Ashton, of
Pittsburg; Miss Ora Slick, Lem
uel Ramsey and family, William
Dailey and family, aud William
Houp of Saxton; Mrs. Sadie Cool
ldge, of Smith Center, Kansas,
and her father Judge S. L. Buck
ley and his daughter, Miss Anna,
of Fort Littleton; also Frank Bare
aud wife aud little Margery, Mrs.
Bei tha Bare, Sheriff Fleck and
wife, Benjamin Wilds and wife,
and Miss Cai rie Hill, of Fort Lit
tleton; Harry Hamil, wife and sis
ter Miss Nell Hamil of McCon
nellsburg; Alice Long, Bessie
Wagoner, and Nettie Heater, II.
O. Hamill Mrs. B. R. Cline, and
A. L. Wible and wife of Knobs
villo. Mr. Wible is the popular
tonsorial artist and is gladly greet
ed each year by his many pleas
ed patrons. From the "Buck
eye" state we observe Judge Fer-
renberg and Daniel Ferrenberg
and wife, of Gibsonville.
The Pacific coast is represent
ed by Wesley Stevens and wife
and Samuel Weight, of Long
Brauch, California, ai.d Miss Sa
die Grove, of Passadena, Cal.
Sunday's services were well
attended and a deep interest was
manifested in the able and elo
quent sermons delivered by Rev.
Strayer, Rev. J. T. Fleegal, of
York, and Rev, Ocker.
Inspiring music is rendered by
the congregation, led by a choir
of young people. Miss Bertha
Locke presides at the organ with
grace and efficiency.
The best of order prevails and
the social feature is a happy inci
dent of the occasion.
E.R. Wible, wile, daughters
and helpers are in chargo of the
dining hall and restaurant and
urnish a bountiful supply of
palatable viands to feed tho hun
gry masses; ice cream and other
refreshments are also served.
Tho oldest member of the
church in attendance is "Grand
pap" Philip-Locke, now in his
eighty-ninth year, but well pre
sorvud physically and mentally.
His quiet, unassuming manner
iudicates the depth of his piety,
aud the purity and solidity of his
principles. Ho stands among us
like the sturdy oak or stately
pine of a brokeu forest, unscathed
by the storms of nearly a century,
that have Btricken down well
liolv all the companions ot his
youth.
With fair 'weather next Sunday
will witness a vast throng in at
tendance. Rev. F. W. McGuhe,
of Saxtou, and other ministers
are expected this week.
Geo. W. Ashton.
Aug. IS.
TO CROSS THE PACIFIC.
Dr. Webb McKibbin and Family Start for
the Philippine! Next Saturday.
Vet. R. Weber McKibbin, of
the 4th U. S. Cavalry, who has
been at Fort Walla Walla, Wash
ington, for several mouths, will
sail with his regiment for the
Philippines iu a few days. His
wife, who is Minerva, a daughter
of D M. Kendall, of the Cove,
with their baby daughter, will ac
company him. They will leave
Fort Walla Walla next Saturday,
for San Francisco, and on the
fifth of September, will set sail
in the Steamer Buford for their
far . off destination. Their friends
desiring to write them, and let
ters will, of course, be most wel
come while in that distant part of
Uncle Sam's possessions, should
be addressed
Vkt. R. W. McKjhhin,
4th Cavalry,
Manilla, P. I.
WEST DUBLIN.
Maynard Sipes, of Pittsburg,
attended church atFairview on
Sunday evening.
Rev. Salter and wife, of Hus
tontown, spent Sunday night at
Hiram Clevenger's, on their way
to Campmeeting at Crystal
Springs.
The rain of Sunday morning
caused some of our people who
had started to Campmeeting to
return; others kept on, however,
and .were well pleased with the
trip.
Rev. Salter preached at Fair
view on Sunday evening, upontne
Comparison, Character and
Durability of Charity, from the
text: And now abideth Faith,
Hope and Charity, these three,
but the greatest ol these is, Char
ity.
Edna Gillilaud, of Alleghony,
has returned to her home, after
a three weeks' visitamong friends
here.
Nathan Deshong and John
Mum ma, who tenant P. R. Aus
tin's farm, had killed this year,
until Aug. 15, thirty-seven snakes
most of them being copperheads.
Among the others was the largest
rattlesnake that Mr. Deshong had
ever seen.
Edua Gillilaud ard Ruth Lyon
spent a day or two last week with
relatives in Uustontown.
J. E. Lyon has bought a fine
two-horxo top spring wagon.
M. L. Kirk has returned from
a business trip to Cumberland,
M1 , aud Altoona, Pa.
Luella Laidig, who is employ
ed i!i Altopnn, i visiting her par
ents, Joseph Laidig and wife.
SI'OOK HOLLOW.
Plenty of ram and, therefore,
tln roads at e iu bad order.
Our people t hat were at Camp
nii'i'ting at Crystal Springs, re
port a large crowd and no dry
tune.
Our farmers are petting ready
tor the corn harvest, which is ex
ceedingly good.
Gilbort C. Mellott has secured
employment with the Pittsburg
Llf.i and Trust Company, until
bis school begins.
The base-ball team at Need
more is getting along hnely.
Auderson Mellott and family
were among the people who at
tei ded camp, Sunday.
1 lurry Mellott and family, of
Tod township, spent several days
with the families of Beu Truax
ami Alfred Mellott.
Rumor says, Wedding Bells.
Who ia it going to be ?
Our new Postotlice is quite a
boom to our corner.
Going to the Expo.
George A. Hess, of Pine Vil
lage, Ind , in remitting another
yoi.r's subscription to the News,
says that they have had a fine
season out there. A wind storm
in Juno .wreoked a windmill on
his farm and uprooted a lot of
trees. ( He expects to go to Port
land the last of this month to at
tend tho big Lewis aud Clark ex-
pomtiii. v
Birthday Dinner.
A pleasant social event occur
red at tho home of George Hoop,
In Lickiug Creek township last
Sunday. It was the celebration
of the anniversary of Mrs. Hoop's
birthday. The guests began to
assemble early iu the day, and at
noon, the tables, which had been
coupled together, wens laden with
a bountiful mi p ply of appetizing
viands. M's. Hoop was the re
cipient of many jiifts, among
which was a nice dress from her
sister iu Kansas.
Those that were present were
Baltzer Mellott and wife, of Sipes
Mill; Jonatliau Cooper, of Iddo;
Hartmau Truax, wife and graud
son Dewey; Frank Mellott, Geo.
C. Dishong, wife and daughter
Lenora; Jordan Dishong, wife and
daughters, Dessie, Olive and
Gladys, of Pleasant Ridge; Mollie
Mellott and Beujamin Fisher, of
Plumrun; Thomas Hollenshead
and wife, Howard Hollenshead,
wife aud daughter Lena; John
Lake and wife; William Hoop, wife
and son John, of Harrisonville;
Eliza Mellott, of Gracey; Mrs.
Emaline Chesnut and daughters,
Mao aud Libby; Mrs. David For
ner, Sadie, Peter and Ira; Alien
Skiles, wife and daughter Mollie
and son George, of Uustontown,
and Mrs. Forner's grandson,
Freddie Pittman.of Mercersburg,
who is visiting at the home of his
grandparents; Lewis Mellott, wife
and son Merrill aud daughter
Georgia; Mrs. Luciua Mellott,
Harry Mum ma, wife ?nd three
children; Brady Mellott and wife,
of Harrisonville, and and Grand
mother Dishong. They all went
home feeling they had a good
time.
One That Was There.
ENID.
Robert Early is visiting in Jun
iata. Annie and Maggie Foster, of
Sixmiie Run, are visiting Delia
Foster.
Mrs. Ohio Edwards and sons,
of Osceola, are visiting friends in
the Valley.
Mrs. Lizzie Woodcock and
daughter Ruthie visited Mrs. 01
lie Edwards last Friday.
Harry Zern and wife were out
driving and vrited Mrs. Zern's
sister, Mrs. David Kneppor.
Cloyd Edwards, who is still
working in the Juniata shops,
paid his parents a short visit on
Monday.
As Enid is a small place aud not
much doing, the items were not
reported last week. Hope it may
not occur soon again.
The farmers are busy thresh
ing out their crops, and are being
rewarded by excellent returns
for the labor of the past year.
A. S. Edwards and daughter
Mabel are in Altoona visiting
friends, and incidentally consult
ing an optician for Mabel's eyes.
W. W. Smith was a caller at II.
M. Edwards' last Friday evening.
He left on Friday morning with
one of our young ladies for Crys
tal Springs camp.
John's new hack is doing good
service, for he was on the way
to camp bright and early Satur
day morning with a load of boys
and girls. Maggie and Lillie
Stunkard were members of the
merry crowd.
Some malicious scoundrel fired
into a herd of W. R. Keith's cat
tl a few days ago with a shotgun
putting an eye out of one of the
cattle and seriously injuring an
other, and one of them is missing.
Such conduct is most reprehen
sible, and should be looked after.
The school board met for the
last time for the election of a
teacher for No. 4. Daniel Cun
ningham was the lucky boy. Our
home boys and girls have surely
been !n luck in securing schools,
a matter of which we, as a town
bhip, should be proud. May tho
patrons of the various schools
not be too harsh in their criticisms
but lend encouragement to the
young teachers; and if they
should have an occasional short
coming, not hold it up to public
view. Remember you were once a
beginner yourself.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movement!, at They
Come and Oo.
NAMES OP .VISITORS AND VISITED
Home lor a Vicition, Awtjr lor Oullof, a
Trip lor Butlneii or Pleiiure. You'll
Find It Rlrht Here.
David Malloy visited friends m
Chambersburg over Sunday.
W. D. Myers, of Hancock, and
part of his family, are rusticat
ing at Atlantic City.
Miss Minnie Mock spent Mon
day and Tuesday of last week
with friends at Shade Gap, Pa.
Miss Bessie Myers, of Hancock,
is visiting the family of her uncle,
Geo. W. Hays, of this place.
Mrs. E. T. Whiter, of Allegheny
City, is a guest in the home of
her sister, Mrs. A. D. Dalbey.
John & Peck, of Cito, was
among those from Ayr, who at
tended theCrystalSprings Camp
meeting. Mrs. Minnie Marshall, of Ship
pensburg, is visiting her broth
ers, Jacob G. and George W.
Reisner, in this place.
Howard Shimer and family of
McKees Rocks, Pa., are visiting
the former's mother, Mrs. Anna
Shimer on Water Street
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, of
Everett, is visiting in the home of
her parents, Hon. and Mrs. D. H.
Patterson at Webster Mills.
Miss Blanche Barton, of Phila
delphia, is spending her vacation
at the home of her brother, Prof.
C. E. Barton, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson,
of Chambersburg, are the guests
of the latters's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Largent, this week.
Mrs. L. H. Wible and son Hoi
lis, of this place, visited Mrs. Wi
ble's parents, James A. Stewart
and wife, at GreenhLU last week.
Miss Honora Dickson, of Phila
delphia, is visiting the family of
Hon. VV. Scott Alexander, and
other friends in McConnellsburg.
Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Adams
and daughter, Henrietta, are
spending a two weeks' vacation
with relatives at Everett and Bed
ford. J. Bernard Wishart and wife,
of Bordentown, New Jersey, are
visiting the former's parents, Dr.
and Mrs. H. S. Wishart, on East
Water street
Miss Ella Shimer of Philadel
phia, is spending her usual sum
mer vacation iu the home of her
mother, Mrs. Annie Mary Shimer
of this place;
Dr. and Mrs. Nick C. Trout, of
Fairfield, Pa., have been spend
ing the past week with the for
mer's mother Mrs. M. B. Trout,
in this place.
Miss Sadie Michaels, one if
Everett's efficient primary teach
ers, has been spending the past
week with her sister, Mrs. G. W.
Hays, in this place.
Miss Jess Nace, who had been
spending a few weeks very pleas
antly at the Washington House,
returned to hor home at Cham
bersburg, last Thursday.
Charlie Seville has just receiv
ed notice of his election to the
principalship of the Broadtop
City schools, and will enter upon
his work there the first Monday
in September.
Miss Sallie McKibbin, who had
been spending her summer vaca
tion with her parents, Geo. W.
McKibbin and wife luBuok, Val
ley, has returned to the Indus
trial school at Scotland.
Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Waldo and
daughter, Josephine, who had
been spending their vacation at
the Washington House, in this
place, returned to their home at
Chambersburg, last Friday.
Misii BlancheO. Peck, of Knobs
villo, went over to Martinsburg,
W. Va., last Saturday, and took
advantage ol tho excursiou to vis
it Washington City on Sunday.
While in Martinsburg, f""jr:j
the guest of her uitt'j
Peck.