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OLUME 6.
Mcf.ONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 30, 1905.
NUMBER 5
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A ROUGH SEPTEMBER.
Considerable Warm Weather, Some Cool
and Frosts May be Looked For.
Disturbances Will Reach Into
September.
A SUCCESSION OF STORMS.
The last storm disturbances
in August promise to reach into
the first day of September says
Rev. Irl Hicks, the St. Louis
weather prophet.
On and touching Friday, the
1st, no reader need bo surprised
to see or hear of a crises in the
elements rain, wind and thun
der, with equinoctial tompests in
the south coast' regions very
probable. The disturbances at
this time will, in all probability,
be prolonged in cloudy, threaten
ing and possibly stormy weather
up to and through the 3rd, 4th
and 5th. Change to rising bar
ometer, westerly winds and clear
ing, cooler weather will touch
most parts about the 5th to 7th.
The regular Vulcan storm per
iod cent ral on the 9th, will be felt
as early as the 7th or 8th, in fall
ing barometer, change to warm
er and growing cloudiness in
western sections. As these con
ditions increase and advance east
ward over the country, storms of
wind, rain and thunder will visit
most localities about Saturday
the Oth to Monday the 11th.
We find full moon on the 13th
and moon on the equator on the
14th.- The 13th and 15th are also
reactionary storm days. We
may, therefore, look for decided
storm conditions to continue ov
er these dates. One of the most
probable earthquake periods in
September will be central on the
13th extending twenty-four to
thirty-six hours before and after
that day. A marked change to
high barometer, westerly gales
and much cooler will almost cer
tainly follow general and severe
storms at this time. Frosts in
many localities, especially north
ward, between the 15th and 19th,
may reasonably be expected.
The next regular soorm period
is central on the 2lst, this b jing
also the central day of Earth's
autumnal equinox. This period
will express itself in falling bar
ometer, rising temperature,
threatening storm clouds, with
rain, wind and thunder, the cris
is falling on the 21st to 23rd, pro
gressively from west to east.
The 27th, 28th and 29th are re
actionary storm days, not far
from the center 'of the autumnal
equinox, and with the moon at
new and on the celestial equator
on the 28th and in perigee, or
nearest the earth, on the 29th.
We predict that within the period
embraced between Wednesday
27th and Saturday the 30th, many
' wide-sweeping and violent storms
will visit various parts of sea and
land all round the earth. Seismic
disturbances and volcanic activity
will be natural concomitants of all
these phenomeua.
There may be those who for
personal ends will forcibly con
strue all this into false and sen
sational meaning. The idea that
storms of unusual sweep and so
verity do not as a rule occur at
this season call them equinoc
tial storms or what you please
is a weather bureau subterfuge,
laughed at and reprobated by
people of all classes and condi
tions, especially those whose
homes, possessions and lives are
diroctly expoied to the West In
dies' cyclones aud hurricanes.
W predict that a decided,
rushing high baromoter will
come dowa out of the northwest
as the closing September storms
are pushed , eastward, and that
4 high gales and change to very
1 cool weather will be In transit
from west to east at the close of
the mouth. Indications are fav
orable for low temperatures and
frosts over all central and north
ern sectious, abng with the
chnnges that will follow this lust
(September storm period.
A TRIP TO OHIO.
Joseph L. Richards, of Ayr Township.
Tells of Former Fulton County
People.
Joseph L. Richards, of Ayr
township, returned home on Mon
day of last week from Darke
county, Ohio, where he had been
visiting for five weeks among his
old time friends and relatives,
and says he feels first rate and
never had a nicer time in his life.
He says that the people who went
out there years ago, are doing
well and living very comfortably.
George Kershner now 84 years of
age, is hale and hearty and lives
in Ansonia. Mr. Kersbner was
born in Thompson township, and
went to Ohio more than 50 years
ago. Mr. Kershner's children,
Oregon, Moses, George, Amanda,
and Ellen, are all getting along
well. Amanda is married to an
Armstrong, and Ellen, to Is lac
Miller, who was a member of the
same oompany and regiment with
Mr. Richards, in the Civil War.
Then, Mr. Richards visited
Dennis Gordon and family. Den
nis is a brother of Jacob and John
down on Laurel Ridge, and went
to Ohio over forty years ago.
Dennis owns a good farm, and
lives in comfort. His family con
sists of four sons and four daugh
ters, five of whom are married,
and three, John, Charlie, and
Harvey at home. Dennis and Mr.
Richards were members ol the
same company in the army.
Daniel, a brother of Joseph L.
Richards, owns two nice farms,
and lives near Ansonia. George,
another brother, lives near West
Manchester. He did own two
nice farms, but sold one of GO
acres while Joseph was visiting
there, for $4,000.00.
Mr. Richards has two sons liv
ing in Ohio. Charlie has been
there sixteen years, and is now
working for Mr. Wesley Hapner,
near Lewisburg, has a splendid
home, and is doing well. Harry
also lives near Lewisburg. He
has Dr. Brown's farm rented and
stocks it. Harry has this year
63,788 tobacco plants out on six
acres, and expects to realize $100
an acre from his tobacco crop.
He also visited Thomas Shives,
another old army comrade. Mr.
Shives is a half brother of B. F.
Shives, of Laurel Ridge, and is in
very comfortable circumstances.
Altogether, Mr. Richards had
a very enjoyable trip, and stop
ped on his way home, in Cincin
nati, where he visited the zoologi
cal gardens and other places of
interest.
Automobiles.
The turnpike leading throueh
McConnelisburg, although not a
model road is the favorite thorough
fare for automobile parties trav
eling across the State. Scarcely
a day goes by but that one or more
automobiles go spinning along
thepike, From theFulionllouse
register, we get the names of th i
following who stopped there dur
itig the past week : J. S. Wood
aud T. B. S. Wood, of Sharon.
Pa.; Thomas P. Chambers, New
town, Pa.; Mrs. Ii. K Hopkins
and R. E Hopkins, Tarry town, N.
J.; John Rice and wile, Bethle
hem, Pa.; E. H. Murray, Mrs. Ida
Kennedy, Geo. J. Bock, and J. E.
Burkholdor, Altoona, Pa.;L. El-
berson and lady, Everett, and
Jos. Spidel, Jr., Pittsburg.
Elmer E. Fraker, of Fort Lit
tleton, was an early Monday
morning caller at this office, and,
of course, advanced his subscrip
tion to the News. Emer does
not lay claim to being a boss
farmer, but he says that this year
on six aud three-quarter acres,
he raised 127 dozen of wheat
which yielded him 138 bushels
machine measure. He r1s(. told
us that Doyle Jones and his
daughter Emma, were both Vbry
sick people. Emma has been a
K rent sufferer from rheumatism
for several years.
Mark and Charlie Lodge of
Brush Creek, were guests of Hon.
arid Mrs. S. W. Kirk over Suu-day.
MORE RAILROAD RUMORS.
Broad Top May Be Ext inded to Cum-1
bcrland. Maryland. I
The rumor has been revived!
that the Huntingdon & BroadTopj
ranroau, tne prosp roin rnoun
tain road of central l'ei nftylvubix,
is to be extende I as to have its
own line into Cuiuoriund. .To
do this the Pennsylv inia railroad
will be required to complete its
line from Bedford to HuJlidajs
burg, which is about 75 er cent,
tiuished m order that it may have
connection from tl.e main line
with the Bedford division.
The presout terminus of the
Huntingdon and Broad Top is at
Mt. Dallas, a mile west of Ev.-r-ett,
vliere connection Is made
with the Bedford division of the
Pennsylvania. The latter affords
an outlet via the Baltimore and
Ohio to Cumberland. During the
last week President Bancroft,
Vice President Gage aud a party
of officers of the Broad Top Rail
road Company went to Cumber
land and conferred with the gen
eral Manager Millholland of the
Georges Creek railroad.
This conference has revived the
reports that the Huntingdon and
Broad Top will be extended from
Mt. Dallas, its present terminus,
to connect with the Georges Creek
road at State Line and thus reach
Cumberland over the latter line.
Should this rumor prove true it
is said that the Pennsy would
likely use the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks from State Line to Cum
berland and reach its main line
via Uollidaysburg, Bedford and
Altoona, over the road now three
fourths completed. Everett Re
publican.
Death of Dr. John 0. Hughes.
Dr. John Gray Hughes, of Al
toona, died on Wednesday, of
heart failure. Ho was 77 years
old. Dr. Hughes moved from
Rainsburg to Altoona in 1892 and
engaged in the practice of medi
cine, but was forced to retire
from active work about five years
ago on account of ill healtu. Dr.
Hughes wus the son of Hon. Jas.
C. and Rachael Gray Hughes and
was born in Juniata county. He
removed with his parents when a
youth to the vicinity of Hancock,
and received his early education
at Tuscarora academy, in the
meantime reading medicine with
Dr. John Wilson, of Hancock.
He graduated from Jefferson
Medical college, Philadelphia, in
the class of 1853, and for years
was engaged in practice at Han
cock an d Rains bu rg. He had th e
splendid record of never missing
a call through sickness in thirty
eight years. He was married
February 13, 18C9, at the Poland
farm, near Hancock, to Miss Ada
Kirk. She survives with the fol
lowing children : Mrs. J. B.
Cessna, William B., R. U. and P.
M., all of Altoona. He was a
member of the Methodist church.
Funeral last Friday morning.
Interment in Altoona.
Dr. Stivers Married.
Last week's Hancock papers
say that Dr. P.' El wood Stivers
was married at Ellicott City, Md.,
on the 21st iust., to Miss Virginia
C. Barker, of West Virginia.
NKEDM0KE.
The lime-stone wagons are
again disturbing the slumbers of
the late napper.
A reception was given Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. Wink at Dr. Palmer's
oue evening last week.
Rev. Powers, S. M. Clevouger,
and D. Garlaud represented this
village at the Rays Hill Confer
ence last week.
T. W. and Eli Peck took In the
Atlantic City excursion last
Thursday and are spending u few
days with friends in Philadelphia.
Daniel Covalt, of Thorn puon
township, was an early Monday
morning caller. The ups and
downs of sixty-seven years seem
to rest lightly on the Squire, and
h-j can crock a joke , iu about bis
usual zest.
REV. AMOS BALDWIN DEAD.
Was an Able Presiding Elder in the
M. E. Church.
The Rev. Amos Smith Bald win,
presiding elder of the Danville
district, t'ennsylvania conference
of the MethodistEpiscopal church
died at his home in Sunbury, last
Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock,
after a long Illness.
The Rev. Baldwin was born at
Shirleysburg, Huntingdon coun
ty, September 21, 1854. He was
educated in the public schools of
Fulton county, and at the Dickin
son Seminary. In 1873 he enter
ed the ministry of the Methodist
Episcopal church and served the
following churches : Liverpool,
Gettysburg, Saxton, Port Royal,
McVeytown, Ray's Hill, Ennis
ville, Newton Hamilton, Waynes
boro, 1888 to 89, Fort Littleton,
Munsev, Huntingdon, Clearfield,
and Lock Haven. During his pas
torate of the Pine street church
Williamsport, he was elected pre
siding elder of the Juniata dis
trict, which he Berved for several
years. In 1903 he was appointed
presiding elder of the Danville
district of the Pennsylvania c )d
ference and served as such until
the time of his death.
The Rev. Mr. Baldwin was a
son of Dr. and Mrs. William S.
Baldwin, Washington, andhewas
a grandson of the Rev. Amos
Smith, of the Baltimore confer
ence, and a nephew of Hon. Geo.
A. Smith, an attorney well known
to the people of this county. Mr.
Baldwin was one ol the ablest
ministers in the Methodist
church. He was an eloquent
speaker, a forcible debater and a
man of great lorce of character.
He was well known in McCon
nelisburg, where he spent part
of his boyhood days.
The Rev. Baldwin is survived
by his wife and three children :
George, Mary and Amy, also by
a sister, Mrs. George B. Shoe
maker, Eldora, Iowa. Funeral
took place from his late home at
Sunbury oil Monday.at 10 o'clock.
Interment was made at Newton
Hamilton, Tuesday at 3 o'clock.
Enid.
Mrs. Rebecca Edwards and her
grand-daughter, Mins Miriam Ed
wurds left on Wednesday for At
lantic City uud Philadelphia.
Mrs. Norman McClain and Mrs.
Minnie McClain visited Mrs.
Rachel Edwards on Monday.
Robert Eurly has returned home
from Altoona and reports a good
time while away with the boys of
Wells.
John White, wife and daughter,
of Altoona, are visiting Mrs.
White's brother, Esloy Foster.
Either the writer of last week's
items, or the editor mixed up the
nunies in the Enid correspondence.
Instead of Lillie Stunkard it is
Tillie Stunkard, Mrs. Alice Ed
wards that Mrs. Woodcock and
daughter visited, and A. G. Ed
wards, that had the daughter Ma
bel to Altoona instead of A. S.
Edwards. Of course the editor is
like the miller, he gets all the
blame.
David Knepper and wife visited
the latter 's mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Woodcock, Sunday.
Mr. Osborne and niece, of Al
toona, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. James Lockard the past
week; also, Mrs. John Woodcock
and son paid them a short visit.
A. D. Keith and Levi Truax
finished their iob of carpenter
work in Trough Creek and arrived
home last Thursday.
J he threshing miichiue has left
us. ftow, the next thing on the
program is the cider mill. As ap
ples are a rather scarce article in
the Valley, the cider mill will only
run one day in the week, Wednes
day. There will be plenty of time
to rest. ,
The farmers are liimv needing
as there has beeu no frost to hurry
Iheui in the corn cutting.
Esley Foster expects to com
mence putting up bis burn this
coming week.
Miss Laura Cutchall spent Sat
urday aud Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. Charley A Ho way.
WILLIAM P. UNQER.
! Another Civil War Veteran Responds fo
j Last Summons.
j After an illnesm covering a pe
riod of three years or more, ll
liani P. Ungor died at his home in
Ayr township, last Sunday night,
aged about 64 years.
Mr. linger is a son of the late
Henry Unger, a former well known
citizen of this county, and a broth
er of J. Milton, of this place,
George and June of the Cove, and
of Sarah, wife of James Ilelman,
of Roxbury, Pa.
Of his immediate family he i.s
survived by his wife and the fol
lowing children :
Ida, wife of Charles Nesbit, Ayr
township; Maggie and Edith, of
Colorado; C. Maynard, and Scott,
of Altoona; Laura, Jessie, and
Blanche, of Ohanibersburg; Olive,
of Scotland, and Mamie at home.
Mr. Unger was a member of the
Lutheran church many years and
a highly respected citizen.
Mr. Unger was a private in
Company B. 120th Regiment,
Penn. Vol., James C. Austin, cap
tain, In the same company were
James Pott, Harvey Wishart,
John F. Kendall, D. W. Kelso,
Adam Clevenger, Luther Tritle,
George and Andrew Glenn, and
other well known Fulton county
people. They were mustered in
to service August 12, 18(52, and
mustered out May 20, 1803. They
saw service in the hard fought
battles of Fredericksourg and
Chancellor sville and others. Mr.
Unger was later a member of bat
tery B., 2d Artillery, 112 Regi
ment, and was mustered out
January 29, 18Gf.
Schedule of Local Sunday School Con
ventions.
This is the last issue of the pa
per before the beginning of the
series of local Sunday school con
ventions in this couuty arranged
by Mr. Courtland Van Deusen,
Field Workor of the Pennsylvania
State Sunday School Association;
and so the following notices are
of special importance to those in
terested in the work.
' September 2nd the Buck Val
ley Convention will be held in the
Buck Valley M.E. church. Among
the speakers are Rev. Thomas
Thompson, D. D., Rev. W. J.
Meeks, uud M. R. Shaffocr, Eq.
There will be special music un
der the direction of Mr. Watson
Gi'-nger.
September 5th, the convention
for the schools of Bethel town
ship, will be held at the Cedar
Grove Christian Cnurch. After
the "Address of Welcome," there
will be discussions upon differ
ent pases of Sunday school
work.
Wednesday, September Oth,
the schools or Thompson town
ship, will hold their conventional
Aniioch on Timber Ridge.
Siturday, September Oth, the
convention at Green Hill is to be
held. This district lucludes the
townships of Belfast, Licking
Cr.i ik and Brush Creek.
Tuesday, September 12th, the
con vention for the d istrict of Dub
lin and Taylor townships will be
hold at Hustontown. Rev. B. A.
Salter, Rev A. S. Wolf, and Miss
M uid Jauingarduer, are among
the speakers who are expected to
be present. Each convention will
con -1st of au afternoon and even
ing session. At the evening ses
sion the district will be organized
and officers elected. As many
as can possibly do so are urged
to attend both sessions and if the
weather is pleasant between ses
sions, a basket lunch under the
trees would be enjoyable.
At to moon sessions begin at 2
o'clock, aud evemug sessions at
7 o'clock.
Mrs George Unger, Mrs. Sam
uel Bender, and Charlie C. Ben
der and little daughter Helen left
yesterday to visit Thomas Ben
der, who Is in the hotel business
New BIooid field. During his ab
sence, .CliJirTu will take a course
of instruction in the practice of
embalming at Uarnsburg,
Boles Rutherford Witter.
Boies Rutherford Witter, only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes R.
Witter at Waterfall, Pa., died on
Tuesday of last week, aged 5
mouths and 2S days.
The crushing sorrow that fell
upon these j arents i ccasioned
by the loss of their little son,
came almost without warning; for
it was only on Monday that the
little fellow began to complain.
At 11 o'clock tliat nighthe became
violently ill of brain fever, and at
3 o'clock next morning the spirit
of the child winged its way to Him
who hath said, "Suffer the little
children to come unto me."
Funeral on Wednesday con
ducted by their pasior, Rev. A.
S. Wolf, who preached an im
pressive sermon, at the close of
which the beautiful and touching
song, "Tell Mother I'll be There,"
wassui.g. Interment at the cem
etery at Center church.
The father had been working
at Pitcairn all summer, and had
come home on the Saturday even
ing previous to the death of his
littlo son, having made arrange
ments to move his family out to
Pitcairn, where he could be with
them.
Truly, no man knoweth what a
day may bring forth.
Birthday Anniversary.
The forty-second anniversary
of one's birthday never comes
but once in a lifetime, and in the
majority of lives it never comes.
Hence, last Saturday when thai
point was reached in the journey
of Mac Sipes of Licking Creek
township, through this vale of
tears, about fifty of his friends
thought the event should be prop
erly celebrated aud they assem
bled at his homo and "one who
was there" informs us that a day
of unalloyed social enjoyment was
spent.
Those present were S. J. Pitt
iuger and wife, David Strait and
family, Nevin Strait and wife, R.
P. Schooleyand family, G. S.
Schcoley and farail', Reamer
Sipe and family, Geo. W. Decker
and familv, Chas. Schooley and
family, Riley Sipe, Ollie Sipe and
Carrie Palmer.
Mr. Sipes was the recipient ot
many useful presents.
The male portion enjoyed the
day very much in pitching horse
shoe, playing ball, etc. All went
home well pleased at being there.
HUSTONTOWN.
Mrs. KirK Cutchall, of Cumber
laud, Md., is visiting at the home
of her husband's parents, Wm.
Cutchall and w.ife, of this place.
Jennie Davis, of Williamsport,
Pa., is spending her vacation at
the home of her uncle, Dr. A. K.
Davis.
Margaret Clevenger is visiting
at the home of her uncle, George
Clevenger.
II. E. Palsgrove spent a few
days last week in Mercersburg.
Jerry Cutchall aud litt'e son, of
Sixmile Run, spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents in this
place.
Reynolds Fohner killed a bald
eagle two miles south of this
place last, Friday, which measur
ed 0 feet, 4 inches from tip to tip.
Harry Kellar and mother, who
have been on the sick list for some
time, are on the mend at this
writing.
The home of George N. Sipes
was the scene of a very enjoyable
social on last Saturday night It
is said that some of our boys from
town ate ice cream from a sauce
dish with a table spoon.
Jno. Woodcock, EmmaLaidig,
and Dora Speck expect to leave
for Pittsburg on Wednesday ot
this week, the first named to take
charge of his school In Allegheny
couuty, and the others on an ex
tended visit with friends aud rel
ative.
Edward Myers and wife and
Miss Mabel Myers, of Mercers
burg, and Mrs. John Myers, ot
Philadelphia, spent Sunday at
the homes ot John Hoover aud
John Marts, respectively.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, aa They
Come and Oo.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Home lor a Vacation, Away lor ai Outlai, a
Trip lor Bualncis or Pleaaure. You'll
Find It Riiht Here.
R. M. Kendall and wife are at
Atlantic City this week.
Miss Lida Peck, of Gem, was
among the shoppers in town last
week.
Miss Isabel Collins, of the Ger
man Hospital, Philadelphia, is a
guest in the home of Mrs. M. B.
Trout.
George F. Metzler, of Harrison -ville,
spent Sunday night in the
home of Judge and Mrs. Morton,
near town.
Prothonotary George A. Har
ris returned Monday from a trip
to Chambersburg and the famous
batttlefield at Gettysburg.
Mr. A. O. Griffith and son Prof.
H. M. Griffith, of Wells Valley,
spent a few hours in town on
Wednesday of last week.
D. R. Wink, one of Belfast town
ship's first rate young men, was
a business caller at the News of
fice one day last week.
Dr. E. S. Berry, of Shippens
burg, was a guest in the home of
J. G. Reisner, and wife a few
days last week.
Mr 8. S. L. Wink and her sister,
Miss Orpha Snyder, were guests
of their cousin, Mrs. Cyrus Ment
zer, at East End, last Saturday.
Mrs. S. B. Woodet.of the Wash
ington House, and Mrs. Carrie
Newell, of Colorado, went to At
lantic City last Thursday, for a
week's outing.
John Truax, of the lower end
of the cou nty, spent last Satu r
day and Sunday with his parents,
James Truax and wife, over the
Ridge.
T. Elliott Patterson, a promi
nent corporation lawyer, of Phila
delphia, is visiting his brothers
and sister, J. L., and W. G, and
Miss Bess, near town.
Misses Bessie and Kittie Nes
bit, of the Cove, are enjoying the
ocean breezes at Atlantic City,
and visiting friends iu the east
ern part of the state.
C. A. Demick, of Elmwood, 111.,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. E. D.
S.'iimer. Christ likes the west,
an3 from his appearance, i lie
prairie breezes agree with him.
Charles McGeehe, of Burnt
Cabins, spent a few hours in town
last Saturday. Charlie said that
Mrs. McGeehe had been in very
poor health during the last three
or four weeks.
Landlord John E. Speck, Hen
ry Miller and Rev. Whiteman,
pastor of the Methodist congre
gation, all of Burnt Cabins, drove
down to McConnelisburg last
Saturday.
A. V. B. Souders, oue of Ayr
township's well known citizens,
was in town last Saturday. While
Arthur is In his seventy-second
year, he did not feel any worse
for having walked to tow Satur
day morning, a distance of nine
miles.
Geo. W. Reisner and wife left
Monday morning for New York
and Philadelphia, and expect to
be absent a week or more. Dur.
ing their absence Mr. Reisner
will purchase a big lot of new
goods for their fall and winter,
trade.
Bertha and Orpha Hess and
Flora Shlvus, all of Laurel Ridge,
went up to Kuobsville last Satur
day to spend a day or two with
their old teacher, Miss Blanche
O. Peck, and to visit in the home
of Mr. Amos Clouser.
Hon. Jno. P. Sipes, L. H. Wl
ble, Esq., Superintendent Chas.
E. Barton, and D. D , G. M. John
Comerer party of McConnelis
burg Odd Fellows,' went out to
Harrisonville lat SaturJ?y en
ing and assistsi in t" 3 1:1'-'
of liav. Sanu'.lJ.lY," -.