, i 1 -., t. . VOLUME 7. Mcf.ONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOIiEH 18, 1905. NUMBER 5 ENCHANTED WITH COUNTRY Former Fulton County Boy Hat Found Garden Spot of the Earth in Tropicf. THE CLIMATE IS BEYOND DESCRIPTION Smith M. Hoover, son of John Hoover, of Uuatontown, has pur chased a plantation on the Isle of Pines, and is enchanted with the little island, according to letters written to his friends. He is very enthusiastic over the pros pects of the island, which he pre dicts will be one of the greatest resorts in the world in a few years. About eight years ago, Smith went to West Superior, Wiscon sin, and a few months ago, went from that city to the Isle of Pins. In a recent letter, he has the fol lowing to say : "Tropical fruits of all kinds grow with practically no care at all and in fact some of the finest fruit I ever tasted was gathered from trees entirely surrounded with wild shrubbery and which a human hand had never before touched. The climate is simply beyond description and the waters are healthful and invigorating. I have been all over the isknd and like my present location better than any other here, being near theonly deep water harbor around the island and am located on the main thoroughfare between the two best towns, Sante Fe and Los Indes. "An American company is building bridges preparatory to -putting an electrical railroad in operation which will pass my door before Christmas. They are pre paring to accommodate 25,000 tourists this winter. About 10,- 000 visited the isle last season but were unable to get good accommo dations. They will all be taken care of nicely this winter. "There is no doubt as to the value of the land and I am con vinced that we can raise the finest fruit, vegetables and tobacco in the world. This is supposed to be the wet season bnt the rains do not even interfere with the farming. The soil is such that there is never any dust or any mud here and there no poisonous reptiles or fever on the isle. The day 8 are very comfortable while one has to sleep under a blanket at night. "The few natives are very friendly and show their good will in every possible manner. They will work well for others but will hot do much for themselves. I 1 have t vo working for me and I never saw better workmen. They are all of Spanish descent. "I have lots ol sport here as the fishing and hunting is of the best. There are no jungles on the isle nd and the land can near ly ell be cultivated. "It.. is very remarkable how things grow here and the luscious ness of the fruit is beyound com parison. We would not think of eating fruit such as we get in the markets in the north. 1 have forty acres here and when all are under cultivation will be worth two sections of Dakota land. One of my neighbors claims to have made $000 on a quarter of an acre of egg plant. "People are coming in on every boat from all over the world and most of them remain. Strange to say people coming lufro from Jhe north do not have to pass through term of acclimation usu al to a tropical climate. Could people of the states know of the heaithfulness of the climate here i am nf raid that they would come in sujh numbers as to sink our Jitcle gem of an isle as you know it is net so very large. "Ther is a great variety of tim--bor on the island and the best 1 have ever seen. Walnut, ' ebony, mahogany, oak, sabina, and palms of almost every kind grow all over the island. "I purchased a hive of bees four weeks ago and have had to take the honev from them three times now. and will have to rob them again in a day or two, The many DIXON, ILLINOIS. Sketch of the City and Its Leading Edu cational Institutions. Dixon, Illinois, Oct. 10, 1905. Dear Editor: Thinking that a few lines from ii former Fulton county boy might be read with some interest, I will endeavor to give the readers of your paper a short description of what well might be termed the garden spot of the West. The city of Dixon, having a population of 12,000, is situated on what is universally known as the Hudson of the West; with its great towering walls of blue rock on either side, which gives it an almost elaborate appearance. At the extreme west end of the city, situated in the midst of an artist ically decorated lawn or campus, are the three buildings constitut ing the Northern Illinois Normal School, the College of Law, and tho barracks of the Dixon Mili tary Institution. These different colleges, which widely separated in lines of in struction, go arm in arm, as do the students, under one individ ual owner; thus furnishing avail able opportunities to those wish ing to take, along with their regu lar course, preliminary studies. The N. 1. N. S. has for its princi pal W. H. Williamson, who is also the instructor in science. The law college is under the super vision of J. W. Watts, ex-judge of the circuit court ot Lee county, 111., and at the present time, city attorney of this city. The D. M. I. is under the direct manage ment of Capt. Grant Allyn Cap ron, who, having served four years in the regular U. S. army having served both in Cuba and the Philippines is unquestion ably well qualified to impart knowledge to others relating to military work. We have a very healthy climate m this section of the west, with but very little frost up to this time. I will close, and if this does not lodge in the waste basket unopen ed, I will write again. Yours truly . Geo. W. McKibbin. NEEDM0k . G. W. Sipes left last Monday for California. D. Garland is now traveling agent for the Neodmore Marble Works. T. W. Peck and family spent Sunday at the home of Corder Snyder. Mrs. Effamy Mann is visiting this week in the home of Otho Barnhart, of Thompson, and of John Mann in lower Bethel. Olive Hess left here on Monday of this week for Pittsburg where she has employment as bookkeep er, and begins work November 10th. Jack Foltz and wif , of Oakland Ill., uncle and aunt of Mrs. Dr. Palmer, after about a teu days visit with the Doctor's family, left on Wednesday of last week for Washington and Luray. A score or more of D. Garland's old neighbors from tho vicinity of Dot gave him a very agreeable surprise last baturday evening with plenty of good cheer and good things to eat. Elder Norton, of Washington, D. C, is expected to preach here on Monday evening, Oct. "3d; also on Tuesday following. Mm. F. C. Bare, of Fort Little ton, spent a few hours in town Monday. flowers give them lots of work, lam getting ready to plant the fall vegetables which we will be able to put into the New York and Philadelphia markets for Christ mas. We can raise three crops iu a year and are therefore able to put the produce mto the markot at any time of the year that will bring the highest prices. In fact nature has been so liberal with this spot that it is only a matter of a few years when this will be the recognized health resort and fruit garden of the world." Bid PUMPKINS. The Secret of Raining Them Not Gener- ally Known. Undertaker William Stouer ex hibited two pumpkins in front of his establishment List week that would make your mouth water for pumpkin pie 1o look at them. They were beautiet , ai d uo mis take ! One of them, we ura told, weighed 08 lbs. and the oilier, 40 lbs. But those are beaten in weight over the Eidg.t. A. J. Sipes was in the ollice Satu rduy evening, and he sai.l Mrs. Sarah Batdorf raised one this summer that weighed 85 lbs., and was so round that it could not he still on the floor. He said John Kuhn raised one that weighed 75 lbs. By-the-way, have you ever heard of feeding a pumpkin vine to make it produce big pumkins? Well, we were told by a farmer in all seriousness a few days ago, that after the pumpkins are well set, remove all but two or three, and then cut the vine off about two or three feet in advance of the last pumpkin.. Insert the end of the growing vine into a bottle contain ing a quart of new milk. In twenty four hours, the vine will have drunk all the milk. This supply of milk must be repeated every day, and the pumpkins will start a growth that tor rapidity will be surprising; and if the oth er conditions are favorable, they may be made to attain a size and weight that will take first premi um at any county fair. We were not told that those named above were raised on a milk diet. Pumpkinr raised in that way, would, no doubt, make choice milk custards. Since putting the above in type our old friend, Michael E. H. Bard, of Belfast township, one of the most reliable farmers in the county, comes to the front with a pumpkin story that lays the rest in the shade. Mr. Bard says that on his farm this summer a vine grew which produced 24 pump kins, the weight of thenrst twelve of which was, respectively, 130, 115, 100, 00, 48, 30, 21, 20, 15, 12, 10, and 10 making a total weight of 557 lbs. The second twelve weighed, collectively, 93 lbs., which added to the 577 lbs., makes a total weight of G70 lbs. of pumpkins irotn one vine. This does not include four others that grew on the same vine that would have weighed from 15 to 20 lbs., but rotted before the rest were gathered and Mr. Bard did not feed this vine milk, 'either !" ' WEST DUBLIN., J. N. Deavor and N. E. M. Hoov er spent Saturday and Sunday at their respective homes. Mrs. Margaret Kesselring, of Hustontown, spent last week with the family of her brother, C. M. Brant, and other relatives at West Dublin. J. W. Laidig and daughter, Es tella, and son Drew, and Sarah Clevenger, spent part of last week in Chambersburg and Hagers to.vn. J. V. Deavor is attending U. S. court in Scrariton as a juror this week. Hiram Clevenger returned Sat urday from a two weeks' visit to Pittsburg. Mrs. J. V. Deavor returned Saturday from WilHamsport, where she visited relatives and frieuds. S. II. Uockonsmith, our super visor, lias been repairing the roads. Chester Brant is huskiug corn in the southern part of Franklin county, Erra Clevenger attended the Hagerstown fair List week. Same- of our young people Ht tended tho party at A. M.OorhiuV Saturday uver.iug. Clarence F. Mock, who had been spending a couple of weeks with his father, John Mock, and other relatives . in Tod township, has returned to Allentown, Pa., where he has employment. ASBESTOS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. . Valuable Mineral Deposit Discovered on j Baker Farm Above Mont Alto. j Asbestos has been discovered ! on the Baker farm, near Aram, above Mont Alto and that, too, in such quantity as to justify a New York company In mining it. Three representatives of the company; one each from New York, Pittsburg and Dillsburg were in Waynesboro last Friday, and closed a deal with Upton Baker, near Zulhnger, and one of tho heirs of the Baker estate, whereby the work of taking out this rare and valuable mineral will be commenced in a few days. This will be done pending the probable purchase of the farm by the company dluded to. Pleasant Social Occasion. Last Saturday was one of the glad days in the life of Grand mother Fields at Clear Kidge. It was the day that marked the eighty-fifth mile-stone in her long pil grimage through life, and her many friends and neighbors who are ever on the lookout for an op portunity to show their love for the good old lady, conceived the idea of assembling at her home, and spending the day in an old fashioned sociable way. A boun tiful dinner was prepared, and Grandmother was the recipient of many loving gifts. Among those present were her daughter Mary J. Fields, Mrs. Lizzie Baker, Mrs. Louie Kerlin and her children Ethel, Lloyd, Mary, Clell, and Orpha; Mrs. Net tie VVinegardner, Mrs. Howard Fix and children; Mrs. Fannie Baker, Mrs. Wilson Cutchall, Mrs. Nettie Henry and son; Mrs. Belle Ilonry and daughter, Mrs. Celia Anderson, Mrs. W. R. Fields, Mrs. Blanche Henry and children; Mrs. R. J. Fields, Mrs. Harry Wible and two children; Mrs. Alice Kerlin, Mrs. R. E. Brown, Mrs. Margaret Henry, Sadie Fields, Simeon Shore and son Clarence, Mrs. Nora More land and her three children, and Howard, Mary and Roy Myers. Mr. Shore added much to the pleasure of the company by mus ic on the organ and several num bers on his phonograph. Not the least exciting part of the program was the cart race, in which Mr. Shore was treated to a free ride in a push-cart. IDDO. Jack Frost visited this section last week, painting pictures on the forest foliage that would put to shame the most skilled human artist. Among those that visited the Hagerstown fair from this vicini ty last week, were Charlie Rob inson and Erma Hess. Died. On the 11th inst, infant son of Harry Parlett, aged 3 months and 2 days. Bertha Layton is employed in the family of Charles Mellott. Frank Layton and Eddie Clev enger made a brief trip to Ever ett last week. Zoe Garland and sister Ruth, of Pleasant Ridge, are visiting their uncle, Allen Smith. Maude Clark made a trip to Hancock to meet so mo of her western cousins. Jonas Mellott and wife were recent visitors at the home of Logue Hess. Samuel Mellott and wife were among those who attended I he surprise party at D. Garlaud's. Thomas Deavor, of New Autl och, Clinton county, O., after hav ing spent two wuuks in Washing ton and parts of Virginia, stopped over to visit his uncle Job Clark and other friends and relatives in this neighborhood. Mr. Deavor Hitys tlmt thW country . looks like wilduriKW) ti'Ki ten thnt of hi westui u liuiuu. llo is u olack smith by trade, and left this coun ty in 1804. J. B. Clouser aud grandson, John Walters, of Altoona, are spendingthn week amongfrienda and relatives iu this county. DO IT NOW. Never Put Off Until To-morrow What You Can Do To-day. It is not always an easy task to earn money. Most of us have to work pretty hard for it; but it is the experience of most people that they would rather earn it than to ask for it after it is earn ed; and if it were not that winter is approaching, wo should not be saying anythihg about it now. In looking over our list of sub scribers, we find that a f jw have just neglected the matter until they have gotten a year or more in arrears. The small sum that any one owes is but a trifle we know; but, it is to these small amounts that the printer must look for money to pay for his ma chinery, his type, his paper, his ink, and to pay the weekly or monthly wages of those who help to get the paper to you, and then have a little something to clothe and feed his family. Look at your tab. We suppose everybody understands it. The first figure, or figures, mean? the month; the second, the day of the month, and the last two, the year: Thus, in the tab, "Tom Peck, 10 15 03" the 10 means the tenth month, which is October; the 15 means the fifteenth day of the month (October), and the 03 means the year 1903; so, that "Tom Peck, 10 15 03" means that Tom is paid up to October 15, 1903, and he owes from that time When Tom sees this he will say "From the 15th of October, 1903, to the 15th of October, 1905, is two years, and it will take a" two dollar bill to square up; but, inas much, as 1 have kept the printer waiting for his money two years, 1 will add a dollar bill and send three dollars, thus paying up a year ahead. There are now about 2000 per-, sons taking the News, and most of them pay strictly in advance every year, and some pay two, hree and even five years ahead. To pay more than one year in ad vance, we do not ask any one. The people who pay in advance say it seems easier to pay it that way. They say they never like to pay for a detd horse. In past years we have during the fall season, sent out state ments through the mail to sub scribers who were in art ears. Tins never made anybody mad, aud there was a very general re sponse. But it tones time to make out those statements, and money to mail them, hence we be lieve you will send us the little amount you are back just as readily when you have read this, as you would if we had gone to tho trouble and expense A send ing you a letter. Times have been good and you have been prosperous. Our sec tion has never been blessed with any more bountiful crops, and while you have been storing your winter supplies, we have been toiling away in a hot office, inhal ing the odors of printers ink and machine grease and getting to you on time every week a chroni cle of all the leading events of home aud foreign interest Now, all together ! Don't put this aside with tho thought that you will send ltuext week or next month. No, friends, we need it now. Just putadol- lir bill a two-dollar bill or whatever you may happen to owe in a letter, seal it well, address it plainly, and we will get It, place it to your credit, seud you a re ceipt and thank you with a grate ful heart besides. Do It Now. Mrs. Ella Weaver, wife of Win. Weaver, died of consumption at her home near Hancock, Sunday afternoon, Bih inst, aged 34 years. Deceased was a Miss Moats before marriage and is survived by her husband, four children and mother. Interment Tuesday in theTonoloway Bap tist churjoh cemetery. Subsci-ibe for the New& MISSIONARY VISITOR. Mist Ellen Todd, a Co-Worker of Miss Alice Wishart in India, In Wells this Week. Miss Ellen Todd, of Boston, Mass., but who has spent the past seven year as a missionary in Allahabad, India, and with whom Miss Alice Wishart was associat ed when she, went to that country two years eg", is now visiting Miss Wishart' pareuts at Wells Taunery. Mi T..dd has been in this country since June, and Miss Wisharthaschargoof Miss Todd's work in India. Laat Sunday morning Miss Todd talked on mission work in the Sherman's Valley Presbyteri an church, and in the evening, in Wells Valley Presby terian chu rch. In order that all who wished might have an opportunity to hear the distinguished vi-itor, no ser vices were held that evening in neighboring churches, and the largecongregationthatassembled to hear Miss Todd were greatly pleased and edified. Next Sunday evening Miss Urna Moore, of California, will give a talk in the Valley Methodist church, on her work among the Chinese on the Pacific coast CLEAR RID0E. Simeon Shore spent a few days last week rusticating among his old acquaintances in Martinsburg, W. Va. Sadie Fields of Hustontown, and Etta Fields, of the Cove, spent Sunday with their parents, J. H. Fields and wife. James Kerlin made a business trip to Saltillo last Saturday. Jere Keefor, the old mail car rier is working for J. K. Wood cock. Mrs. Louisa Kerlin and Mrs. Wm. Henry spent Sunday with the family of J. D. Stevens near Fort Littleton. Jacob Car mack and sister Mary visited in Frannhn county last week aud attended the Hagers town fair. Calvin Henry and wife, G. C. Fields, Bert Winegardner and Goldie and Louie Kerlin attended the Hagerstown fair one day last week. Henry Fraker and family are visiting his wife's parents at Wa terford this week. saluvia. Walter Rhora, of Mapleton, is spending a two weeks' vacation in the home of his aunt, Mrs. John Hann. Harry Kline spent Saturday night in the home of his aunt, Mrs. Hann. Mrs. Solomon Palmer, of Con- nellsville, Pa., was called here on the account of the serious illness of her brother, Adolphus Kegar ise. The hunting season is now on, So far, we have heard of but lit tle game being, killed. Perhaps the most lucky was Undo John Hann, who bagged two ground hogs, one fine raccoon, and two squirrels one day last week. Benjamin Deshong has added much to the appearance of his barn by putting on a new roof and making two cupolas. There was a mistake in the number of bushels of buckwheat in Watson Schooloy's crop, as given in the News two weeks ago. It should have been 90 instead of 190. W. LL Spangler and wife, of Wells Tannery; Gertiude Hoke, of Riddlesburg, and G. Newton Hoke, Mrs. John B. Runyan, and Mrs. B. W. Peck, of McConnells burg, were a few of the guests in the home of Will Hoke and wife, at Saxton, last Friday night, Sat urday and Sunday. Having so many of their McConnollsburg friends invade their home at the same time was not altogether in accordance with previous plan ning; lut Mr. and Mrs, Hoke are never more at their best than when entertainiug their friends, and from tho fact that one of the visitors writes that she "never had a better time in all her life," we are led to believe that the pleasure was mutual v between hostess and guests. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings. Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restf.il Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Eugene Chesnut, of Huston town, spent a few hours in this piace Saturday. Squire Frank Diehl, ot Whips Cove, was at the County Seat on business last Saturday. James Youse spont last week visiting his sou William and oth er friends in Altoona. Albert Alexander, of Altoona, is speading his annual vacation among hi Fulton county friends. S. S. Alloway and Bert Heeter, of New Grenada, were in MuCon nellsburg on business last Satur day. Mrs. L. E. Harris, of this place, spent seeral days visiting friends in the vicinity of Saluvia lust week. William Daniels, wifeandclaugh ter 3eckie, and Pearl Akers, of Saluvia, spent Saturday in this place. Mrs. O. M. Kyser, of El Paso, 111., has been a pleasant guest in the home of D. M. Kendall and wife, in the Cove. Uarry Mock, of Altoona, ha been spending the past week with his parents, D. Ji. Mock and wife in Tod township. : Mrs. Michael W. Mellott aud daughter Molhe, of Belfast town ship, spent last Saturday iu Mc Connellsburg. Robert Stouteagle, who is with the P. R. R. people in Altoona, is visiting his mother and sister ou Ejst Water street. Jacob G. Reisner and wife, of this place, drove up to Pverert Saturday and spent Sunday with their daughter, Minnie, who is teaching at that place. G. Newton Hoke aud daughter Mrs. John Runyan, of this place, drove over to Saxton last week to spend a few days visiting Mr. Hoke's son, Will, and family. Nathaniel H. Peck, and his son Walter, and tho lattor's wife, re cently of Ambridge, P.i , were guests of the family of Jonathiu P. Peck, at Kuobsville, over Sun day. H. G. Horton, of Altoona, spont the time from Friday until Tues day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Horton of Wells Val ley, and other friends in t'lis county. John H. Reisnor, a Mercers burg Academy student, spent tho time from Friday evening until Monday morning with hi tir ents, J. (J. Reisuer aud wife of this place. Mrs. Ella Seylar and daughter Miss Jessie, of Foltz, drove over to this place last Suuday morn ing and spent tho day with the former's sister, Mrs. Annie Shiraer. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Myers re turned to their home in Mercers- burg Monday mor inns' after hav ing spont a day or two with tho latter 's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R, M. Kendall in the Cove. Robert N. Shinier, who had been visiting Ins parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin bhimer and other friends, of this place, left Tues day for Hanover, Pa., where he has secured employment. Hon. Geo. C. Austiu, of New York, and brother P. R. Austin, of Chambersburg, who had been called to Saluvia on account of the death of their step mother Mrs. Sus-xn Austin, spent Wednesday night in McConnellsburg. Merrick A. Stoner and wife. Abner Davis and wife, and Simon P. Naus and M rs. Miller all ot Bedford, spent last Friday night in town, on their return from a week's outing, during which time they had visited the famous bat tlefield at Gettysburg and the big Hagerstown Fair. They 1 " la drive of more than two hur " , miles, and enj iyed th tr v mu.li.
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