VOLUME 7.
McCONNELLSUUUG, PA., OCTOUEK 25, 1905.
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HUNTERS PINCHED.
An Expensive Diy'i Hunting for Two
Dublin Township Sportsmen Who
Went Out for Turkeys
WOODS FULL OF GAME PROTECTORS.
On Monday morning of last
week the turkey season came in.
On Sunday one day in advance
the game protectors came int
There were two of them. One
was Chas. S Ilusler, a resident
of Cumberland county; the other,
Geo. J. Myers, and we are with
out information as to his place of
residence. These gentlemen
took lodging at the hotel at Fort
Littleton, and to all appearance
they were thus early on the
ground to be ready to hunt turk
eys when the morrow should
dawn. These geutlemen went
out on Monday and returned with
out any game. On Tuesday they
again went out Husler to Scrub
Kidgo, and Myers to Gobbler's
Knob. From the history of this
day's work, it is evident that they
were not hunting turkeys as dili
gently as they were hunting turk
ey hunters, for each one of them
succeeded in bagging a hunter.
It happened that on that same
day Henry Miller, of Burnt Cab
ins, decided to take a day off. and
hunt turkeys, and he wended his
way to Scrub Ridge. Like nine
hunters out of ten, he had provid
ed himself with a turkey caller,
aud had come to the point that he
thought he might use t to advan
tage. Instead of calling up a big
gobbler, however, he only called
up Mr. Husler, the game protect
or. Although a stranger, Mr.
Husler's dress and manner indi
cated that he was out on the same
errand as Mr. Miller, and the
former had little difficulty In find
ing out all about tne caller in pos
session of Mr. Miller.
To Gobbler's Knob, Baldwin
Fraker had gone that day, and
was in the act of using a "caller,"
when he was surprised to see ris
ing , from behind a big log a
strange hunter. "Did I fool you, "
he remarked pleasantly to the
stranger, who was none other
than the Mr. Myers, to whom we
have already alluded. It is need
less to narrate here all the con
versation that passed, but both
he ai.d Mr. Miller were permit
ted to return to their respective
homes. The next morning, . the
two game protectors came to Me
Oonuellsburg, made information
before Justice of the peace, Wi
ble, and obtained warrants for
yhe arrest of Messrs. Miller and
Fraker. They then went out for
their men and returned wuh them
on Wednesday evening, taking
them before Squire Wible for a
hearing. The game protectors
were represented by attorney
Jno. P. Sipes, and the unfortun
ate hunters by Horace N. Sipes.
There was no question about
each one of the defendants having
had in his possession a turkey
caller, and having used it on the
day mentioned, while hunting;
and when they came to examine
the law closely, it was found that
auy one using a caller to fool turk
eys, was liable to a fine of fifty
dollars. That's all there is about
it. -.This law was passed eight
years ago, aud like the vaccina
tion law, had never been enforc
ed, and not one hunter out of a
hundred thought that' it meant
anything if, in fact, he thought
anything about, or knew anything
about it.
We have no better citizens than
Mr. Miller and Mr. Fraker, and
it would never have occurred to
them to use the bones if they had
thought they were violating the
law by so doing, or were running
the risk of paying a penalty of
fifty dollars for so doing. Dur
ing the eight year that have
elapsed p ince the passage of the
law, it has been violated hundreds
of times, by hundreds of people
The justice did not have any
thing else to do than Impose a tine
of fifty dollars on each one of the
defendants, who very promptly
appealed from Ins decision, ami
gave bail for their appearance to
FELL FORTY FEET.
Wlnton Stotler, of Hancock, Makes Mir
aculous Escape from Being Killed.
Winton Stotler, who lives near
Hancock station, fell from the
Hancock bridge, a distance or 40
feet, into the Potomac river, early
last Wednesday morning. The
accident occurred near the West
Virginia bank as Stotler was on
his way home very late at night.
Where he fell the river is shallow,
probably not over two feet deep.
After striking the water Stotler
managed to climb to the shore,
where he was found several hours
later by friends. He was not
badly hurt, having sustained only
a sprained back and a few minor
cuts and bruises.
Last summer a boy foil from
the bridge and escaped injury,
calmly walking to his home after
ward. When the bridge was
built in 1880 one of the employes
fell from it and was killed.
Mrs. Hattie Sines and little
daughter of darrisouvillo,' spent
Saturday iu this place the guests
of Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes. ;
answer for the charge before
Judge Swope at March term of
court.
There are so many "if 's" and
"and's" in the game law just now,
that it stands a hunter in hand to
look up the law closely before he
starts to the woods. Ana with
the woods full of men wearing
good clothes and drawing a com
fortable salary and expenses, to
pinch you if you chauce to violate
the law, one needs to be posted.
There are two justices of the
peace in each township, who are
supposed to have copies of the
laws, and who will be glad to al
low you to see them.
With reference to the law un
der which Miller and Fraker were
arrested, the act ol 1897, (P. L. p.
123, section 9) says: "No person
shall at any time catch, take or
kill any of the game birds or
game mammals in any other man
ner than by shooting them with a
gun; and no person shall at any
time set, lay, or prepare any
trap, pitfall, turkey blind or pen
or any other contrivance or device
whatever, with intent to. take,
catch or kill any of the game
birds or game mammals, or make
any use of any artificial light bat
tery or DECEPTION OR CONTRIV
ANCE WHATEVER WITH INTENT
TO ATTRACT OR DECEIVE any of
the game birds or game mam
mals," etc.
To aid in the enforcement of
the various game laws, a Game
Commission ' composed of six
members was established. This
commission was empowered to
appoint ten men to be known as
Game Protectors, one of whom
shall act as secretary to the Game
Commission. Then there is an
unlimited number of men that
may be appointed as Deputy
Game protectors, a sample of
whose work was performed in
Dublin township last Tuesday.
With reference to the game
that is usually killed in this coun
ty, we have just space to say thut
the open season lor turkeyiruns
from the 15th of October to the
1st of December. No more than
one may be killed in one day by
one parson, nor four in one , ea
s on.
Deer, November 15 to Decem
ber 1. Nothing but a rifle to be
used, and no dog. If you are in
the woods hunting deer and run
across a dog, you had better get
out of the woods or get the dog
out.
Squirrels, October 1, to Decem
ber 1. Not more than 0 in one
day.
Rabbits during the. mouth of
November. Catch all you can,
but don't do auy uuderhauded
work with Brur Kabbit. , .
Quails, November 1 to Decem
ber 1. Not more than 10 In one
day, 40 in a week, and 75 in the
season.
While your attention has been
called to the act of 1807, you must
not neglect to read the act of 1905,
P. L. )!48.
. GRAND TOURNAMENT.
At McConnellsburg Next Saturday After
I noon at 1 o'clock. Three Prizes.
I Tl.on m.ll t... I l 1 L..l...,1.
AHCI G will 1JU JII.'IU Ull OU.LUI UUJ
October 28th, a tournament at
McConnellsburg.
. This will be (something that ;s
probably new to the present gen
eration living in Uii viciuity, as
the last tournament held here v as
about twenty jeai a ago. Some
of the young men t C this commu
nity are going to try to revive the
old custom of having a tourna
ment every year.
There is a large list of ruler?
already entered from Ihis county
and from M ercers burg and Cham
bersburg. Tho committee announces that
if the present veuture is well pa
tionized, they will give, in con
nection with the tourney next
year, a pretty horse and cattle
show. This move is a most cred
itable one, and the whole county
should lend support to the pres
ent undertaking.
There will be two evouts ridden
for. The first will be for the
crowning of the queen of Love
and Beauty and her three maids
of honor, and the second will be
(1) a prize of a tine army saddle;
(2) a prize of a fine army bridle;
aud (3) a whalebone buggy whip.
Tickets 23 and 15 cents, and are
now on saleatTrout'sDrugStore,
Greathead's utore, and at Patter
son's store at Webster Mills.
NEW GRENADA.
Sore arms from vacciunation.
Harvey Shafer, wife and son
Darrell, of Mount Union, visited
Harvey's parents recently.
Dr. Charles Grissiager of Bed
ford, spent a few days at Mills'
Mansion.
Elder Myers was' returned by
East Pa., Pildership, to Walnut
Grove circuit.
Rose Briggs, of Winclber, is
visiting her sister, Mrs.. Scott
Bolinger.
A. D. Berkstresser and family
and Mrs. John Bridenstine visit
ed friends at Saxton.
Mrs. Kate Mills is visiting her
many friends in 3edford.
Grandmother Duvall visited iu
Taylor a few days.
Elder H. S. Bickel of Camphill,
speut part of his vacation here,
and preached in Bethel Sunday
morning.
The lecture iu Bethel Friday
night under auspices of P. O. S.
of A. by Mr. Huth, was most ex
cellent, much better than we are
accustomed to hear.
Charles Seville, of Broadtop
City, visited our town aud friends
and attended Lodge last Satur
day evening. ,
Ritner Black, who clerks for A.
J. Black at Broadtop City, was
home over Sunday.
Sue Ramsey of Sixnnle Run,
visited friends here on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mclldownoy and
daughter Viola, of Altoona, visit
ed a week with Mrs. M's brother
Thomas Ramsey.
Ralph Cunningham, his wifo,
Olive and little son "Billy Flick",
who have been spending the past
three months in this place, left on
Wednesday for Pittsburg.
Scott Bohuger has sold . his
property to Michael Dotwilcr.
Scott has sale on Saturday, Oct.
28th, aud will go to Windber, Pa.,
and Mike will move in Nov. 1st,
and bo more convenient for carry
mg mail. Mike has canceled bis
building.
Nathan Barpett, the aged post
master of Hubelsvillo, died on
Monday Kith, inst. Interment at
Couter on Tuesday 17th,' Rev. H.
K. Ash, his pastor, officiating.
Juuiata Decker, ot Broadtop
City, and Mabel Bachert, of Rob
ertsdale, were pleasant visitors iu
our town, und assisted in the ex
ercises of P, O S of A last Fri
day evening.
Delia, Chilcote, of Go! V .Uov,
visited friends atthe Houck House
a couple of days.
Cloyd Grisslnger, of Broadtop
City, and his lady, friend dined at
the Houch House Sunday.
J. A. McDonough, deputy D.D.
G. M., installed the officers of
Waterfall lodge No. 774 last Sat
urday night.
GLOVER H0RT0N HURT.
' Is Now in the Hopsital at Altoona, Suffer
! Inn From Injury Received on Railroad.
G. II. Horton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Horton, of Wells Val
Icy, was injured on a passenger
train on the Peunsylvania rail
road, on Tuesday evening id last
week, and is now lying in the Hos
pital at Altoona.
Mr. Horton had been employed
with the P. R. R. Compauy in Al
toona, and on the lilth lhst., came
home to spend a few days with
his parents. On Tuesday evening
of last week he was returning to
his work in Altoona, and as the
tram on which he was traveling
was passing a railroad water tauk
at Bell wood,-five miles east of Al
toona, volume of water burst from
the tauk through the open spout,
striking Mr. Horton, who was sit
ting near an open window, with
such force as to cause him seri
ous injury. Other passengers on
he sidg of the coach next to the
tank were more or less injured
and, where a window chanced to
be open, were thoroughly drench
ed.
The Altoona Tribune says he
was seated at an open car win
Jow and wheu tho locomotive took
water at the troughs just west of
Bellwood, a quantity of it was
thrown into the window. It
struck Hoi tou aud frightened
him so that he threw himself
backward to avoid being hurt, as
he thought. His actions caused
a strain of tho muscles of the
body aud resulted in a sprain of
the neck. He also sulTored a nerv
ous shock.
STOP I LOOK I LISTEN I
If Mr. D. Garland near Need
more, had done this on Saturdau
evening, October 14th, his house
would not have been ourgalized
by his friends although there
was nothing stolen ouly what each
could cat.
A number of Mr. Garland's
friends had planned a surprise
for him and early Saturday eveu
mg they all met at a convenient
place near Needmore, and later
proceeded to Mr. Garlands. Each
party had taken well filled baskets
along and soon they. had a table
spread with good things toeat. Aft
er doing ample justice to their ap
petites tho evening was spent
in siuging and various gauns
until 12 o'clock drove them home.
Before leaving they, planned an
other trip for the following Sat
urday night.
Thefollowing are the names of
some of the perty : A. C. Truax
and wife, James Truax, wife and
daughter; Mrs. Job Truax and
daughter; Ethel and Howard Peck,
B. H. Mellott, wife and two sons;
Job Baruhart, wife and baby; J.
Tildeu Hill, wife, and sons John
and Frank; Samuel Winter, wife,
and two children; Henry Garland
aud wife, Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Car
nell, son Bert, and grand-daughter
Maye; Samuel D. Mellott and
wife, Mrs. Winter, Mrs. Mabel
Carnell, James R. Sharpe and
wife, and Oda and Stanley Sharpo,
Lola C. Gillln, Nannie and Nettie
Mellott, Anna Hebner, Ida Baru
hart, Ralph Trunx, O. 11. Fituv,
Maple Winter, and Otis und Gil
bert C. Mellott
One Who Was There.
N.B.Henry apd son O. L lleury
of Clear Ridge, who had the con
tract for remodeling and enlarg
ing the mansion house on the farm
of George F. Mellott, in Ayr town
ship, have completed their work
and returned home last Satur
day. , Mr. Mellott now has oueof
the most modern and commodious
residence iu the Cove. Iu addi
tion to remodeling the old house,
an addition of 18x24 was added,
the rafters and roof removed from
tliu old house, niul a roof 'Aitli
three gables placed over the whole
structure. A coutinous porch,
mnety-five feet in length,, is place
around three sides. This improve
men t will add very much to the
appearance of Mr. Mellott's prop
erty, and much to tho comfort of
himself and, family.
THOUGHT CAP A SQUIRREL.
Hunter Fired, Dangerously Wounding a
Boy.
Talbott Effland, a boy living
near Lock 53, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, not far from Hag
erstown, was shot, and seriously
wounded by William U. Benton, a
civil engineer, of Washington.
Benton, while hunting in com
pany with Wade Sevolt, near Lock
511, mistook tho boy's gray cap
for a squirrel aud fired. Some of
the shot also struck Bernard
Munson, tut he was not serious
ly hurt.
Benton took EfllauU home and
called two physicians from Han
cock to attend him. His condition
is considered serious.
BABY RUN.
Philip Strait has hung up his
cradle and begun to use the husk
ing peg for a chang of occupa
tion. He left last week for Frank
lin county.
There was no school at Forest
Dale on Wednesday, Thursday
Friday of last week on ac
count of the illness of the teacher
Margaret Daniels.
Russell and Chester Decker
left early last Monday for Frank
lin county, -where they expect to
spend some time husking corn.
Uriah W. Kline was engaged
the past week in making shingles
for Fernando Decker,
Mrs. Florence Wink and Mrs.
Michael Hockensmith and daugh
ter, Rebecca, of Andover, spent
Saturday and Sunday in the home
of D. S. Mellott and wife.
Mrs. Porter Hann and children,
and sister, Miss Uopford, of
Clearfield, are visiting Mrs. Anna
Hann.
George Schooley apd lady
friend, Dor i Deshong, attended
the Hagerstown fair, part of last
week.
Ned Mellott & Co. have under
taken a large job of sawing on
Sideling Hill mountain.
PLEASANT klDUE.
Mrs. Wm. Funk, of Republic,
O., and Mrs. James Funk, of Cov
alt, Pa., were visiting friends and
relatives on Pleasant Ridge, last
Saturday and Sunday.
Geo. C. Deshoug, , wife and
daughter. Nora, speut Sunday
with the family of Tilden Hill,
near Dott.
Miss Rhoda F. Lake, of this
place, is spending this week with
Nora G riffiuh, in Everett.
I jQwis Kelso and wife, of Kcobs
ville, spent a part of last week
wiMi Mrs. Kelso's parents, M. E.
II. Bard and wife.
Mrs. Mary Price is visiting her
6istor in law, Mrs. Miriam Mel
lol , of Needmore, who is suffer
iLg from a brokeu arm aud dislo
cated wrist.
Simon Dishong aud wife spen
Saturday and Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Roy Garland, at
Sideling Hill.
Local Institute.
The fourth local institute of
Di blin towuship, will be held at
"Chesuut's school," Friday even
in;., Nov. ii. The following are
tho subjects: 1. If your time be
Iiu:ited, what branches can you
neglect to teach, daily, with the
most profit to your pupila? 2.
How do you teach mathematics?
3. llow, when aud why should pu
pils prepare for examinations,
tests and reviews? 4. Artificial
incentives: Should we Use them?
Why ? 5. How may boys and girls
ftcure an education; aud what
should be their aim iu life?
All friends of education are in
vited to bo present.
Harvey Sipe.
P. Clarance Mellott, of McCon
nellsburg, is a prominent influen
tial member of the ciass of '00
Valparaiso University, Valparai
so. Ind lie is also taking the
scientific course. Mr. Mellott is
a thorough student and a ready
debater, aud takes an active part
in all class matters. He is a mem
ber of several important study
committee of his class, aud is
uuWrbally popular with thostu
dents,
j "Awav Down South in the Fields of Cot
ton.
Letter from Viiunie (Hhh) Mortfret.
Komalty, Okla.,Oct. 18, 1905.
I am situated 14 miles southeast
of Hobart, the "county seat of
Kiowa county. Hobart is a town
of about 0,000 inhabitants.
Five years ago only a small sta
tion was there; but AngustO, 1901
this county was opeued for settle
ment by white, and no one would
think by tho appearance of the
couutry now thnt it was ouly 4
years old August (i, 1905.
We have ibo Rural Free Delive
ry mail routes, and can register
letters, or obtain P. O. money or
ders at our door. Sure, it is not
all sunshine in the new country,
but the sun shines sometimes.
No one knows what a new coun
try is like until they have been
there. I have been here about a
year and, so far, I am well pleas
ed with the appearance of the
country.
We have had a good season this
year, and have realized good crops.
The early sowed wheat is looking
well. Cotton picking is in full
blast. We have 20 acres planted
in cotton, and picked 8.V bales the
first picking. The average weight
of a bale of cotton is 500 lbs. At
the present time it is selling at
9 15-100 cents a pound.
I noticed in the News that some
of the folks in Fulton county have
been growing large vegetables.
One of our Kiowa county farmers
brought a sweetpotato to town a
few da.y sago, that measured 14 in.,
in length, 22 inches in circumfer
ence, and weighs 9 lbs. Can any
of you beat that? I have some
beets that grew in my garden
some ot which measure (etch) 20
inches in circumference. We are
having lino fall weather. Jack
frost gave us a call on the 12th
inst,, and caused some of the
farmers to gather in their sweet
potatoes. So far there has been very fow
churches built out in the country
but the people take the good "old
way and have pleaching and Sun
day school iu the school houses.
We have district S. S. conven
tions, county S.S.conventions.and
state S. S. conventions. We have
the home department and the cra
dle roll connected with our Sun
day schools. So you see we have
some wide-awake and up to date
people down here in Oklahoma.
I do not wish to boast, but I
wish it understood that 1 am not
in a heathen land if there are In
dian settlements in various parts
of the state. There is an Indian
school in this county, known as
the Raiuy Mountain Mission,
where the Indians are being edu
cated, and one of the foremen is a
graduate of the Carlisle school.
Fannie Hess Moikjkkt.
School Report.
Folio ving is tho report of the
first month of school at Mt. Airy,
Bethel: Number enrolled, 23;
number attended every day, 7,
aud percentage of attendance, 90.
Names of those attending every
day: Virgie Garland, Coldie Ak
ers, Connie Hess, Jysou Akers,
Wallace Hess, Shelley Hill, and
Verman Akers.
Jessie Mason, teacher.
Mrs. Anna B. Sipes, of Licking
Creek township, attended tho
Bedford fair two dars while vis
iting her son, J. W. Booty and
family in Bedford. She return
ed home on the following Mon
day, accompanied by her Bister,
Mrs. A. J. Wolford, of Rainsburg,
Pa., who is spending a couple of
weeks in that vicinity. Mrs.
Sipes and her sister were at the
communion services at the Pres
byterian church at Greenhill,
where they had the pleasure of
meetiug many of their old time
friends and neighbors, among
whom were Mr. JIart Evans and
wife, of Sharpe; Martin Lake,
wife and son Bruce, and the twins,
George and Maud; Homer Sipos,
wife and sons, Owen and Wilbur,
and daughter Rebecca;' Amon
Sipes, wife, son Ira, aud daugh
ters Opal aud Rose, and Ahiroaaa
Truax and wife all near Hard-
souville. i
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings.
Here for a Vacation, or Away
f&r a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Mrs. John W. Greathoad, of
this place, is visiting friends at
Clear Spring, Md.
Prothouotary Geo. A. Harris
was a Chambersburg visitor Fri
day night and Saturday.
Prof, B. (!. Lamhnrson attend
ed the lecture ut Hustontown last
Thursday night.
Mrs. W. F. Laidig and daugh
ter Mrs. II. O. McClam. were
shoppers in town Monday.
James VValzt, Esq., of Thomp
son township, spent several clays
in this viciuity the past week.
Geo. McKibbin, a well known
citizen of Union township, spent
Thursday night in this place.
Mrs. Mary Wooster and daugh
ter Rose, of lfarrisouvillo, were
among the shoppers in tovvu Mou
day.
Burgess Wells II. Greathead,
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Clear Spring, Md., aud Welsh
Run.
Nell and Bess Trout, and Mayo
Johnston, spent a few days iu
Chambersburg during the past
week.
R. J. Fields aud wife, of Clear
Ridge, were guests of Andrew
Mellott and wife, near town, last
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. S. M. Cook and daughter
Katherine, who had been visiting
friends in Little Cove, Welsh Ruu
and Chambersburg, have return
ed to their home.
S. D. Stevens, manager for tho
Singer M'f'g Company, and sales
man S. P. Todd ofChambersburg,
were McConnellsburg visitors
Thursday night and Friday.
Mrs. Mattie Mcluty re and Mil
lie Sheets, of Mercersburg; Wil
liam Hull aud wife, aud Nettie
Knauff, of this place, spent Thurs
day af the Hagerstown Fa;r.
Zoe and Jessie Mason, two
Bethel township teachers, spent
Saturday and Sunday at. the 'omo
of their pareuts, ex -Sheriff and
Mrs. Frank Mason of this place.
Blanche Morton, who teaches
one of the Brusu Creek township
schools, speut Saturday and Sun
day with her pareuts, Hon. IVier
Morton and wife. She was ac
companied homo by OharliuLodge.
W. W. II. Kline, whoso posb.f
tice address is Hustontown, l' i.,
offers at private sale his valuable
farm, containing 175 acres; about
75 acres cleared a ad tho remain
der in timber, much of which is
good oak and pme.
Simon C. Lay ton of Whips Coe,
accompanied by his son Goorj;o
8., spent a lew hou rs in this pi. ce,
last Saturday. Mr. Layton has
sold his farm to George, and will
have a public sale of his persuiMl
property on the eighth of Novem
ber. Prof. W. Don. Morton, -of tho
Wells Valley High School, spout
the time from Friday evening un
til Sunday with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. Morton. Don
was accompanied by D. W.'Cun
ningham, teacher of the New
Grenada school. '
Ex-Senator Johu II. Laudis, of
Laucaster couuty, now superin
tendent of tho Mint. Philadelphia,
spent last Wednesday nightat tho
Washington House iu this place.
He was hero iu the interest of tho
Thaddeus Stevens Industrial
School for indigent orphans, Lan
caster, Pa.
Mrs. B. F. Wible of Tod towu
Bhip, spent a fow days recently
visiting iu the home of her sou L.
H. Wible, Esq., in this place. Du
ring her visit'here, her son took
her over to Foltz, to pond a day
visiting Thomas Gorsuch. Mr.
Gorsuch and Mrs. Wible were
early friends having both isiyent
their childhood days at Three
Springs, 'Huntingdon couuty.--Their
moctiug after a Septra' :o;i
et fifty years was a j ! ' f ,