Cctttli wsm VOLUME 7. McCONNELLSUUKG, PA., DEC EMM-It 20. 1905. NUMHEK 14 4 'A 1 1, IN FAR OFF INDIA. Interesting Description of a Trip Made by Mis Alice Wishart. of Weils Tannery. ' FORDS RIVER ON BACK OF NATIVE Miss Alice Vishart, of Wells Tannery, this county, who is sta ttoned at Allahabad, India, engag ed in mission work under the au spices of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian church, writes the following in teresting letter to her mother, Mrs. 8. P. Wishart, through the courtesy of whom we are allowed to publish it. The next best thing to visiting those strange lands is to read about what those see who are permitted to go there. The letter is dated at Jubbulpore, In dia, on the fourteenth of October and is as follows : "Mother Dear : Now do you know where I am ? If you were only here to see this pretty place I would te glad. As I have told you, this is Durja Puja time, and I got orders to go away and stay away somewhere until the house was cleaned; so 1 tried to bring all our ladies with me, but Miss Roderick was the only one, not otherwise previously . engaged. We gathered a stock of provisions nnd started with fifteen boxes and bundles (as we carry our bed ding along) for the R. R. station where we were fortunate enough to get put in a second class com partment on intermediate fare. . Leaving Allahabad at 11:50 a. m., we reached Jubbulpore at 6:30 li. m., after a delightful journey through forests and plains. Aid, oh the joy of it ! real mountains and hills, beautifully wooded with here and there a tree all golden like the mountains at the begin ning of autumn at home. Except for the nice fields, palms, half naked natives, and the queer look ing water fowls along the marshes it looked like dozens of country stretches in America which one sees between Huntingdon and Philadelphia. This all changes quickly when one cou:es near a rail war sta tion, however. At Slumanabad, 1 think it was, there lay prostrate on the ground the image of a god in the form of a man fifteen feet long, whitewashed, and with horrid red eyes. Everybody is doing puja now so I suppose this "gen tleman" gets his share with the rest. We always carry tracts in a couple of languages with us, and although we did not leave our compartment, there were oppor tunities to hand them to people in the train on the next. They al ways like them immensely, and these men were particularly hap py to get some free amusement, and began reading at once. There seemed to be only one who could read well, so he, at the request of the others, began and as we were just across from them, we could hear frequent exclamations of de light and approval when somesen tence struck them forcibly, and when our train pulled out we were still smiling at; "Yes, that is true ! Very good, very good !" It is needless to say that a prayer went up from our hearts that His word might be blessed and not return to Him void, but accom plish His purpose for those dark ened souls. We left Jubbulpore the next morning taking tongas to bring us out here to the jungle, a drive of thirteen miles over a road full of interest. You'ktDw tho roads here In In dia are smooth and hard and level, making driving a pleasure. Lun gures (monkeys) as big as our selves swung from the road side trees and came perilously near the tonga, but that only added to the zest of it all. About half way we came to huge ponds of exquis ite white water lilies, but how were they to be picked? The Tonga mala stopped the ponies, and we jumped out, but only a minute before an old man came along and said he would get them (Uuuliuuaduu !( four,) CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. Rev. S. L Bauf her Writes of a Recent Trip to Fulton County. Dear Editor: Through the columns of the "News" I wish to peak of one of .he most delight ful visits of my life. November 20th, I left my home for Fulton county to assist in revival meet ings at' Damascus Christian church in Thompson township, and Pleasant Grove Christian church in Belfast. I was met at Hancock by Rev. A. G. B. Pow ers, the popular pastor of the above named churches, who con veyed me to the hospitable home of W. R Daniels, one of the faith ful and leadmg members of Dam ascus church, where we spent a most pleasant afternoon. At 7 o'clock we went to the church, where I tried to preach and warn' sinners to accept Christ All the week, except on Thursday even ing, the pastor preached a good spiritual sermon. The desr Lord blessed the humble speaker, and gave him a message that reached the hearts of the unsaved, and there were fifteen conversions, and eight baptized. The Damascus Christian church has a strong membership of faithful men and women, who are loyal to the principles of the Christian church. There is a bright and hopeful future for this church. They have a good con secrated pastor, who gives much of his time looking after their in terests, and building up the church. This church has good singing. They sang with a spirit that made the writer feel that the dear Master lived in their hearts. Their pastor Rev, Pow ers is a great singer, as well as an able preacher. This church compensated me well for my week's service with them. May God bless them and keep them faithful. From Damascus, we went to Pleasant Grove, on Sunday morn ing. Nov. 26th, where we began a week's meeting. This .church has a strong membership of good loyal, faithful members. This was one of the best meetings the writer ever saw iu this church. The Holy Spirit was so wonder fully manifested, that even while the writer was preaching, men and women wept The brethren could be heard saying A men ! There were several shouts, and sinners were moved by the Holy Spirit At the time the writer left on Friday evening, Dec. 1st, there had been eleven conversions. In this meeting 1 saw one man take up his cros3, that I had prayed for, for five years. The singing at Pleasant Grove is fine. There has been a great improvement in the' singing. Brother Editor, you just ought to go down to Pleasant Grove and hear them sing. Brother B. H. Truax is their chorister, and he knows how to lead them. The members of this church iove their pastor, and appreciate his faith ful labors. I have known this good people for seven years, but to my mind never was Pleasant Grove church in as good condi tion as now both spiritually and financially. May God bless them and their faithful pastor, and still lead them on higher and higher. This church, also, compensated the writer well for his week's service with them. It was my pleasure to preach for the Baptist brethren in Need more on Sunday, Nov. 26th, at 3 o'clock, to a large congregation of attentive listeners. I felt right at home, and the dear Lord gave me the message and spirit to de liver it, and we felt that it was good and pleasant for brethren to I well together in union. May God bless these faithful people. On Monday I bad the pleasure of calling on all my old neighbors in Need more. Many places I visit ed I would like to moution, but space forbids me to do so. The 2'Jth at 2 o'clock, 1 had the pleas ure of preaching to the good peo ple of Antioch. Mrs. Baugher wishes, through me, to extend her thanks to Miss Kate Smith, Mrs. Watson Pies singer. Mrs. G. F. Smith, and Mrs. Francle Hart, for presents .they sent her by the writer, May God bless thecn. Dec 2nd, the writer arrived home, found all well, preached on Sunday, aud re ceived one new , member. Mav God bless the editor and all the readers of the "News," and give all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Tear. Respectfully, S. U Baixuskh. YELLOWSTONE PARK. , Interesting Description of this Beautiful Territory Its Geysjrs, Springs, and Other Curiosities. MISS DELLA K. BEEGLE, OF EVERETT. Again we must leave a place with which wo have become fas cinated, but the Grund Canyon is yet in store for us, the climax of the tour. 1 thought many times, how well it has all been planned, each day finds something greater and more beautiful than the day previous. The wild flowers too seemed to live up to this rule. Some places the road was lined with these beauties. We crossed a plain that was literally blue with fringed gentians, but nowhere were the flowers so beautiful nor so abundant as in the vicinity of the Grand Canyon. Here I found twenty varieties without especial ly looking for them. Among which were : Iudian pink, paint brush, aster, blue-bell, wisteria, larkspur, daisy, violet and gen tian. Mud Volcano was one of the sights we saw on our way to the Canyon Hotel. It is repulsive and uncanny but nevertheless inter esting, always belching and throwing with great violence its thick mud from its cavelike fun nel against the sides of its prison. " A-nviug at the hotel we take lunch, after which we go out to spend the afternoon viewing the canyon. As one stands on the brink of this remarkable chasm and gazes upon the scene he rec ognizes the uttei impotencyol words to describe it. Any one not seeing the canyon of the Yel lowstone can not imagine what it is to stand at the very edge of those "point lookouts" and look down for 1,000 feet, over rocks of every conceivable color and hue, with here and there a pine tree which seems to be growing out of rare jewels, while at the base of the chasm a beautiful stream, much resembling a white ribbon shaded here and there into a deep green, flows along angrily, fall ing 100 feet to every mile. Now looking up the canyon we see the magnificent Lower Falls of the Yellowstone. It is possi ble to follow a train to the foot of this fall, and by other trails we can desceud near enough to hear the great roar ol the water and feel the mist in our faces. We descended at several places en joying each descension with a new interest, seeing something entirely different aV each point, for every tower, buttress, ram part, cliff and wall is elaborately and minutely yet differently em bellished. In colors it seemed to me the reds and yellows predom inated. 'These are found in all grades and mixtures. Also white, clean aud pure or sometimes aged and- weathered into grays or browns. Green, lavender and black, too, assume a prominent part in the color symphony. From two different points we saw eagles' nests p arched away out on some jutting cliff where no idle hands could reach and no rifle would dare to 'harm. In nearly every nest were little eaglets stretching their necks fof some morsel of food that their mothers were sure to bring homo. On the way from Ihe hotel down to the principal'part of the can yon we passed an enormous gran ite rock of unusually tine quality surrounded by a dense forest which has stood hundreds ot years judging the sizo of the trees, going to show it must have been placed there by volcanic eruption long before the trees grew there. We spent the uight hero so uear where at one time fearful havoc must have been played to tear wonderful a gorgo us the tanyou f the Yellowstoue, It teoms. to mn an undebatabln fact that it. vim caused by volcanic scf'". yet some persist in saying H i.u-. beeu worn by tho river. Let us think for a moment how strangely i.hla river behaves. For many miles It is only a common stream, then widening into a beautiful lake resembling the hu man hand. Then flowing on again in an orderly way for a few milos when it suddenly takes a leap of 112 feet. A short distance far ther on it makes a 310 foot leap, as beautiful a waterfall as heav en looks upon. Then on and on for 20 miles it sallies between banks 2,000 feet wide, aud 3,000 feet high. After it emerges from the canyon it flows on again very peacefully finally joining the Mis souri near Buford, Mont. On the home stretch from the Canyon Hotel to Mammoth we passed through a devastated for est partly caused by fire and part ly by chemical action of the gey sers. Some of the trees are a charred ruin, others are blanched to marble white. In this once forest were to be seen hundreds of fish-hawks carrymg fish in tneir mouths. We again took lunch at Norris aud made another tour of this basin. This time we concluded that some of the geysers and hot pools could' be well utilized by the farmers back in Pennsylvania to scald their porters at butchering time. Although we retraced our steps from Norris, it is not strange to say it ail had a new charm in pass ing over the ground the second tune. We reached Mammoth Hotel early iu the evening and after a hearty dinner we were conveyed to the station at Gardner in the tally-ho coaches drawn by six roan horses. I loathe to close my letter on the park because there remains so much to say for tho Yellow stone Park stands not only as the grea'cest thing of its kind in our own country, but tho greatest thing in the world. It was a new idea, it marked a new era in the national recreation and has been an example to the world. Unfortunately for the ease and purse of many who desire to visit it, it is situated in the depths of tho Rocky Mountains far from the congestion of population This necessarily requires some planning to conveniently make tho trip, but it is worth it. A journey to the park from the east is a libera education in it self. One grains a better knowl edge of one's own country, forms a broader idea of the vastness of our great domain, learns as one never learns otherwise what it means to be an American and to sing, "My Country ! TisofThee." Della Beeule. NBEDMORE. The snow fall of last Friday put a sudden stop to the limestone hauling. Dr. Mellott was taken very ill last Friday. Geo, Chesnut selected a site tor one of Bridges large sawmills last week on the Morgret tract, and has everything ready to be gin operatiou. A. Runyan and wife, and Phin eas, spent Sunday the guest of Joseph Runyan and family near Warfordsburg. The officials of the Fulton Coun ty Mutual Fire Insurance Com pany held a business meeting here last Saturday. Eli Peck broke ground on the Morgret farm as his own Inst week. Gur people arc very glad of the prospect of having Eli er maueutly located among us. The smiles worn of late by Charles Kershner, Tommy Truax and J. W. Lake are something wonderful, but cannot bo apprec iated by the editor of "The News." Dwight Mason, of Republic, Ohio, was calhug on his friends here a few days last week. Harry. Peck, - of Pittsburg, spent lust week among his Fuhon couuly friend. John Spade, near Everett, pass ed through here last Friday, en route to the firm ho has rented on Licking Creek. " There will be an entertainment in the Pleasant Grove church on Christmas. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. William Ritchcy Fell Under the Wheels of Loaded Wagon. Arm and Leg Crushed. WAS HAULING WOOD TO BURNT CABINS A serious accident happened to Mr. William Ritchey, aged seven teen years, last Thursday morn ing, by which his left leg and left arm were crushed. Tho Ui. fortunate young man is a son of Simon Ritcliey, who lives near Burnt Cabins. On Thurs day morning the father and son went out into the woods, loaded the wr.gon with wood, and the son started to Burnt Cabins the fa ther remaining in the woods. The son had not gone far until, while walking by tho wagon, his foot caught in a root, and he tell un der the wheels of the moving wagon, which passed over his left arm and left leg, breaking the arm about three inches from the shoulder, and the leg was broken between the hip and knee. The cries of the young man soon brought his father to his as sistance, and as soon as help could be secured, William was carried on a door to his father's home, and at the same time Dr. Mosstr of this place, and Hill of Fort Lit tletou were summoned. When the physicians arrived tliey gave the young man the best attention possiblo-under the cir- cumstances, and it is hoped that amputation can be avoided in both members. PRETTY WEDDING. Miss Nannie C. Mellott Becomes Bride of Franklin Cnuntian. The homo of Mr. aud MrsGeo. F. Mellott of Ayr township, was on Tuesday of last week the scene of a beautiful wedding, the first in their large and happy family. The contracting parties were Mr. John L. Weagley, of Upton, Pa., a prosperous stock dealer, aud Miss Nannie C. Mellott. Du ring a number of terms, Miss Mellott was a successful teacher in the public schools of Fulton and Franklin counties, and has left an impress for good both upon the children committed to her care and those whose fortune it was to have wou her friendship. At tlie appointed hour Miss Blanche Frey, of Upton, took her place at the organ and skilfully rendered Lohengrin's wedding march, whereupon the 'contract tntr parties, atteuded by the bride's brother, Harvey Mellott and the groom's sister, Miss Bertha Weagley, wended their way through tho tastefully deco rated halls and presented them selves in the spacious parlor, un der and arch of evergreen, where Res'. A. G. Wolf, using the im pressive ceremony of the Luther an church, prouounced them hus band and wife. The bride was beautifully at tired and carried a bouquet of bridal roses. After the congrat ulation the guests were invited to the dining room, where a feast of good things awaited the natur al man. Eirly in flieafternnonthebridal party started ou their wedding tour fe) the eastjrn cities, amidst showers of rice, followed by the best wishes ot their many friends. A Guest. KNOHSVILLfc. There will be a Christmas en tertainment in the M. E church next Saturday evening. Peter Mellott of Kearney, spent the past week with his parents. Alice Mock spent Sunday with Lula Wilson. Grant Baker spent Monday at the" County. Seat. Wm. M. Greer, Jr., and family left hst. week for California. Wash Glunt and Scott Cline at tended the convention at Fort Lit tletoj last Satin day uight. i llarr,y Mcllheny has removed his fat ail to Si mild Run where they expect to reel le ludefluite- FULTON COUNTY BANK. February 24th Next, Nineteenth Annlvers ary of Its Founding. Its Career. We are reminded that the 24th day of February next, will be the nineteenth anniversary of the Fulton County Bank. Prior there to our people kne v nothing of the safety and convenience of a bauk; every one was his own banker, and his pocket his only safety, against loss and burglars. The uecessity for a bank was long felt and much talked of by busi ness people of the county, but not until the summer of 1886, was any definite action taken tosupply this urgent want, when J. Nelson Sipes, Esqr., by his energy and determination, prevailed on six of our most prominent citizens at that time to join him in the organ ization of a bauk, with the result that on the 24th day of February, 1887, Fulton County Bank was opened for busine s with David B. Nace, Cashier. Mr. Nace held the position of cashier 7 for years when he resigned and removed to Chambersburg and resumed the business of merchandizing, which was more in keeping with his early training and habits. Mr. Harvey Nelson wa appointed Cashier to succeed Mr. Nace, who still continues to fill this position to the satisfaction of all the pat rons. Uniform fair and courte ous treatment of every one having business with the bank, has won a Large measure of confidence and patronage, and now the business is beyond the capacity of their present room, and they ' are at present, we are informed, looking around for a more commodious and convenient building in which to conduct their business. Im m mediately after becoming set tled in more extensive quarters, it is the intention to increase the capital stock of the bank, and to take in a number of additional -members. For almost nineteen years Ful ton County Bank has been open to the public for business, and through the severe and trying pauic of 1893, and all the vicissi tudes and changes which that number of years brings to every community, it has stood firm and stable, meeting every obligation with the utmost promptness. Had the promoters of Fulton County Bank seen proper, they might have organized it with lim itations on their liability for de posits, but having resolved to give patrons the highest security for their money, they have seen prop er to make themselves individual ly liable to the full extent of all they are worth. CLEAR RIDGE. B. S. Fleming was in McCon nellsburg last week assisting his brother Robert with his work in the blacksmith shop. Brady said he could blow the bellows real well toward the last of the week. In last week '8 issue of the News, we saw where James Brown was lucky enough to get a good position with the P. R. R. people, bnt Jim met with quite an accident while assisting some ladies off the train at Johustown, for, in some way, he got a couple of his toes mashed and is home again. He intends to go back as soon as able. James H. Fields has rented the James Stevens farm near Fcrt Littleton, and intends to move there next spring. We are sorry to see James leave. Harvey Fleming, a music teach er from Waterloo, also, Harvey Shearer, of Rankin, were visiting the family of T. E. Fleming, part of last week. Sometime ago the ladies of our town organized a Ladies Aid So ciety and every two weeks they meet to transact such business as is required. The other night they had soma candidates for ini tiation, and wero proceeding ac cording to the by-laws, when some mischieveous member sprinkled some cayenne pepper in the goats board, which caused some trouhLi before tho raeetip was i ver. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED John D. Cutchall and daughter Jessie, of Taylor township, were among the callers at the "News" office Monday. Myrtle Shore, of Clear Ridge, and Etta Fields and Russell Mock, of McConnellsburg, spent a night recently with Cloyd Ever hart Geo. Everhart, wife and sou Earl, of McConnellsbur;,', spent last Thursday night wrh their cousins, John B. Booth and wife, near Maddensville. Daniel A. Gillis and wife, of Harrisburg, are visiting the form er's parents, David A. Gillis, and wife, of this place. Daniel has a nice position in the State Hospit al. Blaine Bergstresser of Water fall, was in town last Friday. He came down to meet his brother Dean who was coming home from the C. V. Normal to spend the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Black, of Johnstown, are spending the hol idays among their Fulton c.ouuty friends. Besides heiri;; a'lirst class carpenter Harvey al most completed a course in A i -.h-ltecture, and will soon be n. t to fessional architect, J. C. Hixson, of Uniou tow n ship, spent Monday night in Mc Connellsburg. He says his wife-'' and her father, Hon. John T. Richards, are visiting thelatter's son, Dr. Neeper Richards, at Fal sington, Pa. Mrs. Hixson, whose forehead was seriously cut, when she was thrown from a wagon, near Warfordsburg, a few weeks ago, has almost recovered from her injury. Wm. B. Karns, a prominent lumberman of Everett, together with Edward Brantner and Johu Clark, of the same town, spent Monday night in McConnellsburg as they were returning on a trip to Waynesooro. Mr. Karns who purchased the John Daniels farm near Harrisonvilie, sold it last week to the Hoover-Dole-Steiler Lumber Company, of Wilfces barre, Pa., for $5500. Recent Deaths. HERBERT SHIM Kit. Ed D. Shimer, foreman in the Republican office of this place, received a telegram last Thurs day informing him of tho death of his brotner, Herbert, at Spo kane, Washington. Of course, the telegram f;avo no particulars concerning the cause of his death, and up to this time, a letter has not been re ceived. Herbert was the fifth fou of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shinier, of this place, and in company with his cousin, Albert Shinier, went west about five years ago. The deceased was aged 25 years on the first day of last May. ' HILL. Mr. R. M. B. Hill died at his home near Greonmoujt, Adams county, on Sunday afternoon the 10th Inst, from infirmities due to advanced age. Mr. Hill was in tho 8-ltb year of his age and was one of A Jams county's most highly res; .vr.'d citizens. He was a 'cousi-Hnt member of the Preshyi y iin church at Gettysburg, aud w;is a man well versed on tho topics of the day. Deceased is suryived by his wife, who was Miss Lavina Hess, daughter of the late Jonathan Hess, Esq., of McConuellsburg. They were married thirty, years ago. Funeral was held last Wednes day morning at 10 o'clock, from his home, Rev. D. W. Wooda, J i. conducted the services. Ic' r- ment at Marsh Crec'-t Mrs. 11:31 t-iTir r-.y cf lr ry
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