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VOLUME 7.
McCONNELLSUUKG, PA., DEC EMM-It 20. 1905.
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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
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