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VOLUME 7.
McCONNELLSUURG, PA.. DECOUU'K 27, 1905.
NUMBER 15
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FORECASTS FOR JANUARY'
By Rev, Irl R. Hicks,' the St. Louis
Vealhcr Prophet in His Word
and Works.
LOOK FOR STORMS AND BLIZZARDS.
The first storm period' in Janu
ary is central on the 2nd, and
covers the 1st to the 5tb. This is
a regular Vulcan period, blending
partly with the on-coming Mer
cury disturbances, with the moon
on the celestial equator and at its
first quarter on the 2nd. Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
the 2nd, 3rd and 4th will be the
days on which the disturbances
of this period will reach a crisis.
By the 1st, a noticeable rise of
temperature will appear to the
west, attended by falling barome
ter and increasing cloudiness.
Rain and snow will promptly fol
low aud pass progressively from
western to eastern parts of the
country during the 2nd, 3rd and
4 th. Rain, with probable winter
thunder southward, will be gen
eral and copious on and touching
the 2nd, but sleet and snow will
set in from the west and jiorth,
bringing a high barometer and
strong winds, all ending in a de
cided cold wave.
A reactionary storm period is
central on the 7th, 8th and 9th.
This period is at the center of the
Mercury disturbances, as well as
near the moon's extreme north
declination and full on the 9th and
10th. From the 8th to the 11th,
look for a marked fall of the ba
rometer, thick and prolonged
cloudiness, aud heavy sleet and
snow storms over most central
and northern sections. In the
south rain will be the order, while
on western and northern flanks
of storm areas blizzards need sur
prise no one. From about the
10th to ihe 13th, look for rising
and high barometer, gales from
the northwest and a severe and
wide-spread cold wave, reaching
quite to the gulf,
A regular storm period is cen
tral on the 14th, extending from
the 12 to the 10th. Storms ol this
period will reach their culminat
ing stage on aud touching the 16th.
In western sections falling ba
rometer and rising temperature
will show the coming of these
storms by the 12th to 13th, and
during the 14th, 15th and 16th
they will grow iu extent and ac
tivety a they pass over the coun
try in daily progress from west
to eart. Moon being on the celes
tial equator on the 16th and at
last quarter on the 17th, marked
storms of rain, sleet and snow
will culminate on those dates, be
lug crowded closely from the
northwest by high barometer and
auother cold wave. Do not for
get that storms, blizzards and
cold waves do not drop down all
over the'continent in a lump, as
some wiseacres would seem to
demand, but that they travel pro
gressively like vast trains from
west to east.
A reactionary storm period is
central on and touching the 20th.
The Moon's perigee is on that
date, a fact which manifestly
tends to strengthen weather dis
turbances. During the l'Jth to
21st barometric depressions and
rising temperature will result in
general cloudiness and wide
areas of rain and suow, moving,
as always, from 'western to east
ern parts of the country, and be
ing followed by riiiiig barometer
aud change to colder;
A regular storm period 's cen
tral on the' 25th, reaching trora
the 23rd to the 27th. New Moou,
or Moon's conjunction -with earth
and sun, falls on thy 24th, calling
for marked increase of warmth,
low barometer and prompt de
velopment of cloudiness and pre'
cipitaUon. Change' to warmer
f illing barometer and rain, as a
rule, may be looked for in con
nection' with New Moon. ". This
fact ia very piain when New Moon
falls within the perturbing range
of s tor in periods. A sudden rlaq
of temperature at new moon in
wintar, is usually followed by
KENDALL NELSON.
James H. Kendall, of the Cove, Wins an
Ohio Bride. Married Last Friday.
From the Daily Examiner, pub
lished at Bellefontaine, O., we
learn that the marriage of James
H. Kendall to Miss Myra Nelson,
was solemnized at the pleasant
country home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Nelson,
near Iluntsville, O., last Thurs
day evening at 8 o'clock. In the
presence ot about sixty friends,
the beautiful and impressive ring
ceremony was conducted In
charge of Rev. Gordon, of Ilunts
ville. The groom was attended
by llarvey Nelsou, a brother of
the bride, and the bride by Miss
Carrie McCleary.
The bride was given away by
her father, J N. Nelson. After
the ceremony, the guests were in
vited to the dining room where an
elegant repast was awaiting them.
The bride's table, beautifully dec
orated in smilax and carnations,
was occupied by the bride and
groom and eight immediate
friends.
All enjoyed this part of the' eve
ning immensely when mirth was
mingled with the feast of good
things. While the guests were
seated at the tables, cards were
distributed announcing that the
occasion was also the twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Nelson. It also devel
oped that the evening was the
fortieth wedding anniversary of
Mr. Kendall's .parents. These
two annivei saries made the even
ing one of even greater pleasure.
The house was decorated with
spruce brought from Pennsylvan
ia for l,he occasion, bittersweet
berries intermingled with the
Spruce giving a beautiful color :f
feet. The entire evening was
one of the greatest pleasure and
all departed at a late hour wish
ing Mr. and Mrs. Kendall a long
and happy life together, in their
Pennsylvania home.
Many beautiful and useful
presents were bestowed upon the
newly wedded couple, and thus
was shown the high regard and
esteem in which they are held by
all who knew them.
The bride was dressed in cream
albatross aud carried white car
nations. The bridesmaid wore
pink silk mull and carried pink
carnations.
Money Stolen.
On Saturday last Mrs. Thomas
Johnston, who resides a mile north
went of town, had occasion to go
to one of her bureau drawers for
some articles, when she noticed
that the lock on the drawer had
been broken. Iler suspicions were
at once aroused aud on a closo in
spection of the drawer sho found
that $(10 of Mr. Johnson's money
which ho kept in the drawer whs
gone. The thief overlooked $155
belonging to Mrs. Johnson. Ev
idently the thief was acquainted
with the place where the money
was kept as nothing else was dis
turbed. The supposition is that
the money was stolen the day the
discovery was made iis on that day
both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson had
occasion to visit town and both
were absent at the ha me time.
Mrs. Margaret Kendall will re
ceive on Friday evening in honor
of her sou James II. Kendall aud
bride, formerly Miss Myra Nel
son, of Huntsvdle, O., daughter
of Johnstoq Nelson and neico of
W. II, Nelson, cashier of the Ful
ton County Bank. '
rain, quickly turning to snow,
rising barometei and chauge to
much colder. Huch results gen
erally may be expected about
Weduesday, Thursday and Fri
day, the 24th, 25th and 20th. A
dash of severe northerly blizzards
is not at all improbable at this
period. Those who prudeutly
watch and plan for such results
will, ten to one, be the winner.
The moon crosses the celestial
equator on the 29th, coming from
south to north declination." Those
facts as a rule, result in change
to warmer, aud often in rain and
thunder even in mid-winter,
NICE SOCIAL AFFAIR.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Lynch Welcome
Son's Bride.
The reception given on Christ -
mas by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lynch m honor of their son and
his bride, Mr. and Mrs. Watson
C. Lynch, was q'lko the most no
table event of the day, although
good dinners and fanily reunions
were very generally In evidence
throughout the town.
Mr. Lynch, the groc m, is one
of our most substantial and reli
able young men amMs employed
in the store of t he late Alex Ilatnil
at Fort Loudon. The bride, for
merly Miss Martin, is the daugh
ter of William R. Martin, a Civil
War veteran and a young lady of
pleasing personality and charm
ing manner. The wedding was
solemnized at Fort Loudon on
Wednesday.Dccember 21st. Ac
companying them from Fort Lou
don were Mr. and Mrs. C. L.Gish,
manufacturer of the ,'Gish" flour
and Mr. and Mrs. William R.
Martin, Jr.
The dinner was served at 12:30
o'clock and was if such character
as demanded unlimited capacity
and digestion. Covers were laid
for thirty-five guests and Misses
Carrie, P'annie and Elsie Great
head ablv and gracefully assisted
the hostess in the serving of it.
The arrangement of the guests
at table was cleverly conducted
by J. Kendall Johnston, who
found for every guest the most
comfortable place at table with
the most congenial attendaut.
Those who enjoyed the feast
and the pleasure of cougratulat-
ing this admirable young cou-1
pie in the launching of their mat
rimonial craft, were :
Geo. Greathead, wife and
daughters, Misses Carrie, Fan
nie and Elsie Greathead; Rev. J.
V. Adams, wife, and daughter
Henrietta; Dr. and Mrs. A. D.
Dalbey; Hon. S. W. Kirk and wife;
J no. A. Irwin and wife, Prothon
otary George A. Harris and moth
er, J. Nelsou Sipes and wife, Co.
Supt. Chas. E. Barton and wife,
J. K. Johnston and wife, Jorace
Sipe, Esqr.; M. R. Shaffner, Hon.
W. Scott Alexander, Mrs. B. W.
Peck, aad Mrs. S. M. Cook.
TOT DROWNED IN CISTERN.
Dauulitei of IVesbyterlun Minis
v ter ut Hancock the Victim.
Ruth Webster, tho 3-year-old
daughter of Rev. Dr. J. S. Web
ster, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Hancock, was drowned
iu a cistern on the property of the
Wabash hotel. The children was
missing from home and a search
was instituted. A boy said he saw
the little girl playing around the
cistern. A loose board was found
on top of the cistern, and it is
thought that in walking across the
floor the board tilted and the little
girl tumbled in. The cistern was
nearly full of water. The child
was missed at 1 o'clock. Her
body was discovered two hours
later by William Little. Valley
Spirit.
Bride and Groom Entertained.
A delightful social event occur
red at the home of Miss Bertha
Weagley at Upton, Pa., on Tues
day of last week when she enter
tained a very pleasant company
in honor of her brother, who was
recently married to Miss Nanuie
Mellott, of Ayr township.
The evening was spent very de
lightfully; refreshments were
served." The following persons
were present: Mr. aud Mrs. J.
K, Schaff, Besse All e m a u,
Blancne Meclcley, Blanche Mar
tin, Catharine Lesher, May Hys
song, Ruth Garner, Ettio Mellott,
Daisy Fryo, Maivlrt , Noble,
Blanche Frye, ZolaLjshor, Ba.-p
Ungur, Nflie UVl-h, Mr. Lydi.t
Frye, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Weag
ley, Mr. and Mrs Sanford Wonj;
ly, Bertha Woagley, John J I -m
i-rman, Uavvey Mellott, D.n.im
Comerer, Frank Shook, AiVey
Mellott, Paul Alleuian, .M.o El
liott, Nelson Elliott, und Samuel
Uelsey.
I From Candn, N. Dak.
KniTOK News : Wo have been
; requested to make p report of our
j visit to the old home in Fulton
! county.
Aftor a stay of 22 years in the
west, we made up our minds (my
wife and I) to take a vacation from
duty on the Dairy farm, roar
Cando, and visit a short time with
relatives in old Fulton and other
places in Pennsylvania and Illi
nois. So on the 10th of October, we
packed our grips and left Cando
over the Great Northern Railroad
to St. Paul, and from there we
bought our tickets over tho Min
neapolis and St. Louis and Illi
nois Central roads to Chicago,
where we took the Pennsylvania
Lines to Altoona, Pa., arriving
there Oct. 19th after a continu
ous car ride of three nights and
two days. At Altoona we visited
a week with our brother, Albert
King and family, and other rela
tives, after which we took the
train for Three Springs, and then
by stage to Hustontown, where
wo were taken in charge by rela
tives and friends. ' And right
here I want to say that words
cannot express our gratitude to
one and all for the hearty wel
come and kind treatment given
us during our entire stay of six
eeks among them. And I want
to say to dear old Mother that I
was surprised and very glad to
llnd her in such good health.
Mother, may your days yet be
many aud happy, and may this
not be our last meeting.
Well, I must say that I found
many changes in aud arouud the
old home. People that I used to
associate with had outgrown my
knowledge. The fields looked
smaller, tho hills did not appear
to bo as high. Farms have been
divided and houses and orchards
h ive sprung up where the forests
were growing when I left there,
but thus it is one generation
takes the place of another, and
time goes right on, waiting on no
man.
After a very ' pleasant visit of
six weeks, we started for home
visiting at Altoona and Pittsburg,
Pa., and Cambridge, Illinois, ar
riving home at Cando, N. D.. Dec.
3d, and found everything moving
along nicely, and the dairy farm
apparently jnst ao good as if we
had beeu at home but we found
about 12 inches of snow and 20
degrees below zero.
1 will bring my scribbling to a
close thanking one and all for kind
ness toward us during our visit,
I remain, Yours truly,
Wm. King.
west duSlin.
The pupils of Pine Grove school
were treated with candy and Or
anges last week. At Laidig
school, Friday afternoon, a Santa
Claus distributed the treat.
J. A. Mumma and wife, of Lai
dig, spent Christmas with rela
tives in eastern Licking Creek.
J. N. Deaver and N. E. M. Hoov
er spent Christmas at their re
spective homes,
James Foreman is building an
addition to his dwelling house.
J. II. Low, of Williamsport, is
visiting the family of J. V. Deav
er. Clarence Berkstressor, who is
employed by the Singer Sowing
Machine Company in Altoona,
spent Christmas at the home of
his parents, W. L. Berksti esser
and wife.
Rev, Salter preached a good
sermon at Fairview, Sunday
morning, from Mai. 3:4
New Trial Kcftisctl.
. In an opinion- just tiled, Judge
Swopo has overruled the motion
for a new tri.il in the case of Dr.
Win. F. Trout's Executors vs. the
Waynesboro, ( jroencustle and Mer
c(.Ti4uirg turnpike, aiul judgment
has been entered on the verdict
for plaintiffs for $3000, with inter
est from Octobwr' 13, 1903.
Miss Carrie Stener of this
place, left for Sewici.ley Satur
day where she Lis secured a
position.
SHOCKING" ACCIDENT.
Mr. Howard Pittmnn Accldently Cuts
Litflc Child In Face.
While chopping a tree down
last Friday Mr. Howard Pittman
of Thompson township, by acci
dent indicted an ugly gash in the
j face of his four-year old child.
Mr. Pittman was using a double-bit
axe, and the child toddled
up behind him, and wheu the axe
was swung back, the child was
cut in the chin, cutting off sever
al of the teeth of the lower jaw
and almost severing the chin.
Drs. Sappmgton, of Webster
Mills, and Robinson, of McCon
uellsburg, were called, and the
child is doing very well.
Trip to the Eastern Shore.
As a number of Fulton county
people are residents of the East
ern Shore, Maryland, some of
your readers may be interested
tn a trip I recently took to that
place.
In company with Burns Desh
ong, I left Hancock on Thanks
giving Day, in chartro of Simon
Deshong's nnd T. R. Starr's car
of stock and household property,
enroute to Chestertown, Md.
We went over the B. & O. rail
road, by way of Martinsburg,
Virgiuia Heights, Sandy Hook, to
West Brunswick. At the last
named place we were side-tracked
about two hours, and then by
Baltimore & Washington railroad
to Wilmington, Del., where we
had to wait a halt day for our car
to be transferred to the P., B. &
W. railroad.
Wilmington is a very nice city,
with a populatiou of about 75,000.
Wc crossed tho Christiaua and
Brandy wino rivers to Edgmyrl;
then to Townsend, where they
kept us from Friday evening un
til Saturday morning; then to
Masie, where we again changed
roads, taking the P. R. R. to Ches
tertown, where we arrived about
12 o'clock on Saturday after hav
ing spent 48 hours on the road.
We were met there by Simon
Deshongandhis sou Oscar, and by
William F. Wink, who showed by
tho welcome he feave us, that he
had not forgotten his Fulton coun
ty friends. Saturday afternoon
we made a trip to the farm pur
chased by Mr. Starr. This farm
is uboly .-ituated about four mile
from Chcstertown on the main
road leading south. He can reach
shipping points by water in two
miles; and rail, in four miles.
We spent Saturday night at the
hospitable home of Mr. Wink,
and spent Sunday morning look
ing over the farm recently pur
chased by him, and to which he
had only moved the week before.
It is a very nice farm, situated
two miles south of Chestertown.
Although it is two miles, he can,
look over Chestertown from his
porch.
Sunday afternoon we drove out
to tho farm of my father-in-law,
Mr. Deshong, which is six miles
from Chestertown. He has a
very nice farm, and can reach
shipping points by water or rart
in two miles, and you can go a
rnilj down there much more
quickly than here; lor instead of
hills and rocks and mud h les,
they have oyster-shell roads.
Chestertown is the county seat
of Kent county. It has tme
public works paper mill, basket
factory and t'vo phosphate fac
tories. It is an every day affair
to see the colored peoplo come in
with louds of fish and oysters. It
U a beatiful town and the coun
try is fi io. IVoplo who contem
plate purchasing a farm, should
p:iy it a is!t by all me.-ins.
I boarded tho boat at Chester
town on Monday morning at P
o'clock, aud arrived at Baltimore
at two. 1 was aeompanied to Bal
timore by Mr. Wink. 1 paw
much to interest mo m crossing
tho bay. Wo pissed Ft Carl and
Ft. Sumptre and Kent Island.
At Baltimore 1 took a car in St
Paul street, thatiandod me at the
Union Defiot. I came on the W.
M. R. R. to Hancock, where 1 waa
met by uiy brother-in-law, Roy
Garland;
TOOK PARIS OREEN.
Joseph Carnell, of Bethel Township, End
ed His Life Last Thursday.
Joseph Carnell, a highly re
spected citizen, of Bethel town
ship, died suddenly last Thurs
day. Mr. Carnell had been in
bad health for a 'wg time and
had grown despondent, and more
than once intimated to members
of his family that life had nothing
for liiin any more.
Last Thursday he suddenly be
came violently ill, and it was no
ticed that there was a sprinkling
of Paris green in his whiskers.
Upon beiug questioned it is said
that he admitted having swallow
ed a teaspoonful. Dr. Swartz
welder of Need more was sum
moned at once but when he
reached Mr. Carnell, the unfortu
nate man was beyond the help of
any human agency. Mr. Carnell
was aged about seventy-five
years. He was buried at Cedar
Grove on Saturday.
She Surprised Him.
Almost any husband expects
his wife to prepare something
good to eat on Christmas day, but
when he finds himself invited to
step out to the dining room the
day before Christmas, and finds
a roast goose, with all the accom
paniments, and a big crowd of
neighbors aud friends, he feels
like about thirty cents. Wall,
this is what happened at the home
of William Gunnells at Knobs
vilie last Sunday.
William had finished up his lit
tle morning chores, and had set
tled himself on the sofa in the
parlor foi meditation, or a little
uap,'and had no other thought
than spending a quiet Sabbath.
Just as ho was about swinging off
into the land of dreams, his wife
appeared at the door and said,
'.'Will, 1 do believe we are getting
company; you'd better get up."
Some company came and then
some more and then some more,
but still William did not get "onto
the racket" until his wife came to
the door and mildly invited them
to "step out to dinner." It be
came William's turn to take the
head of the table and carve a big
fat goose. After the laugh bad
gone around at his expense, he
entered into the spirit of the oc
casion, and thoroughly enjoyed
the "surprise." ,
Those present were C. R. Spang
ler.wife, and son Rudolph; Enoch
Kerlin, wife, and son Norman;
Irvin Wilson and wife; D. R. Gun
nels and wile; J. C. Tice and wife;
Mrs. Mary Campbell and daugh
ter Ruth; John Campbell, Sr.
and Miss Olive Cline.
William F. Keepers.
William F. Keepers died at his
home at Bancroft, Kansas, on the
first day of December, in the seventy-third
year of his age.
Mr. Keepers moved to Peoria,
111., from Ilarrlsonville, in 1857,
On the 29 of September, 1801, he
eulisted in the service of the Uni
ted States.and became a member
of Company D, Twentieth Regi
ment Illinois Infantry, and serv
ed until the close of the Civil War,
when he was honorabiy discharg
ed from the service.
Soon after the war, he remov
ed to the frontier in Kansas, mak
ing the trip in a prairie schooner.
There he purchased land and
went into farming and stock rais
ing, in which he was engaged the
remainder of his days.
He is survived by eight chil
dren; also, by three sisters, Mrs.
Eliza Michaels, residing in Ever
ett, and Mrs. L. E. Harris and
Miss Alice Keepers, of this place.
He was an excellent citizen, and
had been sick about a year.
Christmas Entertainment.
' A Christmas entertainment
will be given by tho Sunday
School at Rohoboth church,
Thompson township, on Tburs
day evening, December 28th. A
carefully prepared program will
be rendered, aud an int.-rest'.ng
tima expected. A cor:d in
vlta'.La is extvnd : i t ") f ' -
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Barry Dawney of Hustontown,
was a County Seat visitor last
Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Hoke, one of Bed
ford County's teachers, is home
for the holidays.
Mrs. Mume Ileikes, husband
and child, are the guests of Mrs.
Aaron Clevenger.
Mrs. J. M. linger, who has
been in Carlisle for some time, is
here visiting friends.
Johnson Wilson, ol Harrison
ville, spent Saturday at the coun
ty seat on business.
Ernest Greathead, of Scotia,
N. Y., is visiting his parents, G.
W. Greathead and wife.
Miss Blanche Anderson and
Nellie Barmont spent Sunday af
ternoon with Miss Katie Fore.
Nathan Everts, who is employ
ed at Harnsburg, is sending the
holidays at his home in this place.
, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Edwards
of Hiram, were among the Christ
mas shoppers in town Saturday.
Mr. A. D. llohman, of Indiana,
Pa., was greeted by his many
friends after his arrival home on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Nucp,
and little daughter Helen, of Car
lisle, arrived on Saturday for the
holidays.
F. McNaughton Johnston, of
Washington D. C, is spending
his holiday vacation with his many
friends in this place.
Mrs. Thomas N. Johnston and
I daughter, Miss Ella, of near town,
after a seven month's visit in tho
west, returned on Thursday.
O. R. Duvalland W. H. Williams
of Akersville, spent a few hours
in town last Thursday, and were
profitable callers at the News of
fice. v
Isaiah Sipesand Edward Sharp,
two of Licking Croek township's
progressive citizens, were among
the callers at the News office last
Thursday.
Miss Minnie Keisner who is
teaching in Everett, is spending
the holidays with her parents,
Mr. ami Mrs. J. G. Keisner, in
this place. i
Miss Alice Hoke spent the time
frota Saturday until Monday vis
iting in the laraily of her brother-in-law,
W. M. Grissinger, near
Newville, Pa.
Miss Annie Comerer, who is
employed iu Chambersburg, in
spending the week with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. William Com
erer, of this place.
Mr. Lewis Mellott and wile, of
Pleasant Ridge, were among tho
shoppers who were in to vn last
Wednesday, and were pleasant
callers at the News office.
Miss Dix Robinson returned to
her home in Baltimore, Tuesday,
after having spent Christmas very
pleasantly with her parents, Edi
tor and Mrs. S. M. Robinson.
Albert Mellott, who is a stu
dent at a 3altimore medical col
lege, is spending his Christmas
vacation with his parents, Georgo
S. Mellott and wife, at Pleasant
Ridge. ,
Mr. Hiram Clevenger of Hiram,
was a guest in the family of J udgo
Morton a few of days, last week,
and was a pleasant and profitable
caller at this office on Wednosday
afternoon.
Miss Maud Rinodollarono of the ,
public school teachers of Everett,
camo home on . Friday to upend
Christmas with her parent, Mr.
and Mrs. David Kinedollar, war
Big Cove Tannery.
Mrs. George S. Mellott cf
Pleasant RWe, and son AI "i
Mellott of r-.!tir :,:,, -
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