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volume 7.
McCONNI'LLSlIUUG, PA., JANUARY 31, U)0(i.
NUMBER 19
HUSSION WORK IN INDIA.
A Iks Alice Wishart Writns Most Encour
(Kingly of Christian Effort in that
Far-off Land.
ALI.AHABADTHECITY OF CONVENTIONS
Dix'KMui'.ii 27, 1!05 Iu writ-
lr.jr home about India, it is so dif
ficult tokuow whore to begin and
v hore to end, as there is such a
v ealth of interesting places, poo
pi j, and all sorts of things to tell
a wut, one is undecided as to what
will hoof most interest to cue's
friends; and so one usually jots
down the first at hand wlvch here,
just at present, is the seventh All
India C. E. convention held iu
Allahabad Dec. 2d, 21, and 22.
Our station seems to be a favor
Ho spot for conventions, as this
was tin- sixth large religious gath
eriug within a few weeks.' Per
haps it is because Allahabad is
not only 01. e of the most central
cities in India, but one of the most
b autiful as well with handsome
churches and a large number of
missionaries ofdiflereut societies.
The names of spe ikers on the pro
gram w hich I am sending you, are
names to conjure with among In
dian missions, as they compose
- some of the choicest missionary
talent in India, Burma and Cey
? Ion men whom any one would
count it a rare privilege to ' meet,
Mayo Hall, one of oui largest pub
he buildings which was secured
for t'lis occasion, was beautifully
decorated with dozens of Christ
lan Endeavor banners from all
sorts of so.iti's all over India,
palms and ferus of which there is
an abundai ce, and buntiug.
There were more than sixty dele
gates present, representing thous
ands of both native a!;d European
societies cf all denominations and
many languages. Services in the
vernacular were held in different
churches during the day and all
joined in the English one in the
evening. Dr. il. Aguew John
sum of the Madison Avenue
Presbyterian church, New York
City, spoke at several of the sea
sons as well as Rev. Carey, grand
sou of the reat missionary of
that name, and Monoramabai,
daughter of Panditaramabai of
the Mukti mission, where the
Lloly Srint has been doiug such
.marvelous work these past
months. South India with its
thousands of converts and many
C E. societies sent some of her
fi.iest men, some of whom we had
the pleasure of entertaining in
our mission home here during
their stay. There is a very de
lightful bond among the mission
aries of the cross which is hard
to explain.
The singing was conducted by
a picked choir from all the differ
ent churches led by an orchestra
and whs one of the features of
the convention. Early morning
- quiet hour sorvices were held in
different centers, and were mark
ed by a deep spiritual tone. One
afternoon, all the delegates were
invited by the Jamua Presbyter
ian mission to a boat ride on the
lovely Jamua river near which are
sit uh ted the large Presbyterian
Christian college, and 13oys High
school. The native boats used,
we:-e decorated in bright oriental
colors with "0 E." in large gold
1. 'tiers on the mast head; and as
the three largo, boat loads of
Christian Endeavors floated down
toward tho Fort on the Ganges
singing Rally hymns, thejemples
and idol shriues on the green
banks must have thought their
days were numbered could they
have understood. Tho convention
ended with a united cousecration
service with responses from each
province, which was very impres
sive. ' A dop spiritual atmos
phere pervaded the whole couveu
tion, and gave us a slight glimpse
of the mighty force which is work
log such marvels throughout In
dia these days, the Power which
is presently, not" only gring to
shako India, but tho world.
I do npi kno v the condition ' of
tho Chris' ian chu-di in the home
ki.d the p'tgt two years, but the
Q .nditton in this dark land among
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
The Dwelling of John W. Snyder Near
Knobsvillc, Went up in Smoke Last
Thursday Afternoon. His
BARN BURNED A BOLT TWO YEARS AGO
Among those who scorn to have
more than their share of bad luck
is Join W. Snyder. About two
years ago, he lost a good barn by
fire. Some time thereafter he
purchased John V. Glr.nt farm
about a mile and a half west of
Knobsville, and moved on to it,
He was just recovering from his
former loss, when another over
took him. While Mr, Snyder was
absent from home last Thursday
afternoon. Nathan Bishop, Jr.,
who lives in the home of Mr. Sny
der, while at the barn, noticed
the roof of the house in flames.
He at once gavo au alarm, and ev
erything was done to save the
house, but tho family were help
less to save the house, and did1
what they could to save the con
tent!', much of which, however,
was destroyed.
Mr. Snyder is deserving the
substantial sympathy of his neigh
bors and friends , in his nnsfor
tune.
Rev. S. D. Wilson, of Harris
burg, and Rev. B. A. Salter, of
Hustont vwn, were the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Adams last
Wednesday evening. Rev. Wil
son, who was here iu place of the
presiding elder, Rev. George B
Stevens, preached a very inter
esting sermon in the M. E. church
while here.
Christian workers and natives
Christians - most encouraging.
The same spirit that has been
moving vvaies, is beginning a
. ITf i i
work iu Iudia, which you could
scarce y believe, if I were to tell
you of some of the astounding
facts which are known to us. Not
only Christian workers have been
quickened and ended with new
power, but thousands of heathen
have been brought to confess and
accept Jesus Christ the past six
months. J his is but a small be
ginning of what is going to hap
pen during theyea- I'JOG. It is
glorious to bo in India those days !
It is a generally accepted fact
that the great wall of heathenism
and the millions who have not ev
en been touched yet in this coun
try, are an impossibility so far as
human means are concerned; but
God seems to be taking matters
luto his own hands, and the signs
of the times are not hard to dis
cern, modern rcntecosts are
frequent in different sections, and
tho chief theme of nearly every
religious gathering, as well as
that of private conversations is,
"Revival." Not man made, or
ganized or planned, but from
God's Holy Spirit. There is such
a vast difference between tho two.
One of the remarkable features
of the preseni, beginnings of the
Spirits work iu India is the re
markable way in which promi
nent workers are completely and
surely set aside, and the smallest
humblest, and most insignificant
ones used as channels throusrh
which the Holy Ghost carries on
tho work. Talent and intellect
cloesn't seem to count for much;
indeed, it seems to be quite cut
of it; even experience and ability
are at a discount where only noth
ingness can be used to show that
this is cot man-power, but God
power. Do not get the impres
sion that everybody in India is
going to be an angel presently,
and that no more effort in the way
of woakers, money, and prayers
will bo needed. Indeed, no !
When tho home churches are
quickered into new vigorous life,
Foreign Missions will receive all
the support our Head of Missions
wants them to have, is what many
people here believe
All working together toward
the oomiug glorious consumma
tion. Alice E. Wishaht
0 South Road, Allahaoad,
India.
FEBRUARY FORECASTS.
Parts of the Country Will Be Visited
by Cold Disagreeable Weather.
Moon's Eclipse on 9th.
LOOK EOR WARM WAVE ABOUT 23d,
Rev. Irl R. Hicks in his -'Word
and Works," published in St.
Louis, has this to say of tho weath
er in February :
A Reactionary storm period is
in progress as February comes
in, with Moon at first quarter and
in apogee on the 1st. On and
touching tho 1st and 2ud, the
temperature will react to warm
er, the barometer will fall, and
cloudine'ss with more or less rain
and snow will pass over most sec
tions, moving to the eastward.
These disturbances promise no
marked severity, with moderate
change to colder following.
A Regular storm period is ceu
tral on the Oth, exteuding from
the 5th to tho !Uh. Within this
period we have Moon at extreme
north declination on tho Oth and
full on the th. By the 5th the
barometer will becm falling in
western sections, winds change
to southerly and easterly, and
clouds will gather. As these con
ditions begin to move eastwaid
about the Oth, rain will set in to
the east and south of low barom
etric centers, and snow will fol
low along nortnern aud western
sides of storm areas. Hence
rain, succeeded by colder and
changing to snow, will pass east
wardly across the conutry from
about the (ith to the 10th. Tho
crisis of tliis period will be on
aud touchiug the th. Seismic
disturbances will be natural at
this period. High barometer and
very cold northerly wind.,
amounting almost or rmitji to bliz
zards, will t Jlow these storms,
causing very cold, disagreeable
weather from Sth or 'Jth up to
about the 11th It must bo re
membered that a total eclipse of
the Moon falls on the Oth. This
fact l enders it doubly more prob
able that storms and seismic dis
turbances will occur o.i or near
that date.
A Reactionary storm period is
central on the 12th and 13th. On
tho same days the Moon is on the
celestial equator and in perigee.
At this time look for great change
to warmer, with sudden fall of
the barometer to very low read
ings. General and severe atmos
pheric disturbances, with thun
der aud rain southward, and snow
northward, need not surprise onr
readers on and about these dates.
A sudden sharp cold wave will
follow from about tho 13th to
10th, calling for careful planning
for the comfort and safety of ah
who are necessarily exposed and
for unhoused livestock. From
about this period, February to its
close promises to be not only dis
agreeable, as it usually is, but
very severe, if not violent in its
storm and weather phenomena.
The Regular storm period, ex
tending from the 10th to 20th,
having its center on the 17th, is
at the beginning of the Mercury,
Venus and Earth periods, with
Moon at last quarter and south
declination. During its first
stages heav.r rains with light
ning and thunder will vLit most
sectu.ns southward and central;
but sudden and violent change to
sleet and snow, with blizzdrdous
conditions from the ' northwest.
will develop iu the winding up
stages of this period. Look for
tho crisis ol storm aud change
about Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, the 17th, 18th and 19th,
followed closely and for several
days succeeded by a general and
sevore cold wavo.
A Reactionary storm period
falls on the 22ud to tho 25th. Tin
period promises in all probability
to be tho most severe of the
mouth. It is fully within the in
fluence of tho Vernal equinox of
the Earth, at the center ol the
Mercury period, aud within the
growing VeuusdUturuaqce New
Moon at a Solar echpsa node is on
the 2Elrd, ana Moon's ' passnse
uorthward across the celestial
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD
John Elliott Rnmmcl find Stroke of Par
ulysis Last Wednesday Afternoon.
Died Sund.iy Morning. j
MEMBER CAPT. HARVEY WiSHARTS CO
John E liott Rum mo.', a highly
respected citizen, aud veteran of
the Civil War died at his home on
the Peach Orchard Road, a mile
west of McConnellsburg, last
Sunday morning, aged (it years,
2 months and 0 days. Funeral
from his late- residence Monday
afternoon, and' interment iu the
Union ceinotory.
M r. Rum rael w.is a son of Frank
Rummcl, a well known hotel Keep
er in this piaco years ago, aud had
resided iu this community the
greiter part ofhishfo. A man
of sturdy character, and strict
integrity, he enjoyed the esteem
of a w ido circle of friends.
In September, 1(14, ho enlist
ed in the sorvicof Lis country,
becoming a member of Captaiu
Harvey Wishart's Company (II),
20Hth Regiment Pennsylvania In
fantry. Bis regiment saw lots of
hard service during tho spring of
105, taking part in the hot cam
paign around . Petersburg and
Richmond chasing the rebels into
their last ditch at Appomattox,
where Leu was glad to hr.nd his
sword over to General Grant.
Among tl lose in the compauy
with Mr. Rummel, were William
Stoner, Adam Boomer, Nixson
Shunr, Nicholas Ott, Billy King,
Johu and Jori? ITann, Sam Bink
iey, and Isaiah Lehman, all those
di-iad except Lehman, ' Stoner,
King, and John Mann.
Mr. Rummol is survived by his
wiiow, ouo. son, Roy, and two
on ughturs, Aii.-.s Annit, of Cham-bt.r:-bnrg,
ami Dd'a, wife f Au
dvw liolz, of the Cove.
The (leco,is d was a member of
King Post, G. A. R. and was fol
lowed to his last resting place
by his cmirados in that Post,
who participated in the funeral
services.
NE1-DM0RE.
Geo. M. Wink is on the sick list.
C. M. Dixon, of Chambersburg,
spent Friday evening here among
friends.
Rev. Po wers left last Thursday
on a ton days' preaching tour in
neighborhood of Buffalo Mills,
Bedford county.
Harvry Snyder and D. A. Fifh
er visited their undo M. L Pock
at Park Head last week.
The Emanuel Sharp farm was
recently sold to John Hess, of
Pigeon Cove.
Bridges & Co., last week built a
large shed to the end of Eli Pock's
barn for the accommodation
of their teams. They no.' have
about twenty head of norses and
mules, and about that many men
employed hero.
Aunt Nancy Peck and- Mrs. J.
P. Garland aru on the sick list.
J. C. Mellott and family, uud
Mrs. Maria Palmer, spent Sun
day with the family of W. F. Hart.
equator is oil the 25th. On and
touching tho 22ud there ate more
conjunction of Earth, Sun, planets
and Moon than are often seen. in
tho same space of time.
About the 21st look tor a change
to warmer in most western parts
of the country. The temperature
will continue to rise rapidly as
the warm wave advances east
ward, and tho barometer wil1 fall
proportionally over tho same sec
tions. By the 2:ird high temper
atures fur .the season will have
spread eastward to tho central
valleys, with low and threatening
baiometer, and about Fjidiy,
Saturday and Sunday, tho 2-'5rd
to 25th, violent and general
storms of rain, wind and thunder
will visit many sections as storm
centers move eastward over the
country. , . . ' ' ' . 1
i A Regular storm period, hav
ing its center oq i tho first day of
March,' ' ViQ'qW( a rise' )n .the
temperature iu western extremes
on the 27lh and 28th.
KEROSENE LAMP EXPLODED
in the Hands of Miss Annie Carbaugh,
of Thompson Township, Last
Wednesday Night.
j HEROISM OF' YOUNG SCHOOL TEACHER
Last Wednesday night tho dwell
ing house of Mrs. Christiana Car
baugh, widow of the late John C.
Carbaugh, of Thompson town
ship, was entirely destroyed by
firo, together with all its contents
including most of the wearing ap
parel of the family. No insur
ance. The f.imiiy coi.sists of Mrs.
Carbaugh, her daughter Miss An
nie about twenty one years of
age, and her son Conrad, older
thau Annie, Miss Olive Zimmer
man aged about nineteen, teacher
of' tho Broadyard. school, was
boarding in the Carbaugh family
and was present at tho time of
the fire.
Tho lower story of the house
was divide I into three apart
ments about half being used as
a kitchen and dining room, aud
the other half divided into two
parts one being used as a sitting
room and the other as a bedroom.
The Oarbaughs all slept up
stairs, and Miss Zimmerman oc
cupied the bed room downstairs.
About 11 o'clock Wednesday
nighljj the other members of the
family including Miss Zimmer
man, having retired, Mis Annie
who had been reading in the sit
tiug room, became sleepy, picked
up the lamp, and started toward
the kitchen intending to go up
stairs to bed. While passiu
through the door to the kitchen
without a moment's warning the
lamp, which held ..about three
quarts of oil, exploded, throwing
tho blazing flu id all over the room
and saturating the clothing of the
uufortnnato girl. Of course she
screamed! Miss Zimmerman be
ing nearest, sprang from her bod
aud upon opening the door of her
room took in the awful situation
ataglauco. Miss Carbaugh was
a living torch the wild ilames be
ing drawn across the kitchen and
up the great chimney, and there
was cause for prompt action.
With out. a moment's hesitation
Miss Zimmerman rushed through
the llames in her night robe to
the siu ir, snatched up a bucket of
water and inverted it over the
head of Miss Carbaugh. This
had the effect of extinguishing
the flames in the clothing of Miss
Carbaugh, and a moment more
Miss Zimmerman had the suffer
ing girl out of further danger.
All this had been done so quick
ly that the other members of the
family had not time to reach the
lower floor. As so n as the moth
er and brother realized the true
condition of things, and saw that
the si&ter was out of danger, they
set to work to save at least the
money aud valuable papers in the
house, for Mr. Carbaugh had the
papers for a valuable patent
which had recently been granted
to him. He was successful in get
ting the trunk out which contain
ed these papers; but tho mother,
in her haste, dropped a purse con
taming sixty-three dollars, and it
as did almost all their household
property including their wearing
apparel, went up in smoke.
Dr. Sappmgton was at once
summoned from Webster Mills,
and ho found that the hands and
forearms of ,Miss Annie were
painfully burned, and the left
arm burned to the shoulder. The
left side of tho face aud the left
ear were badly burned, and hair,
of course, did not escape. With
care, Miss Uarbauirh will recover
from her perilous accident but
will likflv carry to the end of life
scars that will remind her of that
awful ui"ht.
That Miss Zimmerman is a
heroine, goes without saying, aud
she is entitled to a Carnegie mod-
al. Through her ' nresen of
mind, and at the risk of being
burned to death, sho saved the
life ot Miss Carbaugh. The fire
xperteuoe ol Miss Zimmorman 1
is something out of the ordinary.
wnou sn was .nir.e months old.
! BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.
James W Craig, Formerly of Big Cove
Tannery, Meets Terrible Accident While
Walking on Railroad Tracks.
IS NOW IN HOSPITALAT KEYSER, W.VA.
The many friends here of
James W. Craig, formerly aschool
teacher in this county, and son of
the late A. J. Craig, Esq., of Big
Cove Tauuery, were startled fast
week to learn that Mr. Craig had
met with an accident, which, if it
does not cost him his lite, will
render him a cripple the remain
der of his days.
During the past fow years, Mr.
Craighas lived atPectonville, Md.,
and while' the Wabash railroad
was being built through that
neighborhood, Mr. Craig was en
gaged in the butchering business
lurnishing fresh meat to the con
tractors for their men.
More recently, he removed his
family to Ft. Frederick, Md., and
secured employment with the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, at
Dawson, Md., where he had been
working for some time.
Returning to his work at Daw
son on Sunday evening, 21st hist.,
he had a short distance to walk
on the tracks of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. Hearing a tram
coming on the track on which he
was walking, ho stepped to the
other track, only to be struck by
another approaching in the oppo
site direction. Mr. Craig was so
thrown as to have both legs cut
off just below the knees. The un
fortunate man was at once remov
ed to a hospital at Keyser, W. Va.,
where, at last report, he was do
ing as well as cculd be expected
and hopes are entertained for his
revovery.
RULES OUT THE NEW ROAD LAW.
Judge Bouton of Mckean County Says
It is Unconstitutional.
In the McKean county court
last week Judge Bouton handed
down an opinion in which he held
that tho new road law which pro
vides that the system of taxation
may be changed from a work tax
to a cash tax, is unconstitutional.
His reason is that it offends
againat Article III, Section 7, of
the Constitution, which forbids
special legislation. This act is
special, he holds, in that it makes
possible a system ol taxation that
Is not uniform. Again, the sys
tem may be changed by the vote
of the people in a township, which
is a delegation of the law-making
power to the voters, offending
against Article III, Section 1, of
the Constitution.
Besides this, Judge Bouton
says, the Legislature cannot, ex
cept by direct legislation, pre
vent the taxpayers from working
out their tax, a privilege given
them by the acts of 1831 a id 1855.
The decision is certainly inter
esting. If it holds it would seem
to be broad enough to cover the
question of, local option, under
which the people in one place
might by their votes make a no-
hcense law, while a license law
prevailed in other places. It is
altogether likely that the opinion
of a higher court will bo wanted
on the matter. .
Harry McGowan and wifo, of
Burnt Cabins, spent a few hours
iu town last Saturday.
:
her ,athor home burned, and
uer moiner 80 severely that she
. 6 0 16 effect8, At that
n,ne ine 1116 01 v"6 tnen Uaby
01ive" was 8aved through the
mibsuohou, uuugu-
ter of J IIewett Ea,I- cnter'
lxxR inrouSn a window and rescu-
la?lM DaDe Irom cradle. Miss
unve was at ine Jiome ol ner un-
Scott Johnson, sometime ago,
wn?n "ur aUDl 8 CI0U,lnS became
Sa, aim sne in ait probability
8aved the hfe of her aun by In-
Ver,n a buckei of water 0,1 the
hea.d of jjIra- Johnsn-
, wr8, arDauEn 18 . Ulster of
iBtuto vuuer, oi.inompsoa town-
hip, and of Prof. W. A. Culler,
at Mercer aim ry
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
"Aunt" Lizzie Morton, of Bel
fast township, is seriously ill with
erysipelas.
David Winegardner and bou
Robert of Dublin Mills, were in
McConnellsburg, yesterday a fow
hours.
Rev. and Mrs. Samuei Pitten
ger of Harrisonville, spent sever
al days visiting their parents iu
Adams county recently.
Harvey Sipes, of Hustontown,
spent from Friday until Sunday
m the home of J. Nelson Daniels
at Pleasant ttidge.
Maurice E. Trout, a student of
Philadelphia college of Pharmacy
has passed State board examina
tion for qualified assistant.
The mauy friends of Miss Stel
la Bard, a former Fulton county
teacher, will learn with regret
that she is in a hospital at Elkins,
W. Va., suffering from an attack
of typhoid fever.
SURPRISE AT THE PARS0NA0E.
Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Houston Have an Im
promptu Wedding Anniversary.
At the Associate Presbyterian
parsonage, four miles south of
McConnellsburg, at. about seven
o'clock in the evening of the 20th,
the quiet of the family was sud
denly very pleasantly disturbed.
The first indication that some
thing out of the ordinary was
about to happ?n was the appear
ance of several lights at and near
tho front gate. A member of tho
family listening a moment heard
familiar voices. This being an
nounced the family in the parson
age was immediately put in com
motion, for it was evident that
something unusual was about to
transpire. Only a few moments
elapsed until there was a rap at
the door, and on being opened we
were confronted by familiar faces
of the congregation. They began
filing in, some carrying baskets,
and others boxes, until at last be
tween thirty and forty were pres
ent, filling up very much of the
available spaco of the home. Ev
ery ouo wore the blandest smile
and gave tho parson and his wife
and sons a hearty handshake. It
was utterly useless to think of
undertaking to entertain such a
company, when wo had not so
much as an inkling of their com
ing, and the way they made them
selves at home in all parts of the
house it was quite manifest that
they meant not only to entertain
themselves but tho parson's fam
ily as well.
At an opportune time, and by
no signal that we were able to dis
cover, when the minister and his
good wife were standing together
Miss Ella F. Johuston in the name
of the congregation put into our
hands a gift as a token of their love
and appreciation. Tho gift was
of gold and silver coin. This
naturally gratefully called for
some word of appreciative re
sponse. The parson was so ov
erwhelmed with surprise and a
sense of tho generosity of the
people that words almost failed
him indeed they did utterly fail
to express our warm apprecia
tion of tho kindly Christian spirit
that prompted the gift, and
which so vividly reminded us of
the festivities of a score of years
ago when the congregation gavo
us a reception on our home coin
ing from Allegheny City where
the marriage ceremony had beon
solemnizod. Only five or six were
present that were in attoadance
two decades ago.
After dainty refreshments were
liberally served by loving hands
and a feast of instrumental and
vocal music, the happy company
departed leaving their' kindest
wishes for many a happy returr
of the day,
Rev. and Mks. S. B. Ilyuyrox.
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