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VOLUME 7.
McCONNELLSUURG, PA., APRIL IS. 190(i.
NUMBER 'Mi
HE SAYS LOSS IS $1815.
Jeweler Lewis C. Reisner' s Unfortunate
Experience on in Evening Cumber
land Valley Train.
ACCUSES ENGINEER WM. FRAKER.
"Tnat tall raan walked out of i
the car with your grip," said a
Waynesboro man, Mr. Shertz, to
Lewis C. Reisner, a Lancaster
county manufacturing jeweler, on
Cumberland Valley train No. 7,
as it left Oakville on Wednesday
afternoon. The man accused
was William O. Fraker, a railroad
engineman, who lives with his
wife and children on South Main
street, and who boarded the train
at Harrishurg, at 3:25 in the af
ternoon. He was arrested by a
local railroad constable as he step
ped off train No. 17, due here at
7:10 in the evening, taken to jail
and later, ou train No. 110, to (Jar
lisle, where he is in jai) for a hear
ing before a Shippensburg justice
of the peace.
Mr. Keisner, who spent the
night in town, said that he was
ou his way through the Cumber
land Valley with Elk emblems.
Un the way from Harrisburg to
Oakville, he was displaying the
emblems to an Elk from Brook
lyn. Fraker was riding in front
of him and Mr. Reisner says he
had abundant opportunity of see
ing the contents of the grip. He
is certain it was Fraker who left
the train at Oakville with his
property. The railroad author!
ties learned that FraUer had walk
cd from Oakville toShippensburg.
Near the Cumberland Valley State
Normal school he flagged the pas
senger train and got aboard.
When the train steamed into
Third street station Mr. Reiner
and W. 11 Keefer, Esq., were
there and Mr. Keisner walked up
to Fraker and said :
"You're the man who stole my
grip," catching him by the lapel
of his coat. Mr. Reisner is a big
man and Fraker saw it was use
less to try to get away. The rail
road company's constable then
arrested him a: d took him to jail.
It was determined by Mr. Keis
ner and his counsel that a warrant
should bo sworn out in Cumber
land county charging Fraker with
larceny and this was done at Ship
pensburg, after which a Shippens
burg constable came here served
the warrant on Fraker in jail and
and took him to the Cumberland
county jail at Carlisle.
When the authorities had beea
notified of the theft they took im
mediate steps to recover the mis
sing grip. They learned that it
had been found on top of a pile of
tis near Oakville by two boys,
who informed the station agent.
Orders were sent to Oakville to
seal the grip and send it here ar d
this was done. Mr Reisner went
to the railroad office on Thursday
morning to learn what was miss
ing. He says the grip contained
about 13500 worth of Elk emblems
contesting chiefly of Elk teeth and
buttons set with diamonds. He
told a Spirit reporter this lore
noon that about $1815 worth of
the goods were missing. In the
lot were thirty-one Elk teeth,
among them a doable tooth for
which he refused $150.
In jail here Fraker was placed
in a cell with Weddell, whom he
told he had left the train at New-
villa and that he walked to Ship
pensburg, where he caught train
No. 17. Railroad men know that
it is almost a physicel irapjssibil
Hy to cover more than eleven
miles la the time betweou winch
he alleged he had left the earlier
tmln at Newville and that of the
arrival of the second train at Ship
peusburg. ,
At the Carlisle jail Fraker be
moaned his fate. "Oh. but I wish
I could toll you where the grip
is," ho is reported to have said to
Mr, Reisner and insisted that the
man who brought about bis ar
rest hid told him to throw the
grip off the traiu at Newville,
This tfternoon Mr. Reisner wen
to Carlisle to have a further con
fereoce with Fraker.
Id jail at GarlisMustThursday
FATE OF TrIEBROYAL ARCANUM.
Future o( Order will be Decided In Bos
ton in a Few Weeks.
Within a few weoks the fate of
the order of t'le Royal Arcanum
will be decided in Boston. This
is the general belief of the lead
ing members of the order in the j
State, who are looking forward to
l, ....... , . . I , UP I
the equity division of the supreme
court next Thursday as the final
chapter in nine months of dissen
sion and litigation.
Last May the supreme council
of the order made its ruling for
compulsory assessmeuts upon all
members, which caused a revolt
throughout the country, and re
sulted in suit being brought last
November to test the legality of
this action. Although scores of
individual suits wi re brought in
different states, the ultimate fate
of the controversy has been re
garded as hinging upon the de
cision of the Massachusetts
courts, both on account of the
high standing of these courts and
because Massachuetts is the par
ent state of the Royal Arcanum.
Recognizing this fact, both sides
to the coiitrov8rsy felt the import
ance of making the issue clear.
Counsel for both sides came to
gether in Boston about three
weoks ago and after several, con
ferences agreed upon the points
to be submitted to the court. It
s upon agreed facts that argu
ment will be made on Thursday.
If the court upholds the ruling
of the supreme council last May,
t is believed by many prominent
members of the order that the or
ganization will cease to exist.
Since the ruling went into effect
58,000 members have left and de
sertions have been in continuous
process during the nine months
at a rate which would within an-
othes year leave the order practi
cally too weak to hold together.
Out of the 256,000 remaining mem
bers, it is said that only 0,800
have expressed satisfaction with
the ruling of the supreme coun
cil. The sympathy of the others
may be regarded as lying with
the protestants.
If the court decides in favor of
the protestants, the issue will be
accepted as settled throughout
the country the loss of member
ship will be stopped, it is believed
and the order will be enabled to
regain its strength.
Married.
On April 11, 1906, at Three
Springs, by Rev. H. K. Ash, Mr.
Ervin Crider and Miss Cora Stel
la Wagner, both of New Grenada.
On April 12, 1906, at Three
Springs, by Rev. II. K. Asb, Mr.
Paul J. Wolf, of Altoona, and Miss
Elizabeth R. Heeter, of Dublin
Mills.
night William Fraker confessed
the theft of Lewis C. Reisner's
grip containing jewelry. Consta
ble Charles Stme, Shippens
burg, and Officer John McCoy
wrung a confession from Fraker
after working for over an hour
and a half. For over an hour
Fraker persistently denied his
guilt, but when the officers told
him ot what goods they found he
asked if they would be lenient if
he told all about the affair.
The reply was an affirmative
one and the prisoner thereupon
confessed his crime. He said he
had sneaked the jeweiry case out
of the car, got off the train at Oak
ville and walked to Shippensburg.
In the Shippensburg yards he
broke open the case, took a hand
ful of jewelry, pocketed 't and
boarded a train for Chambers-
burg. When passing a dark place
along the street he threw away
the jewelry he bad on his person,
valued at over eighteen hundrod
dollars
We take the above from Thurs
day's Chambersburg Spirit. Mr,
Rmsner formerly lived in t) is
place, conducting a jewelry store
In the room now used as a grocery
store by Jno. A. Irwin. He is a
brother of our townsmen, J.G,,
and O. W. Reisner.
Commencement In Wells Township.
The com mencementof the Wells
township High School was hold in
the Wells Vitlley M. E church,
Wednesday evening, April 11th,
and the following program ren
dered :
Mrs. Florence S. Block more, of
Pittsburg, Pa., as organist ren
dered selections from Wagner's
Tamhauser, followed by the com-
mencemnt hymn by school.
Invocation, A. F. Baker; Saluta
tion, Vaughn McClain; Oration,
Battle of Waterloo, ReneGuillard;
Quartet, Crossing the Bar, com
posed of members of the class;
Essay, Youth, PaulN. Baumgard
ner; Class History and Prophecy,
Walter V. Stewart; Valedictory,
Marjorie E. Sipe; Address to the
class, Prof. H. M. Griffith; Pres
entation of Diplomas, Prof. W. D.
Morton, principal of the school.
Eiich number on the program
was rendered in a most creditable
manner, and we feel that the class
of 1906, deserves much honor and
praise, not only for their com
mencement, but for their perse
verence in attaining the height
they aimed for. Their motto was,
"Age quod-agis" or "Finish what
you begin." Much of the credit
belongs to Prof. Morton, who has
taught the class through their
senior year, also for his help to
the class by the life he Is leading
before them. We express our
gratitude to him for the able man
ner in which he planned for and
conducted the commencement ex
ercises. Prof. H. M. G-iffith, who taught
the class during their first two
years addressed them In such a
way that will always be remem
bered by them and many times
through life will they look back
to the commencement and hear
again some of his kindly words of
cheer, comfort, and courage.
The members of the class wore
their class flower, carnation. The
church was decorated in ever
greens, vines, and geraniums,
making a very pretty decoration.
Reception for Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Walker.
The reception given in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walker on
the return from their wedding
tour at the home of the Misses
Dicksons on Friday evening last,
was the greatest social event of the
season. About one hundred guests
were presents and much beauty
and youth was represented. The
McConnellsburg Orchestra was
present, and added greatly to the
enjoyment of the guests, by the
rendition of choice music. A pro
fusion of palms and fragrant hya
cinths added much to the decora
tion of the parlors, which were
filled with many beautifully gowned
women.
The Misses Dickson are famous
for their charming hospitality and
gracious courtesy at all times, but
on this occasion they exceeded
themselves. The refreshments
were as delicious as they were
abundant and all present owe a
great debt of obligation to their
fairuntertainers.
New Buildings.
Mr. Spangler has commenced
the foundation for his new house
north of James Sipes' residence.
His barn is so far advanced that
weather-boarding has been com
menced. Riley Puck is building an addi
tion to his house on 3d street.
CO. Bonder has broken ground
for hi? new house m the lot pur
chased from Mr. Woolett.
Wm. Bumgardner has raised
bis house on Market street, a half
story and is putting a steel roof
on the same.
Jacob C. Meliott, of Saluvia,
was a county seat visitor Thurs
day. L. II. Wible. Esq.; John Comer
er, uDd C. B Stevens, numbers
of our board of Bchoql directors,
and Prof. C. E. Barton, spent Fri
day and Saturday in Chambers
burg and Shippensburg for the
purpose of perfecting plans for
McConnellsburg'a new publio
school building.
TROLLEY IS HEADED
FOR FULTON COUNTY.
Organization Formed Here, Yesterday,
Which will Build Road From Green
castle West.
GOOD MEN IN LIST OF CORPORATORS.
The announcement made by
this paper several weeks ago that,
within a very short whilu, an or
ganization would be formed to
build a trolley road from Green-
castle to Mercersburg, was veri
fied yesterday, when at a meeting
held in the Trust Company bu'ld
mg an organization was effected
with the followiug officers and di
rectors :
President, T. M. Nelson.
First vice president, George B.
Beaver.
Secretary, II. B. McNulty.
Treasurdr, Joseph Sierer.
Directors Dr. David Maclay,
A. Buchanan, Milton K, Burgner,
Capt. Geo. W. Skinner, Samuel
G Greenawalt, W. L. Minick, Dr.
R. W. Ramsey, H. B. McNulty,
G. Howard Woltinger, Chambers
burg; J. J. Oiler, D. M. Good, J.
W. Warehime. J. Mac Wolff, D.
M. Wertz, M. Sollenberger, Way
nesboro. The organization will control
what will be known as the Mer
cerscurg division rf the C. G. &
W. railway, the charter of the lat
ter company calling for a west
ern extension from Greencastle.
Before the road can be built it
will be necessary to secure the
rights of way along the turnpike
between Mercersburg and Green
castle, and it is believed that lit
tle difficulty will be encountered
in doing this, as the residents of
the section ot country to be tra
versed are desirous of haviug the
road. The use of the turnpike
is a foregone conclusion as the
turnpike organization is almost
identical with the trolley organi
zation. The capital stock of the
new organization is $600,000.
The borough council of Mer
cersburg has granted the neces
sary franchise for the laying of
tracks, planting of poles and
stringing of wires in the borough.
The line will be extended to Stony
Batter, and probably to McCon
neilsburg. The people of the lat
ter place have sent word that they
will furnish poles and ties for an
extension to their town and grade
ten miles of the road bed.
There is little doubt as to the
rh?ht of way and the promoters
of the line hope to see cars run
ning before fall.
At Tuesday's meeting there
was a good attendance of persons
interested. The list of stockhold
ers follows :
Dr. R. W. Ramsey, T. M. Nel
son, Dr. David Macla.r, H. B. Mc
Nulty, A. N. Pomeroy, W. L. Min
ick, Isaac Lesher, Joseph Sierer,
A. Buchanan, H. V. Black, G. H.
Woltinger, J. E. Royer, J. J. Oi
ler. George B. Beaver, John M.
Wolff, D. Maurice Wertz, E. C.
Stull, M. E. Sollenberger, J. F.
Geiser, J. W. Warehime, J. E.
Rohrer, A. B. Sollenberger, M.
D. Lemaster, A. L. Flinder, W. H.
Shank, W. C. Hull, George W.
Skinner, D. M. Good, John B. Oi
ler, D. N. Minick, A. L. Sollen
berger, Frank A. Zimmerman,
Arthur W. Gillan, S. G. Greona
wait, M. K. Burgner, W. T. Om
wake, S. M. Kltzmiller, John T.
Peasinger, Frank Bar nett. Wed
nesday Chambersburg Opinion.
Something New in a Stone.
Our good German friend John
Magsam has placed on our tublea
curiosity in the way of a stone ho
picked up on his f;irm east of town.
The stone is a flinty sand stonu of
peculiar hardness but has a perfect
imprint in it of a hog's foot possi
bly two inches deep. On examina
tion, the question naturally urises,
was this stone ever in a soft state
or did some prehistoric hog have a
hoof hard enough to indent so bard
a stone. We hope' to place this
freak before some eminent scion-
tist who will be able to classify it
and thereby give us further en
lisrhtnnment
Recent Deaths. !
I'HAS. W. FORKMAN. I
Charles W. Foreman diod at !
his home at Laidig on Monday
morning, the 9th of April at 4 o'-:
clock, aged "0 yours, 9 mouths, I
and 4 days. A littlo over a year j
ago he had scarlet fever, which
loft him with lung trouble, that
terminated in consumption. Ho
was a young man of a very quiet
disposition, never engaged in the
sports of other boys of his age.
He called his father's atteuton
to a portion of Scripture before
he diod, iu the 10th . chapter of
Romans, and the 9th verse, and
said that was his faith. Elder A.
Meliott preached tho funeral ser
mon from the above Scripture,
after which his body was laid to
rest iu the Baptist graveyard, at
Sideling Hill.
He leaves to mourn his depart
ure, his lather and mother, one
broiher and two sisters.
MRS. MISSOURI ALLISON.
Mrs. Missouri Allison died at
her home in Whips Cove, onThurs
day morning, April 5, alter an ill
ness of several months. Funeral
were conducted by Rev. Powers,
at the Whips Cove Christian
church, the following Saturday,
after which interment was made
in the graveyard at that plac?.
Mrs. Allison was aged about 64
years, and is survived by her hus
band, Nathaniel Allisou; her two
children, Max and Martha, of
Somerset county; also by two
brothers and two sisters, namely
John M. and William Truax, of
Belfast township; Mrs. Eminehne
Diehl, of Whips Cove, rnd Mrs.
Nathan Smith, of W. Va.
Mrs. Ahison was a consistent
member of the Christian church
for about 4 years; one who con
tinually endeavored to "show her
faith by her works." She bore
her sufferings throughout her
long illness with lortitude and
resignation, declaring her will
ingness to go if it was the will of
Him "who doeth all thines well."
Iu her death the -'Church Mili
tant has lost a devoted member,
and the coramuuity a kind, sym
pathetic neighbor.
Voting Railroad Man Marries
Our 1'rettiust Maiiien.
A verj pleasant event occurred
at the home of Mrs. John Stongcr
of Ayr township, on lust Wednes
day evening when Mr. Oliver El-
vey led to the altar the eldest
daughter Miss Carrie, who it was
generally conceded was by all
odds, McConnellsburg's prettiest
girl. Her bright, pleasant fuce
with its charming coloring made
her a most attractive picture, and
her amiable disposition and modest
manner won her tho admiration of
all.
Mr.Elvey is a railroad employee
and will take his bride to Toledo,
Ohio, for her future homo.
About forty guests were present
to witness the ceremony which was
performed by the bride's pastor,
Rev. A. G. AVolf. Mrs. George
W. Reisner played the wedding
march.
The refreshments were abundant
and delicious; the gifts were of the
handsome and useful kind, repre
senting tho good will and kind
wishes of the friends of tho young
couple. May they lind fair suit
ing on their matrimonial voyage.
WEsT DUBLIN.
Some ol our young people at
tended Easter service at Center
Suuday afternoon.
Ada Reeder has gone to Mc
Connollsburg, where she has em
ploy men t at the Fuiton House.
Prof. B. C. Lamberson and W.
W. Hoover of Hustontown, were
business visitors here ou Satur
day. Quito a number of persons from
this commuuity attended the
funeral of Charles Foreman last
Wednesday at the Baptist church
in Licking township.
Hou. Peter Morton, daughter
Joanna and sou Dou, passed
through this place on Friday on
their way to the County Sent
Ross King and wife spent Sun
day with relatives uoarGraoey.
NO HILLS AND NO STONES.
Have to Even Buy Grit for Their Chickens.
They Like Their New Home.
Pomona, Mil, April 2, 1906.
Editor Nkws : You can toll
your readers we like our new
homo splendidly. It is very dif
ferent farming over land that has
not a lull 18 inches high on it, af
tor going over the hills we were
used tn in Pennsylvania. It has
no stones either. We are even
compelled to buy grit for the
chickens. We have had a very
nice winter our deepest snow
was not more than two inches
deep, and only lay a day or two,
and while you were having your
big snow up there, we were get
ting almost all rain with probably
an inch of snow. We had lots of
rain in March, making every
thing late. The ground is about
dry now, and we shall resume
plowing to-morrow, and if it does
not rain more this week, there
will be quite a lot of planting done.
Wheat looks fine, and grass is
getting green. We are handy to
everything but school, being al
most two miles from school. The
schools are not run on as strict
principles as in Pennsylvania.
There is only a 9-acre field be
tween us and a church, postoffice
and a village. The roads here
dry off in about three days, so
that you might walk from here to
Chestertown and not muddy even
your shoe soles. When dry they
are smooth as a floor.
There can be found quite a lot
ot fine stock here. Cattle are all
high grade, Jerseys being mostly
kept, which sell from 30 to 100
dollars; horses are a good price
too, and there is a great demand
for poultry of all kinds. We sell
chicken eggs for 14 and 15 cts.,
butter for 35 cts., green tops off
cabbage stumps sell for 50 cts. a
bushel, turnip tops the same;
duck eggs are 28 cts. adoz.; pota
toes are $1.00 a bushel. We can
sell anything we raise, unless it
might be garlic, which is plenty
in some parts of Kent county, and
we have a little in this section.
We are two miles from a wharf,
and can ship anything to Balti
more every day, and taking every
thing into consideration, so far,
we are contented wuh the change,
and hope to see a tew more of our
old friends or neighbors come
down yet, if only to see the coun
try. Yours truly
T. R. Starr.
The New Sheep Law.
The attention of justices of the
peace has been called to a law
passed during the last session of
the legislature and providing how
sheep claims shall be presented to
the commissioners and paid. Up
to this time the claims already tiled
under the act will be paid, but in
future no claims will be accepted
unless prepared according to tho
later law which among other
things provides that no person
shall receive an order for any claim
until he or she has been qualified,
according to law, before said jus
tice of the peace, magistrate or al
derman before whom claim was
made, that due diligence was made
to ascertain whoso dog or dogs did
such damage, and that tho carcases
of the sheep killed and for which
dumages have been assessed, were
buried within twenty-four hours
after tho assessment of damages
by tho auditors aforesaid; provided
further, that owners of sheep kill
ed by dogs shall be paid fifty cents
each for burial of sheep killed and
paid as other damages. Justices
of tho peace are therefore required
to add such affidavit to all claims
sworn before them in which the
owner claims damages for sheep
killed and add amount for huriul
as provided.
At tho Lutheran parsonage, la
McConnellsbuig, Pa., Wednes
day, April 11, 1900, Mr. Harry P.
I lohraan, of Ayr township, and
Miss Tillie Sowers, of Mercers
burg, were united in holy wed
lock. They have the best wishes
of their many friends.
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
.Wm. Greer, of Knobsville,
pent a few hours in town last
Saturday.
R. R. Sipes, of Harrisonville,
was a McConnellsburg visitor
last Wednesday.
Mrs. D. C. Fleck, of Fort Little
ton, was among those shopping iu
town Friday.
Mar Kirk, one of Hustontown 's
well known citizens, spent Mon
day in this place on business.
Mrs. R. S. Patterson and child,
of Newville, Pa., are visiting her
father, Dr. West, and other
f rjends in this place.
John C. Motter, Esq., a promi
nent attorney, of New Bloomfield,
was a business visitor at the coun
ty seat Friday.
Mrs. Mahala Deshong and
daughter, Miss Dora, of Ham-
sonvillle, spent Thursday in this
place, the guests of friends.
Vergil Sipes, of this place, has
secured a position with the C. V.
R. R. at Chambersburg, as brake-
man, on the Winchester division.
Mr. and Mrs. David Kendall
were at Clearspring, Md., last
week, attending the funeral of
Mrs. Kendall's sister, Mrs. Lewis
Brewer.
W. M. Hamil and wife, of Knobs
ville, entertained a number of
their triends on last Wednesday
evening, in honor of Mr. Hamil's
twenty-ninth birthday.
We are pleased to announce
that Editor Peck is improving in
health, and we hope that he will
soon be able to be about again.
He is still confined to his bed.
Geo. Meliott, a prosperous
stock man. of Kansas, who is vis
iting his mother, Mrs. Beckie
Meliott, of Saluvia, was calling on
old friends in this vicinity Thurs
day and Friday.
The Rev. Dr. William A. West,
who was re-instated pastor of the
McConnellsburg church by the
Carlisle Presbytery, has served
for the period of thirty-two years
as stated clerk ot the body.
On Wednesday morning of last
week, Mrs. Benj. F. Wible. of
Tod township, while sweeping
and arranging her kitchen, caucht
her foot in a rug and fell, break
ing her left arm between
shoulder and elbow.
the
Rev. Mr. Grimes, the minister
appointed by Conference, to the
pastorate of the M. E. church at
this place, arrived with his wife
last week. He preached a very
able sermon on Sabbath, and has
made a very favorable impression
on his congregation and the citi
zens generally.
ANDOVER.
News is scarce. .
David Strait and sou Nevin have
completed their contract of mak
ing shingles at Rev. J. C. Gar
land's. James E. Holleu&head is burn
ing his lime kiln.
Uriah Kline, who has been
spending some time in the west
has returued to his home in Lick
ing C- eek township.
Jos. B. Meliott is closing out '
his store in Belfast
Lizzie Deshong accompanied by
Ernest Sipe spent Thursday ev
ening ver.i' pleasantly with her
parents.
Homer Sipe is busily engaged
in erecting Thomas G Meliott 's
house.
J. C. Reed, wife and son Orliff,
of Hancock, Md., visited friends
ra this vicinity recently.
Many of our schools are clos
ing at the present time.
Riley Truax is on the Bick list
Jackson Strait is dangerously
ill at this writing.
Geo. W, Morton and daughter
Ethel were pleasant callers at Ft.
I Littleton Friday and Saturday,