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VOLUME
McCONNELLSUUUG, PA.. JUNE . 190G.
NUM1JEH 3!
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DELIGHTFUL OUTING.
Writer Was With the C. V. State Normal
Excursion to Washington.
VERV MUCH PLEASED W.TH THE TRIP.
(Contluued from liwt week )
The visit to the treasury was a
I
very instructive ouo wme nu-
dents, and many of them came
away with a handful of banknotes
which had unfortunately been
reduced to pulp in the macerator
a maching for the destruction or
worn ouicurieuuj.
As prilgnms to a shrine we
" f"o
l . 1 t- rv Ml. Vornnn t.ha I
Vernon, the
home and tomb of the greatest
American, which is in the Poto
mac heights fifteen miles below
the city and can be reached by
boat or trolley. The trip was an
ideal one, many enjoying their
first boat ride with theacute pleas
ure and zest attached to all new
experiences of pleasant charac
ter. Landing at a picturesque
little wharf, we proceeded first
to the tomb of the great "immor
tal." Possibly five hundred tour
ists arrived at the tomb at the
The order, quiet and
same time.
reverent attitude of all were such
as would have characterized a
funeral of to day. This was the
best evidence of their apprecia
tion of the life of this great and
good man. On entering the house
which is furnished with relics
aud mementoes of the Washing-
ton family, one notes not with-
out curiosity the evidences of the
versatility of the first president.
In the horary is a fine showing of
books, a globe, his surveying out-
lit, a glass case containing several
boons and another containing the
key of the Bastile presented by
ins ardent admirer uenerai ua-
fayette. In the music room of
his adopted daughter Nellie Cus-
tis is, among other musical m-
strumeuts, the harpsichord given
to her as a wedding gift by her
adapted lather costing one tnous-
ana dollars.
Meagreness of space forbids
the description of surrounding
buildings-the barn built in 1733
though still in excellent state of
preservation; the "white chari
ot" in which these stately people
visited their equally stately friends
and drove to church, standing in
its shed, and many houses for the
industrial life of the plantation
frip carvanta arwl fy fha ma ml.
r.t,,M f an iMha k thom
w wvvuo " v " WJ i
etc, etc,
On Friday evening the visitors
attended a play, believing that
"Variety is the spice of life."
On Saturday while the greater
number of the excursionists, vis
ited the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, Smithsonian Institu
tion, Natural Museum and Fish
erifta RnilHinfy t.ha uuritor. in
p.nmrMinv with Mm r R wiit.
visitfid th N.t,innnl f!mAt.ArV .t.
Arl.nD-t.nn nn th h , f nn
R. E. Lee, but now the resting
place of twenty thousand Union
soldiers, "who died that their
country might live." Under one
monument alone lie twentv-one
hundred and eleven nameless sol-
diers' whose bodies were gather-
ed from Bull Run to the Rappa-
hanuock; and if there is any doubt
iti the minds of any one as to the
cost paid the Phillipines, witness
tin long and endless lines of
graves of victims in the new see-
tion or the cemetery, in which we
visited the lot holding the victims
of the Maine disaster, the monu-
ment in which is the rusty old
anchor of that unfortunate vessel.
Before leaving this city of His-
tory, the visitors were all carried
up in tne Washington Monu-
ment by an elevator whose capac-
ity is limited to thirty persons
and took a last lingering view of
its magnmcient distances. This
is the highest piece of masonry
in tne worm, 555 feet, and I con-
loss the ascent was a little, trying
um nerves.
.
p. m., tne excursion left
vasmngion and arrived at Ship-
n - ii .
pensburg promptly at 9 p. m.,
w wiuui an accident. '
In a very unselfish moment Dr.
Programme.
The Sunday School audChrisl
ian Endeavor Convention of the
Kays Hill Southern Pennsylvania
Christian Conference will meet at
I unavi n I ;hriat.in.n ( hnrcn nn
Pf - rtoj, June H ftnd
ft, 1900, at 9 o'clock a. m.
FHIDAY MOKNINO SESSION.
Music: devotional exercises, Jes
se Kautimai; music; enrollment
cf delegates; address of welcome,
Harrison Bottomfield; response,
j, r. Logue; music: miscellaneous
business; music; adjournment
Friday p. m. session 1:30.
,.:. .:i :., w
L. TT ' , . ,
I t-T Honilarchnt. mucin- ronnrfc rf
" " "'w'
Sabbath schools; music; topic :
Give reasons why the Sunday
pchool is a child of the church.
A. G. B. Powers, Scott Bottom-
field, Harry Mearkle; music; reci
tation, MissGertrudeRohm;mus-
ic; topic: What is the proper
equipment for the Sunday school.
Frank Diehl, Rev. Hendershot,
D. W. Jay; music; topic : Should
the officers of the Sunday school
be church members. W. C. Gar
land, Cramer Bernhart, John
Kauffman, Stephen Wi ik; music;
adjournment
FRIDAY EVENING 7:30.
Music; devotional exercises,
Rev. Logue; music; topic : The
primary department of the Sun
day school. S. W. S. Foor, Gil-
bert Mellott, A. R. Garland; mus-
ic; recitation, Miss Rachel Pee;
music; Evangelistic work of the
Sunday school. Rev. Charles
Rinehart, John Cooper. Ephraim
Mellott; music; adjournment.
Saturday morning 9 p m.
Music: devotional exercises. J.
H Barney; music; reports of the
christian Endeavor Societies:
mUsic: election of officers: solo.
Miss Flora Brison; topic : Is the
c E Society a benefit to the
church ? Mason Jay, S. J. N.
Foor, J. R. Logue; music; recita
u,,, Sylvia Collins: music; How
doe8 the c & Society help a per-
8on to live a Christian life ? A
O. Foor. Georca Veatch. Andrew
Householder: : recitation .Miss My-
ra Williams; music; adjournment
ainiP..Mft
Music; devotional exercises, U.
C. Garland; music; recitation,
Miss Anna Tewell; solo, Miss
Flora Brison; Give general infor
mation of the.Christiad Endeavor
movement, U. J. Bennet, Jesse
Kauffman, Caleb Stroight; recita-
tion, Miss ttdna Kegg; auet, Mrs,
11 n , itlT . l
Is the C. E., a mission society ?
A. F. Foor, H. M. Barton, Rev.
Chas. Rinehart; miscellaneous
business; music; adjournment.
U. J. Bennett,
A. W. McDaniel,
J. W. Barney,
Committee.
Our old friend Herbert Mor
D?ret of Belfast, came into the
News office- for a friendly chat
with the' Editor, while in town
iasi nu-saay
Barton must have conceived the
idea of this treat to the pupils who
have so much love and respect for
him; for while it was one round of
surprise and delight to them
there was much hard work and
anxiety attendant on the trip to
him. Much of this was due to
hi constant and faithful care of
a voung lady teacher, a former
pupil of the C. V. N. C, who de
velopen fever on the trip and was
left in a hospital in Washington
much to the sincere regret of all
The members of the graduating
class on the trip from Fulton
county, were Emma Sloan, Frank
Daniels and Harry Seville. Oth
ers boside the writer were Mrs
S. B. Woollett, Mary Grove and
Gertrude Sloan
To the students of Fulton, to
all other seniors, to Dr. Barton
and to the courteous agent, M t
Lipsett, who managed all detail
nf t.hia frit nrl ml rah nr. I nwa
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an overwhelming debt of obi era
i c "
turn for making possible o de
liyhtful and profitable an .expof
Manna at a minimum of cost.
I Sara M. Cook.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Weather Exceptionally Fine, and the Day '
Very Generally Observed. Large
Crowd in McConnellsburg.
With the exception of a few
i ops of ram in the afternoon,
uf,t enough te keep up the repu
tation of rain on Memorial Day,
the weather was very pleasant,
and a large number of people cele-
rated the day in McConnells
"rg. Before the exercises be
gan, the Court House was so
crowded that many persons were
uable to find room, and, there
fore, missed witnessing the very
Interesting exercises. As we
were among those who did nrt
get to attend, we give the follow
mg well written account of the
exercises from the Fulton Repub
lican :
At 1:30 P. M. the house was
called to order by acting com
mander, Dr. W. LY McKibbin.
Dr. H. S. Wishart was chosen
chairman, and Minnie Mock, sec
retary. Music, "Red, White and
Blue," by McConnellsburg band.
Invocation by Rev Dr. V. A.
West. Singing "America," by
the audience; Lincoln's Address,
by Miss Mabel Trout; music by
the band, "Battle Cry of Free
dom;" recitation, "TheOldBoys,"
by Master Guy Reed; recitation,
'The Missing Dead," by Jose
phine Runyan. An eloquent and
entertaining oration was then giv
en by M. R. Shaffner, Esq. Mus-
by the band, "Marching
Through Georgia," was followed
by one of the mosj attractive fea
tures of the program, a "Flag
Drill," by ten girls and six boys,
under the supervision of the W.
R. C.'s pitriotic instructor, Mrs.
B. Stevens, to whom much
credit is due. Recitation, "In
the Shade of the Pines," by Miss
Grace Shimer. Music by the
band. A very interesting ad
dress by Mrs. S. M. Cook, Sec
retary of W. R. C, and again
music by the band. On motion
made by Dr. McKibbin a vote of
thanks was unanimously tender
ed to Mrs. Stevens for her most
efficient services as patriotic in
structor and musical director,
and to the young people for their
excellent rendition of the exercis
es prepared by her. The line of
march v as then formed and bou
quets ol flowers distriouted to
the Sabbath Schoo' children,
when, led by the band, all pro
ceeded to the cemeteries of each
church to decorate the soldiers'
graves, many returning to the
Court House with the veterans to
disband.
'The graves of fifty-six union
soldiers and two confederate sol
diers were decorated by King
Post and one hundred and fifty
eight marking flags distributed
by the Post in McConnellsburg
and adjacent cemeteries. The
music all through the memorial
exercises by McConnellsburg
band was much enjoyed and ap
preciated, and earnest thanks are
extended by the veterans to the
committee for their willing and
efficient aid, especially the de
ceased comrades' sons, Harvey
Helman and Heed Kay, also to
Adjutant Wellsley Greathead, a
soldier of the Spanish American
War, and his assistants, Max Ir
win. Earle Taylor and Russel
Runyan."
The Fourth.
McConnellsburg will hold an
old time celebration 'on July 4th.
The celebration will begin ut 1 o'
clock on the morning of the
Fourth when the night owls will
usher ia the day. At 10:30 a. m.,
there will be a grand fantastic
parade, in which cash prizes will
be given. In the afternoon a
tournament will be held which
will be open to all the world. In
the evening a Fair and Festival
and band concert will be held on
the public square. All roads
lead to McConnellsburg ou th
Fourth. Come one, come all, aud
have a hot time In the old town.
Communion services will be
held In the Presbyterian church
at Greenhill, next Sunday morning-
RECENT DEATHS.
Those Who Have Been Summoned to the
Other World.
HILL.
Olive fiulh Hill, daughter of
Mr. aud Mrs. Moses Hill, died at
their home uoar Mai tinsburg, W.
Va., Suuda morning, M.iy 20,
1900, aged 8 months and 27 days.
The remains of the child, ac
companied by the grief stricken
parents, were bronghtto the home
of Charles Mellott, in this county
on Monday following, from whose
home the funeral took place on
Tuesday m jrning, interment be
ing made at thn Dunkard church
in Belfust township.
The cause of baby Olive's death
vas cerebero spinal meningitis.
The child was attacked by the
dread disease on Sunday morning
the 13th, and denth ensued in just
one week s time, aitnougn nve
doctors were called including a
specialist from Washington. D. C.
Olive Ruth was the oniy child
ut Mr. and Mrs. Hill, and they
have the sympathy of their many
friends in this great loss. They
were residents formerly of this
county, but removed to a farm
uear Martinsburg in March of
this year.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. J. C. Garland.
MELLOTT.
Oliver Scott Mellott died at the
home of his parents, Michael Mel
lott and wife, in Belfast township,
June 1, 190(5, aged about 20 years.
Funeral last Sunday, conducted
by Rev. J. C. Garlaud, and inter
ment in the cemetery at the Side
ling Hill Baptist church.
The deceased enlisted m the U.
S. Navy at League island, Phila
delphia, last summer, and was
sent to Washington, D. C. About
two months ago he was attacked
by fever and grippe, and was
placed in a hospital. His condi
tion had improved to the extent
that, about three weeks ago, his
sister, Miss Molhe, and Miss Fan
nie Hessler, wont to Washington
and accompanied the young man
to the home of his parents. The
combination of diseases had fast
ened such a hold on him, howev
er, that he did not have the vitali
ty to withstand the attack, and
death resultpd as before stated.
Scott was a young man of
splendid habits, and greatly re
spected by a large circle ot
friends, who sincerely mourn his
early demise.
DESHONG.
At her home in the "tenant
house" on the James Siped farm
east of town, on the evening ot the
31st ult., Mrs. Mary Anna Jessie
Deshong, wife of Daniel Deshong
died suddenly of heart failure, in
duced by childbirth.
Mrs. Deshong was a daughter
of George Carbaugh, deceased,
and wa aged 27 years, 10 months
and 8 days. She is survived by
her husband and one child a brut
three years of age.
Funeral on Friday afternoon
conducted by her pastor, Rev. A.
G. Wolf, of the Lutheran chuich,
and interment in the Union cem
etery. The large number of sorrowing
friends that followed her remains
to their last resting place was a
beautiful tribute to the charr.ctev
of the young mother thus sudden
ly cut off from earth.
DAVIS,
At Hustontown, on Monday,
Mary, wife of Dr. A. K. Davis,
passed fiom this life.
Mrs. Davis had uot been in very
vigorous health for sometime;
and dunug tho last, week of her
life, lay in a comotose condition
The deceased wns a daughter
of the late William Chesnui, of
Taylor township; and in addition
to her husband, is survived by
two orpthers William in West
Virginia, and Charles in the West.
Mrs. Davis was what any com
m unity would call a most excel
lent woman kind to the poor,
sympathetic with the unfortun
ate, and liberal toward every
charitable object that came under
Memorial Day ut llarrisoiiville. j
I't. .tii .t I i nf 1 n in n tti-nnnuuinn
consisting of the G. A. It., the V.
(). S. of A., and the I. O. (T. F. 1
left Ilarrisonville for Anbury
Cemetery where they were met by
the Anbury mid Greenhill Sunday
Schools. Here they formed in)
line, headed by tiio Oak Glen cor-'
net hand, and inarched up to the ;
Ashury church where Decoration
services were held, conducted ty
the Command of the Post. Thence
they proceeded to the Groanhill
Presbyterian cemetery where like
services were hold. From there
they went to the Siloiim church,
where they were joined by the
Sidelmghill Christian. S. S. and
the SilofimS. 8. After decorating
the soldiers' graves at this place
they Went to the Reunion Grounds.
Vfter reaching tho grounds where
a procession headed ov the old
B-.ildiers six in number the band,
a goodly number of the P. O. S.
of A., and about thirty I. (). O. F.
marched to J. V. Hoop's and
back, after winch they adjourned
for dinner. After dinner, at
bugle call, tho audience assembled.
Order was then called by the pres
ident, Geo. W. Sipes, who deliv
ered an address of welcome, after
which the following programme
was rendered.
Musid by the band.
Lincoln's address on the battle
field of Gettysburg by D. H.
Myers.
Prayer by Uev. Pittinger.
Singing, America.
Kecitation by Miss Francis Dan
iels. Singing by the Sidelinghill
Christian S. S.
Kecitation by Miss Daisy Strait.
Singing by Sidelinghill Christian
S. S.
Recitations by Miss Nettie Mel
lott and Pearl Akers.
Music by hand
Recitation by Queen Luke.
Address by Hon. J no. P. Sipes.
Kecitation by Maude Strait and
Bertha Newman.
Singing by Ilarrisonville Norm
al School.
Kecitations by Grace Hann,
Edith Martin and Alura Daniels.
ddress by Prof. II. M. Grif
fith.
Kecitations by Ada Decker and
Rebecca Daniels.
Tho very best of order prevailed
which was very much appreciated.
Children's Day services at Cen
tre M. E. church, JuneLth, 10
m., instead of June 10th, as
was previously announced.
her notice.
Funeral will take place to mor
row.
.She was -aged about 515 years.
SHAW.
Ou last Friday at eleven o'clock
Mrs. Malinda Shaw was buried in
the Hustontown cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted
by Rev. S. J. Pittenger, pastor of
Ilarrisonville circuit.
Shewasthe wife of Lewis Shaw,
who now resides near Huston
town. A husband, five sons and
two daughters survive to mourn
their loss.
By the death of Mrs. Shaw a
kind lriend and a good neighbor
is gone. She was a cousistant
member of the Methodist Episco
pal church for more than thirty
years.
Christian, now thy race U run,
Thy heavenly Father calls thee home;
There shall thou shine fair as thes'ju,
Before the uncreated one.
No morning cloud, nor sable night
Is there there, but everlasting light.
WEAVElt.
Adam Weaver, an aged resident
of Tod towuship, died aulas home
near Knobsville, last Sunday ev
eulng. Mr. Weaver was born In
Germany, April 1, 1829; hence he
was aged 77 years, 2 months and
2 days. He was ir. usual health at
0 o'clock Sunday evening when
his son John left him, and an hour
later, when John returned, he
fouud his father dying.
Interment in the cemetery at
the Methodist church at Knobs
ville Monday afternoon,
THE NEW PRIMARY LAW-
Candidates for Borough and Township
May be Noninated as Heretofore.
To provuie ior uniform primary
elections throughout the State,
the legislature passed a law that
will go into effect November 1st.
The act provides tht two pri
maries shall he held each year in
every district in which nomina
tions are to lm made or delegates
or party officers elected. One
shall be held on the fourth Satur
day before the February election,
t) be known as the winter prima
r ; the other, on the first Satur
day in June, except on years
when a president of the United
States is to be elected, when it
shall be held on the second Satur
day in April, and known a the
spring primary.
Delegates to the state and na
tional conventions, except dele-gates-at-large
to national conven
tions, shall be elected at the spring
primary by any party or body of
electors, one of whose candidates
at either the general or February
election preceding polled two per
cent, of the largest entire vote
cast for any candidate at the last
general elrctiou.
Candidates for offices to be fill
ed at the general election, except
those nominated by national or
state conventions, shall be nomi
nated at the spring primary.
Candidates to be tilled at the
February election shall be nomi
nated at the winter primary.
Party officers may be elected at
either primary.
Candidates for borough and
township offices may be nominat
ed as heretofore.
Nomination by nomination pa
pers may be made as heretofore.
This act does not apply to the
nomination of presidential elec
tors; but suh electors may be
nominated at the regular prima
ries, if the party rules so pro
vide:
The county commissioners will
prepare the ballots, the form for
which is prescribed in the law.
Any party can have the names
ot its candidates placed upon the
official ballot by tilling a potition
with the secretary ot the (for con
gress or state offices) at least four
weeks before the primarv elec
tion; or with county commission
ers (for other offices) at least three
weeks before the primary. The
number of qualified electors re
quired as signers is as follows :
For judges, state senators and
members of congress, 200.
For assemblymen and ether of
fices to be voted for by the entire
county, 50.
For party offices and delegates
to state and national conventions,
10.
Polling places are to be provid
ed by the county commissioners,
and the primaries will be conduct
ed by the regular election boards
who will receive just half the pay
that they get for serving at elec
tions, and the expense will be
borne by the state.
The polls will be open from 2
o'clock to 8 p. m., during which
time saloons and bar rooms must
remain closed.
It Is readily seen that this act
applies to the following nomina
tions and to others if the political
parties so elect :
Delegates to the national con
vention.
Members of congress.
County officers.
Party committeemen.
One peculiar provision of the
law is that, no police officer shall
go within 100 feet of a polling
place, except to rote or make ar
rest.
Anothor law passed at tho spe
cial session of the legislature of
l'JOO sets forth what are legiti
mate ejection expeuses and ra
quires that whenever the expens
es ot a candidate exceed $50 he
nyist file a sworn statement set
ting forth the amount and the
marnerof the expenditure. In
case of bailery or any other kind
of "boodling" he is liable to aline
not to exceed $200 or imprison
ment not to exceed, two years.
Corporations are prohibited
ABOUT PEOPLE YOUJCNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Guin
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful'Outin;.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
M. E. H. Bard and Ephraim
Mellott were business visitors at
the County Seat Monday.
Ernest, Ilixson of Brush Creek,
was a guest in the home of J. V,
Stouteagle, a couple of days last
week.
Jacob Cotnerer, of Mercers-
burg, formerly of this place, is
wearing a broad smile. It's a big
girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eitemil-
ler, of Mercersburg, spent a few
days visiting friends in tins place
last week.
F. E. W. Scott, of Hotel Ter
race, Sci anton, Pa., is on a visit
to his parents, Henry Scott and
wife, of this place.
Mabel Jackson of this place,
spent Saturday and Sunday the
guest of Stella Laidig, of Laidig
postoftice.
Drs. W. L. McKibbin and H. S.
Wishart were called to Huston
town Friday on the account of the
serious illness of Mrs. A.K. Davis.
Oliver Hill and son Harvey, of
Bethel township, came up to town
last Thursday for a new mower
that Mr. Hill had bought from
George Mellott.
S. D. Stevens and wife, and
their children Grace and Harris,
have been spending a few days in
the home of Mrs. Stevens' mother
Mrs. L. E. Harris.
David Gregory and his mothet
Mrs. Mary Gregory, of Thomp
son township, were welcome call
ers at the News office while in
town last Saturday.
Samuel Mayne and wife, of
Martinsburg, Pa., aud Mrs. Geo.
Mayne, of Ilollidaysburg, were
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Albet t
Stoner. one day last week.
Dr. West, who has served on
the board of trustees, of Wilson
College, continuously since the
year 1809, is in Chambersburg at
tending a meeting of that hoard.
We are reliably informed that
Dr. I. Singleton Garth waite aud
Charles Duffy, of Denver, Colora
do, are contemplating a visit to
Webster Mills, in the very ntar
future.
Mrs. Edwin Buckley and her
three children, of Colorado, are
visiting Mrs. Buckley's parents,
George S. Doran, at Burnt Cab
ins, and other relatives aud
friends in the county.
James A. Mellott, and Geo. B.
Evans and wife, and sister, Miss
M. E. Evans, of Thompson town
ship, spent Memorial Day in Get
tysburg. They are well pleased
with their trip.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Locke
and their baby Gladys, of Home
stead, Pa., are spending a week
among their Fort Littlotou
friends. They were in McCon
nellsburg Monday.
After having spent three weeks
very pleasantly in the home of her
daughter Mrs. S. D. Stevens u
Chambersburg, Mrs. L. E. Har
ris returned to her home in this
place last Saturday.
Reed and Ed Simpson, of
Thompson township, called at the
News office a few minutes last
Friday. Reed was just return
ing from a visit in the home of
his sister Ida, at Mercersburg, t
Miss Sadie Hann, who has been
living in Chambersburg during
ing the past nine years returned
to her homeatSaltivialast Wednes
day. We understand she w ll nut
return to Chambersburg, but the
cards are not out yet.
from making contributions toauy
party or to any candidate.
' These acts, if enforced, will
tend to make business dull for
the graftera that live by bleeding
candidates; and they ought to en
able a candidate to get through a
campaign without "barrel."