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VOLUME
McCONNLLLSlirilG. PA.. JUNL 1?. 1900.
NUM111-K US
RECENT DEATHS.
John Cooper, of Ayr Townsnlp.and Nathan
B" Hanks, of Brush Creek Valley.
JOHN fOOl'EU.
John Cooper, one of Ayr town
ship's older, residents, died on
Wednesday ol last week, aged
about (7 years.
Mr. Cooper ' was sitting on a
rlmir conversing with a member
of the family, when he suddenly
became dizzy, aud fell to the floor,
expiring almost instantly.
He was buried iu Union ceme
tery on Friday.
The deceased is survived by his
wife aud the following children :
Emanuel. George, Ida (wife of
Harry Linn), Agnes (wife of Ar
thur Saville), aud Sadie.
NATHAN U. HANKS.
Nathan B. Hanks, one of the
most widelv kuown citizens of
Brush Creek Valley, this county,
died at his home near Emmaville,
on Tuesday afternoon of last
week, after an illness of several
months duratiou.
The deceased was a son of the
lace William Hanks. He was born
in 1851, and was aged . 55 years.
His wife preceded him to the spir
it world 9 years ago.
Mr. Hanks was one of the fore-
most men of his section, and took
nn active part in business, relig-
lous. educational and social at
fiiirs. He whs a progressive and
up-to-date farmer and was pos-
sessedof considerable means. Ho
was a stockholder and director of
the First National 3ank, of Ever-
ett. and was interested in other
enterprises,
lathe passing away of Mr.
Hanks, Fulton county loses one
of its best citizens' He was a
wise counselor and trood noierh-
Lor. He is survived by two sous
aud two daughters, namely, Wil-
liam C, Clair. Jennie, and Mrs.
N. P. Barton.
The funeral service was held at
McKendree church Friday morn
ing, aud interment made iu the
graveyard ther?.
The Railroad's Big Stick,
In "The Way ota Railroad with
a Town" in the June McClure's.
Mr. Ray Stannard Baker shows
how a common carrier hold up an
entire section of country and says
whether this industry or that
shall prosper, or whether this
class or the other shall be utter-
ly driveu out of business. Mr.
Baker spent a long time studying
his material for this articlein Dan-
ville, Virginia, which is tapped by
only one railroad, the Southern,
and which on this account is quite
ol l" Ui3 ol "UB lttlts '
A fnmnnrlcrtn ia fnrnufnllw rlmwn I
between the conditions here and
t.hr.BOn t.h n,t nf T-vnhnr
siTttr.aiv miloa nwar whifh lifts
plenty of railroad competition.
Mr. Baker aUles facts which un
less backed by
well arouse incredulity. For in
stance, fertilizer is shipped from
Chicago to Danville at $5.80 a ton,
whereas if it went sixty-six miles
further to Lynchburg, tho rate
would be only $4. 40. Horses ship-
pad Irom the Westcan be deliver-
ed at Hichmond, 141 miles fur-
ther, at so much less freight that
Danvilleshlppershavebeenknown
to book their stock all the way
tnrougn ana then remove it by
stealth from the cars as they
stood in the Danville freight yard.
The tragedy of all this lies in the
fact that Danville has contributed
hundreds of thousands ol dollars
to railroad companies for couipe-
tition and is still paying interest
on a part of this money. Mr. Ba
... . .. . i
ker tells how the tobacco-growers
are barely able to strugl ) along
while certain favored exporters
are given rates which are like find
in money. The story of the con
test between the railroad aud the
anti railroad parties in the town
is of absorbing interest. Every
one who wants to understand the
Big Stick powers of the railroad
should rnn.fl t.hu i fA.Aii.u
article.
' - duiuu wuva wj UlU l3 I
A. V. B. Souders, one of Ayr
township's Civil War veteroup.
wan in town last Saturday,
Installation of Dr. West.
As was announced last week,
the committee appointed by pres
bytery, composed of Kev. Fred
Diehl, of Welsh Run; Rev. James
G Rose, of Mercer 8 burg, and
Rev. Waldo, of Choinbersburg,
came to McCor.nellsburg last Fri
day eveniug, and on Saturday
morning, wenttoGreenhill, where
they Installed Rev. Wm. A. West,
D. D., pastor of the Greenhill
Presbyterian church, and at 2
i x 1 1
REV. wm. a. west, d. d.
o'clock in the afternoon of the
same day in McConnellsburg. he
was installed pastor of the church
at that place,
Dr. West was installed as pas
tor of these two churches June
27, 1900, and served them until
the first of December, 1904. The
pistoral relation having been
dissolved at his owu request, he
retired, and the churches were
served by "supplies" during the
six months following. At the
meeting in the spring, ot 1905,
presbytery was asked to send Dr.
West as a "stated supply" which
was done, and the sam-j action
was taken in the fall of 1905.
Iu the spring of 1900, Dr. West,
through the earnest solicitation
of the respective congregations
consented to accept a call to be
come their regular pastor again,
and hence, he was installed tho
second time in these churches
last Saturday
While the Reverend Doctor has
passed his fourscore years in life
and has been m active ministerial
work more than half a century,
he is possesped of the mental and
physical vigor of one much young
er in years, and it is earnestly
hoped that his life and health may
be spared, and that he may serve
these congregations many years.
Jamea A. Diehl Hurt
was seriously injured a few
days
ago. Notioing one of the
big barn doors open, he went out
to close it, and in doing so, he
I 1 ( Ik. ...nil ,nA
leu several jeeu. oih uwu wiia u
severely sprained in the fall that
he has scarcely been able to move
himself in bed since.
Nuptials.
At four o'clock last Thursday,
June 7th, a very pretty marriage
was solemnized by Rev. S" J. Pit
tenger, in the M. E. parsonage,
at Harrisonvillo, Pa.
The c mtracting parties were
Oliver L. Bard aud Miss Nettie
Mellott, both ot Plea- ant Ridge.
Thosepreseut were M. C. Bard,
father of the groom: Sherman
Bard, brother; Jessie Bard, a sis
ter. and Mrs. S. J. Pitteuger
Normal Commencement.
The commencement exercises
of tho Cuinherlan.i Valley state
uoruial school at Shippensburg,
will beheld during the week com
mencing Sunday, June 24. The
baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class will be delivered
bi' the Rev Willlttm L- Laurie, I).
u' LU v "elieronte, on bunaay
I evonuiflf, June !4, moo c!ockv
Tho address betoie uie graauat
lutf class, ou commencement d?y,
Wednesday. June 27. will be d)
hivored by Dr. Leon Prince, of
' Dickinson College, Carlisle.
County Sunday School Convention., i
'I he Sunday school Conveuti'n
h ld at Hustontown last Thurs-
dy evening and Friday, wasvc-y
in'eresting, and attended iy a
large number of
delegates and j
friends of the Sunday school, all ',
ot whom speak in the kindest i
terms of the hospitality of tbe
good people of Taylor's capitnl. ,
In the absencB ot any other, "e
puulish the report made to the
Presbyterian Sunday school last 1
Sunday morning by Miss Kath- J 'v C "i ini inner Warner shows
ryn Cook, one of the delegates tint durum April the total num
from that school. The report is j her of deaths "f pensioned Civil
as follows :
As a representative of the Pres
byterian Sunday school of Mc
Connellsburg, at the County Sun
day School Convention at Huston
town, it gives me pleasure in sub
mitting this report. Dr. Laug, a
State worker, was present, aud
gave many excellent talks. These
are some of the thoughts express
ed : The teachers of the future
must be trained for the work, j
You can take nothing from an
empty vessel. Theteicher must
be a Christian. He o she must j
be a church member must be a ,
LJible student must be a sym
pathizing friend of the child
must study the nature of the
child must be his example dur-
ing the week. Dr. Lang thinks a i
quarterly review by the superia-
tendent is a waste of time. No
at
opening ror closing exercises
should encroach on time of les
son, lie recommended a varied
program. Monotony destroys
interest. That lesson is a lailure
in which tho pupil had gleaned no
added knowledge. Talking is not
teaching. All success in Sunday j
school teaching is of slow growth, j
Too many church members out- j
side of the Sunday school. He I
recommended the Normal lessons
by Hurlbut as a text book for
teachers.
Mrs. S. M. Cook gave the re
port of the success of the Normal
class In McConnell.sbu rg. Noone
need hesitate to undertaue the
study.
Miss Mary Grove read an ex
cellent paper on intelligent teach
ing. You must know the bookef
which you teach.
Miss Minnie Reisner read a pa
per on Elementary Work, Miss
Maud Baumgardner gave instruc
tion on JIow to Begin a Cradle
Roll. This was of little interest
to the delegates of this school,
who find a more fruitful field in
Home Department work.
The question rewards or prizes
to pupils, was warmly discussed.
The sessions were well attended,
and much attention was paid to
the music, which reflected great
credit to the choir.
The most charming hospitality
atounded; Every one was wel
come and was provided with en
tertainment. Members of this school present
were the Misses Sloan, Minnie
Reisner, Jess Dickson, Netha
Nesbit, Katherine Cook, Mrs. S.
M. Cook, M. R. Shaffner, S. A.
Nesbit and W. II. Nesnit.
Success With Bees.
Mr. J. L. Richards, of Ayr
township, came through the win
ter with two skeps of bees. The
first swarm from these old bees
came ou the 12th of May, aad the
ninth one, on the 1st day of June.
Each swarm was properly hived,
and is now doing well. Joseph
says he would not be surprised
if he should have three or four
more swarms this season. As It
is he would like to know who can
beat the record.
There is a little history con
nected with these bees. The lat
ter part of March, 1901, Mr
Richards found in tho woods on
James Bivous' laud, a wild bee,
Getting permission from Mr
Bivens, Mr. Richards cut the
tree, sawed out the beo, and took
it home. During that summer
the wild bee gave Mr. Richards a
swarm. He then , killed the old
one. . Next summer, 1905, the
1904 swarm gave him three
swarms. Two of these he killed
for the honey, and the other two
are the ones that nave done such
good work this summer.
VETERANS PASSING AWAY.
Statistics Sliv,' thai They are Dying at
the Rapid Rale of 100 Per Day.
Veterans of the Civil War are
dying at the r.ite ;f 100 a day, Be
cording to tho rocrus which are
kept at the United Stn'es Pension
Office. The monthly reports lor
several mouths past have shown
the d' li rate n mong tho old sol-
diors be in i.'k-neighborhood of
!1, 000 a month. A report issued
.Var soldiers a i d sailors wasI'.HU.
This is tho highest death rate for
any month of the preseut fiscal
year.
Pension office officials who haw
followed the tlirures closely and
know the tendency of the death
rate are of the opinion that the
i. umber of Civil War pensioners
lias reached the maximum ard
i hat heieafter each succeeding
month will show a decrease At
i ho end of last month there were
on the rolls 9ii9,()7o survivors, a
net decrease of 2, KHi from the
number for March.
Tho number of pensioners of
all classes on the rolls on April
i!0th last year was 97, SOU, a de
crease of 2,153 from the number
of the month previous. This rate
of decreaseis unusually high. The
total loss to the pension roll dur
ing the month was as follows ! By
leath, 4,910: by roraarriage, 78;
minors by limitation, 86; uy fail
ure to claim, 5U5; for other causes,
HO. Total, 5,189.
NKIIOMORli.
A very heavy windstorm pass
ed through here Sunday evening.
J. B. Runyan and sou Russell,
of McConnellsburg, were the
guests of the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. liuuyan, last
Sunday.
Eld. Arlie Garland, wife, and
little daughter Pearl, of Fort
Royal. Va., are visiting among
friends here.
Harvey Snyder attended a
meeting at Great Cacapou, VV.
Va., last Saturday aud Sunday.
Mrs. A. Runyan, Mrs. J. L.
Mellott, and Mrs. A. T. Wink, are
all on the sick list.
Wesley McKee, wife, and son
Leonurd, spent Sunday with the
family of L;vi Skyles, on Pleas
ant Ridge.
S. L. Weagley, of Upton, Frank-
in county, left here last Wednes
day with a buuch of very tine
cows.
Gi ant Barnhart had the mis
fortune last wee; to get a badly
mashed foct by a log rolling on it.
Orpha Snyder went to Harri-
sonville last week to attend Prof.
Jriffith's normal school.
Dr. Mellott and family made a
trip to McConnellsburg and the
Cove, last Saturday, and return
ed on Sunday.
SAI.UVU.
Our farmers are busy cultivat
ing the corn and ploughiug for
buckwheat.
S. S. Hmn, of Webster Mills,
and James Hann, of Saltillo, were
called to Sal u via last week on ac
count of the serious illness of
their sister, Mrs. Joseph Everts
Mrs. Anderson, of Wells Val
ley, was a guest in the home of
William Moore last Sunday.
Ned Mellott had the misfortune
to get his hand badly sawed
while sawing shingles at. Wm.
Foremau's last week.
Roy M. Sipes and wife visited
the family of Scott Keganse lust
Sunday.
J. L. Richard ? spent Mouday
night in the homo or his sou Aaro'i
oi the u. a. none iarm. ivir.
Richards has gained quite a repu
tation as a successful road maker.
The roads in southern Ayr are
said to be in excellent condition
We acknowledge the receipt of
an invitation from Mrs. John Big
ham, ot Greenmount, Pa., to be
present'at tho marriage of her
daughter, Mary Esther, to Dr,
Clarence N. Trout, on Wednes
day, June 20th.
Republican State Convention.
The Stalwart or Penrose wins
of the Republican party held
their Slate convention at Harris
burg, Wednesday of last week,
and placed tho following ticket in
nomination :
Governor Ednn S. Stuart,
former mayor of Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Governor Robert
S. Murphy, of Johnstown, Cam
bria county, who was originally b
candidade for governor.
Auditor General Robert K.
Young, of Wel'.sboro, Tioga coun
ty, a former mem her of the statf
house of representatives.
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Henry Houck, r.f Lei-' non, deputy
"ii pei intendent of public instruc
tion. With )he exception of the nom-
imtion for lieutenant governor,
tor which Murphy was the only
candidate, and was therefore un-
imipously named, one ballot was
taken on each of the other nomi
nations. The convention was in
session a little less than ti e hours
and the programme us drawn up
by the leaders was carried out
without a change and with little
or no friction.
These people have experienced
a change of heart during the past
eighteeu months, lor in their plat
form they now advocate legisla
tion jriviug trolley companies the
right to carry freight; favor a two
ceut passenger rate on steam rail
roads; call for a state commis
sion similar to the interstate com
merce commission, and deal at
great length with other state is
sues, favoring many relorms.
This Hnzflrdous Life ol Ours.
Bad as the. earthquake was, the
whole country ought to under
stand clearly thatSau Francisco's
chief disaster was due to the tire.
Thousands, if not millions, of peo
ple have ben asking whether or
not it was going to be at al) safe
to rebuild San Francisco, in view
ol its liability to what the scienti
fic men call "seismic disturb
ance. This is reauy something
ike asking whether or not it is
worth while to build cities and
towns in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska,
and adjacent States, because de
structive tornadoes from time to
timo visit that general region and
do local violence. As these pag
es were closing for the press, im
mense forest fires were raging in
northern Michigan and in sec
tions of Wisconsin. A number of
villages and towns were said to
have been burned, and the very
considerable city of Escanaba was
reported in imminent danger.
''lood, drought, tire, earthquake,
volcano, epidemic, tornado, bliz
zard, tidal wave, cyclone, mon
soon, hot wave every section of
the land, sooner or later, suffers
from some visitation of nature
that departs so far from the nor
mal as to cause great suffering
and loss. The powers of nature
are so profound, and the possibil-
ty of some exceptional scourge is
a thing so ever-preseut, that it is
a very hazardous affair to be alive
at all on any square mile of this
ovely but harassed planet of our. .
The prophet who claims to have
predicted San Francisco's disas
ter has now affixed the date for
the dreadful calamity that is to
overwhelm New York. The fact
is that California is probably as
safe a State to live, in as any oth
er, its equaoie enmate and gen
eral salubrity gives it advantages
which most States do not possess
under the law of averages. Of
San Francisco's financial k.sses,
it may be roughly guessed that
less than 5 per cent, are due to
the earthquake and more than 95
per cent, to the lire. From "The
Progress of tho World," in the
American Monthly Review of Re
views for June.
Edward Reisner, who has just
completed the junior year at Ursi
nus college, is home with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Reisner
for his summer vacation. Of
course, when there are any prizes
iu sight, Fulton county students
take care of them, as wat m this
case, Ed winning the first prize in
Ihejunloi oratorical contest,
Making Money From Bees.
The business of bee keeping,
according to a writer in the New
Idea Woman's Magazine for July,
is "light, fascinating and pleas
ant." In fact, as the bees do the
work, it seems that this occupa
tion is the nearest that there is
to having a number of good in
vestments with certain dividends.
"The initial outlay,'' says this
writer, "ma. be very small, fif
teen dollars will secure a modern
u. e, a colony of good Italian bees,
with a queen, end all of the nec
'ssary accessories. As soon as a
ittlo experience has beeu gained,
the apiary may be built up by
adding nuclei (a few hundred
workiug bees) together with new
queens at intervals at the cost of
a few dollars. The natural in
crease will then result in an apiary
of fifty or jne hundred crlo.iies
in a few years."
Many good suggestions are
given to those desiring to add to
their income by this charming in
dustry. It appears that the time
to begin the business of bee-keeping
isduring tho sum mer months,
and "there will lie little to do ex
cept to watch the bees at their
work and become as familur as
possible with theif habits. 'I One
duty of the keeper, however, is to
protect the bees as far as possi
ble from their insect enemies,
"brush away the spider's web,
craftily woven near the hive en
trance, as well as to drive off Lhe
bold ant who is constantly rob
bing the bee of he honey." Par
ticularly lor women, who desire
to earn a modest income for them
selves in the country, is bee keep
ing recommended as au "ideal
out door occupation."
WELLS VALLEY.
Mrs. Owens, of Virginia, is vis
iting relatives and friends in this
place.
Will Badly and wife, of Hope
well, spent several days with the
latter's mother, Mrs. Rebecca
Horton, during the past week.
Harry Baumgardner has re
turned home from Washington,
D. C. where he has spent the past
nine months in the Bliss Electri
cal school.
Quite a number of our people
attended the Sunday School Con
vention at Hustontown last week.
Marjorie 'Sipe returned home
lastSaturday from Rockhill, Hunt
ingdon couuty, where she had
bjen attending school.
A. S. Greenland, who has not
been able to walk for some time
on account of a badly sprained
annle, is slowly improving.
Rev. H. K. Ash and family of
Three Springs, are spending a
couple of weeks among their par
ishoners iu this community.
Children's day service at the
Pine Grove M. E. church on Sun
day evening, June 17th.
The Children's Day service at
the Presbyterian church ou Sun
day evening last was very enter
taining, aud reflected much credit
on the committee in charge.
A Wild Cat Chased.
Last Thursday evening, as Lu
ther Grove was coming from Fort
Littleton to Clear Ridge, between
Plum Hollow aud Piney Hill, he
saw a wild cat. Knowing that T.
E. Fleming always kept some
hunting hounds, Luther put his
horse under tho whip, and soon
reached Fleming's, but found no
one at homo, but the two little
boys, Lloyd and David Fleming.
He told them what he had seen,
aud boys wasted no time in get
ting the hunting dogs loosed, and
were soon on their way to Plum
Hollow. As the boys' were ol too
lender an age to venture far in
the woods after dark, they stop.
ped and asked Gilson Kerliu to go
along, which he did. Well, it is
not necessary to say that the
boys had a very lively hunt. The
dogs succeeded in killing one
wild cat, and gavo auother a hard
fight. One of the dogs was pret
ty badly used up.
Ex-Commissioner A. M. Cor-
bin, of Taylor, was among'the
court visitors this week.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and doings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITM)
Thompson Peck and wife, of
Need more, spent last Wednesday
in town.
Captand Mrs. C. T. Dixson, ot
Saluvia, spent last Friday at the
County Seat.
Miss Stella Sipes is home for
the summer. She taught in
Chester county last winter.
Uobert Everts, one of Thump-"
son's substantial farmers, was in
town on business last Friday.
N. H. Peck, of Need more, was
the guest of his cousin, the edi
tor ot the News, Thursday night
and Friday.
Asa Mellott and Lem Smith,
two of Whip's Cove's representa
tive citizens, made a tripjto the
County Seat Mouday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGowan,
of Burnt Cabins, were in McCon
nellsburg a few hours last Fri
day. Miss Irene Trout left Monday
for Atlantic City, to locate for the
practice of her profession tram-
ed nurse.
Samuel H. Goldsmith, of Polo,
111., is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Hannah Goldsmith, and other
friends in this place.
Captain Neiswanger, of Welsh
Run, attended the installation
services ot Dr. West in this place
last Saturday.
A. F. Little spent a few days in
the city last week, aud has re
turned with a tine- iine of milli
nery. See her new ad.
Mrs. T. W. Walker, of Mercers
burg, spent several days during
the past week in the home of her
parents, W. A. Sloan and wife, of
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher, of
Bedford, were guests of the
former's sister, Mrs. S. B. Wool
let, at the Washington House,
from Friday until Sunday.
Abuer J. Weaver, a resident of
Lower llnenpsou, was in McCon
nellsburg last Friday, and celled
at the News office, and had his
name enrolled ou our subscrip
tion list.
Superintendent Chas. E. Bar
ton who is a member of the State
examing board for the Mansfield
State Normal school this year, is
at Mansfield this week attending
the examination.
Miss Helen Fore, who holds a
nice position in the wholesale mil
linery establishment of S. M. Ros
in Pittsburg, is speudingbersum
mer vacation among her McCon
nellsburg friends.
Geo. F. Mellott. formerly one
of Ayr township's big farmers,
but now a resident of Franklin
county, spent last week on this
side of the mountain, aud was in
town a few hours on Friday.
Mrs. Louisa Hull and her daugh'
ters, Miss Mary, and Susie (Mrs.
Moore) and the latter's duuguto
Elda, all of Pittsburg, are Visiting
Mis. Bull's daughter, Mrs. D. A.
Nelson and other friends in town
and tho Cove.
Harry M. Lewis is spending
some time with hip parents, J. H.
H. Lewis and wife, near Frank
lin Mills. Harry has been in
Pittsburg for a few years, and is'
now sufferiug from an attack of
rheumatism.
Dr. Wishart left on Monday for
Philadelphia to attend the Gener
al Alumni Society of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania held yester
day. The Doctor expects to be
absent ten days or two weeks aud
will visit Bordentrwn, before re
turning.
Getting his. foot and leg tangled
up m the wheel of a cart that ho
was driving on decoration day,
Mr. William Shives, of Thompson
township, had one of his legs
broken. Dr. Stigersot Hancock,
was called and straightened up
the Injured limb.