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McCONNELLSUUUG, PA.. JULY 12. H)0.
VOLUME
UGLY SCALP WOUND.
I Midsummer Weddings.
HAUMAN MELLOTT.
Little Daughter of Mr. and Mr. J. Hous- At the residence of the official
ton Johnston Hun Last Thursday. ing justice, Dauiel Covalt, Esq ,
While in the act of backing the m Thompson township, last
wagon out of the barn after hav- Wednesday, Raymond C. Hail
ing hauled in a load of wheat, on man, of Licking Creek township,
the farm ol J. 11. Johnston at ftnd Misa Lucy B. Meilott, of
Webster Mills last Thursday, the Thompson township were united
coupling-pole caught in the cloth- ia marriage,
ing of Mr. Johnston's little daugh Lehman-Orant.
tor Lucille, carrying the child j09eph Lehman, of Fairmount,
along untu ner neau surum u tormerly 0
i n rvnoti fruit innhpfl
siacie, uuinug a. 6'; Anna L. Grant,
in length. iir.oappingwuuiBu
the wouud together, and the child
HAVE PASSED OVER.
WHAT WERE THEY AFTER.
WEDDING RECEPTION.
Joseph Everts and Mrs. Elizabeth Sipes I Grave on the Top of Cove Mountain Open-
now getting along nicely.
tormerly of Buck Valley, and Miss
were married at
the home of tne bride's father,
Dr. James A. Grant, of Grafton,
03 Rev. M. A. Barnes, ot Fair
mont. The briiegroom is a news
paper man, and a sou of Isaiah
Lehman, Esq.
SPKOWL-JOHNSON.
Mr. George E. Sprowl aud Miss
Are There Men on Mars.
Are there liviug beings on the
planet Mars?
That is the one great problem
r nui.rnnnmv in which mankind
is most keenly interested and Bessie Johnsm, accompanied by
which -oientists are now trying Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Horton all
. ,v of Wells Valley, drove down to
Within the next twelve months McConuellsburg last Wednesday
Mars will be uearer the earth ostensibly to seethe "Fourth,"
tl.au it has been for fifteen years; out there was other business of a
and everywhere telescopes are more important nature on hands;
bein trained in the hope of dis- and while the bands were playing
coverin" this great secret. nd excitement was running high
Already it is a settled fact that on the streets, the party weut
conditions on the planet are such quietly into the office of Clerk
n wnn'.d sustain human life, at Harris aud informed that, official
i..nt in a slightly modified form, that a marriage license was de-
There is water on Mars and air sired lor Mr. opmwianu miss
though the amount 'of water is Johnson. It only took that skill-'
not Targe and the air is much ed officer about a pair of minutes
rarer than the atmosphere of the to have the desired docutneut
(,arlj, ready, and as he was about to
It is admitted then that there rake in the coin for his service,
is no apparent reason why Mars aud go down street to see the fan-
should not be the abiding place of tastics, the groom modestly m-
highly intelligent beings. formed him that it was the wish
But is there any actual proof of of both himself aud his intended
the existence of such a race ? bride that they should have the
The two greatest authorities on honor of being united in the bonds
the subject in America perhaps of matrimony by no other person
m the world are Professor Wil- than the Clerk himself. While
Hum U. Pickering of the Astro the request was one that might
nomical Observatory of Harvard very properly be made, it was so
university, and Professor Perci- unexpected that it almost took
v.1.1 T,awll whose nrivate obser theClerk sbreath-.hisfirstthought
ViLtoi-v at Flagstaff. Arizona, is was, that he did not wish to turn
largely given ud to the study otany water from the mill of the
Mars preachers; and secondly, he felt
Professor Lowell leads the im- the inconsistency of being instru
portant group of astronomers mental in placing others in a state
who hold that It is extremely (of matrimony) that he has always
probable-if not absolutely prov- been conscientiously opposed to
..fitw. Mnra i inhahited bv entering himself. Seeing that he
' hirhlv civilized neines. He bases could not very well get out of it,
his contention chiefly on the fact he assumed all of the gravity he
thnt.th Mir fn.ee of the nlanet is knew how to command and ad-
c.riss-ertssed bv a series of ex- diessing the expectant couple
tpmfilv rpnilar aud aDDarentlv said, "How do you swear ?"
artificial canals, through which then it occurred to him that he
wntpr ia rnnvpvpd from the tolai was not swearing a jury, and he
oceans to the otherwise dry and asked them to join their right
arid regions corresponding to our hands, and in a minute, in one of
tom,to on,i torrid zones. the nicest little ceremonies, he
There is another group ot as- pronounced them husband and
trnnnmera who hold that these Wife.
nniat.hfl PTwt.once of them is The bride and groom are spleu
,w,t. fiBnipHfu-P nnlv cracks caus- did young people, and the News
ed by tne shrrauing of the planet joins in wishing them all kinds of
and are not the work of any con- Kooa iuck m wuir iniiui.mu.ua.
cnimu int.piiicronfo venture.
Between these two groups
stand Professor Pickerinsr. tier
hnn inclined a little towards the After having spent a very pleas
ratability that Mars is inhabit- ant honeymoon in Atlantic City
ml. but still onen to conviction, and Philadelphia,
Tn "Technical World Magazine" Max. Sheets returned to thei
for July, Professor Pbkering home m this place last week, and
tn-esents in a complete and au- are now settled to meet me sier
thoritative way the argument on realities of married life. The
both side -, of the ouestion. sum- Philadelphia Press took it upon
ming up practically everything itself to publish a statement that
that two hundred years of scien- Max and Nellie had eloped. Rev.
title observation of the planet Br. Wet, who married them,
Mars have revealed to mankind, called the Press down for having
The article is ihustrated with made the statement, and asked
some wouderful telephotographs the publisher to rnakeau "amende
of Mars and its canals and oceans, honorable." The Press said in
r ply to Dr. West's request, that
they would take the matter up
with their Chambersburg corre
spondent; but up to this time,
nothing has appeared in that pa
per to correct their mis-state-
merit. The McConnellsburg cor
net band turned out last Satur
day eveniog aud tendered the
bride aud groom a very nice sere
nadn at the home of the bride's
mother.
William Wolfkill, aged 21 years
son of Brinham Wolfkill, of Han
cock, died Monday of last week
f; ora having been run over by a
t: ain on the Wabash railroad just
east of Roundtop. Md. He was
attleep on the track and nine rhrs
ran over hlra.
Gone to Their Long Home. 1
EVKKTS.
At Saluvia, on Tuesday, July 3,
1900, Mr. Joseph Everts died of
paralysis of the heart. Inter
ment in the Greeiihill cemetery.
Funeral services conducted by
Rev. S. J. Pitteuger, of Uarrison
ville. Mr. Evrts lived to a good
old age, being 87 years, 10 months
and 8 days.
Kll'KN.
On last Saturday moruing at
1:15 a. ra., Mrs. Elizabeth Sipe, of
Harrisonville, passed peacefully
away to her reward. Her death
was caused by paralysis of the
heart. Interment in the Green
hill cemetery of the M. E. churcl.
on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Services were conducted by
Rev. S. J. Pittenger, of Harrison
ville, assisted by Rev. John Deck
er, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, acd
Rev. Wolf of the U. B. church.
While Mrs. Sipes was quite a
sufferer from many complaints,
she lived 0j years, 8 months and
V days.
Mrs. Sipes was a consistent
member of the U. B. church for
more than thirty years. She is
survived by four sons and rive
daughters, namely, MatiudaChes
ut, near Hustontowu; Rhoda
Gross, near McConuellsburg; An
nie Meilott, near Knobsville; Myr
tie, on the old homestead; Miss
Rebecca Sipes at home; Allison
1 r 1 . Tl.. .4.At.....
and ueiueiey, near nuSiuuWu,! rpasnimhlfi lenvth
. 1 ,,. . . . jr uv.v ,
A. J., living ou par. -a u. uuu-c , ning anv clue
i as 10 his identity, he was buried
farm, and Isaiah near liarnson-
llle. The deceased was also sur
lved bp twenty-four grandchil
dren, one sister, and three brothers.
Max and Nellie Home.
ed hy Some I' .known Ghoul. Has
Been Th re M '.ny Years.
To many oi our older people
who are famil ir with the top of
Cove Mountain, it. is known that
there is a grave ou theorist side
of the r'vu'l loii'iiir along the top
of th mountain from the Cham
bers. urg j'ilto ueross to the Mer
cersburg pike. This gii.ve is on
1 he t'sisr. snle of the road, a short
distance Bouth of the old tiold ly
ing to the right of the pike os one
crosses the mountain to Loudon,
Just who was buried there is
perhaps not known. The grave
has been there since the eary
part of tho last century, when the
1 turnpike was the mam thorough
fare for wagon traius between
Philadelphia and Pittsburg. At
the time the grave was made, the j
old stone hotel just oast of the
top on the Chambersburg pike
was in the height of its glory, and
i a story that is remembered by
the older people is, that a long
j time ago, a stranger on foot stop
: pad at the lio'tel one evening, and
I begged for lodging, saying that
I he was sick and could go no fur
. 1 ther. II -3 was kindly received by
the proprietor, given a com for ta
; ble place to rest, but the next
j morning was found dead. The
i stranger had no money, nor was
j there anything about his person
I by which his name could be learn
i ed, or by which ho could in any
! way be identified. After having
TO SAVE GAME.
Reservations to be Established in Frank
lin, Clinton and Clearfield Counties.
Harrisburg, July (5. The State
Game Commission has determin
ed to establish a number of State
Game preserves, where for six niau
years there will be an absolutely
closed season for all kinds or
game. This scheme is following
out the purposes of the act of
May 11, 1905, whereby the Game
Commission received authority,
in co operation with the State
Forestry Commission, to estab
lish su-.'h preserves, with the idea
of propagating the wild fauna of
the State.
The matter was brought up at
the meeting of the Game Com
mission yesterday afternoon, and
it was stated that the Forestry
Commission had given the neces
sary permission, and three pre
serves, each from two to two aud
a half miles square, will be estab
lished at once. Ono will be in
Franklin county near Mont Alto,
and one each in Clinton and Clear
field counties.
. Hand Lacerated.
On Monday of last week, Him
inel Harris met with an accident
at Big Cove Tannery that will
give bun an ou forced vacation tor
a few weeks. Mr; Harris was
working in the planing mill at that
place, and in ripping a hoard, his
left hand was caught in the rapid
ly revolving saw, and the index
tingcr and the thumb of that hand
was almost sawn off. Dr. Sap
puigtou was called, and gave the
wounded member the necessary
surgical attention. Fifteen
stitches were necessary to nold
in placo the lacerated parts.
Born to Mr. and Mi. Virgl
Sipes, iurrtay, a sn.
No Political Contributions.
Hon. John M. Pattisou, presi
dent of the Uniou Centred Life In
surance Conif anv, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, who was elected governor
of that state last fall, made a
sworu statement that no contri
butions were made bythocom
pauy, of money or its equivalent,
directly or otherwise, for politi
cal purposes, or for the benefit
and use of any j olitical party; or
in the furtherment of auy indi
vidual aspiration for political pre
ferment, or for the pu'pose of
passing or defeating auy propos
ed legislation in congress or in
the state legislature.
This will be of interest to the
policy holders of the company
The Union Central has for the
last twenty five years earned the
highest rate ot iuterewt of auy life
insurance company. You share
in this advantage. Insurance in
force, fcSUO.OiliUaO.OO
Zoe Mason, of Tod, and Harve
Sharpe, of Thompson, tooU the
examination for teacher's' perma
nent certificates. Their work
was bo satisfactory, that the pa
pers left McCounellsburg on the
early hack Saturday tnornlDg and
the late hack Saturday evening
brought the certificates.
in the grave alnidy referred to
Another story says that some
man was staying at tne hotel over
night, and that in the morning he
arose walked up to the top of the
mountain to witness thegryndeur
of the scenery from that point,
and did not return. A short time
thereafter, some oue discovered
the man lying near U10 road, dead.
The story says that this was the
that was buried in the old
grave.
Who the occupaut of the gravo
was, or by what circumstances
he was placed there is not of
much consequence now; but the
thing that seems strange is, that
after all these years, the grave
should be opened. Why should
any ono be led to disturb it V
A few Sundays ago, a reputa
ble citizen of this town was on the
top of the mountain and saw the
grave, undisturbed as he had seon
it dozens of times before. A week
later, being along the road at that
point, he noticed fresh earth, and
unon examination found that the
grave had been opened and closed
again. From the fresh earth
scattered around, and the half
wilted leaves, he concluded that
the grave had been opened to the
bottom, and that the work had
been done but a very short time
before. Whether or not the re
mains (if any part of the remains
existed) were icmoved, could not
Mrs. M. B. Trout Entertained
Number of Friends in Honor of Her
Son, Dr. Clarence, and Bride.
After having spent a week very
pleasantly on their wedding tour,
visiting frier ds in Buffalo, seeing
the sights at Niagara Falls, com
ing across Now York state and
down the historic Hudson, with a
brief stay in each of the cities,
New York and Philadelphia, Dr.
and Mrs. Clarence N. Trout ar
rived at the home of tho former's
mother, Mrs.- Matild B. Trout,
in this place last Thursday even
ing. On Friday evening, a recep
tion was given the bridal couple
at tho Trout home, in which there
were, at least, a hundred persons
in attendance, and it was one of
the most pleasaut social events
of the season. About nine o'
clock, the McConuellsburg band
tendered tho young couple a de
lightful serenade. Dr. end Mrs.
Trout remained here until Mon
day noon, when they started for
their home at Red Lion, Pa.,
where the Doctor has a success
ful practice, and where they ex
poet to reside permanently.
Dunug the progress of the
festivities Friday evening, Sena
tor Alexander arose from his
chair in the parlor, and waving
a telegram, begged the gay crowd
to be still. From the gravity of
his countenance, it was not easy
to predict whether there had
been another earthquake in Sau
Francisco, or tho bottom had fal
len out of the proposed trolley
line from the Gap to McConuells
burg. That something had been
doin' or was going to be "did,'
was evident, and with breathless
suspense every one preseul list
ened while the Senator read the
following fike telegram :
F UO MT 1 IK L A N I ) o F Co N S V H I A I, U I J S S.
,luly fi, HUM.
To MY Dkvotwcs,
MrdoNNKi.i.siiriuj, Pa.
It afford)! mo greut pleasure to an
nounce tho marriage engagement of
Miss Nellie Suesoreott Trout and Mr.
Krnest It Mi;Clain, and may happi
ness and prosperity be ever w ith them.
Charges fully paid.
Cui'll).
Scarcely had the last word of
the "telegram" been uttered,
when there was a scene of the
most joyous excitement. By a
strange coincidence, Mr. McClain
aud his fiancee were standing
modestly in one corner of the par
lor, and they were more than ov
erwhelmed with the most hearty
congratulations during the next
few minutes. Mr. McClain is a
native of this county, and has re
cently embarked in business in
this place.
Sheriff James Alexander spout
Saturday night in Everett, where
he had been called on business.
W. W. Jennings of Harrisburg,
spent the time from Saturday un
til Monday with his family at tho
Washington House.
be ascertained. Fresh buggy, or
1
ight wagou, tracks were plainly
seen, as was also the place where
a horse had been hitched, ' pre
sumably while the grave j obbers
were at work.
The theory advanced for the
disturbing of tho grave is, that
possibly some friend of the occu
pant of tho grave wished to re
move the body, and place it in
some distant burying ground by
the side of relat ivos. Anothor is,
that some people believo the
mound to he a fake grave, and
that the mound and markers were
placed there by Lewis the robber,
who may have hidden a large
quantity of gold there, and by
marking it as a gravo, felt assur
ed that it would never be disturb
ed, and that he would not have
any difficulty hi locating the spot
when ho again wanted the money.
After placing the money there,
Lewis ran up against the strong
arm of the law, and was never
permitted to return for hla gold.
It will probably never bekaown
who opened the grave; but if any
"common tellow" gets to spilling
twenty-dollar gold pieces around
Surprise Party.
.The home of Mrs. Albert Mei
lott, of Kaisiesvillo, Franklin
county, was the scene of a joyous
event last Monday.
While Mrs. Meilott was quietly
getting ready to retire, her
friends and neighbors began to
arrive, bringing with them pres
ents to remind her that it was
the 25th anniversary of htr birth.
Wrhea ice cream and cake was an
nounced, all present did justice
to the good things that had been
prepared. After ice cream was
eaten, Web Tim mous' eutertain
ed the company with his grapho
phoue. Among tnose present
were Newton Knablo and family,
David Hose and family, Henry
Trum'pour and family, Jerry Tim-
mous and family, Jacob Ship and
son. Shall Hloyer and family
Robert Blair aud family, Mrs.
Samuel Secrist and mother and
eon, F.lmer Seville and wife,
Frank, Freddie and Bertha
Laughhn; Mary, Ruth, Rosy,
Fred aud Amos Rubeck; Kmina
Ruback, Siiinne' Ila.'t, Bessie
Householder, David Smith, Bert
liloyer, Will, Louis, Alice, and
Hannah Smith, Mrs. Annie Ru
beck, Bertha and Lillie Hose, Fred
Robison, Carl Huston, and David
Bur rail.
The Head on Our Pennies.
i Have you a penny in your pock
a Large et? Poor fellow ! I am sorry for
you, but never mind. These are
flush times, and you can borrow
one of somebody. At any rate
wo must have a penny for a mo
ment; for the story to be told is
of the head which is on each of
these small coins that the govern
ment sends out; and the story
will be better appreciated if we
tnve the head before us.
The head looks like the head of
an Indian. Until quite recently
',his ;s what 1 always supposed it
to be. I t is not. It is au Ameri
can woman, who for many years
was held in admiration both for
her beauty and goodness, and
who only a few weeks ago passed
on to her great reward.
Her name was Keen Sarah
Longacre Keen. She lived in
Philadelphia. For toirty-five
years she was the secretary of
the Philadelphia Branch ot the
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Since her death, a pic
ture, representing her as she ap-
per. red in mature years, has
adorned the cover of one of the is
sues of a publication of the great
1 eligious body to which she be
longed. The picture justifies all
that has been said of the grace
and dignity of the woman.
When Sarah was a child of five
or six years of age a delegation of
Indians from the northwest visit
Washington. The.v came to see
the sights and pay their respects
to the Big Chief of the nation
After having spent considerable
time at the capital, the Indians
were taken to Philadelphia, here
j they were shown tho mint. Th
i little girl s father was a hue en
graver, and he had ollicial con
nection with this great money
factory. He was a kindly, benev
olent man as well, and he invited
this delegation of Red Me.i to
some sort of an entertainment at
his home. Oue of the chiefs had
his attention attracted to the little
Miss, and he was so pleased with
her (lguro and maidenly bearing
that in a mood of sportiveness he
took off his head-dr-ess and put it
011 her bd. She was not fright
ened; but lending herself to tin
enjoyment of the joke she stood
for a moment and let the company
look at her. oomoone present
who had both an eye for beauty
and artistic skill, was so struck
by the appearance which little
Sarah Longacre made, that the
feketch was engraved by her moth
er. One car, easily imagine the
love and fond paternal pride with
which the likeness was traced and
the lines were drawn.
Just then the penny 111 its pres
ent form was about to be issued;
but the figure with its face that
was to be ornamented had l.ot
been chosen. This engraved
sketch went into competition for
the honor. It was accepted in
preference to all others, and the
imprint of it was transferred to
the neat little pennies, which Un
cle Sam for so many years has
been sending into the world.
There is much more to be said
about this small bit of coin. It is
enough to say now, however, that
a penny is the symbol of a mighty
power for evil and a mighty pow
er for good. As men and women
relate ttiem selves to pennies aud
their multiples they become
curse or a blessiug to mankind.
It would seem that a piece of
money bearing on its face the
head of a child, who wa sweet
aud beautiful in her childhood,
who grew into a woman of so rare
a character, of such a devoted spi
rit, and of an influence so wde
and beneficent, ought to have
about it some suggestion of sa
creduess in the use to which it is
to be put. Ex.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and floinifs
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful'Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
recklessly, one might reasonably
suspect that the "Lewis the Rob
ber" theory is the correct one,
and that tho grave robber was
well rewarded for his labor.
r
Special Examination.
For the accom modation of those
who desire to take the Teachers'
examination before the time for
giving out the schools, a special
examination will be held in the
public school building at this
place, on Friday, July 20, begin
ning at eight o'clock.
Chas. li Barton.
S. G. Miller and wife, of Shade
Gap, spent Saturday and Sunday
of last week with their uncle and
aunt, Daniel Mock and wife.
Mrs. J. W. Miller, of Shirleys-
burg, is spending a few weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mock,
and other friends in the Cove.
F. McNaughton Johnston, Esq.,
of the Census Bureau, Washing-'
ton, D. C, has been spending sev
eral days hero during the past
week.
Miss Mary Reeder, who spent
a week with her parents, near
Hustontowu, returned to Mer-
cersburgou Monday, where she
s employed.
Mrs. James A. Stewart, who
had been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. L. II. Wible, of this place,
returned to her home at Green
Hill Saturday.
Harry Goldsmith and sou Rob
ert, who had been visiting the
former's mother, Mrs. Hannah
Goldsmith, returned to their home
at Everett Saturday.
Miss Alice Michael, of Everett,
and nephew Mayuard Michael, of
Braddock, are visiting at the
home of the former's sister, Mrs.
George W. Hays, in this place.
Chas. E. Goldsmith, a leading
merchant tailor and grocer, of
North Second street, left last Sat
urday for a two weeks' outing at.
Everett and Bedford Springs.
Miss. Helen Collier, who had
beon spending two weeks the '
guest of Rev. aud Mrs. J. C.
Grimes, at the M. E. parsonage
this place, returned to her home
at Greencastlo Saturday.
Marshal aud Benjamin Whor
ley, two of Shippensburg's young
gentlemen, are spending a few
weeks in the homo oi their grai.d
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Shinier, of this place.
Charles Sipe, wife and two lit
tie sons Vernon aud Raymond, of
Hustontown, were visiting Mrs.
Sipes' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Humphrey Aller, near -Knobsville.
Wm. Beidloman, of Harrisburg,
came to McConuellsburg last Sat
urday, and ou Monday returned
home accompanied by his wife
and son, who had been spending
a week with friends.
After an absence of fourteeu
years in the western country,
Horace B. Alexander eturned to
this place a few days ago. He re
cently sold his farm in Nebraska,
and will take times easv for a
while.
Miss Annie Shoemaker, who
had been spending several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Th6mas
Clyde, of Philadelphia, returned
to her home near town last week,
accompanied by Mrs. Clyde, who
will spend a few weeks among
relatives and friends in this vicin
ity. Rev. J. S. Finney, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Shado.
Gap, accompanied by Misses Jes
sie Montgomery, Grace Swan,
Jeunie Apploby, and Beulab Mil
ler, aud Wm. Swan all of Shade ,
Gap; also M. S. Appleby, of Al-
toona, were guests of Minnie
Mock ou the "Fourth." '
Miss Bess Van Cleve, a former
resident of this place, who has
beea located at Reinbeck. Iowa,
the past few years, is spending a
few weeks the guest of Miss
Netha Nesbit, North Second
street. Miss Van Clevo has a
host of friends in this place, who
will endeavor to make her visit
pleasaut.