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VOLUiMl- 7.
Ak-ooNNi;i.i.srruii, pa., august 2, v.nm.
NUMlSI-li nr
PRESIDING ELDER STEVENS.
TEACHERS ELECTED.
N!-V' Pl-t.D OF I.AJIOK.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
SOLDIERS' ORPHANS
Bishop Berry Recalls Appointment of
Rev. Dr. Mosser.
Bishop Joseph II. Berry, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and
llu bishop m charge of the Cen
tral Poiinsylvaniaconference, was
in William sport, I 'a , on Tuesday,
and before leaving for his home
111 Buffalo, N. V'., 111 the eveniug
announced the following changes
in the appointments of ministers,
growing out of the vacancy occa
sioned by the death of Rev. George
W. Stevens, former pi esiding el
der of the Harrisburg district:
Rev. Emery M. Stevens, D. D.,
assigned to the Harrisburg dis
trict as presiding elder; Rev. Dr.
1$. II. Mosser, transferred from
(Jurwensville to Pine Street
church, William sport, and Rev.
William V. Ganoe, transferred
from Renovo to Curwensville.
The change from Mosser to Stev
ens is accounted for by the fact
that a $100,000 church is to be
built in Williamsport by the Pino
street congregation, aud they
want Dr. Mosser to help build it.
The change means a distinct
tinaucial sacrifice for Dr. Mosser
as the salary of the presiding el
dor, we are told, is about $2800 a
year or about $1,000 more than
lie will got at Williamsport.
Odd Fellows' Picnic.
Tlio annual picnic under the au
spices of McCounellsburg Lodge,
No. 714, I. O. O. F., will be held
at the Big Rock on Gove mount
ain, Thursday, August 16th. All
members of this lodge and their
families, and all other oddfellows,
and the friends of oddfellows, are
invited to bring their baskets and
have a splendid day's outing.
Surprise Party.
A very delightful birthday par
ty was given last Friday in honor
of Mrs. Linna Deshong's Siiil
birthday. Mrs. Ueshong was
away from home, and on her re
turn at noon, she found her table
spread beneath the "shade of the
old apple tree," laden down and
trembling beneath its weight of
good things to eat.
Mrs. Deshong was the recipient
of many nice and valuable pres
cuts which she very much appre
ciated. After remaining until
woll into the afternoon, the guests
turned their faces homeward all
having had a very enjoyable time
Those present were, Ulysses
Deshong, wife and daughters
Mary, Ada and Mattie, and son
Davy; Geo. Sipes and wile; Row
land Sharpe, wife arid daughters
Blanche and Alda, and son Roy
Isaac Layton and wife; Uriah
Kline; Clayton Deshong, wife and
daughter Lolo and son Wilbert
Mrs. Ruth Swope and son How
ard; Emanuel Sipes and daugh
ter Esther; Charles Mellott and
son Simpson; Edward Strait and
wife; William Deshong and son
Maynard; Mrs. Edward Mellott
Mrs. James Fagley and sons
Fred aud Charley and daughter
Blanche; Roy Sipes and daugh
tor Viola; Sheridan Deshong, wife
and daughters Bertha and Edith
Scott Mellott, Russell Swope, and'
Misses Belle Melbtt, MabelJohn
son, Helen, Blanche, Mary and
Ella Deshong, Eula Sipes, Pearl
AUers, Mary Mellott and Fran
ces Daniels.
"X."
MitfitJIave Been a Serious Runaway.
Stilwcll Truax and Jamily, who
reside on the Shattner farm near
Orbisonia, while out driving with
two colts last Suuday uoar Shir
leysburg, m Mohave had a costly
- runaway. In the road near Shir
ley a whirl wind carried a piece of
paper winch frightenod the colts
causing them to turn around and
throw Mr. Truax outand the sur
rey ran over him, one of the nrls
jumped out as did a) o hi vjfo(
who succeeded m stopping the
colts. Her husband was consul
e rabjy bruised but not seriously
injured. Orbisonia Dispatch.
Daisy "Wink and i)a,8y IfoHey
ot this pine, spnt. Saturday and
Sunday with relatives aud friends
in Thompson township.
Reports up to Tuesday Evening Show the
Election of The Following Teachers.
Dublin Burnt Cabins, Lewis
Harris; Mud Level, Carrie Hill;
Smith's, Jessie Henry; Clear
tidge, Fred Bowman; Chesnut's,
Maude Fields; Gluut'n, Lillian
Fleming; Battle Ridge, Elsie Bak
er; Fort Littletou, vacant.
T..d McGovern's, E. B. Cline;
Knobsville, Jessie B. Gress;
Woodburn, Beckie Rotz; Scott's,
C. Rotz; Summer's, Mary Ott.
Licking Creek S.luvia, V. L.
Hollenshead; Forest Dale, Ally E.
Deshong; Darnels', Charles W.
Mellott; Shane's, Frances Daniels;
Siloam. Maggie Dauiels; Harrison
ville, Frank Daniels; Vallance, Ber
tha Newman. The board at the
June meeting voted to abandon
the Mountain school and the Com
pulsion school.
Taylor Pine Grove. W. W.
Hoover; Gracey, Harper Barton;
Waterfall H. U. Bei gstresser;
Wiuegardner, Harrison Hoover;
Steveus, W. G. Wink; Cherry
Grove, Myrtle Stevens: Huston-
town, David Chesnut; Laidig,
Amos 1). Peightel.
Wells Tannery advanced va
cant; Taunery Primary, Marjone
Sipo; High School, Harry Seville;
No. 3, Tilhe Stunkard; No. 4, Glo-
yer Horton.
Belfast Sipes Hill, S. L. Wink;
Philip Morgret's, Gilbert C. Mel
lott; Pleasant Grove, Queen Lake;
Cross Roads, Thomas Truax; Ja
cob Lake's, Anna Deshong; Ma
ple Grove, Minnie Funk: Cedar
Lane, Pearl Mellott; Morton's
Point, Amos N. Mellott; Need
more, Ida Bard.
Ayr B?ck Run, Virgie Truax;
R ck Hill, Russell Nelson; Laurel
Ridge, Rhoda Kendall; Corner,
Mrs. Lizzie Chapmau: Tannery,
Lillian M. Bishop; Webster Mills,
Mary Houston; Cito, Carrie Hum
bert; Jugtowu, Ethel Hays; Mc-
Naughtou's, Hattie B. Kendall.
Schools begin in Dublin, Sep
tember 3d; Tod, Licking Creek,
and Ayr begin on ttie 10th; and
Taylor, Wells and Belfast, on the
17th.
SALIIVIA.
Our farmers are busy making
hay.
The hum of the thresher is-
heard all around.
Samuel and Roland Rohm re
turned to their home in Mapleton
on Friday, after having spent a
week very pleasantly among
friends m this neighborhood.
Henry Hann, of Everett, is vis
iting among his many friends in
this township.
The festival at the Greenhill M.
E. church last Saturday was well
patronized, and a nice little sum
was realized, which will be ap
plied toward the rooting of the
church.
Howard Hann is all-over smiles,
and it is all because a new boy ba
by has been added to his house
hold. Mrs. John H. Barney.
Mrs. Barney, wife of Rev. John
H. Barney, of Clearville, died at
her home there- on Wednesday,
July 18th, of heart trouble, at the
age of 54 years. She was the
second wife of Rev. Barne, her
maiden name being Pittmau.
Mrs. Barney was a laithful
member cf the Christian church,
a kind neighbor and one who will
he greatly missed in our commun
lty.
She leaves to mourn their los,
a husband and the following step
children: Carrie, wife of James
Grubb, of Clear .'die; Lou e, J. S.,
and John, Jr., all of Cleirvillo.
Funeral services were conducti d
by Rev. Win. C. Garland at 10 o'
clock Saturday moruiug and the
body was laid to rest iu the Un
ion cemetery at Clearville. Med
ford (lazotto.
M rs. M. L. Hull and her daugh
ter Miss Mary, ot Sharpsburg,
Pa , who have been spendingeigbt
weeks among their many friends
in the Cove, expect to leave for
their home on Friday, and to stop
en rcute at Harrisburg and at
Highsptre, to yisit Mis. Hull's
sisters.
VICTIM OF TVPHOIl) FEVER.
Miss Margaret Greenl an.! Contract Dand
Disease In PitUibtirrf.
In the prime of vouus: woiine
hood, one of Wells V ill-t 's most
estiuitibh d.iu ';(.!;, w-i s'ri f
en Willi typh d I' '' ! whi! slic
ing for a short time i.i Pi ts'jUi '.r.
Devotion to her wm-k, and an in
d linkable co'irago kepi her Ui re
too long, and wh vi she reached I
hoiiie, the disease was bevond the
control of medical ski 1 and loving
care, aud Murg.u-e!. daughter of
M. O. and Frances Greenland,
died in her Wells Valley h tine
July 25, l'JOti.
There remain in the family to
mourn her loss, her father, moth
er, brother Reese, and sister
Mary. Yet, not theso alone are
grieved, for Margaret had endear
ed to herself a h'rgo circle of
friends; and iu the PinoGrovoM.
E. church, of which she was many j
years a loyal and zealous member
she will be sadly missed.
The short period of her illness j
will always be in vivid reniem-'
nrance of, not the immediate faiu-'
lly only, but all those friends as-1
sociated with her. We cannot for-j
getthe self sacrilicingthoughtful
ness for the entire household-the
self-control that not once gave way
topa n nor weariness-the fortitude
with which she fought disease,
and above all, the unwavering
faith that met each crisis with
the firm assurance "He'll never
forsake me."
Woen the change came that
seemed hopeless toall.it found Mar
garet close to God so close we
heard not the voice of infinite love
though in her face shone a reflec
tion of the glorious light, "I can
tell you only a part of what God
told me,' and only a part of what i
I saw." she said in stteakiug of i
the visiou of the broad and shin
ing pathway, tho beautiful river
and translucent lakes bordered
with lovely llowers aud the whole
land and again radiaut with celes
tial brightness. Then she told
us "1 want to live, lor I enjoy life
and want to slay with those I love;
but I am willing to. stay, or go,
now just as God wants me to do.
I feel God's tender love for me
and for all mankind and 1 long to
stay if hut for a little while to do
some work for Him." Andagain
"I know tie loves us all and will do
what is best. '' On this she calm
ly rested until she fell into the
sleep from which human love
would fain have wakeued her, but
the love of the Heavenly Father
was more compassionate, for
"He giveth his bel .ved sleep !"
He Never Conies Back.
A fakir is traversing the sur
rounding towns and is reaping a
neat su m of money. He poses as
a photographer and his trick is to
have others pose while he makes
bluff at snapping the picture aud
he has the subjects pay half the
amount in advance, but fails to re
turn with the pictures.
PLEASANT GROVE.
The health of the people of our
sectiou is good, and the farmers
have most of their busiest work
done. The picnic committee is
arranging seats iu the grove near
the church, and a good time is ex
pected.
The business meetiug held at
Pleasant Grovo church last Sat
urday afternoon, was largely at
tended, and Rev. Powers, our
pastor, received a unanimous
call as pastor auother year.
Job P. Garland, wife and two
children attended Children's ser
vice at Damascus, and rtport a
good time. That church hap, al
so, call ;d Riv, Powe:s another
ear bv a unanimous vote. That
is the way for churches to do
all pull together when they want
to employ a pastor.
A M km m at.
Write for a free copy of the
1906-'07 catalogue and new Illus
trated College Journal of Colum
bia Business College, Hagers
town, Md. They, will interest
you,
Rev. C. M. Siii.;': K-inigim I'asturale of the
Reformed Cli irch .'I. 're and Gttes
to Maryl Lid.
After havicr s-rv-'d ihe con
gregations in Met on. olls'turg, at
l!ig Cove Tav er , ai;d in the Lit
tle Cove for a peri. til of ten years,
Rev. f'harlos M. Smith, of the
Refi in m! chu: e'i has s vi red his
eonnee'iMii with these covgrega-
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KKV. C HAS. M. SMITH.
tions, and has been transferred
from the N erccraburg clnssis to
the Maryland classis, and has ac
cepted a call to the church at
Huntettsville, Md.
Mr. Smith is a graduate of
Franklin & Marshall college, and
of the Theological Seminary of
the Reformed church at Lancas
ter. During his ministry here about
100 members were added to the
-.'hargfj, a parsonage was provid
ed, a furn ice installed into St.
Paul's church, and the interior
of t hat church was furnished with
carpet and pulpit furniture, and
a debt standing when he came,
was liquidated. He performed
35 marriage ceremonies, ofticiat
ed at about 40 funerals, aud bap
tized 30 adults and 70 infants.
Rev. Smith and family left for
their new home Tuesday.
During hii stay here as pastor,
both he and Mrs. Smith endeared
themselves to our people without
respect to denominational preferj
ences, and regret is expressed at
their resolve to go away.
As a pastor Mr. omith was
mrst taUhlul, and his intercourse
with our people was such as to
win for him mauy friends.
We trust he and his family may
find their new field of lrbor most
pleasant.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF COURT.
Collectors to he Appointed to Collect the
Poor, and the Road, Tax.
When court adjourned on June
14th, it adjourned to meet on
Wednesday, August Nth, at 1 o'
clock, p. m. The object of this
meeting on the 8th instant is to
afford the township.-? au opportun
ity to have tax collectors appoint
ed, as the new road law of April
12, l!K)r, provides that all road
(money) tax remaining unpaid on
November 1st shall be placed in
the hands of iho township collec
tor, and it seems Unit it ttiere is
no collector there is no legal way
of collec ting it. In this county
the county and school taxes are
collected under local laws, aud
for this reason the townships of
this county have not been elect
ing tax collectors under the Act
of June 0, 1'J3, as the poor tax
was the only tax they could have
collected, but now in addition to
the poor tax they will collect the
motley road tax. Supervisors
should not overlook the appoint
ment of tax collectors at tho com
ing adjourned meeting of Court.
Bluck.
After an illness of but a few
days, Myrtle Irene, daughter of
Mr. aud Mi s. Michael Black died
in this place on Tuesday morning
of this week, aod 3 years, 5
mouths, and 17 duys. The cause
of her death was heart failure,
brought about by diphtheria. In
t-irment was made hi Union cem
etery Tuesday evening.
Mr. Emery Declares Acceptance for Nom
ination for Governor Commits no
One to Any Na!i.nal Policy.
lion. Vivian Fi:a li vm.K. Chair
man, Lincoln ::.;a:v '(invention.
I Ion. John T. Li. nam w, ('iiairnian
Pcmocrntic St re 'envc-mion,
I K.it Si if :
Your letters of Inly 17. limit,
were received. I ticcrpl the nom
ination for the high ollice of Gov
ernor, front the Lincoln nnd Petn
oi -t-rit it; nifties of lYniis Ivaniii.
Aside from its opportunities
to
serve t lie public, .the po-nt
m in
lt.-el r Iims Jor ine no
ittrncLions.
lhe prospect is bright that the
united effort of putriouc men limy
now shake off permanently t he do- !
basing thraldom that has hamper-
ed and disgraced the Common
wealth. ;
The gravity of the obligations
to ui; assumed, and the con ious- I
nesx of niv own limitations, would
orbid my voluntarily becoming a i
c.'iiiditlnlc, but the crisis that hn- '
produced the fusion of your par- 1
ties, and the extraordinary sub- :
mcrsion of party feeling, raise the
proposition above personal consid
erations.
It is at this time the duty cf ev
ery faithful citizen to respond to
all calls for service.
The tender or acceptance of tho i
nomination lor Governor commits
no one to any national policy.
'Ihere ought to be no difference
of opinion among good citizens as
to the vital issues involved in this
year's contest in Pennsylvania.
Our model Constitution has been
treated with contempt; our lawi
have been defied, public property
and office have been used as per
sonal and party spoil, and the
government has been administered
as an incident to the .schemes of
corrupt politicians in conspiracy
with the manipulators of predatory
wealth.
This lias huen possible because
the voters, the overwhelming ma
jority of whom are honest and pa
triotic, have, in the past, been de
luded by party cries of no signifi
cance in regard to State or local
matters.
'The Lincoln and Democratic
party conventions have carefully
excluded from their platforms, as
1 understand them, all possible in
ference that our joint action this
fall can bo construed as an en
dorsement of or pledge to any ot
the leaders or theories which may
come before us in the national
arena.
The united efforts for purer pol
itical purposes and practices, for
civil and commercial eijuality and
for impartial enforcing of law, re
gardless of the numbers, wealth or
intrigue of the violators, is iu ac
cord with the teachings of the na
tion's most illustrious leaders, and
U of the same patriotic sentiment
that has led the best men to dis
regard party lines .in support of
righteous measures in federal ad
ministration.
The same bosses who dictated
the nominations opposed to yours,
exercised absolute control of the
Legislature of 11)05, and compelled
their servile tools to insult the
President of the United States by
rescinding the resolution approv
ing his efforts toward bringing the
loliant corporations within the
limits of just laws. We will not
be deceived by hypoci ilical pro
fessions contradicted by words and
acts when they were arrogant in
their supposed invincible power.
The same self-perpetuating oli
garchy that, as the result of last
year's defeat and in fear of this
year's further punishment, allowed
to be placed on the statute hooks
just laws lung demanded by the
people, but by the machine bosses
heretofore, contemptuously re
fused, now scheme to regain con
trol by denunciation in an insincere
platform of their own foul record
and promising future impossible
good behaviour.
Their discomfiture iu the pre
liminary skirmish of last Novem
ber brought tiiem to their knees.
Their complete nutiu thi im-
(CotiHuiift'1 mi pat( four )
Mrs. Conk Tells of Her Trip to Jtimon
ville With the Vorcs Children.
Li re.sj.mnse to many inquiries
from those who are interested in
tlv future v t lfanwif the children
of Gourgo Yores, deceased, a Un
ion vclerai',
count of m.
tin 'i:.
I !
a short ac
caretaker of
Aj.:i.
mother '
Tiers' ( '
Sl'i'! fill'
tlin
Was made i.v the
nun' time ii.yo to V' i Sol
pilars' sclino! cominis
L'.d and jtrotection for her
ihree children, William, Sarah
and Samuel Yores, aged respect
ively nine, six and four years. At
the same time slit appealed to the
Overseers of tho Poor of Tod
township for money assistance
fo. their transport itiou hence.
In a very short time letters of
admission came for the entrance
ol the children to .luinonviile, tho
western school of the system, and
acting conjointly with the veter
ans of King Post., No. iitiri, the
i Poor Hoard furnished the means
j necessary for tticir removal. For
j iu formation to those who know
! nothing of the locality of Jumou
! ville, let n.e state that it is the
name given to the school build
ings on the toj of a mountain,
and is five miles from Uniontown,
p t
Near the school is the grave
of Count Coulon De Jumonville,
an officer who lost his life in the
French and Indian war.
The Superintendent 'of the
school is Rev, Johu Waters, a
Lutheran minister his wife was
formerly Miss Mary Banks, very
pleasantly remembered as a one-
lime guest in the family of Hen.
I). H. Patterson, at Webster Mills.
The principa' of the educational
department is Prof. Harry Gress,
of our town, and his wife is the.
head mat! on of the school. Miss
Gertrude Reed, of Newville, is
the matron in charge of "Yiue
Cottage" the comfortable home
of the Yores children; where,
if their lives are spared, their fu
ture years will be spent, aud
where they are well provided for
as the wards of the great state of
Pennsylvania. The affectionate
care given to these fatherless
children by the veterans of King
Post is most touching and pathet
ic, proving, as it does, the love of
the man for him wtio marched
with him shoulder to shoulder in
a common cause, for the better
ment of all orphans and widows.
These veterans at some sacri
fice, but most willingly, donated
the fuuds to provide- transporta
tion to these children of a dead
comrade. Their reward will be,
!et us hope, in jirovidiug the State
with three honest useful intelli
gent citizens. Education costs
less than crime. A little sister
who was in a distant state will be
removed to Scotland during the
preseut week and will betaken to
Jumousville iu charge of the State
Inspector in a very .short time.
The boys were very pleasant trav
eling companions enroute obedi
ent and generally well behaved.
On reachiug school they were
given the glad hand of welcome
by tho eighty pupils who are
there over vacation, having no
proper homes to visit.
The school durirgterm num
bers about (M).
1 was impressed with the neat,
cleanly, habits of the children,
whichis a fo' ecasteof good healthy
minds and active bodies, and the
v.iry buoyant and cheerful atmos
phere pervading the entire place.
Never have I been so well rejiaid
for any service rendered to any
one not excepting myself as in
the effort made to Improve the
surroundings of these little homo-
ess children, aud iu leaving them
I
so nappy ana so popular wiui
those whose husiness it is to care
for and teach them. M uch credit
is duo tho ladies of "the Relief
Corps, No. 18, in the provision of
certain comforts necessary to
their personal ajtpearauce and for
additional clothing necessary to
their trip.
S. M. Cook,
Secretary.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AN? VISITED
Moses Hill, of Murtinsbur., W.
Ya., was in town a short tune lust
Wednesday evening.
David Malloy and George A.
Harris were in Chainbersburg on
business Saturday.
W. II. Peck and son Uaymoud,
of Geai., were at McCounells
burg last Saturday.
S. 11. Goldsmith, of Polo. Ill .
left for his western home Mon
day, via. Buffalo and Niagara
Falls.
Mis. M. !. Evans and her cous
in, James iVleUott, ol 1 liompson,
were iu McCounellsburg a few
hours Monday.
Joseph Sijies and son Horn or
and daughter Mrs. Maye Lake,
were in town a few hours last
Saturday.
Mrs. W. W-. Keggercis and
Miss Shearer, of Willow Hill,
Franklin countv, are visiting
friends in the Cove.
Mrs. Jialph Johnston, of Pitts
burg, was a guest in th home of
J. Kendall Johnston and wife a
day or two during ihe past week.
Iscotl limedollar, who had been
visitiug his parents, D. L. Kine
dollar and wife, iu the Cove, re
turned to his home in Everett last,
Saturday.
Miss Florence Johnston, of
Dixmont, Pa,, is spending her
summer vacation in the home of
her parents, Lieut, and Mrs. .1.
W. Johnston, in the Cove.
Mrs. Eftie St. Clair, who spent
three weeks with relative-? and
friends in this place, returned to
her home in Washington,). C,
last Saturday.
Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. Frank
Orr, and Miss Helen Orr, all ol
Chambersburg, spent a day or
two during the jjast week in the
home of Albert Stoner aud wife.
Miss Dixie Robiuson returned
to Baltimore on Monday, after
having sjient ten days very pleas
antly in the home of her parents,
Editor aud Mrs. S. M. Robinson.
Mrs. S. H. Goldsmith and
daughter Mary Ann, who had
been visiting friends fn McCou
nellsburg, left for their home n
Polo, 111., last Thursday morning.
Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Capp,
who had been visiting Mrs. Capji's
parents, Daniel Mock and wile,
of Tod township, returned to their
home at Allentown last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin,
of Fort Loudon, were guests in
the home of their son in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Watson
Lynch, of this place, from Thurs
day until Sunday.
Edward Bender, of Glen Camp
bell, Indiana couuty, is visiting
his parents, Samuel Bender and
wife. Ed is a boss cuUer, and
has the management of a large
tailoring establishment.
John W. Mowers, of Clear
Ridge, came into the News office
while in town one day last-week,
and gave the editor a dollar to
help tide him through the dull
season, and incidentally run his
subscription to 1907.
Mrs. M. E Dal bey and daugh
ters Miss Elsie and Mrs. M. A.
Jackson all of Yeadon. Pa., were
called to this place last week on
the account of the serious illness
of Mrs. Dal bey's son, Dr. A. D.
Dalbey.
James Clark, wife and little
son, of Pittsburg, and Miss Jen
nie Clark, of Washington, Pa.,
distant relatives of our towns
man, J. K. Johnston, speut a few
days in town during tho jtast
week.
A. C. Mellott and wife leave to
day for their home in Pittsburg,
after having spent a very pleas
ant vacation among their Fulton'
county friends. Mr. Mellott i-i
one of the Iron City's very effi
cient letter carriers, and likes his
work very much.