VOLUME 8.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER IS, 1906.
NUMBER 4
WOOED AND WON.
Romantic Adventure of "Pusher of Con
struction Work" on Wabash.
Another Girl Wiser.
DIDN'T THINK MARRIAGE A FAILURE.
Franklin Mills, Oct. 15 With
the coming of the Wabash rail
road to Hancock, came on Nath--a
Lancaster, who represented
h'rnself to be a "pusher of con
struction work" whatever that
means.
Lie hung about the camp of
Mike Ellwood, a contractor, and
to all appearance, was a man of
leisure,, with plenty of money
which he spent in the most lavish
manner, giving wine suppers,
and having a good time generally.
lie admitted the fact that he
was a widower, but was not one
of those who thought marriage a
failure; and he intimated that he
could give any young lady matri
monially inclined, a home so mag
nificent that it would make her
head swim. Yes, he was the
nwuerot modern cottages, already
gorgeously furnished, and only
awaiting a dear little wife to walk
in, and repose in the boson of lux
ury. Among others w hose eyes were
dazzled by the flashes from Lan
caster's diamonds, was Miss An
nie B. Weaver, a prepossessing
voung lady, residing near, Han
cock. Her eyes feasted upon the
glitter of his gold, and her heart
bounded with joy and keenest an
ticipation, as she listened to his
descriptions of the splendors of
the home he cculd gwe her if she
would roment to tilt the place in
his heart, made vacant by the
death of his former loving com
panion. Miss Wea 'er showed good judg
ineut in not entering too hastily
into the proposed alliance; but af
ter a courtship lasting three
months, she made up her mind,
and on the 27th day of August,
last, she stood before the altar of
Hymen, and there plighted her
faith and love to this man for
saking all others, and living for
him only.
But now, we enter upon anoth
er chapter of this story.
But a very short period of con
nubial bliss followed, when there
appeared upon the scene a lady
from Washington Heights, Va
who s'xiu . convinced all parties
concerned that she was the legal
wife of Mr. Lancaster, that she
had been deserted by him last
March, and that tbe gentleman in
question was "bad medicine."
She expressed the deepest sym
pathy for Annie Weaver. Wife
No. 1 said that her married life
with Lancaster, had been any
thing but pleasant; that he had
brutally abused her, and had even
threatened her life.
Just what steps shall be taken
t mete out proper punishment
for the scoundrel, has not been
developed. Ho, probably, is not
sufficiently .interested in the po
litical situation to remain about
until after the election; but may
go into a new field, and win No. 3.
When? Oh! when will girls
Lam not to be such an easy mark
for strange men ? Tbe experience
of Belfast, of Thompson, of Brush
Creek, and now this case ought
to contain lessons of warning that
should prevent a recurrence of
any such misfortune in the fu
lure to Fulton county girls, at
least.
' The Very Biggest.
We are informed by one who
saw them, that ex County Treas
urer, Jos. B. Mellott, one of the
mostex tensive farmersand stock
raisers in the county, has two
hogs that, competent judges say,
will now weigh 800 pounds apiece,
Mr. Mellott muana to keep them
until sometime in December,
when they . will clean about 800
pounds each, Two grown per
sons could lie comfortably on the
broad back of either hog. Sure
' lyv these are the very biggest in
the county, If not la large seo
Won of the, state,
SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Hannah Goldsmith Ruptured Blood
vessel Coughing Tuesday Evening
and Died In a Few Minutes.
EXCELLENT WOMAN CALLED HOME.
McConnellsburg people were
greatly shocked about mneo'clock
Tuesday evening when it was re
ported that Mrs. Hannah Gold
mith was dead. While Mrs.
Goldsmith had not been in vigor
ous health for Beveral months, yet
she was able to attend to her us
ual household duties; anc' during
the day Tuesday, she seemed
more than ordinarily cheerful
and well. Mrs. Elizabeth Pitt-
man called Tuesday evening and
he and Mrs. Goldsmith chatted
ntil about nine o'clock, when
Mrs. Pittman bade her good night.
and went home. Just at that
moment Miss Mary, her daugh
ter, had stepped into her broth
er's store next door, a id it was
but a minute afterwards when
their attention was called to a
rap on the window, and upon go
ing to the door they found Mrs.
Goldsmith seated on a box near
the door Seeing hlood issuing
from Mrs. Goldsmith's mouth,
they were greatly alarmed and at
once summoned Dr. Mosser, and
carried Mrs. Goldsmith mto her
home. But it was too late for
any human aid, and in . less than
ten minutes from the time she
bade Mrs. Pittmanacheery "good
night: come again" she was a
corpse.
Mrs-. Goldsmith's maiden name
was Wilson, and she was born in
Harrisburg October 2, 1829, be
ing at the time of her death, 77
years and 14 days. She was unit
ed in marriage to David Gold
smith on the 29th of Novemoer,
1849, and soon thereafter came to
McConnellsburg.
Mother Goldsmith was a con
sistent member of the Lutheran
church for many years, and was
one of those cheerful, gentle,
kind-hearted women, whose pre
ence was a benediction to those
about her.
Funeral this afternoon at 3:30,
and interment in the graveyard
at the Lutheran church
Death of Rachel Hill.
Mrs. Rachel Hill departed this
life Friday afternoon, October
5th, aged 83 years and 4 months,
at her home in Bethel township,
with the infirmities of old age..
Her husband, Lemuel Hill,
died some twenty years ago, and
Mrs. Hill resided with her son,
Job L. Hill all these years,' where
she and her husband began life
together, where they laid the
foundation for a good and sub
stantial home, where the wayfar
ing man always found a generous
welcome, and their children grew
to manhood and womanhood, hon
ored and respected by those who
knew toem.
She was followed to tbe ceme
tery connected with the church
known as Hill's Chapul, on Satur
day, the 6th, by a large concourse
of relatives ar d friends. Funer
al services were conducted by
Elder Funk, assisted by Rev.
Powers, of the Christian church.
Mrs. Hill was identified with the
Baptist church for many years.
Her maiden name was Rachel
Brewer, sister of Hon ry H. Brew
er, of Thompson township, and
the following children are living :
Mrs. Ezra Mellott, Mrs. Denton
Hendershot, Mrs. Frank Lynch,
Mrs. Simon Fix, Job L. Hill, and
G. F. B. Hill. Dr. U. H. Hill, now
deceased, who resided in Everett,
was her son.
Mother Hill was highly respect
ed by the people who knew her
and will be greatly missed by
those who know her best. Ful
ton Republican.
E. H. Kirk, president of the
Fulton County S. S. Association,
and his mother in law both of
Hiram, were at tbe Washington
House last Friday on their return
from the State Sunday School
Convention it Gettysburg.
MISSION WORK IN INDIA.
Letter from Miss Alice Wlshart to Her
Parents at Wells Tannery.
Have you noticed that it is on
ly when 1 get olT for a few days
in some quiet place, that you get
a really long letter V This is t-o
good for you to miss, so I must
give you just a bit of a glimpse of
mission in the counti y, in India.
I believe thoroughly in soeiti'. all
kinds of mission worn one can, us
it helps so much in one's own
work, although it may be ditt'er
ent; so when Mrs. Bandv, of the
Farakkanad (Pres.) mission, gave
me a pressing third invitation to
visit them and see their work,
the way opened up to go; 1 weut;
and shall always be glad for it.
Fatehgarh is only about 150
miles northeast of Allehabad; but
being oil the main line, hard to
roach, taking parts of two days
to make the journey. The rail
road guard tacked a leserved
card on my carriage, so I hud it
all to myself the whole way, I
being the only European travel
ing. Such a slow old train ! But
I enjoyed it, because we were go
ing through country all th way
green waving fields of corn,
groves of lovely trees, banks of
wild lantana, creepers, monkeys,
and all the animals that inhabit
the country places. Such
swarms of native people were
traveling, and all so merry and
good-natured. The rains have
been good; so everywhere the
fields were green and crops look
ed well, and why should they not
be happy.
The train pulled into Fatehgarh
station m that leisurely way In
dian trains do, about 3 in the af
ternoon, and a host of coolies
crowded to the door of my com
partmet.t to see who would get
the luggage first. After select
ing one, we made our way through
a chattering, vociferating crowd
of turbaned heads to the exit,
where a man in clean white
clothes, salaamed and said he had
been sent by Bandy Sahib to meet
me, so off we went in one of those
rattley vehicles called a theka
gari. 1 was so afraid the mis
sion house would be in the city,
and was so glad when we left all
tbe houses behind and drove out
into the real country. Rev.
Bandy met us half way on his
wheel, and pointed out place of
interest on the way out. Soon
we saw the mission buildings and
drove into a huge compound
where two families of missionar
ies live, and scores of native
christians a mco plain little
church used for the Training
School classes, and also the work
shopused for the industrial work,
with the Boys Orphanage.
About 300 pe .iple live in this
compound, and you may be sure
it is a busy place. Mr. Bandy
has started a band for some of
the musical boys, and half a doz
en are tooting as many different
tunes just now in the next room,
so you can guess under what
"stress" this letter is being writ
ten. One must not get nervous
In India; no, never! After 4 p.
m. dinner, we went 6ver to Rak
ka, 8 miles, to t':e Girls' Orphan
age, where the boys were to give
their first performance. It was
to be a "musical eveving." Na
live people love music dea. ly; so
a number ot the men. who play
tbe dhola a little drum on wuicl
they strum with their hngers,
aad another .instrument much
like cymbals, came aloug to play
in the intervals. The girls in
their white chadders looked very
demure sitting on the ground in
orderly rows singing "Onward
Christian Soldiers," to the band
accompaniment; but what I liked
best, was the native hymns suug
by the village men with the dhola
and majira. One clever fellow
who has been a Christian only
two years, sang the story of tfie
creation of mau, put into verse in
his own dialect by himself in dia
logue form with answers sung as
a kind of refrain by twootheis
It was weird, wild and lovely
Suoti a quaint soene; white doth
eel group on the ground In front
of which stood Iho dirlr, stalwart
native boys with their instru
ments, back of them two Hindu
stani pastors with their grave,
calm faces, then the tall, fine look
ing missionary, whose every fea
ture expressed the loe and pa
tience of a father, with the
strength of a statesman and rul
er, while the "lady missionaries"
sat on chairs on one side. Hymn
after hymn, blujan after bhajan
was sung with all the zest and ex
pression a deeply religious and
music loving people could throw
into it. Then when the shadows
began to fall, Padre Kider Nath,
spreading his brown hands out
over the bowed heads, pronouced
the benediction, and we drove
back in the beautiful Indiarr-monn-
ligho, with the sweet plain tie
strains of the Bhajans still haunt
ing us. Sunday was full of in
terest. The church was under
repair, so Sunday school and
preaching services were held out
side under the trees. A typical
missionary gathering like you seo
in pictures; spreading palm and
Nein trees, under which are seat
ed groups of dark skinned Da
tives, looking up eagerly into tho
face of the missionary who stands
n front with an open Bible in ins
hand. I was given a class of
eighteen very lively, but very
good children to teach. After
Sunday school the native pastor
preached an excellent sermon,
ich in illustration and practical
spiritual truths. At 4 o'clock, all
the native folk came out on the
lawn at the side of the house for
"sing." That was a jov ! They
seen ed so happy, so joyous, so
lad to have been redeemed,
hymns and prayers frllowed each
other in rapid succession, the
women and babies came too, and
joined in tin praises UDtil the
whole air re-echoed with singing
It was with difficulty that the
singing could be brought to a
close, and while we were stand
ing for the last bhajah, a young
man came forward for baptism,
who had been prepared some
weeks before by Padre Kider
Nath.
This mission is just now open
ing up the east end of their field
having baptized 224 people in the
last three months, and have about
800 inquirers out there. During
the first six months of this year,
504 people have been baptized,
and it is the hope of those in
charge to exceed the 1000 figure
this year. Whole villages became
Christien at once, often convert
ed to Christ through some rela
tive, with the help of the evangel
ists who have been trained m the
Bible school here. In the dis
trict, there are now 3000 Chris
tians, with IT) churches and till
schools.
Monday I spent in the Com
pound Training school so far as
I kuow, the only co educational
school of the kind in India. . The
bell rang at 7 a. ir. , ud as I walk
ed over to the school with Mrs.
Bandy, who has charge of it, we
saw men, women ana cnuai on
pouring in for the openiug exer
cises, which consisted or an nnur
of Bible exposition, and a singing
lesson. I wish you could see it
all as 1 did; rows and rows of
stalwart v.llago men, most of
their dark fa -.es eager and full of
interest; their wives on the other
side of the room, wrapped de
murely in their mauy colore i
ehadders; babies, galore, playing
with mama's slato, and then tod
dling over to be disciplined by
th.) sterner father. With ilrnost
no exceptions, the people ml have
Bweqt voices, and whim tho sing
ing lesson begau, every eye was
fixed on the quaint, dark face of
the native Padre, who is roth a
poet and musician. First he
would close his eyes, drop hm
head between his shoulders, and
then a kind of sweet melancholy
wall would drift out from some
uiternal region, a b"wn hand
would lift and come down with a
gentle pat, with a similar move
ment of the right foot and head,
and then the notes rolled forth,
Increasing in volume, and always
(Ouutlnuad oa pa4 out.)
WEDDING IN PERSIA.
ev. Charles Pittman, a Native ot mc-
Connellsburg, the Groom, and Miss
Drake, oi Chicago, the Bride.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CEREMONIES.
Wednesday evening, Septem
ber 5th, was the occasion of a
very pretty wedding in the nrs
siou church at Tabriz, Persia.
Miss Drake and Mr. Pittmanhad
planned a very quiet wedding, in
tho presence of the missionaries
oi.ly, but so great was the desire
of their m my European and Per
sian f rieuds to see their marriage,
and so string .the conviction ou
the part of many that a wedding
in which the people could share,
would strengthen the bonds
which bind them and the mission
together, that they yielded their
own preferences and the result
was a very happy affair. Every
body had a ringer in the pie. Mrs.
Wilson made the Groom's cake,
Mrs. Vanneman the Bride's cake;
others decorated the church, etc.
The pulpit, hidden in green and
potted plants on either side, form
ed the background for the bridal
party. One of our English friends
who is a skilled musician, tilled
the 'iir with music while the peo
ple gathered, and glances wan
dered in the direction of the
prayermeeting room where por
tiers had been hung in front of
the middlo door. A few minutes
after eight, theportier was lifted,
the wedding march begins, and a
hush falls as Dr. Wright comes
down the aisle followed by the
groom accompanied ' by Mr. Jes
sup; ode always ventures to pity
that first detachment of a wed
ding party standing face abbut
in the glare of lights to wait for
the bride, butour gentlemen pass
ed thi ough the ordeal nobly, and
after all, everybody is thinking
more about the bride who is about
to appear than th') poor, lonely,
conspicious bridegroom. The
pause is not great until the ush
ers, two Armenians and two Nes
torians, from among the leading
chui-ch members, conducta group
of llower girls, all little maid
ens of the missionary families,
seven in number, followed by the
maid of honor, Miss Beaber, and
then Dr. Wilson with Miss Drake
on his arm. Two of the little
girls were in delicate blue, Miss
Beaber wore a light fawn color
with blue ribbons, and never look
ed prettier, while the rest of the
party were in white. Miss Drake
wore a simple mull without train,
and plain net vail, and I am sure
Mr. Pittman thought he had nev
er seen a sweeter bride, while
less partial eyes pardoned the
thought. Dr. Wilson assisted Dr.
Wright in the ceremony which
was soon eroded, although AI s.
Pittman declared afterwards that
she had never heard Dr. Wright
speak so slowly in his lite. She
did not flinch with her "yes" al
though the good Doctor did not
gloss die injunction "to obey, "in
deed some of us thought ho gave
it a special emphasis; but the hap
py bride declares it was all right.
Missionary and European
guests went from the Church to
the Girls' School, where they
found thoBndeand Groom stand
ing to receive congratulations, in
the bay window of the pu lor,
which had beeu carpeted and
draped with beautiful silk rugs,
lent for the occasion by a carpet
merchant from America, who
happened to be a guest at this
time. The same frieud had car
peted the wide veranda and drap
ed evey place that a handsome
rug could be used. Cushion seats,
Japanese lanterns, groups gath
ered at tea tables in the parlor
and on the yeranda, pretty maid
eus flitting about offering various
nice things to eat and bride's cake
to dream ou, sociability in. Freuch,
German, Gret U, Lulian, Russian
and EiiKlishlanguagesall contrib
ute! to a delightful event. The
following day a reception was
held for the church members,
and Armenian and Nestorian
friends' Friday one for Moslem
FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER.
How to Manage Your Lace Curtains
when You Wash Them.
One among tho many excellent
housekeepers m Ayr township,
who has had her own troubles,
like many another, in successful
ly washing and drying lace cur
tains, has come upon an expedi
ent, which removes all the dread
in undertaking thatdelicatework.
The plan is as follows : Take the
curtains dowu from the window,
lay the two halves of the pair
carefully together. Then with a
small darning needle and some
tidy cotton, baste the scallops to
gether. Of course, la washing,
you handle both pieces at once,
but when washed and hung on
the line with the scallops on the
line, and nicely stretched, your
trouble, if trouble vou have had,
is all over, and in a short time,
they are dry and ready to be fold
ed and put away fi r future use.
Married.
Mr. Daniel Knauff and Miss Sa
die Fisher, of Ayr township, were
quietly married at the parson
age of Christ Reformed church
in Ilagerstown, on Wednesday of
last week, by the Rev. C. Clever,
D. D. The young people start on
their matrimonial journey
through life with the best wishes
of their numerous friends.
There is a lot of ou r town sports
living high this week. They are
boarding at a hotel. Among the
number are MerchantGeorpe W.
Reisuer, County Superintendent,
Chis. E. Barton, Lawyer S. Wes
ley Kirk, and Banker Merrll W.
Nace. Their wives, respectively,
went away on a visit and left their
hubbies at home to keep housu.
Thejr kept house that is, until
all the dishes about the house, in
cluding the contents of the china
closet, needed a dishwasher, and
then they pulled down the blinds,
locked the kitchen doors, and
wended their way to a hotel. The
editor has been suggesting to his
wife that she save up her money
and take a trip and enjoy life like
other people. But she doesn't go,
and so we have to board at home.
Oatmeal for breaklast, force for
dinner, Vind shredded wheat bis
cuit for supper.
ladies of rauk, and Saturday a
company of poor women, who
would not have
had much of a
chance for a good
time with the
others, because of the rigid eti
quette of the country, making a
realOriental wedding lasting four
days, necessitated partly for lack
of room to entertain so many at
onetime, and partly because of
differences in languages and race,
presenting many difficulties . in
tho way of entertaining those of
different nationalities together,
for the natives do hot entertaiu
themselves or each other; neither
do thay present their compliments
accept some refreshments and
take their departure, but sit stiff
ly in place for three or four hours
speaking only whea spoken to,
and the whole force of lady mis
sionaries- was required to make
the lime pass pleasantly iu the ab
sence of daucing girls and similar
entertainments to which they are
accustomed. This is especially
true of Moslem women.
The Armenians are your by
year becoming more Europeaniz
ed. No gent'emcu were allowed
to appear the day s the Moslem
ladies wore received; but on
Thursday Armenian and Nestor
ian ladies and gentlemen both
called, although they did not mix
wigeiner in a company. That u
company of Armeuian ladies,
however, would be gathered ou
one end of the veranda, the other
end of which was oocu pied by
genttemen, is a great inovatlon
over former years; ail the various
parties passed off charmingly,
leaving happy memories with the
many guests and a wealth of ben
ediction In their good wishes for
the newly wedded pair, and tho
new Missionary home.
L. C. VanUook.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
(or a ResCul Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Prothonotary Harris spent last
Thursday in llarrisburg, on busi
ness. Joseph Sipes and wife, of Salu
via, were among those shopping
is town Saturday.
Airs. S. W. Kirk and son Mal
colm, are visiting friends in Brush
Creek township.
Prof. T. Scott Bershey, of
Knobsville, was in town on busi
nes ', Saturday,
D. T. Clark, of llarrisburg,
Postoffice inspector, made a tour
of this county last week.
Mrs. John Booth, of Maddens
ville, is visiting her many friends
in and around town.
Miss Jennie Alexander left
Alonday for Philadelphia, where
sheexpects to remain indefinitely.
Mafon Barton and John Ilix
sou, two of Brush Cree'n's clever
citizens, were iu town, Tuesday.
John Snyder, a fireman on the
P. R. R., with home at Altoona,
is visiting his mother in this
place.
Airs. E. A. Largeutand Lewis
Vouse and wife were among those
who attended the Uagerstown
Fair last Thursday.
Airs. Agnes Ray and daughter
Aliss Emma, of this place, spent
Saturday and Sunday with rela
tives iu Hustoutown.
Graut Baker, last week, sold
tbe farm recently purchased from
the Bershey heirs, io T. Scott
Hershey. Terms private.
Commissioner S. A. Nesbit and
Miss Cornetha, left Tuesday
morning for an "overland" trip
to Perry cou n ly.
Airs. Lizzie AlcKihbin and sou
Alexander, of Brush Creek town
ship, were business visitors at
the County Seat, Friday.
W. J. Hunter, the irrepressi
ble salesman of the Internatioii
Harvester Compauy, has been in
town a day or two this week.
Wm. B. Karns and' wife, of Ev-
erett, returned home Monday af
ter visiting among their friends
and relatives here a few days.
Minnie Dalbey has returned to
Pittsbu.'g, after havn g spent sev
eral weeks in the home of her par
ents, Dr. aud Mrs. A. D. Dalboy.
H. P. Skipper, who had been
visiting his father and other
friends atHarrisonville, returned '
to his home at Waynesboro, Sat
u rday.
Samuel W. Bender, of Alarion,
spent the timef rom Thursday un
til Saturday morning among his
former friends on this side of the
mountain.
y- rs. Will Fix and children, ami
Mrs. W. Al. Hann, of Orbisouia,
spent severals days last week in
the home of Judge Morton, near
town.
Air. and Mrs. Jacob Comeror
and their bab daughter, accom
panied by Miss Zentraoyer all
of Alercersburg, spent last Sun
day with relatives in this place.
Airs. Conrad Gress and daugh
ter Nellie, retun ed home Tues
day afternoon after having had a
nice visit in the homes of the for
mer's daughters in Harrisburg.
Mrs I. L. Detwiler and daugh
ter, Mrs. Oellers, of Philadelphia
were guests in tho home of Air.
and Mrs. J. K. Johnston, from
Saturday until Tuesday noon.
, Blanche O. Peck, returned to.
the Pennsylvania Business col
lege at Lancaster on Monday, af
ter having spent a week very
pleasantly at the home of her par
ents near Knobsvilb.
J. B. Runyan went down to
Needmore Sunday afternoon, and'
on Monday returned, bringing
with him his mother, who will
spend a week in this place visit
ing among her relatives and
friends, .