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VOLUME 8.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.. NOVLMHKR l5, I90i.
NUMBER 7
KEYSTONE STATE TO FRONT. j
Former Pennsylvania!! now in Washing
ton Organize Association to Dissem
inate News ol Native State.
Special Correspondence.
Seattle, Nov. 12 Representa
tive Pennsylvanians now residing
in the state of Washington have
organized in this city a society
unique in form and purpose, the
Pennsylvania Association of the
State of Washington.
There are about 20,000 former
Pennsvlvanians who now call Wash
ington their home. These people,
all good people, still have a strong
affection for the old Keystone
State, and the association they
have formed will foster a fellow
feeling among its members. This
is already being done by this dis
semination of Pennsylvania news.
The association has also a soci
al side, and the meetings so far
have been interesting and enter
taining. A fi!.ting celebration of
the anuiversary of the day when
William Penn tirst set foot or.
what is now Pennsylvania is plan
nod. The '.'ennsylvania association
was organized on September 11,
li)0l), and has a membership of
more lhan 200, a majority of
whom are leading citizens of
Seattle. Will A. Steel, formerly
f Skuylkill county, is president,
and the other officers are : First
vice-president, Joseph Shippen,
formerlyof Crawford county ; sec
( nd vice president, Mrs. J. B.
Price, Allrgheny county; third
vice-president, John E. McManus
Philadelphia; correspoiding sec
rotary, Samuel D. Wingate, Alle
g'net.y county; recording secreta
ry, Robert L. Van Dyke, Arm
strong county; treasurer, E. Hes
ter Guie, Columbia county. The
officers and the following com
pose the trustees : George II.
Clementson, Allegheny county;
.foshua H. Wiesthng, Dauphin
county; Rev. Win, H. Treisch,
Armstrong county; Mrs. H. II.
Dicuinson, Chester county.
The association is planning tp
secure the loan of the liberty tell,
m order that it may be exhibited
in Seattle at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacitic
Exposition, which is t" be
held djring the summer of 1909.
The bell has never been so far
west, and the number ot people
of the Pacific northwest who have
seen it, either in Philadelphia or
nt an eastern exposition, is small.
The association is also desirous of
having the Keystone State repres
er.ted by a building.
The Alaska Yukon-Pacific ex
position project, which but re
cently had its beginning, is at
tracting a great deal of attention
just now. Ti e people ot other
i j ties haven't yet gotten over
their wonder at the way the en
terprise was fiuancad. On Octo
ber nd, Soattle citizens raised
for it 050,030, a greater sum than
ever before was realized for any
object anywhere else in a single
day.
It will be a $10,000,000 exposi
tion. The state of Oregon will
vote the enterprise $1,000,000, the
national government probably an
other $1,000,000, and the states
other than Washington a third ,
$1,000,000. Foreign participation
will be on a large scale, and the
manufacturers of America will
spend millions in exploiting their
wares.
The exposition is to be lnld
primarily for the purpose of toll
log the world just what sot t of a
country Alaska and Yukon terri
tory really Is. There will be ex
hibited not only nuggets and gold
dust, and various ores, but grain
and vegetables, which, it has
I'peu learned in recent years, may
he raised in almost any part of
Alaska. It is estimated that Alas
ka, Yukon, when supplied with
better transportation facilities,
win be able to support a nopula
t t"u of 10,000,000 people.
It is planned that the fair shall
bring together in trade theshores
of the Pacific, and this one aocom
pll ihment will moi e than compen
Kite for the money and trouble
the iut. will have cost. Nearly a
uiiiioa ieopl8 live in and Ooe
CHAMBERSBURU TOURNAMENT. 1
, Daniel F. Trout, of this Place,
Wins
j
1 the Loving Cup. .
! At the eighth annual ridini
tournament at Dreamland on
Thursday afternoon of last week
the annual charity event for the
benefit of the Cham bersburg Hoi
pua , the loving cup hold for two
years by Chamuersburg Knights
was captu red by McCon nells bu rg,
having been won by Dtniel F.
Trout, of this place.
At the conclusion of the tourn
ament Cap. Skinner president of
the association, called Mr. Trout
to the carriage occupiod by him
and with a few remarks present
ed the McConnollsburg Knight
the loving cup. "This trophy,"
said the president if the associa
tion, "was presented by Jeweler
Ludwig in order that the success
ful knight might have some am
tenal trophy of his pi owess. The
cup was won once oy Knight II.
V. Black and ouce by Knight J, C.
McDowell. The rules governing
it are simple. In order for the
cup to become the permanent
property of an individual to have
and to hold it must be won three
t mes, not uecessarily successive
times. For two years it has re
mained inOhambersburg but this
year it goes to our sister county
of Fulton and I know it is in good
hands. Knight Trout, until the
next, tournament, this cup i.
yours.
Emanuel Kee'er, one of tn
school directors -f Thompson
township, was a pleasant caller
at this office on Monday morning
He was on his way to Bedford to
make return of this county of th
vote for State Senator.
anic, and the fair expects to ac
quaint this billion people, through
the medium of exhibits, with the
resources of America, while at the
same time Americans will beabJe
to learn, through showings of the
products of the Orient, what the
lands across the sop have which
they might very profitably use,
An excellent site has already
been chosen for the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition, embra. ing.255
acres of the campus of the State
University. . It is located wiihiu
the city limits, twenty minutes
by street car from the business
center on the shore of Lake Wash
insrton. the largest fresh water
body on the Pacific coast.
Most of the buildings will be of
permanent construction, so, thai
after the fair is over they may b
used as recitation halls and dorm
itories. States participiting in
the exposition may leave their
buildings afterwards to the State
University if they desire, and the
indications are that several will
take advantage ot the opportuni
ty.
Pennsylvauians were among the
largest purchasers of the fair
stock, and will be identified prom
inentiv with the enterprise. Thp
Pennsylvania association will
make its influence felt during the
pre exposition period and will sn
to it that Pennsylvanians visiting
the fair are made to feel at home
in Seattle. President Stoel has
appointed the following stand'n
commiMees : Entertainment An
drew J. Balliet, Carbon county
Captain Jesse M. Baker, Philadel
phi; Samuel L Lermon, Iud'ana
county; Will U. White, Indiana
county; Mrs. J. II.. Wilson, Law-
reuce; Mary Pasca'l. Member
ship : John Arthur, Eriecounty ;
William Beddow, Schuylkill coun
ty; Dr. Walter Johnston, Jostph
Webster, Philadelphia; William
Silliam, Schuylkill county; U. (J.
Howard Delaware county; W. A.
Peters; Judge Boyd Tallman, P.
G. Whitaker, Charles Somers, Jr.,
Allegheny county; Retta Martin,
Philadelphia; Mrs E L.Chrisman.
Auditing: Ellis Morrison, Phila
delphla; E L. Rebor, Norlhum
nerland county; Robert R. Boyer
Huntingdon county. Exposition;
Samuel L Lemraon.Indianacoun
ly, T. C Boyd, Thorn s J. Leger,
W. B. Monks, Rev. Wui. A Spauld
Ing.
FULTON COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Will be Held in the Court House During '
the Week ol December 3rd.
The fortieth annual session of.
the Fulton County Teachers' In-;
stitute will be held iu the Court
House during the week of Decern t
ber 3, 1900
The talent for the week has been
secured and we are assured ofal
successful institute.
Dr. J. C. Willis of Kentucky
University, Lexington, Ky., Dr.
Chas. H. Albert, of Bloomsburg
State Normal School, Blooms
burg, Pa.; Prof. C. 11. Gordinier,
Dean of KeeNar College, Hagers
towe, Md., and Prcf. J. K. Stew
art, of Shippensburg Normal
School are the Instructors for he
week. All of these are practical
school men and thoroughly abreast
of the tunes in all lines of educa
tional work.
Rev. J. Ve non Adams, of New-
port, will conduct the music and
(Vlliso I Inn n ii tt t VinuLi ii ill unikWlik 1
idl
14 lOO V? 1 Ul UHO KJ1 C. TI 111 f r ( I
at the organ.
The following are the evening ,
lecturers and enerlainers : I
Monday evening, Dr. J. C. Wil
lis, of Kentucky, subject, "Rep
resentative Men."
Tuesday evening, Dr. John
Snape.of Delaware, subject, "How
to Find Yourself."
Wednesday evening, Congress
man Philip P. Cam pell, of Kan
sas, subject, l ne Average A mer
ican."
Thursday evening, Concert,
"The Boston Musical Five."
The lecturers and entertainers
come very highly recommended
and we look forward to a pleasan t
and profitable week.
Meeting of County Sabbath Association.
The Execution Committee of
the Fulton County Sabbath As
sociatioci met a few days ago and
arranged for the annual meeting
of the Association on November
27th, at 1:30 p. m. Two sessions
will be held; the afternoon ses
sion in the United Presbyterian
church, and the evening session
in the Presbyterian church. The
following program was adopted,
viz :
Devotional Exercises, 30 min
utes, conducted by the President.
The Present Awakening Inter
est on Sabbath Observance, by
Rev. J. C. Grimes.
The Ideal Sabbath,
by Miss
Sabbath
Catherine Cook.
An offering for the
cause.
Business.
Recess.
7 P. M.
Devotional exercises,
conduct-
ed by the President.
Report on the State Work, by
the delegate to the meeting of
the State Association, J. L.
Grove.
An offering for the Sabbath
cause.
Incentives to Proper Sabbath
Observance, by Miss Mary Hus
ton. Influence of Christian People
on Sabbath Observance, by Rev,
W. A. West, D. D.
Closing business and adjourn
ment. Friends of the Sabbath cause
from all parts of the county are
earnestly u- ged to attend.
Slpe Sharp.
Ou Tuesday evening, Novem
ber 8th,. at the Greenhill M. E,
parsonage, Kev, s. J. fittenger
uuited in holy wedlock, Geo. W
Sipe, foru.erlv of Denver, Col
but now of Harrisonville, Pa.,aud
Miss Sadie Ray 3harp, ofKnobS'
ville, Pa. '
The bride was handsomely at
tired in white Chinese silk, whilo
the groom wore the conventional
black.
Mr. Sipeis one of Fulton's best
contractors aud builders,. and the
bride one of Knobsville's most re
spected young ladies. They have
the best wishes of their many
Fulton county friends.
Mrs. W. U. Nesbit, of this
place, spent last week visiting
her pareuls, John Wilt and wife,
at Waynesboro, Pa.
STUART'S PLURALITY,
ASSF.MHLY
LARGELY
LICAN.
KEITH
Complete returns from 05 of the
67 counties in Pennsylvania show
...... fhoro ,vtre ic.jois votes uoll
j e,j for Kdwin s Stuart, the Ke-
!rihii,.nn e,.n,li.lt for Governor.
(gainst 433,576 for Lewis Emery, j
Jr.", the fusion candidate, thnsgiv- j
ing Stuart a plurality of 55,029. I
The two missing counties are Ches-1
tcr and Columbia.. In 1905 the
former gave Berry for state treas
urer a plurality of 3001 and the
hitter gave him 2577. According
to the early estimates from these
! counties both will remain in the
j fusion column but with greatly re
I duccd majorities. From present
j indications Stuurt's plurality will
not fall below 50,000 and will
probably be close to 55,000.
I Of the returns thus received
from the countie8 iany
of them
urn fkOiiitl fhtll. I lli mtllrtritv
! will be but slightly changed.
Tlie V()le bv c.onnties
s as fol-
lows-
Stimrt Emerv
Counties
Armstrong
Beaver
Bedford
Berks
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Cameron
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Hep Di.'in
4!25 :wu:.
3874 3-ID7
3570 3732
2317 133115
C477
4381 5551
714(1 7037
38!l(i 3087
S'.I75 0807
!)28 058
2888 410!l
3509 37 r
1742 2504
41175 5S25
3541 2!i7''.i
5400 3552
4005 4800
10580 9190
0235 522(5
2509 3921,
0370 4405
7991 540-1
1037 09!1
4411 508L'
083 1043
2111 2798
2927 2183
3776 1SKI
3083 300(i
1290 1508
11700 17310
1S038 10831
3997 3253
4397 311(i
8015 9019
11841 1G217
4990 05(58
2302 43GO
4712 3087
1532 1093
729 2320
14040 149S1
910 1772
0840 10800
5882 7552
2107 2310
123493 91105
457 929
1941 1947
11788 14398
1415 1254
3902 2773
813 1131
32(57' 2770
4100 2S45
1731 1530
3059 2139
3378 2847
9100 0843
2008 S44
12816 8887
1518 1485
110(58 1 3091
Clarion
j Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin 10580
Del ware
Elk
Erie
Fayette ....
Forest . . . .
Franklin . . .
Fulton
Greene
Iuntingdon
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster 1S038
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming 4U1)
Mckean ..
Mercer
Mitllin
Monroe
Montgomery. . . .
Montour
Northampton . . .
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia... . .
Pike
Potter
Schuylkill
Snyder
Somerset
Sullivan
Susquehanna 32(17
Tioga
Union
Venango
Warren .......
Washington . . .
Wyoming
Totals.
489215 433480
433580
Stuart's plurality 5502)
I.KUIHI.ATUl'.K IS RKl'lIHI.K'AN
, Revised returns of Tuesday's
election in the stale show the fol
lowing composition of Hm noxt
Legislature:
THK SKNATK
Republicans 39
Democrats 11
Total 50
Republican majority 28
! THK HOlTSK.
I
1 Republicans 145
DAWSON STEPHENS.
Married at the Home of the Bride's Sister
Mrs. T. N. Young, in Great Falls,
Montana.
Wednesday morning, at 7:30 o'-
cock, at tho home ol iwr. anu
Mrs. T. N. Young, occurred the
1 . . t 1 m m . I
marriage ot Mrs. l oung s sister, j
MissPhauiah Brooks Stephens, J
ana Mr. iiobart Jusworui Dam
son, of Stockett, Mont. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. C.
F. Ueod, pastor r,f the First Pres
bytenan church of Fort Benton,
who is a cousin of the bride. On
ly a few intimate friends of the
bride and groom were present.
The nog service was used, and
the bride was given away by her
brottier, Mr. Young. Mrs. U. J.
Skinner played Mendelssohn's
wedding march. The bride was
charming in a dainty gown of
white Paris muslin, trimmed in
Valenciennes lace. She carried
an arm bouquet of bvide's roses.
Her going away gown was a hand
some cloth creation in autumn
shades of dark green and brown,
with hat to matah.
White chrysanthemums, cai
uatioiis, and smilax were used in
trimming the house. A bower of
green aud white, above which was
suspended a large Moral wedding
bell, w is the attractive nook in
which the ceremony was per
formed. Miss Phaniah Brooks 3teph
ens was will known to the young
folks in our community. She
graduated fiom tne Shipp3ns
burg St 'te Normal school in the
closs of 1900, with Mrs. Chas E
Barton. She visited in the Cove
and in town, iast summer.
There will be a union institute
at Harmonia school house Satur
day, November 24th at 1 :30 p. m.
Teachers and all friends of educa
tion are cordially invited to at
tend. Committee.
Democrats . . .
Lincolnitos . . .
3
1
1
City Purtv . . .
United Labor.
Total 207
Republican majority 83
Twenty-four of the twenty-live
hold-over Senators are Republicans
and one is a Democrat. Of the
newly elected Senators, fifteen are
Republicans, four are straight
Democrats and six are Democrats
with Lincoln party indorsement.
This is a gain of one for the Dem
ocrats.
SOMK l IK THK KKSl l.TS.
California Republican Govern
or, state ticket and all of the eight
Congressmen.
Colorado Republican state tick
et and the three Congressmen.
Illinois Republican state ticket
and nineteen of the twenty-five
Congressmen.
Iowa Republican state ticket
and nino of the eleven Congress
men. Indiana Republican state ticket
and eight of the thirteen Congress
men. Kansas Republican state ticket
and the eight Congressmen.
Massachusetts-Republican state
ticket and eleven of the fourteen
Congressmen.
Michigan-Republican s ale tick
et and the twelve Congress men.
Missouri Four Republican aud
twelve Democratic Congressmen.
Nebraska-Republican state tick
et and live of the six Congress
men. New York Republican Govern
or and twenty-live of tho thirty
seven Congressmen.
New Jersey Six Republicans
and four Democratic Congress
men.
Ohio Republican state oIKcers
and sixteen of the twenty-one Con
gressman.
Rhode Island Democratic Gov
ernor,, one Deuuii rat and one Re
publican Congressman.
Washington Republicua state
ticket and the three Congressmen.
Wisconsin Republican Govern
or and stte ticket, Legislature
and nine Republican and two Dtiin
ocratic Congressmen,
Uniform Primary Law in Effect.
The uniform primary law pass
ed by the Legislature last wintnt 1
1 is now iu effect in Pennsylvania.
i Under this system members of j
! all parties vote direct and on the
8ame day for choice of candidates
t() be v,;tl,(1 for at lhe esulnr .
ciq.jnon.
With unjform primaries in
force, the time honored county i
convention is a thing of the p.ist. j
Slate making oy . political bosses .
becomes exceedingly difhcult if
not impossible. Tne uw was j
f ruined with the object in view of i
afford i ig the people the mean
.i i ..
lor determining ior inemseiveM i
who shall be their candidates. !
The holding ol such primaries to j
choose candidates to be 'oted for
at the February election, will
mark the first practical test of
tho new law in the state.
The law provides that there
shall be two primary elections
held each year. For the coming
February election the primary i
shall be held on the fourth Satur- citizen of Licking Creek town
day preceding election day, whicii I ship, was in town Thursday,
will be January 20. For Novera I Mrs lVter Kirk and daughter8
cicti"ui' t
held ou the hrst Saturday in
June, except vhen a Presidents
to be elected, when the primary
shall be held on the second Sat
urday in April. That for Febru- j
ary elections is termed the win j
ter prU.ary, and for the Novem
ber elections, the spring primary.
Heretofore, the several parties
have held their primaries oa sep
arate days. Under the new law
one primary will be held for all
parties between the hours of 2
o'clock and 8 o'clock p. m. The
primary will be held at the regu,
lar election polling plvce in each
district or divi'siou, aud will be
conducted by the regular election
officers.
In the first place any number
oi persons may be voted for at
the primary for an office to be
filled at the next succeeding elec
tion. The law provides that there
shall b'i an official ballot for the
primary. This will be alike in
size aud color for all parties. Al!
official ballots will be printed on
white paper. Each party will,
however, have its own ballot. At
the top of each ballot there will
be found a printed line desiguat
iug which party it is for, and full
explanation as to how to properly
mark the same.
In the cases of men desiriug a
nomination for Congress, for
pdge, or state Senator, they must
file a petition signed by 200 vot
ers ol their party. Candidates
for all other offices iuclu ling del
egates to state and national con
vt ntions, must have ten signers.
These petitions must be filed
with the county commissioners
at least three weeks prior to the
primary, or in thninstance.no!
later than January 5. At leasij
once each week during these
three weeks the county com mis
sioners must advertise in two
newspapers within the county
the names of all offices for whicii
nominations are to be made. At
the expiration of the time fixed
by law for receiving petitions the
county com intssiooers are requir
ed to take those in hand and pro
ceed to the preparation of the
ballot for each party. Alter these
are prepared they must be kept
ou file and open to public in spec
tion iu the liommissioucr's office,
for at least one week preceding
the primary
When thovotergoes to tho prim
ary on January 20, he must ask
for tho ballot of Ins parly. Un
less his right to participate is
challenged ho will be handed a
ballot, where he will find printed
the names of all candidates ar
ranged in alphabetical order uu-
der the respective offices.
As to the holding of uuiform
primaries to nominate borough
and township offices some ques
tion has arisen. new law is
somewhat tmbiguous -u this
point. After setting forth that
all nom. nations must be made by
the direct primary it suy ;
That no'hid' herein contained
shall pre ont the nomination of
candidates fur borough or town
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Kestful'Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
j Harry Dawney, of Hustontown,
I paid our town ti visit on Thurs-
day.
R w Zimrnerma,1( f Hancock,
paid (1Ui. tQwn a busine8S Vlsit on
Friday.
ii. F. Keepers, of Plum Run,
was a business visitor to our town
on Ft iday.
' ""J""". ui ouruo amns,
wa seen ,,a our st,'eets
Amos Fields, of Breezewuod,
has been visiting his brother, D.
T. Fields, at this place.
Charles E Goldsmith, spent
Friday and Saturday in Cham
bersburj-, on business.
Morgan Dishong, a well known
lot ii" Uove Tannerv. were in
town ou Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Bare and daugh
ter, of Fort Littleton, were guests
at the Fulton House on Thursday.
James A. McDonough, of New
Gruia.lu, as greeting his many
friends in this place. Saturday.
Charles W. Schooley and wife,
of Harrisonville, were among
those shopping in town Saturday.
Chas. Fields, one of FortLittlo-
ton s citizens, was a county seat
visit -r on Wednesday of last week.
JamesP. Waltz, Esq,, of Thomp
son township, was atteudiug
Common Pleas Court at the coun
ty seat Thursday.
Cora J. Doran and cousin, Bess
Doran, of Burnt Cabius, were
McConnellsburg visitors Thurs
day. Mrs. Wm. Hull and daughter
Katherine, spent a week with
Mrs. Hull's mother and sisters,
in the Cove.
We are glad to announce that
Helen Fore, who is in one of tho
Pittsburg hospitals su ffering wrt h
typhoid fever, is improving.
Amos Wilkinson was kiced on
the right Kiiee by a horse he was
shoeing, one day last week, which
has necessitated his using crutch
es. Miss Olive Kendall, the popu
lar teacher of the Foltz graded
school, speut Sunday with her
pirents John P. Kendall and wile,
of the Cove.
George McKibbin and wife, of
Buck Vallev, were guests of their
son-in-law, Prothonotary George
A Harris, at this place, frun
Saturday until Monday.
laidi'q. .
C. M. Brant spent Suuday with
T. F. Davis and wife.
Zolda Laidig has gone to Three
Springs, where she is employer!
for the winter.
Nora Ritchey has returned
home after spending two weeks
with her .sister, near Maddens
ville. Ezra Clevenger has gone to
Finleyville to work in the mines
this winter.
Clara Laidig is Seiidiug some
time with Elsie Laidig at Dublin
Mills.
ship offices or other offices, not
hereiu specifically enumerated,
in tho manner provided by tho
existing laws,"
It has been asked who shall de
cide' wheu uniform primaries
shall bo held for bori ugh and
township offices. It is reason
able that unlig 4 tho parties inter
ested ask for such a primary for
these nominations, they will not
be held. And it is ln.rdly neces
sary for suoli minor offices. It
would put unnecessary work up
on the election officers and ex
pense upon tho state. In thtJM
positions tho oflicu generally
seeks thn man. Besides in many
districts, especially a rural Ruc
tions, it would be very nurd to
l?et voter out to the primuriw.