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VOLUME S.
McCONXELLSHUUG, PA.. DIXKMIH: K , 190
NUMISEK 10
WORD FROM A HUNTER.
REGISTER OF DEATHS.
THE MAN WITH THE CLUB
SABBATH ASSOCIATION.
OUR EDUCATORS.
BOLD HIGHWAYMEN.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Thinks Long Range Guns Should Be "Cut
Out" as More Deer are Crippled Than
Killed hy Them. Season
Mrs. William Mcllhaney, Mist Belle
Stotiteagle, and Walter Hoopcn
gardncr. Mies
Public Spirited Union Township Citizen , Annual Convention In McConnellsburg, The Cusloeicns of the Educational Infer-' Joe Shapiro and William Rinehart Held Snapshots at Their Coming anJ Goings
Suegests the Formation of a New
Last Tuesday Afternoon and
Up Between Robcrtfdalc and Broad
ton Cily Last Saturday.
Organization.
Evening.
SHOULD BE REDUCED TO TEN DAYS.
Now that another huntiug sea
sou has closed, a few observations
might be m order from ono who
thoroughly enjovs the sport, and
who is in sympathy with any ef
fort for the protection of i,ame
out of season, and for the preven
tion of unnecessary cruelty o
dumb animals.
Deer have been fairly plentiful
this season, and the hunter has
been rewarded for the time he
has spout in the woods; but the
truth is, that while many deor
have beeu killed and carried away
by the lucky sportsman, many,
many more, have been crippled
or wounded and cot away, oaly to
suffer and die in some secluded
spot. .
The long-range repeating rifle
is responsible for most of this
mischief. A hunter with one of
those guns begins to shoot as soon
as ho sees anything in tho sem
blance of a deer and blazes awa
as long as he sees a bush shake,
regardless of tho direction, or of
other hunters who may be in the
same neighborhood.
A hunter that shoots at a deer
more than two hundred yards
away, is doing it more to hear his
' gun crack, than with any expecta
tion of getting his game. It is
this indiscriminate long range
. shooting that is responsible for
,the finding of so many skeletons
of deor that have perished in the
f irests from having been slightly
wounded.
Hence, I would suggest to State
Game Warden Kalbfus that he
use his influence witn the incom
ing legislature to restrict the use
of those long rane repeating
guns; to limit the number of deer
to be killed by any one person in
one season, to oue deer, and to
make the open season but ten
davs.
If further protection is not af
forded, it will not be many years
until there will not be any deer in
Fulton county.
IIunteb.
Harris Skipper.
A very pleasant event p,t the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Skipp ir, near Burnt Cabins, No
vemb.'i"".), 190(5, was . the mar
riage of their daughter Blanche,
to Prof. Liwis Harris, of Web
ster Mills. During the morning
hours a company of relatives and
friends assembled, and at nine
o'clock, the impressive ceremony
was performed by Rev. T. .).
iiaxter, of Fannettsburg, pastor
of tho Presbyterian church. Af
ter cordial greetings to the bride
and groom, an elegant dinner was
served, and Mr. and Mrs. Harris
departed amid a shower of rice
and good wishes, for a trip to
different parts of the state.
The bride was beautifully at
tired in a dress of white silk, and
the groom made a handsome ap
pearance in conventional bla.'.k.
I'; was a pretty scene one long
tbe remembered. We unite
with the many friends of the
newly married pair in wishing
ttietn abundant success and pros
parity. Mr. aud Mrs Harris are
attending the county institute in
McConnellsbu-g this week, and
will then return to their home at
Hurnt Cabins.
FINQER CRUSHED.
Ed Roti Loses End ol Finger In Accident
Last Friday at J. W. Mellott's Saw.
mill.
Assisting to handle some heavy
lumber at the sawmill andlum
her yard of Jacob W. Mellott last
Friday morning, Ed, sonofNa
thaniel Rotz, of Tod township,
had the end of the third or ring
finger on his left hand crashed.
The unfortunate young man was
taken to Dr. Mosser, who ampu
tated the finger at the first joint.
Ed is now out of commission with
plenty of time to attend th sea
Motm of the institute.
STOUTEAGLE WELL .N0WN TEACHER.
MUS. SUSAN M 'IT. HANKY.
The subject of this notice was
born near the place of her death,
two miles east of Ilnstontown,
this county, and departed this
life November 30, 1900, at 3:00 p.
m. Her maiden name was Spic
er, and September R, 18")H, was
united in marriage to William
McElhaney, who survives her.
For more than 48 years they were
permitted to journey together.
To this union wore born seven
children: Mrs. Kate Con noil cy,
McConnellsburg; James, Mrs.
Jennie Laidig, and Zack, all of
Hustontown; Fannie H., wife of
Rev. H. W. Newman, Heaver
Meadow, Ph.; Samuel, athemo,
and Harry, at Woodvale, Pa.
In 18tM), under the ministry of
the Rev. R. H. Wharton, she was
converted and immediately joined
the M. E. church at Hustontown,
of which she was a constant and
consistent member until her
death, when she joined with j y
the church triumphant.
Her supreme delight was to
see all good works advanced, and
her ambition in hie was to help
all whom she could. While her
last days were accompanied by
severe physical suffering, the end
was a peaceful resigniticn to her
Father's will, and knew lully in
whom to trust.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in the Methodist Episcopal
Ousrch, Hustontown, last Sun
day afternoon, Rev. Harry Dan
iels officiating. Her body was
borua to its last resting place, by
her four sons.
Besides her husband and chil
dren, she leaves two sisters,
grandchildren, great grandchil
dren, and a host of friends to
mourn her demise. She was
aged 70 years, 0 months and 2
days.
MISS BELLE .STOUTEAGLE.
This community was greatly
shocked Tuesday morning to
learn of the death of Miss '.Belle
Stouteagle, at her boarding place
near Limaster, Franklin county,
where she was engaged this win-,
ter teaching in a public school.
Miss Stouteagle attended the
county institute at Chambers-
burg we before last. Not fool
ing very well, she left the insti
tute a day or two before its close,
butonthe following Monday went
back into her school and taught
two days last week. On Wednes
day morning, she did not foel
able to go to school. She gradu
ally grew weaker until tho end
came as before stated. The im
mediate cause of her death was
heart failure brought about by
nervous prostration.
Miss Stouteagle was about 40
years of age, and had boon teach
ing almost continuously since she
was seventeen.
She is survived by her mother,
whose home is in McConnells
burg, and by four sisters and one
brother, namely, Amanda, in the
West; Carrie, wife of Conrd Gla
zier, and Minnie, wife of W. S.
Warthiii both living in the Cove;
Myrtle, of Everett, and Robert,
Altoona. Also, by two half broth
ers, John V. and W. Frank, of
this place.
Funeral from her late home
here at 10 o'clock to day. Inter
ment in the Union cemetery.
WAI.TEH HOOPENGAUDNEU. ,
Walter, Hon of the late Mr. 'and
Mrs. Lewis Hoopengardner, tiied
at the homo of his uncle, Carey T.
Layton in Whips Cove, Monday
morning, after an illness of about
three weeks, resulting from pul
monary complications. Walter
vas aged about 19 years, and au
exemplary young mac. tlisfuuer
al took place yesterday morning
at ten o'clock, and his remains
were iutorred in the cemetery at
.Tuniaolfim flhiirnh ITo la in..
I vived by one sister, Miss Ada,
LANDOWNERS ELIGIBLE TO ADMISSION.
Union township, Doc. 3. We
notice the report of tho Duck Val
ley Hunting Club iu last week's
issue of the "New," and we also
hear the murmurings of retribu
tion to be visited upon this club
for trospassing.
We alsc sniff it in the air that
there is another Club forming to
be known as tho Land Owners'
Club that will taue th-a club that
the law has given, aud club any
Club thai dares trespass upon any
premises belong! ig t the Land
Owners' Club.
The time has como when such
action is necessary lor self pro
tection. There aro so called hunt
ers whr will come under tho
smoke of your chimney while .you
aro attending to your daily em
ployment, and shoot tho rabbits
sitting under your garden lence,
if they can tind them there.
What say you, laud owners ?
Are you ready to do some club
bing '(
One Who Has Been
Cu;HI1E1) ENOl'CH.
CAME FROM CRACK IN HAND.
John Bergstresser, of Waterfall, Nearly
Loses Life from Bloodpoisoning.
Was Belter Monday.
John Bergstresser, of Water
fall, like many other men whose
hands are exposed at this time of
the year, has boen troubled for
some time with chapped hands,
or cracks in the skin. Last week,
he had a big crack in the skin on
the inside of his left hand near
the joint of tho thumb, and on
Thursday assisted in the butch
ering of his hogs. In the after
noon, his thu m b began to pain
him, and to swell, turning black
and blue. His suffering became
so intense toward evening that he
sent for Dr. Campbell, who, up
on arriving at Mr. Bergstresser's
h.ime pronounced it a bad case of
septicaemia or blood poisoning.
The Doctor, realising these ious-
nessofthe case, exerted every
effort to counteract the effects of
the poison, and after a hard
struggle exteuding up to Monday
morning, the patient was consid
sred out of immediate danger, al
though the arm was swollen to
the elbow and very much darken
ed. Persons having any abrasion of
the skin cannot be too careful in
keeping the open wound clean
and free from exposure to any
foreign substance that might get
into the blood and cause a very
piinful death.
Mrs. Reboc-a Lake, of New
Rockford, N. Dak., is spending
this week in the home of her old
schoolmate, Judge Morton, near
town.
who lives in tho family of El
Diehl. ,
MISS. ANNA V. THOUP.
As was noted in the "News"
lastwetk, Mrs. Anna C, Troup,
died of paralysis, at the home of
her dau&h'er, Mis. Rosa Hicks in
Philadelphia, where she had been
living during the pist two years.
Some forty years ago, the Troup
family resided iu McConnellsburg
and Mrs. Troup is lovingly re
membered by tho oldor folks of
town.
Her funeral took place last Fri
day afternoon, services being con
ducted b.y Rev. Mr. Hall, and in
ter mentmadeatSt.Paul'schurcb,
Maryland.
She leaves tho following chil
dren : W. II. Troup, Clearspring
district; Mrs. Oliver Keyser, Illi
nois, Mrs. David M. Kendall, of
Ayr township; M. N. Troup Jvcar,
ney, Neb.; Clay, Omaha; Lewis,
Des Moines, la. She leaves also
the following brothers and sis
ters ; Lewis R. and Melchor
Schnobley, of near Fair lew; Mrs.
Kroh, of Eelleplain, lv; Mrs.
Rosa N. Brewer, Oreencastle.
INTERESTING SESSIONS THROUGHOUT.
i
Tho Fulton Cou lty Sabbulh
Association held its annual con- j
vention in this place on Tuesday j
of last-week. Although tho at-
tendanco vas not as large as was
much to be desired, yet tho con-1
vc-ntion was a good one, and tl.e
interest on tho part of thosa pres
ent was very manifest. Tho pro
gram previously published in the
County papers, was fully carried
out. The two papers read oue
by Miss Catherine Conk and the
other by Mis.-? Mary Houston
showed much thoughtfulness and
care in preparation, and wore
thought by the convention worthy
of a larger hearing; henco wen
asked for publication, aud they
will appear later in tho columi s
of "Tiio Fulton C unty News."
About tweut ;.ew members
were added to the roll of the As
sociation. "Tin following officers were
elected for iho ensuing year :
President, Rev. S. B. Houston;
Vice President, George W. Hays;
Secretary, J. L. Grove; Treasur
er, M. R. Shaffnor. These offi
cers, by the constitution, are a
part of the Executive Committee,
and the president and secretary
were authorized to complete this
committee. Oihor items of busi
ness of interest to the j:-sceial
public wore also transacted.
Tho subject o! SabbUh Day
Funerals was discussed, and tho
following action was unanimous
ly taken, viz : Whereas Sabbath
dny funerals aro, in most cases,
unnecessary, and aro a hindrance
to proper Sabbath observance,
therefore, resolved, that we earn
estly call up jn all the Christian
ministry to unite theii testimony
against tins practice; and all
Christian people to guard against
all such appointments, except in
cases of positive necessity.
Concerning the violation of the
Sabbath law, the Executive Com
mittee was instructed thr.t in all
cases where they have knowledge
of violations of tho Sabbath law,
in any part of thw county, they
take the necessary steps to have
t'ie law enforced. Each of the
pastors is asked by the Associa
tion to preach in their respective
congregations through ut the
county, on the Sabbath Question
on Dec. 10, 190(1; or as soon there
after as may suit their appoint
ments, and to lift a contribution
and send the same to the secre
tary, J. L. Grove, McConnells
burg, Pa,., for the work of tl.e
Sabbath causo. And the Secre
tary was instructed to draw an
order on the treasury in favor of
the State Asrociation to the
am junt of twelve dollars, so soon
as the funis m the treasury will
justify it, as our annual contribu
tion to the State work.
Tne Association feels that these
matters are of the most vital im
portan f. for the iuterest of tho
Christian public, and for the hon
or of Him who is Lord of the
Sabbath day. After a few items
ot closing business, the conven
tion adjourned and was closed
withsingiug and the benediction.
Secketaky.
Mr. aud Mrs. Amos Hixson, of
Brush Creek, are spending this
week in town in the John V. Stout
eagle family, aud attending the
institute.
The school entertaiument giv
en last evening by tho Maine
school, near Vail, of which Miss
Barbara Martin is teacher, was a
decided success in every way.
The proceeds will be used in pur
chasing the first volumes of a li
brary for the use of the school.
Miss Martin was ably assisted
by some of the young men of the
viciuity who participated in the
program. Miss Martin is a pro
gressive teacher and should have
the hearty co operation of all the
patrons of tier school and we be
lieve she has. Tyrone Timpsf
esls of l ulloii County, in Ses
sion This Week.
riNE WEATHER. LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Institute assembled at 1 :.'!0 p. m ,
Dec. 1 !)(,. After devotionul !
exercises conducted by I'ev. Ad
ams find Kcv Dr. West, the or
ganization us planned in the Bul-
Ictin was adopted, llien alter
some remarks by tho Superintend
ent and the opening address by I'.
C. Latnberson, tho Institute, led
by Rev. Adams, heartily .sing
'America."
An intermission of lu minutes.
Tim Institute then sung a selection,
after which Prof. J. K. Stewart.
Department of "Language" iu
Shipponshurg SiateXormal School,
was introduced by Prof. Barton.
His subject was 'Patriotism." lie
suggests and enforces the idea of
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
and thu practical application there
of. "The study of U. S. History
will develop a .spirit of patriot
ism. "Teach Biography." "The
Observance of Special Days" will
teach Patriotism. "Teach rever
ence fur the American Flair."
Alter a song Dr. Willis of Lex
ington, Ky.. was introduced. Sub
ject "Elucational Idea's" or
"Bits of E location il Theory."
Tlio measure of K location is
Power.
Tests of teaching ability.
Plan of acti ity.
1 discipline.
Dr. Willis was the Lecturer of
the evening. His subject, "ltep
rese.ntativo Men."
TL'KSDAV MdliXlXO.
Institute assembled at I:;i0n. in.
Devotional exercises were con
ducted by Rev. .Mr. Huston.
Prof. Thomas occupied the next
period. His subject "The Re
lation of tho High School to the
Common School." Ho spoke of
the order of development of tho
n entil faculties. Give the pupil
a good round education. Teach
ers should be careful of grading.
Constant use of al! the faculties is
tho only sure method. Throw
around the pupil favorable con
ditions. 'After a song, an intermission of
eight minutes was declared.
Tho next period was occupied by
Prof. Stewart. Subject "No
cesity of School Libraries." He
says broad reading is necessary to
the full development of the mind
and soul, hence the necessity of
school libraries. Those teachers
huvin libraries should add to
them. Those not having any
should start them. The school
library will affect the whole com
munity. Tho library will benefit
tho pupils, teachers and patrons
After a sonir, Dr. Willis occupi
ed the next porio 1 - Subject "11 ib
lt and Mind." Ho gave several
primary us well as secondary laws
of - the development of nerve
growth. "Men and women ought
to live to be 100 years of ago pro
vided thu laws of human growth
be obeyed.
After a song Dr. Albert of the
Bloomsbiirg State Normal School.
Subect "Tho Fundamental Pur
pose of the School. "
At roll-call all the teachers of
llie county wero present.
t r K s ! a v A I T I ', i ; X ( ) i x .
lustituto called to order by Supt.
Barton at 1:;! p. m., with a well
tilled house. ,
After a song Prof. Stewart oc
cupied tho first period. His sub
joct was "Tho. . local Teacher."
For a teacher to bo successful he
must,
1. Love tho work.
L Bo enthusiastic.
I! A quick and accurate dis
c.r'inination of Character.
f4i. Have a deep and abiding sense
of his responsibility.
"Oar public schools should not
teach religion but they shoud
touch morals." t
5. Bo an all around man.
0. Have the power to teach.
7. Have tho power of self con
trot. Mrs. Barton and Mioses (lorJ
SHAPIRO ESCAPED WITH THE M0NEV
Joe Shapiro his a st'roupat
Broad top City, and has a large
trade with the minors on the
mountain. Goods aro delivered
to tho minors as they order them,
and aro settled for n pay day.
Last Saturday was pay clay, aud
Mr. Shapiro and one of his sales
men, William Rinehart, went
down to Robertsdaie tj make tne
periodical collectk ns. Tho gen
tlemen named, in company of a
Mr. Bohnger, tuft Rohertsdalo
about ii:;i('i o'clock, Saturday eve
ning, to drive back to Bruadtop
City. They had driven seaice.'y
a qua: ter ot a mile, when two
masked men emerged from tho
foro.st, one grasping the horse's
bridle, and the other pokiuga
gun uncomfortably closo to Sha
piro's face. Kiuehart is a follow
that "does things," and in a sec
ond ho had leaped from tho wag
on, dealt tho man holding the
horse a terrific blow, thus releas
ing his hold upon the bridle.
.Shapiro, not wishing to waste
time discussing tho matter with
tho "man with a gun," whirled
ttio team around in the road and
made a boo line for Robertsdaie
to the music of the whistling bul
lets from tho gun of tho bandit.
At Rohertsdalo he gave the alarm,
aud soon an armed posse were on
ttieir way to the sceue of thu hold
up. When they reached the place
the bandits were gone,lbut Rine
hart was lying iu the road un
conscious from loss of blood from
two ugly gunshot wounds. He
was at once placed in tne hands
of a surgeon, and b.y the next day
was considered out of danger.
After the disappaarane of
Shapiro, Rinehart had a terrible
battle with the desperados, and
alter exhausting his revolver, he
made the best uso of it as a club,
as the head of one of them, who
has siuce been captured, shows.
The search for the bandits was
kept up . Saturday night, and
about midnight an arrest of one
of them was made, and on Sun
day, he was lun over to Saxton
and taken on the train to Hunt
ingdon, where he was placed in
jail.
Mr. Rinehart is a son in-law of
Isaac Chilc.ote, near New Grena
da, this county, and has a wife
and two childreu. Mrs. Rine
hart has been sick, and tho news
of her husband's condition came
to her as a great shock. To many
it seems strange that Shapiro
would leave his faithful clerk to
battle with two such desperate
characters for his life and his em
ployer's money and not assist
him.
Charley Cook, of Chadwick, 111 ,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. S. M.
Cook, on North Second street.
trudo Sipo and Emily Greathead
fuvorod the lustituto with a beau
tiful Trio: "A Boat Song." En
cored and applauded. Their sing
ing was very highly appreciated.
Dr. Albeit then occupied tho
the next period. IIo continued
his morning lecture "Education
is the science of human develop
ment." "Teaching is the art of promot
ing human growth."
"Art is the expression of n man's
joy in his work."
After a song Dr. Willisoccupied
the next period. Subject "The
Teacher's Personality."
A Teacher's Personality must
contain the following:
1. High Order of Intelligence.
!. High Order and Well Devel
oped Moral Life.
3. Iliadi Order and Well Devel
oped Culture.
5. A Strong and Serene Will."
After rollcall, the lustituto ad
journed. Lecturer of Evening Dr Suapo
Subject -"How to Find Vour-solf."
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Stillwcll Truax. wife, aud litll
son Clernmie, accompanied by
Mao M. Ruuk all of Huntingdon
county, arcvisiting among fricuc's
iu this county.
John M. Truax, who is employ
ed at Warford Mann's nnar Han
cock, spent Ihe time from Satur
day until Monday at the home of
his parents, James Truax and
wife near McConnellsburg.
II. W. Karporand wife and Chas.
C. Brown and wife, of Chambers
burg, drove over to McConnells
burg aat Thursday morning and
ato Thanksgiving dinner with the
family of J. G, Reisner.
At a meeting of the Hunting
don Presbytery held at Tyrou-i
last week, a commute was em
powered tr. employ an evangelist
at a cost not exceeding 2,000 and
necessary expenses.
John H. Reisner, of Mercers
burg Academy, accompanied by
a fellow student, T. D. Wood
bridge, of Now Brunswick, N. J ,
spent Thanksgiving Day with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Reis
ner in this place.
Parker R. Skinner came homo
from Carlisle with his left knee
dislocated in tho foot ball game
with Lafayette. This is the sec
ond such accident to his knee and
it is very painful. Mr. Skinner
played a great game for Dickin
son. Franklin Repository.
Last Wednesday "Uncle Joe"
Mellott, down intheCorner butch
ered his pigs, mention of which
has heretofore been made in the
News. One of the pigs dressed
CIS aud the other 74H. From all
accounts, he had plenty of help,
for there were seated at the (liu
ner table sixteen men "besides
women and children." Evident
ly Mrs. Mellott will not need wasto
any potatoes this winter greasing
the gridle for buckwheat cakes.
WtlLLS VALLEY.
John Snow met with a painful
accident in the mines at Sandy
Run last Wwek. A rock fell strik
ing him in the f ice, breaking his
upper jaw, tearing down his low
er lip, and knocKiug out two teeth.
James Horton is confined to his
home on account of a very sore
hand. For several days he has
beeu threatened with blood-poisoning,
but we believe now that his
skillful physician has him out of
immediate danger.
Mrs. James B. Horton is suffer
ing from a severe attack of rheu
matism. Our Thanksgiving service was
the best we have ever had in Wells
"'alley. Rev. E. C. Kennedy, of
Everett, preached the serttvm,
which was listeaed to with mark
ed attention and greatly enjoyed
by thoso present. It is a matter
to bo regretted, however, thut
there are so many peopio who
share in the blessings that como
from the hand of God to them ev
ery day of their lives, aud yet
who do not have the gratitude
necessary to lead them to church
on the day set apart by tho rulrs
if our land, to, at least, by their
presence, show that they recog
nize the baud of God in thus pro
viding for them and takiogt;ai t of
thorn.
Robert Earley, who thought ho
would try a change from school
work to that ot driving r.ails, re
turned home last Siturday look
ing quite well. Robert is oue of
Wells' former successful teach
ers. Nora Grifliih, of Everett, visit
ed her parents horoThankpgiviug
day, aud attended iho services.
Anna Deuisar is visiting her
friend Sarah Young at SixmiU
Run this week.
Mr. Hixson of Crystal Spri"
lsvisitinghiadaughtor, Mrs. K
au Horton,