l)e jfultou Comttj) 3Xcuis. VOLUME ft. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 3, 1907. NUMBER IB RKCENT DEATHS. World's Wtik f Prayer, ACCIDF.NT TO PRFACHRR. Union services will lie lielil in Mm. Catherine Shaffer Dlc at Home of j the churches of McCotinellslnir'.: Her Son John, at Almost Nine ty. DAUGHTER OF G. W. 01.F.NN, DIED IN III. Mrs. Catherine Shaffer, prob ably the oldest person in this county, died at the homo of her son John, in Tod township, last Sunday evening, at the advanced age of 8!l years, 10 months, and 6 days. Mrs. Shaffer's maiden name wasOmer, and she was born in Germ my. She was the wife of Philip Shaffer, a former well known resident of Ayr township, but the husband has been dead soveral years. Mrs. Shaffer had been in feeble health for several years. Her re mains were laid to rest in the lit tle cemetery at Bethlehem church yesterday. MRS HAKTMAN. I rum Carrol County (III. i Mirror. Mrs. Margaret Miuuie Hart mas was a daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Geo. W. Glenn, Webster Mills, Fulton county, Pa. She was born Nov. 28, 1874, and was 32 years and 12 days old at the time of her death, Dec. 10th. She united with the Lutheran church when but 13 years of age. Came to Mt. Can oil in 1802, united with the Lutheran church hero April 2, 1B93, under the Rev. C. A. Gel wicks. Novembor 4, 1898, joined in marriage with .Jacob Uartman, si well aud most favorably known in Mt. Carroll and Carroll county fo many years, and to whom she was a most thoughtful, kind and faithful companion for ten years, and who in return fully appreci ated her ever-pleasing and affec tionate disposition, and therefore feels all the more keonly the great loss he has s.fj'ulaa.i in her early departure. Mrs. Har ".man's parents are still living. Also lour sisters, Mrs J. U. Uoger, of Dixon, III., who was with her and adminis tered to her bodily comforts the last three months of her sickness; M rs. Chas. Mickey, of Chambers burg, Pa ; Mrs. C. T. Heinbaugh, City, Pa., and Miss Viola Glenn, who lives with her parents. Two brothers, both married, also res ide at Webster Mills, Pa. The anjiabb, cheerful and gen erous spirit of Mrs. Uartman had won the warmest affection and highest esteem of all of Mr. Hart ma is people. She was much be loved by the members of her church aud pasto.-. She was ve ry active in all departments of church work, especially before her health failed; always at the Suuday services, at tne prayer raoetings, missionary meetings and Aid society. Cu Easter-Sunday, 1905, the Lutheran church of Mt. Carroll was made glad by Mrs.Hartman's careful, previous planning which gaffe to the church the very ac ceptable gift of n beautiful ''In dividual Communion Set." Not even the pastor knew who was the lnd donor when it was de livery! at the paisonage, and iioue)f the members knew for somaliine after who had been so kind.s JaLoruv Miles Mellott. Head body of George Miles was found last Wednes- ininffi l'ec. an, on tne tutor .urn at his home in Belfast by hi two youngest during mo w ecu of rraver, eom- mencine Monday evening, Jim. 7. ; Jt is hoped that u deep interest in i these meetings will lie manifested by the people of the several church es and by the community at large. 1 7 p. in will he the hour of assem bling. The programme recommended by the, Evangelical Alliance will be observed; and services will be held as follows: Monday evening, in the Presby terian church. Topic -The church of the living God. Praise For br existence and her divine mission to see and to save, Ac. Prayer That the church may purify herself and seek a new un nointing of love, &c. Tuesday evening, in the Lather' an church Topic The Gospel of God's Son, Praise For the continued offer of salvation to whosoever will, Ac. Prayer That all souls may awake to things spiritual and etern al: that the beauty of Christ and the christian religion may attract, Ac , Wednesday evening, in the Re formed church. Topic- -The Christian Ministry. Praise For the christian minis try, appointed and commissioned by the Lord himself. Prayer That the meaning and measure of the christian ministry may be perceived anew, not only by educated young men, but also by all the churches. Thursday evening, in the Metho dist Episcopal church. Topic Missions Home and Foreign. Praise For christian missions both at home and abroad, iS'c Prayer That the mission move ment, divinely sanctioned and com manded, may be enthusiastically supported by the whole christian church, Ac. Friday evening, in the United Presbyterian church Topic Christian Institutions. Praise For an open Bible and a sacred Day of rest, Ac. Prayer That the Hible may he the actual guide of faith; that the sacred Day of rest may be hal lowed, A'c. It is suggested by the Kvange Il eal Alliance that sermons bo preached, on Sabbath, .Ian. ti, up on "The call of ( iod to his people'; and on Sabbath, Jan. 13, upon "The attracting power of Christ orueitied." Rev. (irmics Thrown from His Bum l ast Saturday Evening, and Did Not (let to Knobsville. Rev. .1. C. Grimes of this place, , left his home hero last Saturday afternon to go up to Knobsville for the evening pn aching service, at which place he has an interest ing revival service in progress. About three miles north of town he stopped to enjoy the hospitali ty of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ander son for supper. After topper Mr. (irimes' horse and baggy were brought around, M r. G rimes got to, and Mr. Anderson handed him the linos. Everything seem ed propitious for a speedy drive of a few minutes to bring him to the church. Put as he pulled up tho lines with a "Get up,'1 the horse swung around suddenly causing the buggy to upset and spill thepaison out unceremon iously. Had not Mr. Auderson b'en present to assist there is uo telling how much space this ar tide would occupy. As it was, when Mr. irimes gathered him golf up, and Mr. Anderson got the horse and buggy straightened out, it did not require any argu ment to convince Sir. Grimes that the meeting would bo wall taken care of by Brother Kelso, and Mr. G rimes soj turned m the Ander son homo until tho next morning, when Mr. Auderson accompanied Mr. Grimes bock to town. Mi. (irimes did not display his usual energy in passing up the aisle of his church hero Sunday uveuing, but when he had an uounced Ins text aid launched out in his sermon, there was noth log to indicate that he had been iu a wreck the evening bofore. HOLIDAY WEDDINGS. The Festive Utile Dan Cupid Has Pi Busy With Ills Dow and Arrow. TIIF SABBATH. Whether, therefore, we eat or j j drink, or whatsoever wo do, all Incentives to lis Proper Observance. 1 should be done to tho glory of Read nt tho Sabbath Association by God. But he is glorified in a Miss Mar M. Houston. greater degree if we are carol ui OfiT (iOOD START FOR THE NEW YEAR. i.i )M : swnr.i: tom.a, , unchanged that is 'time.' Th Moll day ot t town children when they returned from sc hool. list before noon M r. Mellott jiud v.'i't- starte i to the saw inly, on the other side of LickingaCrculc to take the men at the mill their dinner. They each rude a inujp. On account of the ice on the creek which was not thick enough to carry a mule. Mr. Mellott, at the suggestion of his wife, decided not to go on to the mill but to return with the mules while his wife wont on to the mill. Waiting till she got palely over be turned home and that was the lust seen of him alive, us there was uo one at home sifter he and Mrs. TRIBU 1 1: TO I'ROF. WEST, The Syrian College Faculty DJrut Sorely Uktriravtfd. at Mellot left. He had put the mules in the sta ble but hud not taken the harness nor bridles off and had gone above to tho floor where he was found. Dr. J. J. Palmer, of Needinore, was summoned and found he had beeu dead for several hours. - Heart failure was the cause of death. His body was interred at Sideling Hill Christian Church last Saturday. Uev. Spidle, of Sliir leysburg of the German Baptist church preaching the discourse Mr. Mellott was a son of Muj. D. D. Mellott, and was born May 13, 1840, and was at his death lit; years, i months and 13 days old. On August 4, 174 he was mar ried to Ituehel Cm second daugh ter of (i. V. Schooley, by Uev. Samuel Bogue. They had seven children, six of whom are living three at home, single, two married aud living m Belfast and one in Alloona, who was home to attend the funeral. , MAKY M. MOUDUHH. Mrs. Mfry M. Sou d era, wife of David Souders, of Thomastown, died December 2H, 190H, after an lluess of several weeks from val vular weakness of the heart. Mrs Soudan was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kuhn, of Ayr township. She leaveB a fam ily of lour little children, two boys aud two girla. Tuo young est child, a daughter, is only about " months old. She was aged 25 years, 0 months and 7 We OOpy the following from the New York Observer of Dee. 7th. Dr. Post, the author of it is at the head of tho Medical Department of the Syrian Protestant College, Beirut, Syria. "The Syrian Protestant College of Beirut, Syria, has been sudden ly bereaved by the death, on De cember 19, of Prof. Robert H. West, M. A., Dean of the college faculty. "Prof. W;'st entered tho ser vice of the college about twenty live years ago, and bag served in it continuously ever since, as instruc tor in mathematics, then us pro fessor of mathematics and agron omy and director of the observa tory. He was it man of command ing personal presence, of great physical endurance, and of inde fatigable energy and devotion. He discharged at different times many diverse offices in the institution, mid manifested in them all an abil ity which has contributed iu a signal manner to the growth and strength of the college. "Among the gifts was the pow er of remembering the name and leading characteristics of those with whom he came into contact Ho acquired in this way a knowl edge of the students and a person al syn pathy with them, and an in iiueucc over them which others, not endowed with his peculiar gill could not hope to attain. Ue was an accurate, patient, thorough scholar, and a lucid and magnetic teacher. He wrote in a style logi cal and impressive and free from affectation. His religious life was One of clear conviction and steady devotion. He was regular in his attendance on nil the prayer-meetings of our Mission Circle. His words always strengthened faith, and never iiwadoned doubt. His pure and elevated life bore witness to the depth of his piety. "In Prof. West, stricken down in the full vigor of his manhood, the college, has lost a man of rare ability, of ideal consecration, from whom it had had i ival'.uble service in the past, and jpon whoiU it had built high hopes for the future, (iod has not yet revealed to-iM one who can wear his mantle, lie leaves a widow and six children. Mrs. West was a daughter of tho late Uev. John Crawford, D. D., missionary at Damascus. G. E. Poor. Amid the countless changes that are eoutinually takiug place, we sometimes wonder if there is anything on tlrs earth not sus ceptible to change. Marvelous The homo of Mrs. FrOd Vf- cbangaa lake place in nature, in der was the scene of a happy 00 , man an( jn his manners and cua cision, on December 20tb, when . toma one thing is said to remain Miss Clara Ellen Snyder was joined in holy matrimony to Mr George Franklin Long, of taltillo, by the Uev. John C. Grimes, pas tor or liw M. J!i chuicn, .vicuon nollsbu rg. The full wedding ceremony be ing selected, promptly at 1 o' clock, j). in., the bridal proces sion entered the parlor, and in a short time Mr. and Mrs. G. Franklin Long were receiving the hearty congratulations of their j friends aud relatives. The bride wore white silk, trimmed with I German lace. The groom wore j black. The bridesmaid, Miss Viola Snyder, wort cream silk trimmed with German val. kco. H. D. Taylor was groomsman. Those present were, Geo. Finiff, Sr., and wife; Mrs. Geo. Floitf, Jr., Mrs. Marshall and sonC'loyd; Jacob Hot, and daughter S idie; Mr. and .Mrs. Glazer; Andrew Truax, H. D.Taylor, George Suy der aud wile, Daniel Mock aud wife, Lula Snyder, Minnie Mock, Nora Vallance, Anna Snyder, Irene Snyder, and Mrs. Mary Snyder. SOW Kits BLACK, At tho home of tho bride's par outs, Mr. and U'rti P. F. Black, in this place, on Wednesday even ing of last week lie'. AY in. A, West, D. D., united in marriage Miss Susan Flizibeth Black and Mr. .Joseph Sowers, of Tod town ship. After tho wedding, re freshments were served and the MoConnellsburg band tendered the happy couple a serenade, w Ai i N Ell LA MHERSOH. At Rue too to WO, on Christmas day, Rev. Harry Daniels united in marriage, Miss Catherine, daughter of John and Harriet Lamberson, to Mr. Burt Wag ner, son of Harris and Samantha Wagner- all of Taylor towuship. LAM15KUT -l'AI.MKK. Miss Amy C u nolia P, lmor, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. William Palmer, of Warfordsbur", aud Bruce B. Lambert, of Parkers burg, W. Va., were married at the homeof the bride's parents at 10:30 a. m. December -I, 1906, Rev. Dr. Webster, of tho Haucock Presbyterian church officiating. Mrs. Harry Exhue of Hancock presided at the piano during the ceremony. The brido was hand somely gowned tn biscuit color chiffon broadcloth with hat and gloves to match. There were no attendants. They wero married with the ring ceremony. G A reception was held and break fast served to tho assembled guests, and the bride aud groom left at ti p. m. via B. & O. U. 11. for Pittsburg, whore Mr. Lam bert holds a lucrative position and where they will make their future home. Tho bride was the recipient of a large number of pra ctical and hauds'ome presents from her numerous friends. Mrs. Lambert will be greatly missed in hot homo and commu nity. She took an active part in social functions aud wae especial ly energetic in church aud Sun day school. B'or a number of years shj was organist in tho 1 Veahy tortan church. ' AlOiirtifli lime Is ,,hi to be Hrviiu, yi'i "I'l h mistake, timr Hies ii.it, lie ouly hovers .iu tile wllitf: Ouou born the momeul AtMH not, "I'ls nil hnmnrti! thltuf. While aU Is oh.iuved heneiith lite iUy Kixeil lUu 11. e stin us li-avtie.l Mtttfes pro VI THOutfh from o.ir ni'ivui worlil he seenm to move, Tls time stautls sill ami we that fly." Years apparently roli on, sea sons como and go", months and weeKS pass us, each and all afect ing, some changes, and yet they are not, in themselves, changed. Have we not summer and winter, spring and autumn, now, as in the days of our father, Adam ? Have we not also night and day, just as our forefathers had' Tune always remains tho same. But wo find that all time was not giv-:n to man alone, for his o'.vn benefit; but a law has beeu in existence from 'he - reation of the world, that oue seventh of this lime belonged to Him who made the night ar'd day. And as night and day slill exist, this law also exists. Time has beon divided into a great .many periods, one of these being a day, and God re quires that every seventh day be devoted to l.im. 'The seventh day is tho Sabbat'i of the Lord thy God." Tiie agbbath LW was one of the oldest of laws, and with it were given reasons for its obser vance. It is only a just demand tha t we obse; ve the Sabbnth; for if we wero allowed six days for our own employment, either for labor or pleasure, certainl.i , it is concerning all our actions on the day of rest; for actio. is that are at any time sinfnl, nre all the more sinful whim committed M tho Sabbath. The principil design for whi jh man was made was to glority (iod, to do him honor as a most glorious being, and we can honor him in no better way than by keeping all of his commands. Aud if we wish to truly glorify him we should uot be negligent r ,t. ... . . i i I r . i ui lots t eat, com iiniuu ieepuie (Jay duo oat n io snujuiy n; as me L ird thy God hath commanded thee." Duty should bo another incen tive to proper Sabbath Observ ance. The Lord deals kindly with his people, giving them many rights and privileges, and when ; eople have rights, there is always a duty enjoined. So we should regard Sabbath Observ ance as a special duty a duty we owe to (lod. It is also a duty be cause it is ono of God's com mands, aud those who love God fear to disobey him. Iu the law that God gave to Moses for the children of Israel, death was the penalty for disobeying the f.aw of tho Sabbath, and we cannot expect to escape God's punish ment any more than did the Is raelites. In this busy worl I of to day so many people nelect this duty ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshot at Their Cnmiiijro and (ioinj;i Here for i Vacation, or Away fur a Rextful Outkiir. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITf.l) Geo. A. Harris and wife went over toChambersburg New Year's day. Mrs. L. H. Wiblo and epci Oram and Hollis, spent a few days fast week out at Greculnll. Win. Robinson, of Robtliaoo ville, Bedford county, w?s a pleas ant caller at the Nowaoftice Tui s- W. H. Baumgardner, one of Wells township's hustling busi ness men, spent IsstFi iday night aud part of Satu.-day in this place N. H. Peck and son Harry, of Needmore, spent the time from Friday until Sunday, with tho former's brother Jonathan, at ICnobsvillo. Harry Comorer and Mabel Jackson, of l'eircc Business Cofc lege, Philadelphia, spent tho holi days at their respective homes in this place. William W. Largant, who had been visiting his parents in this place, is spen ling a few days with his sister, Mrs. Barbara Wilsoi , in Chamborsburg. , Rev. S. J. Pittcnger returned to his work at Harrisonville last Saturday, after having spout sev- obey. Some are so engrossed with the world that Sabbath is as any other day to them, Some p;ofane the day by worldly thoughts, if not by deeds, spend ing the time in making plans for the following days; or. others take tlje day as one of recreation. I is true the Sabbath means a only fitting that we give up oue j day of rest, but ttiat doas not of observing the Sabbath- many oral days in Adams couuty, and heedlessly or thoughtlessly dis- i Frederick, Md. Mrs. Sarah Runyan has been quite poorly at her home at Need uioro for several days. Shu was staudiug at a window looking out last Thursday and iu some way fell in juring ono of her limbs. It is not kuown whether sho La i a Isftlfh'. bli'.'ke of paralysis, or whether iu attack of vertigo caus ed her to fall. Sim is now coa fined to her bed. Her sou, John B. of this place, was i ow v itb her a day or to lst wee1'. Subscribe for the NBW3. day Id the Lord. We should not observe it because it is equitable, but because the Lord claims the Sabbath as his own. What is tho Lord's no human being has any right to take possession of. Perhaps one of the most forci ble reasons for observing this command is because the Creator gave us his own example, and said "It la a sign between mo aud the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed." What higher instruction can we have, than that given by example. The other reason given for ob serving trie Sabbath is, that (iod blessed it and hallowed or aancti tied it. He set it apart from the other days that wo should keep it holy. This day is sometimes very ap propriately termed "The Lord's Day," thus distinguishing it from Uio other days, as one set apart for God's worship. ( oe of our first motives for ob serving the Sabbath should be for the gloriticatiou o (iod. The Sabbath is called the 'T)ay of Best," whicii means we should lay aside all worldly cares and spend all our time in exercises of devotion to him. We glorify (iod when We worship him. How mauy times David referred to tho worship of God. No better ex ample of one truly devr.ted to worship can .e found than iu this ".iweet Siuger of Israel." He not only gave glory and praise to his Maker, but many, mauy Hums exhorted others to do like wise. ' Kxaltye the Lord our God, aud worship at his lootstool, for lie is holy. Praise the uame of the lird for his name alone is excellent, his glory is abovo tho earth and heaven. Let every thing that has breath praise the Wm,)ot only ;.' lorifv God through worship feud pi aise, but we can glorify htm m our actions, by having a proper raspoct fo the Sabbath, and acting accord in ,4y, beiuK careful not to rofano the day in auy way. We should at all tiTioa endeavor to glorify God mean that we are to employ auy means by which the body may have rest from work or care; for we are not simply t( do ; ur own pleasure and make it a holiday, but make it a day of spiritual ad vancement to ourselves and oth ers. If we take a retrospective view of the many disasters that 'have taken place within the last few years, we will find that a great mauy occurred on Sabbath en pecially railway and boating acci dents the greater per cent, of which have occurred ou that day. Tho greatest wreck, perhaps, that has been within the last year, was that which took place at Atiautic City within the last month. And it was simply a trainful of men, women and chil dren observing the Lord '.-, di by seeking their owu pleoauro; Think what a fearful death they would meet, an 1 the account they shall have to give the G reat Judge for their non performance of "duty" on that Sabbath day. Thus we see that Sabbath Ob servance i i a duty we owe uot on ly to God, but ti ou' selves and our fellowmen. We owe it to ourselves in, that wo derive much good phvi ically, mentally, moral ly, and spiritually, if wo keep the Christian Sabbath as a Christiau should keep it; for, if in disobey ing this command one should lose, his life, as in theiustanco already mentioued, then all these beuetits are lost. As Christians, wo owe this duly to our ueighbors, 80 that oy a good example, we tnr.y enable meu ol the world to cease from profaning God's Ly, aud endeavor t observe it as the Lord has required. Should not "duty" then be au incentive to !ho proper observance of thia part of God'aLajtv? For Duty has a voice that never ceases to call. It has been calliug" men throut1. countless agos, and will continue to call as long as people ; Yeaklo are disobedient and heed not. Bow much better it would be for . Mrs. Geo. Qnge: and on Fd mond are spending the holidays with the former's brother. Land lord Thomas Bender at New Bloomtield, Pa. Maye Sheets, a teacher in tho public schools at Ridley Park, Pa., was among the number who spent the holidays at the home of her parents in this place Winifred and Katherino Meta lor, of Harrisonville, stayed at tho Washington House las'. Wodnoi day night, ou their way to rnut their brothers in PhiladolplMai . Miss IrvieHu!!, win, nas a lu crative posit5 is s. 'nographer in New York C.ty. spant, Christ mas at honi" Ui her parents, Mr. and Mrs Isaac Hull in this place. W. M ' . it,raon, one of Pitts bnrg's hustling young business m ii, is spending his holiday va catio; with his parents, Hon. and Mrs. '. H. Patterson, at Webster Mills tlissoss Greatbead, (Slate uf Now Kensington, Pa., and Car rie and Fannie, of Johnstown, spent tha holidays at the home of their mother, Mrs. Clara Great head in thik place. George OUiarlto.n and siatet? Carrie, of MalhlensviUe, took ad vantage of theVjood roads last Thursday to make a trip to Me Connellsburg, aud wero register ed at the City Hotel for dinner. Iu renewing his subscription to the News for 1907, John H. Winter, formerly of Whips Cow, but now u resident ot Olpe, Kas,, says: "1 like your paper. Through its weekly visits lam kept in touch with the old KeyA stone State the place of my birth and boyhood." Kmanuel Fegley and wife, of Dott, gave a turkoy-ro.st oul Chri ;tmasin honor of their sou Charles, of Huntingdon, a:.d thei r daughter Kosie, of Cumberland! Iu addition to those already into tionod, thero were present DJ. Garland, wife, and two sous liny,, uiond aud Marshall, and ShoijjjJ man Barnhhrt. Samuel O. Yoakle and famiiw who have resided in this plac( for a few years. uuveil vesU'iY, j a a m - t i mH uay to Moreeraourg, wuore JvlMij will conduct tho wttljai kuown Smith blacksmith si Mr. Yeakle is a first class i ....... . ...... ,i ,. ...,i: ... i .(., .1 V. ' s . .. ua bi' i ; u bun .ai an uir uu,i o ,.i.n a . l ..'.. .r ui . . . r. . bidding ! "lor to obey Is better and his family to ihan an. r M w ..1 v V on nip nvi i m s nij mountain. (Ouuilauw) U-t rant . over