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VOLUME 8.
WcCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY tOv lt)07
NUMISI-K 17
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The '
GONE HOME.
Gave and (he Lord Takcth
i . Blessed Be the Name
of the Lord
From Alhert Heikes.
Among the numter who re
FROM THE OLD DOMINION. TOP OF HIS PROFESSION. ! OUT IN IOWA. MIDWINTER MARRIAGES. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
SORROW ING FRIENDS LEFT BEHIND.
teemed citizens, ed at h
Christmas evening, after
membired us it. a very substan-1 j H H Lew!(( Wres A1)0l( ,he NaUra, Will Hughe, a Native ot McConneilsburg,
W.M. H. WITT 'OR.
William H. Witter, one of Tay
lor -township's most highly es-
ed at his home
it an ill
ness lasting almost two weeks of
pneumonia. Mr. Witter had
been in failing health for several
yeirs, and when he was stricken
with pneumonia, he did not have
the vitality to withstand it.
Mr. Witter was a most excel
lent citizen, a devoted member of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
and his remains were laid to rest
iu the cemetery atCzoter church
on Thursday, Rev. Harry Daniels
of Hustontown, conducting the
services.
Mrs. Witter died about seven
years ago, leaving the husband
and the children. The children
are, Goldie, wife of Ross King,
near West Dublin; and Belle,
Hester, Pry or, and Lucy at home.
GIIEENA WALT.
The many friends of Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Greenawalt were
shocked to learn of her death,
which occuned at her h me at
Lemaster, Franklin county, on
Wednesday of last week. Mrs.
Greanawalt was the wife of Mer
chant George Greenawalt, and a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Fox, of McConnellsbur .'.
Mrs. Greeuawalt had beeu in
ill health for several years, but
her last illness in which she was
bedfast, covered a period of thirty-three
weoks, the result of can
cer. She was aged forty six years,
four mouths, and four days.
During her girlhood she identi
fied herself with the Reformed
church, and up to the time of her
death she manifested that sweet
Christian spirit that conies only
with the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit. In addition to being a
loving wife and mother, she was
deeply interested m the welfare
of her neighbors and friends and
never lost a chance to do good as
opportunity offered.
Bes'des her husband, she is
survived by two children, a son,
Guy, seventeen years of age and
Helen, about seven. Her father
and mother are hviug, as are also
her sisters Einma (Mrs. Geo. B.
Daniels) Annie (Mrs. Harvey
Cooper) and brothers, Thompson
aud Will, in Kansas, and George
in Franklin county.
Funeral last Friday, and inter
ment in Etters' graveyard.
KELLEY.
Mps. Maggie Kelley, an aged
and highly respeced lady, died
at her home near Decorum, Dec.
Hi, aged about 05 years. Inter
ment at Burnt Cabins, Tuesday
18th, funeral conducted by her
pastor, Rev. Baxter, of Fannetts
burg. V M'ELHANEY.
Another viciim of pneumonia
in Taylor township, was a child
of Mr. aud Mrs. Zack McElha
ney, near Hustontown, that died
on Wednesday of last week, and
was interred in the cemetery at
Hustontown on Friday. The
child wai born on the fourth day
of last July. The parents havo
the Sympathy of their many
frier-ds in this dark hour of be
I eaveuient.
SUSAN SMITH.
Having reached the greatest
age, probably, of any one in this
county in many years, Mrs. Su
sao Smith died at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Job L. Garland la
Bethel township on last Satur
day. Mrs. Smith's maiden name
was Younkor, and she was bom
in the year 181:.', hence she lived
to the advanced age of ninety-
lour years. !-no uuu been in
feeble health for several years,
and during the last two yeans, has
practically been bedfast. She
was a member of the Christian
tial way on Christmas, was our
old friend Albert Heikes, well
known iu this county as having
conducted a coach shop in Me
Connellsburg for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Heikes, I'arkcr, and
McC. D. Skinner tnd Phoebe and
their BonThornburg.live at ireal
Falls, Montana Parker and Mac
owning and managing a big stock
Bridge, the Big Tunnel, and Beauti
ful Scenery.
PEOPLE GENEROUS AND HOSPITABLE.
Pearisburg, Va. Pearisburg
is the county seat of Giles coun
ty, and the neighboring rnnun- j
tains the Alleghenies. the JJlue
Ridce. aud the Cumberland be-
rauch near the city. In order to I iong lo tlie Appalachian System.
have the advantnge of the best
school facilities, Phoebe and
Thornhurg are spending the win
ter in the city in the Heikes Ik. me
from which Thornburg is going
to th i city schools, and Mrs.
Heikes is out on the ranch with
Parker and Mac. Lucy is mar
ried and lives in Mount Vernon,
Mo., and Pora is married trnd
lives at New Bethlehem, Pa.
Mr. Heikes says that the Gov
ernment is opening the FortShaw
Reservation, and irrigating the
larrd. This will throw open to
settlers a large area of sptendid
farm land. Gf course, the land
without irrigation, is practically
worthless, but Mr. Heikes says
that it will now soon jump to a
value of fifty dollars an acre, and
he would like to see a lot of good
industrious Penusylvantaus go
out and secure for themselves
good homos. A small investment
now, would mean comfortable
circumstances in a few years with
not as much effort as would be
required to "ncep soul and body
together in Fulton county.'' The
Fort Shaw land lies very nicely,
and after it is watered, will be
Wei! adapted to the culture of the
sutjar beet, and thorc is now talk
of a big sugar plant to be erected
at a central point. Among other
enterprises out there is a big
smelting plant, aDd a contract
has just been given to a large
New York firm for the erection
of a five-hundred-foot smoke
stack. The one they have now
18C feet high, is entirely ii. ade
quate. Mr. Heikes wishes to be re
membered kiadiy to all his old
Fulton county friends, and to say
if they come that way they will
find his latch-string hanging on
the outside of the door.
Commissioner S. A. Nesbit has
sold his driving mare Maud to
Dr. R B. Campbell at New Gren
ada. Maude is a good one.
Mrs. Mary E. Shimer, nee Lar
geat, who had spent almost five
years in the News office, resign
ed her position last week, and on
Saturday left for Harrisburg,
where she will join her husband
Robert M. Shimer, who is em
ployed io a large tailoring establishment.
church and her remains wore
laid to rest in the cemetery at
Cedar Grove church.
WILLIAM BUTTS.
William Butts, a well known
citizen of the upper end of the
county, died at the home of his
daughter Ada Cline, near Fort
Littleton on Monday night of last
week. While he has not beon in
vigorous health for some time, he
recently suffered an attack of
pneumonia.and his enfeebled con
dition was-such that he could not
withstand it. His funeral con
ducted by Rev. Cline, took place
on Wadnosday, and interment
was made at Burr.t Cabins.
He is survived by three sistors
and a brothor in Mt. Carroll, III.,
and by a siste. in Now Cumber
land. Pa.
His age was seventy eight
years and nine days.
OAKLAND
Herman .1 .son of Mr. aud Mrs
A M. Garland, died at their home
on Pleasaut Ridge last Thursday,
aged two mouths and twenty
seven days. The child had been
iu feeble health since birth. Fu
nera! on Friday conducted by
Rev. A. G. Powers of Needmore.
lutermout at Sideling Hill Bap
list church.
The well known Mountain
Lako summer resort is situate iu
this county. The lako itself is a
beautiful sheet of water 8,600
feet above sea lo.el, aud so trans
parent is the water that the bol
tem of the lake is visible from ev
ery portion of the surface, al
though it has an average depth
of 50 lo 00 feet. The mountain
scenery is grand and beautiful
beyond description. The great
est wonder n the State is the
Natural Bridge, over Cedar
Creek iu Rockbridge county.
The bridge is a huge mass of
rock spauning the bed of the
creek at a height of i.-J.5 feet. A
wagon road leads across it. and
forest trios and shrubbery grow
ou each side of the road, hiding
to some extent the sides of the
bridge; tience one might drive
across, if not acquainted with the
conditions, and not k; ow he had
crossed a bridge. Within a, short
distance of the bridgo is the Isa
bella Stairway, a natural under
rround llmht of stone steps. Tr.e
stairway begins in a beautiful
cavern, and winds upward under
numerous arches to a height of
400 or 500 feet opening, at last,
to the sky. Tins is, perhaps, the
only such stone stairway yet dis
covered. ln.Scott couniy is the Natural
Tunnel. The rock formation
here is something lil:o that of the
Natural Bridge, but the tunnel is
not so high nor so long. A branch
of the Clinch river ruus through,
as does also a railroad.
The state of Virginia is very
rich in minerals, and it ls'noted
for the variety and beauty of its
building stones. Granite of the
finest quality, browns,tone and
sandstone are found in abun
dance. Large quantities of salt
are found in the Great Valley, iu
Washington and in Smith coun
ty. The salt is obtained by the
evaporation of brine which Hows
from artesian wells b.jred down
into a bed of solid rock salt.
Virginia familiarly known as
the Gld Dominion, was settled by
the English, and named for tueen
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen.
The Jamestown Exposition will
be held next year to celebrate
the first settlement of Virginia
!100 years ago.
The public schools of Virginia
are supported oy State taxation.
This however, is supplemented
in many countiss and towns by
local taxation.
The bruutof desolation which
this state sustained during the
Civil War is appalling, but she
has arisen from her desolation,
and as the years have gone by,
prosperity has attended her ef
forts, until now she stands among
the most prosperous of the
States; aud her people -no more
genorous and oponhearted people
exist on the face ot ttie globe.
Northern people, I think, havo
an idea that Virgiuia is over run
with negroes; but such is not the
case. There are comparatively
few darkies They have largel
migrated north or to the large
cities. Those that remain aro
worthless, la'.y, and improvident.
The people in this section trav
el mostly on horseback both
women and men. I have seen
more side saddles since 1 haye
besu in Virginia, than for many
a day up north. A wouiaL will
mount a horse, bane: her market
basket on a horn of the saddle,
place her baby in her lap, ;md
thiuk nothing of ridiug away five
or six miles to a country store.
I mifcht add just here that they
ha'e tine saddle horse.
Mmy northern peopluomiux
to this country, iutcrest them
selves in working up timber, of
which there is an abuudance. I
saw a llarge poplar treeyeatei
day 24 feet iu circumference
8ad to be the largest tree in the
Stato.
Occupies High Position as
Physical Culturist.
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HIS THE LEADING PLACE IN PHILA.
Down on Eighth street in Phil
adeiphla, Is an institution well
known to the people of education
and culture, in the Quaker city.
It is to this place that college
professors, teachers, ministers,
students, men of leisure, cbrks
ladies as well as gentlemen, go
to take advantage of the sj leudid
G. Leslie Decker Brngs About a Good
Dinner He Had on Chrisima.
at I. W. Mcllotts.
REUNION OF FULTON COUNTIANS.
Hedrick, Iowa, Doc. 29, 1900.
Perhaps some of my Pennsylva
nia friends who have not taken
the opportunity to como "we t"
and see for themselves, may en
joy reading a lew lines from one
who has ha.t the pleasure ot en
joying a visit among the numer
ous "Fult n Couutians" who have
Gertie Finley, Amy Douglass, Deila
Young, and Florence Carnell
Among the Brides.
"NEWS" WISHES THEM HAPPINESS.
opportunities for the scientific i pitched their tents here
development of the muscles of
the human body, and to acquire
skill in the art of manly self-defense.
This is not a mill for the grind
ing out of pugilists aud prize
fighters, and yet the skill that
one may acquire here is such that
it would both .r some of the clev
er knights of tho not? to get a
chip off the shoulder of one who
has hr.d training at the Eighth
street oslablishmeut.
Now thn is uot an advertise
ment. Wo aro led to speak of -the
place i.ecause the noted proprie
tor is a native of McConneilsburg,
rttid started out to win fame by
taking a good sized birch iu his
hand and entering one of the pub
lic schools of Fulton county as
teacher. Ho succeeded well
enough that Ins services were in
demiuid in counties paying larg
er, salaries, and ou up he went
until his health failed. This1 led
or drove him into the study
ot Physical Culture, and changed
the plans of his life. But the
change was much to his advan
tage in every way, and to tho ad
vantage ot thousands who have
received great benefit from his
teaching and training along the
lino of Physical Culture
By this time we have you
guessing. Well, the name of the
gentleman is William Findluy
Hughes, or he will bo more fa
miliarly remembered by his old
chums and schoolmates here as
Will Hughes. He WAS born here
more than half a century ago, and
as a boy, possessed a brilliant in
tellect; aud, as many a boy has
cause to remember, Will was a
scrapper of no mean ability.
From the Philadelphia Record of
a recent issue, we clip the follow
ing :
"Philadelphia is probably tho
only city in the world that lias a
teacher of boxing who gavo up
the teaching of tho ordinary col
lege branches for the purpose of
making a life study of boxiug,
and imparting that knowledge to
others. Some years back William
Findlay Hughes was a p'ominont
teacher in one of the leading mi
nor colleges. Overstudy marred
his health and he was forced to
devote a portion of his time to ex
orcise in order to repair his fail
iug physical strength. Looking
about for a suitable form of exer
cise he became interested in box
ing. Ho found the study of self
defeuse so interesting and the ex
ercise of boxing so beneficial to
himself that he dotermiuod to
give up school teaching and de
vote all his time to tho manly art.
Professor Hughes has probably
givon more thought and study to
boxing than any man who has
over taken it up iu America. Af
ter studying under such well
known professional boxers and
teachers as Dominick McCaffrey,
William McLean, Robert Colbert,
aud other well known profession
als, he read voiaciously every
thing that was ever printed tin
boxing that ho could lay hold of.
In order to thoroughly under
stand the muscles of the body
and tho best methods of exercis
ing them, ho tjok a course under.
Professor Sorgeant, the great
athletic authority of Harvard Uni
versity, and thou added to this
work the benefit of a course in
anatomy at Jefferson College.
Even with all this study and in
vestigation of the subject of box
ing covering a period of rnauy
yearsj Professor Hughes
Snapshots at Their Comings and (ioings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
I came to Iowa tho first of last
August, aud had a delightful trip,
landing lit Mt. Pleasaut, Iowa,
where my brother J Stanly Deck
er lives, and is attending school
at Iowa Wesleyan University i at
which place 1 too have been going
to school since Sept. 1", but am
now enjoying a two weeks' Christ
mas vacation with my brother
William who owns and lives on a
tine farm closo Hedrick, sixty
miles west of Mt. Pleasant, and
lifteeu miles of Ottum wa, a town
of about 25,1100 on the Des Moines
river, and one of the best trading
towns in South eastern Iowa.
Wo atteuded a horse sale Dec.
--ah, whore I saw 800 horses sold
at public auction raugiug in price
from $200 to 50'. per team.
These sales aro seini monthly,
conductod by tno fanners aud
horsemen (if tho surrounding
c untry.
The land here is prairie, level
as a floor and fertile as can be
found, ranging iu price from $80
to (150 per acre. The farmers
have their corn shucked now, and
can boast of a share of 400 mil
lions of bushels of corn, which
11 Iowa's estimated crop; and by
the number of rail pens you see
filled, it banishes doubt as to the
truth of the estimate.
Christmas Day was celebrated
at I. W. Mellott's at Richland,
whore all we "Pennsylvania
Dutchmen" (as they seem inclin
ed to call us here) assembled and
a jolly good tii.e with trie usual
"dinner" on such occasions was
enjoyed. Those present were,
T. I. Sipes.wile and family; Leon
ard Mellott, wife and family; Go
B. Hookensmith and wife; dies
ter Hockeusnnth,wife and family;
William Decker, wife and family ;
all together making a goodly
n u m ber.
School re opens January 'Ird,
and that meaus "work" again.
Mt. Pleasaut is a beautiful, small
town of about 5,(iou and has fif
teen churches, two colleges, and
two academies. Iowa Wesleyan
has a Business Department along
with the regular college course,
which isclasted among the best
of the country; so if tnore are
any young fellows back there
thiuking of takiug a business
course, aud are iu doubt, just
come out here and enjoy the as
s ciati ins of the students of Iowa
Wesleyan and receive an up-to-date
business training. I speak
from personal expeneuce.
continues his work in that line,
making it a practice to see and
aud study the methods of every
boxer who comes into promi
uence. And yet after all these
yeais he does not find the sub
ject exhausted, for he says that
he can still find somo things
about the art of boxing as devel
oped by others which it is well
voi th his while to investigate in
order to perfect his knowledge of
u hat he considei s the great st of
all manly exercises."
Mr. Hughes is firmly of the
opiuion that no mau caa ever bo
his best who usos tobacco, or in
toxicants of any kind, and in his
own caso has never touched any
of them, aud is a relentloas foe
against their use by others.
No rough or uncouth persons
are allowed about his place, and
everything wear tho air of emi
nent resp. lability.
Before establishing his Phila
delphia place, Mr. Hughes taught
Physical Culture in Harvard Col
lege, and has since been private
tutor in many clubs, private
schools, fec , iu and near Philu
still j delphia.
IlKSS CAUNEI.L.
A quiet wedding was solemniz
ed at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Carnell, of Dott, at 0 o'clock,
Wednesday evening, when her
daughter, Florence Virgiuia, was
unitod in marriage to JohnU.
Hess, in tho presence of a few
witnesses.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. William Ueudersliot, as
sisted oy Rev. James R. Loguo.
The wedding march was render
ed oy Mrs. Mabel Carnell. After
the ceremony a splendid supper
was served.
The oride was han Isomely
gowned in cream colored silk,
with point veuise trimming, and
natural flowers.
Tho bride and groom are we!l
known, and highly respected
youug people tf Bethel township,
and have the good wishes of a
host of frieads.
At nine o'clock the Calithum
pian Baud appeared ou the scene,
dressed in tneir paraphernalia
and gave them some of the most
inspiring music heard in tho
neighborhood for many years.
Rev. Logue made an address of
welcome in behalf, of the bride
and groom. Appreciation was
further shown by serving uake
and cigars to the Baud, who re
sponded by giving three cheers
for the newly wedded pair, aud
the longest piece of music it was
ever one's good fortune to hear.
Tho baud of Calithumpians was
composed of true geutemen, who
performed their duty as musi
cians with great skill and power.
Tho Captain's face pictured the
music in his soul as he witdded
his baton, keopiug tune to the in
spiring rtrains with vigor. All
who listened were well pleased
with the music, good order, and
manly conduct of the serenaders,
who, after many good nights, de
parted quietly for their home?.
PHI LLIPS DOUG LASS.
A beautiful wedding took place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Watson W. Douglass, iu Thomp
son township, on Wednesday ev
ening of last week, when their
daughte:, Miss Amy, was united
in marriago to Mr. William P.
Phillips. The ceremony was im
pressively performed by Rev. A.
G. B. Powers, of Needmore, iu
the presence of quite a number
of friends aud neighbors.
Tho wodding march was play
ed by Mr. Roy Daniels; Miss An
na Comerer was bridesmaid, aud
Mr. Jacob Douglass, best man.
Tho bride was gowned in white
silk. After the ceremony and
congratulations, the dimug room
door was thrown c pen, aud a
sumptuous wedding dinner serv
ed. The bride was tho recipient of
many valuable and useful pres
ents. Tho happy couple arc excellent
young people, ind start off in the
journey of marital life with the
very kindest wishes of their nu
merous friends.
CHARLTON FWDLEY.
January 1, 1907, was a happy
New Y'ear's day to at loast two
people we know, and wo trust
that as each first of January shall
oome through a period of many
yoars, they may look back upo-i
that ot 1007 as being the begin
ning of geuuiue happiness and
prosperity. These people aro
now Mr. aud Mrs. George A.
Charlton, aud their home is at
Maddensvillo, Pa. Mn. Madden
wrote her uame (Miss) Gertie
F Finley up t Mew Years' day,
when she found herself at Mouut
Union in company of Mr. Charl
ton, and then it happeuod that
Rev. Uftnry K. Ash, of Throe
Springs, a lormer pastor aud
friend of tho family, was In the
town that day. Well, that was
enough George did not fl id any
Richard Deshoug, of Andovor,
was in town on business, Friday.
George W. Hays and wife, of
this placo, Bjieut Saturday in
Hustontown, guests of relatives.
Mrs. Abba Deshoug visited her
daughter, Mrs. Swarts, at Saluvia
Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. A G. Shoemaker
of McConneilsburg, spent a few.
hours with the family of J. W.
Lake at Pleasant Ridge recently.
t'i.lgar Haun, who had own
spending the holidays with his
parents, R. B. Hann and wife, at
Saluvia, returned to tho Pennsyl
vania Business Codege, at Lan
caster, Monday
James Cbesnut, a prominent
citi.3n of Dubl n township, was
greeting his many McConneils
burg friends, Friday.
Obed T. Mellott, one of Belfast
township's leading farmers, was
registered at the Washington
House Tuesday.
D. E. Strait, Hustontown'.-i hus
tliug blacksmith, was an agree
able caller at the News office last
Friday while in town attending
to business.
F. R. Sliives, ouo of Licking
Creek township's well knovA
citizens, was among the business
visitors at the county capital,
Friday.
Ex Sheriff D. C. Fleck, of Fort
Littleton, who has been in ill
health for somo time, is now im
proving, aud his manv friends
hope soon to see him out again.
Robert aud Lincoln Diehl of
Whips Cove, made a trip over to
tho County Seat last Friday.
They said the continued wet
weathor had caused the roads to
get in an almost impassible con
dition. Merchant C. J. Barton of Hus
tontown, was in town last Friday,
and called at the News office. Ho
said he would give a dolls? to have
the seven on the label of his pa
per changed to au eight. We
took him up and got his money,
aud kept it about five minutes.
Mrs. Michael Mellott, of Johns
town, aud Mrs. William Mellott,
of Riddlesburg, were called to
their home on Saturday last ou
accou.it of the ery dangerous
illness of their mother, Mrs.
Morgan Deshoug, of Pleasant
Ridge.
m i
trouble in fishing a marriage li
cense out of his pocket, with Pro
thonotary Harris's name on it,
and you know it does not cake a
whole camp meeting to witness
a marriage ceremony. So in the
cozy parlor at the Uecrs Hotel,
Mr. Ash gave the bride tho certi
ficate that warrantee' her siguing
her uame Mrs. George A. Charl
ton. After the ceremony, the
happy couple boarded a Pennsy
train for Pittsburg,- and aftei a
brief wedding trip, will return
and make their home at Maddens
yillo. Tho bride is a daughter of Den
nio Finley, Eiq.', of Decorum, and
a most estimable young woman.
NAVE YOUNO.
Mr. John A. Nave, of Friends
Cove, Bedford county, was unit
ed iu marriage to Miss Delia M.
Young, daughter of Joon Young,
of Wells Tannery, ou Wednesday
afternoon, January i!ud; at 1! o'
clock. The cerojnony was per
formed at the home of the bride's
father, by Rev. E. L. Kennedy, o
Everett.
HILL TOMI'KINSON.
Dr. Walter Hill, of Fvurett, was
married at Cumberland, Mo., on
the day before Now Year, to Miss
Julia Ann Tompkinson, of Ever -titt.
The room is a son of the
late Dr. H. H. Hi!!, ard a nephew
of Frank P. Lynch, Esq., of IbU
plac.i.
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