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McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 7, 190
OWNS HISTORIC CLOCK.
Time-
Chicago Woman Has Venerable
piece Held Many Years i
Her Family.
WAS SI-ARCHED BY (iENORAL l.EE.
The following article is a clipping
from a Chicago newspaper, and was
I Tit by Mr. John T. Kerr, a well
raotrn former resident of McOonnells
b.irg, to John K. Kendall, of the Cove,
h has hnnded it to the News in the
lie. i ic that very many of our readers
would find in it much to remind them
of the stormy days of the Hebellion.
Editor.
Ia an Oik Park liome stands a
tall graudiather clock that timed
the movements of Gen. Robert
E. Lee when he led his army
iteross the Potomac and crossed
the Maryland Pennsylvania line
to Gettysburg.
The ancient timepiece that has
been runuiug almost all of the
time since 1701, when it was
made, and is still ticking and
striding off the hours as it did
When a swarm of confederate
soldiers stared it in the face, and
even while the great southern
ladu- himself was making its
capacious case the object of a
painstaking search for important
papers.
Mich hourly peal that comes
frein the tall case in the comer
brings hack a Hood of memories
to at least one member of the
household in which it is yet doing
faithful duty. Almost every tick
starts the blood in a quicker
course, as thrilling experiences
c.;me rolling back through f.rty
tftlve years of time, it recalls the
daya when a 14 year old girl left
with two brothers and two sisters
all youuger than herself, was
turned forager and captured ani
mals to take the places of those
taken from her father's herd to
provision the southern soldiers.
At that time the clock was own
ed in the home of George N.
Mitchell, who owned a fertilo
farm about a mile and a half out
of G reen-jastle, Franklin county,
Pa Gen. Loe ou his march from
Winchester, crossed the Potomac
to Wilhamsport and started for
the capital ot the big Keystone
state. Right on the line of this
march was located the Mitchell
home, in which the oldest child
was then Kittie Mitehbll, but
who to day is Mrs. W. I. Allen,
who is making her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Springer, in
Oik Park, Chicago.
For weeks the Mitchells had
been looking for the confederate
invasion of Pennsylvania, and
Mr. Mitchell had taken his herd
uf animals to the mountains in
the vicinity of MoConueilsburg,
six miles northwest, for Bafe
keeping. But the invading army
stayed in Virginia longer than
had been expected, and the ex
pense of keeping the herd in the
mountains was so great that tin
ally the father brought them back
to tho farm. That very day, from
the upper windows of the Mitch
ell stone house, was seen coming
up the pike the advance gu xrd of
Gei. Lee's men.
About the first thing that the
invaders did was to a.ake Mr.
Mitchell a prisoner on the charge
of having in his house copies of
Llorace Greeley 's paper, and he
was sent to Richmond. There
had been an older brother, but
he had enlisted in the 12Jth Penn
sylvania volunteers, was wound
ed at Antietam and was killed at
Fredericksburg. It was Kittie
Mitchell, then, who becamo her
father's chief and onlv aid 111 try
ing to save some thing of the home
and tevm, but after the father
had been hurried south, the
mother being dead' her brother
also dead, it was the 14 year-old
girl, now "Grandma" Allen in
the Oik Park home, who was left
as the sole protector and provid
er for herself and tho four other
children that clung to her skirts.
Mrs. Allen says that she, does
not know now, while she sits with
her needle and takes her time
from the old clock, how she ever
things that she did when a part
of a great army camped on the
farm. A little stream known as
Oonococheague creek coursed
through the farm, driviug two
mills from its power.
When the first advance was
made out, the father rushed the
horses aud cattle over a budge
and totherod them m a ravine, The trial of Henry Rose, who
and his daughter, following her was found guilty last September
owu instinct, pulled up the boards i of murder in the first degree by
of the bridge and one by one sent
HENRY ROSE SENTENCED.
Convicted at Bedford of The Murder
of James B Miller in Rainsburi?
May ZZ, 1905.
THIRTY YEARS IN PENITENTIARY.
BEATS RUN NINO A NEWSPAPER.
EARNEST CHURCH WORKERS.
happened to think of doi ig the
them floating down the stream.
She says that at no time was
she or any of the smaller chil
dren mistreated, save that they
had to give up their comfortable
bods and sleep on buffalo robes
spread out in tho potato bius in
the basement, but the provision
ing of the confederate larder was
not so pleasant. The soldiers
cut down the cherry trees and
ate the fruit from the branches
that they had cut c IT. They dag
up everything in the gardens and
the horses were turuod loose on
the growing corn. She and the
other children were fed from the
ration? of the men who were oc
cupying the place.
It was not until Gen. Lee's
men, defeated at Gettysburg,
were retreating back to Mary
land and Virginia over the same
route, that Kittie Mitchell deter
mined to recover some animals to
take the place of those that had
been taken from her father. To
accomplish this she hit on an odd
plan for a girl in her toens. Ono
day when some of the colored
men who had been attached to
the commissiry department of
Gen. Lee's officers, wore making
tracks for the other side of the
Potomac, she stopped one ot them
ami asked him if he wouldn't like
to escape. That was before the
colored people had been freed.
The colored man took to the idea
at once. He was riding a good
animal. He was told that he
could hide in an old cistern to
which she guided him, and then
when there was no dauger of be
mg recaptured he could make off'
and lose himself in the northern
territory. He had thrown tho
reins of his horse to Miss Kittie
as he disappeared in the subter
ranean depths.
That colored man never again
set eyes ou that horse. Neither
did any of a dozen more badly
frightened cooks whose masters
had met dea'h on the field and
who were making tracks for Vir
ginia. Atone time, Mrs. Allen
says, the old cistern was well
nigh filled, and so was the old
smokehouse. She had a horse
from each one of her passengers
over the underground railway,
but later on all save one were
taken away from her. She man
aged to save some of tho vehicles
of tho farm by takiug off a wheel
and hiding it in tho mill race.
The horse that she saved caus
ed her one of the most interest
ing episodes of the thrilling ex
perience. A cas'alry company
that had belouged to the RJth Clii
nois; so it was afterward found
out, camped near the Mitchell
farm. One of the officers had a
little black mourt that he had
tethered to a tree. It is related
that that the officer had intended
to ship the animal to Illinois. He
had boen saved from a surrender
at Harpers Perry aud was highly
prized. The farmer's daughter
who was guarding her mother
less and all but fatherless sisters
aud brothers, could only remem
ber that the war had robbed them
f nearly everything they had iu
the world, and the night while
she was loading away that little
black horse, she did not know or
uare whether ho had beloucod to
a federal or confederate.
The Mitchell barn was one of
the bank kind known to most
farmers. It was built on a side
of a hill, the lower space was us
ed for a stable and the uppor for
hay aud grain mows. The en
trance to the upper part was ov
er an inclined bridge. Under
this bridge was a room in which
implements were stored. There
was a sliding door that could not
be discovered save by olnse ob
a jury in the iteuroro c.uiuy
courts, was last week sentenced
to serve thirty years iu the West
ern penitentiary.
On Wednesday of last woeu the
attorneys for Henry Rose, filed
with the court a petition asking
for the w.thd. awal of his plea of
"not guilty," originally entered,
whereupon the Court fixed the
degree of murder iu the second
degree and sentenced him to pay
the costs of prosecution, a fine of
$5.00 and to undeigo imprison
mout at hard labor in tho West
ern penitentiary at Allegheny for
a period of twenty years.
In the case of forgery, the de
fendant pleaded guilty to the
charge, and the court sentenced
him to pay the costs of prosecu
tion, a tine ofiC.00 aud undergo
imprisonment in tho Western
penitentiary for a period of ten
years, to begin at the expiration
of his first sentence.
It will be remembered that
Rose was arrested on a charge of
murdering James B. Miller, a
Rainsburg blacksmith in May
190."). The same morning Rose
entered a note against Miller,
which he, on Wednesday, said
that, he had forged.
Ho wis found guilty by a jury
in September 1906, after which
his attorneys asked for a new
trial.
When he was asked to stand up
and receive sentence, tho Court
asked him if ho had auythiug to
say. He replied that "he had
nothiug to say" and the Court
followed with sentence.
George W. Fisher Tells of a Man Who
Began Farming Eight Years Ago
Without Any Money. Now Has
SS.000.00 to The Oood.
M". and Mrs. G. W. FiBher, of
Thompson township stopped at
the Fultou Houso for dinuer last
Saturday,' on their way homo
from John liege's sale at Clay
Ltck, Franklin county. Mr. liege
is Mrs. Fisher's brother, and
(ioorge being an experienced saio
clerk, was over keeping tho ac
counts in shipshape Mr. Fish
er says Mr. Hege had a good sale
and he thinks farmers do not
have any great cause to bo chew
ing tho rag about hard times.
Mr. Hege, George says, began
farming (sight years ago without
any c ipital except a pair of stout
arms, and a determined head.
Last spring he made a sale to re
duce his stock that brought him
acoupleof thousand good dollars;
aud, then, on tho 26 kb of February
of this year, Mr. Hego made a
second sale that amounted to :!,
100.00. Mr. Fisher says the
stock brought good prices: the
horses from 1K) to 210; two
year old colts, from sl to $120;
and a nine months old colt $99.
Cows brought from ill to sll:
heifers, f'om $-ti to ',7: calves,
from 11 2." to 15 27. Uogs sold
for 17,25 per cwt.
George says Mr. Hege has $5,
000 to show for his eight years'
farming.
Card of Thanks.
I desire through th-s columns
of the Nkwn, to thank thelnends
and neighbors for their kindness
shown during the illness and
death of my husband.
Mrs. G. B. DANIELS.
Resolutions of Respect.
I At a regular meeting ol I'usca
Ladies Aid Society of the lltistontown r jra Council, NolSlS, on Monday
M. E. Church Realize nice Sr.m hv 1 evening, the following action was
Working the Name-Ouilt Racket taken relative t the death of He
Times have not changed so gent-elect, George B. Dauiels.
much, after all: for in the good . WRBREAB Death has removed
old days of two thousand years j from our number, our brother,
ago, when the Christian church George Barton Daniels. He it
was in its embryonic state, worn- RESOLVED, Tbtt tho members
eu figured conspicuously as lead j wear the usual badge of mourn
ers in good works. today font- I IDS for thirtv davs. and that tie-
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
side of Kul ton county), it is the
women who make up the prayer
meeting: the Sunday school would
be but a sickly institution, if the
charter be draped for the same
period.
Resolved, That the Sympathy
yiL IUB WHUUII ou t Abtuuuu tii but;
seivation. In that little room,
Kittie Mitche'l Jed thehenteuanl's
black horse. She kept him there,
aud he was munching hay and
oats in h,s seclusion while the
house still was filled with soldiers.
At night she pulled grass and
carried him water.
When the country seemed to
be clear of confederates, she took
the black horse to Clearspring,
Md., where was encamped a com
pauy of tho United States signal
corps. There she sold him for
$00 and with tho proceeds start
ed to replenish the old farm.
George Mitchell returned from
Richmond, but soon died, aud the
children were divided among rel
atives, and weie scattered to sev
eral parts of the country. Mrs.
Allen, who later on was married
in Springfield, HI., says she did
not see hor two brothers again
until they were LV years old.
Hut to go back to the old clock.
Mrs. Allen says that her father
was accustoued to put his quill
pens iu the oott m of the old
timepiece, and she remembers
that while Han. Lee was rum
maging arouud in the case ho
lound a handful of theold writing
instruments, and she remembers
the disgusted, disappointed look
of the confederate leader as im
patiently he throw thorn on the
floor. When the children were
depilated and the household
goods wore disposed of by their
guardian, Jacob Plemiug, of Mor
oersburg, retained the clock
for over 80 years. Thon . it fell
into the hands of the guard iaji's
daughter, Mrs. Noblo, of Upton.
Recently Mrs. Springer, Mis.
Allen's daughter, made a visit to
the scenes of her mother's child
hood and privations, secured the
old time-piece from Mrs. Noble,
and brought it to Oak Park.
Birthday Party
Tuesday of last week marked
nnother anniversary of the birth
day of Mrs. P.P. Black, of East
Walaut street, this city. Early
in the day even at the breakfast
hour her family soeiuod more
than ordinarily solicitous for
Mrs. Black's comfort, and went
s: far as-r-flrst to suggest, and
later to msist that any one who
had spent tifty-oue yeirs in this
world needed a day off; and, that
iu justice to herself, she should
go down and spend the day with
her son Will aud his wife. For
once, she yielded to persuasion,
and went. Scarcely was she out
of sight of home until her daugh
ter Susie Mrs. Joe Sowers
her son Michael, and the rest o'
the family at home, got busy, and
by tho time Mrs. Black came
home in the evening, she found
hor house full of jolly friends aud
neighbors, eacli with a hearty
congratulation and an appro
priate gift.
The necessary refreshments
had boen prepared iu abundance.
They were served in due time,
and a very delightful evening was
spent. "Those present" were
Mrs. J. W. Rummell, Mrs. G. W.
Roisner, Miss Mary Fisher, Mrs.
A. K. Alexander, Mrs. Annie
Benford, Mrs. Jacob Clevenger,
Miss Mary Goldsmith, Mrs. H.
A. Comeror, Mrs. Thomas Hamil,
Mrs. Susan Fgolf, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Youse, Mrs. Will Black,
Mrs. N. Uoettgor, Mrs. Mary
Gross, and Michael Black aud
family.
Miss Emily J. Hanks.
Miss Emily J. Hanks, a daugh
ter of Jared and Charlotte Hanks,
deceased, was born at Warfords
burg in this county, on November
2', 1h40, and died at her home in
Everott, Tuesday, Pebruary 8tb,
at the age of lib' years, i months,
and !l days. She leaves one sis
ter aud two brothers : Miss Mary
E. Hanks, ot Everett: Horace, of
Williamsport and Dr. C. S., of
Oneonta, N. Y. Funeral services
were hold at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Alexander Lamberson, of Wil
liamsport, former pastor of the
Everett M. E church, aud inter
ment made iu tiie Everett ceme
tery.
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. Clell Cisjey, and L. G.
rJiiue and wife, wish to than
their frionds through the col
umns of this paper for the kind
ness shown during the sickness
and death of their mother, Mrs.
Annie E. Cline.
earnest wouieu workers were to
withdraw their presence and sup
port: it is the women who make
the financial end of the mission
ary movemeut u positive quanti
ty; it is the women who come to
the rescue when there is a par
sonage or church debt to be wip
ed out, and in many cases, it be
comes necessary for them to step
iu and make good tho pastor's
salary. Iu fact, no one knows
better than the pastors of the
churches, how much of an ele
ment of strength is found in the
earnest women of the church.
While almost every church or
ganisation has its band of work
ers, generally known as the La
dies Aid Society, the News telis
uow of the Ladies Aid of the Hus
toutown M. E church. Like tho
enterprising trustees ot some
other churches that the editor
knows something about, a par
sonage was bu'lt, and to save
shingles or slate, was covered I
with a debt. Now, if there is i
one tiling more than another that
a woman c innot tolerate, it is
debt. So the I lustontown ladies
set to work. They hit upon the
Name-quilt. You know how that
is done, don't you r A lady ap
proaches you with ono of her
most persuasive smiles, and in
forms you that her society is
making a name quilt, and that
they would be pleased to work
your name on a patch in red silk
letters for the trilling sum of ten
cents. Of course, you want your
name on the quilt, and you fish
out a quarter and tell her care
lessly that it d es not matter
about the change. She thanks
you, audi loksforanother "Easy."
At last, all the places are sold;
the quilt is put together and fin
ished in the highest style of nee
dle', ork, and then it is offered
for sale at public auction.
As was announced in the News
last week, a dranatic aud musi
cal entertain meut was given iu
the Hr-11 at Hustontowu, refresh
ments were served, and the quilt
auctioned off. Mr. Henry B.
Huston was the purchaser, and
the price paid WM$12.7S This
added to $74 00 which the ladies
had already received for names,
made tho snug little sum of H(!.
7."), realized from tho quilt alone.
bereaved widow aud children:
aud that the,e resolutions be
printed in the County papers.
F. P. I. VM M,
s. W. Kirk,
b. W. Peck,
Committee.
Mcmorlam.
Ycakle --Mokrls Wedding.
The marriage of Frank Yeakle
and Miss Anna R. Mokris occur
red Wednesday afternoon of last
week at three iu the afternoon,
at the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mokris,
between this city and Schaller,
the Rev. Wehking, of Hanover,
officiating. The bride and groom
wero attended by Charles Mok
ris, Ed Romig, and Misses Em
ma and Martaa Liugner. The
bride was handsomely attired iu
brown silk and bridal veil, and
carried .mt flowers, airl tho en
tire wedding party presented a
most handsome appeal auce. Im
mediately after thocdremouy and
cougratul itions, a most sumptu
ous wedding feast was served to
the eighty guests present, and
tin feasting and merriment last
od until wuh into the night.
Both the oride and groom are
well known south of this city,
aud are most excellent young
people whom the Pilot Tribune is
gild to see set up a home for
themselves. They will live on
the groom's farm in Eden town
ship, bordering Huena Vista
county.
Tins newspaper joins In exteud
mg heartiest congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs Yeakle, and wishes
them long life aud much happi
ness. Storm Lake (lows) Pilot
Tribune March 1.
The following preamble and res
olutions were adopted by McCon
nellsburg Hedge, I. o. o. F. at
their regular meeting on March 1,
on the death of Geo. I! Daniels,
BWJ. :
Conspicuous in the activities of
life in McConnellsburg. l'a., until
February 19, 1907 was the stal
wart, manly form of our now de
ceased Brother George B. Dan
iels. His greeting was as ever
most cordial, his voice clear and
ringing and the promise of more
years of active service us bright
then as it is with any now in this
lodge; but the uncertainty of the
hour that awaits each of our num
ber is not more clearly defined
than in this visit of the silent reap
er, as for the first time in the year
L907 the roll of Lodge No. 741, I.
( ). ( ). F. records the loss of one of
its honored l'ast Grands.
In the decease oi Brother Geo.
1!. Daniels our order mourns the
loss of one of its BtaunOuOat mem
bers. In the Hodge I oom he was
always alert, enthusiastic, and in
terested in things pertaining to the
welfare of the order, and the pleas
ure of its members, hence the more
the call is felt.
VYHEBBAS, We stand with heads
bowed in tribute to the memory of
our deceased brother, and recog
nize and appreciate his valuable
association; therefore be it,
Resolved, That we lament the
severance of the earthly ties that
hound us together, and bow in
Submission to the divine will of
Him who ruleth over and directeth
all.
Resolved, That this Lodge ex
tends to his bereaved widow and
fatherless children our most fra
ternal sympathy, and that wo con
dole the severance of this earthly
tie.
Resolved, That the Charter of
the Hodge be draped in mourning
for a period of thirty day.s and
that the members of the lodge
wear the usual badge of mourning.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be attached to the re
cords of this L.lgo, that aoopy
be sent to the family of our de
ceased brother and published in
the newspaper of this county.
Pratern tally submitted,
li. c. Laubbrsoit,
H. U. Nacb,
s. M. Robinson,
J. R Kin van,
I. I). Thompson,
Committee.
Margaret Olunt.
Miss Margaret Glunt died at
her homo hi Pleasant Valley, near
Fort Littleton, last Saturday
moruing, aged 7L' years, "J months
and HI days.
The deceased has boen iu deli
cate health for the last three
years, but had beeu able to be
about her household duties, up
until tho last three weeks, when
she was confined to her bed. She
leavos two brothers and three
sisters to mourn bar departure.
She was buried in the Methodist
graveyard at Kuobsville, Sabbath
at :! o'clock. Services conducted
by llevs. Eebor and D. W. Kolso.
Russcl Burner who has been
coutt: ed to his home at Saltillo
for sever d weeks with a severe
attack of pneumonia, is now
threatened with oanoer. His
many friends hope for hw speedy
recovery.
Snapshots st Their Coinings ;itid finings
Here lor a Vacation, or Away
lor a Restful Ontinj;.
MAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Miss E'la Shnner of Philadel
phia, is visiting her mother, Mis.
A. M. Shinier, in this place.
Samuel Clevenger, of Need
more, spent Thursday at tie
County seat on bu sines.
Charlio Martin's mcthor of
Chambersburg, was over and
spent a few clays with her son
during tho past week.
Our sanctum was lllunnuaUd
Monday by the smiling counte
nance otour friend Johnny Mart,
of Uustontown.
Riley Sipes of Licking Creek
township, was in town Mouday
morning to get bills printed for
his sale on the "1st of March.
W. B. Ktrns and daughter
Grace, of Everett, spout a day in
tin-, place the guests of John H,','s
family north of town.
Misses Nora Fisher and Ada
Horton represented the society
of tho Sbippensbprg Normal at
the State Convention of the W. ('.
A., at Alto.ma last waek.
Miss Bessie Trout left Monday
moruing for Buffalo, N. Y., in
which city she expects to enter
the German Hospital with a view
to becoming a trained nurse.
I Mrs. Lillian Bernhardt qrave a
bar key supper to her Sabbath
i School class of young men, at her
home at Three Spi ings, last
Thursday evening.
Mr. G. Edward Dnnlap spent
the latter part of last week with
his brother-in law, Claude Mo
Donald, in Washington, D. C.
Btuppensburg Chronicle.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Grissing
er. of Saltillo, came down Sun
day, and speut a few days visit
ing among their many friends
and relatives in tlrj Cove.
N.I.Finlff and his mother Mrs.
Geo. Finiff, went over to Cham
bersburg last Friday to see the
latter's sistor, Mrs. Joseph Pat
terson, who is in ill health. Nick
returned Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mellott
and Mrs. Amanda Mellott spent
a few hours in town Mouday.
Mrs. Amanda was arranging for
tho advertising of her public sale
on tho UJnd of March.
Among those who came from
Franklin to attend the sale Tues
day, was Austin Garbaugb, who
moved from near Knobsville
about a year ago. Mr. Curbaugh
is gettiug along well, and likes
his new home lirstrate.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Myors,
who have been farming the Ex
S leriff Shoots farm east of town,
for so. oi al years, moved to Frauk
liu county Tuesday. Mr. and
Mrs. Myers carry with them v
their new homo the best wishes
of their many Fulton county
friends.
JamosTritle, of Fort Loudon,
came over Monday to attend C,
Martin's sale, Tuesday. Mr.
Tritle has recently purchaso l the
old Billy Martin farm on the
turnpike, two and a half miles
oast of Loudon, and will move up
on it between this and the first of
April.
N. J. Bard and brother Sher
man, were callers at the News
office, Tuesday morning. Kewt
aud his brother Ross have been
iu Potter county for some time,
and being hustlers, they are
making it count Mr. Bard says
there is a demand lor men iu that
couutry, at good wages.
Mrs. Charlie McCurdy aud
daughter Ruth speut several
days during the past week in t!e
home of the former's uncle aud
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sinn
er of tins place, Mrs. McCurdy,
hotter known to our people as
Fannie McLiUghiiu.was a former
resident of MoOonuellsburg, aud
no-, is bar tirst visit here for
nineteen years.