l)c jmltott Cotmtg 3Xctu6.
VOLUME s.
McCONNELLSBUR(i, PA., MARC ft U, 1907.
NUMHK H 26
DSOT OF AGED HERMIT. WHO IS JOHN BRANT? SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS CANADIAN NORTHWEST. RECORD OF DEATHS.
MARCH WEDDINGS. ABOUT PEOPLE VOL KNOW
Pound Dead in Old Shack in Plum Hoi- Reported Killed In a Railroad Wreck Re- Tour Party of State and County Work- Charles W. Deavor. Writes About the Rev Lewis Chamber of ftig Cove Tan- Frank Deavor. Formerly of Taylor town- Snapshots at Their Comlnes and Ootm
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low, near Fort Littleton. Last cenny in icano, near ine moniana cr win vww umic vuumy vw- TCIUfcH vummy nery anu narry t. smith of Pitts- sliip, wins Lew istown firidc, nnd
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Thursday Morning. I Mate Line. m nrai nan 01 pm. anu us rr,ispeii. hurn Among The Number. now on Honeymoon Trip.
WAS GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY OF PA
About rive years ago a man, ap
parentiy o knight of the road,
well up in the afternoon ot life,
came mt Dublin township, this
county, and being pleased with
the territory and the peonle, de
cided to atandon his migratory
life and settle into a homo of his
own. lie, therefore, struck a
deal with George Wilds, and was
given possession of a little saw
mill shanty in Plum Hollow, on
the load leading from Fort Little
ton to Clear Ridge.
There being nothing in his ap
pcarauce to suggest that he was
a heavy stockholder in the Staud
ard Oil Company, or that he own
ed a c n trolling interest in the
people's Telephono Company,
and being a uiet, inoffensive, uu
obtrusive cilizen, little inclined to
he communicative, his presence
in the community attracted but
little aU ntion.
As time went along, the sym
pathy of the people of that com
inunity went out toward the old
mau hviug there entirely alone
through the heat of summer and
the chills of winter, and many
were the acts of kindness and at
tention bestowed upon him in the
way of luruhhing food and cloth
in?. I t was known during the early
f part of last week that he was suf
' fet ing from the effects of a se
vei ecold, and on Thursday morn
ing as a couple of Squire Flem
ing's beys were passing the hor
nut's' home, they went in to see
how the old mau was getting
along, when to their great sur
prise, they found him dead. They
hastened to Fort Littleton and
gave out the information about
his death, when in a short time,
a number of citizens both of
Fort Littleton and Clear Ridge
had assembled at the hermit's
home. '
. Ttie remains were taken to the
undertaking establishment of N.
B. llenry at Clear Ridge, the
body was prepared for burial
with the same care as would have
been bestowed on the best citizen
in the county a nice casket was
furnished, and on Friday his re
mains were laid bp rest in the
cemetery at the M: E. church at
Clear Ridge, the funeral services
heing conducted by Rev. Harry
Daniels', of Hustontowu.
In propanug the body for bur
ial, the sum of 68,84 was found
sewed in the lining of his vest,
and in little bags secreted m his
pockets.
From a diploma which was seen
by some of the neighbors, ho was
a graduaiefrom the University of
Pennsylvania both in medicine
and in dental surgery, in con
versation some titne ago, he s ni
that his diploma and other papers
wero in a tin box. That he had
hidden the box in ji hollow log not
far from his shanty; but fearing
that they might be disturbed by
some chance hunter chopping in
to the log for a rabbit, he had
. taken the box out of the log, and
had buried it on the hillside. It
is suspected by some persons
that when that box is found it
will contain, perhaps, a large sum
i f money.
The hermit's name was James
Turner, and he was knovyn local
ly as Doctor Turner. From the
lust information obtainable, he
was born near Cassvillo, Hunting
don county, and he possess
i d an interest in a two hundred
a'jre tar.-; . His stepmother re
sides in Kansas at the age of K!
The "Doctor's ' age at the timo
of his death was about 73
In early life hois said to have
been a school teacher. Those
who kneo.' him best say that lit
possessed morn than ordiuary
intelligence. There is, perhaps,
a abaplur in the old man's history
that is not known to his Dublin
township neighbors, or he would
hardly Lae chosen the selusion
iu which he spent the last years
of I us l:fe.
HE HAD RELATIVES IN THIS COUNTY.
The following letter was re
ceived at the News office a day
or two ago, dated February 28,
1907, nd postmarked Kiona,
Washington. The letter ex
plains itself. We do not know
the writer personally.
" There was a man killed in Ida
ho near Montana in railroad
wreck by the name of Jonn Brant.
I knew him. He said his friends
lived in Fulton and Franklin
counties, Pennsylvania. It hap
pened sonoo time ago. His friends
may never know what became of
him. I do not know where Ho is
buried. The above facts are all 1
can tell. "
Samuel Jones.
INTIiRESTINO PROGRAMME PREPARED.
Enjoyable Surprise.
The home of Mr. and Mrs
James McNerling, of Hubelsville,
was the scene of a very enjoyable
event on the eveuing of tho Kith,
ult. It was a surpi ise party giv
en iu honor of their sou Newton's
twentieth birthday.
In order to keep Newto i in tho
dark until the proper moment,
Oscar Fix came along about 6 o'
clock in the evening and invited
Newton to take a sleighride to
Dublin Mills. They took the ride
and returned, only to Hud New
ton's home tilled with a gay party,
all of whom .ade a scramble to
get the lirst chance to pull New
ton's ears twenty times, and
when they were all through with
him, his ears felt as though they
were twenty inches loug. The
evening was spent in a delightful
mauner playing innocent games
and listening to the splendid mu
sic furnished by Raymond V.
Dawncy with his graphophone.
Then came refreshments v. hich
were such as were most agree
able to tho appetites jf all pres
ent. After refreshments came
more games, and more music, un
til someone suggested that if
they did not wish to break the
Fourth Com maud men t, they had
better hasten home; so the party
came to a sudden close. Among
those present were Nell and Ray
mond Dawney, of Hustontown;
Dan, Sam, and George Alloway,
and Tillie Stunkard and Loy Mc
Clain, of New Grenada; John,
Roy, and Olive Cutchall, of Wa
terfall, and Ethel Harnett, of
Hubelsville.
BUCK VALLEY.
A "Surprise Dinner" was giv
en by Mrs. Mary J. Brady in
honor ol the 52od buthday of her
husband, Joseph H.Brady. When
Mr. Brady returned from the
township settlement, he was
much surprised to see about a
dozen vehicles standing near his
home. When he arrived at the
house, some thirty five people
greeted hitn among them his
daughters, Mrs Belle S. hetrompf
aud family. Mrs. Jonnie Floers
and family. Misses Mary and Sal
he Brady, and sou J. Wilmer.
Save for the absence of one
daughter, Mr. Brady's entire
family would have once more re
freshed the memory of "some
twenty years ago." Among oth
ers present were, Dr. W. L. Mc
Kiboin, Mr. aud Mrs. S C. Hen
dershot, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Craw
ford, Mr. aud Mis. John Stable,
William Martin.Andy Hiles.Miss
es Jesata Crawford, Margaret
Stahie, Pearle, Lizzie aud Maye
Oarnell. Many valuable and
beautiful presentswere received,
among them numerous tokens of
friendship from persons unable
to attend. At a late hour all re
turned home feeling the light
ness of a good day's fun.
Boj.
While Pennsylvania takes high
rank nmong the states of IheUn
ion in her activity in the Sunday
school work, Fultou county, if not
first iu point of organization aud
efficient management in the old
Keystone, is a close second. Few
counties in the United States, in
deed, sti.iw a larger per cent, of
population in the Sunday school,
than docs our own "Little Pol
too." Without attempting to de
tract from the development of the
work in this couuty in the years
that have past and gone, the
County Work has never been in
100 BUSHELS OFiiOATS TO THE ACRE' REV. CHAMBERS' FUNERAL TUESDAY. ELIZABETH VANCLIEF-SIMON MELLOTT
Rev. C. F. Ik win.
Mr. and Mrs. Fahnestock, of
Chambersbui g, were here a day
or two last week visitiug tho lat
ter 's mother, Mrs. Margaret
Henry, Eat Walnut street.
more efficient and enthusiastic
hands than at present.
Arrangements have been com
pleted for a tour of the county
during the first half of the mouth
of April, at which time meetings
will bo held iu each township and
the borough, for the purpose of
furthering the interest of the
Sunday school cause. The Tour
Party will he made up of Rev. C.
F. Irwin, one of the most efficient
Field Workers in the State; Miss
Maude Baumgardner, County
Field Secretary, and Mr. E. H.
Kirk, Couuty President.
The places and dates of the
meetings are as follows : Akers
ville, April 2nd; Buck Valley M.
E. church, April 3d; Warfords
burg M. E. church, April 4th;
Antioch Christian church, April
5th; Pleisant Grove Christian
church, April fith; Big Cove Tan
nery Lutheran church, April 7th;
vlcConnellsburg M. E. church,
April 8th; Greenlnll M. E church,
April 0th; Knobsville M. E.
church, April 10th; Fort Little
ton M. E. church, April 11th;
Hustontown M. E. church, April
12th; Wells Valley M. E. church,
April 18th.
The meetiugs at each place will
consist of two sessions one in
the afternoon beginning at 1:30
o'clock:, aad one in the evening,
beginning at 7:30.
The program for these sessions
is as follows :
A FT EU NOON.
1. Devotional Exercises
Superintendent.
2. Why we ure here E II. Kirk.
3. Conference on Home Depurliutinl
work Mr Irwin.
4. Conference on Grades In Kleinent
ary work Miss Hiiimitiardnor.
6. Conference on Teacher Training
work - Mr, Irwin.
EVENING SESSION.'
1. Devotional Kxeruiiet Pastor.
2. The Hoy Problem E. H. Khk.
:i. The Teacher's Supreme Object: How
attained Miss l!auii.uriliinr.
4. Three Cardinal Virtues of a Teach
er Mr. Irwin.
Of course, tLe above is only a
hint at the many good things in
store for those who may attend
these meetings. It is hoped that
there shall be a general turn out
in each community of ah old and
young, who are interested in this
branch of Christian activity.
Mrs. D. M. Kendall, who had
hoc ii in Philadelphia, on account
of the illness of her sister, Mrs.
Rose Hicks, returned home last
week, bringing wit'i her, Mrs.
Hicks, who it is hoped will be
benefited by the change.
Von da, Canada, Feb. 20. It
may interest the readers ol the
"News" to hear . from the Oana
d'ac Northwest.
We have had a very severe win
ter, with pleuty of snow. I
should think where it has not
bee,n drifted, it would be between
five and six feet deep. Those
who have lived here for several
5 ears, siy it is the worst winter
they have had for years.
Winter began about the middle
of November, antftrora that tune
until t'.ie 5th of February, the
thermometer stood most of the
time between 80 aud 60 degrees
blow zero. The past fifteen days
have been somewhat milder.
One does not miud tho cold as
much here as in other localities,
because it is not so changeable.
Once it gets cold.it stays cold.
In summer, wo have long aud
sunshiny da,s. During the
month of June the sun rises at
half past three in the moruing,
and sets at half past eight iu the
eVening. The nights are very
cool with heavy dews.
Wheat, rye, barley, oats, llax,
potatoes and all kiuds of vege
tables do well here. This will be
the greatest wheat country iu
the world in the course .if a few
years. Wheat yields between
thirty and tifty bushels au acre,
and oats, between sixty-tive and
100 bushels au acre.
At present we do not have the
railroads we should have;
though Canada is building more
miles of railroad each year than
any other couutry. 7. hero are
two great lines under construc
tion that pass through this locali
ty the Grand Trunk Pacific,
which runs through to the coast,
and pass -s nine miles south of
my location, and the Canadian Pa
cific, just north of mo. Botn
roads are buildiug a bridge across
the south branch of the Stskatch
awan river, at Saskatoon, this
winter, and there Ui, also, a traf
fic bridge under construction
across the river at Saskatoon.
The city of Saskatoon will soon
have three railroads lines pass
ing through it. Tho C. N. R..the
C. P. R and the G. T. P
The most of the settlers iu this
country have come Trom the
State and eastern Canada prin
cipally from Ontario. Those that
come across from the Stat s are
mostly from tho Dakutas, Minne
sota, iown, Illinois, Indiana, Kan
sas and Montana. There are, al
so, a great many English. A
party came up from Boston last
spring aud settled about 150
miles west of Saskatoon, iu the
Goose Like country. They took
up about forty homesteads. I
helped thresh over fourteen
thousand bushels of wheat for
Mr. Fruuch who camo up from
Kansas two years ago. A man
came up from Illinois last sum
mer aud bought twenty-nine
quarter-sections of land about
forty miles north of Saskatoon.
Yours respecttully,
Chahees-W. Dkavku.
Nutana, Sask,
Canada.
New Council Organized.
The new Town Council elected
at the February election met at
the office of L. H. Wiblo ou Mou
day evening, weie sworn in aud
organized. John A. Irwin was
chosen president, M. W. Nace,
treasurer, and L. H. Wible was
uetalued as clerk.
The members of the council
are J. A. Irwiu, Albert Stoner,
George W. Reisner, 41. V. Naec,
Harry Hamil, D. E. Little, and D.
L. Grlssingor.
The meetings of council will be
held at the City Hotel on the lust
Friday evening of each month.
Subscribe for the New.
REV LEWIS ClIAMHEUS.
At the age of 87 years, l month
and 11 days, Rev. Lewis Chtm-
bers, the oldest mid most widely
known minister In this county,
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Aniandtt Pott, near Big Cove
Tannery, last Sunday, March 10,
mo". Funeral Mrvicee at 1 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. J. Conley, G nines, of the
Methodist ECpiscopal Church, Me
Cunnelltburg, assisted by Rev.
Dr. West, of the Presbyterian
church, and interment was made
in Lutheran Graveyard.
Mr. Chambers needs no eulogy
at our hands. Ho came to this
county many years ago, and his
life as a citizen and christian inin
istflf l an open hook to the public
A man ol most lovable character,
his influence was a benediction to
all those who were fortuatc
enough to enjoy his acqnaiotauoe
and friendship.
For several years, owing to de
clining health und the Infirmi
ties due to advanced ago, ho has
not been engaged in the regular
work of the ministry, yet his heart
was as warm, and his interest in
everything that pertained to the
spiritual uplifting of his fellow
man, as groat as it was in the
height of his physical manhood.
Knthusiastic in the work of the
Sunday School, hit voice will he
missed in the meetings of the Coun
ty Sunday School Conventions,
aud in the local Sunday Schools of
his Immediate community. Liber
al and broad minded, he maintain
ed the warmest relations with Ins
fellow ministers of "ther denoinf
nations, and his death will be .sin
cerely mourned by the church at
large in this county.
For more than half a century he
was a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, and his
membership was in the MoCon-
nellaburg Lodge. A delegation of
odd Fellows attended his funeral,
DUd furnished S beautiful floral de
sign for his casket.
Hakuy C. Smith.
Word was received in town last
Sunday announcing the death of
Harry C. Smith, of Pittsburg,
which occurred on Saturday aft
or a protracted illness. His re
maius wero brought to Fort Lou
don Monday morning and the fu
neral tool: place i n Wednesday.
Mr. Smith was well known in
this county, having purchased
thoTrille store at Harrisonville
about twenty one years ago, and
after having conducted it until
tho fall of 1888, he came to Mc
Connellsburg, and together with
D. L Grissinger, bought the
Samuel Hoover store. Later,
Mr. Smith nought Mr. Grissing'
er's interest in the business and
conducted it until some three or
four years ago, wheu he closed
out and went to Pittsburg.
Mc. Smith was a member of
the Benevolent Protective Order
or Elks.
Ho is survived by his widow
and son and the following sisters
and brothers : Mrs. George Ho ft'
man, Hagerstown; Mrs. J. H. De
vor, Chamber8burg; J. S. Smith,
Hagerstown; Albert Smith, Ar
kansas; Klhs P, Smith, Philadel
phia. Matilda Ramskv.
Mrs. Matilda Ramsey, died at
her home at Clear Ridge, this
couuty, Feb. 27, 1907, at the age
of r0 years and 20 days. She
lenvos a husband, three sons, four
sisters and one brother to inourn
her departure. Her sons.Harry,
Howard aud Joseph reside at
home. Her sisters are, Mrs,
Robert Ramsey, Maddeusville;
Mrs. H. E. Runk, Mrs. S. D. Boh
loger, Blacklog Valley; and Mrs,
George Naugle, Orbisonia. Hor
brother, Jacob Boilers, resides In
Locke's Valley. She was a mom
ier of the Fitted Brethren
I
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DEAVOH BOWAHO.
o home of Mr. aud Mrs.
JoHb Howard, Ull Electric Ave .
Lcwistown, Pa., was the scene of
a very pretty wedding, on
Wednesday eveuing, March 8th,
when their daughter Pearl be
came the wile of J. Frank Deavor,
of Hustontown, this county.
Promptly at 7:30, the wedding
march was played by Miss Shil
ling, of II mtingdon, Pa , wheu
the bridal party entered the par
lor, and were met by Rev. J. D.
W. Deavor, uncle of the groom,
who pronounced the beautiful
c iremony of the Methodist Epis
copal Ritual.
Abo.it thirty guests were pres
ent, who after the ceremony, sat
down to a delicious supper, which
was greatly enjoyed by all. Miss
Mabel, sister of the bride, and
Mr. Howard L. eper, were attend
auts. Quite a number of valua
ble and useful presents wore re
ceived.
Early Thursday mornin;;, Mr.
and Mrs. Deavor started on a vis
it to his parents and friends m
Fulton county. They will make
their homo rear Burnham, Pa.,
where he is a trusted and rising
employe of the Staudard Steel
Works, branch ol the Baldwin
Locomotive works, of Philadel
phia. This bianch employs
about four thousand men.
M BJXOT? V A NCI.IEF.
A cjuiet wedding was sol tniiiz
ed at the home of .Mrs. Elizabeth
R. Vanclief, near LooOatOrove,
Wednesday evening, March 6th,
at seven o'clock, wheu Mrs. Van
clief became the wife of Simon
Mellott. Tho caremony was im
pressively performed by Justice
of the Peace, Frank M. Diehliu
the presence of a few witnesses.
Tho bride was gowned in gray
cloth. She is a resident of Brush
Creek township, and the widow
of the late Hem y Vanclief, de
ceased. The groom is a well
known resident of Bedford coun
ty. COOl'KR I'KK i;.
Miss Minuie Aimer Price, of
Tyrone, and Emanuel Cooper cf
McConnellsburg, wero united in
marriage ou Monday by Rev.
Frank Howes, at his residence,
1359 North Lincoln avenue. Mr.
and Mrs. Cooper departed f. r
their newly furnished home at
McConnellsburg. Tyrone Times.
Hrre for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outint.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Mis. Hattie Evans, of Belfast
township, was in town a few
hours last Saturday.
Commissioner S. A. Nosbit and
daughter Miss Cornetha, made a
trip to Hagerstown last Wedncs
day and Thursday.
Jphn H. Reisner, of the Mer
cersburg Academy, is home dur
ing the Easter vacation with his
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. J. (i. Reis
ner.
Mrs. S. M. Cook went over to
the Little Cove last Saturday to
attend the funeral of her brother-in-law,
Calviu Cook, who died last
Friday,
After having spent several
weeks visiting his mother, Mrs.
S. M. Cook, on North Second
street, Charlie Cook returned
la-.t week to his home iu llhuois.
Hon. Harry A. Thompson, of
Tyrone, was here from Friday
until Monday. IPs motner, Mrs.
M. A. Thompson accompanied
In rii on his return, and will be a
guest iu Harry's bomb until after
Conference.
Hon. S. W. Kirk is moving Ins
family into his new house oppo
site the Court House this week,
where he will also have his law
office. Mr. Kirk will sigh sighs
of various sizes of relief when he
i gets through this job of building.
He has found that taking care of
an extensive law practice and
buildiug a brick house at the
same lime is not what it is "crack
ed up" to be. Well, he will have
a nice home wheu he gets the
rubbish iucideut to building all
cleared away, and flowers grow
ing in the front yird.
Announcrm.'nt.
There will be a meeting at
Pleasaut drove next Sunday at
10 o'clock for the purpose of or
ganizing a Sunday school; and,
also, the same d ly there will oo
Christian Endeavor. All are in
vited to attend these meetings.
Committee.
church for sixteen years and was
a true Christian woman. She
was a kind mother, a lovimr wife
and was a i mired by all those
with whom acquainted. The fu
neral services weie b?ld in Clear
Ridge M. E church, lutermeut
in cemetery at that place. We
extend our sympathy to the be
reaved ones.
Lii.uk May Bowkh.
Lillio May Bower died at her
home in Altoona.Saturday, March
9, 1907, aged 20 years, (i months,
and 1 day. The deceased was
the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Kerlin and was
born at the i Id Kerlin homestead
near Knobsville.
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Sl.trr Ulllt- l ttt rem;
Uouv mi befoiv (a tbu lillUKtuI uhura,
Win, li"1" luid AMkUl Uu no rauro.
v will Krtavc ftu- kUur Utile
-'1111 iiui tttfttrt ur i ui with piilui
Hul we will wall till Jeu. call uu
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WliO'i mi l lU .ii
Aud durk ateas i
Ullle will auntl on j-i, river,
ItliUlititf ui am- ly ou lo IJ it v.rn aotue.
A SIS l'KI).
School Report.
The number of pupils enrolled
iu the Primary school of McCou
nellsburg, during the sixth
mouth, was 88; average attend
ance, 34. The following are the
names of the pupils who attend
ed every day during the month :
Goldie aud Parker Tritle, Doro
thy and Ross Hannl, Willis and
Lloyd Mellott, Thomas Patterson,
Pete and Mac Morton, Raymond
linssinger, Pierce Henry, Fred
Fisher, tiuy Reed, Russel Car
mack, McClellan Pittrnan, and
Albert Rodcay. Olive Grissing
er, teacher.
PROMPT PAYMENT.
Royal Arcanum First to Pay to the Wid
ow, the Amount of Insurance Due
on the Death of husband.
Of the eight thousand dollars
life insurance carried by tho late
(ieorge B. Daniels iu several com
p inies, the Royal Arcanum wus
the Brat to pla'jO in the h:iuds of
Mrs. Daniels a chec for tho
amount due from that organiza
tion, which was done inexactly
sixteen days from the date of the
death of hor late husband. Tho
following letter speaks for iiself ;
"To the Officers and Mombora
of Tuacarora Council, No. ltML',
Royal Arcauum, McCouuellsburg
Pa.
"Deak Fkiknus : Permit me
to thank you for your sympathy
and help during the recent ill
ness aud death of my loved hus
band. Your watchful care over
him during his illuess, and con
cern over his death, 1 shall never
forget; and I want further to
thauk you for your prompt pay
ment to ine of tho atuc unt of lift
insurance whicti was carried m
your organization you placing
the money in my hand wiUmut
any trouble or effort on my part.
"Wishing your granrt Order
continued success iu the noble
work of ptovidmg substantial as
sistance to those who may be be
reft of the support of a husband
and father, as 1 and my childrnu
have been so suddenly, 1 am
Very resj ectfull",
Emma I . I a iki.s.