I)C Jfulton Cotmtg 3Xeu6.
VOL I'M K 8.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 28, J 907.
NUMBER 28
QUERY ANSWERED.
Jftbfl nranl. Recently Killed in Rail
road Wreck in Washington and
Was a Native of This County.
WAS IN CIVIL WAR WITH M. 0. MATHIAS
In answer to the inquiry in tho
News of the 14th nist., in regard
to John Brant, a friend furnishes
the following :
"Johu Braut was the oldest
son of Frederick and Kcziah
Braut and was born aud reared
in Licking Creek township, and
was about 06 years ot age at the
time of his death.
lie tice enlisted in the Civil
War tho first time serving six
mouths; he then re enlisted aud
m i vod to the closo of the war.
-After the war he resided in
this county for sotriotime and
then removed to Nebraska, and
at the time of his death was a
resident of Washington.
He is survived by the following
brother! and sisters i A. S. Brant,
of Taylor township; A. F. Brant
aud W.S. Braut.of Licking Creek
township; G. E. Brant, of Todd
township aud Z, P. Brant of Mer
cersbung; Sarah, wife of Wro. B.
Ktu'g of LicHiug Creek township;
Mary, wife of David P. Bowman,
Burnt Cahius; Faunie, wife of
Thomas Hockeusmith.uear Burnt
Cabins, and Susan, w lfe of Frank
Newman of Richmond, Franklin
c iunty.
Pew per. ons, perhaps, knew
John Bra:-1 better than Martin
1). Mathias, of Hustowtown,' who
soldiered in the Civil War with
John. They were messmates in
Company P., 2od Pennsylvania
Cavalry. At one time, Mart
says, they were lying in camp ov
or near llagerstown, Md. While
Lucie Sam was not stingy in sup
plying tho boys with hardtack
and beaus, they always had. an
appetite for country ham and
cYeken, aud many a farmer iu
no vicinity of a camp of soldiers,
a ..kened in the morning to tind
that his store of old meat and
poultry had greatly shrunken
d uring the night.
On this particular occasion,
Mart and John and some others
had goue out on a little foraging
expedition, and came in with
eievou chickens, two turkeys, and
a lot of canned fruit. To t'.iis
wou'.d have been added a lot of
nice ducks, if they had not taken
to the water, which was too deep
for M irt to wade, aud he was not
sure but that the ducks were
better swimmers than he. The
only thing that troubled their
consciences afte-ward was, that
one of the chickens was an old
cluck that Jr.ck Richards, of
Broadtop, had taken from a nest
of little chicks in a strawstack.
In the fall of 1804 they were
doing a good deal of scouting
down in the vicinity of New
Creek, Va. One night a partv of
scouts, among wK.in were Ma
Unas aud Brant, were passing a
farm house, aud it occurred to
the boys that there were some
good old hams -ibout tho premis
es, if they could got. ihoir hands
on them. So, while some ol the
boys hold the horses, others went
in and loofted after tho meat, but
returned without the tempting
pluudor. "Hold on, boys," said
John, "let me gc," and it was not
long uut.l John came tugging as
big a ham as ho could well carry,
with a twinkle iu his oye, and tho
exulting remark, "You didu'i
reach high enough."
That was a good haul, and the
boys were feeling pretty good ov
er it, whou the chills were sout
chasing over their anatomy tho
next morning when they noticed
an old farmer come into the carau
aud ask for the Colonel. The
boys well kuew what that meant,
for they had strict orders not to
molest private property.
Sureeuough! In a shoi t time
they were all ordered to "line
up." This meant that tho farm
er should have a chance to tiud
out whether any of the soldiers
had his ham. Tho farmer now
passed along one line in which
JIM HESS BROKE JAIL
Was Not Greatly Struck on Fort Al
exander as a Summer Boarding
House,
HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
JONES ACQUITTED. RECORD OF DEATHS.
MARCH MATINGS.
ABOLT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Farm Buildings of George W. Sipe. near Evidence Showed That the Killing of John Mrs. S. H. Hockcnsmith. Mac Ranck. Recent Slump Has in No Way Al-' Snapshots at Their Comings and fining
WEATHER TOO NICE TO BE IN-DOORS
It will be remembered that
James Hess was convicted at last
( )c tii her court for larceny and
concealing stolen goods.
At the court it was shown that
a telescope containing wearing
appirol belonging to a Miss Wil
liams and a Miss Shaw had been
taken from a carriage at Crystal
Springs campraoeting last Au
gust, and afterward found in the
home of Mi. Hess. The t vidence
was so convincing that it took the
jury only twenty minutes to re
turn a verdict of guilty, and the
court sentenced Mr. Hess to a
term of six months imprisonment
in the county jail. The six months
would have ended on Thursday
of next weei;but for some reason
best known t' the prisoner him
self, he decided to reduce the
length of the term.
On Tuesday morning when one
of the Sheriff's sons went arouud
to the pump in the Dourt House
yard, he discovered a hole in the
brick wall of the jail yard. The
query naturally arose: "Has
soiio one broken into jail or,
out ?"
Upon examination of the inter
ior of the fort, it was found that
there was one vacant chair one
empty cot. James was "non
est."
As has been intimated, Mr.
Hess, perhaps, knew best tho
reason for gaining his liberty at
this Li mo. There are some costs
that it would be necessary for
him to settle at tho expiration of
the six months, otherwise the
Commissioners might have held
him perhaps three months long
er. But in that event he would
have come out under the insol
vent law and the debt would have
been practically paid as tar as
Jim is concerred.
Delightful Social Event.
On last Friday evening about
forty or fifty young people as
sembled at the home of J.udge
aud Mrs. D. A. Nelson, the occa
sion being tho seventeenth birth
day of their daughter Elizabeth.
A number of popular games were
played after which refreshments
were served. Later tho com
pany were treated to some excel
lent music on the organ and re
turned to their homes at a late
hour wishing Miss Nelsoa many
more such occasions.
WEsT DUBLIN.
Mrs. Margaret Kesselring of
Uustoutown, is visiting the fami
ly of her brother C. M. Brant.and
other friends in this community.
.... M.G.Lamberson and Prof.B.
C. Lamberson of Hustontown,
passed through this vicimty Sun
day foreifoon Pryor Witter
and sisters Lucy and Belle of Wa
torfall, are spending some time
with their sister Mrs. Ross King.
Mathias was, without finding even
a scent of one. He then went
along other linos, and finally gave
up the search. The trick was
that John had the ham uuder his
overcoat,and after Mart had been
examined, John who was in anoth
er line directl to the rear of
Mart, managed to pass the prize
to his chum, and the boys that
eveuing iieut a piece of it nicely
fried to the Col. nel for his sup
per.
In speaking of it t.fterward,the
.Colonel sud, "Boys, 1 don't care
how much you forage; but don't
let me see you ut it."
Siuce Mr. Braut has been in
the West, letters have beeu fre
quently exchanged between tho
old comrades, and it was only a
few weeks ago, that Mr. Mathias
bad a letter from Mr. Brant,
saying that Mr. Biant had eigh
teen acres of land in Washington
worth a hundred dollars an aero,
aud $;,ihi iu good cash, a town lot,
and an iuterest in a store.
Harrisonvllle. Went up in Smoke
Last Sunday.
LOSS OVER $3,000, AND NO INSURANCE
A most disastrous conflagra
tioi. occurred in Licking Creek
township on last Sunday after
noon, in which the house, barn,
and shop of George W. Sipes was
entirely destroyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Sipes had gone
in the morning to visit the tatter's
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob
Sharpe, near Knobsville, and had
arranged with a neighbor to do
the feeding at noon. The feed
ing was done, and at that time
everything seemed to be right
about the premises. Some time
in the afternoon, smoke was seen
ascending from the Sipes place,
and when neighbors arrived, t'.ie
hre had gained such headway,
that the buildings were doomed.
Iu addition to the buildings, Mr.
Sipes, who is a contractor aud
hue carpenter, lost all his tools,
about 500 dollars worth of dress
ed lumber, which ho had gotten
out preparatory to the erection of
a i.ew dwelling house this sum
mer, all his farm machinery, wag
ons, harness, and two fat hogs.
There is no clue to the origin
of tne fire. The loss to Mr.
Sipes appr ixiinates 3,000, and
unfortunately, there is no insurance.
E. Husler, Was Done in Self De
fense.
William Bishop. F.lijnh Rincilol
lar. and Others.
fecicd Matrimonial Market. De
mand Steady and
CASE COST THE C0UMTY OVER S60U. GRIM REAPER NO RESPECTER OF AGE i EASTER BRIDES WAY AllOVE PAR.
WINS HONORS IN JAPAN.
Miss Annie B. West Granted Sixth Or
der of The Crown.
A cablegram from Tokio, Ja
pau, aunouuees that the Empress
has invested Miss Annie B.West,
a Presbyterian missionary work
er of Tokio since 1880, with the
sixth order of the crown, in rec
ognition of her services for the
relief of soldiers and their fami
lies during the war with Russia.
Miss West is a daughter of
Rev. Dr. Win, A. West, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at this
place. She graduated from Wil
son C illege at Chambersburg, in
1881, and from Vassar two years
later, soon after winch she enter
ed upon her duties as a mission
ary at Tokyo. She is well vorsed
iu the spoken and written lan
guage of the Japanese, ana by
reason of her culture, fine social
qualities, intelligence and the im
portant work in winch she is en
gaged, she has formed the ac
quaiutance of many of the most
prominent ladies of the empire,
and the honor recently conferred
on her shows the high apprecia
tion in wmch she is held by the
Empress. When home on her
leave of absence six years ago,
by special invitation, she visited
the wife of the Japanese minister
in Washington, with whom she ie
intimately acquainted. Her ser
vices for the relief of the soldiers
and their families were in her
line as a missionary worker in
connection with other assistance
rendered.
Fulton County's second mur
der trial came to a close last
T; I ... ... . .... ..!.. .
returned a verdict of "not guilty"
iu the case of the Commonwealth
vs. Miller S. Jones, indicted for
the shootiug of John E. Busier,
at Miller's hotel at Port Littleton
ou the lth of last August. Hus
ler died from tho effects of the
wound on the 8th of September
While there was no one to swear
that he saw Jones fire the shot,
Mr. Joues admitted tho shooting,
aud made no effort to escape
from its consequences, aud the
jury were satisfied that Mr.
Jones was compelled to shoot iu
self defense.
The affair wa a most uufortun
ate one, and is another temper
ance sermon. The house was li
censed to sol! intoxicating liquors.
Tais would not have been done
could not have been done, if it
had not been for the fact that
twelve reputable gentlemen sign
ed an application f jr the granting
ot tho license. There was plenty
of evidence to show that there
was drinking at the hot 1 on this
parti.iubr occasion, and no one
could be led to believe that the
shooting would have occurred if
all of those present there ttial
evening had been free from the
effects of liquor. As a result, a
stout young man lies in his grave;
he peace and comfort of Mr.
Jones and his family have beeu
greatly disturbed, aud the tax
payers of Fultou county are call
ed upon to pay over six hundred
dollars m cash.
LAIDIU.
David Hockensmith and broth
er George spent last Saturday af
ternoon at John B. Sipes'.
John Hampton is laid up with
grippe.
James G. Hampton and John
Hockensmith spent last Sabbath
with Drew Laidig.
Daniel Laidig has purchased a
tine driving horse.
William Stevens has returned
to his work at Hopewell.
Miss Mabel Snider was called
homo on account of the deatli of
her mother,
Card of Thanks.
Mr. S. H. Hockensmith and
family desire to thank their
friends md neighbors for their
untiring care and sympathy dur
ing the illness and death of the
wife and mother.
Buy Easter Post Cards at the
Irwin Store.
PIECE OF HANDIWORK.
Mrs. Stilwell W. Truax Has Made a
Rug That Would Take First
Premium.
Mrs. Stilwell W. Truax, who
ives near Gem, Belfast township,
s the bapp possessor of a very
handsome rug, which fairly rep
resents the economic principles
of a thrifty housewife who de
lights in having nice things to
beautify her surroundings, and
this is one more gem added to
the many pretty things which
adorn her cozy home.
This rug is n:ne feet.six inches
long, four feet, six mches wide,
and weighs twenty pounds. It
is composed of goods that go to
waste in some homes.
As there are 153 chains, aud
290 stitches to each chain, it is
plain that there are 44,370 stitch
es. Since it takes four distinct
motions of the hand to make one
stitch, there were 177,480 mo
tions. To sew the goods there
was utfed a fraction over; 300
yards of thread, five stitches to
tho inch, or 54,000 stitches.
Counting three crochet stitches
to the minute, would consume
12)1 hours aud fifteen minutes
without losing one minute, to put
the rug together after all the ma
terial had been prepared the
preparation of the material, of
course, being th ) largest part of
the work.
The material was handsomely
colored red, groen, purple, with
hit and miss, and steel gray. The
colors are properly blouded the
combination making a beautiful
effect.
Jt nuuirod a chain of 200
stitches crochet work to got the
desired length; 153 chains for the
width each chain requiring
twenty-eight yards of cut goods,
or 4,284 yards in all. To cut this
long strip of goods couutiug throe
inches for one cut would require
51,408 cuts, or the opening and
shutting of tho haud 108,816
times.
G. B. Shore, near Waterfall,
who had advertised a sale tor
next Tuesday, has called it off,
owing to having made other arrangements.
BOOBBKBMXTH,
M.-.- 1 II II t. I i u
, a. uaiuui:i UUVO .' li a NO 11 1 i
i died at her homo near Laidig, on
Wednesday, March 20, !in7, eg
ed 61 years, ( months, and I day.
Interment in the cemetery at the
Greenhil! Presbyterian church,
on Friday, the services being held
I in the church, Of which she had
I been a consistent member for
forty years, aud were couducted
by her pastor, Rev, D-. Vest, of
McConnellsburg.
Mrs. Hockensmith is survived
by her husband aud the following
children, namely, Loonard J.,
Saluvia; David B., Abington, III.,
George P., Philadelphia; Mabel,
wife of Herman Siiydei , Williams
port, Pa., and Johu aud Otis at
homo. Also theso brothers,
George, James, aud David Mum
ma, aud two sisters, Mrs. Johu
B. Sipes and Mrs. Anna Ilanu.
Mrs. Hockensmith had beeu in
ill health for a long time, but bore
her atliiction with that fortitude
aud patience that comes only with
a fir in hope in the saving power
of a merciful Saviour.
RlNBDOLLAB,
Elijah Rinedollar was born in
McConnellsburg in 1830, aud died
at his homo at West Carrol, 111.,
Sunday, February 10, 1007. De
comber 2, 1852, he was married
at Huston, Blair county, to Mary
Ann Tipton. To this union were
born three sons and three daugh
ters. Iu 1856 the family moved
to Mount Carrol, III., where Mr.
Rinedollar resided to the time of
his death, his wife having died
quite a number of years ago.
Ho was a man of most exem
plary character, quiet aud unas
suming in his nature, and spoke
uo ill of any one. Tho deceased
was a brother of John and Jacob
Rinedollar, late of this communi
ty, deceased.
RltllAUDS.
Again we are reminded of the
uncertainty of life in the death of
another young man, Claude Mc
Cauley Richards, at the home ol
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walker
Richards, near Big Cove Tau
nery, on Monday, March 1, 1907.
"Mac" as he was funiliarly
known, was an only child aud was
born ou April 2, 1802, and lacked
a tew days of being fifteen years
of age.
For some time past his
strength seemed to bo waning,
but tho daugerous character of
his ailment was not discovered
until he was compelled to go to
bed about ono week before his
death. His disease was diagnos
ed as Addison's disease of the
kidneys and a post mortem ex
annual ion confirmed tlm fact.
Tha death of a child of auy ago,
to its parents, is a most distress
ing loss, but tho removal of an
ouly child who lias been the com
panion of his parents until the
years of young mauhood, is a
most crushiug and heart-breaking
sorrow. The warmest sym
pathy is felt and most tenderly
expressed for these sorrowing
parents, and the grandparents,
the Hon. John Morton and wife,
with whom the deceased was a
great favorite.
Tlie funeral services were con
ducted by Rov. S. B. Houston and
interment wrs made in the Union
cemotory.
MAY.
Walter E Muy, a Pittsburg di
vision freight brakeman, rjsid
ing Iu Altoona, husband of Ada
Sleach, formerly of McConnells
burg, was the victim of an acci
deut at Bolivar, on the morning
of Saturday the 10th, inst , which
resulted in his death, while being
conveyed to the Cambria Hospit
al, Johnstown, shortly afterward.
He left home Friday afternoon,
and while passing Bolivar, May,
in walking over the top of a s&r,
slipped, plunged down between
Pro ! Ho k BNBBRRY,
At the residence of the bride's
parents, Air. and Mrs. John Hock
euberry, at Three Springs, Pa.,
at high noon yesterday, Rev. Har
ry K. Ash united in marriage
Austin ('.Peck and Miss Edna M.
Hocken berry in the presence of
a large uumher of invited friends
and relatives. The brido is a
beautiful and accomplishedyoung
lady and iho groom, a son of Den
tou Peck of Thompson township,
is engaged in the granite and
marble business in Hancock, Md..
and a rising young business man.
I.yniii- PBOR.
At the Cove parsonage, on
Wednesday, March 20, 1007, by
Rev. S. 1!. Houston. Mr. Austin
Lynch and Miss Lyda Peck wore
uuitol iu marriage. The groom
is a son of the lato Monroe Lynch,
of Belfast township, and the
bride tho only daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. W. EL Peck, of Gem.
Tho happy couple are excellent
young peopio, and their chances
for success in life aro just as
good as any one elsoV.
May Tiir.w.
Ralph A. May md Mus Dtltha
A. Truax, both of Belfast town
ship, were married in Hagers
town Monday by Rev. W. C. Grif
fith. The NEWS extends congratulations.
Here fqr a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Harry Suders and Ella Mc
Ouade, of Altoona, aro visitiug
I fritinrlu i ,1 fhiu rtlusn
.WUUU ... I ill . I i i 1
Miss Annie B. Frey is in Pnila
delphia this week purchasing her
stock of the newest things in
Spring Milliuery.
Among those who stopped to
drop some uiin in the editor's
casli box last Saturday, was J.
A. Kcefer of Dickeys Mountain.
Merchant J. G. Eeisner left
last Saturday for the eastern
cities to buy stock for their
spring and summer trade.
Dennis Everts, who owus and
operates the llessej Mill in
Thompson township, spent a lew
hours in town last Saturday.
Merchant J. K. Johnston is in
the eastern cities this week pur
chasing goods to replenish the
stock at his store in town.
Nora Fisher, Nettie Stoateagle,
Alice Hays, and Bessie Irwin all
Shippensburg Normal students,
are home for their Lister vacation.
BURNT CABINS.
Blaiue Matthr.is, who has been
in California lot some time, is
visiting his parents, Wm. Mat
thias and wife, near here.
There will be an Easter service
in the M. E. church, ou Sundav
evening, March 81,
J lines Waters, near here, spent
Saturday iu Mo.int Union.
Roy Curfman, of this place,
has goue to Fargo, North Dakota.
Newton Matthias, who had
been visiting his parents near
here, has returued to his work in
Pittsburg.
Roy McGohee and wife hae
moved to Knobsville.
David Bowmau, wifeand daugh
ter Goldie, spent Sunday with
their son Fred, at Clear Ridge.
Lybert North aud Gilbert Bow
man made a llyiug trip to Clear
Ridge, Saturday evening.
Young Men
Who are fortunate in having a
best girl, can give her a treat by
taking her to the Play to be given
in the Court House, on Thursday
evening, March 4th. Just thihk
of the pleasure of holding her lit
tle haud while the softest of mus
ic is playing, and while witness
ing the funniest play out. After
the curtain is run.; down for the
tijale, ho will have tho delightful
drive to Hustontown, Littleton,
or Big Covo Tannery and abun
dant time to rehearse the old
sweet story en route.
two cars to the rails aud several
cars passed ovor him, terribly
injuring him. At Johnstown, the
body was prepared for burial, and
taken to the home of his mother-
in law, Mrs. J. W. Steach, 1323
Fifth avenue, Altoona.
Walter E May was born at Sul
phur Spriugs, Bedford county,
twenty two years ago. Ho had
been railroading for several years
and was held in high esteem by
his follow train BOB. Iu Septem
ber, 1905, ho was married to Miss
Ada Steach. of Altoona. He was
a member of on Altoona Luther
an church, and the Pennsylvania
Relief Association.
KANCK.
From the (lancock Star, wo
learn of the death of Geo. B.
Ranck, bettor kuowu as Mac
Ranck. son of the late George
Ranck, ot Bethel township, who
died in Harrisburg, and was tak
en to Warfordsbarg for inter
ment, ou Monday of last week.
Mac had been in ill health for
several y-ars, aud at the time of
his death was away for treat
mont.
' H1S1IOI'.
William H. Bishop, agod 05
years, died at his home ou B.ack
Oak Kid,'i', in Bethel towush'p.
Deceased is hurvived by his w id
ow and a number of children.
Mr. Andrew Bishop, of War
fordsburg, i-i u won, and Miss
Caroline Bishop, of Washington,
is a daughter.
Building A Child's Character.
Some interestiug contrasts are
being drawn between the par
ent's method and the schcol
teacher's method of makiug a
child good in a series of inter
views with an expert teacher,
now running in the New Idea Wo
man's Magazine. In the April
number tho subject of the inter
view is, "The Insolent Child,"
aud Miss Farrell, the teacher,
who is the Superintendent of Ed
ucation among backward and un
manageable children in New
York City, gave it as her opinion
that insolence iu a child arose as
a rule from imitation. She
brought out a nice point, how
ever, in regard to rousing a child
to disrespect and anger as fol
lows :
"But may thoro not bo cases
.vliere so called irsolence arises
from exasperation or bad tem
per on the part of the child f A
mother might say, 'You must not
do this,' and the child retort, I
will, I will, I don't care what
you say.'
"Yos, but if the teacher knew
that child, it she knew it would
make that answer, she would not
give it an opportunity to rotort.
The teacher avoids that whole
side of his nature. She does not
command. She requests. That
is where many parents would dif
fer from a teacher; and teachers
of a past generation would differ
from teachers of to-day. They
would command, not ask. The
teacher, however, by asking in
stead of commanding, gets tho
thing she wants, while the child
is not liable to irritation.'
"But is it good for die child to
be treated so?'
"Well, there aro many people
who say it is uot. 'You are just
avoiding the problem,' they ay.
But it builds uptbe habit of com
pliance, and this is what wo want.
Aud if we believe that life is a
matter of habits, we are willing
to build them up the best way wo
can. Habit in a tremendously
atroug thing. It is the habit or
replying courteously, the habit
ot doing good thing, that count.
I Vitnk it is all habit my It. "