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.McCONNELLSlJUUG, PA., JUNE 20. J 907.
NUMBIK 10
S. S. CONVENTION.
(Ircit Interest Manifested. Was Pro
nounced the Best Ever Meld in
Fulton County.
The New Doj Law. MRS. J. E. MURPHY.
For the benefit of our readers
who are owners of dogs, wo print ! Formerly Miss Nancy Mcllott. of Bellast.
the new dog law in full herewith. Died at Waynesboro Last Week.
This now law was sigued by Gov. j Mrs. J. K Murphy, formerly
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
MRS. SUSAN CYPHER
ANNUAL REUNION.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOl KNOW
BURNT CABINS THE MECCA.
Stuart recently, and now it is to
be enforced. The law necessi-
Misn Nancy Mellott, daughter of
the late Ilev. Absalom Mellott, I
McConnellsburx to Have One of the Great
eat Celebrations Ever Held in
Fulton County.
But two weeks remain until
the time to celebrate our nation's
The twenty-seventh annual ses
sion of the Fulton County Sun
day School Association met in
Burnt Cabins on last Tuesday
and Wednesday June 11th and
12th. Iu spite of the most dis
couraging Weather conditions, the
delegates gathered from distant
parts of the county, in a down
pour of rain, over roads of the
worst character imaginable. The
hospitality of the good people of
the village and vicinity was most
soothing to the nerves after a
trip through unfathomable mud
and deeper "chucks"and sloughs.
The sessions of Tuesday were
held in the M. EL churrb, those of
Wednesday in the Presbyterian,
and were conduct id by Mr. K. H.
Kirk, president of the Associa
tion. Valuable aid was given by
the several pastors of the local
churches. Ilev. C. F. Irwin, the
Slate worker who made a tour of
the county iu April with Miss
Bminarduer, aud made such a
favorable impression on Sunday
School workers, was present and
added much irterest to the ses
siotis by his practical and inspir
ing suggestions toward better
and more tactful work with the
young. Mrs. Irwin accompanied
lrim aud delighted all vith her
gift o! song. The music furnish
ed by the local choirs showed
much talent aud . areful pepara
tion, and was a mental uplift dur
lug the drizzling, depressing
weather.
Misses Reisnerand Baumgard-
nor presented the "Cradle Boll"
aud "Beginner's Work" most at
tractively and quickene 1 the pul
ses of the workers in behalf of
the very young children whose
parents may not be in intimate
relation with .any church. Claim
the child and coutrol him before
other iulluences less safe have
hiin iu bondage, was the keynote
of the call rung by these earnest
youug lady workers
Mrs. Charles B. Stevens of Mc
Conuellsburg, gave one of the
best addresses of the Convention
on Home Department Work and
its advantages. No one who lis
tened io her appeal could turn a
deaf ear to the call for service to
those wh- are not able to attend
the public sessions of the Sunday
School.
Mrs. S. M. Cook demanded in
her address on Teacher Training
h, greater knowledge of the Bible
las the most necessary qualihca
tion of the person who would
I teach the young, or train the
S teacher. Present day teachers
are handicapped and helpless be
fore their classes by the self con
sciousness of their weakness
Having no message to bring to
the class, they fail to hold them
in the Sunday School when they
reach Lhe age of mature thought
and question.
lie. Daniels' address on Tem
perauco was listened to with pro
tit, and the most critical would
not hive dubbed it a "dry" topic.
In spite ol the weather, the
Convention was a succes as was
evidenced by the crowded houses
at every session and its influence
should woik much good to Burnt
Cabins Sunday School work.
To the writer, who had attend
ed a convention at the same point
in the absence of mauy of the
"old familiar faces" was inist
noticeable and depressing. At
that session, H. H. Woodalv.Hon.
liowlaud Austiu and brother
James Austin, Rev. Lewis Cham
bers, Obed T. Mellott, and Hon.
J no. T. Richards, were present,
All siuce have "crossed the bar,"
aud "goue into that school, where
they no longer ueedour poor pro
tec tion, and Christ himself doth
rule."
The cause of child-training has
suffered severely la the passing
of these faithful and enthusiastic
workers, whoso counsels were
i!.-, nvnrv Ana -vnur a collar i ,r: ut. I,,.. Iinmn at VVuvmiHb .ro.
with a tax receipt in form of a tag! on Tuesday morning of last week, birUl- Tl,is 9 MtjConuells--tfh,i
tv,q ,a t.hn arm, :is I n -u on Hr mntb. urX wl11 witness onoof the most
She Was the Eldest Daughter at the Late The Fulton County Colony in Semen
Sumuel Pittman. of Hi Cove. County, Ohio, Have Annuul Rcun-
Mrs. Susan Cypher died at the I '" "d Good Timi
residence of her son, W. B. Cy - The Fulton county people re-
pher, near WaKeeny, Kansas, siding in honeca county, uino,
May 8, 1007, aged 8 years and had thoir annuul reunion on Sat
eleven days. turday, June Hth, it the home of
heretofore, viz : 50 cents.for males er dying when Nancy was an in
and $1.00 for females. Following I faut, Nancy was taken into the
is the law : I home of Alphous Mellott, where
an act. I she grew to womanhood. About
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate aud House of Representa
tives of the Commonwealth ot
Pennsylvania in General Assem
bly met, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same.
That hereafter all dogs made tax
able by the act to which this is a
supplement, shall be required to
wear at all times a substantial
brass or copper collar to which
shall be attached the tag herein
after mentioned, said collar to be
furnished by the owner of.said
dogs and said ta to be furnished
oy county commissioners and to
be paid for by them out ot the
fund realized from the taxatiou
of dogs.
Section 2. The county commis
sioners of the several counties
shall prepare and furnish annual
ly to tne several tax collectors of
t:ie county, metal tags to be given
by said tax collectors to the own
ers of dogs when said owners
shall pay the tax assessed upon
s ud dogs Upon oue side of said
tags shall be stamped in raised
letters the following : "Dog tax
for (uamiug the year) paid."
Section 3. At the timo of pay
ment of dog tax by the owner of
such dog, the tax collector shall
tiive to said owner one of said tags
prepared for the year for which
said tax is paid whicti said tag
shall thereupon be attached tn
the collar of the dog for which
said tax was paid by the owner of
said dog.
Section -1. Should the owner of
any dog neglect to pay the tax as
sessed for said dog and to comply
otherwise with the provisions of
this act during the year for which
said tax is assessed, it shall im
mediately thereafter be the duty
of the proper tax collector to give
notice either written or verbal to
said owner that if he fails to pay
said tax and ais to comply with
the provisions of sections oue and
three of this act as to the collar
and tag required to be worn with
in ten days or to kill his dpg him
self within said time, that said
dog will thereupon be killed by
the constable of the proper dis
trict.
Section 5. In case of default by
any such owner as to complying
with the requ'remeots or this act
and particularly with section four
as to payment of tax, wearing col
lar and tag, and killing his dog,
it shall thereupon be the duty of
the tax collector rf said district
and shall also be the right and
privilege of any citizen of the
proper district to notily the prop
er constable of the said district
of suuh failure and default, and
that it thereupon becomes the
duty of said constable to kill said
dog. And in either case, it shall
theieuponbe the duty of such
constable to kill all such dogs and
for such service said constable
shall be entitled to receive for
each dog killed by him from the
county commissioners out of the
fund realized from the taxation
of dogs the sum of fifty cents.
Section 6. Every person keep
ing a dog or dogs about his house
or premises permitting such a
dan or docs to stay about his
hous-j or premises shall be taken
and deemed to be the owner of
such dog or dogs for all the pur
poses of this act.
Section 7. All acts or parts of
acts inconsistent herewith be and
Lie same are hereby repealed.
throe years ago she was married
to Mr. Murphy, and a very de
lightful homo is now broken up
by the death of the wife.
Mrs. Murphy was a consistent
member of the German Baptist
church, and her funeral ws con
ducted by Rev. Koontz. Inter
ment was made in the cemetery
at Waynesboro.
Alumni Banquet.
A very pleasant feature in con
nection with the S. S. convention
at Burnt Cabins, was the Ban
quet held at Sj cck's Hotel on
Wednesday. The guests at table
were the graduates ot toe Normal
Teachers' Training Course, and
the official board of the County
S. S. Association. Covers were
laid for twenty guests; and a
bounteous dinner was served, af
ter which a county organization
was formed, to meet annually,
aud whose work it will be to en
courage an "Adult, or Teachers'
Training Course" in the Sunday
schools of the couuty. Mrs. S.
M. Cook was elected president,
and .Mrs. Uhas. n. btevons. sec
retary and treasurer.
After dinner, Miss Maude
Bau argnrdner, Permanent
1 Ht.tintr folikhrnt.inna 1 1 , :i t ho. ovor
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been held in Fulton County.
The Indian War Dance, a fea
ture in the evening, will b one of
the greatest attractions. The
Ox Roast, on the public square,
will be a curiosity to the visit'ng
throng, and many ither attrac
tions throughout the day will af
ford the people an entertainment
far superior to their present an
ticipation.
The special feature in the morn
ing will be the tournament and
horse races, in which every one
is invited to participate.
The parade will be another good
feature before the noon hour
there will be comical pn.rad?rs
and a number of genuine Indians
in full war paiut.
I u short, it will be a day you
can ill afford to miss. Don't put
it off too long. Make your ar
rangements now to spend this
glorious da, in t'je capital of Ful
ton county.
Grandma Cypher, as she was ID. 0, Garland, near Republic, j uf( nia many friends in the Cove
Snapshots at Their Coming and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
-lor a Rcstful'OutiOK.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Scot. Unger of Altoona, 's visit-
Mrs. Sarah Jane Cline.
Death came to the home of R.
B. Cline of Knobsvillo, Tuesday
June 11th, and his devoted wife
Sarah Jane, after a lingeriug ill
ness was called hence. The de
parted was a daughter of Benja
min P., and Matilda Wiblo of near
lnobsvillo,and was aged lH years,
Sec- 6 months and 17 days. Besides
called, was born iicr'- Mc 'onnells
burg, Pa,, April 117, IK-Jl. She
was united in marring': to David
Cypher, November it, 144, and
two years later moved to 111 uois
and settled ou a farm, and made
for themselves a home, where
they livod for mauy years and
reared their family of two sons
and five daughters. One son and
four daughters had gon? before
her. Sho leaves to mourn her
loss, oue sister, Mrs George Sny
der, of Tod township; oue son. W.
B. Cypher, of WaKeeuey, Kansas,
aud Mrs. Lalla Little, of Conway
Springs, Kansas, and an adopted
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Uawksford,
of Los Angeles, Cal., besides fif
teen grandchildren and about the
same number of greatgrandchil
dren. She had come to her son's
to SDend the summer, but was
taken sick in a lew days, and on
ly lived a little over two weeks.
The funeral services were held
at the house, conducted by the
Rev. Everett, of thePresbytorian
church, after which the remains
were taken by her son to Rey
nolds, 111., and laid to rest by the
side of her husband aud children
who had preceded her to that
heavenly home, where the weary
are forever at rest.
). The occasions are oncoming
more and more interesting and
enjoyable with each succeeding
yeir. The exercises consisted
of songs, recitations, addresses,
and the usual good dinner, of
course.
The next aunual reuuion will
be held at the home of Wm.
Weaver, on the second Saturday
of June 100. The following
were in attendance this year :
Calvin Keefer and wife, George
Garlaud and family, D. 0. Gar
land and family, Roy Decker, W.
M. Funk and family, Will Gar
land, D. L Masou aud family, F.
W. Neikirk and family, Charles
Funk and wife, Win. Weaver and
wife, Ross Uixson, J. P. Fader,
James Funk and family. Ray
mond Peck, John Savial and wife,
Ira Mellott, Bethuel Powell, Miss
Rosa Fagley, and the visitors
were James Smith and Amos
Detterman and wife.
retary of Couuty Association, and
Rev. Irwin, State worker, eclips
ed Chauncey Depow in the felici
ty and styloofafter dinner speech
es. Good digestion followed ap-
petito, and a general good and
profitable time was er joyed by
all.
W. A. Sloan, after speuding
several days in Mercersburg, re
turned on Monday accompanied
by Mrs. Sloan, who had been
pending a week with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Thomas Walkt.'.
sare, and whose prayers were
earnest and uplifting. Their
memory lives as a awoet incense
aud this loving tribute is tender
ed them from a grateful orgauiza
tion, which keenly feels tho loss
of those wh , while living, were
exponents of the "things that aie
worth while.
Roports offered by the differ
ent committees, showed the
growth ol healthy iuterest and
financial strength throughout the
equnty. 8, M. 0.
John Stoner, the well known
Chambers burg civil war veteran,
who recently completed his 82d
year, lias recovered rrom a recent
illness which confined liim to bin
bed for several days. He is yet
feeble but is ablo to be around.
Mr. Stoner resides on South Sec
ond street and has in his homo a
picture of himself taken on the top
of Lookout Mountain, during the
great strife with the South, at
which time he was on duty in that
part of the country. Comrade Sto
ner was a gallant soldier and holds
membership with Hon sent post, (i.
A. R. 800! being oneof the highly
esteemed members. Register.
Wells Tannery.
Mrs. Dr. Sharah and daughter
Ella, of Delphia, lad., are visiting
Mrs- Sha rail's Bister. Mrs. S. P.
Wishart.
William Wynck aud wife, of
South Fork, are visiting Mrs.
Wyrick's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Uelsel.
Robert Moseby and wife, of
Dry Run, Franklin county, are
visiting the former's parents, W.
L. Moseby and wife.
Earl Schenck, who has been
employed in Holidaysburg, re
turned home somewhat crippled.
While helpiug to unload a barrel,
it fell on him, almost breaking a
leg.
Walter Stewart is home from
Buchanan College, W. Va., for
summer vacation; also, Marjorie
Sipe, of Milleraville, and Paul
Baumgardner, of State College.
These young peoplelookas though
college life was good for them.
Mrs. Burt Dishong is visiting
friends near Saluviu.
John Russell Hunter, of Lewis
town, has been quite ill here in
the home of his grand pareuts,
Mr. and frs. Harvey Wishart,
Llis father, Dr. Hunter la caring
for him.
Master LeRoy Bivenshas been
a sick boy, but is slowly recover
ing. Maude IS Baumgarduer at
tended the Bedford county s S.
Convention, held in Shellsbur,
Thursday aud Friday of last week.
W. L Sprowl aud wife spent
her aged parents and husband,
she leaves to mourn her 1 ss, six
children, one sister and six broth
ers. The children are namely :
Benjamin F., of Knobsville; E.
Bruce, a teacher in the Hunting
don State Reformatory; William
H., of Detroit, Mich.; Lewis W.,
of Dubots, Pa.; Clemina Cline
Korshuer, of Altoona, Pa., and A.
Scott at home. A sister, Mrs W.
S. Brant, and six brothers, A.
Lincoln, B. Frank, David H., Wil
liam H., H. Olin, of Knobsville,
and Lewis H. Wible of this place.
She was a member of tho
Kuobsville M. E church and
spent the last weeks of her life
on earth singing God's praises
and exhorting her family and
friends to a better life.
She was a devoted wife, a lov
ing mother and a Kind neighbor,
She will be greatly missed by her
family aud the entire community,
and they have our heartfelt sym
pathy in this hour of sore be
reavement. Tho funeral services were con
ducted in the Knobsville M. E
c'.iurch Thursday, June Kith, by
her pastor Rev. C. W. Bryner.
Interment in the Knobsville cemetery.
WEsT DUBLIN.
There was a good attendance
at the Children's service at Fair
view to hear a well rendered pro
gram. Lillian Gracey of Gracey, spent
Sunday with her friend 3ara
Clevenger.
Charles Stunkard and sister
Nellie of Wells Tannery, were vis
itors at C. M. Brant's on Sunday.
Hester Witter speut Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Ross King.
James Dorau and Jere Ueefner
and family of Gracey, spent Sun
day afternoon with William Heef
ner and wife.
William Miller aud wife of Dub
lin Mills, attended Children's ser
vice at Fairview on Sunday fore
noon. Dr. H. C. McClain and wife and
George Laidig.wife aud daughter
Pearl, of Hustoutowu, were the
guests of J. E. Lyou and family
on Sunday.
M. C Kirk aud wife of Huston-
town, spent Sunday afteruoon at
E. H. Kirk's.
George W. Clevenger of Hus
toutowu, was I he guest of his
brother Hiram Cleveuger.on Sun-
Horrfbli Death.
Editor Sews. About six o'
clock this morning a man named
Joe Watava was thrown in the
top of the furuace. As it hap
pened the bell was up but red
hot. The buggy and ore were on
topof him holding him on the red
hot bell for about ten minutes be
fore help could reach him. Mr.
Kd Harr and others rushed to his
rescue bJt before he could be re
moved the flesh was entirely
roasted from the boues. He liv
ed until 1 o'clock when death re
leived his sufferings. His last
words were, "My poor babies."
He was a Slav aud had intended
going home next month to his
family in the old country. About
five years ago he was struck by a
passenger train between Hope
well and Kiddlesburg and had a
limb broken.
On the second of May there
was a car with nine meu in it ran
over a trestle about twonty feet
high. Three were crushed to
death, one seriously mjured and
the other five slightly hurt. All
were foreigners but one.
Houses are scarce here at pres
ent. Times are good. Every
body can get work that wants it
at good wages, especially carpen
ters and stone masons.
J. H.
Riddlesburg, Fa.,
June 16, 1907.
Mad Dejr In Hustontown,
Along with other good works
of necessity, the good people of
HustojtDwn found time to kill a
mad dog that ran amuck through
their priucipal street on last Sun
day. The dog, by snapping and
snarling and frothing at the
mouth, gave convincing evidence
that to make linn a good citiz-jn,
he would lirst better lie dead,
and tho Hustontown board of
health, acting on this theory soon
made short work of him, uot even
waiting to ask whose dog is he ?
June Report on Wheat Crop.
The crop report for the United
States Juno lirst, was issued by
the Government llureau on Mon
day. The reports from the sevei
nl sections show a decrease in the
spring wheat acreage, while the
crop is below the average anil win
ter wheat tins deteriorated. While
it was not so bad as the hull spec
ulators in wheat had predicted it
still showed a considerable de
preciation in wheat on June 1.
compared with May t.
According. to the report, the to
tal wheat crop of the United States
this yeur will be 084,000,000 bush
els, compared with 785,000,000
last year. The average condition
of winter wheat on June 1 was
77.4, compared with 83. it on May
I, 1807, The condition for Penn
sylvania .June 1 wiis !:.', against i'l
for Juno 1, 1908. Figures for
some of the other winter wheat
growing States are Kansas 00; In
diana 7H; Ohio 80; Nebraska h0;
Illinois 60; Oklahoma 00; Missouri
8 I : Michigan 75.
Sunday with friends in Everett. day.
BKUSH CKEEK.
Children's service at Akers
ville, Sunday, was well attended.
Austiu Hill of Lafayette, lud.,
spent part of last week with his
sister Mrs. J. 3, Bart m.
Miss Gertrude Barton of Ev
erett, speut Saturday aud Sun
day with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. E Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Mc
Kibben are spending sometime
with the formers mother, Mrs.
Lizzie E. McKibbiu.
B. Hixson had the misfirtune
of getting his foot badly cut, last
Friday.
Mrs. Laura Kelt on aud daugh
ter of Altoona, are visiting at the
home of the former's mother
Mrs. Mary Soiling of Akerville.
Clara and Ivy Hixsou aud Aiox
iVActviooiu spontn-iuuitay ovei'iny
at Dr. E. D. Akers'.
Dr. J. G. Hanks and faiuil" of
Breeaewood, speut Sunday with
friends in the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Uixson
spent Sunday with friends at
Emmaville.
$1,4,000,000 in Treasury.
State Treasurer Berry on Tues
day issued the monthly statement
of the State Treasury for the close
of business ou May 31, showing
that tho general fund contained
14, 130, sot. Ill, probably the high
est total ever known, "Ithough this
can not he stated exactly.
The general fund contained 10,-
812,531.1!) at the close of business
on April 80. but was iinmeuselv
increased by puynionts of corpora
tion taxes during tho last ten days
of May, on one day the total re ceipts
being over $l,i0(),000. As
the school appropriations will he
available for use as soon us the
Governor signs the bill, it is ex
pected that a great onslaught will
be made on tho Treasury very
soon.
The sinking fund was increased
to$l,87'J,43t;.31 from l,Sfi 1, 144.80
by payment ol iuterest on deposits
and 5,000 quarterly interest on
government bonds owued by the
State.
0. J. Wink and wife of Thomp
son, spent Saturday night in the
home of Mrj. M. A. Kelly
place,
Miss Nellie Sheets of Mercers
burg, is visiting friends in this
place.
W. R, Borgstresaer of Water
fall, spent a few hours iu town
last Wednesday.
Mr. Bert Henry, of Tod town
ship lost a valuable work horse
one day last week.
Miss McCandhsh of Chambers
burg, was a guest at the Fulton
House over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Marshall aud son
Fan I are visiting Mrs. Marshall's
brothers, the Messrs Reisner.
William Youse and family of ;
Altoona, are visiting friends and
relatives in and around this place.
Editor Peck and wife and J. K.
Johnston and wife are takihg in
the sights at Gettysburg, this
week.
D. L. Grissingor raised a new
barn ou Thursday last on his
farm two miles north of this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stuart of
Carlisle, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson L. Naco over Sun
day. Miss Jennie Landi, of Fair
tield, was a guest in the familv of
Mrs. M, B. Trout, several days
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Aughinbaugh
and Mrs. Anna Montgomery of
Sluppensburg, spent Sunday lU
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Myers, of
Mercersburg. spent Suuday with
Mrs. Myers' parents, R M. Ken
dall, iu this place.
Miss Emma Sloan has had the
offer of, and accepted a position
as teacher in one of the Johns
town schools.
Mrs. Milton Kline and daugh
ter Miss May of Uarrisonville,
'were welcome callers at tho
News office last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Clouser,
Mrs. Amos Clouser and Mrs.
Christ Shinier, spent Sunday
with friends at Kuoosville.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Cordell and
son of Waynesboro, spent from
Saturday until Monday with Mrs.
Cordell 's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Zack Vallance.
Miss Minnie Dalbey of Pitts
burg, is visiting her parents, Dr.
and Mrs. Dalbey. Miss Minuie
has a position in Pittsburg as
stenographer.
Mr. T. R. Slusher, of Franklin
Mills, wa8 in town last Wednes
day attending to business In ref
erence to the closing up of the
Jane Booth estate.
Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Wible aud
three sons of Woodvale, speni.
from Saturday uutil Tuesday
with Mrs. Wible's parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Zack Vallance.
Mrs. J. G. Kendall and daugh
ter Ruth returned home Tuesday
after having spent the winter m
Washiugtou, Peuua., where Miss
Ruth was attending college.
Mr. aud Mrs. J. E. S. Reisnor
and daughter ot Sluppensburg,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reisuer,
and daughter of Uagerstowu,
spent Sunday in this place.
Dr. Bradley, vetefiuary sur
geon, of Mercersburg, spent a
couple days this week In tho
Cove. Toe Doctor has a number
of sick horses uudtf his cure.
Mr. ilHvid McNulty, who over
forty yeart, ago was a i esident of
this place, vas visiting 'im old
stamping grauiaJ last week. For
a number of yours ho was engag
ed in the huckstering business m
this oounty. From here he mov
ed to Mary laud and lor a number
of yours has been a resident of
Lau.'el. It is twenty years uiuc-w
be looked in on the old town
of this i he notes mauy oh&nes in U
I time.