VOLUME 8 w& h h eh h h mam 1H aaaa 1H M Ije Jttlton Coimtg McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY II, 1907. NU.MHIK I ) THE BIG FOURTH. Largest Crowd in McConnellsburg List Thursday Since the Centennial in m. HEAVY ELECTRICAL STORM. NO ANAESTHETIC FOR HIM PUKE VINEGAR. NEW SCHOOL BUILDING. BPHRAIM SKILLS. DEAD. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW DAY WAS FINE AND ORDER EXCELLENT Last Thursday was a big day in MeConnollshurg. Aside from tiie inborn impulse of the Ameri can citizen to celebrate the "Glor ious Fourth," the weather was ideal, and the lateness of the sea son kept the harvest work entire ly out of the way; hence every body lelt that this was an oppor tune time for a day off. The McConnellsburg Band and the local order of Redmen assum ed the responsibility of taking care of the people after they came to town, and the amusements were scattered through the day iu such a way that there seemed to be something doing most of the time. During the forenoon a base ball game of live inniugs was played between the home team, and the Mercersburg Tannery team. The game stood 22 at the end of the fourth inning, but in the tifth, the Frauklin county hoys got in their work and w ill; ed off with the belt. Owing to the fact that no suitable ground could be obtained near town, the game was played down at the second mill, a::d comparatively few persons get to see it. While the ball game was in pro gress, the tournament was being pulled off Ol) the Common, baou of' the Lutheran church Eight "Knights" entered the contest, namely, Doc Sappiugton, Walter S.ippiugton, Cam Patterson, Ira Diebl, Dan aua Hal Trout, Wal ter Reed Sloan, and Alex Putter sou. Doc Sappiugton and Alex came out a tie each having seven out of a possible nine rings. In ridiug oil lor the lie, Doc won and took the lirst prize five del lars, and Alex the second throe dollars, while Cam came in for the third two dollars. In the afternoon was the parade of tue Redmen, numbering about l.'iO, made uO.-' local tribe, the Mercers Se, and rep resentatives from tribes at Rid- dlesburg and Sixmile Run. A Urge number of them wore on horseback in full uuiform of the o-der, and this with the bands made a very creditable display. f ireworks ana balloon ascen sions during the evening, brought to a close a very successful 'Fourth." Not the least attractive feature of the occasun was the "roast ox". Benefiting from our ex perience at the Centennial, when the roasting of the ox in the open air over a pit was not a howling success, the managers this year, got Albert Stoner to make master, and under the supervis ion of Bert Hohman, who furnish od the ox, the meat was cooked as completely and daintily as though browned in the oven of a steel range, bythe most skilful housewife. The roaster was made of galvanized iron, and was H feet iu leugth, by 40 inches in width, aud !S0 inches in depth Within this roaster was placed an 800 lb. ox nicely dressed the ox being suspended on a heavy iron pipe, whichextended through the ends of the roaster, and rest 'I on outside supports. The . roater was placed oyer a shallow lpt lined up with brick, in which the tire was placed, and it took just seveu hours to cook the ox to a finish. The Indian War Dance adver tised, came off late in the evening, but owing to the fact thai the local tribe had been disappointed in getting their costumes, it was not what the tribe had inteuded, and they promise to have thelrcos tumea in a few days, and in a week or twft will show the people who may be prosent, just how it is done. Notwithstanding, thatoccasion ally during the day there appear eu a man on tno street with a com tollable jag. u, there was no attempt to create a disturbance, and it it, seldom happens that so large a crowd is assembled with a better showing of order. Johnnie Magsam's New llarn Struck py Lightning Saturday Evening. Feath er Did not Save Old Hen. A very severe electrical storm passed over this part of the coun ty last Saturday evening. Din ing the early part of the eveuing the heaviest part passed across the Cove south of town, and the electrical display as seen from this place was most sublime. Lat er in the evening a storm arose in the west an'1 came across, spending its fury in a line over McConnellsburg. Notwithstand- ng the almost constant illumina tion caused by the rapidly suc ceeding flashes of lightning aud the almost deafening peals of .humler, but little damage was done to property. John Mag sam's new barn, near the Mer cersburg pike, about a mile and a half east of town, was struck. The bolt hit one of the ventilators, shattering the glass, when the current knocked a rafter to piec es, passed down through the hay in one of the mows, thence into the wall and off into the earth. A hen in the barn, that was doubt- ess congratulating herself on the fact that she was so well sheltered from the raging tem pest overhead, happened to be in the path of the descending cur rent, and notwithstanding that she was insulated with a coat of feathers, was knocked into the middle of next week. Just now, Mr. Magsam is con gratulating himself that he es caped with so light a loss. The same evening, lightning struck the chimney on the dwell ing house on one of Andy Fore's farms just above Knobsville, now occupied by William Snyder. Aside from scattering the brick of the chimney above the roof, there was little damage done to the building. One of the most violent little storms of the season came up suddenly about six o'clock, Mon day evening. It did not last long, but during the time, rain fell iu torrents, accompanied in many places by hail aud furious wind. About jne-fourth of the roof was blown from Albert Nesbit's barn in the Cow, ami a patch aoout lTixlH feet of tho roof of John F. Kendall's barn was wrenched loose, picked up high in the air, aud carried away across a big or chard and dropped into a held (uite a distance from the barn. Aaron Clevenger, Seventy-Four Years ol FarmcrsMaking Vinegar for Sale Should Fine Age. Keeps Wide Awake While Surgeon Cuts. Familiarize Themselves With the Provisions of the Law. Two-Story Brick, S27. and Water, Thoroughly Up-To-Dale. Hctt Was a Veteran of the Civil War, and To- i.iiv mimi nr,n i.. Fr Vnar, Snapshots at Their Comings and Ooings Mr. Ephraim Skilos died at Ins PATIENT RAPIDLY RECOVERING. MUST KELP WATER AND DRUliS OUT. TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY FALL For several mo.iths our towns man, Mr. Aaron Clevongor, has had a "growth" coming on the side of his neck. While the ordi na:y household remedies were applied, the growth seemed ob stinate, and at last looked just a little bit cancerous. Whatever Inasmuch as a farmer who sells cider vinegar that is not just the real thing, may get into about as serious trouble as the meat pack er who places upon the market I In order to keep pace with the march of progress, and meet tho demands of a prosper .us and i growing town, the electors of the borough of MjComellsburg, "doctored", meat, we publish for I sanctioned the tearing down of the protection of our farmer friends, the Act relating to vino it migh j be, his physician thought I gar and suggest that it be cut. it would be better for our friend to have it removed, and to this suggestion, Mr. Clevenger readi ly assented. Early Tuesday morning of last week, he, in company with Dr. George M. Robinson, drove over to the office of Dr. linger at Mer cersburg, with whom arrange ments had beeu made to do the cutting. Dr. Urubaker, of Mer cersburg, was also present. When Mr. Clevenger 's neck was bared, the Doctors thought that the glittering steel of the sharp blades would take the old gentleman's nerve, for Mr. Clev enger is almost 74 years of age, and they began to prepare for the administering of an anaesthetic that would swiug thwir patient off into the land of happy dreams while the carving act was going on. .But Aaron caught t whiff of chloroform, and suspecting what was about to be done, he entered a Very lirm protest; in fact, he wanted to stay around and see how they did the job. Astonished at the old gentle- man's nerve, they proceeded with the operation, which meant the cutting in to the .arge muscle in the side of his neck, removing the "growth," scraping every vestige of the growth float the muscle, cleansing the wound, and placing the necessary baudaves. After it was all over, Mr. Clev enger quietly lighted his pipe aud smoked as calmly as though nothing unusual had happeued. Since his return home Tuesday evening, he has been going about attending to his usual-light work, and the wound is coming along niceiy. BEES DOINQ WELL. Patterson Cnmtnings. Mr. James Garfield Patterson, son of the late Thomas Pattersou, was married at New Wilmington, Pa., on Wednesday, June 20th, to Miss Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cummings, of that city. The bride is young, esti mable, and pretty, and Jim has the congratulations of his many McConnellsburg friends. He is located at New Castle Pa., and has a nice position with tho Standard Steel Company. The bride and groom spent a few hours in McConnellsburg last Thursday, while on their bridal tour. Family Reunion. Tuesday, July 2nd, was a red letter day in the home of Rev. and Mrs W. M. Hann, west of town. That date marked the 54th anniversary of Mrs. Hann's birth, and the children felt that it would be pleasant to arrange for a family reunion at the old home. Consequently, without con suiting mother, everything was planned and everything worked out ra. st satisfactorily. All the six children, exoept Albert, aud all the graudchildren except two, were present. Besides the morn bers of the immediate family, several neighbors and Irbnda were present, among whom were Judge Murton and wife, Daniel Fix aud family, Mr. and Mrs. J. K Tritle, and Jacob Kauffman, of Johnstown. Mrs. Haun was tlfii recipient of many useful gifts. Hiram Clevenger Has Had Eight Swarms This Summer From Four Skeps. West Dublin, July 11 Hiram Clevenger, on the State Road, has four skeps of bees that have been remarkable for their swarming this summer, they having put forth eight swarms. Six of these swarms occurred within a period of five days, beginning on last Wednesday. On Friday, there were three swarms. Od Thurs day, Mr, Cleveuger's family were at Hustontown, and a neighbor girl who was passing Mr. Cleven ger 's, said the bees were swarm ing that day. The writer of this was a witness of the last of these swarms, which occurrod on Sun day. One day, as the bees were swarming, there didn't seem to be anyone to hive them, when Mr. Cleveuger's daughter Marjie, a girl of fifteen, instead of going for help to the neighbors, didn't do a thing but hive them herself. KeformcU Reunion. The eighteenth annual Reform ed Reunion at Pen Mar, on July l 1907, will buve ho ninny extra attractions that no member or friond of the church within the borders of the district cau afford to nuns it. All necessary arrange ments with the railroads aud trol ley companies have beeu made. The park was never in as line a condition as now. New cottages and other building have been erect ! ed, the ground have beeu thor oughly cleansed of all rubbish, and workmen have made the place ideal. The pure mountain water, cool and sparkling, gushes from many spigots to slake the thirst und invigorate the health of all " . i i nu wno may nariaae wioreui. i no out and kept for ready reference. The provisions of the law are plain. Uuder it the farmer cau safely prepare and sell vinegar made from apple juice in which neither water, or other foreign substances, drugs or acids of any kind have been introduced. The law does not require any percentage of acetic acid in viue gar thus made: it only prohibits the use of water, or other foreign substances, drugs or acids, aud requires that the same when sold shall be branded "fermented vin egar made from pure applejuice. " If made and labeled in this way, the farmer has a perfect right to sell it to the trade and the jobber or merchant offering such product for sale, as referred to above, can do so with safety. The Act is as follows : "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repro sentatives of the C minon wealth of Pennsylvania in General As sembly mot, aud it is hereby euacted by the authority of the same. That from aud alter the passage of this act no person, lirm or corporate body, shall manufacture for sale, offer for sale or expose for sale, sell or de liver, any vinegar or have in his, her or their possession with in tent to sell or deliver, any vinegar not in compliance with the pro visions of this act. No vinegar shall be sold or exposed for sale as apple or cider vinegar which is not the legitimate product of pure apple juice, or vinegar not made exclusively of said apple cider, or vinegar in which foreign substances, drugs or acids shall have been introduced, as may ap pear upon proper test; no vinegar shall be branded fruit vinegar, unlesss the same be made wholly from grapes, apples, or other fruits. "Section 2. All vinegar made by fermentation and oxidation, without tho intervention of distil latiou, shall be branded "ferment ed vinegar," with the name of the fruit or substauce from which the same is mado. And all vine gars made wholly or a part from distilled liquor, shall be branded 'distilled vinegar," aad all such distilled vinegar shall be free from coloring matter, added be fore, during or nfter distillation, and from color other than that imparted to it by the process of distillation, and shall contain not less than four per centum, by weight, of absolute acetic acid. And all vinegar shall be made wholly from the fruit or grain from which it is represented to be made, and shall contain no foreign substance: Provided, That this shall not be copstrued to prohibit the use of such amount of spices as are necessary for favoring, provided such spices do not color the vinegar. "Approved Tho 21st day of May, A. D. 1001." the old school building and the erection of one more commodious, modern, and pretentious. The old building, which was erected iu 1881 at a cost of about $8,000, cou'aiuud but three school room all on the ground lloor; and as it has been necessary for several .vears to have lour schools in the Borough, an additional room had to be reuted. This, of course, to a certain extent, isolated cue of the schools. The b. ard having decided upon the erection of a new buildiug, the old one was sold at pu hlic auc tion for $210. Plaus and specifi cations were made by a skilled architect, and steps were taken at jnce for the erection of a new brick structure "ii!x(i7 feet, two stories high, with basement for the heating plant, Are. The build ing will be constructed of line brick, and besides the cloak rooms, there will bo four school rooms on the lower lloor, and the second lloor will, for the present, be used as an auditorium for the holding of educational meetings. To provide funds necessary for tho payment of the buildiug, tive per ceut. coupon bouds of the de nomination of (100, will be 'sold at public auction about the lirst of August. Sixty live of these bonds will thus be sold, aud the iuterest will be paid semi-annual i homo near Pleasant Ridge, We Inesday evening, June 10, 1907, aged 66 years, 10 months, land 10 days. Funeral on Friday 21st, conducted by Rjv. J. R. i Logue, assisted by Rev. A ('. B, Powers. Text. Psalms 18: 1 In terment in cemetery at the Side ling Hill Christian church. Mr. Sidles was a member of the Oh istian church a number of years. He had been in feeble health for a long time, but in his last sickness was only confined to his bed two weeks, during which time he bore his tiffl ctions with threat fortitude never com plainiug and everything seemed all right with him. Mr. Skiles was born and raised in Indians county, Pa,, and was united in marriage on Christmas Dny, IhO.'j, to Miss Martha Shivos, of Pleasant Ridge, who survives him as do also the following children : Robert A , near Hustontown; Levi, of Pleasant Ridge; Frank D , at home; Olive, wife of M. L Smith, of lddo; Little, wife of J. Tildeu Hill, Dott; Ella, wife of G. C. Deshong, Pleasant Ridgo. Mr. Skiles was a veteran of the Civil War. Ho belonged to Com pany F, Soeoud Batallion, P. V. aud served in that capacity dur mg tho years of 18i; and 'til, and contracted malaria and rli3uma i ism while 10 service, which af tlicted him tho balinco of bis blv tural life time, and brought on v complication ol diseases that led to total blindness lor over four years, and during the last year of his life he could not walk. His was a most pitiable condition. Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful-Outing. The rate of taxation will not be materially increased, as but (500 of the bonds and the iuterest on the indebtedness, will bo paid each year. The present tax rate is lOinills-G for building purposes and 4 for school. As the borough valuatiou is now about $105,188, the ftax realized will be about $1,050 plus the dollar minimum. The members of the present school board are John Comerer, L H. Wible, C. B. Stevens, S. B. Woollett, M. W. Nace, and D. L. Gi-issinger. The total cost of the building will not, probably, exceed 7,."00. railroad aud trolley rates will the HHiiie as last year. be 0 Yes! 0 Yes I! The Ladies' Aid Society of Pine Grove M. E. church will have a sale of fancy articles, handker chiefs, aprons, suubounets, quilts, etc., at the Pino Grove Church iu Wells Valley, Saturday evening July. 20th, sale to begin promptly at 7,80 p. m. Th'i Epworth League well have rotreshments fo .sale immediately after. Should the weather be inclement the sale will be conducted at the K. G, E. Hall at Wells Tannery. New Cure For Snake Bites. Probably there is no place in the world where the mortality from snake bitt s is as great as in India. This is partly because the population there is exception ally dense, but also, in a measure, because there are so many poi sonous serpents in India. Oftii cial returns show that at loast 22, IKK) persons die in thatcouutry annually from this cause, and it is boiieved that the real number is twice as large, as many deaths are not reported to the authori ties. As might oe supposed, the matter of lighting the effects of snakebite has been studied very closely in India, and a number of remedies- have been proposed. Among them is the bile of an ani mal, injected into tho veins of the victim. One of the latest ideas is to make an iucision iu the tlesh where the bite has been mllicted, and introduce a few crystals of permanganate ol potash, a well known antiseptic drug, which is inexpensive. As there are a few suakes loft in America, wh e bites are likuly to prove futal, the last mentioned romedy might prove useful heo. It is worth a trial. The more prompt the treatment, of course, the more hopeful the outlook. For this reason, hunters who foresee dan ger, would do well to carry a little permangauate of potash with them, aud also have a sharp point ed knife bl ide, which can be em ployed as a 1 vncet on short notice. THRILLING AFFAIR. Miss Grace Hixson Made Narrow Escape from Losing Her Life at Shippens burg. The Shippeusburg Chronicle says that Miss Grace Hixson of this county who had beeu spendig part of last week as the guest of Miss Lena Dunlap, at Hotel Sher man, made a narrow escape from being ground to death beneath the wheels of tho early morning Cum berland Valley passenger train, north. She was eating breakfast when she heard the train whistle for the local station and ran down to the station as she left the dining room. She was going to ride out to the Normal to see some friends oil'. The Irani was moving when she reached the depot and she tried to board the car. She missed her footing and was thrown be tween the cars, her head resting on the coupling and still holding to the rail. Photographer Qoodbart was standing near by and saw her perilous position, stepped in aud grabbled her by tho waist und res cued her from harm. Those who stood by and witnessed the atlnir held their breath. It was a mir aculous escape, but Miss Hixson rode on to Normal. FIFTY-NINE THE NUMBER. Dick Usher, was a visitor Saturday. lie Herd All Fourth Casualily Records of Nine Years Broken. Chicago, July 15 With the grim returns still coming in, t'.ie num ber of Fourth of J uly casualties for 1907 already at ii o'clock this morning had eclipsed all records iu the last nine years. Total number of dead at that hour was fifty nino. This figure was eight more thau a year ago at the same hour, aud was only equaled twice befbre in the uine vears in 1900 and 1905. Total number of injured at mid night stood at 3807. This total eclipses all records in the uine years. As usual, fireworks claimed the largest number of victims, 1724. The victims of cannon, gunpow der, th e arms aud toy pistols, are in relative proportion. The death roll promises to be greater. Already lockjiw is bo ginning Us deadly work, the deatti of oue victim bting reported. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED P. P. Maun and son Harold, spent Tuesday at Audover on business. Miss Anna Mann, of Saluvia, spout a few days with friends iu town last week. Mr. Edgar Over, of Bedford came down last Sunday to spent a few days among his many friends iu this place. Mrs. Jenuie Hanks, of Cham bersburg, is visiting Ilia family oi her brother, Goo. W. Hays and other friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. James Snyde1', of Cham bersburg, were guests of Mr. Snyder's aunt, Mrs. James Rum mel over the 4th. Frank Connell, wifo and two children, of Pittsburg, are visit ing In the home of W. B, Ander son aud wife ir. Tod tow nship. John Fisher, who had been visit ing friends in this vicinity the past three weeks, returned to her home at Bedford, Saturday. Mr. John Sigel and lady frieud Lulu Kama of Everett, spont Sat urday and Sunday with the fami ly of John tt in Tod township. Misses Mabel Jackson and Blanche Morton students at ' delphta, are homo for a few weeks. R. N. Greatbead and family of Staunton, Ya., are visiting iu the home of the former's parents Mr. and Mrs John W. Gr cathead of this place. W. D. Myers and son Russell and daughter, Beatrice, and Miss Imogene Morgrot drove up from Hancock and spent tho Fourth in McConnellsburg. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Patterson, of Newville, and Mr. and Mrs. James G. Pattersou, of New Castle, Fa , wore au automobile party that spent the Fourth in McConnellsburg. Martin Nelson and family, of Riddlesburg, and Frank Booher, wife and two children, were guests last wook, in the homes of Rev. W. M. Hann, aud William Fix, west of town. Miss Mary Reeder who had been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reeder and her sister Mrs. James Barnet in Tay lor returned to her home in Cham bersburg Monday. Misses Mary and Anna Gillan, and Miss Deihl, W. W. McKinnie and Mr. Horner, of Greencastle, came over in big auto, Wednes day and spent the day very pleas rntly iu this place. Mrs. Frances Brant and sons Charles, Roy, and Ham, who came over on the Fourth and visited friends on this side of the mountain, returned to their home near Mercersburg, Monday. J. J, Hann, Miss Ada Hocken srnith, and a lady friend, of Sal lillo, who had beeh enjoying the 4th In this place, spent Thursday night at Big Cove Tannery , guests of Mr. Hann's brother S. S. tiami. Last week we overlooked tho nam hs of Misses Zoo aud Jessie Mason and Miss Sophie Hohman who werustudeuts at tho Indiana State Normal last year and aro now home lor their summer va cation. Brother George A. Flemiug, editor and proprietor of the Mer cersburg Journal, took his family on a little outing Monday, driv iug across the mountain aud tak ing dinner at the Washington House McConnellsburg. Tailc about editors being poor! Soil ing tho half dozen bright, happy, healthy looking children that compose tho family ff Editor and Mrs. Fleming, it takes but a moment to conclude thai ono editor, at least, ',a-. a pusseasiou that Johu D's tuiUioos cottid not purchase.
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