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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.