&1)C ifttlton Comttjj 3Xcm VOLUME 8 MeCONNELI.SBURG, PA.. AUGUST 15, 1907 NUMBER S OOlNh: ON BEFORE. Ubiluiry Notices of Those Wbn Recently Passed Away. Have DROWNED IN POTOMAC. GRIM REAPER NO RESPECTOR. SIMON MKLI.OTT. Simon Mellott, who suffered a stroke of paralysis on the Wed nesday evening previous died Monday night of last week aged (il years. The deceased was a raemher of the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, having enlisted in 16M and served until the close of war. He was uuited m mai riage to M; rha Mellott, who died about t vo years ago. Surviving him is his second wife who was Mrs. Henry P. Vanchef of Whips Cove, to whom he was married last spring, one daugh ter. Mrs. George Morris, of East Providence towuship, two sisters, Mrs. Prank Bequeath at home, Mrs. A. M. Simpson, of Mt. Un. ion, and four brothers Martin Mellott, of East Providence town ship; Caleb Mellott, of Whip's Cove, Pulton Co.. Jacob Mellott, of West Providence: township, and James Mellot of near New lvner,)! is j. MltS. MARY K. HIXSON. Was A Coirwanion of Alvah B. Gordon of Thompson Township. Now At Cumberland. THEY WERE OUT CANOEING ON RIVER. The angel of death has claimed as its victim, Mary E. Hixson, wife of the late Nathan P. Hixson of Brush Creek township, deceas ed. Mrs. Hixson was born Decem ber 23, 1888, and died July 2f, 1907, aged 7fl year?, 7 months and 2 days. She hal been i.i poor health si see the early part of the year, but was not confined to her room until ten weeks prior to her death. While lying on her bod of affliction, she endured the agonies, tortures and pain of her last illness with undaunted cour age; and while prepared, yet she seemed reluctant to vield her life and soul to its Maker, thus leav ing behind those who were so near and dear to her to struggle on along life's rugged pathway without the aid and counsel of a fond and loving mother. Prior to her death and while surrounded by a number of her children, realizing that her race of life was almost ended and her Ump of light was almost extin guished that (.nly a narrow ra viae separated her from the port als of the Great Beyond she ut tered the language of the poet in song : "I would not live always, I ask not to stay," and thereafter in prayer and supplication to Al inighty God, she mvoked his blessing upon her boys, to whom she bade farewell, and immediate ly lapsed into unconsciousness, in which stale she lay until her death In her early girlhood days, she united with the Methodist Epis copal church, and was a consis tent member therein up t the time, of her death; striving at nil tunes to work for the upbuilding and betterment of mankind, both morally and spiritually. In i -." ! she was married to Nathan B. Hixson, who more than six years as,o preceded her to the Spirit Laud, where there is no sorrow, uuiu nor parting, and where she lias gone to join him in that city, where the walls are of jasper and the streets are of gold. Mrs. Hixson was the mother of firteen children, three ot whom have gone before her. Surviving her are the twelve remaiuiug chil dren, Martin Walker of Emma ville, Isaac Newton of Bre ze wood, Philip Doyle, George WUsh ington and Mark Jeremiah of Crystal Springs; John '.Nathan of Akersville, Nathan Prank of Gaps villi!, Amos Miltouof Janestown, N. Y. ; Mrs. Elleu Mills of Kohiu n m villi-, Mrs. Elizabeth McKlb bin of Crystal Springs. Mrs. Sal lie Spaun of Oden, Iud., and Mrs. Matilda Swartzwelder of Breeze wood; three sisters and one broth er, M. M. Barton of Akersville, Mrs. Minerva Clark of Everett, Mrs. Rachel KaufTinanof Sixmile Run, and Miss Rhoda Barton, of Crystal Springs. She is also aur Benjamin H. Walker, aged 19 years, who fo,- eighteen months has been bookkeeper for the Cumberland Lumber company, was di owned while canoeing in the Potomac river, opposite Cum berland. His companion, Alvah B. Gordon, son of David Gordon, Plum Hun, this county, barely es caped the same fate. The young men were in a round bottom ca uoe about 3 o'clock in the after noon, when the accident occurred. Walker leaned over to shake the ashes off his cigar and this un balanced the boat. In trying to establish an equilibrium, the boat capsized. Gordon, who can swim, told Walker to catch hold of the boat. Ho was unable to do so. Walker had been struggling in the water and had gone under, when Gor don swam to his rescue. As Gor don caught up to him, Walker grabbed him about the neck with a death-like clutch and both went under, touching bottom. Gordon managed to get loose and reach the surface, entirely exhausted. The men struggled in deep water about 150 faet from the shore. One hour after the drowuiug, the body of Walker was recovered. Walker came from Berlin, Pa., where his widowed mother re sides. He was a handsome young man anil particularly bright. He entered the Tri State Business Colleee August 21, 11)05, and graduated four months later. He at onco took the prsttion with the Cumberland Lumber company. which he most acceptably tilled. Mr. Gordon; who barely escaped his fate, is a student at the Tri State Business' College. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hixson, of 3rush Creek, attended Old Home Week in Bedford last week. vived by lifty grand children and twenty one great grandchildren. Mrs. Bixson was laid to rest by the side of her husband in Mc Kendree cemetery on Saturday, July 27th, in the presence of a large concourse of friends and relatives, which is evident that the deceased was held in highest esteem by all who knew her, and in the community in which she so long resided. She was follow ed io her final resting place by eleven or the twelve surviving children, six of her sons acting as pall bearers, thereby render iug their last aid and assistance to her whose life and loving guid auce shall ever remain memorable to them. In all the stations, in every al lotment of lite, it is Well that we should sometimes be brought fx the absolute contemplation ol death, and the realization that to each of us it is inevitably near The days of our life are number ed, at each sunset there is one less, the sands of our life are measured while 1 am writing, they are wasting. Beneath these forms and tiappines, beneath this coveriug of flesh, our skele tons are marching to the grave, and everything on earth that we long for, seek and strive for, is but a covered skeleton; adorn it as we may, cheat ourselves as we will, to this complexion it must "in, ct last; and then ''earth to earth, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust," to which the body must ultimately return. "M." The mighty flood that rolls Its torreutB to the main, Can ne'er recall its waters lost Prom an abyss agaiu. So days and yertrs and time Descending dowu to night, Can thenceforth never more re turn Back to the sphere of life. And man when in the grave Can never quit its gloom, Uutil the eternal shall wake The slum her of the tmn. TEAM RAN AWAY. Elxht-Vear-Old Harold Barnett. Near Wa terfall, Fell from Wagon and Fatally Injured. HEATH FOLLOWED IN HALF AN HOUR. Most suddenly and overwhelm ingly did sorrow, last Saturday mormug, come into the horn') of Mr. ami M i s. George W. Barnett, a mile or two east of Waterfall, on the Huntingdon county side of the line. toe of the things Mr. Barnett had to do that morning was to hitch up a pair of horses, one of which was a colt, and drive up to Bergstresser's mill at Waterfall. A most natural thing was that he should be accompanied by his eight-year old son Harold La monte the only son he had and the drive was uneventful until they were passing through the woods between Mr. Barnett's home and David Gladfelter's. east of the bridge over Sidehug Hill creek, on the road that leads from Winegarduer's school house to Waterfall, when th j horses be came I riirliteueu at the noise matte by auexplosionofdyuamite across the creek where Daniel Black and James Benson were lasting out stumps for Jerry Gladfelter, and the horses dashed ahead at a furious rate, causing the "rigg ing to bounce around ana rattle which only added fright to the team. M". Baruett exerted every effort to stop them, but was un able to do so until he rau the team u to a large locust tree above David Glad feller's lane. Being unable to h ild ou any louder in the mad race, little Har old fell from the wagoa and one of the hind wheels passed over his body. Standing at the bridge as the team dashed by were Supervisors David Gladfelter and A. M. Cor bin, and Headmaster David Wine gardner. Mr. Gladfelter running back, found the boy lying in the road trying to arise. He was soon joined by Mr. Corbin, and Mr. Wmegardner, and the boy's father, who tenderly picked up his little son and placed him in the spring wagon of Mr. Wine gardner, who took the father and son to the home from which they had so recently started. A physician was &ummoued, but all to t.o avail, for the little fellow's in iu lies were of such a nature that death quickly euded his existence in this world. The funeral which was very largely attended, took place Sun uy afternoon at four o'clock, and iuterment was made .it Bethel church, New Grenada. The grief stricken parents have the deepest sympathy of iheir many friends in this suddeu aud sore bereavement. : -: : : : : A RECORD DRIVE. Congressman Focht's Team Shows Up Well On Long Journey. Last week, upon returning from a speech making visit to Juniata county, via Lewistown, Congress man B. K. Pocht drove his team of Kentucky driving horses, to a top road wagon, with Wm. Myors up with the ribbons, from the Coleman House, in the centre of Lewistown, to the centre of Lew isburg m six hours and fifteen minutes. The start was made at 7 a. m. and the destination reach ed in Lewisburg at 1:15 p. m. The dlstauce is sixty-two miles, and from Le vist wn ten miles eastward, the roads were some thing frightful, although most ex cellent over the remaining dis tance. The team maintained a steady jug and show no ill effects whatever as a result of the long aud record breaking journey At least ten stops were made along the route to water and converse with people. : ft ft V ft ft : ft ft ft : ft ft ft : ft ft & ft ft ft w : ft : ft ft; ft ft ft ! ft ft ' (.) ft : v m () S ft ft i 8 i Fulton County Teachers, 1907-08. MURDERED AT HANCOCK. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW AYR '1 cachcr I t office . Sephia I lob man Met !oBMllshiirg Rnssel Nelson " . Marv Button " . Mary s enger, . babel Loffue . . . ...Webster Mills . Iiir !ove Tannery . . MeConnelUlidrg Crow Roads, Neaniore .... Morton'- Point Maple Jacob Lake Smith 'a l'liihp Mnrgret's Stpea Hill Cedar Lane Wnrfordshurg . . ( lor don 'a Alpine Mt. Airv May's Chapel . . . Black Oak . Big Cove Tannery . . Pleasant Ridge Gem School Mill School. . . Rock Hill WeMer .Mill.-. .1 iiirtowii Cito llig Cove Tannery .Carrie Humbert. liaek mm Khoilu Kendall.. . Laurel Ridge CatharincComi' ci Corner Harry Bivens. .. . BELF sr Pearl Mellott ThoiuM Truax . . . llliinchc Smith McKibbin Drove Nellie, Motion Pleasant Ridge Eva Boil ford Iddo Minnie Pnnk Needniore S. L Wink .". . Sipes Mills Daisy Strmt " Pearl Garland (iem BETHEL. Zoie Mason McOmnell U. C. Cirk Warlord Bberinan Bernhart I'ott Sadie Kirk Warfordsburg Kitty Kirk " ( Catharine onker.. " Lulu Blusher " BRUSH CREEK Oak Grove Albert Garland Kromaville hmmaville Vliicrt Bpnde lluchiiimn . . Locust Grovi Buffalo A kersvill Akersvill burg hu ra Pranl Mill Adv. . Prim. A kersville , Si pea Mill ( Shesnnt's (i hint's Burnt Cabins Battle Ridge. Clciir Ridge , Port Littleton HarrisonviPe. Silimin I Daniel's Sulin in . . .( 'leaf Ridge Fort Littleton ..Burnt Cabins . . .Clear Ridge . . Clear Ridse .Chester Spade .... . James ( la I land .... . Ida M. Hixson .... . Ernest Walter .... . Llllie Wink DUBLIN . Lillie Flamming . . . Irvin Cook . Lewis Harris ...... ..less Henry . Levi P. Horion . . . Vacant LICKING CREEK .Clius. W. Mellott Saluvia . 1'. C. Mulot Andovor .Margaret. Daniels SlpOH Mill . Ada V, Decker Saluvia Vallance Maud. tahong 1 larrisonville Compulsion aleirli Lawver Met lonneilsbuPg Forest Dale Catharine Hoop Vndover McCON N ELLSBURG High School Emory Thomas McConnolltburg Grammar Fannie Greatbead.. Intermediate (iertrude Hoke.... " Primary Nora Fisher " TAVLOK Huston town I). K. Cbesnut Hustontown Gracey w. (,. 'mk " Waterfall Marjorte Sipes Wells Tannery Dublin Mills II. 1 Barton Hustontown Cherry Grove Myrtle Stevens Clear Ridge Winter Green ....Ksteila Laidig Laidig Laidig Harrison Hoover West Dublin State Road W, 11. Ranck Hustontown THOMPSON West View Harry Hill Hancock Oak Dale Jessie Mellott Pleasant Ridge Independence Marden Stouteagle. . , .McConnellsburg Bald Kagle Harvey Slmrpe Sharpe Board Yard Benjamin Keefer I'luin Run Ditch Run H. W. Wink Center Orplia Snyder x. Needniore TODD Scott's Amos Peightel McConnellsburg Bummer's Mary Ott " Mcfiovern's Clias. Rot " Knobsviile T. S. Bershey Knobsville Woodburn Pearl .Gresa l FN ION Fxcelsior George Lehman Lashley Barne.'s (iap Maude Ritli " Center Jessie (iienger Buck Valley Ilarmoniu Gilbert B. Mellott. Hancock, R P.D. 8 Fairview Tolbert Shank Buck Valley uck's Ridge Elmer Hendershot. " W LLLS Wells Tannery Ad.Murrill Foreman Wells Tannery " Prim. Lillian Burkett Enid No. Robert Barly " New Grenade Grace Lodge Crystal Spring High School Harry Seville Knid B. V. LAMBFKSON, County Siipi riiiiendont. v V V J- ft V Operator At the U. & 0. Station ! kill ed Farly l.nst Sunday Morn- inz- Snapshots at Tlteir Ci)..iinR.s and Going Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Rcntful'OntinK. PROBABLY MISTAKEN IDENTITY. I NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED ft : ft V V ft v 1 V V : ft V : ft ft V ft : : : : i : ft ; ft V ft ft v V With a big hole torn in his left breast, where be had received the j contents of a load from a shotgun, the lifele s body of Morris F. VunGosen, a well known tele graph operator, was found Sun day morning lying probably two hundred yaids vast the signal tour at the station on the Balti more and Ohio railroad al Han cock. VanGoseu was on his way from the signal tour, uhere lie had been to see how a relief man was getting along willi the business, to his boarding house, when he WM mat deed. This was about 8:80 o'clock, out it was not until ti o'clock iu the morning that the body of VanGoeon was found. A few hours later William Joues, a Haiti more and Ohio track hand, whose home is In the immediate vicinity of the station, was arrested charged with toe murder. Jones stjutly denies that he killed VanGoscn, although it was brought ( ut at the iiiiiest aud admitted by Jones that at the moment VanGoseu was shot, ho was out with his shotgun looking lor a mau by the name of Tildoo Barnes, whom ho accused of bar ing enticed his wife away from home. The theory which the offioero hold is that Jones mistook Van Gosen for Barnes, and shot him down without making tare of his identity. The feeling against Jones in that section of Mary land and across in West Viriuia, is very strong. He is L1 1 years old. VanGoseu was ;!;! years old and was regarded by his employers as a mod I young man. He had been with the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad for twelve years, and m charge ol the signal tower at Han cock for the past .six years. .;. .5. .:. .;. .j. .j. -- There are in all the Sunday schoolaof the world 21,000,000 pupils. Of this number thi) 1 'nit od states baa 12,000,000. No Soup, Dr. Osier Says. "Soup must go. There is a popular fallacy that soup is nour ishing. That is a mistake. It is one of the most harmful things one can eat. It is worse than lobster. Of course, there are times when a simple beef or mut ton broth is not to be condemned. But as a rule soup is positively dangerous. It dilutes the Kastric juices and it lerments too rapidly to permit it to bo easily digested. It is the greatest cause of dys pepsia and uervous disorders. Vegetable soup should be thrown into the garbage pail, whore it be lougs, instead of being poured in to a delicate stomacb. Half the nervous wrecks among society folk who live well are caused by eating soup." - Statement credit ed to Dr. Osier by What to lfiat. Enormous. Sun on Deposit. The Bowery Savings Bank, of Now York City, had on deposit I recently the enormous sum of ; 100,000,000, the largest amount, j it is announced, ever hold by a ! savings instituiiou iu the world Tin- deposits in the institution have been rapidly increasing for some time, and the president says this is a certain and gratify ing indication of the continued prosperity of the c -untry. Comrade M. 1). MaU"s, of Hustontowo, spent a few hours in towu Monday, . Boys Foot Cuf Off by Mower. A ::ine year old .boy named Fowler, who lived with George A.. Shoemaker on the farm of Mrs. George U. Blr.ne, near Taney-' towu, Md., had one of his feet cut off Thursday by a mowing ma chiue. He stepped in front of the machine while in was in motion, aud the knives cut through tlesh, muscle and bone and left tbe foot dangling by a ahred of skin. Crystal Springs Camp. The annual campmectmg at Crystal Springs will begin on Friday of this week, and continue to and including Monday, August 215th. One hundred and fifty two story frame cottages enclose cir cles Nos. 1 aud 2, Seatiug room in open circle Tor 7,000 persons. First class commissary; excellent boarding house; conveyance to and from railroad; barber shop, daily mall and telephone service. A tent may l-i routed for 7. Meals at boarding house ii.'i cents or board by the clay at 1.2I. lievs. Souser, Elliott, and Dan iels preach Sunday, August 1Kb. Fveland aud Glenn, the 2&tb. The singing will be under the direc tion of Rev. Daniols, assisted by a male quartette. Communion service, August --, under direc tion of liev. 11. L. Jacobs, of First M. B, Church, Altoona. J. R. Van Felt, D. D., will give a bible lecture each afternoon. A stronj; foice of able preachers will be in attendance all the time. Ducks by the Thousand. The Hai risburg Patriot is au thority for the statement that 250,000 ducks will be raised at the Spring Lake Duck Furni, near New Cumberland, this year, at the rate the plant is going now. One huudrsd anu sixty thousand have already b"en hatched, of which eighty seven thousaud are still in the brooder houses await iug their turn for tbe killing room Three thousand are kilied every three days aud shipped to Fhiladelplnaund New York whore twenty cents per jxiuud is paid for them. Manager Charles St.au Iter has at present uiuoty throe hundred eg incubators hatching and by the close of the present breediug somou which is October 1 he feels sure that it will reach the above figures. Suborib for the News. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Barnett, of Waterfall, spent Tuesday at McCounellsOu rg. Edward Swope, of Pleasant Ridge, was among the business visitors iu town, Monday. L. Schooiey, one of Andov er's good citizens, spent Monday in McConne'tlsbui g on business. Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Shimer, of Harrieburg, are s pending their summer vacation among their many friends hero. J. P. Waltz Bq , a promlnout citizen of Thompson township, spent several days last week in this vicinity on business. Miss Carrie Kuminel of ( lettys burg is spending the week in this place a guest in the home ol her uncle, .hunt's Hummel. Miss Mildred Sheets, near Merceraburg, spent several days last week visiting among her Mc Couu ells burg relatives and friends. Miss Mary Ott of Tod-Jtowu-ship left last Saturday for a om week's visit in the home of her sistor Mrs. George H. K'notts 111 Altoona. Howard P. Skipper and family reutrned to Waynesboro Monday after having had a very pleasant visit among their Fulton county friends. Mrs Thomas Rambeck, of Erie, is visitiug at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Stevens, and other friends 111 this place. Miss Nellie Comorer, the popu lar saleslady at Geo. W. Keisner iVCo's store, is enjoying a well earned vacation with relatives at McKei sport and Filtsburg. Mr. aud Mrs. J. C. Comerer, of near Hancock, Md-, were visit ing Mrs. Comerer 'a mother, Mrs. Sarah Pitttnan, of this place, Wednesday and Thursday. Miss Myrtle Doahong, who has bseu employed 111 McKeesport, for some time, is spending her vacatiou with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Doshong, near Ilarrisonville. Miss Mollie Seylar, of Fitts buvg, who is spending hoi vaca tiou at the home of her sister, Mrs. S. M. Cook, North Second stroet, has been seriously ill the past ten days. Mis Mary Shueidor aud her two nieces, Marie and Emma Shueidor, and her nephew Char les Hbnetder all 6f Bait more, are visitiug Mrs. Elisabeth Knautt aud daughter. W. 11. Shoemaker, of Carlisle, the popular carpet salesman, was culling on our met chants Mon day. Will, is a McConnellsburg boy that is always sure to .eceivo a hearty reception. liov. aud Mrs. A. G. Wolf and their children spent several days the past week amoug their form er parishioners in this place. Mr. Wolf is uow pastor of the Luther an church at West Fairview, Fa. J. K. Johnston took District Attorney Frank F. Lynch and Mrs. S. S. Hoop to Bedford Mt Friday, iu his auto. Mrs. Lynsh aud the baby accompanied thi party to Evorett, and returned with them in the afternoon. Mis. Axie Fisher, of York, Fa., has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Harris this week. Miss Fisher was called homo on the account of the death of her brother Benjamin, which occur red in Thompson township re cently. Frol. W. Don Morton, who was priucipal of tho High School at Sslix Fa., last year, has just had notice that he has been elected to the chair of Mathematics in tho Maplewood Academy, which is located iu a suburb of Fhtlad.J pbia. The position has a dice salary coupled with it. J
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