)t ifttlton Coutttj) Pettis. VOLUME 8 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 2 2. J 'Mi 7. NUMBER 'Ml LUTHERAN PASTOR. Rev. Calvin Fassold, Ph. 0., Accept Call and Mas Moved Into the Parsonage. The Lutheran congregations of th:s place. Little Cove, and Big Cove Tannery, who have been without a pastor sinc.j the resig natiou of Rev. Wolf last year, have secured one in the person of Uev. Calvin Fassold, Ph. I).', whocoines to this field from Dushore, Pa. Uev. Fassold is art agreeable gentleman, and has an interest ing history. On the mate, nal side he is in the sixth generation IB descent from Conrad Weiser, the old In dian interpreter, or Peace Maker, of Pennsylvania On the pater nal side, his greatgrandfather, Valentine Fassold, was an Aide on Wellington's stall. His grand father was George, and his father was a contractor and builder. Mr. Fas sold was born at Sunbury, Pa. His early boyhood was spent on a farm. He soon became inter e ted in building, and drew plans xGnftDflt Shew tSBBw ' Soldiers' Reunion. The annual reunion of the Vet eran Association, of Fulton coun ty, l'a., will be held on the Asso ciation grounds, near Wesley Hoop's September 11, 1907) when the following program will be ren dered: Culled to order by the President, William Miller, at 10 o'clock. Prayer Hev. S. B Houston. Singing- "America" Audience. Address of Welcome V. L. Hollenshend. Response Comrade EL Wolf. Music Hand. Adjournment for dinner. Assemble at ItSO o'clock, when the business of the organization will be transacted and officers elected for the ensuing year. Music Hand. , Address Hrof. Palmer. Recitation Music Hand. Address, Horace II. Sipes, Esq. Music Band. Address Capt. (i. W. Skinner. Music Hand. Address J. M. Yanllom, Esq. Music Hand. Address Rev. Daniels. Music Hand. Address -Frank P. Lynch, Esq, There will also be several recitations. Brv. Calvin Fassold, Ph. I), for many houses and helped his father to erect them, acquiring a practical knowledge which has since been of great value to him He was educated in the Sunbury high school, Susquehanna Uni varsity, Pennsylvania College, and the University of West Virginia- Twice he was graduated with the lirst honors of his class. He holds a state permanent col lege certificate. His first charge was the First Evangelical Lutheran Cliurch, at Jersey Shore, Pa., which he serv ed from 1896 to 1902. He was pastor at Hughesville, Pa., from 1902 to 1904, and on the 1st of November, 1904, became pastor of St. John's Lutheran Churcb, at Dushore, Pa., the largest Pro testant body in Sullivan county. He also gave personal supervis ion to the erection of the new par sonage; to cost above $1,000, the bost church and parsonage in the county. Mr. Fassold is the author of several tracts, including "The Nicodemus Question" and "What I Do Not Know." He has served on the Pennsylvania State Sun day School B. ard over two years, and has traveled mauy thousand miles in this work. He also lec tures occasionally. He has re ceivod the degree of Ph. D. since graduating. The Rev. Mr. Fassold is a tine type of the utroug intellectual pastor found in the Lutheran Church. He preaches able ser mons, both in English or German, aud is a very practical man both in and out of the pulpit. lu 1892, he married Miss Mar garet Albert, sister of Prof. Al bert, of the Bbomsburg State Normal school, and a distinguish ed educator. We trust he may liud his work here pleasant, aud that he may remain a long time. We arc Looking for Him Once more a man has called at the Times oflice to lodge the vary important information that he found au error in its columns. If 'his man can find a way to pre vent a recurrence of such thiugs and likewise to prevent mistakes in the business in which he is en gaged, he will get a larger salary than is paid to any employee in the United States. The whole earth is looking for him -Chester Times. Demonstration Success! il in York Co. With the assistance of Hon. A. L. Martin, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Manager of Farmers' Institute, of Pennsyl vania, and by the cixiperation of nine successful wheat farmers of various sections of the conntv, a series of wheat raising demon strations to. increase the quantity and improve the quality of wheat, have beon conducted in York county, under the direction of Prof. F-rankhn Menges. Orily farmers who live on and farm their own farms are connected with these demonstrations, so that all that is said and done can be verified. These demonstra tions have beon made on the dif ferent soils of that section not that they are regarded any better than those of other sections of the state, but that one person could easily oversee them without consumiug too much time. These soils received only the regular treatment accorded all the soils ou which wheat is raised by these farmers, and therefore ether farmers can do what these men have done. The wheat used for seed has always been carefully selected and cleaned. The varieties here given have yielded from twenty five to forty bushels per acre for the last four years, usually from thirty to forty bushels per acre. It is the desire of Hon. A. L. Mar tin and Prof. Menges to assist the farmers of Pennsylvania to increase the quantity and im prove the ouality of the wheat raised. And tor this reason would suggest that a few wheat farm ers in each of the wheat raising counties where wheat is not doing as well as it might, to get some seed of one or more of these va rieties. The farmers who have been doing this work on wheat, will thoroughly clean the Beed, and they will therefore ask from fifteen to twenty-five cents a bush el more than market pneo. They have the following varieties : Old Lancaster red, red shade, gravel and clay soils; rural New York red, smooth, limestone clay, shaly soils; blue stem red, smooth.shaly gravel aud clay soils; Turkish Roumanian red, bearded, gravel and shaly clay soils. Cash should accompany all or ders. It Rhould be specifically stated whether the order shall be scut by ireight or express. All orders will be promptly tilled. All orders and communications should be addressed to Franklin Mouges, York, Pa. At Berkley Springs William T. Jones, charged with the murder of Morris Van Gosen, at Hancock station, last Sunday morning, en tered a plea of guilty before Jus tice Coughlau and was held for court. :o.MMISSION MAD A KI.PORT. Names of (irnfters QlVtU in Sup. Supplemental Report by Democratic Members. Hutiusiu'itc, Aug. 17. The mil expected report of the CSpi- ol investigator! commission wit presented Friday afternoon with some ceremony to Governor Stu art by Senator John Fisher, of In- iiim. chairman of the commission. A supplemental report signed by the Democratic members of the commission, Senator Arthur G. )ewalt, of Allentown, and Repre sentative R. Scott Aminernian, of iinville, was presented Inter in the (Jay, It mimes the men re- ponsibb for the graft of 9,000, 000 for trimming the capitol end recommends that Attorney Gener al Todd bring criminal and civil nits ngainst them. I'he report of the majority of the commission, which is concur ed by Messrs. Dewalt and Am- mermen, censure. the State oth- cials responsible for the looting of the treasury under the guise of furnishing the capitol and the contractors who shared in the prof- ts for which the Commission re port shows the State was mulched. The men Denied in the commis sion's report as involved in the runsactions are as follows: John H. Sanderson, of Philadel phia, who collected 8,600,000 for 'trimmings. " foseph M. Huston, of Philadel phia the half million dollar Arch itect, with his assistant, Stanford H. Lewis. James M. Bbumaker, of Johns town, former Superintendent of public ( 1 rounds end Buildings. former Auditor Generals Wil iatn P. Snyder, of Spring City, and E, H. I lurdenhurg, of Hones dale, and former Treasurers, Wm. Mathues, of Media, and Frank Harris, of Clearfield, who were members of the board that let the contracts for the trimmings: Congressman II. Burd Cassel, of Marietta, president of the Penn sylvania Construction Comprtiy, which collected -2. 000,000 for 350,000 worth of filing cases. The capitol contractors, George F. Payne and George G. Wetter, of Philadelphia. Charles F. Kinsman, Willis Hollcnu, John (. Neider, and Geo. It. Storm, of Now York, who were connected with the Pennsylvania Bronze Company. Frank Irvine, Audito General's Department, who "audited" the bills. (ieorge C. Keini, of Johnstown, lookkeeper in Shumakei's office, and BOW deputy superintendent of public grounds and buildings. The international manufacturing and supply company, of Philadel phia, "dummy" bidders against Sanderson. SHORT CUT TO PITTSBURG. Pennsylvania Kiiiiroud Reported to he I'laiiniiiK Improvement. A news dispatch stnt out from Il:igertown, Maryland, under date of August 7, say: his reported here that the Pennsylvania Rail; road which some time ago became virtually the owner of the Cum berland Valley Railroad which ex tends from Winchester, Virginia to llarrisburg, proposes a new short cut to Pittsburg, utilizing the Cumberland Valley Railroad from llarrisburg to Newville, when1 this road turns to the south and follows the old South Penn route west It is the general belief here that within the next twelve months the Cumberland Valley will be ma le a division of the Pennsylvania. The sale of the large Parker f irm, at Newville, is said to have furnished a site for large car shop-: projected by the Pennsylvania Railroad, PkF.rry home wedding. ENID. The sick about here are not im proving very fast. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McClain have rturued to E. McKeesport, The Aitoona Schools are well represented just now in the Val ley two ' Principals and four teachers are rusticating here. MissWurtz and Miss Nauglo of Aitoona are visiting at A. G, Ewdards. Prof. Wilson Osborne, of Ai toona, is spending his vacation at Jus. Lock ard '.s. Mrs. L. L. Cuuninghain, of New Grenada, spent a few days at Iflnid visitiav relatives and riends. Prof. Geo. W. Ready spent Thursday at Wells Tannery. Mr. aud Mrs. Oliver Mock of Aitoona are in the Valley for a short time. Crops Arc Good. Farmers are authority for the statement that the crops tnis year will be unusually large, and will surpass most of those of former prosperous years. hverything but the fruit is far above the av erage, and there need be no ap prehension felt by the people on this score. Had this statement Oeen ci ide i m nith or more ago, it would have been laughed to scorn, as then the entire country was worried .ind feared a famine in many of the necessities of life, with consequent high prices. With the cost of living going up to such an alarming degree dur ing the past year, genuine alarm was felt over the prospects of a still more pronouueed raise, as the result of the threatened fail ure of farming produce, which would have been nothing less than a calamity. Potatoes, which early in the season were reported to be a complete failure, are now said by the farmers to be more pleuti ful than for many years, and as a consequ . nee they will be low in price. The tubers are multiply ing under ground at a most as tonishing rate and are developing into real life-sized vegetables. Wheat has yielded more than an average crop and oats promise well. The corn crop is looking well With prospects of an avorage yield. Fruit is the only crop that will fall short. Apples in some sectious have been badly ruined as a result of the frost, while in other sections, the trees are lad en almost to the ground with them. The peaches are scarce, but the pears and plums were not so badly affected. Have You Sees The New Comet ? The new comet discovered by Prof. Daniel, of Princotou univor sit, in June ol last year, is now visible to the naked eye. It-has a bright stellar nucleus, much coma, a multipe tall. The comet can be seen between 3 and 3.-80 a. m, by looking due east at about 45 degree above the horizon, i " 1 1 "' 1 1 1 1 in Subioribe tor the Nkwm. Good Roads Valuable. Fifty years ago there was some excuse for bad roads, for our country was poor. Now it is rich there is no excuse. A good road is always to be desired, and is a sourceofcomfortand convenience to every traveler. Good roads attract population, as good schools and churches. Good roads im prove the value of property, so that it is said a farm lying five miles from market connected by a bad road, is of less value than an equally good farm connected by a good road. A larger load can be drawn by one horse over a good road than by two over a bad oue. Good roads encourage the greater exchange rf products and commodities between oue section aud another. Good roads are of great value to towns, aud to railroads as feeders. bitten By A Copperhead. On Thursday last while Mr. Houston Johnston of Webster Mills was engaged iu buildmg a load of oats iu one of his fields he was bitten iu one of his tiugers by a copperhead snake which had beon thrown up in a forkful of oats. He felt a stinging sensa tion in bis Mugor.but paid no at tentiou to it until he happoued to look down at his feat und saw the snake, when he lost no time in getting to Dr. Sappington's office where the finger was properly dressed. ELI. MAKER'S CAMP. Mis Marv Grove Becomes the Bride of Rev. Allen J. Crooks, Pastor of U. P. Church, Warnock' Ohio. The marriage Of Miss Mary Grov,' to Uev. Allen J, (.'rooks, pastor of the Putted I 'i e.sby ter.un church, at Warnock, Ohio, remov es from McConnellsbnrg; one of the town's most amiable and cul tared young Isdie. The beautilul nug ceremony which made the happy young people husband and wife was per formed by the bride's father, Rev. J. L GrOVt assisted by the bruin's cousin, Rev. W. V. Grove, pastor of the United Presbyterian ciiurch at Lewistown, Pa., at the home of the bride's parents, on West Water street, at high noon Wednesday, in the preseuce of tho immediate family and a tew invited guests. After oongratulattoneand the serving of refreshments the bride and groom were conveyed toMer cersburg by W. S. Wartlnn in the latter's automobile, where they took the afternoon train lor a bridal trip. They expect to reach the home of the groom's parents at Apollo, Pa , in about a week, and later go to Warnock, for the final reception which will be giv en by Mr. Crooks' congregation. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful gifts, among which was a silk India shawl from her sister Bertha ID Kgypt. The Sabbath school of her fath er's church in this place, iu which Mary was a most faithful and efficient worker, nave her a sur prise reception iu the church, Tuesday evening, which was a very pleasant a (fair, Withaneat little speech, Rev. Dr. West, on be half of the Sunday school, pre sented her with a purse contain ing three five-dollar gold pieces, and the Primary Department, of which the bride was Super in ten dout, presented her with a beau tiful Marseilles bed spread. Wells Tannery. John Gaster, wife and children, of Pittsburg, are visiting the lormer's sister, Mrs. Will Har mon. Will Swope, wife and daughter, of Braddocli, are visiting Mr. Swop.i's parents. Mr. aud Mrs. G. W. Swope. Earl Schenck, who has been employed by tiie P. R. R. Co., re turned home this week. Mack stunkard, of Governor Island, N. V , spent Sunday with his parents, W. B, Stunkard and wife. Miss Edith Haldemau, of Phila delplna, lias been the guest of Maud Baumgarduer, during the past two weeks. Miss Nettie Warsing is visiting friends in Johnstown. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Spmgler entertained, for several days last week, Mr. Spangler's three sis ters, Mrs. Cook and Miss Sue Spangler, of Cassville, and Mrs. Woods, of Mapleton; and Mr. and Mrs. Will Hoke and Mr. Jesse Sweet and daughter, of Saxton. Prof. Ready, of Enid, spent last Thursday in the homos of tlarvey and S. P. Wishart. iu last week's letter from Alice Wishart, of India, she tells us that she is enjoying good health, but suffering intensely from the heat. They nave to keep the fans going night and day. She re ports 72 new pupils in their schools of tho natives, and writes very encouragingly of the work iu geaeial. W. H. Baumgarduor and son Paul attended camp at Walnut Grove, Sunday. Mrs. Haivey Wishart owns a turkey hen that layed OQ eggs durirg the summer, and is still in the business. We also can boast of tho game snake killer, and any persq doubting the reporter's word, can be convinced by calllug on Bur Dishong, who will testify that he kihod ninety two snakes last Sat ! urday. W ho can beat it r E. N. Akers, o'Sipes Mill, was a town visitor on Friday. ..'im. I Day's fluting on Top of Side ling Mountain, August Tenth. r 1 1 i t ..... .. t i ' i i 1 1 1 t.r it 1 1 LYjrwUWU Ol nniin- lay, August I Oth, the weather indications no le ill for tho .iixth Annual Reunion and Picnic given by the former hosts and hostess es in honor to their guest Mr. J. (Voter U Ell maker, of Lancaster, Pa., but by noon, a beautiful and pleasant day opened up fog the festivities. The ladies had made ample preparations, aud Mr. BUI' maker, having got an inkling of their invasion of his camp, had an ample supply of his famous ftoffee brewing, so a royal feast was enjoyed, after which the af ternoon was spent in sociability and kindly inquiries after those present in former years who wore hindered from being pres ent Oue family was kept away on account of a funeral: another by a serious accident; another by reason of "Old Home Week" in their town of Bedford. Mrs. J. Gil more Stailey, oue of the (bremost in entertaining and honoring Mr. E , h id a letter read from Hon. Joseph K. Thropp, of Kirlston, Pa., thanking her for rearing the beaut ful dahlia, nam ed in his honor, and "expressing Ins future intentions of renovat ing and improving the Mountain Bouse. It is the general desire of Un people throughout Southern Penn sylvania, aud of travelers gener ally, that Mr. and Mrs. Thropp, who virtually own and operate three large furnaces, would le habitats this tar-famed hostlery and mountain resort. it would be an oasis to the many auto tour ists and other travelers in this lonely desertous, mountainous country. Prof, B. C. Lim'oerson, Fulton county's Superintendent of Schools, happened along about the noon hour, and being invited to dinner, responded gracefully, but dodged making an address. The Editor of the "Fulton County News" B. W. Peck, accompan ied by Mrs. Peck, Mrs. S. B. Woollet, and Miss Mertie Stouer, came along in Mr. Peck's auto, returning from "Old Home Week" at Bedford. They stop pod and chatted, giving glowing accounts of their tour. Mrs. S. M. Cook, a very viva cious, iutelhgout aud observing lady of M Connellsburg, came along iu the hack, returning from Bedford, stopped awhile aud gaVfl a very inleresViug panorama of the crowds, decorations, parades, excellent music, and splendid ad dresses. Masters H. E. Jackson, Russell B. Akers, aud J as. 0 Akers, drove up to see the '"campers." Six autos passed during the day, making a total ot 2'.i;i duriag the season to said date. After partaking of supper, all returned to their homes, feeling that it .was good to bo there. The following participants besides those uamed, were Mr. and Mrs. J. R Jackson, of Akersville; Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Hanks, of Riverside, near Fverett; Mr. and Mrs. J. (i. Stailey, of Ureezeaood; T. F. Sloan, of McConnellsburg; J. A. Stewart aud daughter Sarah Khza, of Greeuhill. J. A. S. ABOUT PEOPLE YOl KNOW Snapshots at Their Cumin,; and Going; Here for a Vacation, or Away for a RtstfulOutlnjj. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED Geo. W. Foreman of Wells Val ley was at the Fulton House on Friday. Mr. Wilson Wall., of Sinn -pc. was a business visitor on Thurs day last. Mr. CI trence Collodge of Pitts-, burg, was a plea- ant caller atour office on Friday. Mrs. Casper Worley aud three children of Shippensburg, are visiting Mrs. Worley 's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Shinier. Mrs. L). B. Nace and daughter Miss Nullie, of ( 'liambersburg, returned home on Saturday after spending two weeks with M. W. Xace's family. Mr. John Bender who has been in tho Service of Uncle Sam, iu the 1 'hillipiues for a couple years is here visiting tiie family of Ins father Mr. Mai tin L Bender. Miss Jennie Carson and hor cousin Miss Rose Uarson, who had beon spending the last eight een months iu Pans and other cltiea iu Europe, are visiting among their McC'ouellsburg relatives-and friends. Mrs. Harry Mock, of Aitoona, Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Re becca Snyder, at tins place. Mrs. Mock was accompanied home by her sister Marie Snyder who had been spending the summer with her. THEY'VE STRUCK COPPER. Drillers Un South Mountain! Declare It is .100 I eel Down. Haerstown, Md., Aug. 9. At a depth of 800 feet the drillers at work mi the Virgin Copper Com pany's lands on bouth Mouutaiu near Bluo Ridge Summit, are re ported to have struck copper ore of a rich character and which, of ticials of the company declare, can be mined in payingquantitves The drills are being worked night and day. An otlioor of the company stat ed that all the property not brought up in the vicinity of tho company's lands has been option ed. Irately there has beeu a rush of capitalists and prospjetora to the mountain, wbiah presents a busy scene. Girl Buried Alive Under Hay. Miss X. A. Black, a Pittsburg school teicher, in a sanitarium for nervous prostration, escaped1 and travelled to the barn of Adam Neidhart, near by, where she got lost iu the hay and remained five days. During all that time she had neither food nor water. She dug down in the hay and could not tiud her way out. Meantime the farmer was piling more hay in all the while. When she was rescued ner nervousness was cured. Big Waynesboro Stable Burned. Ou Wednesday afternoon, fire of an unknown origin destroyed the large livery stable of Frank Weagley, iu the rear of tho Weag- ley block on West Main street, Waynesboro. With the stablo were consumed 1 tons of hay and a dozen sleighs. Everything else, moveable, was saved. Through the efforts of the fire men, the adjoining properties were saved. Mr Weagley places his loss at 1500, counter balanc ed by an insurance of $8o0. The tiro caused a great cloud of smoke to ascend, aud created much ex citement in Waynesboro. HUSI0NT0UV Will Cutshall, of Pitcairn spending some time in tins place, renewing old acquaintances. Belea Outshall and wile aud children spent several days last waek visiting in tho homo of Joseph Iianck. Will Cutshall, of Jeannette, is spending the week with biS par ents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Laidig. Theodore ,S troop, of Philadel phia is spending some tune with his uncle Rev. Daniels, of this place. Mrs. Harry Daniels left for Lancaster on Friday where she will speud some tune with her parents. Movable Schools for Agriculture Pennsylvania is to have- mov able schools of agriculture for the instruction of ihe people. Tiie experiment is to be com meuc ed iu November in lour counties, one of which is Adams. The movable school is to teach dairy ing, poultry raising, and horti culture. Tho luet.'uotor will carry with them the uecesesry apparatus to illuttti ate their subjects.
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