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VOLUME 8
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 19, J 907
NUMBER 51
PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING
Miss Nellie Dickson Roblnion Becomes
Bride of Mr. Wilson Humbird Elder,
of Morgantown, W. Va.
MANY OUT-OF-TOWN QUESTS PRESENT
At the Presbyterian church in
this place at seven o'clock hist eve
ning occurred oue of the mot
pleasing social events of the season
when Nellie, Dickson, daughter of
lvlitor and Mrs. S. M. Kohinson
WIS led to the altar by Mr. Wilson
Humhird Klder, of Morgnntown,
W. Va. Popular interest in the
event was manifested by the very
large number of persons assembled
to witness the ceremony.
While the church has been the
scene of many beautiful weddings
at no time has it been more taste
fully and artistically decorated.
The choir and pulpit platform was
converted into a lovely bower of
potted plants, ferns, and (lowers,
while the ends of the pews were
tufted with evergreen and bunch
es of hydrangea. From amid the
palni9 at the right of the altar there
issued strains of sweet music from
n piano, rendered by Maria Dick
son Alexander, cousin of the bride,
assisted by Miss Emily V. Great
bead, which lent a charm to the
neene and added much to the en
joyment of the guests.
The matron of honor was Mrs
Horace I'nderwood Nace, sister of
the bride, who just six years be
fore had ligured as the star actor
in a performance similar to the one
on this occasion, and she was
gowned in her own wedding dress
of silk muslin. The bridesmaids
were Misses Alice (indium, of
Baltimore; Mary Josephine Sloan,
McConnellsburg; Klizabeth Fore
Trout, Buffalo, N. Y.; and Nell
Nace, Chambersburg. Miss Gra
ham and Miss Trout were gowned
in French batiste over white silk;
Miss Sloan and Miss Naco wore
point d'esprit over white silk.
The ushers were Dr. (ico. M.
Robinson, brother; Walter Heid
Sloan, cousin; Horace U. Nace,
brother in-law of the bride, Mc
Connellsburg, and Dr. John J.
Eckels, Chambersburg.
Promptly at seven o'clock, the
bridal party made its appearance
at the door of the anteroom at the
rear of the auditorium. The first
to enter was Miss Trout and Miss
Graham the former walked up
the left aisle and tl e latter the
right aisle; they were followed, in
turn, by Miss Nace, and Miss
Sloan. Meeting at the head of the
main aisle, they marched down to
the rear end of the room, where
they separated to allow the ushers
to advance up the aisle, when they
followed, and the last to come in the
procession was the bride leaning
on the arm of her sister, the' ma
tron of honor. At the head of the
mtln uisle, the bride was met by
the groom who, with the best man,
Mr. Klder Humbird, of Cumber
land, Md , had left the anteroom
and proce eded up the right side
aisle just before the return of the
bridesmaids to the rear of the
church.
Gracefully the party swung info
position befo're the pastor of the
church, Rev. Dr. Win. A. West,
who pronounced the beautiful und
impresbive ceremony that made
the happy pair husband and wife.
The ceremony at the church was
followed by a reception at the home
of the bride's parents on West Wa
ter street, and here in the taste
fully decorated parlors, the bridal
party stood while nearly two hun
dred quests offered their best
wishes to the bride and groom.
Later an elegant repast was served
in the dining room where the color
Hclieme was greeu.
At 11 o'clock the young people
were convoyed to Chambersburg
in an automobile, from which
place they started on their wed
ding tour.
The presents received by the
bride were numerous and eleguut
consisting of cut glass, china, si!
verware, &., in abundance
Among those from a distance
veie: Mrs. Clara Klder, and Miss
Welle Klder. ( 'lntiiibersburs; Jas.
From Noel L Mathias.
The many former schoolmates
and friends of Noel L. Mathias,
will be glad to read the following
extracts from a personal letter
received recently by the Kditor
from Mr. Mathias. The unfor
tunate young man was a student
iu the Summer Normal schools at
McConnellsburg several years
ago, and was one of ibe brightest
and most promising young men
iu the schools, lie is a son of
Mr. M. L. Mathias, of Huston
town, and is confined in the Penn
sylvania State Lunatic Asylum at
Marrisburg. The extracts fol
low :
"I have been here in this State
Asylum since May 17, 1901, and
am able to be up an und and do
some work, as I with my compan
ion and room mate, Lewis W. Rice,
of Heading, Pa., did about ayear's
work. We began on the second
or third week of August, 1904,
and worked wit'i the men upon
the lawns and did other duties
an mi ml the buildings during the
summe:, aud assisted in the
butcher's shop during the winter
as well as to shovel snow, etc.,
around the buildings.
"1 have been here now pome
time, nnd close to the Capital City
of the State, but know very little
ot Harrisburg. One thing 1 know
it is this : I know what the P.
S. L. A. is, and that it is conduct
ed differently from what it was
recommended or described to me
before 1 was brought here.
"Mr. Peck, some time when
you come to Harrisburg on busi
ness or some other occasion,
please como across to this Asy
lum and give me a call, as it would
rejoice me to meet you and have a
good talk with you.
"I often see in the Fulton
County News, familiar uames, as
well as names of acquaintances
aud schoolmates of mine, and see
what they are doing and that they
are meeting with su.'.ess in edu
cation and employment, while I
am contlued in this Asylum.
"The special visiting days, or
times when visitors are allowed
to enter or come m to see friends,
are Wednesday and Saturday of
each week, from 2 until 5 o'clock
p. m. All persons are required
by Dr. H. L. Orth to have a writ
ten permission from the parents
or some authority of the patient,
before he will allow a visitor to
enter to see a patient, who is not
a relative.
"One thing 1 often think of : I
was compelled to give up my
studies, but I cannot be compel
led to abandon my worship or
service to the true and living God,
as I and my roommate are trying
to perjorm our duties and hold
out true Christian Soldiers at all
times and in all places.
"1 was pleased to learn that
Prof. B. C. Lamberson was elect
ed County Superintendent of
Public Schools. May he meet
with success in his work and
please the teachers and all."
Most respectfully, yours
N. L. Mathias.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Mellott,
who removed from Licking Creek
township to Deshler, Ohio, about
six years ago are with their sons
Herbert and Norman, Visiting
among ttieir old menus and
neighbors iu this county. Mr.
Mellott was iu town Tuesday and
speaks very highly ot his western
home. He says the yield of oats
this season is ab mt 110 bushels to
the acre about half a crop, and
corn about 10 bushels of shelled,
which is a two-thirds crop, The
difference in price between this
and former years will however,
compensate for the shortage in
bushels.
Klder, Klkins. W. Va., Mrs. Geo
D. Woodrow, Baltimore; Mrs,
John Klder, Mr. aud Mrs. C. P.
Speer, Miss Grace Speer, Cham
borshurg; Mrs. J. Wilson Hum
bird, of Cumberland, Md. ; Dr.'
and Mrs. W. Duflield ltobinson,
Miss Nan Kobinsou and Miss Au
gusta Kohinson, Philadelphia.
Sunday School Workers To Meet In
Unionlown, October 9-11.
The Pennsylvania State Sab
bath School Association, with
headquarters in the city of Phila
delphia, is one of the greatest, if
not the greatest organization of
Christian workers iu the State.
Its annua! conventions bring to
nether a larger number of deleg
tos than any other religious or
ganization. With auxiliary as
sociations in a'l of the sixty sev
en counties aud these subdivided
into district associations, it has
a system of organization that car
ries its benefits to every local
school no matter where it is lo 'at
ed.
Pennsylvania is the largest
Sunday School State iu the Union.
Withiu the borders of the State
are eleven thousand and sixty five
schools enrolliii1, 1,688,497 mem
bers, nearly one-fourth of the
population. This vast organiza
tion will hold its Forty-third An
nual Convention iu the city of
Uniontown, Fayette county,
October 9, 10 and 11, 1907.
Uniontown, therefore will be
the mecca toward which the Sun
day School workers, regardless
of denominational creed or name,
will journey from every connty
in the State.
A program of unusual strength
has been provided. Melvin E.
Trotter a rescue mission worker
of national, wide reputation will
direct the spiritual and devotion
al part of the convention. Grant
A. Tullar and Owen Meredith, of
the firm Tullar and Meredith,
New York music publishers will
hav j charge of the music. The
executive and business part will
be looked after by Hon. John
Wanamaker aud Mr. H J. Heinz,
the former Honorary President
of the State Association.
The program also coutains the
names of Dr. Martin C. Brum
baugh, Phila.; W. C. Pearce,
Chicago; Mrs. M. C. Lamoreaux,
Chicago, and many other workers
of note and prominence.
Uniontown is preparing
through a carefully selected com
mittee to entertain this gathering
in a manner never before equall
ed. For forty-three years this
convention has annually held its
meetings. All the important cit
ies in the State have been visited;
Uniontown, therefore, is endea
voring to do the thing just a lit
tle nicer and just a little better
than all the rest.
The Fulton County Association
is entitled to five de'egates. Cre
dential cards entitling holders to
reduced rates on all railroads and
special entertainment rates at
Uniontown can be secured from
Miss Maude E. Baumgardner,
Wells Tannerv, Pa., the Couuty
Corresponding Secretary, or
from W. G. Lindes, General Sec
retary, Withorspoon Bldg , Phila
delphia, Pa.
Commlssloi to Revise School Laws.
Governor Stuurt haB appointed
the following members of the Com
mission to Revise, Collate and
Digest the Public School Laws i
Dr. M. C. Brumbaugh, of Phila
delphia; State Superintendent of
Public Instruction N. C. Sshaef
fer, of Lancaster; David B. Oli
ver, ot Allegheny; William Laud
er, of Riddlesburg, Bedford coun
ty; John S. Rilling, of Erie; Dr.
G. M. Phillips, of West Chester;
Jamos M. Coughliu, of Wilkes
Barre. The commission is created by
a resolution of May 8, 1907. The
commission Is to collate and ro
duce into one act all the acts and
statutes, or parts thoreof, relat
ing to the public schools. The
work is designed to facilitate ref
erence to the school laws and the
new act is to be systematically
arranged. The commission has
an appropriation of Jft.OOO.
The commission is to organize
within thirty days, and the re
suit of its work is to be reported
to the Legislature before Febru
ary i, 1909.
Subscribe tor the "News;"
only HU .00 a year.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Two of Fulton County's Oldest Residents
Pass Beyond the Bournes of Time.
' MltS. Kl.IZ UIKTH Kl'S'lnS.
Mrs. Klizabeth, better known as
"Alint Lizzie" Kunion, relict of
the late Jacob Kunion, died at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Conierer, Kast Water street. Mc
Connellsburg, I'll., September 18,
1907., at the advanced age of 81
years, !i months, and I t days. Her
funeral took place on the following
Monday morning and her remains
were laid to rest beside those of
her late husband in the graveyard
at the Lutheran Church. Her pas
tor, Kev. Fasaold conducted pre
liminary services ut the house, and
preached the funeral sermon in the
Lutheran church from Psalm 89 ! 4,
it text Unit httd been selected for
the occasion by "Aunt Lizzie" be
fore her death.
Mrs. Kunion. whose maiden
name was Bpeece, was born in
shippensburg, and was married to
Jacob Kunion on the tiist of De
cember, 1858, and spent their mar
ried life in McConnellsburg, the
husband havinsdied about 18 years
ago.
"Aunt Lizzie"' became a mem
ber of the Lutheran church a.t Mc
Connellsburg more than sixty-three
years ago, under the pastorate of
Kev. David Smith, and was during
all those yean, a most devoted und
faithful member.
Not having any children, Mrs.
Kunion, about fifty years ago per
suaded her sister, Mrs. Kitemiller,
to let her have her daughter Cath
erine, and the, then little girl, went
into the home of her aunt Lizzie,
grew to womanhood, was married
to Henry Conierer, and during
"Aunt Lizzie's latter days, .she
hud in Mrs. Conierer a most faith
ful and tender caretaker- -for dur
ing the last two years of her life,
Mrs. Kunion was confined to her
bed and demanded almost constant
attention.
Her father's family consisted of
four daughters, of which Mrs.
Kunion was the last survivor.
J. J. Mkllott.
Again it is our paiuful duty to
chronicle the death ot one of our
oldest and best known citizens
one whose life and work meant
much in the settlement and pros
perity of the county.
At his home, near Webster
Mills, on Wednesday last, Sep
tember 11th, occurred the death
of J. J. Mellott, after an illness
of a week's duration, although
his health for several years had
not been robust.
Mr. Mellott, the oldest son
in the family of Klias aud Pai the
mia Mellott, was born in Belfast
township, and spent his entire
life f 7it years in his native coun
ty except for a short residence
in Ohio during the War.
Fifty-three years ago, he was
married to Miss Harriet Uarr,
who, with their entire family of
eleven children, survive him.
Eight sons and three daughters,
who represent our most prosper
ous and enterprising farmers and
stock-growers, live to recall his
words of wise advice, and patient
fatherly care.
Death, for the first time, has
invaded this familv; and, besides
the mother, the following named
children sorrow for a tender and
loving father : George F., Sam
uel, William, James, Rowland,
Dayton, Jacob, Joseph, Julia,
Lucy, and Emma all married
and living in Fulton and Frank
hn counties except Dayton, who
lives on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, aud Miss Emma at
home.
By his modest aud unobtrusive
manner, Mr. Mellott won the love
and respect of all men. lie was
an honest aud upright citizen, au
accommodating and kind hearted
neighbor, aud lor thirty years
was a consistent member of the
German Baptist faith. Ue lived
in the fuar of God, at peace with
bis fellowmen, aud died in tne
blissful hope of a triumphant res
urrectiou.
Ouly oue son Day tou, was ab
sent from the funeral six of
A Quiet W ddinc
i
On Suuday moruing Septem
ber 8, DI07, at ll o'clock at Han- j
cock Md. Mr. Davey Nelson Stev
ens of Woodrow, W. Va. and (
Miss Lela Maude Ciark of Me- j
Ribbon, this county, were bap-1
pily uuited in the holy bonds of
matrimony by Rev. D. M. Dibble i
of the M. K church of Hancock, I
I
Md. The wedding march played
by Miss Fannie Ried daiiglner of
Mr. J. W. Ried of Haucock.
The bride was beautifully gown
ed in white China silk with hat
and gloves to match. The groom
wore the old time black.
The happy couple took the early
Sunday moruing excursion for
Washington D C. on their wed
ding tour, and returned on Mon
day. They both are well-to-do p?ople
aud holt the best wishes of their
many friends
DOTT.
Miss Lizzie Lafforty and neph
ew Rexie Hess have returned af
ter spending some time at Atlan
tic City and other points in New
Jersey.
Mrs. Aaron Hess and children
spent a day recently with the
family of Reuben Lay ton.
Frank Itiuck, of Warfordsburg,
spent a Sunday recently the
guest of Mrs. Maria Spencer.
Misses Jessie Lewis and
Mayme Golden, of Franklin
Mills, spant a Sunday recently
with the family of Charles Hess.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fisher
spent a day recently iu Washing
ton D. C.
Mrs. Mary C. Winter spent
Suuday with the family of Job
L. Garland.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. R. Sharpe
shent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
James Truax near Pleasant
G rove,
Messrs Archie and iayle Fish
er spent u day recently with Mr.
Alfred Mellott.
Geo. F. B. Hill is improving
the appearance of his properly
by painting his house and barn.
We are glad to welcome Miss
Sadie Kirk as teacher of Mount
Airy school this year. Wish you
success Miss Sadie.
Mrs. Elliott Akers visited her
son in law Charles Golden Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McKee, ol
Kansas are visiting relatives and
friends here.
Teachers' Meeting.
The teachers' preliminary
meeting for Brush Creek, Lick
ing Creek, Belfast and Ayr town
ships, was held at Needmore,
Thursday, Septemner Cith.
The meeting was called to or
der by Supt. Lamberson. S. L.
Wink was elected president.
The questions Preliminary
Work, First Day's Work, The
Program, Teaching of Algebra,
anr tnauy other important sub
jects were discussed by the teach
ers present
Arrangements were made for
Local Institutes in townships rep
resented except Ayr, after
which Prof. Lamberson gave a
closing talk, which was very in
structive. The meeting then closed, and
the teachers returned home great
ly benehted by having been pres
ent. Mauuakkt Daniels,
Secretary.
The pure food law does not per
mit the outside display o perish
able goods especially those dis
played in front of grocery stores
unless they are enclosed in a case
which will not permit flies, dust,
etc., getting on them. Products
that have to be peeled or pared be
fore cooking can be put outside,
but must be 18 inches above the
sidewalk aud out of reach of dogs.
tbem servuig as pall bearers at
the interment n Uuiou Cemetery
on Thursday morning, at 10 o'
clock. Farewell, old neighbor and
friend ! To you, death is only
transit! m and promotion. Our
loss is your eternal gain.
8. M. C.
THE DODDER PEST.
An Ivceedingly Mischievous Plant That
His Made Its Appearance in This
County.
It. would certainly be the part
of wisdom for our farmer lnends
fn look well to their young clover
tins fall, as au exceedingly mis
chievous peBt byname of Dodder
has come into many of the fields
of this community. It is gener
ally introduced by sowing cheap
and infe. ior clover seed, infested
with the Dodder seed, which
looks very much like genuine clov
erseed. The plaut is a yellow vine,
which twines around the clover
plant and becomes a parasite,
sucking the juice through feelers
on the vine until the clover is dead
wheu the Dodder ripens an im
mense crop of seed and waits to
continue its destruction the fol
lowing year.
Prof. H. A. Surface, E,onomic
Zoologist of the Department of
Agriculture at Harrisburg, says
Of it, that it should be cut with a
scythe, and burned, or the spots
will be much larger ano her year.
SUHSCUIHICK.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
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Snapshots at Their Coming and floinr"
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful-Outing. , JMb
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISTT
Farming : A Laggard industry.
It may be reasonably asked :
Why is it that new knowledge,
demanding new capital for gain
ful uses, has not created that
capital in needed volume? The
answer is that economy on the
farm, in factories and mills, has
not kept pace with economy in
the modern mine, smeltery, blast
furnace, or railroad. First of all,
to take an extreme case, when
the railroad engineer takes up
light rails and lays heavy ones,
he reduces the cost of haulage
one-half. No such prize may be
so readily grasped by the wheat
grower or the dairy man. Then,
too, a great trunk line, such as
the Pennsylvania, has a property
worth hundreds of millions, on
which the utmost possiole net in
come is to be earned, despite ris
ing wages, advancing prices for
coal, steel and ties. Such a cor
poration, both in its finances and
engineering, is directed by men
of the highest ability; part of their
daily work is to examine complete
and accurate accounts of receipts
and expenditures, of profi t or loss
in each department, in every new
path of experiment. A salesman
with a new form of rail, or switch,
signal, car, brake, engine, or dyn
amo, goes first to such buyers,
because their business is best
worth while. Compare that busi
ness with the sale of new wind
mills, or pumps, to thousands of
scattered farmers, whose cash
surpluses tor the most part, ate
small. It would undoubtedly pay
well thoroughly to improve the
common roads of America, so as
to bung all to the excellence of
the best. But who is to educate
and persuade the thousands of
municipal boards concerned, the
millions of taxpayers, jealously
guarding county funds ?
Selected seed in planting wheat
or corn means 28 per cent., or so,
more harvest; and yet selected
seed is planted much less gener
ally than it should be. Iu the
Northern States and Canada crop
rotation, on the best lines, returns
about one fourth more than the
average crop, and yet the lesson
makes converts but slowly. It is
because a basic production, such
as farming, hangs behind the
quality jf a derived industry,
such as trausportatios, that new
capital is asked for by railroads
faster than it is created in the
grain field. From "Why Is In
terest High V by George lies, in
the American Review ot Reviews
for September.
Card ot Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Comerer
desire to thank their many kind
friends for the assistanoe render
ed during the illnoss aud death
of their aunt, Khaaboth Runyan.
W. W, Hoover, of Hustontowu,
was in town Tuesday on his way
returning for anothei year's work
as student iu the Meroersburg
Aoedemy.
Mrs. D. C. Fleck, of Fort Lit
tleton, spent Friday in this place1
the guest of friends.
F.-ank Hess, of Pleasant Ridge,
was an early Monday morning
McConnellsburg business visitor.
George W. Hixson and his
brother Jerry spent a few hours
in town Monday attending to busi
ness. Dennis Sipes, of Sax ton. was
visiting his brother, Ex Sheriff
D. V. Sipes, west of town, last
week.
Misses Emma Ray and Ethel
Freeman of this place left Tue
day morning for a trip to Phila
delphia David E Strait and James
Chosnut, of Hustontown, made a
business visit to McConnellsburg
Thursday.
Miss Elizabeth Nelson left
Monday morning for a two weeks'
visit with relatives and friends in
Pittsburg.
George B. Mock and family
left Monday morning for a week's
visit among relatives in Allen
town aud Philadelphia.
Mrs. James Snyder, of Cham
bersburg, is spending the week a
guest in the home of James Rum
mel, South Second street.
Miss Florence Hamill, who kas
been visiting her uncle and aunt
Mr. aud Mrs. D. A. Nelson, has
returned to her home m Zanes
ville, Ohio.
John Spangler, who has been
spending his summer vacation
with his parents here, left for an
other year's work at the State
College yesterday.
Mrs. P. P. Mann and children,
of this place, ire spending the
week with Mrs. Mann's mother,
Mrs. Emaline Daniels, and other
friends in Licking Creek town
ship. Mr. Cyrus Gordon, who has
charge of the Law Library at
Chambersburg, and his daughter
Mrs. H. W. Karper, are spending
this week at the Washington
House.
Miss Jessie Wish ut and broth
er Nat, who had been spending a
short vacation with their j areuts,
Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Wishart, this
place, have returned to Pittsburg
where they are employed.
Charles McDonald, wife, daugh
ter, und two sons, wlu bad been
visiting M rs. McDonald's broth
er and sisters and other friends
in Huntingdou county and Fulton,
and in Mercersburg, have return
ed to their home in Illinois.
T. Eddie Johnston and wife;
O. R. Dunlap. wife and son Har
old; and Mr. and Mrs. Craig Mc
Cutcheon and daughter Maye
all of whom bad been visiting at
the home of Mrs. Kezia Johnston
unrl nlbor trinnrla in t.ho Hnuo tr,r-
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several weeks, left from their re
ective homes Mouday morning,
miss Lizzie Nelson and her cous
in Florence Hamil, accompanied
the party as far as Pittsburg.
On their way home Eddie and
wife expected to visit the James
town Exposition, and the rest of
the folks, were going to see the
Gettvsburg battle field. Prof.
Oscar S. Johnston and family
who had planned to be here with
the other brothers and sisters for
this family reunion, were unfor
tunately 'detained at Newport
News, Va., on the account aa at
tack of typhoid fever which sent
Mrs. Johnston to a hospital. A
late letter from Oscar aava she is
convalescing and that they hope
to reach here in about a month.
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Another Festival.
At the request of a number of
citizens there will be another f
tival at the Spriug in the rear of
Geo. W. Smith's store, on Satur
day evening next. Ico Cream,
Cake, Ac., will he served.