jfttlton Count mm. YOLUML 9 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 19, 1907. NUMBER 1 AARON P. HILL KILLED. THE SABBATH. THEY TRIED OKLAHOMA. I maye sheets married. Was Run Down by a Passenger Train While Walking on the Railroad Track Near Ulue Mound. Illinois. A FORMEP FULTON COUNTY TEACHER. Aaron P. Hill, aged r6 years, 11 months, and '21 days, son of the lute Morgan Hill, of Bethel town ship, this county, was run down by a passenger train and instantly killed, while walking on a railroad track, near Blue Mound, Illinois, on Thursday the 5th inst. For the following account of his life, and the circumstances attending his tragic deatii, we are indebted to our young friend, Gideon I. Co valt, of Decatur, III The deceased, when a boy, work ed on his father's farm in summer and attended the public school in winter until he was about nineteen years of age, when he began teach ing school, which vocation he fol lowed for twenty years, teaching in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir ginia, Ohio, and Illinois usually onducting, therewith, a night school in vocal music. At the close of his twentieth year in teaching, Mr. Hill em barked in the grain business in Illinois in rather a small way at lirst, but Inter became one of the largest and most prominent grain dealers in the Cireat Corn Belt owning large elevators in Stou uington, Willies and Raymond, and an interest in the elevators at Blue Mound, besides having many other holdings, including a large farm in Idaho. On the day of the fatal accident Mr. Hill went to Stonnington, four miles south of Blue Mound, to aitena to some business in con nection with his elevatqr in that town. At live o'otock in the aft ernoon, having finished his busi ness, he found that he would have to wait two or three hours for a train to get home, and rather than do that, he started to walk home on the railroad. According to the coroner's inquest he, when sonic distanca from Stonnington, heard a freight train approaching. It being a double '.rack, he stepped across upon jife other track, and while standing there watchiug the freight train pass, a passenger train coinius: in an opposite direc tion, which he could not hear on account of the noise being made by the freight, bore down upon bim without a moment's warning. The body was thrown over lifty feet and terribly mangled. Mis neck, bot!i arms, and one leg, were broken, the abdomen split open, a gash under the chin, and many other parts ot the body terribly bruised. Death was instantane ous. Early in life, Mr. Hill identified himself with the Christian church, of which, he over after was a faithful servant, and a strong financial supporter. His whole life was a preparation for djath, his character noble, and his pur pose diviuo. His greatest pleas ure was bringing happiness to those less fortunate, aud many were the humble homes to which ho quietly sent baskets of provis ions, clutning aud fuel or the in ich needed money. While a careful financier, his purse was always open to every worthy charity. Mr. Hill was unmarried, and one of a family of nine children, of which only four survive, namely, Mrs. George Wilsou, of Dott; Oliver, of Covalt; and Miss Mary and Moses of Blue Mound, III. all of whom were at the fuueral, except tho last named, who has been au invalid for the last four toon years. In the profusion of flowers dis played at his funeral, was a beau tiful token from the choir of which he had been leader for many years Interment the following Sunday at the Hall cemetery, two miles from Blue Mound. T. Spoer Dickson, Esq., and family, Wh0 have been spending the Bummer ia Norristown, are now tack in Philadelphia at 510 6. Forty ninth St. Some Results of Lax Sabbath Observance by Professing Christians. I'upiT reuil fcf Mr. Kiln Linton JohniliH) .V MKIti of llic Fulton County sMsiM A MMtMtM That those who do not profess to be followers of Christ Bhould be careless in their observance of tho Sabbath is to be expected. To thom the day is different from others only because civil law has closed stores, shops, and other places of labor. It is to them a day of rest or recreation as fancy dictates. But to the professing Chris tian, the Sabbath is the Lord's Day, the day set apart as holy by Jehovah, God of tho univeise, whor-vhen he finished creation, rested on the seventh day "wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath Day and hallowed it " When, therefore, Christians t 'eat the Sabbath carelessly, ir reverently, they do so in direct opposition to the known precept and example of their God. The results of their disobedience are felt not only by themselves, but by the Church aud the world. What are some of these results to the individual Christian? I would answer, tirsi, lack of Sriptural knowledge. What would you think of the lawyer who spent ten minutes over his law books morning and evening had one day each week set apai t for special study and consultation with an instructor, then when the day came, allowed the hours to pass while he read his news paper aim magazine, slept a tittle, visited and gossiped with his neighbors? How lar would you trust the knowledge of the doctor who read his medical works as little as most Christians read their Bibles? What can we expect of the Christian who on the Sabbath Day reads worldly books and papers, sleeps, yisits? What can he thus gain of the knowl edge of God ? Suppose he does have family worship in the morning and evening ; that does not eive time for systematic study. He needs the interrupted hours of the Sabbath for prayer ful reading and meditation if he would attain to some measure Of knowledge of the Word of Life. Second i The Christian who neglects the opportunities of the Sabbath suffers spiritual deterior aticn, and increasing spiritual weakness. We grow stroDg spiritually through the use of the appointed means of grace, prayer, praise, meditation on the Word, observance of the Sacra monts. Suppo e all Christians spjnt the Sabbath thus. Not merely tho church ho-ir, but the hours at home: in prayer and praise, either silent or audible, in reading God's Word, in medita tion on its precepts, in commun ion with the Spirit, whose aid Christ promised J no. 14;26. "Ho shall teach you all things and bring au things to your remem brance. " Don't you see what au uplift the day would be? What a strength for the ensuing days? As Paul puts it 8 Cor. 3:18, "vVe all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory ot the Lord, are changed into tho same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." What a glorious growth possible to the Christian! By communion with his Master through the Spirit's aid, to become so closely acquaiut ed with Him that he is gradually changed into his image, "from glory to glory". This being true, what a loss is his who rofuses to know Him wh iiu ho professes to follow! He does so refuse when he neglects the study of his Bible, the great meaus whereby Cod makethhim self known to man. "The Sab bath waj made for man ; for physical rest, for spiritual growth, and he who neglects the privileges of the Sabbath roos his soul of its meat and drink, condemns himself to spiritual starvation. Third thelax Sabbath observer (Cnnt!nu) on pajre tou j John V. k. Fisher and Family, Who Went to the New Slate Last Spring From Thompson, Have Enough of It. The Lucky Chap's Name Is Mr. Benjamin F. Miller, of Shenandoah. Pcnnsyl vrnia. Those people who believe that TOO MUCH WIND; TOO LITTLE WATER. SiJlf!. , ? mauls, will huvo their faith shak en when they learn tl at Miss Mrs. J. V. K. Fishorand her LUiyo Sheets, one of Fulton little daughter aud sou aged, re-, county's most popular lady teach- RECORD OF DEATHS. Persons Well Known to Many of Our Readers. Called to Their Home in the Ureal Beyond. MRS. HRNRV VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA spectively, 11 and 1 year, left Ok lahoma about four weeks ago, aud after a trip of many hundred miles by rail, aro back amorg their friends in the Eist, and have been spending the past week with Mrs. Fisher's sister, Mrs. A. F. Little of this j lace. Mr. j Fisher is expected to come East in a short time, and the family will take up their residence at Great Cacapon, W. Va. Mr. Fisher, like many others, was attracted by the glowing stones about the golden oppor tunities in the New West, and last spring, removed with his family from Thompson township, this county, to Comanche county, Okla., about 6i miles southwest ofLawton. The fact that they are returning is sufficient evi dence that they did not find the new country a dt su able place in which to make their home perma nentl y. Of course, the failure of crops there this season, and the unex pected money panic, had much to do in making the place less at tractive than it iniht otherwise have been. What money the farm ers had in bank at the beginning of the piesent panic, is practical ly tied up. Instead ot depositors being able to get their money in full at any time, the banks will only pay back the amount depos ited in sums of live dollars a week. Hundreds of families are leav ing the state for their former homes in the East, and other huu dreds who are not doing so, are prevented because they do not have the means to get away or. While this was not the case with Mr. Fisher, mauy other men are getting enough money together to send wife and children, while the husband waits to get enough to get home on, or work himself back as best he can. While wait ing m the railroad station at St. Louis, Mrs Fisher noticed about her, other women with children, and there seemed to be some thing in common in the expres sion on the face of each that led Mrs. Fisher to speak to them, and to her surp ise, she found seven wives and mothers who were making tho journey from Oklahoma, in circumstances sim ilar to that of herself. As an in- stanc i of the shrinkage iu values since they went there last spring, Mr. Fisher was able to get but $150 for a wagon, two horses and harness, that, last spring, cost him more than twice that sum. A bunch of cattle, consisting of two good cows, a two year old calf, a yearling, and a last spring's calf only brought them 50. A neighbor of theirs, sold a wagon, two tine threo year-old mules aud harness, a buggy and harness, and a nice driving pony all for DS250. The weather during the sum mer was very hot and dry no rain falling fur a period of three mouths, and much of the timo they were obliged to haul every pint of water they drank or used for wabhing or other household purposes, a distance of six miles, and then, unless you were able to buy ice, it may bo imagined bow palatable it would be iu that hot climate. Then, tho wind it blows and blows and blows all the time, day and night, aud Mrs. Fisher says the gentle breezes aro about like our March winds, without, of course, our March temperature. Clothes hung out on the line to dry on washday, must be watch od and taken down in a few niin utes, or they will be all whipped to shreds. And, the storms they ar something fierce. Very few poo ers, was married at Cumberland, Md., on Saturday, December 7, 11)07, at the Green street parson age, by Rev. Asbury R. Reiley, of the Methodist Episcopal church. Maye's friends will hereafter address her as Mrs. Miller, for her husband is Mr. Benjamin F. Miller, au estimable citizen of Shenandoah, Pa. Mayc is the only daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets, of this plae, aud she is, this winter, teacniug at Langdondale, Bed ford couuty. The Navy Department To-Day. George Washington was the real father of the now navy. There wore other patriotic advo cates of a hgtiog Meet, but to his voice more than to that of any other did tho country listen. The new Republic, under tho protec tion of its navigation laws, was then building up a large and pros perous merchant marine, and in an address before both houses on December 7, 17i)(i, President Washington urged that "to an ac tive external commerce the pro tection of a naval force is iudis peusable. " lie argued also in words whose vigor malch?s the language of our present Presi dent that "to secure respect to a neutral tldg, requires a naval force, organized and ready to vin- oicate it rrom insult or aggres sion. I he first Secretary of the Navy took his seat in the cabinet of President Adams on April 3 1798, and at almost tho same time a regular marine corps was es tablishcd. Oiitof the neglect of tho Jefferson regime the Navy Department lived to wiu imper ishable glory in the War of 1812, aud since then it has been an ac tual aud honored right arnof the United States. Very different in organization, authority, and importance from tho young de partment ruliugover half a dozen frigates in 1798, is the present de partment, with 300 vessels of all classes and more than 40,000 of ficers and men under its control, which is about to signalize the present naval prowess of the R public by swinging a mighty lieet of sixteen armored ships of the line from the JNorth Atlantic to the North Pacific Ocean. In sheer fighting strength the Unit ed States Navy at the piesent moment is the second in the world, so swiftly and skillfully has there been carried forward the work of rehabilitation and in crease followiug tho strange, temporary stagnation if 1870 1882. Only the British Admiral ty now wields a sea power sur passing that at the disposal ot the Secretary and Assistant Sec retary of the Navy in Washing ton. From "The Navy Depm t uient and Its Work," by Win tbrop L Marvin, in the American Review of Reviews Cor December. and then you are never sure that the noxt storm that comes along will not carry your house over iu to the next township. This re minds us of one of Harve Sipes' stories. Harve tells of a storm that cajne up iu Kausis onetime and the wind swooped down on an old squatter's house aud car riod house, squatter, and all about three miles through the air, and dropped tho house down into a preacher's front yard. Tho rack et outside caused the preacher m go to the door just as the squatter "was crawling out of the wreck, apparently unharmed, and the good man remarked reverently, "Surely, my brother, the Lord has been with you." "Well, if Ii3 has," dryly remarked the pie risk putting up a building of squatter, "he has been going more than ore story in hei.l t Nome.' Mus. John Hknuy. Mrs. Johu Henry died at Clear Ridgo on Friday morning tf las week, aged (il yea' s, 4 mouths and 14 days. Funeral Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev Daniels, and interment in tho cemetery at Clear Ridge. While Mrs. Henry had been in declining health during the past five years, it was only on tho Sun day previous to her death, that pneumonia developed, and from that time she rapidly grow worse until the end came. Mrs. Henry's maiden name was Sarah Elizabeth Kneppor, a daugl tor of Mr. and Mrs. S jlomou Knepper, and sho was born at Mt. Alto, Franklin county, ou the 11th of Ja uary, 1840. In 1858 her lather bought and mo'ed upon what is now the Judge Morton farm, near McConnellsburg where she grew to young woman hood, with the exception of short time that sho spent with her grandmother at Quincy, Pa Of course, it wai the McConnells burg schools that she attended when a girl, aud only a few days ago she remarked, on reading the notice of tlia death of the late Daniel Mock, that the acquaint ances of her younger days would soon all be grmo. She possessed a lovely Chris tiau cha; actor, exemplary in life submissive iu suffering, aud held In the h'ghest esteem, her friends and neighbors. aao was uuited in marriage with John Henry iu 1870, and to this union nine children were born three of whom preceded their mother iu death. Besides her husband, two sons and four daughters survive, namely, William J. and Daniel S., at Clear Ridge; Esther, wife of Wm. Le bard, Huntingdon; Belle, wife of Scott Ungor, Altoona; and Gert rude and Elizabeth at home, Aaron, Peter, and David Knepper, of Taylor township, are brothers of the deceased, and Mrs. Jere Knepper, of Waterfall, and Mrs. Ungor, widow of the late William P. Unger, of the Cove, are sis ters. George W. m ykks. George W. Myers, we'd known in the upper end of this ounty. was killed at Mount Union,.Pa., on the 2nd, inst , by a fast train on the Pennsylvania railroad, known at that place as No. 13. He is survived by his widow and five children three sons aud two daughters. Mr. Myers had been leading a Christnn life, aud whether or not he had a presenti ment of fipproaching death, the day previous to tho terrible acci dent, he read the bible all day, aud talked with his family on re- gious subjects, urging them to UveOoclly lives, and always be prepared for the uncertainties of life. Mr. Myers was the last surviv ing brother of Mrs. W. L. Fields, of Clear Ridge, and his remaius were buried in the cemetery at Clear Ridge on the following Thursday. Ho was a.;ed about 50 years. Mrs. Myers is uow visitiug her daughter, Mrs. Marlin, at Junia ta, Blair county. Mkn. Mauy j. Mkllott. Mrs. Mary J. Mellott, widow of tho late Amos T. Mellott, who died about twelve years ago, died at hor homo near Sipes Mill, this couuty, Tuesday, December 10, 1907, of pneumonia, after au ill uess of only about a week's dura tion. The funeral took place on the Thursday following, conduct ed by hor pastor, Rev. S. J. Pit tenger, of Harilsoovillo, and in terment was male n the ceme tery at Ebenezer church. Charlie (irissinger Very III. Owing to the serious illness of Charles Grissinger, son of Mr. aud Mrs. D. L Grissinger, of this place, Charlie's sister Olive, Mrs. A. D Hohmau, aud brother Harry Onssinger, went to Victor ville, California, aud are now with Charlie. Letters to the family here say that Charlie is in last stages of consumption, and there is little hope of his recovery. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Qoings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outinc NAMES OP VISITORS Miss Emma Ray AND VISITED Daughter Appointed. Miss Pearl Clevenger, the pop ular daughter of Clerk of the Courts S. A Clevenger, of Frank liu couuty, has been sworn in as deputy clerk of the courts. One of the first official acts of the new deputy was theg.antingof a mar riage license to Levi R Burkhold er, R. P. D. No. 5, and Miss An nie Uawbecker, of Lurgau.- Pub lic Opinion. Mr. Clevenger is a brother cf Alnmaaz Clevenger, of the Cove. Band Supper. Saturday, Decomber 21, the McCoinellsburg Cornet Band V7ill hold a supper in the Band Koom. Full supper for 25c , con sisting of Chicken, Flannel Cakes, Ice Croara, Cuke, etc. Chicken S wallop, 15c.; Ice Cream, 5 aud 10c ; beginning Supper at 8:80, and continuing until 11 o'clock at night. The Baud will furnish music for tho occasion. Come one and all and help us along and get your money's worth. We will assure everybody a good timo. Don't forget the date December 21st. MoOON N Kl.LSMTHt I B. NO. M. E. Church Services, Sunday, Dec. 22. McConnellsburg. Sunday school, 9:30; preaching, 10.30 a. m ; Jr. League, 2:00; Epworth League, 6:00; preaching by the Presiding Elder, 7:00 p. m.; Fourth Quarterly Conference, McConnellsburg, Monday, Dec. 23rd, at 9:30 a. m. Kuobsville. Sunday school 9:30; class meeting, 10:30 a. m. Revival services, 0:30 p. m. Ft. Littleton. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., followed by class meet ing; Epworth League, 0:00 p. m.; Christmas servioe, Tuesday even ing, Dec. 24th, at 7:00. Everybody invited to all servi ces. WELLS TANNERY. Mrs. Amelia Hoover, of Roar ing bpriugs, has been visiting friends here during the past two weeks. Miss Mary Spaugler is visiting friends in Saxton. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Spang- ler are visiting friends in Mount Union and other places. Samuel Deuisar, whilo cutting wood, made a bad aim and struck his ankle, causing him to lay off duty for some time. The different Sunday schools are making speci il preparation for Christmas services. Remem ber tho noedy ones as tho glad day approaches. James, sou of G. E. Truax, and Bertha, daughter of Daniel War- sing, were married in Hollidays- burg last Monday. When they returned home, they were greet ed by our calithumpian band. score and ten. Two-score years of this tune sho was identified with the Methodist Episcopal church, and led an exemplary life. She and hor husband were bless ed with a large family eleven children and thirty-two grand children, who now feel keenly the loss of mother and graudmother. The children living are, in order of age, beginning with the oldest Maria, wife of the late David Whitfield, of Bad ford county; Minim T , of Coalport; Mahada, widow of Nathan A. Swopo, of Coalport; George, of Coalport; Barbara, wife of Newton Knable of Ayr township; Anthony, Pleas aut Ridge; Albert, near Mercers- burg; Mary M., wife of Ray Foh- Mrs. Mollott livel twenty-two ner, KeewayJn, Ph.; Walker W., days beyond the ti ne allotted to Pittsburg ;Oharles D.,John8town, maukind in tho Scriptures three and Am m N., at home. came home from Philadelphia Tuesday to spend the holidays with her mother Mrs. Agnos Ray on Fast Water street. Mrs. George F. Metzler, snd daughter, Miss Winifred Metz ler, of Uarrisonville, wero shop ping in McConnellsburg, Tues day. Miss Ethel Freeman, who had boon spending the past few months in Philadelphia, is spend ing her holiday vacation at her home on East Water street. Among those trom a distance that attended the funeral of Dan iel Mock, were his son Fred of Pittsburg, ;ary of Philadelphia, Annie and her husband, Mr. S. S. Kapp, Clarence Mock of Allen town, J. L. Miller, of Pittsburr, S. G. Miller of Marklesburg, S. G. Miller, Jr., and wife, aud Mr. and Mrs. Blair Appleby, of Shade Gap. Mrs. John Hoover and daugh ter Edna, of Hustontown, drove to McCouneilsburg Monday morn iug, aud took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoner. They were accompanied home in the afternoon oy Will Hoover, a stu dent at the Academy at Mercers burg, who came over on the hack to speed his holiday vacation w ith his parents. Miss Minnie E. Mock returned last Friday from Cumberland county, where she has been at tending the funeral of her cousin Isaac Trimmer, whose death was produced in a peculiar manner. About six weeks ago, Mr. Trim mer was bitten by a vicious hog. Septicaemia set in which result ed in tetanus and gangrene, ai.d speedily terminated the existence of the unfortunate man. What is the Age of a Chicken. Perhaps soma one will say, "That depends upon hew fre quently the preacher comes for dinner." But, seriously, Conrad Gress, of this place, had a Ply mouth Rock hen that died recent ly at the age Qf 14 years and six months he was not just sure about the days. Perhaps some one of our readers wl o may be booked ou the age of chickens, can tell Mr. Gress whether or not his was really an aged speci men of poultry. SIDLLINQ MILL. Geo. F. B. Hill, postmaster at. Sidehug Hill postoflice, erected during the past summer a new dwelling with all the modern improvements, rnd has been catenug to the traveling public who j ass aloug the way, Mr. Hill is cno of those kind hearted men endowed with plenty of the milk of humau kindness, and makes a genial host Mis, Sadie Kirk ol Pigeon Cove, who teaches Mt. Airy school has been board ing there during the present winter and last Friday evening while sho was gouo to her home, delicate and demuiufive lady arrived and took boarding also with Mr. and Mrs. Hill for an indefinite period. Miss Kirk, is giving good satisfaction to the patrons of her school, and is one among the boat teachers we have. The attendance has been good which shows that her teaching is being appreciated. Wallace Lewi Hess aged U years, son of Charlos Hess, and grandson of J. H. H. Lewia, is now atteuding his third term of school, and has oxiiy missed 1 1 days to this date. A. W. Fisher, near Need more, a highly respected young man left for Pearre, Md. last week where he has secured employ ment. Charles Col leu and famil ot Franklin Mills spent Sunday at Elliott Akera'a.
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