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VOLUME 9
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 2, 1906.
NUMBER Hi
HOLIDAY WEDDINGS.
The Happiest Period of Life Blended
with (he Gayest Season of the
Year.
KEALV TO BOARD THE NEW SHIP "I908"
Mills Mi Li i as.
At tho Methodist Episcopal !
jn sdimgi', December 28, 1!K)7,
Rev. C. W. Mr J Mr uuitcd ia
marriage, Misa Gertrude, daugh
ter if Mr. Abner McLuc.os of Ay r
t vnshipand Mr. Jacob C. Mills,
"f Mercersburg. We extend
c igratulations, to the happy
c ) i pie.
Mkllott Shafpkr.
At the home of the bride's
parents in Hydman, Bedford
couuty, on Christmas Mr. Uuger
Mellott. of Johtistown, Pa., eon
of Mr. and Mi s. Joshua L, Mel
lott, of Belfast towuahip, this
county, was united in marriage
toMissRodiel Shaffer, by the
Kov J. H Wise. Mr. Mellott is
a proraioent teacher, and the
bride ia an eatimablo young lady,
aid the happy couple start out
life's j xirney with the beat
wishes of their many friends.
LIill Oomebbb.
At tho residence ot the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Gomerer of this place, on Christ
mas Eve, m tho presence of only
the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties, Rev J. C.
Fassold, of the Lutheran church,
united in marriage. Miss Martha
Annctta Comerer and Mr. Ralph
E Hill. The bride and groom
are among our very best young
people, aDd havo the kindest
wiahoa of their many friends for
a long and proaperous journey
through life
Applbby Fleming.
Ou Tueaday evening Dec. 24th,
at the Methodist Episcopal par
sonago, at Burnt Cabins, Rev. W.
M. Chne, spoke the word which
made Theodore C. Appleby aud
Mibs Adda Louella daughter of
T. E. Fleming, of Clear Kidge;
husband and wife. The bride
was beautifully attired in white
silk, the groom in the convention
al black. The bride is one of
Fulton county's moat e8timable
young ladios, who by her amiable
disposition, is endeared to a wide
circle of frienda. The groom is
one of Huntingdon county 'a high
ly reapected young men. After
a ten days trip to different points
of i merest, they were given a re
ception at the home of tho bride's
parents. The young couple
start out on the matrimonial sea
of life with the best wishes ol
their many friends for a long
voyage of happiness and pros
perity. Milluu Huston.
At the home of the bride in
Si 1 .lllo, Pa., at high neon Wed
nesday, December 25, 1907, Miss
(iraco Huston, and W. Brinton
Miller of Dublin Mills, Pa., were
united in mairiage by the bride's
pastor, Rev. John Frrest. Only
the immediate relatives, aud a
fewintimato frienda were present
at the ceremony. After con
gratulations the guests wore in
vitod to the diuiog room where
fiey partook of a sumptuous
wedding feast.
- I a the evening tho happy
young couple were serenaded by
the Saltilli Band, after which
the Calithujii ians made the
usual racket
The next day a reception was
given at the homo of the groom's
parents, to which a large num
ber of relatives aud frienda were
invited.
The groon is a prosperous
farmer, and the oride was a for
mer successful teacher in this
couuty. The many friends of
the biide aud groom wish thm
a long life of happiuess and pros
perity. Cutchall Fix.
Christmas, 1907 will be Jong re
membered with pleasure by those
who pent the day at tho home of
Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Fix, of Tod
lownship; for at two o'clock, p.
Our Rich Uncle.
The President calls attention to
the significant fact that in 1893,
when the panic began, we had but
$101,000 000 in gold in the govern
ment treasury, while we now have
(04, 000,000. Tan years ago ttie
circulation per capita was &2'A 20,
now it is $3!) 23. We had hard
timea then oecause the country
was poor; now theco.intry is roll.
The United States, total stock of
gold is about l,6)0,00t',000.
There is no other government on
earth that can approach Una tig
ore. Opulent Germany and pros
perous Frauco fall, far behind;
England ia poverty smcken by
comparison; Austria Hungary
has in her baks a beggarly $86V
00J.000.
Uncla Sam's business is thnv
ing. Every Siturday night he
locks up a comfortable profit in
tho safe The money is getting
to be a nuisance. If he wished,
he could pay off almost the whole
interest bearing debt with yellow
chunks.
Wo do not always get the host
use of our prosperous relative's
money. Our currency system
was mi.de when tho wolf was
howling about the front door and
the old man had nothing but car
fare; it gets embarrassed at the
sight ot real money. But the
capitalists will have to hoard very
hard, and the grafters will have
to steal industriously and the la
borers must loaf along time be
fore they can bring about a real
panic in a country winch is so
shamefully rich. Success Maga
zinc
2,400 LBS. OF CHILDREN.
HOQS ATE HIS MONEY.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. H. Bard
Delightful Family Reunion on
Christmas.
Had
Nccdmore.
Dec. 30. We are strangers to
the most o.f your readers, but
wiah to extend our many thanks
through your paper, to the kind
people of thia community who
have so kindly remembered us
with so many things usoful to
keep soul aud body together.
May the Lord bless them with an
abundtiuco of spiritual food.
J. W. Fowbbb and Wife,
m., their daughter, Miss Mayme,
became the bride of Mr. Aley
Cutchall, ot Three Springs, Pa.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Bryner, of the M. E church,
McConnellsburg. Promptly at -1
o'clock, the diuing 100m doors
were thrown open and a sumptu
ous dinner was served. The
bride attired in a suit of lovoly
steel gray with white silk waist,
looked very pretty. The guests
present wet o Daniel Elvey and
wife, Mrs, George Brant and son,
Samuel and Jacob Oyler, William
Fix and family, Luther Fix and
fiinily, aud Mrs. George Fix and
sons. The bride was the recipi
ent of many useful and valuable
presents. The happy couple have
the best wishes of their numer
ous friends for a long and pros
perous life.
RlNKDOLLAK-BoOH
Mr. W. Scott Rinedollar, of
Everett, and Miss A. Orphelia
Boor, daugtiter of Mr. and Mrs.
James F. Boor, of Saxton, were
united in marriage at the home of
the bride's parents, o i Tuesday
December 24, 19J7 at high uoon.
Rev. C. D. Russell, pastor of Zion
Lutheran church of Everett, of
ficiated, iu the presence of a lew
relatives and friends. A sum
ptuous and elegant repast follow
ed the ceremony.
The bride aud groom departed
on the afternoon train on their
honeymoon which will include a
a visit to the homo A Mr. Itine
dollar's parents at Webster Mills,
Fultou couuty. They will reside
in Everett.
The groom is a member of the
firm of Em me & Rinedollar, mer
chant ailors, of this place, and
is a young man of industrious
habits and g.jod character. His
wife is a moat excellent voung
lady aud for several years resid
ed with her parents in this place.
Both are memners of the Luther
an church and h.'.ve been promin
ently i Jeutified with the young
people's societies in that denomi
nation. Itverett Republican.
THIRTEEN NOT AN UNI.UCKV NUMBER.
At tho home of Michael E II.
Bird of Pleasant ltidge, l'u , a
family reunion of nil the children,
sons-in-law, daughters-in-law and
grand children whs held on Christ
inns iluv. A Mimotuous dinner
whs served, which consisted of
eight Chickens, four turkeys, rnkes,
fruits and many other good thing-.
After dinner, Mr. Grunt Mel
lott, of Xeedniorp, photographed
Mr. Hard, wife Slid children in n
group. I here are thirteen chil
dren nil living, and sixteen grand
children livinir. All of the chil
dren are married, except, Sherman
and Jessie, who remain at home
The children are: Charles of
Sipes Mill; Henry T., of Pittsburg;
William A , of Neodmore, Pennn;
C. A., of Pittsburg; Mrs. Lewis
Kel,M, of Knohsville; Ft OSS A., of
liOgue; Newton J., of Ltsjiio; Geo.
A., of l'ittsburir; Mrs. Frank
Spayde, of Fmnuu die; John W.,
or Emiiiuville; Sherman, M. 1J.,
Oliver L., and Jessie C , at home.
All of Pennsylvania.
The ages of the children range
from 17 to ."; years. The nggre
gate weignt of thfl thirteen chil
dren is 2iiMl pounds.
During the day many presents
wore distribute J by the hoys
Their pastor. Rev. 8, J. i'itton-
?er was kindly remembered by the
gentlemen.
Those who were present beside
thefunily were He. J. S. I'ittoti
gcr and wife, Rev. W. It. Truax
and daughter M thai, Biltzir Mel
lott and wife, and Geo. Tice.
On December 28th Mr. and Mrs.
Bard celebrated the 40th anniver
sary of their married life. s. ,i. p.
CLEAR RIDGE.
Mrs. William Leobard, of
Huntingdon, has been in the
home of her father, John Henry,
for the past three weeks lirst,
nursing her mother who died of
pneumonia, and later, her sister,
Miss Gertrude Henry, who has
been critically ill with typhoid
pneumonia, but who we are glad
to say, is improving,
Miss Bertha Gill, of Decorum,
spent Xmas as a guest in the
home of J. V. Carmack.
Lloyd Fleming, who has been
ill the past six weeks is getting
well again.
Levi P. Morton and Miss
Myrtlo Stevens attended the
institute at Glunt's school
Friday evening.
Philip Uileman, wife
daughter Elsie, of Altoona
had been visiting Mrs. Hileuian
parents, havo returned home.
They were accompanied bv her
youngest brother Jay Baker,
who will remain in the Hileman
home for an indetiuite period of
time.
Miss Myrtle Kelso, ol Knohs
ville, spent a day recently in the
home of J. A. Henry.
Mrs. J. W. Mower and son, J.
Mervin Stewart, spent a part
of last week visiting relatives in
Franklia county. Mr. Stewart
is preparing himself for the
Presbyterian ministry at Wor
cester, Ohio, and is spending his
holiday vacation with his mother.
Misses Elsie Baker, teacher
at Dudley, and Miss Jess Henry
at Battle RJdge spent Christmas
at thbir respective homes here.
The oyster supper held on the
28th ult., was a buccoss both
financially and socially.
We canuot help feeling a little
pouly at the young Huntingdon
county mao, who camo into Dub
hu and took one of our fair young
daughtors.
last
and
who
LOST Dec. ao, black and tan
dog resembling a hound, .with tan
apota above eyes, and a scar above
left hind knee; a reward of $5 will
be given anyone for the return of
dog or information leading to bis
recovery by J. S. Alexander, McConnellsburg,
The Hard Luck of a Man Who Had Lost
His Confidence in Banks.
There is at least one man in the
country whose confidence in
bunks has hen ronton d, pays
tho ludianapohs "Neva." This
man npnearcd last week at tho
First National Bunk with green
backs to the amount of $698, rath
or, what two weeks before repre.
sentod that amount.
Tho money, when brought to
the bank, was in a deplorable con
Allien. It was in wads and rolls
and also in many pieces. The
in in acknowledged that tio had
become excited over the financial
Hurry, and had drawn the money
from one of the banks.
He took it home and buuedit
where he thought its presence
would be last suspected, name
ly, in the hog lot He was shock
ed to find that his treasure had
been rooted up by the hogs and
part of it was oaten. A hundred
dollar bill was missing, and the
remainder of the roll, which was
in smaller denominations, was
chewed and torn into pieces.
Ue washed all the monoy as
cleau as possible and pasted the
pieces together as well aa he
could. Tho bank accepted the
money and will send It to the
United States Treasury. The
banking officials are of the opin
ion that he will lose at least half
of the money he buried.
DEATH RECORD.
The Weird Spectre Intrudes His Pres
ence into the Mld?t of Holiday
Festivities.
RIRTIIDAY PARTY.
ENID.
Miss Marian Edwards, of Mil
lersvillo Normal, apen'. tho holi
day vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Edwards.
U. M. Truax and wife, of Jun
iata, spent Ch.istmas with Levi
Truax.
J no. Rider and wife, of Mc
Kcesport, are visiting relatives
and friends in ttic Valley and at
Three Springs.
J no. A. Ready, of Sedalia. Mo ,
stopped, on his way home from
Philadelphia to see his sister,
Mrs Cassie Lockard.
Prof. Geo. W. Ready, ot Al
toona, spent from Tuesday until
Saturday in the Valley. ,
Miss Jessie Cunningham, one
of Altoona's teachers, spent the
Xmas vacation with her mother,
Mrs. C. A CunniLgham.
Miss Bessie Willett, after hav
ing spent some weeks with her
ancle, A. C. Eiwards, returns to
Altoona this week, to take up her
work again.
J. Clark Buruside, of Milliard,
O , is visiting his uncle, E. A.
Uorton,
Frank Cunningham rpent Sun
day in Trough Creek yalley.
Ambrose Wertz, of Bedford,
spent some time with his uncle,
Jno. M. Scheuek.
J. C. Foster spent Xmas with
his mother at South Fork.
Mrs. Harry Zen visited rela
tives in Pittsburg and Allegheny
lately.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wagner
spent Sunday with ttie latter's
mother, Mrs. Catherine Tice.
Miss Cynthia Keith has return
ed to Altoona.
A Christmas Gift.
The good people of Bedford M.
E. church presented their pastor,
Rev. 8. J. Pittenger, with a tico
purse of money as a Christmas
gift. Their pastor desires to ex
press his thauks for same.
Those who contributed are
Belva, Goldie, H sen, Vernon,
Benson, and Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Akers; Flora, Quean, Pearl, and
Mr. and Mrs. A It. Hixon; Viola,
Virgin, Job and Riley Garland;
Oarrio, Charlie, Ray, Emma, aud
Rexle Hess; Amos Lay ton; Mrs.
Anthony Lynch; J. Riley and
Scott Lynch; Martha, Achsnh,
Anna, Titus, and William Giffin;
J. II. U. and Ella Lewis; Russell
Harnhart; Cbariey aud Maye
Golden, Wesley Heinbaugh, Wil
bert Laytou, Shelby Hill, Otto
Hill, Emily and Mrs. Geo. Ilih,
Gordon and Gladys Winter, Mayo
Carnell, S. 0 Kirk.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH !
Siiimm;
After a protracted illness of
pulmonary loborculosls, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Shinier, daugh
ter of tho late Robert Nixon Shi
ino.r, died at her homo in this
place Friday morning, December
2(1, l!K'7, aged 88 years, 0 months
and 12 days. Funeral Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock, services
conduct ,d by her pastor, Riv. C.
W. Bryner, and interment made
it tin family lot in the Methodist
graveyard hi this place.
Miss Shinier was a young lady
of lovely christian character, and
boro her long affliction with chris
tian fortitude. Her mother,
brothers and sisters have the sin
cere sympathy of their many
friends.
Robinson.
Samuel Iteed Robinson, Esi ,
died at. his home iu Philadelphia,
after a brief illness, December,
24, 1!)07, in the odth year ol his
age.
Reed, as he was more familiar
ly known to the people of this
c unty, was a son of John and
Mary E'ltn Robiuson, and w
boi n at Big Cove Tannery, when
he spent his boyhood days. Af
tor having grown to young man
hood, he read law with the lato J.
McDowell Sharpe, F q , of Cham
ersburg, aud was admitted t
practice in the courts of Fmuk
liu and Fulton counties. During
the years Wil I 5, he edited thf
Fulton Democrat., then owued b
his cousin, John A Robinson,
10q , and during the early eight
ies, he assisted his cousin, S. M.
Robinson, Esq., in conducting the
Waynesboro Gazette. From
Waynesboro, he removed to Phil
adelphia, where he resided up to
the time of his death.
Interment in Mount Peace
Cemetery, J hiladelphia.
Hoke.
Word has been received an.
nouueing the death of Harry Hoke
son of the late David aud Mrs
Mary E Hoke, of Altoona. Mr.
Hoke was taken ill wi h what was
thought to bo au attack of gah
stones, butou being operated up
on in one of the hospitals in Alle
sheny, was found to be gangrene
of the bladder, and proved fatal
Mr. Hoke was 48 years of ag-3 on
the 15th of December.
Bknnon.
Grandmother Mary Benson
died at the home of her son James
in Clay township, Huntingdon
county, near Oak Grove, at the
ago of 85 years, 7 months and 5
days. She is the widow of Wil
liam Benson, who resided many
years in Taylor towuship, this
couuty. Three children survive
her James, as above stated; Liz
zie Mott, of Toledo, Ohio; Riley,
of Mahaffey, Clearfield couuty.
The cause of her death was sim
ply old age. She was well all
along, considering her age, until
two months ago, when she began
filling very rapidly, and last Fri
day night, slid slept peacefully
and quietly away, and is now
reaping the reward of the faith
ful. She was a member of Cen
ter M. E. church. Funeral at
that place on Sunday morning,
itev. Harry Daniels officiating.
Subsoribe tor the News.
Wednesday of last week was
tho first Christinas for nine years
that Mr. aud Mrs. William Pay
lor, of Ayr township have had
their children all at home togeth
er. A sumptuous diuuer con
sistiug of turkey; chickens, and
all the accessories, was served,
and great I v enjoyed. Those
present were George Paylor and
family, Philip Oit and family,
John Souders and family, Henry
Oarbough and family, Samuel
Pa.vlor, Mary and HeienClugatou,
aud Georgiauna Pittmau of
Thompson.
Friends and Neighbors spent Last Sin
day Evening Pleasantly at
Hlmcv Clevenger's.
The many friends and neigh
ours of Mrs. Ahimauz Cleveuger
of the Covo gave her a pleasant
surpri e Od last Saturday even
ing iu honor of h r I trthduy.
About '' o'cl ck the car 1 m'os le
,'an toanivc, and soou hot homo
was well tilled with r'i"sts,
oountiful supper was pn-paied
tod all did ample justice. All
Sflj iyed the evening; and wishing
Mrs. Clevenger many mare
liappy leturns of the day, re
turned to their homes. Those
present werf : D. A Nelson and
wife, Georgo Mellott and wife,
T. F. Sloan and wife, Doolie I Mc
Ouadc aud wile, Peter Morton
and wi e Miss Bess Patterson
Miss Ella Johnston, W. C. Pat
t rson, Amos Clouser and wife,
C. M. Roy w.fe and children
Cyrus Mentzer and wife, Miss
Hattie Sloan, Horbert Eunyau,
Barry Clouser, Andrew Rotz
md wife.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
A Problem in Mathematics.
"Henry, dear; could you stop
reading long enough to help me
i little with this report I have to
diako as treasurer of our Moth
irs'Llub? You see, I have to
uake a report at each monthly
meeting, and to morrow is the
day for my lirst report, and I am
iwfully confused over it. Now it
is like this ! the former treasur
ir turned nothing oyer to me but
sixty nine cents in money and
'Inrty cents in postage stamps,
and I returned her twenty cents
of the monoy for car fares she
had forgotten t) deduct botore
-.he gave me the sixty uiue cents.
Then 1 paid her seventeen cents
for stationery she had forgotten
to piit iu her bill, and she gave
me back six ceuts of it because
she found that the stationery had
cost only eleven cents. Theu 1
received three dollars and a hall
for membership fees and thirty
nine ceuts for the sale of some of
our literature, but ono lady
brought back a pamphlet she
bought because sho found thot
she already had one like it, and
so I gave her back the twelve
cents she gave for it, and I spent
eight cents for stamps and six
cents for postals, and a member
of the club donated fifty ceuts to
our general work, and I paid a
printing bill of two dollars an
forty cents, but the printer sent
me back teu ceats iu stamps be
cause he said that he fouud that
one of the items had already been
paid for, and I spent that ten
ceuts for car fares, and one lady
gave tne some money at our last
meeting, and 1 foolishly put it
right into my purse with my oth
er money, so 1 don't know how
much there was of it, and I bate
to ask her for fear aht would
think I waa a mighty careless
treasurer. Then 1 think I lost a
quarter, and one of our members
says she paid me fifty cents that
1 have no record of, altho 1 have
some remembrance of her paying
it to mo. But 1 am all mixed up,
and if you could make out my re
port for mo 1 would be ever and
ever so grateful. It is so much
easier for men to work with tig
ures than women, and now that I
havo given you the figures, 1 wish
you would puz?le the thing out
for me that's a dear." The Cir
clo.
While Harry Duffy was sitting
by the stove reading last Sunday
a week until he was about half
asleep, he was partially aroused
by a kuock at the door, but his
wifo was first to answer the rap,
and to hir surprise, there stood
her sou in-law H. W. Hayes aud
daughter Florence of Northamp
ton Mass., of course, th s was a
very agreeable surprise to both
Mr. aud Mrs. Duffy, for the baby
was along, and now it has pos
session of the home. Mr. Hayes
and family are sta ing through
the holidays.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Ooinjrs
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful'Outln;.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISIitD
Reed Ray is homo from Everett
spending the holidays.
Ed. W. Swope, of Sipej Mil',
spout a few hours at the Countv
Seat Monday.
Emanuel Keefer, of Thompson,
was a very pleasant caller at tho
News office Monday.
Mr. Herbert Duffy, of Cham
bersburg, spent Christmas with
his parents at Webster Mills.
Miss Maye Johnston, who has
been spending roveral months in
Altoona, is home for her holiday
vacation.
Mr. Nathan Everts, of Harris-
burg, spent his holiday vacation
among his old friends in McCon
nellsburg. Mi. Daniel Fix loft on Monday
for Fittsburg to visit his daugh
V iss Bess and other friends in
the Smoky City.
Hon. S. P. Wishart and W. H.
Baumgardnor, two of Wells Val
ley's promiueut citizins spent
Monday night 10 town.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Reis
nor are spending this week
amonp friends at Hagerstown,
Shippensburg and Harrisburg.
IWt: Alfred Schotrompt, of
Franklin Mills, spont last Thurs
day night iu the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mason of this place.
Mr. aud Mrs. F. McNajghton
Johuston, of Washingt jn, D. ('.,
spont several days the past week
among their Fulton ccunty
friends.
After a.o absence of two years,
J. Clyde Strait, of Buda, III., is
home spending the holidays, and
setiug his old friends. Clyde is
greatly in love with the West.
Prothonotary and Mrs. Geo. A.
Harris, spent Saturday and Suu
day in the home of the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
McKibbin in Buck Valley.
Miss Zoe Mason, who is teach
ing at Wai fordsburg this winter,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mason of this place.
Prof. W. Djn Morton, of Maple
wood institute, near Philadelphia,
spent last week at home with his
parents, J udgo aud Mrs. Peter
Morton near town.
Philip B. Melius and his father
Geo. C. Melius were in town last
Friday. Phil is still smiling over
the arrival of a big baby boy at
his home a few days ago.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Crooks, of
Warnock, Ohi, have been spend
ing ths holiday season with the
latter's parents, Rev. and Mrs.
J. L. Grove, of this place.
Mr. Oliver Hill, one of Bethel
township's substantial farmers
spent a lew hours in town last
Friday. It was his hirst visit, to
tho County Seat for a j car and a
half.
S. D. Steven? cnl fa L.ily, of
Chambersburg, came over to
McConnellsburg and speut a
few days with Mrs. Stevens'
mother, Mrs. L. E. Harris in this
placo.
Mr. R. A. Stouteale, who
came over to see bis mother and
other old time friends, returned
to Altoona last Friday. Robert
is lookiug well, and is prospering
in the Mountain City.
Mr. ElmorSudeis.ofWampurn,
Beaver couuty, is making a holi
day visit among his MoCo4QQaV
burg friends. Elmer is serving
as school director on his homo
school board, aud says they are
having all kinds of trouble with
the vacciuation question.
Rev. H. B. Mohlor, formerly of
Dillsburg., Ps , but later a iosi
dent of New Mexico, spent the
holiday week al the home of Miss
Miuuie E. Mock, iu Tod. Rev.
Mohler preached in the Lutheran
church in this jlace last Sunday
morning, a id iu McCoiiuellUlo
churc'i in the evening.