l)e niton Countg Pettis. VOLUME 9 MeCONNELLSBURG, PA.. JULY 23, 1908. NUMBER 42 REV. GEO. B SHOEMAKER. BASE BALL Writes Letter in His Usually Breezy Style from His Home at Shell Rock, Iowa 0000 VEAK FOR WESTERN FARMER. Shell Rock, Ia., July 18, '08. Editok Nkws : A postal card received yesterday from my brother Will, written in the old home town, and having on it a view of the beauti ful valley in which theoldhime town rests, was greatly enjoyed by myself and family. It made me want to start at once for a long visit in the dear old place. Since that cannot be, a letter was the next best thing to ;i i as a safdty valve, and, perhaps, ex cess of feeling might, in that way, be eased for the present. I was greatly interested in the letters of my friend Hughes. There are no very large trees m this part of Iowa, and 1 cannot write of what there is not. Per haps I ought to explaiu an ex pression I used in a tormor let ter about our Iowa trees. I spoke of "Natural Trees." By that I meant trees that grew along the streams and other places in their own sweet will, justas nature had deposited the seed. Much of the timber in this prairie country is planted by the farmer around his house and harns usually on the north and west sides, as a protection from the winter storms. These groves are plant ed in straight rows so that in their early life they may be cul tivated to stimulate rapid devel opment. We speak of groves of this kind as cultivated timber. In the days when the young men of McConnellsburg, before they went "a courting," careful ly parted their hair on the back of the head, combing the hair to ward the ears ou each side, my friend Hughes, prior to his night ly visit, asked me if his hair was parted behind, I looked and said, "yes, there is a seam right down the back of your head." Imme diately he named me "Seamy boy," and I carried that name around for years, alt because of the vanity of a young man. Too bad, wasn't it? Well. I've for giveu him long ago. The visit I had from my broth er in June, was a great pleasure to myself and family. How we did talk about the old town and the people of those early days. 1 suppose he told you about his visit to Iowa, but I'll wager he did not tell all about it. Sunday morning a splendid day he weut over to the bridge to enjoy the beautiful view. His camera in his pocket, he was tempted, and yielded, to take a snap shot. While using both hands to shoot, the wind kindly relieved him of his hat and started it on a journ ey down the Shell Rock, into the Cedar, then to the Iowa, aud via. the Mississippi to the Gulf. My bald-headed brother came home to me subdued and bareheaded. Well, we had to have something exciting in our quiet village. In my thirty years of residence in Iowa, I have never been placed in a prettier town or among a more pleasant people. My bees are doing well. There is an abundance of white clover, aud we have had enough dry weather to make their harvest good and they are storing largo quantities of splendid honey. We are enjoy mg some of their honey each day now, and are "sweeten ing up. " With their natural per versoness, they swarmed on Sun day, but I hived 'em just the same. ( I have three colonies, and i expect them to make from fifty to seventy five pounds of honey each. I only got one stiog this summer, and that waB by Mr. Gamer's bee. Tne outlook for cropB this year is excellent. Hay is mostly har vested, and ia uhusually heavy. Oats and rye are being gathered, and are splendid. Corn is doing finely, an1, with the ordinary Report of Several flood Games That Have Been Played During the Past Week. Harvest being over and work a little slack, the Littleton Boys saw an opportuity to play a game of base ball. So thev challenged Burnt Cabins, and getting a re ply to come ahe ad, they secured a team and road wagon and left with 16 on board for Burnt Cab ins. According to reports, thosa Burnt Cabins boys were resting up Saturday forenoon with the intention of giving the Littleton boys a good walloping. The Lit tleton boys went to the bat first and scored two runs, and by this time the umpire was ready 10 call their side out. When Little ton went to play the Held they looked in vain for their pitcher, aud some one asked who would do the pitching, and by this time that old warrior of a fun came out and took his position in the box, and for nine innings he aud Mr. Harris pounded it into each other's teams, and by the time the ninth inning was pUyed all felt like resting; but uo rest for the wicked. Those hustling liale gentlemen of Burnt Cabins came up to the visiting boys and said "Boys, your supper is about ready." Now you can talk about your ball play in any style .you wish, but as for honesty and kind friendship, Burnt Cabins folks stand in the front row. Never did a ball team play a more hon est game and never did any set of folks show a more friendly dis position toward a visiting team than did the Hurnt Cabins peo pie show toward the Littleton ball team. Line' up. Fraker, B. p. Harris. LAW AS TO PUBLIC STREAMS. Superior Court Sustains Wayne County Decisions. An opinion writtou by .Judge I Rice and handed down by the 'Superior Court last Thursday sustains the opinion of the Wayne county court that streams declar ed by law to be public are uot ac tually public, streams. The opinion is based upon the anti-confiscation cluuse of the constitution Article 1, Section 10. The case arose in a man gigging for eels in the Lackawaxcu cieek III Wayne county. This stream was declared to be a public one by an act ot the Legislature of 1808. It ruus almost entirely ttirough private property, how ever, so to avrid trespass thegig ger walked to the middle of a pub he bridge, entered the water aud waded up the stream. He was, nevertheless, found guilty of violating the law forbid ding gigging in any but public streams. The decision is a sweeping one and will affect every part of the State, since it forbids gigging iu any but navigable streams. The Delaware river is uot affected be cause it is a boundary water aud under separate laws. ATTEMPTED MURDER. Frank Haulman. of Springfield. 0., Fol lows His Wife to Chambersburg and Attempts to Murder Her. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. ABOUT GOOD ROADS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Wilson, P. Cromer, H. Fraker, K. Orth, K. Busier, G. Fraker, B. Morton, L. Cromer, R. 2b. .tb. lb. rf. cf. If. SB. M uuhias, B. Webb. Matthias, IS. Welch. Norton. . North. Wise. Matthias, K. The ninth inning, the score read 25 to 1 in favor of Port Lit tleton. Umpire, Joe Detwiler. Everybody present enjoyed the afternoon very much, and as soon as the Littleton boys find a con venient afternoon, fhey will have Burnt Cabins come up. One Who was There. The local baseball team played a practice game with Knobsville on Saturday. Little can be said of the team as the field was in a rough condition, and did not al low sharp fielding. The Reisner Brothers played a tine game at the bat. John having three hits and a home run to his credit, and Ed two two-baggers and two singlest Sp&ugler struck out nineteen men. Score 24-8. LINE UP: Fisher, lb. Scheidleman. Stumer, cf. Kelso. Reisner, 3b. Gunnells. Sudors, rf, Aller, Kelso. Jackson, ss. Kerhn. Sbimer, 2b. Wiole. Reisner, If. Diveus. Doyle, c. Campbell. Spanglor, p. Kelso, Pox. Umpire Connelly and Pox. The following is the result of a game between New Grenada aud Enid teams at New Grenada last Saturday. NKW UKKN'AIM. KNIU. Alloway, J. o. Earley, C. Allow o, 1)K. p. Wurufni;, H. ii.'iv -tr.-ss.-ll U. lb. Early It, H. Heeler, B. 2b, Edwards, If. Alloway, R. ft' 'lb. Edwards, R. Shatter, R. s. n. Cunningham, I). Witter, R. a. f. Edwards, O, Bnuck, J. r. f. Foster, 8. Alloway Ql I. t. Stunkurd, J. Scon: New Grenada, 111; Euid, 11. Struck out by Alloway 7, by War sing 5; two received bases on balls from each pitcher. The game was largely attended and good playing was done on both sides. Best regards aud wishes to both teams. weather, will produce a great harvest. We are lookiug forward for a good year for the farmer here in temporal things. The N k ws is always a welcome visitor to our home, and is read with great interest by all. Very truly, Geo. B. Shoemakek. Of Interest to Merchants. Irresponsible solicitors are at work in many sections of the state soliciting fuods for the re. peal of the Mercantile Tax law, and in many cases allege that they are working in the interest of our Association. Thcusands of Dollars have already been col lected in this state by "specialist associations" for the purpose of bringing about the possible re peal of the Mercantile Tax law. In view of the small individual contribution and the popularity of the cause of the appeal this fact causes no surprise. How ever, there is one point that should ho noted, that in event of the repeal of the Mercantile Tax law there is a strong probability that another tax law will be sub stituted and to prevent such an enactment these "specialist or ganizations" seem to offer no as sistance. As the result of the in lluence brought upon, and the favorable sentiment created with the members of the last Legis lature, by the Retail Merchants' Association of Pennsylvania, there is some assurance of the repeal of this unnecessary tax. There is, however, always the danger of the passage of a tax law of some other form to take the place of the one repealed. Taxation seems imperative to the law creators. The Retail Merchants' Asso ciation of Pennsylvania has 148 affiliated Associations, covering nearly all of the leadiug cities and towns of the state, and their individual membership runs into many thousands. No PEKNON IS AUTHORIZED to SOLICIT LEGISLATIVE FUNDS IN ouk name, and all merchants are warned not to contribute unless they have money to burn. At no time in our Association history have we thought it necessary to solicit funds for legislative pur poses other thau our natural re venues from entrauce fees, capita tax and printed forms. Should :t be necessary at any time to do so, the appeal will be made direct to the merchants of the stale through the officers of our local Associations. At the next ses sion of the Legislature, the Re tail Merchants' Asociation of Pennsylvania will be found on the job when it comes to consid ering the Mercantile Tax repeal. In the interval, or at thut time, merchants are advised not to contribute uutil after communi catiug with the undersigned. Yours very truly, -A. M. How eh, State Sec'y 210 Lincoln Bldg., Erie, Pa. HE IS NOW IN CHAMBERSBURG JAIL. Prank Haulu an traveled all the way from Ohio to Chambersburg, i where he arrived ou Friday eve j ning, for the purpose of killing his wife. He is a uativeof Frank liu county, having been born and raised at Charlestowu, a village between the Gap and Mercers -burg. Ho is acarpeuter by trade, and worked here awhile. He is about 4 1 years old. Losing his hrst wife by death, Haulman married the second time, a Miss Graham, or Grimes, becoming Mrs. Haulman. She is younger than her husband and is f I om the same s etion of the county. Several months ago they re moved to Ohio, nut Mrs. Haulman not liking the west returned to Chambersburg several weeks ago, and was employed by e fam ily U'med Cameron. Friday eveniug while theCamerous were at dinner, Haulman called at the house. He summoned his wifo to the back porch, and it is said, asked her to return with him to Ohio. She refused, it is said, and a shot was tired. There were no witnesses to this part of the occurrence, however, after the shot was tired, the gate at the rear of the house swung opeu and the pair sprang out. The woman had hor arm about the man's neck. They were struggling, but a blow by the man caused the wo man to fall from him. She throw her hand up to protect herself from further blows, and then the man tired the revolver at the wo man. She placed her hands up on her head and stumbled toward the porch. The man then run down Vine street. After a chase of several squares he was cap tured and placed in jail. Meanwhile the Cameron family had been looking after the wound of M rs. Haulman. It was seen that it was not dangerous, as she remained perfectly conscious. A surgeon was summoned aud the ambulance quickly conveyed her to the hospital. On examina tion it was found that the bullet, a 32 calibre, shot, had entered the llesh at the side of the head. The bullet ploughed along the skull aud came out behind, the skull, however, not being injured. The wound was dressed, aud if no complications arises, there is no chance of the wound being a fatal one. j Mrs. Wilson Williams of Mattie, Bedford County, the Victim. Tuesday afternoon of last week, j between 4 and D o'clock Mr. and I Mrs. Wilson Williams, who re side on their farm near Mattie, in East providence township, j Bedford county, were unloading their hay in the ba-n when asud den storm came up. A bolt f lightning struck Mrs. Williams, instantly Billing her, but her hus band, who was about four feet away, was uninjured. A mule was alio killed and the barn somewhat damaged. Mrs. Wil liams was aged about 52 years. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Fra.ey, the sec md hus band of Mrs. Maria Peck of Need-more. Emery Pittmau of Shippens burg, is visiting friends in Mc Connellsburg and vicinity. War Dance in Hayfield. George Knechbaum's many friends in the Cove will read with interest the story of a little inci dent that occurred in George's haytield a few days ago as told by the Lemaster correspondent in the Mercersburg Journal last weok. "Looking north hve or six bun drod yards from the hay field where your correspondent and a number of men were, employed making hay Monday afternoon, could be seen very visibly some thing that resembled an Indian War Dance. You could see tire aud smoke and a number of peo pie daucing and praucing arouud, seemingly cutting all kinds of capers, but after learning some facts it was altogether different. Well it was this way: George W. Kreichbaum had a number of men employed helping to make hay aud among that number was one who enjoys a first class smoke out of a fourth-class pipe, highly flavored. He lit this fourth class pipe to take a first class smoke and threw the remains of the match down in the dry hay stub bles and wont on about their work. Any reader of this article can imagine what happened later. Ob, such jumpiug, dancing around, stamping aud knocking tire as they did '. Everybody ex oited ! From a distance it had every resemblance of an Indian War Dance." HUSTONTOWN. Rev. Charles Mayne of Shelby, Iowa, and lather, of Fort Little ton, spent a few hours last week at the home of John Hoover. Mrs. Ezra Kirk and Miss May Kirk of Greensburg Pa., are visiting in the home of N. M. Kirk. John Cutchall and wife of Six Mile Run are spending some time with the former's parents of this place, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cutchall. Misses Miy Barton and Mar garet Fleisher spent a few days of last week with friends in Burnt Cabins. They were ac companied home on Saturday by Misses Edith and Jessie Speck of Burnt Cabins and Grace Sneath of Lancaster, who spent a couple days very pleasantly with Miss Barton. The hum of the thresher may be heard in our vicinity at pres ent but rumors are afloat to the effect that very soou the jingling of wedding bells may be heard. A. V. Woodcock has returned home again after having spent some time in Mount Union as proprietor of Beer's hotel. Postmaster Geo. W. Clevenger left last Thursday for I ledges- ville W. Va., where he expects to spend the remainder of the sum mer with relatives. Will Make Clean Cut Recommendation on Subject la Next Message. Governor Stuart is very much in earnest in his project for re habilitation of the old Philadelphia- Pittsburg road, which passes through this place. When the governor made his Fpeech in advocacy of this reconstruction oeiore the Pennsylvania bar as sociation at Cape May last month he struck a popular chord and this has made him more deter mined than ever to accomplish his end, if it is at all possible to do so. Pi imarily the governor is ani mated by the wish to give the farmers the best means possible for reaching market. Men who drive for pleasure and automo biles he puts in the second class. "Good roads, first of all, are necessary to the farmer," is the way the governor puts it "He must have good roads to get his products to market. Good roads, of course, are wanted by automo bilists, but they are not so neces sary to tbem as to the farmer. Pennsylvania's agricultural in terests are so great that the farmer must receive considera tion." The cross-state highway plan will occupy a prominent, position in the message of governor to the legislature next January. Gov ernor Stuart has not, of course, even begun to formulate his ut terance upon this or any other subject at so early a date, but he is giving the matter due consideration. ; Snapshots at Their Coming and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away tor a Rstful0utlng. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED. YOUR GOLD COINS. See If Any of Them Is Stamped With the Letter L. "I got hold of a gold" coin a short time ago, and it was marked with a letter L, which 1 supposed had bean stamped upon it by some one who wished to keep watch as to whether he ever had it in possession again. I passed it along, to my landlord, I think, and thought nothing more about it for several months. Then I found out that I had bean pass ing 'light' coin." "How is that?" was the ques tion of a listener. "All coins, whether gold or silver, upon which a large L is stamped are light weight. When you pet one of these stamped coins, the only thing to do is to take it to some assayer, who will weigh it and pay you about 10 per cent less than the face value of the coin for it. He will then place it in a crucible to be melted into gold bullion. "The government itself muti lates these coins and in so doing turns the ruined currency right back into circulation, where some innocent party will become vic timized by them. "When the light coins are ten dered for duties on imports they are weighed at the custom house, quickly stamped L for light and returned to the importer. If the latter cannot pass (he coin off, he must take it to the retort to be melted. "The light coins may be ren dered light la the ordinary course of abrasion in circulation or they may have been sweated by par ties who sell the gold dust thus bruised off the coin. The coin mou mode of sweating is to place u number of gold coins in a sack and shake them up for a long time, when the gold dust will gather at the bottom of the sack. " Utica Observer, WEST Dl'BIK Rev. Chne preached a well chosen sermon on Sunday after noon at Pairview to an attentive congregation. His subject was "conscience," and practical thoughts were given. Miss Edna Gilhland and her mother Mrs. Etta L. Patterson and two children, of Allegheny, are visiting Mis. Patterson's mother, Mrs. Maggie Lyon, and her brother J. E Lyon and family. Mrs. Margaret Kesselring, of Hustontown, is visiting relatives in this community. The Laidig base ball team play ed the Gracey team at Gracey last Saturday afternoon. The re sult was a score of la to 10 in fa vor of Laidig. Bernard Pore man seemed to be the heaviest batter for the Laidig team, bring ing two men home and making a home run. It is proposed to play again Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1, near Pairview church, after which there is to be a festival to aid the Laidig team to get bats, balls, &c. Our farmers have begun the harvest of oats which seems rath er light. ON OFFICIAL VISIT. Royal Arcanum Officials Spent Night In McConnellsburg. Monday morning Hon. Frank B. Wickersham, sitting prand past regent, Harrisburg, accom panied by Millard F. Thompson, grand orator, and Jacob Weiner, Carlisle, and H. B. McNnlty, past grand regent, aud others came to McConnellsburg where, in the evening, they visited Tuscarora council of the Royal Arcanum. The McConnellsburg council is now nineteen years old and this is the first time in its history that it lias had so many distinguished visitors. Rev. Strayer's Announcements. Sunday, July 2U. Mt Tabor. Preachiug, Satur day evening, 7:45; Sunday school, Sunday morning, l:30; Y. P. 8. C. E, Sunday evening, 7:45. Hustoutown Preaching, 10:80 a. m.; prayer meeting, Wednes day evening. Bethlehem Sunday school, 2 p. m.; preaching 8 p. in.; Y. P. S. C. E., 7:45 p. m. Kuobsviiie Preaching, 7:45 p. m. Jno, F. Kthavek, pastor. Miss Annie Dickson spent a day or two in Harrisburg last week. Jacob Kauff man, of Johnstown, Pa., is spending this week with friends in this vicinity. Capt. C. T. Dixon and wife, of Saluvia, spent a fow hours in town last Saturday. Corder W. Snyder and wife, of Needmore, spent a few hours in town last Saturday. Mr. Baldwin Fraker, of Fort Littleton, was a pleasant and profitable visitor at this office, on Tuesday. Misses Bessie and Beatrice Myers, of Hancock, are guests in the family of their uncle, Geo. W. Hays, in this place. Lilhe Campbell left town Tues day morning to go to Hollidays burg, where she will spend a few weeks with relatives. Ex-Sheriff D. C. Fleck and Geo. Wilds, two of Fort Littleton's subsiantia) citizens were in town on business, on Tuesday. Mr. Sloan Warthiu, wife, little son, Aunt Miss Esther Sloan, and Miss Jessie Sloan left on Tuesday morning for Gettysburg. James W. Rummel, of this place, was among those who at tended the encampment exercis es at Gettysburg during the past week. Edward Piniff, of Morgantown, W. Va., and Charles Elvey ot Bay 8, O., spent Monday in the home of William Fix and wife, west of town. W. W. Palmer, of Connellsville, and W. Scott Palmer, ot Sipes Mill, made a trip to McConnells burg, Monday in the latter 's Ford runabout. M. R. Shaffner, Esq., and Mer chant J. K. Johnston, left town early Tuesday morning in the former's Ford runabout for a trip to Gettysburg. Misses Minnie and Anna Reis ner and Maria D. Alexander, aud George Reisner, Jr., returned on Saturday evening from a pleasant outing at Atlantic City. Mrs. M. L. Hull, ot Sharps burg, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburg, is spending a few weeks with her daughter. Mrs. D. A. Nelson, and other friends in the Cove. Merchant H. B. Hege and wife and children, of Mercersburg, spent a couple of days visiting friends and relatives on this side of the mountain last week. Miss EmmaSlian went over to Mercersburg last Friday after noon to spend a few days with her brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Walker. 8. R. Martin, oue of Crestline, Ohio's, successful business men, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mai tin in the Cove. Sam uel is in the furniture and under taking business. Mr. Edgar Sleichter and wife of Chambersburg accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Bollinger of Culfcersou visited E. J. Croft's and S. A. Wible's at Dane a lew days last week. Dr. and Mrs. H. C. McClain and Mr. W. F. Laidig, of Huston towu, drove to McConnellsburg Sunday in the Doctor's big auto mobile, and took dinner at the City Hotel. They returned home in the afternoon accompanied by the Doctor's father, Mr. F. C. McClain. Joseph P. Hege, wife, and two children of.Frankhu county, took a htlle after harvest vacation and oame over and spent a few days am ing their Cove friends and re latives last week. Mr. Hege thinks it means a good deal to be able to market the products of one's farm without being obliged to haul it across the mountain.
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