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.
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lb.
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cf.
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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.