lje jfttlton Cottntg SCetus.
VOLUME 9
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 27, 1908.
NUMBER 47
IS THE MILLENNIUM NEAR?
Written by Daniel P. Deshong, Esq., of
Pleasant Ridge. Thoughts Sug
gested by a Dream.
What would be the coudition
of the world to day, had Mother
Eve, in the Garden of Eden, not
disobeyed the commands of God?
A dream which the writer had
several years ago, has led to the
following thoughts along this
line : Had it not been for the
disobedience of our first parents,
we now would have no deaths, no
sorrows, no doctors, no lawyers,
no editors, no mechanics, we
would have no labor to perform
in short, we would have nothing
to lo but reach out our hands and
take and eat, for the whole world
would be a gaiden of Eden. All
persons having been born into
the world since the creation
would to-day be living and well
and there would be no undertak
ing establishments, no cemetery
associations, nor any tombstone
peddlers Adam and his wife
would still be living, and would
lack only about eighty-eight
years of being six thousand years
old. Everybody else born since
the creation of Adam and Eve
would still be living, and the pop
ulation of the world, instead of
being fifteen hundred million as
it is to-day, would be just think
what it would be, if no one had
ever died.
We are told in Holy Writ that
the Old Serpent, the Devil, was
once an Angel of Light, but tb it
he was disobedient, and. was cast
down from his lofty position, and
from that time became the enemy
of mankind. First he persuaded
Eve to partake of the fjrbiddeu
fruit, and, in turn, she persuad
ed Adam to do the same thing,
and thus was brought about the
train of terrible evils consisting
in part of wars, of pestilences, of
murders, in fact of all kinds of
sins, and the last, but not the
least is drunkenness, for God
never made intoxicating drinks.
But the time is coming, and is
now near at hand, when all this
will be changed. The six thous
and years, which corresponds to
the six days of the week that God
labored in making the world and
all things therein contained, and
rested on the seventh day, is now
nearly completed, and the seventh
thousand will correspond to the
seventh day, and will be, it seems
to me, the millennium, during
which time the Devil will be chain
ed for a thousand years, and all
people will come forth and live
upon the earth, which will be, as
a whole, a garden of Eden; and I
believe that will be a paradise for
the righteous, but I fear it will
be a purgatory for the wicked.
All old things will be passed
away, and all things will become
new; there will be no war nor ru
mors of war; the people shall beat
their swords into plow shares,
and their spears into pruning
hooks, and shall know war no
more. And it is fair to presume
that at the end of that time, the
Lord will separate the wheat
from the tares, and the tares, or
chaff, ho will burn up with un
quenchable fire; but the wheat he
will gather into his garuer. Old
things will have passed away, and
all things will have become new.
There will be a new heaven and a
new earth, which will be for all
time and eternity.
Now, it is supposed by some
people that the first six thousand
years jt the world will be up
about our year nineteen hundred
and fifteen, and if that should be
Oi the millennial, or one thousaud
years of peace, are not far distant.
Now, those are the rambling
thoughts ot one who is well ad
vanced in years, and it is hoped
that it may Buggest some new
thoughts and new ideas to the
minds of thoughtful readers; and
f not, it is hoped that it will be
somewhat interesting to some
Persona, at least.
BURNS PROVE FATAL
Miss Louvma Long is visiting
friends at Williamson, Franklin
';0Ullty,
Explosion of Oil Can Results in Death of
Everett Lady.
Tuesday afternoon of last week
about 1:30 o'clock Mrs. Lloyd K.
Begle of Everett was rekindling
her fire preparatory to ironing.
She pcured coal oil on some wood
in the stove when smouldering
coals ignited the oil causing the
can to explode. With her cloth
ing in flames the womaj ran into
the yard where she was seen by
a man who was working nearby.
He hastened to her assistance
and suceeded in smothering the
flames with carpet, but not be
fore she was burned in a terrible
manner. Her feet and face were
the only parts of the body un
touched by the llames. Medical
aid was secured but she lingered
until Wednesday night, when
death relieved her agony.
Monster Elephant Dies.
Boliver, the largost elephaut in
captivity, a favorite at the Phila
delphia zoological gardens for
years, died. He was only second
to Jumbo in point of reputation,
both of whom were kno.vu all ov
er the world. He was presented
to the Philadelphia Zoo in 1888 by
Adam Forepaugh, the circus man.
Doctors are of the opinion that he
died of old age and that it was
hastened by the lack of exercise.
Three butchers and three taxi
dermists spent as many days in
stripping the huge bulk prepara
tory to mounting it. The bones
and hido will then be taken to the
buildings of the Academy of Na
tural Science, where the process
of drying the bones and tanning
the skin will begin. The llesh
was sold to a local firm for fertil
izing purposes. Bohver's heart
weighed 47 pounds, his liver 200
pounds. The task of setting the
skeleton up and covering it with
the hide, will require two years.
Rev. Strayer's Announcements.
August 30, 1908.
Wells Valley, Sunday school at
9.30 a. m.; Preaching, 10 30 a. m.;
Y. P. S. C. E., 7.30 p m.; Prayer
meeting, Wednesday evening;
Teachers Training class, Thurs
day evening.
Oak Grove Sunday school, 2.00
p. m.; Preaching, 3 Go p. m.
Cromwell Sunday scnool, 9.00
a. m.; Preaching, 7. 30 p. m.
Next appointments, in two
weeks, Sept. 13th, will be the
last service of the conference
year. All are heartily invited.
Jno. F. Stkayek, Pastor.
ENID.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Barnett,
Mrs. Nettie Anderson and chil
dron, and Mr. George Barnett, of
Bomastead, and Mr. George Bar
nett, of Everett, are visiting at
Mr. H. M. T uax's.
Mr. John A. Ready and son
left on Tuesday. After spending
a few days at Bedford and stop
ping at Warsaw. Ind., they will
reach Sedalia, Mo., their home,
about September 1st.
Mrs. Jno. M. Schenck accom
panied her niece Miss Wertz,
home and will visit at Bedford a
few days and from there will go
to Huntingdon and Altoona.
Mr. and Mrs. Jehu Edwards
are visiting their daughter Mrs.
11. G. McGlam at Juniata.
John G. Horton and his grand
mother Mrs. Girvin, of Pbiladel
pbia are visiting at E A. Horton 's
Quite a number of the young
folks took in Crystal Springs
camp last Sunday.
Cloyd Edwards is at home
again.
M iss Jessie Cunningham, who
was called to Chicugo on account
of the serious illness of her sister
Mrs. Rhaiesa, has returned to
Altoona. She brought her sister
back with her much Improved in
health.
Prof. Geo W. Ready will leave
for Altoona on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. E.lwards
and little daughter Martha spent
Sunday in Sax ton.
DEAD BOV REVIVED.
Made Incision in Breast and Manipulated
Heart until Life Returned. Won
derful Surgical Feat.
Washington, August 21 :
News of one of the most remark
able operations ever performed
in this city or possibly in tho
United States, whxh look place
at Emergency Hospital, when
one of the surgeons of that insti
tution succeeded by massage in
bringing back to life a twelve
year-old colored boy of Bayatts
ville, Md , who, it was thought,
had died suddHuly while under
going un operatic n, has just been
made public.
The boy was under the inllu
ence of chloroform and the sur
geon was operating on an infect
ed knee when respiration sudden
ly ceased. The body became
cold, and limbs rigid. Artificial
respiration was resorted to, but
there was no responding to pul
sation (.1 t he heart.
After six minutes of suspense
during which the physician re
sorted to every possible method
to revive the patient the doctor
realized that there was only one
chauce to save the bov 's life.
With delicate skill, the boy's
body was opeued and for seven
minutes the doctor massaged the
patient's heart with his fingers.
Finally when he was about to give
up all hope, the boy took a faint
voluntary breath, and for several
minutes the heart pulsated gent
ly. Plying the heart witn his
fingers to stimulate circulation
of the blood, the physician after
eighteen minutes, had the heart
pulsating normally, and knew
that he had succeeded in his al
most miraculous operation.
For a day and a half following
the operation the boy remained
in excellent condition and every
hope was held out for his recov
ery, out the infection ot the
knee had spread to the left side
and affected the glands of the
neck. Blood poisouiug set in
and despite all efforts to save
him the boy succumbed.
Within a few months several
eminent physicians of this city
will conduct vivisection tests to
determine how far the heart
massage can be carried. Dogs
will be placed under anaesthetics
and allowed to succumb it is said,
so that physicians may determine
after how long an interval an ani
mal apparently dead, may be re
stored by heart massage.
WELLS TANNERY.
Wells Valley seems to be an at
tractive place for summer visit
oi s. Among the recent ones are
Miss Ada Gaster, of Pittsburg,
with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Har
mon; Mrs. Chas. Ross, of Saxton,
with her uncle, J. N. Duvall; Rev.
Walter Stewart and Miss Myers,
of Shirley, with the former's par
ents, G. A. Stewart and wife;
Mrs. B. C. Dawney and daughter
A clean, of Philadelphia, with her
sister, Mrs. G. W. Sipe; Mrs. T.
J. Evans, with her daughter, Mrs
J G. Kirk; Harry L. Baumgard
ner, of Altoona, and MissThelma
Hewett, of Petersburg, with W.
H. Baumgardner and wife; Mrs.
J. R Bunter and two sous, with
her parents, Harvey Wishart and
wife; Mr. Doavor, of Waterfall,
at J W. Harnett's; William Hel
sel, of South Fork, with bis par
ents, Albert Helsel and wife;
Mrs. Brumbaugh, of Grafton,
with her daughter, Mrs. McClel
ian Swope; Mr. Vanallman, of
Roaring Springs, at G. E.
Sprowl'8.
Nathan Horton and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday at Crystal
Springs
Our baseball team and many of
our citizens attended the picnic
at Fairview, Saturday. The ball
team returned, feeling jubilant
over their victory with Hmrton
town and Laidig.
Evangelist W. G. Harmon talk
ed on one of our street cornet s
Sunday evening to an attentive
orowd.
AUtRIST WEDDIN0S.
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Hearts and Hands Joined Together For
Journey Through Life.
Stevens DESHONG.
A very pretty home wedding
occurred at tho residence of M r.
and Mrs. Baltzer Deshong, near
Harrisonville, at 5 o'clock Wed
nesday evening, August 2fi, 1908,
when their daughter Miss Myrtle
became tbe bride of Mr. B. E.
Stevens, of McConnellsburg, jun
ior member of the firm of Thos.
B. Stevens & Son, furniture
dealers.
Promptly at the hour named,
the bridal couple with the brides
maid Miss Maude Deshong -and
the groomsman, Mr. Ross Hoi
lenshead, appeared in the beauti
fully decorated parlors before
Rev. C. W. Bryner, of McCon
uellsburg, who in the beautiful
and impressive ceremony of the
Methodist Episcopal church, pro
nounced the bride and groom
man and wife.
After the ceremony and con
gratulations the large company
of invited guests were seated to a
sumptuously prepared wedding
dinner, and it is needless to add
that the remainder oi the evening
was joyously spent.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens left this
morning for a trip that will in
clude Erie, Niagara Falls, Cana
da, Pittsburg, Homestead, and
other places, after which they
will return to McConnellsburg
and go to housekeeping.
The bride was the recipient of
a large number of handsome and
valuable presents.
Doyle Wilkinson.
A very pretty home wedding
too place at the residence of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Amos B. Wilkinson, on West
Main street, Monday evening,
August 24, 1908, when Miss
Amanda Valetta became the bride
of M r. Ross E. Doyle, son of M.
F. Doyle, foreman of the News
office.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. C. W. Bryner, and the
bride was given away by her fa
ther. After congratulations, a
bounteous wedding dinner was
served, which was followed by
the appearance ot the cahthump
ians, who gave the happy couple
a very nice serenade, and were
generously remembered by the
hostess. The happy occasion
was the celebration of the bride's
seventeenth birthday in a very
befitting manner. The bride and
groom are excellent young people
ind go to housekeeping amidst
the best wishes of their numer
ous friends.
WlNKCJARDNEH CUTCHALL.
At the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage in this place on Wed
nesday, August 19, 1908, Rev. C.
W. Bryner united in marriage,
Miss Jessie Blanche Cutchall
and Mr. Irvin D. Winegardner,
both of Taylor township. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John D. Cutchall, and the
groom a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Winegardner, and are a cou
pie of most excellent young peo
pie who start out on their v jyage
through life with the best wish
es of a host of friends.
Shimek Kendall.
At the pastor's residence in
McConnellsburg, August 20,
1908, Mr. Benjamin F. Shimer
and Miss Orpba A. Kendall were
united in marriage by Rev. J. L.
Grove. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Shimor
left for Illinois, where they will
make their future borne. They
have the best wishes of their
maay friends.
Simpson Gordon.
Mr. Reed Simpson and Miss
Frances Gordon, both of Dickeys
Mountain, this county, were mar
ried ic Hancock on Tuesday of
last week. Mr. Simpson is en
gaged in the mercantile business
at Dickeys Mountain.
McKee Steach.
On August 14th, in Altoona,
Mr. Edward McKee was united
in marriage with Miss Minnie
Steach, daughter of J. William
Stoach, formerly of this place.
VISIT TO THE WEST.
Mrs. August Soffel and Sons, of Pitts
burg, Tell of Pleasant Trip.
I, with my two sons Joseph
and Howard, left our home in
Pittsburg for a visit to my broth
er, Calvin O. S pes, in Iowa. The
trip is a long one and pretty tire
some, but the pleasure and bene
fit one tets from it, pays for it
all. After leaving Pittsburg we
traveled all night, arriving in Chi
cago next morning at 9 a. m., and
left about an hour later for Iowa.
We traveled all day in an observa
tion car The service was fine,
and the scenery unsurpassed.
EJart of the time we spent on the
platform, where the porter had
kindly placed a couple dozen
chairs. The wheat and rye are
harvested, and in many places
the farmers were having the ma
chine threshing. The fields pre
sent a grand sight shocks po
close to each other, they almost
seemed to touch. The corn is
tine. I suppose the seasou could
not have been better, as it has
been pretty wet. Some places
two tine crops of hay are harvest
ed in one year. The grass is
green and vegetation luxuriant
everywhere. There are fine
groves here. All have been plant
ed and seem to thrive well in this
climate. Cattle, hogs, and sheep
of the finest, are seen everywhere
We arrived safe at What
Cheer, Iowa, Tuesday, at 10 a.m.,
where brother met us with a
smiling face and a tine two sea'ed
carriage and a span of driving
horses. We soon drove six miles
to his beautiful home, whore his
wife, who will be remembered as
Minnie Cornerer, of Ayr town
ship, Fulton county, Pa., a form
er teacher, met us with a happy
radiant face, and had a dinner
waiting fit for a king a sample
of all the good things from the
garden, dairy, hennery, and farm
products. After partaking of
the sumptuous fare, we rested
and then took in the scenes about
the farm. The house is a fine
large one, haviug hve rooms to
each floor, with white paint and
green shutters. It presented a
fine appearance on a handsome
lawn, set with many handsome
evergreen trees, cedars, orna
mental trees and hedge. All
buildings are white, excepting a
large red barn. There is a fine
maple grove on the west, and a
catalpa grove on the north, with
an abundance of apples, peaches,
plums, cherries, etc. The land
is slightly rolling, and driving as
tine as anyone could wish no
stones nor rocks.
We expect to leave for the East
soon, and will visit some more
Fulton county people in Chicago,
among them Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Hort n. We expect to spend
some time on the lakes on our re
turn, and hope to reach Pitts
burg the latter part of the month.
Sincerely yours,
Anna Makik Sipes Soffel.
23 Shiloh St.,
Pittsburg, Pa.
P. S. The people are the most
friendly and hospitable ones I ev
er met. Many of them are Quak
ers. 1 have had mauy invitations
and have been entertained very
extensively. When Mr. C. O
Sipes' goods, or moving, shipped
to What Cheer, the uearest town,
all the neighbors were there to
meet him, and conveyed his goods
to his home, six miles, free of
charge teu loads of goods. Such
kindness you may never find else
where. Many coal mines are In. this
neighborhood, and coal can be
gotten for ten cents a bushel, the
finest grade.
Mus. Soffel.
WOMAN COMMITTED SUICIDE.
SALUVIA.
The long continued spell ot dry
weather is cutting the buckwheat
crop short and interfering with
the ploughing.
Jacob Hauma.-i has built a new
house.
Howard Hann and Jacob Mel
lon are both singing that good
old song, "A charge, eto."
Many of our people are attend
ing Crystal Springs campmeet
log.
Mrs. Barfley Hughes of Breezewood
Shoots Herself.
The Everett Republican says:
On last Friday morning the peo
pie of Breezewood were shocked
by the announcement that Mrs.
Bartley Hughes had shot herself,
and upon investigation found the
report only too true.
Mrs. Hughes had been weak
minded for the last couple of years
and at times showed signs of ex
treme mental depression. On
Thursday evening and night she
seemed unusually restless and on
Friday morning after eating her
breakfast, returned to her room,
leaving her husband to do up the
morning's work. While thus en
gaged Mr. Hughes heard a sound
coming from the second floor as
if some one bad fallen, and rush
iug upstairs fouud his wife lying
prostrated in a doorway between
two rooms. Upon raising her
from the floor he noticed blood,
and supposing she had a hemmor
hage, called to a couple of neigh
boring women and they went in
to the house while he went to
summon Dr. Hanks, a nearby
physician.
Mrs. Mary C. Ramsey, being
the first to arrive on the scene
passed on into the rear room and
discovered an empty rifle lying
on the floor. Upou the arrival of
more of the neighbors, and an ex
amination of the body, life was
found to be extinct. A bullet had
entered the left breast and pene
trated the heart.
It is supposed that Mrs. Hugh
es sat on a chest, held the muzzle
of the gun to her breast and
touched the trigger with her toe.
The load had been in the rifle for
more than three vears.
HUSTONTOWN.
Wm. Cutchall of Pitcairn, and
brother Jere, of Six Mile Run,
spent several days with their
parents during the last week.
Mrs. Geo. Mayne, of Altoona,
Miss Bess Buckley, of Shelby,
Iowa, and Mrs. Alex Mayne, of
Fort Littleton, spent Monday at
the home of John Hoover.
Charles Raker and family have
moved into our town recently.
A Ribbon Social will be held in
the grove at this place on Satur
day evening August 29th under
the auspices of tho Epworth
League. Everybody invited to
attend.
The local baseball team met an
overwhelming defeat on Satur
day on the Laidig grounds. The
Wells Tannery boys seemed to
have a little something on them
as shown by the score of 6 to 1
John Cutchall, of Coaldale
spent a few days of this week in
our town.
Superintendent B. C. Lamber
son moved bis young wife to the
County S .at on Tuesday where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. Hosier, of Saxton, is
spending some time with her
daughter Mrs. B. H. Shaw of
this place.
Mont Dawney and wife and
Mr. Jones and wife all of Chica
go, spent several days with Harry
Dawney at this place.
Birthday Surprise.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Taylor was the scene last
Saturday of a very pleasant social
occasion, in honor of Mrs. Tay
lor's birthday anniversary. The
affair had been planned so well
by the other members of the
family, that it was a genuine sur
prise to Mr. Taylor, and she is
now the possessor of many nice
presents as a reminder of the oc
casion. Those present were R.
A. Skiles, wife and daughter
Pearl; Charley Sipes wife and
two sens Raymond and Vernon;
Mrs. David Fohner, Mrs. John
Miller, Mrs. Iivin Miller, Mrs.
George Sipes, Sadie Fohner,
Mollio Skiles, Minnie Caroutherg
Emanuel Sipes, Pete Fohner,
Oval Taylor.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings aad doings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outlng.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED.
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Miss Annie Ott and sister
Mary are spending a few days
with friends in Carlisle and Har-
rnburg.
Mrs. Alice Gordon, of Fort
Littleton, spent a few days last
week with her niece, Ml8. Mary
A. Kelly.
Mr. Paul Johnston of Phila
delphia, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Johnston, in
this place.
Mr. Harvey Stoner, after
spending two weeks with his
home folks, returned to Lancas
ter, last Saturday.
Mrs. Blanche Belcher, of Chi
cago, has been visiting among
relatives in McConnellsburg dur
ing the past few days.
Mrs. M. A. Kelly is visiting the
family of Isaac Culler in Thomp
son township. Mr. Culler's old
est son has typhoid fever.
Clarence C. Palmer, of Pitts
burg, is spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Palmer, at McKibbin.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rotz,
near Marion, Franklin county,
were visiting friends on this side
of the mountain last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wilkinson,
of Hancock, Md., were here av.
the wedding of their niece, Miss
Valetta Wilkinson on Monday
evening.
Mrs. W. H. Lake, of McKibbin,
is visiting relatives in Philadel
phia, and expects to take in some
of the sights at Atlantic City be
fore her return.
George Bishop and wife, John
Bishop and wife, and Mrs. Chas.
Bishop, of Thompson, attended
the funeral of their brother in
law Samuel Kelly, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson H. Elder,
ot Mongantown, W. Va., are
visiting Mrs. Elder's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Robinson,
and other friends in this place.
Frank St Clair arrived in town
Thursday afternoon and on Sat
urday, accompanied by his wife
and Miss Olive Shimer returned
to his home in Washington D. C.
Miss Bess Trout, who has
spent the past eighteen months
in a Buffalo hospital as a trained
nurse, is home for a two weeks'
visit among friends in this place
and vicinity.
Miss Bessie Mayne, ot Shelby'
Iowa; Mrs. Geo. W. Mayne, ot
Altoona, and Mrs. Mary Mayne,
of Fort Littleton, were guests of
the latter's sister, Mrs. Albert
Stoner, Monday.
Gilbert and Elbert Lake, near
McConnellsburg, made a nice
trip to Altoona in an automobile
one day last week, and expect to
spend two weeks in that city
visiting among friends there.
N. I. Fmiff, wife and son Ral
eigh, near Mont Alto, came over
on Saturday on a visit to friends
in this vicinity. Mr. Finiff re
ports an immense peach crop in
his neighborhood. One m in ex
pects to ship over 100 car loads.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Uamil,
left on Tuesday morning to at
teud the National Encampment
of the G. A R. which meets in
Ohio next week, Mrs. I in mil is
the representative trom King
Post Woman '8 Relief Corps, of
this place. After the Encamp
ment they will spend some time
visiting amoug ft lends in the
West.
Mr. Samuel Yeakle, wife and
children, of Mercersburg; Mrs.
M. J. Seylar, son George and
grand-daughter Gladys; Mrs.
John Graham, son Thomas and
grand-daughter Flossie and Mrs.
Minuie Rinehart, of Charlestown;
Mrs. Lora Smith and daughter,
and Miss Dorothy Smith, of Ohio,
were among those from a distance
who attended the funeral of Mr,
Samuel Kelly last Thursday.