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VOLUME 10
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUAKV 2S, 1909.
NUMBER 19
OUTLOOK GOOD.
For The Building of The 'Cross The State
Highway, and The Route Through
McConnellsburg.
LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN.
Harrisburg, Jan. 25. Little
doubt is entertained of the ulti
mate success in the present leg
islature of the 'cross-state high
way from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg by way of Harrisburg, as
recommended in Governor Stu
art's message to the leg'slature.
Not only is the governor's in
fluence taken as a strong factor,
but a study of the house public
roads committee leads to the be-
lief that its personnel was se
lected by some one. not wholly
disinterested in the construction
of the proposed state highway.
According to the makeup of
this committee the southern tier
of counties on the committee are
represented as follows:
Dauphin, Delaware, Chester,
Lancaster, York, Franklin, Bed
ford, Westmoreland, Fayette, Al
legheny and Washington. Other
counties below the center are
Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks,
Montgomery, Lebanon, Juniata,
Mifflin and Snyder.
me remaining counues repre
sented on the committee are
Susquehanna, Lackawanna, Lu-
zerne, Columbia, Lycoming, Pot
ter, Union, Clearfield, Forest,
Butler, Venango, Warren and
Erie.
Allegheny, Luzerne and Dela
ware have two members each on
the committee.
The proposition, which will
have the backing of the adminis
tration, is to build a road from
Allegheny through Westmore
land, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton,
Franklin and Cumberland to Har
ris burg.
From Harrisburg two plans
present themselves, which are
almost equally advantageous.
One is to continue the road to
Philadelphia through Lancaster.
Chester and Delaware. The oth
er is to build this stretch through
Lebanon, Berks and Montgom
ery. Franklin and Adams counties
are also very much interested in
having an offshoot of the propos
ed road from Chambersburg to
Gettysburg, although they are
not especially desirous ot having
it continued on through York and
Lancaster as those roads are now
in pretty good shape. TheFiank
lin and Adams men are especial
ly anxious for the Gettysburg off
shoot to be built because of the
probability of the federal govern
ment building the Lincoln boule
vard from Washington to Gettys
burg, A powerful factor in having the
eastern portion of the state high
way built on the Lebanon-Berks-Montgomery
route, instead of
the Lancaster-Chester-Delaware
route is that Representative Am
bler, of Montgomery is chair
man of the house roads commit
tee, altnough an offset to this is
that Senator Thomson, of Ches
ter, is chairman of the senate
roads committee.
Chairman Ambler will be pow
erfully supported for the upper
route by Moyer, of Lebanon, who
is chairman of the rules and ju
diciary general committees in ad
dition to his membership on the
roads, and who has earned recog
nition for himself by binding
himself tightly to Penrose.
West of Harrisburg the mem
bers htfve not made up their
minds how they will stand, as,
naturally, It makes little differ
ence to them whether Philadel
phia is reached through Lancas
ter or through Reading.
- An argument which will be us
ed against the Reading route is
that the roads now existing be
tween Harrisburg; and Philadel
phia, via Reading, are very good,
while the condition of theLancas
ter pike is little short of disgrace
ful j
BETTER POSTAL SERVICE.
Mall Now Reachea McConnellsburg From
Mercersburg About Three
. Hours Sooner.
In response to a petition from
patrons of the McConnellsburg
post.office, the Postal Department
ordered a change in the schedule
of the mail route between this
place and Mercersburg which
took effect on Monday.
The morning stage which pre
viously has awaited the arrival in
Mercersburg, of Train No. 63 at
10:50, now leaves immediately
upon the arnval of Train No. 61
at 7:56, and is scheduled to ar
rive at McConnellsburg by 11 a.
m.
This change is very gratifying
to all as we get the mail and
morning papers three hours
earlier, thit previously were held
in Mercersburg.
The early train carries the pa
pers and the bulk of all eastern
and western mail; in fact, all that
is mailed in Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, Baltimore and all points
along the main lines before mid
night the previous day, also all
that is mailed after 8 o'clock p.
ra., in points in the Cumberland
Valley.
No innovation in recent years
has so contributed to the better
ment of our mail service as this
not only to McConnellsburg,
direct, but the patrons of every
post office whose mail is supplied
from here, as they can all have
their mail as much earlier in pro
portion.
Change In Public Schools.
In I860 there was not a public
school in the United States that
had a gymnasium, a bath or a
lunch room for boys or girls, to
be used in connection with their
school work. Except in the coun
try, there was not a school that
had a grassed playground.
In 1870 there were ten public
schools scattered over the coun-
that had introduced pleasant and
shaded playgrounds, and four of
these had gymnasiums for wand
exeicises. In 1880 the number
having suitable grounds and em
bryonic gymnasiums had increas
ed to eighty, and in 1890 to 253.
In 1900 there were more than
12,000 schools having attractive
grounds, and more than 14,000
with suitably equipped gymnasi
ums. At the present writing all
strictly modern school buildings
have athletic rooms and baths,
while many are equipped with
lunch rooms that serve properly
prepared food at a minimum
price to those students who at
norn cannot go home.
The cause of popular education
has taken immense strides in the
last ten years, and the boy of 1909
has comforts and opportunities
in school that the boy of 1860
would have regarded as dreams
if they had been offered to him.
NEbDMORE.
Grandma and W. F. Hart have
been on the sick list but are bet
ter at this writing.
Pleasant Waltz is spending
some time in the home of Mr.
and Mrs J no. McClellan. r
People took advantage of the
sledding during the past f week,
and are sorry to see the snow
leave.
There were preaching services
here last Sunday morning.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eh M.
Peck, a boy last Thursday.
Some of our people attended a
birthday surprise party up at
Mr. William Truax's last week,
one evening m honor of their
daughter Mabel
Again we demand a bridge here.
It is high time there was a move
made toward it, as high waters
and large quantities of ffoatiog
ice make it very dangerous to
ford.
Let us then be up and doing
With a heart tor any (ate,
Still achieving, atlll pursuing, '
Learn to 'labor" aud "not" to watt.
Hayes Locke and George Wag
ner, of Fort Littleton, were In
town Monday.
ODD FELLOWS BANQUET.
Held at the City Hotel Last Friday Even
ing by Local Lodge. Fifty Plates
and Excellent Menu.
LODGE IN PROSPEROUS CONDITION.
Once a year the members of
McConnellsburi, Lodge ot Odd
Fellows hold a Banquet at one or
another of the hotels in town, to
which each member may take his
wife, sweetheart, mother, or any
other friend or friends that he
may choose, and that may choose
to go with him. This year's ban
quet was held at the City Hotel
last Friday evening, and was a
very enjoyable affair to all who
were fortunate enough to bepres
ent. A few minutes before nine
o'clock the dining room doors
were thrown open and soon fifty
persons were seated in the bril
liantly lighted and tastefully dec
orated dining room around tables
most attractively spread. The
following copy of the menu card
will give some idea of what the
guests had before them, and it
was mor? than an hour before
the last oddfellow was willing to
shove back his chair and admit
that he was unequal to the task
of demolishing everything in
sight.
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Turtle Soup
Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce
Celery
Mashed Potatoes
Cold Hara Pickles French Peas
' Sliced Tomatoes
Lettuce
Buttored Rolls
Deviled Eggs
Coffee
Corn
Ice Cream
Cake
Oranges
Under direction of Toast mas
ter B. W. Peck, pertinent after-
dinner speeches were made by
Dr. F. K. Stevens, Hon. John P.
Si pes, County Superintendent B.
C. Lamberson, and Hon. S. Wes
ley Kirk.
Altogether the affair was very
pleasant, and shows the enter
prise and good fellowship exist
ing among the members of the
lodge here. McConnellsburg
lodge is adding new members to
its numbers, and is now on the
top notch of prosperity.
At the close a unanimous vote
of thanks was tendered to Land
lord and Mrs. 11am ll for the de
ligbtful manner in which they
thus affrrded the members such
a pleasant evening.
Those present at the banquet
were : Prof. B. C. Lamberson
and wife, Horace U. Nace and
wife, Miss Maria D. Alexander,
Geo. E. Clouser, J. Albert Gor
don, Geo. A. Harris and wife,
Dr. Geo. M. Robinson, Miss Em
ily Greathead, Miss Sallie Dick
son, A. B. Wilkinson and wife,
Miss Mary Wilkinson, Miss Maye
V. Stiver, Mrs. Wilson L. Nace,
J. S. Alexander, Miss Emma
Doyle, E R. MsClain and wife,
John B. Runyan and wife. Dr. A.
D. Dalbey and wife, Mrs. Emma
Daniels, L. H. Wible and wife,
Miss Netha Nesbit, , Dr. F. K.
Steven j and wife, Albert K. Nes
bit and wife, Ed D. Shimer aud
wife, J no. P. Eader, S. B. Wool
let and wife, Miss Nora O. Fish
er, Mrs. Geo. W. Cooper, B.
Frank Henry, Miss Laura Henry,
Miss Gertrude Uoke, J. P. Sipes
and wife, C. B. Stevens and wife,
S. W. Kirk, and B. W. Peck aud
wife.
A Horrible Death.
Mrs. E.izabeth Hutzoll, wife of
Hiram Hutzell, near Bocnsboro,
committed suicide in a horrible
manner at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Gross,
near Reno's Monument, on South
Mountain, at an early hour Wed
nesday morning of last week.
The young woman applied a light
ed match to her garments and
was burned so badly that she
sank to the ground in a few min
utes, life being extinct,
MUST WORK THEMSELVES.
Disquieting Rumors for the Place Farmers
in the Legislature Treasur
er's Position.
All employes of the present
Legislature will have to actually
perform their duties there or else
run the risk of losing their pay.
It is no uncommon thing for an
influential mau to get a place at
several dollars a day, farm it out
for a fraction of the sum and then
do nothing himself except draw
his money.
This practice was broken up
iairly well during the Berry ad
ministntion in the State Treas
ury, and a report was current
yesterday that State Treasurer
Sheatz will follow Berry's exam
ple. Sheatz says that he will do
nothing unless a specific case is
pointed out. "If it is shown that
a man is not really at work," said
Mr. Sheatz, "of course he is not
entitled to his pay." The State
Treasurer must do only what is
right, and it is scarcely right to
pay a man for work he doesn't do.
The State Treasurer, however, is
in no position to get any informa
tion on the subject unless it is es
pecially called to his attention.
Visit The Public Schools.
Many parents of almost every
town or community make a mis
take in not visiting the public
schools more frequently than
they do, and this town is no ex
ception. Visit tbe schools as oft
en as you can, aud study the con
ditions into which you send your
little folks every day. The par
ents will send the children to
school, knowing nothing of what
is being done from day to day.
No business man would turn his
stock of goods over to a stranger,
to be housed, or cared for with
out his supervision, and no farm
er would treat his stock with the
indifference as to its comfort that
he shows toward bis children's
mental and physical comfort.
Many will tell you that the child
should not be allowed to complain
of the teacher, or of the school;
but no man or woman can be
trusted so implicitly as that. Let
tbe children talk, even though
you say nothing; but listen quiet
ly to all that is said, and then in
vestigate the matter in a business
spirit. Get acquainted with both
teacher and the schoolhouse,
This item is given in a general
way, and has reference to no par
ticular school.
D0TT.
Mrs. Anthony Lynch, of this
place, is visiting her son Mr.
Frank P. Lynch in McConnells
burg.
Archie Fisher and Reid Strait
made a business trip to Hagers
town, one day last week.
Mrs. W. P. Gordon and Mrs.
Nelson Booth, of Warfordsburg,
spent a day recently with the
family of Geo. F. B. Hill at Side
ling Hill.
Fran.ns Bernhardt, ot Hunt
ingdon, is visiting relatives and
friends here.
J. C. Fisher, wife and son
Gayle, spent Sunday with Chas.
H. Hess and family.
The family of R. J. Layton, who
had typhoid fever, are all able to
be around again.
A crowd of young people from
Franklin Mills took advantage of
the good sledding snow and drove
to the hospitable home of Consta
bleand Mrs. Calandine Fisher
last Thursday night where they
had a very pleasant time.
Mrs. Charles Hess spent a day
recently with Mrs. John P. Fish
er near Warfordsburg.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
WOMAN MURDERED.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting for the
election of officers and a sexton
for Union Cemetery,rill be held
at the Church on Thursday, Feb
ruary 4, 1909, at 2 o'clock, p. m.,
when all interested may attend.
By order of the President
Subscribe for the "News, 'only
11.00 a year,
James A. Mum ma.
James A. Mumma, one of Lick
ing Creek township's best known
citizens, died at his home about
two miles north tf Saluvia, about
five o'clock last Sunday evening,
after a lingering illness of tuber
culosis. His funeral took phce
from his late home yesterday,
services conducted by Rev. Hen
ry Wolf and interment was made
in the cemetery at the Bethlehem
church. Besides his widow, who
was Eliza, a daughter of the late
Daniel Brant, he is survived by
the following children, namely,
Barbara, wire of John Raker;
Rhoda, wife of John Snyder;
Miss Emma, residing in Pitts
burg; Daniel B., of Franklin coun
ty; John, in New Mexico; Prof.
James E., and Harvey, who lives
at home. Two brothers and two
sisters survive him, namely, Dav
id B., George W., Mrs. Anna
Hann, and Mary, wife of John B.
Sipes.
The deceased was an excellent
citizen and enjoyed the esteem of
a large circle of friends who will
learn with sadness of his death.
Samuel A. Wible.
Samuel A. Wible died at his
homo in Licking Creek township,
about 11 o'clock Monday fore
noon, January 25, 1909, aged 51
years, 1 month, and 11 days. His
remains were laid to rest in the
cemetery at the Bethlehem
church on Wednesday, and tbe
funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Henry Wolf and Rev. D,
W. Kelso. Mr. Wible was an ex
eel lent citizen, a consistent mem
ber of the United Brethren
church, and his death will mean
a loss lelt not only by bis own
family, but by the entire com
munity. His widow, who was
Charlotte, a daughter of the late
Rev. John R. Croft, survives him,
as well as tbe following children,
J. R , who lives near tbe late
home of the father, and O. C. and
L D., at home. His mother, Su
san Wible, who has boen making
her home with him for some time,
also survives.
Sarah L. Deshong.
Mrs. Sarah L Deshong, widow
of the late Benjamin Deshong,
died at her home at Saluvia last
Saturday morning, ayed 70 years,
8 months, and 26 days. Mrs.
Deshong bad been cor fined to
her room since Christmas night,
and the cause of her death was
dropsy.
Funeral took place on Monday,
services conducted by Rev. Luth
er McGarvey, and interment in
the cemetery at Asbury church
at GreenhilL She is survived by
two children by her last husband
S. J. Deshong and Ben Desh
ong bptb residing in Licking
Creek township, and by one
daughter, Mrs. Mary Lyon, by
her first husband, Christopher
Ensley, who died in Libby prison
during tbe Civil War.
Miss Charlotte Ward Found Near Home
in Bedford County.
From The Bedford (in.eite.
The murder of Miss Charlotte
Ward, near Robmsonville, in the
southeast section of this county,
has caused considerable excite
ment, not only in that vicinity,
but all over the county.
Miss Ward, who was 47 years
and 4 months of age, made her
home with her mother, Mrs. Hen
ry Ward, and a brother Moses,
who is a deaf mute. Between 8
and 9 o'clock on the morning of
January 13 she went to the woods
near her home to gather pine
knots, and did not return. Be
coming alarmed at her continued
absence, a search was instituted
and about 3 o'clock the following
afternoon (Thursday) her dead
body was found along the road
side some distance from her
home. Examination developed
the fact that she had been killed
with a blunt hammer or hatchet,
as her head was crushed. The
body was face downward, with
the clothing arranged, and cover
ed with a slight fall of snow.
The body was taken to the
home of her mother that evening
and prepared for burial. Funer
al services were conducted Fri
day afternoon by Rev. A. W. May
of Clearville. Besides her moth
er and the brother above men
tioned, deceased is survived by a
brother Simon, residing in Buck
Valley, Fulton county.
LEO AMPUTATED.
J. H. Melius Meets With Painful Acci
dent Which Resulted in Loss of
Right Leg.
The day before Christmas, J.
H. Melius, formerly of Taylor
township, but now of Punxsu
tawney, Pa., slipped on the ice
on the streets ot that place and
fell on his crippled leg, breaking
it above tbe knee. He was taken
to G rube's hospital, where .t was
found that tbe knee also was in
jured so badly that it was neces
sary to amputate tbe limb. On
the 4th of January, Dr. J. R.
Grub, assisted by Dr. Snyder,
successfully performed the operation.
Joels getting along remark
ably well. He is up and around
and will be able to leave tbe hos
pital in a week or ten days,
ENID.
Miss Mary Berkstresser is
spending a few days in Bedford.
Miss Delia Foster visited . rela
tives in Trough Creek recently.
Mrs. Geo. Chamberlain and
two children, are visiting rela
tives in Marklesburg, Hunting
don and Tyrone.
F. C. Cunningham spent a few
days in Bedford county recently.
Judging from the quantity of
ice housed during the last cld
spell, our people evidently expect
to keep cool next summer.
Mrs. uainerine Liuckard is
much worse at this writing,
There is slight hope of her re
covery.
We are glad to note that J. F.
Earley is able to be downstairs
again.
The stork paid a visit to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Mel
lott, leaving a little daughter.
Tbe local institute held at No.
3 was well attended. Four out
ot the five teachers were present
and two directors. It was the
first appearance of the Valley
Band since its reorganization.
Tbe music assisted a great deal
and was much enjoyed by all.
The Christian Endeavor Socie
ty of the Presbyterian church
visited the Eudevor Society of the
U. B. church on the evening of
the 17th inst.
Miss Laura Miller, of Coaldale,
visited friends and relatives in
the Valley recently.
Tbe young folks were enter
tained by Mr. and Mrs. Thorn
ton Foster, last Saturday evening.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Tried to Cct Into C. B. Stevens' Resi
dence While They Were at the
Banquet.
CANDIDATE FOR THE PENITENTIARY.
Local Institute.
The following is a report of the
local institute held at Oak Grove
schoolhouse last Friday evening.
Owing to tbe absence of sever
al of the teachers, but one topic
"What should be the Directors'
guide in selecting teachers ?" was
taken up and dissussed by the
citizens present.
A fine literary program was
rendered, consisting of recita
tions, vocal and instrumental mu
sic, etc.
The teachers present were
Chester Spade and Miss Lillie
Wink.
I think it is our duty as teach
ers to stir out and take an active
part in these educational meet
ings. Next institute to beheld
at Akersvllle on Friday evening,
Feb, 12tb.
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"Newa;"
When Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stev
ens returned home from the Odd
Fellows' Banquet at the City Ho
tel after 11 o'clock last Friday
night, Mr. Stevens discovered
the gate open at the entrance of
the little alley that leads down
from the street between his resi
dence and the store building ot
George W. Hays. Getting a light
and going down the alley he found
from tracks that someone had en
tered and gone around to the back
part of his bouse and had not re
turned. When ho reached the
back part of the house, he found
the cellar-door open, but noticed
that the tracks showed that the
person who had entered the cel
lar had come out and gone out
the back way through the lot, aud
gotten over into the alley. Out
side the fact that some matches
had been burnt in the cellar,
there was nothing else to indi
cate the presence of the intruder.
About 20 minutes after 10 o'
clock, Geo. W. Reisner, whose
residence adjoins that of Mr.
Stevens, heard a noise at Mr.
Stevens' cellar door, and put a
light out at the window, and it is
thought that this frightened the
intruder away.
Mr. Stevens knows his visitor,
and it is only because that there
is no loss worth making any fuss
about that he is keeping the mat
ter quiet. Breaking into other
people's houses is a dangerous
business, and a pretty sure way,
if followed up, to land the follow
in the penitentiary.
A Surprise Party.
Last Tuesday evening, as Miss
Mary Figard, of Round Knob,
Broad Top township, heard sleigh
bells, she stepped out upon tbe
porch to see what it meant, and
was very much surprised to find
that a number of her friends had
gathered to celebrate her 19th
birthday.
Soon after the table was set
and they had everything to eat,
of which oue might think.
After supper was over, they
enjoyed themselves by playing
games and listening to some mu
sic with which some of the guests
entertained them.
Those present were: Mrs.
Francis Thomas, Rhody Figard,
wife and children, Mildred and
Walter; Blair Mort, wife and
children, Ethel and Wilfred; John
Figard, wife and children, Ber-'
thaand Carl; Barton Walters,
wife and family; Misses Amelia
Smith, Mary Sattertield, Nora
Chaney, Pearl and Vera Barton,
Pea-5 Figard, and Lottie Walters,
Messrs. Orvillp Sattertield, Clyde
Potts, N. E. M. Hoover, Clarence
Figard, Chester Walters. Roy
Figard; John, Henry and Laur-
ance McGee, Charles Graftiou,
George Crooks, Albert Raben-
stein and Richard Thomas. Miss
Mary received many useful pres
ents.
Between eleven and twelve
o'clock the guests departed for
their homes having enjoyed the
occasion and wishing Miss Mary
many more happy birthdays.
One Who Was There.
WELLS VALLEY.
The Wisharts received a tele
gram the 22nd inst telling of the
death of their sister Mrs. Mary
Montgomery in Rocklield. Indi
ana, no particulars as to cause of
death. She was aged 09 years.
Both J. F. Earley and S. P.
Wishart, who have been very ill.
are improving. -
Rev. Edward L. 'Kennedv will
preach in thePresby terian church
Sunday evening.
The Misses Isabella and Mar
tha Stunkard of Trafford ' Citv.
and Mr. Palmer of Mt. Union are
guests In tbe home of Mr. aud
Mrs. Harry Spangler.