i t Jttiwtt VOLUME 10 McCONNELLSlilJKG, PA., JULY 15, 1)09. NUMISER 4,3 29TH ANNUAL CONVENTION Of The Fulton County Sunday School Association Meld its Sessions In This Place. MUCH INTEREST IS MANIFESTED. On Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the 29th annual conven tion of the Sunday School Asso ciation of Fuiton county, met in the Presbyterian church in this place. ' Owing to the fact that the con vention occurred during harvest time, the number of delegates from the different county schools was perhaps not so great as it oth wise would have been; but, nev ertheless, quite a large number reported during the morning and many others arrived later from schools not yet represented. It was gratifying to those in charge to see so large an attendance of delegates and workers at the first session of the convention. The successof the meetings was assur sured if the interest manifested in the first session was continued throughout the convention. The afternoon's work was be gan with a service of song led by a choir composed of members of the different choirs of the town. Rev. Diehl of the Presby terian church, conducted the de votional exercises. In the ab sence of Mr. B. W. Peck, to whom the duty had been assigned, Rev. Diehl made an address extending a cordial welcome to all delegates and workers, and friends of the Sunday school cause. Mr. E. H. Kirk, president of the convention, presided during the afternoon. His position was rendered somewhat difficult ow ing to the fact that four of those named on the program were ab sent; but Mr. Kirk proved him self equal to the occasion which secured for him the hearty sup port of all present, many re sponding to the call for volunta ry discussion of the subjects. The chief topic of trie after noon was Fulton County's Home Departments of Sunday school work. Mrs. C. H. Stevents, the Teacher Training Superintend ent, gave a thorough explanation of the origin and purpose of a ,JIome Department, and made clear the duties of its officers, with practical suggestions to be followed in the organization of such work. Miss Maud Baum gardner, Elementary Superin tendent, gave valuable sugges tions, and made an earnest plea for a Home Department in every Sunday school in the county. Delegates from different dis tricts joined in the discussion, showing an enthusiasm which needed no other proof that a Home Department of Sunday school work is a blessing. In the business meeting, the following committees were nam ed; on resolutions, Mr. Diehl, Mr. Shaffuer, Miss Moilie Seylar; on nominations, Mr. Samuel Wish art, Miss Baumgardner, Rev. Bryuer; on auditing the treas urer's reports, Mr. Geo. Hays, Mr. Geo. Reisner, Mr. Samuel Wishart. . After a series of short prayers for Divine guidance during the deliberations of the two days convention, Adjourned. TUESDAY EVENING. The evening's service, with Mr. Kirk presiding, began with a service of song by the choir, followed by prayer by Rev. Rice, of the McConnellsburg Reform ed church. A solo "Just For To-day," was beau tif ally sung by Miss Maria Dickson Alexan der. The addresses of the even- ; ng were given by Miss Alice Wishart, of Wells Tannery, this county, who has recently return " ed from Allahabad, India, where '. she has been engaged in mission ary work; and by W. G. Landts, Secretary of the State Sabbath School Association. Miss Wish art bfgan her remarks by mak iug clear to her hearers the loca UNCLE SAM'S FINANCES. The Deficit for the Year Just Closed Less Than Was Expected. Washington, July 1. Treasury officials are pleased at the pres ent showing of the government fiuances. Ordinarily a deficit in the government revenues of $89, 811,150, as shown by todays state ment, would not be a matter of congratulation. Nevertheless at the close of the fiscal year 1909 the treasury officials express much gratification that the offici al estimate of a deficit of $1 14, 000,000 made last December lias not been verified, and are hopeful for a continuance of the improve ment which has been especially noted during the last four months. Since the December estimates were submitted to congress, how ever, the receipts and expendi tures have shown marked irreg ularity, and as late as February last the expenditures were in creased at such a rapid rate and the revenues falling off so sharp ly that it was greatly feared the balance on the wrong side of the ledger might by the close of the fiscal year reach $ 130,000,000, But a slight upturn In customs receipts was noted about the middle of December. Improve ment was slow, however, until about the beginning of March. when large importations were made, probably induced, in part, by prospective -tariff changes. The result both of imorovinir revenues and the strong holding down of expenditures has re sulted iu a greatly reduced deficiency. The custom receipts for the year aggregated $301,209,803, an increase as compared with last year of $15,000,000. The internal revenue produced $246,329,003, a decrease of about S5.000.0J0. Miscellaneous receipts aggregat ed $500,893,919, which is a falling off of about $0,500,000. . The re ceipts from all sources during the year aggregated $004,432,840, which is an increase over last year of $3,250,000. On the side of expenditures the total for the year was $094,244,- 002, which is an increase over 1908 of about $37,000,000. The civil and miscellaneous expendi tures amounted to $104, 28, 538, an increase of $5,000,000 over Jast year. It seems probable that the de ficit for the present month of July will be between $10,000,000 and $14,000,000. It was in view ot the certainty of a deficiency fqr July that Secretary Mac- Veagh has called on national de pository banks for a return to the treasury of $25,000,000. The treasury working cash, now standing atabout$42,000,000, will be raised by this call to about $07,000,000. This will be a com fortable working balance with which to enter upon the summer operations of the department. The Girl of To-day. Many people, says an exchange, seem to deem the "girl of to day" of no account compared with the girl of grandmother's time. That is a mistake. The girl of to day is a hustler. She does the clerk ing, ihe typewriting, the book keeping, the school teaching of the country. She is crowding the boy off the earth because he is too slow, too indolent, too busy drinking beer, playing pool, and fishing, to keep step with her. Iu America women are not only do ing the housekeeping better than it was ever done before, but half of the other work as well. She shines in the colleges, makes up three-fourths of the graduating classos in high schools, does most of the church work, conducts lit erary clubs,' beautifies parks, roots for the home base ball team and leads the procession in all the moral, social, and literary functions, visits the sick and din pauses charity. Besides all this she finds time to listen to the love-making of some weak man who needs a wife to take care of him. We tell you that a modern girl is strenuous! She is a dandy, a trump! j THE FOURTH AND ITS HARVEST. Lives Lost, Limbs Torn, Bodies Burned, and Buildings Destroyed. The boisterous features of Fourth of July celebrations have, as usual; resulted in the loss of life, the maiming and burning of many persons, and the destrue tion of much property by fire. In Philadelphia there were threo deaths, and 380 persons were injured, and there were about niuety fires, as the result of celebrating the day. In New York the number of deaths was four, and 192 were se verely injured, one of whom was not expected to recover. At Camden, New Jersey, a can nou in charge of George Houser, aged 19 years, exploded, and llouscr had au arm badly man gled, while Mrs. Emma Uebel, aged 25 years, and her infant child, had their skulls crushed, causing instant death, by being struck by a large fragment of the cannon. Four children were killed, two fatally injured, and a number sus tained serious wounds at Wilkes- Bane. An eight-year-old boy of Potts ville, had the sight ot both his eyes destroyed by touching off a can of blacK powder with a piece of puuk. Harry Campbell, aged 14 years, of Franklin, had his eyesight de stroyed by the discharge of a cannon. Crop Outlook is Good. j ne general outlook all over the State is for fair crops of botl fruit and gram of all kinds this summer. This is tho opinion of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture A. L. Martin, who has been in all sections of the State during the past month, and has noted condi tions carefully every where,; with a view to forming an approximate estimate of the probable yield. Apples have probably suffered more, generally speaking, than any other crop of fruit or grain The damage however, has been only in spots. Damage to apples was done principally by heavy storms, when the trees were in iuu oiossom. jiiosRoms were swept from the trees in wholesale quantities. Damage of this char acter was noted in the western part of the State more than else where. The apple crop in the produc tive Cumberland Valley district will be about the average one for that locality and peaches, pearsf and plu ms in the same region will yield well. The last three named crops will be fair in all sections. The excellent condition of the fruit trees is ascribed to the im proved scientific methods that are being adopted by the horti culturists, especially the spray ing for San Jose scale, the cod ling moth, and other pests, at the proper time. Lime-sulphur wash and misciblo oils are being used intelligently everywhere, and the result is very noticeable. The wheat crop is an exception ally good oue; timothy, clover, oats and corn are well on the way to giving the farmer fair returns while sugar corn is doing well. Conference In Carlisle. Plans are being perfected for the 120 annual session of the Pennsylvania conference of the United Brethren church in Grace United Brethren church, Carlisle, October 13-17, inclusive. Bishop J. S. Mills Annville, Lebanon county, will preside. According to Presiding Elder Washinger, the gathering will be the most important held for' a number of years. Grace congre gation is making much prepara tion for the gathering. In addi tion to the arrangements for the entertainment o( delegates, the interior of the church is being improved. At present there are 107 preachers and a similar num ber of lay delegates who will rep resent 159 congregations. The conference baa i membership of I ,500. DELICATE OPERATION. Over 100 Gall Stones Removed From R A, Stouteagle. R. A. Stouteagle, of 1021 Fourth avenue, who was operated on for appendecitis, and gall stones, on Mirch 1, tit the Altoona hospital but the operation not being very successful, was repeated by Dr W. Sappington, assisted by Miss Elizabeth . Patterson, a lady of more than ordinary intelligence. and one of the most accomplished trained nurses of one of the best hospitals of Baltimore, at hi homo in McConnellsburg, June 28. Many of the best surgeons of various hospitals claimed that to repeat such an operation would be a serious and a dangerous un dertaking, but Dr. Sappington and Miss Patterson undertook it and it was a corwmng success. Over 100 stones were removed, about twenty the size of a robin's egg aud others about the size of a bsau and a pea. Mr. Stouteagle is making com mendable progress and itis hoped that before many weeks he will bo able to resume work. Dr. Sappington is deserving of much credit for this skillful, suc cessful and dangerous operation. Altoona Times. LETTER FROM FORT ADAMS, R. I. NEW GRENADA. Mrs. F. G. Mills returned home from a sojourn with her daugh ters, Julia Johnston and Alice Weaver, in Streator, 111., and Carrie Linikin, in Allegheny City, Pa. Her tour lasted one month Mrs. Uariy Caster and son Er nest spent a week with Mf s. Gas tor's parents, Geo. Cress and wife, at Bethlehem. John Mills, who has been at Scranton, Pa., working at con crete work, is home. Ritner Black, of Robertsdale, was a visitor here on Monday. S. P. Metzler is remodeling his barn, with new sideing and roof, and other changes. John Cook, of Shelby, Iowa, once a resident of Wells, who has been absent from here thirty-two years, was visiting friends in New Grenada and the Vailey. He looks well and has prospered in the western country. He is now iu the mercantile business. He spoke of Dr. Hill's family, form erly of Fort Littleton, now resid ing in Shelby. huiu unningnam is recover ing slowly. She is able to sit up some. ' Mrs. A. N. Witter, of Water fall, met with an accident last week. She was out about their wagon shed, when a heavy pr Je from overhead fell down, striking her on the head, bruising her bead and causing quite a shock to her. Richard Alloway was acting strangely a few days this week. We had thought he would have tp be put on the "cooler," but learned that all ihe trouble was that a ue w girl baby came to their house. Mr. an Mrs. J. G. Cunningham who are both past 4 Bcore years hitched up their Hickory cane on Thursday and walked to Water fall, and return, taking their an nual visit amoug. the -Berkstres ser tribe. While John Fix, of near Dublin Mills, was running a mowing machine, his son Millie 14 years of agestepped In front ol the sickle, receiving a badly lacerated and mangled foot; had he not lal len backwards over the cutter bar he would have been cut to pieces. Dr. li. is. Cimpbell was phoned and rendered necessary surgical aid, having to remove several pieces of broken boue. Charles Bat ton and family, and Miss Mclntire, of Six Mile Run, Pa, spent Sunday here at Cen tral Hotel. Mr. Millfr, of Hopewell, aud Misses Kirk and Nellie Stun if ard of Wells Tannery, were visitors in New Grenada on Sunday. Subscribe tor the only $ 1.00 a year. "News;" or The KiKid Part of a Soldier's Life, Guard Duly In a Fort. What a soldier calls his hard est duty in time of peace is guard duty, which he has to do once a month. There are two kinds ot guard -new guard and old guard. 1 will first give a short descrip tion of new guard. A man on new guard is on duty for 24 hours, going on at guard mount one day and coming off the next. There are three men to one post, cacti man is on duty two hours and off four hours. There being six posts here, it requires eighteen privates, two corporals, and one sergeant.. Every senti nel on guard after eleven o'clock, must challenge every person seon on, or near his post, and allow no one Co pass without proper au thority; and you may imagine how a soldier feels when doing his first guard, when he challeng es the telegraph poles and his own shadow in passing some dark corner of a oattery. When the soldier is on guard the second time, he is then an old guard, and his duty is to chase prisoners to their work. The guard carries his rifle loaded with tivg rounds of shells. A man on old guard is on duty for just the working hours of a day. Incase the guard leaves a prisoner es cape that is in his charge, he has the prisoner's remaining time to do in the Guard house and a long time besides. The 129th Co. is proud to say that they have only one man in the guard house, who has a month yet to do, which is a fine record. If ray short description of guard duty in Fort Adams meets with approval by iuy friends aud old veterans of tho Civil War, who have done guard duty in times ot war, perhaps I will come again, giving the pleasant side of a soldier's life, until then au re voir. James D. Hooi House and Contents Burned. The house on the William Hor- ton homestead In Wells Vallev. occupied by Mrs. George Hann, and contents were destroyed by fire on Monday. After the fam ily had eaten their dinner Mrs. Hann took the children and went to the barn to assist with the work there. The fire was not discovered until one end of the house was in flames, and by the time the neighbors arrived tne fire had gained such headway that nothing of much value could be saved. How the tire originat ed is a mystery. There is an in surance of $300 on the house and $100 on contents. Mrs. Hann has the sympathy of the entire com munity in her loss. Cattle Killed. Chas. Bard, of Sipes Mill, who was in town on Saturday attend ing to business for Mrs. Sarah Wink, informs us that about two weeks ago he had a cow and three young cattle killed by lightning. The cattle were standing under a walnut tree at the time. The lightning struck the tcp of the tree, only scorching the branch es, ran down the trunk of the tree and killed the cattle without even shattering the trunk. The cattle were insured in the Fulton County Insurance Company. OF INTEREST TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS. High Schools Affected by Change In Mak ing School Appropriations. State Superintendent of public instruction N. C. Schaeffer has recently issued a letter in regard to change in law relative to dis bursement of the state school ap propriation for the year begin ning with June 1909. The letter is as follows: "Out of the said amount here by appropriated (the fifteen mil lions appropriated for the sup port of the public schools) there shall be set apart the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100, 000) to aid in paying the tuition of pupils who atteud high schools outside of their own districts; and the sum of four hundred and fifty thousand dollars $450,000) lor the encouragement and sup port of township and borough high schools, including joint high schools maintained by two or more townships, or by a borough and one or more townships; but no high school shall receive ap propriation as a high school of the first grade, unless it has at least three teachers who devote their entire time to high school work during a term of nine months; and no high school shall receive appropriation as a high school of the second grade, unless it has two teachers who devote their en tire time to high school work dur ing a regular attendance of twelve pupils doing high school work." 1 he appropriation in aid of hich schools for the year ending June, 1909, will be distributed on the old basis, but the appropriation I for tho year beginning June 1909, which will be distributed in Sep tember, 1910, will be subject to the conditions named in the fore going extract from the General Appropriation Act. Instead of establishing or maintaining high schools with attendance of less than twelve pupils, it will be wise to send the pupils who have com pleted the grammar school work, to high schools in adjacent dis tricts. Pupils who belong to the seventh and eighth grades can not be counted as pupils doing high school work. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outinjr. Held a Social. The Presbyterian congrega tion of this place held a social last Friday night, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pittman, of Persia, at the home of Mr. Pitt man's sister, Miss Mary, in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Pittman were dressed in the dress worn in Persia, and exhibited a num ber ol curios they had brought with them from that faraway country. Mr. Pittman, during the evening, gave a short talk on life in, and the customs of, Per sia, which was very interesting and much enjoyed by those pres ent. The Reverend and his wife will remain in this country one year, and then return. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED Mrs. S. Patterson, of Philadol phia, ia visiting her daughter Mrs. C. W. Peck of this place. Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Comerer, andMiss Harriet Eitemiller spent Sabbath visiting friends in Mer cersburg. Among our pleasant callers on Saturday were C. A. Bard and wife, and Newton Bard, all of Belfast township. Thomas Bender, of New Bloom field, Perry county, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bender, in this place. Miss Lillian Dellart, of this place, is enjoying a week's outin' in the family of Mrs. Win. Mc Eldowney, in Belfast township. Mrs. Mamie Ileikes and little daughter, of York, are visiting Mrs. Ileikes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Cievenger, in this place. Dr. M. M. Eldon, of Roaring Springs was a guest at the Fulton House on Monday. Ur. Eldon at oue time was a clerk in Trout's drug store at this place. Dr. J.ilm V. Shoemaker, form erly of this place, now head of the Medico Chi Universitv in Philadelphia, has been compelled to drop his work and seek health in Canada. Mrs. L. E. Harris has returned to her home iu McConnellsburg, after a very enjoyable visit spent in this place with her daughter, Mrs. S. D. Stevens. Public Opinion. F. H. Buhl and wife, of Sharon, Pa., were recent guests at this City Hotel. Mr. Buhl is the uncle of Willie Whitla, the kid napping of whom, several months ago, interested the whole coun try. Prof. Harry Cress, wife and little daughter are visitiug Mrs. Gress' mother, Mrs. Rexroth at the Fulton Bouse, and other friends in the county. The Pro fessor has been elected principal of the Moenessen High Schojl near Pittsburg. Misses Lib. Rum me! and Ethel Weiner, who had been visiting the family of James W. Rummel in this place during tho past week, left for their home in Gettysburg last Saturday morn ing. They were accompanied by Miss Murnio Rummel, who will spend some time visiting in Get- tysburg aud Chambersburg. Malicious Mischief. Last Saturday night while Geo W. Bishop was serving a large cro'vd with ice cream, which is his custom every alternate week. in the grove near his store a short distance from Sharp pnstoffice, some individual with malice afore thought broke the tops out of twelve young fruit trees eight cherry and four peach growing in his orchard. The creature guilty of this oftiense ought to bo apprehended aud punishment commensurate with the crime meted out to him. Ex-Sbenff D. C. Fleck, of Ft Littleton, was a business visitor to our town on Tuesday, THOMPSON. We have been having quite a dry spell; the farmers are fear ing a drought. Isa Zimmerman, of Hancock, is visiting her cousin, Gaynell Pittman. Henry Turner, who has been harvesting for I. W. Zimmerman has returned to bis home at Manns Choice, Bedford county. Oscar Litton and Bess Simp son spent Sunday afternoon with Jessie Truax. David Gregory, wife and daugh ter Mary spent Sunday at Ed Souders'. Quite a large. crowd attended the song service at Antioch on Sunday evening. Mrs. Ross Bard, of Sharne. spent a few days in lower Thomp son, last week. B. R Simpson lost a valuable mare one day last week. W. W. Douglass baa been mak ing extensive repairs to his house. Preaching at Damascus at 10 a. m., next Sunday. , l .in Ed Lumpkius. the bat man apent several day in town last week. , Hustonlown M. E. Church Notices. For the week commencing July 18, 1902. II ustontown Sunday school 9; Epworth League prayer meeting 0:30; preaching 7:30; Monday evening normal class 8; Thursday evening prayer meeting 8. Fairview Sunday school 2; preaching 3; Epworth League prayer meeting 7:30; Friday evo ning normal class 8. Centre Sunday school 9:30; preaching 10:30; Epworth League prayer meeting 7; Wednesday evening prayer meeting 8. Clear Ridge Sunday school 2: class meeting 3; Epworth League prayer meeting 7; Wednesday evening prayer meetiug 8. Dublin Mills Sunday school 9:30; class meeting 10:30; Tues day evening prayer mooting 8. Our special service for parents and old folks in the Fairview and , Ceutro churches on Sunday. Hakuy Moyek, Pastor. Swope Mellott. On Sunday evening July 11th, 1909, Mr. Andrew D. Swope aud Mis Jo!a II Mellott were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rov. T. P. Garland. Tho con- trading parties are both resi dents of Pleasant Ridge, this county.
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