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VOLUME 10
' McCOXNELLSlJURG, PA., AUGUST 19, 1909.
NUMHER 4S
FULTON'S TEACHERS.
Names of Those Who Have Been Se
lected For the Ensuing
Term 1909-10.
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN IN SEPTEMBER.
Ayr.
McNaughton 's Sophia lloh man.
Webster Mills, Stella Sipes.
Big Cove Tannery, Mary Sten
ger. Laurel Ridge, IL Bivens.
Corner,'John Meutzer.
liock Hill, Rhoda Kendall.
Back Run, Jaennette Stout
eagle. ,
Jugtown, Maude Kinedollar.
Cito, Lewis Harris.
Schools opan, September 13th.
Belfast.
Needmore, Orpha Snyder,
Cross Roads, Blanche Smith.
Pleasant Grove, Bessie Morton
Philip Morgret's, Eva Bedford.
Sipes Hill, Daisy Strait.
Jacob Lake's, Pearl Hill.
Morton's Point, Nelle Morton..
Maple Grove, S. L. Wink.
Cadar Lane, Russel Mock.
Schools open, September 20th.
Bethel. '
Black Oak, Cora Hill. ,
Warfordsburg, Zoe Mason.
Gordon's, Ottie II ill. ,
Franklin Mills, S. L. Barnhart.
Mt Airy, A. C. Garland.
May's Chapel, Catherine Yonk
cr. Alpine, Katherine Kirk.
Schools open, September 13th.
Brush Cueek.
Emmaville, Grace Lodge.
Buffalo, Lucy Peightel.
OaU Grove, Ella Barton.
Locust Grove, Chester Spade.
Buchanan, Homer Akers.
Akersville Advanced, Grant
Spade.
Akersville Advanced, AdaHix-
son.
Schools open, September 20th.
Dculin.
Burnt Cabins, Edith Speck.
Ft. Littleton, L. P. Morton.
Mud Level, Myrtle Stevens.
Huston's, Robert Cromer.
Chesnut's, Ethel Cisney.
Ridge, Elsie Baker.
Glunt's, Dotte Desbong.
Schools open, September 6th.
Licking Cheek.
Daniels', Margaret Daniels.
Forest Dale, C. W. Mellott.
Siloam, Mary Mellott.
Compulsion, A. E. Disbong.
Harrison ville, Maude Deshong.
Saluvia, H. U. Wible.
Vallance's, Kathryn Hoop.
Shane's, Ada Decker.
Schools open, September 13th.
McCONNELLSHUUU.
High School, J. Emery Thomas
Grammar, Fannie Greatbead.
Intermediate, Gertrude Hoke.
Primary, Minnie Reisner.
Schools open, September Cth.
Taylou. ' .
' No. 1, John Woodcock,
No. 2, D. K. Chesnut.
No. 8, Dean Berkstresser.
No. 4, W. G. Wink.
No. 3, Nelle Curran.
xNo. 0, W. II. Ranck.
No. 7, Russell Gracey.
No. 8, Ruth Strait
Schools open, September 13th.
Thompson. (
Center, Harvey Sharpe.
Boardyard, Annie Comerer.
Bald Eagle, Jessie Truax.
Independence, Mack Pittman,
Ditch Run, Benj. Keefor.
West View, Harry II ill.
Oak Dale, II. Wishart Wink.
Schools open, September 13th.
TpiJ.
KnobBville, Blanche O. Peck.
Woodburn, A. D. Peightel.
McGovern's, Nelle Barmont.
Summers' Blanche Brant
Scott's, Mary Ott.
Schools open, September Cth.
Union"
Harmon'a, G. B. Mellott
Center, T,. R. Shaqk.
Zack's Ridge, Lewis Stahle.
Fdirviow, Ada Barton.
Excelsior, Thomas Truax.
Barnes Gap, Opal Sharpe.
Charlie Johnston Wins Colorado Bride,
and Miss Nora Fisher Weds
School Principal.
RECENT WEDDINGS.
BIG COYE KIFLE CLUB.
Score Made at The Last Three Thoots.
July 3, 1000, at Webster Mills.
500 yard range. Variable wind.
RECIPTI0N AT MRS. JOHNSTON'S.
DOHNEB FlSHEU.
At the home of the groom's
parents in Slnppensburg at 11
o'clock yesterday, the groom's
father, Rev. J. 1 1. Dohner, of the
Church of God, united in the holy
bonds of matrimony Prof. A. J.
Dohner and Miss Nora Fisher.
After dinner had been served, the
bride and groom left on the 1:40
train over the Cumberland Val
ley railroad for their honeymoon
trip, and expect to return to
Ehzabethville, Pa., In time for the
opening of the public schools on
the 30th of August, of which Prof
Dohner is the Supervising Principal.
Prof. Dohner is a college man
f
with the "A. M." degree, and a
very successful educator; and the
bride is a graduate of the C. V.
State Normal school- having
taught the primary school in this
place during the past two years.
Mrs. Dohner is a daughter of Mr
and Mrs. W. S. Fisher, and a
niece of Mrs. S. B. Woollet all
of this place.
Johnston G keen.
At the home of the bride's
parents, near Towner, Colorado,
on Wednesday, August. 4th, Mr.
Charles Johnston, of Ayr town
ship, son of the late Lieut J.
Walker Johnston, was married
to Miss Julia Green. After re
freshments had been served, and
the congratulations of their
friends extended, the happy cou
ple left for the East, and arrived
at the home of the groom's moth
er, Miss Jennie Johnston, on
Thursday evening. Friday after
noon at three o'clock, a. reception
wasjgiven them at the old home
siead, at which a large number
of relatives and mends were
present
jjnarne is a hustling young
larmer on the old home place,
and settles down to married hie
with the very best wishes of his
numerous mends lor their suc
cess and happiness.
Walker Clevengeu.
A wedding took place in the
clerk's office in Hagerstown,
Wednesday, the principals being
Miss Minerva Clevenger, aged 19
years, -of McConnellsburg, and
Elam II. Walker, aged 21 years,
of Foltz. They arrived in Hagers
town on ecu early train and pre
sented themselves for a license
at the court house soon after the
ouilding was opened. Rev. W.
C. Griffith performed the cere
mony in the presence of the court
house officials and several law
yers. 1
Team No. 1.
O J Gunning 4 4 5 5 220
Lewis Crouse 5 0 3 4 4 10
0 E Crouse 0 0 4 3 0 7
1 larvey Gordon 0 0 5 0 0 5
Rankin Mellott 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Williams 5 0 0 ,0 0 5
Himmel Harris 5 5 4 4 5 23
J C Patterson 5 0 2 3 010
Henry llann 0 3 2 0 2 7
Ernest Cooper 5 0 3 0 513
John Reese 3 2 2 0 4 U
Total 1 17
Team No.
James Gordon
W F Sappington
Sloan Warthin
Revnard Mellott
Maynard Lauver
Walter Cwper
George Keefer
Russel Glazier
John McLucas
liush llann
Al Sowers
July 10, 1901), at Webster Mills,
Range 500 yprds. No wind.
- Team No. 1.
Mr. Wm. M. Robinson, of Balti
more, spent the time from Satur
day until Tuesday in the homo of
his uncle and aunt, Col and Mrs.
S. M. Robinson, and attended the
funeral of his undo Samuel on
Sunday. . William is a son of the
late Hon. Jobs A. Robinson, and
has been in Baltimore during the
past twenty-one years. He holds
a responsible position with the
Standard Od Company.
Schools open, Septomber 13th.
Wells.
Tannery Advanced, FrankGuil-
lard.
Tannery Primary, Lillian Burk
ett
Valley, Laura Edwards.'
Enid, Fred Lodge. .
New Grenada, Maude Fields.
Schools open, September 20th.
Of the above named teachers
is or a lime more man i'u per
cent, are beginners; 11 are nor
mal school graduates; 20 have
either professional or permanent
certificates, and 51 hold provis
lonal certificates. Fifty-one of
the teachers get f 40 a month
thirty, get $50, and one gets $55,
It takes (500.00 less five dol
jars to pay the salaries of th e
teachers each month, '
2 0 3 0 3 8
4 4 5 0 417
4 3 4 3 317
0 4 0 3 07
0 0 2 0 3 5
0 2 5 4 01 1
3 3 5 3 519
4 3 0 0 29
0 0 2 3 27
0 0 0 0 00
0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100
Sloan Warthin
Geo. Keefer
Geo. Williams
Frank Lauver
Himmel Harris
Team No.
W. F. Sappington
J. C. Patterson
D. E. Crouse
Henry Hans ,
John Reese
4 3 4 2 310
3 3 3 5 418
0 4 0 0 3 7
2 2 0 0 37
0 2 4 0 410
Total 5
4)
3 4 5 4 420
0 0 3 3 28
4 0 2 0 28
5 2 0 4 213
2 2 3 2 514
Total 00
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many ot
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
Our
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
A NEW ONE.
August 14, 1909, at Webster
Mills. 200 yard range. Weather
conditions poor.
O J Gunning 444544434 4-40
G Keefer 53443 5 344 4-39
Sappington 424434444 4-37
J Gordon 235335433 4-35
Jno Gordon 333543333 C-30
Henry Hann 5 0 2 3 4 0 4 4 4 3-29
DE Crouse 3 0 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 0-27
I Gordon 002332405 0-19
W Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 3-13
Next practice will be held at
Webster Mills on Saturday, Au
gust 2S, 1909 ou 000 and 800 yard
ranges.
WATERFALL.
Taylor township citizens awoke
Sunday morning to find that
there was something doing an
all day's rain.
Mrs. Isaac Baker is confined
to her room on account of a seri
ous attack of lagnppe.
New Grenada defeated Enid to
the tune of 18 7.
Mad Blacu and wife, Charles
Cutchall and wife, and Miss Lil
lian Cutchall were among those
from this neighborhood that at
tended Newton Hamilton Camp-
meeting last Sunday.
Great excitement prevails in
this neighborhood over the steam
(less) road. It will beat Wells
Valley's it will bo standard
gauge.
There were a few sad hearts in
New Grenada last Saturday eve
ning. By an error or someotb
er cause uairview went nome
one ahead 4-3 in the latter's
favor. ,
Mrs. .Mary Price, of Allenville,
is vLntiug friends in Taylor.
The surgical operation upon R.
II. Gracey's son Ralph m a hos
pital in Philadelphia a few days
ago, is said to have been entirelv
successful.
Mrs, llattie I Gracey visited
Blaine Bergstresser's last Sun
day. -
Mrs. Nannie Gracey and Mrs.
Carrie Kerlin wero guests in the
home of II. R. Edwards last Sun
day. Rov. Harry Moyer was storm -
stayed at W. C. Gracey's last
Sunday evening.
Miss Molhe Hendershot, of
Mercersburg, la vlaitiug in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ma sen, of this place,
Samuel E. Robinson.
Samuel E. Robinson, last sur
viving brother of our townsman,
Smith M. Robinson, Esq., died in
Baltimore, Md., Friday, August
13, 1909. of tuberculosis, aged 07
years, 1 month, and 23 days. His
remains were brought to McCon
nellsburg ou Saturday, and the
funeral took place from the resi
dence of his brother at 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, services being
conducted by Rev. John Diehl, of
the Presbyterian church, assist
ed by Rev. J. L. Grove, of the
U. P. church. 1 lis remains were
laid to rest beside those of his
parents in the family lot in the
graveyard at the Presbyterian
church in this place.
The deceased was born at Fair
field, Adams county, June 21,
1842. Ou the death of his moth
er, four years later, he was taken
to the home of his uncles, Samuel
and John Robinson at Big Cove
Tannery, this county; where he
remained until 1855, when his fa
ther, Benjamin R. Robinson, re
married and moved to the Woolen
Factory, a mile south ot Webster
Mills, where young Samuel re
mained until the death of his fa
ther, which occurred four years
later. He now returned to the
home of his uncles at Big Cove
Tannery. In 18(53 he came to
McConnellsburg, and took charge
of the Duftield drug store, re
maining until ls70 when he went
to Chambersburg and went into
the grocery business, conducting
a store for several years. From
Chambersburg he went to Phila
delphia and spent something more
than a year in the employ of a
manufacturing chemical com
pany. From Philadelphia, he
went to Baltimore, purchased a
drug store, and remained in that
business until a few days before
his death.
At the time of his death, he was
a member of the Waverly Pres
oyterian church of Baltimore. Of
him his pastor says: He was
everything that went to make a
Christian. He wns never known
to say an unkind word of any one.
Perhaps a kinder and more un
selfish person never lived. H'8
one desire seemed to be always
to want to do good to others.
Mus. T. Edgar Johnston.
At two o'clock Monday after
noon, Mr. J. K. Johnston, of this
place received a telegram lrom
Chicago, conveying the sad intel
ligence that Emma, the wife of
his brjther, T. E. Johnston had
died In that city just a few hours,
before.
Mrs. Johnston bad been in
poor health for several months,
and it was decided last week to
take her from their home in
Grandview, Iowa, to Chicago to a
specialist and have her undergo a
surgical operation for gall stones.
They arrived in Chicago with
Mrs. Johnston last Friday even
ing, and, on account of her in
tense suffering on Saturday, she
was placed on the operating table
at 8:45 Sunday morning, and re
mained under thesurgeon'a inlte
1 hour and 45 minutes. On ac
count of her weakened condition,
the shock of the operation was
too great for hor and sho did not
rally dying at 11 o'clock Mon
day. Mrs. Johnston was the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Walker, of Grandview, Iowa, and
was aged about 45 years. Eigh
teen years ago, last March, she
was united in marriage with T.
Edgar Johnston, son of the late
Thomas N, Johnston, of the
Cove, and since that time they
have resided in the West
mus. a. v. FUNK.
Mrs. Lavioa Funk, wife of A.
V. Funk of Thompson township,
died Saturday morning August
7th at her home, ol cancer, from
In Chambersburg Jail for Working a
Waynesboro Druggist.
J. I. Cramer is in the Franklin
county jail at Chambersburg
awaiting the action of Court for
working a scheme on a Waynes
boro druggist.
Cramer went into Druggist
Croft's store, and when the clerk
was not looluog, picked up a bot
tle of medicine. Then he went
to Mr. Croft and told him that a
little girl had bought the wrong
kind of medicine. He wanted
his money back. Mr. Crjrtgavo
him 75 cents and took his own
medicine. The next day Cramer
worked the same trick and got
another 75 cents from a different
clerk.
Mr. Croft became suspicious
and had Cramer arrested. He
confessed.
TEXAS ENTHUSIAST.
W. Brown Says Lone Star Slate Is a
"Peach." She's the Longest and
Broadest State on Earth.
SOME INTERESTING COMPARISONS.
Probably a Mad Dog.
Noticing that something was
wrong with a little dog belonging
to John Neuroth, near Jugtown
last Wednesday.and Mr.Neuroth,
suspecting that the dog might
have rabies, panned the dog, as
he thought securely; but next
morning he discovered that the
dog had escaped and was not to
be found about the premises.
Fearing that the dog might in
flict injury on some of his neigh
bors, or some of his neighbors'
stock, he employed John Car
baugh to go gunning for the dog,
Shortly after dinner, Mr. Car
baugh was informed that the dog
was seen crossing a road near
Knauff's. When Mr. Carcaugh
found the dog, it was crossing a
clover field, and as the dog caught
sight of Mr. Carbaugh, it started
directly for the latter, apparently
greatly excited and frothing at
the mouth. John waited . until
the dog came within thirty-five
yards, when he banged away and
missed the dog. This, how
ever, was followed by a second
shot that killed the dog. From
the appearance of the dog, it was
not killed any too soon for the
safety of the neighborhood.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Mr. and Mrs. Con Kreps, of
Bedford, Pa., are guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Nesbit
which affliction she had been suf
fering nearly four years, aged
fifty-four years, four months and
tan days. The home ot the de
ceased lady being quarantined
for scarlatina only a brief service
was held by her pastor, Rev.
Fassold, who will at a later da,te
preach the memorial sermon as
an evidence of the high esteem in
which Mrs. Funk was held. A
very large assemblage of neigh
bors and friends were present at
her funeral. She was a sister of
John II. Brewer, a well known
citizen of Thompson township
and has manv relatives residing
in the Little Cove, Franklin
county. Her sister, Mrs. Sam
uel Thomas of Sylvan, that coun
ty, died of the same disease about
fourteen weeks ago. She was a
model wife and mother and will
be greatly missed. Her remains
were given sepulture in Rehoboth
cemetery.
Mus. Jacob Hykes.
Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Hykes,
died at the family residence in
Ayr township, Sunday evening,
August 15, 1909, of pulmonary
tuberculosis. Her funeral took
place st 10 o'clock, yesterday
morning, and her remains were
laid to rest in the family grave
yard on the home farm.
Mrs. Hykes g maiden Dame
was Martin a sister of Mr.
Christian Martin, of the Cove,
and a daughter of the late Peter
Martin. She was born Decem
ber 17, 1837, and hence was aged
71 years, 7 months, and 29 days.
Her husband and her brother
are the only immediate relatives
surviving.
Mrs. Hykes was. a devout
member of the York branch of
the River Brethren faith, and
lived a quiet peaceful life.
Homeseekers going to the Pan
handle and the South Plain 4 of
Texas to "spy out the land," find
at their journey's end, a country
unsurpassed in beauty, fertility,
and magnitude in all the world's
domain of primeval soil. It is a
region limited in its vastness7,
only by the blue rim of the sky.
For many miles, the same beauti
ful landscape spreads before the
vision of the immigrant, broken
only by the plantations of set
tlers who have preceded him.
Going to the Panhandle and the
South Plains of Texas, is not like
going to the "Western Reserve"
of Ohio; to the "Egypt" of Illi
nois; to the "Cherokee Strip" of
Oklahoma, or to any other corner
of local fame in the United States
where one may take a look, aud
turning around, betake himself
to another locality, in a few hours;
for Texas is unlike any oilier
state in the Union it is the larg
est, and its area is nearly nine
per cent, of that of the entire
United States. Between the two
oceans, it is 25 miles in length,
and 740 miles in width. It has a
coast line of 400 miles, and on
one side of it, the Rio Grande
Hows for 800 miles, The area of
the State is 202,000 square miles.
The states of Maine, New Hamp
shire. Vermont, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Virginia, West Vir
ginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Indiana, and Ohio
might be set within its borders
without crowding.
Some illustrations of the "big
ness" of the state may be inter
esting. In the wide expanse of
the Plains of Texas, one is lm
pressed with its magnificent dis
tances. Traveling by the Santa
Fe railway from Chicago to Am
arillo, the metropolis of the Pan
handle, the jouruey consumes
twenty-four hours, and crosses
six states. "Traveling from Am
arillo to Galveston, by the near
est rail route, the journey con
sumes 27 hours and all the way
in Texas.
Imagine, if you will, the big
State to be on a hinge at the
north line ot the Panhandle.
From this hinge, turn the State
over, and Brownsville, which is
the most southwesternly town in
the State, would be in the middle
of North Dakota. Set the hinge
at Red River, and turning Texas
over, the State would cover all ot
Oklahoma, the most ot Kansas
and Nebraska, and parts of New
Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, and
Missouri. The Pauhandle is a
nook in the r.orthwestern corner,
and is formed by the boundaries
of Oklahoma on the eastand north;
and of New Mexico, on the west
The South Plain is a continuation
to the southward of the same
character of soil, topography, and
climate. The whole is a high
plateau, and its watersheds are
the sources rf numerous streams
which flow southeasterly, and
discharge their waters into the
Gulf of Mexico as the Red, the
Brazos, and the Colorado rivers
Hooray for the old Lone Star
State! She's a whopper! She's
a peach! She's the biggest and
broadest on earth! She can put
Rhode Island in her vest pocket
She could make a meal of four
states like Maryland; take Ver
mont for dessert, and wash them
all down by drinking the Mis
sissippi dry and not have to take
pepsin, either. Yes; Texas is
bounded on the est by the alliga
tors of Louisiana and the huckle
berry thickets of Arkansas; on
the nor tli, by the tomahawk and
the war-whoop of the Red Men;
on the west by the Chili Con
Carne of New Mexico, and on the
south by the- Gulf of Mexico.
And if it were not for the "meus-
Max H. Sheets, of this place,
was in Chambersburg on busi
ness last Saturday.
Mrs. Lottie l'olaud, of Phila
delphia, is a guest in the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Johnston.
Charles and John Bishop, of
Thompson township, visited their
sister Mrs. Mary A. Kelly of this
place lat Saturday.
Mr. Paul I. Johnston, of Phila
delphia, is at the home ot his
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Johnston for his summer vaca
tion. Mrs. Frank Mason, who had
been spending a week in Haiti J
more, returned to her home in
this place last Wednesday even
ing. Miss Kitty Cook went over to
Chambersburg, Tuesday, aud on
Wednesday went down to Atlan
tic City for her seashore outiug
this Summer.
After having spent two weeks
in the home of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. D. V. Sipes, Mrs. W.
H. Staley, left this morning for
her home in Pittsburg.
Mr. S. M. Robinsoa returned
to Baltimore Tuesday with his
nephew Mr. V. M. Robinson,
and will remain in that city at
tending to business a few days.
Mr. and Mrs., J. K. Vandyke,
ot Philadelphia, are spending a
couple of weeks with the latter's
mother, brother, and sisters the
Rexroths at the Fulton House.
M. R. Shaffner, Esq., his broth
J. M. Shaffner, and the latter's
grandson, Master Austin Walker,
left Tuesday morniug in M. R.
Shaifner's automobile for a trip
to Gettysburg.
Merrill W. Nace and Ernest R.
McClain made a trip over to
Chambersburg last ISunday in
in the latter's automobile. Merrill
went over to see his mother, Mrs.
D. B. Nace, who is in poor health.
Miss Mazie Mellott has return
ed to Philadelphia for the fall
millinery season. Sheisengaged
with the firm ol Hays & Akers.
She went to Chambersburg, ac
companied by her brother Web-
bie who returned Saturday, and
Mazie went on to .Philadelphia
Sunday.
Mr. Emery Booth, connected
with the Electric Light and
Power plant in Altoona, is spend
ing his summer vacation among
his Fulton county relatives and
friends. He was in town Tues
day, and called at the News oflieo
a few minutes to advance his
subscription another year.
A hack load of McConnells
burgers, consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy C. Cromwell, Miss Olive
Shimer, 1 larvey Ilelman and Miss
Nellie Del art, and Harry Clous
er aud Miss Ethel Freeman, went
down to Hancock last Sunday
morning and took the excursion
on the B. & O. railroad to Wash
ington City. The party was met
at the station in the Capitol City
by MissShimer's brother-in law,
Frank St. Clair, and shown
around the town until late in the
afternoon when he took them to
his residence in the City where a
sumptuous supper was served.
The party left Washington at 7
o'clock Sunday evening. They
were all at home Monday morning.
ley" body of Bait water, sho would
extend beyond the South Pole.
J. W. UUOWN,
Abilene, Kan.
P. S. The writer has just hail
the pleasure of meeting our mu
tual friond 11. W. E wing, who
has purchased a properly here,'
and his daughter Mary is keep
ing house for him. Hughlo
seems stuck on ttie Sunflower
State,