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JIcC0NNLLS15URG, PA., SEPTEMBER 2, 1901).
NUMBER 50
SHOCKING DEATH.
Allura Daniels Gored and Trampled In
Pasture Field, Last Saturday Even
ing, By Infuriated Bull.
SHE HAD GONE FOR THE COWS.
Not m the history of the Coun
ty has an event occurred whose
details are traught with greater
horror, or the result of which has
awakened such uuiversal sympa
thy for the suffering family, as
tbat which resulted late last Sat
urday afternoon, in the terrible
death of Allura Regina almost
fourteen years of age the beauti
ful and happy daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J 1 Scott Daniels, at
their home at Patterson's Run,
on tne turnpike, four miles west
of McConnellsburg.
Mr. Daniels is a son of the late
John Daniels, and was raised at
ths "Brick House," on the pike
just west of Harns'tnvule; his
wife, Eliza, is a daughter of the
late 3. Frank Sipes, and was
born and grew to womanhood in
her lather's farm near where Pat
terson's Run empties its waters
into Licking Creek four miles
south of the turnpike. The place
where Mr. and Mrs. Daniels now
live will be remembered by the
older people as the Felmalee place
and later as the McDonald the
late J icob McDonald, a well
known hotel man, buying the
place many years ago, and erect
ing the present buildings with a
view to conducting a hotel there.
The house a large brown frame
one standing to the left as one
appr mches the bridge across
Patterson's Run,, at the western
foot of Scrub Ridge, is a familiar
object to travelers over the turn
pike in recent years.
Like a prosperous farmer, as
hem, Mr. Daniels has quite a
herd of cattle, and m this herd
was a three-year-old bull, that
weighs about 800 pounds, with
sharp spike horns -about eight
inches in length. Mr. Daniols
has owned the animal for more
than a year, and there was never
anything in the appearance of the
animal that awakened fear on the
part of himself, or of any other
memb?r ot the family.
Mr. Daniels'is one of the ad
ministrators in the settlement, of
the estate of his late son in law,
Elmer Trogler, who died at the
Trogler homestead near Mercers
burg last fall, tf hydrophobia,
and was away from Jiome last
week.
Last Saturday evening about
hve o'clock, "Lurie," happy an
cheerful, left the house with a
pail of milk to go out to the field
and feed the calves, and then- to
go on to a distant pasture field
which is over the hill, aud out of
'ght oflhe house to bring hpme
the cattle.
An hour or more later, Mr.
Daniels, returning home from
franklin county, found in coming
to the woods east of his fields
J along the south side of the pike,
I fa's cattle in the bushes along the
uun, aDd stopped to gather them
and drive them on down to his
I home. About this time' be heard
X the voice of his daughter Rebec-
ca, who had become uneasy at the
I deay in the return of Lurie, and
I Had gone up on the hill, and soe-
iu her father called to bitn. ile
( ascended the hill, and went on to
?the pasture field, where near the
tars that had been opened by
Lurie to let the cattle out, he
; found her sunbounet, and thinn
f 'ng that she had gone home, he
! pioked up the bonnet, and went
within calling distance of the
f house, and inquired whether
i Lurie had returned home. On
beiug Informed that she had not,
he retraced his steps, and the
mother, now alarmed, followed.
Uoing farther into the pasture
Uell, shreds of clothingJocks of
1 1 l'air, the "trampled earth, awak
eneJ the most terrible appreheu
( "ns, and following on to some
i buHhea at the bide of the held his
heart almost Btood still as he be
'eld his daughter bruised and
deeding, with every vestige of
FATAL LIQHTMNQ BOLT.
Two Young Men Killed on Sunday Fore-
noon, Near Six Mile Run,
Bedford County.
During the stortti on Sunday
forepoon, N lightning struck the
dwelling oNAlbert Figart; ran
down the roof and into a room
where the family und a young
man by the name of Riley, from
Altoona, a relative who was visit
ing them at the time, lie was
standing in the door, while Mrs.
Figart was washing the hands of
her 12 year old son, Sherman,
and was between the two boys,
when the holt of lightning killed
the two boys instantly. No one
else was injured. The Riley b jy
was about 17 years old. The
home was damaged but little.
The sympathy of the whole com
munity goes out to the bereaved
and distressed family.
WATERFALL.
IN HYMEN'S REALM.
Mrs E. P. Gresh and three
children, aud Mrs. Parker of
Norristown came to Waterfall in
their auto, and are the guests of
II. 11. Berkstresser.
Mrs. Joseph Barnett is under
Dr. R. B. Campbell's care, with
typhoid fever.
Bruce Barnett, of Trough
Creek is the guest of Jas. Bar
nett.
The ram kept many people
from the busb meeting at Dub
lin Mills Sunday last.
Harry McClaia of Wilraore, is
spending his vacation wi th friends
in Ta lor.
clothing torn from her body. In
tuitively the mother was soon on
the scene, and removing one of
her own skirts, the child, who
was now wholly unconscious of
her surroundings, was tenderly
wrapped up, and carried toward
the house. A physician was
hastily sent for, but death came
Ions, beloro the physician; and
had he been there when her fath
er first discovered her, her life
could Hot have been saved.
That the bull was responsible
for the terrible death of the child,
is not questioned by those who
saw her lacerated and bruised
body, and saw the dreadful bat
tleground. What enraged the beast, or led
him to attack the child, will never
be known. There were no bril
liant colors in her clothing. Bat
the infuriated animal like a de
mon from hell, with tail lashing
the air, head bent down, horns
extending forward, with fright
ful bellowing charged down upon
the defenseless child who was do
ing her utmost to escape impal
Ing hev upon his horns and toss
ing her up in the air to fall down
andy be trampled upon. From
the way the ground was torn up,
this was kept up for a distance
of more than two hundred yards,
and ceased only when the almost
lifeless body was tossed into the
bushes.
Words cannot express the an
guish of her parents, her six
brothers and sisters, and her
many young friends for she
possessed that disposition that
won to her the good will of every
one who knew her.
The fuueral took place at the
home at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, services being conducted by
her. pastor, Rev. Diehl, of the
Presbyterian church, assisted by
Rev. McGarvey, , of the M. E
church. Besides those who went
afoot or on hoiseback, there were
sixty-three carriages aid buggies
in the funeral procession that
lollowed the remains to the ceme
terv at Greenhill Presbyterian
crimen wnere interment was
made. Six of'ner young lady
companions all gowned in white
where her pall bearers, name
iy, Mary Mumma, Blauche
Schooley, Maude Do'ahong, Maye
McCiure, Goldie Desbong, and
Anna Maun. Four little girls-
Nellie Bair, Beatrice Deaboug,
Thelma Metzler, and Eleanor
Betz added much to tbeimpres
sivenesa of the occasion by bear
Ing beautiful flowers.
Miss Katliryn Metzler, nf HarrisonvillCt
Becomes the Bride of Promi
nent Attorney.
Married, Thursday, July 8,
1909, at the Met'iodist parsonage,
Huntingdon, Pa., by the Rev. J.
S. ftouser, Keuel Somorville, Esq.
of Patton, Pa., and Miss Kathryn
Metzler, of Uarrisonville, Fulton
county, Pa.
The above notice would be sul
liciont to convey the information
that our'legal Irieud had become
a benedict, but we cannot refrain
from saying a word on the sub
ject. In the first place we do not
take kindly to the fact that he
made this important step with
out consulting his fellow mem
bers of the Civic Improvement
Club, and iu the second place, it
was most unkind of him to keep
the secret hidden within his man
ly breast for six long weeks aud
then spring it so suddenly upon
his friends. Had he made known
his intentions at the proper time
the members of the club would
have gone in a body to be present
at his nuptials. As it is, howev
er, we forgive him since he woo
od and won a young lady who is
so well and favorably known here
and must commend him for his
most excellent selection of a life
partner, therefore when she ar
rives to make her home among
us, a kindly reception will be ac
corded her by the members of
the aforesaid club and a great
host of other friends.
Mrs. Somerville is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Metz
ler, of Uarrisonville, Fulton coun
ty, Pa., and is a member of one
of the oldest and most prominent
families in that county. She is
highly educated and refined aud
during the past year while a nsi
dent of Patton, made many friends
by her charming disposit on and
many beautiful traits of charac
ter. We need say little of Mr. Som
ervillo. He has lived here for
many years, during which time
he has applied himself closely to
the practice of law, and is one of
our foremost citizens. No encom
ium from our pen could add lus
ter to his reputation esaman,
for he is held in highest repute
by all who know him. He is a
man 'of commanding presence,
cordial in manner, of strictest
rectitude, and is in very fact one
of nature's noblemen.
The writer extends his hearty
congratulations; with the hope
that long life, happiness and pros
perity may be the portion of this
newly wedded pair.
Mr. and Mrs. Somerville will
occupy their handsome home on
Beech avenue, after October 1st.
Patton Courrier.
HARKISONVILLK.
Mrs. Claude Metzler and chil
dren accompanied by Robert
Metzler returned to their homes
in Philadelphia, Friday.
Miss Goldie DeShong was
awarked the silver set and Master
Paul Mellott the gold ring at the
shew, each having over 8000 votes.
Tho whole community sdbma
to be grief stricken over the ne ws
of the violent death of Lui a Dan
iel, Saturday, and many sympa
thiziug friends visited her home
Sunday to speak a word of com
fort to the loved ones and view
the scene of the awful catastro
phe. Children are eagerly looking
forward to tho beginning of the
school term Monday.
Cadiz and , Clem Schooley at
tended campmeeting at Crystal
Springs last weuk. Ask Cadiz
whv camp was so interesting this
year.
George Sipea returned from
the west last Thursday. Jlewas
employed there , for severaJ
months.
Mrs. Harvey Uoger and Alice
Stenger of the Cove, and Mrs.
Alice Conner and two children
David and Maud of Uagerstown,
.pent Sunday afternoon at James
G. Alexander's iu this place.
Rifle Practice.
A shoot by the Big Cove Rifle
club on Saturday resulted in the
following score: ,
Gunning 3 2
G. Reefer 3 2
Wartlilu 0 4
R. Mellott 5 2
L. Bishop 0 3
Sappiugton 4
J. C. Patterson
C. Cooper
W. Cooper
II. Gordon
John Gordon
James Gordon
R. Glazier
5 419
0 212
4- 13
317
313
5 18
PROHIBITION TICKET.
!
2 3 0 3 311
2 2 3 3 010
2 4 0 2 08
0 0 0 0 33
2 2 3 2 211
2 4 2 2 3-13
0 4 2 0 06
Ringe 700 yards, bad weather
conditions, very foggy, nearly
darlr when last men shot.
The range was 700 yards. The
weather conditions were bad, be
ing very foggy, and it was nearly
dark when the last gun was tired.
On Saturday, September 4th,
the clu b will practice at 200 yards.
Ou September 25tn, the club will
shoot for a medal given by the
Njtional Rille Association.
NEW GRENADA.
Harvey Shafer and family, of
Fort Littleton, visited Harvey's
parents, Geo. Shafer and wife.
A. A. Cunningham, of Mount
Union, made a business trip to
our town on Thursday, returning
home on Friday.
Rilla Houck visited fneuds at
Robertsdale.
Ou Saturday, the 28th, J. G.
Cunningham celebrated his 81st
birthday. Mrs. Cunnmgdam is
80 years old, aud Mrs. Catharine
Duvall, 80 years all in New Gre
nada. Ritner and Martha Black, of
Robertsdale, visited M.W. llouck
Saturday evening and Sunday.
E'lis Neal and wife, of Orbison
la, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ntal's
parents L. L. Cunningham and
wife.
The rain on Sunday morning
prevented many from attending
bush meeting at Dublin Mills. In
the afternoon a few took it in.
Bert Heetor, our accommodat
ing mail carrier from here to Rob
ertsdale, is digging coal at Rocky
Ridge, and our old standby mail
man, Jacob Cnder, is carrying in
Bert's stead.
A surprise party was hied at
Thornton Fosters, on Saturday
night, in honor of their daughter
Nellie's 10th birthday. Quite a
number were present, and many
useful presents were given her.
An enjoyable time is reported.
Mrs. Mary VS. Edwards and
Mrs. James Keith are on the sick
list.
Mrs. Thomas Ramsey is suf
fering with erysipe'as.
Levi Truax and wife, of Enid,
are visiting friends at Loysburg,
Pa.
Hustontowo M. E. Church Notices.
For Sunday, Sept. 5, 1909.
llustontown Sunday school
2:30.
Bethlehem-Sunday school 9:30;
Christian Endeavor 7:30.
Cromwell Sunday school 9:30;
Class 10:30.
Mount Tabor harvest home ser
vices morning and evening by
different speakers.
Wolls Valley Sunday school
2; preaching 3; Canstian Endeav
or 7:30. ,
Cromwell Preaching Satur
day evening, Sept. 4th, at 7:45.
Uakuy Moyeii, Pastor.
Card of Thanks.
Michael Laidig and family of
Dublin Mills wish to extend their
heartiest thanks to their friends
and neighbors for their kind help
during the last sickness, and sad
hour of death ot 'the wife and
mother of the family. They wish
them to feel that their love and
sympathy were r'gbtly apprccla
ted-
The friends of Brother Laidig
displayed the true type of sym
pathy, which helps to lift the load
and bear tho burden. It is this
kind of sympathy that God is
pleased to look upon.
Nominations Were Made by Convention
in Pittsburg Friday.
Adopting a platform, one clause
of which advocates woman suf
frage, and going on record as
being in favor of the annihilation
of the liquor traflic and for the
arbitration of disputes between
capital and labor, the Prohibition
state convention adjourned Fri
day night in Pittsburg, after
nominating the following candi
dates for state offices:
State treasurer, Dr. Frank Fish
of Claysville, Washington county.
Auditor general, C, W. R.
Smith, Delaware county.
Justice of the supreme court,
Harold B Robiuson, of Union
t wn.
Burton B. Bockwood, of Phila
delphia, was elected state chair
man, at a meeting of the state
central committee. At this meet
lug C W. 11. Smith was made
state secretary and David B.
McCalmont treasurer. Mr. Mc
Calraont tendered his resignation
saying he had promised his wife
to give up the position, and al
though the delegates pleaded
with him for an hour they were
unable to shake him from his de
termination.
The state headquarters of the
party will be at Franklin, in order
that McCilmont may advise with
the committee. The personnel
of the state committee will re
main unchanged under the new
1 jadjr.
At the two meetings Friday
more than $7000 was subscribed
to help defray the expenses of the
party during the year.
THOMPSON.
This community was favored
with quite a refreshing shower
on Saturday afternoon.
Orpha and Bertha Hess visited
friends near Sharpe on Saturday
evening and Sunday.
Scott Johnson, wife and son,
Master Joseph, spent Sunday at
Jared Pittman's.
Austin Peck, of Hancock, spent
a few days last week with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Denton
Peck.
I W. II. Pittman accompanied
his little nieces Genevieve and
Marie Pittman to their home in
Charlestown, W. Va., on Monday
where he will spend sometime
with his brother, Dr. J. J. Pitt
man. '
Mrs. Elizabeth Bess is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Howard Zim
merman, at Hancock.
Ed Simpson and Jessie Truax
spent Sunday at Harvey Sharpe's
Harry and Dewey Miller, of
Connellsville, Pa., are visiting
their aunt,' Mrs. W. W. Douglass.
Quite a number of people from
this vicinity attended the Rays
Hill and Southern Pennsylvania
Christian Conference at Belle
Grove Md.
Miss Mary Simpson attended
the annual meeting of the Bap
tists at ' Great Cacapon, W. Va.,
last Saturday and Sunday.
The festival at Mt. Zion last
Saturday night, was attended by
quite a large crowd, and brought
the Church a nice sum of money.
Harrlsonvllle Circuit M. E. Church.
For Sunday, September 5, '09.
, Siloam Sunday school 9.00;
preaching 10:00. Pi'ayermeeting,
Thursday 7:30.
EbeDezer Sunday school 2.00;
preaching 3:00.
Asbury Sunday school 9:80;
preaching 7:30.
Quarterly collection will be
taken at each service. Official
members bear in mind the 3rd
quarterly conference at Siloam,
Thursday, September 9, at 1:15.
Don't forget your envelopes.
L. W. McGakvkYi pastor.
. Box Social.
The Ladies Aid of Centre will
hold a box social in S. C. Guacey 's
grove near Gracey Saturday eve
ning, Sept. 11th. All are Invited
to attend. Would be pleased to
have all of the young ladles'brlng
boxes.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Newton Jamisou Suddenly Expires
in The Methodist Episcopal Church
at Saltillo, Pa.
On Sundav night, in the M. E.
church, at Saltillo, Pa., after the
close of services, while the usual
hand shake and social chats were
going on, Mrs. Newton Jamison
reeled and fell to the floor, expir
ing instantly among the crowd of
people, causing intense excite
ment. Mrs. Jamison had remarked
during the evening that she had
not felt better for two years, and
she assisted in the services; but
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Huston, who
sat near her, noticed her taking
long breaths occasionally. She
leaves to mourn their loss, a hus
band, six children, and a host of
friends.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Clothes Returned.
In last week's News we pjb-
lished an account of the loss of
the clothes of Miss Orpha Mock,
daughter of John Mock, of Tod
township, out of the buggy, as
they were going from this place
to their home, on the Saturday
night preceding. Suspicion
pointed strongly to certain part
ies, and Mr. Mock was not back
ward in expressing his opinion.
Last Sunday morning the clothes,
done up in a nice bundle, were
fuund in the yard of Mrs. Mock
in this place. The handkerchiefs
had been washed, but the other
clothes were just as when stolen,
except the hair ribbons, which
were nicely straightened out.
Mrs. William Swan.
Mrs. Wm. Swan, better known
as Miss Beulah Miller, died at
her home in Cross Keys, Juniat
ta county, last Friday night, laav
ing an infant three weeks old.
She was the eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Miller, and
a grand-daughter of the late Ja
cob W. Miller, of Burnt Cabins.
She had taught two successful
terms of school in Dublin town
ship, Huntingdon county. Her
death casts a sad gloom over the
people of Burnt Cabins and
Shade Gap, where the younglady
was so well known. Besides her
husband and infant, she leaves
to mourn hear death, her parents
and two sisters.
Her age was about 21 years.
While playing around a thresh
ing machine in motion one day
last week, a little sou of Charles
Hess, of Licking Creek township,
by some means, got his left hand
caught in the cylinder of the ma
chine, so badly lacerating it that
part of the hand had to be ampu
tated. Drs. Mosser and Robin
son rendered the necessary sur
gical aid.
Rev. T. P. Garland, of Need
more, this county, a member of
the Rays Hill and Southern Penn
sylvanla Christian Conference,
has finished his thud year's work
in the ministry. This year he
bud a charge of nine churches,
delivered 2G9 sermons, 5 Sunday
school addresses, 9 funeral ser
mons, 2 marriages, and received
into church 97 members, baptiz
ed 105 persons, and has accepted
a charge of 7 churches for the
coming year.
The other day a merchant in a
nearby town saw a farmer re
ceiving goods at the station from
a Ciiicaofo mail-order bouse. The
goods were in his' line and the
same bad been carried in his
store for years. He approached
the farmer and said: "I could
have sold you every article you
have there for less money than
yon pay the Chicago house, and
saved you the freight, besides."
"Then why on earth didn't you
say so?" answered the farmer.
"I have taken the local papers for
years, and have never seen a line
about your selling , these goods.
The Chicago house seut advertis
ing matter to uie, asking for my
trade and they got it."
Snapshots at Their Coinings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Andrew Washaoaugh and fam
ily spent a few days at Atlantic
City during the past week.
Mary Culler, of Plum Run, is
spending a few days with her
aunt Mary Kelly of this place.
Robert Graham and wife were
the guests of J. G. Alexander
and family one evening last week.
Misp Anna Johnston, of Cito,
who had been visiting her broth
er Huston's family in Mercers
burg, returned on Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwin, of
Harrisburg, was visiting during
the past week, in trie home of
Mr. and Mrs. 11. A Comerer, ot
this place.
Miss Bess Trout, who has
spent the past two years in a
hospital at Buffalo, N. Y., as a
nurse, is home on her annual va
cation. Ed Bender, who has spent the
past three weeks with his parents
Samuel Bender and wife, in this
place, left on Monday, morning
for his home in Lexington, N. C.
Miss Emma L. Sloan left on
Tuesday morning for Johnstown,
where she will teach another term
in the public schools. The News
will keep her posted on home
news.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Bedford
and daughter Casena, accompa
nied by Mr. and Mrs. Jo!-. n Le
master, of Markes, visited the
Antietam battlefield Sundav, mak
ing the trip in their automobile
Mrs. Mary A. Kelly, of McCon
nellsburg, aud Mrs. Ella Bishop,
of Covalt, visited in the home of
their brother in law Rev. A. R.
Garland and attended the Chris
tian Conference at Belle Grove,
Md., last week.
Wm. Grissinger, accompanied
by his friend John lleikes, near
Carlisle, Cumberland county,
were town visitors last week.
Mr. Grissinger left this county
about five years ago, since which
time he has been a resident ot
Cumberland county.
John F. Kendall, of Ayr town
ship, was a pleasant callei at our
oflico on Monday. Mr. Kendall
has recently had a gasoline en -gine
installed, with wuich water
is forced into his house and also
to his barn, which he finds a
great convenience.
Keed Ray, of Huntingdon, Pa.,
and sister, Miss Emma, of Mc
Connellsburg, were pleasant call
ei s with Mrs. M. E Seylar aud
family Friday morning on their
way to visit their sister, Mrs.
Henry Tritle, near Parnob sta
tion. Foltz correspondent in
Mercersburg Journal.
James Funk, of Republb, Ohio,
and Thomas Truax, of Plum Run,
spent last Sabbath in the home
of J. L. Garland near McCounells-
burg. Mr. Funk had intended
spending several days in the
home of Mr. Garland and visiting
other friends near town, but a
letter on Saturday from his home
brought the sad intelligence that
his youngest son was ill with
symptoms of fever and Mr. Funk
left on Monday for his home in
Republic.
Thomas M. Johnston, of this
place, spent the time from last
Friday until Tuesday, visiting his
brothers James, Richard, and
Stillwell the last namedof whom
lives near Millstone, in Maryland.
Thomas brought home with him
an ear of corn he got outofono
of Stilhe'scornliolds, which meas
urea eleven inches in length, aud
filled out to the very tip with nice
plump grains, The stalks in one
of the fields measure ten foet,
with two ears to the stalk. As
Stillie has twenty eight acres
planted, he has a prospect of a
nice bunch of com.