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VOLUME 10
McCOKNELLSUUHG, PA., SEPTOim-R 9, 1909.
NUMBER 51
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
Our
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
LOCKAUD.
Mrs. Catherine Ready Lockard
died at tho home of her son John
R. Lockard, near Enid, in Wells
Valley, Monday night, August
'30, 1909, of a complication of dis
eases incident to advanced age.
Mrs. Lockard had been an invalid
and practically helpless, for some
time,
Tho funeral took place on the
following Wednesday at the U.B.
chuich, in sight of her late home,
and the services were conducted
by her pastor, Kev. Hoffman.
Mother Lockard was an exem
plary Christian, quiet and inof
fensive in her manner, and had
been a member of the United
Brethren church since 1878, or
a'icut 31 years. She was the wid
ow of William Lockard, who pre
ceded her to the grave in 1880, at
the age of C7 years.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lockard were
born ten children seven sons
and three daughters, of whom
are four survivors, Damely, Johu
R, James M., and William
residing in Wells Valley, and
Harry, in Altoona. The other
six children died as iollows: Sam
uel, in 1856, aged 1 year; George
W., in 18G1, aged 1 month; Harry
C, in 1872, aged 1 year; Rebecca,
m 1877, aged 25 years; Ada, in
181)1, aged 27 years; Susan, wife
of David Green, in 1891, aged 45
years.
Mother Lockard was born Oc
tober 5, 1828. hence was aged 80
yeirs, 10 months, and 25 days.
The writer listened with pleas
lire at the funeral to the first
hymn sung, "The Home of the
Soul," which was one of her fa
vorites, and one of those good old
hymns that furnish inspiration
and comfort to the hearts'of mul
titudes of people who are looking
for a home beyond this life. Oh!
for a return of those good old
hymns, and for the old time re
ligion ! TheGrim Reaper will
soon have harvested ail of the old
people of the Valley. The young
of fifty years ago, now pas
' sengers on the Declining Railway
''e counted with the old, and
classed with the useless called
'old fogies because they do not
think and act as the swift and
flying young of to day.
Alexander
As was noted in the Fulton
County News last week, Mi s. Re
bucca Moore Alexander died at
her late home in this place, Wed
nesday afternoon, September 1,
1909
Mrs. Alexander was a daugh
ter of Dr. James Moore, and was
born in Shirleysburg, Hunting
don county, Pa., July 25,1819,
and hence at her death, was aged
years, 1 month, and 7 days.
Ii the summer of 1841, her fa
ther purchased the Dr. Hunter
farm, near New Grenada, and
Owed hia family upon it, and on
the eighth of February, Rebecca
as united in marriage with John
B. Alexander, Esq , and resided
" the Alexander homestead urv
tiUhe spring of 1900, when she
removed to McConnellsburg, her
husbsnd having died . November
18(J9. To this union were
born nine childron six sons and
threo daughters six of whom
ro living, namely, Mrs. Gather
,De A. Berndollar, of Fairfield,
Iowa; W.Scott Alexander, and
Josephine, wife ot Thomas F.
Sloan, Esq , and Miss Harriet
111 of this place; William A. Alex
der, of Everett, and Horace B.
Alexander, residing in Nebraska.
'Hie deceased had eight broth
r all of whom served in the
J'Uion army at the same time,
Jung tho war of the Rebellion
Moore, Brooklyn, N. Y.:
JTan K , James, and B. Frank
--all living iq Nebraska. She is
A Fourth Generation Reunion.
A reunion was held at the home
of Mr. J. L. Grissinger about oue
fourth mile west of New Grena
da Pa.
There were about eighteen
present consisting of four gen
orations namely: Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Bridenstine, of Wells
Valley; H. H. Bridenstine and
daughter Mary of Plumville; Mr.
Carl Grissinger, wife and two
daughters Helen and Hazel; Mr.
Cloyd Grissinger, wife and son
Herald; Mr. Jas. Grissinger, Jr.,
wife and daughter Velda of Broad
Top City. Some popular songs
were sung until dinner was call
ed at 12 30 o'clock and all gather
ed to a general table, and ate a
sumptuous meal, which was well
prepared.
After dinner a stroll was taken
by some of the party by whom
some very interesting views were
made.
About five o'clock when those
that came were thinking of re
turningto their respective homes,
all joined in and some photo
graphs were made to remember
er.ch other's faces in years to
come.
Tha day was spent very pleas
ently, and wish many more re
unions would be held.
By One That Was There
WILL BE A MISSIONARY.
Hen Made Trouble.
Not a little excitement was ere
ated at a singing school at the
Dunkard church in Belfast town
ship a few evenings ago occasion
ed by some miscreant firing an
pld "8ettin-hen" into the audi
ence. As a rule few people are
afraid of settiu-hens:" but when
unexpectedly an old cluck with
feathers standing on end, drops
down upoa a pack of girls in a
meeti lg hoase. there is likely to
be music.
A young man is blamed lor the
trouble. It is said he took his
best girl to the singinm a buggy
that bad been standing in the
shed for some time; and that
during the time it was in the
shed, a hen had made a nest, laid
the eggs, and was industriously
trying to hatch them out; and the
hen had not been discovered un
til some nebby fellows went rub
bering around the buggy while
the siugin was goin on.
Notice of a Roasting Ear picnic
&c , at Hustontown, on the 4th of
September, and of a Sunday
school convention at Fairview on
the 11th, was handed'us Tuesday
morning of this week for pubh
cation. . Inasmuch as the Roast
lag Ear business was over three
days, and the Sunday school con
vention will be a thing of the past
before a great mmy people would
see it m the News, we think it
scarcely wcrth while to give it
space. The News is always will
iug in fact, glad to publish any
notices along the l.ue of social or
Christian activity, when the copy
is furnished at the proper time,
J-A
Cur
!so
survived by one sister, Mrs.
William A. Gray, of Adams, Ne
braska.
'Mrs. Alexander possessed
more than ordinary intellectual
power, which remains unimpair
ed until practically the close of
life. Being a great reader, and
having a wonderful memory, Bhe
had a store of knowledge at her
command far beyond that of the
average person.
She was a woman of deep piety,
having connected herself with the
Wells Valley Presbyterian church
on the 17th of Soptembe. 1843,
and her strong personality, made
her a power for the cause of
Christ.
Keebaugu.
Charles Rufus, little son of L.
D. and Lydia Keebaugh, residing
near Burnt Cabins, died Wednes
day morning, September 1, 1909,
aged 2 years, 2 months and 21
days. The cause of the child's
death was cholera infantum and
brain fever. Funeral on Friday,
services conducted by Rev. Har
ry Moyer, of Hustontown, in the
Methodist church a( Burnt Cab
ius, and interment in the ceme
tery at that place.
Miss Martha Kendall to Work Among the
Poor Whites in the Cumberland
Mountains in Kentucky.
Down in the rugged wilclness
of the Cumberland mountains in
the elate of Kentucky hves a
class of white people whose con
dition has attracted the sympa
thetic attention of the Christian
world and, especially, that of
the Associate Presbyterian
church. The ancestors of these
mountaineers were at one tune
among the more pVospei ous plant
ers in the south; but heing' op
posed to slavery, they were grad
ually crowded out, and obliged to
resort to the mountains. Their
descendants are now living al
most outside tho pale of civiliza
tionvery poor and illiterate
with meagre advantages of pub
lic school education living in
little huts, and extracting a pre
carious existance irom trie rue
geu muuntaiu sou. riiey are
without churches, and have uot
until the Associate Presbyterian
people became interested in them
had euough religious instruc
tion to make them know the de
ference between Paganism and
Christianity.
It is to this field that Miss Mar
tha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
John F. Kendall, of the Cove, is
going to work. Miss Kendall is
a graduate of t';e Cumberland
Valley state normal school, clas
of '08, and chooses to leave home
and lriends to leave a chance to
teach school in Pennsylvania at a
salary of not less than fifty dol
lars a month, and teach the
children of those mountaineers at.
a salary of twenty dollars a month.
In view of her being abcut to
leave homo on this mission, about
fifty of th9 neighbors and friends
of the family assembled at the
home of her parents last Friday
evening. This was a surprise, as
far as Miss Martha was concern
ed; but refreshments were served
and the evening was spent very
pleasantly and profitably. '
.During ine evening some one
quietly suggested that & little
purse be raised, for Martha, as
an evidence ol the interest the
company felt in her undertaking;
and while another succeeded in
attracting her from the room
"the hat" was pissed arouud, and
$6Z a collected, upon her re
turn to the room, Rev. Porter,
who, during the last few mouths,
has been serving the (Jove con
gregation of the Associate Pres-
bycei ian church, and who will ac
company Miss Martha to Ken
tucky next week, with a few well
chosen remarks, presented the
purse as a small token of gueat
respect. Miss Martha, while en
tirely surprised, and too full of
gratitude for utterance, let the
friends know that she was going
as their agent, and hoped to prove
worthy of their trust which she
could do only by God's assistance
through the aid of their prayers.
The exercises were concluded
by Binging the twenty-third
Psalm, and by prayer.
Rev. Porter will remain in
Kentucky three months, and Miss
Kendall a year, at least.
SEPTEMBER WEDDINGS.
Miss Carrie Humbert Becomes Bride ol
John H. VanCleve and Goes
to Iowa.
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL OCCASION.
OTHER VICTIMS OF DAN CUPID.
Associate Judges Get No Mileage.
By a decision made just a few
days ago the Auditor General has
refused to put his official O. K.
on any bills of Associate Judges
in-the Commonwealth in which
mileage charges were mado. This
notice is final, he says, and unless
it is declared illegal, after a court
action, it will stand in Pennsyl
vania. This was learned for tho
first time in the State when Asso
ciate Judge E C. Yergor, of Roar
ing Creek, Columbia county, sent
in his bill for attendance at the
last term of court. It wis return
ed with the item of f 2 70 stricken
out, und with notice that in the
future no Associate Judges would
be allowed pay for mileage.
VanClkvi: Hlmhekt.
In McConnelNburg, Pa.,
Friday afternoon, September
1909, Rov. J. Cilvin Fassold,
the Lutheran church, united
Marriage, JMr. John I less Van
Cleve, of Ocheyedan, Iowa, and
Miss Carrie Frances Humbert,
of Big Cove Tauuery, Pa. The
bride is a daughter rf Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Humbert, and
during the past seven years has
been one of Ayr township's very
successful school teachers. The
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
B. Frank VanCleve, both natives
of this countv, bnt for several
years residents of the Hawkeye
State.
The happy couple left for Get
tysburg on Monday, where they
will visit the great battlefield, and
spend a few days with the
groom's auut, Mrs. L. 1. Hill,
aud will be at home to thair
friends at Ocheyedan, Iowa,
about the fifteenth of September.
The bride and groom are excel
lent young peple, and have the
best wishes of their large circle
of friends.
M ELLOTT LAUDER.
Harvey R. Mellott, of Belfast
township, and Angeline Lauder,
of Woodmont, Md., were married
ou the 23d ult., by Rev. J. C. Gar
land. The happy couple went to
tlie home of tho parson m bo mar
ried, but were somewhat disap
pointed to find that he was at
Elias Wink's threshing. To Elias
Wink's they went. They found
the preacher with his "every
day" clothes on aud covered with
dust; but when he was informed
of the nature of their errand, the
hum of the thresher was sileuced
and in the presence of the crew.
the happy couple were united as
man and wife by due form of Ipw
and both parson and bridal cou
pie were just as happy as though
the ceremony had been perform
ed in the most fashionable church
decorated with the choicest and
most fragrant ot flowers, while
the organist was playing the
charmed strains of Mendelssohn
Reception Given at the Patterson Home
stead, a Mile South ol Town Last
Th irsday Evening. Large
Number Present.
a ueiigntiui social occasion
took place at the Patterson horn a
stead a mile south of McConnells
burg, on lhursday evening of
last week. It was a reception
given by J. Lind Patterson and
his sister Miss Bess, in honor of
their brother W. Calvin and his
bride, who had just returned from
an extended wedding tour. Tho
beautiful lawns about the staid
old mansion were most attrac
tively lighted with Japanese lan
terns, and the interior which has
been modernized and refurnished
was thrown open to the large
number of guests that had as
sern bled each in the most hap
py mood, which formed a picture
ol social life that was good to see.
To add interest to tho occasion
there appeared on the scene about
nine o'clock, a crowd of calithu mp
laus that thoroughly understood
their business, aud created a din
of noise from dinner bells, horns,
wagon tires, sleigh bells, and all
the rest of the noise-producers
best known to the craft, and kept
it up until the bride and groom
were glad to make their appear
ance on the front porch. A com
mittee from the oand went for
ward and extended congratula
tions, while at the same time, the
custcmary treat went around,
und everything passed off most
pleasantly.
IlOHNE BliEWEU.
At the Lutheran parsonage in
this place, by the officiating min
ister, Rev. J. C. Fassold, Mr. Dav
id E Home, of Fort Loudon, Pa
and Miss Leah E. N. Brewer, of
Sylvan, Pa., were united in mar
riage. The bride is one of the
Little Cove's most estimable la
dies, and the groom is an employe
on the C V. railroad.
Don't forget about the Chris
tian Endeavor Rally in the Pres
byterian church this afternoon
and evening. "
Query Box.
Kuitok Nkvvs Will you inform me
and others through the columns of your
paper, concerning the game law; aa I
would like to know, and many others
besides myselt, where it says ferrets
and steel traps, and night huntiug are
prohibited does this mean that you
cunnot hunt skunks after night, or
trup skunks or minks with a steel trap.
G. W. M.
The law designates what ani
mats and birds shall be regarded
as game, and provides the time
that such game may bo taken,
and tha mauner in which it shall
bo taken. As skunks, and weas
els aro not game animals, and.
therefore, do not have the pro
tection of the game law, they may
be hunted at any time. As to
the use of steel traps in taking
such animals, the law says that
when such traps are larger than
a rau8krat trap, the trap shall be
surrounded by a barrier of poles
or logs or other material so that
no other animals or persons may
get into the traps and be injured.
The editor would suggest to those
interested that they write to Dr.
Joseph Kalbfus. Secretary of the
Giine Commission, lhrrisburg,
Pa., for a copy of the Game laws.
It will only cost a two cent stamp
the stamp you put on your let
ter. , .
west Dim is.
Do not forget the Sunday
School convention at Fairview,
Saturday afternoon and evening.
We can not get too much of good
Sunday school work.
B. A. Deavor and wife and Wm
Deavor and wife, of Hustontown,
spent Sunday ai Albert King's.
Samuel Dickson and sisters Sa
die, Minnio, and Annie and niece
Maria Dickson Alexander, of
McConnellsburg. wero the guests
of J. E Lyon and family from
Saturday until Monday.
a m a i - .
ivirs. Marina tvippie and son
Benjamin, of Shirleysburg, spent
a few days last week at Ross
King's.
Mrs. Annie E. Metzler and
grandson Dallas McGowan and
Clinton Mathias, wife and daugh
ter Beatrice all of BurntCabms,
spent part of Saturday and Sun
day at C. M. Brant's.
John Truax, of Wells Tannery,
spent some time the latter part
of last week with the family of
his uncle B. F, Price.
A number of our people attend
ed the Soldiers' Reunion in Lick
lng Creek township on Friday.
Ross King and wife and Mr 9.
Susan King spent Sunday after
noon at Albert King's.
A number of our young people
attended Harvest Home services
at Mt. Tabor on Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Metzler, of Burnt
Cabins, Mrs. Margaret Kessel
ring, of Hustontown, and Mertie
and Maggie Price spent Sunday
afternoon at Mrs. Eliza Hoover's.
Howard and Margaret King
visited relatives at Wartordsburg
the first of the week.
Jesse Miller who has been em
ployed in Trough C:eek valley
passed through this vicinity the
first of the week on his way to
and from relatives in Licking
Creek township.
Some person or persons not
law-abiding badly spoiled some
watermelons and muskraelons,
Friday or Friday night, that were
growing for John Mum ma.
Survey of State Lands.
Roy Morton, state forester in
charge of state lands in the viciu
lty of Barreo, Alexandria and
Greenwood Furnace was in Hunt
ingdon this week, makingarrange
mentsforthe survey of some or
all of the state's property in that
section of the county. Mr. Mor
ton's instructions doubtless came
as a sequel to the visit to Hunt
ingdon county, of Dr. Samuel
Dixon, head of the State Health
department, with reference to
the placing of a sanitarium in this
county for tuberculosis patients.
The survey is for the purpose
of knowing the state lands so that
the officials at llarrisburg, State
Foresty Commissioner Robert S.
Coklin and Dr. Dixou can then
use the data given them by the
engineers in their consideration
of a site near Alexandria for the
new hospital, which will be built
on similar plans to Mont Alto.
Orbisonia Dispatch.
"Got Left."
Rev. John H. Barney, of Clear-
ville, is not only a good preacher,
but a veteran of the Civil War
that always likes to be present
when bean soup is served. He
missed the Reunion last Friday,
and this is what he says to the
comrades about it:
Did any of you ever get lefty
I reckon.
Did I?
You bet.
When?
September third.
How?
1 thought the Reunion was on
Saturday, the 4th., and on Friday
I was busy getting ready to yo,
when the Fulton Democrat came
and told me it was ou the third.
Now, the question that stares me
in the face is: Why was it not
announced the week before, in
stead of the same week? Some
body blundered.
Hope you all had a good time
and enjoyed yourselves. I feel
disappointed Oh, how I missed
seeing my old comrades, as well
as my many other Fulton county
friends. I suppose Dave Mumma
was there to 'liven up things
and Hen Betz, and Uncle John
Hann, and Captain Skinner and
a host of others.
May you all live many years;
and when the summons conies,
may we all be ready to answer
the final roll call.
Your old Comrade,
John U. Bakxev.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Miss Gertrude Sipes returned
to her home in this place on Tues
day. Nine weeks ago she was
taken to the Chambersburg bos
pital, where she underwent a ser
lous surgical operation, and was
obliged to remain in the hospital
aeven weeks. The operation was
eutirely successful, and her re
covery is complete, which is a
matter of great satisfaction to
her many friends hero.
Christ Shimer killed a rattle
snake on the pike at the top of
Cove mountain last Sunday, that
had fourteen rattles. The snake
did not seem to be an unusually
large one, either, but happened
to have been lucky enough not to
lose any of his rattles.
William Wink and son George,
of Belfast township, were in town
last Thursday. They came in to
meet Miss Grace Winn, who has
been living for some time in the
family of Harmon B. Hege, at
Mercersburg. Grace was going
home a lew days and wanted to
attend the Reunion last Friday.
Mr. Wink is building a new house
this summer. He and his son
are doing most of the work, and
are doing it at odd times, thus not
neglecting their farm work.
When completed, it will add much
to the value of his farm and much
to the convenience and comfort of
his family.
At the public sale of the prop
erty of the late Edward Stoutea
gle of Ayr township, on Wednes
day of last week, by the executor
W. 11. Nelson, our neighbor, Coun
ty Treasurer Chas. B. Stevens,
purchased the real estate consist
ing of a large frame house, out
buildings, grist mill with full roll
er process, and saw mill, with ex
collect water power all for $2750.
While it will require an expendi
ture of some money to put the
property in first class order, it la
altogether a desirable and valu
able property. This is known to
the older folks as the Comorer
Mill property, four m ilea south
of McConnellsburg.
Mr. Virgil Bard, of Pleasant
Ridge, was in town a few hours
last Saturday.
Hal Grissinger and Bob Alex
ander, and Blanche and Joan
Morton, spent Sunday afternoon
at Roaring Run.
Mr. Lemuel Hendershot, of
Warfordsburg was renewing old
acquaintances in and near town
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Cook, of
Burnt Cabins, were business cal
lers at the News office while in
town last Thursday morning.
Mr. S. E. Peck, of Meyersdale,
spent the time from last Friday
until Monday, visiting his son
Walter, and his brothers in this
place.
Messrs. William Hoover and
Harvey Clevenger, of Huston
town, made a Hying trip to Mc
Connellsburg Wednesday eve
ning. Mrs. D. W. Cromer and son
Thomas, of Fort Littleton, spent
several days during the past
week with relatives in Mercers
burg and vicinity.
Merchant J. G. Reisner left
Monday morning for his annual
fall trip to Philadelphia and New
York to purchase good. for their
store in this place.
Miss Mary Goldsmith is visit
ing relatives in llarrisburg this
week, aud her brother Charlie is
boarding at the Washington
1 louse during her absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gordon,
of Thompson, were in town last
Saturday, and from hero went
up and visited the family of Jon
athan P. Peck, at Knobsville.
Helen Hanks, who had been
spending several days in McCon
nellsburg visiting her aunt and
cousius, went to her home at
Breezewood Monday afternoon to
be ready for school.
Mr. C. J. Barton accompanyed
his son J. Harper to town Mon
day, and the latter took the noon
hack for Shippensburg, where he
expects to spend the ensuing
school year in the C. V. State
Normal.
Samuel H. W. Scott and wife.
formerly of this county, lelt
Chambersburg Tuesday morning
for Florida, where they expect to
purchase property, and make
that state their home. They ex
pect to locate about forty miles
south of Jacksonville.
Misses Stella and Ida Bard, of
Elkins, W. Va., are spending their
summer vacation in the home of
their father, John Bard, in Bel
fast township. Stella has been
employed in the large wholesale
department of Pugh & Beaver,
and Ida is with Senator Scott and
Prosecutiug Attorney 11. G.
Kump, of that city.
Russell Nelson, of Tod; Mary
Jano Johnston, of Ayr; Grace
Shimer, of McConnellsburg; Har
per Bartou, of Hustontown, aud
Walter Hendershot, of Uuion,
went back to Shippensburg Mon
day for another year's work as
students in the Cumberland Val
ley State Normal School.
The Misses Dickson Sallie
Minnie, and Annietheir broth
er Samuel C, and their niece,
Miss Maria Dickson Alexander,
formed a surrey party that went
up to Lyons' at West Dubliu last
Saturday, and remained untit
Monday afternoon, having a de
lightful visit.
James O. Snyder, and bis son
Leslie and family all of Cham
bersburg, came over to McCon
nellsburg last Saturday and re
mained until Monday, the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. James VV. Rum-
mel, when they returned home
taking with them Mrs. James
Snyder, who had been rpendmg
a week here previous to the ar
rival of her husband,