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VOLUME 10
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 1(, 1909,
NUMRER 52
RECORD OF DEATHS.
P.-rsons Well Known to Many ol Our
Reidcri, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
BlUDKNSTEIN.
At his home m Wells Valley, on
the evening of September 9th
11)09, of paralysis, John E. Brid
enstem, aged 76 years, 4 months
and 27 days.' lie was buried in
the U. B. Cemetery on Saturday
afternoon, services conducted by
Rev. Fleagle, of the M. E church.
Uncle John, as he was usually
called, was a veteran of the civil
war. He spent most of his days
in Wells Valley, and was a tiller
of the soil, and noted for raising
choice fruit. Be was a good
christian man, a member of Wells
Valley M. E. church most of his
life. Tkere wers no children the
result of his married life, hence
he is survived by his wife only,
who is noaring the four score
line. ' In his home he was noted
for his hospitality and was a kind
husband and good neighbor.
Those ferveut prayer which
echoed from his lips in the church
es of the Valley will be heard on
earth no moie, but he is now
reaping his reward eternally.
Let there be peace to his dust.
Houp.
lUrryll Houp, a veteran of
the Civil War, and a form3r resi
dent of Wells Valley, died at his
home in Hollidaysburg, Pa., last
week, after an llluess of several
weeks of cancer of the stomach.
The deceased was oorn in Hunt
ingdon county 07 years ago, but
has resided in llollidavsburg dur
ing the last ten years, where he
followed the occupation of a car
penter, lie was a member of the
Masonic fraternity for thirty
eight years, being a member of
Logan Lodge, Altoona; he was al
so a member of G. A. R. Post in
Uollidaysburg.
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Clarissa
Houp, and six children, to wit:
Mrs. G. N. Fisher, Pittsburg;
Mrs. Ada Johns, Lewistown;
Miss Sue Houp, Chicago; Miss
Bessie at home; D. S. Houp, New
Mexico; Otho, at home. Mrs.
Sarah Schenck, ot Wells Tannery
this county, is a sister, lie was
a life long member of the Metho
dist church.
Interment was made at Shy
beaver, Huntingdon county, last
Saturday.
Kelso.
Mrs. Catherine Kelso, widow
of James O. Kelso, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Beach, near Ponko City, Okla-.
noma, on the first day of Septem
ber, aged somewhere near seven
ty years. The deceased was a
daughter of Jacob Clapsaddle, of
Knobsville, this county, and a
sister of Daniel Clapsaddle, of
Mercersburg, and a sister of Mrs
Nancy Comerer, of Burnt Cabins.
She was also a sister in law of
Rev. D. W. Kelso, of Knobsville,
and leaves one daughter and five
sons to mourn her departure.
Chamueklain.
At the home of J. Cal. Foster,
in Wells Valley, on Sabbath night,
of cbxlera infantum George Jr.,
little son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Chamberlain, about 1 year. In
terment at U. B. Cemetery.
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET IN 0CT0IIER.
Fire Near Fort Loudon.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock Fri
day night the log and weather
boarded barn on the farm of
Charles Kissel, near Fort Loudon
was destroyed, together with
crops, wagons, buggies and farm
implements. The fire had the
appearance of being of incendiary
origin and it is thought that ker
osene was used in starting the
conflagration. The building
burned rapidly and the neigh
bors, with Mr. Kissel, only suc
ceeded in saving the stock. One
cow was badly burned. . .Tho in
surance is BmalL
Subscribe for tie Njews.
Forty-Fifth 'Annual Convention to Be
Held at Harrisburg. Strong
Program Prepared.
Unless all signs fail the coming
State Convention of the Pennsyl
vania State Saobath School As
sociation to bo held in Harrisburg
October. 13, 14 and 15 will far ex
ceed in numbers, interest and en
thusiasm all former meetings of
the association.
The past year has been one of
intense activity .along Sunday
school lines in every county
throughout the State. Statistics
recently gathered show marvel
ous growths in Teacher Training
Home Department Work and Or
ganized Adult Bible Classes. The
magazine writer who said that
Sunday school work is on the ce
cline certainty did not get his in
formation from Pennsylvania.
The program prepared for the
State Convention is a strong one
and contains the names of Gov
ernor Edwin S. Stuart, Bishop
James Henry Darlington. Hon.
Jjhn ,Wana maker, Mr. H. J.
Heinz, W. C. Pearce, Chicago;
Rev. David James Burrel), D. D.,
MewYork; Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner, Chicago; Dr. Joseph
Clark (Timothy Standby), Colum
bus; Mrs. Zillah Foster Stevens,
Alton, 111., Mr. E C. Foster, De
troit; Mrs. Maud Junkin Bald
win, Indianapolis; Mr. Dave Port
er, New York; Pol. E. O. Excell,
Chicago; Rev Floyd Tomkins,
Philadelphia, and others. ,
The special features ot the con
vention will be a half day session
for Elementary Grade workers; a
Teacher Training Conference, a
Home Department Conference, a
Temperance Teaching Confer
ence, a Missionary Teaching Con
ference, on Organized Adult Bi
ble Class Rally Conference and
mass meeting, a parade of O. A.
B. C. men. Class delegations
will come from many sections of
the State to participate 5,000
men will be in line with bands
and banners.
All railroads will sell reduced
fare tickets. The delegate ere
dentials for Fulton county are is
sued through Rev. J. M. Diehl,
McConnellsburg, Pa.,- Corre
sponding Secretary of the Coun
ty Association. -
Programs for the convention
and other printed matter can be
obtained ry writing to W. G.
Landes, Ganeral Secretary, 701-2
Witherspoon Bldg., Philadelphia,
Pa.
Sunday School Convention.
One of the most interesting
Sunday school conventions ever
held in the County, was that at
Fairview church in Taylor town
ship last Saturday.
The special feature of interest
was the enthusiasm manifested
every where. The m usic cond uct
ed by the Fairview choir was su
perb. The District President
Martin Laidig.did his. part well.
The Field Secretary's interesting
and instructive addresses were
pleasing to all
One of the interesting features
was the short and instructive
talks by Mrs. E H. Kirk. What
wn need at a Sunday school con
vention to make it a success is
more such enthusiastic and in
structive talks from the workers
themselves. Among the speak
ers were Rev. Erb, Rev. J. II.
Hoffman, Rev Harry Moyer, and
E. H. Kirk.
An Ohseuveh.
Martin L. Peck and wife, of
Pectonvillo, Md., are spending
this week visiting among their
many Fulton county relatives and
friends. Mr. Peck is one of
Maryland's prominent lumber
men, and has a big steam thresh
ing outfit at work iu Franklin
county. It was his traction en
gine that went through a bridge
on a township road near Foltz a
short time ago, and the supervis
ors of Peters township thought
it good business to settle the dam
age with Mr. Peck for a hundred
and ten dollars.
ACCIDFNT IN BUCK VALLEY.
The Exploding ol a Dynamite Cap In
Cook Stove Seriously Injured Miss
Margaret Scrtever.
Miss Mirgaret, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Scriever,
who liverat Buck Valley postoftice
in Buck Valley, is one of those
industrious girls that shares the
duties involved in housekeeping
with her mother. On Wednes
day afternoon of last week she
wa9 doing the sweeping, and like
most people, threw the sweep
ings into tho cook stove, to get
rid of tho lint, &c. Scarcely had
she thrown this into the stove,
until a loud explosion took place
pieces of the cook stove flying
in every direction, striking the
young lady and lacerating her
body shockingly.
The noise attracted other mem
bers of the family who immediate
ly summoned a physician. She
bled profusely, but the flow of
blood was gotten under control,
and her wounds dressed, and she
is now said to bo doing well ns
could be expected.
The trouble arose from a dyna
mite cap dropped on the floor by
hor brother Raymond, and it was
swept up unnoticed by the unfor
tunate sister.
September Weddings.
Eauley Stunkakd.
At high noon on Wednesday,
September 15, at the M. E. par
sonage, McConnellsburg, Charles
William Earley, son of James Fos
ter Earley, and Miss Mary Ma
tilda Stunkard, daughter of John
Stnnkard, both ot Wells Valley,
were made husband and wife
when Rev. C. W. Bryner pro
nounced the words "Those whom
God hath joined together let no
man put asunder." The bride
was prettily attired in a white
siltf princess suit while the groom
wore the conventional black.
The groom is a blacksmith by
trade, located at Enid, this coun
ty, where they will at once enter
upon the duties of house keeping.
Their many friends join in wish
ing them a long, prosperous and
happy life. .
Reiiiart Bishop.
A quiet wedding took place at
the M. E parsonage on Tuesday
September 14th, at 11 o'clock,
when Clarence H. Reihart, ol
Maddensville, and Miss Ella J.
Bishop, of Dane, were united in
marriage by the bride's pastor,
Rev. C. W. Bryner. The bride
and groom are highly esteemed
young people of our County.
They will make their home in
Altoona, where the groom for
some time has been in the em
ploy of the P. R. R. Co. May
they have smooth sailing over
life's matrimonial sea is the wish
of their many friends.
Rowe Heetek.
On September 10, 1909, at the
residence of Jacob Crider, at
New Grenada, Russell E. Rowe
and Drucilla 1 leeter, both of Wells
township, this county were unit
ed in maniage by M. W. llouck,
Esq. There werej about thirty
relatives and friends present and
a sumptuous supper for all pres
ent. The Magsam Brothers have
resumed work at their coal mine
east of town. Finding that the
pumping facilities in use last
spring were inadequate, they
have installed a new thirty-horse
power boiler, and steam pump,
capable of discharging two1 hun
dred gallons of water a minute
from the mine. The drift is now
in about one hundred feet, and
the work will be pushed forward
as vigorously as possible. So
confident are tney that coal will be
found in abundant quanity that
no effort or . expense will be
spared to develop theenterprise as
rapidly as possible. It is the opin
ion of coal experts that if coal
is not there, it is the biggest bluff
ever put up. .
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Miss Emma McGovern, who
had been away on a Visit, is now
st lying at the Washington House.
PASTOR WEDS.
Rev. John M. Diehl, of the Presbyterian
Church, Wedded to Minnesota Bride
at High Noon To-Day,
' Rev. John M. Diehl, pastor of
the Presbyterian church in this
place and that at Greenhill, left
here at noon Monday for Minne
sota, where to day at high noon,
in the Presbyterian church at
Shakopee, Minn., he will be united
in marriage with Miss Jeannette
Clarissa, daughter of Mr. and
and Mrs, Elnathan Judson Pond,
of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Diehl will take
their honeymoon trip during Mr.
Diehl's vacation, and teturn to
this place about the fifth of Octo
ber.
Joe Meant Well.
Mrs. Grace Bender had three
nice hogs in the pen fattening for
winter meat. Since the death of
her husband, C. C. Bender, a few
weeks ago, she decided to sell
two of them, and this she did,
kaeping the nicest one worth
about twenty dollars. Joe Thorn
as, Trout's colored man-of-all
work, made some ice cream the
other day and got some salt in it,
Thinking it too bad to waste it,
he offered it to Mrs. Bender for
her hog. Without a thought of
ill consequences the hog had ice
cream for desert one evening,
The porker was not used to such
high living, and the next day com
plained of a pain in his in'ards,
which kept ou getting worse and
worse until sometime Sunday
night the hog died. That's about
all there is to tell about it.
That Water.
Attention has beeu called again
to the importance of being care
ful in the use of drinking water,
and cemeteries Allied with
typhoid fever victims are silently
admonishing us to heed the warn
ing before it is too late. The
Board of Health has recently sen.
samples of water from each of
five sources in town, to wit:
Dicksons spring, Sipes' spring,
Court House well, Frank Lynch's
well, and the Water Company's
reservoir to Philadelphia and had
it analyzed under the supervision
of the State Board of health, and
the result of analysis is as follows:
Bacteria B. Coh
per c. c. perc. c.
Sipes Spring, 4800 7
Dickson's spring, 1(5000 13
Lynch's wtll 3000 0
Court House well 10000 0
Reservoir 3IS00 0
What does this mean?
Bacteria per c. c. means the
number of bacteria found m 1
cubic centimeter of water. As
an ordinary wine glass, or tum
bler holding a half pint, is equiv
alent to about 237 cubic centime
tres, any one drinking a glass of
water from the Dickson spring
swallows 3,792,000 bacteria, 3,081
of which are bacteria colL
Bacteria are microscopic vege
table organisms found in putrefy
ing organic infusions that is,
like little fine pieces of moss so
tine and small as not to be visible
to the naked eye. Bacteria coll,
the second kind mentioned above
are only found in water contami
nated by sewerage or to make
it so plain that there can be no
misunderstanding water thus
contaminated contains leakage
from Some privy.
It will be seen from the above
analysis, that the wells do not
show this contamination, but
that both springs do.
Active construction work on
the Midland railroad, which will
connect Bedford with Altoona,
was started, ' when a gang of
workmen began the work of
stringing the ties. Several car
loads of ties were taken to Brooks
Mills and rails and other materi
als are to be taken as rapidly as
possible. At Summit, Bedford
county, a large switch has' been
placed in position and at East
Freedom a corps of eight engi
neers is located who are person
all taking charge of the work.
MRS. JOHN TRUAX INJURED.
Face and Head Cut and Bruited Whi'e
She Was at the Barn Doing the
Evening Work.
Mrs John Truax residing near
Need more this county received
injuries a few evenings ago that
to say the least are very painful.
Both she and her husband are
advanced in years, and her hus
band has been in poor health for
a long time. Mrs. Truax went
out to the barn in the evening to
do the milking and a little feediug,
and feeling weak and indisposed
thought she would go into the
entry at the barn and rest a few
minutes. This is the last she
remembers about the circurri
siance until some time afterward
she found herself at the house
calling to her husband to ring the
bill to attract the attention of the
neighbors. When her husband
came out he found her all bruised
and bleeding about the head and
face, without any knowledge of
how the injury was brought
about. Whether or not she was
attacked by some one lying in
wait, or whether she fell, may not
be known. A physician was call
ed, and Mrs. Truax is recovering.
Must Be Well Founded.
Justices of the Peace should
bear in mind that, under the pro
visions of an act of assembly ap
proved by Governor Stuart, May
18, 1909, persoqs making charges
of threats and surety of the peace
before magistrates may be corn
mitted to jail in default of pay
ment of costs, if the magistrate
finds, upon hearing the evidence,
that the complaint was not well
founded and the complainant is
in no danger as to person or prop
erty.
The preamble of the act sets
forth that the practice of bring
ing unwarranted actions has be
come so common as to burden
the commonwealth with unnec
essary costs that the magistrates
are enjoined to carefully hear the
evidence and, if it be found that
tho complaint is without just
grounds, the costs may be impos
ed upon either of the parties, or
divided between them in any pro
portion that the magistrate may
think just, and in the event that
payment is refused, the delin
quent may be committed,
VALUABLE RELIC.
Fatal Accident.
On Saturday, about 2 o'clock,
as Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mowers,
near Germantown, Franklin coun
ty, were crossing the C. V. R. R.
at Catherine street, Chambers
burg, their wagon was Btruck by
a train, and Mrs. Mowers almost
instantly killed, and Mr. Mowers
has since died. Both the old peo
pie were hard of hearing and did
not hear the approaching tram,
which was running slowly. They
were aged 68 and 78 years, re
spectively, and had been in Cham
bersburg selling produce which
they had raised in their garden
WhileJchnnie Magsain.the well
known milkman, was driving
eastward on West Walnut street
about nine o'clock Tuesday evoo
ing in the darkness he noticed a
man approach and lay a hand on
the eide of his wagon. The
mysterious stranger walked along
for a short distance, and as he
was making some further de
monstrations, Johnnie suddenly
wheeled his horse around, when
the stranger "took to his heels"
and ran down the alley toward
Main street This is not the first
time that Johnnie lias been
molested, and somebody will
fool around bim yet, until there
will be a funeral.
Ray's Hill Lodge No. 770, I. O.
0. F. dedicated their new build
ing at Breeze wood last Thursday
with imposing ceremonies. The
new hall is a two story frame
structure, 28x00 feet. On the
first floor Is a public hall and on
the second floor is the lodge room
27x48 feet. 1 1 Is finished in Geor
gia pine and is a very nice structure.
Found Old Sheath Knife of 135 Years
Ago.
Sherrard C. Uuger, of I lancock
while on Cacapon Mountain, about
five miles westof Berkley Springs,
a lew days ago, mnde a most val
uable find as well as an ancient
discovery in 'finding a knife,
which is supposed to have be
longed to and lost by Ijord Dun
ton, who, according to ancient
history, passed through this sec
tion of the country on his march
from Fort Richmond, (Richmond,
Va.,) to Fort Pitt, (now Pittsburg,
Pa.,) about 135 years ago. The
knife has every indication of be
ing a very rare and unique relic.
The blade is about 4 inches long
and a silver skeleton sheath or
holster, lined inside with leather
and the letters L. D. stamped on
the outside ot it. In the handle
of the knife are concealed several
articles such as were considered
very handy and useful in those
days. A corkscrew used to pull
tho stoppers from their canteens,
a butloner, used to button their
leggins, a small lance, which was
considered a household necessity
in those times, a pair of scissors
and a sewing needlr , which being
made of a piece of steel about
three inches long, sharpened at
one eud and bent np straight at
the other to hold the thread. It
is claimed by several prominent
people to be the oldest relic in the
United Slates of its kind and Mr.
Linger feels very proud ot his
find, having refused 1500 al
ready for it.
Fulton's State Road.
Yes, it is Fulton County's first
State road, but Fulton Couuty is
not paying any part of the bill.
The condition upon which the
State is willing to put up three
fourths of the money for good
roads in a county is that the
County shall pay one eighth,
the township oue eighth, and the
State the balance. Our County
Commissioners have been too
smart to be fooled into anything
that smacks of public improve
ment, and they have succeeded
during the past in holding up
every effort to get State roads in
to Fulton County. The "green
les" who serve as county com
misioners in Franklin, Bedford,
and all the other counties ot the
State have been going abead,
and helping to build every foot of
State road possible; and our sis
ter counties are proud of their
new roads, and are clamoring for
more. On the account of the
stupidity of our officials, nearly
seventy thousand dollars that
was available for Fulton county
roads, was given to our neighbor
ing counties. According to
scripture: To him that hath
shall be given; but to him that
hath not (brains) shall be taken
away even that he hath.
As has been noted before in
the News, Bethel township has
shown her nerve by ignoring the
aid of the County, and has joined
hands with the State, and is busy
at work with more than a bun
dred men constructing a road
from the Maryland line south of
George Chesnut's, up through
Warfordsburg, and on to New
Grenada, if the State's money
holds out.
The same argument that is
used by those who are opposed to
taking any of the County's money
to build a piece of State road in
Wells township, because, per
haps the citizens of Union town
ship might not have occasion to
use it very often would apply with
equal force against the County
taking any money out of its
treasury to build a bridge in
Thompson township, because the
taxpayers of Brush Creek Valley
do their trading at Everett, and
consequently would not get any
benefit from it .
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and doings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful-Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
The store of J. W, McPherson
and company, Shippensburg, was
burglarizad and about 9100 in
cash secured by the robber.
Mrs. Carrie Miller, of Cham
bersburg, is a guest in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Li. Stevens
this week.
R. F. Stottlemeyer, of 1 lancock,
is spending this week in the homo
of his daughter, Mrs. A. 1J. Wilk
inson, of this place.
Miss Alice Hayes began work
Monday morning as teacher of
the Rinard school in Broadtop
township, Bedford county.
Miss Bess Irwin has returned
to Philadelphia for another year's
work as teacher in one of the
graded schools in that city.
Miss Ethol Hays began anoth
er year's work as teacher in the
graded schools at Riddlcsburg,
Bedford county, last Monday
morning.
Misses Goldie Mason and Jo
anna Morton have returned to
Indiana State Normal school for
another year's work as students
in that institution.
El. McClure who is in business
in Johnstown speut the past two
weeks with his parents Mr. end
Mrs. T. H. McClure in Licking
Creek township.
Miss Jessie Mason has gone to
Alexandria, Pa., where she will
be engaged in teaching in the
graded schools at that place dur
ing the ensuing school year.
Miss Ivy LaMaster, of Markes,
Frauklin county, who had been
with her grandfather, Daniel E.
Fore, Esq., for three weeks, re
turned to her home last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Lake, and
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Bumgarner
all of Belfast township, wero
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Little, while in town last Satur
day. J. P. Garland, of Need more,
was a very pleasant caller at our
oftice on Tuesday morning. He
was accompanied by his little son
Leonard, who is an unusually
bright little fellow.
John Rex Irwin, of this place,
has entered Perkioraen Semi
nary as a student. Rex is a
graduate of the High School of
this place, being a member of tho
Class of '09.
John Spangler went back to
State College Tuesday for anoth
er year's work as student in that
institution. John has two years
to spend yet before he can carry
olf a sheepskin from that college.
Mrs, J. C. Comerer, accompa
nied by her daughter, Mrs. Roy
Daniels both of Thompson town
ship, spent the time over Sunday
in the home of the former's moth
er, Mrs. Sarah Pittman, of tins
place.
F. C. Ilockensmith aud wife, of
Johnstown, spent the past two
weeks with Mrs. Hockensmith's
parents, T. II. McClure and wife.
They were accompanied from
Johustown by Mr. McClure's
daughter, Miss May, who had
been spending some time in
Johnstown.
W. R Ranck and Mrs. , Mary
Gordon, of Warfordsburg, came
to McConnellsburg last Friday
and returned Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Gordon was here attending
to business connected with the
settlement of the estate of her
deceased husband, Woi. P. Gor
don, Esq.
Mrs. D. M. Kendall and Mrs,
G. A. Harris spent the last four
days of last week on a visit to
Hancock, where they were guests
in the home of the latter's par
ents, Geo. W. McKibbin and wife.
And, it may be added here, that
Mr. and Mrs. McKibbin left Ha'u
cock Monday for a trip to Fort
Meade, S. Dak., to visit their son
Vet R. W, McKibbin and family.
Vet McKibbin 'a wife is Minerva,
daughter ot Mr. and Mrs D. M.
Kendall