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VOLUME 11
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER 28, 1909.
NUMBER (
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Person! Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Gibson.
Deforest Gibson, whoso iliness
in a hospital in Pittsburg, was
mentioned In this paper last week
died of typhoid fever on Satur
day. His remains were brought
to the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Gibson in Wells
Valley, reaching there Sunday
morning. The funeral took place
on Tuesday, interment being
made in the cemetery at the Val
ley M. E. church. As we go to
press, we are without informa
tion as to his age, or to any of the
particulars as to his death or fu
neral. HOOPKNGAKDNEU.
Ada Ruth Hoopengardner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Hoopengardner, was born July
f!0, 1892, and died October 20,
1909, aged 17 years, 2 momths,
and 20 days. Her funeral was
conducted by Rev. A. G. B. Pow
ers in the Jerusalem Christian
church in Whips Cove, assisted
by Rev. J. E Xaffman, and her
remains were laid to rest in the
cemetery near by, in the presence
of a large concourse of sorrowing
friends.
She was the last one of the fam
ily; her father and mother and
one brother having preceded her
to the sphere beyond, some years
ago. She was converted when
young, and during her short life
shewas much devoted to her
Christian duties. She was a
kind hearted girl, and won the
esteem of all who knew her. Dur
ing the last few weeks of her life,
when it was thought that she
could not live, several hundred
visits were made to her bed side
by her many friends from far
and near. She told some that
she knew she had a mansion in
heaven, and she wouM soon be
with her loved ones there.
APPLEHY.
Daniel McGinnia Appleby, of
Neelyton, died at the home of his
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Cow
an, of Pittsburg, on Friday the
8th inst where he had gone a few
weens previous in the thought of
visiting his sister and regaining
ms strength, but the disease
terminated in tuberculosis and
all that medical skill and good
nursing could do, did not serve
to check the inroads upon his
naturally fine constitution, and
like many another strong man in
me very noontime of life . fell
victim to the assaults of this
dreaded disease. Denny, as he
was commonly called, possessed
the confidence and esteem, of his
iellowmen to a degree rarely be
stowed upon an individual in 1if
That he was greatly loved was
awested by the large conereera
tion of neighbors and friends who
gathered around his bier to pay
their last tribute of resDect. His
remains were brought from Pitts
burg on Saturday and taken to
the home of his youngest sister,
Mrs. Koy Morgan, of Neelvtn
His funeral took place on Sundav
at 10 o'clock in the M. E. church,
.a . . . . f
oc wnicb he was a member. Ser
vices conducted by Rev. Pitten
ger. His age was about 81 years.
All that was mortal of this young
man, who stayed amoug his fel
low men for a brief time were
borne in a beautiful dove colored
casket, covered with flowers, to
the cemetery at Pine Grove and
there laid by the side of his fath
er and mother.
He is survived by four sisters
and two brothers: Allen, of
Newton Hamilton; Ida, wife of J.
K. Cowan, Pittsburg; Come,
wife of 11. L. Fox, Pittsburg;
Theodore, of Clear Ridge; Miss
ella Applehy, of Pittsburg; and
Margaret, wife of Roy Morgan,
ofNeolyton.
The deepest sympathy of the
entire community goes out to
these brothers and sisters death
having twice entered the family
circle daring this year,
China Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Heinbaugh
of No. 307 Garfield St., Johns
town, Pa , were very pleasantly
surprised Wednesday evening;
October 20th by their friends and
neighbors who came in to help
them celebrate their twentieth
wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs Heinbaugh were
taken completely by surprise
about 8:30 o'clock when the door
was opened and about twenty-
five of their friends came in, no
one in the house knowing any
thing about the party except their
daughter Anna, who had arrang
ed the China wedding surprise
for them.
The evening was spent very
pleasantly by all, the features of
the evening being parlor games
and music. Mr. Fred Engh and
Mr. Leis rendered several very
pretty piauo selections.
Mr. and Mrs. Heinbaugh re
ceived the warm congratulations
of their friends, aiso about thirty
five pieces of beautiful china.
Those present were: W. Marsh
and wife, J. Findley and wife, S.
Rhine and wife, F. Haslett and
wife, Mrs. 1 laddie, Mrs. Bensin,
Mrs. Love, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs.
Duncan, Mrs. Mary llaslett, Mrs
Sodders, Anna Marsh, Ruth
Rhine, Mabel Duncan Lulu Marsh
Anna Heinbaugh, Lona Hein
baugh, Henry Marsh, George
Wright, Fred Engh, George Leis,
Rev. Edward Keller pastor of the
Grace Lutheran church, Master
Harry Haddle, Mihia, Dawson
and Frank Heinbaugh and Mr.
and Mrs. Heinbaugh,
Refreshments were served at
11 o'clock after which the guests
departed for their homes. All
reported having had a good time.
WEST DUBLIN,
Ira Lake is employed at Kearn
ey at the coal mine.
There was quite an interesting
and well attended institute at
Pine Grove school, on Friday ey
emug, Oct. 22.
James Foreman is building a
wagon shed foi A. M. Corbin.
Frank Price has gone to North
Point, where he has employment
at the mines.
Rev. C. W. Bryner, of McCon
nellsburg, preachod an able ser
mon at Fairview on Sunday morn
ing and held communion servi
ces there.
Two weddings were in our com
mumty last weak Harry J. Bow
en, of Pittsburg, and Miss Mar
garet Clevenger; also, Chester
Brant and Miss Grace Cook.
They have the best wishes of
their friends for a happy and
prosperous voyage on the sea of
life.
Dallas Brant, who is employed
at Langdondale. spent a few days
at his home here the latter part
of list week.
J. L. and Edwin Clevenger, of
Pittsburg, attended the wedding
of their sister Margaret, and re
mained a few days with the fam
lly of their father, Hiram Cleven
ger.
John E. Jones, operator and
lineman for the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company,
has cleared the brush away frcm
the line along the State Road, on
Sideling Hill mountain.
Chester Brant shot a sixteen-
pound wild turkey a few days
ago.
Foster Ambrose was In this
vicinity for a few nights hunting
coons, and, as be usually does,
found some.
F. Dow Oakman is emploved at
Kearney.
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Notice.
The Wells Valley District Sun
day School Association will hold
its next Semi annual Convention
In the Bethel Church of New
Grenada on Friday, Nov. 5 lb, at
2 p. m. All those interested in
the Sunday School cause are in
wted and will be cordially wel
comed to all the sessions of the
Convention. County President
Kirk and Field Secretary Diebl
are expected to be present
HER TRIP WEST.
Note Made by Miss Barbara Martin,
on Her Journey from Home to
Iowa.
Afier having spent two months
with my parents Mr. and Mrs.
Christian Martin and other
friends in Ayr township, Fulton
county, Pa., I decided to take a
trip through the Middle West
where a sister and a number of
brothers are located. All nature
was attuned, and the noonday
sun was shedding his brilliant
rays of light on old Mother Earth
and warming the zephyrs as they
gently played with the grass and
flowers of May, when I boarded
the stage coach in McC innells-
burg, Pennsylvania for the West,
There were a number of passen
gers on for the railway station at
Mercersburg a distance of ten
miles east. The most of them
were from the little valley which
surrounds the 'own of McCon
nellsburg. This helped to make
us all seem like one famny, and
the time rolled by faster than the
wheels which carried us up the
mountain side. As we were
wending our way up the moun
tun, both hides of the pike were
fringed with the beauties of na
ture in rocks, flowers, andfe.'n,
and small streams of water trink-
hng down over them, thus mak
the scenery very picturesque.
At length we reached the top of
the mountain, and 1 glanced once
moro over the valley of my na
tivity, and the dear old town of
McConnellsburg. As 1 gave
that last gaze my thoughts car
ried me back to that spot dearer
than any earthly place, called
home and the dear loved ones
whom I left there. We were hurl
ed along still more rapidly as we
descended the eastern slope of
the Tuscaroras. Before us,
through an open ravine we could
see the beautiful Cumberland
Valley dotted with many of the
most fertile and productive farms
in the country; and still farther
in the distance, we could see the
Blue Mountain where Pen Mar
and Buenavista, two most beau
tiful summer resorts, are located
An hour later found us at the foot
of the mountain. Here we could
look up a beautiful glen, with
spruce and pine over hanging
both sides, and see the Buchanan
Monument which marks the spot
where President James Buchan
an was born, tie is tne only
presidont Pennsylvania has pro
duced and the only one on whose
neck a bell was worn to notify the
family where he was when out of
sight of the home. Twenty min
utes later we were driving into
Mercersburg. As we were driv
ing through one ot the smaller
streets of the town we passed
the house m which James Bu
chanan was born. In this town
is also one of the leading prepara
tory Bchools for boys, known as
Mercersburg Academy.
We were soon all aboard the
tram. There were many passen
gers whose friends were bidding
them fare-well. But I bad no
one to bid farewell. As I sat
there waiting for the train to
start the home scene still linger
ed in memory, and presented it
self more vividly before my mind.
The first stop we made was
Lemasters, whei e I spent a few
days with my brothers. A short
distance from the village is the
grave of James Buchanan's fa
ther. . I boarded a morning train
for Chambersburg, a beautiful
town with a population of 10,000.
It is located in one of the richest
farming districts in the State.
Wilson College, a Business Col
lege, and other good schools are
here. It is also the home of
many Fulton county people.
While waiting for the Uarrisburg
train, I called in to say "good
morning" to the family of Rev.
W. F. Bergstresser, whose kind
ness and hospitality 1 had learn
ed to know when tn Tyrone.
When I returned to the station,
our train was on the track, and
In a few minutes we were speed
ing on toward Uarrisburg. The
Old October.
Old October's purt nigh gone
And the frosts is com in' on
Little heavier every day
Like our hearts Is thataway !
Leaves is changin' overhead
Back from green to gray and red,
Brown and yeller, with their stems
Looscnin' on the oaks and elms:
And the balance of the trees
Glttio' balder every breeze
Like the heads we're si ratchin' on !
Old October's purt nigh gone.
I love Old October so,
I can't bear to see her go-
Seems to me like losin' some
Old-homo relative er chum
Tears like sorto' settln' by
Some old friend 'at sigh by sigh
Was a-passin' out o' sight
Into everlastin' night !
Ilickernuts a feller hears -
Uattlin' down Is more like tears
Drappin' on the leaves below
I love Old October so !
Can't tell what it Is about
Old October knocks me out !
I sleep well enough at night
And the blameriest appetit
Kver mortal man possessed
Last thing et, It tastes the best !
Walnuts, butternuts, paw-paws
'lies and limbers up my jaws
For real service, sich as new
Pork, spareribs and sausage too
Ylt, fer all, they's somethin' bout
Old October knocks me out !
James Whltcomb Hiley, In The
Home Magazine.
LODGE STONER NUPTIALS.
Causes of Typhoid.
Autumnal typhoid still has a
way of appearing at customary
seasons in well nigh every region
of the country. The health au
thorities in New York find it this
year rather worse than usual, it
appears in the dwellings of the
well-to do as freely a3 in the
shacks of the poor. Sanitation
does not prevent it, that is, not
what we generally called sanita
tion It is an intestinal disease,
conveyed by drink or food. The
old theories of bad air sewer gas
and damp houses have not now
much standing. It is feai ed that
some of the later theories do not
explain all the points about aut
umn typhoid. The housefly does
not The condition of the water
supply, as being different in sum
mer and winter does not. A
plausible explanation is that the
profuse perspiration with which
in summer the body eliminates a
large amount of disease breeding
matter, is reduced to a minimum
almost instantly when the cool
days begin. The kidneys and
bowels, unaccustomed to the
task, are burdened with danger
ous materials and unable to per
form the task of elimination. It
is at least common knowledge
that typhoid is most prevalent
when the cool weather sets in.
next place of interest is Scotland
because it is the location of the
Soldiers' Orphan School. As
we passed the school, a number
of children were playing on the
campus, which would make one
of the most beautiful pictures
that ever hung on the walls of an
art gallery. At that instant my
own childhood days were recall
ed; for I thought of the one at
the head of that institution who
used to take us in his buggy
when on our way to school. And
I was very sorry to read of his
death in the News a lew days
ago, for it must mean a great
loss to a place where the success
of so many children depends on
the management of such men as
Captain Skinner.'
We were soon in sight of Ship
pensburg.a very industrious and
enterprising little towD, with a
population of throe thousand.
This place is well known to many
teachers as It is the location of
one of the thirteen Normal
Schools of Pennsylvania. During
my stay here, I had the pleasure
of visiting the first Court House
of Cumberland county, it is one
story high and has one very small
room. 1 visited the largo spring
which furnished water to the
boys In gray as well as the boys
In blue. I als: saw the house in
which President Taft's father in
law once lived. After being most
delightfully entertalued for sev
eral days. I again boarded the
train for Harrlsburg. '
(To bo Continued.)
Miss Myrtle, Daughter of Mr. and Mra.
Albert Stoner, Became the Bride of
Mr. Mark Lodge, Yesterday.
Miss Myrtle Stoner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoner,
of this place, was married in Uar-
risburg yesterday to Mr. Mark
Lodge, of Saxton, Pa. After the
wedding ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
Lodge started for Washington,
D. C, and will spend several days
sight-seeing in the eastern cities,
after which they will go to Sax-
ton, where the groom has a splen
did new house almost completed,
and thoy will soon be housekeep
ing. Mr. Lodge is associated iu
business in .Saxton with J. C.
Kirk, in the painting and paper
hanging busiucss, and both are
artists of moro than ordinary
ability in their line. The bride
is one of McCounollsburg's very
best young ladies, and embarks
on her matrimonial voyage with
the heartiest good will of a host
of friends.
Bowkn Clkvkngkh.
From Th Fulton Democrat.
At the home of the bride's fa
ther and step-mother, Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Clevenger, near Hi
ram, m Taylor township, Wed
nesday evening, October 20, 1909,
Mr. Harry James Bowon, of
Pittsburg, and Miss Margaret
Emma Clevenger, were married,
Rev. Harry Moyer of the M. E.
church ofheiating.
Mr. Bowen, while a compara
tive stranger in our county, is a
young man who has established
for himself a eputation for trust
worthines that is not only envia
ble but worthy of emulation, be
ing at the head of a department
in that great manufacturing in
dustry, the Westinghouse plant
in Pittsburg.
The bride is the youngest
daughter of Hiram Clevenger by
his first wife, who died twenty
some years ago. For a number
of years she has resided in Pitts
burg, having in recent years been
employed as instructor in the
needle work departmentof a deaf
and mute institution in that city,
where she was greatly loved by
the inmates on account of her pa
tieuce and ready sympathy. Very
rarely is it the lot of any one to
win and retain the esteem of all
conditions of the human family
to as great a degree as has the
young lady m question. In
church work, no matter in what
branch, she has been of inestima
ble value, being a musician of no
ordinary ability and a success
ful teacher in the Sunday school,
her presence was always hailed
with delight and her services al
ways iu demand.
A number of friends of thn
contracting parties were present
from Pittsburg, Chambersburg,
and elsewhere. The presents be
stowed upon the newly married
couple by their many friends
were numerous and valuable. It
was altogether a happy consum
mation of an event which occasion
ed unusual interest througoutthe
countryside whore it occurred,
because of the prominence of 11 e
participants.
Buant Cook,
From The Fulton Democrat,
On Wednesday at high noon,
October 20, 1900, near Hiram, In
Taylor township, at the home of
the bride's step-father, Epbraim
Mellott, Mr. Howard Chester
Brant and Miss Grace Elizabeth
Cook were married by Eider Cal
vin Garland.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Casper Brant, who reside
near West Dublin. He is a young
man of quiet demeanor, and by
his frugality and industry has ac
quired considerable property, be
ing the owner of the old Wm.
Chesnut farm near Fairview
church, where the happy young
people will be at home to their
friends.
The bride is tho daughter of
Mrs. Mellott by a former mar
riage. Her father was John
Cook, who died some years ago
In McConnellsburg, and bad lived
In that place the greater portion
Laymen's Conference.
TheLaymen'sMissionary Move
ment has become one of the great
est forces in the life of the church
of today. It was organized in
November 190(i, and its chief pur
pose was to devise a plan looking
toward the evangelization of the
world in this generation. Not
withstanding the treat triumphs
modern missions, there are to
day, nineteen centuries since
Christ died, hundreds of millions
of people who have not yet even
heard that there is a Christ. It
has come to be felt that this work
must be carried on in a systemat
ic, business-like way, aud the
men of tho church are rising to
the opportunity and doing it.
Different denominations have al
ready made themselves responsi
ble for reaching a definite num
ber of the unevangeliHsd. The
Presbyterian church has recog
nized its responsibility for the
evangelization of one hundred mil
lions of people, and to accomplish
tin work has undertaken to in
crease its foreign missiouary of
ferings from $1,-00,000 to 0,000,
000 a year. The Methodist church
has made itself responsible for
150,000,000 of people, and has de
cided to add oue million dollars
each year, for the next four years,
to its present offering of $2,000,
000 a year, so as to bring its gifts
up to i;,000,000, a year by 1912.
Other demonstrations are lollow-
ing this example and when all
have done their duty the goal of
the Laymen's Movement will be
in sight.
In the interests of this Move
ment, seventy-five international
conventions are being held in as
many centers throughout the
United States. One of these, for
central and southern Pennsylvan
ia, will be held at llarrisburg, No
vember 22-24. In preparation
for this convention, a number of
conferences will be held through
iLib territory to be covered by the
convention. One of these will be
held iu Trinity Reformed church
Mercersburg, on Friday after
noon, October 29, at 2:J0 o'clock.
It will be in charge ot members
of the H irrisburg Executive Com
mitte. All Laymen in. Fulton
county, Mercersburg, and the
community directly around Mer
cersburg, are urged to be pres
ent, whether or not they will be
able to attend the Ilirrisburg
C invention. Irrespective of that
it will be a source of inspiration
and of educational value. It is
hoped that Fulton county, and es
pecially McCounellsburg, will
send a largo delegation, proving
the zeal of her churches in the
advancement of Christ's Kingdom.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Golngi
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful'Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Must Have Been Hungry.
Dkau Editoh:
In last week's News
1 read of a surprise party that
was held at Pleasant Kidge signed
by Bingo. From Bingo's con
versation, Bingo must havo been
very hungry, or not accustomed
to eating good things,
BiNoo, No. 2.
D. L, Grissinger and wife, ac
companied by their daughters
Misses Lillian and Bossie, and
son Raymond, went to Everett in
their automobile Tuesday and re
turned Wednesday.
ot his life, where he followed the
trade of blacksmithing. She is
a young lady possessing more
than ordinary charms of person,
and having had the advantages of
schools in this county and in
Windoer, Somerset county, for
several years, is fully qualified
for the social as well as the busi
ness duties of life. They are
both deservedly popular in the
community in which they are to
reside, and the people of that vi
cinity are to be congratulated on
having such desirable home mak
ers establish themselves iu their
midst. Many evidences of the
kindly feeling entertained for the
young people were expressed in
the great number of useful gifts
bestowed upon them. ..
J. A. Irwin is in Philadelphia
and New York this week buying
holiday goods.
Mrs. Maria Mann, of Saluvia,
is spending this week in the homo
of her sister, Mary E. Daniels.
A. VV. Deshong and wife, and
Mrs. Ruth W. Swope and son
Howard allot Pleasant Bidge
were in town Monday.
Miss Ida Ott and Miss Lottie
Mosser. near Upton, Franklin
county, spent from Tuesday till
Thursday of last week at Daniel
E. Fore's.
Miss Bessie Simpson, of Dick
eys Mountain, and Miss Laura
Barney, of Clearville, Pa., were
pleasant callers at the News of
fice, while in town Tuesday.
Ahiniaaz Runyan and wife, of
Needmore, came up to town last
Sunday and are spending a few
days with their son John B. Run
yan and family and with other
relatives here.
Mr. Scott Unger and family of
Altoona, Pa., are spending their
annual vacation in this county.
Scott had the misfortune to miss
his turkey on the first day of the
hunting season this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deshong
of Fannettsburg, were the guests
of Hon. and Mrs. Jno. P. Sipes
from Sunday uutil Tuesday of
this week. Mr. Deshong is a
brother of Mrs. Sipes.
James McKee, and wife, ac
companied by Mrs. Allison Sipes
snd daughter Miss Ethel, are
spendingja few days in Altoona,
Wiluiore, Johnstown, and other
cities in the western part of the
State.
Miss Jennie Woodal was called
homo from Chambersburg Mon
day on account of the serious ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. James
Woodal, Sr. Miss Jennie is just
recovering irom an attack of ap
pendicitis. Miss Cornetha Nesbit is in
Uarrisburg attending the annual
meeting of the Synodical and
Presbyterial Home Mission so
ciety. She expects to return to
Carlisle Saturday aud spend the
time over Sunday with friends In
that city.
Walter F. Leedom and wife,
of Bristol, Pa., and their daugh
ter, Miss Dora, are spending a
week in the the home of John
Ntsbit and family in the Cove.
Mr. and Mrs. Leedom have been
making annual visits to the Cove
and have formed many pleasant
acquaintances.
Miss Mary Sloan, one of tne
delegates representing the local
organization, is attending the
Synodical sessions of the annual
meeting of the Home Missionary
society which meets this year in
Uarrisburg. Miss Mary left
home last Thursday, and during
her absence will visit friends at
York, and at Red Lion, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Stevons
and children, of Chambersburg,
who spent a few days last week
among friends iu this county, and
attended the Bowen-Clevenger
wedding, were accompanied home
by Airs. Stevens' mother, Mrs.
L. E. Harris, who will spend the
winter with her daughter in
Chambersburg.
Miss Harriet B. Sloan of this
piece spent the last three days of
last week very pleasantly. On
Thursday she went up to the
Mountain House, ciere she re
mained until Friday morning
when she accompanied her fath
er, T. F. Sloan, Esq., to Everett,
and spent the day very pleasant
ly in the home of her uncle W.
A. Alexander. She and her fath
er returned to the Mountain
House, Friday evening, where
they remained until Saturday
afternoon, when they came to
their home in this place.