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VOLUME II
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., APRIL 21, 1910.
NUJIBER 28
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
01 Rev. and Mrs. George B. Shoemaker
at their Home In Iowa, Awaken
REMINISCENCES OF DISTANT PAST.
Editor News: Our winter be
gau with tbe early part of last
Dscember, when snow fell, and
cold weather was upon us. There
was no let up in the cold or snow
until the very last day ot Febru
ary, which was quite cold. The
next day, March 1st, the weather
moderated, and March proved a
very warm, pleasant month.
There were twenty-eight or twen
ty-nine days of continuous sun
shine. The snow went away
gradually without making floods,
for the ground was not frozen
and received gladly the moisture
from the snow.
The fall was quite wet, and
much of the corn was in the field
allwiater. It was found in as
good, if not better, condition
when husked this spring, than
the corn which had been cribbed
in the fall ' The ground froze
early before many of the potatoes
were dug. Those that were deep
enough in the ground wintered
well, and were dug in March, ap
parently uninjured. During the
winter the mercury went away
below zero, but the great blanket
ot snow kept the potatoes warm
an unusual thing for Iowa.
April has, thus far, proved colder
than March. The hard coal fires
that had gone out, had to be start
ed again. Last night we had a
frost, but nothing was damaged.
Grass is so high that cattle are
being turned into tbe pastures
a full month or more before the
usual time. The preacher had to
get out his lawn mower and cut
the grass in his yard, or it would
soon have been too high for the
mower. The leaves are out on
the trees, and the plum trees are
about to bloom. It is the earliest
spring I have seen in Iowa. What
may be done before April leaves
us remains to be seen. We make
no boasts, but await her actions
with something of nervous fear.
To-day my wife and 1 are cele
brating our wedding anniversary
It is a beautiful day. Just such
a day of sunshine as was April 7,
thirty-five years ago. There is
somewhat of sadness in ' the
thoughts of the day, for my friend
and groomsman on that eventful
day, the late Dr. Wm. P. Teeter,
is no more with us, and the circle
is broken. Mrs.' Anna Sheets,
my wife's bridesmaid, dwells yet
in the old town, and Rev. Wesley
M. Cline, the officiating clergy
man, is still able to preach, and I
see by the News, that he is in
charge of the work in Harnson
ville circuit. He did a good joo
when he married us, and thus
far we have run well together.
Our oldest son and his wife came
up from Waterloo, and are assist
ing us in the celebration. Should
we live to see our Golden Wed
ding, we will invite all our Fulton
county friends to help us cele
brate. The work of my charge pro
gresses in all departments. On
the first Sunday in March I re
ceived a class of nineteen (19) pro
batloners, mostly young men, in
to lull membership. Sixteen of
the candidates received, baptism
at my hands. Last Sunday five
others were received into the
church, and several others will be
received soon. Our present mem
bership is three hundred.
Our District Conference will
meet on May 9 and 10, at Janes
ville, one of my former charges,
And but a few miles distant from
Shell Rock. Our's is' a fall con
ference, and we are just entering
upon the last half of the confer
nce year. We usually meet the
first week in October, or the last
week m September. . a
Some of my garden "sass" is
P. and not scratched on bv the
cbickens but really. I'll bet
Aaron N ace, and the rest of the
oldboysYoa notice 'I did not
y the old Hoy will have to get
t and at it early now, or I will
Various toes For a Sale.
We were reminded a few days
since of the many uses of a sale,
that do not appear on tbe bill or
are not heralded by the crier
We are likely to consider a sale
as merely a public auction of
things "old, medieval and new,"
where goods change ownership
and the highest bidder is the
buyer. -
This may be the use that first
called a sale into being, but tbe
educational value of a sale must
not be overlooked especially to
the young. Boys are frequently
denied the request to attend a
sale especially if a day's attend
ance at the school is the cost
when to the country. boy no bet
ter opportunity is afforded to
learn the value of live stock,
gram, and all properties connect
ed with or in use on the farm
than where men of experience
collect and put publicly a valua
tion on them. The wide-awake,
enterprising boy who has the
habit of intelligently reading the
farm papers does not attend the
sale, solely to eat stale ginger
bread and play a game of ball,
hut will be present when the
stock is "knocked off'' and will
have mentally guessed the weight
and price per pound of every hoof
disposed of.
Then, too, the social side of a
sale is likely to be overlooked or
unappreciated. The assembling
of neighbors together leads to a
closer acquaintance and an ex
change of ideas and experience
adds much to the general fund 6f
information, and to the encour
agement of those who may have
made some mistakes in work or
calculation It is a growing hab
it with the patron of sales to take
his wife along a whole or part of
tbe distance, where she, too, by
visiting a friend, takes a day off
from all too constant service, and
under most enjoyable conditions
extends her horizon of thought
and capacity for usefulness.
These are only a few observa
tions, but we are convinced that a
day once considered lost to many,
can be made profitable to the
whole family,
. PLEASANT RIDQE. t
As no items from the above
named place has appeared in the
News for some time, we have
come to the conclusion, Begorra,
that the correspondents are all
dead.
Judge Motion, of the County
Seat, in company with Grant Bak
er, was over in our vicinity buy
ing up stock. The Judge com
plained of a sore throat and a
great deal of hoarseness. We
suppose it came from his antics
on Cove mountain.
Edward Mellott is still hauling
lime. He had the misfortune to
lose a very-valuable worn: horse
last week.
D. G. Shives is erecting a tele
phone line to connect Pleasant
Ridge postofflce with the outer
world. Nothing slow about him
when he goes at anything- - It's
got to move.
1L H. Strait, who had been
very sick lor some time, is able
to attend to bis woi k again. '
Simon Daniels " is building a
new house.
Bland Dishong spent Sunday
afternoon at F. R. Shives'.
E. N. Akers, the census enum
erator of Belfast township, is as
busy as any man of his size can
be. Norman goes afoot-back,
and he says walking is never
crowded.
Some of the people of this sec
tion are nearly done planting
corn. We fear they will, have to
knit woolen stockings for some
of it, and that will be a job.
Wm. Wilds, a former mail route
contractor, of Fort Littleton, was
in town several hours on Monday
beat them "all hallow" with gar
den truck you see if I don't
1 hoar the gavel of tbe presid
ing oflicer.and that means "time's
up," so good by 'till later.
Geo. B. Shoemaker,
Ott Comerer. ,
On Wednesday evening April
20th, in the city of- Altoona, by
the Rev. Drawbaugh, a former
pastor of the Lutheran church in
this place, Mr. Harry Ott and
Miss Nellie Comerer were joined
in the holy bonds of wedlock.
The groom is a son of Mr. John
Ott of Tod township, and the
bride a daughter of Mr. John
Comerer of this place. The
young people are well knows in
this place and have hosts friends
who bid them Godspeed on their
journey through life. They ex
pect to spend a week or ten days
visiting in the western part of
the state before returning to
their home here.
Will Attack Hotel Licenses.
Huntingdon may become a
"dry" town as h result of the
great incendiary fiVe causing a
loss of nearly $00,000 recently.
The four young men now in cus
tody, who admit that they are
fire bugs, are all under age and
state that they hatched the plot
while intoxicated, to burn the
town. The boys' parents have
appealed to court to repeal the
licenses of the saloons the boys
declare sold them liquor frequent
ly. Two of the boys were ar
rested while drinking at a bar. .
WEST DUBLIN.
Maynard Unger and wife and
little daughter Pearl, of Ayr
township, spent Saturday after
noon and Sunday with the family
of Mrs. Unger's parents, B. F.
Price and wife.
Mrs. Harriet Barnett spent
Sunday with Wilhamlleefner and
wife.
Quite a number of persons,
some of whom were from Dublin,
Tod andsLicking Creek townships
were present at the ball game on
the Laidig team's play ground on
Saturday afternoon.
Harry Mclniston, of Pittsburg,
is visiting his friends Harvey
Clevenger.
Mrs. Margaret Kesselnng, who
spent part of the winter with the
family of her brother Casper
Brant, has returned to her home
at Hustontown.
Mrs Margaret Stevens has
been suffering from rheumatism
the past week.
George W. and Charles V. Bar
ton, of Six Mile Run, Bedford
county, spent Friday forenoon
fishing in Wooden Bridge creek
near this piace.
Edwin Brant and Alice Catch
all spent Sunday, April 10th, with
relatives in Morrison's Covered
ford county, and on Monday,
April 11, they accompanied Ed
win's uncle Harry Brant of New
Enterprise to Bedford. They
returned to this township on
Tuesday of the same week much
pleased with their trip.
Mrs.' Frank Gladfelter and
daughter Edna, of Altoona, are
spending a few days at the home
of Mrs. Gladfelter's parents Dan
iel Laidig and wife.
WATERFALL
The good news came at last
"It was a beautiful rain."
Mrs. Howard Barnett had a
quilting bee for her daughter.
On account of the mild weather
during the past few weeks, our
farmers are beginning to think
about planting corn.
Mrs. Spark and Hayden Spark
ofRockwood, landed in Taylor
township a few days ago.
Josiah Witter bad a good sale.
Everybody wanted hogs, and
none were sold.
W. F. Berkstresser purchased
a fine horse in Huntingdon coun
ty on the 16th. They seem to be
cheap.
D. M. Black has purchased a
farm near Waterfall.
Politics quiet in these parts,
John Fleming, of this place,
accompanied his brother, B. S,
Fleming, of Waynesboro, to the
home of their parents at Clear
Ridge, on the evening of-iho 8th
inst, where John is remaining
for sometime. 11. 8. Fleming re
turned to his home at Waynes
boro on Monday.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Wkight.
On April 14, 1910, Stephen G.
Wright died at his residence a
mile and a half east of Entnken,
Pa., aged 71 years, 8 months, and
4 days.
Early in February of this year,
he had a severe stroke of paraly
sis, which affected his right side
so that he was almost helpless.
His throat was also so much af
fected that he could scarcely swal
low anything. He leaves a wid
ow and ten children five sons
and five daughters to mourn
their loss. Seven of the children
are in the West Colorado, Kan
sas and Iowa, and were unable to
atteud the funeral; the other
three live near his late residence.
The deceased was formerly a
resident of Fulton county, resid
ing on a farm near Hustontown
and was well and favorably known
throughout that community, en
joying the respect of all. He was
laid to rest in the cemetery at
New burg, in Trough Creek Val
ley, on Saturday, April 10, 1910,
in the presence of a large num
ber of xriends and old acquaint
ances. Rev. Hughes of the Meth
odistcburch at Saxton had charge
of the services, assisted by Revs.
Ohl, of the German Reformed
church and Kennedy of the Pres
byterian church.
Ewing.
After an illness of several
weeks, Hugh Ewmg, a former
well known citizen of this county
died at the home of his son-in-law
N. I. Fiumff in Cbambersburg
last Monday morning, aged 61
years and 7 months. His remains
were brought from Chambers-
burg, Tuesday, by Undertaker
Stoner, and interment was made
in the cemetery at Bethlehem
church.
Mr. Ewing was born and reared
in Path Valley, Franklin csunty,
and came to this county about
thirty years ago. He leaves to
mourn their loss, two daughters,
Mrs. N. I. Finiff and Miss Mary,
both of Chambersburg; also by
one full brother, John G. Ewmg,
Tod township, this county, and
one half brother, Samuel Ewing,
of Newton Hamilton, and two half
sisters-, Mrs. Margaret Gilchrist
and Mrs. Sarah Miller, both of
Blooming-ton, Illinois.
Prior to his coming east to
visit bis daughter some twelve
weeks ago, he had been residing
in Kansas for about two years.
Oliver.
Mary Mirgaret Oliver, daugh
ter of Thomas and Flora Oliver,
of Webster Mills, died last Fri
day, aged 1 year, 7 months, and
9 days. Funeral on Saturday, at
Union cemetery, the services be
ing conducted by Rev. Rice, of
the Reformed church. The fa
ther and mother have the sym
patny of their neighbors and
friends in the loss of their babe.
McConnell.
Mrs. William McConnell died
at her home in Mercersburg, on
Tuesday, and her remains were
brought across the mountain and
laid to rest in the Union ceme
tery on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. McConnell was a sister cf
Jacob and Adam Clevenger, of
Ayr township.
' Peck.
Miss Bar oar a, sister of Moses
Peck, died at the home of J. M.
Strait, in Thompson township,
Tuesday, April 13 th, . aged 70
years. She was buried in the
old Peck graveyard two miles
from Needmore. Funeral servi
ces were conducted by Rev. Pow
era.
Mrs. Laura Welch and Mrs.
J. C. McGowan and daughters
Vera and Martha, of Burnt Cab-
ins, spent Thursday of last week
in town. ,
A Good Word For Fulton.
We clip the following compli
mentary notice from the Peoples
Register of Chambersburg:
"How prone we are to poke fun
at others. New Yorkers ply their
josts at Philadelphia for being
slow while many of the guilty
ones never saw Philadelphia.
This can be truthfully said of
our neighboring county Fultm.
People think its all right to joke
about "Little Fulton" but R. P.
Kester, Supt , of the Second di
vision of the Farmers' Institutes
visited there recently and held an
institute which he describes as
follows:
Tbe uninformed often smile in
a superior way when Fulton eoun
ty is mentioned, for they have
heard it said that it has no rail
road, or important manufactur
ing industries, hence it must be
a very primitive, back-woods
place. If this has been your
thought, be prepared for the sur
prise of your life when you first
visit this county.
Our first institute was held at
McConnellsburg, the county seat,
situate in what is called the Big
Cove, or McConnellsburg valley.
This valley is about 15 miles long
and two to six wide. The sur
face is somewhat rolling, and, for
the most part, strong limestone
land. It is walled in by two par
allel mountains. On the east side
is the Tuscarora mountain and on
the west, Scrub Ridge, or Lick
ingCreek mountain. McConnells
burg is reached from Mercers
burg in Franklin county by a
splendid pike ten miles long.
For three miles out qf Mercers
burg it runs through beautiful,
level farm lands, on which are
good, substantial farm buildings,
leaving the impression that they
must be prosperous farm homes.
At one of these places an exec
utor's sale was in progress.
The fruit farm was sold for $13,
000. The farm contained about
200 acres, part of which is plant
ed in fruit trees.
At the end of this level stretch
we come to tbe foot of Tuscarora
mountain. The road enters by
the narrow ravine, at the foot of
which is a distillery. Soon after
we enter this ravine and com
mence the ascent we pass the
birthplace of James Buchanan,
15th president. A more seclud
ed, desolate spot could not easily
be found. Not a sign of human
habitation. Nothing but the wild,
rugged scenery of the mountain.
Now for four miles we ride, or
walk, up a splendid, well kept
road. After we have ascended
about 1300 feet we make a sharp
turn and behold the beautiful val
ey of the Big Cove spread out be
low, Down we drop on this
smooth hard road, with many
crooks and turns for three miles.
What we find in the way of beau
tiful and fertile farms, substanti
al modern homes, intelligent, hos
pitable people, makes us wise to
the fact that railroads are not an
essential to civilization, nor close
proximity to industrial centers
necessary to agricultural pros
perity. For in this valley, shut
in on either side by mountains,
eight miles from a railroad, is a
purely agricultural community,
happy, prosperous, up to date. A
place where farm land sells at
$75 to 1115 an acre, and none for j
sale even at that.
The leading crops are corn,
wheat and hay. There are two
creameries in the valley, and
dairying and stock raising are
engaged in to Borne extent Sev
eral silos ' have been erected re
cently. A great part of tbe grain
and hay is sold to the teamsters
of the county, many of whom live
in less favored spots and do tbe
freighting and stage work of the
mountains. The court sessions
we tamo affairs, and tbe caunty
jail is nearly always empty as
compared with many other coun
ties.
At the Institute, held in a splen
did new high school building
which was well filled, much in
terest was manifested m the dis
cussions of soil fertility, corn
LETTER FROM IOWA.
Dr. A. S. Stevens Writes an Interesting
Letter Irom Hancock, Iowa.
Iowa has just passed through
five weeks of the finest weather
for March and April she ever ex
perienced in her history. I don't
tbmk there has been a day dur
ing this time but what the sun
shown in some part of the day.
We are needing rain badly as
there has not been any rain since
the early part of February and
not much then.
To day I received a box from
my good friend at Hustontown
N. M. Kirk, and I not knowing
he was sending me anything, but
before I had the outside cover off
I knew one of the things it con
tained the delicious, (if we can
say things are delicious by the
sense of smell,) odor of trailing
Arbutis was recognized by my
olfactories. On opening the box
I was not deceived. It made me
home sick for the hills and woods
of old Fulton, yes, old Fulton
county is a good place to be born
in and if she had tbe conditions
as favorable to make a living as
Iowa's, she would be far superior
to make a home and enjoy life as
we live from day to day. I am sure
there are men who when they
left the old hills and came west,
their intentions were to return
and spend their remaining years
in old Fulton county, that is, they
intending doing so alter accumu
latinguough of the world's goods
to see them through but the get
ting of a few dollars, soon made
them want a few more, until the
limit is not and never will be
reached. So they keep plodding
away for more dollars. I certain
ly appreciate the thought full
ness of Mr. Kirk, he knowing
my wants for the wildness of the
old hills and my admiration of
the plant life that covers every
nook and corner. Howldosym
pathize and feel so sorrv that he
should be so afflicted. My! if we
doctors could only do something
that would restore such men as
be, with such a painful illness at
times, then we would feel as
though our profession amounted
to something. I presume in tbe
future such ailments will be cur
able by man.
With best wishes to you i re
main.
A. S. Stevens.
ENID.
Mrs. J. T. Mclntyre and Mrs.
Ella Smith, of Six mile Run, visit
ed J. M. Schenck's, Saturday and
Sunday.
Dr. Robert Hunter, of Saxton,
spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. H. II. Bridenstine.
Mrs. Mary Bridenstine spent
the week with her nephew, H. M.
Edwards.
Fred Lodge finished his school
last Wednesday and went to his
home on Thursday.
Mrs. J. M. Schenck and Mrs.
Levi Truax spent Tuesday at
V. D. Schenck's.
John Stunkard and wife visited
in Taylor township the last of the
week.
Walden Stevens, son of A, H.
Stevens, is quite sick with pneu
monia. A very acceptable rain began
falling Saturday night and con
tinued Sunday and Sunday night.
It was very badly needed.
"Thanks."
Miss Jessie Mellott wishes to
express thanks to the 71 most
true and kind friends who bo
kindly remembered her on her
17th birthday being April 4th,
she having received 71 cards.
breeding, and home improvement,
also in agricultural education.
The soil in the vicinity of Fort
Littleton is of lighter character
than in Big Cove valley, but the
outward evidence is that fairly
good crops are raised. Farm
balldmgs are of good size and in
dicate thrift The uncertainty of
a clover catch is causing many to
Inquire into the lime question
with a viow to have clover e&in
for need and plow down. 1
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
O. P. Peck, of Belfast township
spent a day m town last week.
D. Lauders and daughter Nan
nie, made a business trip to town
last Friday.
Miss Nellie Gress, of Cham bers
burg, spent Sunday at her home
in this place.
Ex-County Treasurer John A.
Henry was a business visitor to
town on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hender
shot, of Harrisonville, were shop
ping in town on Saturday.
Ex-Prothonotary Jas. P. Waltz
of Thompson township, was a
County Seat visitor on Thursday.
Miss Margaret Daniels and
Mrs. Milton Mellott, of Sipes
Mill, spent Monday and Tuesday
in town shopping.
L. H. Wible, of the State Treas
urer's office, Harrisburg, came
up to this place on Saturday to
"16ok after his garden."
Among the visitors to our town
on Friday last was Ex-County
Commissioner William Cunning
ham of Wells township.
A tally-ho party of nine, from
Hagerstown, arrived at the Ful
tin House on Friday evening, and
spent the night at thathostlery.
John Mellott, of Belfast town
ship, spent a day in town last
week on business. He reports
that the sick folks are improving.
Mrs. J. Nelson Sipes and daugh
ter, Miss Stella, have gone to
Philadelphia for a several weeks'
visit. From there they will go to
Pittsburg to visit friends.
Ed Gnssinger, who has been
working in the tannery at Mer
cersburg, has returned to this
place, and is now driving E. 11.
McClain's freight wagon between
this place and Fort Loudon.
A. F. Greathead, who has spent
the past year at the Washington
House in this place, left, in com
pany with his daughter, Mrs.
Skinner, for Mfc Vernon, Mo.,
yesterday. His many friends
were sorry to have him leave our
town.
Prof. B. N. Palmer, of Portage,
Pa., accompanied by his brother,
Dr. J. J. Palmer, of Needmore,
was a welcome caller at the News
office on Tuesday. Having com
pleted bis winter school at Port
age, the Professor will enjoy a
much needed rest of two weeks,
before returning to open his Nor
mal school at Portage.
DUBLIN MILLS.
Miss Clara B. Gnssinger who
has been in Trough Creek Valley
for some time, returned home
last Saturday evening.
B. B. Booth who has been em
ployed in the Westmghouse in
Pittsburg and repairing steam
and air gages has returned to
this place for a few days vacation.
He expects to return tn his work
in a few days.
W. G. Wink's school closed last
Wednesday.
Frank Knepper was a pleasant
caller at the home of Jemison
Hess' last Saturday evening.
Mrs. Annie Hershey has been
on the sick list for quite a while,
she is reported no better.
Martin Gnssinger who has
been employed at Kearney ' for
some time returned home Satur
day evening for a short stay.
Somo of the people from this
place attended the sales of Josiah
Witter and Samuel Gladfelter.
Miss Alice Black who baa spent
the winter at Tyrone, returned
home last Friday. She was ac
companied by her sister, Mrs.
Floyd Shaw and sons Edward and
Norman. ,
Owmjrtohe vorv drv snrinar.
w c"
the rain last Sunday was very
refreshing.
Hugh Hays who has been em
ployed at Mapkton, returned
home Saturday.