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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21
WILL VISIT OAHU
IN AN AUTO

Elmer E. Smatfers, the famous New
York sportsman, is going to tour the
world in an auto-that is, partly.
From San Francisco he will sail for
Honolulu. Several weeks will be
spent in the f1owery kingdom. A
short trip will be made in the territory
surrounding Hongkong, China, and a
brief visit will be made to Manila.
After touring a few miles into the
provinces he will proceed to Calcutta,
through India to Bombay, and thence
by boat to Cairo. A short tour
through Italy will, bring him to Paris,
where side trips will be made to Monte
Carlo and other interesting places.
Then to London and back to New
York. He will make the trip in a
specially constructed machine, handled
by a chauffeur who is a Harvard
graduate, and will be accompanied by
his valet and two friends.-Chicago
Chronicle
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21

WAILUKU'S
CHRISTINA
Marked Parade Is
Arranged by
People.
Chinese Will Go on the
Bonds of Maui Coun-
ty Officers.
Plantations Have Started Grind
ing the New Crop-Stray
Notes on Maui.

MAUI, Dec. Io-Wailuku will ce1e
brate Christmas after unique man
ner. Not by sports-football, baseball,
or polo-but a procession of mum
mers, of antiques and horribles, which
will parade the town and make things
lively for an hour or more.
During the past week two of the
young, wide-awake men have been busy
interviewing the different residents and
about fifty of the latter including the
members of the local brass band have
agreed to take part, TO make themselves
look and act as amusing, comical and
grotesque as possible and incidentally
to create as much noise, din, and dis
furbance as they are able to do.
The present plan is to rendezvous at
fhe courthouse and headed by the band
in costume to start at 7 a. m. for a
tour OF the principal streets. The
musicians with their instruments will
occupy large wagon while the others
will string along behind, some on
horses or mules, some in carriages and
some afoot
As this is the first attempt of the
kind, the intention is to make it as
elaborate and as entertaining as pos
sible.
In Makawao the holiday will be mark
ed by cricket game at 10 a. m Put
meme VS.. Makawao, and by polo game
in the afternoon between the Reds"
and the ..fYellows". Both events will
take place on the Paia polo grounds.
STRAY NOTES.
= Most of the sugar mills of Maui are
busy grinding. Haiku Sugar Co. be-
gan on the 18th, Paia plantation on the
nth, and Puunene on the 9TH. Fields
of cane in tassel can be seen every
where.
Friday the 18th, Miss Steele of the
Hamakuapoko kindergarten and Miss
Mosser of the Paia kindergarten had
Christmas trees. and gave presents to
the little ones.
Mrs D. H. Case and Miss Babb are
arranging for some Christmas gifts for
the children of the native Sunday
school of Wailulu.
The Sunday school of the Paia For
eign Church will have Christmas tree
the Saturday afternoon after Christ
mas.
1t is reported that the rice planting
company of Waihee with which S. All
mi and other Chinese are connected will
go on the bonds of several of the new
county officials of Maui.
Saturday afternoon the 18th, the
funeral obsequies of Fred. S. Arm
strong were largely attended, both at
Paia hospital and at Wailuku. Rev.
DIR. E. G. Beckwith conducted the SER
vices at Paia and at the grave in Wal
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CORPORAL FROM THE
KENTUCKY IS ROUGHLY USED

ed the corporal If he had a revolver
and at the moment the boy was struck
and fell to the ground. The corporal
had no gun but reached for his hip
pocket to scare his assailants. He was
struck down and kicked in the face, his
forehead yesterday morning showing
unmistakable evidences Of having been
roughly used.
When he regained consciousness an
old native man and a woman were
standing over him. They assisted him
in reaching hotel where he remained
over night. His blouse and trousers
were torn and he went to a Chinese
tailor and had them repaired. His
money was not lost as he had carried
1t in his stockings.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21

j. ]. McNamee, marine corporal
aboard the battleship Kentucky, had
a rough experience in town Saturday
night. According to his story he is
the pitcher of a ball team. He made
the acquaintance of native boy and
the latter agreed to pilot him about the
city for the evening.
While in a saloon McNamee spoke
of one of the fleet priZe-fighters and
said ne had money to back him against
any one. 1t is presumed by the cor
poral that the remark was taken by
bystanders to mean that he had the
money on his person, for after walking
a few blocks, he says that four men
attacked them. The native boy ask
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21
IS
IN H|LO
Land Commissioner
Outlines His
Policy.

HILO, Dec. 19.-J. w. Pratt, Com
/ missioner of Lands, was in the city
yesterday looking up a number of mat
ters in connection with the business
OF his office. When seen by a Tribune
representative Mr.. Pratt talked un-
reservedly concerning the policy to be
pursued in the Land Office: eve pro-
pose first to give prompt attention to
all land applications which come into
our office, and applicants will receive
their returns as quickly as the con-
ditions surrounding each case admit
We propose to expedite the business of
the office. In boundary disputes, set
Elements will be pushed forward. All
questions under the Office of Land
Commissioner will be pulled out of the
air and reduced to definite propositions.
The disputes as to water front lands
in Hilo will probably come to this Of
fee in some of their phases. We will
do what we can to clear up the fog at
onle.
Another matter which will be settled
early in the coming year will be the
Kohala ditch proposition. J have had
conferences with Governor Carter on
the matter and the Territory's position
is clear and settled. The ditch license
must be put up at auction. The terms
will be drawn with four important
considerations in mind. The interests
of the land holders in the district af-
fected must be protected; the appli-
cants for the license must be given rea-
sonable rights; the rights of all for an
early completion of the ditch must be
secured and the Territory must have
as compensation reasonable per cent
of the gross proceeds of the enterprise"
Mr.. Pratt went to the Volcano House
last evening and will go by the Kinau
to Kohala today, where he has business
in a boundary settlement.-Hilo Trib-
une.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21
Lshaina Lines.

The Rev. Father Wendelin Moellers
has been in charge of the Roman
Catholic church in this town for near
ly three weeks. For IA years he was
on duty at the leper settlement on
Molokai. With very little assistance
he built the beautiful church at Ka-
laupapa. After leaving the leper set
tlement, he was sent to Makawao.
Father Wendelin is a native of West
phalia in Germany.
The gasoline schooner Eclipse has
discontinued her visits to this island.
Maui News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21

S. fleet now here has been the valuable
and full stock of goods carried by the
stores. One of the Admirals remarked
that "in the whole course Of his naval
career beginning with his departure
from Annapolis in the early sixties he
had never come across a finer and
more complete line than that carried
by the grocers on King street, Lewis
and Company
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21
wants Immediate Test.

AS General Hartwell recently said in
a brief Communication to the Adver-
tiser, it will be easy to have an imme-
diate test of the county act SO that
the county officers will know where
they are "at'' in the matter. This is
what the News has constantly been
urging, and it was a mistake not to
have done so before now.-Maui News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21

A ride on the Heights electric cars
is the best tonic.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21

An Admirars Remark.
One of the greatest surprises that
has met the officers ana men Of the u.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-21
WALTHAM WATCHES

are guaranteed to be made of the best
materials and upon the most approved prin-
oiples. For any defect in material workman
ship or performance under fair usage, the
American Waltham Watch Company,
Waltham Mass, U. S. A., holds itself at all
times responsible. This guarantee is without
time limit and holds good the world over
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY.
The UnfavOrable Weather Caused
a Light Attendance.

While there was a general OBJ.
servance of Memorial Day, there
was not the assembling of the
usually large crowds, owing to
the rainy weather.
At McConnelsburg the Court
House was nicely decorated, and
a fair audience. The exercises
were opened by Commander Ray.
Lincoln's address at Gettysburg
was read by Nathan D. Everts,
and addresses were made by
John p. Sipes, Esq, Mrs. S. M.
Cook, and Rev. j. V. Adams. A
quartette composed of Rev. j. V.
Adams, Rev. G. M. Smith, j. X.
Johnston and Geo. w. Relsner
added much to the pleasure of
the audience.
Before the exercises in the
Court House a com mittee of Sun
day school scholars from each of
the churches in town having To-
cal cemeteries, went to their re-
spective cemeteries and decora-
ted the graves therein.
AT KNOBSVILLE,
For some unknown reason the
Grand Army people as well as
the Sunday schools forgot the
veterans whose remains lie bur.
led in our cemetery. At a late
hour Auctioneer Wlble procured
flags, and at 1 o'clock he in COM
pany With j. w. Gunnells, Jr.,
Master Fl. O. Hamil and quite a
number of boys very respectfully
decorated the soldiers graves.
FL. o. Hamil led the singing, and
J. w. Gunnells. Jr., beat the
drum, while the group Of lads
following waved the stars and
stripes as they marched through
the village.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
Mrs. W. J. Cline.

Mrs. Jennie NJ, wife of William
}. Cline of Fort Llttleton, died at
Lcmaster, Franklin county, Pa,
on Saturday, May 80, 1908, aged
1 years, 3 months and 20 days.
Mrs. Cline had been suffering
for long time from cancer of
the stomach which was the i'm
mediate cause of her death.
She was born in Ayr township
and was a daughter OF William
Alexander, now resident of Le-
master She is survived, also,
by three sisters, Mrs. D. L. Rine
dollar of Webster Mills, Mrs. w.
S Bricker of Kasiesville, and
Miss Nina at home, and by four
brothers, George, at Lemaster;
Frank at Welsh Run; Charley, at
Union Bridge, Nd, and John in
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Cline, was a consistent
mem Der of the M. t. church, was
possessed of lovely character,
and will be mourned by a large
number of friends.
Interment was made at Green
castle, Monday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
Moves up the Line.

Last weeks Lebanon News,
has this to say about one of Ful.
tons former teachers, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Stewart
at Greenhill.
William N. Stewart, assistant
to W. G. Weand, supervisor of
Lebanon division of the p. & r.,
with headquarters here, has re-
ceived notice of his promotion to
the New York branch of the same
road. He will be located at Tren-
ton Junction as assistant to the
supervisor of that district. MIR.
Stewart came here about two and
a half years ago; is originally
from McConnellsburg, Pa, and
is an efficient employe. Mr..
Stewart during his residence
here, has become exceedingly
popular, and large circle of
friends will regret to learn of his
contemplated departure. The
changes are booked to take place
on or about June l., but may be
delayed for several week there
after.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
West Dublin.

Nina Kirk spent Saturday at
Clear Ridge.
John Mumma made a business
trip to Mercersburg last week.
H. X. Mellott helped to repair
the forebay at Hoover's mill last
week.
Drucie Laidig has gone to Jean.
nette where she will be employed
with Mrs. Morehead.
Rev. Melroy preached at Fair
view Sunday afternoon from
Josh. 1l:l5, on Sins of Omission.
Ross King has returned to his
WORK at Kearney after an enforc'
ed absence of several weeks due
to his illness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03

ley, Rev. George Bucher: West,
minister, Harrisburg, Paxton,
Rev. d. +. Pickard; Second
Church, Carlisle, Rev. George
Norcross, d. D.; Welsh Run, Rev.
Fred Diehl; McConnellsburg, B.
". Peck; Wilson College, Presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees
kaY. George S. Chambers; Metz
gar Institute, Captain Lands;
Mercersburg, Rev. j. G. Rose.
Not the least pleasant part of
the affair was a reception given
By the ladies of the congregation
ii The home of Mrs. r. S. Patter.
soi after the close of the exer-
cises at the church.
In addition to those mentioned
above there were present Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jennings, Miss Ella
Hart, DR.. Il. II. Robinson and
Miss Robinson of Harrisburg, II.
* Riddle, and j. S. McIlvaine Of
Cham bersburg aud Miss Ella
Creigh Of Mercersburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
HuStOntOwn.

Mrs. Jere Laldig is critically
i'll.
Miss Ada Hess spent Monday
afternoon with Cecie Kline.
Miss Maggie Laidig of Fort Lit
Teton is visiting in this vicinity.
Mrs. Emaline Chestnut and
daughter Libbie spent Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Geo.
Sipes.
Miss Sadie Former was visiting
friends in Belfast the latter part
Of the week.
Mr.. Sherman Curfman and
wife visited Mrs. Curfman's pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Tav-
lor Saturday and Sunday.
Samuel While and sister Miss
Tena spent last Sunday after
noon at David Formers.
Browne Reeder visited in the
family of his uncle, Thomas
Reeder.
Reynolds Former spent Satur.
day and Sunday at home.
Mrs. Thomas Reeder still con-
tinues i'll at this writing.
Miss Josephine Chestnut and
sister Emma were visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sipes.
Norman Laidig is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Maria Laidig.
Misses Ada Former and May
Chestnut of McConnellsburg Wis
tied their parents recently.
Nathan Bishop and sons David
and Daniel are home from Kear-
ney.
Irwin Miller and wife spent
Sunday with Mrs. Miller's pa,
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Bishop.
Mr.. David Former and wife at
tended the salvation dedication
last Sundty in the Cove.
The Decoration on Clear Ridge
did not amount to much this time
on the account of the weather.
Mrs. Thomas Reeder is slowly
improving.
Miss Maggie Laldig is visiting
in this community.
Those who visited at David For.
ner's last Sunday were Miss
Cecie Kline, Harper p. Barton,
Jimmy Hoover, James Alexander
of the Big Cove, Mrs. Emaline
Chestnut and children Roy and
Libby, Misses May Chestnut and
AddIe Former of McConnellsburg
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
AT ANTIOCH.

Notwithstanding the threaten
ing aspect of the weather, there
were more people gathered Me-
mortal Day at Antioch than could
get into the church. The exer-
cises were impressive, and all who
took part IN any way did so in an
able manner. A drum corps and
a string band furnished instru.
mental music. Addresses were
made by Elder T. r. Palmer, Geo.
w. Fisher, James O'Rourke, and
Prof. b. N. Palmer. Patriotic
recitations were given by Misses
Blanche o. Peck, Temple Snyder
Cora Funk and Orpha Snyder.
Everything passed off very
pleasantly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
Clear Ridge.

Miss Aida Miller of Dublin
Mills has been visiting her cousin
Miss Annie Winegardner the
past week.
Miss Cora While of near Mad
densville was the guest of her
aunt, Martha While a few days
recently.
Among those who were away
and came home to spend Decora-
ton day, were Horace Grove of
Somerset county, w. A. Baker of
Tyrone, G. G. Fields of Slxmile
Run, Charley Wilson and wife of
Franklin county, l.. H. Grove,
Misses Elsie S. Baker. and NJ.
Maude Fields who are attending
school at the county seat, John
Baker and wife of Mapleton De-
pot, and Melvin j. Brown of
Plttsburg.
Misses Hester and Belle Witter
of Waterfall were guests from
Friday until Monday of their
cousins Misses Jessie and Lillian
Henry.
Ephraim Anderson, wife and
her niece Mrs. Kitchener, the lat
ter of Indiana spent Sunday with
j. D. Stevens of Fort Littleton.
Little Maudaline and Ethel
Stevens of McConnellsburg are
spending sometime In the home
of their grandfather, N. B. Henry
Miss Minnie Grove has had
bad luck driving the past week
having a runaway on Thursday
and on Friday two buggies kick
ed to pieces.
George Fox was in this place
on Sunday for his wife and two
little daughters, who had spent
the past week with friends here.
Mrs. John S. Alexander, of
Findlay, Ohio, who had been
spending sometime in the home
of our jolly coachmaker, Johnny
Mowers, went to Hustontown on
Sunday to spend a week with her
cousin, Mrs. Stephen Keepers.
Miss Lizzie Heeter who had
spent the past week with her sis
ters in Altoona and Huntingdon
returned home last week and re.
ports pleasant time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
Married.. .

Mr.. Lemuel Smith of Locust
Grove, and Miss Grace Layton Of
Sideling Hill, were married May
27, 1908, at the Franklin House,
Hagerstown. by e. T. Mowbray,
pastor of st. Paul's M. e. church.
They were accompanied to
Hagerstown by the brides broth
er, Russell and his lady friend,
Miss May Mason Of Hancock
The happy couple have the best
wishes of their many friends for
q long and happy life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
HISTORICAL And BIOGRAPHICAL
Sketch OF Rev. VIM A. West, ID.
ID. OF the Presbyterian Church
McLonnellsburg. Pa.
BY REV. THOMAS II. ROBINSON,
ID. ID.

BY REV. THOMAS II. ROBINSON,
AS we look back along the An.
cestral line of our friend, Rev.
W. A. West, D. D., to learn the kind
of stock from which he sprung,
we find that his great grandfa.
ther, Francis West was born in
England about the year 17l5,
came to this country in 1884 aud
settled at Carlisle, Pa. His wife
was Mary Wynn, of Clover Hill,
near Sligo, Ireland. The period
of his coming was a vast moment
in the history of this country
The conflict between France and
England for the possession of the
country was in progress. In that
year, 1854, the army of Gen.
Braddock passed through the
southern part of the Colony of
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
Armless Child.

About two months ago, there
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. FL. H.
Strait of Licking Creek township
a son entirely devoid of arms
The child is perfectly formed
save the missing limbs, is grow
ing finely, and is a very pretty
baby. Some two years ago a
daughter was born to the same
parents minus upper lip and pal.
ate. The child was taken to Phil
adelphia, lip grated on which
grew; as far ns personal appear
ance goes, there is little to indi.
cate that deformity exists.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03

Pennsylvania, moved on Fort Du
quesne and met disastrous de-
feat and the loss of It's com mand-
er, and was saved from utter ru-
in only by the valor and bravery
Of the young Col. Washington.
The Colony was under the pro.
prietary Government of Richard
Penn, a son of William Penn.
The standing and character of
Francis West may be seen in the
fact that in 1857, three years aft
er his arrival, he received through
Governor Denny by order from
the English Government, the Ap.
pointment of Magistrate, and
presided in the Courts that then
embraced Cumberland, Franklin
and Perry counties.
His son, Edward West, the
grandfather of DR.. West, was
born in England in 1850, came to
this country at the age of four
years, and was married in 1855
to Miss Jane Stevenson of the vi
cinity of Gettysburg. He set
tied in Perry county, becoming a
large land owner and farmer. He
was Presbyterian IN religious
faith and with his family belong
ed to the Centre Presbyterian
Congregation, then under the
care of Rev. John Linn, it's first
pastor.
1t may not be out of place to
state at this point that the ances.
tors of DR.. West, of DR.. Creigh,
whom all recall with veneration
and love, and my own were at the
same time under the pastoral
oversight of Rev. John Linn.
The father of DR.. West, Mr..
William West, was born in Perry
county, April 5, 1889. In June
1918, he married Miss Susan 10y
daughter of Nicholas 10y. His
farm adjoining the Centre church
was bought from George Robin
son my great grandfather. 1t is
still in the possession of.the 10y
family and upon it are the re.
mains of Fort Robinson, a famous
place of refuge and defence dur.
ing the Indian wars one hundred
and fifty years ago.
Mr.. William West was a sur
veyor and civil engineer, and con
tinued to be actively engaged in
his profession until after he had
passed his S7th year. He died al
the age of "a years, vigorous in
mind and body until very shortly
before his death. The family re
sided in Allegheny for 23 years
and there, at the age of n, tn,
mother passed away-of whom
one who knew her best has said
Continued on Page Foar)
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DR.. West who left this place on
Tuesday morning of last week to
visit his brother Edward who
was reported critically i'll, ar
rived at the home of his brother
about three hours after the lat
ter's death had taken place. DR..
West returned TO his home in
this place Tuesday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03

Our former friends will do well
to keep an eye on r. S. Patter.
sons advertisement in this paper.
Sharpe proposes that if short
prof its, good goods, and square
dealing shall go for anything, his
store will be headquarters for
farmers supplies in this county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03
THE PRESBYTERIAN REUNION.

The annual reunion of the Pres
byterians of Cumberland Valley,
and the adjoining parts of Mary
land, West Virginia ana Virginia,
including the cities of Harrisburg,
York, Baltimore, Winchester and
all intermediate towns and cities,
will be held at Pen-Mar on Thurs,
day, July 8.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03

Somebody deserves whole lot
of credit for changing the make
up of the Chambersburg Valley
Spirit. With it's new dress, its
up to-date heads, and the removal
of advertising matter from its
first page, it looks just as well
as the best of them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-03

For SALE OR RENT. "A two
story dwelling and store.room
com bined with all necessary out
buildings, Terms and possession
to suit purchaser. For further
particulars call on or write (up to
June 20) to Fl. Fl. Brldenstine,
New Grenada, Pa.