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The Weekly Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 6

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Connellsville, Pennsylvania
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THE WEEKLY COURIER, CONNELLSVILLE, PA. AND SHEPPARD KHUN; GREAT DAY FOR GREAT FAMILIES. Over One Thousand People Gather Together From Many Places at Eden Park, Near Scottdale. COMPLETE FAMILY HISTORIES. David married Catherine Stimmell, five children Sarah inai ncd lames Shepnaid beven children Ann married Boul Sample one child, and Stock on Both Sidei Fought Revolu i later she married Henrj Smitli two cLildren a i a manied TIKrnas War-Program of th.

Day eleu cb dren Jonn and How It Was Carried Out--A man led Elizabeth Sheppard mv par Royal Welcome for Everyone--The People Present From Scottdale--A Story of Jim" Sheppard--Part Family Had in Methodism. a Staff Coi respondent. SCOTTDALE, Aug 24--Over 1,000 people attended the annual reunion oE the Morrow and Sheppard families held at Eden. Park In South Hunting don township, about four miles north west of Scottflale, on Thmsdaj. There were over a hundred cai nages and buggies, wagons and runabouts nitched around outside the p.irk and the people also came walking and on bicycles Even a number of autos tried the washed out country roads and gathei in It was a great day for a great family and everybody was made wel come by the big hearted people who dersonJu'v Rev "were celebrating the day Colonel Catherine Bell Morrow, born Caldwell Morrow of Plttsburg, the pre mier public salesman for nearly 34 and was on its official boaid foi some time Ho was one the oigimzeis of the Brmrtwav Bank, but sold his stock 'jo went io Union to de Ii to business there.

WILL MEET TOGETHER. a Township Teachers and i tors to Conference A meeting of Dnnbai i School Boai am 1 tcichors e'ecled for the t'nsmng i i i be held Satt i duv afternoon Sep embei 1st iL 1 0 clock the High School building it 1 eiM No for the purpose of discussing the ioi the con-ing term and ilbo to disir butt, the report books to the teachers Ml te.icheis are lequested to he piemen! nine childien leremlah manietl Margaret Highlinds nine children later he married Cithenne Tima, William married Catherine Rhodes, eight childien, two of the children died In their infancv 'John Morrow mamed Elizabeth Sheppard April 22, 18-17, Rev Joseph Ray officiating The were mv par ents them were bora the follow ing children Paoh Sheppard Mor row, born March 1S4S, was married December 25 1S7S, to Catherine Rev Gilson officiating, Jimes Washington Morrow, bo-n November 25, 3S4 3 married Tulv 3, 1SS1, to Momjer, Rev J. rink los eph Caldwell Morrow, born Decpmh 011 II, 1831, married alt hour September IS 1S73, l)j. Rev Nichol ts Hacke, Hester Ann Morrow, born March 5 185-1 married David 'Vn Williams. Mav married Foss bv Rev A Leonard "March 22, 3S77, A.mandi El lea born Jum 4 ISoS married Haven, widely known throughout I George McGHI.

December 1876 Western Pennsylvania as Captain of Rei A Leonard Adiline Eliz- the police fotce on the Pitts al)eth Morrow, born 24 1SGO burg and Connellsville Divisions for a married Anderson, De- score of years, led in lending the glad cumber 1 1S79 John Sample Mor hand for the two big families roVp born A nl 3 1S62 aingle When it came dinner time they went Charles Augustus Morrow born April among the people and sought for those 2S 1S died his jomh that might ba-ve failed to bring along The lust we leam of the Sheppa-rl something to eat "We want everj fam of Henry Lenox SheppirJ body to feel right at home here todav of Massichusetts whose brother wi We would be most mlghU sorry if drowned in Boston Bav Henry any of you folks should go awav i a soldier in the Revolution Vftcr out your dinners There plenty for the war he married and had chil everybody" And the dinner was one tlren the eldest being Henrr that would have tempterlJohn Rock Sheppard Jr a Reformed Methodist -efeller to break over his reputed slim minister Theophilus Sheppinl who diet There was nothing lacking in settled Connellsvllle and married to make it a perfect picnic Elizabeth Staffoid PaoH Sbnppani There was a progiaiu. too mv grandfather, nuurled Catherine Morrow of Smithton was chauman Tarr Elizabeth Shepptrd remained and the Regiment Bind ot Smithton Ebeneazer Sheppird, Timothv made the nrusic, and were applauded Sheppard and Henn Sheppa-d to the echo The opening prajer was tied in ind around Zanebviile Pao'i offered bj Rev Bnson of the, settled on the old Sheppard farm near Methodist Episcopal Chu-ch at Daw I Rtangantown. Westmoreland conntv son Then the whole a family sang'This i has been in the possession "My Countrj 'Tis of Thee Francis of the Sheppaid fam 11 fo- over 100 Sheppard gave an int Mesting reading and then Elmer Morrtw tint 'Tamps Sheppard married did bartone of his s.ms 'Yon Are As 1 Tane Morrow and to thorn i born Welcome A.S the Flowers in Mav seven children Robert Ferguso. ir Xearl 200 people regsiteredm ed Marv Kellv four children ith book for that purpose erine deceabed Margaret married people registered from Scottdale were John Patton four children Mcrv mar I Mrs Abigail Morrow. Elmer Morrow ted Ceorge Moore, nnd thev had sev Stoner and daughters Ev aline er children Caroline married Peter and Miss Flounce Anderson Limbaugh, and they also hau several Mary Kate Anderson Adaline Ander children Hester Ann, deceased T.itrt*s son, Edward Anderson Clvde, Ger Sheppard as well as his ancestors' trude and Pauline Parker, Mr and on his a side was a blacksmith Mrs John Parker Marv A Stickel bv occupation He stood feet i Annie OHara, Mrs 7 Zellers Mr niches in height and turned the- a and Mrs lames Hough and MISS-PS at 2(30 pounds, a giant in strength Josie and Ada and Ernest Hough as height inj stories are told Buttermore, Gratt and daughter of Ins strength md I am Mrs Cramer am! Lerov William a i i witness to the i a IK and Archie Crania Annie Cowan Mr a a lifted and carried from his and Mrs Hough anil Dwight shop a and sei down Hough.

on the giound outside the shop UI Then the family of Hester the dangerous horses tr-af could iot ann, John and Henn Sheppard shod elsewhere were brought to was given by Thomas Sheppaid of ji Sheppard and none was Ohio Then Elmet Morrow sang an taken i a mshod The old stock of other solo Mo-row then gave the Sheppaids i Methodists and an address in that magnificat voice the old Sheppard bonn stead was Lead of his, telling the histories of the quarters for pieachmg pi uer meet families That was before dinner, and i lags and fac' all meeting relative I List of J-urors I Dra-wn for the Sept I Term of Court. The following of Fajotte count ill sit on cases during the weeks of he coming Scptem ber term of couit Jnd Vr i-um shu I Lou i No i Ad mis How ini ip No Ki 1 A imu Ton i No 3- Collins A miner Emithfteld a i orffe, teamatei Bull- skin toil i i 1 Co tt i irmci Spring-hill No "5 Dctni ir teacher ip No riioniufa Ij list, nal- '011 tOMTlSllljl ISO 1 Dai i Sp i i tow No 1 Li uns i i i i in oi i tib ir i i i i No i I i i John i i I Mii i i I no a No 2 1 rost Or! TU.J i Men It i i i i i i Spi i i 1 i i lie a i I lru i i 11 1 is Ji bar I tiship No Hons i i I Ms ncc i 0 i nt I oko i mi i BuMs'Kin tou i I a a i i i low ship 1 1 1 br koni in Hi li i i I in i i i i Li tin in i idei AT cl i I tc ml ir I Lonn i Pint mi 1 I i i i i i i i i ihoti I i i No 1 i tt i i i tou i A oi sr 1 rk 1 i Sprlngoi carpcntc-, South T-mion township No 1 Stain agot Russoll i Conn i i Tom 1)1 A Stow 1 init i i i 1 Kelley laborer, sliip Iso tl ch i i ton i 1 horn son i i PC i i i I i i rin in nix i i i i U. 4 on i I i i cl i 1 I irl i 1 nm rsv I i I I i i Jo i 1 i i (. i i in in tow nsh -I rn tnlj i MM I i i In bosv i i sh I I i i i 1 i i a i i i mi 11 i i ml It i i i 1 i i I on lov-u i HI i i i 1 i I i i i i i i i it I I IM Hi 1 port Bit i i i it i i tou i I i i litov. i i i 01 th i i NO 1 ul ui fl mil I nt I i i i 1 11 1 no ham i i i tow i i 1 i i 1 i i i i Dun 1 i tn i 111! 4 i hn i i i i i i i i i i A i 1 1 i i i i i i I i mi i son prrson il esta'c Georg-e BrldRopoi 0 nd final of Samuel Hoo-vpr Thonnb A fanner i ZJ-rniPi m-in a i i a of i ol 1 itne 1 A.

Xlmnerman late oC Hoop i A inderbil! 11 ille counlj', Pa-, de- 1 ks A ihoi I i i i i- .1 Am I i i i 7 rii 1 i a i of Hnri py i i ailmmistritor of the cstato Tohnson I i uiul i i i i-on of Xn ion i a i i a dfceised i i i I i i i i i i I i i i i il irroimt of rrorter- i No f-k Onun. i a i i of the ita i i i i i i II i C3 of i I ml Tiripiior lito of si i i i a countv I 1 i 1 i i th is. i i i i i I i nd fin il i of Alfred I 01 i hn i. i i i i i i i a c. i I 'i I--T i i of ConncHs- i i i si i on i i I i tt cmnm Pi.

KceisPd i 1 I i i i iccount ril- 1 i 1 il i I i i i SuMc Brooke adniin- in ii i li i I i i i i i I of of Dollic Kins, i I i I i I I -Inprfit i Favtito i i un I I i i i 1 1 i i i I 1 I UK! nn il cl mi i i i ot rho TK IrN 1 i i i i IM i -l i i i Pr late oC 0 i I i i Pa, do- in I I i i nn i is i to 1 1 i i i si i i i nn il nccotmt of lie- If i 11 pi in i ff nn I I 1 i i 1 1-11 a. of a MI i rt 1 Un I tl a of Joffcr- i i I Iu i i 1 1 i i i I v. it i up Pa. de! 11 I i i i ii HI i i IH I 1 nd tin il i K. '--p in 1 1 a i i i i 11 i i i i i 01 tlif UP John.

i nl tv 1 MI i ll on i i i i i i i Uu i un i i 1 1 i I 1 i si I i of IE. nl 1 i i i i nor uf the ostate hn I I 11 is 1C i ii i I I i i i -il ii i( i i i I (in i 11 of 1 3 i i i i i i i of i i I- i I 1 late oC 11 i i inn I de! i i I i Imor" 1 I IH tid i i v. ho is i ow de- i of icnb 111 i nor 1 Tf lin TI ih if -sY no i ip tie couno, 1 i i I ic mint of Goo. i i i i o--i io i i Pprincr- i 1 i I I Pa de- i I i Hlbhs i i i Iiihiit, i ajoti.0 I i nm! of Alov. i Hi 11 i i i iu 15 i 01 nl of tin i'j of 1 mom after dinner had been leisAireh eaten the afternoon's program was taken up Rev Brison ga-ve an address of thoughts fitting lo such in occasion John McGiII sang Oil, Happj This was followed by an address by A Sheppard and the song "Some- to church Some of the most noted dnines have preached there nianv have been sung manv praers ascended to Throne and I a souls a been saved and old house still slam's lodav as tne monument to Methodism nest of where, by Mi VcGill in a the Alleghenv mountiins It would be very Pleasing style Mr Morrow then i well todav if more fimihei like sang 'Good Be, Little Girl, Good old Sheppirds were devoted to the Bye" The impressive time of Old great of i a i and the Hundred" taken up by the people and sung until the groves echoed its uplifting of fallen a i men a is not talent it is i sonorous tones After an Impressive introduction the historj Caldwell Morrow said i the old stock of Sheppirc 1 about the two families which weie iy holding the reunion In tne increase ol human be ings on this earth awav back in Coun tj Tj rone Ireland, God, in His great wisdom and I have no doubt foresight, brought into existence a man Well Known Scottdale Business Man named Morrow After arriving at the Expires This i proper age he married and fulfilled SCOTTDALE, Aug 2 4 a i not the power to achieve but the i to labor It be bJid of each ai ms bOlll D.

N. CARROLL DEAD. Carroll died it his on avenue this 'orenoon it 1010 clock! the Scriptures by multiplying and re plenishing the earth After a genera tlon or more one of his descendants, after a short illnesb from phoid fev Samuel Morrow, came to this cmmtn I er, aged 54 jeais He is i bj piior to the Revolutionary war and set i a wife and a number of children Mi tied in Adams countv- Pennsvlvanta, Carioll came to Scottdale irom removing to Webtmore ton township, Favette countv, seveiii land countv irom him and his a ago, and bee ime associated brothers, who fought the Revolu i John Ruth re nimbei bus tiooarv war, descended the Morrow iness, latei going the same cK rk rt i Hi i i it i 1 ip Eh I I i i oi I i i 1 i I I i Uo'-f i i I bon 01 1.1 ip No 4 Rol i i i ui) i 1 i I Rom sl.tirtr I nil i I on i Ip No i i i I i Hod ri 1 i 1 i i 1 I i n-ihip No i Bums lolui i i No 1 i i i No It docs not iv to let good property decrease in value for the a of a little paHt. And p.untmj; need not be the costly item it so often IB. It is ,1 question of good a i i a i Get a good painter and have him use Armstrong McKclv Pure White Lead mixed AS ith Armstrong i Oil.

Such paint ill not peel oft. Tl "re arc good pa fc pointer-, 1 1 ovu tr our Sent on 1 1 vo i. OIL co OF Secy ill uml 1 m- Jjld Pills urgb 1 i i ill dcaltrs. For Sale by All Dealers i i i i i i i i i i i in i i 11 i I UK Orph i om i i i i 1 rk Di i toiv I i I- li i loci ph shir Nn I ni ib i i liM-nun i i kk NK, i r- i i non I i i i -soi i i 1 in i th i I i i i i in stt t.p{.r lip No a i I Shn If A- tow i No 1 i i- I i i I I I i i No I i VUim A i tow a i No I 01 I i a i i i i i v. a 1 ill ship John ion tow i Nn 1 lur- A a i a is The Morrows ire tered ovei this count-v and the ness for himself in partneship his brotheis under the fi name of tow and South Central States of Carroll Bros this Union Sarauei Morrow had a i thej sold the business note lames Morrow mv grandfather, and organized a laige lumber who settled in South Huntingdon montoun i Can oil as township, married and -eared a famiiv re bldeni and associated with him of thirteen children brothers Creede, AVilham and 'James Morrow, a of Samuel John Carioll, formerly Countj Su Morrow, ot fame, mar permtendent of Schools Faye te tied Jane Ferguson of Umcabter coun a now a candidate for the Legisla ty, Pa, The eldest cf the thirteen ture Although the firm children, Elizabeth, married William McMichael, and to them ere born five children Samuel married Rebec ca Smith, eight children.

Robert Fer was in Uniontow Mr Carroll retained his residence Scottdale He was a Republican, served on the Council being i President and took an part guson, single, James Washington in local politics He was a member -married Abigail Grim, nine the Methodtst Episcopal Church i Con tow rnnu i na( i i Dunbar a Con- oi LI Gci in in tnv, n- inner i Ln- 'i i AV pa i I irpenter Bridsc- i i i i Spi inj? irmoi Jeffi.rbon i Du i riigincei Belle Hboroi Menallen a i i VN i Big nn t. field wn- ip Bloom i i No 1 Be it ini Ji ir tow ti-1 ip No I Bow i rb Moi i i Bou IP ph tow Brew PI rrcd i i N'o 2 Tiank Ji i i enj-inoer, Tln- lo-itovvn arci Cami i laborer a township No Carpt-mpt meic lant Con i 1 OL rUi ird a Saul, miner "Wash ngtoa PI ur i i ion II i Jt li i i i i I li iu 1 I i i i. i i No 1 i i i i i I i ir c.h i i I i i 1 iboroi i th I ion tou T- i i i i inn 1 1 i i i i i i sfnp Ir i i ot ip 0 un i it i i i ip Nn 1 I i i i I i i I't i I i i ni A I ibort i i roiif i i i 1 i I nip i I i rncNon i i '-pr No 1 it Fho ii cul i Son I i i i N( 2 i i ion i mi i i i il I i 11101 a i i N'o i Morj, ir If iias.o i i nsh Iso 1 Jol nson t- farmei I ov, i i i i imti 1 i i i i "A lji.i i i Con i i i 1 i F.cubt ri I i 1 fc. ii'shlp No 2 i i John irpt i 3 i I a Xoot i in liboror Germ 111 ow i No i i i i i a i Phi i I I i i 1 i i w-ird Pivill it JinstP Noi Lh "Union i No Parrfluil ni cloik Xoi th tow i No fUbbeclc il i bookkeeper, i tow i Bobbins Upio Tyrone i No 2 Stoi Ij fLgen Marlon Smith Chailefa, a i i Georges township No 3 Seee Amadce ca.rpt.nter Mark i i i I I I boss i "M' ill I 1 io 11 i 1 nn nn i i i i i i i i i i mv i 1 i ni 1 i i in I i 11 of i i I 1 i i i i )3son i i i 1 i 1 i Jehu i i i I I i I i i I- if i i i i i I i i in 1 i 11 it i tun of 1 I I I 1 i i i i i 11 ul Pott i Crothtr-, i i i i of 1 1 1 i oC i 1 I a of i in ow i- 1 nn 1 i i-, t. 1 nil 1 i oC nl! i i ul i of 1 1 is -t i a A.III n- i I i of I i 1 Fuller, 1 1 I i 1 i i a of 1 nd r- oC i i i of North.

1 1 1 i i i i i i 1 Pa-, I i -i i il 11 mm of impt -st. i i 'h i of i i I iat ff fmoatown, I i nd liinl coin of AC. TUM nni i i lu 11 of Hcn- 1 i i Gr ie i i i dc- i- i HIT 1 a No Dccem- i i a i Court Ml 1I-V irijliiuK' 1 1 irsi I a tccounL of Chir'pS -K i 11 in of Kettle- 1 now i nd a a of 103 i of (.1 Lrle" TJ i i li Id I il I mi i 'atf ot i i i 1 as tie coi Pajy nd fin il i of I3dg ir i i of 1 ne Mont- i i 1 of otle coun- ir i' i 11 on June I i i a i i nt of i i i Min. Aldi i i i hi 1 ol uherine i o4 i -t in i TI 1 i of C. 1 A Blnck.

i nm i iuld if John i of i i- i a i I il ircount of i i i of Jimes i i A Esn ad- i i i i i i i Die i i Patrick Gal- L.lur i I i i fin il at of Pati i i i i i a Coha i 1 I i How ird vq i i of ih-, Patrick Galf i i i 1 I i 1 fin il i of I T- 11 i i i juarrtlan of 1 ih in I A Howj-d admlnls- u.i or of Lin. id i Gallsghcr, i I i' 11 i i i th LOG HUSH. i i i I I i i 1 i di.ii and rk of Orphana Court, I i i PJ A 7, 1906. i un i HI i i i i hn f.1 i If li 1 )lm 1 Oi. i 1 I i I I I I I i mi i i i 1 1 1 i i I i I i i Ni, Hi tn ion i 1 In in i i il it i ''Oil 1 us 1 i i i nn lib i I 0 I Md Rid PI lin i i i i i i i i i No in ni i i HI i i i ii i No 1 I 1 1 i bool i 13 11 bai i i i i i un I i I i i i 1 in ill in tt i i i i I i 1 i i i i 11 1 ui i i 1 i i 11 I i No i i I i i i No 2 GK in i Is i I il 01 i in i i i rninoi i i tou i No 1 Ho tet i i i tow i 1 Chirleb 1 Ln on I trd UNIONTOWN, PA.

We i a SO tons of ice da Iv md can fill all ordeii for ice in car lots promptly. Special prices made to a i desire to fill their ice houses at the present 'or 'lie coming summer's use aad also to brewers who un short on ice We have a surplus of about 50 tons of ic.e a day, over and our local reqj'rements This ice is nade of distilled mountain spring water is absolutely medicinally pure PHONE OR WRITE FOR PRICES. UNIONTOWN, PA..

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