J UIWM VOLUME 2. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., August 15, 1901. NUMBER 48. SMUT IN THE OATS Chcap'and Sure Remedy Tested and Proved by A Franklin County Farmer. For years there has been great complaint amor the farmers as to the small yield in the oats crop and the poor quality of very much of it. A result is, that less acre aye is sown than formerly and many farmers sow but little. To bring the oats crop to its former condition would add many dollars to their income. The loss in quantity and the deterioration in quality is caused by smut says the Valley Spirit and in.Franklin county varies from live to sixty per cent. Hon. S. M. Wherry, of near Shippensburg, has given this dis ease to the oats careful attention. He contributed an article some time since to the Shippensburg Chronicle from which we make some excerpts for the benefit of our readers. He says of the ex periments of those interested in the smut on the oats: "One of the curious results of the investiga tion was that the loss proved uni formly much greater "than the farmer supposed until he made the actual test. For instance, a well known farmer in Cumber land felt sure his loss was not two per cent. An actual count in nu merous parts of his field showed a loss of one head out of four, or 2a per cent. A Franklin county farmer was discouraged by the belief that his loss was 25 per cent. An actual count showed a loss of 65 per cent. But taking the average of reports made, the loss of these two counties exceeds 20 per cent., or one-fifth of the Crop. Statistics show that Cumber land and Franklin counties each year sow sixty thousand acres in oats. The average yield per acre is placed at 28 bushels. This makes an aggregate yield for the two counties of 1,(580,000 bushels. If, as I believe, the loss from smut last year was 25 per cent., the actual loss for the two coun ties would be 420,000 bushels, which, at 25 centsa bushel, would entail a loss on the farmers of $105,000. This is a heavy tax upon an industry already taxed almost to death, and whoever can find a preventive for smut in oats, of easy and economical ap plication and certain in its re sults, will be a public benefactor. My correspondence has bought me a Hood of literature on the subject. Three points seem to be well established: (1.) The oat smut is not in the soil. ' (2.) It grows from a seed ad hering to the oat grain when it is planted. (3.) Like other noxious weeds, it grows much more luxuriantly some seasons than others, and is, consequently, more damaging. The only preventive, therefore, is to remove or destroy the seed of the smut adhering to the, grain of the oats before it is sowed." Methods: A careful cleaning through a grist-mill smut machine will re move some of it. Drilling in with the pats un leached hardwood ashes or cer tain mineral potash salts (with care) will, under certain condi tions of moisturo.prove beneficial but this method is to uncertain to bo relied on. Soak the seed oats in a sack, in wator with a temperature of 130 degrees until it is warmed throughout. Then dip in water kept at 135 degrees for fiftoon minutes. Thon spread out to dry ami turn frequently. This treat ment requires-a thermometer. Souk the seed oats for two hours or more in a solution of potassium sulphide, 1J pounds to 25 gallons of water. Or, soak the seed for two hours or more in a solution of formalin, Impound to 50 gallous of water. Formalin is a poison and great care should bo exercised in using it to keep the treated seed from fowls and animals, and to keep (CnuUuuml nu Vy C) HASEBALL. Mercersburg vs. McConnellshtirg. A game of ball was played on the grounds of the Athletic Asso ciation at this place last Thurs day between the Mercersburg team and our home team. The Mercersburg boys are all good follows and stand in well with our boys, and we were good to them. Two of our players were not in the team; and yet, if in the last inning, we had scored 33 runs, wo would have beaten them. Hut we didn't. The Mercers burg team was late reaching the grounds and our boys had become weak standing around in the sun so long waiting for them. The score stood Mercersburg 2 .1 0 (! 8 4 2 2 .13 MeConnellnburg 00000100 12 Last Saturday forenoon the Ayr township team and the Me Connellsburg Juniors played a scrub game of seven innings on the grounds in this place. The score stood 10-5 in favor of Mc Connellsburg. Dudley vs. McConnclIshiiri;. A baseball game that attracted a large number of the lovers of the sport was played in this place last Saturday afternoon between the Dudley team and our home team. The Dudley team is com posed of crack players and it is said of thirteen games played this season before reaching Mc Connellsburg, they had won every one. The score was Dudley 04 0 00300 18 McConnellsburg 00102902 x 14 The Dudley team is composed of a set of lively boys, and they left a very favorable impression upon our people. New . Grenada vs. Six mile Run. A hotly contested game of ball was played last Saturday at New Grenada between the home team of the latter place and Six mile Run. The features of the game were the pitching of Prosser for the visitors and the fielding of Cunningham for the locals. McDonough made a two-base hit and Schaeffer fanned 4 times a phenomenal feat. The score Sixmile Hun 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 211 New Grenada.... 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 210 Struck out by Pressor, 8;. by Chisholm, 4; by Meek, 4; by Scheaffer, 2. Wild throw Schoaffor, 1; Chisholm, 1; Fleck, 2. Sacrifice hit, Chisholm. Fort Littleton. Mr. D. K. Wilt and wife, of Bedford came last Saturday to visit Mr. Wilt's parents, Mr. aud Mrs. M. S. Wilt of this place. They were accompanied by Mr. Wilt's niece, Miss Emma Bare, who had been spending a few weeks in Bedford for her health. Profs. A. C. Gordon, of Alle gheny, and M. C, of Indiana, are visiting their mother. Harry Gordon, of Johnstown, is home resting while his sprained anklo heals. Wm. Wilds little daughter Edith was badly scalded about the face aud body by pulling a tub over. She is not out of danger yet. The. game of baseball played here last Saturday by the Clear Iiidgoand Fort Littleton teams resulted in a tie neither side be ing ah( ad when the game closed. Who said, "Skunks for sale?" Mr. Geo. Parson is on the sick list. The Misses Cromer, who have been visiting at Pitcairu a fjw weeks, returned Saturday. Mis? es Carrie aud Frank Fields are visiting friends here. S. R. Fraker is having the eel lar dug for his now house in South End. There will bo a harvest home picnic in the Trout park, followed by a festival in the afternoon and evening. Proceeds for the bene fit of the Sunday cchool. There will be addressos by the pastor, superintendent and others, inter spersed with music. All are in vited to come and bring their din ners and enjoy themselves. Tonoloway liaptist Church. One of the oldest church build ing in this county is the Tonolo way Primitive Baptist church about two miles north of Han cock. The following sketch is from tho pen of the pastor, Elder T. N. Alderton, and published iu Zion's Advocate, April 1901. "I find the church was organ ized in 17(55. Its first pastor was Eld. Powell, who served the church from its organization to his death in 1805. Ho was in the constitution of tho church. His name is the ouly one given in the record of members in the first organization, but the records are somewhat broken, and at times imperfectly kept. "The church prospered, and up to tho time of Eld. Powell's death one hundred and sixteen had joined. They joined the Philadel phia Association at first, and the Association helped them some in their infancy as a church with money and books. The latter were to bo passed around as helps to establish the meynbers iu the doctrine and practice of the church, which was organized on the Philadelphia Confession of Faith. The records show that she, required her members to be governed by it, yet she maintain ed her independence, as we find she protested against certain things iu the constitution of the Association, and instructed her messongers to demand the repeal of the objectionable part,, and when the doctrine of a general atoneinont and other Arminian measures were introduced in the Association, the Tonoloway church raised an order forbid ding it to be preached in her pul pit, and affirming that Christ died for tho elect ouly, aud that they would all be saved. She gently repr jved her members for affiliating in the worship of God with thoso of different doctrine and practice and encouraging, by their presence or otherwise, those who preached contrary to her articles of faith and the Bible. After reproving her members for a wrong course, she wouid en courage and require them to at tend tho regular meetings of their own church as a safe-guard agaiust beiug led into errors. "They never allowed a stranger to preach in their pulpit without an investigation into his standing, and ouly after it was deciued by vote was he allowed to preach, and even thou ho was only on trial, and some wore sustained and some dropped. Domestic mis sions wen introduced, and ob tained some consideration by some of the 'members, but were afterwards rejected by the church as uuscriptural. Yet tho church records show that they looked after tho support of the ministry in general, and of their pastor iu particular. They owned about 43 acres of land and a rather inferior building at first, where they met for worship and which they were continually repairing. They help ed their pastor to buy a home of his own. To raise funds for this purpose they appointed a man to stand at tho door and solicit mon ey of tho congregation as they went out; also raisod some by subscription. Sometimes they were ahead and would .put out their money to interest, but more frequently they were behiud aud making frequent appeals (by ord der of the church)' to members aud friends of tho cause. Thus they struggled on until 1828, when tho present house of worship was proposed, to be built of brick, 10 by r0, without pallor, ios. This Imnse was tiini.shod in 1M1, and is still iu a good statu of preservation. They-ordained one Ruling Elder, but I can't find what use they made of turn, aud perhaps they didn't tiud any, use for him, as that was the first and last one ordained. (I'imtliiiieU nei week.) , Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shimor of this place are happy over the ar rival of a baby boy, Monday night. Petty Thieving. A number of our citizens have recently been annoyed by petty thieving. G. N. Hoke had a tree laden with choice plums which was completely stripped of the fruit a few nights ago, aud the tree badly broken. Mrs. Cloven ger lost a lot of nice young chick ens. Palmer Mann had 'pulled his onions, and left them iu tho garden over night to dry. Next morning these wore gone. Sen ator Alexander's peaches are be ing taken as fast as they ripen, and J. G. ' Keisner has been de prived of some nice fries and peach pot pie through the work of tho same gang. Now, the editor of tho News is not so much alarmed; for he has but one chicken, and that one is blind of one eye and is suffering from a severe attack of cholera; but he wants to say confidentially to the thieves that the officers are on their track, and ouo of these fine days some persons will be playing checkers with their noses through the iron bars up at fort Sheets. Teachers Elected. Examinations were hold last week in the townships of Bethel and Thompson and the following teachers elected: Bethel Alpine, Alberta Rems burg; Gordon's, Letitia Peck; Warfordsburg, J. Frank Daniels; Black Oak, Wm. W. Peck; Chapel, Lillian Fisher; Franklin Mills, OUie Hess, and Mount Airy, John Hendershot. Thompson Westview, Ella Shives; Oakley, Bessie Sharp; Independence, Austin Peck; Cen ter, H. W. Wink; Ditch Run, John Keefer; Boardyard, S. L. Simp son, and Bald Eagle Ollie Zim merman. Saluvia. George Minick and two sons, William and Charles, of Everett, were visiting Mr. Minick's par ents Mr. and Mrs. John Minick Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Austin were visiting friends at Need more, the last of the week. Mrs. Rowland, and daughter, Miss Sarah, of Houtzdalo, who had been spending a few weeks very pleasantly at the home of Mrs. Rowland's niece Mrs. E. R. Austin, left for their home Sat urday. They will spend the week with friends at Hancock and Cumberland, enrouto. Miss Florence Evans, of New Jersey, is the guest of Dr H. S. Wishart, of Ilarrisonvillo. William Strait lost one of his work horses last week from en largement of tho heart. This is the fourth horse Mr. Strait has lost in the past year; and it is very discouraging to a young man just starting farming. . The Presbyterian Sunday school will hold a table picnic in the grove at the Green Hill, Pres byterian church, Saturday, Au gust 17 The friends of tho school are invited to come and assist in makiug it a success. T. J. Palmer, is suffering from an attack of kidney trouble. He is in a very, critical condition at this writing. Miss Laura Palmer, who had been attendiug normal school at Needmore, was called to hor hPmo Saturday, on account of the dan gerous illness of her father T. J. Palmer. Miss Maggie Strait, who has been employed at Yellow Creek is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Strait, of Ilarrison villo. Rev. ii ud Mr. I'iltonger, who had been spending a few weeks at their home in Adams county, returned to Ilarrisonvillo, last week. They have not entirely re covered from their recent illuoss. Frank Daniels, was elected teachor of the Warfordsburg, school last week. Frank is one of our most promising young men, and we feel that the patrons of that school will have no cause to regret thd choice of their directors. "Another Old Stone Church" A Correction. In the article which appeared in last week's issue of Thk News, under tho above caption, an error ofommissiou occurred. It con sists of but ouo word, and that a very small ono. But its omision changes the entire moaning of a sentence. In second column, first page, a little below the mid dle is found the clause; "aud that it was a uniou church. " 1 1 should road: and that it was not a union church. Chumhers.Covnlt. Ou Tuesday, Aug. (5, 1!)01, a quiet wedding took place at the home of Joseph H. Covalt in Thompson township. Tho con tracting parties were Mr. George G. Chambers and Miss Ella B. Covalt. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. W. II. Beall, of Berkeley Springs, assisted by Rev. Alvah llaugh, of Ronincy. The bride aud groom are among Fulton county's very best young people; and wo are informed that they expect in a short time to go to Wisconsin, where the groom will accept a lucrative position. The New Factory Law. The new factory inspection act passed by tho last legislature and approved ,by Governor Stone, widens the scope of the law and extends the jurisdiction of the in spectors. Section six provides that seats must be furnished for girls and women in all factories and mercantile establishments, the latter class of business places now coming under the law. Sec tion thirteen makes it obligatory upon the inspector and the depu ties to inspect hotels, hospitals, schools, places of amusement, etc., which are required to have tiro escapes. I t would be well for those concerned to post them selves upon the requirements of the act. Home Anaiil. Mr. D. B. Mumma spout last Saturday in town. He has just recently returned from a three months' outing among friends, and says tho trip was most pleas ant. Ho stopped at Jeauuetto to see his son Walter who has a nice po sition in a planing mill and mak ing good money. At Wilkiusburg ho saw his sou Lawsou, who is working at tho carpenter trade. He and N. H. Peck, formerly of Belfast township, have been working together all summer. They each get 30 cents an hour. Mr. Mumma's sou Frank is iu tho Wcstiughouso works, and has steady employment at good wages. At Chicago, he visited his daughter aud hor husband, Mr. W, II. Horton who has a position as draughtsman in Swift's large packing house. In that city he also saw John, Mont, and Scott Dawuey, John Lathero, Jim Aus tin aud others. John and Mont Dawney are ou the police force John a lieutouautatl25 a month. Scott is in the street railway ser vice, aud James Austin with the Pullman car company. Tho Ful ton county people in Chicago are all doing well, and Mr. Mumma's visit among them was very enjoy able. No part of his visit was more pleasant than the time ho spent with his old friend Benjamin Clevenger down at Deerfield, In diana. Mr. Clevenger left Fulton county aud settled in Indiana about 45 years ago. Ho owns a splendid farm, on which is a big brick house finished inside en tirely with walnut and cherry. Mr. Mumma thinks those peo ple who spend their entire lives fit home trying to hoard up ey to spoil somebody else, never know what tlioy aro missinir. A grove meeting will be hold at Gem, commencing Saturday evening August 31, and continue ten days. It will bo conduct ed by Rev. A. R. Garland and Rev. A. W, May of Bedford coun ty, and Rev. A. G. B. Powers of Virginia. . , Shoulder Dislocated. Mr. John Cowan an elderly res ident of Tod township had the misfortune to fall Thursday after noon and knock his arm out of place at the shoulder and fracture tho head of the humerus the bono that extends from the elbow to the shoulder. Doctors Dalbey and Mosser were called and gave the injured member the neces sary surgical attention. Fell Down Stairs. Last Saturday night Mrs. Alice Smith, of this place mot with rather a serious accident. Her son James, who had been out until after the rest of the family had retired, came to the back door aud knocked for admission. His mother, w ho was asleep up stairs, was aroused and started to go down and open the door. Iu some way, whether not right ly awake or otherwise, she made a misstep at the head of the stair way and fell, lauding at the foot of fourteen stops. The noise brought to her the other mem bers of the family, who found her unconscious. Doctors Mosser and Dalbey were summoned at once, and they found her left arm broken in two ' places -both above and below the elbow; tho elbow knocked out of place, aud a cut in her scalp of three inches in length. Mrs. Harriet Kohinson. Mrs. Harriet Robinson wife of David Robinson died at hor home in Burut Cabins, Sunday Aug. 11, 1901, aged 72 years and 4 days: For forty years she was a con sistent member of tho Methodist Kpiscopal church, and although afllictcd for a long time she bore her suffering with christian forti tude., She is survived by her husband, three sons and three daughters. Funeral services con ducted by her pastor, Rev. Sei bert. Clear Kidae. Many of our people are attend ing camp meeting. John Swisher, of Waynesboro, is visiting friends at this place. Miss Clo Chesuut is visiting her sister Mrs. Howard Denisar. James Deavor and wife of .Wood vale, speut Sunday with John Woodcock. Richard Miller and wife, of Robertsdalo, have come home to attend camp meeting. Miss Belle Kerlin and Mr. John Woodcock are ou tho sick list. Mrs. Cornelius was a caller on Dr. Davis on Monday, on the ac count of an aching tooth. G. J. Anderson, Charley Brown and Elmer Helman, who have been working iu Pittsburg came home Wednesday to attend camp. Harry Huston aud his sister Millie were callers ou friends in Huston town last Friday evening. Bart Stevens caught a fish in in his mill, race, that weighed 7i pounds. Our base ball team will play tho Fairplay ball team ou next Friday afteruoou, ou the Clear Ridge grounds, aud will play the Maddensville team ou Saturday afternoon on the Maddensville grounds, Harry VVible purchased a new horse last week. Here's One for the Anglers. A Mt. Carmel III. fisherman has invented an ingenious method qf fishing, to-wit: Secure a glass jar (an ordinary half gallon fruit jar will answer) and fill it with water. Put in a dozen minnows. Then tie a piece of parchment over the mouth of the jar, stick it lull of pin-holes, and lower in the ri wr w here, you want to tish. mou-iame tish will bo attracted by ! the minnows aud will, fairly swarm about tho jar. They will stay there aud in a day or two become very hungry. Then drop your hook, baited with a minnow, among them and you can catch every fish around the jar as fast as you can pull them out. Thk Fi'T.ton County Nkwk$1 per year. " . ' PERSONAL. Dr West is spending this week in Harrisburg. Wesley Hill of Bethel township was iu town last Thursday. Miss Lida Peck of Gem spent Tuesday at McConnellsburg. Squire J."L. Garland of Side ling Hill was in town Monday. Z. B. Barnett of Watofall speut last Friday at McConnellburg. Rev. Lewis Chambers called at the News office a few minutes Monday. Jeff Harris of Ayr township dropped iu to see us a few min utes Monday. Dr. D. A. Hill of Fort Littleton was an agreeable caller at the News office Tuesday. Prof and Mrs. D. C. Stunkard, of Bedford, came to McConnells burg Tuesday evening. Cora Peck 8ent several days duriug the past week with rela tives at Gem and vicinity. Ex-Commissioner A. M. Corbin of Taylor called to see us a few minutes while in town Tuesday. J. W. Fraker of Fort Littleton was among the number who cara iu for the Republican convention Tuesday. Miss Florence Evans of Jobs town N. J. is visiting the family of Dr. and Mrs. Wishart at Har risouville. Mr. aud Mrs. J. C. Mellott, of Belfast, and Dr. and Mrs. Jud Palmer, of Chicago, spent Tues day in town. Master Paul Marshall, of Ship pensburg, is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Reisner. Prof. M. C. Gordon, of Indiana, came Tuesday morning from Ft. Littleton with Dr. Hill and spent the day iu town. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Bow den, of Altoona, were tho guests of Dr. and Mrs Dalbey from Fri day until Monday. Mrs. Abram Runyan of this place is sponding this week w ith her daughter Mrs. Harry Dawn ey at Hustontown. Mr. Clarence Colledge one of the Fulton county boys who has a nice position in Pittsburg is visiting friends here. Captain Skinner came over to Big Cove Tannery last Saturday, " and returned to Scotland Mon day via McConnellsburg. George L. Mumma of Taylor township left last Thursday for Jeanette, Pa., where he will have employment in a planing mill. Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Sloman of Philadelphia two very pleasant elderly people spent the past week at tho Washington House. Mrs. Fred Shoemaker and son Master Js'ixon, of Charnbersburg, have been the guests of Mrs. M. B. Trout, of this place for several days. Hon and Mrs. W. Scott Alex ander aud their daughter, Maria Dickson, loft Wednesday noon for a two weeks outing at Atlantic City. Miss Bess Trout has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. McClain, of Wells Valley, several days during the past week at tending tho camp meeting. Miss KateEitemiller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Eitemiller, of McKeesport.and Jacob Comerer, ol the same place, are visiting tho latter 's parents in this place. Mrs. Catharine Corwell, of Charnbersburg, and daughter, Mrs. George S. Grim, of Phila delphia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Heury A. Comerer of this place. Master G rover C. Peck, sou of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan "P. Peck of Belfast township, had tho mis fortune to cut his left foot seri ously last Thursday afternoon while attempting to cut. timothy with a cradle. Harry E. Goldsmith, Windber's Twentieth Century tailor, spent from Saturday evening until Monday morning with friends in this place. On Monday he, ac companied by his wife and son Robert who have boen here a couple of weeks, went to Everett.
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