lje jfultcm County VOLUME S McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 17,1907. NUMHIK 18 IN LOS ANGELES, CAL. Dr. Swartzwelder Passing Away His Time Taking a Post Graduate Coarse. LATCH STRING OUT FOR OLD FRIF.NDS. PROTECT OUR FORESTS. Los Ancjeles, Cal My last loiter concluded with a brief de scription of our descent of the Rocky Mountains. Having made the descent, we came into a beau tiful valley. The valleys here are dilTereut trom most valleys in the Eist, iu that when you are down ttie mountains, which are. as a rule very precipitous, you are in the valley proper. The valleys are not so broken, and are more level. At the foot of tin; mountain--, the land lies too high for irrigation, and the ranchers, called farmers in the Eist, depend on Providence for rains to produce crops. The showers in su in mer are few and the soil sandy, and the climate hot 98 to 114 degrees. Thus it. is necessary to raise light crops that mature early in the summer, of which wheat is the principal one. There are thousands of acres of this land sown in wheat. It is sown about this time of year, and matures before the dry, hot season atf jets it in sum m jr. Some ranches have from ten to fifteen thousand acres sown in wheat. Toe land is broken or ploughed by gang plows; some are drawn by steam engines, and others by six, eight, or ten horses to the plow three or more teams following each other. When the wheat ripens, it is cut, gathered, threshed, and s uked by one machine, drawn by thirty or more horses. The 1 iwer land that can be irrigated, and has a deep soil hard from three to four feet below surface- -is too valuable for wheat raising, and is planted in peaches, grapes, prunes, apricots, tigs, oranges, lemons, and olives, and horticul tural products, as berries, vege table, turnips, beets, ODions, to matoes, Cilery, cabbage, and al most auything. Indian corn is not extensively raised here, as it is not a profitable crop, due to the hot, dry summer. This state has a varied climate. I can look north of us about iiu miles, and see the high snow capped mountains, which, I am told, remain so the year around, and here in the valley, lettuce, toma toes, bean , peas, and strawber ries are r.pe and in market, and house flowers are growing and blooming out of doors. Oranges and lemons are on the trees, and the grass green as in May in Fulton county. The nights and the cloudy, rainy days, are cool, and soroo mornings are frosty. Soon after a shower, the sun us ually comes out and it is warm. The past ton days, or more, we have had frequent showers, and cloudy weather, which has a pe culiar chilling effect on one ev eu as much as in the East The buildings are not made here for thorough heating, and that only by gas. At present there is a great scarcity of all kinds ol fuel, and what is here, is at prices be yond the reach of the average inoome. Coal retails at at 80c. per bushel and weod Is 40c. per sack of twoViushels, or $10 to $18 a cordj Fuel, coal, being scirco, the manufacturers of gas cannot supply the people, and during the damp cool spoils there is considerable suffering and many deaths from pneuintnta especially among - the poorer class. The air is peculiar hero. During rain or sunshine, day or night, it seems cooler iudoors than out. It is no strange thing hero to see children playing iu the streets after a shower, with out shoes, hat or coat. We came from lleedley, Cal., here December 18th, leaving there about 4 p. tu., and arriving here 9 a. m. the next day dig tunce 208 miles, which makes 4181 mt'es wo haw traveled since leaving Need more. The greater part of the way from Reedley But Don't Farm the Job. It You are Call-1 ed on to Help Put Out a Fire. Here is a little communication! from Greenwood. We must con foss that we do ne t know where Greenwood is, and while we are on the penitent's stool, we will admit that geograpny was never a very attractive study to us any way. We suspect, however, that Groonwod is In Fulton county, for the communication was post marked at a Fulton couuty post- office. The name of the corre spondent is all right, aud, now, we will let him talk for himself. "Our Deputy Fire Warden came around a few days ago with the cash for those who had help ed to subdue the forest fires in this township last summer. The law passed for tho protection of our forests is a good one, and its efficacy depends upon how well the citizens of this commonwealth observe the spirit of its provis ions. No good citizen will try (o farm the job when he is asked to assist iu subduing .'orest fires. We have hoard of men who would coax a fire along, for miles per haps, just to prolong the L'O cents-an-hour job. "Those who are observant of matters of general interest, say that there were not half the fires in the mountains ten years ago, that have bden since the law has been enforced. "By the way, the proper State authorises should bn notified ta look after a peculiar malady that is afflicting the horses in parts of Fulton couuty. A large number of valuable horses have died re cently, aud no one here seems to be able to diagnose, or sue -.ess fully treat the disease. ' Say, Mr. Editor, I did not get my "News" last week. I do not blame you for its failure toreach me, t it- I am informed that you printed them as usually. The "News" is an all right paper, and I do not want to miss a single copy. It comes into my home the last of the week with all the news, and a lot of mighty good reading besides." here was gone over during the night and we could soe nothing of the country. We awoke early and found ourselves descending the Coast Range of mountains, whose scenery was beautiful, and more so, asthesunshined bright and warm. Los Angeles is about 35 miles from the Coast Range, and we were rbout one hour com ing in. We passed one of the largest olive orchards, it is said, in the world, besides acres of oranges, lemons, peaches, straw berries, vegetables, and a farm where pigeons are raised by tho thousand. Los Angeles is a beautiful city of 200,000 people and "5,000 tour ists. PLuts that take their nour ishment from other plants are called parasitic. This may be justly called a parasitic city from the fact that the people here live off the tourists. The people come hore from every state in the Un ion -besides many foreign coun tries for health, and to escape severe winters. There are some beautiful homes here, and much wealth; but in my opinion the wealth does not come up to our eastern cities. Many of the peo pie who come here to stay rent houses, and then rout rooms fur nished to tourists for light house keeping or otherwise. Hoardiug can scarcely be had except at ho tels or restaurants. We are lo cated at 900 W. Jefferson St., -two blocks from the University of Southern California, Department of Liberal Arts, which is affihat el with the Medical University, at which I am taking post gradu ate work; one block from the pub lic school building, at which my sous are attending, and two blocks from the University M. E. church. If any of my friends de sire to write, or make me a visit, they will not have any trouble in locating me. J. 8. Swaktzwki.OEB. RARE POCKET PIECE. Hon. S. L Buckley, cf Fort Littleton, Possesses a Relic ot Colonial Times. Hon. S. L. Buckley, one of Fort Littleton's enterprising merchants, was in town a day or two this week. During his stay ho called at the N jws office, ex changed greetings with the edi tor, and incidentally drew from his pocket a well tilled wallet., and asked how his subscription account stood. The editor's face brightened as he quickly turned to the list, unconsciously plan ning which one of his creditors should get the money. Butalas! for human expectations. The editor looked at the account once hesitated then looked again as though trying hard to make himself believe there was some mi Hake in the figures, and then with an air of greatest disappoint ment, admitted to the Judge that his subscription was paid almost a year ahead. This information was entirely satisfactory to His Honor, and the tempting wallet was again placed in his pocket. As a compensation for the ap parent disappointment, the Judge then produced a "pocket piece ' which possessed the merit of be ing rare, at least. It was a but ton olT George Washington's coat. I t is likely that he could prove his claim, but was not asked to do so. The button, which is minus tho eye, is a Hat circular disk, about 1 inch in diameter. On the center of the face of the disk is a circle about one half inch in diameter, in which are stamped tho letters in script "O. W." Around this, in another ci' cle, are the words, "Long live the President. " The space be yond this circle to the rim of the button is tilled with thirteen oval shaped "circles" in each of which are stamped tbj initials of the names of tho thirteen original states, in tho order ! N. H., V., M., R. I., N. Y., N. J., P., D., M., V., N. C, S. C, G. The Judge's town, Fort Little ton, teu miles north of McCon nellsburg, and its neighbor Burnt Cabins, four miles east both places on the State Road, are the most historic places in this county. Fort Shirley, at Shirleysburg, Huntingdon coun ty; the fort at Littleton, aud the oue at Loudon- the three lying in an almost direct north and south line, were build more than two hundred and fifty years ago for the protection of the early settlers against the Indians; and many are the times when the neighboring settlers with their wives and children, were obliged to llee in all hasto and gain ref ugo within the walls of the famous old fort. Tho fort was built by Govern or Morris, and named in honor of his old friend George Lyttle ton, a prominent Eughshman. Just hero it may be noticed that the spelling of the name has, in s me way, become changed to L-i t t I e-t-o n, which detracts somewhat from its historic as sociation with its namesake. The Judg? does not claim that George Washington tore tin but ton olf his coat in helping to build that fort, although the but ton was pickei up near its site. While George was twenty to twenty five years of age when Fort Lyttleton was built, and had already won a name as a ski I ful military leador, the mscrip tion on the button indicates that the button was made after the Constitution of the United States had beon adopted, and Washing ton made president. While the Fort Littleton people claim that Washington was in their village during the time he was president, it does not follow that he lost this button, at that time, or that the button was e,ver on any coat that the President wore. It may bo that some en terprising button-maker got this out as a novelty, and that it was quite a fad for men to wear them on their coats during Washing ton's administration. FRANK DUFFY Died At Maryland University Hospital at Baltimore, Last Friday af ternoon. FUNERAL AT WEBSTER MILLS MONDAY "Frank M. Duffy, aged IlOyears." This whs the inscription on the pluteof a casket sent from u Balti more hospital to tho home of the stricken parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duffy of Webster Mills, containing till Unit was mortal of their son Frnnk, who had been tak en away for surgical treatment some two weeks ngo.and died in the Maryland University Hospital on Friday Jan. 1 1th. Frank M. Dully, well known throughout the county us un expert miller, was taken sick' about Dec. 9tb, with symptoms that wen; diag nosed us those of appendicitis. After a two weeks' illness ut his home, mid as soon us ho was equal to the effort of the journey he was taken on Dec. 16th to Baltimore, by his wife, accompanied by Dr. VV. F. Sappington, the attending physician, for an operation This he underwent the following day aud although the operation from asurgical view-point was suc cessful, complications of the liver and lung later were discovered and death resulted from Pyemia, or pus iu the blood, on last Friday after a two weeks' stay in the hos pital. Frank M. Duffy was the oldest son of Harry and Catherine Duffy, nee Glaier find was twenty-nine years and seven months old. He Oame to the count y with his parents when a very you pg boy and grew to manhood at Webster Mills. Two years ago ho was married to Mist Jeannette, daughter of A. J. linger distiller, of Foltz, and began housekeeping at Webster Mills, assuming at the same time charge of tho Houeri"2 mill, at that point. By bis industry and economy he extended the milling business and by the Uitistic taste and housewife ly skill of his devoted wife they were able to provide for them selves one of tho neatest and moat Comfortable little homos in the county. In reviewing the life of Frank Duffy we can only recall his many admirable qualities of heart his genial disposition, his buoyancy of spirit, his general kindliness of manner that spoke for true com radeship. As a son ho was faith ful to home interests, and to his now grief stricken wife a loving and loyal husband. With pleasure and pride we recall his personal appeuranco his ngure of good proportion, his color of cheek and activity of movement, so instinct of health and vitality, fore casting naturally it long life. Jn early boyhood he had connect ed with the Reformer) church and was a member of that organization at the tinio of his death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. S. II. Houstou and inter ment was made in Union Cemetery on Monday January 14th. The very large attendance gave evi dence of the affectionate regard in which the young mau was held, and the universal sympathy excited for the bereaved family. S. M C. I'L'I.I.KU. After a lingeriug illness,IdaC., daughter of Prof. Wm. A. Culler of Mercersburg, passed peace fully away on Tuesday afternoon of last week at :; o'clock. Mibp Culler was born May 7, 1881 and was aged 22 years, 8 months and 1 day. She was a school teacher bv profession, having graduated from the Mercersburg High School, class 1901, and had taught (our terms in Montgomery town ship, Franklin county. Funeral services were conducted -by Rev. Dr. Rose at the resideuco of her parents on North Muin street, Thursday forennou at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Albert Stoner of this place, is visiting her nephew?, George Mayne in Hollidaysburg, and Samuel Mayne iu Martins burg, P. JANUARY COURT. Usual Grist ol Orphans' Court Busi ness. Court Lasted Only About Twenty-four Hours. The January term of court was Balled Tuesday morning at l o' clock, President Judge Swopo and Asscciates Bender and Hum bert on the bench. Tho first busiuess taken up was the hearing of applicants for liquor license, and tho same were granted to George Rexroth and Harry Uamil of McCrnnollsburg, John E. Speck, Burnt Cabins, and M. S. Wilt, Fort Littleton, all of whose bonds were approved. Estate of Alexauder McKibbin, deceased. Rule awarded on heirs to come in and take real estate at appraised value, or show cause why same should not be sold. Inquisition on death of infant of Jenuie Phinicie of Ayr town ship, presented. The same was approved by the court and costs ordered to be paid by tho county. Same iu matter of inquisition on body of J hn E Busier ot Dublin township. Estate of Adam Garhck. Or der awarded for sale of "real es tate for payment of debts. Estate of Miles Mellott, deceas ed. David Hann and Wm. Wink appoiutod to appraise and set apart property under widows' exemption, Batata Of Nathan Mellott, de ceased. Report of auditor ap proved and confirmed. Estate of John Weaver, deceas ed. Return of sale made on or der of court. ContirmeJ abso lutely. B. A. Deavor rg. H. I. Fraker. Petition presented for rule to show cause why defendant should tut be allowed to appeal. Rule awarded. Estate of A. J. Craig. Petitiou fo- sale '.if real estate for pay ment of debts. Order of sale granted upon giving bond in sum of 2,000. Bond to be approved by Associate Judges. Estate of A. J. Craig, deceased. Return of appraisement of prop erty taken by daughter under widow's appraisement act. Estate of Sansom Lanehart. Return of sale of Real Estate con firmed, and terms changed to cash. Report of treasurer of Law Li brary Committee filed, and to be continued unless exceptions are filed within 20 days. Petition of W. L Woodcock for discharge as testamentary guard ian of minor children of Milton Woodcock, deceased. Prayer of petitioner grauted. Estate of David Goldsmith, late of McConnellsburg, deceased. Petition for writ of inquisition awarded. Estate of David H. Croft, late of Licking Creek township. In ventory and appraisement of property taken by widow approv ed, and ordered to be recorded. Estate of Henry Beatty, de ceased. Petition of Amanda E. Ray, for writ of partition. In quest awarded. Estate of Philip Shaffer, late of Tod township, deceased. Peti tion of executor for permission to make a deed for real estate. Executor grauted permission to make deed. Estate of N. B. Jackson. Re port of Auditor makiug distribu tion of balance in hands of S. Marshal Jackson, administrator, confirmed absolutely. Estate of Miss Rebecca Pott, deceased. Report of Auditor distributing balance in hands of M. R. Shafl'uer, administrator, confirmed absolutely. Estate of Margaret E. Dawney. Report of Auditor distributing oalanco in hinds of C. J. Bartou, administrator, c.iutirmed abso lutely. First and final account of H. L. Lodge, administrator of Josabed lAvdge, late of Brush Creek town ship, deceased. Confirmed. First and fin il account of W. S. Miller, ml m mistral ir of Jacob W. Miller, late of Dublin township, deceased. CunnrmeJ. Flrat and final account of A. J. DOUBLE WEDDING. Clara and Bertha Sharpe, Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sharpe. of Whips Cove, the Brides. A quiet wedding was solem ni'.cd at the Washington House.at I Berkley Spiinys, W. Va., at it o' clock, Wednesday afte.moon of j last week, when Miss Clara , Sharpe became the bride of Mi . Carey T. Lay ton, and her sister Miss Bertha, the bride of Mr. Albert R. Hess. The young la dies are daughters of Mr. aud Mrs. rinry Sharpe, of Whips Cove, and the contracting parties are all estimable young people. The ceremony was performod in the presence of a large num ber of witnesses by the Rev. E. W. Brubaker, and the wedding march was played by Mrs. Horn. The brides were handsomely gowned in cream colored silk trimmed with all over lace and looked very pretty. The bridalparty left Berkeley on the I o'clock train for their homes where a sumptuous wed. ding supper awaited their ar rival. The young people have the best wishes of their numerous friends lor a happy and prosperous jour ney through life. IN THE PUBLIC EVE. Delightful Entertainment in the High School Last Friday Afternoon. Tho boys and girls of the High School gave an entertainment on Lst Friday afternoon in the school room, that was much en joyed by all present. Tho exer Oisea were in charge of the Liter ary Society of the school, and consisted of plays, dialogues, and recitations. After the reading of former minutes, and installatioa of of ficers, who took their places with much grace and dignity, the cur tain rose on a short drama en titled, "Arabella's P.xir Rela tions." The caste consisted of Auna Reisner. Mary Stengel, E.skine Houston, and Russell Runyan. Both poor and rich relatives acquitted themselves most creditably in their charac terizations; but, possibly, the funniest character was that im personated by Erskine Houston, the poor relative, who, by a streak of luck had grown rich, and who found much difficulty in securing recognition and courteous treat ment from his more cultured frieuds. Recitations were given in ex cellent style and intelligent con ception by Maria Alexander, Daisy Kelly, Joanna Morton, Or pha Kendall, Ruth Roettger, and Mollis Maun. A biogiaphical sketch of "Tom Moore" was given by Nora Wat son, which showed careful prep aration. A dialogue entitled, "A Row in the Kitchen," was presented by Ethel Logue, Mary Johnston, and Edgar Alexander. These people were successful in portraying "rough house," and the absence of timidity, awkwardness, and stage fright in their acting, was most remarkable. Shakespeare says, "All the world is a stage, and all the men and women are players. " Let us hopefully predict for those mim ic players a prominent and cred itable role in the world's future activities. Fore, administrator of J. Alvm Comerec, late of Dublin town t hip, deceased. Confirmed, and G. B. Daniels appointed auditor. First aud final account of ad ministrator of Lewis Wible, de ceased, confirmed, and W. S Al exauder appointed auditor. First and final accouut in es tate of David R. Evans. P. P. Lynch appointed auditor to pasa on exceptions. W. U, Nelson, guardian of Lil lian Pott, acknowledged deed for ward's interest in certain real es tate. Commonwealth vs. Miller S. Janes Recognisance renewed. Application of Dr. S. S. Hoop, license to sell liquor at Andover taken up, oo nattered and refused by the Court. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Her; for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful-Online. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED Mr. Nat Wishart of Johnstown, is visiting his jmrents, Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Wishart, of this place. Mrs. M. B. Trout aud daughter Nellie are in Philadelphia this week. Mrs. E. B Evans and child of Madison, Minn., is visiting her brothers and sisters at Saltillo, Pa. Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Dauiel Sheets, near Mercersburg, at tended the funeral of their neph ew,Frauk Duffy, at Webster Mills, Mouday. Miss Emma Doyle of this place returned home last Wednesday evening after a very pleasant visit among relatives in Harrisburg. Mrs. G. W. Skinner and daugh ter Miss Mary, of Chambersburg, were registered at Hotel Walton, iu Philadelphia on Wednesday of last week. Mr. Ed Harr of Riddlesburg, is visiting the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harr, near Big Cove Tannery. His mother is in very poor health. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hays, of Springfield, Mass., were called to Webster Mills on account of the death and funeral of the lat ter's brother. Mr. Frank Duffy. On account of the illness of their father, G. Newton Hoke, Will E. Hoke, of Saxtou, aud Miss Gertrude Hoke, of Riddlesburg, came to McConnellsburg last Sat urday. Miss Annie E. Rummel acd Mr. Frank McDonald, of Cham bersburg, drove over to McCon nellsburg and spent the time from Saturday until Tuesday of last week with the former's moth er, Mrs. Susan Rum me', and sis ter, Mrs. Delia Rotz Our genial friend Will Stigerr, of Warfordsburg, came to town Monday evening with Frank Ranck to interview the County Commissioners in reference to the building of the proposed State Highway between War fordsburg and the Maryland line. The boys found the Commission ers "sot in their ways" and went home without very much encour agement. Claud B. Cook, a son of the late D. Cook at Webster Mills, and now a hustling young farmer In the breezy west, has been spend ing a couple of weeks with his mother Mrs. S. M. Uook, of this place, and incidentally circulat ing among his old time friends down the Cove, and seeing rela tives over in the Little Cove. Ten years ago, Claude packed his grip and started westward. He g. toff the train atChadwick, lit., went out into the country and hired with the first farmer he met, and weut to work. As an evidei.ee that the job suited Claude and that Claude suited the farmer, Claude did not have to stay by two years as long as Ja cob stayed with Labao, until tb farmer gave to Claude his oniy daughter in mirriago a transac tion that seemed in every way satisfactory to the daughter. Claude then went to farming ou his own account first on a rent ed farm of eighty acres. Later, finding that he could handle moro land to advantage, he si cured more ground, and now is hand ling 820 acres. This he culti vales with the assistance of one hired man, and occasional day heip. For motive power, he ban teu horses and two mules. Ho keeps sufficient live Btock to con sume the grain products of tho farm, and makes an annual ship ment to the Chicago maikel, which is only 1J8 miles distant from his home, of 50 head of fat cattle and 190 head of fat hogs. Claude says the West ta full of chance for the right kind of young pen.
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