jfiroit 0itnf VOLUME 12 McCONNELLSBUUG, PA., SEPTEAI1JER 7, 1911. NUMBER 51 MARRIED FIFTY YEARS. Gone Out From Home. BIGELOW BUSY. RECORD OF DEATHS. FARMING WITH DYNAMITE. THE NEW GAME LAW. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Golden Wedding Anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Mason L. Sipcs a Joy ous Occasion at Their Home. niOER RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY. Masou L. Sipes and Catherine Jane Moore were married Au gust 2(1, 1801, at "Uncle Hilly" Lodge's in Brush Creek Valley, Fulton couuty, Pa., by Eov. B. A. Cooper, aud they celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their homo in Earlston, Pa,i Au gust L'G, 1911, from two to eight o'clock, p. m. On this glad occasion there were present with the brido and groom of tifty years ago, the fol lowing persons: Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Shcaffcr, Capt. and Mrs. R. W. Cook, Miss Lizzie Stern, Henry Oosti and soil Arthur, and I. II. Hixon and wife: also, the following children Burton and Howard, of Curwensville; Miss Dorothy, of New York City; Louisa and husband, II. I. O'Neal; Elraira and husband, II. J. Wag oner; Amy and husband, C. P. Ott; and Harriett D. and Olive Blanche, together with the fol lowing grandchildren: Marion, Katherine, Raymond and Doro thy O'Neal; Maynard, Roland, Nelson, Veruon and Martha Ott, and Madeline Wagoner. Tho happy couple received a valuable purse of gold and many other presents, and thotafternoon was very pleasantly spent until half past six o'clock when the following menu was served the menu cards being souvenirs and bearing tho pictures of the host and hostess: Cream of Chicken a la Koino. Celery. Olives. Salted Almonds. Ilnast Turkey StulTed. Mashed Potatoes. Sweet Potatoes. Green Corn on Cob. Vretich I'eaa. Uoquelort and Cream Cheese. Toasted lteiits and Saltino Crackers. Fiftieth Anniversary Cake. Ice Cream. ColTee. Tho serving was in charge of the Chief of the Bedford Springs . Hotel, who had kindly volunteer- . ed his services for tho occasion, and who had tnade up the Anni- :: vorsary cake, which was beauti ful beyoud description. The cake was twenty-two inches in ; diameter and four inches thick, 'oar the outer edge of the cako, I which was wondorfully iced and .born the figures "18011911," ; was a decoration of small lmita turn evergreen; and just outside,' nearer the edge when borno to i thu table, wore fifty lighted can dies, representing tho wedded years, while on a pedestal in the center of it, was a white dove bearing m it3 beak a greoting from each one of tho children to their parents.. There greetings were afterwards read by Burton, the oldest of tho children. Tho groom of tho occasion. Mr k'pos, has au interesting lineage nis Krandmother Hanks being J water of Nancy Hanks, the lamed mother of Abraham Lin cola. From this wo see that the Host, on tins occasion, is a second sin of the great Emancipator. A hanninr n.MwO .1 iL.. Rood people could not be im port, as they will well attest "ter treading tho vale of this "re together for fifty years; but, aur'"g all this time, "The wife nafcund the husband but hu Ja." and the "Angel ho wooed, J has found to bo only a wo Tian." Mr. and Mrs. Sipes havo lived Olives in Kulton and Bed- J counties, with tho exception 1 two months spent in Clearfield ouoty, hat a sermon for Righteous in tho lives of these Godly P'o. And their children shall 86 "P and onu t, vi ... - - v uuoiu uiosauu. retrospect in the glad fact these dear ones have given , ttlchto this earth, and our Pe 's that the da nA ystil deal very kindly with ;m- May their lives and goodly QcncebQ glvon to US ali for WUITTKN KOU TI1K N'KWS. Ilow often do wo seeiur neigh boring counties pointing the fin ger of ridicule, and laughingly branding Fulton as a backwoods county without railroads or mod era conveniences but, as a gener al Hung, their remarks are mere ly a boomerang rebound'ng with double force, as they are often compelled. seek therein materi al to fill many deficits in their own favored localities. Especially is this truo along educational lines. It is with prido that we recall tho number of persons who in tho past havo gono out from our borders and are now occupying prominent positions in tho 6ducatiotnl world, not only m this staie, but- scat tered throughout the nation. To attempt to give tho names would take up far moro space than we havo at our command. Fulton County this year, be sides supplying her own schools with as an elliciont corps of teach ers as is to bo found anywhere in this Commonwealth, has given not only to her sister counties but to some other states as well, a number of teachers whose abili ty goes without question. This goes to prove not only the efficiency of the schools of the county but also the push aud am bition of her people. Below is given a list of some of tho teachers who have secured positions elsewhere, and who have left, or will soon leave, to take up their respective work. We congratulate tho various places to which they go upon se curing the sorvices of persons so well qualified in their chosen line. Not ouly will the schools be bene fitted but we feel that tho com munity at largo profit by their being associated with it. LetitiaPeck, Monroeville, N. J.; Grace Shimor, Breezewood, Pa.; Jessie Mason, Vandergrift Heights; Arthur Shimcr, and Ed gar Alexander to Warren town ship, Franklin county; Bessie lrwia, Philadelphia; Ada Rex roth, Berks county; Alice Hays, Raritan, N. J.; Ethel Hays, Pleas antville, N. J.; Goldie Mason, Clayton, N. J.; Russell Nelson( Pittsburg; Minnie Mock, - ; Carrie Greathead, Johnstown, Pa; Emma Sloan, Johnstown, Pa; Elsie . Greathead, Athens, O., David Chestnut, Cambria coun ty; Bessie Willett, Vandergrift, Pa; II. 0. Wiblo, Broad top City; Elizabeth Henry, Corbin, Pa; G rover C. Kirk, Lancaster coun ty; N. E. M. Hoover, Bedford county. Albert Hays Married. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Eugene Culver, of Buffalo Creek, Colo., anuounco tho marriage of their daughter Betsy Mitchell to Mr. Albert Uauks Hays, on Saturday, September 9, 1911. Mr. Hays, who went to Colorado a few yours ago on account of his health, finds thoclimato very beneficial, and he is interested in a big ranch. His many McConnellsburg friends wish him and his bride a long, happy and prosperous life. Wink-Lynch. At tho home of tho groom's sis ter, Mrs. J. G. Alexander, of this place, on Monday, September 4, 1911, Rev. John M. Diehl, of tho ,Presbyterian church, united in marriage, Miss Bessie Lynch, of Sharpe, Pa., and Mr. Albert Roy Wrink, of Plum Run, Pa. The bride and groom are excellent young people, and enter the realm of married life with the best wish es of their numerous friends. E. L, Martin, representing the Philadelphia North American spent a couple days in town tho first of this week. many years yet to come, and may we all look forward to that which is but a surcease of the struggles here, and a glad acclaim of the triumph over yonder. , 1801 1911. to Condemn Turnpike aud Give Is State Road. From C'tmmlipisburK Itciin-ltory. Highway Commissioner E. M. Bigolow and his wife, with a chauffeur, arrivod hero from Pittsburg at noon on Wednesday and stopped at Hotel Washington. Quite a number of our citizens were quietly sent notice of his proseuco and in a short while fully a score of our leading busi ness and professional men were giving him an informal reception. He was most pleasant in man ner and glad to see our men and assured them by his words and manner of his desire to improve the roads hereabout, which ho said wero rather bad. Ho was on his way from Pitts burg, his home, to Philadelphia, Hasten and other points, via liar- risburg, and left about 2 p. tr. Ho promised to return before long and look further into tho matter of tho various roads cen tering in Charabersburg. He promised to at once bogin advertising for contracts for rc- makiig tho road between here and Greeucastle, constructing an improved Stato road from tho present one. He also promised to institute proceedings at onco to condemn the turnpike betwejn here and Bedford, as provided by tho Shroul Act, and he will then make mauy improvements to tho road, repairing it in various places and temporarily putting it into good shape. Later he will have a State read made of that turnpiko from hero to Pittsburg. Tho repairs can ouly bo roado as far as t!io money is now available but later tho whole long 150 mile road will be remade in tho latest and best way. Upon learning that that tho pike between here and Philadel phia by way of Gettysburg was in good condition except for u distance of possibly twelve miles in Adams county, Commissioner Bigelow promised to have tho necessary repairs msulo and thus make tho entire road bed good between these two points. Our citizens who had tho pleas ure of meeting Commissioner Bigelow were much pleased with him and greatly encouraged by his promises as to our highways all of which need remaking and improving badly. Pennsylvania Corn Stands High. That Pennsylvania can produco corn of high quality was demon strated at Columbus, Ohio, last January, when those exhibits that stood first in the competi tions at Harrisburg last year won out over corn from all other states in tho Eastern Zone. Not ouly did tholveystoue Stato take the sweepstake prize for yellow dent corn, but she also took first prize in tho singlo car exhibit of dent corn of any color. Tho s weeps tako prize for white cap yellow dent corn was won by Harry B. llerr of Lancaster, Pa. Prof. F. D. Gardner of tho Peun sylvania State College iu spcak-s Promises to Institute Proceedings ing of the corn said "Our corn ex hibit was tho best in tho Eastern Zone, and wo took just a half of all the sweekstakes on corn for our zone. I think wo' havo made a very satisfactory showing." Arrangements have been made and indications point to an excep tionally fine show at Pittsburg, in Duquesne Garden, next Jauu ary when the conventions and ex hibitsof the Pennsylvania Live Stock Breeders' Association, the Pennsylvania Dairy Umoc, and the State Horticultural Associa tion of Pennsylvania will be com bined into one mammoth show. The corn show will surpass any former attempt ever made in Pennsylvania along this line. T. Frank Sloan loft for his home at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, after a week spent with friends in town, Persons Well Known to Many of Our Readers, Who Have Answered Final Summons. ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH. Maky E. Wilds. Miss Mary Elizabeth Wilds, died at tho home of her undo and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Woollet at the Washington Uouso iu this placo last Friday morning, of pulmonary tuberculosis. The funeral services conducted bv her pastor, Rev. J. M. Diehl, of the Prcsbyteriau church, assisted by Rev. Royer, of tho M. E. church and Rev. Grove, of the U. P. church, took placo Monday morn ing, and interment was made in Union cemetery. Miss Wilds was a daughter of Goorgo and Rachel (Woollet) Wilds, and was born at Fort Lit tleton on tho last day of May, 1H70. Her mothor dying when Mary was but eight years of ago, she was taken into tho homo of her undo and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Woollet, whore she lived as a daughter during tho remainder of her life. Mary possessed thoso qualities of gentleness and refine ment that won for her the esteem of thoso within tho circle of her acquaintances. Mus. IIkndkwsiiot. Mrs. Elizabeth (Powell) Ben der shot, died at tho home of her daughter Mis. J. R. Mellott, near Mercersburg, on Monday even ing of last week, of a complica tion of diseases incident to ad vanced age. Her remaius were taken to Fulton county on Thurs day and interment was made in Union cemetery in the Big Cove. Tho Powells were among the early English settlors in this sec tion of Pennsylvania, and the grandfather of Mrs. Hendershot obtained a patent for a tract of land at the eastern foot of Side ling Hill known as the old Powell place, and now owned by Frank Schetrompf. It was here that Mrs. Heudershot was born March "5, 18122, hence, at hor death, she was aged b9 years, a months, and 3 days. She was married to John Hendershot in the year 1812, and he died about forty years ago. To this union were born eight children, four of whom survive, namely, Denton, Bethol town ship; lsaacP., near Mercersburg; William C, Akron, O.; and Mar garet, wife of J. R. Mellott, near Mercersburg, Pa. - Mother Hendershot belonged to a hue of sturdy ancestors, who have done much tor tho develop ment ot the country, and her long life is a testimonial to tho simple habits of our forefathers. Gmsox. Mrs. Rebecca Gibson, widow of Alexander Gibson, deceased, who had been physically frail for several years, died last Saturday evening at her home in Wells Valley, at tho age of seventy-nine years. Interment in Wells Val ley cemetery Monday, Rev. Har ry Daniels of York, Pa., conduct ing tho funeral services in the ab sonce of the pastor of the deceas ed, Rev. Weise. Mrs. Gibson had been what could bo truthfully termed a life member of the M. E. chufch, hav ing connected herself with that Christian organization when a child. She endeared herself to thoso in the community in which she so long resided not alone by hor loyalty to the church of her choice but because of her in fluence for good on all who came iu close touch with her in every day life. She is survived by four sons and two daughters, namely, J.W. Gibson, at whoso home she died; Thomas and George, of Pittsburg; James, Altoona; Mrs. Mary Clark, Saxton, and Mrs. Sadie Lodge, Laugdondale. Miss Ethel Elder of Tyrone, re turned home last Monday after a two weeks' visit with the Misses Mason. Removing Stumps, Breaking up Hard pan, and Preparing for Free Planting. To say that a farmer can lift the mortgage on his farm with dynamite is not a joke, but a fact. And one that will spell indepen dence to thousands of land own ers whose cultivatable fields are carrying a double burden of taxes that which legitimately belongs to tho productive soil, and that which is being paid on land rendered uncultivatable by tho presenco of stumps, boulders, hard pan, etc. Tho uso of dynamito on the farm, or, as it has been so aptly called, "larming with dynamito" has passed the experimental stages, and is now as much a part of modern farm practico as is "scientific farming,"orthouso of power machinery. Contrary to general belief, the uso of dynamite, at least, tho brands manufactured especially for farm purposes, is safer than tho handling of ordinary gun powder. The prejudice against dynamite is largely duo to the somewhat frequent explosions of dynannito factories. Invariably theso accidents happen during the process of making the ex plosive, and aro never caused by the finished product. The few cases of injury of users of dynamite on tho farm have, without exception, been caused by tho foolhardy action of the victim inspecting the charge immediately upon its failure to explode. The advice of experts is: "If dynamito fails to explode, go away and come back next week." Whilo this is not to be taken literally, in so far as the period of time is concerned, it does point tho way to positive prevention of accidents. The use of dynamito in farm ing is extremely simple and re quires but the intelligence to fol low a few clear directions, which information, in the form of illus trated booklets, is supplied free by makers of dynamite. Whilo tho cost of performing the various operations of stump and boulder blasting, ditch dig ging, subsoil "plowing," hardpan blasting, etc., varies with condi tions, it is in every caso decided ly lower than the cost of accom plishing the same results by manual labor or with mechanical appliances. Tho Long island, Now York, Railroad Company removed one hundred stumps from its Experi mental Farm at an average cost of but sixteen cents each, includ ing dynamito, blasting caps and fuso. Ordinarily tho pulling of these stumps you would have re quired three men and two horses thirty-three days. One dyna miter and a helper blasted one hundred and fifty-seven stumps in a singlo day. Other records show the remov al of seven hundred and sixty eight Southern pino stumps, of an average diameter of twenty nine inches at a cost of thirty cents each. Subsoil "plowing" or tho break ing up of the lower layers of earth, results, in many instances, in almost doubling tho produc tiveness of farm land, for the simple reason that the natural plant food in the lower strata is made available and a largoly in creased water storage is created. This also aerates tho soil. The blasting of hardpan . produces equally beneficial results. The manifold uses of dynamite for farm purposos are being uni versally recognized, and are be ing developed by the United States Government, agricultural colleges, tho great railroads and other agencies interested in mak ing farms more productive and the work of the farmer easier. Misses Minnie Dickson and Maria D. Alexander returned on Monday after a ten days' visit to W. L. Mowor and wife at High held, Pa. The Raccoon a Game Animal and May Be Killed During September, October, November and December. Section 1. Bo it enacted, Xp., that from and after tho passage of this act, tho wild animal known as tho raccoon shall be classed as, a game animal in this Common wealth, and it shall be unlawful to kill or capturo such animals except during tho month of Sep tember, October, November and December, of each year. Each and every person killing or cap turing, or attempting to kill or take a raccoon during any other month of tho year, except as abovo named, shall, upon convic tion, bo liablo to a penalty of ten dollars for each animal so illegal ly taken or killed; or in default thereof, shall suffer an imprison ment of ono day in jail for each dollar of penalty imposed aud un paid. Section 2. Tho open season for grey, black or fox squirrels; also tfie open season for the grey rab bit and hare; also tho open sea son for tho ruffed grouse, tho wild turkey, tho quail, commonly called Virginia partridge; Eug hsh, Mongolian, ring-necked and Chineso pheasants, shall bo from tho first day of November to De cember fifteenth, inclusive, of each year. Each and every per son killing or taking, or attempt ing to kill or take any of the game birds or animals mentioned in this section, at any time except as provided for in this act, shall upon conviction, bo liablo to a penalty of ton dollars far each auimal killed or tauen, contrary to the provisions of this act, and twonty-five dollars for each game bird, either killed, taken, or at tempted to bo killed or taken, contrary to the provisions of this act; or in default thereof, shall suffer an imprisonment, in tho common jail of the county, of one day for each dollar of ponalty im posed and unpaid, Section 3. Each and every mag istrate, alderman and justico ot tho peace of the Commonwealth is hereby given tho power of sum mary conviction in all matters pertaining to violations of any of the provisions of this act; and also prosecutions for such viola tions shall bo conducted and the penalty applied as provided in section thirty-first of tho act May first, Anna Domini, one thousand nine hundred and muo, entitled "An act to provide for tho pro tection aud preservation of gamo quadrupeds and gamo birds, and song and insectivorous and otlibr wild birds aud prescribing pen alties for violation of its several provisions." Section 4. Ail acts or parts of acts consistent with tho provis ions of this act aro hereby re pealed. Approved Tho 3rd day of Juuo A. D. 1911. John K. Tkn'Kij. Noto. Tho condition govern ing tho taking ot all kinds of game not referred to in tho above Act remain tho same as specified in the Act ot May 1, 1909, and with this our hunters aro famili ar. Bellefonte Gazotte. Vaccination Law in Force. Officials of tho stato depart ment of public instruction statod that numorous letters received at the department from school offi cials in various parts of tho state indicate that an' erroneous im pression prevails that tho com pulsory vaccination law relating to school pupils has been repeal ed. "Tho idea has got abroad, pro bably because there is no men tion of vaccination in the new school code, that it is no longer required. This is a mistake," said A. D. Glenn, deputy super intendent. "Tue vaccination law, which is a health measure, was passed several years ago, and is in forco today just as much as it ever was, although the code is silent on the matter. The re quirements of last year stand." Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Miss Goldio Mason left on Mon day morning for Claytou, N. J., whero sho will teach in the public schools. D. K. Little and wife, and Miss Jessio Correll aro spending two weeks in Kastcrn Cities purchas ing goods. Maude Strait, of Need moro, and Mayo Lake, of McConnells burg, spent last week as tho guests of W. M. Steele. Evert t Press. Dr. Clarence N. Trout and lit tle daughter Esther, of Red Lion, Pa., spent tho time fioni Friday . until Tuesday in tho home of his mothor, Mrs. M. B. Trout. Our old neighbor and friend John II. Wilt of Waynesboro spent last week visiting relatives in Huntingdon county, Huston town and this place. Mr. Wilt looks like tho world was using him well. Mrs. Hattio Dixon and daugh ter Ethel, of Chambcrsburg, who spent a week very pleasantly with her mother, Mrs. Maria Palmer, returned home accompanied 03' her niece, Miss Kathcnno Hart, of Nocdmoro. Mrs. W. R. Spoor and daugh ter, Alice, visited fricuds 111 Cum bcrland, Md., last Saturday and Sunday. They wero accompani ed on their return to Everett by Mrs. Spoor's mother, Mrs. Sara Cutshall. Everett Pross. Mrs. Howard Skipper and her ' children Ernest, Clyde and Boyd, passed through McConnellsburg ou their way to their homo in Waynesboro, after a few days visit among their old lrieuds and acquaintances near Uarrisonvillo. Ernest had been spending sever al weeks visiting in the homo of his sister Grace, Mrs. Henry Sipes, near Andovcr. Miss Anna Locke, of Dallas town, Pa., ard Miss Bell fjocke, of near Fort Littlctou, Fulton Co., were visitors of Miss Mollio Locko on Friday uight aud Satur day of last week. Miss Anna has boon employed in a cigar fac tory for 20 odd years. Sho en tered tho factory a poor girl, pnd by her industrious and careful habits is now worth a consider able amount of money besides real ostato in her homo town. Her childhood homo was Sclua, Fa., whero her father, tho lato Silas Locko onco kept store. Or- bisonia Dispatch. For County Commissioner. Tho tuno is drawiug near for tho primary elections, when can dulatcs of both parties will bo nominated, aud it behooves tho voters to select their best men, especially for tho office of Oouuty Commissioner, and just hero I want to say that no man, on eith cr party, has annouueed, who is better fitted for tho oftico than Jonas Lake, of Taylor township. Ho has been engaged in survey nig for 35 years, and knows tho value of land in every township in tho County. Thero aro thou san Is of acres of land on tho un seated land book which do not cx 1st and tho County is paying tax es on it. Mr. Lake knows every foot of unseated land in the Coun ty, and iu the Commissioner's of flee, would be just in tho position to save the County hundreds' of dollars in taxes on unseated lands that do not exist. Ho is well known in all p'arts of the Coun ty, and if nominatod, will poll a large vote lu every township, cs pocially Bklfast. Miss Edith Mellott, who ha9 been employed at the City Hotel, during the last five years has ac cepted a position in a millinery establishment in Harrisburg and went to that city on Monday to enter upon her new work,
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