VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSliURG, PA., JUNE ) 1,1914. NUMBER 3 THE GRIM REAPER. Sort Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who nave Recently Passed Away. Abraham W. Fox. Abraham Washington Fox. tssed peacefully away at his Me in McConnellsburg at 9:15 dock Tuesday morning, June 1914, aged 79 years, 4 months, Id 2 days. The funeral will ike place at 10 o'clock this lurning; the services will be con- ted by Rev. J. L. Yearick, of Reformed church, and inter- Int will be made in the Reform- graveyard in McConnellsburg, the lot wherein lies the re tains of his mother. Sir. Fox, a son of John and try Hege Fox, was born in Ayr ftvnship, and spent his entire in this county. He was nev- married, and he and his sis- Miss Eliza A., have main- ned the home since the death their mother. Some ten years more ago, they left their farm Ayr township, built a house in Connellsburg, moved into it, id have resided there since. Fox was one of those quiet, ilensive men who never make imies. When he met his fel- r man, he met a friend. iVhile he had been in declining lth for some time, he was "up t about" until two days before J death; even less than half an r before he passed away, a fcnd called, took him by the fJ and said, "I hope you are ling better, Mr. Fox," when sreplyed smilingly, "0, I'm not Be is survived by two sisters I two brothers, namely, 6a and Susan (Mrs. J. Thomp- I Myers) in McConnellsburg; In, residing in the home of daughter Emma, (Mrs. H. B. ut) near town, and Andrew, IJing at East Palestine, 0. Seville. iwoodLce, two-year-old son ir. and Mrs. Webb Seville, of .died Thursday, the 28th. of spinal trouble. Interment lay in Union Cemetery. Rev. k officiating. The Bereaved ly have the sympathy of the w , . w labors. Barmont. telephone message from John nont, near Chambersbure. to facie, Henry Barmont, Tod Nhip, stated that a small f of the former died on last My evenincr. Wp havo tin o ii v fer particulars. WOODS ACCIDENT. Be Hanson Sowers Crushed to Death neath Falliug Tree Last Mon day Morning;. Sam MelloW, of Ayr township, has a big steam sawmill working up the timber on the old Glazier place in the Corner. Cam Mel- lott has a contract logging on the same job. Last Monday morn ing Cam and Hanson Sowers, the latter aged about 38 years, cut a large tree which lodged against a nearby tree, which was already supporting a dead chestnut tree that had lodged against it long ago. The two men went and cut the tree against which the oth ers were lodged. When it gave way, the two men started to run for safety, when the chestnut took an unexpected lurch and came down crushing Mr. Sowers, and killing him almost instantly. The funeral services conducted by Rev. J. L. Rearick, of Mc Connellsburg, took place Tuesday morning, and interment was hiade in the Union cemetery. The unfortunate man was a son of the late David Sowers. Seriously Injured. 'iiie George W. Morton and n Walter were makintr a to Hancock and return to his 'n Belfast tnwnshin ,ast Week, hp mot writh an "t that might have proved Thev h;irl Hi R or ties to Hancock, and returning with n InnH rf Walter ather sittino- nn la. when the whppl struck nn ration that caused Mr. Mor- ' lall in frrmf J'nwls, which caught him, broke several ribs. Mr. n narrowly escaping being cu w neath. ' Norton is nnw of V,iD knmo ping along as well as might ilum sucn a serious Bu'lil Us a Railroad. ntatives of the East reroute l ,i, t totIntterminal at NeeIev- the theoretical terminal Milis. They confer ft a number of representa re 'ens along the way, and 'uil? I niade a Proposition fQ t!leroadto the latter 1 l0cal citizens would take nds u 3ry $350'000 wrth We understand that lauirnlini- th ":,"ata are waiting THoaa promoters to iBir Recent Weddings. Gkeatiiead Sipes. Mr. Wellesley H. Greathead and Miss Estelle Sipes, both of this place, were united in mar riage December 13, 1913, by the Rev. Samuel M. Perry, a retired Presbyterian minister, in his home in Elkton, Md. Mr. Great head is a well known business man, and Miss Sipe3 is a daugh ter of Attorney J. Nelson Sipes. It was the intention of Mr. and Mrs. Greathead to keep their marriage a secret until Christ mas 1913, because the bride was engaged at the time of her mar riage in doing teacher's substi tute work in the Rouzerville High School, for Miss. Goldie Mason, of this place, and she did not ex pect to remain in Rouzerville la ter than Christmas: But Miss Mason resigned at about that time and the substitute was per suaded by the directors to finish the term, which she did. The object, therefore, in keeping the wedding a secret was to save embarrassment between the di rectors, the High School princi pal, and . Mrs. Greathead, be cause of the objection to the em ployment of married lady teach ers. On Tuesday of last week Mr and Mrs. Greathead slipped off for a little trip to Philadelphia, returningon Friday, and announc ing their marriage to their sur prised friends. Mellott Moore. Mr. Minnich Mellott and Miss Pearl Moore were married in Cumberland, Md., on June 29, 1914. Mr. Mellott is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Mellott, and Miss Moore is the daughter of the late William Moore, all of Licking Creek township. These excellent young people have the good wishes of their many friends the News among them. They will reside on their farm south of Saluvia. Twenty Thousand Dollars. On Monday, Miss Georgie Jay was awarded a verdict of $20,000 against Homer Rodeheaver, choir master for "Billy" Sunday, evan gelist, for breach of i promise to marry. Mis Jay alleged that she met Rodeheaver in Iowa, that they became friends and that he pro posed marriage to her and was accepted. Later she declared he refused to marry her "because marriage would interfere with his career." . Taxicab rides, long strolls and discussion of future plans figured largely in the testimony of Miss Jay. Evidence was presented show ing that Koaeheaver was paid $100 a week and traveling expen ses. Subscribe for the News. June Court. Court opened at 10, A. M. Tuesday morning with President Judge S. McSwopo; and his as sociates Wm. B. Stigersand Wm. Mellott on the bench. In the estate of Harriet Peck deceased, inventory approved and the Court made a decree that the real estate appraised and set a- part to N. II. Peck be and re main to him and his heirs, sub ject to the debts of the deceased. In case of II. L. Wishart, vs. Nellie Wishart, proceedings in divorce, the Corrt appointed M. R. Shaffner, masier. . Nellie Wishart, presented her petition asking for allowance for support and attorney foes, and the Court made an allowance of $250, for the purpose. In the case of Bessie Divelbiss, vs. Charles F. Divelbiss, proof having been made of service of writ, and publication, the Court appointed John P. Sipes master. The order to view a private road through lands of Daniel Gil bert and others in Tod township was continued. The order to view a public road in Bethel and Union townships, was also continued, as was the order to view a public road in Licking Creek township. In the estate D. H. Myers, pe tition for writ of partition pre sented, and inquest awarded. Petition of E. R. McClain, pre sented asking the appointment of a guardian of Ernest R. Mc Clain, Jr. The Court appointed the Chambcrsburg Trust Co. In the estate of B. A. Deavor, deceased, widow's appraisement ordered to be filed and approved unless exceptions are filed within 20, clays. In the estate of Levi Kecfer, deceased, widow's appraisement confirmed and ordered to be re corded unless exceptions are filed within 20, days. In the estate of Samuel M. Clevenger, deceased, widow's ap praisement under Act of ISi-v!. filed and confirmed and ordered to be recorded unless" exceptions are filed within 20, days. In the estate of Joseph A. Mel- lot, deceased, widow's appraise' ment filed and to be recorded un less exceptions are filed within 20. days. In estateof Henry Fite, widow's appraisement ordered filed and to be recorded unless exceptions are filed within 20 days. In, the estateof Levi Smith, de ceased, widow's appraisement confirmed and ordered recorded unless exceptions are filed within 20 days. In the case of Gilbert Dudley vs. Margaret Dudley, answer of respondent filed. In the estate of Teter Magsam, deceased, petition of D'. A. Nel son, was presented asking leave to pay money into court. Per mission granted as prayed for. First account of J. C. Baker and M. B. Baker, administrators of A. F. Baker, deceased, was confirmed. First and final account of E. II. Kirk, administrator of E. S. Mel lott, deceased, was confirmed. First and final account of W. II. Greathead and Emily Great head, administrators of ElmiraV. Greathead, wag confirmed. Auditors' report in the estate of Geo. O. Lynch, was confirmed. Auditors' report in the assigned estate of J. T. Bridges, confirmed. Auditors', report in the estate of D. A. Gillis, deceased, confirmed. Petition of citizens of Belfast township asking for appointment of a person to fill unexpired term of Alexander Mellott as auditor was presented and the Court ap pointed A. M. Garland. Petition of citizens of Taylor township for appointment of viewers to view, lay out and va cate a public road was presented and the Court appointed M. R. Shaffner, F. P. Plessinger and Job Truax viewers. An application was presented by Maye Lake to supply a lost deed, and- after hearing in open THE GAME OF POLITICS. It Is Fascinating, But It Takes Lots of Good Money to Play It. The game of politics is like playing the Stock Market, it is all right if you have some cash that you can spare in case you lose. That it takes money to be a candidate is shown bv the ex pensc account of some of those in the late Primary election con test; then, to the winners in that contest, the worst 'is yet to come. The account of Vance C. Mc- Cormick, Democratic candidate for governor, shows $33,271.23 expended in his primary cam paign. One contribution of $5, 000 came from his-sister. Michael J. Ryan, the opposing candidate for the Democratic nomination, spent $2,723.49 for headquarters, clerical work, hotel ills and traveling and expenses of men traveling with him. Senator Boies Penrose spent $11, C10. 73 on his campaign for nomination by the Republicans for United States senator. Con gressman A. Mitchell Palmer ex pended $2,511.14 in his contest for the Democratic nomination and Gifford Pinchot, Washingon party nominee, spent $2,753.53. Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, stand pat nominee for governor, in filing his expense account, shows that he spent $3,139.48 in his campaign. He accounts for every item in detail, one being 18 cents for newspapers at head quarters. The largest single item was $1,773.55 for printing. Frank L. Dershem, $111.12. Rev. James M. Yeager, $1,382 92, the most of which is charged to advertising and auto hire. B. K. Focht; $827.30, the bulk of which is for advertising with $100 charged to postage and $20 tor mileage book. Bedford's Historic Building. Our neighboring town, Bed ford, has a house of historic in terest which is well worth taking care of. It is known locally as the Mowery House, and stands just across the street from the Bedford House. It is a substan tial stone structure and was built some time before the year 1757; and, early in its history, shelter ed such men as General Forbes. Cols. Burd, Armstrong, and Bo- quet, of the British army, and General George Washington, of the American army the latter on three occasions, the last time while president of the United States. On the afternoon of Memorial Day, Fort Bedford Chapter No. 4 of the Sons of the American Revolution, took steps initative to the purchasing of this, the only building remaining that stood within the limits of Fort Bed ford, for the purpose of preserv ing it, and using it as a museum for the exhibition of the many historic papers, manuscripts and relics for which there is an abun dant supply in Bedford county. The building being situated along what was the original For bes Road, and now one of the inks in the Lincoln Highway, will bo a "Mecca" for thousands of tourists from all states, who may traverse this great trans continental highway. court, the Court made a decree as prayed for. The deed to her farm in Licking Creek township was burned when the house was destroyed by fire last July. The argument list was then taken up and the matter of the exceptions to the report of J. N. Sipes, auditor appointed to make distribution of the assigned es tate of Frank P. Lynch, was ar gued and referred back to the auditor. In the matter of the citation no Frank P. Lynch, trustee in the estate of Wm. A. Speer, to file an account, it was agreed to argue the case before the Court at Gettysburg. Case of Agnes Ray et al. vs. Mflrv Rpvlnr was nrcniprl PVinrf took papers and will decide case at nhftmhers. Court adjourned at 2:30 P, M L'se The Demonstrator. "The county farm demonstra tor is rather a busy man if he ,i it i . . . , uuua an ne mignc do. Here are some of these things as shown by experience. He keeps lists of second-hand machinery which farmers desire to sell or trade, He keeps a record of farmers who have live stock or seeds for sale, or who wish to buy these things. In Seward County, Ne braska, the demonstrator had at one time several thousand bushel of alfalfa seed listed, and the Thurston County demonstrator knew where several hundred bu shels of seed corn were to be had just before planting time. In his rounds the demonstrator vis its schools and helps the teacher in her work of bringing the schools into relation with lifp He acts as a go-between for farm ers who have the same crops and wish to sell in a club or organiza tion rather than individually. He suggests crops which mierht be so grown and shipped. He looks after the matter of the home mixing of fertilizers, and knows where the ingredients may be bought, He finds enough farmers who want fertilizers to make a car lot. Sometimes he runs a little demonstration farm. and he nearly always has some demonstrations going forward on the farms of others. Gradually the farm demonstrator will come to be recognized as the greatest possible aid to the teachers and the county superintendent. The teaching of agriculture from books is a very poor substitute for the real study in the book of nature. Thedemonstratorshould have the expert knowledge which teachers and superintendents are likely to lack, and if he does not place it at the disposal of the schools he will not be living up to his opportunities." Farm and Fireside. For the insignificant sum of one dollar a year from each and every farmer in this County, we could have just such conditions here. The Jews of this country can knock the socks off of us at making money, and they are in vading the agricultural districts, and getting rich. They don't pull and haul every fellow for himself, but have over fifty well organized societies with instruc tors, and 'tis said, make their haughty American "betters" look like thirty centy all because they put business into farming. MOUNT CLEMENS. UNPROFITABLE ENTERTAINMENT. Interesting Letter from Miss Anna Ir win Telling of Michigan's Great Health Resort. Trouble of Motorists. Don't poke fun at the automo bile party who comes into town on foot through a back alley. It may be their automobile that is being towed down street at the end of a thirty-foot rope drawn by two sturdy oxen. No, don't poke fun, they feel bad enough about it. There are a thpusand-and-one things that may go wrong about an automobile; and when the thousand things are working all right, the one thing may give you trouble enough to make you grayhaired. Then, when everything about the machine is working to perfec tion, some unlooked-for outside cause may put you out of . busi ness so quickly that you will feel that you are hoo-dooed for sure. as the following story told by Ed uckley in his Store News illus trates. Ed lives in Crook, Colo rado, and this happened near his town. 'J. R. Sullivan was spinning along homeward bound in his good Overland Saturday night, the lGth, when he was obliged to slow down about one mile out of Crook for a bunch of cattle. He not only had to slow down and stop, but, now, listen: One old bossy, more curious than the rest banged away with a good hind foot, hit that auto in the eye, broke some insignificant connec tion in its stomach works and put that car out of commission then and there. We don't think the cow was mad. but Jim wa-wa- walked home. We think that car should hnvA a rmii nt Vinrna nr a ! cow-catcher or cow chaser, As was noted in the columns of the News, Miss Anna Irwin, of this place, accompanied her niece, Mrs. Bnnt Miller (Grace Huston) to Mount Clemens. Mich a tew weeks ago. Mrs. Miller has been a great sufferer frnm rheumatism, and was taken to Mount Clemens in tha hono thnt she might be benefited bv treat. ment at that place. A letter to the Editor from Miss Irwin, un. der date of June 5th has much of praise for Mount Clemens as a place of healing for the afflicted, and reads as follows: ' 'I wonder i f you, or any of the many readers of The Fulton County News would care to hear about Mount Clemens, Michigan, and its world-famous Mineral Baths. Their efficiency in the treatment of all forms ofrheu matism is without a parallel. The time allowed for each bath is one-half hour. Most of the time the invalid is in the bath tub he is being worked upon by the attendant, especially those afflicted with rheumatism. Here you see persons afflicted with all kinds of rheumatisms and in ev ery stage of development: also. in all kinds of a crippled-un con dition. They come in an ambu lance, on stretchers, in wheel chairs; walking with two crutch es, one crutch, and with canes Very few go away without hav ing received some benefit from tne baths; and it is simply mar velous how quickly some cases of rheumatism respond to the treat ment. Several have come under my own observation in the short time I have been here. There are seventeen Iartre bath houses in Mount Clemens. and during the busy months- June, July and August there is a constant stream of people going to and from the different bath houses, and the city is at its live liest. It is a very desirable health and pleasure resort all the year round. 'I have thoroughly em'oved the change. It has been an edu cation to me, as well as a benefit; for I, too, as well as my niece. have been trying the virtue of the baths. I have written this short sketch of Mount Clemens in the hope that some poor sufferer from that dreadful disease, rheuma tism, may be encouraged to come and try the baths, and be cured or helped, as many many others have been. "One cannot go away from Mount Clemens without being more thankful than you ever were before, for health and strength Yours, very truly, Anna Irwin Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D., Commissioner of Health. The most popular form of en tertainment of the present day is the moving picture. Tens of thousands of our citi zens attend these popular priced theatres daily. That this econo mical form of entertainment has come to stay until supplanted by some equally reasonable and en joyable substitute is scarcely open to argument. The vulue of some inexpensive form of amusement for the tired worker is obvious but there are certain conditions which the pur veyor of such entertainment should consider due his patrons and which they should in turn demand. Proper ventilation and cleanli ness ought to be given without the asking and when they are not provided they should be com pelled. The shocking accidents which have brought the public to a realization of necessity for ade quate protection from fire in places of public amusement taught their lesson at the price of many lives. The crowding of hundreds of people into improvised auditori ums which are stuffy, overheat ed and ill ventilated has no doubt exacted an equally high death toll from pneumonia and other infectious diseases. In the early days of these en terprises when there was an un certainty as to the lasting popu larity of this class of entertain ment, it might have worked a hardship to demand too much. Under present conditions when a great mass of the people are sup porting these theatres the pro tection of their patrons, health is essential. The working man or woman who seeks relaxation after a day's toil will not secure the full bene fit if shut in a crowded, ill-smell ing, badly ventilated auditorium. Their pleasure will be lessened though they may be unaware of the fact. They are being depriv ed of the full measure of their recreation. The public themselves hold the remedy largely within their own hands. Use your influence to aid the health authorities in their ef forts to improve housing condi tions. If you are a patron of the movies seek those places where the proprietor has provided prop er ventilation and cleanliness. Avoid the close ill-smelling or scented atmosphere lest you pay the exorbitant price of headaches colds or pneumonia. Will Repair Roads. The Dauphin county Court handed down an opinion on Mon day, upholding the constitution ality of the appropriation of Ahe income from automobile licenses for work on the State Highways. and ordered the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing Au ditor General Powell and State Treasurer Young to honor a requisition from the State High way Commissioners against the accumulated automobile funds Highway Commissioner Bigclow at once gave out the statement that work on repairing State roads would begin at once. This in, no way affects the work asked for from private parties, by many County men who are fully aware that the State's force cannot reach outlying districts in time to save the Sproul "Toads from further damage from neg lect. If any movement toward repairing the roads by private work has been made, push it along, same as though the de cision referred to had not been rendered. Subsoribe for the "News' ; 1.00 year. only Doctors Had Busy Day. Doctors Palmer and Skinner of Chambcrsburg, and Dr. Mosser, of this place, had a busy dav Thursday of last week. Togeth er they etherized and operated on four patients. At Daniel B. McQuade's in Ayr township, they cut away some bone from the tibia in his little daughter's leg. At George Fraker's, Fort Littleton, they removed adenoids and cut away enlarged tonsils, of his little daughter, and at Char les Cline's, of the same place, they performed the same opera tion on Mr. Cline's little daugh ter, and removed a fatty tumor from the arm and shoulder of Mrs. Dyson Fraker. Lost Cows by Poison. John C. Roberts, of Bedford township, Bedford county, was spraying trees with arsenate of lead, last week, and let the ves sel containing the mixture stand beside the watering trough, and four of his cows drank of it, three of which died. The three that died merely tasted of it, while the one that lived, drank much of it-probably so much that, as it frequently happens, the poison could not take a killing effect Mr. Roberts is well known to many in this county who will be uorry to learn of hia misfortune,
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