65 C0l1Ht a mi irvi n VOLUME 1G McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY '27,1915 NUMBER 3G THE GRIM REAPER. Jiort Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Dave Recently Passed Away. Captain J. S. McDowell. As noted In these columns hortly afterwards, Captain John lands McDowell died at his home li Smith Centre, Kansas, April ith The Smith Centre news papers published several columns f obituary. " From this we pub lish the following excerpts from sketch of his life: Captain McDowell was born in Vanklin county, Pa., August 1, U0. and at the age of 12 years L removed to Fulton county, and uter to Smith Centre, Kansas ihere he prospered in the mer cantile business. In 1876 he las married to Miss Cordelia A. Kiles, of Wisconsin. On September 1, 1861, he en- Isted for a three-year term in Jompany F, 77th Pa. Volunteers. Ie wa3 taken prisoner at Chick- imauga September 19, 1863, and eld in various southern prisons ntil March 1865. He was mus- eredoutof service July 1866. IVhen he was promoted to the atik of Captain of his company, he members presented him with fine sword with the regular ervice belt. The inscription was Presented to Captain John S. .IcDowell by the members of Lompany F, 77th Pennsylvania volunteer Infantry, as a mark of steem and reward for meritor ous service Ayrill, 1863." When ie was taken prisoner at Chicka nauga, this sword was taken from him, but the Captain to ivhom he delivered it exchanged addresses with him, promising to return the sword at the end of the war. The sword was after wards traced through many south em individuate and states; but finally, all trace of it was lost Thirty-six years later, a young man of Jackson, Georgia, adver tised the sword in New York pa pers. The advertisement was seen by a young lady of Kansas who knew the Captain, and she telegraphed the good newe to him, and it was not long after wards that the Captain regained possession of this most cherished relic. Captain McDowell left the neighborhood of Fort Littleton to enlist in the army when he was about twenty-one years of age. After he had settled in the west, he took such an active part in the public welfare that he soon became a leader. He served as mayor, bank director, director of the Kansas penitentiary, and was one of the staunchest supporters of the Kansas state agricultural college that has done so much to develop agriculture not only in that state, but its influence has gone out all over the great West His death is a loss not only to the immediate community in which he lived and worked, but to the whole state of Kansas. John M. Winters. John M. Winters, one of Ful ton County's oldest and most highly esteemed citizens, passed sway at hi3 home in Thompson township, Thursday, May 20, 1915, aged 85 years, 2 months, and 25 days. The funeral servi ces were conducted by his pastor Rev. Calvin L. Funk, and inter ment was made in the cemetery at the Tonoloway Baptist church, last Saturday. Mr. Winters was married many years apo to Annie, daughter of Robert and Amy Bailey McCIel !&n, who survives, together with following children, namely, Effamy, widow of the late John Douglass, of Thompson township MissLura, at home; George A., fesidinein the same township; and Maggie, wife of Luther "yatt residing in West Virginia. Tha fWpAsprl was a memher of the Tonoloway Primitive Baptist church and a most excellent chris jjan gentleman. Unassumirig in "is manner, but one of those men hose word was good as his bond nd the very soul of honor and uprightness in his dealing with his fellow-man. Dallas Myers. Mr. Dallas II. Myers, formerly of this county but lately of Frank lin County died last Saturday of heart weakness and failure, aged 58 years, 1 month, and 19 days. A little over a year ago' his wife died. And later, a few months ago, his daughter Mrs. Edgar Downin, was called away. Fi nancial troubles also became a part of his burden, and under the weight of it all, his health broke down. His home was bro ken up and he removed to Frank lin county and made his home with his brother Wiiliam, and his granddaughter Mrs. Lillian Ri der. About twenty years ago he became a member of the United Presbytc -:a:i church of McCon nellsburg ami ; dhered to his faith unto the end o'' his days. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Pine of Franklin county, One brother and three sisters, name ly, William, and Mrs. Ed Pine of Franklin county; Mrs. Joseph Erisman of Tod township, and Barbara, in the West. His re mains were brought to this place where funeral services were con ducted by Rev. J. L. Grove on last Sabbath afternoon and inter ment was made in Unio'n ceme tery. Mrs. Emma Wilt. Mrs. Emma Wilt, widow of the late Michael S. Wilt, died at her home in Fort Littleton, this coun ty Tuesday, May 25, 1915, aged 80 years, 3 months, and 22 days. The funeral services conducted by Rev. W. M. Cline of the Meth odist Episcopal church, took place Thursday morning at 10:30 o' clock, and interment was made in the cemetery at Fort Littleton beside the remains of her husband who passed away several years ago. . . Mrs. Wilt had been confined to her bed only about two weeks, and death was the result of a general debility incident to ad vancing age. She is survived by two children, namely, Mrs. Ber tha Bare and DeKalb Wilt-both of Fort Littleton, and by two brothers, Alfred and Oliver Carouthers, of Orbisonia. Mrs. Rose Bolyard Fisher. Mrs. Rose Bolyard Fisher died in her beautiful new home in Tunnelton, W. Va., May 5, 1915. aged 29 years, 3 months, and 18 days. She leaves no children a babe born eight days prior to the mother's death having lived but five days. Her husband, Thomas Fisher, survives. The funeral was held May 10th, and was at tended from this county by Mr. Fisher's sister, Mrs. Sadie Kanulf of the Cove, and by his aunt, Mrs. Ross R. Hann, of Licking Creek township. Mr. Fisher is general manager of a chain of ten stores owned by. KaufTman and Fisher, of Tunnelton', W. Va Hi3 marriage to Miss Bolyard took place February 15, 1914. Mrs. Alice Robinson. Mrs. Alice Robinson, wife of Aaron Robinson, died at their home near Union Memorial church, Bedford county, May 17, 1U15, aged 43 years, I montn ana Ifi Havs. The funeral was held on May 19th, interment being made in the cemetery at the Alt. Pleasant Lutheran church or whir h shn. was a. mpmher. Rev. Frownfelter conducted the ser vices. She is survived by her husband and two children. Also by several brothers and sisters one of which is Mrs. Sarah Ann Stevens of Saluvir- Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, wife of the late Captain J. Addison Moore, died at the home of her son Dr. Joseph L. Moore, in Brooklyn, N. Y., Friday, May 21, 1915, aged about seventy years. Mrs. Moore was a native of Camp- hill, Cumberland County, Pa., to which place her remains were brought for interment last bun day. She was an aunt of Mrs. Thomas F. Sloan, of this place. Miss Mary Sloan attended the funeral. Captain Eli Eichelberger. Veteran Eli Eichelberger. bet ter known to many of our read ers as Captain Eichelberger, died in Everett May 18th, aged 75 vears. 4 months, and 14 days. Probably, no other Bedford counr ty man of his day, took a more active part and was identified with more industrial institutions, thai) Captain Eichelberger. M0 HAS LIVED'HERE LONGEST? Incidents of History Connected With the Lives of Fulton County's Oldest Residents. On May 6th. we asked for short h istories of the lives of old residents of Fulton county. To the one showing the longest resi dence barring war service we will send the News free for the remainder of his or her life. To the second oldest pioneer we will send the paper for five years free and to the third, one year free. The following is the first letter we have received in which some history was given. The other ap plicants sent age only. What we want is a story of their lives. If Miss Sarah A. Wible, better known locally as Aunt Sallie Wi ble, lives until the 17th day of next July, she will have complet ed a life of 88 years. Her broth er Benjamin will be 86 years of age on the fifth of next Deem- ber. These two aged people were born and grew to manhood and womanhood on the old Wible place about one fourth of a mile from where Dane postoflice is now located. It was the first farm to be cleared back of Scrub Ridge, thus making it the oldest farm in that neighborhood. The farm is owned by II. O. Wible. Miss Sarah is a daughter of Adam and Jane Wible, deceased. After the death of her father, which occurred about sixty years ago, aunt bailie worked out ior a few years and then carr.e home to care for her mother who died about thirty-five years ago. Af ter that event, she and her broth er Lewis lived tojiether until ten years ago this fall, when Lewis died. Since that time she has lived with her niece, Mrs, Scott Brant, near Dane. Part of the time that Aunt Sallie worked out she lived with William Cooper and she carried many a bucket of water from the spring where the McConnellsburg reservoir now stands. At another time she lived in the home of Benja min Bolinger, when he kept ho tel on the pike where John Lake now lives. She can relate many curious stories of how traveling on the pike was done in those days. She tells that a coffin con taining a corpse was hung in chains under a big Conestoga Wagon and brought in that way from a western state and taken down south for interement. Dur ing her long life she was never more than ten miles from home. On the 6th of last December she fell, and since that time she has been helpless although she is not sick. Letter, No. 2. Miss Elizabeth Bailey. I was born on a farm on Timber Ridge, in what is now Thompson town ship, Fulton county, Pa., on Mon day, December 13, 1829. At the time I was born the farm lay in Bethel township, Bedford county. Hence, if my life shall be spared to see another birthday, I shall be 86 years of age. With the ex ception, of five months that I, at one time, spent in the family of George Fisher in Hancock, Md., I have spent my entire life of more than fourscore years in the immediate neighborhood of my birth. I would hardly take rank as a great, traveler, for the Trough Creek Baptist church in Huntingdon county, which is less than fifty miles from my home is the greatest point in distance that I have ever been away from my birthplace. Berkley Springs, W. Va., distant about 20 miles from my home, Hancock, Md., War fordsburg, Needmore, and Mc Connellsburg, are the towns that I have visited in my lifetime. In my childhood days, in the section of country in which I was born, there were very few hous es of more than one story and a half that is one room down stairs and a garret up with an ordinary ladder taking the place of the modern stairway. There were no cookstoves, no buggies, but few spring-wagons, and they THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. A Great Success From Start to Finish, Unusually Large Number of Per sons in Attendance. While no one but the officials know just how much planning actual work it takes to keep an or ganization like the Fulton County Sunday School organization on its feet, md see to it that it not only marks time, but actually makes important strides forward every year, it was a matter of congrat ulation to the officers as well as much satisfaction to the friends of the Sunday School, that the convention last week should take such high rank with the work in other parts of the State. At the first session on Thurs day afternoon, it was found that every district in the County was represented. The instructors and special workers were on the ground, the auditorinm was well filled with anxious friends, and the work from the beginning went on at high speed. It was soon found that no one room in town would accommo date the number of people that would be present in the evening, and it was arranged that the men should attend at the school audi torium, and the ladies at the Methodist church Thursday even ing. This was a thoughtful pro vision, for both places were filled to their full seating capacity. The only change in the pro gram as previously announced was the calling off of the parade which became necessary on ac count of the rain. And had the weather been favorable, McCon nellsburg would have witnessed one of the most unique parades in her history. The music was fine at all the sessions. One thing that add3 to the music in any meeting of that kind is, to have plenty of books. Thi3 matter had not been overlooked, and with a capable leader, and a male chorus of thirty-five voices, the music was a most important feature of . the convention. All expenses for the conven tion were met leaving almost enough for the entire state pledge of $65.00. Among the speakers present were Miss Martha Kendall, for several years doing home mis sionary work in the South, and .vliss Alice Wishart, lately return ed foreign missionary from In dia. The addresses made by these ladies were full of informa tion and inspiration, and the in fluence will be felt in increased and more intelligent interest in this most important branch of the work of the great Christian Church. It is out of the question for the limited space in the home news papers to give in detail the many good things said by the several speakers, but the thoughts ex pressed by them will be carried by the delegates back and given to the schools throughout the County, and in that way the whole work will be helped. The list of new officials will be given next week. didn't have "springs." Every' one that could afford it, rode horseback, and the rest walked. Young folks thought nothing of getting up early Sunday morning, getting their work out of the way, and then walking eight or ten miles to church. The young sport who was fortunate enough to have a horse, took his girl "on behind him," that is, they both rode the same horse. Nearly every farmer's daughter was a splendid horsewoman, and could ride equally well in saddle or "bareback." Girls or younger women wore no shoes in summer time, and usualjy shared the farm work in the field, doing the same work as men. Hence, you will see I have lived to see the coming of thebuggy, the bicycle, the motorcycle, the autimobile, and the aeroplane. As an artificial light pine knots were relied upon. Those who could afford it used tallow candles. To be continued. MOUNTAINS NOT BARRIERS. Railroads No Longer Need Follow Long Winding Water Courses, or Pass Through Expensive Tunnels. For many years the people of the larger part of Fulton County felt they were doomed to be for ever deprived of railroad facili ties. This conclusion was based upon the fact that, until recently, railroads could not be operated successfully upon a grade that exceeded 2 per cent Hence the oldtime steam roads followed long winding water courses, or pass through tunnels made at the expenditure of millions ' of dol lars, and then with great risk of loss of life and destruction of property. Thanks to the devel opments of science, and of mod ern invention, railroads may be built and operated most success fully right up the steep mountain side, or across the hills and hol lowsmuch more easily than the hauling by teams over hilly roads. When the present promoter, E. J. Post, came into thi3 communi ty and proposed building a real standard gauge railroad right across the Cove mountain and thus connect McConnellsburg with the Cumberland Valley rail road at Fort Loudon, it was thought impracticable if not im possible, by many, and some there are, who refuse to be con vinced even now. There were enough, however, who had suf- ficent faith in the project to put up money and form an organiza tion, get a charter, find compan ies who were glad to take the contract to construct the work, and now the work has actually begun. In order to make assurance doubly sure, the officers of the home Company, conceived the idea of inviting as many of the citizens of Fulton and Franklin as cared to join, to be the guests of the Company in an automobile excursion to Hagerstown, there to be the guests of the Hagers town & Frederick Railway Com pany. This excursion was pulled off last Saturday and more than sixty persons in fourteen auto mobiles made the journey. At Hagerstown the party was met by representatives of the H. & F. Ry Co., a special car was placed at their disposal, and the party was taken over the road as far as Braddock Heights on the summit of the South Mountain, a distance of 23 miles, a most beautiful spot, indeed. Here after a magnifi cent luncheon had been served, the guests were shown the sub station power house of the Com pany at the summit of the moun tain and were shown also the electric locomotive, of the same type and tonnage as proposed for our local railway. The locomo tive was seen in operation draw ing trains loaded with materials over grades as high as 8 per cent, on a direct haul of three miles which was taken with ap parently little effort. The ap proximate weight of tonnage pulled by this locomotive, accord ing to the statements of the of ficials of the Hagerstown Rail way Company, was approximate ly 200 tons. The grade at this point incidentally, is 2k per cent, steeper than the grade at the steepest part of our proposed line from McConnellsburg to Fort Loudon as our grade does not at any point exceed 6 per cent The electric locomotive demon strated, is one of four used by that company which hook onto freight cars on the steam railway at Frederick and Hagerstown and convey them from those cities right over the trolley tracks to the various mountains and foot hills, a distance of thirty miles, loaded to their capacity deliver ing them to various point3 of des tination, where they are re-loaded with the products of the ter ritory contiguous to , the trolley line and shipped to market The demonstration given show ed the wonderful electric locomo tive hauling three standard freight cars, two of which were Cove Cattle Dying. Something new in cattle dis temper has appeared on several farms in Big Cove. Cattle owned by George Buterbaugh, Conrad Glazier, William Cutchall, and the Patterson Bros, were turned out on adjoining pasture grounds owned by Mr. Buterbaugh, and Mr. Glazier, near Jugtown. About two weeks ago, it was noticed that the cattle were not looking right. Recently, three of Mr. Buterbaugh's cattle died, and others are sick and may die. William Cutchall has lost one, with more expected to die, and Mr. Glazier and the Pattersons have each lost one, with more sick. As nearly as we can de scribe them, the symptoms are as follows: Falling off of flesh and presenting appearance of gener al decline until they die. The Buterbaugh cattle bled freely at the nose; but the bleeding was not general among the other men's cattle. Mr. Buterbaugh opened one and found the intes tines obstructed by a solid mass of undigested matter. He has notified the State Live Stock Sani tary Board, and asked that a veterinary be sent at once to in vestigate the disease. There are no symptoms of foot and mouth disease. On the contrary, it is believed that some poisonous growth was gathered and eaten by the cattle. During the last week in April we heard of four or five sick cat tle belonging to the late John J. McDonald, on the McDaniel farm near Saluvia; but we were unable to get the particulars. Some of them died. Three weeks ago, George S. Mellott, of Belfast township, went to the pasture to bring home the cows and found one had died during the day, al though he had not noticed any thing the matter with her when taken to the pasture in the morn ing. Birthday Party. While Mrs. Grover Peck was busy doing her morning work on last Saturday she was suddenly surprised by seeing her friends and neighbors coming in with baskets laden with good things. After greetings to every one, the women prepared the dinner to which every one did justice and a few feared they had eaten too much. After some music in the after noon, the people returned to their homes feeling that they had a pleasant time. Although the day was rainy, quite a number of people assembled. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Will Hamil and children Frank, Paul, Clarence and Ivan; Mrs. Reuben Helman and children Mary, Hazel, Jean, Norman and Don; Mrs. John Hamil and chil dren Marion, Lena and George; Mrs. Ira Fore and son Fillmore; Mrs. Elmer Glunt and children Harry and Margaretta; Mrs Har ry Hamil and son Don; Mrs. Bert Kelso and daughters May and Iva; Mrs. Jack Cook and daugh ter Mav; Mrs. Samuel Helman and daughter Emma; Mr. and Mrs. Grover Peck and son Mer rill; Mrs. Wash Kelso, Ray Ker- lin. Bruce Wible. Emery Glunt. Walter Johnson, Julia Kelso, Luna Gress, Ruth Naugle, Erma Gress. box cars, and the other a flat car loaded with rock. In response to a short address by Vice President John P. Sipes, thanking the H. & F. Ry Co., officials for the courtesy shown, Mr. Henry F. Holzapfel, Vice President of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company spoke most intelligently and con vincingly of the great growth following this class of transpor tation and especially did he com mend Mr. Post in what he h&s done and stated that he had gone throughly into our proposition with Mr. Post and finds him to be most conservative, and that all he has claimed is within our power and should receive the combined support of the 'entire county. THE CARE OF WOUNDS. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner of Health. The scratch of a poisoned ring was often sufficient to effectually dispose of an enemy during the Middle Ages. Such procedure is no longer fashionable and many people are careless in neglecting slight wounds not thinking them worthy of consideration. It is easily possible for any cut or abrasion which is sufficient to draw blood to become infected with possible serious results. Not that one should worry over a cut finger or the like, but there are certain precautions which should be given to the slightest wound. This i3 because through punc ture, scratch or cut some of the many micro-organisms may find entrance and result in infection. As these little trouble makers are found everywhere and are apt to be on almost anything we touch it is obvious that some pro tection should be given any open wound. First, however, the wound should be cleansed, perferably with water which has been boiled. After this is done some antisept ic should be applied. A 2 per cent, solution of carbolic acid of tincture of iodine applied around the edge and directly in the cut will satisfactorily disinfect small er wounds and can be easily ob tained. A piece of sterile gauze or linen should then be applied. The wound should not be her metically sealed as many of the most dangerous infecting agents are those which only thrive when the air is shut away. Among these is the germ of the dreaded tetanus of lock-jaw. For this reason court plaster should not be used. It is wise for travelers, camp ers and vacationists to provide themselves with sterilized band ages before starting on a trip. These are put up in convenient and compact form and are a material aid in caring for wounds. In case sterile bandages are not at hand linen can be sterilized by pressing on both sides with a very hot iron or by dipping in some antiseptic solution. Deep cuts and wounds of a . more serious nature should al ways be treated by a surgeon. Memorial Sermon. The annual sermon to King Post G. A. R. was delivered in the High School Auditorium last Sunday morning by Rev. J. L. Yearick assisted by Rev. Robert E. Peterman. The hall was fill ed with an appreciative audience. The Union Choir, lead by Miss Olive Pittman, rendered special music. Miss Annie Dickson pre sided at the piano. The followingmembers of King Post marched in a body to seats reserved for them; J. Wesley Hoop, William Reed, Adam Clev- enger, James Youse, Hezekiah Polsgrove, James Rummell, and T. N. Hammel. The organized Sons of Veterans, Merrill Nace, George Comerer, George Kelso, E. Murray Ray, and C. Bruce Paylor attended in a body and oc cupied seats reserved for them. As the succeeding years take toll of the defenders of our coun try, these services become more and more impressive not only to the Veterans, but to the public. When we remember that the ma jority of these men were of vot ing age, at least when they of fered their services to the coun try, and that fifty years have elapsed since they were mustered out we cannot hope that they may remain with us for a very great part of a like period. And yet if some of these old war heroes should hear the bugle call to arms to defend their country in the present world-wide crisis, they would, like the storied war horse, chafe under restraint of limitations set by Uncle Sam, and we have no doubt that a few of them could march as far, and shoot as straight, as many of the Sons who soon will be the sole representatives at these annual functions. 1
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