4" VOLUME 18 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., FEBRUARY 22, 1917. NUMBER 23 a.ji; ; RECORD OF DEATHS. Lzt Sketches of the LWes of Per- sons Who Hare Receotlj Passed Away. ' Mrs. Sarah Runyan. v drs. Sarah Runyan, widow of Aimaaz Runyan, died at the heme of her son-in-law and her d-aghter (Mollie) at Needmore, Ifnnrlftv morning. February ' 19, 1317, aged 78 years, 1 month and 23 days. The funeral services conducted by her pastor, Eld. C. L. Funk, took place on Wednes- Aiv and her remains were laid to r-it beside those of her husband in the cemetery at the Sideling Hill Baptist church. Ilrs. Runyan was a daughter cf William and Polly Hart and a cr-nddaughter of Nathaniel and rft Mason Hart She was t:m within a mile of the place itz died, and she spent her long in the immediate neighbor t:d. Che was for many years a de v;' 3d member of the Primitive r )tist church, and her home v I known far and near for gen ii. . as hospitality. She is survi v;i by two sons and two daugh t::r. William T., Lancaster, John T. McConnellsburg, Pa.; Nora, vi e of D. Howard Hill, War f isburg, and Mollie, wife of Y.'xrt C. Dixon, at Needmore. Mrs. Rebecca Mortv I !rs. Rebecca' Mort, aged 89 ra, 4 months and 23 days, at the home of Mr. and Mrs x Magee near Shade ' Gap on l&y evening, February, 2, J A' r.: 1:1 7. After having spent the eve I very pleasantly with the f am 3he asked to be taken to bed. , was in bed only a few minu- t:: i: af i tz I i hen she was heard to call ag she was choking, and in Tt minutes she had passed a- .ewasa daughter of John Barbara Matthias, and was near Burnt'Cabins, and her ; life was spent in and near iowns of Burnt Cabins and 'e Gap. ptember 13, 1849 she was ied to Levi Mort who died a jr in the Civil War and he buried in the South, s. Mort was the mother of hildren, Mary Elizabeth who in childhood; William Har- Mort, of Homestead, Pa., . Agnes Belle Hampton near !e Gap, Mrs. Sara Jane ;h near Shade Gap, John anderMort Nossville, and Margaret Ellen Haferkamp )n, Ohio surviving, together 86 grandchildren some . de 3, 63 great-grand children deceased, and 2 great great C t'. u. C" II: r c c: e:: Cr: crT, i", r r: 1 children and also one broth 3i. Matthias of Burnt Cab- Huneral took place Wed iy, February 7th atPleasant Church and in spite of the jely cold weather was large snded. Services were held I church and were conduct Rev. A. A. Price of Noss M. E. Church ii:::: ir.' ci! v".' P.;; . Weaver, of Orbisonia, Six r grandsons were pall bear- 1. Mrs. Louisa Smith. j. Louisa A. Smith died in lelphia, February 3, . 1917, 84 years and 2 months. The nedwasohe of the oldest ntsof Buck Valley, and ince last August, been re 5 with her daughter Magda 5n Philadelphia. Her re ; were taken to her home in uthern part of Union town February 9. Funeral ser were conducted there on y morning by Elder Dani el , , I deceased is survived by Mowing children, Mrs, Mar sward, Mrs. Mary Morrison .iss Magdalene, Philadel David, Cornelius and Wil rexas; John, in Virginia, ack, in Union township. Smith was a faithful 'wiiwi BUU ' mother and linj i. 4 will be greatly missed by all who knew her. The beauti ful floral tributes from friends in Philadelphia showed that she had many friends wherever she went William Stoner. William Stoner, one of Mc Connellsburg's oldest citizens died at his home on Court House Square at 2 o'clock Tuesday morn ing, aged 89 years, 2 months and 17 days. The funeral will take place at 1 o'clock today, and interment will be made in the Lutheran graveyard. William Stonet was a son of Jacob Stoner who carried on cab inet making in McConnellsburg many years, with whom William learned the trade, and for more than forty years he conducted a cabinet shop and undertaking business. Mr. Stoner saw service in the Civil War. He was a member of Company H, 208th regiment, P. V. He enlisted in September 1864 and became a member of Captain Harvey Wrshart's com pany, with General Hartranft (later Governor) as Brigadier General. As comrades in the company with Mr. Stoner, were John Hann, Billy King, Nick Ott and Elliott Rumel. They had an easy time of it until the following March when they were rushed into the whirlwind drive at Fort Steadman, where Nick Ott lost his arm, but the regi ment covered itself with glory. Mr. Stoner was married to Miss Sarah Sheibley, of Cham bersburg, who died several years ago. He is survived by four daughters and two sons: Mary Hinish, Morning Sun, Iowa; Mrs. Laura Fisher, McCpnnells- burg; Miss Jennie and Bruce, at home. Harvey, Coatesville, Pa., Mrs. Blanche Martin, Chambers burg.' Merrick A. Stoner, of Bedford, Albert of this place are brothers of the deceased, and Mrs. Annie Benford, McConnellsburg, a sis ter. Mrs. Casper Whorley. Bessie Eleanor Shimer, wife of Casper Whorley, died at their home in Shippensburg, Pa., Monday, February 19 1917. The funeral takes place to-day, and interment will be made at Ship pensburg. Mrs. Whorley was a daughter of Benjamin and Eliza beth Doyle Shimer and she was born at McConnellsburg, April 5, 1873, hence she was aged 43 years, 9 months and 14 days. She was married to Casper Whorley in November 1893, who survives her, together with the following children: Marshall, Chester, Pa.; Benjamin, Paul, Margaret and Liilian, at home. She is also survived by her mother and the following brothers and sisters: William, Pittock, Pa. ; Edward, Christmas, Robert, Benjamin, Arthur, Miss Olive and Miss Jes sie, in McConnellsburg; and Effie, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Whorley was a consistent member of the Radical U. B. Church. Albert R. Palmer. Albert Ross Palmer, son of Joel and Martha Sipes Palmer, died at his home at Sipe3 Mill this county Monday morning, February 19, 1917, after a brief illness of pneumonia, aged 62 years, 4 months and 6 days. He is survived by the follow ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Matilda Akers, Miss Suttia, W. Scott, and Watson W.-all of Sipes Mills; Orville S., of Con- nellsville, Pa., and Mrs. Ange line Hixson, Philadelphia. Interment was made in the cemetery at the Sideling Hill Baptist church yesterday. Anson Weller. After a few days illness of pneumonia, Mr. Anson Weller died at his home in. Thompson township, Thursday, February 15 1917 aged about 45 years. The deceased was a son of Barnabas Weller who died only a few days prior. The funeral took place on Saturday and interment was made at Rehoboth. - He is survived by his wife and DO NOT MISS IT. Good Clean Fun. If Not Satisfied Bring Back the Bottle and Get Your Money. This is an unusually strong play and you can't possibly af ford to miss it. If you do, believe me, you'll be sorry. Everybody en joys the celebrat ed New England type of charac ter. This is your chance to see it at home. Cast Of Characters. Farmer Winthrop A rugged New Hampshire farmer George Comerer. Edward VanDusen A polished villain, eecretly married to Mabel-Orlen Mock. Oliver Stanhope A young black smith in love with Mabel- Walter Ried Sloan. Zeb Watkins A country boy "up to snuff and not' a bit green Wilson Nace. Micky Muffins A traveling tin ker Lynn Patterson. Moses Gazinski A Hebrew glazier L. W, Seylar. Rawling3 An accomplice of VanDusen Ross Hamil. Mabel Winthrop Farmer's daughter Joan Morton. Tilly-Her maiden aunt-Emily Greathead. Mrs. Winthrop The farmer's wife-Mrs. B. F. Henry. Muffins A yaung lady with a mind of her own and not afraid to speak it Mildred Mock. Tickets are on sale at Trout's Drugstore. Reserved seats 35 cents, general admission,25 cents. Doors open 7 o'clock. Curtain 7.30 John raids Bcnse Rcbbcd. When Mrs. John Fields return ed to her home in Oklahoma City a few evenings ago, a man ran from the back door. Investi gation showed that the house had been robbed, but she could not tell the value of the'missing articles, although she knew some jewelry had been taken. The thief had broken the back window and thereby gained an entrance. A day or two later a diamond brooch was recovered by the police. It was found in the hands of a man who had purchased it from the thief, and promptly returned to Mrs. Fields. Mcllott Deshong. . Charlie W. Mellott, one of Lick ing Creek township's successful teachers and Miss Olive Deshong daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Deshong of Pleasant Ridge, were quietly married in Cumberland, Md., Saturday, February 17, 1917 They returned home and on Sun day noon a sumptuous wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride. The happy young couple have already gone to house keeping on the groom's farm in Licking Creek township. They are worthy ypung people and they start out in their married life with the best wishes of many friends. Shives Deshong, Thursday, February 15, 1917, Mr. Dayton Shives, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shives, and Miss Olive Deshong daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deshong all of Licking 'Creek township, . were united in marriage by the offici ating minister Rev. E. J. Croft. They are excellent young people and will be at home to their many friends at the home of the groom's parents. one daughter Cora, wife of Mr. John Bricker. . Mellott. Gretchen Geraldine, aged about five months, daughter of Levi and Jessie Mellott, died at their home near Sipes Mill, on Monday February 19, 1917 after a short illness of pneumonia. The fu neral services conducted by Rev. E. J. Croft, took place on Tues day and interment was made in the Sideling; Hill Baptist cemetery, Crowd the Front Pews. Adver tise Your Belief. Go to Church. HEN vou GO ERALLY ARE PILLARS OF BUSINESS. AD VERTISE THE FACT THAT YOU GO TO CHURCH. IT PAY8 YOU SPIRITUALLY. IT PAYS YOU MATERIALLY. THE CHURCH EN VIRONMENT HELP8 THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. . THE CHURCH TEACHING HELPS EVERY MAN TO THINK CLEARLY AND TO THINK CORRECTLY. THE CHURCH COMMANDMENTS ARE ONLY THE COMMANDMENT8 OF HEALTH AND MIND. Statistics show that communities with the greater number of churches are prosperous. The people, as a whole, are HAPPY AND CONTEXT. If you have neglected going to church, don't let another Sunday pass without making a visit to the bouse of God. God is forgiving. lie is patient. But his patience may bo ex hausted if a man continually ignores him. You IGNORE AND OFFEND GOD when you stay away from church. You like to see your children GO TO CHURCH and Sunday school. The chil dren will bo DOUBLY IMPRESSED with the importance of at . tending church if they see the father in church. GO TO CnURCII NEXT SUNDAY. GOTO CnURCn EVERY SUNDAY. to. Citizens Will Decide Light Plant As told in last weeks issue the Town Council was considering: the matter of an electric light plant to be owned and operated by the Borough. In this weeks issue will be found a notice of a special election to determine as to whether the voters will ap prove of a loan to pay for same. Some months ago a franchise was given to Howard Weld for a period of nine months. Mr. Weld interested the Western Uti lities Company of Milwaukee, Wis. A representative spent some time going over the ground and consulting with our people. The result was that so many peo pie signified their willingness to install lights that the Company soon interested parties to finance the same. The Borough had a greed to pay the Company $550. 00 annually for lighting the town which in addition to the local rents would make a good invest ment. At the request of many citizens who figure that if it is a good in vestment for outside capital, it would be good for the town, the town council proposed to the Com pany that if they would wait for ty days they would proceed to hold an election and settle, the matter by the voters. This was agreed to and tbe election will follow. The Borough at present U only in debt $1450.50 and we have a borrowing capacity of 7 per cent of the assessed valua tion, the amount of increase to make the limit of 7 per cent, will be $12,372.98. It is not intended that the plant installed will cost over $11,000.00. It has been figured that with the amount we are now paying for the old lighting system, and the revenue from those who have already signified their intention of taking lights, that the earnings will pay the inter est on the bond sand the manage ment of the plant and a nice bal ance. It is not intended t o increase the taxation. Many of our citizens have al ways advocated that the borough should own the Water plant. We heartily agree with them but the time to get these utilities is when they are first installed. The News has always advocat ed public improvement and we are heartily in favor of the action of the Council and hope every progressive citizen will approve the same at the polls, thus giving the town a much needed improve ment We are authorized to an nounce that it is the desire of the Town Council to have every citi zen call upon the Town Clerk and examine the franchise, the pro posed plan, and tha contract, &c. in TO CIIURCII Sundnv MARf!M BIGHT UP TO THE FIIONT PEWS. Don't tako a sent in the rear of the church. In many churches soino worshipers make for the rear pews as if they were aHlmined to bo seen. Is thcro anything dishonorable in being seen. in church? If you go to a theater you are proud to be seen in the front rows. CKOWD THE FIRST PEWS OF THE CHURCH. THERE CERTAINLY 18 NOTHING UN MANLY IN GOING, TO CHURCH. RATHER IS IT A 6IGN OF 8TRENGTH OF CHARAC TER. PILLARS OF THE CHURCH GEN -a Fifty Years of Wheat Growing;. Figures giving the yield and value of the wheat crop of the United States for 50 years have been published as Bulletin No. 514 by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. This bulle tin covers all the years from 18G6 to 1915. It shows that despite the present high prices we have not yet reached the level of those in the years immediately follow ing the Civil War. During the 10 year period from 1866 to 1875 the average price of wheat in this country was 108.6 cents (in gold). For the 10-year period from 1906 to 1915 the average price was only 86.8 cents. The year 1886 in which the Depart ment of Agriculture began its re ries of continuous reports of the important crops, marked, howev' er, the high level of wheat From that time, in a number of marked fluctuations the price dropped until, in the 10-year period from 1886 to 1895 it was down to 68. 3 cents. The lowest point ever reached was in 1894, when the average price was 49.1 cents. On the other hand the average yield per acre has been steadily increasing. In 1896 it was 9.9 bushels and 16.9 in 1915, an in crease of 7 bushels an acre. This increase has, of course been marked by declines in bad years, but the averages for the five 10 years periods from 1866 to 1915 show a steady increase, from 11.9 bushels average in the de cade 1866-1875 to 15.1 bushels in the decade 1906-1915. Diaries For Farm Accounts. A number of ways in which farmers may use a diary in keep ing accounts of their farm busi ness are suggestad in a new Farmers' Bulletin, No. 782, pre pared by the Office of Farm Man agement United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Many successful farmers, it is said, have found that a diary is suffic ient to enable them to keep track of their affairs without compell ing them to, devote an undue amount of time to elaborate ac counts. There are two classes of records in which farmers are particularly interested: (1) Re ceipts and expenditures; and (2) the recdrds of work and produc tion, such as the dates of plant ing and of harvesting crop yields live-stock feed, etc. In many cases the diary has been found to be the most convenient means of keeping these records. The new bulletin contains a number of blank forms and other infor mation in regard to the use of the diary in this connection. Dints For Good Hatches. Poor hatches can not always be charged to the hen or the in cubator. Of great importance in securing a good hatch is the care of the eggs before they are plac ed in the incubator. While it is not known definite ly at what a temperature eggs chill, it is safe to keep them in a temperature of 55 degrees to 65 degrees F. eggs start to incubate at 68 degrees to 70 degress F. and develop slowly, but they wil not hatch successfully at that temperature. Many eggs are chilled through not being gath ered often enough. Incubator eggs can be kept in a simple tray by laying them on theirs ides. It is a good practice to turn them daily to prevent the yolk from adhering to the upper part of the shell. Washing the hatching eggs removes the bloom and permits of too rapid evapo ration. To prevent diseases which might be caused from unsanitary eggs, the Pennsylvania State Col lege school of agriculture and ex periment station recommends dip ping them in a disinfectant like alcohol or a two or three percen stock dip solution. In any case the eggs should not be rubbed. It is impossible to tell whether an egg is fertile or infertile ex . cepc oy incunation. a common superstition advocated by Borne poultrymen is that long eggs pro duce cockerels and short eggs pullets. It is impossible, howev er, to f ortell sex by the shape o an egg. It is best to wait four to seven days after mating for hatching eggs. From one mating fertility will last two or three weeks. Do Not Treat Your Wife as if She Were a Doll, There is one quality above al others that women love, and tha is earnestness. Men have and idea that they must always talk to a woman in a light strain, treating their opin ions on most matters in a toler ant, indulgent way and looking amused when she ventures to discuss any topics deeper than babies, servants and dress. If she puts forth a timid little idea on politics, the war, or any vital question of the day, they look at one another in an amused lordly, superior way, telling her not to bother her head about the things she does not understand, and then with cumbrous condes cension, they bring the talk down to her frivolous level. How is she ever going to un derstand things if they wont take the trouble to explain to her? tier longing to De up" on these matters does not mean that she is trying to be strong minded and losing womanly charm. It simply means that she wants to be able to listen intelligently when she hears the topics of the day discussed. As it is now, nine out of ten when they express their opinions and make some ridiculous mis take, the men laugh, and there is an end to their knowledge in that quarter. Perhaps men think it cunning and feminine that women should be ignorant on these subjects but women don't feel that way about it themselves. There are lots of ways of being feminine without being ignorant Every girl should be educated to understand the laws of ' her country, the banking system and the meaning of the political fac tions. As long as men treat women like dolls, women will continue to make ludicrous mistakes. The hard part of it is. that .no one is more impatient with a wife who gets confused over her check-book than the husband who before marriage, thought his sweetheart so cunning because she didn't know an invoice from a certain check. All the reading in the world will not explain these matters to a woman as clearly as one simple intelligent explanation from some man.j WATER. Little Talks on Health and fljgieue ij Samuel G. Dixon, M. LU D Commissioner of Health. "Water I of Heaven first born ever in all ages a sacred emblem, from that remote period when the earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters Alas! in these latter days more abused than is any other elemefit" From the settlement of Ameri ca by the Spanish, the babbling brooks, up to, and including, the broad water highways of Nations, have been used for the disposal of sewage and this without re straint, until a few years ago when the work began under the law of 1905 to change this con dition which has resulted in re ducing typhoid fever 74 per cent as' well as lessening the suffering and sorrow of thousands of hu man beings. The time consumed in cleans ing the streams ia not for the want of sufficient legislation ; that is ample. The progress has been impeded by the fact that homes and industries have grown since ourfirst civilization very much as Topsy did, without any thought of the tomorrow. Having this enormity of insanitary conditions to meet with so many lives de pending upon the products of the offending producers, much financ ing and time must be used, to eliminate the death dealing con dition. The sewage from individual sources has largely been removed from our streams and our indus tries have removed their wastes' gradually and continually. This however, has been a work that of necessity moves slowly, for upon the great industrial plants our people depend for some of the necessities of living and hun- 4 dreds of thousands of our people make their bread and butter for their families by working in the great manufacturing plants of the Commonwealth. It would not have done to arbitrarily order all these industrial wastes out as we had a high appreciation of the distress to our people by the closing down of bur factories and therefore waited in many ways for Mother Invention to discover ways and means of dis posing of industrial wastes with out interfering with the , great hubs of industries. Our people during the last de cade have been educated to an understanding that pure water is as essential for good health as proper food. This however, was recognized in the time of Nero; that great and arbitrary Emper or was fined for nollutine the Nile. As the best results in civiliza tion are obtained by cooperation and not by the harsh enforcement of police laws, the appeal is made by the Department , of Health to every citizen of Pennsylvania to guard from pollution the waters that we must use for domestic purposes. To restore our streams to their virgin conditions will of course be somewhat expensive, yet money cannot be better spent. as the health of both man and beast depends upon improving our domestic water supplies in act it i3 a great factor in increas ing the power of our Nation, be cause this depends upon the health of our people. Peter Forner in Cuba Peter Forner, son of Mrs. Lu- cina Forner, East Lincoln Way, is a marine on the U. S. Battle- Bhip Vermont In a letter to his mother a few days ago, he sent two large photographs one of, his Company, and one of the en tire crew the latter showing the boys taking a Swedish drill. When Peter wrote the Vermont was lying on the Guacanayabo Bay, Cuba. He says there are fifteen battleships, forty torpedo- boats, and three mine layers in tha fleet to which h8 k:!ori.
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