VOLUME 4. McCGNNELLSBURG, PA., APRIL 23, 1903. NUMBER 3 2 CROSSED THE LINE. KEEP OFF THE GRASS. OF INTEREST TO FARMERS. HARYEST OF DEATH. ON THE EASTERN SHORE. THE ROAD BILL. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. V. Fraker and Seven Otlierti on an Outing into Canada. We "started from Caudo, North Dakota, on the 18th of last Octo ber on a little camping expedi tion. Our object in taking this outing was, principally, to relieve ourselves of "that tired feeling" resulting from the threshing and microbe breeding season. Leaving our farms about 9 o' clock a. m., we reached the inter national line about 2:30 p. m. To mark this very important boun dary we found only an iron post about 4i feet high, 8 inches square at the base, and 6 at the top. On the south side, running lengthwise of the post, was the inscription, "Convention of Lon don," and on the north side, "Oc tober 20, 1818." After scrutinizing the post un til our curiosity was satisfied, we all jumped over it leap-frog style from the United States into the Dominion of Canada. To mark the boundary, one of these posts is placed at intervals of every-two miles. After discussing the signifi cance of the silent monitor, we gave the post a salute in honor of King Ed as aliens in his terri tory, turned our backs on our Uncle Sam, and advanced north toward the timber. After reach ing a point about four miles north of Clearwater, a station on the Canadian Pacific railroad, we pitched our tent, ate our supper, and before retiring, enjoyed the total eclipse of the moon. Next day loading our wood and hunting made it back to Clearwa ter in order to get plenty of sta ble room. The pountry north of Clearwater loses its prairie as pect and assumes a wooded ap pearance, interspersed with fer tile fields of farm land well im proved, this section having been settled for 35 years. Fine large buildings of modern type, tine stock grazing, and the pastures impress one with the value of the country. Next day leaving our loads, we took a team and drove four miles east of Clearwater to Crystal City, and were well compensated for our trip by taking in the sights of one of the best farms in Canada. This is owned by Hon. William Green way, Ex-Premier of Manitoba, possessor of thous ands of acres of the finest wheat land out of doors, and level as a floor. He has all the high-bred grade of live stock (full blood) about 200 head of Short Horn and Ayrshire cattle, worth $1,000 a head; about 800 head of York sbiro and Berkshire hogs, some Shropshire sheep worth not less than $40 a head, and the finest of Clydesdale horses. I saw the bust stallion in Canada on this farm "King of Clydes" sweep stakes over all classes of draft types; best Short Horn bull, "Cit izen Hero," three years old sweepstake over all in Canada for 3 years. This bull was sold on this farm once for $5,000, and was bought back a few months later for $0,250. Ho has the best Ayrshire bull in Canada "Sur prise Burnsides." Cows and heif ers of equal importance and first prize winners as to sex, over all others as to types and breeds. The famous Jenny Lind of Ayr shire stock is hero, and a large number of her offspring is kept u this farm. Mr. Greenway was Premier of Manitoba 12 years, retiring in 1901 a millionaire statesman, civ iliuu, aud farmer. He showed us through his splendid barns per Mtuully, every building commo dious and equipped in every way economically aud handy to carry on such an immense concern. "Does your hiirh-brad tv.k pay?" we asked The foreman replied, "It surely does, wo realized $35,000. In 1901 The eighty-fourth anniversary f the founding of Odd Fellow- "hip In America will be observed by tin appropriate sermon by liv. Adams in the M. E. church Utfxt Sunday evening. i). Borough Officers Serve Notice That Ordinances Will Be Enforced. The new Borough officers have taken from the archives the mus ty, dusty, volumes that contain the rules and regulations govern ing the citizens of this municipal ity, and have placed them out in the sunlight of publicity to kill the microbes. As it is the constant policy of the News to help people to steer clear of danger as well as to help them sail into that which is to their advantage, we publish the following laws which are as full of life as a trolley wire. FAST DRIVING. Ordinance passed November 8, 1884, and amended December 1, 1897, attaches a fine of five dol lars for driving on the streets or alleys at a rate of more than sev en miles an hour, or for hitching horses so they can get on the sidewalks. HAWKING. Under Ordinance of May 26, 1888, any one, without license from the Borough, holding a show, selling or exposing goods wares or products made or rais ed outside the County, shad be liable to a fine of five dollars. STREETS AND ALLEYS. June 1, 18C8, ordinance impos ing fine and costs for obstructing streets, alleys or sidewalks. SIDEWALKS. Ordinance passed November 8, 1884, imposes a fine of one dollar for failure to remove snow, clay, rubbish, etc., within twelve hours from notice. Also, ordinance of April 16, 1885, provides that where property owners fail to pave sidewalks with brick, stone, or slate witnin ninety days from date of notice to them so to do, the Borough may have it done at the expense of the owners. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Ordinance of September 8, 1898, makes any person liable to a fine of fifty cents and costs or imprisonment for engaging in loud or boisterous talk, for pro fane or indecent language, for drunkenness or disorderly con duct, for carrying concealed weapons or discharging fire arms, or throwing stones or oth er things. STOCK AT LARGE. Ordinance of May 1, 1897, pro hibits the running at large of all kinds of stock under a penalty of one dollar and costs. PLAYING BALL. Ordinance of August 31, 1901, fixes a penalty of one dollar and all costs for throwing or playing ball on the streets, alleys or com mons. The Burgess gives public no tice that the laws of the Borough will be strictly enforced; so if you get into trouble, don't come up with the excuse that you can't read. Conspicuously Right. The Harrisburg Independent in an editorial on the character of the members of the recent legis lature says: "It will require some time to pay just tribute to the merit of some of the Representatives in the Legislature, for in the mea gre minority there were a few men of the best type. Among the old members of that kind may be mentioned Messrs. Crea syof Columbia, Cassner of Ly coming, Kirk of Fulton, Moyer of Lehigh, and Myers of Cumber land. There are other worthy members and we intend to refer to them all in turn. But the five named are conspicuously right and invariably honest and cour ageou s. ' Next Sunday Rev. Shull will preach at Zion at 10 a. m.; at Si loam at 2:30, and at Asburyat 7:80. Mrs. S. S. Kapp of Allentown Pa.,' spent from Friday until Mon day of last week with her mother Mrs. Daniel Mock, who has been sick for sometime. omparatlve Value of Different Varieties of Corn. Attention has been called in the different agricultural papers to the comparative feeding value of different kinds of corn and to the possibility of raising a varie ty of that valuable cereal, so rich in protein, as to enable the farm er to largely dispense with the use of bran, oil, meal, or any oth er of the commercial feeds that are credited with the production of brain, muscle, hair, bone, blood and milk. In order to find out somethiug definite, I sent to the State Chem ist, Dr. Wm. Frear of State Col lege, four samples of corn which, by analysis, made the following showing: NO. 1. OHIO HYBRID. NO. 2. NONDESCRIPT. Moisture 10.99 Fat 4.00 Protein 8.50 NO. 4. Moisture 10.40 Fat 4. 10 Protein 9. 68 NO. 3. MAMMOTH WHITE. LEAMING. Moisture 10.68 Moisture 9.55 Fat 4.35 Fat 4.77 Protein 8.31 Protein 10.19 The protein being the most val uable ingredient, is the only one worth while considering. Taking No. 3 as a basis of calculation, we find that as compared with No. 2 the latter is 2 per cent, richer in protein; as compared with No. 1, the latter is 15i per cent, richer, and as compared with No. 4, the latter is richer by almost 22 per cent. These figures speak for themselves. Now, for the different varie ties: No. 1 is a deep yellow with deep grains and small sized cob; No. 2 is a lighter shade of yellow, possibly not so well matured; No. 3 is almost a pure white, while No. 4 is a deep yellow with grains rather short, and said to be a fine pr )ducer. I have none to sell : I obtained the sample from Chas. P. Light & Bro., Martinsburg, W. Vu., whose advertisement appeared in Stockman and Farmer of Feb. 5 1903. W. C. Patterson. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. The Shingle Plant of John F. Johnson it Sons Burned last Friday. Last Friday about noon the shingle mill, chopping mill and sawmill all in one plant the property of John F. Johnson & S"ns near Laidig, was discovered to be on fire. There was a strong wind blowing in the direction of his dwelling, and it was with dif ficulty that this was saved. With the exception of two large steam engines and his sawmill, everything else was destroyed. The loss is estimated at $2,000 and no insurance. Mr. Johnson has been peculiar ly unfortunate in regard to fires, he having suffered several losses previous to this. Good- Words for Newt. Prof. B. N. Palmer, principal of the Orbisonia public schools, left this week for his home at Need more, Fulton county. He is an able instructor and we hope he will return to take charge of our scnoois next winter. uroi- souia correspondent in Mt. Union Times. Prof. B. N. Palmer, who has so successfully conducted our schools the past term, left Mon day for his home at Need more, Fulton county. Prof. Palmer, during his residence and stay here, made many friends who are sorry to have him go away. It is to be hoped that the Board of Education may be able to offer such inducements to him as will lead to his return uext term. Of course the Professor will keep in touch with the doings of our busy little town by having the Dispatch make him weekly vis its. Orbisonia Dispatch - Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mel lott and their daughter Maudie were guests of Treasurer and Mrs. Geo. B. Mellott last Saturday. Those Who Have Been Summoned to the Other World. SOUDERS. At the home of Kelly Strait in Thompson township ou Monday, the 30th ult., Mr. Biram Soudors died of lung and kidney trouble at the age of 51 years, 5 months aud 7 days. Mr. Souders was interred at Oakley whither his remains were followed by a large number of sorrowing friends. Ho was a church member and lived a life consistent with his profession. He is survived by one son Eli sha, one daughter, Elizabeth in Missouri, and two brothers, Is aac and Andrew in this county. hachael bergstresseh. Mrs. Rachel Bergstresser, wid ow of the late Lewis Bergstres ser, died at her home at Water fall, this county, on Friday of last week aged 83 years, 2 months and 8 days. Interment in Bethel cem etery at New Grenada, on Sun day, Rev. W. H. Dressier con ducting the funeral seryices. Aunt Rachael as she was af fectionately called by her friends was born in Tuscarora Valley, Mifflin county. The immediate cause of her death was pneumonia from which she suffered about a week. She is survived by three sons, nil living at Waterfall, namely, John, Clark and William. As a mother, friend, and christ ian, she leaves a memory that will long be cherished in the minds of those who knew her. rachael bolingew. Mrs. Rachael Bolinger died at her home near Zion church, Wa terfall, Pa., on Friday, April 1", 1903, aged 08 years, 1 month and 10 days. Mrs. Bolinger was born in Clay township, Huntingdon county. She was the widow of William Bolinger who preceded her to the grave several years ago. Six sons and two daughters survive her, namely, Andrew of Taylor township; Harry, of North Point; George and Daniel of Hun tingdon county; Jesse and Scott single at home, Alice wife of Ab ner Horton of Taylor towship and Maggie wife of Daniel Gladfelter near the old home. Her remains were laid to rest in Bethel cemetery Sunday after noon, services being conducted in the church(which was too small to accommodate the throng pres ent) by Rev. W. H. Dressier. Mrs. Bolinger had been afflict ed with dropsy a long time; but, possessed of a true christian spirit, she felt that whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. REV. DANIEL B. LAKE. Rev. Daniel B. Lake was born in Belfast township September 4, 1836, and died at his late home in Licking Creek township April 13, 1903; hence he was aged 66 years, 7 mouths and 9 days. He was afflicted with white swelling wheu young, and about seven weeks ago he had a stroke of paralysis, and kept getting worse until death relieved him of his sufferings. He was a consistent member of the German Baptist Brethern church, since June 3, 1872. He was baptized by Daniel Young. He is survived by four sisters and one brother; also by two daugh ters, namely, Alice, married to Homer L. Sipes, and Elizabeth, wile of Rev. J. C. Garland, and by one son, ItfaYtin W. Lake mar ried to M. May Sipes; also, six grandsons, Irwin W. Garland, Clemmet A. Sipes, Owen Sipes, J. William Sipes, Joseph D. Lake and Bruce Lake, and one grand daughter Rebecca Sipes, and a host of friends. Mr. Lake was twice married, the first time to Miss Elizibeth Mellott, who preceded him to the grave about 45 years ago; the second time to Miss Rebecca Kline, who still survives. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mellott. Ia 18S5 hhi church was la Deed F.IIlott Kay Gives His Impressions of the Best Country Out Doors. I arrived safe at Princess Anne, Md., on Sunday morning, the 12th inst., about 5 o'clock. I left McConnellsburg on Friday morning, the 11th, on the early stage, arrived at Mercersburg and took a train for Chambers burg, wheri! I got my ticket for Baltimore for $2.75 via Harris burg, and arrived in Baltimore at 3 o'clock. There I went down to the wharf aud found my man, Mr. Louis Grebbs, who took me out and showed me the boats coming in with fish and shad, and where they shuck the oysters and grind the oyster shells into fertilizer. Next day I took the steamer down the Chesapeake Bay to Claibourn, a distance of about 40 or 50 miles. It was a fine trip down the Bay, and I be lieve I ate as good a supper on the boat as I ever ate in Fulton county ; and you know we get some good meals up there. Our supper consisted of warm bis cuits, baked shad, oysters of the finest kind, beef, potatoes, sliced tomatoes, good butter, pickles, oranges, fine sweet cake, bana nas, all you could eat and for 50 cents. 1 arrived at Claibourn at about 7 o'clock aud took train for Sals- bury, where I arrived about 9 o'clock and stayed there until 3 o'clock next morning, Sunday, wheu I left for Princess Anne, and got thero in time to call Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wink out of bed. They are taking very good care of me while 1 am with them. I think this is a great country. Land is increasing iu value every day. Places that could have been bought a year ago for twenty-five hundred dollars, can't be bought for double that now. Mr. Wink, Mr. Prosser and Mr. Funk all have beautiful farms. The only thing that disturbs the peace of mind of my old friend Prosser is, that he can't find any stones to throw at the dogs. He says they bother him greatly and he thinks he will got a little gun that won't crack and he will burn some of them. Mr. Prosser paid $0,000 for his farm and has been offered $9,000 for it. He thinks if it is worth that to any one else, it is worth that to him. I visited Mr. Funk's to day, which is about eight miles from Mr. Prosser's and Mr. Wink's farms. I think his farm will be a fine one with some re pairs to the buildings. I counted only twenty-three buildings around his place. He has beau tiful lawns with all kinds of trees the cultivated chestnut, shell bark, and I don't think you could mention a tree that is not in his lawn shrubs and lilacs all in bloom, lne 'ladies wno came along with Mr. Funk, Miss Bes sie Motter and Miss May McEl downey, like the place very well, and want to see more of it before they leave. I am feeling much better than I did when 1 left McConnells burg, though I don't know how it would be when it would come to walking up a hill; for I have not seen a hill as steep as that from Dickson's corner to Mr. Wool let's. I think the climate is do iug me some good. Mr. Prosser is taking fatherly care over me, and he and his good wife are feeding me well on fresh shad and other good things. I surely can't help but get along well. I will go to Mr. Prosser's next week. of a minister and it fell to his lot to bo chosen. Interment was made the fol lowing Tuesday afternoon at the Dunkard church ou Pleasant Ridge. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. David S. Clap per of Everett, assisted by Rev. Absalom Mellott. Sermon was preacnea irom uev. i : lo-iitoa crowded house, but on account of the weather many were kept from attending. Almost Ten Million Doll urn to he Spent in the Next Six Years. Outside the appropriations by the State to aid in maintaining the public schools, not any piece of legislation has come from our lawmakeis in recent years, that so directly interests the mass of the citizens of the State. Year after year has an effort been made to induce the State to to assist in making and improv ing our public roads, and as stead ily has this assistance been re fused. The statement is made in one of the publications of the Federal Bureau of Road Inquiry that the loss by bad roads for the whole farm area of the United States is very close to $500,000,000 annual ly. Millions have been wasted in Pennsylvania by faulty road ma king and repairing. John Hamil ton, State Secretary for Agricul ture, in a paper read before the 'Good Road Congress in 1901, es timated that we are spending in the country districts of Pennsyl vania about $4,000,000 annually for roads, and that we have alto gether 100,000 miles of roadway. The amount carried by the new road law is substantial. If judi ciously spent, with proper local co-operations, it will prove to be a paying investment. Good roads have a value which it is not easy to express in terms of money. Persons who have given intelli gent consideration to the subject know that a good road has many financial advantages. It increases the market value of farms, re duces the wear and tear on hors es and vehicles, and saves time in transportation. The plan outlined by the bill is about as follows: The governor is to appoint a commissioner who shall be a civil engineer, and receive a salary of $3,500 a year. The commissioner shall appoint one assistant at $2,- 000 a year, a chief clerk at $1,500 and a stenographer at $1,000. The state highway commission er shall supervise the expendi ture of the money appropriated for good roads. The state is to bear two-thirds the expense of road building, the counties one sixth and the townships one-sixth The state aid is to be apportioned among the counties according to the mileage of township roads in each county, and county commis sioners have the right to select the kind of road to be built. The $6,500,000 appropriated is to be spent as follows : First and second years, $500,000 each; third and fourth years, $1,500,000 each. The minimum length of road to be improved is a quarter of a mile. The right to determine whether the improvements are to be upon a continuous road is conferred upon the county com missioners, who are also to speci fy the kind of road to be made. The New Jersey definition of "good roads" is adopted. If i township does not waut its mon ey snare trie nrsl year it may h ive two years' share the second your. It is estimated that the State has about 100,000 miles of public rmd, and Fulton county about loOJ. If that be correct, then Fulton will get 1-one-hundredth of the $6,500,000 or $05,000, and hi nee to get that money theCoun ty must raise one half as much in- $32,500, it will be seen that about one hundred thousand dol la i s ia likely to be spent on the improvement of Fulton county roads during the next six years, How much will this increase tliu County tax? If the county shall raise $16, u00 In 6 years, the average per j oar would be about $2,700. which would add 27 cents to each dollar paid by the taxpayers of the county now. Whan the advantage of good roads is considered the bring ing into the county a large sum oi money -mere snouia do no t reason for complaint on our part Should the money appropriated i to the schools, and the money Brief Mention of Persons and Places You Know. Thornton Mellott of Pleasant Ridge has gone to Johnstown. J. P. Peck and daughter Miss Blanche spent a few hours in town last Saturday. Mr. Robert I. Huston of Clear Ridge called at the News office while in town last Friday. D. II. Myers, after an absence of three months, spent lastThurs- day at the county seat. Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson near Fort Littleton, were among the visitors to the county capital last Saturday. Mr. E. W. Swope of Sipes Mill, accompanied by Miss Rebecca Hann, spent last Saturday even ing at McConnellsburg. John A. Myers, of Knobsville, who has been seriously ill for three months is at present able to walk around in the house. Mr. E. M. Gelvin of Fort Little ton and his sister Mrs. Rosa Clark of Burnt Cabins spent last Friday at McConnellsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hays of Hancock spent a few days last week with Mr. Hays' sister, Mrs. B. Hanks in Chimbersburg. Mrs. Josephine Kirk of Hus- tontown has been spending some time with her sister Mrs. Allen Cutchall at Three Springs. Dr. J. Dallas Kirk of Roanoke, Va., spent a few days recently among his relatives and friends in the lower end of this county. Mr. J. A. Aller who is selling The Bliss Native Herb Remedy for purifying the blood and regu lating the liver and kidneys, was business visitor at town last Friday. Joseph Martin, of East Broad Top, shot a panther in his field Sunday while it was after his sheep. The animal weighed about twenty-five pounds. Mr. Marshall McKibbin, of Pittsburg recently underwent an operation for appendicitis. He is now at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McKibbin of Union township. Mr. Obed T. Mellott spent a few hours in town one day last week. Uncle Obed always keeps back till late in the spring some nice "grindstone" apples for his town friends. J. L. Patterson of Webster Mills has been spending a week in the East buying new goods for his customers. His brother Cal is manipulating the yard-stick during his absence. The B. and O. improvements at Hancock Station contemplates the removal of the station, the changing of the course of Warm Spring Run, the removal of threo houses and B. IL Brosius' store. The Judges' salary bill, which will go into effect next year and which increases the salaries of judges throughout the state, has been signed by Governor Penny packer. The salary of Judge Swope will be $5000 per annum instead of $4000 as heretofore. The preacher who can preach to please every hearer, the editor who can write to please every reader, the teacher who can in struct to please every parent, tlm dressmaker who can please every woman, and the merchant who can please every buyer are till dead and wearing wings in heaven. An act of the legislature, re cently signed by the Governor, provides that the man who des erts his wife shall be punished 1 y a fine not exceeding $100 or im prisonment for a period ofom year, or both if the court so d -cides. If the fine is paid the mon ey goes to the support of the des erted wife or children. paid to the old soldiers, the coun ty superintendent, and the asso ciate judge be withdrawn sudden ly, we would find a scarcity of money that we no know nothing about, for this money is nearly all clear gain to this county, ,
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