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, ,