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VOLUME .7.
McCONNLLLSHURG, PA.. A II (if ST HO. 19().
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BIG MONEY IN POULTRY.
Pennsylvania Farmers Lose Millions of
Dollars Every Year by Neglecting
the Men. Consumption
MORE THAN THE PRODUCTION.
"The poultry product putsabout
)S1," ,01)0,000 annually into thepock
i!ts of Pennsylvania farmers; but
" linn it is known that the state of
Pennsylvania consumes five times
us much poultry and eggs as it
produces, it becomes necessary
for us to devote some time and
lluught to poultry conditions and
; inspects iu our commonwealth."
The above is the opening an
nouncement in a.bulletin just is
sued by the state department of
agriculture with a view to f-timu-hting
iuterest iu the poultry bus
iness in Pennsylvania. This doc
ument, prepared by T. E. Orr, of
Heaver, shows that many millions
of dollars might be added to the
revenues of the farmers of this
state through the production of
t-'jgs and poultry.
Six stales west of Pennsylvania
surpass it in the production of the
ln-.ii, Ohi and Iowa leading with
& , 000, 000 wo r th each . Ye t Peu n
sylvauia has more individual land
owuers than eit her of these states
- almost every plot being capable
of yari'iug and feeding a few
iiens.
"There is a single wholesale
dealer in Pittsburg,". says the de
partment bulletin, "who handles
an average daily of 300 cases of
egj;s of "0 dozen each, lie pays
out for these eggs about half a
million dollars a year. How many
Pennsylvania farmers participate
in this handsome sum of money ?
Not ouo. E 'ery egg that this man
liaudlos comes from Indiaua,
where careful buyers gather them
from the farmers. He says :
'The farmers of western Pennsyl
vania do not produce enough eggs
especially in winter, for me to
bother with,. Of course, I would
rather buy homo eggs, but 1 must
Uuy from people, who have eggs
Id sell.'
"The above named egg buyer
pays good pricos. He handles
fresh egg i only. He has no use
lor storage eggs. He would pay
higher prices if he could get a
constant supply of nearby fresh
eggs. From September 1st to
March 1st, a period of six mouths
the wholesale Pittsburg prices
will average 30 cents per dozen
for Btrlctly first-class eggs.
"Uhas been demonstrated again
and again that the man who can
produce eggs in ' this district
in these six month does so at a
food cost of not over 10 3ents per
dozen. In what other line of ani
mal industry can one find a larger
margin to pay for the labor and
interest on the cost of invest
ment? "EastornPeunsylvaniademauds
oven a better quality of poultry
and eggs at still higher prices.
The hotter class residents of Phil
adelphia and New York are each
year becoming more fastidious as
to tho quality of the poultry pro
ducts tliey consume, and less care
ful as to the prices they pay, pro
vided the quality U above re
proach. Not only in the two pities
named, but in a dozen smaller
cities are people who contract for
their eggs six months at, 30 cents
a dozen and six months at 45
cents, just to be sure they get
eggs that are strictly first-class.
"In every town of 5000 popula-
Moil or larger are people who
would bo glad to pay close to ti:e
above named prices, provided
uiey couia be suryof getting a
regulur supply between Septem
ber ana March.
"Pennsylvania is furnishing a
constantly increasing demand for
more table poultry of first quah
ty. One has only to loiter around
some of our commission houses
to loam that most of the dressed
poultry consigned will not rank
above third cluss; that first-class
poultry sells more ra-.ldly and for
twice as much as poultry that
graaes oriy third-doss."
ne uunetln stite that "-he
greatest obstacle that no v stands
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Little Daughter of Geo. Speer, Formerly
of Saluvla, Now of Chicago,
the Victim.
00T HOLD OF MATCHES. LIVED 6 HOURS
The mauy frievls of George
Speer, a former resident of Salu
via, this county, will be shocked
to learn ot the distressing circum
stauces under which his little
daughter, aged two years, came
to her death a few days ago. The
circumstances, as we learu, oc
curred in this way : Mrs. Speer
and the little girl, with an older
brother of the child, were sitting
on the porch at their Chicago
home, when the little tot asked
for a "dink," whereupon, her
older brother volunteered to get
it for her, and the tvvo children
went into the kitchen. Mrs Speer
reraaiued ou tho porch it seem
ed to hor but a minute when she
heard the child scream. Soo
rushed into the kitchen and was
horror stricken tohnd her darling
baby in tlames. Some one had
left a box of matches in reach,
and the child had gotten them.
The frautic mother caught up
the child and held it under the
water spigot, the little brother
bravely asslstiu.; his mother. Hi
hands were badly scorched, and
the mother's clothing began to
burn, and it was the rarest of
good fortune, that the three were
not. burned to death. It was ou
ly the presence of mind of the
mother, that prevented such a
dreadful catastrophe.
In six hours death relieved the
little one of its sufferings; al
though the extarnal injuries were
not so great, it is supposed that
it inhaled the flame Irotu its burn
ing clothing, and in that way, re
ceived serious internal injury.
It was a sad home goiug for the
parents, for they had ouly return
ed iroru a visit to George's moth
er, Mrs. Rachel A. Speer, in Ev
erett, a few days. .
NEW BOOKS ARE OUT.
P. R. R. $20 Transferable Mileage Books
on Sale Next Saturday.
The new Pennsylvania railroad
mileage books are out and will be
on sale commencing Saturday
morning. The price will be $20.
In appearance the book does
not differ from the book formerly
sold at the same same price. The
conditions, however, under which
the book is sold are different.
The book will be good on thePenn-
sylvania maiu line and branches
east of Pittsburg and Erie and
may be used by one or more per
sons. A book may bo purchased
good for the purchaser and his
family, or for a firm and its em
ployes. As many persons as pos
sible can ride on the book at one
time, and the book is good until
used providing that it is used
within a year. '
It will be good to travel on the
Cumberland Valley system.
Following the announcement of
this book the Western Maiyland
gives uotice that it too will have a
similar book giod for two years
and transferable.
Illustrated Lecture.
Rev. A. Z. Myere, of Hazolton,
will deliver an illustrated lecture
in the Methodist church, on Tues
day evening, September 4th, at
8 o'clock. His subject will be
"The Christ in Art." Rev.
Myers is an able speaker and
should be greeted by alarge aud
ience. Popular pricos. Proceeds
to be used for repairing the par
sonage. la the way of profits from poultry
on Pennsylvania farms to the
vriter to he properly classified
undor the following headiug:
Mixed nocks, poor houses," Inju
dicious feeding aDd careless mar
keting.' The bulletin contains a vast
amount of practlcul Information
as to the best methods of con-
ducting the poultry tusiuess.
HEAVY ELECTRICAL STORMS
The Rainfall During this Month has been
Unusually (ireut, and (lie Storms
Unusually Violent.
MANYBUILDINGSSTKUCK BY LKiHTNINO
'Die mouth of August, lHOit,
will be long remembered on ac
count of the iitaisual number
of days ou whi.-h lain fell, the
quantity of the precipitation, the
high waters, aud the severity of
the electrical storms.
On Thursday afternoon of last
week occurred ouu of the great
est thunder st vrms ever witness
ed in this section. The mil fell
in torrents, and for almost au
hour the heavens were lit up by
blinding Hashes of lightning, fol
lowing each other iu quick suc
cession, while there was an al
most continuous roar of thunder,
with intermitting claps that was
almost deafening. At least loui
buildings were struck in MeCou
nellsburg, and others damaged in
the vicinity, to say uothiug ot the
number of trees that wee riven
to stjlinters by the subtle Muid.
The spire on the residence of
Thomas B. Stevens, in the east
end of town was struck, tearing
otf the shingles and splitting tho
corner-strip, the l'uid ruuning
arouud the base of the spire and
passing through the slate roof in
to tho attic. Thence across the
attic floor to the west side of the
building, descending through a
wiudow, tearing olT the facing and
window strips, found its way to
the porch spouting, when it found
an easy channel of escape to the
earth. While at the window, as
if iu playful mood, tho lightning
tore off tho window curtaiu, roll
ed it into a ball, and Hung it across
a wash stand. Fortunately, none
ot the inmates of the building
were injured, aud the house did
not get afire.
During the same storm, the
residence of Calvin McQuade.
that of Mrs. Adam Gress, aud
that of John Fox were struck.
On Mr. McQuade's house, a chim
ney was struck and shuttered, a
portion of the roof torn off, and
the rafters splintered. It struck
a chimney on John Fox's house
and ploughed its way across the
slate roof until It reached the tin
m one of the valleys, when it slid
into the rain spout and was wash
ed down iuto tho cistern. Mrs.
Gross's house was struck in a
chimney, which was much dam
aged, but little else suffered.
McCounellsburg was visited by
another heavy storm, Monday af
ternoon. In this the thunder was
not so heavy, but the downpour
of rain broke the record, and it
continued for almost an hour.
The creek at the west end of town
was so high that it Mowed across
the pike between tho blacksmith
shoo and the bridge, and Mason's
meidow was one sheet of water
from the hill on the west to tho
feuce on the east side of the
meadow.
Lickiug Creek at II irrisonvillo
was higher than it has been since
tho Johnstown Flood.
Supervisors will have some
thing to do in replacing the nuni
rous bridges that have been
washed away, or badly damaged.
Three big barns were burned
over in l'rankhn county in the
storm of last Thursday.
New Postul Card.
A new form of postal card,
nearly square, and printed in a
delicate blue, is beginning to
make its appearance. It bears
au excellent likeness of President
Grant, in form and appearance
it is a decided improvement over
the card now iu use.
Social.
Tboro will be a Necktie Social
iu the mwii at Gracey, Saturday
eveuing, September 1st. Every
body cordially iuvited to attend
Howard's. Melbtt has been
elected priucipal of the schools at
Mill Creek, Huntingdoi pounty,
at ISO a month.
THE nOROLOH SCHOOLS.
Pupils Under Six, and Those Who Have
Not a Certificate of Vaccination,
Need Not Apply.
At a meeting of the Borough
school board last Saturday even
ing, a revised course of study was
adopted, namely, that tho study
of Mental Ar't.hmetir: should bo
begun in the Grammar school;
that tho subjects of History, Geo
graphy. and Physiology, shall be
carried through the three years
in tho Grammar school, and that
a uniform series of Readers
should be used in all the schools.
No pupil will lie admitted to the
schools u .idor the age of six years,
except those who shall reach the
oge of six years during the term.
No pupil will be admitted who
does not present a certificate of
vaccination.
The borough schools will open
next Monday.
Will Pay Three Per Cent.
Inanothercolumn will be found
the advertisement of the First
National Bank of McCounells
burg, Pa. The business of the
Bank has increased so rapidly
and tho institution is in such a
good financial conditiou, that tho
Directors have decided to pay
their depositors 3 per ceut. inter
est ou time deposits. Nearly ail
banks pay some rato of interest,
but this is the first opportunity
the people of Fulton eo'inty have
had to secure interest on depos
its in a home bank; thus giving a
good safe investment at homo.
National Banks are under the su
pervision of the United States
Government, and the accounts
are examined once a j ear by a
Givernmeut examiner, thus giv-
ing protection to depositors that
I they do not have in other banks.
COMES OUT STRONG.
Carlisle Public School Superintendent
Speaks Plainly About Vaccination.
John C. Wagner, superinten
dent of Carlisle's public schools,
thus states his position in uo weak
terms :
The law requires that no child
shall be admitted to the public
school who has uot beou success
fully vaccinated. Therefore, when
application is made for admission
,ie suro that the proper certifi
cate, signed by aphy sician is pres
ented. Bring the certificate of
vaccination along to the superiu
teudent wheu you come for the
permit.
Parents must not wait until
Monday morning to have their
children admitted. Attend to
that this week. The superinten
dent will not be able to attend to
it on Monday.
Not Afraid of Rattlers.
Campers returning from the
Nittany mountains, whbh border
ou Union county, says a Lewis
burg dispatch to tho North Am
erican, tell cf seeing the opera
tions of a resident of that region,
who has a passion for killiusr rat
tlesnakes with his bare hands.
This mountaineer, Ira Snyder,
lives at Forest Hill, and ho spends
whole days at his peculiar and
dangerous sport of slaying the
rattlers. Ho has killed thousands
of them.
Snyder never uses a stick or
any kind of weapon wheu ho tack
les a snake, no matter how big
the reptile may be. He would
cousider such a proceeding cow
ardly. When he sights a snake
he creeps toward it stealthily, so
as uot to give it an alarm. When
within range, he springs upon it
and seizes it with his right baud,
just back of the head, giviug it no
opportunity to turn upou him.
Tho snake may coil its body about
his arm, but cannot reach him
with Jts poisonous fangs.
So expert is Snyder at the bus
mess, that in ill Lis snake hujt
ing adventures he has never beou
bitten, A snako capture !, he sits
down and cuts olT its l ead with
a, jackknife. He sell the ,l ins
tor $1 eaov andhn earnings in a
season amount to several hundred
dollars.
NECROLOQICAL RECORD.
Mrs. I). S. Msllott Died Last Wcdnes-
day, and Miss Emma l.aidijf
on Friday.
DEATH IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS
.MKI.l.Ol T.
Margaret, wife of I) S, Mel
Int t, of Licking Creek township,
died ill their home, a !'iorl dis
taucesoutli of Saluvia, on Wed ties
day night of last week, aged 7:1
years and about nine inoriihs
Fuueral on Friday conduc ted by
Lid. C. L. Funk, and interment -
was made in the cemetery nt the
Sideiing.IIill Baptist church'
Mrs Mellott had been a mem-
ber of the Primitive Baptist
church for a half century, aud
was possessed cf many excellent
qualities of mind and heart, J u
addition to her aged husband,
she leaves to mourn the loss of
their mother, thirteen children,
namely, Henry J of Bushier. O. ;
John and George, in Licking j
Creek township; Leonard and Jr- '
win, in the state of Iowa; Martha,
wife of James McDonald, and
Teuie, wife of Charles Wink, in
Ohio; Jennie, wife of Ueuben
Deshong, in Deshlcr, Ohio; Ella,
Wlie Ot la.ylor KOlim, Ot Alio
gheny. Pa.; Mary, widow of Wm.
Strait; Nancy, wife of Fernando
Decker, and Frances, wife of Phil
ip Strait all in Licking Creek
township, i.nd Elizabeth, wife of
David Denisar, of Cameron, 111.
Mrs. Mohott is also survived by
three brothers, namely, James
and J . Nelson Sipes, of McConnells
burg,andA. J. Sipes, of Blairsville,
Pa., and by one sister, Mrs. Oliver
Oakruan, of Licking Creek town
ship. While there is a family of thir
teen children aud the marriage
of the parents covered a period of
fifty -four years, tho decease of
the mother now is the first death
iu the family iu all that time.
There have been eighty grand
children of whom sixty-seven are
living.
I. Ainu;.
Tho many friends of Miss Mary
Emma' Laidig, will be shocked to
hear of her deith, which occur
red at the homo of her mother,
Mrs. Maria Laidig at Hustontown
last Friday evening. The cause
of Miss Laidig's death was ty
phoid fever, and she had been
ill about two weeks. The funer
al, conducted by her pastor, Rev.
Harry Daniels, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, took place on
Saturday afternoon, and her re
mains were laid to rest in the
Hustontown cemetery.
The deceased was born in Jan
uary, 1807; she was a consistent
member of the M. E. church, and
a lady of estimable character.
Besides her mother, she leaves to
mourn their loss, two half-brothers,
Wm. F., of Taylor township;
Clinton, of St. Louis, aud one half
sister, Mrs. Geo Laidig, of this
county; also, by four brothers and
three sisters, uamely, George C,
Martin L., David B., Norman E.,
Agues, wife of James E. Lyon;
Ella (Mrs Allcott, St. Louts), and
Mary E., wife of Wm, Ranck, at
Hustontown. .
(JKKSS.
Wilbur Rankin, infaut sor of
Harry and Delia Gross, of this
place, died about 11 o'clock Sun
day night, of enderocolitis, aged
0 months ai.d 20 days. Inter-
meut Monday evening in the cem
etery at tho Reformed church in
this place,
M'CL'KDV.
Charles Melviu, sou of Charles
aud Etta V. McCurdy, of this
place died Monday evening, oged
I year and 4 months. Funeral
Wednesday morning, aud luter
meut made in the cemetery at
Fort Loudon.
Charles W. G laser, secretary
of the G FiedK'rsuz Music Co.,
Baltimore, Md , accompanied by
l is u if", mom Alfred, and hy
Eliztbeth, is visiting hie eousuis,
Toby and Conrad Gl.iznr, in tho
C ..v.
JOHN LYNCH HERE.
Born in Ayr Township in 1838. Lived in
Harrisonville, and Went to Ohio
in IKS!).
i HAS NOT BERN BACK FOR U YEARS.
Alter an nb-ietve o 1 1 years.
.John LVt'di, u brot !i rol Anthony
nch, (if I let ht I township, and
an uncle ol I an! P. Lynch. F.-q.,
f this pi a :e, is back I'm-a short
visit in the county of his nativity.
Altiiouv.li 7 years ot age, Mr.
Lynch is a heavy-set. .-tout look-
I me mmi hrio-bt nnrl ehu..,-,7 mi
; (0tfs rnll( r a number of years
! yci.
M r. Lynch is a sou of John B.
j Lynch, a soldier in the W'.rof
im w, , .amo to this county
from Haiti more m the earlier part
' 0r the last century, and married
, Martha, sister of Jacob Sines.
who was an uncle of our towns
men, James and J. Nelson Sipes.
During the earlier part of their
married life, John B. Lynch and
Ins wife lived up against Scrub
Ridge mountain -.vest of Lauver's
j mill, in Ayr township. It was m
this home that John Lynch, the
I snbjwt of this notice, was born in
j i;;.s. John B. Lynch 's father
cmio nn from linltirrmi-e nmn
time after that, and purchased
what is now pretty well known as
the old Lynch farm on Licking
creek, in Belfast township, and
John 3. moved with his family to
that farm, and remained there
the remainder of his life. The
farm is now owned by Amos Gor
don. John Lynch, in early manhood,
went to Harrisonville to learn the
trade ol blacksmithing with Jacob
Deitrich, who later ou. removed
t Fort Littleton, aud Lynch went
along with Deitrich t to Littleton.
Wheu Mr. Lynch came down
from Everett the other day, he
expected to meet some of his old
cronies at Harrisonville. IJe
al'ghted from the hack and went
out to find them. It was then
that a thrill of sadness swept ov
er him. The waters iu the same
old creek went gurgling down
through the meadows, the same
pine hill threw its morning shad
ow across tho village, but the voi
ces of those familiar to him in
years gone by were now silent,
and their faces were not to be
seen. One, only one, of his old
acquaintances did he meet, ana
that was Henry Betz. There
was mutual pleasure as tho two
old friends clasped hands, and re
called the scenes of more than
fifty years ago in and arouud the
"Crock" as Harrisonville was then
called.
Among the residents of Har
risonville at the time that Mr.
Lynch lived there, were the Mich
aelsEd a hatter; Samuel, a shoe
maker; and David, a tailor; Sam
uel Shinier, a saddler; William
Cardiff, a tailor; Rowland and
James Austin, who operated a
tannery; John Cook, who kept
tavern where Thomas S. Met.ler
now lives; George Metzler, who
kept tavern in the old stone house
just east of the bridge, removed a
few years ago f make, room lor
the present frame dwelling; John
Naugle, a wagon maker; Wesley
Alexander, who made chairs and
the old fashioned big spinning
wheels; and Philip Betz, who car
ried on a cabinet-maker's shop.
Dr. Benedict was the resident
physicia-i.
Those were the days when
freight between Philadelphia and
Pittsbui g wa transported across
tho state in wagons, and the turn
pike passing through Harrison
ville was the main thoroughfare.
There w;is lots of work for the
blacksmith; but when railroads
began to push their way across
the state, wagons disappeared
from the road, and many black
smiths began to look toward oth
er fields.
John Lynch had married thdu,
Martha Sipes, u halt sister of
Mrs, J. Neleou Sipes, of this
place, uud they followed the tide
of emigration westward, and set
tied iu Massilou.O. luthatcity,
for it has now grown to be one of
tho Buckeye's important cities,
Mr. Lynch has sinco lived.
! ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings an I G'.iinj
Here for a Vacation, or Auny
for a Restful'Otifing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VIslTED
Charles E. Goldsmith i spend
1 ing a few days this r oe! in Mar
riMi'ir.';1, on bu.-dne-.s.
S,-.ot.t Unjfor Hud f.iinily, of Al
toona, are visiting friends in this
! county.
James E. Lyii, ot Wi-4 Dub
j lilt, was among the county seat
i visitors. Tuesday.
Mrs. Abram Jfunyan, ot 'this
I place, is visiting he- dan .'liter,
j Mrs. Harry Daw ney, atJItiston
j town.
Mis, Etta Evans aud her sister
! in-law, Mrs. (Jen. B. Evans, or
j Thompson, were shoppers in
towu Monday.
Richard Snider, rf Wayuos-
boro, spent a lew d.ivs !.'.--t veek
in this place, the guest of his cous
in, Willmer Hays.
Mrs. Lloyd Doyle and children
of Beavertown, Pa., returned to
her home Monday after spending
some time with friends here.
Mrs. A. Nuns Erb and son Me
Lloyd, of this place, left Tuesday
for Westminster, Md., wherot Ivy
expect to spend the winter.
Miss Anna Giliau, daughter of
Dr. Giliau of Greencastln, is vis
iting iu the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Conrad, in Ayr township.
Albert Alexander, a car inspec
tor in the yards of the Pennsyl
vania railroadniAltoona, is spend
ing a couple of weeks among his
Fulton county friends.
.1. L. Uixsou, one of Eiston's
leading druggists, and his broth
er Ernest, of Akersville, were
guests in the family of their
brother-in law, J. V. Stoutenglc,
over Sunday.
Hon. S. P. Wihhart ;iud broth
er, ex-Coinmissioner John A.
Wishart, of Wells Tannery, were
guests of their brother, Dr. II. S.
Wishart, of th s place, on Wed nes
day night of last week.
Mrs. Margaret Noble, who had
been spending a lew weeks at the
home ol her father, Dauiel Lai
dig, of Taylor township, returned
to New Oxford, Cumberland
county, last week.
Faunie Rotz, of Marion, and
Mary Duniap.of Guilford Sprim s,
who had been visiting relatives .
and friends in this place the past
few weeks, ret urned to their re
spective homes Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. W. Humbert and
daughter, Miss Carrie, spent a
few hours in town Tuesday. Car
rie is one of Ayr township's e!Vi
cient teachers; and will go back
to Cito for anoth ?! term's work
Charlie and Mark Lodge. were
guests of their sister, Mrs. S. W.
Kirk, a few davs last we. U.
Charlie goes back to Wilhauispnrt
Seminary on the loth of Septem
ber to take tho last year of his
course of study in that institu
tion.
George Fox, of Lehmaster, who
had been spcndiug u few days
with relatives m this place, re
turned to his home Sunday, ac
companied by Mrs. Fox and chil
dren, who had been visiting N;rs.
Fox's parents, James Henry and
wife, in Tod township.
Mrs. F. C. Mumina a id son
Donley, and Miss Laura Palmer,
of Pittsburg, have beou spending
a week or two among their many
Fulton county friends and rela
tives. Mrs. Mumma and son
were guests m the home of J.
Nelson Sipes and wife, last Fi i
day night.
Leonard Mellott, of Richland.
If wa, called a few miuutes at this
oftic:: while in town Monday. Mr.
Mellott, and his sisters, Mrs. 1);
S. Douisar, of Oainer.ui;, Id., Mr-..
Jas. McDonald, aud'Mrs. Reubi-o
Deshong, of Deshlor, O., all
of
whom had been called home to at
tend the funeral of their mother,
Mrs. D. S. Mellott, started to re
turn to their Western home
terday.