olhe iultoii Coutitg 2Xcu6. VOLUME 9 McCONNELLSlU R(i, PA., FEBRUARY (i, 1908. NUMIJEH 21 BOON TO CONSUMPTIVES. Frte Medical Treatment and Advice, and Even Food, to the Poor. DISPENSARY IN M'CONNELLSBURG. FOR THE WIDOWS. The State Dopartment of Health's Fulton County Dispon sary for Tuborculosis, which was opened i econtly at McConnolls Inn g will play an importaut part in stamping out consumption In our district. The Dispensary is open fcvery Tuosday from 1 to 4 P. M. at the olnco of Dr. J. W. Mosser who is the State Dopartineut of Health's efficient Medical In spector for this county. Dr. Mosser has been tireless in- his work to get the dispensary under way, The Dispensary furnishes free medical treatment and advice to t'-.e victims of tut erculosis among the poor of Fulton County. Where necessary, indigout pa tients are supplied with fresh eggs and milk daily. The Dis pensary officials however will guard themselves against being imposed upon to furnish pro visions to nther members of the family. Patients are also sup plied with paper sputum cups ahd tissue paper napkins. Tl.o opening of the Fulton County Dispensary is in Hue with the work that Slate Health Com missioner is doing throughout the entire State, over forty such dispensaries having already been opened in as many counties. i hore are many victims of tuber culosis who aro uot able to go to the State Samtona, in many cases because they are the wage earners of their families, and these people must be taken care of. They especially need in struction as to the precautions they must t ke in their homos and 'Q the work shop so that they may not spread the disease. To give such instruction and follow it up and see that the pre cautionary measures are carried out is the great object of the dis pensary woi k. For this reason it will be a mighty factor in stamping out tuberculosis in this ounty. Patients visitmg the Dispen sary are carefully examined by the physicians in charge of the clinic. Such medicine as is need ei is given, but the principal re liance will be upon drillmg into every tuberculosis sufferer the lecessi'yof plenty of fresh air, proper diet and careful regulation of habits of life. Every patient i urged, of course, to sleep with windows wide open in a ham mock swung out of doors it possi ble. The wage earner who is obliged to spend a number of hours each day indooors, is made to under stand that if it is impossible for lnin to change his occupation, life can only be spared by spending all his leUuro hours in the open air. Plenty of rest id also neces sary for his recovery, and so those m charge of the di-pensary are helping the patient solve the problem of how to continue to eirn his daily wages and yet se cure the necessary amount of rest and fresh air. The question of diet is receiv ing especial attention. It is easy to tell a tu erculosis patient to eat plenty of f.osh eggs and drink a largo amount of pure rLilk, but to get the patient to do this is an other thing, as few of them will consume sufficient eggs without constant urging. Usually consumptives are too warmly clad heavy flannel un derwear supplemented by thick chest pads, is vary often worn ev en in warm summer weather The evil effects of this continual over clothiug aro so often appar out, that great care must be tak en to givo proper advice. Cloth log should couform to the weath er. All this is covered in the ad vice given to those jutieuts who visit the dispensary. As Boon as the number of pa tients warrant it, a trained nurse New Act Likely to Pass Will Give $12 a Month to Every Soldier's Kelict. Washington, Fob. 4 : It is pro dieted with an air of assurance, that congress at this session will piss a bill introduced by Ropre sentative Sulloway of New Hamn shire, and which passed the House yesterday, which provides for a pension of $12 a month for every widow of a soldier who served 90 days or more in the civ il war, and who was married to such veteran before the passage of the pension act of 1890, which further raises the pension of ev ei v soldier's widow from $8 to $12 a month, and which also elimin ates the existing provision that no widow who enjoys at? income m excess of $250 a year shall be peusioned. Mr. Sulloway's bill will. It is estimated, add $9,(00, 000 to national expinditures. LAWS AND TAXES. HE GOT SEVEN YEARS. WELLS TANNERY. Mr. V. D. Schenck, who has been quite ill for three weeks, is now able to walk tr the post office with the aid of a wooden horse, ( i cam ) H:s sister, Mrs. Charles Wertz, and her husband of Bedford, and Mr. and Mrs. John Schenck, of Enid visited him last Wednesday. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Benjimin Horton were sur prised last 'eek, when a nice looking young man, called, aud informed them that he was Ben's eldest son whom they had carried in their arms to Akron, Ohio, tweuty years a:o. Since then both parents died leaving four children. This boy is working himself through a college in Val paraisa, Indiana. Mrs. G. W. Swope was called to Pittsburg a few days ago to see her daughter Mrs. Sadie Grim who i3 seriously ill. Wells K G. E Castle gave their annual banquet Saturday night. Though one of the stormiest nights of the season, it was large ly attended. Maud Baumgardner is visiting friends at Roaring Springs. Mrs. Figart, of Kays Cove.speut Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sprowl. Ree3e Greenland spent a few days last week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Greenland. The Irwin Store will closo out all Books at reduced prices. will be appointed on the Dispen sary staff to visit the home of ev ery tuberculosis patient who reg l8ter8 at the Dispensary. Inside the honje the visiting nurse will find out what seem to be the trif hug precautions that are unheed ed, but the non observance of which is the priucipal caus3 of the spread of the. infection. Is the tooth brush used by the pa tient kept by the side of the oth ers in that home ? Is a common towel used J Does the consump live use the same bed with any other person f Is there any dis infection of clotl.ing, bedding, eating utensils, and of all other articles used by the patient? All these things will be carefully in vestigated by the visiting nurse, who will also ascertain if the pa tient is using the sputum cups and paper napkins given out at the dispensary. The whole life of the household will be carefully studied by the nurse and every member wid receive thorough in struction as to what is necessary to prevent them from being in fected by ilie consumptive pa tient. In mauy cases the nurse will find a brother or a sister in which tuberculosis is suspected. This member of the family will be urged to come to the dispen sary for examination, and many d case will thus bo found and placed under treatment at a time ihat will insure recovery if prop er care is taken. Every effort is being made io have the work of the dispensary known throughout the entre county so that as many as po Ible may taue advantage of it. Bethel Townshp Citizen (lives His Views on Matters of Local in terest. SUGGEST CHANGES IN LBBfSLATION. There seems to be a general complaint among the taxpayers in this county about tho exorbit antly high taxes, and about tho laws that imp oso those taxes iip on us. The truth is, that the farmer is almost paying a high rent upon the land for which he hns a deed and the Innd paid for, and receiving very little benefit from the expenditure. In the first place, our roads are simply anominablo. In many places in this township, they arc next to impassable. The tax is higher than ever, and the roads are worse than I have ever seen them. There is now a talk of all cash tax for the roads. The trou ble seems to Le, that they can not get hands to work the roads. One reason for this is the wages allowed per day. A farmer is ex ppcted to leave his work on tho farm and go on the roud for a dol lar a day and board himself, while at the same time, he must pay $1.25 or $1.50 for a hand to do the work he is leaving on the farm. Very few farmers feel willing to do this. If we are to have an all cash tax, why not have col tract roads each contractor giving bond to keep his portion of the road in goad condition no mm taLing more road than be ca i keep up. A farmer, thus having a contract, could take his shovel after a heavy rain, go over Lis road, or en the breakers, and keep tho read in good condition for half what it costs now as he would uot have to wait for the Road Boss to get ready to work the road, but could work it to suit himself or w hen ever the road needed it. We now have two elections a year, costing the county nearly eight hundred dollars each, and tothumaybe added tho addi tional expense of nominating the candidates under the new law, and we have a total expenditure of about two thousand dollars a year. Why net elect all officers at the fall election and do away with the expense of the spring election? This plan, and the old wayof nominating the candidates, would save the county about twelve hundred dollars a year. I f a delegate had a good show for spending thirty days in jiil for violating his instructions, there would be very few mstauces where the penalty would be in flicted. But the most obnoxious of all the laws is the health law, which requires a certificate from the at tending physician which may be nuibt but t ba ol liged to go to a Registrar aud gi t ( ermUsion beforj you can bury ycur dead is all wrong. Why not let the same physician that gives tho cer titicate, give the burial permit if auy one can see why a permit should be given at all ? This would save the friends of the de ceased much trouble; for first they must hunt up the doctor, and then, perhaps, travel a dis tance of ttfenty-fivo miles in perhaps the worst kiud of weath er to find the Registrar, then away to the undertaker, which may add another score of miles. Surely the sooner this law is amended or repealed the better. Jt might do in towns or cities, but it does not fit in sparsely sat tied communities. We now have four tax collectors- some getting as much as seven per cent, for handling the money passing through their lands. If one collector haudled it all, he could do it for two per cent, and the rest could sty in the pockets of the aheadyliver burdoned taxpayer. Will not some other taxpayer give Ids views? A. J. RmMHQuttU, M. D. Fortunate Escape from Matrimonial Alli ance with Strangers. Franklin County Woman Now Congratu lating Met self. BG6MEDT0 BE AN ALL ROUND CROOK. One of tho sensatious in tho court being held in Chambers burg this week, says the ftefKM itory, was the confession to Dis trict Attorney Long, of Isaac Franklin Bigler, charged with false pretence, forgery, and per jury. Bigler went to Chainbersburg on the 18th of January, and the next day went into the Clerk's of lice and obtained a license to marry Miss Hulda Renfrew, a daughter of a reputable Franklin county farmer. This license was obtained under tho name of Isaac H. Franklin. Tho following Tuesday the man was arrested on the allega tion that he was J. Fred Bigler aud that two years before he had, while located temjxirarily indue d Landlord Georgo Zullinger, of Hotel National, to endorso a note of $100 for him, on the transfer of a note of $1200 purporting to have been given to Bigler by W. A. and M. J. Herman. Bigler skipped, Mr. Zullinger paid the $100 note and the other note for $1200 was found to be a rank for gery. The deboniir bridegroom to be was arrested, protesting his in nocence and vowing all kinds ol revenge for false arrest. His case was settled when Louis Poulaiu, a Clarion, Pa., music dealer came on and re cognized the man as Isaac Frank lin Bdger, a neer do-well, whose mother is Mrs. Mary J. H u man, of Mazeppa, whose name he fcrged to the Zullinger note and to one Poulaiu had. He swindled other people Poulain said and had a wife and twochildren living in Lawisburg, although the de serted woman on Jan 18ih got a divorce from him. Despite the identification by Poulain the man in jiil Kept up his bluff. Last Friday Bigler sent foi District Attorney D. El ward Long, who went to the jail, and the prisoner there and then made a full confession covering his ca reer. He confessed to about all that has been charged against him and told the District Attorn ey he would plead guilty aud throw him self on the mercy of the court. On Monday he was called in court and through the Distnci Attorney, pleaded guilty. Bigler was ordered to stand up. He did so and the Judge told'him of the charge of forgery, explain ed it, and asked if he wanted couuse'. Bigler said he did not. He had the perjury charge (for false swearing in getting the mar riage license) explained to him by His Honor. He plead guilty there and said he did not want counsel in that case. District Attorney Long called no witness but stated the cuse to the Judge. Bigler said he had nothing to say, when asked by the Court, but then, when asked, said that he had been advised that his wife had been granted a divorce from htm. Judge Gillan said under tho law he could send him to prison for 17 years but would uot. Oq the charge of forgery the sentence was B years aud for perjury 2 year?, to commence at tho expira tion of the first sentence, a total of 7 years in the penitentiary. Bigler su.iled calmly and sat down. Subscribe tor the "News;" oojy $1.00 year. Will Not line Dog Law. Secretary Kalbfus, of tho State Game Commission, has declar ed that while the Commission has received numerous letters asking that a law be enacted to prohibit the use of dogs in woods by hunt ers, thore is no Intention of urg ing such a law upon the legislature. DEATH RECORD. Persons Well Known to Our Readers Who Have Joined the Great Majority. wm m'ei.iianev, civil war veteran. Lcthbh e CbtLcutb Luther E. Chilcote died at his homo near Coles Summit, Hunt ingdon counly, Tuesday, January 28, 1908, aged :il years, H months, and 1 1 days. We have ik further informa tion concerning the circumstanc es attending his death or funeral. MliS. WlfXIAM Mkllott. Mrs. William Mellott died at er home at Riddlesburg, Pa,, on Thursday of last week, aged 60 years, 11 months, and 0 days. Funeral last Sunday, aud intjr mont made at Hopewell. She is survived by her husband and n.ce children. Mrs. Mellott's maiden name was Clevonger, and was a sister of Geo. W. and Hiram, of Taylor township; Frank, Palestine, Tex.: J.nob A , Washington, D. C ; Dav id M., Chattanooga, Tenu ; Mrs. Geo F. Metzler, Harrisonville.Pa; Mrs. Amos Palmer, McKibbiu, and Mrs. Peter Morton, McCcn nollsburg. Mrs. Mellott was a cousistcnt member of the Christian church, she having identified herself with that denomination when a girl. William McElhaney. William McElhaney, for many years a prominent citizvu of Dub lin township, this county, died at his home near Hustontown, Jan uaiy 30, 1908. He was born in FVanklin county, Pa., May 80, I8ilii, and was, at the time of his death, aged 74 years and 8 months. September 9, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Sus an Spicer, who died one year ago last November. To this unic n were born four sons and three daughters all of whom survive him, and were present at his me morial services, which were con ducted in the Methodist Episco pal church, Hustontown, by his pastor, Rev. Harry A. Daniels, on Saturday, at 11 o'clock, a. m., af ter which his body was laid by the side of his wife, in the ceine tery near-by. In 1809, under the minist'-y of the Rev. R. H. Wharton, ho gae his heart and life to the service of God, and he never turned his face backward, but constantly press ed toward the prize of his high calling in Christ Jesus. Although for about four years, he was a con stant sufferer, he bore it with re mat kable courage until death re lieved him of his sufferings, to dwell iorever where sickness and suffering are unknown. Ho was a soldier of the Civil War and experienced many hard ships while engaged in the de tense of his country. McCONNEILSMJRO BAND. New Officers Elected, and Everything in Good Shape for Work. Saturday evening, January 25, 1006, the members of tho McCon nollsburg Cornet Maud met and elected the following officers for tho ensuing year : President, N. H Roettger; vice president, Hi ram Clevenger; 80rptary,Joseph Dry le; asst. secretary, Benjimin Shimer; treasurer, D. E. Little; janitor, William Black; leader, C. C. Rotz; asst. leader, William Ulack; trustees, 3. B. Woollet. M. R. Shaffner, and W. Scott Al exander. The baud, having received a folio ol marches, overtures, sere nades, etc., will be prepared in tho near future to furnish the public in general with street or concert work, such as never be fore has been given in this com munity. Thanking the public for past favors, wo remain the servants of the town on all occa sons. By order of the band. JOSKI'II DOYI.K, Secretary. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Schools Fire Drills. In commenting on the impor tance of having occasional tire drills in schools and factories in order to train those in the build iugs to avoid becomiug panicky in case of any alarming occur rence, the Allentown Morning Call make:-, a good suggestion as an aid in that direction, in these words : --"in the case of schools or other rooms in which there Is a musical instrument the latter can be made to play an important part in the matter of iuducing the people not to lose their heads. We recall one instance which happened in Philadelphia several years ago. A fire broke out in a school building and a panic among the children was threaten ed, when a young woman who was wise in her generation open ed the piano and began playing "Oh, tho Mick that Threw the Brick," with the result that it served to restore order and the children marched out to tho strains of the melody in surpris ingly sho.-t time. Loss of life was probably averted by the young woman's thoughtfulnesa." TO DISFRANCHISE NEGROES. Amendment to Maryland Constitution In troduced in Legislature. Annapolis, Md., Feb. 4.-A suff rage amendment to the coustitu tiou designed to eliminate as fur as possible the negro vote in' Maryland was introduced in the legislature. The measure which is expected to pa?is without ma terial change provides for a prop erty qualification aud an educa tional test, while voters of either foreign or native birth are admit ted to suffrage without restraint tli rough special provisions. A majority vote at the polls is nec essary belore it becomes part of the constitution. Annual Meeting of the Big Cove Agricul tural Society. There will be a meeting of the above named society on the after noon of Saturday, February 8th, at two o'clock. A program on agricultural topics is provided for the occasion. At the same time there will be a discussion of the State Road question. Subject as follows : "Shall Ayr township, at this time, ask for State aid in the construction of her roads ? The annual election of tho so ciety 's officers will take placo at this meeting. Tho meeting will beheld at McNaughton's school ho us 3. W. C. Patticuson, Secretary. Stinson Sbaw. At high noon on Thursday, January 29, 1908, at Patterson's Run, by H. S. Daniels, Esq , Mr. Charles Bernard Stinson, of Broad top City, and Miss EJua Blanche Shaw, of Taylor town ship, were vnit -d in the holy bonds ot wedlock. The bride is the daughter of Leslie Shaw, near Gracey, this county. CLEAR MUO& Miss Jesh ie Henry was home over Sunday with her parents. Ephraim Nead, who was on the sick list, is improving. While crossing the creek be tween here and Three Springs the horse which Bert Wingardner was driving became unhitched, and before the "critter" was righted, Bort needed some dry clothing. The quilting at the home of Mrs. Emma Catmack's was well attended by the womoa of the Ridge, namely-r Mrs. John A. Henry, Mrs. J. N. Grove, Mrs. Bell Henry, Mrs. Alley Kerlin, Mrs. Hannah Fields, Mrs Louisa K-irlio, Mrs. Sally . Taylor, Mrs Bert Wingardner, Mrs. E'.izibeth Baker, Mrs. Sola Anderson, Mrs. J. N. Mowers, Mrs. N. B. Henry. Mr. Levi P. Morton has chang ed his boarding place to James Car mack's. . Mrs. Sdlue Fields is very poor ly at this writing. The roads are very badly drifted. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Hre for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful'Outing. NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED Mrs. 8. B. Woollot has been away on a little trip to Lancaster and Philadelphia during the past week. William Everhart md wife, of Hillsdale City, Michigan, spont last we'k with the former's broth or, Georgo Everhart, near town. Mis. Erwirj Collins and son Ray, of Wellsboro, Tioga, county, spent tho past week with Mr. John Ott s family north of towr. Mr. and Mrs. James Wibie, of Se'.ea, Huntingdon county, spent Saturday aud Sunday with Mrs. Wible's brother, Geo. Everhart. Ex-Commissionor Albert Pies-singe'-, who is making a canvass for the Democratic nomination for Associate Judge, spent last Wednesday night in town. Mrs. M. B. Trout and dai g i tor Irene, who had been spend ing several days in Philadelphia returned home last Friday even ing in time to miss the big snow storm. AGED 120 YEARS. Rcmcmb;rs Seeing Washington, Jeffei. son and Others. Mr. Mary Ramsey Wood a na tive of East Teunessee, is dead at the age of 120 years. In her youth Mrs. Wood saw Georgo Washicgton, Thomas Jeffersou and others of the early statesmen. I t is said her best recollection of public men was that of Andrew Jackson, with whom she fre quently danced when a girl. The age of Mrs. Wood is au thenticated by the record of her family bible. She was probably the oldest woman in the United Stat?s. She was opposed to having her body conveyed to the cemetery in a hearse, preferring a simple velrcle, or, &a she ex pressed it, a "democratic wagon." Old Fashioned Llizzard. Last Friday night there fell a deep snow accompanied by high wind that continued all day Sat urday and Sunday, completely blockading all the public high ways, and seriously interfering with travel. The mail frcra the east which usually arrives here about nine o'clock Saturday eve ning did not reach McConnelle burg until lour o'clock Sunday afternoon, and no mail from the east reached here Monday until lato Monday n'ght. There was no through mail from the west from F; iday until Tuesday oveu ing. The Cove Road between Mc Connellsburg and Webster Mills was drifted full in many places as high as tho fences on either side of the road. Twenty-two men completed the opening of the road Tuesday, and now travel is being resumed. COVALT. Mr. Earl Adlesperger has treat ed himself to a new engine and sawmill. He is now sawing outa house aud barn bill for Howard Martin. A little daughter arrived at the home of Howard Bernhart's the other day. J. F. George, of Sterliug, III , is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hatfiold. Wm. Sigel is going to build a now house on the Pittman farm, for his1 son in law, Alonzo Bern hart. Jacob Powei is doing his sawing. Squire Darnel ( ovu.lt does not Improve very fast He has been ill, in tho homo of E L Pock, for soveral weeks. Mrs. David Powell, we are sorry to say, does not improve any. list Subscribe for tho Nttwa
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