Ql)t jfulton Countg Pettis.
VOLUME 9
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 6,1908.
NUMBER 44
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers. Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE. 0 DEATH.
Mus. J. Cat. Fostkk.
Mrs. Mary A. Foster, wife of
Constable J. Cal Foster, of Wells
Valley, died suddenly last Friday
morning at the home of her son
Cook at Finieyville, a small mm
lug town up on Broadtop. Her
remains were taken to her homo
in the Valley Friday afternoon,
and the funeral took place Sun
day forenoon, services being con
ducted by Kev. Strayer, aud in
terment was made in the ceme
tery at the LT. B. church.
On Wednesday Mrs. Foster
we it to the home of her son
C!ook, for a little visit, and on
Friday morning arose in her ac
customed health. Shortly after
breakfast she took a faintiug spell
would have fallen had she not
been caught by her son, and in a
few minutes later she was dead.
Molhe, as she was more fami
liarly known, was a daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Samuel Miller, and
was born in Dublin township
April 30, 1854, and was aged 54
years, 3 months, aud 1 day. She
was married to J. Cal Foster on
the 26th of January, 1875, and to
this union were born 3 sons aud
2 drughters Lum. the oldest
son, died several years ago; Cook,
married to Maggie Stuukard. re
sides at Finieyville, and Maude
(now Chamberlain), Delia and
-Samuel all live at home.
Mollie was one of those endear,
mg souls beloved by everybody
kind, mild, motherly aud affec
tionate to all about her. She
will be sadly missed in the com
munity, aud especially in the
church, to which she had been a
most dovoted member for thirty
eight years. The large number
of sorrowing friends who attend
ed her funeral, attest the esteem
iu which she was held in the com
munity in which she had lived so
long.
Emma WOLF.
Last Sunday evening Mrs. Em
ma Wolf, better known as Em
Spriggs, died at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Spriggs, at
the foot of the Ridge, west of
town, tier funeral took place at
0 o'clock, Monday evening, and
the services were conducted by
Kev. C. W. Bryner, of the M. E.
church. Interment was made
in the family burying ground on
the home premises. LLer age
was about 34 years. Emma was
a colored woman, of amiable dis
position, and possessed the phy
sical strength and intelligence
that made her services sought
continually in homes where faith
ful domestic help was needed.
Many a good housewife in Mc
Counellsburg will miss her servi
ces when housecleanmg time
conies.
THE MONTHS DEVELOPMENT.
TRUAX ROW.
Mr. Fergusou Barton and clnl
dreu of Warfordsburg were visit
ing relatives near Pleasant Grove.
Mr. P. S. Deshong and two
daughters of Pleasant Ridge
spent Suuday with Samuel Truax
aud family.
Mrs. Denton Peck and daugh
ter Letitia were visiting at Job
Truax's Sunday.
Miss Mae Peck of Hancock, is
visiting her parents Mr. and
Mn. Alfred Peck.
Mrs. Sarah E. Deshong of
l'loasant Ridge is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Samuel Truax.
Mr. Kussel Truax and lady
friends Miss Clyde Smith at
tended Camp meeting near Cito
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Curcha and Jennie
Truax spent Sunday evening with
Miss Bertha Truar.
Miss Olive Peok, of Neadraore,
spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Miss Ethel Peck.
Mr. Samuel Truax is the hap
P'est man in the row. As twin
Kirlscame to live with him.
r Amos Plessinger lout a
Suable horse.
In Sunday School Work in This County
as Reported by the Field Secretary.
During July the following de
parments have been organized:
Cradle Roll, Department. Mrs
J. J. Palmer, Needmore, Super
intendent. Mays Chapel, Chris
tian Bethel District; Enid, Unit
ed Rrethern Wells District.
Home Department. Mrs. C.
B. Stevens, McConnollsburg, Su
perintendent. Mays Chapel,
Christian Bethel District; Enid,
UuitedBrethreu Wells District.
Teacher Training Department.
Prof H. M. Griffith, Wells Tan
nery, Superintendent. Ebeuez
er, M. E Belfast District.
It is encouraging to note that
some of our schools with the few
est workers and smallest funds
are taking up the f. rward move
ments. Look out for them in the
Banner list. They are sure to
make it, and before many months
have passed.
The large Standard cards will
soon be ready to hang in your
Sunday School room. See that a
Bauuer Certiticate takes its place
before January 1, 1909.
We are putting forth every ef
fort to become a Front Line coun
ty before September first. We
yet need eight cradle rolls aud
three heme departments.
Where are the people who,
down at Warfordsburg promised
to organize these departments
in their schools? Don't wait till
the summer'work on the farm is
over; that will be too late to make
our County Front Line before the
convention at Shamokin. Do it
now.
Maude e. Baomgardneb,
Field Secretary.
Wooden Wedding and Surprise Party.
Wednesday, July 29th, a num
ber of friends gathered at the
Harrisonville M. E. parsonage to
help their pastor and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. McGarvoy, cele
brate their wooden wedding. It
was a great surprise to Mrs. Mc-
Garvey when her friends arrived
beating baskets and boxes filled
with good things to eat. At high
noon, a sumptuous dinner was
served to about forty guests.
Mrs. Sadie Sipes bad a special
ear of corn for dinner, and, of
course, it was the largest ear on
the table. Misses Dolla Decker
and Ethel Schooley, thinking they
wouldn't get their share of roast
ing ears, took the dish from the
table before the preacher got
enough; but, in order to be even
with the girls, he slipped back to
the table and ate half of a pie, and
still wasn't satisfied, and went
back into the pantry and ate half
of a cake, which proved to be the
cake Mrs. McGarvey had baked
for company.
Mrs. McGaryey received a num
ber of very beautiful presents.
Mrs. Stella Holhnshead and
Mrs. Fanny Mumma came near
getting left at the last table; so
they placed a board across a
chair, aud sat on each end of it;
but Mrs. Mumma seemed to eat
the most, as the board went down
on her side, baptizing Mrs. Hol
hnshead with the contents of a
cup Mrs. Mumma was holding at
the time. Everybody seemed to
have au enjoyable time, aud de
parted, wishiug their pastor and
wife many more such happy an
niversaries. The folloWing persons were
present: Rev. and Mrs. Mc
Garvey and son Albert, Mrs.
Mary Deshong, Mrs. Clara Deck
or and daughter Dolla, Mrs. Kat
ie Schooley and daughter Ethel,
Mrs. Bertha Fix and sons Rob
ert, Orlanaud Russel; MissSalhe
Hoop, Mrs. Sadie Sipes and son
Glenn, Mrs. Fanny Mumma aud
daughter Julia, Mrs. Beckie Bat
dorff and son Edward, Mrs. Elsie
Sipes and daughter Myrtle, and
sons Wilber aud Emi!; Mrs. Hat
tie Sipes and daughters Carrie
and Clura, Mrs. Stella Hollitin
head aud daughter Lena, Mrs.
Baltzer Cutchall and daughters
Pearl aud Alice, Mrs. Elizabeth
McOlura and daughter, Orsella.
One Wuo Was Thkhk.
CUT HIS THROAT.
Thomas Lawson, Near Mercersburg. Took
His Own Life Last Sunday
Alternoon.
Thomas Lawson. a farmer liv
ing in the Corner near Mercers
burg, committed suicide last
Suuday afternoou or evening by
cutting his throat with a razor
Mr. LaWSOO was aged about 80
years and was unmarried. No
motive for the crime is known,
it is believed however, that he
had contemplated ending Ins lite
for some time, as in his effects
were found a memorandum con
taining arrangements lor his fu
neral and 61 mes of pall bearers.
On Sunday morning he made
an attempt, to take his life by
taking an overdose of laudanum,
but this did not prove fatal. La
ter in the day he left his home
and went out. In the evening
aboutbedtime his nephew became
alarmed about him and seemed
to think something was wrong.
He first made a search for the
razor used by Liwson, and when
he could not find it, in company
with Clem Rhodes, started in
search of the missiug man. They
found him along a line fence, not
far distant from his home with a
gash in his throat from ear to ear
and three more cuts on his left
arm. While it is not believed
that the man was insane, for
some time he had been rather
despondent aud it is said talked
of ending his life, though his
friends did not believe that he
ititeuded it.
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
Play Ball.
Nearly every week during the
base ball season we are obliged
to consign to the waste basket
lengthy write ups of base ball
games. Wo do not do this that
we are opposed to the popular
game, for no one eujoys a good
game of ball more than the editor.
But the trouble is, that a game
is played or attempted to be
played, and a fuss is kicked up,
aud then both sides frequently
write the game up each from
his respective stand point giving
tne other side Hail Columbia, and
want the thing aired through the
newspapers. This is not a good
thing. In the first place, the
general public is not interested
in these little scraps, and second
ly, it they were published, it
would not be likely to make the
contesting teams better friends.
The player who caunot go on the
held and play a fair game even
though his side is losirg the
game is not worthy of a place
at the bat. The player who will
cheat in a ball game will cheat in
any transaction outside ot a ball
game, lu engaging ni a contost,
select as umpire a man who un
derstands the game, and who
will render decisions in all fair
nuss, as he understands the cir
cumstances, and then has the
backbone to stand by his decis
ions. Then, it if, the duty of
every player to taud by the de
cisions df the umpire, and not
undertake to inn him. If the
umpire should happen to be weak
or dishonest, the spectators will
find him out more quickly than
even the players, and what he
will get from them will be aplen
ty. Play ball, boys, but don't scrap.
Oolden Wedding.
There was a brilliant gathering
on Wednesday J uly 22d at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Souders of Timber Ridge, the
occasion being the celebration of
their golden wedding. The day
was speut most enjoyably by all.
The young people present in
dulged in social conversation,
songs and games.
All of Mr. and Mrs. Souders'
children were present except
Mrs. Arthur Willetand Mrs John
L. Moudy, who were absont on
account of sickness, and Messrs.
George and John Souders, who
could not attend on account of
urgent business.
Subscribe for the News.
Written by Mrs. Belle Markley, Formerly
of Wells Vallev, to Her Broth
er James.
I have thought so often since
I came to California that I would
write and toll you about tho coun
ti y as I saw it fiom the car win
dow, or try to tell you something
about it. I left Altooua at 11 p.
m. the 21st of October. We
passed Columbus, Ohjo, just alter
d,vy light on Tuesday morning.
It was a nice clear day, and I en
joyed it so much. There are
many nice homes just west of
Columbus- no mouutains, but
lots of timber. At 10:110 we
passed through Bradford, a lave
ly place, the buildings not high,
out large, and a good distance
apart, aud so many nice stiade
trees around the buildings.
From Union City on through In
diana, the country is tine, seem
ingly as level as a floor, and corn
as far as I could see hundreds
of acres of it. Hartford City is
a beautiful piace, 170 miles from
Ohicaco. 1 reached Chicago at 5
o'clock Tuesday evening, and left
there three hours later. When
I got awake on Wednesday morn
ing all I could see was corn, corn
miles of it, aud a cattle ranch
now and then. We were in Iowa
fences low-and looked like
smooth wire. At 10 o'clock we
passed Boone, Iowa. We cross
ed Desmoines river. The bridge
is so long and high length of
bridge 2,688 feet and 185 feet
high, 5,tiOO tons of steel used in
building it. The river was low
when I crossed it. At 10:30, we
passed Ogden, Iowa. From
there to Grand Junction, the
country is tine such nice farm
ing lands. The farmers use the
sulky plows and the ground look
ed so mellow not like Penna.,
farm laud but not many apple
orchards like we have in Pennsyl
vunia. 1 think Iowa was the nic
est state I came through. At
Freemont, large grain elevators.
I saw several after leaving Oma
ha. Thursday morning, 9:30,
Pine IJluffs, Wyoming. I cam.e
tiirough nearly all of Nebnaskaat
night. The Bluffs are covered
with shorts scrubby pines. At
noon we were passing through a
great hay country. They were
baling it. At 3 o'clock, Thurs
day, we passed laramietwo hours
late. Then we came to the snow
brakes. They are something like
a board fence about ten feet high,
but in a leaning position some
times three or four,'tifty yards
apart, and half a mile long. They
are to break the snow from drift
ing on the railroad. We were
several hours passmg the snow
brakes. Friday, at 8 o'clock, we reach
ed Ogden, Utah. The city looked
grand jn toward the lake . The
ground seemed to be covered
with a dry salt crust. The bridge
over Salt Lake is six miles long,
just a few feet above the water.
Before we got across, they stop
ped the train to give the passen
gers a chance to see the lake. 1
stood on the end of the car cross
ing. I thought it was graud.
After we left the lake for 25 miles
it was the dry salt crust, and at
05 miles from the lake was just
a low sage brush ten or fifteen
inches high, and the dry crust
ash color. We reached Mouletto
at 2 o'clock. From there to Car
liu, sagebrush and Buffalo grass,
horse and sheep ranches. From
Carliu, on across the Sierra Ne
vada mountains, is a lonely, dan
gerous place. At 3 o'clock on
Saturday we wore on top of the
Sierra Nevada mountains snow
on the top rocks. There are
twelve miles of snow sheds. They
cover two tracks aud overhead,
lu winter there are as much as
30 feet of suow manes it like a
tunnel. The sheds keep the
smoke of the engines in and
makes It. very disagreeable.
There aro seven tunnels-the long
est one three quarters of a mile.
It was dark before we were over
the mouutaius. We passed Sic
(Continued on paie four.)
CHANGE IN POSTAL ROUTE.
Gives Much Better Mail Facilities for
New Grenada. Goes Into Effect
Next Monday.
The Postottice Department at
Washington, has recognized the
need of a change in mail service
at New Grenada, and have order
ed that after next Monday, the
carrier from Saluvia shall goon
from Waterfall to New Grenada,
and thus give the latter place di
rect communication with the
County Seat. A letter mailed at
New Grenada so as to leave that
place at 12:10 o'clock noon, will
roach McConnellsbur,j about 8
o'clock the same evening. And
maf. leaving McConnollsburg at
3 o'clock p. m., will reach New
Grenada at 11 :30 next forenoon.
Our readers will recall an article
in the News a few weeks ago
about the condition of the mail
service at New Grenada, and Mr.
L. L. Cunningham seut a marked
copy of the News to the Depart
ment, aud accompanied the same
with a letter of explauanation,
when the matter was immediate
ly taken up with the result above
stated. Uncle Sam will do the
right thing, if he has' a fair show.
Our esteemed LTncle has just one
job to do yet in Fulton county,
and that is, to make good the rot
ten service between Mercershurg
and McConnellsburg. If the old
gentleman fully realized the fact
that all our letter and news
paper mail came to Mercersburg
at 8 o'clock iu the morning, and
did not reach McConnellsburg un
til 2 o'clock in the afternoon tak
ing six hours to convev the mail
ten miles, he would get busy and
have our mail here by 10:30 a. m.
at most.
STRAW RIDE.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
NEW (iRIiNAUA.
Ruth Cunningham is visiting
friends in Mount Union.
Prof. E. M. Gress and father
from Dan, visited Harry Gas,
ter's.
Mr. and Mrs. John Galbreath,
of South Fork, are visiting Frank
Thomas' and Grandmother Du
vall's. Jennie Bridenstine and chil
dren, of Plumville, Pa., who were
visiting friends through the Val
ley, left on Friday.
Alice McClain, of Edge wood
Park, Pa., and Vaughn, her son,
of Williamson Industrial School,
are home spending their vaca
tion, both look well and hearty.
Oueen Houck and Edith Sha
fer, Bpent Sunday with Oscar
Houcks' in the Valley.
Goo. Bohnger, of Clay town
ship, Huntingdon county, informs
us that in harvest on his farm he
found a land turtle, and looking
it over carefully, found Uncle
Lewis Bergstresser's Initials
carved on shell, in year, 18b7.
Ritner Black and Robert M.
Early - both teachers from Wells,
were electod teachers on Friday
evening to Primary and Advanced
schools in Robertsdale, Pa.
Frank Pogue, of Pogue, Pa.,
Florence Nea), of Altoona; Ellis
Neal of Orbisonia, and Charlotte
Wall of Manor Hill, visited friends
here last Sunday.
Susan McClain, of Robertsdale,
visited friends here last Sunday.
'1 he game of base ball between
New Grenada and Saltillo teams,
was a very interesting quiet game,
resulting in score ol 5 and 0 in
favor ot Saltillo, on Saltillo
grounds.
Mrs. Harry Gaster is spending
this week with her parents near
Bethlehem church.
L. H. Wible, Esq., cf McCon
nellsburg, stopped over night in
our village last week.
LAIDIU
Mrs. Margaret Stevens spent
Suuday at W. L. Stevens.
Hiram Laidig and family spent
Sunday afternoon at Daniel Lai
dig. James Foreman and wife at
tended meeting at the Sideliug
Hill Baptist church on Sunday.
Andrew Laidig spent Sunday
at home.
Party of McConnellsburg Voung Folks
Had a Very Enjoyable Time Mon
day Evening.
On Monday afternoon, while
the thermometer registered 90
deg. Fahr., twelve young people
of this city, owing to the heat, be
came sort of mentally deranged,
aud while in this condition, decid
ed to take a straw ride to Fort
Littleton. The road was very
smooth, and the ride was very
much like "Bumping the Bumps"
at Coney Island; but from latest
bulletins there are no dying or in
jurod. At the hotel they enjoyed
a very pleasant meal, but the sup
per was marred by their chaper
ons becoming lost while on a
stroll, aud when they were found
they had wandered to 52nd St.
The ride home was delightful and
the evening seemed to have been
made to order.
Those in the party ware:
Maria Dickson Alexander, Sam
uel Max Irwin, Josephine Run
yan, JaueMcElway, Russell Run
yan, Alice Hays, Mabel Trout,
Walter Reed Sloan, Anni Reis
ner, Harry Moore Johnston, Hat
tie Sloan and John Spangler.
Recent Weddinrs.
( ; kinoes Hebnee,
Ou Wednesday July 22nd Chas.
Geinger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George G. Geinger of Buck Val
ley, and Miss Jessie Hebner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hebner of the same place, were
married at Berkley Springs, W.
Va. They are two of Union
township's most promising young
people and their many friends
join in wishing them a happy
married life.
Hann Babbeb.
On Monday evening of last
week at the residence of the offi
ciating Justice of the Peace, O. E.
Hann, Chester Hann and Myrtle
Barber were united in marriage.
These young people reside in
Licking Creek township, the
groom being the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Hann and the bride
the daughter of Mrs. Jennie Barber.
Fulton County Teachers.
Beginning with Monday of last
week the directors of the school
districts in this county, iu the
order given below, have selected
teachers for the ensuing school
year. The length of the term
outside the borough of McCon
nellsburg, is seven months.
Teachers holding provisional cer
tificates get $40 a month, aud all
others, $50. Following is a list
of the teachers elected and the
schools they will teach i
Tod Summers, Mary Ott; Mc
Governs, C. C. Rotz; Knobsville,
Blanche O. Pock; Woodburn,
Amos Peightel; Scott s, Nellie
Barmont.
Dublin Burnt Cabins, Lewis
Harris; Fort Littleton, A. E. Desh
ong; Mud LY?4j Jessie Hepry;
Clear Ridge, L. P. Morton; Ches
nut's, Ethel Naugle; Battle Ridge,
Lillian Fleming; (Hunt's, Elsie
Baker.
Taylor No. 1, Myrtle Stevens;
No. 2, D. K. Chesnut; No. 8, Zan
ua Laidig; No. 4; Russel Gracey;
No. 5, H. P. Barton; No. 6, W. H.
Rancn; No. 7, W. G. Wink, No. 8;
Bess Fields.
Wells Wells Tannery, Advanc
ed, Frank Guillard; Primary, Lil
lian Burkett; High School, Prof.
Morgan, of Lackawanna county;
Enid, Murrdl Foreman; New
Grenada , Grace Lodge.
Licking Creek Harrisonville,
Maude Deshong; Vallauce, Ral
eigh Lawyer; Saluvia, H. O. Wi
ble; Forest Dale, V. L. Holleua
head; Siloam, Margaret Daniels;
Compulsion, Catharine Hoop;
Shane's, Mary Mellott; Daniels',
C. W. Mellott.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Htr for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Arm Broken.
On Tuesday of last week while
Mrs. Wilber Grissinger and her
little son Carl were visiting the
family of Mr. Delmar McCune,
in Mercersburg, Carl while play
ing around the porch slipped and
fell ireakiug his right arm.
Geo. W. Clevenger, of Huston -town,
spent Saturday and Sur
dny in the home of Judge Mortor.
Mr. Merrill Nace, of this plac ,
rode to Chambersburg and ba k
on Sunday on his motorcycle.
Mrs W. B. Barton and son
Will of Baltimore spent the last
ten days visiting in the family of
Mr. Frank Mason.
Mrs. Thomas Clyde and httlo
daughter Helen, of Philadelphia,
are visiting the former's brother
and sisters in tho Cove.
Prof. W. Don Morton left Tues
day to visit various places of in
terest in the West, prior to be
ginning his school work in Sep
tember. Miss Jennie Scheidelman who
has been living in Pittsburg, is
visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Scheidelman near
Knobsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ahimaaz Run
yau, of Needmore, spent a dav
or two last week in the home of
their son, John B. Runyan, in
this place.
Anderson Mellott aud Hayes
Morgret, two of Belfast town
ship s representative citizens',
spent a few hours at the County
Seat, Tuesday.
J. P. Wible. of Maddensville,
and J. M. Anderson, of Three
Springs, spent Tuday night in
town aud were plJTsaut callers
at the News office.
Mr. R. F. Trotter, who had
been visiting Professors Palmer
and Morton during the past two
weeks, returned to his home at
Salix, Pa., Tuesday.
Miss Augusta L. Robinson who
has been spending several weeks
at the Washington House in this
place left for her home in Phila
delphia on Monday last.
Miss Marguerite Fendrick, of
Mercersburg, returned to her
home yesterday after spending a
week with Miss Maria Dickson
Alexander, of this place.
Rev. W. M. Hann, of Clariug
ton, Pa., is spending his summer
vacation, among his Fulton coun
ty friends. Mrs. Hann has been
here for several weeks.
Mrs. Emma Kendall Hender
son, and four children, of Rich
mond, Kansas, aro visiting in the
home of Emma's mother, Mrs.
Margaret Kendall, in the Cove.
Miss Maye McEldowney, of
Hagerstown, is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. E. A. McEldowney, near
Gem. Maye and her sister Edith
spent a few hours in town on
Tuesday.
J. J. Patterson and wife, the
latter of whom will be better
known among many of her Ful
ton county friends as Fannie
Cromer, are visiting relatives, in
Fort Littleton. Mr. and Mrs. Pat
terson live in Pitcairn, Pa., aud
Mr. Patter son is a freight conduct
or ou the P. R. R.
Constitutional Amendments.
By reference to the fourth page
of this issue, will be fouud the
proposed amendments to the
State Constitution. These amend
men ts will be submitted to the
voters of this commonwealth
each week until the November
election, aud should be read care
fully by every voter, and careful
ly considered. At the election in
November every voter will have
au opportunity to say by his bal
lot whether, in his oplniou, the
amendments are good or not.
Both the constitution as it now
stands, and the constitution as it
will appear, if amended, are giv
en, so that in reading it, you will
see just what change will be made.
Tho change with reference to
the manner and time of holding
elections, should be of especial
iirterest, as it would be a great
aaving of espouse to the counties.