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VOLUME 9
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 3, 1908.
NUMBER 8
FAST DECREASING.
The Ranks of the Veteran of the Civil
War Diminishing with Increasing
Rapidity.
AVERAGE AGE NOW W YEARS.
POST CARDS MUST BE RIGHT.
The constant "dropping off" of
the "old soldiers" calls attention
to the fact that but few years
will elapse until the last sum
mons will be answered.
The Old Guard is dying off at
the rate of 90 a day; but the
death losses for each month is
often higher. In 1906, Grand
Army survivors died to the num
ber of 29,208 and in 1907 the loss
was 31,201; for the year that
closes June 1, 1908, the death
rate will be unquestionably be
tween 35,000 and 37,000, if not
higher. For the old soldiers of
the Republic now have reached
the average age of 03. At that
rate, the deaths will come faster
and faster still; and within ten
years the noble army will be but
a memory.
Had the soldiers of the Civil
War not been mere lads in their
teens, the Grand Army would
long ere this have perished from
the earth. But the Union was
saed literally by boys, boys in
their teens, and many had not
even reached their teens.
Startling as this statement
seems, it is indisputably borne
out by the official records.
There were 2,778,309 enlist
ments, as follows:
At age of 10 and under..
At age of 12 and under..
At age of 14 and under..
At age of 10 and under..
At age of 18 and under..
At age of 21 and under..
At age of 22 and over...
Adding the number
and over 22, that is
and 618,511, the total
ment was 2,778,309.
But there are some very old
men in the Grand Army of the
Republic; and that is all the more
reason why the death losses will
be exceedingly high in the years
at hand. There will come a time
when the last call will be respond
ed to each month by no less than
5,000 of the brave heroes of '61,
for already that figure has been
touched by one-half and over, and
is growing with alarming rapidi
ty. Never before in the world's his
tory before our day, was a nation
saved by youths in ther teens.
In the stirring years of Father
Abraham, these boys came for
ward by the tens of thousands,
in response to the call to arms.
War expenditures reached $6,
000,000,000. During the war, 67,000 were
killed in battle.
The records also show that 48,
012 died of wounds.
Disease claimed 224,586..
And 24,872 perished from oth
er causes.
There were 280,000 wouuded in
battle.
Between all these dread diaas-
It't'f It. ia n wnnriar r.har. ovan u
remnant of the Grand Army of
the liepubho survives; and it
should ever be the pride and
pleasure of the American Repub
lic to remember the debt owed
to the boys of '61.
25
225
1,523
844,801
1,151,4:18
2,159,798
618,511
under 21
2,159,798
enroll-
II Address is Wrong They Cannot Go
Through Mall.
If the people generally knew
the trouble some of the post cards
cause the post office officials they
would not try to send cards ex
cept by rule. Just now post
cards enclosed iu transparent en
velopes cause the most trouble.
Some of these envelopes are so
arranged they have stamps and
all inside. These can not go ac
cording t: the rules of the office
because the stamps cannot be
conceled. Others have holes cut
so that the stamps can be can
celled but these are not accord
ing to Hoyle so do not reach their
destination. In postoffice par
lance an envelope is an envelope,
transparent or not does not
count. The address and the
stamp must be on the outside.
LEAVES McCONNELLSBURG.
WEST DUBLIN.
Rev. Cline preached a good ser-
mou to an attentive congregation
atFairviewon Sunday forenoon
from the text "Gome thou and
all thy house into the ark."
Harrison Hoover and his moth
er, Mrs. Eliza Hoover, spent a
few days last week with friends
in McConnellsburg, and near
Dane.
Mrs. Susan King has returned
from Altoona, where she had been
with the family of her son, Albert
F. King. Her sister, Mrs. John
Ripple, of Shit ley sburg, came
with her, and returned to Shir-
leysburg on Tuesday.
The Laidig baseball team gain
ed a victory over the Enid team
atGracey last Saturday after
noon.
Miss Fannie Miller, of Dane,
spent part of Sunday with rela
tives here.
Realizing that the telephone is
a good thing, more of our people
are getting phones.
Our farmers are getting lime
and phosphate, preparatory to
seeding.
Odd Fellows Picnic.
Waterfall Lodge, I. O. O. F., No
773, of New Grenada, will hold
a Basket Picnic on the old Camp
Ground in Foster's woods, in
Wells Valley on Saturday, Sept.
12, 1908. Hon. John P. Stpes, of
MeCounellsbursr. ptt.. and Prof
J. G. Dell, Superintendent of
behools, of Huntingdon county
od others will be speakers of the
day.
Saltillo Cornet Band will fur
n,'l the mualo. A frama of haan
1ho will be played by Mie
aome team and some visiting
team. Everybody invited. All
dd Fellows and Rebekahs are
Mpected to be present and bring
jour parade badees alomr. Pro
cwsiou foruan at 9.80 a. ru. Come
we, come alli
Three Head-Marks for Knobsville.
Having a picnic on Saturday,
the baseball team thought they
would entertain the people a part
of the day by baseball games.
The first game was called at 9:30
o'clock, between the first and sec
ond teams of Knobsville. The
first team thought they would get
a little practice for games later
in the day. They played a sevan
inning game, whicn ended with
a score of 17 to 12, in favor of the
second team.
The second game was called at
1:30, between Knobsville and
Pleasant Ridge. The Knobsville
team had Pat Fisher, of McCon
nellsburg, for pitcher. This was
a seven inning game, and ended
with a score of 29 to 1, in favor of
Knobsville. The Pleasant Ridgo
team consists of a gentlemanly
set of players, who played an hon
est game.
The third game was called at 3
o'clock, between Knobsville and
a team composed of players from
the McConnellsburg and Dane
teams, which had Johu Spmgler
for their pitcher, and Knobsville
had Fisher Bennett, of Harris
burg, for pitcher. Mr. Bennett
played a fine game at the bat,
which was the most exciting fea
ture of the day. He knocked one
home run, three three-baggers,
and four two-baggers, scoring
runs each time. This game end
ed with a score of 11 to 6, in favor
of Knobsville. Line up was
Dane. Knobsville.
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ning game between Knobsville's
second team and Pleasant Ridge,
which ended with a score 8 to 4,
la favor of Knobsville.
Umpires- Spangler, Glunt, and
Fox.
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After a Residence of Seventy-six Years
In Fulton County, Dr. H. S. Wishart
Removes to Cambria, and will
Reside in Johnstown.
Dr. H. 8. Wishart, one of the
best kuowu men in this county,
left McConnellsburg Tuesday
morning tut Johnstown, Pa ,
where ho expects to have his
home with his son -in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George
Fockler, of that city.
Dr. Wishart was born in Wells
Valley, this county, in 1832, and
reared to manhood on the old
Wishart homestead. Just be
fore the breaking out of the Civil
War, he entered upon the study
of medicine, but when Lincoln
called for men to come and help
put down the rebellion, he in 1861
diopped his books and went to
the front, remaining in the ser
vice until 1863, and serving as
captain of Company F, 77th Reg
iment, P. V. Coming home from
the army, he returned to the
University of Pennsylvania, and
graduated from that institution
in 1864, receiving the degree of
M. D. Shortly thereafter, he
located at Harrisonville, and for
thirty-six years, he enjoyed a
large practice. But, with ad
vancing years, he found the field
becoming too laborious, and he
removed to McConnellsburg, re
tiring from active work in his
profession, and, together with
his estimable wife, their children
having tlown from the home nest
and gone out into the world for
themselves, he was passing his
declining days most pleasantly.
But a change came. Last March
death claimed Mrs. Wishart,
while she and the Doctor were
spending a few months with their
daughter Mrs. Fockler, at Johns
town. This meant the breaking
up of the home, and several weeks
ago, he with his daughter, came
to McConnellsburg, and last Sat
unlay, at public sale, went the
most of the household goods that
had contributed to the comfort
of the occupants of the home for
so many years.
The Doctor's many friends re
gret that circumstances are such
as to take him away from the
County, but when he returns, as
we hope he may frequently, he
will hud the glad hand extended.
Dr. Wishart has always taken
a deep interest in public affiairs,
and has served as school direc
tor, postmaster, chairman of the
Democratic county ommittee,
delegate to the State convention,
he represented his district m the
legislature two terms, and tilled
the office of burgess, of the
borough of McConnellsburg three
years.
HUSTONTOWN.
Mrs. B. C. Dawney and daugh
ter of Philadelphia are spending
the week with Harry Dawney
and family.
David Cutchall and wife of
Petersburg are visiting the form
ers parents at this place.
The Educational meeting held
in this place on Monday was well
atteudeil and questions ably dis
cussed by the teachers and Sup
erb, tendent.
Mrs. Jesse McClain and two
daughters of Huntingdon are
spending some time with Dr. Mc
Clain and wife.
Miss May Bar ton 'has returned
to her school work in Kittanniuy,
after spebding her vacatiou with
her parents of this place.
Mrs. H. Karper'of Cliarabers
burg is spending the week visit
ing friends in and artfhnd this
community.
S. L Buckley and Miss Annie
of Fort Littleton were in our
town on Sunday afternoon for a
short time.
W R. Evans aud family spent
Sunday with relatives in Three
Springs.
The local baseball team defeat-,
ed McConuellsburg team on
Tuesday last by a score of 5 to 2.
And on Saturday the Littleton
boys came up and tbey likewise
were deteated to the tune of 20--15.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Qnhol W. Dkckku.
George W. Decker, Esq., one
of Licking Crok township's most
highly esteemed citizens, died at
his home near Siloam church,
Wednesday, August 26, 1908, ag
ed 88 years, 5 months, and 6
days. I lis funeral, conducted by
his pastor Rev. McGarvey. of the
M. E. church, and by the P. O. 8.
of A , of which order he was an
honored member, took place on
Saturday 29th, and his remains
were laid to rest in the cemetery
at Siloam church.
Mr. Decker was a son of Peter
and Eve Decker, and was born in
the same community in which he
spent almost his entire life and
died. On the fifth of February,
1862, he responded to his coun
try's call for volunteers to help
suppress the great Rebellion,
and enlisted in a Maryland regi
ment in which he saw much ac
tive and hard sei vice for a period
of more than two years, when he
was discharged iu the field for
immediate reinlistment for a
period of "three years or durinp
the war," and staid out in the
front until the last shot was tired
in 1865, when he was honorably
discharged aad returned to his
home. A little more than two
years later the last day of De
cember, 1807 he was married to
Miss Clara A., daughter of the
late G. Roland Sipos, by Rev. J.
R. King, of the M. E. church, and
settled down to housekeeping and
spent the remainder of his life
upon the farm. To Mr. and Mrs.
Decker were born thirteen chil
dren, of whom twelve are living,
namely, Walter H., Glenuie,
Mich.; A. Clifford, Eddyville,
Iowa; H. Wishart, Andover, Pa.;
Rev. John S., Pack wood, Iowa;
William T., Hednck, Iowa; Stella,
wife of Howard Hollenshead, Har
risonville, Pa.; E. Webster, Mon
mouth, III.; Ralph L, at home;
George Leslie, Omaha, Neb.; Lu
ella, wife of Cleveland Strait. Har
risonville; and Dolly R. and Ver
lie E , at home.
During the past thirty-eight
years Mr. Decker was an active
member of the Siloam M. E.
church, serving as Sunday school
superintendent, class leader, and
filling other places on the official
board, and takiug such interest
in its welfare as will make his loss
deeply felt by that body, as well
as by his immediate family and
neighbors.
Mus. David Fkakeh.
Mary Francis Charlton, wife of
David Fraker, deceased, died at
her home iu Fort Littleton, Mon
day morniug at 12:45 Aged 71
years, 4 months and 16 days.
Mrs. Fraker was born near
Maddensville, Huntingdon coun
ty, Pa., and was married to David
Fraker February 27, 1862, Mr.
Fraker lived up until about six
years agj, having served through
the Civil War. She is survived
by two daughters, Rachel Emma
of Chattanooga, Ten n., and Mrs.
Calvin Linn, of near Maddens
ville, Pa.
Mrs. Fraker united with the
M. E church when about eigh
teen years of age, aud lived a con
sistent christian life up until the
day of her death.
S. S. WORK IN FULTON.
REMEMBER THE OLD SOLDIERS
Rev. Strayer's Announcements.
Sunday, September 6th. Last
services of the conference year.
Mt. Tabor Sunday school, 9:
80 a. m. . preaching, 7:30 p. m.
Hustontown Preaching, 2:30
p. m. ; prayer meeting, Wednes
day evening.
Bethlehem--Preaching, Satur
day evening, 7:30; Sunday school,
9:110 a. m.; Y. P. S. C. E, 7:30 p.
m.
Knobsville Preaching, 10 a.m.
All are heartily invited.
Jno. F. Stuayek, Pastor,
Our Counuy Near the Front Line. Only
Four Cradle Rolls Needed.
We are very glad to be able to
announce to the Sunday school
workers of Fulton couuty, that
we have every assurance of the
County reaching the Front Line
position by October 1st. Only
six other counties of the State
have attained this coveted posi
tion, and it will be a great honor
for little Fulton, not only to reach
the Front Line, but to possess
one of the beautiful bauners to be
given by the State President H.
J. Heinz, to counties attaining
this standard.
Fulton county, a front Line
County, means that the day is not
far off when the last man, woman
and child in the county are touch
ed by the Sunday school.
If you do not already have a
cradle roll in your school, organ
ise one at once. If you have it,
then help somebody else to or
ganize one.
The following are the develop
ments of July.
Organized Adult Class De
partment. Rev. C. W. Bryner,
Superintendent, McConnells
burg; Need more, Union.
Teacher Training Department
Prof. H. M. Griffith, Superin
tendent, Wells Tannery; Wells
Tannery, Prof. Griffith, teacher;
Green Hill, Rev. L. W. McGarvey,
Teacher classes taking first ex
amination; Ebenezer M. E, E. R.
Mellott, Teacher.
Home Department Mrs. C. B.
Stevens, Superintendent, McCon
nellsburg: Buck Valley, M. E.
Cradle Roll Department Mrs.
J. J. Palmer, Superintendent,
Needmore; Shane's Mission Bei
fast District; Ebenezer, M. E.
Belfast District; Clear Ridge, M.
E ; Buck Valley, M. E.
Maude E. Baumgakdneil,
Field Secretary,.
BRUSH CREEK.
The farmers are busily engag
ed preparing the soil to sow
wheat.
O. R. Duvall is singing a new
song because a new boy came to
his house one day last week.
Some of the farmers are boil
ing apple butter for winter use.
Gertrude and Ada Barton
spent Sunday with relatives near
Akerville.
M. J. Hixson and wife spent
Sunday in the home of C. R.
Akers.
Miss Leona Thomas spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss
Lizzie Hixson.
Mr. Haslet Walters spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr. Clarence
Barton.
Mr. Ross Hixson accompanied
by bis lady friend Miss Ella
Barton spend part of Sunday
with O. A. Barton's.
A number of our young people
expect to attend the picnic at
Breezewood on Saturday Sep
tember 5tb.
Rev. George A. Duvall and
family have been visiting friends
and relations in Brush Creek for
two weeks. They departed to
visit the former's brother John
L. Duvall of Wells Tannery on
Monday August 81th., after
which tbey will return to their
home at Delano, Schuylkill, Co.,
Pa. They had not been at home
for 4 years.
Our schools will open the 21st,
of September under the super
vision of the teachers already
elected.
"Uncle George" Duvall preach
ed two excellent sermons on
Sunday August 30th., one in the
morning aud one in the evening,
at the close of the service in the
evening all who desired shook
hands and bade the "Uncle"
Good-bye but while we were
singing "Marching to Zion"
some ones heart was touched and
before many minutes prayers
were ascending from penitents
at the altar, and before 1 1 o'clock
there were more than one dozen
converts.
Fifteenth Annual Reunion of Fulton Coun
ty Veterans, to Be Held Sept. 4th.
The 15th Annual Reunion of
Fulton County Veterans, will be
held at Association Grove, on Fri
day, September 4, 1908, when
the following program will be
rendered :
Singing "America. "
Invocation, Rev. S. B. Houston.
Address of Welcome, Prof. H.
B, Seville.
Response, Rev. John H. Barn
ey. Dinner, 12 o'clock.
Address, Prof. B. N. Palmer.
Address, Edward Reisner.
Recitation, Miss Ruth I. Ken
dall. Address, Rev. C. F. Wise.
Address, Rev. C. W. Bryner.
Duet, with quartette chorus.
There will, also, be other speech
es and recitations.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
NEhDMORE.
It is warm again after a week
of cool weather.
Miss Ethel Dixon returned to
her home in Chambersburg, last
Friday, after spending several
weeks with friends and relatives
here.
Mr. R. C. Dixon, of Pittsburg,
spent last week with his family
in the home of his father-in-law,
A. Runyan.
Eld. Moffet, of III., preached
four able sermons to apprecia
tive congregations last Wednes
day and Thursday.
Alter anabsenceof thirty-eight
years, Mr. Bethuel Covalt, of
Peabody, Kansas, is spending
some time with relatives and
frijnds in this vicinity.
A number of our people attend
ed the Union Meeting at Great
Cacapon, W. Va., last Saturday
and Sunday.
Quite a number of people pass
ed through our village on their
way to Conference at Damascus.
Miss Eva Barnhardt spent a
few days last week with her un
cle, Jno. McClellan.
The Supervisors held their
monthly meeting, in the school
house last Saturday.
Some ono who wore a number
ten shoe, visited Mrs. McKee's
truck patch and helped them
selves to watermelons and pickles.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
tor a Restful-Outing.
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NEW QRENADA.
Vaughn McClain after spend
ing hisfour-weeks vacation among
friends, left Monday morning to
complete his third-term at Wil
liamson School, which ends his
course next April, when he will
graduate as a machinist.
Frank G. Mills has added to
his dwelling a nice new kitchen,
much larger than the old struc
ture, and is now better prepared
to entertain guests; can set a
larger and longer table. Walk in
and say nothing, eat, drink, and
pay nothing and walk out agmn.
Jacob Crider and family visited
friends at Finloy ville on Sunday.
Martha Black returned home
on Sunday from Newton Hamil
ton Camp and other points.
New Grenada ball team played
two games of ball at Saltillo on
Saturday, winning one and lose
ing the other.
Arthur Cunningham, of Mount
Union, was home a couple days
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gross, of
near Bethlehem church, visited
Harry Casters last Saturday and
Sunday.
Stella Gracey, who has been
living in New Grenada all sum
mer, and Paul and Malcolm Al
loway took in the social and visit
ed frienda at Gracey, Saturday
and Sunday.
Geo. W. Coulter, wife, daugh
ter Maude and son Paul, of
Edge wood Park, Pa., are visiting
f needs here at present.
J. A. McDonough, Esq., has
moved his quarters from Broad
Top City to New Grenada. He
looks much improved in health,
and will now look after his politi
cal interests in the county.
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NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Rose Fisher is visiting friends
in Bedford.
Hon. D. T. Humbert, was a
business visitor to town on Tues
day.
Harvey M. Strait spent from
Saturday until Monday with his
wife at Fort Littleton.
F. C. McClain, of Hustontown,
is the guest of his son, E. R. Mc
Clain, of this place.
Mr. John Reisner has return
ed after a pleasant trip through
the New England States.
Miss Mabel Jackson, of Sun
bury is visiting her mother Mrs.
Lou Jackson on E. Walnut Street.
Marshall Logue, of Ayr town
ship, left on Monday for Williams
Industrial school, near Philadel
phia. Miss Mary Sloan accompanied
her sister Harriet as lar as
Harrisburg on her way to Kan
sas. Mrs. Jesse McClain, of Hunt
ingdon, is visiting her brother-in-law,
Dr. H. C. McClain, at Hus
tontown. Miss Bess Irwin, who has been
appointed teacher of one of the
schools in Philadelphia, has left
for that city.
Mrs. W. M. Dixon of Pittsburg,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. P. P.
Mann, and other friends in this
county.
John Cutchall, of Waterfall
passed through here Monday on
his way to the Shippensburg
Normal.
Miss Ethel Hays left on Tues
day for Riddlesburg, Pa., where
she has secured a school for the
winter term.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hixson,
of Buck Valley, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs Frank Masons' last
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Carrie and Elsie Great
head have returned to Johnstown,
where they are employed as
teachers in the public schools.
Miss Stella Sipes has returned
to Frazier, Cheater Co., where
she will resume her duties as
teacher in one of the schools.
Miss Grace Johnston returned
to her home last week after hav
ing spent a fort night among her
friends in Lewistown and Beeds
ville, Pa.
J. G. Alexander and wife were
among those from McConnells
burg that attended Conference
at Damascus last Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Pearl Logue, of Ayr town
ship, left on Monday morning for
Philadelphia, where she will re
sume her duties as a trained
nurse.
Mrs. Thomas Johnston spent
from Friday until Monday with
friends in Thompson township,
and attended Conference at Dam
ascus church.
Mrs. and Mrs. Howard P.
Skipper who had been visiting
Meads in this county returned
to their home at Waynesboro,
last Saturday.
Miss Emma Sloan left on Tues
day for Johnstown, where she
has been engaged as teacher in
one of the schools in that place
for another term.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Myers and
two chddren, of Fort Lou. Ion,
spent last Saturday and Sunday
among ttheir friends on this side
of the mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Stew
art, of Trenton, N. J., are spend
ing this week at Green Hill. Mr.
Stewart is another Fultou county
boy that has gone out from the
Licking Creek hills aud is mak
ing it go. After a number of
years of hard work for the P. to
R. R. R, Company, he has reach
ed the responsible position of
Assistant Supervisor of the New
York Division,