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VOLUME 9
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 2. 1908.
NUMBER 5 1
FAST HIGHWAY TRAVEL.
Trip Made from Pittsburg to Philadelphia
in Automobile in Fourteen Hours
and One Minute.
A DISTANCE OF 304 MILES.
A wonderful demonstration of
the change which the automobile
has wrought in highway travel,
was made on the 12th inst., over
theoldForbesMilitary road across
the Allegheny mountains, when
8. D. Waldon, of Detroit, accom
panied by W. N. Murry and W.
W. Bennett, of Pittsburg, and F.
C. Graves and L. K. Mack, of
Boston, drove a Packard "Thir
ty" car from Pittsburg to Phila
delphia m 14 hours and 1 minute
total time. Incidentally, this
run broke the previous record by
nearly two hours. A century
ago when this road was the trunk
line for all kinds of travel, it took
the military wagons and stage
coaches from 15 to 20 days to
make the same trip.
The 304 mile trip from Pitts
burg to Philadelpha has seldom
been made in a continuaus run,
although there are numerous
automobile touring parties who
make the journey by easy stages.
The popularity of the road as a
touring highway is due to its
scenic beauty and its historic in
terest. It passes through Bed
ford Springs, McOonuellsburg,
Charabersburg, Gettysburg, Lan
caster, and is just a short dis
tauce south of Valley Forge.
The road itself is terrorizing to
the inexperienced motorist. On
both the comparatively level
'eastern stretches and the rough
steep grades of the western
mountain region, this road is one
long continuation of water break
ers, cr "thankyou-marms." as
they are familiarly called. There
must be at least 15,000 of them
between Pittsburg and Philadel
phia. Some of them, where the
road is a rocky shelf on the sides
of the mountain ridges, are so
abrupt that it is often necessary
to apply the engine power coast
ing down hill.
Because the Alleghenies af
forded such excellent opportun
ity for thoroughly testing motor
cars under all conditions of con
tinual difficult running, the Pack
ard Motor Car Company recent
ly established headquarters at
McConnellsburg and kept three
cars constantly in action on the
mountains, in charge of factory
executives and the engineering
department. Packard dealers
and several owners were passen
gers on the mountain trips.
Preparations are now being
made for the erection of suit
able buildings on the top of Cove
mountain where the Chambers
burg pike crosses, for an auto
mobile station where supplies
will be kept, and skilled mech
anic will reside during the sum
mer. To this will be added
cottagos, and the "Top" will be
come before long a famous camp
ing place for automobile tourists.
be
NEEDMORE.
Smoke and dust seem to
the order of the day.
Mrs. Mary Brewer is spend
ing some tine in the home of
Mrs. Mary Peck.
A number of our people attend
ed the meetftog at Tonoloway last
Sunday.
Miss Mabel Dixon, who had
been visiting friends here, re
turned to her home in Chambers
burg last Friday morning.
School opened last Monday
"tih an attendance of twenty
nine pupils.
A girl baby was bom to Mr.
aid Mrs. A. F. Wink last Friday.
Quite a number of people from
here attended the funeral of
Mrs. Barbara Smith last Friday
M Pleasant Grove.
The residence of 8. M. Cloven
Rer hus been greatly improved
y a new coat of paint.
Earl Solves u visiting in the
hae of his father, Frank Hlitvea
M Pleasant Ridge.
That Dollar Koad Tax.
Deputy Attorney General Cun
ningham has rendered an opinion
to Deputy State Highway Com
missioner Beman to tbe etTect
that the annual tax of one dollar
which the road supervisors of
each township are authorized by
the act of April 12, 1905, to assess
against each "taxable," applies
to the residents of their respec
tive townships but not to mm re
sidents. In his opinion Mr.
Cunningham says iu part ! "The
said act of 1905, inter alia, autho
rizes supervisors of townships of
the second class to levy and col
lect road taxes. It is provided
in the said second section of this
act that the supervisors 'shall
proceed immediately to levy a
road tux which should not exceed
ten mills on oach dollar of valua
tion; this valuation shall be the
last adjusted valuation for coun
tv purposes, and which shall be
furnished to said road supervis
ors by the commissioners of the
proper county. And
provided futher, that upon every
taxable the road supervisors of
every township shall assess the.
sum of one dollar in addition to
the millage tax above mentioned.'
The language above quoted clear
ly indicates a legislative intent to
authorize tht assessment of tax
es by supervisors against two
separate and distinct objects of
taxation first, property, against
which a millage tax is to be as
sessed, and, secondly, taxable in
dividuals, against whom a speci
fic tax of one dollar each is to be
assessed. I am, therefore, of
the opinion that the dollar tax
above mentioned is not a tax on
property but is a tax to be as
sessed against persons and that
the supervisors of any given
township of the second class can
assess this tax only against re
sidents of their township."
Future Speed of Cruisers.
The transatlantic speed of the
"indomitable" on her return trip
from Quebec, which is stated of
ficially to have been 24.8 knots
from land to land, and 25.13 knots
for three consecutive days of
ocean steaming, has set a mark
which is certain to have a power
ful mlluence upon the design of
future warships. Had this spefed
been shown by a cruiser scut
crammed with coal, boilers, and
machinery, and armed'with only
a few light rapid-h re guns, the
speed, though notable iu itself,
would have exercised no control
hue: influence on lighting-ship de
sign; but when we bear in mind
that the ship which made this
25 knot run carried from 7 to 10
inches of Krupp armor and
mounted eight of the most power
ful 12-inch guns afloat, the speed
takes on tremendous significance.
The preseuce of the "indomi
table" on the high seas has upset
all existing calculations as to the
value of the armored cruiser, just
as the appearance of the armored
cruiser in its day relegated the
protected cruiser to a subordi
nate position, and ultimately to
the scrap heap. For It is certain
that a single "Indomitable," able
to carry its 12 inch guns for such
great distances at such high
speed, could catch and destroy
the most powerful existing ar
mored cruisers of the day. For
the future, 23 knots must be the
mark of all the warships which,
by virtue of their carrying medi
um armor, will belong to tbe
armored-cruiser class. One ef
fect of this will be to increase
enormously the cowt of the cruis
er and, to no little degree, her
size. In fact, the "Indomitable"
has raised tho cost of ciuiaer
construction, as the "Dread
nought" did that of the battle-ahips.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Rev. Chaa. A. Powera, of Wil
sonville. Neb., aon of A. O. B.
Powers, of Needmore, ia expect
ed to preach at Sideling Hill
Christian church, Sunday, Sep
tember 27th at 10 o'clock a. m.,
and at Pleasant Grove at 8 o'clock
p, iu. i the same day,
At.i.ik Mkllott.
Allie, aged about twelve years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Day
ton Mellott, formerly of Ayr
township, but now residing on
the Eastern Shore, Md., died of
typhoid fever at a hospital at Sal
isbury. Md., last Saturday even
ing. The remains, accompanied
by the father, reached tho home
of Dayton 's brother, Jacob W., in
this place, Mouday evening, and
funeral services, conducted by
Rev. C. W. Bryuer, wore held at
the latter place on Tuesday after
noon, and interment was made in
the Union cemetery in the Cove,
Since the fourth of July, Mr. and
Mrs. Dayton Mellott have been
sorely afflicted with sickness in
their family typhoid fever hav
ing made its appearance at that
time, and since, four of the chil
dren have had it. The two that
got it first were nursed at home,
and are now convalescing; but
when the third and fourth went
down with it, the doctor advised
that the latter two Lee and Al
lie should betaken to the hos
pital. This was done, and Lee is
lying at the hospital very sick
now; and Allie she was not able
to withstand the terrible disease,
and died, as above stated. Mr.
and Mrs. Mellott have tbesincer-
est sympathy of their many Ful
ton county friends.
M its G BOBG EC F. Smi th.
Barbara A., wife of Deacon
George F. Smith, died at her
home near iddo, Fulton county,
Pa., on Wednesday, September
10, 1908, aged 04 years, 10 months
and 22 days.
Mrs. Smith was born and rear
ed near Hagerstown, Md. She
is survived by two sons, Allen
and Luther, and by one daugh
ter, Mary, wife of Amos Barber
all residing near the old home.
She also leaves an affectionate
husband.
Mrs. Smith united with the
Pleasant Grove Chiistian church,
Lecemoer 1881), and lived a
consistent Christian life, up un
til the day of her death. Her fu
neral was conducted on the 18th
by Rev. A. G. B. Powers, and
her remains were laid to rest in
the cemetery at Pleasant Grove
church. Committal service the
old way.
FORT LITTLbTON.
Mrs. M. S. Wilt, of this place,
is improving fast.
C. S. Wilson was at Orbisonia
on business one day last week.
John Reihart and wife are visit
ing the latter s parents, and Mad
densville.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crothers,
of Orbisonia, spent Saturday aud
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M.
S. Wilt.
Miss Golda Fields, of Clear
Ridge, is spending some time
with friends in this place.
Preaa Wilson was calling on
friends at Clear Ridge. There
must be some attraction, Preas.
Dr. Merrill Wilson Gibson, of
Philadelphia, was calling on
friends in this place.
Mrs. Samuel Fraker and two
children left this place Wednes
day morning for their home in
Mont Alten, Pa. They were ac
companied by Mrs. Fraker's
mother, Mrs. Orth.
Mrs. J. W. Swisher, of Wayn
esboro, has been entertained at
the Hotel Wilson.
F. C. Bare is repairing his sta
ble and other buildings, getting
leudy for the wiuter.
The Sunday school picnic held
in this place was a aucceaa.
The Fort Littleton ball team
defetted tbe Burnt Cabina team
2-17. The team made quite a
hit this soasou only being de
feated oace. They were helped
along by soma of the Clear Ridge
girls rooting for them,
From The Pacific Coast.
We had a very dry spring and
summer, but the ground retains
so much moisture, it did not af
fect the crops. Fall wheat yield
ed 80 bushels per acre, but spring
grain was lighter. We threshed
our wheat on August 7th, and it
brought 80c. per bushel.
We have abundance of all kinds
of fruit, two varieties of raspber
ries the red and the black cap,
which srrow very large. There
are different varieties of cherries.
They grow in clusters likegrapes.
We picked 50 gallons of large red
cherries from one tree. There
will boa big harvest of winter ap
ples in this county. We expect
to pick 1,000 bushels from bur
orchard. They are large, red
apples of different var.eiies.
I have a fine truck patch, with
all kinds of vegetables, including
largo white onions, which weigh
uearly two pounds each, and
measure fourteen inches in cir
cumference. They yield from
200 to 300 bushels per acre. 1
sowed the onion seed in May.
The potato crop is good. The
farmers commenced to seed
about ten days ago, and the grain
is coming up, although tho weath
er is warm and dry.
In August, 1 had the pleasure
of meoting a young man from
Fort Littleton, Pa., who called to
see me. He was Mr. Cromer,
son of the late Jeremiah Cromer.
I had quite an interesting talk
with him. as he gave me all the
news from my old home.
J. W. Cahmack.
Rock ford, Wash.
Sept. 15, 1908.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH.
Fourth Annual Tournament, and Horse
and Colt Show in McConnellsburg.
Belter Than Ever This Year.
NEW ATTRACTIONS. LOTS OF MUSIC.
More Powerful Express Locomotives.
ihe continued increase in the
weight of express passenger
trains, and tho consequent de
mand ror locomotives of greater
hauling power, have been met by
locomotive builders in the produc
tion of express locomotives of a
weight and power considerably
greater than are to be found in
the railroad systems of Europe.
The limit of hauling power is de
termined by the load which can
be carried upon the driving
wheels, and this, in the case of
the heaviest express locomotives,
had been increased to the high
figure of about 90 tons. The max
imum number of driving wheels
among which such a load can be
distributed under the present
type ot locomotives is six. Any
larger number of drivers would
involve too rigid a wheel base.
Designers are, therefore, con
fronted in passenger service with
the same difficult conditions
which, iu freight service, led to
tho introduction of the Mallet
system, in which the total load on
the drivers can be greatly in
creased without increasing tbe
maximum loading on auy single
pair of wheels. Designs have
lately been drawn for an express
passenger engine to be built on
the Mallet system, in which the
total weight on the driving wheels
will be nearly 120 tons, distribut
ed among eight 73 inch driving
wheels. Four of these are plac
ed beneath the firebox of the lo
comotive, and are driven oy two
high-pressure cylinders; the oth
er four are carried in a forward
truck, and driven by a pair of
low pressure cylinders. It will
thus be seen that the introduc
tion of this type for fast passen
ger service has increased the ad
hesive weight over thirty per
cent If the new typo satisfies
the various other requirements
of an express locomotive, this de-
par tu re will mark one of the most
important advances yet made in
the express service of this coun
try. The greater hauling power
may be used either in the accel
eration of existintr trains, or iu
the increase of the number of
cars hauled. Many trains which
are now run in two sections, may
be made up as a single train, a
change which will afford much-
needed relief on heavily congeal
ed lines.
Large posters are now up all
over the County, and in all the
towns in the neighboring coun
ties, advertising the "Fourth An
nual Tournament, and Horse and
Colt Show, to be held in McCon
nellsburgon Thursday, October
8th. In the aosence of a County
l'air, the tournament and horse
and colt show comes the nearest
to the fair of anything that could
be had; and will, in the near fu
ture, we predict, load to an or
ganization that will insure to the
people of this county all the ben
efits that come to the farmers
from a well regulated fair.
The display of horses and colts
last year was such as any farm
ing community might well be
proud, and was the subject, of the
most favorable comment by visi
tors from other counties. It is
to be hoped that farmers and
stock breeders will give this the
encouragement that it deserves,
and that everybody will take
day olT and come to McConnells
burg, fflr there will be enough
amusement to satisfy the most
critical, and the display of fine
stock promises to exceed very
much that of last year.
A complete program of the ex
ercises will be published next
week.
PLEASANT RIDuE.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mellott
and family were pleasant callers
at M. E. Bai d's last Sunday.
C. W. Mellott is teaching our
hschool this winter.
A number of young people at
tended the picnic at Greenhill
last Saturday.
Garfield Shives has purchased
a valuable horse.
Edward Mellott, wile and
daughter June, were guests in
the home of Milton Mellott last
Sunday.
The people ara now very busy
taking care of their buckwheat
and corn harvest.
Listen for wedding bells.
Riley. Deshong and wife spent
last Sunday afternoon in the
home of E. V. Mellott.
Howard Swope has purchased
a new buggy.
Rev. Powers will preach at the
Christian church, Sunday fore
noon, at 10 o'clock.
Will Mellott, wife and family
spent last Sunday in the home
of Edward Swope.
Bennett Mellott, wife and two
children spent last Sunday in
the home of his mother, Mrs.
Mellott.
Roland Sharpe and wife spent
last Sunday in the home of Simon
Daniels.
Rain is much needed.
Subsonbe for the News.
Fulton County Temperance Day.
The Fulton County Sabbath
School Association requests that
Sunday, September 27th, shall
be observed as Temperance Day
throughout Fulton county, and
that the Superintendent of each
Sabbath school shall have the
regular temperancelesson taught;
al -.ii, hpve theliterature supplied
by thecouuty read at the regu
lar session of Sunday school; have
songs that will be helpful, and
have, at least, one flag hanging
in the School room on that day.
Tbe ministers are also requested
to preach a temperance sermon
at each church in Fulton county
on that day.
NoW, let's all work together for
the one great end, and make this
a day long to be remembered in
the annals of Fulton couuty.
Grant F. Shade.
Temperance Supt,
Emmaville, Pa,
September 17, 1908.
Recent Weddings.
Stinson Monti jomkky.
Thursday evening, September
17th, at 7 o'clock, a very pretty
home wedding was held at the
old Miller Farm, near Miners
ville, the home of Mr. Ran Mc
Donald, when Mrs. McDonald's
brother, Harry Stinson, was
married to Miss Mabel E. Mont
gomery. The wedding march
was played by Miss Dovan.
The best men were Elmer and
Homer Fleck; the bridesmaids
were Rosy Montgomery aud
Lucy Locke. The ceremony was
performed by Kev. F. W. Mc
Guire. The groom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Stinson of
Clear Ridge. A large number
of guests were present and par
took of the bounteous repast fur
nished. They were the recipi
ents of many gifts. They will
make their future home in Mi
nersville. Pa L m m M KLLOTT.
The home of John Sipes, near
Harrisonville, was the scene of a
quiet wedding, Sunday evening,
September 20th, when his step
son, Ira B. Palmer and Miss
Daisy V. Mellott were united in
wedlock by Kev. Luther W. Mc
Garvey, pastor of the Harrison
ville M. E. Circuit. The bride
and groom have both been em
ployed at Big Cove Tannery,
where they expect to make their
home for the present.
Their many friends join in
wishing them a prosperous and
happy life.
BRUSH CREEK.
It has be?n very dry, dusty,
and smoky for about ten days.
The farmers are engaged cut
ting their corn and threshing
buckwheat.
Dr. E. D. Akers, with hired
help, is building a new bridge
near Akersville.
W. H. Williams is still engaged
in cutting logs and sawing them.
His helpers are O. A. Barton and
Haslet Waiters.
Rev. C. F. Weise, wife, son
John, Mrs. Lizzie McKibbin. and
adopted son Glen, visited in the
home of John N. Hixson last
week.
Miss Delia Whitfield visited
Misses Besse and Esta Akers
part of Sunday.
A number of young people
from Crystal Spnng8 attended
preachiug service at Akersville
Sunday evening.
The revival service at Akers-
ville is still in progress. The re
sults have been very good. It
will continue.
A sacramental service was ad-
ministed at Akersville Sunday
evening and twenty persons tak
en into the church on probation.
The schools of our valley open
ed nicely on Monday morning
under the management of the re
spective teacherB.
Messers Haslet Walters and N.
B. Hixson accompauied by their
lady frieud8 Miases D. Viola Hix
son and Nora Sehenck attended
the picnics in Kay Cove on Sat
urday last. They report a pleas
ant trip.
Our hustling concrete man,
Ja-job W. Mellott, was ia Balti
more on business last week.
Surprised in Cornfield.
While Mrs. David Strait, of
Patterson's Run, was out in a
field cutting corn, a number of
her friends invaded her home.
and after having prepared a
sumptuous repast, gave an alarm
which brought Mrs. Strait quick
ly to the house, where she dis
covered the presence of the in
vaders. She was most agreeably
surprised. Some of the guests,
however, came too late to get any
of the chicken, but all had a royal
good time. In a ball game com
posed of picked nines, Rev. Mo
Garvey's team won from Riley
Sipes's by a score 19 to 11. Some
one of the spectators maliciously
named the respective teams "The
Preacher's team" and the Devil's
team."
About 80 guests enjoyed the
day, and departed wishing Mr.
Strait many more such joyous
eeuta in life,
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED.
Joseph Thomas and sister
Miss Rachel spent last Sunday
at the home of their aunt Mrs. E.
A. McEldowney of Gem.
Mrs. W. L. Nace and Mrs. T.
A. Patterson, made a Jittle shop ping
expedition to ' Harrisburg
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mollie Seylar, who has
been spending several months in
Philadelphia, returned to her
home in this place last week.
Mrs. A. F. Little who had spent
two weeks in the Eastern cities
buying Fall and Winter Millinery,
returned home last Friday eve
ning. W. C. Erb who had been in
Franklin county for ten days
working at the carpenter trade
returned to his home at Laidig
last Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clevenger
spent a few days very pleasantly
in a trip to York and Baltimore.
They visited in the family of
CharJie Heiges at York.
Edgar Alexander, a member of
last year's McConnellsbureHish
School class, left Monday morn
ing to enter the Susquehanna
University for a college course.
Ahimaaz Kunyan and Thomp
son W. Peck, of Needmore, were
in town a day last week. Mr.
Runyan is in fairly good health
now, and we are glad to see him
about again.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Crouse
of Decorum, spent Saturday and
Sunday in the home of Mr. ai d
Mrs. George Charlton, near
Knobsville. They were in town
awhile Saturday.
Mrs. Mary White and Mrs.
Geo. Sipes, accompanied by Min
nie Carouthers, called at the
News office Monday on their way
to Foltz and Mercersburg to visit
relatives and friends.
T. Frank Sloan, with the Logan
Natural Gas and Fuel Company
in Ohio, is taking a two weeks'
vacation in the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F.
Sloan, of this place.
Mrs. S. M. Cook and daughter
Miss Kathryn, left at noon yes
terday for an extended visit in
the West, during which time
they will visit Mrs. Cook's sons
Charles and Claude in Illinois.
Miss Blanche Patterson, of
Webster Mills, left last Saturday
lor 1'ittsburg, where she will
visit her brother Will and sister
Dot", and other relatives and
friends in the western part of
the state.
County Treasurer C. B. Stev
ens returned Monday evening
from a business trip to Philadel
phia. Charlie bought a horse
and buggy in the Ouaker City.
and started to drive home, but
in Lancaster he found a fellow
who wauted the team worse than
Charlie did, and having a chance
to clear his expenses to the city,
and have something more to the
good, he let the fellow have the
team, and Charlie came home by
rail.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davis of
Leona, Kansas, are visiting their
uncle and aunt, Rev. and Mrs. D.
W. Kelso, near Knobsville. This
isMr. Davis's first visit to tbeEast,
and is much pleased with what
he has seen. He says mountains
are fully as large as he expected
to find them, and that he is de
lighted with the many cool moun
tain springs, and tbe delicious
fruits he finds everywhere. Joe,
as his friends familiarly call him,
is no stranger to the arts of hus
bandry, for juat before starting
east, he threshed a bunch of
1,300 bushels of wheat and 5u
bushels of oats on his Kansas
farm, and has a large corn crop
that will yield him at ieaat sixty
bushels af shelled oorn to the
acre.