ljc Jfulton Cotmtg Pettis.
volume 10
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 24, 1908.
NUMBER 4!
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
Mrs. Henry Shue, Qoing About Her Work
List Saturday Morning, Was Strick
en With a Violent Pain In
Her Head.
DEATH FOLLOWED IN A FEW MINUTES.
GENEROUS OFFER.
Clara Elizabeth, wife of Mr
Henry Shue, died at their home
ia the Extension, Saturday, De
cemoer iv, jsjuh, agect 41 years,
5 months, and 9 days. Funeral
on Monday, and interment in
Union cemetery. Mrs. Shue was
a daughter of the late Philip Ott,
of Ayr township, and a sister of
Will, John, and Daniel, and a sis
ter, of Mary, Mrs. James Tritle,
of Fort Loudon, and of Lillian.
Mrs. W. S. Clevenger, of this
place; Ada, wife of Allen Griss
inger, Saltillo, Pa.
She arose in usual health last
Saturday morning, and after
breakfast, began the family bak
ing. She had the bread made
out, put in the pans, and just
ready to put into the oven of the
stove, whem she was attacked
with a violent pain in the head
She called to her neighbor Mrs.
Catharine Vores, who went im
mediately, but found Mrs. Shue
in an unconscious condition.
Physicians where summoned at
once, but she was already beyond
the help of any human agency,
and death ensued in a very short
time.
Mrs. Shue was a consistent
member of the Lutheral church,
and possessed a beautiful char
acter, and her sudden demise is
agreat shock to her many friends.
Funeral services were conducted
by her pastor, Rev. J. C. Fassold.
Adam G. Rinehart.
Adam G. Rinehart, an aged res
ident ot Clay township, Hunting
don county, dropped dead from
heart disease, on Monday, Decern
ber 14th.
"While himself and family were
fully acquainted with his physi
cal condition and that the end was
expected in that manner, yet it
was a gre it shock to the family
and community in general when
the news spread from house to
house along the line where he had
been seen driving on his way to
town but an hour previous.
Though he had been a sufferer
from heart disease and rheuma
tism since the Civil War, he was
feeling as well as usual on the
morning mentioned, and had tak
en some apples to market at
Three Springs. People whom he
met along the road found him in
his usual jovial good humor. Hav
ing delivered a few apples to Mr.
John Cohick, of Three Springs,
Rich Iowa Merchant Offers Prizes to
Boys Who Take Pledge to Abstain
from the Use of Liquor and
Tobacco.
To every boy in the state of
Iowa who will take a pledge . to
use neither tobacco nor linuor.
Samuel Saucerman, a resideut
of Des Moines, who is reputed to
be worth a million and a half of
dollars, will on Christmas day
give one dollar. He will also
give a cent a day for three years,
and another dollar at the end of
that time. At the same time he
urges the boys who accept his
proposition to save the nickels
and dimes they would otherwise
have spent for tobacco and alco
holic drink and put them with
their account. He has figured
out that if the boys will do this
none will arrive at the age of 21
without having enough to take
them through college or give
them a good start in life.
DAV OF DEBTORS' JAILS.
Local Institute.
The fourth educational meeting
pf Belfast township was held at
Morton 'A Point, December 18th.
The house was called to order by
the teacher Miss Bessie Morton,
and A. M. Garland was appoint
ed president.
The following topics were dis
cussed: 1. How do vou teach
reading? 2. How can we arouse
more interest in our schools':' 8.
Incentives to school work.
Teachers present: Nellie Mor
ton, Blanche Smith, Bessie Mor
ton, Pearl Garland and Miss
Mary MellottfromLickingCieek;
Mrs. J. W. Lake was present and
took an active part in the discus
sions.
A very interesting program
was well rendered by the school.
Pearl Garland, Secretary.
Mr. H. T. Heeter, of Duolin
Mills, called at the News office a
few minutes while in town Monday.
years he removed with his par
ents to Clay township, Hunting
don county, Pa., near Cherry
Grov6, in which community he
has always lived.
He enlisted m Co. E , 143 Regi
ment P. V., in the Civil War, and
was mustered out in 18G5. He is
survived by two sons and one
daughter, namely, B. F., of
Houlzdale, Pa,; Miss Anna, at
home, and C. L , of Iowa; also, by
three brothers and one sister,
Daniel G., of Gracey, this county;
John, of Illinois; David, of Color
ado, and Mrs. Isaiah Weaver, of
Kansas.
Mrs. Rinehart had preceded
her husband to the erave some
he was about to leave the cellar, 2(5 years, having died in 1882.
when he suddenly staggered, acd
Mrs. Cohick, who had shown him
whore to empty the apples asked
him if anything was .the master.
When she received no answer she
hastened to assist him to sit
down, but he collapsed in her
arms. She hastily summoned
one of his old comrades, Thomas
Mansbarger, with whom he had
talked but a few minutes previous
ly. Hastening to the cellar, Mr.
Mansbarger gathered him into
his arms, and after two or three
gasps, and not a word, Mr. Rine
hart passed away in the arms of
his old comrade with whom he
had braved the stern realities of
the rebellion. Kind friends im
mediately took care of the body
and notified the lamily. The re
mains were taken to his home
from which place the funeral was
held on Wednesday, December
10th. Services were held at the
Church of God at Cherry Grove,
of which church he had been a
member for upwards of 45 years.
Rev. Ueidell, pastor in charge,
conducted the services, while un
dertaker, Frank Mills, .if New
Grenada, had charge of the funer
jil. Interment was made at the
Cherry Growe cemetery.
Mr. Riqehartwas born in York
county, Pa., June 10, im;('J, and
was, therefore, fill years, 5
months, and 4 days old at the timid
Of hie death. At the age of four
B. F. Steckman.
Mr. B. Frank Steckman died
at his home in Buck Valley, Ful
ton county, December 9, 1908. He
was a son of Andrew and Cather
ine Steckman (both deceased),
and.was born near the Bethel
church in Monroe township, Bed
ford county, June 27, 1849, hence
was aged 59 years, 5 months and
12 days. When a young man he
found a companion in Miss Mary
E Pennel, this union resulting in
three children, two of whom died
in inlancy. One son, Russell, to
getber with his mother, survives.
Deceased is also survived by iwo
brothers, Alfred and Henry
Steckman, and two sisters, Mrs.
Mary O'Neal, of Hyndraan, and
Mrs. Amanda Bennett.
The funeral sei vice took place
at the Bethel Reformed church
in Monroe township, on Decem
ber 11, at : p. m., and was con
ducted by the Rev. Daniel G. Het
riok. Interment was made in
the graveyard at the church, this
being a special request of the de
parted father before his death.
UK 'I I AUUS.
James Harvey, son of Edward
U. and Martha Bivens Richards,
died at the home on his parents
m Ayr township, on the 7thinst.,
of pueumoma aged 2 years, 2
mouths, and 16 days, interment
in the Uuion cemetery on the 7th.
Among Sufferers Was a Woman Impris
oned for Owing 68 Cents.
In 1829 it was estimated that
75,000 persons were annually im
prisoned for debt in the Uuitod
States, and at that date the prac
ttce had been abolished in at leasi
two States, namely, Ohio and
Kentucky. In 1880 the estimated
number of individuals imprisoned
on account of debt was: In Mas
sachusetts, 3000; in New York,
10,000, or a total ot 88,000 in four
States.
The average of the debts for
which persons were deprived of
their liberty was small under
$50. In the jail at Dedhara, Nor
folk county, Mass., out of a total
of 52 debtors confined within its
walls only nine owed more than
$50 and 10 owed $10 or less.
A local society for the relief of
debtors con lined for small debts
procured the release of 15 per
sons whose debts added together
amounted to only $188, an aver
age of loss than $9, says the New
York Sun.
In a jail located at Hudson, N.
Y., in the course of the year end
ed September 29, 1830, a total of
109 persens were committed for
debts; of this number 49 were
held for "rum debts " In Phila
delphia 40 cases were recorded
lu which the sum total of the
debts was only $2 40J an aver
age of less than 60 cents each.
"In one of these cases, " quotes
the Yale Review, "a man was im
prisoned 30 days lor a debt of
two cents. We observe in un
English paper a notice pf a wid
ow who is confined in iail in
Providence for the unpardonable
sin of owing 0b cents. "
James Bell, keeper of the debt
or's jail in New York, in a docu
ment submitted to the State Sen
ate stated mat in imio, 7zv per
sons were confined to the jail un
der his control for debts under
25 each. Nearly all of these
would, he asserted, have starved
except for the bounty of the Hu
mane Society. BqJl himself was
compelled to beg for fuel to keep
them from freezing.
Ho specifically mentions the
cases of Dins Lyman, imprisoned
for three years for a debt of less
than $50, and of George Riley,
imprisoned for six years, also for
a debt of less than $50. Both of
the men were supported while
imprisoned by charity. In other
States, as Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, the creditor was
required to provide for the board
of the imprisoned debtor. When
this was not forthcoming the
debtor was discharged.
K ELD ALL-NELSON.
Miss Elizabeth Johnston Nelson Became
Bride of Mr. Roy McNaughton Ken
dall Last Wednesday Evening.
OVER ONE HUNDRED QUESTS PRESENT.
CLEAR RIDUE.
Mrs. Wm. Henry has been on
the sick list, but we are glad to
say she is recovering.
Daniel Cunningham and E. J.
Jaquish, or Wells Valley, spent
Saturday evening and Sunday
hei e.
Mrs. Wilson Fields is spending
sometime in Alttoua.
Mrs. Elizabeth Henry spent the
past week in the home of Frank
Madden at Maddensville.
Miss Boss E. Fields spent Sat
urday night at the County Seat
and attended the entertainment
given by the Band.
The sale of the household goods
of J. K. Woodcock took place on
Tuesday.
Protracted meeting begins
Tuesday night
C. R. Shore and sister Miss
Myrtle Gertrude, expect to leave
for Tennessee, 111., about the 28th
of this mouth. We are sorry to
see them leave and trust they
may find their new home pleas
ant, Mrs. Ephraiin Nead spentSun
day with her mother Mrs. Tay
lor, at Hustotitown. Mrs. Tay
lor has been ill.
Edgar Alexauder, who is at
tending the Susquehanna Uni
versity at Sehnsgrove, Pa., is
spending the holiday vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. K. Alexauder in this place.
On Wednesday evening of last
week the home of Mr. and Mrs.
D. A. Nelson of Ayr township
was the scene of a vary happy
social occasion when their daugh
ter Miss Elizabeth Johnston Nel
son was united in marriage to
Mr. Roy McNaughton Kendall,
sou of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ken
dall of McCounellsburg, Pa.
The cheerful faces and joyful
hearts of about one hundred rel
atives and friends graced the
well planned event. At the ap
pointed hour the measured tones
ot the organ under the conduct
of Miss Lois Conrad called the
merry company to silence and
the comely ceremony quietly
proceeded. First appeared in
measured step the little flower
harbinger, Louisa Nelson, fitly
adorned and bearing on her arm
a cluster jf beautiful white car
nations taking her place to one
side. Then followed the bride
and groom in calm and dignified
mien takinp their place under the
large evergreen archwav at the
entrance of the parlor, where
they stood facing the officiating
clergyman. In a very brief and
concise address by their pastor
Rev. J. L. Grove, they publicly
plighted mutual faith and fidelity
for life. Divine blessing was m-
voked, led by Rev. S. B. Houston.
The bride wore white silk cash
mere trimmed in white lace,
bearing on her arm a bundle of
rich cream roses. The groom was
dressed in conventional black
both making a handsome appear
ance.
After the warm greeting of
their many friends, there follow
ed a feast of lat things such as is
rarely surpassed in richness,
abundance, and the clever expe
dition and ease with which they
were served to so large a corn
pany of guests. The kindly good
wishes of their numerous friends
found expression in a large col
lection of tine and useful pres
ents. After a very pleasant soci
al evening the bride and groom
furtively disappeared without the
knowledge of the company and
proceeded on their way over the
mountain on their wedding trip,
thus adroitly saving several
pounds of rice, and other spor
tive schemes of their friends.
After the wedding trip and the
winter are passed they expect to
settle in their home on his fath
erV farm in Ayr township. This
young couple start out in united
life with bright prospects and the
best wishes of their friends and
neighbors. J. L. G.
Small Percentage Die.
The death of Elmer Trogler,
near Morcersburg, a short time
ago, and the subsequent sending
of another of the two citizens
since bitten by dogs in Mercers
burjr, has awakeued a deep local
interest in the subject of hydro-
pnooia, and the treatment of
wounds caused by rabid animals.
The pasteur method as practiced
in the City Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., has been attended with
such satisfactory results, that we
give the following from a recent
report of a thousand cases treat
ed in that institution.
Of the thousand patients treat
ed, 719 were males and 281 fe
males. Eight hundred fifty were
from the rural districts. The
wounds were inflicted by dogs in
874 cases; in 88 cases by cats; in
1 by a calf; 1, by a pet pig; 7, by
cows; 9, by horses; and 4 by hu
man beings. But two persons
of the thousand died.
MORE APPLES NEEDED.
Man-
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Educational Meeting.
The seventh educational meet
ing of Ayr township was held at
Rock Hill, Friday evening, De
cember 18th. The meeting was
called to order by the teacher,
Miss Rhoda Kendall, who appoint
ed Russell Nelson, president.
The subjects were, 1. Individual
ity of the Child. 2. Reading :
What r tlow Taught ? 3. Devel
opment of the Esthetic Nature
of the Child.
There were but few of the
township teachers present, but
there were present some C. V. S.
N. S. students and ex-teachers,
who gae some interesting talks
on the subjects. The pupils ren
dered a number of songs and
recitations in a very creditable
manner. Olive Kendall, sec'y.
Enjoy Reading It Every Week.
Mrs. L V. Tritle, of Spirit
Lake, Iowa, in sending a dollar to
renew her subscription to the
News for the year 1909 savs.
- ,
We enjoy reading it, every
week." And so do the ten thou
sand or more other people who
read the News every week, and
have kind words to say for It.
NEEDMORE.
We are having delightful win
ter weather.
Mr. John Barber who had
been visiting his relatives and
many friends in this vicinity, re
turned to his home in Indiana
last week.
Every body is making prepara
tions for Christmas.
Mrs. J. J. Palmer who has
been sick several days, we are
glad to say, is reported better.
The Needmore Sunday school
presented the P. O. S. of A.
order, window shades for the
whole building.
nil in . ,
Aneio wm oe a unristmas en
tertainment at Pleasant Grove
next Saturday evening.
Dr. D. E. Fisher and son Ed
ward spent a day or two in Mar
tinsburg, W. Va., recently.
"Lest it be forgotten," it may
be added that a bridge is much
needed aqress Tonoloway creek
at the fording east of Needmore.
This may not be considered the
latest news from Needmore, but
it is a matter that mightily con
cerns the large number of citi
zens of the lower end of the Coun
ty, who have occasion to cross
the creek at that fording or trav
el miles out of their way to reach
another. It is sincerely to be
hoped that the new board of Com
missioners will have some red
blood in their veins and not follow
in the footsteps of the mossbacks
that are just now about to retire
from that office. If saving at the
spigot and letting it run out at
the bunghole is a virtue, then the
gentlemen who have had the hon
or of filling the office of County
Commissioner during the last
few years should oe covered with
glory. The public buildings have
been allowed to run into a slip
shod condition, and needed im
provements have been neglected
all that they might have the
namo of running the affairs of the
County with little expense.
There is not a man amontr them
who would manage his own pri
vate business in the same way
that he manages the business of
the public. Get busy and build
the bridge at Needmore.
Radical Changes Called for in the
agement of Orchards.
Radical changes are necessary
in me culture of apples on this'
continent, says Horticulture," or
the United States and Canada
.11 ii a
wm oe iorcea in a lew years to
import apples instead of export
ing them. If it. had not been for
the enormous crops in the or
chards of the Pacific and North
western States and provinces
this year an apple famine would
have resulted.
Many of the middle Western
and Eastern States repoited
small yields this season, due to
failures in numerous matanre
but generally because of pests.
Orchards have been neglected,
and in scores of places the trees
have been permitted to die be
cause of the lack of even ordinary
attention.
In 1890 the total product of the
crop of the country was 69,070,
000 barrels, or 177,675,000 bush
els. Since then hundreds of
thousands of acres have been
added and methods of fruitgrow
ing have improved, yet the Gov-
I'l I I I I 1 I . . .
i i suuw tnat the
aggregate crop in all the States
of the Union was not more than
25,000,000 barrels, or 62,500,000
bushels, in 1908.
There will always be markets
for apples. Thore never can be
an overproduction of first class
stock. It is in fact impossible at
the present time to produce the
quantity of goo.i apples requisite
to meet the demand. This is
evidenced by the fact that Eng
land, Germany. France, Den
mark, Australia and the Orient
are already drawing upon the
orchards in Washington, Idaho,
Oregon and British Columbia.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Ooings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Harry Comerer, left Saturday
noon for Pittsburg, where he ex
pects to get employment with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Everts,
of DickeysMouutain.were in town
Monday. Mr. Everts owns and
operates the Hesses Mill property-Jessie
and Goldie Mas on, and
Joanna Morton, students at the
Indiana State Normal school are
home spending the holiday vacation.
Gained More Than Two Pounds a Day.
Mr. Tobias Glazier, of Ayr
township, placed seven hogs in a
pen. The seven porkers averag
ed 85 lbs. apiece in weight when
placed in Che pen. He sold them
to A. D. Hohman, butcher, on
Monday, and found that in the
107 days he had them in the pen,
they had gaiued 1,545 lbs., an av
erage gam ot more than two
pounds a day fdr each hog for
the time they were in the pen. If
any feeder can show any more
rapid progress m changing feed
nto pork than this, we would be
glad to have him say so through
the iNews.
QKACEY.
Mrs. Martha E. Strait, who
has been ill for several months is
now in a critical condition, suf
fering with dropsy of the heart
Aunt Jane Edwards is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Cutch
all. Mrs. Beeh, Wilmerding, re
turned home several weeks ago,
aiter oaving spent some time
with her mother, Mrs Martha E.
Strait.
Dawson Strait is home now
after having spent the summer
with his sister, Mrs. Celia Shu
man, near, Newburg, Cumber
land county. Mrs. Shu man will
come in a week or two and spend
the winter helping to take care
ot her mother.
Have you noticed the smite A.
R. Edwards is wearing since the
snow fell?
Our fox hunters have been
busy, but have not captured many
of the wary animals.
Dawson L. Strait made a hasty
trip to Pittsburg recently.
D. K. Chesnut is getting along
nicely with the Gracey school
this winter.
Quite a number of our farmers
attended the institute at Huston-town.
A graudfather's clock now in
dicates the time in the Western
Union telegraph office in this
place. The timepiece attained to
that distinction last Kriday upon
the arrival of a bright baby son
in the h me of J. A. Slcaa at Col
umbus, Kansas,
Mr. I. C. McClain has his new
barn completed.
Charles Blaik and sister, Mrs.
Emma Cutchall spent Sunday
with S. S. Strait.
Miss Mamie Kesselnng is
spending a few days at the home
of Gilbert Cook.
Mrs. Henry Taylor, of McCon
nellsburg was called home on ac
count of the serious illness of her
mother Mrs. Strait.
Mr. Daniel Rinehart and wife
attended the funeral of his broth
er at Cherry Grove on Wednesday,
Mrs. Edna B. Stinson, ot Clear
Ridge, visited her father A. L.
Shaw one day last week.
Mr. Jesse B. Heefner and fam
ily spent Sunday at A. M. Cor
bins. Miss Viola MoClain spent a few
days with ber grandmother Mrs.
Lydia Heefner at Huston town.
John Spangler, a State College
student, is spending his holiday
vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Spangler on North
Second street.
Misses Minnie and Anna Reis
ner, of Homestead, Pa., came
home this morning to spend the
holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Reisner.
Miss Bessie Taylor, a student,
at Penn Hall, Chambersburg, is
home for the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
M. Taylor East Water Street.
John H. Reisner aad Edward
H. Reisner, students of Yale col
lege, New Haven, Conn!, are
spending their holiday vacation
in the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Reisner, of this
place.
Mr. Philip Strait spent a few
hours in town Monday. He lives
W i t I i lllc. I I ... .1 A. 1 ..
...w mo uiuiiuei auout two mues
south of Saluvia, and although
she is ainetv-four years of age
does all the house work and is
hale and hearty.
Hattie Kendall, Mary Jane
Johnston, Maude Rinedollar,
Martha Kendall, Helen Johnston,
Grace Shimer, Lucy Peightel,
Mary Houston, Russell Nelson,
Hayes Markley, and John Cutch
all students at the Cumbertand
Valley State Normal, at Shippens
burg, are home for their holiday
vacation.
Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Smithe
man returned to their home in
Philadelphia yesterday, after hav
ing spent two weeks very pleas
antly in the home of the latter 's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Con
rad, in the Cove. During that
time, the Doctor took a little trip
west for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Houck.
ofColeta, Hi., are visiting the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ephraim Houck, in the Cove.
and other relatives and friends.
Charlie has been in Illinois nine
years, and like many other Ful
ton county boyB whu have gone
away from their home county is
making good. He says the farm
ers of Illinois are not affected by
the panic, and that everybody is
prosperous.
Subscribe tor
only $1.00 a year.
the "Nows;"
BURNT CABINS.
Listen for wedding bells !
Willis Wiser, of Nossville,
spent Saturday night with his
sister, Mrs. Blaine Welch.
Walter Haas, after having spent
the summer here, has returned
to his home in Pittsburg.
Will Horton and brother Ed
ward were at McCounellsburg
last Friday on business.
Wallace McGeehe spent the
time from Thursday until Mon
day with relatives in Chambers
burg. John Kerlin, of Clear Ridge,
was in our town transacting busi
ness last Thursday.
Quite a number ol the people
attended the dedication of the P.
O. S. of A. Hall at Neelytoa last
Friday.
Miss Katie Waters ia visiting
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Cisney, in Tyrone.
The Sunday school of the Meth
odist. church will nave a Christ-
mas entertainment on Friday
niirht naiumkiui UM1.