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VOLUME 10
McCONNELLSUURG, PA., APRIL 1, 1909.
NUMBER 2S
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many ol
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
Our
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Geouge W. Clevengek.
Another of Taylor township's
prominent c'tizens has been re
moved by death in the person of
Postmaster George W. Cleven
ger, of Hustontown, who passed
away at the home ol C. J. Barton
last Monday morning at the age
of 70 years, 9 months, and 4 days.
His funerol took nlace from the
home ot his brother Hiram, near
Fairview church yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and his remains
were laid to rest in the cemetery
at Fairview church, besides those
of his wife who died about thir
teen years ago.
Mr. Clevenger was a member
of a family of nine sisters ana
five brothers, of whom are now
living, Hiram in Taylor township,
this county; Jacob, residing in
Washington, D. C; David, Chat
tanooga, Tenn.; Sara, wife of
Amos Palmer, in Belfast town
ship; Tena, wife of George F.
Metzler, Harrison ville, Pa., and
Louie, wife of Hon. Peter Morton,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
The deceased was a veteran of
the Civil War, a member in good
standing, of the Odd Fellows, and
of the Knights of Pythias, and an
ardent member of the M. E.
church practically from his boy
hood. Possessing a mind of more
than ordinary strength, he made
his influence felt for good, and
his death will mean a loss to the
local church, as well as to the en
tire community in which he lived.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooper,
Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooper, wid
ow of Hon. James Cooper, died at
her home in this place on Tues
day evening, aged 79 years, 4
months, and 26 days. While Mrs,
Cooper had been in frail health
for a long time, she was about as
well as usual up ti last Thursday
when she suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and from that time her
condition became more and more
critical until death came.
Mrs. Cooper was a daughter of
Samuel Alexander, who has been
dead many years. She was, from
her girlhood, a devoted member
of the Presbyterian church, and
her remains will be interred in
the family 1 t in the Presbyterian
graveyard in this place.
one is survived by two sons
and one daughter namely, Sam
uel, of Kansas City, Mo.; Jennie
of Chicago; and Harvey, of Tod
township, this county.
Aller.
On the ninth day of March
iyuy, David Aller died at the
home of his son Thomas, in the
village of Seward, Westmoreland
county, Pa., at the advanced age
of about eighty years. The de
ceased was a brother of George,
Christ, and Philip, and was born
in Tod township, this county, on
the farm now owned by Jacob
Sharp. When he grew to man
hood, he went to Ohio, where he
married and reared quite a large
Jamuy, returning to this county
about the year 1857, and settling
down on the farm upon which be
was born. Some time later, he
sold out and removed to Spruce
Creek, Huntingdon county, Pa.
Mr. Aller was a consistent
member of the M. E church. He
is survived by his widow and
eight children.
The First of April Makes New Homes
and New Neighbors tor Many Fam
, Hies. Annual Moving Day.
With the exception of changes
that are brought about by death,
or by the sale of property, most
changes in the residences of fam
ilies are made on the hrst day of
April. It is on ' this day that
leases of most tenants expire,
and that possession of farms
purchased is usually given; hence
it becomes a kind of "settlement
day," and is usually a busy one
for the bankers.
The number of changes made
about town is, perhaps, about the
same as has been made in lormer
years. Uarry Uress moved irom
the J. Milton Unger property on
South Frst street, to T. J. Oora
Comerer's new house on West
Walnut. Will Black moved from
the Glazier property in the Ex
tension, into the house vasated
by Harry Gress. D. M. Rine
dollor moved from the Chambers
farm, near Big Cove Tannery, in
to the bouse vacated by Will
CHANOINQ OF RESIDENCE.
PNEUMONIA LEADS
THE DEATH LIST.
Lyoch Crouse.
At the residence ot the offici
ating minister, Rev. A. G. B.
Powers at Need more', on Wed
nesday of last week, Charles
Lynch and Miss Myrtle Crouse,
were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony. The happy couple
have the best wishes of their nu
merous friends.
Bobtcribt lor
only $1,00 a year.
the News;"
Black. When Charlie Hixson
moved into the house he pur
chased from the Philip Ott estate
in the Extension, Levis A. Youse
left that property and moved into
his own house which he is just
completing in the Extension
Ross Doyle, moved from the Mrs.
Cooper house into the tenant
house on the James Sipes farm
cast of town, and Frank Gress,
went from the Andy Washabaugh
tenant house just across the
Bridge, into the house vacated
by Ross Doyle. Mrs. Susan
Rumel, moved from her home at
the Ridge into Mrs. Mary A
Kelly's house on South First St.,
and John Shaffer, who recently
purchased the Mrs. Rumel prop
erty, moved into the house vacat
ed by Mrs. Rumel. Clarence E
Seville goes from the Samuel
Bender property on Water St.,
into David E. Little's tenant house
on East Main St., and Abram
Runyan goes from one of T. J
Comerer's houses on West Wal
nut, into the house vacated by
Seville, and M. F. Doyle, went
from the Little house into the
house vacated by Runyan. Ralph
Hill moved from the. Dick Fisher
property on South Second St.
into the new house in the Exten
sion. just being completed for
him by J. W. Mellott, and Mrs.
Nettie Truax ,is moving from
the Meadowgrounds into the
house vacated by Hill Alex
Patterson is moving from his
town property down upon his
farm' in the Cove, and Mr.
Roy Cromwell, one of the con
tractors for the carrying of the
mail between this place and Mer
cersburg, is moving into the west
end of Alex Patterson's house,
lately occupied by Mrs. Gebrett
John Kuhn moved from the Geo,
W. Hays house into the house
across the Bridge vacated by
Frank Gress, and Ha&man Crom
well, another of the mail contract
ors, is moving into the house va
cated by Kuhn. Mrs. Elizabeth
Mock is moving from the Morton
property on the northeast corner
of Second and Water streets, in
to the Presbyterian parsonage
just west of the Court House, and
Leslie W. Seyler is moving from
the Mrs. Erb property north of
the Lutheran church into . the
house vacated by Mrs. Mock, and
Mrs. Erb is coming back from
Westminster to live in her own
home vacated by Mr. Seylar,
Morrow M. Kirk moved from
Hustontown into the house he re
cently purctiased from Geo. W
McKibbin. 1 Clyde Ott has moved
from Riley Peck's into one end of
the M. M. tfender property,
Liewis uams is moving from
Burnt Cabins into the Shaffner
property on South Second street
lately occupied by the late John
S. Harris and bis mother. R. M
Downs has mcved his barber
shop from the Mary Daniel room
into the room lately occupied by
Isaac N. Watson, Jacob Clouser
and family are moving from the
HE'S FROM FULTON.
Tuberculosis of the luDgs caus
ed the deaths of 708 persons in
Pennsylvania during the montli
f January, according to the re
cords of the Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics of the State Department
of Health Pneumonia was the
worst, with 1,545. The total
umber of deaths, exclusive of
still births, during the month of
January from all causes was 9,
680, distributed as follows: Ty
phoid fever, 117; scarlet fever,
51; diphtheria, 100; measles, 81;
whooping cough, K2; influenza,191;
tuberculosis of the lungs, 708;
tuberculosis of other organs, 118;
cancer, 359; diabetes, 81; menin
gitis, 02; pneumonia, 1,545; diar
rhoea and enteritis, under 2 years
of age, 224; diarrhoea aud enter
itis, over two years of age, 73;
Bright's disease and nephritis,
503; early infancy, 493; suicide,
0; accidents in mines and quar
ries, 100; railway accidents, 105;
other forms of violence, 308; all
other diseases, 4,009. The total
umber births recorded in Penn-
ylvauia during the month of
anuary, exclusive of still births,
was lo,'Ui. The total numoer
of still births was 791. The total
utnberof communicablediseases
eported to the department of
Health during the month of Feb
ruary was 11,145. Measles led
with 3,089; scarlet fever being
next with 1,640.
The Office Should be Abolished.
President Judge Evans, of CO'
umbia County refused to grant
a license to sell liquor to a man who
was a month ago convicted of vio
lation of the liquor laws and sen
tenced to pay a fine and be im
prisoned in the county jail. The
two Associate Judges were not
scrupulous however. They were
in favor of granting the license
and were able to outvote the
President Judge. Such episodes
as this have created a st, ong sen
timent throughout the counties
where Associate Judges still ex
ist for the abolition of the office.
t is of small consequence any
where in these days and frequent
ly will cause embarrassment and
grotesque results.
' Captain and Mrs. C. T. Dixon,
of Saluvia, were in town Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Buys Farm in Texas and by Sundown
Has House Built and Sleeps
In It.
His name Is Cecil H. Sipes, a
son of the late G. Runyan Sipes,
and he was born in Licking Creek
township. A year ago he went
to that part of West . Virginia
known as the Panhanile, bought
a farm, and by intelligent hust
ling, got possession of about all
that was worth having there.
Finding the "pan handle" a little
too small, he closed out his hold
ings and looked on the map for a
bigger state. He liked the looks
ot Texas, and to Texas he went.
He dropped down at Mercedes,
38 miles from Brownsville. The
following is clipped from a late
copy of the Enterprise, a news
paper published et Mercedes,
Texas, and gives a snapshot of
what the young man is doing:
"Mr. C. H. Sipes, a new settler
in the Mercedes country holds
the enviable record of being about
the swiftest farmer in this sec
tion. February 15th Mr. Sipes
purchased a forty acre tract of
land and by sundown he had
erected a cozy little two room
house, shingled and all complete
and was sleeping in it that night.
In less than fifteen days from that
date he had thirty-five acres
cleared and began the planting of
same in cotton."
In a recent letter from Mr
Calvin Greene, the well known
Saltillo Tannery man, Mr. Greene
says that be has two sons in law
down in Mercedes, in the Hard
ware and Agricul'ural Imple
ment business. One day not long
ago, a man came into their place
to buy a plow. He said to M r.
Greene's son-in law, "Where did
you come from?"
"Milllin county, Pa," was the
answer.
"And who are you?"
"Sipes is my name. I am fiom
Fulton county, Pa., and have haul
ed many a load of bark to
Greene's Tannery at Saltillo."
Air. Greene says that it Mr
Sipes is a good all-around, indus
trious man, and lives, he can, in
twenty-five years, be a rich man.
Mr. Greene further says that the
climate there is ideal no winter,
and the summers no hotter than
in Pennsylvania, and that young
ambitious married or single men
in Fulton county cannot find
better spot on earth to make
their fortunes.
Cyrus Mentzer Lost His Life Last Friday
While Working in the Woods Near
Fort Littleton.
to Mr. Clouser's old home farm
near Big Cove Tannery. Claude
J, Hess, who has been milling at
Willow Hill, Franklin county, is
removing this week to James
Johnson's mill in Thompson
township.
Give your new neighbors a
hearty welcome. They may have
left a home to which they may
have been very much attached.
Some of the family may have
come in to and some may nave
gone out from the old home and
the scenes have ' not yet all been
obliterated fronl the records of
the memory. The bread and the
butter will have a new place, the
places at the table will be chang
ed, the furniture will be differ
ently arranged, the hat will not
bang at the same place, the steps
will not be just the same height,
the books and papers will not be
in their accustomed places, the
key may not fit the door so easily
and the match box will hang in a
new place.
John, you may find yourself
walking towards the old home for
dinner but don't innntionitto
anyone but mother, she will prob
ably tell you what a mistake she
made the other day when she put
salt in '''le coffee pot
Children feel the change too,
they may have a little spell of
"homesick," but don't blame
them; we become accustomed to
our invlronments and the old
home always has a claim on our
affections. Give your new neigh
bors the helping band; help them
to feel at home la their new qaar
ten. they may la the future be
McQuade farm west of town back your beat friends. ,
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
HANQED HIMSELF.
CAUGHT BENEATH FALLINQ TIMBER.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
PLEASANT RIDGE.
Baby Gets Present. Sketch of a Former
Resident of the Ridge, Now
Living In Pittsburg.
Mrs. Edward Swope, was very
agreeably surprised one day last
week by receiving a present for
the baby from her friend, Mrs
FredT. Bonner, of Pittsburg,
who was visiting here last June.
The present consisted of a very
fine baby's hood all trimmed with
blue silk ribbon, and to say that
the baby is tickled to death with
it, Is putting it very mildly.
Mrs. F. J. Bonner, the donor
of the gift, is a native of Pitts
burgh but her husband is an old
time resident of Pleasant Ridge,
he having been born and raised
there, but left some twenty-five
years ago to make his way in the
world, and has been very success
ful, 8 fortune has smiled upon
him. When here last summer,
he stated that the happiest mo
ments cf his life were when visit
ing tho friends and places he
knew of when a youug man.
Mr. Bonner is' now one of the
most popular officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He start
ed with the company immediate
ly after leaving here, and has
worked his wayi up through the
ranks uutil he now enjoys the
fruits of his labors, and he says
that the secret of business is the
good, honest, hard working traits
be acquired when a rulton uoun
ty boy.
Mrs. Swope was verv much
pleased to think that she was re
in em bored by ber friends, and
they are assured of a very pleas
ant welcome any time that they
may wibh to visit here.
McConnellsburg people were
greatly shocked last Friday morn
ing when word was received over
the phone from Fort Littleton
that Cyrus Mentzer had been
killed near the latter place.
Lumberman Jacob W. Mellott
ol this place, is cutting the tim
ber on the old Dr. Uill place on
the State Koad adjoining the
Woolletfarm westot Fort Little
ton, and he has a steam sawmill
on the place. Last Friday mora
ine, Cyrus Mentzer, his son Per
cy, his brother-in-law George
Snider, and William Wilds, were
up near the top of the ridge west
of the State Road, on the farm
already mentionad, cutting tim
ber. Wilds and Snider were saw
ing a tree down, and Mr. Mentzer
and his son were a short distance
down the ridge from them trim
ming up some tops. When the
tree was about to fall, it was seeu
that it would gj in the direction
of Mr. Mentzer and his son, and
they were warned to go to a place
of safety. They at once started
up the ridge the son bearing to
the rii,ht, and the father to the
left of the falling tree. This
would have been all right had not
a condition existed that had been
overlooked. A lengthy chestnut
about six or eight inches at the
stump, stood at one side of the
path of the falling tree; and on ac
count of its having grown in a
slanting direction and was some
what bent, it reached far beyond
the path to the other side. When
the tree fell it caught the chest
nut and bore it down just at the
moment that Mr. Mentzer was
passing, and the trunk of the
chesnut, which at this point was
not more than three or four inch
es in thickness, came down on
the head of Mr. Mentzer with
such force that the trunk of the
chestnut was broken squarely
off, and it struck the ground with
such force that it ilew into half a
dozen pieces.
The stunning blow dropped
Mr. Mentzer with a precision so
deadly that his comrades in the
woods were almost paralyzed with
fright. They hastened to his
side, however, and while they
found him unconscious, he was
still breathing. By loud calling
they were able to bring to their
assistance Mr. John Foreman,
who lives on the farm and while
some one went for a doctor, the
others improvised a cot and start
ed with Mr. Mentzer to the home
of Harry Mellott, who lives on
the Woollet place; but before they
reached the house, Mr. Mentzer's
life had gone out.
Under takerSioner of this place,
was notified and he wen ; to Harry
Mellott's in the afternoon with a
coffin, prepared the body for in
terment, and brought it to his
late residence in the East End
Extension, this place, late Friday
Dight.
The funeral took place Monday
at 10 o'clock, conducted by bin
pastor, Rev. Fassold, and inter
ment was made in the Union cem
etery. Besides bis wife who was
Asecath, daughter ot the late
Jonathan Snider, of Thompson
township, he is survived by four
children, namely, John, Kitty,
Percy, and Kellar; he is survived
also, by one brother, Grant, re
siding in Thompson township,
and by two' sisters Lucy, wife
of John Stickell, and Minnie,
wife of Geo. Wallaee both of
Waynesboro, Pa.
Mr, Mentzer was a member of
the Lutheran church, and a most
excellent citizen. The large num
ber of people who attended the
funeral bore testimony of the es
teem in which he waa held in the
community. Mr. Mentzer waa a
member of the McConnellsburg
Band, the surviving , members of
which attended bia funeral In a
body with Ihetr Instruments, and
Young Shlppensburg Man Committed Sui
cide In Path Valley Last Sunday
Forenoon.
Last Sunday about 11:30 a. m
David Ilanlin, aged 25 years,
whose home was near Shippens-
burg, committed suicide by hang
ing himself in the barn at the
home of L. M. Hammond in Path
Valley. He went to Richmond
Furnace Saturday evening, hired
a team from Mr. Myers, and then
drove to Dry Run and stayed all
night at Miller's Hotel. Sunday
morning he started toward Rich
mond and stopped at Mr. Ham
mond's to feed the horses and
then said he was going to tele
phone. Mr. Ilanlin and Mr. My
ers talked awhile and then Han
lin went to the barn. A short
time afterwards Mr. Hammond
entered the barn to get some
feed for the horses, and was hor
rified to see the body of Hanhn,
dead, dangling from the end of a
hayrope, which was suspended
from the roof.
The young man was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Hanhn, who
live three miles north of Ship
pei.sburg. He was not deemed
strong mentally and was un
married. He went to Path Valley
to buy cattle. No cause is known
for his rash act.
Two brothers of the deceased
are school teachers in the Philip-Dines.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
PINE HILL.
Listen for the wedding bell !
John and F.ruest Hockinsmith
visited in the home of James
Hampton last Suuday.
The Pine Uill boys have built
themselves a Club House, sifce 30
x40.
Our school teacher, Miss Desh
ong, has only nine days of school
yet.
George Schooley is moving to
Harrisonville this week.
Miss Zelda Laidig is reported
to be critically ill.
The Harrisonville boys are tak
ing steps toward the organization
of a base ball team. We hope
they may succeed, and that vic
tory may alight on their banner
and roost there until the snow
comes next fall.
The game warden is still in the
County.
Rev. Dr. Rose, of Mercersburg,
preached excellent sermons in
the Presbyterian church at
Greenhill last Saturday after
noon and Sunday morning.
Edward Deshong has moved
into James Foreman's tenant
house.
David Strait has moved from
Hustontown and taken possession
of the farm he recently purchas
ed from S. H. Hocke-ismith.
J. N. Hockensmitb and J. G.
Hampton expect to start for New
York soon.
Quite a number of our people
attended the horse sale at Mc
Connellsburg last Saturday.
WOODEN BRIDUE.
Mud is all the cry now.
Miss Nora Heeter is ill at this
writing.
William Mellott has moved to
the Frauer farm.
Bert and Charlie Brown were
on Clear Ridge Saturday night.
John A. Henry has started the
wall for his new house.
Minta Miller spent Suuday at
Jesse Car mack 'b.
Elijah B ild win called at Clear
Ridge on Saturday evening.
James Carmick of Clear Ridge,
intends moving to Chambers-
burg on Monday.
Miss Orler.a Madden, who had
pneumonia, is slowly recovering
at this writing.
at the close of the services t the
house played impressively the
good old tune, '-Safe in the Arms
of Jesus," and at the cemetery,
'Nearer My God to Tbee."
The deceased waa born in loi
ter sburgiMd., on the 26th of No
vember, 1859k hence waa aged 60
years and 4 months.
Dr. A. K. Davis, of Huston
town, was registered at the Ful
ton House Monday.
Miss Annie B. Frey is In Phila
delphia and New York this week
buying her stock of Spring Milli
nery. J. L. Duvalland daughter Ar
mintha, of Wells Valley, we.e
guests in the home of the form
er's uncle, Judge Morton, last
Saturday and Sunday.
Jesse B. Snider and daughter
Miss Pleasant, and Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Mentzer, of Thompson
township, were here attending
the funeral of Cyrus Mentzet ,
Monday.
John B. Sipes, of Laidig, and
his daughter, Mrs. Sadie E.
Shaw and her little son Orrin,
of Hiram, called at the News of
fice a few minutes while in town
yesterday.
Miss Irvie Hull left New York
Monday morning for Lovelaud,
Colo., to which place she was call
ed on account of the serious ill
ness of her brother Harry, who
is in a hospital.
Miss A. Gertrude Sipes, who
was called to Hamburg, Berks
county, five weeks ago, on ac
count of the serious illness aud
subsequent death of her mother.
Mrs. L. P. Sousley, returned to
her home here last Saturday.
Reynolds Forner passed
through town Monday on his
way to Franklin county, where
he has secured work on a farm
during the summer. The Ful
ton County News will keep Rey
nolds in touch with his home
county.
Mr. N. E. Hoover, who holds a
nice prsition with the Juniata
Oak Extract Works at Mt. Union,
Pa., was in McConnellsburg a
few hours Monday, and made tho
News office a very pleasant call.
Norris is another of Fulton Coun
ty's boys that is making good.
George Arnold, who has been
living at Duncansville, Blair coun
ty, has removed his family to
Franklin county, and they now
live near Foltz George is a form
er resident of this place. He is
affiicted with rheumatism, and
hopes to be benefited by the
change.
Mr. B. S. Graves, of Washing
ton, D. C, brother and B. H.
Brosius, of Brosius, W. Va.,
brother in-law of the late R. C.
Graves, of Thompson township,
deceased, were In town Tuesday
transacting business in connec
tion with the settling of the es
tate of the said deceased.
H. B. Bergstresser, one of
Three Springs' enterprising busi
ness men accompanied by livery
man, S. E. Heeter, spent a few
hours in town last Saturday. In
connection with the conducting
of a well equipped blacksmith
shop, Mr. Bergstresser has also
a planing mill and deals exten
sively in agricultural instru
ments. Miss Jessie Mellott, who was
voted a free scholarship at the
Tri-State Commercial College by
the teachers at the County Insti
tute in 1907, and who graduated
from that institution a few weeks
ago, was a pleasant caller at the
News office last Saturday. Miss
Mellott goes to Washington, D.
C, this week to accept a position
as stenographer and typewriter.
Mr. Scott Vance and daugh
ters Misses Emma and Sue, of
Fort Loudon, and his son John,
of Blalrsville, Pa., who is now
spending some time in ' his fath
er's home on account of a broken
arm, came over and spent last
Sunday at the City Hotel, the
guests Mr. and Mrs. Uarry Ham
mil. ' Mrs. Ham mil is a daughter
of Mr, Scott Vance.