mljt mil mi - Count g Hem VOLUME 10 McCONNELLSIJURG, PA., JUNK 10. 190!). NUMIJEU 3S RECORD OF DEATHS. Persons Well Known to Many of Our Readers, Who Have Answered Final Summons. ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH. Daniel A. Comerer. Daniel A. Comerer difid at his home in Philadelphia, on Satur day of last week, aged about 71 years. Mr Comerer was a sod of John and Eliza Irwin Comerer, and was born on the K. N. Fry man farm in the Cove. He is survived by four children D. P, who is with the John Wanamaker music department; Elizabeth, Ella, and Kate all of Philadel phia. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters, Samuel J., of Dixon, 111.; J. Calvin, of Thompson township; Mrs. Isaac Hull, of this place, and Mrs. Mary Ellen Tritle, widow of J. Milton Tritle, residing in the West. John Comerer, grandfather ot the deceased, came from Lancas ter county, in the eu,rly days of the settlement of the Cove. Dan iel A. Comerer, the deceased, when quite a young man, went to the West, and while there mar ried a Miss Hester KimbalJ. They came to this county and liv ed for awhile at Pott's Mill, after wards in McConnellsburg, and later in Chambersburg, where his wife died about twenty-eight years ago, and finally went to Philadelphia. Mr. Comerer was a miller by trade, but later became interest ed in the jewelry business and became an expert jeweler. Being a natural musician, he combined the musical instrument business with the jewelry business, and at the time of his death was inter ested in a large establishment in Philadelphia. The body was taken 10 Cham bersburg on Monday and laid to rest by the side of his deceased wife in Cedar Grove cemetery. Mrs. Catherine Mellott. Catherine, wife of Thomas T. Mellott, who resides near the Sideling Hill Baptist church, died suddenly last Sunday evening. Mrs. Mellott had been well as us ual, had gotten an early supper, and had just returned from milk ing, when she complained of not feeling well, and before the fami ly could be brought together she had passed away. It is suppos ed that death resulted from heart failure. Mrs. Mellott was a daughter of Lvi Mellott, late of Wells township, deceased, and was respected by everyone with in the large circle of her acquaint ances. Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children, namely, Roland, Jacob, Annie, wite of John Pittman, Levi, Samuel, and Blanche. Fuueral took place Wednesday forenoon and her body was laid to rest in the Sideling Hill Baptist Churuh. "Aunt Betsy" Kirk. 'Aunt Betsy" Kirk.- widow of James S. Kirk, deceased, died at the old Kirk Homestead in Pig eon Cove, Bethel township, last Sunday in the 94th year of her age. The husband died several years ago at the age of 94. Mrs. Kirk's maiden name was Gordon, she being an aunt of Wm. I Gor don, Esq., at Warfrrdsburg. Mrs Kirk possessed a lovelv christian character, and her long life was consistant benediction - to those under her influence. In verv early life she became identified with the Old School Baptist nurcn, and remained a devoted member to the end of life. Her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the Tonoloway Bap- usi cnurcn, on Wednesday. She s survived by two sons and two daughters, namely, Peter, Big CoveTannory; Jennie, wife of John M. Pittman, and Stillwell and Miss Lizzie -all reaidintr on thA old horns farm. THE PRIMARIES. Attracted Very Little Attention. Less Than 200 Democratic Votes Cast. and Less Than 300 Republican. There is not enough in tha political game this year to make it worth while for politicians to spend much time, and the vote cast at the primaries last Satur day shows that nobody else had much interest. The returns show that for Jury Com missioner, Ed Breakall, D. received 118; George W. Miller, D., 71, and Dr. R. B. Campbell D., received 168 votes for Delegate to the StateConvention. OntheRepub lican ticket, NaX Rotz had 135 votes for Jury Commissioner, and J. V. Deavor, J 22, for Dele gate to the State Convention The following is the vote by dis tricts. AYR. R Rotz, 5; Deavor, 5. D 3reakall, 1; Miller, 24; Campbell, 22. BELFAST. R Rotz, 8; Deavor, 7. D Breakall, 4; Campbell, 5. HETHEL. R Rotz, 10; Deavor, 9. D Breakall, lfi; Miller, 2; Campbell, 14. BRUSH CRREK. R Rotz, 11; Deavor, 10. D Breakall, 7; Miller, l:Camp bell, 6. DUBLIN. R Rotz, 25; Deavor, 22. D Breakall, 5; Miller, 7; Camp beil, 13. LICKING CREEK. R Rotz, 5; Deavor, 5. D Breakall, 13; Miller, C; Campbell, 18. M'CONNELLSBUJJfi. R Rotz, 27; Deavor, 20. D Breakall, 14; Miller, 9; Campbell, 19. TAYLOR. R Rotz, 11; Deavor, 11. D Breakall, G; Miller, 7; Camp bell, 8. THOMPSON. R Rotz, 4. D Breakall, 24; Campbell, 22. TOD. R Rotz, 8; Deavor, 7. D Breakall, G; Miller, 8; Camp bell, 1 5. UNION. R Rotz, 10; Deavor. 15. D Breakall, 18; Miller, 8; Campbell, 21. WELLS. R Rotz, 5;' Deavor, 5. D Breakall, 1; Miller, 4; Camp bell, 5. REV. CHAS. STELZLE, D. D. WEST DUBLIN. Messrs Smith and Snider of Uniontown- and Mr. Horton of Connellsville manager for the Ohio Lumber company accom panied by James A. Stewart of Green Hill spent last Tuesday afternoon fishing in Wooden Bridge Creek. James Wrodcock of Wells Val ley returned this -vay last Tues day evening on his way from Gettysburg to which place he accompanied a party of Fulton County people from War fords- burg. He was well pleased with the trip and while there saw President Taft Rev. Moyer preached a good sermon at Fairview on Sunday morning from James 1:20 and 27. There was an interesting meet ing of the Fairview Epworth League on Sunday evening. The next meeting will be . Sunday evening June 18. Howard Kirk appointed leader. Maynard Unger and wife and little daughter Pearl of Ayr township spent Saturday - and Sunday with the family of Mrs. Unger 's parents B. F. Price and wife. . Mrs. Eliza Mamma and Mrs. Harvey Momma of Licking Creek township attended preaching at Fairview on Sunday, The friends of Mrs. Margaret Stevens were glad to see ber at church at Fairview on Sunday. Will Deliver the Principal Address at the Presbyterian Reunion at Pen-Mar July 29h. As a result of a conference of members of the Presbyterian Re union Committee, Rev. T. J. Fer guson, the Chairman, and Secre tary J. Stockton Roddy, sent au invitation some two weeks ago to Rev. Charles Stelzle, D. D., Sec retary of the Department of La bor and Commerce of the Presby terian Board of Home Missions, asking him to give the principal address at the Presbyterian Re union to be held at Pen-Mar, Thursday, July 1J09. The Committee was rejoiced to day at receiving a reply from him accepting the invitation, and he will give the principal address on that day. Dr. Ste.'zle, who has recently returned from a trip to Europe, where he was the guest ot the Labor Union Leaders tf many of the Countries ot the Old World, is the foremost church worker, probably in the world to-day, in bringing the laboring men es pecially of the cities and great centers of population into touch with the church, and the church into sympathy with the laboring men. In developing this work, Dr. Stelzle has been supplying the news papers and labor journ als with synopses of addresses given and many interesting con tributions on the claims of the church upon the laboring-man, and tho claims of the labor mg man upon the church. Nut only will there be a great number of members of the labor unions of Uarrisburg, York, Bal timore, and adjoining centers'of population, as well as in the agri cultural districts, attend this re union the last Thursday of next July, but all classes of Presby terians will desire to hear this interesting and instructive speak er. J. Stockton Roddy, Secretary. Pure Food Bill. The following abstract from the Pure Food Bill recently sign ed by Governor Stuart is of in terest to the general public: The new bill prohibits the adulteration of food by the use of any "added ingredients dole terious to health," and specifical ly names a large number of chemical preservatives that are prohibited. The use of alum in bread, bak ing powder aud other articles of food is unlawful. The prohibition of nitrous acid will stop the sale of a number of brands of western flour said to be bleached with this chemical, and the prohibition of compounds of copper will put a stop to the sale of the beautiful green French peas. The millers of this vicinity have been much interested in this clause. Their products are not affected and the ruling out of bleached flour will naturally wid en their market. . While the use ot benzoate of soda in proportion of one-tenth of one per cent, is allowed, that or any other ingredient used must be plainly Btamped on each pack age in which such goods are de livered to the purchaser. The retailer who sells an adul terated or misbranded article is protected from prosecution, pro vided he can show a written guarantee from the house that sold him the goods to the effect that the article is in conformity with the Pennsylvania law, but if he again offers to sell the article the guarantee will not protect bim. An important feature of the new law is that it substitutes criminal for civil proceedings. Dairy an Food Commissioner Foust said recently that this would greatly facilitate the ef forts of his department in pro tecting the people against impure foods. Subscribe tor the "News;" only $1.00 a year. "Now, What Do You Think of That?" It is an old saying, "Go away from home to hear the News." We just picked up a newspaper published away down at Eliza bethville, Pa., and glancing over it in that matter of habit way that belongs to an editor, our eyes fell upon the following paragraph, which got us thoroughly awake in about a minute. Among the prospective benedicts for liJOl) U Prof. A. J. Dohner, Principal of the ElizabethvilloUighSchool.tbe wedding to take place during the late summer. The bride to be is Miss Nora O. Fisher, an accomplished young lady of McCounellsburg, Fulton county, I 'a. That evidently means our Nora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fisher, the lady who has so suc cessfully taught the Primary school in this place during the past two years. If it should turn out that we are mistaken in tho identity of the "bride to be," we wiJl let you know later. Snake Story No. I. Warfordsburg, R. F. D., No 1, June 3. Last Sunday evening, after returning from church, and before going to bed, Mrs. Divid Stevens went out to the chicken house to see that her "peeps" were all right, and it is a good thing that she thought about them, for several of them were missing. One mother hen she found olT the nest and greatly ex cited, and on a board leading to the nest she found stretched a long blacksnabe. She at once called for Davy, and when the latter entered the building, the snake was impudent enough to dispute the right of possession of the chicken house. A club in th3 hand of Mr. Stevens helped to decide the question, but just at that moment another big snake sprang from the nest for the pur pose of helping defend its mate; but it, too, was soon in snake hea ven. To satisfy his curiosity, Mr. Stevens measured the rep tiles and found that one measur ed five feet in length, and the oth er four and a half. BURIED TREASURE. SALUVIA. June 5. Every body has been busy nailing tar shingles on Isa iah Kline's new barn. May the 30th was the adver sary of Mr. D. S. Mellotts eighty- eighth birthday. Mr. Mellott was very much surprjsed, when the post cards came showering in. , He received many beautiful post cards. May A, Decker and Elhel M. Strait, two of McConnellsburg Normal students, spent Satur day and Sunday at their home near Saluvia. Mr," and Mrs. Harvey Strait and little son Gordon spent last Sunday visiting friends at Fort Littleton. Lee Decker was visiting bis friend Jud Mellott Sunday after noon. We are not certain, how ever, that Jnd was the one that drew his attention that way. Chester flann and wife have moved to the toll gate on top of Rays Hill. Success Chester. Miss Delia Deshong is spend ing a few days with her grand mother, Mrs. Mahala Deshong. Among those that attended the1 30th atBreezewood, from Saluvia were Eleanor Betz, Katharine and Clyde Austin, Anna Mann, Ira Lake, and Ada and Lois Decker. All had a fine time. Tho women of this vicinity are all busy now setting out their sauer kraut plants. They are expecting an enormous crop this year, as their plants did not yield a very large crop last year. An automobile party from Sax tou, consisting of Jesse Sweet and daughter Eliza, and W, E. Hoke, in a Maxwell runabout, and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shannon, Frank Livingston, and Catherine Hoke in a Maxwell touring car, were guests of G. Newton Hoke and daughters on their way to Gettysburg and their return. Catheriue remained here and la visiting her aunties and cousins. Aged Utah Man Says He Knows Where There Is $25,000 Hidden Near Neelyton. To locate 25,000 in gold and silver, which was hidden near Neelyton, Huntingdon county, C. B. Ayres, a mining man, will leave Salt Lake City, Utah, for his old home in Huntingdon coun ty to make an extensive search. The money was hidden under a rock in a secluded spot in the backwoods along a stream sixty five years ago, and Mr. Ayres now believes that a recollection which came to him a short time ago will enable him to find the place. Tho money was placed mte ground by T. U. Ayres, father of the Utah man, who, being skepti cal of banks, chose the earth as a depository. He was suddenly stricken by paralysis, and died without being able to reveal the hiding place of the com. A search was begun by the members of the family, but this was fruitless. In a letter receised from the home of his childhood a few days ago. Mr. Ayre's recollections were refreshed, and he feels as sured that he can find the spot where the money was hidden. Mr. Ayres remembers having been led several times while ha was a child to a rosk beside a stream, and remembers having seen his father working about the rock. He believes his father was burying the money at these times, and that he can again find the rock and dig up the money. Mr. Ayres is seventy-two years old. FINE SPORT. Successful Shoot of the Big Cove Rifle Club at Its Range Near Big Cove Tannery Last Saturday. The Big Cove Rifle Club, whose organization was mentioned in the News a few weeks ago, have perfected arrangements now, and are doing some "pretty work," as the following score made at their shoot last Satuiday will show: TEAM NO. 1. Capt. O. J. Gunning 4 5 3 5 5-22 J. M. Gordon 3 3 0 0 3- 9 5004 3-12 5 3 0 4 5-17 3 0 5 4 5-17 John Reese Sloan Warthin D. E. Crouse Total 77 TEAM NO. 2. Geo. Keefer 3 3 5 3 4-18 Harvey Gordon 3 0 5 0 5-13 Himmel Harris 04 4 50-13 Henry Hann 4 5 5 3 3-20 Luther Bishop 4 4 3 0 5-10 Total ho Distance, 200 yards; Bull's-eye counts 5; next practice, Saturday afternoon, June 12th, at the Big Cove Tannery Band House. Kv erybody invited. Surprise Party. Saturday, June 5, 1909, will long be remembeied with pleas ure by Wm. E. Kelso, of Dublin township. It was the 43rd anni vei'sary of his birth. It was a complete surprise, as Mr. Kelso did not think of bis birthday be ing so near. In the morning his daughter Nina packed his Junch to go to work in J. C. Spannuth's shop, but when he arrived, Mr. Spannuth had not made his ap pearance, so he thought he would go to the store and loaf awhile. After the guests arrived his daughter went after him, telling him that her Uncle Clem Ches nut had come and wanted to see him. The first intimation that there was "something doing" was when he reached the house and saw the table setting on the porch laden with good things to eat. Those present were: Rev. D. W. Kelso, wife and son John, and daughter Emma; Lewis Kelso, wife and children, Blanche, Tur ranee and Bard; Mrs. Curt Kel so and little daughter Mary, of Saltillo; George Kelso and daugh ters Mary and Julia; Samuel Wil son, wife and daughter Lola; Ejc Supt. Clem Chesnut, wife and son Robert, of Hustontjwn; Jacob Sharpe, wife and daughter Verda; Mrs. Peter Scheidlanian and daughter Helen; Mrs. John Glunt, J. C. Spannuth, Melvina Hersh ey, Ralph and Nina Kelso. Jacob Sharpe ate so much din ner that it took two men to assist him to get away from the table. Flag Day June U. The American Fag association has Issued a circular calling at tention to the fact that Monday, June 11, 1909, will be the 132d anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States, it concludes by saying: "We earnestly exhort our citizens to join in making Flag Day an event, and its celebration in 1909, a great event Let us from one end of our land to the other, fling the Stars and Stripes to the breeze on June 14, 1909. May it greet the rising and salute the setting sun and float all day long from every church edibce, school and building, public- and private, and however humble, throughout the entire land." Be Careful, The Bedford Gazette says "We are informed that there are agents in a part of this county taking orders for cloth, and with the order, taking the notes of farmers before delivering the goods. While this may be legiti mate business it is very danger ous business. "No agent or firm has any right to ask that an article be paid for before it is delivered. We say to our readers be careful. You have no guarantee that the goods will ever be delivered, and if de nverea you nave no assurance that the cloth will be "all wool and a yard wide." "Arguing from experiences ol farmers and others in this and other counties in the past it is not difficult to arrive at the conclusion that there is danger in making such purchases there may be "something rotten in the State of Denmark." Instances ihere have been in which notes have been given for sums, which sums had grown when the notes ap peared in bank. "Be careful! Far better buy from home merchants who do not ask pay in advance and who will make good any defects; they are here and you can go to them; but it you go hunting for agents who have duped you may travel long distances and not rind them-they may have followed in the foot steps of others and gone to Can ada or to the Klondike. . What applies to Bedford coun ty is equally applicable in Fulton, Drastic Kansas Liquor Law. Henceforth it is a crime to drink intoxicating liquor even from your own bottle in the State of Kansas. The law, which is made to be the most drastic in existence, was passed by the last Legisla ture in an endeavor to supple ment the prohibition law, viola tions of which hive been notori ous. The new law is now in ef fect. Until a year or two ago, "joints" were openly conducted in Topeka Leavenworth, Wichita, Kansas City and others of the larger cities of the State under a system of municipal tines. They have practically all been closed. Increase o! Local Officers' Pay. Assessors and constables in Pennsylvania will receive increas ed fees under an Act ot Assem bly passed at the recent session. Constables will receive $2.50 in stead of $1.50 for atteudance at court and making returns there to, and 15 cents each for serving notices of election upon election officers. They had been receiv ing 10 cents. The county asses sors will hereafter receive $2.50 per day instead of $2, the former pay. By the new law the asses sors come under state jurisdic tion instead of that of the coon-ties. 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 Will Naugle and Miss Maye Stiger, ot Merccrsb'urg, were via iting friends on this side of the mountain over Sunday. Miss Ada Rexroth, who has been teaching in Newtown, Dela ware county, returned homo Monday evening for her summer vacation. C. H. Eitemiiler, wife, and little daughter Catherine, of Mercers burg, spent the time from Satur day until Monday with friends in McConnellsburg. Will Motter. of Carlisle, aud Miss Hattie Yaukey, of Fayette ville were guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Matter, over Sunday. S. Logue Wink and wife, of Sipes Mills, were in town last Saturday. Mr. Wink is executor of the estate of his uncle Hiram and came in to probate the will. Miss Emma Sloan, who has been teaching in tho public schools in Johnstown during the past year, is home with her par ents, W. A. Sloaa and wife, for her summer vacation. Remmie A. Sharp, one of Thompson township's enterpris ing young farmers, accompanied by his wife, spent a few hours in town Monday. Rermmie came up to bring the election returns. Prof. John B. Eyster has re signed as instructor in German at Mercersburg academy and will leave next mouth to pursue an advanced course in languages at Leipsic university, Germany. Mrs M. L. Sipes aud daugh ter, Miss Blanche Sipes, of Tates ville, after attending Memorial services in Everett, are spending the remainder ol the week visit ing friends in Everett and in Earlston. Everett Press. W. id. Greathead, a member of one of the engineering corps con nected with the State Highway Department, spent the time from Friday until Monday in the homo of his parents, John W. Great head and wife, in this place. Reuben Mellott, of Sipes Mill, was in town last Saturday. Mr. Mellott had the misfortune to have his ankle broken a few weeks ago, and is saving one of bis shoes now. His injured an kle is getting along all right. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. May hugh and family, who live uear Greencastle, drove over last Sun day to visit Mrs. Mayhugh's un cles, Adam, James, and Jacob Clevenger, in the East End ex tension. James has been poorly for some time. They spent Mon day and Tuesday visiting among other relatives and friends on this Bide of the mountain. KNOBSVILLE. Mrs. Charles Fore aud children Anna, Merle, and Perry, have been spending some time in Uar risburg. Lola Wilson spent the past weok with relatives at Fort Little ton and Uustontown. Mrs. Harrison Locke, of Selea, has been spending some time with friends at this place. Will Fleeglo is on the sick list. Curtis Kelso, of Saltillo, spent Sunday with bis father, Wm. E. Kelso. He was accompanied home by bis wife and little daugh ter Mary, who have been spend ing the past week m this place. Mrs. WillKerhn spent Sunday with her parents, Peter Scheidle man and wife. Myrtle S tin son has been em ployed at Charles Fore's during the past week. G rover R. Peck is employed at Broadtop. . Mrs. Lewis D.Wible, of Dane, pent Saturday with her parents, John W. Snyder and wife,
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