1 ii 0ttttt mm VOLUME 10 McCOXNELLSlSUKG, PA., JULY 8, 1909. NUMHEH M THE FOURTH AT HUSTONTOWN. Urge Crowd, Fine Weaiher, Good Or der, and No Accidents Occurred. CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY. The 4th of July Celebration at Hustontown,' (Celebrated on Sat urday the 3rd), was a success from every pohit of view and quite a large crowd of people were present. No accidents oc curred to mar the pleasures of the day drunkeness and dis orderly conduct was conspicu ous by its absence. "King Bor eas" was in earnest in the early niornicg and threatened to put the athletic association out of business, but evidently decided they were all good fellows and would saye his showers for a lat er day. The celebration' began with a fantastic parade led by the Sal tillo Cornet Band. Tha parade, while not so large as some previ ous fantastic parades, was unu sually humorous the costumes being excellent. After the parade the crowd was called together at the grove by that "Prince of Good Fellows," Dr. A. K. Davis, who,, after deliv ering a neat, breezy and appro priate address of welcome, intro duced Rev. Harry Moyor, who delivered a very able patriotic ad dress. After dinner had been served in the Grove, the scenes of pleas ure shifted to the ball ground near by, where two games were played. The first game was played by the fast teams from Ft. Littleton and New Grenada. The former being the winners by the score of 147. Had the pitchers for both teams received the support to which they were entitled the score keeper would have had a less strenuous job. The second game was played by Saltillo and Hustontown. The score being 94 in Hustontown's favor. The Saltillo team is made up of gentlemanly fellows; and, but for the chronic kicking of their catcher, it would have been classed as one of the best and cleanest games seen on the local diamond this year. We must give Saltillo's catcher credit for being a good ball play er and an a No. 1 fellow (when not playing ball) but he just can't help kicking. The pitching for both teams was of a high class. Greenland and Cohick twisted for the visi tors while Barton kept them guessing for the home team. The features of the game were the kicking of Saltillo's catcher, the pitching of Barton retiring the last tVree men to face him by delivering the ball but ten times to do so, and the home run by J. Shope. This little center field er evidently had his eye on the Old South Penn. R. II. till a quar ter of a mile away. This is the longest drive ever made on the present .diamond. The celebration ended in the evening with a festival, tire works and one of the best 4th of July speeches ever heard in the grove1 by Ex-County Supt. Clem Ches nut. To the good peopl of town and vicinity, the athletic association desire to have their thanks 'ex tended for assistance rendered and to the ball teams of New Grenada and Ft. Littleton. They also feel very gratef ul to the Saltillo Band for their' excel lent music rendered during the day. And to the base ball team of same plaoe we wish to saywe love you all, but, Oh! you catcher! Following is the line up: Hustontown. Saltillo. Bavton, p Greenland, Chesnut, H c Stake, Stinson; lb Covert, Taylor, 2b Cohick, Chesnut, D 3b Park, Iloover, as Bod beck, Woodcock, If Rough, KILL THE VOUNQ SCALE. San Joe Pest Propagates Rapidly at This Zoologist Surface is call ing attention to the fact that the young of the San Jose scale are just commencing to appear. They are sulfur or lemon yel low in color, and resoluble fine grains of c-rn meal. They crawl for the first day or two, and then fix themselves forever by sinking their long lash-like tongues into the tissues of the plant. They can never afterward let loose nor be scraped off without being killed by so doing; therefore, it is during their young and free moving existence only that they are carried from plantto plant, excepting when on wood that is to grow again such as young trees or cuttings. While young they are delicate, easily killed by mild contact ap plications, such as for plant lice, a strong solution of soap or to bacco, or an 8 per cent, kerosene emulsion. As soon as fixed they commence to secrete a waxy cov ering, which gradually thickens and protects' them. Therefore, the younger they are when ;he contact sprays are applied, the more readily they can be destroy ed. Being sucking insects, rather than chewing arsen'ual poisons do not affect them. The great difficulty in fighting the San Jose scale is that the young do not appear at once, but a number are born each day con tinually for about a monih, and these grow rapidly and soon com mence likewise to produce by bearing living young. This makes the total annual Increase appear almost incredible, amounting to over three billion in one season. The parent is so well protected by the hard shall that nothing but strong contact sprays will kill it, and if such sprays be ap plied when the phnts are in leaf the foliage will be destroyed. To kill all the young the trees should be sprayed at least twice per week for over a month to reach the limit of reproduction by the original parent. i THOMPSON. . Nearly all our farmers are through cutting grain. A great many have their hay crop to har vest yet, which is very short. Henry Brewer and wife spent Sunday at George Sipes'. Anna Comerer spent Sunday afternoon at W. W. Douglass'. Ralph Phillips of First National Bank of Hancock spent Sunday with his mother. ' A great many people of this vicinity attended the 4th in Han cock on Saturday. All report a nice time. B R. Simpson and wife took Samime Houpt, who has been making his home with them, to visit bis parents at Mercersburg a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson spent the time, with their daughter Mrs. Harry Atkinson. Blanche Gordon still continues very ill. Jessie and Harry Souders, of Johnstown, are spending a few days at their home here, Amos Sharpe, Sr., and Henry Waltz were elected delegates to the Sunday School Convention at McConnellsburg. Song Service at Oakley, at 2 p. m. next Sunaay, conducted by W. C. Peck; preaching by Rev. Powers at 8. Song services at Antioch at 8 p. m., conducted by W. C. Peck. Daniel W. Fraker a school teacher and prosperous farmer from EJgeland, Ncth Dakota, came home last Thursday to spend a month with his father Dyson Fraker at Ft. Lutloton and other Fulton county relatives. Wink, , cf Shope, J Keobaugh, rf Shope, C. Umpires John Jones and Sam Huston; score keeper, Russell Gracey; time 1 hour and -SO mm otas. II .v. SUDDEN DEATH OF WM. P. GORDON, ESQ. Prominent Democrat. Was Elected County Superintendent in 1869. County Surveyor. INTERMENT, TONOLOWAY YESTERDAY William P. Gordon, Esq., one of the County's best known citi zens, died at his home at War fordsburg, Monday evening of this week, aged about 70 years. His pastor, Rov. Dr. Wade, of the Presbyterian church, conducted the funeral services, and inter ment was made in the cemetery at the Touoloway Biptist church. Last Sunday evening, Mr. Gor don retired to his room in usual health, locked the door as was his custom preparatory to retiring for the night, and uothing more was thought of it by the family uutU a noise was heard in his room early next morning. En trance was effected, when Mr. Gordon was found lying on the lloor the bed not having been disturbed, it is probable that he hud a stroke of paralysis soon aft er having entered the room the evening before, and had sunk to the lloor. Shortly after he was found Monday morning, he had another stroke, from which death resulted. The deceased is survived by his widow, whose maideu name was Miss Mary Gregory. William P. Gordon is descend ed from a line of staunch Demo crats, many of whom, as well as William hiiuself, took an active interest in local politics. He has held most of the offices in his own township, as wull as havug serv ed as County S jrveyor, at least two terms. He was serving as Justice of the Peace at the time ot his death. In May, 18G9, he defeated Ill ram Winter for the office of Coun ty Superintendent. At that time in order to be eligible to the of fice of County Suderintendent, it was necessary to be a graduate from some State. Normal school, hold a Permanent Certificate, hold a Professional Certificate, or to have filled the office of County Superintendent. Neither of the candidates had any ot these marks of qualifications except that of having "filled the office of County Superintendent", which was held by Mr. Winter. Mr. Gordon, thus not being eligible, the Commission was Issued to Mr. Winter. These qualifica tions were not required in 18G6 when Mr. Winter received his Hist commission for he served two full terms, but was not elect ed to either. Mr. Gordon was engaged in farming and merchandising for many years, and was a useful cit izen in the community in which he spent his entire life. Mks. Howard Austin. Mis. Jane Parker Austin, wife of Howard Austin, a native ot Saluvia, this county, died on Tuesday, June 22, 1909, after an illness extending over a period of sevei.al years characterized by pain and intense suffering. Besides her husband Mrs. Aus tin is survived by her mother, Mrs. E H. Parker and the fol lowing brothers and -sisters, Hr ry J. Parker, of Pittsburg and Fullerton J. Parker, of Woods field, O., Mrs. Ada P. Kerr, ot Parker, Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Chicago, and Mrs. Margaret Ad ams, of Ben Avon, ell of whom were present at the last sad ser vices. The funeral of Mrs. Austin was held Thursday afternoon at lour o'clock at the residence of her mother, Mrs. E. U. Parker, at Parker, Armstrong County, Pa., where she had spent the most of her time during her ill ness. Rev. George B. Robinson, pastor of thePresbytoriao church of which Mrs. Austin was a mem ber, conducted the services, lie paid a glowing tribute to the memory of the departed, dwell ing upon the beautiful lifejuat Recent Weddings. Carmaugh Unger. Miss Lizzie Unger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Unger, of the Cove, was married In Hag erstown on the 213rd of June to Mr. Russell Carbaugh,. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Carbaugh, al so of the Cove. The News ex tends congratulations and wishes for the young couple a long life of happiness and prosperity. Minnk'H Cessna. Mr. and Mrs. John N. Minnich of Bedford, spent last Saturday night in McConnellsburg on their way returning home from a very pleasant wedding trip. Mrs. Minnich's maiden name was Miss Grace Cessna, daughter of Ex County Treasurer and Mrs. S.'A. Cessna, of Bedford, and the groom is a member of the Bed ford bar and is solicitor for the County Commissioners. They were niarriel at Bedford at 0:30 o'clock on Wedueday morning of last week by Rev. M. L Culler, and the ceremony took place at the Lutheran parsonage. THE DAILY LIFE OF A SOLDIER. James D. Hoop, a Fulton County Boy Stationed at Fort Adams, Rhode Is land, Gives a Glimpse of Camp Life. CLEAR RIDUB. ve are glad to welcome home the students, Maude Fields, Elsie Baker, Lillian Henry, Nelle Cur ren, and Averry Cromwell, from the McConnellsburg Normal. ' Lloyd Fleming is suffering with tonsilitis. Mr. Coe and Miss Lizzie New man, of Three Springs, spent Saturday night and Sunday, the guests of Clarence and Myrtle Snore. Mrs. Mary M. Stinson return ed home last Thursday, alter sper.ding four weeks with her son, Milton Stinson, at Sixmile Run. Andrew Fraker and wife spent Sunday, the guosts- of Brinton Miller and wife, at Dublin Mills. Mrs. Louisa Kerhn has gone to keep house for Elijan Baldwin, at Fort Littleton. Robert Fleming, of McConnells burg, was home several days last week. William Baker, of Altoona, is spending a few days in the home of his parents, Calvin Baker and wife. Otis Fleming visited his uncle and aunt T. E. Fleming and wife last week. Bertha Madden left this place last Wednesday for a visit to Cal ifornia. Mrs. R J. Fields has been on the sicu list the past week. Harry Wible and , family, of Hustontown, spent Sunday at B. S.'Winegardner's. Misses Minnie Grove and Lil lian Fleming were chosen as del egates from our Sunday school, to the Sunday School Convention which is to be held at the County Seat, next week. The Mechanics Band of Clear Ridge will hold a festival at the Hall, Saturday evening, July 17, to which everybody is invited. Refreshments will be served. ended. The Presbuterian choir assisted with favorite selections. Rev. Lusher of the Methodist Episcopal church also assisted by prayer in the services. The interment was privately conduct ed at 6 o'clock in the Presbyteri and cemetery. Blanche Gordon. Miss Blanche Gordon died at the home of her mother Mrs. Clara Gordon, oelow Gregory's fording in Thompson township, on Tuesday morning, and her re mains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Damascus church yesterday, services being con ducted by Rev. Powers, of the Christian church, Needmore. Blanche was only about eigh teen years of age a young ludy of gentle disposition and lovable character, but cut down a victim of that dreadful scourge consump tion. Her- father, the late Albert Gordon, has been de.d some time. She is survived by her mother, live sisters and one brother, namely, Mrs. Nellie Bennett, of Hancock, Md.; Edith, of Philadel phia; Rhoda, Eftie, Cora, and Rus sell, at home. SIX COMPANIES AT FORT ADAMS. It may be interesting to many of my young Fulton county friends to learn just what a sol dier as to do when lying in quart ers in time of peace; and my vet eran friends who were in service during the Civil War, may see to what extent my daily soldier life is like, or differs from, that spent by them nearly fifty years ago. Here is the outline for one day : Forenoon. 5:30-First call, at which time every man must turn out, and make up his bunk. 5:40 First call for reveille. G:10 Assemble, when the roll is called, pnd this is followed by fifteen minutes infantry drill. 0:30 'Sick call. All wishing to go on sick report, fall out. 6:45 Mess call. 7:15 First call for artillery drill. 7:30 Assemble. 9:00 Recall. ' 10:00 Parade 10:3J Guard mount. 12:00 Mess call. Afternoon. The afternoon is all the sol diers' own time until Retreat at fifteen minutes before sunset; when the l oil is called, the gun is fired, and the "Star Spangled Banner" is played as the Uag is lowered. 5:30 Mess cull. 9:30 Lights put out. 10:50 Call to quarters. 11:00 Taps On Fridays at 4:15 p. m,, we have full dress parade, and night drill at 7:30. On the third Fri day of each month we have Fire Drill. Passes are granted the men (30 at a time) from 1:30 p m, until the following morning. The men go over the Bay to Newport in the Government tug. There are six companies here, of which the 129th is the largest, it having 115 men all told. Private J as. D. Hoop, 129 (Mine) Co. C. A. C, Fort Adams, R. I. Gadding Girls The Village Record says that many of the mothers of ' West Chester ere too Indulgent with their girls; they let them gad about the streets too much at night and what is true of the mothers of West Chester is also true of the mammas of other towns. The older girls are now devel oping into fine young women, but another crop of gadding girls has come on and we hope no one's modesty will be shocked by say iug that these little flirts ought to be spanked. They are be tween 14 and 17 years old and are so everlastingly boy-struck that they can't sit stilL If their mothers knew the typo of boys and men some of the girls are running with their mothers would have fits. But their mothers know noth ing of the situation. They think their little girls are so sweet and pure that nothing can barm them. The truth is that these children are made of the kind of mud that we all are made of and aie just as liable to temptation as older people and a thousand times less experienced. And their mothers let them gad the streets in the evening and flirt with all kinds of boys, and their mothers wonder how the devil got them and think the girls must "take after their father." There la just two things that will keep girls straight at that age, one u plain clothes and the other is home duties. L- -L. Subscribe for the News. SILVER SPRINQ CHURCH. Famous Cumberland County Church Was Founded 175 Years Ago. Thursday, August 5, the one hundred aud seventy-fifth anni versary of Silver Spring Presby terian Church, in Silver Spring township, Cumberland county, will be celebrated. Rev. T. J. Ferguson has been pastor of this church during all his ministerial career, more than a quarter of a century. In the morning the congrega tion will gather in the old church. The afternoon will be spent in the woods nearby. A committee ot the trustees In charge of the celebration is preparing a pro gram of many attractive feature?. When this church was founded Pennsylvania was a British pro vince and George II was King of England; William Penn had been dead 10 years und George Wash ington was two years old. Ben jimin Franklin, aged 28, was pub lishing the Pennsylvania Gazette and issuing Poor Richard's Al manac. The Collegiate School of Connecticut had not yet by a new charter, received the name of Yale; Thomas Jefferson was un born. The foundation of Prince ton University was not laid until 12 years later. New Pennsylvania Morse Law. A recently approved law in Pennsylvania forbids theofferin for sale or trade by the owner of any horse which cannot be regu larly used and worked without violating the usual laws against cruelty to animals by reasoj of lameness, sickness, debility or unsoundness, and also provides that no such disabled horse shall be led, ridden or driven on any public highway in tho state ex cept on the way td a proper place for treatment or humane keep or killing. Severe penalty is pro vided for violations of the law, and any constable, policeman or agent of any society for the pre vention of cruelty to animals may arrest, with or without a warrant, any offender of the law. Tho law is especially intended to break up the famous "horse gypsy" busi ness, a traffic in diseased, blemish ed, old and decrepit horses which has long disgraced not only Penn sylvania cities, but cities in most states. Takes Effect August First, It may not be generally known that a new feeding 6 tuffs law was enacted by the last legislature to take effect on the first day of Au gust of this year. This new law limits the amount of ground corn cobs, and oat hulls that can be used in mixed feeds, prohibits the use of rice hulls, peanut hulls and weed seeds as adulterants in concentrated commercial feeding stuffs, and so make it possible to free trie markets of Pennsylvania from undesirable feeds. The co-operation of all manu facturers of, and dealers In, feed ing stuffs as well as of the public press, Is solicited in the effort to carry out the provisions of this new law. Copies of the new Jaw will be sent to any one making applica tion for the same to the Depart ment of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pa. An Editor's Toast. At an editors' convention, one ipf the county editors offered the following toast : "To save an editor from starva tion take his newspaper aud pay him promptly. To save him from bankruptcy advertise in his pa per liberally. To save him from despair send him every item of news of which you can get hold To save him from profanity, write your correspondence plain ly on oiie side of the sheet and send it tn early as possible. To save him from mistakes bury him. Dead people are the only ones that never make mistakes. Newspaper readers would do well to remember that there are do perfect people, editors or read era," 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 Misses Lizzie Rumel, and Ethel Weiner, of Gettysburg, are visit ing the family of Jas. W. Rumol. Misses Helen and Marion Ben der are spending the week at Big Cove Tannery visitiug Misses Dorothy and Mary Kirk. Miss Grace Mosser, one of Altoona's very efficient teachers, is visiting her brother, Dr. J. W. Mosser. Scott Dickson returned to York county on Monday, after visiting his father and other friends here for a week. Mrs. Drucilla Yeakle, Chain bersburg, and Mr. Jacob Car baugh, Lauark, 111., are visiting friends in town and the Cove. L II. Wible, Esq., of tlie State Treasury Department, spent the time from Friday evening until Tuesday morning with his family in this place. Mrs. Emma Daniels and two children, Rose aDd LaMar, are spending this week visiting Mrs. Daniels' brother, Mr. Geo. Fox, at Williamson. Mr. Edward II. Reisuer, who during the past year has been taking a post-graduate course at Yale College, is home wUh his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Reisner. George Laidig, wife and son Eugene, of Hustontown, spent two weeks visiting their four daughters, and son William Lai dig, in Jeanette, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. George Fockler and little son George, ot Johns town Pa., have been guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Nace, during the past week. Misses Alice, Edith and Yerta Truax and Messrs John aud Ber nard Truax, of Foltz, Franklin county., spent Sunday on this side and were accompanied homo oy Miss Irene Truax. Mr. and Mrs. F. McNaughton Johnston are at the Washington House for their summer vacation. Of course Mr. Johnston is in cideutuly looking after the har vesting of his crops on his farms in the Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sage and their three children came over from Johnstown Saturday, remained over night in McCon nellsburg, and Sunday went to Gettysburg and returned to Mc Connellsburg that even ng, and went baf.k to Johnstown Monday afternoon. Their son, Master W. S. Sage was a pupil in Miss Em ma Sloan's school last wiuter and called to see Miss Sloan while here. Misses Jessie and Goldie Ma son, and Joanna Morton, all of whom had been students in the Indiana State Normal School du ring the past year, returned home last Thursday evening. Jessie graduated with the class this year, and has just had notice that she has been elected to one of the graded schools at Alexan dria, Pa. Goldie and Joanna graduated from the McConnells burg HighSctiool with last year 'a class, and went to Indiana, did two year's work in ope, and will graduate from that school next year. An automobile party consist ing of Dr. A. J. Comerer, L, 11. Davis, J. B. Davis and their moth er Mrs. Hannah Davis, all of Vin ton dale, Pa., and A. J. Comerer, and son Harry E. Comerer, of Wmdbor, Pa., stopped at the Ful tpn House for supper Saturday evening and then went on to Bnrnt Cabius and stayed over Sunday. The Comerer boys were traveling in the Doctor's Bubk, and the Davis people also had a Buick. A trip of over a hundred miles across the moun tains from Cambria county in one day is not bad running. i
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