VOLUME 11
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 10, 1910.
NUMBER 22
SHOCKING DEATH.
James 0. Sbarpe ol Licking Creek Faul
ty Injured by SUble Horse Tues
day Morning.
WAS LEADING THE ANIMAL TO WATER
Fresh in the minds of the peo
ple of Licking Creek township
are the incidents connected with
the death ot Allura, the fourteen
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. IL S. Daniels, last August,
who was trampled to death by an
infuriated bull in a pasture field
on her father's farm, whither she
had gone in the evening of that
summer day to drive home the
cows. Now, from the same neigh
borhood comes the story of a
death little less shocking in its
details, where the victim was in
the full strength of manhood.
With his half brother Edward
and family who live on the old
home farm of their father, the
late John Sbarpe, about a half
mile north of Greenhill, James G
Sharpe aged about forty years
and unmarried, had his home.
' Tuesday morning, Edward
Sharpe went to Seth Mellott's
sawmill to work. About seven
o'clock, James went to the barn
to do the feeding and water the
sjtock. Sometime afterward, El
la, the little seven year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Sharpe toddled out to the barn,
but soon returned to the house to
tell her mother to come out "Un
cle Jim is hurt and all bloody!"
Among other horses in the
stables was a stallion. This horse
was not known to be vicious, and
was worked in the team hauling
lumber and doing other work,
and seemed perfectly safe and
gentle. -
As soon as little Ella told her
mother that Uncle Jim was hurt,
the mother hastened to the barn,
and found James lying upon the
ground, attempting to rest his
head in his hand supported by
his elbow. James was all bruised
and bleeding, his clothing torn
the nearly new cord coat he was
wearing being almost torn to
shreds; and wbile he was able to
look np and recognize his sister-in-law,
he was unable to speak.
The stallion with bridle on, was
standing near, not showing any
signs of excitement. Mrs.
iSharpe's first impulse was to lead
the horse back into the stable,
and she took hold of the bridle
and started; but just then she
thought of the danger in leading
the horse behind the other horses
I in the stable, and she let the
I horse go at will
Isaiah Kline, who In eg Just
near, was called, and came at
once, and with . his assistance,
James was taken to the houaa
I Other neighbors were summoned
a doctor sent for, but in about
: forty-five minutes from the time
! the accident was discovered,
James was dead.
It was not until some tinfe in
the afternoon that Dr. George M.
! Robinson, of McConnellsbnrg, ar
rived on the scene, and issued the
- formal death certificate.
J ust how it happened will, per
lhaps, Lever be known.
The barn is a bank barn on the
sou to. side of a road leading east
'and west The barn faces the
'south. To take the horse to wa
iter, it was necessary to lead the
.horse out of the stable, bring him
around the end of the barn and
into the road. When tound,
James was lying at the end of the
barn near the road. From the
torn-up condition of the ground
near, it is evident that a mighty
struggle took ' place between
James and the horse. The almost
satire demolition of an ear, the
'aoerations and bruises on his
Jace and body, the shredded con
iltion of his clothing, the appar
ent hoof marks on his chest as
iiough the horse had been paw
ng him after he had fallen all in
licate that the horse bad caused
,1s death.
A whip found lyicj on the
Tround netr, rj-jcrts Vz theory
-t totcr.: 3 ti tcoossa unruly
DEATH OP A NONOQENARJAN.
Mrs. Rachel Yingling, of Shore Valley,
Lived to the Advanced Age of 93
Years, 6 Months, and 5 Daya.
Born on the 22nd of August,
1816; born before the election of
James Monroe as president of
the United States; born before
the introduction of railroads, trol
ley lines, automobiles, sewing ma
chines, reapers, mowers, and all
the rest ' of the leng list of im
proved farm machinery, and liv
ing to see the most progressive
century in the world's hisiory,
Mrs. Rachel Yingling, died at the
home of her son, Ephraim Ying
ling, Jr., in Shore Valley, Hunt
ingdon county, on the 27th of
February, 1910, aged 93 years, 6
months, and 5 days.
Her funeral, conducted by Rev
Reidel, of the Church of God,
took place on the last dajr of Feb
ruary, and her remains were laid
to rest in the cemetery at Bethel
church, New Grenada.
Grandmother Yingling was one
of those good, quiet, inoffensive,
mpthorly souls, whose very pres
ence was a benediction to those
about her. During the latter
days of her life, when her physic
al strength had become impaired
by age, she spent much of her
time reading the Bible. She
read it again and again not as a
matter of habit, but for the con
stant source ot comfort and in
spiration; it was to her a well of
living water, springing up into
eternal life.
At the age of twenty-five, she
was converted and united with
the Methodist Episcopal church;
but later, she transferred her
church membership to the Unit
ed Brethren denomination, and
lived an exemplary life until the
final summons came.
Owing to her advanced age; to
the fact that she had outlived
nearly all her family, and that the
few left are living in distant parts
but one ot her blood relatives was
present at her funeral, and that
was a grand- daughter.
Her son Ephraim, with whom
she had her home, is seriously
ill, and has been for some time.
His daughter Nellie is now lying
very low with pneumonia. Sure
ly, the family is entitled to the
sympathy of the community in
which they reside.
HOUSE FLY MUST 00.
Government Will Inaugurate Campaign
Against Summer Pest
Washington, D. C, March 7.
A concerted, country wide attack
is to be made on the house fly this
year, according to Chief Entomol
ogist Howard who testified today
before a House committee.
When spring begins hundreds
of scientists, aided by laborers,
drugs and chemicals and mechan
leal "killers" will try to drive the
household pest out of existence.
Dr. Howard says trie campaign
will be opened in the country dis
tricts and the department will
issue a farmers' bulletin giving
advice as to the ills the files are
responsible for and how to eradi
cate them. - ' -
Dyson F. Fraker and Elmer
Fraker, of Fort Littleton, spent a
few hours at the County Seat
last Saturday,
and that James had undertaken
to whip the horse Into submission
The deceased was a son of the
late John Sharpe and his wife
Ruth (Strait) Sharpe, and is snr
vived by two fall sisters, Jessie,
wife of T. lrvln Sipes, and Annie,
wife of Harry C. Mum ma. Ed
ward, already mentioned; Jacob,
of Knobsville; William, some
where in the West; Eureka, wife
of Ellas Deshong; Agnes, wife of
James Taylor, near Ilostontown,
and Luelnta Rudolph, of Balti
more, are half brothers and sis
ters. The funeral took place yet ter
day afternoon, and iutermenk was
made in the cemetery at tha Cida
Has Kilf Christian church.
PUNTS AND THEIR PESTS.
Weekly Bultetia oo Timely Topics Issued
By the State Department of
Agriculture.
AIR-SLAKED VS. FRESH LIME.
A Northampton county farmer,
who intends commencing the
spraying of his fruit trees, as
early in the spring as possible, to
rid them of scale insect's, wrote
to Professor H. A. Surface, State
Zoologist, Harrisburg, inquiring
whether air-slaked lime is as good
as that slaked with water for the
making of the lime-sulphur wash
tie stated that he has some lime
that was bought at the kiln about
two months ago, which is now
air-slaked, and he is unable to get
any fresh lime at this time.
Professor Surface's answer
was as follows:
"Replying to your letter asking
if air-slaked lime will do as 'well
as fresh burned lime. I beg to
say that after it has become thor
oughly air-slaked it will not do at
all for making the lime sulphur
wash, which is the best prepara
tion for destroying San Jose
scale. If it is not thoroughly
air-slaked, or has been slaked but
very recently, it may serve the
purpose, but when it has crum
bled to a powder it should be
avoided,
"The thing to do is to get your
fresh-burned lime when you can,
and put it into a barrel, a little at
a time, and slake it, and as soon
as you get thearrel full of the
lime thus slaked, pour water on
it; of course, being careful to let
it become slaked before attempt
ing to fill the barrel Keep it un
der water all the time, and you
can take it out in the form of a
paste, like thick putty, and use it
in boilingyour lime-sulphur wash
or making Bordeaux mixture. It
will be as efficient as the fresh
lime. A knowledge . of this will
save you considerable trouble and
time."
Cheap Night Telegrams. ,
Beginning with Monday, of
this week, the Western Union
Telegraph Company started its
new night letter service. This
means, as far as the McConnells
bnrg office is concerned, that a
message of fifty words filed at
the Western Union office not later
than 8 o'clock in the evening, will
be sent to any city or town in the
United States wbere the Com
pany has an office, and delivered
the next morning, for the price
of one day message of ten words.
If more than ten words are sent,
one fifth of the day rate will be
added for each ten words or less.
To illustrate: The day rate
from McConnellsburg to Bedford
or Harrisburg is 25 cents. By
the new night letter service, 50
words may be sent to either place
(or to any other place wjbere the
rate is 25 cents) for twenty-five
cents. Sixty words may be sent
for thirty cents; seventy words
for thirty five cents, Ac. In the
same way, fifty words may be
sent to San Francisco for one dol
lar. Tbere is no limit to the num
ber of words that may be includ
ed in the "night letter," but no
code words will be allowed, and
the messages must be written in
plain Eoglish.
Miss Bess Patterson is the
owner of the first concealed play
er piano brought to Fulton coun
ty. - It is a Lester, and was In
stalled into ber home last week
by Mr. L. W. Fun. Miss Pat
terson is delighted with the In
strument, and well she may be,
for it is a beauty. While this is
not an advertisement, it might be
added bere that any person con
templating the purpose of a pi
ano, would do well to consult Mr.
Funk. He has now on exhibition
at Harry Hamil's furniture rooms
in this place, a Weaver piano,
that la entirely all-right. What
ever Mr. Funk tells you about an
instrument, you can depend up
on. He will not "do you."
Union Cemetery.
The first chartered cemetery
association in this county was
formed in 1878, and a plot of
ground four miles south of Mc
Connellsburg, on the road leading
from McConnellsburg was pur
chased, laid off in lots, and placed
in control of officers elected in
accordance with the provisions of
the charter, and named Union
Centery.
Prior to that time it was custo
mary to bury the dead in grave
yards, usually at the churches.
Hence many of the older towns
in this country have graveyards
within the borough limits. Mc
Connellsburg has a population ac
cording to the last census, of 576
people, and within the corporate
limits are four graveyards, and a
fifth immediately adjacent to the
Borough the Old Reformed
graveyard.
Partly on account of sanitary
considerations, and partly on ac
count of the fact that the Town
graveyards were filled almost to
the limit of space, citizens of Ayr
township, about forty years ago,
began to agitate the necessity for
a public burying ground to be un
der corporate management. Had
the people of McConnellsburg at
that time entered heartily into
the movement, the proposed cem
etery would have been located
near town; but when they mani
fested entire indifference, the Ayr
township people went ahead, and,
of course, located it at a point
most convenient to themselves.
Union cemetery is an ideal
burying ground. It lies high
enough to be free from water,
and the soil is practically free
of rocks.' For the following facts
we are indebted to the present
sexton, Elmer J. Seiders: Num
ber of acres belonging to the As
sociation, 5, of which 8 are with
in the present enclosure, and
acres lie outside the enclosure,
and will be taken in as it may be
needed. In the presentences
ure are 848 lots, 272 of which have
beeh sold.
The first person buried in Un
ion Cemetery was William Ken
dall, an uncle of John F. and Dav
id M. Kendall, who now live in
the Cove. He was buried on the
12th of November, 1878. The
second interment was tne re
mains of James Jobnston, father
of Archie W. Johnston, also a res
ident of the Cove.
Since its establishment there
have been 406 persons burled
there, thirty, during 1909, and
six d.uring February of this year.
THOMPSON.
This community was shocked
last Sunday morning on learning
of the death of Miss Lura Hum
bert.
Mrs. Raymond Litton is seri
ously ill
Harry Atkinson and wife re
cently spent from Sunday until
Monday with Mrs. Atkinson's
parents B. R. Simpson and wife,
Mr 8. Atkinson is now in Pbila
delpbia laying in her Spring and
Summer millinery.
Thompson has just awakened
to literary work. A society has
recently been organized at Board
Yard. A meeting was held at
that place last Saturday evening
attended by a large and interest
ed crowd. The Bald Eagle So
ciety will meet Saturday night of
this week.
Miss Anna Shultz; of Buck Val
ley, visited ft leads here last
ween.
Miss Mattie Winters spent
last Sunday with her ceusln Etta
Douglass.
John Rockwell and Harry Hoch,
of Mercersburg, were visiting
friends and relatives in Thomp
son recently.
Miss Nettie Yeagle has return
ed b'ttie after having spent some
time in Mercersburg.
Mrs. Hart Evans has been seri
ously 111 We are glad to say she
is slowly im proving.
Rev. Powers spent Sunday at
J. O. Douglass'.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Knows to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Floal Summons.
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Barton.
Mrs. Sarah E. Barton, widow
of the late Joshua Barton, died at
the home of ber son, J. C. Barton,
at Crystal Springs, Thursday
night, 24th ult., at the advanced
age of 80 years. Mrs. Barton
had been a fauhful member of
the Methodist Episcopal church
for many years, was devoted to
her family, kind as a neighbor,
and was a venerable mother in
Israel, loved by all who knew ber.
She is survived by three sons,
J. C, M. E. and H. N. Barton, all
of Crystal Springs, and two
daughters, Mrs. Preston Dish
ong, of Everett, and Mrs. B. F.
Vvhitfleld, of Crystal Springs.
Her husband has been dead sev
eral years. The funeral was held
on Saturday afternoon, the servi
ces being conducted by Rev.
Charles F. Weise, in McKendree
Methodist Episcopal church,
where interment was made.
Tbere was a large attendance of
relatives and friends.
Humbert.
Lura, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
George W. Humbert, died at
their home near Big Cove Tan
nery, March 6, 1910, aged 14
years, 9 months, and 13 days.
Short funeral services were held
at the home at 1 o'clock, Monday
afternoon, after which the re
mains were taken to the Luther
an church near Big Cove Tan
nery where the funeral sermon
was preached by Rev. Rice, of
the Reformed church, McCon
nellsburg. Interment was made
in the cemetery at that church.
Lura had been an invalid all her
life; and while her parents had
done everything for her that lov
ing hearts could inspire, it was
the will of her Heavenly Father,
that Lura should pass on to that
house of many mansions, there
to wait in blisful expectancy the
coming of her loved ones of earth.
PLEASANT RID0E.
Ideal Spring weather prevailed
during the first week of March.
Mrs. David Kline spent last
week in the home of her brother,
Henry Deshong.
Ora Deshong is now being em
ployed in the home of Geo. Sipes.
E. W. Swope's new house is
just about completed. He ex
pects to move into it this week.
Reuben Meilott spent last Sat
urday evening in the home of his
sister, Mrs. Henry Shaw, at
Gapsville.
The sick people in this com
munity are Will Daniels, E. R.
Meilott, Mrs. Mary Swope, and
Zoe Meilott
Daisy Meilott spent last Sun
day very pleasantly with Mary
Deshong.
David Kline and wife spent last
Sunday at Isaiah Lay ton's.
Ed Meilott and wife spent part
of last Thursday in the home of
the former's sister, Mrs. Hart
man Truax. ,
Mary and Belle Meilott spent
part of last Sunday in the home
of E. R. Meilott.
There will be preaching at the
Sideling Hill Christian church
next Sunday, at 10 o'clock, and
Christian Endeavor in the even
ing. Everybody invited to at
tend. Rev. McGarvey preached his
farewell sermon at Ebenezer last
Sunday afternoon.
Vernon Deshong spent last
Sunday at E. V. Mellott's.
Ed Strait and wife, Aaron De
shong, Norman Akers, Walter
Fohner, Watson and Ross Desh
ong, Gertrude Meilott, and
Blanche Sharp, spent last Sun
day afternoon very pleasantly at
E. W. Swope's.
Misses Jenne Peck and Nellie
Gordon, of Mercersburg, spent
Wednesday among friends on
tils side of the mountain.
THE BEDFORD LICENSE COURT.
Number of Liquor Licenses Reduced from
25 to 7. All Wholesalers and Dis
tillers Refused.
The liquor license question has
overshadowed every other inter
est among the people of Bedford
county for several months; and as
the licenses tor the sale of intoxi
cating liquors in that county are
granted (or refused) in March,
instead of in January as in this
county, last Wednesday, which
was the day set for hearing the
applications, saw the Court House
tilled to its utmost seating capaci
ty with citizens from every part
of the old mother county, Both
the liquor people and the anti
license people were well organiz
ed, and were represented by able
attorneys.
The President Judge of that
county is Joseph M. Wood, who
is famous for casting his vote a
year ago with that of one ol his
Associates, and thus turning
down every application for license
in Mifflin County. The same
thing was done in Mifflin again
this year. At the election last
fall Bedford county elected John
W. Huff, of Saxtoo, who before
his election was pledged to vote
against every application for
liquor license, and when the op
portunity came last week to make
good his promise, bis vote was
cast against every one of the
twenty-two applications for re
tail, and the three applications for
wholesaler's anddistiller'slicense
With the exception of five, the
other associate judge, Wm. Brice,
voted to grant licenses to all the
other applicants. Judge Wood's
vote wont with Associate Brice's
in seven instances, and in conse
quence, seven places were licens
ed: The Bedford Springs, three
hotels in Bedford, two in Everett,
and one in Hyndman.
Judge Woods announced the
following rules co be observed by
the hotel keepers who were grant
ed licenses; same to be printed
and displayed in the hotel:
1. All bars to close at 10 o'
clock p. m., and remain closed all
night.
2. Bars to be closed Memorial
Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas.
8. No screens allowed in bar
rooms or windows.
4. No treating or selling by
the bottle permitted.
5. Not to sell liquor to any
person who shows signs of hav
ing been drinking.
The rule against treating and
bottle selling is, perhaps, the
most drastic of all
The action of the court is a
surprise to the whole county. It
was generally predicted that all
licenses would be refused.
Sax ton, Hopewell and the Broad
Top districts will all be dry dur
mg the coming year. Every 11
cence in that section was refused
Mann's Choice and New Buena
Vista will also be dry. .
The three distilleries n the
county can still manufacture
whiskey under the government
license, but they cannot sell it ex
cept in the original package,
which Is a barrel They cannot
sell by the gallon or quart as here
tofore.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Will Codify Election Laws.
The election commission, au
thorized to advise and codify the
election laws, have agreed on
plans for codifying the laws and
information sought from different
experts. Letters were sent to
the Republican and Democratic
county chairman in the State and
to secretaries of State in this
country seeking information on
election laws and sngestions re
garding changes.
After the laws have been codi
fied the commission will hold
public sessions and make a short
tour of the State. The tour will
be made early in June. Theim
pression prevails that none of the
reform laws of 1908 will be sug
gested for repeal, but changes
which have been deemed neces
sary will probably be recommended.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for s Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
W. L. Clin?, of Fort Littleton,
called at the News office while in
town last Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Mayne, of Fort Lit
tleton, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Albert Stoner, of town.
Mr. D. D. Ilann, of Belfast
township, has been in poor health
during most of the winter.
T. M. Cisney, of Burnt Cabins,
was in town attending to busi
ness last Friday.
Mr. D. S. Maun and son J. C.
Maun, spent Monday making a
business trip to Chambersburg.i)
Miss Catharine Robertson, of
Webster Mills, is a guest of D. F.
Trout and wife at the Willows
this week.
J. C. McGowan and D. P. Bow
man, of Burnt Cabins were regis
tered at the City Hotel, last Sat
urday. J. H. Baldwin, of Burnt Cab
ins, and his father, Mr. Elijah
Baldwin, registered at the Fulton
House last Saturday.
Mrs.Leslie W.Seylar, leltTues
day morning for a two-weeks'
visit in the home of her aunt, Mrs
Ed Brooks in Baltimore, Md.
George Fox and family, of
Williamson, spent last Sunday
in the home of Mrs. Fox's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Pott McKee
and their little daughter Florence
spent last Thursday in town, the
guests ot Geo. B. Meilott and
family.
Mr. Charles E. Cook, who has
been spending several weeks in
the home of his mother, Mrs. S.
M. Cook on north Second St.,
left Tuesday morning for his
home in Illinois.
Dr. Harry C. McClain, of Hus
tontown, accompanied by Mr. N.
E Hoover, of Mount Union, made
a trip to McConnellsburg in the
Doctor's automobile last Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Nelson, of
Huntsville, O., accompanied by
the latter's sister, Miss Lizzie
Demory, are spending a few
weeks among relatives and
friends in the Cove.
Miss Murnie Rummel, who
had been employed at Wilson Col
lege, Chambersburg, during the
winter, came home Jast Saturday
evening, on account of the illness
of ber grandmother, Mrs, James
W. Rummel
Albert Hays returned to the
home of bis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. W. Hays, of this place,
Monday evening, after a three
years' absence in Colorado. Al
bert is looking as though the choi
ate of Colorado had been benefi
cial to him.
After having spent three weeks
at his home in Clear Ridge, assist
ing his home folks in the care of
his father, T. E Fleming, Esq.,
who has been confined to bis room
since last fall with a stubborn at
tack ot sciatica and. neuralgia,
John Fleming returned to Mc
Connellsburg Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E M. Rodgers,
of McKeesport, Pe., spent sever
al days among friends and rela
tives in this community. They
were called here onaccountof
the death of the latter's mother,
Mrs. Mary Motter. Mr. and Mrs.
Rodgers spent from Saturday,
until Monday with Mrs. Rodg
ers sister Mrs. Elizabeth McEl
downey, near Gem.
Mrs. Mary Brewer who was
called here on account of the
death of her father, Mr. R M.
Kendall, has been detained on ac
count of the illness of , her little
daughter, Ella, who has typhoid
fever. Ella's stepsister, Miss
Reba Brewer, of Haters town,
Md., arrived on Monday, to h9.'p
take cire of Ella, so that Left's
mothsr could return to her Lor: a
it rt-irton, New Jerr ;'.