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VOLUME 11
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JUNE 9, 1910.
NUMBER 35
DR. HENRY S. WISHART.
Well Known Practitioner Died at the
Home of His Son-ln-Law and Daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fockler,
IN JOHNSTOWN, THURSDAY .MORNING.
Dr. Henry S. Wishart died at
the home of his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George
Fockler, in Johnstown, at 3:10 o'
clock on Thursday morning of
last week. Interment Saturday
afternoon in Grand View ceme
tery beside the remains of his
wife who died in Johnstown,
March 29, 1908.
Ele had not been' very well for
several weeks, but had been able
to mingle with the family until
about three weeks ago, when he
was stricken with paralysis,
which seriously affected his left
side; bat his mind was clear, and
he was conscious until within a
very few hours ol his dissolution.
Dr. Wishart was a son of the
late John and Rachel (Snively)
Wishart, was born in Wells Val
ley May 19, 1832, and at his death
was aged 78 years and 14 days.
After having gotten what advan
tages the public schools of his
township afforded, his education
was continued at Milnwood Acad
emy at Shade Gap, and at Acad
emia, Juniata county. On the
first of April, 1857, he began ito
read medicine in the office of Dr.
R. J. Hunter, and in 1859, he en
tered the University of Pennsyl
vania and took one full course of
instruction. Returning from
Philadelphia, ho practiced under
his preceptor until May, 1861,
when he entered the army as
Captain of Company H, 77th regi
ment Penna. Vols., and remained
m service until May, 1863.
Returninghomefrom the army,
he resumed the study of medi
cine in the office of Dr. Samuel
D. Scott, and attended the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, graduat
ing as a doctor of medicine on
the 15th of March, 1864. He was
a member of the Pennsylvania
house of representative 1875-6,
and served as chairman of the
Fulton County Democratic com
mittee two years, in these po
sitions he discharged his duties
to the entire satisfaction of his
constituency and with credit to
himself. As a physician he pos
sessed those qualifications of
heart and mind that greatly en
deared him to the people of his
field, and as a citizen he was ever
ready to champion any enterprise
that had for its object the ad
vancement of the best interests
of the County.
In September, 1861', be was
married to Miss Maria, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Horton, of Wells Valley, and to
this union were born six children
five of whom eurvive, namely,
Miss Jessie J3., Norman A., and
, Nat H., Pittsburg, Pa.; J. Bern
ard, Borden town, N. J.; and Le
nore, wife oi George Fockler, re
siding in Johnstown. He is sur
vived by three brothers: Hon.
Samuel P., Captain Harvey, and
Ex-Commissioner John A., all
residing m Wells Valley; and by
two sisters, Miss Kate, on the
old homestead, and Mrs. David
Horton, of Hopewell
Heinbaugh.
Lona Ruth Heinbaugh, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Hembaugh, formerly ot this
place, now of Johnstown; Pa.,
died at the Memorial hospital in
Johnstown, May 23, 1910, aged
13 years, 7 months, and 23 days.
After a short illness of scarlet
fever, she recovered and was up
for one week, when she bad a re
lapse, which turned to an inter
osception of the bowels. She
"as accompanied to the hospital
Sunday evening, May 22nd, by
her father, who stayed with ber
uutil she died. She underwent
n operation wnich lasted more
than three hours. After the op
ration she regained conscious
Bess and was conscious as long
8 life lasted. But the shock
Wis too great for her weikeneS
New Laws Not Needed. Enforce Those
Already on Statute Books.
To secure a saner Fourth of
July the enactment of locator oth
er laws is not necessary. We
have. the laws, but we haven't the
enforcement. The latest State
law is that of 1905, which prohib
its the sale or use of all tire works
and fire crackers containing pic
ric acid or picrates; explosive
canes using high explosives or
blank cartridges; blank cartridge
pistols, etc., and provides a pen
alty of $50 to $500 fine, or impns
onment for thirty days to six
months, or both.
: This, however, is not the only
law. An act ot 1721, applying to
Philadelphia, but which in 1751
was extended to the whole state,
provides under the penalty of a
fine that no person shall make,
sell, or use squibs, rockets or oth
er fireworks, without a special li
cense from the governor, and the
Supreme Court as late as 1885 de
cided that this law was not obso
lete, but is in full force. The act
of 1881 forbids the sale rf gun
powder or any other explosive to
any child under sixteen years ot
aga The act of 1885 prohibits
the manufacture and sale of toy
pistols or cannons. The act of
1901 imposes a penalty or fine or
imprisonment or both for the
manufacture or sale of fire crack
ers containing dynamite, chlorate
of potash, or any other explosive
Hthan ordinary pun-powder.
FOR A SANE FOURTH.
DOTT.
Roy Garland and family have
returned home after having spent
some time down on the Eastern
Shore. '
Mrs. Riley Garland and son
lett for Hagerstown, Monday, aft
er having spent several weeks
with Mrs. John II. Lewis.
. Misses Pearl and Lizzie Car-
nell, of Amaranth, visited this
place recently.
Miss Daisy Ray, of Buck Val
ley, visited Miss Ivy Deshong
recently.
Mrs. Irene Karns and children,
ol Cumberland, Md., are visiting
relatives and friends here'.
John Carnell and wife spent
Saturday and. Sunday with the
family of Henry Lay ton.
Tilden Hill and wife spent Sun
day with Charles Hess at Side
ling Hill. -
Mrs. Alfred Mellott, of Need
more, visited relatives and friends
at this plaoe a few days ago.
Sunday school at Cedar Grove
every Sunday morning at 9
o'clock. This good work is stijl
in progress with Mr. Ira Mellott,
superintendent, and Mr. Albert
M. Bivens assistant and Miss
Ada Plessmger organist. 156
scholars on the roll. Come, one;
come, all. Every body welcome.
We wish the public to know that
it was falsely reported that the
Sunday school was broken up.
system, and Monday morning
about 8 o'clock, she died.
Mr. and Mrs. Heinbaugh left
Johns'own Monday evening, May
23d, with the body of their daugh
ter, for Mercersburg, Pa., and
arrived there Tuesday morning
at 8 o'clock. They were met at
the train by their friends and rel
atives. Undertaker K reps took
charge of the body.
The funeral services were held
at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Krepps
and were conducted by Rev.
Harmes, pastor of the Lutheran
church, Mercersburg. Inter
ment was made in the Mercers
burg Fairview cemetery. -
Lona was a consistent member
of the Lutheran Sunday school,
and was confirmed and joined the
church last Easter. She is sur
vived by ber parents, two sisters
Mrs. Minerva Hislett and Mrs.
Anna Cobaugh, and by three
brothers Frank, Mlllia, and
Dawson all of Johnstown. Lona
loaves a wide circle ot friends,
both in Johnstown and in Mercersburg.
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Won Illinois Bride.
Mr. II. Lee Bolinger, brother
of our townsman Isaac Bolinger,
was married on the 19th of May
in Salem, 111.; to Miss Maude
Plew, of Flat Rock, in the same
state.
Mr. Bolinger is a native of Tay
lor township, this county, and
went west about six years ago,
since which time he has been em
ployed as fireman on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroad. Mr.
Bolinger had a cozily. furnished
house in readiness for his bride,
and the happy couple went to
housekeeping at once, and are
spending their honeymoon and
saving their cash in their own
home. The News joins with the
groom's many other Fulton coun
ty friends in extending congratulations.
PLANTS AND THEIR PESTS. 1 SUNDAY SCH00L convention.
Weekly Bulletin on Timely Topics Issued
By the State Department of
Agriculture.
THE RASPBERRY CANE-GIRDLER.
Base Ball.
Last Saturday at Pleasant
Ridge.
Green Ridge. Pleasant Ridge.
Scheidleman, p Strait,
Moore, lb Mellott, C
Spriggs, V c Wink,
Metzler, 2b Deshong, A
Spriggs, T 3b Deshong, B '
Conley, bs Mellott, J
Thomas, cf Morton, L
Spriggs, G rf Morton, T
Sipes, ( If Mellott, N
Score: 20-6 in favor of Green
Ridge.
Ilarrisonville defeated Need
more on the Pleasant Ridge dia
mond last Saturday. Score
10-12. Umpire, L. P. Morton.
Knobsville will play Pleasant
Ridge on the latter's ground, Sat
urday, June 11th.
SALUVIA.
The farmers of this vicinity
have been busy taking a rest for
a few days on account of the rain.
Grace Hann, a McConnellsburg
normal student, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her pareuts O.
E Hann and wife.
, Edna Hann spent last week
visiting friends and relatives in
Wells Valley.
J. G. Barton, of Akersville,
spent Sunday on this side of the
mountain.
Daisy Strait spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home near Sa
luvia.
Lee Docker spont'Sunday aft
ernoon at O. E tlann's.
The chicken ppx in this vicinity
is reported some better at pres
ent. F. Decker and Homer ' Sipe
have been busy getting On Oak
man's barn ready to raise. , .
Although there was not a very
large crowd at the Presbyterian
children's service, on account of
the rain, it was still a success.
June 2ud was Mrs. U. M.
Struts birthday. And well, her
friends and relativesremembered
her, lor she received 05 birthday
cards.
Paul Gordon, of West Newton,
Pa., spent a few days last week
with bis uncle and aunt Harvey
Strait and wife. He was accom
panied by his sister Miss Marie
hwho expects to spend some time
with her aunt.
A number of young folks from
Sal u via attended the tostival at
Slloam last Saturday evening.
A Pennsylvania berry grower
sent portions of his raspberry
cane to Prof. II. A. Surface, State
Zoologist, Harrisburg, and letter,
saying: "Last summer some
thing made a ring around the top
of new raspberry cane, causing
the tops to die and fall off. At
the time I supposed it was some
thing feeding on the juice, but
this spring the canes were dead
back a foot or so and in trimming
off the dead part, I found a row of
small holes around the stem con
taining eggs. I gathered all I
could and burned them. Is this
insect very troublesome or is it
rarely found ? 1 have never no
ticed it before."
To this Prof. Surface replied:
"The eggs laid in . a row in the
cutting which you sent are those
of the Snowy Tree Cricket, which
are to be found during the win
ter and spring m twigs of various
kinds, where they were deposit
ed last fall. The proper treat
ment is to cut and burn them as
you did.
"The insect cutting the ling
around the top of your raspberry
canes is the raspberry twig gird
ler. Its egg is laid just beyond
the girdled place and its larva or
grub lives therein. The thing to
do is to gather and burn these'
girdled tips as soon as this can
be done, after they are injured.
The insect has not become very
troublesome in this State just for
the one reason that it has not be
come very abnndant. - It is liable
to become quite a pest. Howev
er, as its girdling is done at the
tip of the young cane, this is not
a very bad trouble, because it has
plenty of opportunity to branch
out and become busby, with
about the same result as is obtain
ed by those persons who practice
tipping."
Increase of Wages.
The Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany on Saturday announced an
other increase in wages to all of
the yardmen employed on the
lines East and West of Pittsburg.
The revised schedule was made
known to the railroad men by the
division superintendent, to be
come effective June 1. The in
creases range from 8 to 10 per
cent., and is over the increase
that became effective on April 1.
It fas Risky Act To Do This.
Some of our exchanges are call
ing attention to the fact that
there is a severe penalty imposed
upon persons who thoughtlessly,
maliciously or willfully disfigure
buildings, fences, or pavements,
by marking them with pencil,
chalk or paint, or defacing with
knife, stick or other implement
There is a law whereby a hue o'
not more than one hundred dol
lars or imprisonment, or both,
can be imposed.
Subscribe for the "News, 'only
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In the M. E. Church at Clear Ridge, Wed
nesday Afternoon and Evening,
June Fifteenth.
The annual convention of the
Sunday school workers of the
Dublin district, will be held in
the Methodist Episcopal church
at Clear Ridge on the afternoon
and evening of Wednesday, June
loth. The following program of
exercises has been arranged by
the committee:
Afternoon, 2:30.
1. Devotional services L. W.
McGarvey.
2. How to Make the Sunday
School Attractive to the Boy?
- Rev. John M. Diehl and
William Grove.
3. How Can We Get the Mem
bets or. the Church into the
lit fcsunday bchool? Mrs. J. A.
Henry and Rev Reel.
Evening, 7:30.
1. How to Secure Co operation
Between Home and the Sun
day School? lion. Sam'l L.
Buckley and Mrs. Lathier.
2. How Shall We Conduct the
Quarterly Review so that it
May Be Interesting as Well
as Helpful to the School?
Henry Fraker, Rev. Diehl,
Frank C. Bare.
3. A Look into the Future; Its
Needs, and How to Meet
Them. Rev. Reel.
Associate Presbyterian and Big Cove Tan
nery Lutheran Church Services
Next Sabbath.
A representative of the Penn
sylvania Anti-Saloon League will
preach next Sabbath morning in
theAssociatePresbyterian church
at 10:30, and in the Big Cove Tan
nery Lutheran church in the aft
ernoon at 2:30. The Anti-Saloon
League is sending out, as speak
ers, ministers of various denomi
nations, who are strong pulpit
orators as well as conservative,
careful men, and who will present
the duties ot Christians as citi
zens m the great fight at present
being waged agaisst the legalized
saloon.
The League will have such a
representative in the Associated
Presbyterian and the Big Cove
Tannery Lutheran churches on
next Sabbath at the hours named.
All Christians and all citizens in
the vicinity of these churches
will be well paid for attending
these services. -
ENID.
Geo. S. Edwards came home
from the University of Pennsyl
vania for his summer vacation.
W. IL Barnett and wife, of Min
ersville, visited the latter's par
ents, A. G, Edwards and wife,
the last of the week.
S. B. Coy and wife, of Saxton,
spent Sunday with A. D. Berk
stressor and wife.
Miss Dora Stephens is visiting
relatives at SixniileRun.
Cbas.' Deshong spent a few
days with bis mother at Pleasant
Ridge.
Mrs. Frank Keith, of Trough
Creok Valley, tpent Sunday with
W. It. Foster and wife.
' Mrs. J. M. Schenck returned
from Bedford last Wedneadiy,
C. VS. FIRST TRAIN.
Entered Harrisburg January 16, 1839
Had Three Engines.
The Harrisburg Telegraph
gives the following interesting
article:
"The first train from the Cum
berland Valley entered Harris
burg on January 16, 1839. in the
presence of hundreds of people,
writes 'R. D.'to The Telegraph.
The train had three engines,
the first being named the Nicho
las Biddle and was noted for its
big smokestack. The train ran
at twenty miles an hour and the
opening of traffic over the bridge
was hailed by press and people as
uniting two of the foremost por
tions of Pennsylvania.''
Gapes In Chicks.
A prominent Clarion county
farmer wrote to Prof. 11. A.
Surface, State Zoologist, Pennsyl
vania, saying: "My neighbor's
chicks are all dying with gapes,
and I have 106 which I would like
to save. Can you tell me what to
do for them, and also advise a
remedy for lice on little chicks?"
The reply of Prof. Surface was
as follows:
"Replying to your inquiry con
cerning gapes in chicks,! can say
that this disease is due to little
worms in the windpipe, 'which
come from the chicks eating
earth-worms. If they are never
allowed on the ground where
there are earth-worms, they will
not get the gapes. For example,
if you can keep them on. the barn
floor, or on soil well covered with
lime or ashes, they will be free
from this disease; but, of course,
they do much better if allowed to
run out, especially during nice
weather.
"Within the earth worm the
little gape worm is encysted, just
as the parasitic worm causing the
human disease known asTricbin
osis is encysted in the flesh of
pork and develops when eaten by
a person. In the same way does
this little gape worm remain in
the earth worm until eaten by the
fowl or chick, when it develops
into the gape worm, causing the
disease which indicates its pres
ence. "A successful physician has
recommended to me to destroy
the pest by putting the chicks in
to a box and dropping a few drrps
of carbolic acid on hot bricks,
closing the box, and letting the
chicks breathe thj fumes for a
few minutes. Repeat treatment
once or twice. There is, of
course, danger of overdoing this
by making the fumes too strong,
if one is not careful.
"One simple remedy which I
have seen successfully used this
spring is common kerosene or
lamp oil applied by dipping the
tip of feather into it, and insert
ing it into the windpipe of the
chick. The shank of the feather
should be stripped of its side
barbs and only the tip remain
to act as a soft feather brush.
By opening the mouth of the
chick and pulling the tongue
slightly, the opening in the wind
pipe is to be seen, and the feather
can be inserted. This apparent
ly does not cause much pain, and
the operation is soon finished. It
appears that one touch of the oil
against the gap worm is enough
to kill it, even though it is not re
moved with the feather at tho
time of treatment. I saw a large
number of chicks so treated this
spring and everyone recovered
after treatment. This appears
to me to be more certain, and ev
en more humane, than to attempt
to remove with a horse hair loop,
which is commonly Used, insert
ed in the windpipe.'
"For lice on little chicks, I re
commend a drop of grease on the
bead and under the wiug. Fresh
lard, without salt, is the best. Do
not use much. Only a slight drop
or touch is enough, and put a lit
tle under the wings of tbe.mother
hen."
Our old time frieud John F.
Johnson, of T&ylor, spent Tues
day mjht in McConnel!bur
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISIT ED
Ex-Commissioner S. S. Gra
cey, of Taylor, was among the
County Seat visitors, Monday.
Miss Jeannette Stouteagle is
visiting her cousin Olive, Mrs.
Frank Daniels, in Philadelphia,
this week.
Mrs. II. W. Scott and son Frank
E. W. Scott, of Chambersburg,
are visiting among relatives and
friends in this county.
L. H. Wible, Esq., who occupies
an important clerkship in the
State Treasury Department, was
in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Henry A. Coraerer and
sister Miss Harriet Eitemiller aro
visiting their brother, J. S. Eite
miller, in McKeesport, Pa.
Mrs. John Nelson and Mrs.
Wm. Butterbaugh spent Thurs
day at the hospitable home ot
Daniel E. Fore, Esq.
Mis. C. Wilson Pack and son
Robert, of this place, are visiting
the former's mother, Mrs. Sue
Patterson, in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Rebecca Orth, of Fort Lit
tleton, and her niece, Mrs. Schi
dleman, spent last Thursday the
guests of Miss Katie Fore.
Miss Carrie Greathead, who
has been teaching in Johnstown,
Pa., during the past school year,
is home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Boyd Elvey and little
daughter Hazel, of this place, left
last Friday for Erie, Pa., to visit
Mrs. Elvey 's sister, Lizzie, Mrs.
Raisbeck.
Miss Emma Sloan has coraplet
ed another year's work in the
public schools in Johnstown, Pa.,
and is home for her summer va
cation. I. D wight Thompson and wife,
of Philadelphia, spent a few days
during the past week among their
McConnellsburg relatives and
friends.
Master Thomas Patterson, of
the Cove, went with his aunt Hel
en Corbin (Nell Johnston), to her
home near Lewistown, last week,
for a little visit.
Miss Ada Rexroth, who has
completed another year's work
teaching in the Newtcwn, Bucks
county, public schools, is at home
for her summer vacation.
County Treasurer C. B. Ste
vens and his assistant L. L. Cun
ningham, are in the lower end of
tho county this week on their an
nual tour collecting state and
county tax.
David Powell, of Thompson
township, called at the News of
fice a few minutes Monday morn
ing. Be came to town to bring
his daughter Ethel and Miss Jes
sie Truax to school.
Miss Katie Fore and Mrs. P.
Scheidleman spent the time from
Saturday until Monday visiting
in the home of the former's broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. John Lemaster, in Franklm
counly.
Rev. and Mrs. George M. Shi
mer, of Port Royal, Pa., spent a
few days in this place during tha
past, week, having been called
home on account of the serious
illness of the latter's fathor, Ex
Treasurer George Snyder.
Miss Maria Dickson Alexander
who has spent the past school
year as a student in the . Broad
Street Conservatory of Music,
Philadelphia, is home for her
summer . vacation with her pa
rents, Hon. and Mrs. W. Scott
Alexander.
Pbineas N. Runyan, of Mount
ain Lane Park, Md., bas been
spending the . last few weeks
among friends in this county, and
in Bedford county. Mr. Runvan .
is a skilled marble cutter, and did
some nice work at Needmore dur
In his visit here. lie expects to
return to Mouut&iu Lake IVrk la
time for the. lecture s;-s;a.