) )t JWfott Ccmwte- fflpsta. VOLUME 11 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JUNE 23, 1910. NUMBER 37 SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS Thirtieth Annual ConTention of the Ful ' ton County Sunday School Associa lion Held Here. June 21 22. FINE WEATHCR, LARGE AUDIENCES. The thirtieth annual convention of the Fulton "County Sunday School Association was held in McConnellsburg, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The effect of the fine weather of the last few days was noticable in two ways: It was responsible for a larger local attendance, but od account of thebackwardnessof the season, people in the rural districts were 'utilizing every mo ment in the cultivation of the al ready neglected corn crop. Hence, many schools from the outlying districts were not rep resented. This loss to them was to some extent compensated in the fact that a series of local con ventions had just been held in the several townships in the County, awakening an enthusiasm that will tell in the work during the remainder of the season. The program of exercises as published in the News of -last week was practically carried out. The addresses had been carefully prepared, and were along practi cal lines, so that it cannot be oth erwise than much good shall re sult from the work of this con vention. No one knows better than those on whose shoulders rests the re sponsibility for the arrangement for, and the management of, a convention; and the officers and other workers who have so faith fully carried on the work during the past year, are entitled to the thanks of every one interested. From the registry cards we have compiled a list .of those at tending as delegates. If any are missed, it 19 because of a neglect to register. The following shows the list by townships. Ayr. - Associate Presbyterian Rev. Wm. Porter, Ella F. Johnston, Ruth Kendall. Rock lldl Rhoda Kendall, Mame Unger, Helen Kendall. Laurel Ridge Rachel Sbives, lion.' D. T. Humbert. Cito John Hendershot and wife, Olive Mellott. Belfast ' . Pleasant Grove T. K. Downes, Blanche Smith. Bethel Warfordsburg, Pres. Mabelle Kirk, Mattie Bernhard. Cedar Grove Chas. H. Lewis, J Frank Hess. Brush Cheek McKendree Earl H. Truax, H. Bruce Barton. Akersville M. M. Barton, B A Duvall and wife, John N Ilix son, Annie Hixson. Licking Creek Shanes D G Sbives, Ella Hoop Sideling Hill Christian Zoe ' Mellott, Margaret Daniels. McCONNELLSBUHQ Reformed Meta Fryman, Rev L H Rice. United Presbyterian Mrs Phil ip Rotz, Harold Rotz. Lutheran Mrs. Geo W Reis tier, Maude Rinedollar, Murnle RummeL Methodist A U Nace, Mrs. C B Stevens. ' PresbyterianJennie E Alex ander, M R Shaffner. , Taylor , Hustontown M. E. Maye Lam berson, Annie pawney. Thompson Damascus Rev A G B Powers Rehoboth John II Brewer and wife, Irene P Brewer, George W Fisher, Paul Fisher, Bertha Shaw. . Ton Knobsville M. E Blanche O Peck, Katie Frre. McConnelladale Olive Rotz, MrsPLFiniff. Bethlehem Rev nenry Wolf Wells Pine Grove Eleanor Sipea, Frank Guillard. DOESN'T KEEP YOU WARM. Article on the Effects of Alcohol. From the Pen of Dr. A. J. Rems burg. Dear Editor: Having read an article in the News about alcohol keeping the body warm, I would like to express my views and ex perience about the matter. The internal organs of the body especially the liver, are supposed to keep up the heat of the body when there is no active exercise The anatomical structure of the liver, with its large blood vessels, contains a very large amount of blood. The natural color of the skin of a white person is a pink ish hue. Exposed to the cold awhile, nature may first make an effort to keep ihe surface warm by dilating the capillaries with blood; but failing in this, the next act is to contract the capillaries, driving the blood to the internal organs to keep it warm. If alcohol is taken into the body, its effect is to force the blood into the capillaries, thus ex posing it to the cold, and then in a short time, the whole body must become cold; therefore, the man who has not taken alcohol can stand much more cold than one who has. This has been my own experi ence while practicing medicine. I have never taken a drink of whiskey in my life. I have fre quently ridden in the coldest storms with men who drank whis key, and always found that I could endure far more cold than they, and always got warm much sooner than they would, from the simple fact that while the surface of my body might be cold, my blood, being mostly in the inter nal organs, was warm, while theirs, being driven to the sur face by alcohol, was cold. I also found that, while I was warm, they were still shivering with cold, the alcohol having driven. the blood to the surface, thus de feating the efforts of nature to keep the blood and through it (the blood) the body warm. While alcohol may be indispen sable to the chemist in preparing medicine, it absolutely, has no medicinal property, and it has frequently been proven that it is useless, both as a food and medi cine. A. J. KEMSBURCi. Cultivate That Corn. ' Many farmers are getting alarmed about the corn not get ting a good start. At present the outlook is all right as far as the seed is concerned. The cold weather the latter part of May was not good corn weather, but we hope this month will make up for lost time. A good way to hurry up the growth of the corn is to keep ev erlastingly at it with the cultivat ors and nevar allow a crust to form on the field. Don't allow the cultivator to stand idle. Several years ago we saw a farmer crib fine corn while his neighbor had only half a crop. We asked the cause and his reply was "I have several boys and they just lived in the corn field from the time it was up until it was out in tassel." This should be done on every farm especially this season when the corn is late. Keep the cultivator 6n the go and the corn is sure to grow. It will pay you to work a little longer in the evenings in order to have more corn. Too many peo ple get discouraged and quit work because the season is not favor able. The wheat, rye and oats look fine and the corn will too, if it gets plenty of labor expended upon it. Keep' at it early and late and the hot suu and cultivat ing will make corn even if the present outlook is a little dark. Mrs. W. Scott Rinedollar, of Everett, is visiting friends in Al toona, Johnstown, Monessen, and Chlcora, Butler county, her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James F", Boor, residing at the latter place. She expects to be absent about six weeks. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Dayton Evans, of Thompson Township, Falls from Cherry Tree, and Is Im paled on Picket Fence. While picking cherries last Satar day Dayton Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Evans, of Thompson, fell from a limb of a cherry tree and was impaled on top of a picket fence, one of the Bharp pointed pickets pene trated his side and injuring him very severely. A surgeon was summoned, and found it neces sary to insert a number of stitch es in closing up the wound. Beekeeping Pointers. A Pennsylvania beekeeper wrote to State Zoologist II. A. Surface, at llarrisburg, asking: "Vv ill combs get too old for the bees to use? Ought the old combs be broken out, or ought the drone cells be broken out? What will keep ants away, or will they do any harm ? Would you advise clipping the wings of the queen?" To this Professor Suaface le- plied as follows: "Perhaps the comb will never get too old for the bees to rear their young or store honey in, but the older the comb gets the smaller the cells become from the continued tilling with the castiar skins. The cells become thick- walled and this makes the bees small. Thus in old combs the bees areJmuch smaller than those reared in new combs. Smaller bees will not carry as much hon ey as larger ones, and I am satis fied that it is best to renew the combs at' least oace every live years, rnero 13 not mucn loss in so doing, as they can be ren dered into beeswax and this can be made into foundation and can be used in the hive to insure straight combs, and save the hon ey that would be transformed in to comb if foundation were not used. I believe in cutting out drone cells, but to avoid the bees building more drone cells in the same place, you should fill this place with worker comb. Some times to fill it with foundation is sufficient. "To keep the ants out of the hives, you can set them on small blocks, and put these into shallow plates, or pans, tilled wjtb oil. They need not be very large in order to keep the ants out of them. A s6reen of wire netting fastened above and extending down over them like an umbrella, but not reaching the ground be low, will keep the bees out of the oil. "i do recommend clipping the queen's wings, and I clipped one of my own only this morning. It does not hurt the queen, neither does it prevent swarming, as some people imagiue, but it does prevent the bees llying away at the time of swarming. This is important for one who is busy and often away from home." Will Protect Food. "The Murphy act makes it un lawful for any person to expose food in such manner that it is liable to become contaminated and that means that people must not allow food to be exposed to flies. I'm going to enforce' that law tbs summer," said Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust. "I have been making a study of the iiy and have had the advice of many medical men and store keepers and they agree that the best way to observe the provisions of the Murphy law so that food will not bo stored or kept in a way to render it liable to contam ination is to cover it up from flies.' Under the law the agents of this division can arrest without a sample when it is seen that food Is improperly stored. The part the fly plays in spreading disease does not need to be discussod. The state is going to take a posi tion in the. matter and require food to be protected." Recent Deaths. Deshong. Sarah Ellen Deshong, of Pleas ant Ridge, Pa., died at tne home of her son Preston S. Deshong, where she had her home for a number of years, on June 17th, aged 05 years, 9 months, and 20 days, she having been born at Pleasant Ridge, August 27, 1844. Mrs. Deshong is survived by the following children: P. S. Deshong and Mrs. James Fagley, of Pleasant Ridge; Mrs. Samuel Truax, of Iddo, and Mrs. Frank Bowser, of Bedford, Pa. The funeral services were con ducted Sunday, June 19th, by Rev. A. G. B. Powers, at 9 a. m. in the Christian church at Pleas ant Ridge. Mrs. Deshong was a loving mother, a kind neighbor, and will be greatly missed by the entire community. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Truax and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowser aud children, from a distance, along with the others of the fam ily, and with a large number of friends, attended the funeral. Hill. Wesley Hill died at his home in Bethel township on Thursday of last week aged 80 years and 3 months. The funeral took place on Saturday, and interment was made in the cemetery at Hills chapel. Rev. Thomas P. Garland of Need more, preached the funer al sermon in the Hills Chapel church. Mr. Hill had been in usual heal'h until a short time before his death. He is the last of a large and well known family. He is survived by his wife and two sons Nathan, who lives on the home place, and Thomas, re siding m McKeesport, Pa. Gordon. Mr. Job Gordon, one of Thomp son township's aged and most highly respected citizens died at the home of his brother David, about two o'clock last Sunday morning of a complication of dis eases incident to advanced age. His funeral took place on Mon day afternoon, - and his remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Damascus church, the old Union grave yard. Mr. Gordon was aged about 78 years, and was never married. He was a quiet inoffensive man, and had a wide circle of friends, lie is survived by two brothers and one sister, namely, David and Henry, and Mrs. Susan Bishop. Has An Iron Jaw. As we were coming down from the postottice a lew days agj, we saw a number of young men testing their muscle by lifting a hundred pound bundle of wire, raising it at arm's length above the head, and bringing it down upon the shoulders. About this time George Regi came along, and intimated that that was child's play that he could lift two su3h bundles with his teeth. As there was no good way to get hold of the bundles of wire with his teeth, he offered to carry Barber R. M. Downes across the street by his teeth, but Mr. Downes was afraid to risk his avoirdupois; and then George turned to John Taylor, a young man who tips the beam to the' tune of 136 pounds, and picked him up by the waistband of his trousers, and carried him across the street by his teeth, Lot touch ing him with his bands. George stands ready to carry Boo Downes anytime Bob is will ing to take chances. Subscribe tor only fl.OO a year. the 'News;1 Peck Mellott. . At the residence of the officiat ing Justice of the Peace, S, M. Robinson, McConnellsburg, on Wednesday, June 22, 1910, Al bort L. Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs Ezra L. Peck, of Thompson town ship, was married to Miss Irene Mellott, daughter of Mrs. A mac da Mellott, of Belfast township, The happy young people have the hearty congratulations of thoir tauuy friends. MADE PRIEST OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. John Conley Grimes, Formerly Pas tor of the M. E. Church in this Place, Ordained In Williamspnrf. Rev John Conley Grimes, A. M., B. D. formerly pastor of the churches of the McConnellsburg charge of the Methodist Episco pal church, was ordained priest of the Episcopal church in Will- lamsport, Pa., on Thursday of last week. The ordination ser vices were conducted by the Right Rev. James Henry Darling ton, Ph. D., D. D., L. L. D., bish op of Harrisburg. The ordina tion sermon was preached by Rev. Edward John Haughton, rector of Christ Memorial church of Danville, Pa. St. Agnes Guild of Christ Me morial church, Danville, present ed Rev. Mr. Grimes with a full set of beautiful eucharistic vest ments. The congregation of St. Mary's parish presented Rev. Mr. Grimes with a very pretty silver private communion set. A hand some ordination stole is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wool ley, of Danville. Other gifts were also received from friends and members of St. Mary's parish. Rev. Mr. Grimes is now rector of St. Mary's church in Williams port, Pa. Rev. Dr. Richards. Rev. T. D. Richards, of Ger mantown, Md., received the hon orary degree of Doctor of Divini ty from the University of Woos ter, at its annual Commencement on Juno 16th. Dr. Richards has been pastor of the Neelsville Pres bytenan church for twenty-two years. At tho present time he is moderator of the Synod of Bal timore, and president of the Mont gomery County Anti-Saloon League. His name was present ed by Dean Compton, and Presi dent Holden conferred the degree on behalf of the trustees of the Univerity. The University of Wooster is probably the largest and wealtniest college in the Pres byterian denomination. Mr. Z. II. Severance, of New York, and Mrs. Wm. Thaw, of Pittsburg, are ranked among its prominent patrons. Rev. Dr. Richards is a native of this county, and a son of the late Hon. and Mrs. John T. Richards. Narrow Escape from Drowning. The Bedford Inquirer says that Rev. J. II. Barney, rf Clear ville, had a narrow escape from drowning on Saturday morning, the 11th inst. He was crossing Piney Creek about one mile from Fairview church, when the buggy was upset by the swift current and the horse, buggy and driver were swept about 50 yards down stream. At a point where a road crossed the stream, the horse succeeded in gaining his feet and Mr. Barn ey was able to reach the shore. A man came to his help and the two were able to get the horse out which had gotten a shaft over his back. The buggy was also gotten out. The creek was swollen by the heavy rain on Friday night, and Mr. Barney had a very close es cape from being drowned. Thanks, Friends. The shower of post cards that I received on the 10th inst, re minded me very pleasantly that I had reached my fifty-fifth mile stone along the journey through life. Post cards came to me from Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa Minnesota, Kansas, and Colorado they kept coming until X had a pack of nlnety-tive; and I want my friends to know that I appre ciate their thoughtfulness, and I know of no better way to do that than to say so f through tho col umns of the Fulton County News May we all live to see many more happy and prosperous birthdays. S. M. Shore, Tennessee, 111 LAIDIQ VS. McCONNELLSBURQ. Saturday Afternoon, June 25th, at Mc Connellsburg. The fans were again doomed to disappointment last Saturday, when the weather man interfered by bringing to the foreground one of the hardest rains of the season. Nevertheless, enthus iasm runs high as ever with the supporters, and Saturday's game with Laidig promises one of the best of the season, During the past week the team has been greatly strengthened by the addition of Spangler, last year's great box artist, and by the return of Scheidleman, who has been out of the game for some time. With these two new men, and since the team has been rounding in shape nicely, this year's team promises to be the best McConnellsburg has had for many seasons. The management wishes to ex tend their thanks to all the sup porters of the team, for their wholesome support in the finan cial end of the Association, and the only thing we ask now is to come out and give our represent atives support when we are com peting with some other team. It need not be said that a team can give a better article of ball when they know their friends and sup porters are there to aid them by their presence. That is an ad mitted fact; so come out and root whether they are winning or losing until the last man is out in the ninth inning. It doesn't take much of a man to yell when his home teim has the game laid away in the first few innings of play, but it takes a Man, a Great Big Man, to never cease rooting when the game seems hopeless This year's team is going to win There's not a bit of yellow in any makeup on the squad of players You come out and show the same spirit and we guarantee that you will never regret the time you took from your business hours. Base Ball. At Harrisonville, Saturday, June 18th. Harrisonville Laidig Mellott, B p Laidig, R Kline c Brant Sipes, I ss Foreman Metzler lb Laidig, J Peightel 2b Deaver, A Mellott, C 3b Berkstresser Schooley rf Deaver, R Deshong, N ' cf Berkstresser Deshong, T If Hampton Score: Harrisonville, 10; Laidig II, 2. June 18th, at Pleasant Ridge, Pleasant Ridge. Knobsville. Strait, W 2b Gunnells, J Mellott, N c Keho, S Mellott, C lb Peck, Deshong, A p Kerlin, W Deshong, B 8b Campbell, Wink, G cf Glunt, Sipe, R rf Aller, Mellott, J ss Keebaugh, Metzler, E If Kelso, B. Score : PleasantRidge 00020012 x 5 Knobsville 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 04 Umpire, Lewis Staley; time 05 minutes. Andover defeated Need more on the Pleasant Ridge diamond last Saturday, score 12 to 15. Umpire U P. Morton. Pleasant Ridge will play Need more on the latter'g ground, Sat urday, June 25th. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. Schooley Sipes. At the residence of the officiat ing Justice of the Peace, O. B. Uann, in Licking Creek township on Thursday afternoon of last week, Mr. John P. Schooley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charloa W. Schooley, was married to Miss Mary Sipes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sipea, all of Lickljg Creek township. The bride and groom are estim able young people, and embark on their matrimonial Voyage with the best wishes of their numer ous friends. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED J. C. Mellott, of Needmoro, was an early Monday morning caller at the News office. Stilwell W. Truax and son Blair, of Belfast township, spent a few hours in town last Satur day. Harry Hamil and. lady friend Miss Myrtle Stiuson, spent last Sunday evening very pleasantly, with Verda Sharpe, near Knobs ville. MissLillieR. Campbell spent the time very pleasantly from Saturday until Monday visiting her school friend Miss Margaret Kirk at Hiram, Pa. After having spent four weeks very pleasantly among relatives and friends in Baltimore and in Philadelphia, Mrs. W. F. Sapping ton returned to her home at Web ster Mills last Saturday. Mrs. II. W. Scott, who had been visiting relatives in this county, returned to her home in Cbambersburg last Wednesday, accompanied by Miss Mildred Finiff, who will visit other friends in Cbambersburg and at Scot land. . Joseph Laidig called at the News office a few minutes while in town Tuesday. While Mr. Laidig's home is at Dudley, Bed ford county, he and Mrs. Laidig and their daughter are spending sometime out on the farm in Taylor township.' Insanity Increasing, Insanity is on the increase in the United States. Tnis has been known by the alienists for sever al years. The state hospital for the insane are all overcrowded; new hospitals are being built right along and they are rapidly filling up. An investigation in New York state, Pennsylvania and Connecti cut revealed this unpleasant truth It has been found that the num ber of insane in this country has increased to a marked degree in the last twenty years. In fact, the increase of insanity in this period has reached 97 per cent., while the increase in popu lation in the same time is only 53 percent. Various causes are as signed to this condition, which, if not checked, is likely to become a national menace. Some physicians say that im migrants bring insanity into this country and are responsible for the increase in the number of in sane. The immigration authori ties refute this by stating that the immigration laws exclude the insane, and point to the number they deport. It is also stated that in the middle West, where theimmigrantls almost unknown, insanity is increasing. HUSTONTOWN. Rev. L. L. Sieber, D. D., of Gettysburg, Pa., gave a very strong address to a large and ap preciative audience Sunday night explaining thoroughly the worit 01 the Anti Saloon League and how beneficial the Local Option Law has been in other states. The Ladies' Aid Societios of Center and Hustontown each have a beautiful quilt they expect to auction off at the 4th of July celebration. The Rev. Harry Danies, of York, Pa., a former pastor here gave a very entertaining and in structive lecture, entitled God's Country, in M. E. church Tues day night. The Sunday school convention held here was well attended: and resulted In much good to our Sunday schools. Two wagon loads of ladies spent a day last week along Licking Creek presumably to fish but t Who 13 the handsomest man? Uert Shaw!
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