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VOLUME 11
McCONNELLSUURG, PA., JULY 14, 1910.
NUMBER 40
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Superintendent Lamberson's Annual Re
port to the Department of Public In
struction at Harrisburg.
YEAR'S WORK VERY SATISFACTORY.
As a report of the schools of
the county during the past year,
the following Is submitted:
In the county, there are eighty
two schools one oi which is a
high school, three are graded
schools, and the others are mix
ed. The township high school in
Wells township-was reduced to a
mixed school on account of an in
sufficient number of pupils.
Sixty-five of the houses in the
county are in good condition. Six
of the rooms are without suitable
furniture. The surroundings of
many of the houses have been im
proved during the past year. A
special effort has been made to
have the sanitary conditions im
proved, with good results. Direc
tors, m many cases, build and re
paired out-buildings; teachers
tried to keep them clean, the
health inspector's work having a
good effect.
Six public examinations were
held, at which ninety-two appli
cants for provisional certificates
were examined, of whom twenty
one were rejected. Four persons
were granted professional certif
icates. During the year, one
certificate was annulled. Three
teachers resigned during the
term, necessitating special exam
inations to fill vacancies.
Seventeen pupils from the dis
trict schools were examined April
2nd for certificates of attainment,
three of whom failed.
Of our eighty-two teachers,
eleven were State Normal gradu
ates, fifteen held permanent cer
tificates, six had professional cer
tihcates, and fifty had provisional
certificates. Twenty teachers
had no previous experience.
One township, Belfast, had a
term of only six months. This
was on account of having a tax
rate of thirteen mills aud an in
creasing debt by running the
schools seven months. We hope
that this condition of affairs will
be speedily remedied in some
way. We feel that it is too much
tax and too little school.
lo forty of the schools were
placed text books on agriculture.
Considerable Interest was arous
ed among pupils, patrons, and
teachers in the necessity of study
ing the subject. We hope to have
more of the same work done bet
ter during the coming year.
We had a County Institute.
There was not much fun during
the sessions, but plenty of good,
solid, practical instruction such
as would be useful to the teacher
in her every day work. Our in
structors wore, Dr. John I. Wood
ruff, Dr. S. A. Martin, and Prof.
W.M. Peirce. Their work was
among the very nest ever given
here.
The Directors' Convention was
held January 21st. On account
of the torrents of rain and impas
sible creeks, the attendance was
very small. Dr. Reed B. Tei
trick of the Department at Harris
burg, was present. . Those who
missed hearing him, lost an op
portunity. '
In reviewing -the entire yetr,
we feel that it has been produc
tive of much good. The present
year can be made better if ail are
willing to help.
1 wish to take this opportunity
to express my appreciation of the
assistance given to thoBe engaged
directly in the work teachers,
directors, patrons, aJL
May we have your unfaltering
support during the coming year.
B. C. Lamqekson,
County Supt
Jesse II. lamela, a native of
this county, but cow a resident
of Huntingdon, Pa., has been
elected principal of the Orbisonla
public schools. Mr. Daniels is a
graduate, of the Lock Haven state
normal school, and a teacher of
uctessstal experience,
DESTROY THE CHICORY;
A Noxious Weed That Has Made Its Ap
pearance In the Cove hiring
the Past Few Years.
A pest that should have the
prompt and vigorous attention of
every iarmer has made its ap
pearance in this county, and if it
is not choked out before it gets
much of a start, will give farmers
a great deal of trouble. It is no
ticed in the wheat fields on sever
al farms in the Cove. It grows
to the height of five or six feet,
and branches out profusely, form
ing hundreds of seed bolls, and
fastening its roots deep into the
soil. On account of the strong
vigorous growth of the pest, it
robs the soil of the fertility that
should go to the growing crop,
and crowds out adjoining vegeta
tion. Mr. Albert K.Nesbit, on whose
farm, the pest has gained consid
erable headway, sent a specimen
to Prof. Surface, State Zoologist
at Harrisburg and received this
reply:
"The weed which you sent to
us is chicory, the root of which is
ground and browned, and used as
an adulterant or substitute for
coffee. I would advise prevent
ing it from going to seed, as it is
a pest very similar to the dande
lion in its habits. '
James Henry, on bis farm just
north of town, is making a deter
mined effort to eradicate it from
his fields. He has a boy at work
in his wheat fields with a grub
bing hoa for the plant has tre
mendous roots taking the weed
out before the seeds mature.
Smashing Aeroplane Records.
July 9 was a notable day in
aeronautics. At Atlantic City
the record of perpendicular aero
plane attainment was broken by
Walter Brookins, who attained
an altitude of 6100 feet in a Wright
biplane. At Rheims there was a
triumph in horizontal movement
One Frenchman made a world's
record for distance by covering
in a single flight 340 kilometres
(211.14 miles) in 4 hours, 87 min
utes and 45 seconds. Another
Frenchman nade a new speed re
cord by driving' a' Blenot mono
plane five kilometres (3.10 miles)
in 2 minutes and 56 seconds and
ten kilometres in 5 minutes and
47 seconds?
These twin achievements in
navigating the air are chiefly in
teresting in the bearing which
aerial movement must have in
controlling future movement on
land and and water. There will
have to be many new departures
in adjusting our laws, our trading
our tariffs, our boundary regula
tions, our works of defense on
land and sea, and our wars, of
fensive or defensive, to the exi
gencies of overhead flight.
Game Increasing.
The annual report of Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus, chief game protector,
which was presented to ihe state
game commission at its' annual
meeting last Friday shows that
the "encouraging conditions of
recent years are continuing.
Since the law prohibiting shoot
ing a deer without horns became
effective, no Pennsylvania hunter
has been mistaken for a deer.
Song . and insectivorous birds,
quail, grouse, wild turkeys and
others are increasing rapidly.
Bear, like deer, are increasing in
number.
Twins Die.
Virgil and Mervin Carbiugb,
infant f ons of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Carbaugh, near Big Cove
Tannery, died a few days apart
Virgil, on the 6th, and Mervin, on
the 11th inst. Both were inter
red in Union cemetery, the form
er on the 6th, and the latter on
the. 13th mst, Rev. John M.
Diehl, of McConnellsburg con
ducting the funeral services.
Virgil was aged 2 months and
14 days, and Mervin 2 months
and 10 days. Death was caused
by IcjnKion,
McConnellsburg Defeated.
On short notice the hrme team
went over to St. Thomas last Sat
urday. St. Thomas came back.
Many of the prophets predicted
that being out of thearenasolong
she couldn't get back to form,
but the knock out punch was
there and the Speed Boys took
the count ot 8. It was a crippled
team that went up against them,
withKnauff and Scheidleman out
of the regular line-up, they pre
sented not such a formidable ap
pearance as usual, but they were
game to the end. Possibly the
feature of the game was Pat
Fisher hitting. He lead with a
single and a triple into deep cen
ter Spangler pitched for the
locals and was a little shaky in
patches. The game abounded in
errors which accounts for the
large score. Oh, the best of them
get it, so don't be discouraged
Fans. It will be a rejuvinated
team that will go into the game
on Saturday, so come out and see
them get revenge. Lump of
Loudon caught for the Locals in
the absence of Scbeidlemau and
caught a fine game.
Score by innings:
St. Thomas 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 x 8
McConnelisb'g 00000000 00
Damage to Potato Foliaze.
"Will you please write me what
is the matter with the enclosed
potato leaves, and send me a
cure for the same?
Thus' wrote a lumberman of
Marietta, Pa., to Prof. H. A.
Surface, State Zoologist, in send
ing some specimens of damaged
foliage of potato vines to him for
information. The following re
ply was sent:
"The potato leaves which you
sent to us show the chief injury
to be th9 Flea beetles, and, next
what is apparently the Early
Blight. The preventive would
have been to have sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture and arsenate
of lead. Even yet it is not too
late to prevent further damage
from these causes. Us3 three
pounds of bluestone and four
pounds ot lime in fifty gallons of
water, aud to this add from two
to three pounds of arsenate of
lead or one half pound of Pans
green. Spray thoroughly, and
whenever it is washed off by hard
rain, or once every two or three
weeks. If the arsenate of lead is
used. It need not be repeated as
often as in using Paris green
This will also poison the potato
leaves, so that the Potato beetles
will not attack them."
Stock Subscriptions Solicited.
Shares $10, each.
On the last page of this paper
will be noticed an advertisement
soliciting public subscriptions
for stock in The McConnellsburg
Carrying Company.
It is desirous of putting the
very best service possible m op
eration; and in order to accomp
lish this, at least $3,000 is neces
sary. The money subscribed
will not fully equip the line for
the best service, and anything
short of the best is not ' wanted.
It does not take an expert math
ematician to figure out that it will
be a paying investment. Nearly
4600 passengers were hauled by
the stages last year. Express
hauling amounted to over $100.
Mail $800. With better facilities
traffic will naturally be increased.
Don't make your investments in
gold, copper, or oil stocks, where
there there is an uncertainty, but
subscribo to a home enterprise,
where local conditions need to be
bettered, and where you can
make your own ipvestigation as
to "its worth. Send in your
amount and we will execute your
order. Shares $10.
Prof. J. VVillis Barney, a grad
uate of Elon Collage, N. O , class
of 1910, and son of Rev. J. II.
Barney, of Clearville, Bedford
county, has been elected princi
pal of the High Scnool at Defiance,
Bedford county. Term nine
months; salary, $90 a month. He
was the twenty-sixth and last applicant.
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
David T. Fields, Retired Farmer and Vet
eran oj Civil War, Died Lsst
Friday Evenim.
HE HAD BEEN IN USUAL HEALTH.
Mr. David T. Fields, a retired
farmer and veteran of the Civil
War, died at his home on First
street about twenty minutes after
five o'clock last Friday evening.
His funeral, conducted by Rev.
C. W. Uryner of the M. E. church
assisted by Rev. J. L Grove, of
the U. P. church, and Rev. John
M. Diehl, of the Presbyterian
church, took place on Monday
afternoon, and interment was
madein the Methodist graveyard
in this place.
Mr. Fields possessed a robust
constitution and was in usual
health up to the time of his death.
Last Friday he was about town
as usual. Ho ate a hearty supper
at five o'clock, after which he
went out to the kitchen porch to
fix a mowing scythe for Will
Reed, so that he and Mr. Reed
might go and cut the grass in the
Methodist graveyard, which is
less than a hundred feet from his
house. His wlte had just left
him on the porch and gone .into
the kitchen to wash the supper
dishes, when she heard him make
an unusual noise. She went to
the porch and saw him attempt
ing to hold on to one oi the porch
posts, but gradually sinking. She
called for help, but before any one
else could reach him, life was ex
tinct.
The deceased was a son of Cap
tain Jacob Fields and his wife
Elizabeth Conrad Fields, was bcrn
iD Bethel towns hip, July 22, 1827,
and was aged at the time of his
death, 82 years, 11 months, and
10 days. When but a few years
of age, his father moved to the
top of Town Hill on the road lead
ing from Whips Cove to Brush
Creek valley, where David lived
until he had arrived at the age of
manhood, when he married Miss
Amass Haws, of Whips Cove,
and went to housekeeping on the
John -Jloopengardner farm in
Whips Cove. Two children were
born to this union, namely, Al
fred, now living somewhere in
the West, and Jane living at home.
The mother dying, Mr. Fields
married her sister Rachel, and
with her removed to Iowa. After
the death of Rachel, Mr. Fields
came East and married Sadie
Mosser, a daughter of the late
John Mosser, who at one time
owned and resided on the farm
now owned and occupied by
Judge Peter Morton. After re
turning to Iowa, Mrs. Fields's
health failed and he sold his prop
erty in the West and came back
to Fulton county and bought the
Mosser farm, already mentioned.
Returning' to Pennsylvania did
not restore health to Sadie, and
she finally died of tuberculosis.
To this union, three children were
born, namely Sarah', who died
several years ago; John W., who
resides in Oklahoma City, and in
all probability, will be nominated
for Governor of Oklahoma on the
Republican ticket at the primary
election on the second day of Au
gustand Minnie, wife of Roy
Bowman, living in Chicago. His
last marriage was to Mary Hull,
who survives him.
Mr. Fields was a veteran of the
Civil War, having been mustered
into service on the 21st of Febru
ary, 1605, and mustered out with
an honorable discharge on 'the
21st of J uly of the same year. He
was a member of Company H,
97th Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol
unteors. . In May, 1805, he suffer
cd a sunstroke near Raleigh, N.
C, was taken to the hospital
where typhoid fever developed,
and when he returned .home on
his birthday ot "that year, there
was scarcely enough of him left,
to use his own expression, to
make a respectable shadow.
" Several years ago, he Bold bis
farm to Judge Morton, came to
town, and had been llvmjj a quiat,
Hessian Fly In the Wheat.
A Berks County farmer sent
to Prof. U. A. Surface, State
Zoologist, Harrisburg, some in
fested wheat heads, for informa
tion as to their condition. Pro
fessor Surface reported in regard
to the same as follows:
"The insect which you sent to
us on your wheat plant proves to
be the Hessian fly. Theso are in
fested with parasites, and this
leads me to think that the lly
will not be bad this summer or
next fall. There is no remedy
for it at this time of year. To
avoid the fall brood, it is tost not
to plant wheat too soon. 1 would
advise that, at your latitude, you
do not plant before the last week
of September. If you plant soon
er, you are quite liable to injure
the wheat by this pest. Howev
er, 1 am hoping that from the
evidence of little parasites in
these specimens which you sent
to us, ihey may do the work so
well that there will not be much
fly left in your region to infest
the fall piauting. Since these
are so badly parasitized I would
recommend that you do not per
mit the burning of the stalks or
stubble this season."
Thrilling Experience.
Last Satuiday afternoon C. B.
Stinson was helping his brother
Easton who lives on the James
Henry farm near Knobsville,
make hay. Something got wrong
with the truck which prevented
the hayfork from wording. Char
he got on the fork and was drawn
up to the track next to the roof at
the top of the mow to see what
the trouble was, and just as he
reached the highest point and
was about to make an examina
tion the fork became unlatched,
Charley made a sure catch on the
latch and was left suspended
high and dry. The only thing
left for him to do was to climb
backward out the track until he
came over the hay in the mow and
then trust to dropping. This he
did and dropped about thirty
feet, with no apparent serious
result. It was a pretty close call,
however.
retired life until the time of his
death.
Mr. Fields was a member of
the M. E. church, a good citizen,
and he believed there was a good
living in this world for everybody
that was willing to go after it.
Layton.
For the fourth time within four
months, death entered the house
hold of Albert H. Lay ton, of East
Providence township, Bedford
county, on Wednesday afternoon
of last week, taking this time the
devoted and beloved wife and
mother of the home, Mrs. Sarah
Catherine Lay ton. , Three sons
have preceded her to the eternal
home: Ross, an estimable school
teacher, who died of diphtheria
on February 22, in his 19th year;
Garrett, who died of membranous
croup, at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Rush Andrews, near Mat
tie, on April 5, aged 13 years, and
Russell, who died on May 9, of
diphtheria, in his 22nd year.
These bereavements prostrated
Mrs Lay ton greatly, but she was
confined to bed only about ten
days. Her age was 46 years, 4
months and 24 days. Mrs. Lay
ton was a daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Alvey Williams,
and was a most estimable wom
an, She was a devoted member
of the Christian church for many
years, and will be greatly missed
in the church and community.
The afflicted husband and nine
children survive the deceased.
The children are, Blanche, wife
ot Rush Andrews, near Mattie;
Alvey, Velma, Rush, Dewey, Ed
gar, Mabel, Dale and Nellie, all
at home. Five brothers also sur
vive her: Walter, Amos, Jonas,
Ed. and John, all residing In that
section of the county.
The funeral took place last Sat
urday afternoon at 1:80 o'clock,
and the services were tfeld In Uu
ion Memorial church, where in-
ferment was made.
OFFICER RESIGNED.
Says He Did Not Have the Moral Support
of What Are Supposed to Be the Law
Abiding: Citizens of Town.
The law-abiding citizens of Mc
Conneilsburg regret that Police
man Ross Doyle refuses to serve
longer in that position. The Bor
ough has never had an officer
more conscientious and fearless
in the discharge of his official
duty than Ross, and he is just the
kind of man the town has been
looking for for many a moon.
McConnellsburg is, perhaps, not
better nor worse than the average
town of its size; but it needs an
officer to keep the thoughtless
and reckless in line. To Ross, all
men looked aliko, and when he
saw any one violating the law,
and not willing to take friendly
advice, he promptly took him in
hand. Of course, there is a class
of people that this does not suit,
and they are free to express their
opinion. The school teacher is
seldom popular with those pupils
he has to punish, or with their
parents. But the teacher that
would shirk his duty on that ac
count would soon be asked to re
sign. It is the sworn duty oi the
officer to preserve the peace, and
to promptly arrest those who wil
fully disturb the peace, or whose
conduct or language is such as to
make them a constant menace to
the morals ot society.
V e hope Ross may reconsider
his action in resigning, for we are
here to assure him that he had
the moral support of the order-
loving, law-abiding citizens of the
town.
Death and the Veterans.
The Pension Office at Washing
ton has given out some figures
indicating the extent to which
death has invaded the ranks of
the Civil War veterans during
the fiscal year which closed with
June 30th. The rolls of the of
fice show that 32,000 soldiers died
during the year, or an average of
ninety per day. Notwithstand
ing this appalling death rate, the
officials estimate that there will
still be one veteran of the Civil
War drawing a pens'on in 1955.
Of the Federal Army of 2,213,365,
only 999,000 were living in 1900,
and the actual number of surviv
ors on the pension rolls at the be
gining of the new year was 593,-961.
Baseball Festival.
The McConnellsburg Athletic
Association will held a festival on
Saturday evening at the Court
House for the purpose of procur
ing uniforms for the players.
This method of securing the mon
ey has been chosen since our ex
penses in securing high class
games has been so high the As
sociation cannot stand the drain
on the treasury. Come out and
help your team secure presenta
ble uniforms and you need never
be ashamed of them when th?y
go away to represent the town
and county.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Hays Martin.
Miss Carrie Viola Martin,
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Mar
tin, East Washington street,
Hagerstown, and Rev. Clifford
Elvin Hays, pastor of the Luth
eran church, McConnellsburg,
were married Tuesday evening at
eight o'clock In Trinity Lutheran
church. Hagerstown, by the Rev.
C. F, Sanders, professor of Get
tysburg College, officiating. Aft
er spending a Bhort honey moon
Mr. and Mrs. Hays will return
to McConnellsburg about the Htb,
of August
Correction.
Kind Editou: I wish to recti
fy the mistake made by some ma
hcious person, in regard to me
being employed at D. W. Kelso's.
I was only visiting them for a
few days, aud have returned to
B. Frank Wible's, where I am
spending the summer.
,- Ws Maky Hokton,
Knobsville, P.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Misses Emma and Gertrude
llagmier of PhiladclDtra are
guests of Miss Mazie Mellott
this week.
Miss Jola Kaisbeck, of Erie, is
visiting her uncle and aunt Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd Elvey, and other
relatives and friends in town.
Howard Shinier and son Claire.
of McKeesport, are visiting rela
tives in town. Howard has been
suffering from an abscess on his
face for some time.
Prof, and Mrs. A. J. Dohner.
of Elizabethville, Pa., are visiting
the latter 's parents, W. S. Fisher
and wife, and other relatives and
friends in town.
Miss Elizabeth Patterson, of
Baltimore, Md., is spending a
two weeks' vacation in the homo
of her parents, Hon. and Mrs. D.
H. Patterson, at Webster Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shields and
four children are visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Grissinger. Mrs Shields is a
daughter of the late Samuel F.
Dively.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Locke,
aud their two interesting little
children, of Homestead, Pa., have
been spending the past ten days
in this county taking their sum
mer vacation.
Dr. Clarence N. Trout, of Red
Lion, Pa., gave his mother and
sisters a very pleasant surprise
last Saturday, by dropping in
and spending the time until Tues
day morning at his old home in
this place.
Roy C. Cromwell and family
and Wit. Youse and family went
up to West Dublin Saturday and
staid until Sunday afternoon with
the family of Jonas Lake. Mrs.
Youse and two children are stay
ing a few days at Mr. Lake's.
Mr. and Mrs. George Winters
and son Guy and daughter Mary,
and J. H. Evans all of Everett,
drove down in Mr. Evans' new
Ford touring car last Sunday and
spent a few hours in the home of
Charlie Hixson and wife, 'in this
place.
Mrs. L. IL Wible and son Hoi
lis, of Harrisburg, are spending
this week at their old home in
town, and getting things in shape
for the sale of their personal
property here next Saturday,
and their removal permanently
to Harrisburg.
John Bard and grand daughter
Miss Bertha Mcllnay, ot Pleas
ant Ridge, spent a few hours in
town last Friday. Mr. Bard is
one of Belfast township's leading
contractors, and has about all tho
houses and barns ou the string
that he can handle.
Miss Nellie Ke'so, who has her
home with her grandfather Mr.
Henry Andersen nearKnobsvlllo,
returned Monday from a very
pleasant trip of two weeks, during
which time she visited her father,
Mr S. W. Kelso in Waynesboro,
her uncle Charles Anderson at
Altenwald. and her aunt Mrs Sa
vina Davis in Chambersburg.
After having spent several
weeks in ( Chambersburg, Mr.
George Fin iff, Sr., returned to
his home in Todd township last
week. Before going away Mr.
Finiff was in a bad shape physic
ally. He was suffering from heart
trouble, and bis feet and legs
were badly swollen. While m
Chambersburg, he took a spocial
course of treatment with the re
sult that the swolling disappeared
from bis limbs, his appetite re
turned, and he came borne as
lithe and auplo as a two year old.
Mr. Finiff is a good oitisen, and
we hope he may live to ery
many more years of uasfu!-yet