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VOLUME 11
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY 2S, 1910.
NUMBER 42
ANOTHER UNWRIT
TEN CODE VICTIM.
jlie Woman in Question a Daughter of
Former Fultoif County Man.
THE COW.
A few days ago a murder was
committed at Romney, W. Va.,
m which the principals were two
men by the names of Blake and
Fletcher. The latter having shot
the former tor Invading his home
and destroying his domestic
peacfl. The mere fact, that a
man in West Virginia had in hot
blood, killed a scoundrel who had
fallowed him from one State to
another, and who in all likelihood
richly deserved his file, would
mean little to the readers of the
News except that a study of the
life of the criminal is an oppor
tunity of delivering a "sermo
nette" on wrong doing; and of
proving that the '"way of the
, transgressor is hard."
Those who do not belong to the
younger set can recall a murder
committed in the Little Cove
about fifteen years ago, when a
man named Blake was killed ou
his return from the penitentiary
' by two men named Baker and
Manning one of whom was living
with his wife. These two men
were tried m the Franklin county
courts and served time ior this
.crime.
The man who was killed in
West Virginia was the son of the
elder Blake who lost his life in
Warren township.
Some years ago he was brought
into the limelight by stealing a
lot of bacon, lard, etc., from the
Misses Culler of Little ' Cove,
having crossed the mountains
from Dry Run, Md., with a wag
on with which he removed the
'swag' and having overloaded the
horse, was arrested before reach
ing home. In this he had an ac
complice named Wiley who
served two and one half years,
while Blake being considered
leader of the enterprise, got three
years in the penitentiary. He
got his liberty about one year ago
and at once put himself on the
trail that led to his death at the
hands of Geo. Fletcher.
Fletcher was born and reared
near Dry Run, Md., and lived
there until a few years ago, about
one mile from the homes of Blake
an Wiley. ' '
Just here let us insert a fact,
that gives this vile chapter of
crime a touch of local color,
Fletcher was married to a daugh
ter of William Jones, once a resi
dent of the "Corner" in Ayr town
ship, and a man of doubtful repu
tation.
Afte; his marriage he lived
with his family in Mercersburg,
and Charlestown, after removing
to Romney. W. Va , in order to
' protect his family from the in
fluence of Blake who was entirely
too attentive to. Mrs. Fletcher.
Blake followed the Fletchers te
their new home and boarded
with them. The tragedy is the
result. This history of crime in
father and daughter, and in fath
er and son,"furnishes a most in
teresting study in heredity, and
the further proof that those who
"sew the wind will reap the whirl
wind."
The Fanner's Best Friend, and Most
Valuable of Domestic Animals.
The dairy cow, if able to ex
press herself in a way which tho
human family could comprehend,
might well lay claim to being
man's best friend. She might
establish such a claim by calling
attention to the fad$ that from her.
product and from 'her carcass
man manufacturers more of the
necessities of life than from any
other similar source. Sho fur
nishes these necessities to him
from infancy until such a time as
temporal things are no longer as
sociated with his existence, and
she does it ungrudgingly and con
stantly.
In addition to contributing to
man's necessity and bis pleasure,
the prosperity of an agricultural
community is more closely identi
tied with her than with any other
of the domestic animals. The
horse is quite essential in tilling
the soil, but where necessity re
quires it the sturdy son of the
cow can take his place, as he has
done in every agricultural section
on earth. The horse can only fur
msli labor and can-traly return a
profit to his owner when condi'
Hons are right for returning sat
isiactory grain crops. it is a
well known fact that the dairy
cow is the salvation of the farmer
in times of poor crops, as she is
able to convert the rough crops
which are never a total failura,
into dairy products which always
have a cash value.
In addition to this she furnish
es skim milk and butter milk for
the calves, pigs and poultry, and
fertility for the soil, without
which a farm becomes less valu
able each ysar and the whole coun
try less prosperous.
The elimination of the dairy
cow would necessitate an almost
revolutionary readjustment of
man's tastes and requirements
It would mean untold suffering
and hardship, Of course she
will not be dispensed with, but
ber value can perhaps best be ap
predated by contemplating such
a loss.
She will continue to be man s
best friend as long as the human
family exists and will keep on
supplying him with his greatest
needs just as she has done
through all the ages,
' II. C. Booker, wife and son of
Gothenburg, Neb., were callers
it our office this week. Mr,
Booker was a former resident of
this section, having taught the
Red IIill School In Germany Val
ley in 1870 and 1877. From here
they went to Gracey, Fulton
county where his mother, Mrs
James Doran resides. Mr. Book
er is a hustler, and . is making
good ia the west, Ile.is postmast
er of his town, which office ranks
little ahead of ours, lie is also
the editor and publisher of the
Gothenburg Independent, and
besides is Interested in the in
durance business and is agent
for the Florence Gold. Claim, of
Gulconda, Nevada. While in this
section, Mr. Booker visited the
Booker boys in town and In 1 1111
Valley, they being relatives,
Mount Union Times.
Post Card Shower.
While journeying along life's
pathway on the 19th inst., Mr.
N. M. Kirk, of Hustontown,
paused for rest in the shadow of
the fifty-third milestone. " bile
sitting there a cloud passed
across the sky, arid presently
there came a downpour. Now,
Mr. Kirk has oeen afiiictad with
rheumatism for several years
and he doesn't like to be caugh in
a shower if he can help it, but
strangely enough, 'after ths
shower bad passed over, his
"rheumatics" felt better than
for a long time. It turned out to
be a post card shower, and when
the cards were gathered up and
oounted, it was found that two
hundred and sixty six of his
friends from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and from Canada to the
Gqlf had thur kindly remembered
him. Through this little notice
he wants to aasure his friends
that his heart was made glad by
their kindly remembrance.
Snake Stories.
As a little grandson of 'Squire
Geo. W. Wagucr, of Todd, was
entering the stable to assist his
grandfather to put the horses
away after the day's work was
dope, a few days ago, he found a
large copperhead snake lying on
the door sill, which struck at him.
Fortunately the boy had his shoes
on or would have been bitten as
the snake struck him on one of
his feet.
While cradling oats in a field
near his home at the old toll gate
west of town last Saturday, Chas
Gress cut over two large copper
heads. A short time after he
heard his dog bark a little ways
ahead of him and on investiga
tion found a large rattler. He
succeeded in killing all. The
rattler had 6 rattles and a button.
On Tuesday last when J. C
Spannuth and Kerlin Bros., who
have a threshing outfit commenc
ed the seasons work at the farm
of David Kelso, justeastof Knobs
ville, had started the machine
andputabout half a dozen sheaves
through, a six and a half foot
blacttsnake ran out of a sheaf and
into the mouth of the machine.
When, the fragments of his snake
ship got through the machine it
was fine as sausage meat.
As R. N. Shimer was walking
across one of George V. Mock's
fields, north of town, on Monday
evening, he almost stepped
on a blowing viper, one of the
most poisonous species of the
reptile family. He succeeded in
killing it.
A few Hays ago a little daugh
ter of Geo. W. Wagner, of Todd
township, was picking raspber
ries near the house when she
saw a large blacksnake on a tree.
She ran to the house and told her
father who took his gun and went
to the tree and saw the snakeout
on a limb about 30 feet from the
ground. The 'Squire . took aim
and brought a GJ foot snake to
the ground.
SUNDAY FIRE.
Steam Sawmill Belonging to George C.
Fraker and Waller M. Comcrcr
Burned Sunday Afternoon.
Fraker & Comerer have hud a
steam sawmill on the Bratton
farm near Dublin Mills for some
time. The mil) had been closed
down for several days, but they
had a man burning the saw dust
and doing other work about the
place last week. On Sunday aft
erm.on fire broke out, and before
it was brought under control it
had destroyed the mill and injur
ed the eDgme. Fortunately, not
much lumber was burned. We
are informed that there was no
insurance on the property.
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She was a bright girl, and they
were at a base . ball game. She
had won his enthusiastic heart
by understanding the game right
off, and he lovdd her even more
than if she had . been his sister.
"It reminds me of the house
hold." he says. "The plate, the
batter, the fouls and the flies."
"And it reminds mo of marriage,"
he added. "First the diamond,
when they are engaged; then the
struggle and the hits, when the
men go oat, and finally the diffi
culty In getting home." Then he
eat and thought and thought.
Good Roads.
We quote the following from a
speech by lion. William Sulzer,
in the House.of Representatives,
June 9, 1910. .
One of the crying needs in this
country, is good roads. The es
tablishment of good roads would
in a great measure solve theques
tiou of the high pi-ice of food and
and the increasing cost of living.
By reducing the cost of transpor
tation it would enable the farmer
to market his produce at a lower
price and at a larger profit at the
same time. It would bring com
munities closer together and in
touch with the centers of popula,
tion, thereby facilitating the com
merce of ideas as well as of ma
terial products.
When the agricultural produc
tion alone of the United States
for the past eleven years totals
$7, 000,000, 000, a sum to stagger
the imagination, and it costs more
to take this product from the
farm to the railway station than
from such station to American
and European markets, and when
the saving ia cost of moving this
product of agriculture over good
highways instead of bad would
have built a million miles of good
roads, the incalculable waste of
bad roads in this country is shown
to be of such enormous propor
tions as tJ demand Immediate re
formation and the wisest and
best statesmanship; but great as
is the loss to transportation, mer
caatile, industrial, and farming
Interests, incomparably greater
Is the material loss to the women
and children and the social life,
a matter as important as civiliza
tion itself. The truth of the de
duration of Charles Summer
fifty years ago, that "the two
greatest forces for the advance
mont of civilization are the school
master and good roads,' is em
phasized by tho experience of the
intervening years ana points to
the wiBdom of a union of the ed
ucatioual, commercial, transpor
tation, and industrial interests of
our country iu aggressive action
for permanent good roads,
Liquid Weed Exterminators.
As was to be expected,
presence of liquid weed extermin
ators on the market has resulted
in considerable inquiry as to the
effectiveness of such materials
for the killing of weeds.
t?rof. H. A. Surface, State Zo
ologist, replied to a request for
information, received irom a
Philadelphia banker, in regard to
a certain "exterminator," as fol
lows: "Replying to your recent letter
asking as to the basis of the so
called weed exterminators, I can
say with certainty that it is chief
ly iron sulfate or copperas. One
hundred pounds of sulfate of iron
in fifty gallons of water will de
stroy weeds of certain kinds, es
pecially of the mustard family
It is also re.jom mended to destroy
weeds' of other kinds, but the sub
ject of weed destruction by the
use of chemicals or sprey liquids
has been entirely overdone. Like
everything else, some unscrupul
ous persons have taken advautage
of the fact that there is some vir
tue in the process, anl they are
trying to make out that it will
apply to any weeds and be bene
ficial in getting rid of them, and
they ate trying to make money
on this basis.
'I think y.ou are certainly rea
sonable in saying that you have a
feeling of distrnst of the com mer
cial article, and 1 can not see why
a man can not make his own ma
terial much cheaper, than he can
buy it, and thus be sure of the
ingredients and the efficiency of
it. In making this statement I
am liable to incur the enmity of
the manufacturers and agents,
and you would, indeed, be sur
prised to know what an immense
amount of trouble I have brought
upon myself by faithfully doing
my duty in replying to such com
municatiOLS as yours. 1 can not
see why a practical man is un
willipg to use some of the efficient
materials that are advised, and
easily procured at an inexpensive
rate, instead of paying their hard
earned money to some firm or
putting up the same kind of prep
aration in the commercial form
and selling the material at a much
higher price. However, tfte man
ufacture) s and their agents take
the view that it is not my business
to talk about price, but that I
should merely encourage the use
of materials regardless of cost.
"I have met with exactly the
same difficulty in regard to oil
sprays. Some of the manufac
turers have apparently been so
hard hit by my positive state
ments of the occasional injurious
effects of oils, that they have gone
bo far as to publish misleading
Insinuations about me, even re
fleeting upon my character. How
ever, I Bhall try to do my duty
while it is possible, and believe
that the good citizens of this State
will stand by mo as long as that
is conscientiously performed."
The Hagerstowa Mail says that
Alex. Linn, one of the best known
conductors on the Cumberland
Valley, bought , the largest trout
in many a day. The trout was
taken at Shippensburg and meas
ured the trifle of nineteen and a
half inches. Its weight was about
three pounds and it was so beau
tifully marked that it was almost
a shame to cook It.
Hortonllenry.
At the home of the bride's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
of Clear Ridge, Tuesday morning,
Rev. Luther McGarvey, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, 1 1 us
tontown, united in marriage their
daughter Miss Gertrude and Mr.
Eimer Horton, of Pitcairn, Fa.
The bridal oouple went to Three
Springs, took the 9:20 train and
are now spending their honey
moon in Washington, Atlantic
City, and other places of interest.
The croom is a fireman on the P.
R. R., and ready to take hold of
the throttle as soon as a vacancy,
occurs.
Both bride and groom are ex
cellent young people, and have
the very best wishes f a wide
sircle of friends and acquaint
ances for their abundant pros
perity and happiness.
MILLIONS SrCNT ON FRAUDS.
Mrs. Rachel Miller.
Mrs. Rachel Miller, of Fannetts
burg, Franklin county, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Naugle, in Burnt Cabins, ou
Thursday, July 21, aged 72 years
5 months, and 27 days. She was
born in Strawsburg, Franklin
county, and her maiden name was
Doris. She was a consistent
member of the Presbyterian
church for 50 years.
Mrs. Miller was a sufferer for
many years, and bore her afflic
tion witli christian lortitude.
She is survived by one son,
Charles, of Fannettsburg, and
four daughters, namely: Mrs.
Margaret Speck, of Burnt Cab
ins; Carrie Miller, of Ohio; Laura
Wehn, of Huntingdon, and Mrs.
Mary Naugle, of Burnt Cabins.
She was interred in the ceme
tery near Fannettsburg, her pas
tor, Rev. Wainright, officiating.
WHIPS COVE.
The farmers of the Cove are
getting along fine with their work
James Layton and wife and Thom
as Downos and Bertha Truax, of
Iddo, came over last week and
hauled their grain in on the
Squire Layton farm. B. W. Mor
ris is busy threshing' now, and it
will not be long until the granar
ies will be groaning under their
burden ot golden grain.
Hester Mellott, who spent some
time in the home of D. C. Mallott,
returned to her home at Pleasant
Ridge, Monday.
Leslie Hart is quite ill at this
writing.
The large crowd in attendance
at the funeral of Esta Starr, at
the Whipj Cove church, the 17th,
were horrified when the little cas
ket went crashing to the bottom
of the grave, shattering the glass
cover. The casket had to be rais
ed and the corpse taken out, iu
order to remove the broken glass
and dirt.
Denton lloopengardner was ov
er Sideling Hill one day last week
Logue Wink and family visited
Alfred Layton and wife a couple
days last week.
II M. Spangler, of Altoona, din
edatDC Mellott 's last Thurs
day. Aaron Hess and Maggie Wolf,
of Emmaville, were in the Cove
Saturday evening.
Cecil Clark made a business
t'np to Everett Saturday.
T. R. Starr and wife and N. W.
Mellott and wife visited Mr.
S.tarr'8 brother Joseph, In Snake
Spring Valley, last Monday,
Sunday visitors and visited
Hays Morgrct and wife, of Mc
Kibbm, at George, DieM's; Nettie
Diehl and little son Curtis, at Bob
Diehl's; Albert Plessinger and
wire, son Ellis, and daughter Acb
ah, at Watson PlesslngerV, E A
lloopengardner and family, D, C.
Mellott and family, E F. Mellott
and Will Diehl at Emory and Sam
uel Diebis; E A. Diehl and family
in the vicinity of Emmaville;
George Layton and family at
Will McKees; Silas Holly and wife
at N. W. Mellott's.
Mr a. Caleb Mellott spent part
of last-week in tha home of her
aon in law Alvy Lake.
Fake Consumption Cures Cheat Public
of $15,000,000.
Over $15,000,000 annually is
pout ed into the coffers of those
who exploit and advertise fake
consumption cures, according to
a statement issued to day by the
National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuber
culosis; and for this vast sum the
victims receive nothing in return,
but are often permanently injured
ana in the majority oi cases
cheated out of the chance for a
real cure. Worse still, most of
this money is paid by those who
can least afford it.
The National Association has
investigated several hundred so
called "cures" and "treatments"
for tuberculosis now being ad
vertised throughout the country,
and finds that more than 3,000,
000 a year is being spent in solic
iting the patronage of the public.
On examination, it has been
found that the great majority of
these "cures" contun harmful
and habit forming drugs, suc'i as
morphine, opium and chloroform.
iNone oi theiu will cure consump
tion. The only cure for this dis
ease that has ever been discover
ed is the combination of fresh air,
rest and wholesome food. All of
the "cures" that attempt to de
stroy the tubercle bacillus with
out these or to stop the progress
of the disease in some mysterious
way are branded as frauds, and
impositions.
lhreo classes of "cures 'are
distinguished by the National As
sociation. In the first class are
included devices and drugs which
can be bought for any sum rang
ing from ten cents to five dollars
at a drug store. The United
States Department of Agricul
ture has just issued a bulletin in
which some of the most used of
these drugs and remedies are an
alyzed and condemned. The
second class of "cures" includes
the "institutes," "professors" or
companies of "doctors," who for
a consideration guarantee to cure
consumption by some secret
method of which they are the
sole proprietors. There are near
ly one hundred und fifty of these
iustitute frauds in the United
States, cheating the people out
of millions of dollars annually.
In the third class of "cures
are placed a number of home
made remedies, which either
through ignorance or supersti
tion have been advanced as treat
ments for tuberculosis. Some
of these are, onions, lemons, rat
tlesnake poison, coal dust, lime
dust, pigs' blood, dog oil, milk
"strippings," and even alcohol.
These will not cure consumption
declares the National Association.
No drug, gas or other material
has yet been discovered, which,
when eaten, inhaled or injected
into the body, will kill the germs
of tuberculosis. Fresh air, which
contains more oxygen than any
substance known, will destroy
the germs of tuberculosis, if it is
breathed continuously for a long
enough period, and if rest and
wholesome food are employed at
the same time to build up the
body.
WEST DUBLIN.
Adda Blake, ofOrbisonia, spout
last week visitiug friends and rel
a'aves iu this community.
Edith Reeder, of Hustontown,
spent a few days last week with
her sister Goldie at Casper
Brant's.
Harrison Hoovor who had been
attending the Ohio Northern Uni
versity is visiting the family of
his mother Mrs Ehzi Hoover at
this place.
Our farmers have had good
crops of gram and good weather
for harvesting tho grain. A good
rain la much needed at present.
A few of our people attended
the picnio in Wells Valley on Sat
urday and enjoyed It very much.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Subscribe for the "News, ' only
(1.00 a year.
Reed Ray, of Everett, is visit
ing his mother in this place.
Rev. Mohler is the guest of
Miss Minnie Mock, in this place.
Benj. R. Simpson, of Thomp
son, was a business visitor to tho
County Seat, on Monday.
Mrs. D. F. Trout is spending
this week visiting in the home of
Dr. C. N. Trout at Red Lion. Pa.
L. W. Weisel and wife (Miss
Pearl Garland) were pleasant
visitors at our office on Tuesday.
County Commissioner and Mrs
D. W. Cromer, of Fort Littleton,
spent a few hours in town last
Saturday.
E. F. Crummoll and wife, of
Cleveland, O., are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Woollet at the
Washington House.
Frank Irwin, wife and child, ot
Philadelphia, are tho guests of
the family ot John A. Irwin in
this place.
Robt. B. Cunningham and J.
B. Horner of Fairfield, Adams
county, spent several days in
town last week.
Elmer llortou, of Pitcairn, Pa.,
and Miss Gertrude Henry, of
Clear Ridge, took dinner at the
Washington House, Monday.
Mrs. Benj. Miller end little sou
of Hopewell, spent several days
last week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Sheets.
Christ Shimer, John Gross,
and Joe Doyle, are at Burnt Cab
ins, where they are painting the
house of Charles McGoheo.
Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson
of Mercersburg, spent from Fri
day until Sabbath in the family
of Robert Fryman in this place.
Miss Anna Cotuer, who had
been the guest ot Rev. and Mrs.
Bryner, left for her home in
Washingtonvillo. Pa., on Tues
day. Misses Gertrude and Emma
Sloan, of this place, spent from
Wednesday evening until Satur
day with Miss Grace Johnston,
near Cito.
Miss Annie Sheets, near Mer
cersburg, is spending a couple
weeks visiting the families of
John Sheets and Frank Stoutea
gle, in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson Peck
and their two children Ruth and
Robert visited Mr. Peck's sister,
Mrs. S. F. Stiver, in Bedford,
last Saturday and Sunday.
Prof, and Mrs. Lewis Harris
and their two children left Mon
day morning for Pana, 111., where
they will visit Mrs. Harris's fa
ther, Daniel Skipper, and other
western friends.
After spending sev3ral days
with her sister Mrs. Geo. W.
Hays, in this place, Miss Maggie
Michaels, ot Everett, left on Sat
urday morning for a visit to
frieuds in Waynesboro.
Max Irwin who has boen em
ployed in Philadelphia for several
months will be home for a short
visit on Monday. hen Max
arrives Mr. and Mrs Jno A. Irwin
will havo their entire family with
them, the first time in ten years.
Rev. D. P. Drawbaugh, former
pastor of the McConnellsburg
Lutheran congregation, now of
the Fourth Lutheran church of
Altooua, is visiting In the family
of Geo. W. Roisner, and other
friends of the town and in the
country.
narry Irwin who is one of tho
salesmen of the Landis TooF
Works, of Waynesboro, and who
is stationed in Chicago, has been
spending a week at Beuna Vista
hotel Pen-Mar the guest of the
company all their salesmen being
present He will be homo to day
to spend a week with his father's
family.