VOLUME II
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 4, 1910.
NUMBER 43
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
YONKER.
The home of William P. Yonker
and bis wife Lilia Ranck Yonker
of Warfordsburg was, lastThurs
day mortiDg, suddenly turned
from one of sprightly cheer and ,
gladness to one of deepest gloom
and keenest sorrow. Mr. and Mrs
Yonner had two children, Glen,
aged about 18, and Hazel Rogers,
a bright promising child of 12
years and 9 months.
Little Hazel arose at the usual
time, was at breakfast, "and was
in her usually cheerful mood.
Shortly after breakfast, from an
adjoining room into which Hazel
had gone, Mrs. Yonker heard her
utter an unusual cry and going
to her, Hazel said she had such a
severe pain in her head.
The condition of the child ex
cited 'alarm and Dr. Kemsburg
was hastily summoned, but in
less than three quarters of an
hour from her first attack death
had finished its work. The cause
of the death was cerebro spinal
meningitis, and none but those
who have witnessed death come
in that form, can have an. ade
quate conception of its terrors.
While by no means a robust
child physically, Hazel had not
missed a day in bur attendance at
the public school during the past
four years, nor had she been once
tardy, aad she was possessed of
a mental, moral,' and spiritual
perception much beyond one of
her years.
The large number of people
who attended her funeral, the
public services of which were
held in the Presbyterian church
conducted by Rev. Gates, of the
M. E. ohurch, Hancock, bore evi
dence of the esteem in which the
child was held in the community.
To avoid any accidents, four
young men acted as pall-bearers,
, but the casket was accompanied
into the cemetery at the Presby
terian chnrch by six of her young
friends as honorary pall bearers,
namely, Lois Markley, Verna
Harr, La Verne Charlton, Mabel
Waugb, Mary Bishop, Marguer
ite Stigers.
. Horton.
Mrs. Elmira Stevens Horton
died very suddenly last Tuesday
evening, July 26, 19J0, her illness
being of only fifteen minutes du
ration. She had suffered from
heart trouble for a number of
years, but as she had been feel
ing better for several days, was
unusually cheerful, her death was
very unexpected. She had been
a 'member of the M. E church
for about forty years, and will be
sadly missed in church services,
lor she was a very regular attend
ant She was 75 years, 2 months
and 4 days old, and leaves to
mourn her departure her hus
band, W. R. Horton, of Broad
Top city, and six children, name
ly: Mrs. D. R. Ramsey, of Clear
Ridge; Goo. S. Horton, Broadtop
City; Mrs. Meda Masemore, M.
Cella, Sarah J., Lucy A., all of
whom are at borne. Also, three
brothers and one sister, Jamison
K. Stevens, of Emporia, Kansas;
Rev. W. 1L Stevebs, Wrights
ville, Pa.; Mrs. Jennie Williams,
South Fork, Pa., and Rev. S. F.
Stevens, Monett, Missouri. The
family have the sympathy of their
large number of friends both in
Uuatingdon and Fulton counties.
She was reared in Fulton county
and will be remembered by the
friends of h girlhood as Ella
Stevens. The family have reaid
d in Broad Top City for a num
ber of years.'
MANNING.
Clyde Alvab, infant son of SI'
wood and Bertha (Hover male)
,- Manning, died at their home in
Berkley Springs, W. Va., last
Tuesday morning of those dread
d diseases pneumonia aad whoop
Ex-State Treasurer, William II. Berry,
of Delaware Cjunty, Named for
Governor.
Dissatisfied members of the
Democratic and of the Republican
party of this state met in conven
tion in Philadelphia on Thursday
of last week, and organized a new
third party, independent, and to
be known as the Keystone party.
After adopting a platform, the
following nomination a were made.
For governor William H. Ber
ry, of Delaware county.
For lieutenant governor D.
Clarence Gibbony, president of
the Philadelphia Law and Order
Society.
For state treasurer Cornelius
D. Scully, lawyer, of Pittsburg.
For secretary of internal affairs
John D. Casey, former legisla
tor labor representative, and au
thor of the state employers' lia
bility law, of Wilkesbarre.
Berry and Casey are Demo
crats; Gibbony and Scully, Re
publicans.
NEW THIRD PARTY.
Mountain Fire Money is Done.
Should Pennsylvania be visited
with forest fires during the next
eight months, the state will have
to depend upon their being ex
tinguished by men who will vol
unteer their services for fighting
such fires with no hope of reim
bursement unless the next Legis
lature should see fit to pass a de
ficiency appropriation bill to de
fray such expenses. State Com
missioner of Forestry Robert S.
Conklin said the appropriation of
$50,000 for such work had been
entirely exhausted. No further
funds will be on hands until the
next general assembly shall pro
vide them. The forestry depart
ment officials leel that the situa
tion is more or less acute, but they
say the only thing to be done is
to make the men of the mountain
counties acq uain'ted with the facts
and trust to their patriotism to
impel them to turn out and fight
any forest fire which might come
along.
Judge Swope Affirmed.
The Superior Court of Pennsyl
vania has affirmed the decision of
Pnesident Judge S. McC. Swope,
which was rendered February
12, 1910, and which fixes the wit
ness fees in Adams county at
$1.00 per day and mileage for
those from the country and 50
cents per day for those living
within a mile of the county seat.
The case arose out of the suit
of Flemming & Bair against B.
F. Bush, Receiver of the Western
Maryland Railroad Company for
damages. Charles S. Duncan,
Esq., attorney for the- .railroad,
made an appeal from the bill of
costs for witnesses' fees and
Judge Swope sustained the ap
peal Star and Sentinel.
To Make Farmers of Poor. - .
Miss Jane Adams, of Hull
House, Chicago; Jacob Riis, Rev.
Lyman, Abbott, W. J. Bryan and
others have organized an aasocia
tion to buy large tracts of land
near Greeley, Colorado, and cut
it up into small farms and garden
plots.
These they will sell to deserv
ing families in the east who want
homes in the west, but are with
out means. The association will
accept payments in easy install
ments in cash or will take a share
of the crops. Interest will be
charged. The scheme will not
be entirely philan tropic, but will
give the promoters only a moder
ate profit.
ing cough. The child was born
April 22, 1910, died July 26th,
aged 8 months and i days. The
remains was brought to the To
noloway Baptist chnrch and laid
to rest in the oemetry adjoining
the church Wednesday afternoon
The entire community .wishes to
sympathize with the bereaved
parents through the dark hour of
distress, " '
Blow Your Horn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Peterson
and son Harold and Andrew Stev
enson, with their chauffer all of
Chicago, are makiug an automo
bile tour from the big western
metropolis through Ohio, Penn
sylvania, and , the New England
states. Last Friday, as they
were entering our neighboring
town Everett, they observed an
innocent looking sign, "Blow
Your Horn," and without seeing
any particular reason for doing
so, the man at the wheel blew the
horn. If he did not know the
reason at the time he found out
later, for they had not proceeded
many blocks through the city un
til they were confronted by a
Bair, and informed that the
chauffer was wanted at the office
of Justice of the Peace Ritchey.
Whe,n the chauffer, accompanied
by Mr. Peterson, appeared be
fore his honor, he was informed
that an assessment of $11 50 was
due the Borough of Everett for
exceeding the speed limit, Officer
Bair, having sworn that the party
had driven 100 yards in 13 sec
onds. The cash was passed over
the counter, a receipt therefore
obtained, and the party about to
continue their journey, when an
other automobile was seen ap
proaching at a pretty good clip.
Mr. Peterson suggested that the
officer pull his stop watch on the
coming automobile, but the officer
not showing any disposition to
do so, Mr. Peterson told him that
if he did not, he would inquire
the reason. The officer then
drew nis stop watch, and halted
the machine, which proved to be
long to Hon. Joseph Thropp, of
Everett, and Mr. Thropp was in
formed that he had exceeded the
speed limit by driving 100 yards
in 10 seconds. Mr. Peterson con
eluded that the officer's reluc
tance to hold up the secgnd ma
chine was due to the fact that he
recognized his man, and was not
anxious to tackle , Mr. Thropp.
Mr. Peterson informed the News
reporter that he did not have time
to stay to see how much they
made Mr. Thropp cough up.
The day before (Thursday),
Constable Steacb, of this boieugh
received an exciting telephone
message from that same Everett
officer to look out sharp for an
automobile party who had been
audadicus enough to violate the
speed limit in Everett. Sure
enough, along they came quietly
enough, but when they pulled up
in front of the Fulton House, the
party was scared into hysterics
by our Constable swinging a gun
in the face of the chauffeur, grab
bing him violently by the collar,
and informing him. "You are my
prisoner." The fellow would not
have been more surprised if be
had been hit in the face with a
rotten tomato; but he, with the
owner of the car, went along to
the office of Justice of the Peace
Robinson, where the Justice was
informed that the "prisoner" had
'-beat it up" too fast while com
ing through the borough of Ever
ett. Of course, Justice Robin
son knew that he had no jurisdic
tion in the case, and so informed
the constable. The constable
was not satisfied, however, until
be had consulted a prominent at
torney, and then the constable
discharged the "prisoners." beg
ged their pardon, and wished
them good luck.
House Raided.
Last Friday evening Rev. and
Mrs. L. W. McGarvey and son
Wm. Albert took a stroll through
the woods adjoining the parson
age and while returning home
leisurely 'Mrs. McGarvey was sur
prised to see a ligbti in the bouse
and upon investigation discover
ed about twenty-five ladles had
literally taken possession during
her absence. They had dropped
in to help pastor and wife cele
brate their wedding anniversary,
with music and jokes and a liber
al supply bf ice cream and cake.
The evening was enjoyed by all
those present.
RECEPTION OF PASTOR.
The Lutheran Church of This Place
the Scene of Delightful Oc
casion. A reception was given Rev. and
Mrs. Clifford E. Hays by the
Christian Endeavor Society of
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
church, of this place, Tuesday ev
ening. Rev. Hays is the new pas
tor of St. Paul, and was married
July 5th. He and his bride have
settled in McConnelUburg, after
a month's honeymoon, which was
spent at Chautauqua Institute,
Chautaqqua, N. Y., and at the
bride's and groom's homes, Hag
erstown, Md.
The church was tastefully dec
orated, and Rev. and Mrs. Hays,
together with Mrs. James Rum
mel and Mrs. Eva Roettger, were
seated inside the chancel rail.
The members of the C. E. Socie
ty ushered and Mrs. Rummel
and Mrs. Roettger introduced
the members of the church to
the new pastor and his wife.
A program consisting ot sever
al hymns, addresses of welcome
by George Comerer, represent
ing the church council, C. E So
ciety and other organizations of
St. Paul's church; Rev. Chas. W.
Bryner, representing the Metho
dist Episcopal congregation; Rev.
J. L. Grove, representing the
United Presbyterian; and Rev.
John M. Diehl, representing the
Presbyterian congregation. Rev.
Hays answered In a few words.
Ice cream and cake were then
served and after a social hour the
guests dispersed.
A Pleasant Social Event.
Mrs Elizabeth Carnell gave a
social on Saturday evening in
honor of Mrs. Connell, of Cali
fornia, and her daughter Mrs.
Robinson, and son James of
Pittsburg.
The evening was pleasantly
spent in social chat until 9:30
when the hostess and grand
daughter, Miss Maye Carnell in
vited the guests to the dining
room tor refreshmeuts. The
decorations of the table were be
yond comparison, due to the un
tiring efforts of Miss Maye. Ice
cream, cake and all the fruits of
the season were served.
The guests present were Mrs.
Maria Spencer and daughter Miss
Nannie, Mrs. Jane Hill, Henry
Sharp and wife of Whips Cove;
James Sharp, wife and children
Verdie. Ada and Stanley; James
Truax, wife and daughters Floy
and Madeline; M. B. Hill, wife
and daughters Kittia and Vivian;
Grace Lake Litton, Opal E. Sharp,
Bell Mellott, Pearl Carnell Nath
an Truax,-and Mrs. Carnell's two
sons Sam and Berte. Mrs. Con
nell is a sister of County Com
missioner James Sharp and is a
very interesting lady.
A Guest.
CARNIVAL AT NEEDMORE.
Saturday, August 13th. Big Day. Ra
ces, Greased Pole, Greased Pig,
Baseball Games, Sc.
The Baseball Club and the Mar
tha Washington Sewing Circle
will hold a Carnival at Need more
on Saturday, August 13th, that
will be well worth a day off to en
joy. Several of the best teams of
the County are being arranged
for, and exciting games of base
ball will be played. Along the
line of other amusements will be
three-legged races, sack races,
100-yard dash, greased pole and
purse, greased pig, &c, &c. Fun
begins at 10 o'clock, '
All roads lead to Need more
that day. Come and have a good
time. By order of
Committee.
Miss Blanche O. Peck and
brothers Ira and Wilbert took ad
vantage of last Thursday's excur
sion to visit Atlantlo City, Phlla
delphia, Baltimore, and Washing
ton, and are having a very pleas
ant outing,
Treating Barked Maple Trees.
A business man of Mauch
Chunk, Pa., whose maple shade
trees were badly barked to the
sapwood, sent a letter to Prof. H.
A. Surface, State Zoologist, for
information as to what to do to
help the trees outgrow their in
jury, to which the Professor dic
tated the following reply:
"Replying to your letter asking
what to do to help your maple
shade trees, which have been
skinned to the sap wood, I beg to
say that I can recommend noth
ing better than to treat immedi
ately any tree that has been
skinned, by painting it with warm
or melted gralting wax, and then
covering it with a thick plaster
made of equal parts of fresh cow
manure and clay, bound in place
with cloths such as old gunny
sacks. Part of the virtue of treat
ment, for a skinned or peeled
tree, consists in giving an imme
diate application to keep it from
becoming dry. If 1 had no other
way to do this at once, I should
simply apply a coating of mud,
and when I could get the grafting
wax readily I should wash off the
mud, and then give the grafting
wax application, because this
would be more permanent than
anything else.
"It would also be well to cut
back. the tops of the trees to some
extent, because the area through
which sap has been flowing has
now been reduced, any it will
give a reduction in the vitality of
the tree if not cut back some.
"Where the tree has decayed
spots, such as you describe, it is
advisable to cut out the decayed
wood and fill the cavity with ce
ment made by mixing sand and
Portland cement together three
parts of sand to one of cement,
If borers are present, you can
destroy them by injecting carbon
bisulfide into their holes. Do this
by using the liquid in a spring
bottom oil can, and then close the
holes with clay."
Base Ball.
At McConnellsburg last Satur
day afternoon.
McConnellsb'g Mercersburg.
Wagner, ss Fendrick,
Spangler, lb Rockwell,
Scheidleman p Pensioner,
Bowden, c Knauff,
Taylor 8 b Rose
Lump If Hiland
Downes cf McAfee
Brindle 2b Duncan
Helman rf Weller
Score by innings:
Mercersburg 000000000-0
McConnellsburg 00304101 x-9
Left on bases Mercersburg,
9; McConnellsburg, 7.
Bases on balls Scheidleman,
4; Pensingsr, 2.
Strike-outs Scheidlemau, 16;
Pensinger, 9.
Two base hits: Downes,' Fen
drick. Three base hits: Bowden
Home run: Taylor. Stolen bas
es: Rose 2, McAfee, Brindle 2,
Scheidleman, Wagner.
Hit by pitcher: Scheidleman 1,
Pensinger 1.
Miss Ida F, Bard is home with
her father, John Bard, at Pleas
ant Ridge. Miss Ida was one of
Fulton county's teachers, and
later taught in Cambria county.
She then took a business course
at the Mountain State Business
College, and was employed by II.
G. Kump & Son, and C. H. Scott,
of Elklns. In March she was
taken ill, which forced her to re
sign her position. Luckily her
sister Stella was married, and
Ida kne-v Stella was as much like
a mother as a sister, and went to
her. Ida was taken to G rant I Ios
pital, in Columbus, Ohio, wher9
she stayed three months, and
came out as lively as she was
three years ago, but was very
weak, and as she says, "it takes
some time to regain your health
when you lose it by hard work."
The many friends of Miss Bard
wish her all good luck and health.
PUBLIC PERILS.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Where We Are Protected and Where We
Are Not. Sugestions by Dr.
Remsburg.
The laws of Pennsylvania as
well as most other states provide
means for the protection of its
citizens. Roads must be made
safe, pnbhc buildings must be
provided with every facility for
the escape of their inmates in
case of fire or other danger; the
reckless handling of fire arms,
even the pointing of an empty
gun is strictly prohibited. Every
precaution is taken to prevent
accident or injury to any and all
classes of people. This is all
very good as far as it goes, but
like the rich young man who went
to Jesus to know what good thing
he should do, we lack one thing
of the greatest import. With all
of our boasted protection there is
hovering over our land a dark
cloud that the law makers seem
afraid to touch. Especially has
this been the case In our state.
Intemperance with all its darkest
horors is permitted to do its
work protected by tha law that
inclines! to protect the people
from all other danger. The ques
tion with me is if all other sources
of danger must be removed wny
is the sale of alcohol permitted.
t is an undeniable fact that there
are more accidents and deaths
caused by alcohol than by all
other sources combined, without
taking into consideration the
misery and crime that it pro
duces. Yet with all this we see
it still licensed and its sale pro
tested by the law. Licensed to
carry on the traffic regardless of
how many are injured or killed
or how much suffering it may
cause. No one dares even remon
strate with the saloon keeper or
pray in front of his saloon, as it
would injure his business, as
prayer and liquor are as incom
pat'ble as water and fire. Chil
dren, for a show of decency, are
excluded, but some one else buys
the liquor for them. Our law
requires, or did, that all children
should be excluded from school
and Sunday school who were not
vaccinated, but not to gather in a
saloon. Men of all nationalities
crowd together there without re
striction. Everything is swept
out of the way to ruin and crime,
while those things that have for
their aim, the betterment of the
people are restricted by the law.
Why does it not restrict alcoholic
crimes? It makes me shudder
to think of what is being done be
hind the red curtains of the sa
loon. Homes are made desolate,
hearts are broken, suffering wives
and starving children; crimes,
theft and murder all in one cata
logue. Laws may change in oth
er ways for the public safety but
the saloon is the same. Souls are
bartered for a dime, a life for
twenty-five cents. While some
may be wiping up the blood of a
victim others are drinking, so
hardened do they become that
they drink and light over the
dead body of one who may fall in
a drunken row. The man who
sold the liquor is simply doing
what the law protects him in do
ing, the cry is that the liquor
dealers will lose too much money
if they cannot sell their stock of
liquor. Lincoln with one stroke
of bis pen liberated every slave
in the country, causing the loss
of millions of dollars to those who
owned them for which there was
no remuneration for that was for
the betterment of the country.
Much greater still would be the
man who could or would with one
stroke of his pen strike the shack
les irom those who are bound
soul and body to the demon drink,
while the name of Lincoln fs hon
ored the name of him who would
free the slave from drunkenness
would not only receive honor
here bat we think heaven would
resound with praise for thousands
of souls that are now going to
destruction, that would be saved.
A, J. Remshchq.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Miss Minnie Smith, of Everett,
is visiting friends and relatives
in McConnellsburg.
Mrs. 13. W. Peck Is spending
this week visiting relatives in
Bedford and in Blair county.
Miss Netha Nesbit is visiting
friends in Dry Run, Franklin
couuty.
Miss Mary Thompson of Phila
delphia lsvisiting her friend Miss
Blanche Morton of this place.
Geo. W. Hays and wife were
called to Everett on Sunday, by
the serious illness of Mrs. Hays'
mother, Mrs. Michaels.
Mrs. Thomas P. Clyde, of Phil
adelphia, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. George Alagsam, and her
brother, A. Grant Shoemaker.
Mrs. O. II. Jackson and little
daughter, of Yeadon, are the
guestsofGco. W. Reisner and
wife.
Miss Stella Sipes returned
trom a very pleasant outing to
Niagara Falls, Toronto, Can., and
other places last week.
Harry Clouser, of Chambers
burg, spent Sunday at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Clouser, in this place.
Nathan Evercts, of Ilarrisburg
is spending his summer vacation
in the home of his mother, Mrs.
Ed D. Shinier, of this place.
Rev. and Mrs. John M. Diehl,
of the Presbyterian church are
taking a vacation of two weeks in
the home of the former's parents
in Adams county.
Miss Letitia Peck, who is spend
ing her summer vacation with
her parents, Denton Peck and
wife, in Thompson township, was
in town Monday.
Misses Blanche and Vera Cul
ler, daughters of Peter Culler of
Johnstown, are visiting among
their Fulton county friends and
relatives.
Mrs Rosa Ottand two children
went over the mountain yester
day morning for an extended vis
it among friends in Greencastlo
and other places in Franklin
county.
Jacob Comerer, wife and two
children, and Mrs. Comerer's
mother all of Mercersburg,
spent last Thursday in the homo
of Jacob '8 parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry A. Comerer.
Walter Rotz, who is employed
in the Forbes monument yards,
Chambersburg, returned Mon
day, after having spent a week at
the heme of bis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Rotz.
Joan Morton, who has been
spending the past week with
friends at Uustontown was ac
companied home Saturday by her
cousins, Harvey and Marjorie
Clevenger.
Samuel White and sister, Miss
Mary, of Fairfield, Adams coun
ty, drove up to Mercersburg
Monday, in their Buick auto, and
on Tuesday, accompanied by
their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Rhoads (Fannie Kendall), came
over and spent the day with D.
M. Kendall and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fox and
little daughter Ruth, accompani
ed by Rev. Chngerman all of
Lemaster, Franklin county, came
over the mountain Monday and
remained antd Tuesday after
noon the guests of Mrs. Fox's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Henry north of town.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lodge of
Sax ton, came to McConnellsburg
last Saturday, and ' were the
guests of the latter'a parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoner un
til Sunday evening, when Mr.
Lodge returned home, and his
wife will spend a few weeks in
the borne of her parent,