mm JWt0tt VOLUME 11 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 15, 1910. NUMBER 49 be Careful At (his Season of the Year, When Ty phoid Fever Is prevalent, Too Much Care Cannot De Exercised. RESERVOIR WATER STANDS TEST. It will be a source of relief to those who have been apprehen give of danger of typhoid fever infection from the use of the water furnished the town by the McConnellsburg Water Com pany, to know that on Tuesday of last week Dr. J. Y . Mosser, head of the Fulton County Health De partment, sent to the laboratories of tne state ueaitn Department, samples of water from the reser voir, Dickson's spring, and other private wells and springs. Last Saturday ne received a letter from the State Department say ing that, upon analysis, there were no typhoid fever germs found in the reservoir water; but, in the same quantity of water analyzed from the Dickson spring, namely one cubic centi meter, or about 15 drop3, there were found 840. Hence, a little ''figuring" will show ihat in drinking an ordinary glass of the water from that 'spring one would swallow over twenty-five thousand of the little wigglers enough to infect a whole county. Now, it does not follow that everybody thtt swallows a ty phoid fever germ takes typhoid fever, any more than everybody that is exposed to smallpox or diphtheria takes those diseases; fur, if the human system is in perfect health, it has the power to resist any germ that ever -existed; but it does follow that no body ever had typhoid fever that did not first swallow a ty phoid fever germ. Hence, do not take chances. When typhoid fever germs are found in springs or wells or any other water supply, it is conclu sive evidence that the water is contaminated with privy sewar age, and that-knowledge should be sufficient to spoil the desire to quench one's thirst from such a supply. The lact must not be overlook fed that water is not the only source of typhoid fever infection. The typhoid fever germ is bred in the effete matter passed off from the bowels of the human be ing, and the germ gets into the water wh$n there is a fil tration from such filth. Hence the location of a privy or cesspool near a spring or a well from which the family gets its supply of drinking water, is a dangerous experiment But, the excrement of the hu man body may be exposed to the common house fly, which, with Its feet fresh from the filth, passes into the house through an open door or window, alights on the food on the dinner tabie, and de posits more filth and fever germs than a dozen draughts of water from a polluted spring or well. Hence there must be an eternal wr on the house fly; and while nouses and food should be care fully screened, or ripe fruit wash ed or peeled before eating, the fest thing is to get at the source of the trouble and see to it that "o filth is exposed about the prem l8s. Where there is no tilth, there is no breeding place for fl'e, and whore there are no flies were is little danger of Infection trough insects : A-t this season when there is more or less typhoid fever preva il t, people cannot be too careful. A little common sense applied may 8ave both doctor's bills and funeral expenses, to say nothing fthe loss from the family of "tose who are near ana dear to 01. Mary Ewing and son Amos re lrnel to their home in Cham "eraburg. last Thursday. They ere accompanied home by Mrs. Adam Oyler, of Knobsvlile, who Waiting the family of Nick Fin tt. tu Cbambersburg, and her krotl er at Boiling Springs. Story of a Snake. Last Friday morning as Mrs. Blame Hertz'er was doing her work about the house, in her home at Burnt Cabins, she went into the hall, and there saw a big blacksnake coiled up inside the door sunning himself as compla cently as though he owned the premises. Mrs. Hertzler did not give his snakeship the least hint that he was not entirely a wel come guest, but she quietly slip ped out of the house (not through the front door, however,) and in formed a trusty neighbor. When they returned to the house, they found that the snake had crawled into tbe dining room and had tak en up quarters under the dining table. This move of the snake showed entirely too much famil iarity, and resulted in the snake's getting his head punched. P. S. The snake is dead. Base Ball. At Burnt Cabins September 10, 1910. Knobsville. Burnt Cabins. Schidleman, p Welch, Kelso, c Taylor, Peck, lb Fraker, Kerlin, 2b Montgomery, Campbell, 3b Webb, Koebaugh, W ss Mathias, Kelso, B rf Flood, Keebaugh, C cf Price, Aller, If Horton, p Fraker. Score by innings: Knobsville 40001100 00 Burnt Cabins-l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 Umpire Naugle. At Harrisonville, September 10, 1910. Pleasant Ridge. Dane. Strait, p Chesnut, Wink;' c Peightel, Mellott, C lb Metzler Deshong, A ss Wink Deshong, B 3b Murfey Lanehart 2b Gross Morton rf Kline Schooley cf Raker Kline, I If Deshong, T Score: Pleasant Ridge 01000060 x-7 Dane 1 10300000-5 Umpire, B. F. Mellott. Pleasant Ridge, and Huston- town will play on .the latter 's grounds, Saturday, September 17th. The Lutheran Picnic. Last Saturday the Lutheran congregation and Sunday school held their annual picnic in the woods near McConnellsdale church, and a very enjoyable gathering it was. By the middle of the forenoon the grove was well filled and by the dinner hour all that could get there were present. After an elaborate lay out consisting of the best edibles the country could produce, and which was greatly enjoyed a ball game was played by some of the young men while others with the young ladies engaged in playing innocent games and the older spent the time in pleasant con versations. The McConnellsburg band furnished music. The day was an ideal one and the picnic one of the most suc cessful ever held by the congregation. Picnic at Greenhill. The . Presbyterian Sunday school of Greenhill will hold a picnic in tbe grove at the' Green hill church, if the weather per mits, next Saturday, 17th, to which the Methodist Sunday school at Greenhill and the Pres byterian Sunday school of Mc' Connellsburg are cordially Invit ed to participate. Rtv. C. W. Bryner pastor, of the M. E. church in this place, his wife and little son Leon, re turned from a two weeks, outing on Friday. During their absence from 1 this place, they visited Chambers ourg, Gettysburg, Har- risburg, Pleasant View and Shir- leyaburg. They report a ploau ant vacation. Zacharias-CIevengcr. Mr. Tawney Zacharius and Miss Pearl Clevenger were mar. ned in the Reformed church in Cbambersburg, on Wednesdfy evenin of last week. The wed diog was a quiet one, and only the immediate friends of the con trading parties were present. Mr. Zicharias is the son of ex Burgess W. J. Zacharias, Esq , of Chamborsburg, and for a num ber of years has been employed in the draughting department of the Chambersburg Engineering company, lie is an active mem ber of the Junior II & L, Co., and has many friends.- The bride is the only daughter of ex-Clerk of the Courts Still well A. Clevenger, the latter of whom is a sou of the late Jona than Clevenger of this county, and a brother of Ahimaaz Cleven ger of the Cove. The lady is a young woman of striking type and charming manner. Soon after the ceremony the happy couple left for a honey moon trip to Atlantic City. tMD. H. M. Truax wife, and little daughter Marion, of Juniata, are visiting relatives here. Paul McClain. of Juniata, spent Sunday with his mother, who is here on account of the serious illness of her father Jehu Ed wards, who is no better. Miss Helen McClain, of Rob ertsdale, spent the week with A. S. Edwards and wife. Miss Aunio Tinnegan is visit ing her brother at Portage. Mrs. S. A. Barnett, who had beeu visiting hor children at Cumberland, and in the western part of the State, has returned to her home here with her daugh ter Mrs. Henry Truax. John A. Ready left on Wednes day, and after stopping in Bed ford, Huntingdon and Altoona, he will go on to bis home in Kan sas City, Mo. Mrs. Laura Dickson and daugh ter Nora, after having spent some weeks with relatives have returned to Philadelphia. Bessie Willett left last Thurs day for Wind ber where she will teach in 2nd Primary the coming year. John L. Ready has left the Valley After visiting relatives in Bedford, Altoona, and Phila delphia he will go to Princeton N. J. where he will enter the Universety. Mrs. Mary Romine and two children, of Coalmont, visited her aunts Mrs. Mary Lockard and Mrs. Ruth Edwards. George S Edwards, after hav ing spent part of his vacation in Osceola Mills, has returned to his home where he will spend the remainder of his vacation. Mrs Betty Heisinger nee Clip- pinger, of Ashland, Ohio, is visit ing relatives in tbe Valley. Mrs Dr. Fraker and two chil dren are visiting her sister Mrs. Lavina Orth. W. R. Foster lost a good horse one night last week. Tbe Enid base ball team played the Tannery team last Saturday. The score was 165 in favor of Enid. George Richeson, of Dudley, spent the night with J R Lock ard. Rev. S. B. Hoffman and son, of Dublin Mills, were, in tiwn Monday. Rev. Hoffman is pastor of the Hustontown charge of the United Brethren church and has been serving that charge two years. He has six preaching places,', namely, Wells Volley Mount Tabor, Cromwell's, Hus tontown, Bethlehem, and Knobs villo. At the coming conference he expects to be transferred to a new charge, in consequence of which ho will have a public sale ol personal property on the first day of October, a notice of which appears elsewhere in this paper. Roy Gregory and Wlilard Sny. der, of Plum Run, were register ed at the City Hotel on Saturday. RECORD OF DEATHS. Persons Well Known to Many ol Our Readers, Who Have Answered Final Summons. ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH. Baundollau. A telegram was received here yesterday morning stating that Mrs. Katherine (Alexander) Barn dollar was lying seriously ill at her homo in Everett. Her sisters, Mrs. Thos. F. Sloan and Miss flattie ; Alexander, accompanied by Mr. Alex Sloan started at once for Everett, but before they had time to reach Everett, anoth er telegram was received telling of Mrs. Barndollar's death, which took place about noon. The deceased was a daughter of the late John B Alexander, Esq., and was born at the old Alexander homestead in Wells Valley, February 24, 1843. On the 11th of May, 1880, she was married to Mr James M Barn dollar, of Everett, Pa where she resided until after the death of her husband some fifteen or more years ago, when she removed to Fairfield Iowa, and there she re sided until May of this year, when she returned to Everett, and lived there until the time of her death. Mrs Barndollar is survived by the following brothers and sis ters, namely, Hon W Scott Alex ander, Mrs T K (Josephine) Sloan and Miss Harriet Alexander all of McConnellsburg; W A Alex ander, of Everett; and Horace B Alexander, residing in Nebeaska, At the time of going to press we have not boen intormed as to the funeral arrangements, but her remaius will be laid to rest in the family lot in Everett ceme tery. Duvall. David G. Duvall a former well known'citizen of this county, died at his home near Bell wood, Blair county, on Sunday, August 28th, after a lingering illness, superin duced by paralysis, from which he had buffered for more than a year. Mr. Duvall spent his early life in this county, where he was ac tively engaged in the business in terests of the surrounding com munity. He served in the ca pacity of school director and con stable for thirty years. Besides his aged wife, he is survived by one son, James, at home, and two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Beard, of Bellwood, and Mrs. Blanche Houses of Philadelphio; also one brother, John W. and a sister, Mrs. Amanda Snow, both of Wells township, this county. Clkvengek. Ella, wife of W. T. Sherman Clevenger, of Brush Creek valley, died in the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Tuesday evening, September 6, 1910, aged 39 years 9 months, and 5 days. ' Mrs. Clevenger had been-taken to the hospital on Tuesday, Au gust 30th, for treatment, and died after a successful operation had been performed. She is Bur vived by her husband. She was an active member of the Gapsvilie Christian church, and her unexpected taking away was a great shock to her many friends. The funeral took place at hor late home last Friday, con ducted by her pastor, Rev. T P Garland, of Needmore. , Inter tnentin the cemetery near her home. ' Newman. George, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Newman residing at AVater- fall, this county, died on Thurs day morning of last week aged about six years. Little George had been sick since last May, and had been sent to the hospital at Lewistown for an operation, but the physicians there advised against the rise? of tbe knife, and tne child was brought home. The funeral took place Friday afternoon, and interment was NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT. Dr. Granville to Be Inaugurated in Gettysburg, October 20tli. Of In terest to Local Lutherans. Gettysburg, Pa., September 13th. The inauguration of Dr. William A. Granville, formerly ol Yale University, as president of Gettysburg College, on October 20th, promises to eclipse in unu sual features any similar event held by any Pennsylvania College in recent years. Among the guests will be Gov ernor Edwin S. Stuart, Dr. Wood row Wilson, Dr. Ira G. Remsen, and a large number of the most prominent college and university men in the eastern part of the country. A special effort is be ing made to secure President Taft as the principal guest of honor. No building in Gettysburg is large enough to accommodate the crowds of alumni and friends of the institution who are comiDg to this event, and arrangements have been made to secure a huge tent which will be pitched on the college grounds, and in which the ceremonies will take place. A chorus of several hundred voices is being trained, and will be ac companied by one of the largest orchestras in the eastern part of the country. The inauguration ceremonies will consist of addresses by Sec retary Anson Phelps Stokes of Yale, Dr. Granville, and several other well known educators, while Governor Stuart or a representa tive of the State Department of Public Instruction will also be on the program. Buys Big Drug Store. The Sellersville (Bucks county) Herald contains this information about another Fulton county boy who is mailing good. The Herald says: 'The Temple Pharmacy, which has been conducted by Dr. C. D. Fretz for the past thirtv-eight years and has come to be regard ed almost as one of the town's in stitutions, has lust been purchas ed byOscarL. Metzler of Philadel phia, a graduate in pharmacy, who has had fourteen years ex perience in that city. Posses sion will be given on Monday when final settlement will be made and the Herald bespeaks for Mr. Metzler a continuance of the generous patronage which has been given this noted store in the past." Oscar is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Metzler, of Harrison ville. Farms Sold. Geo. A. Harris, real estate agent, has sold the Chas. R. Spangler farm containing 500 acres,in Tod township.and known as the Wagner farm, to F. Chal mers Stitt, of Neelyton, Hunting don county, on private terms. Mr. Stitt will take possession of the farm April first. Job Mellott, of Franklin Mills. has sold bis farm in Bethel town ship to S. G. Wise. W. J. Truax has bought the Levi Skiles farm In Belfast town ship for $1900. Quite a number of Fulton coun ty farmers are looking over farms in Cumberland county, for sale by Geo. A. Hanis. Easton Stinson, of Knobsville, was in town on Thursday. made' in the cemetery at Zion church. COVALT. Miss Sarah Covalt died at her home in Tnompson township, on Sept. 1st, aged 79 years. Her illness began after a tall on the ice last winter, she gradually grew worse until death relieved ber of her sufferings. She was a con sistent member of Tonoloway Baptist Church. On account of the absence of Eld. Funk no fun eral sermon was preached. She was tntered in the Oakley Ceme tery The Sick. We were pleased to see our old friend John Tice, who had his hand injured in a threshing ma chine several weeks ago, in town the other day. Ex-Sheriff D. V. Sipes who iias been suffering with a sore limb for several week is slowly recov ering. The family of Wm. Woodal, father, mother and little daugh ter, of Ayr township, who have been suffering from an attack of typhoid fever are inproving. Mrs. James Woodal Jr., of this place, who has had typhoid fever is convolescing. Paul Johnston, who has been indisposed for some time, is we are glad to say recovering. Three of Wm. Black's children who have a light attack of scarlet rash, we are told, are getting better. Mrs. James Henry returned to her home from Philadelphia last week where she had undergone an operation. She is very much improvod in health andthinksthe operation will be a success, as her many friends hope. Ilolhs, son of L. H. Wible esq., we hear, is seriously ill with ty phoid fever at his home in Har- risbarg. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW CLEAR KIDUE. , B. S. Winegardner wife, and children Clarence and Donald, were visitors the last of the week at Bert Henry's of the Cove. Samual Henry had a horse to get badly hurt last week. For a time its life was despaired of, but now is thought to be on the road to recovery. Mervin Stewart was a guest of James McElhenny and wife on Saturday. Jacob Winegardner and daugh ter Uoldie spent Sunday at Charley Brown's. Samuel Curfman, was here on business Friday. L. U. Grove, Clarence and S. u. nenry attended the picnic at Dudley last week. Grant Baker, and son Norman and Miss Mary Law, of Knobs ville, were callers among friends here Saturday. Andrew Laidig and wife of Hustontown, spent Thursday in the family, of J. H. Fields. irvin w megardner Is ill with typhoid fever. d i r oamuei elevens purcnasod a new driving horse from J. P. Kerlin. Mrs. J. C. Appleby and chil dren Friscilla. Clarence and Charles, visited the last of the week at N. E. Henry's. Mowery Gelvin of Fort Little ton was here on business Friday. Jesse Bloom and wife, are on a two weeks visit to Grampian, Clearfield Co., to the home of Mr. Bloom's parents. Dennis Charlton, of Maddens ville, was transacting business here last Tuesday. Mervin Stewart, after spend ing his vacation here, will lcavo for his studies at Wooster, Ohio, this week. Alias Alice Keebaugh has gone to Nebraska to spend the winter. A new store is to be started in our town next week. Don't forget the picnic Satur day afternoon. Peaches are very plentiful here this season. Hazel Brown, tbe little daugh ter of Charles Brown and wife, while attending the Dawney sale, Saturday, at Hustontown, fell and broke hor arm. It happened that Dr. Mosser was in town at the time, and be gave the neces sary medical attention. Mary v olf and Ruth Strait, of Gracey, spent Thursday with Ja cob Winegardner and wife. Mrs. David Fraker and daugh ter Sarah, of Fort Littleton, spent a day last week with Mrs. Henry Fraker. Kl-L . Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwin, of Uarrisburg, is the guest of ber cousin Henry' A. Comerer and family. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Jas. M. Chesnut, auctioneer, of Hustontown, was a business visit or to town one day last week. Chas. Tritlo and family spent part of last week with Mr. Tritle's father's family, J. K. Tritle, near Fort Loudon. Edward Doyle, of Pailadelphia spent Saturday and Sunday with his father Wm. N. Doyle's family in this place. Martin L. Rinedollar and wife, former residents of this place, now of Waynesboro, Pa., are vis iting frieuds and relatives here. Dr. C. N. Trout, wife and little daughter Esther, of Red Lion, York county are the guests of Mrs. M. B. Trout, the Doctor's mother. Miss Elizabeth M. Diehl, of Cashtown, Adams county, is tho guest of her brother Rev. Jno. M Diehl and wife at the Presbytan an parsonage, this place. After having spent two weeks Visiting among friends in this county, Cloyd Finiff has returned to the home of his parents, X. I. Finiff and wife, in Chambersburg. Geo. W. Reisner, of the firm of Geo. W. Reisner & Co., is in the eastern cities this week buying fall goods. That they will have a fine stock at reasonable prices, goes without saving. Mrs. Louella Probsttield and son Edward of Minneapolis, Wis., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoner. Mrs. Probstfield is a daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Christ Hoover, who left this county nineteen years ago. Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Garland, of Needmore, went to Bedford county on Wednesday of last week, where the Reverend ofli ciated in the marriage of Miss Rosa P. Leasure, near Clearville, and Levi Diehl, of Friends Cove, and returned home in the even ing. Wm. II. Mosser and wife, and Misses Orra Slick and Ethel Putt all of Saxton, Pa., spent Sun day in this place. Mr. Mosser was boru and raised near the woolen mill in Ayr township, and visited his old home, lie reports many changes since he was last in Fulton county. They will spend the week visiting in Mer cersburg, Waynesboro, pnd Get tysburg. Mr. Mosser was warm ly greeted by his old friends. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bow man, of Onoida, 111., are visiting in the home of Mr. Jacob Rotz, on north becond street Mr. Bowman grew to manhood in Tod township, working six years for Adam Cook, on what is now known as the Trout farm. Ue went to Illinois in 1803, hired on a farm as a common laborer, saved bis money until he was ablo to rent a farm and took hold on his own account. Founteea years later, he purchased a farm of 120 acres at $75 an acre, shoul dering a mortgage .of $6,500 at 10 per cent But that mortgage never caused him to lose any sleep, for when the years came around lie bad the 10 per cent for tho interest and a nice su as to pay on the principal, and in a few years he bad a cloar title. That property, like all western pro perty, and eastern as well, has grown in value until now Mr. Bowman la comfortably fixed, and has added other lands to his holdings. His wife, who was also raised in the Cove was Miss Annie Moore, a sister of Rev. Mason L. Sipes' wife, and was a daughter of William Moore, who many year ago lived in the Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman are very pleasant people, and have very much enjoyed the hospitality of their eastern friends. They ex pect to return to IUiuois next weok.
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