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VOLUME 12
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER G, 1910.
NUMBER 3
RECORD OF DEATHS.
persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
DUVALL.
David G. Duvall, a briet men
tion of whose death was made
prior to this, died September 4,
1910, at bis residence in Blair
county, after a lingering illness
of paralysis, which lasted more
than a year. He was born in Bed
ford county, Pa., July 13, 1829,
and was aged 81 years, 1 month,
and 22 days. His early and mid
dle life was spent in Wells Val
ley, where he was ever ready to
contribute to all christian work.
He was actively engaged in the
ousiness interests of thecommun
lty, having served as constable
for twenty years', and school di
rector for p. number of terms; al
so he was overseer of the poor
for several years. Many witness
es survive who can say he was
their friend in time of trouble,
and in many instances made
peace and happiness both person
ally and financially, without any
hope of renumeration. His ob
ject through life was "to live and
let others live," his consolation
being found in the 5th chapter of
Mattbew. .'
He was united in marriage to
Mrs. Harriet Lodge Linn forty
eight years ago, and to this union
were born three children. Sur
viving him are his wife and son
James at home; Mrs. Thomas
Beard, of BeUwood, and Mrs.
Blanche Houser, a nurse in
Philadelphia; a step-daughter
Mrs. Mary Linn lleeter, of
Kewanee, 111; also, one sister,
Mrs. Amanda Snow, of Wells
Tannery, and one brother John
M., of Wells Valley, who resides
on the old home place which has
been in the possession of the
Duvall's since 1800.
Funeral services were held at
the home of his daughter in Bell
wood, September 7th, conducted
by Rev. W. J. Good, of the Luth
eran church. His favorite pas
sages of Scripture weie read and
a sermon was preached from the
text "Shall we live again ?" Mq
lie by the Presbyterian, choir.
Interment was1 made in Logan
Valley cemetery, B9ilwood, Pa.
Pee.
Mrs. James Pee, died at her
home at Breezewood, Bedford
county, last Thursday morniag,
aged about forty three years,
mi -
ine deceased was Amanda, a
daughter of the late Cornelius
Diehl, and was born m Whips
Cove, Fulton county. , During
the past year, she had bsen
victim of consumption.
Her funeral, conducted by
Kev. Wm. 0. Garland, ot Cum
berland, Md., took place last Sat-
-.( j uuui uiu an bou w viuwa, out
interment was made in the beau
tiful cemetery at the Lutheran
church near Breezewood.
Mrs. Pee was a consistent
member of the Methodist Epis
( copal church, and wa a loving
?wife and mother. Besides her
husband, she is survived by one
on.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
f HUST0NT0WN.
f The prevailing question is
J "Have you got your corn cut and
potatoes dug?" , .
Rev. McGarvey and sister May
.belle toolt 8 short trip on busi
es to Coalport, Bedford county
;Thia is their old home town.
N, M. Kirk is about again after
( being confined to his room for
.several weeks. .
Mrs Heefnar and daughter
; Jaue returned Saturday from a
jviit among relatives In Mifflin
.fty. . ,
j Mrs Mary E McGarvey and
j d'Ufchter Maybelle were visitors
i the M. E. parsonage. ..They re
turned to their home at Balti-
re. Md.. Saturday.
1 lIrry Keller is getting ready
to cut wood, so place your order
No Sensational Cases and Consequently
Small Attendance.
Court called at 2 o'clock, Mon
day afternoon with President
Judge Samuel Mc. Swope and
his associates, D. T. Humbert
and J. W. Hood on the bench.
In making their returns, near
ly all of the constables of the
county referred to the unsatis
factory condition, of the public
roads, and especially to the fact
that the supervisors were ignor
ing the act of assembly requiring
them to see that the loose stones
are picked from the road. The
Court awarded a process against
the supervisors of Bethel town
ship, contingent upon their
prompt attention to the condition
complained Of,
List of grand jurors was called
and all found to be present ex
cept one. D. P. Trout, of Tod,
was appointed foreman, and the
Court delivered the usual charge.
Accounts were then taken up
for confirmation.
Account ot Smith M. Robinson
and Wm. M. Robinson, trustees
to sell the real estate of Samuel
E. Robinson, deceased. Account
confirmed, and S. W. Kirk ap
pointed auditor to make distribu
tion.
First and final account of Carey
T. Lavton, administrator of Ada
R. Hoopengardner, late of Whips
Cove, deceased. Confirmed.
First and final account of Mrs.
Grace Bender, administratrix of
Chas. C. Bender, deceased- Pon-firmed.
Account of Mrs. Mary C. Gor
don and Philip G. Ott. adminis
trators of the estate of "Wm. P.
Gordon, late of Bethel township,
deceased, confirmed, and Jno. P.
Sipes appointed auditor.
First and final account of D. H.
Patterson executor of will of
Sallie Thomas, deceased. Con
firmed.
First and final account of S.
W. Kirk, guardian of Bertba
Bain and Fredrick Bain. Confirmed..
First and final account of Wm.
M. Dixon, administrator of Chas.
T. Dixon, deceased. Confirmed
and S. W. Kirk appointed audi
tor.
First and final account of A. A,
Snyder and I. Mills administra
tor of Joseph A. Snyder, deceas
ed. Confirmed.
Account ol Baldwin Fraker
administrator of E. R. Fraker,
deceased.- Confirmed.
First and final account of L. L.
Cunningham and N. G. Cunning
ham executors of James A. Mc
Donald. Confirmed and Frank
P. Lynch appointed auditor.
Commonwealth . vs. William
Lockard charged with failure to
support his threechildren. This
case was taken up at 3 p. , m.
The court after hearing argu meat
of counsel, ordered that the deft,
enter into security to pay his
wife Rose Lockard the sum of
one dollar and fifty cents per
week', and that he enter security
for same. He entered security
to comply with decree of court.
The court discharged all jurors
until 9 a. m. Tuesday morning,
there being no cases ready for
trial.
Petition of Banner Bishop, ad
ministrator of George W. Bishop,
dec eased, was presented asking
for sale of real estate for payment
of debts. Order awarded as
Draved for. Bond in the sum of
11500.
Petition of Geo. W. Wagner, ad
ministrator of Amanda Cook, de
ceased, for order to sell real es
tate for payment of debts. Order
awarded. Bond in sum of $800.
. Estate of David T. Fields. Wid
ows' appraisement approved Oo
tober 3, 1910, and to be recorded
nnless exceptions are filed with
in 20 days.
Estate of R, M. Kendall, deceas
ed. Return of inquisition. v Con
firmed, and rule ou heirs award
ed.
Grand jury returned a true bill
in case of Commonwealth against
(Continued on page four.)
ARE YOU A FISHER ?
American Heirs Looking After Eighty-
Million-Dollar Estate in Germany.
Get Busy.
More than 150 years ago, there
livod in Germany a wealthy baron
named Ludwig von Fischer. All
the Fishers used to spell their
name with a "c" in it; th-it was
the German way of spelling it,
just as the Sniders spelled their
name Schneider.
Well, the German government
became a little short of funds one
time, and Barou Fischer made
the government a loan at 4 per
cent. The baron had a son, who
frohng around with a gun one
day, shot one of the deer in the
king's park. This would have'
been an unlucky day for the
young Fischer, if he had not got
ten some money from the old gen
tleman, and skipped to;this coun
try. After a time tbe father
died, and as no word could be had
from the son. tbe government
just kept the money on interest,
piling it up and up, until now it
amounts to more than eighty mil
lions of doll irs, aud it belongs to
the descendents of the deer bunt
er, who settled somewhere in
Pennsylvania, Maryland; or Vir
ginia. '
The American heirs have em
ployed an attorney and sent him
to Germany and he cables back
that the money is there, and all
that is needed is to establish the
line ot ancestry. So, if your
name is Fisher, or you are a de
scendant oi the Fisher family,
you can get into this by sending
as nearly as you can your family
history as far back as possible to
Mrs. M. B. Sloan, 3G12 Wabash
Ave., Kansas Uity, Mo. iou are
not asked to send any money.
An Afflicted Family.
Several weeks ago, Ethel, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Dehong, near Sipes Mill, took
typhoid fever, and became so ill
mat woru was sent to tier mar
ried sister Annie, Mrs. Howard
Mellott, to come home if she
wished to see her sister alive.
Annie went home, and turned in
to help nurse her sick sister. In
a very short time Sherman, a
brother went down with it, and
was followed in a few days by the
mother who was almost exhausted
from the continued watching and
nursing of her sick children.
The fourth to take her bod with
the dread disease was Annie, and
on Monday the father took it, and
lllie, the last one in the family
s reported to be in the first
stages of the fever. Ethel, the
first to get it, is now convalescing
and it is believed that unless she
gets a relapse, she will recover.
Mr. Deshoug's brother in law,
Ex Sheriff Prank Mason has been
in the Deshong home during the
past two weeks caring for the
family almost lone handed, and
Tuesday he carae to town and
took his wife, who is a sister of
Mrs. Deshong, over to assist in
the nursing of the sick. A
trained nurse from Bedford ar
rived on the scene Monday even
ing; but it is up to the neighbors
and friends of the family to ren
der such assistance as they may
be able either in direct aid, or
in furmshiog means to help de
fray the expense of keeping hired
help until the unfortunate family
are able to take care of them
selves again.
Local Institute.
There -will be an institute at
Knobsville, Friday evening Octo
ber 7, 1910. Topics for discus
sion are: Reading and writing
how taught in the primary
grades? 2 Freedom of the pupil.
3 Language how taught to obtain
the best results?
We desire the presence of all
interested in the cause of educa
tion. Blanche O. Peck, teacher.
The second educational meet
ing of Ayr township was held at
Laurel Ridge, last Friday even
ing. The following subjects
were discussed by the eight
teachers present: 1 Irregular
attendance, taidiness, effect of,
and how overcome? 2 How do
i t 'n ii .
you teach ueograpnyr uesuns
obtained. 3 During recess where
is the teacher's presence most
beneficial, in the schoolroom or
on the Dlav ground? How is this
to be regulated? .
A number of songs and recita
tions were given by the school,
Meeting- adjourned to meet at
Jugtown Friday evening October
14, 1910. Mary Stenger Sec'y.
That big cluster of apples' and
the big eurs of corn, banging in
our office window does not indi
cate that tbe News office has
been turned into a feed store or
a green goods establishment. It
is just a sample of the products
of a wide awake Thompson town
ship farmer, Mr. Ira W. Zim
merman. The branch, upon
which seventeen fine York Im
perials are found, is less than
half au inch in diameter where it
was cut from the tree, and is only
about . two feet in length. With
out the apples, which are large,
smooth, and perfect, tbe limb is
but a switch; but with the fruit
on, as it appears in the window
it weighs f4 pounds. Mr. Zun
merman informs us that he has
about 500 bushels of the finest
kind of York 1 m perials. He also
left two ears of corn that are
worthy of honorable mention
They measure eleven inches in
length, have sixteen rows of
forty-eight grains each a total
of 708 grains to the ear.
SHOCKING DEATH.
David Whitfield, Thirteen Years of Age,
Dragged to Death under Harrow
Last Saturday Evening.
A shocking accident occurred
at the home of Reuben S. Mellott
in Belfast township last Satur
day afternoon whicn cost the life
of David Whitfield, a thirteen
year old boy who had been work
ing for Mr. Mellott.
Mr. Mellott and this boy were
in a field seeding, tbe boy har
rowing and Mr. Mellott running
the drill. While the stories of
the sad accident are somewhat
conflicting, from the best infor
mation, it seems that the boy
was riding the near horse while
harrowing, that the team became
frightened and started to run off,
and tbe boy fell between the
horses and was dragged to death
under the harrow. Another
story says that the boy was un
hitching the team preparatory to
leaving the field in the evening,
and that the horses became
frightened. At any rate, the boy
lived less than half an hour after
the accident occurred.
The boy's mother is a sister of
Anthony Mellott, of Belfast town
township, his father having died
several years ago, their home be
ing near Gapsville, Bedford coun
ty. The boy was buried at the
Dunkard church near Gapsville,
Monday.
FAMILY REUNION.
Good Wheat Yield.
Reference has been made here
tofore in these columns to the in
creased production of wheat in
this county, over what it was a
few years ago. This has been es
pecially noticeable in Belfast
township. But this week a prom
inent farmer of Thompson town
ship called our attention to the
fact that over 8000 bushels ot
wheat were raised this season on
a strip of land about 2J miles long
by H of a mile in width, in his
township, which includes farms
of Dennis Morgret, W. R. Dan
iels, Wm.. Secrist, John and
Charles Secrist, John II. Brewer,
Mac Litton, Geo A Winters, John
Winters, J C Comerer, Harvey
Comerer, W Vv Douglass, Rich
ard Johnson, C M Miller, and oth
ers. These crops run along from
500 to. 1300 bushels, and are of su
purior quality. It must be re
membered that this is on Fultjn
County slate land. But Thomp
son township farmers, like olher
farmers in this county, have
learned a thing or two about the
art and science of agriculture,
and know something about mak
ing two blades of grass grow
where one formerly grev.
Everett-Bennet
At the bride's home in Mer-
cersburg on Tuesday evening,
September 27th Mr. Charles E.
Everett and Miss Lydia Bennett
were united in marriage by Rev.
Mr. Iioyer. The groom is a
former resident of this county,
and the happy couple have the
best wishes of -their many
friends.
Reaching The Top
in any calling or me, demands a
vigorous body and a keen brain
Without health there is no sue
cess. But Electric Bitters is the
greatest Health Builder the world
has ever known. It compels per
feet action of stomach, liver, kid
neys, bowels, purities and en
riches the biooa, tones ana invig
orates tbe whole system and ert
ables you to stand the wear and
tear of your daily work. "After
months of suffering from Kidney
Trouble," writea W. M. Sherman
of Cushing, Me., three bottles of
Ebctric Bitters made me feel
like a new man." 50c at Trout's
drug store. ,
Some Sauer Kraut.
Alter a very pleasant visit in
Ilarrisburg with their son Daniel
A., Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Gillis re
turned to their home in this place
last Friday. Among the many
other places of interest Mr. Gillis
saw while away, was the big
Heinz vegetable farm at Middle-
town. One thousand tons of cab
bage had just been shipped from
that farm to Mr. Heinz's big
factory in Pittsburg, to be con
verted into sauer kraut, and
seventy carloads of onions sent
to the same place to be made into
the famous Heinz pickles. Then,
besides the cabbage and onions,
were tomatoes, borse-radisb,
peppers, mango-melons, marty-
nias, and other things. The
martyniaa, which in appearance
resembles the cucumber, are
placed in barrels, and then salt
water is poured over them. In
this they are kept for several
days until they are thoroughly
soaked, when the barrels are
made air tight and they are
shipped.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
in Home of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Greathcad.
Last Sunday, October 2, 1910,
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Greathead
of this place rounded out fifty
years of married life, and are
this week enjoying that rare
pleasure, of having around the
family boat d all of their seven
living children the first time
they have thus been together for
a period of about twenty-six
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Greathead, the
latter being Almirp Virginia,
daughter of the late Col. H. W.
Dellinger, of Clearspring, Md.,
were married on tbe second day
of October 1800. Eleven children
have been born to them, seven of
whom are living, namely, Thomas
William, Superintendent of As
sembling and Testing Depart
ment of the Cutter Electrical and
Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia,
Pa; Robert Newton, with the
Old Dominion Paper Company,
Norfolk, Va; Ormund LeRoy,
machinist and expert automobile
repairman, McConnellsburg, Pa;
Miss Emily Virginia, at home;
Wellesley Hux, in charge of the
Greathead store, McConnells
burg; Frank Stanley, with the
Old Dominion Paper Co., Norfolk,
Va., and Charles Dellinger, farm
er, Franklin county.
John W. Greathead 's father,
Thomas Greathead, a trained
merchant, came to this country
from England in 1619, and the
Greathead store here is now in
the hands of the third generation,
John W. having retired after be
ing in business continuously here
for more than fifty years.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Greathead
are bright and happy, and their
many friends join in wishing
them lengthened life, and that
they may have the pleasure of
haying their family remain un
broken for many more years to
come.
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
School Report.
Report of Big Cove Tannery
school for first month. Number
enrolled, 28; average attendance,
26.
Those present every day: Ada
Crouse, Carrie Mellott, Ruth Har
ris, Georgie Lynch, Edna Mellott
Dorothy Kirk, Dewey Smith, Ed
gar Harris, Herman Mellott, Har
ry Lynch, Mack Crouse, Ross
Diehl, Willie Richards, and Wes
ley Mellott. Mary L. Stenger,
teacher.
Report of Webster Mills school
first month. Number enrolled,
23; per cent of attendance, 91; at
tended every day during the
month, Kathenne Bivens, Mary
Bivens, Ellen Cooper", Viola Coop
er, Eva Crouse, Zella Crouse,
Catherine Deshong, Kitty Glenn,
Mildred Glazier, Jemima Hann,
Lucile Johnston, Olive Nelson,
Blanche Nelson, William Mellott.
Es telle Sipes, teacher.
Jacob Yeakle, of Thompson
township, called Monday to ad
vance his subscription to tbe
News another year. Mr. Yeakle
meant to have a good time eating
watermelons and canteloupes
this year, and in order to make
sure of a big crop, bo took partic
u tar pains with his patch. He
gave each hill a good dose of phos
pbate. But just there he overdid
it The season was too dry, and
the .phosphate burned up the
crop.
BRUSH CREEK.
The farmers are busy seeding
and cutting corn. They say the
corn crop is good considering the
season.
One of the hardest electric
storms of the season passed over
this section last Tuesday evening.
Quite a lot of people passed
through the valley on their way
to attend conference at Everett.
Mrs. M. J. Hixson spent Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives
at Everett. She was accompan
ied home by her daughter Olive,
who has been spending a week
with her sister Mrs. Rutherford
Williams, of that place.
Clara Hixson is employed at
Bedford.
Morgan Barton and wife, Mrs.
E D. Akers and Clara Duvall
spent Sunday at O. A. Barton's.
E. A. Hixson and family spent
Saturday afternoon at Mrs. E. H.
Lodge's.
Ross Barton and Howard
Whitfield spent Sunday after
noon at H. N. Barton's.
M. E. Barton, wife and daugh
ter Gwendoline spent Sunday at
J. N. Hixson's.
Ritner Swartswelter and wife
spent Sunday at M J. Hixson's.
Doyle Hixson and wife, and
aunt Rhoda Barton spent Sunday
at II. N. Barton's.
Forced to Leave Home.
Every year a large number of
poor sufferers whose lungs are
sore and racked with coughs are
urged to go to another climate.
But this is costly and not always
sure. There's a better way. Let
Dr. King's Discovery cure you at
home. "It cured me of lung
trouble," W. R. Nelson, of Gala
mine, Ark., when all else failed
and I gained 47 pounds in weight
Its surely the King of all cough
and lung cure." Thousands
owe their lives and health to it
Ita positively guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds, LaGrippa, Aath
ma, Croup all Throat and Lung
troubles. 50c and $1.00. Trial
bottle free at Trout's Drug Store.
Wm. Lockard of Enid, was at
the County Seat on Monday.
Constable Dunkle of Dublin, at
tended court on Monday.
U. E. Huston, merchant from
Saltillo, was here attending court
on Monday.
Mrs. Sara Fisher and Miss
Mary Wilds Bpent Sunday in
Fort Littleton.
Attorney Charles Walters of
Chambersburg, is attending
court this week.
Frank Scott, ot Chambersburg
visited friends on this side of the
mountain this week.
Mrs. W. L. Nace, of this place,
is spending this week among
friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Gertrude Sipes has gone
on an extended visit to friends in
Chambersburg, Hamburg and
other eastern cities.
C. F. Scott and wife spent Sun
day at Maddensville in the home
of their uncle and aunt, John
Booth and wife.
Samuel Scott, a former resi
dent of this county, now of near
Chambersburg was here on Monday.
Mrs. Nancy McQuade has re
turned to McConnellsburer, after
spending several weeks with her
daughters in Altoona.
Samuel Bedford and family, of
Foltz, spent Sunday in the home
of his sister, Mrs. Isaac Doling-
er, in this place.
Miss Maria Dickson Alexander
spent a couple days the past
week with the family of James
E. Lyon, in Taylor township.
II. E. Grissinger and Miss
Blanche Morton spent Sarturday
and Sunday in the home of Miss
Nelle Palmer, near Sipes Mill.
Clarence E. Akers, Republican
candidate for the legislature, has
been in town this week shaking
hands with his numerous Iriends.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Patterson
visited the Carlisle fair last week,
and on the same trip toop a look
at the farm they recently bought
near Newville.
Mrs. W. Scott Alexander, and
Misses Minnie and Annie Dick
son, and brother Samuel, spent
from Saturday until Monday with
the family of J. E. Lyon, in Tay
lor township.
The following from this place
attended the celetration at Han
cock, last Saturday: Ed Gris
singer and wife; Amos Wilkinson
and wife; Ralph Reed and wife;
J. Scott Alexander and Miss
Emma Doyle and Geo. A. Harris
Esq., and wife.
Mrs. C. N. Trout aud little
daughter Esther Matilda, who
bad been spending a few weeks
in tbe home of Mrs. M. B. Trout
in this place left for their home
at Red Lion, Pa., Monday morn
ing. They were accompanied
homo by Mrs. Trout's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Ellis Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mont
gomery, and Mr. and Mrs. John
Montgomery and their son John
all ot Illinois, are visiting among
relatives and friends ih this coun
ty. William went to the. West in
1852, and this is first visit to his
native county. John has not
visited here during the last forty
years. John's mother was. a
sister of the late Daniel B. Sni
der, ot Belfast township.
Among our many friends who
called to see us this week, was
John 11. Brewer, one of Thomp
son township's successful farm
ers. While Mr. Brewer does uot
farm as many acres as some oth
ers, his yield per acre is just as
much as any of them.. He has
about five hundred bushels of
wheat this year, aud has a crop
of some 400. bushels of choice.
York Imperial apples.