VOLUME 12
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 1, 1910.
NUMBER II
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ILL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Mock.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Mock died at
her home, this place, about 5 o'
clock Thursday morning last of
pneumonia, aged 75 years, 8
months and 5 days. She was the
widow of Daniel Mock, and a
daughter of William and Mary
Magdalene Miller of this county.
The deceased had been married
forty-seven yearn, and she de
parted this life five years after
ner husband and, practically, at
the same hour. If she had lived
till Saturday morning she would
have died exactly five years after
ber husband. For the last few
years she had been subject to
heavy colds each winter, and one
ot these turned to pneumonia and
caused her death. It was with a
shock that the com mu nity learned
other death, for very few of
them knew she was so poorly.
One of the daughters arrived too
late to see her mother living and
it was almost impossible for her
to realize that her mother was
dead when she alighted from the
stage to see the grim sign of
death floating from the door of
the home. Mrs. Mock lived with
her husband for over forty years
on the farm 2 miles north of
town, whicn had been his only
home place in life. But since his
decease she had moved to town
where her daughter Miss Minnie
made her home with her in the
rummer and her little grand
daughter, Eleanor Sinnott, of
Philadelphia, stayed with her in
the winter.. The deceased had
been a life member of the St.
Paul's Lutheran church, this
place. Being a kind and mother
ly old lady many friends grieve
her absence.
She is survived by two broth
ers, Solomon I. this place and
James L. Miller, Pittsburg; sons,
George, this, place, and Fred,
Pittsburg; daughters, Mrs. Mary
C. Sinnott, Philadelphia, Mrs.
Geo. Everhart, this place, Mrs.
S. S. Kapp, Allentown, and Miss
Minnie, Macungie, . Pa. At the
time of ber death she had eleven
grandchildren.'
Funeral Saturday morning;
interment in the Union cemetery;
services by Rev. Clifford E. Hays.
Pallbearers; James Rummel, Geo
Reisner, A. K, Alexander, John
Comerer, Thos. Hammill, Scott
Tritle.
Kino.
Mrs. Vallura Y. King, wife of
Mr George King, died suddenly
at their home in Saxton Saturday
afternoon, Nove m ber 19 th. Dur
ing the forepart of the day she
had enjoyed her usual health.
Shortly after dinner she com
plained of dizziness and pain in
her, head. A physician was sent
for and while waiting bis coming
Mrs. King remarked that if he
did not soon come she would be
veil before he came, and in a
minute or so after making the re
mark she died. The cause of her
death is ascribed to acute indi
gestion producing heart lailure.
Wubin the past year, two of her
brothers died under similar cir
cumstances. Deceased was born at Hancock,
Md., where ber youth was passed.
Shortly after her marriage to
Mr. King they began housekeep
log at McConnellsburg, where
Mr. King was engaged in the
drug business. Later they moved
to Johnstown, and in 1873 went
to Saxton, where for a number of
years her husband conducted a
drug store.
Mrs King was a woman highly
esteemed by those who enjoyed
bar acquaintance, and 'many are
tbosa who deeply regret her sud
den daath. For most of ber life
he was an earnest and faithful
member of the Presbyterian
church and by ber walk and con
Local Institutes.
The second meeting ot the
Laurel Ridge Literary Society
was held November 19th. Ques
tion: Resolved that foreign Im
migration is injurious to this
country. It was decided unan
imously ia favor ot the affirma
tive. The next meeting will be
held December 3rd. Flora E.
Shives, Sec'y.
of her Lord. In church as well
as in social life she will be missed,
but there not so marked as is her
loss to ber husband and children
to whom she was deeply attached
in the most intense affection. To
them in this their hour of great
sorrow the sympathy of friends
and acquaintances is extended.
Besides her husband she is
survived by - two daughters.
Mrs. J. M. Sipe and Miss Ida,
of Saxton; and two sons, Edward,
of Johnstown, and George, of
Washington,' D. C. There are
also living three sisters and one
brother Abbie C. Graves, Jen
nie A. Graves, Mrs. Lillian Wash
ourn and B. S. Graves, all of
Washington, D. C.
Gregory.
Mrs. Mary Gregory, widow of
the late Ephraim Gregory, died
at her home in Thompson town
ship, Wednesday, November 24,
1910. The funeral, conducted by
Rev. Powers, of Needmore, took
place Saturday, and interment
was made in the cemetery at
Damascus the old Union grave
yard.
Mrs. Gregory was the young
est of the seven children of the
late William and Sarah (Linn)
Peck, and she was born on the
old Peck homestead on which her
grandfather, Conrad Peck settled
during the latter part of the
eighteenth century, and on which
her father spent most of his life.
Mrs. Gregory's home during her
entire life was upon this farm.
The only one of .her father's
family now living is Oliver, wbo
resides on Timber Ridge, in
Thompson township. Her hus
band died some six years ago.
She is survived by the following
children: Ella, wife of Amos
Sharpe; Caroline, wife of John
son Keefer; Sarah, wife of Dennis
Everts; Lizzie, .wife- of John F.
Hess; Olive, wife of Edward
Soudera, and David all of whom
reside in Thompson township,
and within a few miles of the old
home place,
Mrs. Gregory was a consistent
member of the Christian church
for a period of thirty-eight years,
and she possessed those qualities
of heaVt and mmd that made her
a devoted wife, a loving and in
dulgent mother, and a neighbor
that was ever ready to render as
sistance m time of sickness or
other misfortune.
She is also survived by nine
teen grandchildren.
McFarlin.
At 6 o'clock Tuesday morning
Mr. William McFarlin died at the
home of hlB daughter, Mrs. J. B.
Burkett, in Warriorsmark, Hun
tingdon county. The deceased
was born in Fulton county, Octo
ber 7, 1825. The immediate
cause of the death was cancer,
be having been a patient sufferer
for the past eighteen months.
The funeral services will be held
at Warriorsmark on Thursday
morning at 0 o'clock. The body
will be taken to Altoona, arriving
at 12:40 in the afternoon car at
the station. Interment in Rose
Hill cemetery. Huntingdon Era.
Andrews.
On Saturday night November
19, 1910, the home of Mr and Mrs
S. M. Andrews, Warfordsburg,
was made one of grief and sor
row' when death entered and
claimed as its victim their preci
ous and beloved little daughter
Geneva May, aged 5 months, and
8 days. Uor death was cauaed
by pneumonia. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. D. B.
Gates at the Warfordsburg Pres
byterian church at 2 p. m., Nov.
21t The sympathy of the im
mediate community goes out to
these parents and relatives in
t-l tzi titas of bereavement.
The Power of Influence.
What the world needs to-day
is the courage of the individual.
You read the huge statistics and
the tremendous things, and you
ask, What's the use? What could
I do? What do I count?" The
pity is that people ask such ques
tions and then go along the lines
of least resistence. What they
should ask is, "How can 1 use my
influence best?" There is in you
the potentiality of the human be
tng, the greatest power of the age
You have influence Influence up
on your own life and upon the
lives of others. Your influence is
power, whether it comes from
money, personal talents or sta
tion. If you look at this aright
you begin to realize your respon
sibility m the scheme of human
society; and when we get the
people in this attitude of mind
we have the working force of re
form. Ultimately the individual
finds expression 10 the govern
ment of the day, and when that
government shows weakness or
extravagance we may trace back
its evil to the lack of character
and purpose in the Individual.
This is the time to begin improve
ment by improving yourself and
by making a better use of the in
fluence which you can exercise in
your daily life. You should stand
for peace, because the growth of
the peace movement means the
discouragement of the billions
spent in preparations for war.
You 'should stand for brother
hood, because a closer kinship
means the betterment of social
Conditions. You should stand for
optimism, because that is the
higher note which will make life
happier and dispel the clouds that
have been hanging over us dur
ing the past year. "The Lessons
of the Year," in The Ladies'
Wcrld for December.
Colorado Heard From.
Our friend S. M. McElheney,
formerly of Taylor township, but
now a prosperous farmer of Col
orado, writes as follows: I saw in
the' News recently where John
Bowman and some other fellows
had done some heavy hauling
oyer on the State .road. Now,
with your permission, Mr. Edi
tor, I want to talk: 1 hauled sev
eral loads that weighed over ten
thousand pounds the largest
load was potatoes which weighed
10,990 pounds, and they netted
me $105 a hundred; or, $115.39
for the load and I hauled the
load a distance of seven miles.
Chester Mathias hauled two
loads of wheat, 100 sacks each,
which means that each load
weighed 12,000 pounds, was haul
ed a distance of three miles, and
these loads were hauled with sin
gle teams, too.
Now, Brother Bowman, , when
you can see this and go one bet
ter, let us hear from you.
S. M. McElhaney.
K Longman McCIeary.
At the Lutheran parsonage in
Dixson, III., at High Noon on
Saturday, November 19, 1910,
Rev. Altaian, pastor of St Paul's
Lutheran church, united in mar
riage, Mr. E, H. Longman and
Miss Lola McCIeary. The bride
was a former resident of McCon
nellsburg, but recently a resident
of Dixon, 111., and a most estima
ble lady whose many friends
here will join in extending to her
their best wishes for a long,
happy, and prosperous life.
Mr. and Mrs. Longman are at
home now to their friends at
Polo, 111. ' .
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Thauks, Friends.
I wish to thank the many
friends wno sent the copious
shower of cards and who so kind
ly remembered me as 1 passed
my 57th mile-stone in life's jour
ney, received cards from the fol
lowing places: Reading, Mercers
burg, Laldig, Timber Ridge,
Marrison, Vs., Hancock, Md.,
McConnellsburg, Locust Grove,
Big Cove Tannery and Iddo.
Mrs. Job PlesiiiDger,
NO PREACHING AT FUNERAL.
Former McConnllsburg Pastor Did Not
Believe in Display on Such
Occasions.
At the funeral of Rev. Henry
M. Ash, a former pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at
McConnellsburg, held at Lewis-
town recently, there was no sing
ing, flowers, or preaching, the
only semblance of ceremony be
ing the reading of a short scrip
ture lesson. This request was
made by Rev. "Mr. Ash several
months ago. He had been in
charge of many funerals in his
time, he said, and was convinced
that he did not want any pomp
or plumes at his own. Mr. Ash
was seventy years of age, and
had served in many congrega
tions in central Pennsylvania, he
having been ordained in 1860.
When the Civil War began, he or
ganized a company and led it to
the front.
Neighbors Helped.
The loss in the Walker fire,
mention of which was made in
last week's News, was $20,000
with an insurance covering$4,800.
It was one of the finest set of
farm buildings in Franklin coun
ty, and the devastation was com
plete, not only of the buildings
but of their contents as well.
Monday's Volley Spirit, (Cham
bersburg) says that last Satur
day, the neighbors of Thomas W.
Walker gathered and with sleds
hauled away the dead animals
that were burned to death last
week. They were sixty-seven
in number and they were taken
to a field and placed on a heap and
covered with lime. This week
the neighbors and friends will
bring teams and clean away the
debris about the house and barn.
Both buildings will be rebuilt on
their present sites. The house
walls are good, but two of the
walls ot the barn must be torn
down. A remarkable feature
about the house is that it will be
practically only necessary to fill
in the walls with lumber, it being
burnt out so that there is noth
ing left of the wood work.
The small brick house near the
main buildihg was saved. This
house stands on the foundation
where the Wilson log house stood
before it was burnt. Mr. and
Mrs. Walker have taken up their
residence in this building.
There were several hundred
visitors to the scene of the fire
last Sunday. There were about
one hundred teams hitched about
the scenes of the fire during the
day.
All the stock saved out of the
conflagration was one horse, six
young steers, fourteen chickens,
and a number of turkeys. Some
of the turkeys became so much
confused the night of the fire that
they flew right into the burning
barn."
Mrs. Walker (Scott Sloan), lost
all her silverware, about half ber
wardrobe, her wedding ring,
most of ber wedding presents,
and the "thousand and one" little
pieces of bricabrac, that are valu
able on account of their associations.
Public Orchard Meetings.
Lectures and Demonstrations
by Specialists of the Division of
Zoology on Pest Warfare and
Horticultural Practice to be held
on Friday and Saturday, Decem
ber 9th and 10th at the orchard
of R. J. McCandlish, near War
fordsburg, ,
- These meetings are held fosthe
purpose of extending the educa
tional work of the Department,
both by lectures and demonstra
tions, the experts performing and
directing the work as it should be
done. The State's representa
tives will be present rain or shine.
It is understoon that specimens
of infested twigs or plants will be
examined and identified, and all
persons interested are cordially
invited to attend, and avail them
selves of this free service offered
by the State.
Eabscrib f:r tas Kzv
Insect Study in Schools.
The Principal of Public Schools
in a Pennsylvania town recently
wrote to Prof. H. A. Surface,
State Zoologist, Harrisburg, Pa.,
for information concerning the
insect commonly called, "Devil's
Darning Needle." The corres
pondent stated that he and his
pupils, as well as others, were
anxious to obtain definite knowl
edge on this subject, and were
much Interested in the study of
of Buch creatures. '
Professor Surface replied as
follows:
"The common term 'Devil's
Darning Needle' is given to no
less than thee distinct species of
insects, each belonging to a' dif
ferent order, viz., the Walking
Stick, the Dragon Fly and the
Emesa or Three-legged Bug, of
which you write. This Emesa
belongs to the Family Emesidaa
of the suborder Heteroptera of
the Order of Hemiptera or Bugs.
Its common name properly is the
Thread-legged Bug. It is a ben
eficial insect because it feeds on
other insects of various kinds.
It has no evil habits nor injurious
possibilities. The same can be
said of the Dragon Fly or so call
ed Winged Devil's Darning Nee
dle, or 'Snake Feeder.
"There is much needless super
stition and suffering coming from
fright and ignorance of these in
noranceof these insects. They
are wholly beneficial and never in
jurious.
'The third insect, which is
sometimss known as Devils Darn
ing Needle, Is the common Walk
ing Stick, and is likewise entirely
harmless to persons who would
handle it. Its only obnoxious
trait is the fact that it feeds on
the leaves of vegetation, and may
sometimes (on rare occasions) be
come so abundant as to be injuri
ous. "The common notion that the
Devil's Darning Needle se ws up
one's ears and performs other
anticsis ridiculous. I wish there
were more teachers like yourself
who were willing to ascertain the
truth concerning these interest
ing creations of Nature and aid
in disseminating it, in order to
promote the study ot these sub
jects, and preserve those crea
tures whicjj are beneficial in the
economy of mankind, as well as
dispel the clouds of ignorance
and superstitition, and, conse
quently, abate the needless fear
which exists in the minds of the
untutored. 1 shall be glad to re
ceive specimens and inquires
from all persons who are inter
ested, and help in giving accurate
information concerning them."
Celebrated 58th Birthday Anniversary.
The venerable and estimable
Mrs. Eliza Michael celebrated
her eighty-eighth birthday anni
versary on lost Sunday, and she
was honored and gladdened by
being remembered with letters
of congratulation and gifts from
all her grandchildren, and also
many congratulatory letters from
numerous friends. Many of her
friends in town also made person
al calls, bringing happy greet
ings, Saturday evening and Sun
day. Mrs. Michael is in the en
joyment of good health at pres
ent, and bids fair to see a num
ber more birthday anniversaries.
Everett Republican.
Hamil Stinson.
At the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage in this place on Wed
nesday afternoon of last week,
Rev. (3. W. Bryner united in mar
riage Mr. Harry O. Hamil and
Miss Myrtle Stinson- both of
Knobsville. Botbbrideandgroom
are estimable young people, and
have the best wishes of their
numerous friends.
. There will be a Christmas en
tertainment at Pleasant Grove
church on .Friday evening the
23 rd of December. A cordial in
vitation is given everybody to at
tend, and it la expected tht ox
iter wiU ta mnatdinel.
The Sabbath.
The Fulton County Sabbath
Association held its annual con
vention in this place November
22nd, and fully carried out the
program previously announced.
The attendance was not large but
the interest was good. The sev
eral topics called out interesting
and spirited discussions.
The convention took steps to
restrain the mercenary inroads
which a Godless commercialism
is seeking to make on the Lord's
day in our own community and
to educate public sentiment on
the claims ot the Sabbath. A
committee was appointed to wait
on the town council and urge the
appointment of an efficient po
liceman to look after infractions
of the law, and the maintenance
of good order in general. Each
of the pastors inrf the county is
earnestly requested to preach
from his pulpit or pulpits on the
claims of the Lord's day on the
third Sabbath of January next,
or as soon thereafter as circum
stances will permit, and take an
offering either in the Sabbath
school or congregation and send
the same to J. L. Grove, McCon
nellsburg, Pa., the Secretary who
will receipt for it and turn it over
to the treasu ry of the Association.
These funds are used to promote
the work of "The Lords Day
Alliance of Pennsylvania which is
doing such efficient work in ed
ucating public sentiment and con
testing, before the legislature the
repeal of the existing law of the
Sabbath and the enactment of
such other laws as practically
nullify it. The congregations
and Sahbath schools contribut
ing to this work during 1910 are
as follows:
The S. S. of the Presby
terian church of Mc
Connellsburg, $2.04
The Cove United Presby
terian Congregation, 2.G3
The Fort Littleton M. E.
Sunday school, - 1.54
The S. S. of Greenhill
Presbyterian Church, 1.30
The Rehobeth M. E. S. S. 1.00
The Pine Grove M. E. S.
S. of Wells Valley, - 70
May we not have a much more
general response from the church
es and Sabbath Schools of the
county for this worthy cause du
ring the coming year.
J. L. Grove, Sec'y.
The Curfew.
The matter of keeping children
off the streets at night is engag
ing the most careful thought of
town and city authorities all over
the country.
A late and powerful exponent
of the Curfew law is found in the
person of Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh,
superintendent ot schools in
Philadelphia, In a recent ad
dress Dr. Brumbaugh declared
that no child had any business on
the street after dark unless ac
companied by an adult He
further urged that children go to
bed early, be restrained from so
called "social functions." He
said that he was tired of seeing
children dressed up like men and
women and aping their manners
and actions.
The Curfew law may never
again meet with popular approv
al, but there is no questioning
the many advantages which it
possesses. Many a heart ache,
many a tear might have been
saved but for the darkness into
which the child was allowed to
roam. Many an early grave has
been filled because of the lack of
proper rest, exposure to the
nlgbt air, ,the acquirement of evil
habits and consequent lack of
nourishment and refreshment to
the body. And in just so far as
our children are strong for the
race of life in just that far does
the future of our homes and
country rest , t
i . . 1 i
Harry E. Spangler came down
from Wells Tannery Tuesday and
bought a mare rising six years
old from Thomas M. Johnson of
thlsplaoe for (250. It was a
dandy price, but the mare is s
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
Elmer , Frauer was on our
streets Saturday last.
1 loward Peck of Knobsville was
in town on Saturday on business.
'Squire W. II. Peck of Need
more, was a business visitor on
Saturday.
F. Scott Hershey of Knobsville,
was a business visitor to our
town on Saturday.
'Squire Jno. P. Conrad spent
Thanksgiving with his brother J.
J. Conrad, in Cumberland county.
Howard Barnett, treasurer ot
the Taylor township school board
was a business visitor in town on
Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Clifford E. Hays
of this place spent Thanksgiving
week with their parents in Hag
erstown, Md. ,
Mrs.' J. W. Rummel and Mrs.
Ralph Keed, returned from a
visit to friends in Chambersburg,
on Saturday.
Mr. B. F. Simpson and daugh
ter Miss Bessie of Dickeys
Mountain spent a few hours in
town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sloan
spent a couple days this week
with their daughter Mrs. W. II.
Walker, of near St. Thomas.
Misses Flora Rexroth and
Minnie Dickson left on Saturday
morning for a ten days visit to
Prof, and Mrs. Harry Gress at
Parnasus, near Pittr burg.
George Nelson, son of Hon.
and Mrs. D. A. Nelson of the
Cove, left for State College Mon
day to take a twelve weeks course
in the science of agriculture.
Mrs, James K. Linn (Maggie
McKibbin) of Harrisburg, is
spending this week in the home
of her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Harris.
Mr. Morse Sloan, who spent
about ten days with bis home
folks, Mr. and Mrs. Tncmas F.
Sloan In this place, left for his
home in Pittsburg, on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. II. Knotts
and two interesting little children
Harry and Katharyne of Altoona
returned home Monday after hav
ing spent ten day with Mrs.
Knotts parents John Ott and
wife north of town.
After spending two week's in
the home ol A. L. Wible at
Knobsville and attending the
Hamil Stinson wedding recep
tion, Miss Jennie Woodall return
ed to her home last Saturday on
account of her mother's illness.
Mr. Fred Mock of Pittsburg,
Mrs. Annie Kapp and two child
ren, and Mr. Clarence T, Mock,
of Allentown, were here attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Mock, last Saturday. They left
for their respective homes Mon
day morning. '
Jonathan P. Peck, of Knobs
ville, last Saturday sold his farm
in Belfast township to Mr. Aus
tin Lynch who has been tenant
farmer on the place for several
years. The farm was formerly
the property of Jonathan's fath
er, the late Daniel Peck, who
went to housekeeping there
about sixty years ago, and spent
the remainder of his life there,
dying March 23, 1881. Austin
got possession of the farm oo
last Saturday.
The Bpangler farm in Todd
township, known as the old Wag
ner farm, was sold again last
week by Geo. A. Harris, Agent
forF. C. Stitt, to Clarence EL
Gobln of Flintstone, Md., for '
$4,500.00. This farm and timber
land contains 540 acres. Mr.
Gobln once owned the Lawyer
farm and lived over the Ridge for
several years, aud also, near
Fort Littleton. He will move in
the spring. This is the second
time Mr. llama has noil this
farm in thsi laat threa vn'z,