mm VOLUME 12 McCONNELLSUURG, PA., JANUARY 12, 1911. NUMBER i: 4 RECORD OF DEATHS. Persons Veil Known to Many of Our Readers, Who Have Answered Final Summons. ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH. Cunningham. Ia a brief paragraph the News Inst week told of the death of Jehu G. Cunningham at his resi dence in N6W Gronads, this coun ty, a few minutes after midnight in the early morning of Monday, January, 2, 1911. The funeral, ' conducted by his pastor, Elder G. Q. Bowersox ol the Church of God, took place at 10 o'clock, Wednesday morning, and his I body was laid to rest in the ceme ? tery at Bethel church. I Mr. Cunningham was born in I Tuscarora Valley, Pennsylvania, on the 28th of August, 1S28, and t was aged at the time oi his death, 82 years, 4 months, and 5 days, j 1 le was a son of Joseph and Sarah s Cunningham, who emigrated i from Ireland and settled in Tus J carora Valley, afterward remov ? ing to Shirleysburg, thence to a ' iarm near Maddensville, thonce t to the Barndollar farm near Wa terfall where David Gladfolter ) now resides, and from that farm, with part of their children they removed to Texas, whore they spont the remainder of their Jives. Five of their children, namely, llustrn, Joseph V.f John E., Rachel wife of Lewis' Bergstres . scr, and Jehu remained in Penn- sylvania. Jehu, the subject of this no tice,was married to Charlotte Chrk, of Newburg, Huntingdon Icounty, Pa., June 5, 1850, and happily and peacefully they jour ;iieyed together as husband and jwife for more than sixty years. jTo this union were born 8 sons and 3 daughters, all of whom are 'living except Fannie who married (!eorge Aller of Oklahoma, and jdied several years ago. The jWidow, the other seven children, p grand children, and 8 great-grandchildren are surviving. The names of the children surviving are: Fleagle and Addison, mer chants, Englevale, Kansas; Min nie, wife of Geo. W. Coulter who Is ticket agent for the P. R. R. at Edgewood Park, Pa., Duffield M., a real estate agent, and Alice A., stenographer, widow of the jate Daniel K. McClam, both re siding at Wilkinsburg, Pa.; and . Newton G., merchant, and Law Inn L , insurance agent at New IJrenada, Pa. During the latter part of the ?40'sJehu Cunningham learned iho trade of blacksmithing with pis undo John E. Cunningham, Vho was then conducting a shop n New Grenada, and from 1850 to 1900 filty years, the puffing Of the old leather bollows and the Clear ringing clang of the anvil told the story of the lite of one of Fulton county's most industrious nd useful citizens. In 1900, he kid down the hammer, doffed the feather apron, arid spent the re mainder of his life in quiet re crement from active labor. For 53 years, he was a member jf Bethel Church of God. Being I man of deeD rfih?inii9 nnnvin m, he was always a power for 0 ngns, and when he was con- acedthathe was onthans-ht Je of a question, he stood Arm. I ithout regard to its beine the i Pular side or not. He will be greatly missed by A church, his communitv, and : '"St of all by the companion who adshaied his joys and sorrows " more than three score years. He was well as usual until the jhursday evening prior to his leath. He sat down to supper I apparently the best of health. luadeny he became unconscious, ;u soon rallied, and was ahle to about the house until Friday 'eniug, when he took his bed whatDr.Campbellpronounc a bad case of pneumonia. His 'teebled powers could not over IQJethe disease, and death came MID-DAY CONFLAGRATION. Barn on the Lambcrson Farm Just West of Hustonlown Totally Destroyed on Wednesday of Last Week About 11:30 o'clock, on Wed nesday morning of last week, smoke was discovered emanating frcm the bank barn on the Lam berson farm, just west of llus tontown, and in a few minutes the whole interior above the stables was tilled with llames. Mr. Jacob Lambcrson, who lives on the farm had been at the barn but a few minutes before the dis covery of the fire, when every thing was all right, and he went to the house for dinner. As soon as the fire was discovered, thp neighbors went to the rescue and everything was done to save as much property as possible. The horses and two calves all the live stock in the stables, were rescued, and about 25 bushels of wheat saved. The wheat saved was badly scorched, smoked, and otherwise damaged, and a large quantity of wheat was entirely destroyed, together with all the hay, cornfodder, straw and other feed stored in the barn. Also, the hayrake, windmill, hay lad ders, forks, &c, were destsoyed, entailing a loss of, at least, a thousand dollars, with only three hundred dollars insuranco, car ried by the Lurgan Mutual of Franklin county. Mrs. Ilattie Jenkins, a colored woman, born in 1793, died Lan caster last week at the agef 117 years. She was married three times, was the mother of twenty five children and outlived her husband and, with ono exception, all of her children, the sole sur vivor being a son residing in Loa- caster, who is 53 years of age. The family came here from Eas- ton about five years ago. peacefully and calmly at the hour already named. Sip lis. Mrs. Jane E., wife of Mr. Emanuel II. Sipes, near Huston town, died last Sunday evening, after having been in ill health for some time. The funeral took place on Tuesday, services being conducted by Rev. Luther Mc- vGarvey, of the M. E. church. Mrs. Sipes was a daughter the lateMr. and Mrs. Adam Vallance, of Licking Creek township, and as!sterof William Vallance, ot Hustontown, and Zachariah, of Todd. She was born on the third day of March, 1837, and hence was aged 73 years, 10 months, and 5 days. Besides her hus band, she is survived by three sons and three daughters, name- y, A. Clifton, George and John and Minnie M., wife of D. Scott Denisar, Etta, wife of John Glad- felter, and Alice, wife of Thomas Recder. Mrs. Sipes was a consistent member of the M. E. church, and an excellentneighbor, kind f riond, and indulgent wife and mother. Mkllott. Goldie, aged 18 years and 10 months, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Mellott, of Thompson township, died at the home of her parents last Satur day after an illness of one week su tiering from an attack of ap pendicitis. The funeral, con ducted by Elder C. L. Funk, took place on Monday, and interment was made in the cemetery at the Tonoloway Baptist church. Goidie was a bright, sweet girl in the full bloom of young woman hood, and her sudden taking away is a crushing blow to her parents, brothers and sisters Lynch. 1 Ray mond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wa'son Lynch died at their home on east Water street last Satur day aged 2 years, 1 month, and 23 days. The child had been sick for several weeks suffering from parenopymahnic nephritis and pulmonary tuberculosis. Funeral on Monday, and inter ment in Union cemetery, ; SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Miss Grace Lodge, one of Wells Township's Teachers, Received Injury in the I'psetting of a Sleigh. Mr. Fred Lodge, teacher of a school in Taylor township, and his sister, Mi9S Grace, teaching No. 3 school in Wells Valley, went in a sleigh to the Lome of their mother, Mrs. E. LI. Lodge in Brush Creek valley to spend Christmas. On Monday after Christmas, they started to re turn to their respective schools, and when near the residence of Geo. W. Sipo in Wells Valley, the sleigh upset on the leftside, thus throwing the weight of the driver and sleigh on Miss Lodge who had fallen on nothing softer than the hard glare of ico in the road The horse ran away. The sister not seeming hurt, Fred went in pursuit of the horse and sleigh, and upon his return with the team, was surprised to find his sister lying on the ground with her head pillowed on hor muff, At first Miss Grace did not know that she was hurt, but when she attempted to ariso, after being thrown out, she found that some thing was wrong- that she could not bear her weight on her limbs It was with no littlo difficulty that Fred got his sister into tho sleigh, and he hastened with her to the home of his brotherin law, Dr. R. B. Campbell at New Grenada. An examination show ed that Miss Lodge was suffor ing from an impacted fracture of the femur, and he at once took her to the Medico Chirurgical hospital, Philadelphia, whero an ex-ray test proved the correct ness of tho Doctor's diagnosis. Miss Lodge stood the trip very well, and there is now every in dication of a speedy and satis factory recovery. Hunting License. The State Game commission Thursday formally approved the proposed bill for the annual licen sing of hunters and will make au effort to have it adopted at the present session of the legislature. The bill as drafted, makes an an nual hunter's license fee ot $1 payable at the opening of a sea son and any larmer or land own er can require a hunter to show evidencoof payment before al lowing him to hunt. The commissioners' position is that such a law would enable a check to be kept on irresponsible hunters by means of license num bers, and at the same time to bring in revenue sufficient to aid in the game protection and pre servation work of the com mission The bill would yield from $100, to $125,000 in a fair hunting year, giving the commission much more than it has at 'present for its operations and enabling it to establish new game prerves along the linos of those now in the three State forestry preserves. The proposed license would af fect every one going oat to hunt. The Sabbath. Next Sabbath is the day ap pointed by tho Fulton Couuty Sabbath Association as a day which it requests shall be devot ed to the special interests of the Sabbath by all the churches of the county. All pastors are ask ed to make it a pulpit theme and take an offering for the help of its maintenance. If this day does not suit the appointments of any pastor, then let him take the first day there after that will suit May we not have a very general response to this worthy cause. J. L. Guove, Sec'y. The horse blankets get torn some times. Some blustery day, take a stout needle and thread and see what a good job you can do mending the rents. It is a good thing for the men folks to do such little jobs as this, and not call on the women so much, thev have their own work to do every day. JANUARY COURT. Convened Tuesday Morning. Usual Row tine of Business. Did Not Attract Many Out-of-Town I'eople. The January term of court was called Tuesday morning 10 o'clock, with President Judgo Samuel Mc. Swopc, and his as sociatcs, David T. Humbert and John Wesley Ilcop on the bench, Liquor licenses were grantod to Harry Llamil, of tho City llotol and George Rexroth, of the Ful ton IIouso, McConnellsburg; and to R. W. Brodbeck, the Mansion House, Burnt Cabins, and to Chas. R. Whitsoll, Wilt House, Fort Littleton, Pa. Petition of tho Burgess and Town Council, of the borough of McConnellsburg, for the appoint ment of appraisers of the Mc Connellsburg Water Plant or System. The Court granted rule to show causo why apprais ers should not bo appointed, re turnablo in 20 days. These pro ccedings are taken according to act of Assembly approved May 31, 1907. Widow's appraisement in es tatc of VV. Frank Hart, late of Belfast township, deceased, or dered recorded unless excep tions be hied within 20 days. Estate of Robert M. Kendall, the executors in making return of order to sell real estate, say that they sold tho mansion farm of said decedent to William Se crist for tho sum of $12,700. Sale confirmed. Petition of Thomas Truax, Ex ecutor of Ephraim Gregory, late of Thompson township, deceas ed, for an order to sell real es tate. Ordor granted as prayod for, bond in the sum of $1,000 to be approved by the associate Judges. Estate of Henry Waltz, deceas ed. widow's appraisment ap proved and ordered to bo record ed unless exceptions bo filed within 20 days. Estate of Henry Waltz, late of Belfast township, decoased. Pe tition for specific performance of contract presented to tho court. Court ordered that the adrainis trator execute and deliver to Jo seph M. Strait a de' d tor certain real estate, and that the purchase money for tho satno bo paid to the said administrator. Estate of Joseph II. Snyder, deceased. Auditor's report con firmed. Petition cf David R. Hess and Ruth Hess, minor children of John Hoss, lata of Taylor town ship, deceased, for appointment of guardian. Chambersburg Trust Company appointed. The same company was also appoint ed guardian of Mary T. Hess. Widow's appraisement in tho estate of Theophilus Sipes, late of Licking Creek township, de ceased. Ordered to be recorded unless exceptions be filed within 20 Jays. Estate of Jos. S. Kirk, deceas ed. Return of writ of partition, confirmed, and usual rule on heirs returnable to March court In estate of Miss Ada R. Hoop engardner, lato of Brush Creek township, deceased. Heirs were called in open court, but as none appeared to take the real estate, ''rank M. Diehl was appointed trustee to sell the real estato, he to give boud in the sum of $1,000 to be approved by the associates. Estate of Chas. T. Dixon, late of Licking Creek township, do ceased. Report of auditor con firmed absolutely. Estate of Chas. M. Gartner, do ceased. Order of sale continued In II. L. Creager vs. Adolphus Dicken, claimant . for an inter pleader. Court granted a rule to show cause, returnable Wed nesday evouing, January 11th at 7 o'clock. First and final account of Ed ward F. Stevens, adminstrator of the estate of Geo. K Ehas, late of Wells township, decoasod. Confirmed C. B. Stevens was appointed guardian of Theodore McGowan. AUTOIST SUED. Suit Entered in Chambersburg Against S. M. Kiinmell, of Saltillo Last Thursday. Claim for Injuries O. O. Bowers and T. Z. Mine- hart, attorneys for Mrs.LydiaA, Keofer, in Chamb6rsburg last Thursday, entered suit against S M. Kim mell of Saltillo. Attorney Wingert accepted service on be half of the defondant. Although the plaintiff's state ment has not yet been filed, it will be remembered that Mrs. Keefer, the plaintiff, was injured by boing struck by an auto while in the act of crossing the street. at the western crossing in Mem orial Square Chambersburg last September; that she was knocked down and rendered unconscious and very seriously injured. tor some time after tho pcci dent she seemed to improve, bu for weeks her life has been hang ing in the balauco. Midwinter Thunder Storm. Notwithstanding the fact that the winter, from tho time it set iu before Thanksgiving, has been a stiff one, with snow on the ground and much of the time good sledding, a thunder storm broke through Sunday evenin aooui nan past six o ciocir, aud for half an hour, it scorned more like a summer evening than Midwinter one. From the dark black clouds in the northwest leaped forth vivid flashes of light ning, and the hills and mountains reverberated wdh deafening peals of thundor. There was dashing rainstorm for a few minutes, and then the sky cleared and tho moon camo out During tho night, however, there was very high wind, and the tempera turo was much lower Monday, The tomperature at the time of the storm was about forty. McConnellsburg Cornet Band Election, The members of the McCon nellsburg Cornet Band met on Tuesday evening January 3, 1011 and elected the following officers President, Ahimaaz Clevenger Vice President, Benjamin Shi mer; Recording Secretary, Wal tor Black; Corresponding Secre tary, and Treasurer, B. C. Lam berson; Leader and Instructor, Josph B. Doyle; Assistant Lead er, Harvey Helman; Assistant Instructor, Geo. Comorer. Walteh Black, Sec'y. Bond to be givan in the sum of $1,200. Petition of S. W. Kirk, guar dian of Theodore McGowan ask ing permission to pay over to C, B. Stevens, the sum in his hands as guardian. Petition granted. Appeal of C. B. Stevens vs, County of Fulton. Exceptions to report of M. R. Shaffner, au ditor. Estate of Hiram Wink. Rule on heirs having been served, the Court made rule absolute, allow ing the appraisement of property not exceeding $5,000 to the widow Harvey Ford, pi IT. in error, vs. Harriet N. Bareroft, deft in er ror, certiorari to M. W. Houck. Esq. Rule on deft to show cause why judgment of Justice should not be reversed. Crse of Harvey Ford, plff. in error, vs. V. U Moseby, deft, in error. Certiorari to M. W. Houck. Case of James E. Jacksan. plff. in error vs. R. M. Buzzard, deft in error. Certiorari to Justice E. D. Akers. Arguod before the Court on specifications of error. Court refused to give a ruling un til further evidence was submit ted. Ruling will be made at Chambers. Case of Geo. L. Mellott vs. Ab bio C. Mellott. Libel in divorce. S. W. Kirk appointed master to take testimouy and report facts. iceport or auditor in estate of Ion. James A. McDonough, de ceased, Confirmed. Petition of U. S. Daniels, Esq., trustee to sell real estate of Fred eric Brant, asking permission to pay money into court Permis sion granted, , Health Day In Schools. Since tho establishment of the present State Health Depart- ment, the death rate in Pennsyl- vama, from contagious or com. municable diseases, tuberculosis included, has been appreciably reduced. Somo of these dis eases, notably diphtheria, have been almost conquered. This has been accomplished both di rectly and indirectly; directly by the intelligent use of new medi cal discoverios, the treatment of patients in the State sanatorium at Mount Alto ana at toe more than one hundred State dlspeo- saries throughout the Common- wealth, and indirectly by the campaign of education carried on by Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State Health Commissioner, by means of public addresses, monthly health bulletins, and tho advice and instruction by physicians aud nurses on duty at the various dispensaries, In this way the gospel of health, of pure air and plenty of it, of wholesome lood in sufficient quantities, of pure water and Dure water only, of enough sleen at regular hours, and of adequate exercise and no more, has been carried to lens ol thousands of Praon8- uui mere aro otner tens or thousands, yes hundreds of thousands, who need this gospel who have not heard it They hae not listened to tho public addresses. They have not read the monthly bulletins issued by Dr. Dixon. Thev have been un. mindful of the dispensary doctors aud nurses. as ut. vvuiiam usier.in a ro cent article that has attracted tho attention of the English- speaking world referring to tu bcrculosis the disease that kills more than any other, said, we know the disease, how it is caused, bow it should be prevent eu ana now in some cases it may bo cured, but we have yet to learn how to make this knowledge per- fectly effective. The fight against the disease is now a campaign for the public. All intelligent physicians re- cognize the truth of this. This campaign for the public has been and is carried on with zeal and gratifying success by our State Health Department, but to be most effective, there must be more help and a heartier response from the poople. The authorities of Massachu- setts have found a way to give ef- should prune when they are dor fectivo help in this campaign of ment or not in loaf, Shade trees health. This is tho observance are often too large, and it is do- of "Health Day" m all tho 8Chools. The first Health Day was kept in Boston on May 12, 900, less than two years ago. n tho following year tho dato was moved to October 7. Tho public response was so general, tho interest so intense, tho good results so evident, that public- spirited teachers, physicians, nurses, paronts and school au- thorities, say that no other day observed by the schools not 'eaceDay, Bird Day, Arbor Day, atriot's Day nor Flag Day, is more vital to tho highest, best work of the schools than Health Day. Ellis L. Lynch. Ellis L. Lynch, whose announce mont for Prothonotary, Ac, ap pears in tms weens is liws was born rn in Bethel towLship, this inty, about twenty-nine years , .nn.,.. c, f m- cout ago, and he is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Lvnch. of thi place, lie moved to McConnells- burg with his parents about six teen years ago, when his father wastirst elected to that office. Ie is a graduate of the McCon ellsburg High School. During his father's last term as Prothon otary, &c, Ellis assisted him in the office as clerk. During the ast eight years, he has been tho travelinsr salesman of Seltzer- Klahr Hardware, Co., of Philadel- phis, big territory covering six counties in Pennsylvania and part of Maryland, I ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings cre for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Mrs Mary A. Kelley is visiting friends in Foltz and Mercers burg this week. Frank Ranck, one of Bethel township's hustling farmers, was in town Tuesday night. John U. Strait, ot Pleasant Ridge, and his brother Joseph, ofNeedmoro, spent Monday in town. John W. Mummma, of Laidig. spent a few hours in town Jast Friday attending to some littlo errands. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stigers of Warfordsburg, were guests in tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Seylar Tuosday and Wednes day. Ruth Roettgcr, who had boon spending the holidays with her parents, N. U. Roettgerand wife, in tn,s place, returned to her work at Wilson College, Cham- oersourg, Monday. Miss Graco Wink, who has been living in Pennington. N. J.. tor some time passed through this place last Saturday on her way to spend a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vv'il- ham Wink, of Belfast township. Rev. and Mrs. John M. Diehl left monday noon lor Shippens burg, visiting Dr. and Mrs. Rose at Mercersburg enrouto. While Mr. Diehl attcned Cleric at Shipponsburg, with Rev. C. O. Bosserman, as host, Mrs. Dicl)l visited in Chambersburg. When to Prune Trees. Ono of the frequent inquiries received by Prof. II. A. Surface, State Zoologist of Pennsylvania, h9 in regard to pruning trees. It appears that many persons bo- lievo that there is an exact dato when trees should bo pruned, and doing this at any othor time would be very injurious. In ro- ply to an inquiry of this Kind Professor said: It is a true proposition for all trees, that you can prune when in Laf if you desire to check or retard their giowth during tho coming growing season, but if you desire to promote or increase the woody growth next year, you sired merely to hold them for, shadn nirrnnsns. withnut lotting them grow larger. When this is to be done, it is better to prune them when in leaf, or in mid- summer. "However, when ono prunes as lato as October, it really does n at make much differenco in recard to the effect on the tree becauso the leaves have already perforin 0a their functions for tho year, mnrnlv wmt.inc I.Vin limn when they will drop away, as they aro no loncrop nondod. At any when you prune, it woul bo bettor to paint tho ends of the stubs with pure white lead and raw linseed oil." Hull Everts. Mr. William L. Hull, of Mill- 8tone' Md- and Mlss AI,C0 Irene Everts' of thls county- Were married at the residence of marrled at llie residence of James &. vveoster, pastor or tno Presbyterian church, Hancock, Md., Friday evening . January Oth. The bride and groom then left for the bride's homo where they expect to speud a few days. Bids were received at Albany, Monday, for the construction of 384 miles of roads, including a Portion of the new highway across the State of New l ork at total cost ot about $3,000,000. Nearly $8,000,000 has been ex- ponded on New York State roada n the last two years.
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