VOLUME 12
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 2G, 1911.
NUMBER 19
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
j Hess.
Mrs. Lydia IIcss departed this
I life on Monday evening of last
week, at the residence of James
I McKeo near Uustontown after a
short illness of Bronchial Pneu
monia, aged 77 years, C months
and 13 days. Uer remains were
' interred by the side of her hus
i band in the cemetery at Codar
Grove Christian church on Wed'
5 nesdav following ho having pre
j ceded her in death about fifteen
i years. The funeral services
i were conducted by Kev. Jas. R.
) Loguo. Mrs. Hess was a daugh
I ter of Amos Sipes deceased, and
is survived by two daughters
Mary, married to James McKeo,
' of Uustontown, and Alice married
.to Morgan Harton, of Crystal
jspriDgs, Pa., also, by four broth
ers and one sister namely Eman
fuel Sipes of llustontown, Mrs.
(Elizabeth Hess, of Everetl;Amos
j Sipes,. of Cassville; George W.
'Sipes, of Saluvia; and Lewis
Sipes of Locust Grove. She was
a consistent member of the
'Christian denomination for more
''than fifty years, and died in the
hope of a blessed immortality.
SNIDER.
f William C. Snider, a native of
Thorapsm township, this county,
died in Johnstown, Pa., on Tues
day of last week aged about 03
years. His remains were brought
to this county, and interment took
place at the cemetery at Reho
beth church on Thursday. The
deceased had resided in Johns
town about eighteen years. He
Is survived by his widow aud two
daughters, Blanch, married to a
Mr. Lehman, and Bertha, the
wife of Rev. Kochenour both of
that city.
LTho deceased was a son of the
te Jonathan B. Snider, of
Thompson township, and is sur
in'fid hv bit hrnt.hprs and n. dia
ler, namely, Thomas, George,
James, Jonathan, Jesse, John and
Asenath, widow of the late Cyrus
Alentzor residing in McConnells
ourg. IIIammil.
Harvey Franklin llammil died
p Harrisburg on Wednesday
toorningof last week, after a
fcugering illness caused by
tomach trouble. His remains
ero brought to the home of his
toother at Fort Loudon, where
funeral services were conducted
f riday morning by Rev. Landis
Of the Reformed church, after
which his remains were taken to
Puion cemetery in Ayr township
for interment.
The deceased was a son of the
lito Alex. Ham mil, and a brother
Of Landlord Harry Ham mil, of
the City Hotel, McConnellsburg.
Bis mother's maiden name was
Jennie Gordon a daughter of
holatoHon. Peter Gordon, of
?ort Littleton, and she resides
now at Fort Loudon. Besides
hia mother and Harry, he is sur
ged by one sister, Miss Nellie,-
teacher in New Jersey; George,
"J IMcairn, this state, and Uharlie,
iu Washington.
Mellott.
James Ernest Mellott, son of
. lueiiui.i,, aiea as me
Jwe of his brotber-in law, Setn
ellott, just west of the Bridge,
I
"ie west end of McConnells-
rg, last Thursday morning,
ted 14 years, 3 months, and 20
ys. The immediate cause of
f death was typhoid fever. In
fluent Fritl in
we Sideline Hill Bantist
rch in Belfast township.
Cunningham.
Mrs. Christiana Cunningham,
Wow of William Ounningham,
of Wells Valley, mother oi
l-Uunty Commissioner W. L.
SDgham' and sister-of the
W C0tl?rncam. Tl...
o-wouiau uona uessna,
Recent Weddings.
Dickson Pi xk.
In the city of Buffalo, N. Y., on
Thursday of last week, Mr. Mark
S. Dickson, son of Ex-Postmaster,
W. S. Dickson of this place,
was married to Helen Fore Peck,
formerly of this place, but later,
oi Buffalo. The groom nolds a
lucrative and responsible posi
tion with the Standard Oil Com
pany, and the torido is possessed
of those qualities of mind and
heart that will make her a help
meet in the truest sense of the
term. Their many McConnells
burg friends extend to them their
most sincere feliciattons.
Hess Wolfe.
A very pretty wedding was sol
emnized at the homeof Mrs. Mary
Miller, at Emmavillo, Sunday
evening, Jan. 8, 1911, when Mr.
Aaron Hess and Mrs. Margaret
Wolfe were united in marriage by
P. M. Lodge, J. P.
On account of tho recent deaths
of the bride's brothers, only a
few of tho most intimato friends
and relatives were present. They
left immediately after tho cere
mony for a short honeymoon.
Ak Kits Winter.
Otis G. Akers, of Cherokee,
Iowa, and Miss Martha Winter,
of Ijocust Grove, Pa., were mar
ried Tuesday, Jauuary 10, 1911,
at Need more by Kev. A. G. B.
Powers. Miss Winter is a daugh
ter of the late Morgan Winter.
Mr. Akers was reared in Bed
ford county, and went west when
voung and has prospered. He is
now thinking of locating in the
cast.
Airship Shops Employ Most Skilful
Artisans.
Three years ago, the man who
would have described his occupa
tion as a "finisher'' for airship
propellers would have been greet
ed with jeers and possibly point
cd out as a fit subject for an in
stitution for the fee Die minded.
Today, the making ot aeroplanes
employs hundreds of men and
has given rise to at least half a
dozon new lines of endeavor. The
construction of the frail-looking
machines that glide so swiftly
and gracefully through the air is
a delicate operation and calls for
the utmost skill. The February
number of Popular Mechanics
Magazine contains two pages of
viows taken in modern airship
shops, where the various parts of
construction are iu progress.
In Fi ance, the building of aero
planes has become a woll recog
nized industry employing hun
dreds of tho most expert me
chanics. In England, there
are several factories, and here in
the United States, at least two
big firms and many smaller con-
corns are engaged in the busi
ness, tho largo returns already
received giving promise of in
creasing profits for the future.
A Course iu Milling.
Pennsylvania is the first State
in the Union to install in its State
College a course in milling which
will teach young men the scienti
fic as well as the practical meth
ods, and In addition be a head
quarters for scietifically conduct
ed experiments on commercial
milling. The importance of the
technical training of experts for
this industry cau be somewhat
appreciated when tho enormous
quantity of grains which goes in
to these mills annually, is known.
Industries such as t!e iron and
steel, cotton, leather, and so on,
have been moie progressive, and
by demanding technical training
for their leaders have profited
greatly during the past twenty
years.
died at her home m Wells Valley
last Sunday afternoon, after a
brief illness of pneumonia. The
funeral, conducted by Rev. Flee
gal, of Three Springs, took place
on Tuesday and interment was
made in the cemetery at the Val
ley M. E. church. Mrs. Cun
ningham was aged almost 77
years, and had been a resident of
Wells Valley a long time.
CLOSE CALL.
Republican Printing Office Narrowly
Escaped Cuming Out Last Satur
day Evening.
About 8:30 o'clock last Satur
day our citizens wore alarmed by
tho cry of fire, and it was soon
ascertained that the cause for the
alurtn was in the Republican Of
fice building, nearly opposite the
City Hotel. Besides being oc
cupied by the Printing Ollice.it
is also the residence of Edward
D. Shimerand family. The base
ment of tho sido of the building
used as a printing otlice, is divid
ed into two rooms the rear,
being used for fuel, and the front,
which contains a fireplace, is
used as a stock room. The fire
place has been closed by a fire
board for a long time, and the
fire is supposed to have originat
ed from a spark dropped down
from an up-stair's pipe hole, aud
ignited tho deposit of soot in the
fireplace, which, in turn, ignited
tho fircboard, aud from that tho
wholo interior would have beeu
enveloped in llames in a very few
minutes if it had not been discov
ered in timo.
Tlio fire was discovered by
Mrs. Shimcr, who was up iu her
sitting room. She detected tho
odor of smoke, and went down to
the basement on hor side of the
house, where everything seemed
to be all right, but upon opening
the door between her part and
the printiug oflico part, she be
held a sight that mado her think
for a moment that her homo was
doomed. Tho prompt applica
tion of water which, fortunately,
was within easy reach, saved the
property from total destruction.
The loss which is about $ 100. 00 is
covered by insurance.
Bccchcr Wished Him Well.
At a conference a young minis
ter said to Henry Ward Beocher:
"Mr. Boucher, my congrcga
tion has delegated me to ask this
question of you: We havo incur
congregation one of tho purest
and m jst lovablo meu you ever
saw. lie is upright, honest, gcu
erous, tho heartiest supporter of
tho church wo havo the friend
of the poor the beloved of httlo
children, a veritable saint but
he does not believe in some of the
generally accepted dogmas. Now
where do you thing ho will go aft
er death?"
Mr. Beecher was .equal to the
occasion. Hesitating a moment,
he said:
"I never dare say where any
man will go after death, but wher
ever this man goes ho cortainly
has my best wishes."
Fulton County Bank.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Fulton Coun
bank held on Thursday of last
week, the board of directors
serving during the past year
wore unanimously re elected, and
the organization remains just the
same.
The regular annual dividend of
G per cent, was dectared, and
2,500. 00 set apart to the'Surpius
Fund, making the capital and sur
plus $18,000.00.
The confidence imposed in the
stongth ot this old and establish
ed Banking Institution, and the
security n olTers to its depositors
has enabled the directors to sub
rait the nest report in the history
of the bank, which, of course, is
very gratifying, aud justly a mat
ter of pride.
Postmaster Woollet Reappointed.
Mr. S. B. Woollet, received a
telegram from Washington last
Friday informing him that the
Seuato had confirmed his appoint
ment as postmaster at McCon
nellsburg, for four years more.
Mr. Woollet has boen postmaster
continuously since the first of
August 1897. Four years ago
this office was changed from a
fourth to a third-class, and hence
the appointment is now made by
the President.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Merchant Replies to Article of Farmer
in Fulton County News of
Jauuary Fifth.
An interchange of opinion and
an impassioned discussion of pub
hcquestions is calculated to bring
together those interests that oft
en seem so widely diverse. The
article "Farmer" a few weeks
ago, in which ho discussed the
relations existing between tho
manufacturer and the consumer,
has brought out a countor article
from tho standpoint of the mer
chant. Editor J
Mi:. Editor: I am a native of
Fulton County, and at present
engaged in the mercantile busi
ness in a thriving Pennsylvania
town outside tho borders of Ful
ton. Whou any one speaks in
a slighting way ot my nativo
county, it makes my Irish blood
hot.
In your paper of the 5th of
January, I read an article written
by a person calling himself a
plain farmer. Now, 1 wish to
state that this same farmer has
been misinformed on ono point,
at least, tho price of rico.
I have recently been through
one of our rice growing states,
and know that rico cannot be
bought for'SOcents for 60 pounds.
Tho prico of rough rice, to-day,
is $7.70 for 350 lbs., or. 2 1-5 cents
a pound. For commercial pur
poses, this rough rice is separat
ed into six grades, namely, screen
ings, ordinary, fair, good, prime,
aud choice. The prico of screen
ings, to day, is 24 to 2 c. per
pound, and is sold for chick feed.
To tho price of rico there is not
ono cent added from tho time it
leaves tho grower, until the re
tailer has it in his store. This,
of course, does not include freight
The average broker gets 5 cents
per sack for selling the rice to
the jobber, and the average rice
grower is a man of means, who
puts his product on tho market
at the besj advantage possiblo to
himself.
Plain Farmer next turns his
attention to tho drummer, refer
ring to the drummer's enormous
expenses, and that tho people who
buy the goods from the retailor
are the people who in tho end
settle tho drummer's bills. Now,
there is a senso in which this Is
true. But it would bo utterly
impracticable for the merchant
to get along without the jobber.
It goes without argument that
the merchant is a useful citizen
in a community. No one would
like to buy a home and settle in a
county wtiere stores were pro
hibited by law. Now, Mr. Farm
er, let us reason together. If
you wero to go into tho store
business, would you not, before
selling a pound of rice or sugar,
count just what it had cost you
laid down in your store before
deciding what to sell it for? Then,
you would not want to sell it at
exactly what it cost you, or you
would not have any pay for hand
ling it. If there were no drum
mers, you would have to pay car
fare and hotel bills to make atrip
to the city overy low weeks to
buy goods, and would not the
cost of those trips have to be add
ed to the cost of the goods? and
that in turn paid by the custom
er? Suppose there were no job
bers or wholesalers, then the
merchant would have to make a
trip to the rice grower for his
rice. The rice grower, of course,
would have no sugar. Tho mer
chant must make a trip to the
sugar producer, who, in turn, has
no coffee. Now, the merchant
sails away to South America for
coffee, and so on. If all those es
pouses were added to the few
bags of coffee he would sell in a
year, or the rice or sugar, the
price a pound would be many
times what it is. The truth is
the middle-man as he is some
times Rneeringly called, is indis
pensable to trade conditions, and
helps to place goods on the con
sumer's table at the smallest
possible price.
The average profit that the
N. 1. FINIFF HURT.
Injured While Working for the C. V. Rail
road Company, and now in the
. Chambcrsburg Hospital.
Nicholas I. Finiff, formerly of
this county, but for some time
an employee of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company, was
helping to move some ice from
one of the Company's buildings
near the C. V. depot in Cham
borsburgon Wednesday morning
of last week. A heavy cake of
;ce struck him and knocked him
to tho ground a height of about
fifteen feet. His companions
picked him up and carried him
into a nearby office; medical aid
was summoned, but it was found
necessary to tako him to the hos
pital where he still remains. For
tunately no bones were broken,
but ho was severely bruised about
the shoulders and limbs, and will
probably have to stay in the hos
pital for somo time. This is
the second accident for Nick in
tho last eight months, and his httlo
daughter, who had to undergo an
operation last July, had a recur
rence of her former malady on
the last day of Decembor, but is
improving again.
Quarantined.
The family of Philip Coopor,
near Rock Hill school houso has
been quarantined on account of a
case of diphtheria, and it is re
ported they are in want. About
two weeks ago Mrs. Cleve Desh-
ong came to town with a very
sore throat and apphod to Dr.
Mosscr for treatment Mrs,
Deshong is a daughter of Mr.
Cooper and sho was sent to his
home and the wholo family has
been quarantined. It is reported
that they are in great want for
provisions. This is a chance for
our poople to bestow charity and
that at once as they are in seri
ous want.
Card of Thanks.
James McKee and wife desire
to thank the friends and neigh
bors whoso kindly assisted them
during the sickness and doath of
their mother, Mrs. Lydia Hess.
average grocery jobber mases is
G to 8 per cent gross prohts. It
is the immense volume of busi
ness that the jobber does that
enables him to sell goods at such
a close margin. There are a few
instances, I will Egree, where we
could dispense with the middle
man.
"Pkv.n Farmer" speaks of Mc
Connellsburg as being a good
enough business place tor an
isolated town. I have been in a
great many towns in Pennsylva
nia, and I am familiar with the
pricps charged by the retailers
in those towns. In justice to the
merchants in McConnellsburg, 1
am hero to say that they are sell
ing you better goods for the same
money, than nino-tenths of tho
towns in the State. 1 will, also,
say that most of the merchants
in McConnellsburg are up to dato.
In my town, the price is from 5
to 20 per cent, highor for grocer
ies, dry goods, hardware, notions,
shoos, gout's furnishing goods
in fact, higher in all lines. When
you buy goods that are in style
and in season from the large de
partment stores, you pay much
more than your McConnellsburg
merchant will charge.
The average person rolios on
the word of his merchant as to
the grade and quality ot goods of
fered, but this is true: The mer
chant with years and years of ex
perience is deceived once in a
while in tho quality of the goods
he has bought.
It is a question whether the
"plain farmer" bought the same
quality of goods in Hagerstown
that he priced in his home store;
for a person not accustomed to
handling oil cloth could not tell
Potter's brand from some of the
many cheaper grades.
(Merchant
Surprise Party.
A very pleasant event occurred
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Da
vid Kline in Licking Creek town
ship last Thursday. Mrs. Kline
was going about her morning
work as usual when her brother
Henry Deshong came and asked
her to go along and spend tho
day with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sipes.
Mrs. Kline assented to the pro
posal and soon they were gouo
They returned to Mrs. Kline's
home about 0 o'clock in tho even
ing and found about forty of Mrs
Kline's friends and neighbors as
sembledin her home preparing
ice cream and chicken swallop
for supper. James Mellott fur
nished some fine music with
his graphophono. Tho evening
was pleasantly spent, and about
10 o'clock all departed for their
homes wishing Mrs. Kline many
more such occasions.
Thoso present were: David
Kline and wito, Isaac Layton and
wifa, Roy Sipes and wife, Richard
Deshong and wife, U. S. Deshong
and wife, James Mellott and wife,
George Strait and wife, Henry
Deshong, Homer Sipes, Elizabeth
Mellott, George Fagley, George
Wink; Sherman, Edna, Ethel
Maude, Mary R., Helen, Clyde
Mattio, Ada, and Elvy Deshong
Sherman and Wilda Truax; Chas
and John Hockenberry; Elmer,
Orion, Rose and Veda Meliotl
George Wink; Douald, William
and Maurice Polk.
One Who Was There.
A very pleasant surprise party
was given E. E. Akers on his 50th
birthday, whon about 10 o'clock
his friends began coming until a
large number were present. Al
report a good time. Also, a party
was given the young peoplo in
tho evening. They enjoyed them
selves in playing games. Ro
freshmonts were sorved. Those
present were: Ada and Lizzie
Uixson, Essie Williams, Clara
Duvall, Jula and Nora Sclieuck,
Minnio Lynch, Frances Whitfield,
Mary Clevenger, Lyda and Celia
Barton, Clara Hanks, Blain and
N. B. Hixson, L. Duvall, John
Soiling, John Ott, Phil and Troy
Barkmau, Mason Pee, Howard
Conner, Walter Gilland and Elton
Barton, Marshall Lynch, Will
and Elmer Clevenger, Talmage
and Uobart Barton, Howard
Whitfield, Russel and James
Akers, Ross Barton, Homer
Akers, George Ensley, Treverton
Jackson.
One Who Was Present.
School Reports.
Report of Vallance school for
the fourth month ending January
10,1911. Number enrolled dur
ing the month: Males, 7; Females,
9; total, 1C. Average attondanco,
males, G; females, 8; total, 14.
Per cent, of attendance: males,
91, females 97. Those who at
tended every day wore LeRoy
McClure, Mary Batdorff, Harvey
Raker, Stella Brant, Pearl Bish
op, Dewey Brant, lrono King,
Raymond Bishop, Maria Mollott,
ana Harry King. Those who at
tended 19 days Russel Wible,
Grace Croft, and Zena Doshong.
Maude E. Strait, Teacher.
Report of Oak Grove school for
fourth month, ending Jan. 20,
1911. Mumbor enrolled: male, 10;
female, 0. Average attendance;
malo, 7; female, 5. Par cent of
attondanco: male, 8-1; female, 91,
Honor roll: Frank Morgret, Earl
Morgret, Goldle Plessinger. and
Goldie Wright. Our attendance
has been reduced by an attack of
whooping cough. G. F. Spade
Teacher.
Report of Emmaville school lor
tho fourth month ending Jan. 18,
1911. Number of pupils on roll:
male, G; lemale, 10; total, 10.
Average attoudauce for month:
male, 5; female, 10; total, 15.
Per cent of attendance: male, 90;
female, 97; average, 93. Those
who attended every day were:
Mildred and Fred Dixon; Marden
and Walter Bard; Mae and Vance
Barton; Bessie and Jessie Spade;
Raymond arid Harold Smith.
Ella F. Barton, Teacher,
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
J. U. Edwards of Hiram, spent
Friday lust m our town.
U. C. Miller of Burnt Cabins,
was ia town on Saturday.
John Mentzer of Burnt Cabins
was at the County Seat on Satur
day. Emory Riehl, of Locust Grove
was m town on Saturday on busi
ness. Dr. A K. Davis of llustontown
was greeting friends in town on
Monday.
J. F. Lewis, of Franklin Mills,
was a county scat visitor one day
last week.
Judge D. T. Humbert of
Thompson township spent Satur
day in town.
Denton Hendershot, of War
fordsburg, was on our streets on
Monday last.
S.imnol Rtnvnno nfflnni. Pi,l crn'
""jjyi
was a businoss visitor to town on 7
Thursday last.
E. M. Hendershot of Webster
Mills was attending to business
in town on Monday.
Houry Anderson, of Knobsvillo
was at tho county capital on
Thursday of last week.
A. R. Williams of Dickey's
Mountain was registered at tho
Fulton House, on Saturday.
W. C. Davis a resideut of Uus
tontown was a business visitor to
town on Monday of this week.
Sylvester W. Cunningham, oj
Fort Littletouj was attending to
business in town on Saturday.
Mrs. J. Kendall Johnston, of
this placo is visiting her son Paul
and other fricuds in Philadelphia.
U. B. Ramsey and Samuel
Stevens, of Clear Ridgo, spent a
few hours in town last Saturday.
Ira Barnhart, of Thompson,
township, was a caller at tho
News office while iu town last
Saturday morning.
Eliiah Baldwin, nf Fnrf. r.iftl.-
ton, accompanied by his son
John, were business visitors to
town on Thursday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mottor, of
the Cove, spent tho time from
Saturday until Monday, on a visit
to friends in Path Valley.
Mrs. J. H. Kendall and her
little son Nelson, aacompaniod by
her sister-in-law Miss Ruth Ken
dall, spent a few days in Philadel
phia last week. .
Corder W. Snyder and wife, of
Gem, were in town last Friday.
Corder has purchased the Harvey
Lynch property in that village,
and intends to make extensivo
improvements to it.
Mr. aud Mrs. A. D. Hohman
returned on Friday, the former
from Williams port, Pa., where ho
was serving as a petit juror in the
U. S. Court, and tho latter from
visiting friends in Harrisburg.
W. U. Peck, ono of Belfast
township's enterprising citizens,
was in town on business last
Thursday. Will is getting tho
lumber out to build a barn as
soon as tho weather becomes
favorable lor out door work.
Harry Comerer, who holds
down a nice position in the ticket
office of the Pittsburs Fort
Wayne and Chicago railroad, m
Pittsburg, returned to the Smoky
City, Monday after having spent
a week visiting his McConnells
burg relatives.
A. J. Mellott and Jacob Miller,
two of Whips Cove's jolly citizens,
spent last Wednesday night in
town. Andy was over for the
ast load of his goods in moving
from the James Henry tenant
house in Tod township, back to
his farm m the Cove. Mr. Miller
is a Bedford county man, who
came into the Cove a few years
ago and purchased the Abner
Mellott farm upon which Mr,
Miller now resides.
i