i . a t-W r t J! W , VOLUME 12 McCONKELLSISUKG, PA., MAUCIl 2. 1911. NUMBER 24 T. ,tV -),;., 'I 'I. C0siiif 1 RECORD OF DEATHS. . lefsons Well Known to Many of Our , i J Readers, lu nave Answcreu J Final Summons. ill SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH. ! ' IIkss. Mrs, Annie Hess, widow of Aaron Hess of Bethel towuship, died or pneumonia Friday, Feb ruary 24, 1911. Mrs. Hess was feorn December 31, 1834. and was Iged 70 years, 1 month aud 21 Jays. Mrs. Hess was a daughter David Garland, deceased, of Jjothel township. Mrs. Hess united with the Church several years ago and by for daily walk aud conversation Ihowcd that she had kept the faith. Her words were of com fort and hope of that Heavenly iorae. She was a kind and af fectonate mother. Jler death fras a shock and the large num Lt of people that followed her Remains to their resting place at pills Chapul gae evidence of the tiss of a faithful mother aud friend. Sho is survived by ten Children, namely: Moses, Job, Aaron. George, John. Lyda, wife Of Alex Burnhart; Iihoda, wife1 of Yilson Myers; Catharine, wife of Audrew .Vellott; Annie, wife of Oliver Hill, and Lucy, at home, jhe feu children all live in this Qounty except George who lives in Pine Village, Ind. She is sur vived also by two brothers Henry Ind Amos, aud by two sisters Elizabeth Morgret, and Sarah Bull. ITormuitTER. Mrs. Hannah B. Tod hunter, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. W. Cromer, near Fort Littleton, on Thursday evening of last week, aged 81 years, 10 inonths and 21 days. Mrs. Todhunter has been in frail health incident to advancing years for somo time. For many tears she had been a loval mem ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her funeral, which tok place on Saturday, was con ducted by Rev. W. M. Cline, aud terment was made in the cemo ry at LJurut Cabins. The deceased is survived by the reo children, namely, Jennie, ifoofDunny Finley, Decorum, 'a ; Mary, wife of Samuel Reese, urnt Cabins; and Florence, wife Of D. W. Cromer, Fort Littleton. UOMKKEK. Mrs. Sarah Comerer, widow of e late George W. Comerer who J as killed at his sawmill about years ago, died of cancer at $er home at Burnt Cabins Mon day morning, February 27,J 1911. lie funeral took place Tuesday ternoon, and Interment was adeinthe cemetery at. Burnt "'oius. Mrs. Comerer was aged bout forty nine years, and her aaiden name was Mills. She is uivived by three sisters, manda, wife of Lemuel G. Cline; 'aggie, wife ot James Kelly, and Mrs. James living near Shade up; also by two brothers, Robert ;,lJ- Curtis, both residing at hade Gap. Mrs. Comerer was member of the M. E. church, "d a woman possessed of many xcelluut qualities. Bishop. The home of Mr. and Mrs. ''iniel Bishop at Uustontown 'as saddened last Saturday "ornlug when their httlo daugh fir Luella, aged 2 years, 3 months d 20 days, was suddenly taken wy from them. The child had t been seriously ill, and about Ve 'cIck the mother was carry pg the child down stairs when it fPired in her arms. Rev. Mc fvey conducted the funeral frvices Sunday afternoon and feroiPntwasmadein the ceme- at Uustontown. Miss Blanchnrt f J VUl Ul Kilt H Mrs. A P n t. m 10ft last Thnrco n,.i Rrlni ' ou,j iui VAMU- v,91t her aunt Mrs. Mary fumble Alexander t,..,, .Mrs. Edward Buckley former- I V4 uttleton. SIGHT SEEING. Clarence R. Shore Tells of Interesting Things Seen in a Trip to Kansas City. At Macomb, 111., on tho morn ing of January 10th, at 5 o'clock, 1 boarded a train on the Burling ton route for Kansas City, Mo. We had a stopover at Quincy, 111., of twenty minutes for oreakfast. After the tweuty minutes was up we were again rolling ahead, and it was not long until we wero crossing tho Mississippi river; and, when across, we we were in Missouri. I spy we, because there were others on the train, but unfortun ately no one that I knew. The Burlington Route, all tho way through Missouri, as a rule, runs through a very nice farming section with a few exceptions of undulating prairies. The farms are level, black soil, and they looked as if very productive, and had nice up-to dato buildings. At tor an all day ride, wo rolled into tho Union Station, Kansas City. As it was getting lato in the afternoon, tho first thing to do was to find a good hotel. 1 stayed in this city two days and nights and saw many places of interest. Among them wero the Union Stock Yards and the Pack ing Houses. While- at tho stockyards, I saw them load and unload, sell aud buy, weigh and feed, stock of all kinds. 1 also saw the stock driven through tho shutos to the slaugh ter houses. I was told that these stock yards were the second in size in the Unitod States. At the packing house I was given a guide that first took me to the slaughter pens, and then proceeded to follow up the meat as it went through its various processes until it was loaded on the cars for shipmeut, the guide explaining every thing as wo weut along. This was very in teresting and well worth any man's time if he gets the oppor tunity to visit a packing house. Kansas City is the greatest city for passenger traflic 1 ever saw. It seems to be the gateway to the Southwest and peoplo are con tinuously going in and coming out of the Union Station like a hive of bees that are working at their best. It is to bo remembered that Kausas City is situated on the Missouri river which is termed "the treacherous old river." I was told that it quite frequently changes its course, and farmers, who live along it have gone to bed in the evening possessing a fine farm, and awakened next morn ing to find that during the night the river had removed almost the entire farm. But possibly the next night it would rob some oue else of his farm and leave it with you. So, this is why It is called the "treacherous old river." Thinning 1 had made my stay long enough here, I boarded a tram on the Rock Island line for White City, Kausas which is lo cated near about the central part of the state. After visiting with relatives there for a shrot time 1 went to Topeka and spent a few days sight seeing there. Topoka is the capital of Kansas, and while there 1 visited the State Hnuse and had the privilege of going into the Assembly Hall while the legislature was in ses sion, and 1 heard them grinding outlaws. Kansas, also, has some fine farming laud and some awfully rough places .too. I saw hun dreds of acres of unbroken prai rie land covered with a thick coat of prairie grass. Tnis was used for pasture. I left Topeka in tho morning of Jan. 27th, for Galesburg, 111., over the Santa Fe and again I saw some of Missouri; but along this route almost entirely to the contrary of that which I had seen along the Burlington. It was very broken and hilly and the road bed seemed to be winding continually around hills and crossing trestles. We arrived in I'LAY GOOD. Tlic Entertainment Given by .Members of the llili School Last Week was "Strictly all Right." The Entertainment given by tho High School m tho auditorium of tho Public School building on Wednesday evening of last week, was very creditable to all con cerned. Tho entertain mont con sisted of an about two hours' comedy in three acts entitled "Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard."' The characters were: Mrs. Briggs, a woman of busi uess Rosy Fisher; Ralph, Jim my, Alvira and Melissa Gcorgo Koisnor, Rudolph Spangle-, Ma rio Snyder, and Hazel Garlaud her family; Silas Green, "a near relation" liusell Stevens; Mr. Leo, a wealthy neighbor Witz Mason; Virginia Lee. his daugh ter Mary I'.auinirardner; Daisy Thornton, her friend Maudohno Steven.; Mrs. O'Connor, with no liking for goats L'i'io Campbell; Mandy B ites, whoso tongue- will stinuoie Naomi Rocttger. The play npeiirt with a scene in Mrs. lirigvjs' living roi.m and Mrs. P.riggs at the wash tub in any thing hut a sweet mood, wh"n Mrs. O'Connor makes a call in the interest of tho widow's goat, and then tho fun begins. About sixty dollars v'as realized and applied towards catK-elliu:; Iho debt existing on the eh urs. Just hero it may be. added that tho Principal of the schools aud tho members of tho High School areveiy grateful to Misses Mi l hn Soylar, Kathryn Cook, Emily Greathoad, and Mary llokofor the interest they look in couching the players n.nl help.ig them to make the play so much of a mic cess. How To Make a Grape Vine Grow. A prominent editor iu Pennsyl vania wrote to Statu Zoologist Sur fac j, at llarrisburg, stating that his grapo vino was making hut little growth, and that he desired to learn how to make it more thrifty. The reply of Prof, Surface was as follows: "To stimulate the growth of your grapo vine, it :s well to pi u no it back, and then fertilise it well with a nitrogen fertilizer, such as old stable manuro or dressing from tho poultry house, or scatter e handful of nitrate of soda in the gr.uiud around it once a month after tho buds burst. Cultivation and abundant watering, especially with soap suds from the laundry, will also help it immensely. I am satis fied that if fertilized with some nitrogen bearing material like manure, aud if watered well it should make good growth and do woll." NG NICELY. Mrs. Hannah Glenn I'nger I'nilerwcnt Operation for Appendicitis in Hospital in Dixon, III. About four weeks ago, Mrs. Jacob II. Unger (Uanuah Glenn,) of Dixon Hi., underwent a serious operation in the Ratherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in that city, for appendicitis. Her many rela tives and friends here will be pleased to learn that the opera tion was successful, aud that she was able to bo removed from the hospital to her home last week. Galesburg about 5 o'clock in the eveaing, was transfered to the Burlingtou, again aud at 7:i!0 was back to Macomb. 1 managed to do nearly all my traveling by day and over different routes in order to see more, and on my entire trip I covered a distance of about 1000 miles. I had a very pleasant trip and have tried to givo a dis cription of what I saw in order.to give some of the readers of the News that have never been so fortunate as to travel much, an idea of a few interesting places in the West. C. R. Shore, Macomb, 111., Feb. 0, 1011. SUICIDE BY POISONING. On Account of Domestic Infelicity J. Milton I'ngcr Took a Dose of Laudanum and Rat Poison. li'MKAL TOOK PLACE MONDAY. .From tho effects of a dose of poisoi., Mr. J. Milton Unger died at his lato residence on south First street, McConuellsburg, at 1 o'clock last Saturday morning. Tho funeral took place Monday tnorniug aud ictermentwas made in tho graveyard at the Lutheran church. Mr. Unger was a son of tho late Henry Unger, of Ayr town ship, and was born on the 1st of September, I 13. He was mar ried threo times. Tho lirst time to Miss Harriet Ungor, who died on tho 27th-of June, 1'.H). His second marriage was to Miss Annie E. Rowe, of taylor town ship, in 1M)5. After having lived together about eight years, they separated, and at the March term of court, 11)10, ho was granted a divorce. April 23, 1'JIO, he was married to Mrs. Junio Anderson, of Taylor township, and they went to housekeeping in Mr. Unger's house, and lived there until tho time of his heath. For sometime it has been an open secret that domestic trouble was resting heavily on Mr. Unger's iniud, but the public was not pro pared for the shock that came when it was learned that he had determined upon self-destruction. For a long time Mr. Unger had been employed as man of all work at tho Washington House in this place, and was us faithful and trustworthy as a man could be. After going to his home for the night on tho evening of Feb ruary Kith, aud just before ro tiring, ho swallowed about an ounce and a half of laudanum, and part of tho contents of a box of Rough on Rats. When his wife went to bed somo time after ward, she detected a peculiar .dor in tho room, and noticed something on the pillow and on his mustache that looked like 'fox tire." The "fox lire" was phosphorus) from tho rat poison, and is the same as that seen when attempting to strike a damp match iu tho dark. About 11 o' clock, ho became very sick, and vomited profusely. It was this circumstance that added several days to his fife. Not appearing at the hotel for work the next morning as usual, aoout nine o' clock, Mrs. Woollott sent around to the Unger home to find out why he did not come. Here it was learned that he was sick, and Doctor Mosser was asked to go to soo him. When the Doctor reached his bedside he at once suspected the trouble, and said, "Milt did you take anything?" Mr. Unger replied, "I'm not say ing." The Doctor did what he could for the relief of the unfor tunate man, but "Rough on Rats" is made to mil, and after living until the following Saturday morning a week, death relieved him. While Milton Unger had some peculiar streaks in his make up, he was a tine specimen of physic al manhood, honest as steel, faithful in the performance of his duties to his employer, loyal to the Lutheran church of which he was a member, strictly temperate in his habits, never having tested iutoxicating liquor, and never used tobacco in any form. When Dr. Mosser went to see Mr. Unger, Friday morning, the latter said "Dr. look into my pants pockets aud get a letter." The Doctor complied with Mr. Unger's request, and got an en velope containing the following, with the request that he should deliver the note to the editor of the News. Notice. McConnellsburg, Pa. February 16, 1911 This Is nothing but a world of sorrow and of woe andtrubla PRUNE NOW. Important Facts Concerning Trees and Grape Vines. "During the dormant season is the time to prune your trees i you wish to promote their growth," says Prof. Surface, State Zoologist of Pennsylvania, He further adds that the first treatment of a tree infested with San Joso scale or any other serl ous pest, should be to prune in accordance with the severity of tho injury. "It makes no differ enco what has caused tho damage to the tree, it should bo laid down to tho general rule to pruno back the top in accordance with the amount of injury from which tho tree has suffered. When a tree has been attackod by scale it is injured worse than its outward appearance would indicate, and the pruning should consequently bo very severe." Among tho purposes of prun ing are to get rid of superfluous limbs, twigs and brush, to shapo tho top of tho tree, to open tho head in order to let in tho heat light and air, and thus ripen per feet fruit iu tho interior, to bring down, or lower, tho top of the tree by cutting away tho supcrlluous upper stories, to pruue away a dead and dying parts, and get rid of pests by pruning off and burning to promote the growth in certain desired directions by severe cutting in others, to get rid of branches that are too long to be reached by tho spray pump, to take out branches that would cover others and thus preveut perfect spraying, to thin the lruit and prevent tho weakening of the tree by overbearing, to insure the growth and life of recently pant ed trees, and to invigorate feeblo trees by leaving but a few buds to bo pushed into nctive growth instead of many developed but partially. To insure bost resultia from pruning a branch it should al ways be cut just above a living branch that is to remain, and with the slope of the cut in tho same direction as the surface of there maining branch. The surface of the cut stub can then be painted with ordiuary oil paint. The best material to use is pure white lead and raw linseed oil. The prun ing can be done at any time dur ing the dormant season or before the buds burst. For the pur pose ef economy of spraying ma- material, and thoroughness of work, it is important for the pruning to be completed before spraying is undertaken. Grape vines should be pruned very closely leaving many short stubs. This should be done soon, or bo fore the sap starts to tlow, but pruning after the sap starts, caus ing the vines to "bleed," is not such a serious matter as one would suppose. It really results in no serious injury. All old raspberry aud blackberry canes shouly be cut out and burned Gooseberry and currant stalks over three years old should be pruned out. The cuttings from grape, gooseberries, currants and quince can be planted in the ground, and used to grow others if desired. To do this they should bo well cultivated, in most fertile soil. Mr. D. R. Mamma, formerly of this county, but now a resi dent of Franklin county, has just returned from a trip to Tulla homa, Tenn. Mr. Mum ma is much pleased with the South. He says the peach trees are all out in blossom down there, , and it is just like the "good old sum mertime." It would not be sur prising if he should make his fu ture home in Tennessee. and my hart is broken and i cant stay hear any longer and l hope that the lord will forgive me of what i am agoing to diew for he knows that i cant bear it any longer J. Milton Unger. Please give this to Mr. Peck the Editor to put in bis paper for me, IROM EGYPT. Letter from Mrs. Bertha Grove Reed, Daughter of Rev. J. L. Grove of This Place. The following letter from Mrs llertlia drove Heed Is in answer to an olTerlnir nent by the birthday MiHio ary Soelul held a few weeks ago at the homo of Mr. and Mr. Daniel Me Quade, in Ayr township for mission work on tho "Ibis." a Mission bout on tho Nile river. Khitou. My Dkak Fkikxds: now our nearts were cheered when wo heard of tho real interest you peoplo aro tak ing in the Mission Work. And especially the "Ibis." When lirst Lillie and then Papa wroto of tho social, I could imagino myself one of those attending. low we did enjoy it all ! I am sure it has done a great deal of good. And tho offering was so largo. I am sure some peoplo must have doubled their ages. Hut wo aro very grateful indeed to you all, and ask tho blessing of tho Great Master Himself upon you each ono. llo will reward you. He w ho says that "a cup ef cold wa ter given in the name of a disciple shall in no wise lose its reward. I wish I could take you all with us on tre "Ibis" for a day and let you have a glimpso into tho village homes I was going to say, but 1 will not call them homes but houses as they always say. How welcome we are made and how eagerly every word we speak is heard aud treasured up. How willingly they drop their work and come to tho meetings. Some times it is in a church, sometimes iu a school house and sometimes under a big treo in the open air. Hut always (!od's word is preach ed and explained aud we have his promiso that "It shall not return unto him void." Just now my attention is pret ty fully ocupicd with sorting aud packing the necessary baggage for the family for three months. It means clothing for both cold and hot weather. Now it is quite cold but in about a mouth the wiuds may change and we shall have the thermometer in tho nineties and creeping up until it may reach one hundred and ten and more. Then tho children's school books, etc. must go for lessons must go on all the time. Of course Mr. Reed must have his books, stationery, etc. Sup plies of thread, buttons, needles, pins, etc., aud not to be forgotten, patcnes lor sundry small pairs of trousors and other garments Also tea, coffee, sugar, soap, etc., too numerous to mentiou, canned vegetables, milk, meat, fruit, dried fruit too, not for constant use but for days when we can not get rresn. v hen we are among christian peoplo they are often very generous and givo us gifts of bread, milk, fruit, meat, etc. Then a very important thing is the medicine chest. It must be stocked. As our children are starting in a siege of whooping cough, a few extras must be ad ded this year. We take simple eye medicines, ointments, cathar tics, etc. to give away. Last year two hundred and fifty bottles of eye water wore given away in one village. But that was unu sual. Now as our boxes must be ready to morrow, you will excuse me from writing more because J must get at the packing. We expect to start next Thurs day, February 9th. We take the train from Fayoum to Wasta, then change cars and go about nine hours ride to Albutig, south ofAssiout. There we take the Ibis." Mr. and Mrs. McGill with little Evelyn have been visit- ng tho villages from Aswan to Abutig. They have the boat the day before we take it. Our work is to visit from there to Cairo. A tremendous task. And many places will have to be passed by because we have not the time to visit them. Thanking you all, and especial- y Mrs. McQuade, for your in terest and work, aud asking for. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or AwayJ -for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Robert Cratton of Dublin Mills who had his log broken recently is critically ill. Mr. J. Thomas Laley, of Bel fast township, was in towu last Saturday. Mr. Laley is a great sufferer from asthma. Misses Dotto Doshong and Nina Kelso wero guests of Miss Blanche O. Peck at her homo near Ruobsville, last Sunday. Mrs, J. J. Conrad, of Carlisle, is spending this week visiting among her many friends in .Mc Connellsburg aud vicinity. Isaac C. Bratton and brother Frank, of Dublin Mills, called at tho News Office a few minutes while in town last Saturday. David Woodal, of tins place, went over to Chamborsburg Mon day to sen his suter Jennie who) is in tho Hospital m that town for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bishop, desire in this public manner, to thank tboir neighbors for sympa thy and help during tho trying ordeal of parting fr jm their little daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Jackson and their littlo son Ralph, of Kvoret t, wero guests iu tho homo of lion, and Mrs. S. W. Kirk last week. Mrs. Kirk and Mrs. Juck son are sisters. Di Clarence N. Trout return od to his home at Red Lion, Pa., Mouday after having spent tho timo from last Thursday in tho home of his mother Mrs. M.'B.' Trout of th's placo. Mr. Dallas Myers formerly tenant farmer on tho Dantel Sheets farm east of town, but now running a big farm in Franklin county was on this side of the mountain Monday. After having spent threo weeks and a half very pleasantly in tho home of her grandfather, Daniel E. Fore, Esq., in Tod township, Miss Ivy La Master, returned to her home at Markes, Franklm county last Saturday. Mrs. John Hoopengardner, who had bceu speuding a week helping to care for hor ster- mothor, Mrs. Riley Peck, who has been sick for some time, re turned to her home at Riddles burg last Saturday. Clyde Ott took her to Everett. Uriah Garland, of Arteraas, Bedford county, is spending a week in this county among his brothers and sisters. Uriah spent Monday night in the home of J. L. Garland near McConnells burg and Tuesday went up to Knobsville to visit his sister Mrs. J. P. Peck who is in poor health. Mrs. C. W. Peck of this placo received a telegram from Phila delphia last Mouday morning saying "Mother is worse; come at once." Sho and her littlo son Robortleft for Philadelphia on the noou hack. A few minutes after she left, another telegram came saying, "Mother is dead." U. W. Peck and daughter Ruth followed on Tuesday. Mrs. S. N. Bumgarner, of Bel fast township, spent Saturday and Sunday iu the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Little, in this place visiting her daughter, Miss Jessie Correll. Miss Jessie, who has been an efficient and, popular employee in. Mrs. Little's millin ery establishment, is going to her mother's home today to spend a well earned vacatian of two weeks while Mr. and Mrs. Little will be in the eastern cities purchasing stock for their spring trade. your continued prayers, I am as ever. Yours in His service, Bertha Grove Reed, Fayoum, Egypt, Feb, 8, 1011. i
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