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Volume 12
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 16, 1911.
NUMBER 26
)UND DEAD IN FIELD.
i
Jiam Bradnick, of Dnblia Township,
Victim of Epileptic Fits Died Sud
' denly Last Saturday
WAS CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
William Bradnick a soldier jf
Civil War, died at the hom
; bis brother George Bradnick
ir Kuobsville, on March 11
11 a"od 07 years, 6 months anc
iava Interment was made on
'irz-.h 13th in M. E. church ceme
rr at Kuobsville. Rev. Henry
"nlf conducted the services.
The subject of this notice, was
yer marrieu anu mauu ma
ino with his brother George
Vre his deaih took place.
Bo had enjoyed fairly good
sltb, excepting an occasional
ill of fainting. On Saturday
ie day of his death,) soon after
jeer no ioiu some m me iiuuy
it he would go to a certain field
out a quarter of a mile distant
J fotch some nice kindling
d for over Sunday, and start
Voff. Two hours had passed
lore ho was missed, when his
Other George went to search
i him, and soon found him life
i but still warm. So it is per
med that heart fai'u re was the
Bsoof his death. Dr. H. O.
Clain, of Hustontown, was
lemoned as was also, Justice
rthel'eaco John Hoover, and
inquest held, with a verdict
' it death resulted from natural
fises.
William was a good natured
jffensive person, and was well
id wherever he was known.
jro brothers. Georeev and lrvin,
ih nf Dublin townshiD. and one
ator KatiH wiffl of Rev David
ii j Kelso or Todd township, sur-
.m uj uiuuru uis iuss.
i Recent Wedding.
Maktix Zimmerman
tm the DalUs OnLiT Hiiwftl TlmM.
n Wednesday evening, Febru
I 1011 of. fhn hnma rf tho
rillo'a fntlior Mp IT T 7.immni.
mi, occurred the marriage or
Hflllcrhtol. T.rn-offa r Mi
iVld VV. Martin.
promptly at 8 o'clock as the
'rains of the wedding march
f e being played by Miss Ida
lerman, the bridal couple, ac-
4inAinoH Kir Mia. TTnttis. 7im
irman, and Mr. Walter Gross
Va, and preceded by Lucile
lerman and Elsie Morgan each
iring a beautiful bouquet of
f ers, took their places beneath
lecorated arch, Rev. E. Weaver
$We in his pleasing manner,
Oke the words uniting this
pie for life.
fhe bride looked charming in a
fwn of white all-over-em broid
ftor congratulations, the bri-
am which was beautifully o
fated; pink aaa- whltQ bein
M in the color scheme, where
' .wee courso luncheon was
ved.
f he bride is one of the most ac--toplmhed
young ladies of our
-immunity and the groom, a son
wr. and Mrs. Christian Mar-J-J
of Ayr township Fulton coun
;Pa.,has made many friends
-Jinghis abode here.
Jlieywere the recipients of
tv uranium and useful infts.
o '
r. B. v r
, . ... uuguu, who nas
,!n 'meg on the Logan farm in
township, had a sale of his
T8nal Property on Tuesday
f next Tuesday, he expects to
fj to town into the Mrs. Hattie
jawl property. Lewis Harris
j from theKendall property up
ffewtextensionlnio the prop
J ely vacated by D. L. R.ne-f-'i
Mr. Rinedollar has moved
P; the farm at Back Run
fwm. Cutchallhas beenliv
89;eral year8; Mr. Catchall,
overupon the Patterson
"place, Murray Ray from
C ,r8oufarn to the George
K,rm. Gently purchas
fwrte Johnston-
N'T SLUR LNCLE RIBE.
He May Have Hayseeds in His Hair,
but His Tocket Has the Coin.
They may have hayseeds in
their hair, but they have cash in
their pockets the farmers. Fifty
years, ago, the idea prevailed
among farmers' boys that if they
ever vanted to '-be anything"
they must leave the farm and go
into the town or city. Hundreds
and thousands of boys did this,
only to find that they had "jump
ed out of the frying pan into the
tire." No class of people under
the sun are more thrifty, mde
pendent, healthy, intelligent and
happy, than the farmer: and, if
it's making money honostly and
safely that you are after, the
farmer has thera all "skint." It
is not merely the money ho re
ceives for his crop of wheat, corn,
rye, oats, and buckwheat, that
swells his bank account; for, it
is not an unusual thiug for a farm
er to be raking in fifty dollars a
month from his dairy and poultry
products. His cloverseed adds
anywhere from fifty to five hun
dred dollars a year to his income.
A little attention to fruit trees
and berries, adds from one hun
dred to a thousand dollars ayear;
and then, there is the live stock
side line. What tho average
farmer makes off his stock alono,
would look good to the averago
town family. Here is just one
instance: Some ten years ago,
Mr. Bart W Logue, of Ayr town
ship, bought a mare just an or
dinary scrub. Last Tuesday he
sold her at the sale with foal
for 05. But, the Interesting
part of tho story about that trans
action is this: at the same sale he
sold tive mules that he had bred
from that maro, for sjWlS, which
added to the $03 ho received from
the mare, made an even thousand
dollars.
Recent Deaths.
Potman.
Mrs. Rebecca Deshong Pitt-
man, died at the home of her son
Jonathan near Sipes Mill, last
Sunday night. The funeral took
place on Tuesday, and imterment
was made in the cemetery at the
Sideling Hilt Christain church.
Mrs. Pittman was the widow
of the late John R. Pittman, who
died on the 16th of February 1899.
She was born July 1, 1827, and
was aged 83 years, 8 months, and
11 days.
Mrs. Pittman was a consistent
member of the Christian church
for many years, and was possess
ed of many sterling traits of char
acter. She is survived by the
following children, namely, Ezra,
of Pittsburg; Abramand Richard
living near McConaeltsburg; Su
san, wife of George S'each, . Mc
Connellsburg; Jonathan, near
Sipes Mills; and Alameda, wife
of William Mellott, Brazoria, Tex.
Schenck.
Mrs. Christina Schenck, wid
ow of the lateWilham K. Schenck,
died at the home of her son Geo.
in Brush Creek valley on Tues
day of last week, aged 84 years.
The funeral conducted by her
pastor, Rev. Ritchey, of Three
Springs, took place on Thursday,
and interment was made in the
little cemetery at the United
Brethern church in Wells Valley.
Her home had been at Enid in
Wells Valley until about two
years ago, whea she went to
make her home with George,
where she resided until the time
of her death. Mother Schenck
was well and favorably known by
a large circle of acquaintances.
She was a devoted member of the
United Brethren church for more
than threescore yeprs. She was
the mother of ten children, six of
whom survive: V. D., of Wells
Tannery; John and Mrs. Levi
Truax, of Enid; Mrs. Margaret
Wertz, of Bedford; Mrs. Emma
Seelar, of Pittsburg, and George,
of Brush Creek. A hymn that
Mother Schenck requested
should be sung at ber funeral is
'O Sing to Me ol Heaven."
Subscribe tor the aws.
UNFAIR, BIT JUST BE OBEYED.
Publishers Being Deprived of Privilege
of Mailing Their Papers Without
Affixing a One-cent Stamp.
A recent press dispatch called
attention to a Western paper
making its appearance with a one
cont stamp upon every paper; it
was barred from the mails at the
usual newspaper rate because the
editor was not particular to re
move from his mailing list the
names of those who were, more
than one year in arrears.
This has called forth a genera
protest amoug tho newspapers of
the country. Their ground for
complaint is based upon their
right to conduct their business
along what they consider advan
tageous lines tothem. They claim
that tho Postoflico Department
exceeded its authority aud abused
its power when the order was
issued.
It would seem that a publisher
should bo permitted, if he so de
Biro, to send his paper to any
subscriber for any length of tirao
without any interference on tho
part of the PostolliceDepartment,
so loLg as ho pays his postage;
but th.it department dictates aud
there is nothing loft for tho pub
lisher to do but to obey tho man
date, just or unjust.
From tho many comments call
ed fourth by the enforcement of
the rulo against the Western pa
pers we reproduco four because
they state the case in a nutsholl:
"We are put in a class with
scoundrels who publish fake lit
erature, and are denied privil
egos, which seems to be uncon
stitutional. If I-construe the
ruling correctly, we must cut oil
soruo of our oldest subscribers."
"1 do not think the government
has a right to say how much cred
it we may give. I have had to
take names off my list just be
cause they were back one year,
and it was a mere oversight in
not paying before."
"The government has no more
nghyt to restrict the credit 1 give
than that of any grocer; since I
have spent my own money for
this plant, and there has been no
commission appointed to pass on
my sauity or busiuess compe
tency, I am unable to see what
right the government has to be
come guardian of my business af
fairs."
"The publisher should pay for
his mailing privileges and then
not be judged or dealt with as a
beggar or inferior, but as a full-
privleged citizen."
That the Department's order is
unjust and unfair is quite plain
but while it stands it must be
obeyed. Time wilt come, perhaps,
when it will be revoked.
By the preseet rate, we pay
about GJ cents a year postage on
every paper sent to subscribers
outside of the County. Thus, you
see, instead of getting a dollar a
year for the News wo have only
93J cents left after paying the
postage. Now, if a name is not
removed from the list justas soon
as a subscriber is more than a
year in arrears we run the risk
of being "pinched" and compelled
to put a one cent stamp on every
copy. This would mean an ad
ditional cost of 52 cents a year to
the publisher, and unless that
sum were added, to the subscrip
tion price the publisher would
have to go out of business.
It's not a bit fair, but what are
you going to do about it. There
is no use to cross swords with
Uncle Sam.
Local Institute.
The eighth local institute of
Licking Creek township held at
Siloam school Friday evening
March 8rd was called to order by
the teacher A. E. DeShong who
appointed Director II. R. Sipes
president. The following teach
ers were present: Mary Mellott,
Maude DeShong, Maude Strait,
Charles Mellott, Ally DeShong,
A. D. Peightel and Katharine
Hoop. Excellent literary work
was given by the school, Kath
arine Hoop, Secretary,
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Two Dwelling Houses Totally Destroyed
Last Saturday Bert Mann's and
John Carbaugh's.
BOTH HAD SOME INSURANCE.
Bert llann owns and lives on
the Harris . property, formerly
known as the Spring Tannery
property, a short distance from
Greenhill in Licking CreeK town
ship. Last Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. Uann was busy baking and
doing her other Saturday after
noon's work, when she detected
the odoj of smoke. She openod
the stair door and looked up,
when she saw the whole upper
story afire. It happened that
Mr. llann had gone away for a
load ot hay, and she was at home
alone. She did what she could;
but she did not cut much of a
figure battling with flames that
were rapidly consuming her
home. She had some money of
her own that she got hold of, and
saved a fow of the smaller and
lighter articles on tho first floor,
but every thing that was upstairs
had to go, including $180 in cash
that her husband, who was en
gaged in huckstering, had placed
away in the house.
The loss was about twelve hun
dred dollars, on which there was
$7j0 insurance.
About half past eleven o'clock
last Saturday night the ' town of
McConnellsburg was awakened
by tho startling cry of hre, and
the visions of burning stables
filled the minds of most of tho
citizens until a glance westward,
disclosed a lierco tire on tho point
of the Ridge a mile and a half
west of town, and in tho little
village of Thomastown. It was
formerly known as the John
lloopengardner house, but re
cently purchased on article of
agreement from M. R. Shaffner,
Esq., by John Carbaugh. It was
recently occupied by Nathaniel
Mellott who moved out a few days
ago, leaving some potatoes, can
ned fruit and other things to be
taken later. The house, which
was one and-a half story frame,
was entirely destroyed. The
house was worth, perhaps, $100
with $150 insurance. The tire
was of incendiary origin.
Post Card Surprise.
Last Saturday was our friend
Thomas Johnson's 5Gth birthday,
and he was very much surprised,
when he went to the postoffice,
to receive such a bunch of post
cards, that he had to borrow a
basket to carry them homo. He
wishes, through the News, to
thank bis many' friends for them.
He received 170 cards, which
came from the following places:
Clatonia, Neb.; WamputL, Pa.;
Philadelphia, Shippensburg,
Chambersburg, Clearspring, Md;
Hancock, Md.; Meccersburg, Ft.
Loudon, Millstone, Md.;Chaneys
ville, Pa.; B'ort Littleton, Knobs-
ville, Dickeys Mountain, Big Cove
Tannery, Back Run, Dane, Clear
Ridge, Hustontown, Cito, and
McConnellsburg.
School Directors to Hold Over,
in an opinion given to the de
partment of public instruction
Deputy Attorney General liar-
gest holds that the terms of
school director, which have hith
erto expired m June, will be ex
tended by the act recently ap
proved until January so that
school boards will organize in
January instead of the summer
months. This means that all the
present school directors will hold
over uutil next January, when
those elected next fall will take
the place of those whose terms
ordinarily would have expired in
June.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Henry, of
Clear Ridge, spent last Saturday
and Sunday in the home of Dr,
and Mrs. F. K. Stevens, in the
east Extension. Mr. Henry and
his father N. B. Henry, have four
barns and' two houses to complete
before harvest,
MHO WAS ST. PATRICK?
An Interesting Article Written Tor the
FUTON COLNTY NEWS By a
Former Fulton Bounty Boy.
Of St. Patrick, the apostle ot
Ireland, there is very little un
disputed knowledge. The follow
ing statements gleaned from en
cyclopedias seem to express the
facts: He was born in Scotland
near Glasgow about 373 A. D.
and died about 4G3 A. D. His
father was a doacon in the church,
and doubtless bis religious in
struction in his youth was done
with care. His baptismal name
was Sucat. When he was six
teen years of age, he was captur
ed by pirates, carried t Ireland,
and sold to a pagan Irish chief in
the County of Antrim, (All Ire
land was then pagan.) He lived
as a slave six years. Then in
obedience to what he thought was
a divine command, be lied from
his master, and after much hard
ship, reached the home of Martin,
the famous bishop of Tours,
Franco. This bishop was pro
bably his mother's brother, lie
lived there four years, and then
returned to his home in Scotland
where ho remained for several
years. A strong desire to preach
thog08pelto the Irish was de
veloped, and a few years later he
went back to France and was
consecrated to the ministry by
Bishop Amator. (It was on this
occasion ho assumed the ot Pat
rick.) He began his missionary
work in Ireland in 405 A. D., and
all the rest of his long' life was
spent laboring there with won
derful success.
There are many legends gath
ered about him. Some of those
represent him as esaping from
his foes by miraculous agencies,
Tne best known legend is, that
he banished the suakes from Ire
1 1 T . t
iana. i give you mis legend as
near as I can as told to me by a
Scotchman who was born and
educated in Edin borough, Scot
land. It is as follows: A Scotch
man by the name of Patrick,
visited the island of Ireland and
found it to be a vast wilderness
full of swamps covered with a
dense growth of grass and rush
es and so full of snakes of all
kinds that it made landing almost
impossible for him. A happy
thought occured to him; he re
turned to the hills of Scotland,
secured a shipload of the hardy
hogs which at that time roamed
wua over ine runs or that coun
try, took them to this wilderness
of an island and turned them
loose, telling them he would visit
them in five years.
On his return to Ireland, after
the expiration of the five years,
a pleasant sight greeted his eye
Instead of the wilderness and
swamps that he had seen before,
a beautiful green country stretch
ed out before him, The hogs had
multiplied in numbers, had eaten
the snakes, made roads through
the swamps, and tramped down
the tall grass and rushes; and, in
their stead, the beautiful green
shamrock was growing. As his
boat neared the shore, the hogs
recognized him, came running
down the beach, and stood up on
their hind feet to greet him. He
noted their good work in reclaim
ing the island; and, also, that in
doing so, a change had come over
them. They were no longer the
razor-backs that had roamed the
hills of Scotland, but were sleek
thrifty looking ' hogs, and in re
turn for their good services, he
converted them into psople under
the condition that they should
always observe the anniversary
of this day, which is the 17th of
March, or they would be changed
back into hogs. Hence, the
irishman and St. Patrick's day.
Iiia Covalt,
Philadelphia,
March seventh.
T. H. Truax, of Thompson
township, executor of the will of
tha late Epbraim Gregory, was
in town attending to business
connected with the settlement of
that estate last Saturday.
FIFTY FRONT LINERS FOF 1911.
Will Fulton County Be One of Them
To The S.S. Workers of Fulton Co.
e can, and we must, make
the Front Line position this year
All we need is your help. Let
tho slogan of every Sunday
School worker be, "Fulton Coun
ty must make Front Line this
year." Tho requirements nec
essary are:
1.
o
County Organized.
Annual County Convention
held.
3. Complete district Organiza
tion In County.
4. Annual Convention or Insti
tute held in each district.
5. Statistics gathered annually
and sent to-state office.
0. Pledge made to State Asso
ciation and paid.
7. County represented at state
convention.
8. Fifty per cent, of schools hav
Cradle Roll Departments.
9. Thirty per cent, of schools
have Homo Departments.
10. Twenty per cent, of school
havo Teacher Training Class
es. (a class must take one ex
animation before it can be
counted.)
The Secretary will only be too
glad to give information at any
time. Let each Sunday School
see that it has a Cradle Roll,
Home Department, and a Teach
er Training Class. With the ad
vanced methods, there comes
greater efliciency.
The Annual County Convention
will be held at the Sideling Uil
Christian Church, May "5th and
20th.
Mr. W. G. Landes, the State
Secretary, has promised to be at
the convention, if he can leave his
ollice.
J. M. DiEiiL, Secretary.
HUSTONTOWN.
C. S. Keebaugh and W. A. Kee
baugh with the help of W. N
Taylor and lrvin Miller burnt a
fine lime kiln.
Mr. William Laidig, of Water
fall, was a visitor at George
Laidig's.
Mrs. Minnie Denisar has been
on the sick list.
Howard nx and wire were
callers in town last weok.
The farmers took advantago of
tho snow Wednesday and many
were seen in town.
George Regi was a caller at
this place for a few hours last
weok.
James Fields and Joss Bloom
passed through this place with a
fine cow and calf.
The snow plow was once more
seen on our streets Wednesday.
James L-yons and wile were
business callers to this place.
B. II. Shaw with the help of
Nick Roettger installed a water
plant in the house of the former.
The automobile works have
opened. Dr. McClain and his
protege with the help of Harry
Keller have been working at the
automobile which nas purchased
by Dr. McClain in McConnells
burg.
Ex-County Supentondent Clem
Chesnut and wife have been on
the sick list.
The people of Hustontown are
noted for their ingenuity in pre
paring puzzles. While others are
noted for their sagacity in work
them. Silas Mellott has returned
from Wells Valley where he had
been employed.
B. II. Shaw and W. G. Wink
made a business trip to Burnt
Cabins last Saturday.
Elliot Smith and Edward Harr
from Riddlesburg were visitors
at the home of D. K. Chesnut.
James Reeder purchased a
horse at George Sipes' sale.
Martin Mellott of Sipes Mill
was a visitor at W. G. Wink's.
Judge Hoop was a caller at this
place.
Samuel Strait and wife visited
Jacob Strait's last Saturday.
The "goat" is being rode fre
quently. ,
Rev. McGarvey made a trip to
the County Beat last week,
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
fur a Restful Outing. .
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
W. B. Karns, of Everett, was
in town over Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Palmer, of Need
more, were in town Monday
afternoon.
George and lrvin Bradnick,
near Knobsville, were Cillers at
the News office while in town
Tuesday.
J. L. Grissinger and son Harry
A., of New Grenada, and sou Carl
O., of Broadtop City, were in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Mattie Stoutcagle, of this
placo is visiting relatives and oth
er friends in Chambersburg and
in Waynesboco.
Mrs. A. C. Sipes and Miss
Rella Reeder, of Hustontown,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charley Stunkard in Wells Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Booth,
of Maddensvillo, speut the timo
from last Saturday until Mon
day visiting relativos and friends
in this vicinity.
Mr. Wm. Youse and family re
turned from Altooua last Satur
day. On account of tho advanc
ing age of Will's father James.
Will is hero to take charge of tho
farm.
. Mrr. George Stcach of this
place, attended tho funeral of her
mother, Mrs. Rebecca Pittman
at the Sideling Hill Christiau v
chuich on Tuesday.
Hon. and Mrs. S. P. Wishart,
who havebeen spending tho win
ter at the Union Hotel, Everett,
are returning to their home at
Wells Tannery to-day.
Mr. Dyson F. Fraker, of Fort
Littleton, was in McConnellsburg
last Saturday. Mr. Fraker is
looking well, aud has boon stand
ing the winter first rato.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc-
Curdy and soa Arlington, of
Mercersburg, drove over to Mc
Connellsburg Saturday and spent
the time until Sunday evening
with relatives.
Miss Pearl Logue, a trained
nurse, who has been-at Johnson
City, Tenn., for several months,
is spending a few weeks with her
parouts, Mr. end - Mrs. B. W.
Logue, and her sister Mrs. L. W.
Seylar.
Mr. Parker Hoikes, of Fort
Shaw, Montana, spent tho time
from Saturday until Mondu,
with friends in town. Parker is
a son of Albert Heikes the well
known coachmaker, formerly o!
this place but now of Great Falls,
Moutana. Parker owns a large
ranch and is "growing up" with
tho country.
Brooks Sipes, of Pittsburg,
spent the time from last Saturday
until Monday iu tho home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson
Sipes, in this place. Brooks has
a clerkship in the big department
store of Boggs & Buhl of that
city. He says there ate 149!)
other clerks it that establishment
besides himself. So, you sec, ho
does not claim to bo the whole
thing.
PLEASANT RIDGE.
James W. Mellott and Dott
ruax attended singing at Anti-
och Saturday evening.
Our assistant postmaster, II II
Strait, is wearing a smile as long
as a fence rail and as broad as a
tooth pick, over the arrival of a
brand new girl.
Henry Hann is on the sick list.
Shives Bros, have moved their
shingle mill to Stilwell Truax's.
The jolliest person that travels
the road is Norman Mellott. See
him when you will rain or shine
;he is just the same.
The Pleasant Kidge Ball Team
expect to organize on Friday
night Indications are that they
will have some good players.. .
Well, here's wishing you success
boys, "