VOLUME 12
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., APRIL G, 1911.
NUMBER 29
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known lo Many of Our
: Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
; ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Mrs. Sarah J. Woodal.
.' Mrs. Sarah Jones Woodal,
widow of the late County Super
intendent, llnrry II. Woodal, of
this county, died at her residence
m Chambersburg on Monday,
aped 72 years, 8 months, and 20
days. She had been confined to
her room since last Thanksgiving,
Buffering from dropsy and heart
trouble.
'. Her husband served as County
Superintendent of this county
from 1872 to 1881; he ownad and
edited the Fulton Domocrat from
1881 to 1392, when he removed to
Chambersburg to become mana
ger for tho Valley Spirit Publish
ing Company. About two years
later ho established the Franklin
Review, a weekly newspaper, but
its life was brief, and it was ab
sorbed by tho People's Register.
Mr. Woodal died in Chambers
burg in 18.
, Mrs. Woodal had long been a
member of the Methodist Epis
copal church, ller surviving
children are: Mary, wife of
HoraceCromer, PittsburgjUarry,
of Philadelphia; and Misses
Georgia, Blanche and Jessie, of
Chambersburg. She was a mem
ber of the well known Jones fam
ily of Path Valley, ller surviv
ing brothers and sisters are:
Harrison Jones and James Jones,
Of Path Valley; Mrs. Emma Jones,
near Fort Littleton, and Mrs.
Mary McGowan, of Philadelphia.
v Cora Fryman Knott.
i The many friends of George
Upton Fryman, formerly of the
'Cove, but now a resident of
Michigan, will be pained to learn
that death has again invaded his
family, aud taken their oldest
daughter, Coia. This is the
third member of their family that
have died from tuberculosis with
in a period of two years.
Cora was born in Oronoko.
Berrien county, Mich., July 10,
1873. On the 2r.th of October,
1399, she was married to Carl
I-nott, and after their marriage,
novedinto Indiana. Last sum
ler it became apparent that Cora
is a victim of tuberculosis, and
Br husband took her to Tennes
in the hope that the climate
oula aid her in throwing oil the
read malady but she grew
Wily worse until the end
imo on the 25th of March 1911,
Ja sanitarium of Lookout Moun
an. .Que child, Robert, was born to
'f and Mrs. Knott, who, with
B father, survives, Being the
lest child of her father's fam
h Cora, ny her constant loving
?vice, proved a most efficient
apor, and her mother often
Mod that Cora was so compan
lable that she filled for many
ars the place of sister as well
daughter.
I John Millard Fore.
ohn Millard, aged 7 months
d 27 days, son of Ira and Amy
ming Fore, at Knobsville, died
)t Saturday after a brief illness
meralou Tuesday, and inter
int in the cemetery at the
lobsvilleM. E. church. The
Icken parents have tbe&ym
'hy of their friends in the loss
their little son.
Sj Harry C. Jones.
rry C. Jones died at his
Senear Knobsville, on Mon-
aged 47 years, 3 months, and
Jyf. Mr. Jones had been af
kd for sometime with Trau
tic Prostatitis, and recently
fitted to an operation in
unbersburg, which afforded
Prary relief, but soon his
er trouble returned, and his
J was beyond the power of
cal skill. '
) deceased was a son of Syl
er Doyle Jones, and was mar
Itoa Miss Naugle, who sur
mm. Harry wag pleasant
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Birthday Surprise.
Last Sunday morning as Mrs.
Sheridan llann was doing her
morning work, some of her neigh
bors called on her and requested
her to accompany thorn to Sun
day school and preaching. With
out much hesitation Mrs. llann
was soon ready and they started
little thinking what was planned
for the future. She was scarce
ly seated in the church when her
friends and neighbors invaded
the home and took possession of
tho kitchen and dining room.
When Mrs. llann returned what
was her surprise to find the din
ner ready to be served and such
a dinner, everything good for the
inner man and if any one there
went away not satisfied it was
not tho fault of tho cooks as there
was plenty loft over. (So much
the writer felt a desire to board
a week.)
Just as Mrs. llann had finished
eating, dinner and hor nerves
were getting quiet she was sprin
kled with a shower of post cards.
She received also some very
handsome and valuable presents
for which she extends her hearti
est thanks and good wishes. It
was her 55th birthday and her
friends wish she may have many
more, and that each may be as
happy as April 2, 1911. Many
persons could not be present on
account of the prevalence of
whooping cough in the neighbor
hood. Following is a list of those pres
ent; Sheridan Llann, wife, son
Henry and daughter Ettie; A. P.
Garland, wife and son Carl; II.
M. Truax, wife and son Lee; C.
L. Bard, John Bard, Mrs. Glenn
Hann and daughter Anna, Mrs.
Lydia Bard and son George, Mrs
Maggin Bard and son Herman,
Rev. John Mellott, wife and sons
Calym aud Webster; Barney
Wellor, and wife; Benj. Garland
and wife; Stilwell Truax, wife
and daughter Dotte and sons Os
car and Clem; Eli Hann, wife,
daughter Maggie and sons Har
rison, Edward and David; Mack
Mellott, wife and son Raymond
and daughter Morea; Mrs. Susie
Wink, Rhoda and Nellie Garland,
David Fitter? and Jim Mellott;
making a total of 40.
About 4 o'clock all returned to
their respective homes feeling
the day had been well spent.
Trix.
Recent Wedding.
DlVELWKS DESHONG.
Thursday, March 30th at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William B.
Ranck at Warfordsburg, Mr.
Oliver Divelbiss of near Franklin
Mills and Miss Ivy Grace Do
shong, of Dott, were joined in the
holy bonds of matrimony by
Squire Wm. B. 1 Ranck. The
bride, who is a pretty blonde was
attired in a lovely costume of
blue mohair with hat and gloves
to match Miss Deshong is a pop
ular young lady, she having won
a beautiful set of silver ware at a
show here not loug ago as boing
the most popular among quite a
number of ladies. The groom is
a young man of excellent charac
ter and habits, and during bis
stay ol several years here, has
made many friends. The happy
couple have the best wishes of
their many friends.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Deshong.
Her father died several years
ago and her mother is now the
wife of Mr. Jeremiah Golden of
Warfordsburg.
On Sunday, April 9, Rev. J. B.
Stansberry, D. D. presiding elder
will speak in the Cito A. M. E.
church at 7:30 at which time com
munion' will bo observed. Othei
services during the day will be
Class at 10; love feast at 11; speak
ing at 11:30 and 2:30.
and affable, and had a wide circle
of friends.
The funeral took place yester
day, and his remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery at the M. E.
church, Knobsville.
MISSION WORK.
Mrs. Charles R. Pitlman Tells of Tour
in Persia She and Her Hus
band Took Last Fall.
On the 27th, of last October,
Mr. Pittman and I left for a short
tour to Maragha visiting a few
villages on the way. It was a
bright sunny day, rot very cold,
n fact uncomfortably warm in
the sun. especially between tho
hours of 11 and 3 o'clock. Wo
did not have very good horses
cbarvadar horses aro not all that
is to be desired in horses. One
is never suro of just what they
aro going to do, whether they are
eoing to be able to keep on their
feet or not; and then, it is hard to
get them to go any faster than a
very si jw walk. However, we do
manage by coaxing with the
whip, which is kept up continual
ly, to reach our mazils or stop
ping places for tho day.
At noon wo reached a village
about eight miles lrom Tabriz,
had lunch, rested the horses for
an hour, thon mounted for the
last half of our lourney for tho
day, reaching Ilkechee at about
4:.50 p. m. 1 was obligod to walk
pi rt of the way on the last half
of our journey because I was so
tirod from the saddle, it had
beeu some years since I had rid
den horseback, and it took a few
days to get accustomed to the
saddle again.
There is something exhilarat
ing traveling horseback in this
country, and being one of many
on the road. Now it is a caravan
of horses or donkeys, or a largo
caravan of tho animals of tho
desert with their slow steady
tramp, tramp. Occasionally a
wagon or carriago load of people
will pass ns, if we are on tho
mam road, every one anxious and
eager to see who the new comers
might be, some times there will
be a cheery greeting as they
pass, some times a stare. In any
case, it was always a stare, and
a long one at that with often a
nudge and a grin on the part of
my inquisitive and interested
companions. Often I would hear
iucreduously, "les, it is a wo
man!" And then I would wish
that I could talk to them and tell
them of the narrow road which
leads to heaven and upon which
we all want to travel.
After reaching Ilkichee, we
dismounted at a private house in
which Mr. Pittman has been
stopping lor some years, and
after getting our loads in, and
eating a little lunch we were
ready for work. The men of the
house, unfortunately, were away;
so we had only some women and
boys to talk to. I talked to them
from John 14th, eraphazing "I
am the Way, the Truth and the
Lire." The old woman in the
house said that it had boon so
long since any one had come, that
just that morning she had prayed
"Oh God bring tho ladies." After
reading and talking to her she
said "It has beeu so long since
my ears have hoard the sweet
words." During the evening
she said that she believed that
Christ was the Son of God. It
is hard to get them to say so
much or acknowledge that they
believe that Christ is the Son of
God and especially betore others.
She has heard the gospel a great
many times from Miss Holhday
and others.
J ust as we were leaving Tabriz
on that first day out, a party of
pilgnams were leaving for Ker
belae. We were on different
roads but in sight of each other
for part of our journey. After a
little the two roads met, but they
were a little ahead; presently W6
got in the lead behind us they
came a dozen horses and mules,
bolls of all sizes and kinds were
fastened around their necks, and
these bells kept up a continual
tinkle, tinkle, each sending
forth its own sound. Men on
horseback, women and children
in the Kajavas, willing and glad
to be able to take this long haz
ardous journey, involving great
expense and sacrifice, as well as
sickness and probable death in
order that they might earn the
good will of God and make atone
mcnt for their past sins as wel
as for any they might commit in
the future As we were in the
lead, bow I longed that we might
in reality be leading them in the
True Way, that they might know
and believe that Christ is The
Way, that the journey they were
willing to take to help work out
their own salvation was so use
less, that Christ had suffered for
them, and all they had to do was
to appropriate what he has dono
for them. 1 sometimes think
that salvation is so simple and
eipy that it is hard for men to
believe. We always want to do
something ourselves, and cannot
rest on the finished work of
Christ.
We left Hkicheo the next morn
ing, going to the next villag9 at
which we would stop, some eight
miles away. We reached there
bofore noon, had lunch of some
good fresh native bread, matzoom,
grapes, cheeso and tea. In the
early afternoon tho women began
to como. I received the women
in one room and Mr. Pittman the
men in another room and we were
both busy with callers all the aft
crnoon and evening. In the aft
ernoon I spoke to about 25 wo
men and in tho evening five more
came in. Some of these women
bad never seen a missionary nor
heard the gospel, and I felt it a
great privilege to tell them the
good news. Two little girls came
to my window, one ten years old
and the other 12, brth soon to bo
married. The one ten years old
to bo married to a man . of 25
years, and tho other's fiancee
is much older. They were very
pretty little girls aud it makes
ono's heart ache for them, to
know of all that they mustenduro
besides being robbed of their
childhood and girlhood. These
people urges us to come again and
stay for a longer period which we
hopo to do sometime this Spring.
There is something very at
tractive about village life and
village people in spite of their ex
treme ignorance and filth, but
one has to look above their actual
surroundmgs. We had an up
stairs room which had a window
overlooking the street; right in
front of our window was a pool
of water, 30 feet long aud about
as many feet wide, with walks on
the four sides. All that part of
the village came there for water.
In the evening they let the water
out of this pool into the gardens
after which it fills up with "new"
water. (I do not dare say clean
water). It was quite interesting
if not horrifying to see bow the
people would use the water. For
example: Across from us on the
farther side of the pool, a woman
comes out of her bouse with her
baby and gives it a bath that is
washing its lace and its f et and
limbs to the waist. Then she
washes out its dirty clothes,
picks up her baby and gocsback
into the house. Shortly another
woman comes along with her wa
ter jug, fills it, and for some rea
son she happens to come to the
same place where the woman had
washed her baby and clothes,
and after tilling her water jug,
makes her morning ablutions.
On the other side a man drives
his donkey in the water to drink,
and then he rubs it down with
some ol this water. We have
asked for some grapes and cheese
for breakfast as well as tea. From
our side of the pool the woman
of our house comes out and wash
es our tea and grapes and fills
her water jug with this same wa
ter. By and by, a gul comes
along and pollutes the water more,
and so it keeps on all during the
day. Needless to say that when
our grapes and cheese came in,
we scalded them with boiling wa
ter, as, we had to eat them and
thankful that it was no worse.
Do you wonder that there is
cholera, typhoid and every other
illness m this country?
It began to rain the next morn
ing when we were ready to start,
(Continued on page four) j
"Genesis LI."
Over 100 years ago the follow
ing so-called "Genesis 51" was
used to puzzle bibical scholars,
and to-day, where it is read aloud
in any mixed company, it is ques
tionable if its fraudulent nature
would be discovered, so beauti
fully is the spirit and language o
the Old Testament imitated:
(1.) And it came to pass after
those things, that Abraham sat
in the door of his tent, about the
going down of the sun.
(2.) And oehold a man, bowed
with age, came front tho way of
the wilderness, leaning on a staff,
(3.) And Abraham arose and
met him, and said unto him
Turn in, I pray thee, and wash
tJiy ftet, and tarry all night, and
thou sbalt arise early on the mor
row, and go thy way.
(4 ) But the man said, Nay, for
1 will abide under this tree.
(5.) And Abraham pressed him
greatly; so he turned, and they
went into the tent, and Abraham
baked unleavened bread, and
tbey did eat.
(G)And when Abraham saw
that the man blessed not God, he
said unto him, Wherefore dost
thou not worship the most high
God, Creator of heaven and earth?
(7.) And the man answered
and said, 1 do not worship the
God thou speakest of, neither do
I call upon his name; for I have
made to myself a God, which
abideth alway in mine house
and proyideth mo with all things
(3.) And Abraham's zeal was
kindled against the man, and he
arose and drove him forth with
blows into the wilderness.
(9 ) And at midnight God call
ed unto Abraham saying, Abra
bam, whero is the stranger?
(10 ) And Abraham answered
and said, Lord, bo would not wor
ship thee, neither would he cat
upon thy name, therefore have
driven him out from before my
face into the wilderness.
(11.) And God said, Have
borne with him these hundred
mucty and eight years, and nour
ished him, and clothed him, not
withstandinghis rebellion against
me, and couldst not thou, that
art thyself a sinner, bear with
him one night?
(12.) And Abraham said, Let
not the angor of my Lord wax
against his servant; lo! I have
sinned, forgive me, I pray thee.
(13 ) And Abraham arose and
went forth into the wilderness,
and sought diligently for the
man, and found him, and return
ed with him to the tent, and when
he had entreated him kindly, he
sent him away on the morrow
with gifts.
(14.) And God spake unto
Abraham saying, For this thy
sin shall thy seed be afflicted four
hundred years in a strange land.
(15.) But for thy repentance
will I deliver them, and they
shall come forth with power, and
with gladness of heart, and with
much substance.
In 1759, when in England as
agent for the Colony of Pennsyl
vania, Benjamin Franklin first
wrote and privately printed this
"Chapter," as he always termed
it Taking only a sheet of paper,
he kept it laid in his Bible at the
end of Genesis, and used to amuse
himself by reading it aloud to
his friends, and bearing them
express their surprise that they
had never recollected reading it,
aud their openly expressed ad
miration of the moral it carried
with it. As originally written
and printed it did not contain the
last four verses, and also differed
ftom the above version in several
minor particular; but that it at
the time pleased Franklin is
shown by the fact that he dis
tributed copies among his friends
though these copies have nothing
to show who was the author; for
to have claimed the authorship,
or given it the general circulation
which anything with his Dame
attached was sure to obtain,
would have defeated his purpose,
preventing its being passed off as
abona-fide chapter of the Old
Testament.
When Franklin revised and
Must Tell How It Was Spent.
A decision was handed down
by the Supreme Court of this
State quite recently that settled
a disputod question concerning
the corrupt practice act oi 1900,
for tho regulation of money ex
penditures by candidates for of
fice in carrying on their campaign
The case was that ot Judge Um
bell, of Fayette couDty, who was
elected in 1909. The Fayette
county court in a charge prefor
rod against Judge Umbell, for
not having made a full and clear
statement of the expenditure o
money in his campaign, ruled
that a candidate need not specitt
cally designate by whom and for
what purposes money used ins
campaign was spent. The case
appealed to tho Superior Court,
which reversod theFayette courts
ruling. Then the case was ap
pealed to the Supreme Court
which has just sustained the Su
perior Court, so that candidates
must tell specifically for whatob
jocts and purposes thoir disburso
mcnts are mado.
Horse Ran Off.
Last Saturday evening a-week
Elmer Tolbert, the efficient mail
carrier between Big Cove Tan
nery and McConnollsburg, ac
companied by Ralph Mellott, was
crossing Scrub Ridge into Bel
fast township. When at Mrs,
Elizabeth McEldowney's barn,
the horse became frightened and
ran away, throwing the occu
pants out, and injuring them; in,
fact Elmer was so broken up that
ho was unable to carry the mai
for a week. The horse bocamo
detached from tho buggy, and
ran on toward the upper end o
tho township, and was not re
turned to the owner until the
next week.
Real Estate Sales.
Geo. A Harris, Agent, sold
the following properties during
the past week. They were ad
vertised in the News.
The A. L. Lamberson property
at Gem, Pa., to Ranard Mellott,
of Needmore, Pa., for if 700.00.
The David For ner larm of 100
acres in Dublin township, near
Huston town, Pa., to Mrs. Susan
Mellott, ot Hustontown, Pa., for
11200.00. Possession May first.
Mr. Forner will have sale and
rent for a year.
Many other properties that
had been sold by Agent Harris
during the past few months;
were closed up April first.
Low Price of Wheat.
Wheat, which is now bringing
about 82 cents, is belling at tho
lowest level touched in four years,
Two years ago it sold at $1.50,
which was the highest price
reached since the close of the
Civil War, when it sold for $2.50
a bushel. Wheat was at its low
est sixteen years ago, whon it
sold at 415 cents. Five years ago,
it dropped to C8 cents.
Tho prospects for an advance
in prices very soon are not en
couraging as grain dealers say
they are handling larger quanti
ties of the cereal than last year.
Many farmers held their crops of
1909 and 1910 for higher prices.
Miss Blanche E. Brant, who
very successfully taught the Mc
Govern school in Tod township
during the past winter finished
the term on Wednesday of last
week, and has gone to the new
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Brant, near Wil
liamson Franklin county.
added the last four verses it is
impossible to say with any cer
tainty; but it was probably dur
ing bis second English visit Of
this second edition there is a
copy fn the Congressional Libra
rya little leaflet, not as large as
a sheet ot note-paper, yet invoiced
in the Franklin Collection at '20;
and, by Mr. Stevens, the former
of the collection, it was always
affirmed to be the only copy in
existanoe.
(gptlauod sx( WMlt,)
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
Geo. C. Deshong, of Pleasant
Ridge, was in town a few hours
last Friday attending to busness.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Deshong
of Sipes Mill were in town last
Friday. Mr. Deshong is one of
Belfast township's supervisors.
Mr. George Lynch of Laurel
Ridge in Ayr township, spent a
few hours in town last Saturday
and called at tho News office and
pushed his subscription bcad
well into the year 1912.
George W. Sipes who recently
sold his farm in Licking Creek
township and purchased another
in Taylor was in town Tuesday.
Ho says they like their new homo
and surroundings very much.
Mr. M. C. Greenland and daugh
ter Mary, of Wells Valloy, mado
a trip to McConnollsburg last
Saturday. Mr. Greenland has
come through tho winter in good
shape, and is looking bright and
happy as ever.
Mr. Otho Souders, of Tod town
ship, was in town last Saturday
for ho first since last fall. Otho
has boon laid up with rheumatism
much of tho time this winter, but
when tho weather gets settled,
wo hopo ho will be able to forget
his aches and pains.
Our old friend andschool-mato
John S. Hull, formerly of Bethel
tiwnslup, but for many years a
resident of Mansfield, O., in send
ing a letter with a dollar bill to
renew his subscription writes:
"It has been thir;y one years
since I loft Old Fulton to mako
my home in the West, but I still
have a strong desire to hear from
my old friends back in tho coun
ty of my boyhood. It looks like
winter out here this week snow
ing and very cold. Wishing all
my old friends good luck and
plenty of it, I am as ever, John
S. Hull."
SIDULINU HILL.
Spring is hero, and all tho wo
men's talk is "cleaning house"
and "making garden." If tho
weather continues as it has been
during the past week there will
not be much of either kind of
work done very soon.
Miss Golilie Mason visited her
sister Miss Zoe at Warfordsburg
last Saturday and Sunday.
Albert Hess, wife and son, of
Locust Grove, spent last Sunday
with Ira Hess and wife.
Miss Achsah Giflin is staying
with the family of Job Hill.
Oliver Divelbiss and Miss Ivy
Deshong were quietly marriod
last Thursday by Justice of tho
Peace Ranck at Warfordsburg.
G. J. Mellott is sawing lumber
for Chas. Hess.
Wesley Heinbaugh has return
ed home.
Mrs. Ella Garland hus returned
home after hanug spent some
time visiting in Cumberland.
Mrs. Mary A. Uess, near
Hancock, is staying this week
with her sistor Mrs. Catharine
Lynch.
T. K. Downs and Miss Kate
Smith, of Iddo, spent last Sun
day at the home of Alex. Bern
hard. Chas. Hess expects to build a
new houso this summer.
B.W.Robinson, of Hancock,
spent Saturday evening and Sun
day at this place.
A Sunday-School was organ
ized at Bedford's Chapel Sunday
morning with the following offi
cers; (superintendent, T. K.
Downs; AssistantSuperintendent
Job Garland; Secretary, Goldie
Akers; Treasurer, Wm. CarnelL
Sunday School at 9 o'clock next
Sunday.
Mrs. N. E. Fisher Bpent a day
ast ween at this place.
There will be preaching at Bed
ford's Chapel Friday evening,
April 7 at 7:80 p. m by the pas
tor Rev,' Cllne, ,