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VOLUME 12
McCONNELLSIJURG, PA., JUNE 22, 1911.
NUMBER 40
DEATH'S HARVEST.
Grim Reaper Busy Gathering Golden
Sheaves of Fully Ripened Grain
From His Field.
DAVID HAINAN ALMOST NINETY.
Miis. Mahuaukt A. Thompson.
Mrs. Margaret Anna Thomp
son, widow of the late Theodore
J. Thompson, died at her home
in this place Sunday afternoon,
June 18, 1911, aged 70 years, 8
months, and 27 days. The funer
al toolt place Tuesday afternoon,
sorvices being conducted by her
pastor, Rev. John V. Royer of
the Methodist Episcopal church
Mrs. Thompson was the eldest
daughter of the late Albert arid
Elizabeth llohman, and was born
in McConnellsburg on the 22nd
of September, 1810. On the22nd
of Juno, 18G1. she was united in
marriage with Theodore James
Thompson at the home of her
parents by the Rev. (J. F. HofT
meier, of the Reformed church,
With the exception of a short
time spent at Waterfall, this
county, and a few years in Bed
ford, she spent most of her life
of three score years and ten in
the town of her nativity. '
Her husband died eight years
ago on the 2'Jth of last March,
and a coincidence worthy of note
is, that she and her husband both
ched on the Sabbath day at prac
tically the same hour- 1 o'clock
p. in.
While reared in the Reformed
church, she spent most, of her
church life a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, of
winch she was a faithful and ex
emplary member.
She is survived by four chil
dren, namely, lion. Harry A.
Thompson, editor of the Tyrone
Times, Tyrone, Pa.; Miss Minna,
at home; Ira D., with the State
Health Department, Philadelphia,
and Hoy Holmes, general delivery
clerk in the Tyrone postolttce.
Jamks Steach.
At the ripe age of 81 years, 1
jmonth, aud 7 days, James Steach
pie among iuevjonneiisourg s old
'St citizens, passed to his final
jreward at 11:45 o'clock, Tuesday
forenoon, June 19, 1911, after an
Illness of nearly six months. -
Mr. Steach was born in Frank
n county, but came to tluscoun-
Mien quite a young man, and
pent the remainder of his life
we. On the Gth day of Febru
ary, ISoo, he was married to Miss
farahli Wright, by the- Rev.
Ptewart. Mrs. Steach died D-
ember 12, 1898.
James Steach was a veteran of
he Civil War, he havinsr served
I" Com nan v II. 07t.h u
ennsylvania Volunteer Infantrv.
I'ld Was must.nrhd raik nn Wo
-vwu vmw U L J U
!l'tli of August, 1865.
I'or many years he was a con
"stcut, member of the Reformed
'lurch, and his remains were
N to rest in the graveyard of
Ji'e Reformed Church in Mn.f !nn-
ullsburi'.
He is survived by five children,
4 Wand children, and 3 great
rU'l children. The children
fa Margaret Rebecca, wife of
rre Bishop, Thompson town-
i"P. John W.. Altnnna. Pa Sam
A'nrntt n.. . 11 i. J
wge, McCannellsburg, Pa.
"e child, Annie, is hoad.
Emma Raciiael Mellott.
MwnEmma Kachael Mellott.
aughtor of Mrs. Harriet Mel.
u 'hod at tho home of her
"lner m The Corner, Ayr town-
"P Thursday evening, June
! 191 1. aged 37 years, 10 months
3a IS Hays, after a lingering ill-
p!s of about four years. The
tceased was an estimable young
' v with a host of loving triends
Natives who mourn her death.
lss Mellott had been an active
)ung woman in household and
""ch duties until the peculiar
?sean , . . .
. I'uasusseci ner about lour
fars ago and gradually sapped
i j uer Vlcnr Rhu h..A h a
IO - Mtjy utiu ucgu at
ltot the Big Cove Tannery
ODtluued on page four.)
AN ABOMINABLE NUISANCE
Is Hie Common Housefly. Dr. Dixon
Gives Some Helpful Suggestions.
The pesky house lly which is
known to be responsible lor so
much, diseasebreeding in ad
dition to being an abominable
nuisance, is the subject of a timo-
ly bullet.n from the State Health
Department. Dr. Dixon, State
Health Commissioner, makes
some helpful suggestions on how
to get rid of the post.
"Flies breed in the crevices of
warm or moisbhorse manure, in
decayed vegetables, decayed
meats, cow dung, fowls, hum in
excrement ashes contaminated
with decayed vegetable or animal
matter, in Tags soiled by 6uch
materials and in tho crevices of
docayed wood. The vast major
ity of them, however, breed in
horse manure.
"Horse manure bears nearly
the same relation to tho house lly
that stagnant water does to the
mosquito. If the fly were pre
vented ironi ovipositing in ma
nure and similar substances this
pest would be to a groat extent a
thing of the past. Toaccomplish
this, no filth or decaying matter
of any kind should be allowed to
accumulate. Alleys should be
kept clean and free from all such
materials. Stable should have
hard and smooth lloors and be
kept clean so that there is no
place for manure to accumulate.
The lattep should be either re
moved and utilized at frequent
intervals (twice each week) or
stored in fiy-proof bins or screen
ed apartments. A good plan is
to ram it tightly into barrels that
can be covered in such a way as
to prevent access or egress by
flies. In towns and villages a
good plan is to have tho manure
collected twice each week as is
done with garbage aud ashes.
When used in the open as a fer
tilizer it soon dries and' disingo-
trates, ceasing to bo a breeding
place for Hies.
"Noprivies or toilets accessible
to flies should be permittod.
(1resh unslaked lime or, if that
be not obtainable, kerosene should
be sprinkled freely in the privy
vaults.
"All garbage, kitchen slops
and waste should be kept careful
ly and tightly covered until re
moved aud destroyed.
"Cuspidors filled with sawdust
or sand, are unsanitary. Thay
should be cleaned every day.
"Flies should never bo allowed
to settle oq food of any kind.
Various kind of food stuffs ex
posed for sale on the street are
potent sources of danger since
they are liable to be contaminat
ed by llies which have walkod or
fed sputum expectoratod ou tho
sidewalk.
"Various methods have beon
devised for the destruction of
Hies, such as papor and wire
traps, poison papers and various
powders and solutions.
"A piece 'of gauze eight'inches
long and five inches wide, tacked
to a wooden handle fourtoen
inches long, makes an effective
beater 'for striking and killing the
fiy.
"A solution made by adding
two teaspoonsfuls of formalde-
lyde to a pint of water sweetened
with sugar and placed in saucors
throughout the house will destroy
many Mies.
"The house fly problem at the
present time demands tho awak
ening of the people to the exigen
cies of the case and to the ne
cessity of the adoption of vigorous
preventive measures. The ex
pense incurred to prevent dis
ease from these sources would
be vastly more than justified by
the results obtained."
Prof. Ernest M. Cress and
daughters LaRue and Margaret
are spending a few weeks amonsr
their Fulton relatives and friends.
Prof. Cress has been principal of
the hign school atEdgowood Park,
Pittsburg during the last two
years, and has been re-elected
!or another year, ;
QUICK RETRIBUTION.
Fred Clugston Wrote Threatening Let
tcrs Demanding Money and
Was Apprehended.
SENT TO STATE REFORMATORY.
' In court on Thursday morning
of last week, swift justico was
meted out to Fred Clugston when
Judge Swopo sentenced him to
a term of not less than thirteen
months in the State Reformatory
at Huntingdon, Pa., and within
an hour from tho-timo ho recoiv
ed his sentence, Clugston, in
charge of Sheriff .Harris, was on
his way to prison.' Tho story o
tho circumstances which led to
Prod's entanglement in tho mesh
os of tho law is as follows:
Fred was born in Washington
D. C, where his mother uow re
sides. His father is a boatman
on tno u. v u canal. l red is
now 18 years of pge. During tho
past four or fivo years I4 red has
been employed during tho sum
mer season on tho farm of John
F. Kendall, in Ayr township,
Since last March he hat been a
farmhand in the employ of Mor
row M. Koudall two miles south
of McConnellsburg. Hoth his
employers say that Fred was an
excellent hand, and a uico young
fellow to have about.
Fred thought it would bo nico
to have a horse and buggy. Thcro
is nothing wrong in having a
horse and buggy, it a young man
has tho money first; but to get
the horse and buggy first, and
then try to get tho money to pay
for thp outfit afterwards, may
mean disappointment, worry, not
to say more serious trouble, Tho
sum seomod so much larger after
it became a delt, than it did when
his head was lilted with visions of
the good times ho would hive
driving a nico team, and the sav
ings from his monthly earnings
did was not dimmish tho amount
owed very rapidly.
Then ho began to plan for a
quicker way to raiso tho moucy.
But here is whero ho "fell down."
On Sunday ovoning, June 11th,
a member of John F. Kendall's
family found a note at Mr. Ken
dall's barn. Fearing that it might
cause their father to have a sleep
less night, Mr. Kendall's daugh
tors decided not to give him the
note until Monday morning. The
note read.
Juno 11 l'UO.
Dour sir. 1 wisii to lot you
know thu, wish a Humlrinl Dollars
From you and to bo puii over till to
morrow nijjlit if it Is not why you will
bo sorry for it as your burn hliall burn
ami umbo your house i will wait till
the harvest Is in before i burn your
barn so you seo I mean business o
put the money In that letter box out at
the end of tho luno ou blj; road do not
fail or it will bo your loss not nilmo
if you say ono word to any one about
tills you shall rue it and I will keep
spys on yon, if you try to trick mo or
wocli me look out.
Yours
Silly Sim.
P. S.
Have it there till to-morrow nlyht
and tills letter with It.
Silly Sim. "
This letter was given to M r.
Kendall Monday morning, aud of
course, disturbed him. Tho
handwriting was recognized as
Fred's.
After consulting with a few of
his neighbors, it was decided to
placo a decoy letter in tho mail
box Mouday eveuing-.and await
results. When evening came, tho
letter was placed in the box. '
It happeuod that on that same
evening Fred had business at
Webster Mills and drove down to
that'place, of course, passing the
letter box. On account of tho
light of the moon he was able to
see the letter in the Ijpx as he
drove by; but lor some reason,
he did not stop at tho box on his
way down nor on his roturn. No
ono else came to claim tho letter.
At Morrow Kendall's on Wed
nesday morning, Fred was the
first to go 'to the barn. Whon
Morrow reached the barn shortly
afterward, his attention was call
ed by Fred to a note sticking in
the stable door. Morrow got the
note. It was written on an old
envelope on both sides and not
very plain. After trying to read
it, Morrow got Fred to help do
cipher it.
Tho noto read:
Juno l.'llll.
Mr. M. Kendall
I lierehy j;lve you warning to place
ono hundred and llfty dollars in the
hole by tho t;ato by to-morrow nl'ht
or your house and burn ahull both
shull bo burnt and a lot of other hurm
done now do not fail.
Silver Sims.
Morrow knew oi the letter his
undo John had received, and
knew that Fred had been sus
pected as the author of tho let
ter; but when ho realized that he,
himself, was "up against it," it
made him take a long breath. He
folt pretty sure of his man, but
ho realized tho importance of not
making any mistakes.
"Tho hole by tho gate tho hole
ty tho gate?" queried Morrow,
thoughtfully to Fred; "there are
two gates tho big ono, and the
little one, aud both have holes by
them. I wonder which one is
meant? "
After careful deliberation, Fred
expressed his opinion that the
money would bo found if placed
in the hole by tho big gate, and it
was decided to put it in tho holo
by tho big gate.
Morrow said to Fi cd that ho
did not havo a hundred and fifty
dollars about the house; that the
sum asked was rather extrava
gaut, and wondered whether tho
writer of the letter would bo sat
isfied with a less sum say a
hundred dollars.
Fred replied that a man who
would bo bad enough to make a
demand liKo that would bo bad
enough to do worse; and then ad-
ded "a hundred dollars miirht
do."
"Well," said Morrow, "1 think
with your assistance wo can get
tho man. Wo will put the mouey
in tho holo by tho big gate, and
then you and I will lay for him."
"That looks good," said Fred,
but L havo to go to town in the
evening where 1 expect to get
some money, and when I return,
wo will watch for him."
After Fred had gone out to tho
field aftor breakfast to plough
corn Morrow got busy with a few
of his near neighbors, and plans
wcro laid.
About fivo o'clock Wednesday
evening, a few of Morrow's neigh
bors came, and a short time be
fore Fred camo in from work, the
neighbors were secreted in the
barn, where they remained until
after Frod had his supper aud
started to town.
Fred did not return until about
ten o'clock. Before his return
theonvolope coutainmg the money
was placed In the hole by the big
gate, the neighbors distributed
in nearby seclusion, aud develop
ments awaited.
At length Fred camo, put his
lorso in tho stable, went to tho
post by tho gate, took tho enve
lope containing tho money, put it
in his pocket, and
But just at that moment those
in waiting spraug forward, and
commanded him to "boll up his
lands, " went through his clothes,
tund tho goods on his person,
and took him to McConnellsburg.
nformation . was made before
Justice-of-the-peaco Conrad,, he
was formally arrested by Sheriff
lams, and in default of bail, was
committed to tho .County jail.
Tho sessions of the June term
of court had been formally ad
journed Wednesday afternoon to
reconvene in October. But, it
iiippenod that President Judge
Swope had not left town, and up
on Doing made acquainted with
the circumstances ordered court
to be called at nine o'clock Thurs
day morning, at which time he
revoked ' tho order of adjourn
ment made tho afternoon before
and the Crier declared tho court
opou for business.
Sheriff Harris brought the
prisoner before the Court, Dis
trict Attorney read the indict
ment, and the prisoner was or
dered to stand.
(Continued on yme flvej
BRIDES AND ROSES.
Popular Young People Who Have Launch
cd Their Matrimonial Boat Under
Auspicious Circumstances.
THE "NEWS" EXTENDS GREETINGS.
Loik;k Kimc.
une oi tno most nappy social
events of the season took placo
last Thursday at two o'clock
m., at the home of Mr. Howard
P. Kirk, near Warfordsburg, this
county, when his daughter, Miss
(Catherine K. became the bride o
Mr. Ceo. W, Lodge, a prominent
young man of Brush Creek Val
icy.
Tho ceremony that mado the
happy couple husband and wife
was performed by tho bride'i
pastor, Rev. Dr. Webster of the
Presbyterian church, Hancock
Md., in the presence of a number
of invited guests. Tho decora
tions of tho parlor, the color
scheme of which was pink and
white, were beautiful. The wed
ding march, Lohengrin, was ren
dcred by Miss Fern Crist, of
Warfordsburg, in a most pleas
ing manner. The attendants
were Miss Nello Morton, maid
of-honor; Misses Graco Lodge
and Mabello Kirk, brides-maids
Miss Birdie Kirk, mistress of
ceremony, and Messrs. J. E. Pal
mer and C. M. Lodgo, ushers.
The ushers led the bridal party
on entering tho parlor, followed
by the mistress of ceremony
brides-maids, and maid of honor
and lastly came the brida leaning
on tho arm of her father thus
completing a picture that wil
long bo remembered for its at
tractivoness. Tho bride carried
white bridal roses and a shower
bouquet of sweet peas, whilo the
lady attendants each carried
largo bouquet of piuk carnattons.
After the beautiful and impres
sive ring ceremony was read by
tho pastor, the silence was broken
by tho felicitous congratulations
by thoso present, after which a
delightful buffet luncheon was
served and the bride aud groom
left in an automobile for tho rail
road station at Hancock where
they boardod a train and left for
a honeymoon trip that will in
elude Washington, Mount Ver
non, Baltimore, Harrisburg, and
othor places of interest.
Mrs. Lodge was one of Fulton's
successful teachers and is an es
timabie young lady possessing
those qualities that have won her
many irienas. Mr. Liodge is a
promising young man who has
many friends that wish them
well.
M ELLOTT D I'X'K Kit.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fernando Decker near Saluvia
this county a very pretty wed
ding took place at 5 o'clock on
last Wednesday evening, whon
thoir daughter Miss Lois A. be
came the bride of Mr. Frank E.
Mellott son of Mr. E. R. Mellott
near Pleasant Ridge. The cere
mony was performed by the
bride's pastor Rev. W. M. CUne
of Fort Littleton. The bride who
is a pretty blonde was attired in
a lovely gown oi white sun.
There were no attendants and
the wedding was a quiet affair
there being present only a few
immediate members of tho two
families, due to the death of the
bride's grandfather Mr. D. S.
Mellott in the home a short time
ago. At toe conclusion of the
ceremony a wedding supper was
served. The bride is a very
highly accomplished young lady
with a charming personality
which endears her to her many
friends. The groom is a most
excellent young man of upright
character and of industrious
habits.
A rocoption was given at the
groom's ho raeou Thursday where
a bounteous dinner was served
to several invited guests and
after a few days visit among re
latives and friends they will go to
housekeeping at the home of the
groom.
Tho wishoa of their many
WAS FORMER COINTV PASTOR.
Dr. R. II. Gilbert, Wife and Daughter
Hurt in Automobile Accident.'
BiOKWiuc, June 17. Running
at high speed this afternoon
along the State Highway, between
iNanticoko and Berwick, a nut
came off tho steering gear of the
powerful auto of Dr. R. II
Gilbert, district superintendent
of the Danville District, Centra!
Pennsylvania Methodist confer
once, and as tho chauffeur at
tempted to make a turn the steer
gear turned in the handle and the
car plunged through tho guard
rail down over a 75 foot precipit
ous embankment to the railroad
track below completely wrecking
the car.
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs,
Charles B. Owens, the latter Mrs
Gilbert's daughter, a bride of a
week, were hurled from the car
as it made its first run down the
embankment. All four were
rendered unconscious. At the
Nanticoke Hospital, were they
were taken, they regaiued conscl
ousness. Mrs. Gilbert beiug tho
most seriously injured. Al
four were'frightfully bruisod.
Rev. Gilbert was pastor of tho
churches on the Hustontown
charge several years ago and , ho
and Mrs. Gilbert lived at llustou
town.
Wilbur Mills Hurt
Wilbur, son of Frank G. Mills
of New Grenada, was sent to
Canada a few weeks ago to put in
repair a steam shovel that had
gone bad. Word has been re
ceived that while Wilbur was at
work on tho big machine, a heavy
door fell on him, crushing one of
his legs so severely, that he had
to be taken to a hospital for sur
gical treatment. A few days la-
tor, on the application of an X ray
test, it was found that the bone
would have to be re brokon and
set again an operation that is
always more painful than the first
injury. Wilbur's wifo is at the
lome of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Bergstresser, near
Waterfall.
MissRebacca Smith, of Rogers
ville, Tenn, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. W. M. Cline at Fort Little
ton.
friends go with them for a
prosperous and happy life.
long
VanI Iakt Mellott
The home of ex-County Treas
urer and Mrs. George B. Mel-
ott, McConnellsburg, was the
Bceneofavery pretty wedding
at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when their daughter Miss Mazie
Dora, became the bride of Mr.
ugene Clifton Vanllart, of Lara-
bortville, M. J The beautiful
and impressive ring service of
the Methodist Episcopal church
was read by tho bride's pastor,
iev. John V. Royer, of McCon
nellsburg. The bride was given
away by her father; Miss Ger
trude Hagmaier, of Philadelphia,
was bride's maid, and tho wed
ding march was played by Miss
Goldio Mason, McConnellsburg.
During the ceremony the cou
ple stood under a" beautiful arch
of crimson roses made more ef
fective by a rich back ground of
uxunant palms. Tho bride wore
pretty traveling suit or navy
blue messaltne with hat and
gloves to match.
Immediately after tho core-
(tony and congratulations, the
happy couple were taken to the
railroad station at Mercersburg,
whore they left on the 3 o'clock
train for a honey moon trip to
include New York, Boston, and
Atlantic City, after which they
will reside in Lambertville, where
le groom is a teller m tho Am
well National Bank, of which his
father, Mr. Frank Vanllart is
cashier.
Only the parents of tho groom,
the immediate family of the bride,
Misses Gertrude and Emma Hag
maier, of Philadelphia, and a lew
close friends of the bride were
present at the wedding,
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
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Witter, of
Vaterfall, were iu town Tuesday.
Margaret Kirk, of Hiram spent
a woek visiting her friend Mary
Baumgardncr in McConnells
burg. Mr. B. H. Truax, of Iddo, who
had been spending a few days in
this section on business, return
ed home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vanllart
of Lambertville, N. J., were hero
yesterday attending the wedding
of their son and Mazie Mellott.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Codell and
little sou Chalmers, of Waynes
boro, are visiting Mrs. Codell's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zack Val
lanco. Eld. C. L. Funk of Belfast
township, spent last Sunday
afternoon and night iu tho liomo
of Jonathan P. Peck aud family
at Knobsvillo.
Mrs. W. W. Martin and son
Livius, of Hagerstown, Md., aro
spending the week with Mrs.
Martin's daughter, Mrs. Clifford
E. Hays, in this place.
Hon. Samuel P. Wishar, of
Wells Tannery, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday iu Everett ou a
business mission and wcut up to
Bedford to attend the soldiers'
reunion.
Mrs. Mary A. Kelly, who had
been visiting in Chamborsburg
was called home last Friday ou
account of tho serious illness of
her mother, Mrs. Susan Bishop,
of Thompson township.
Elder J. C. Mellott will hold
services at Jefferson Mellott s
Saturday evening before tho
fourth Sunday of June, aud at
Neodmoro, tho forenoon and
evening of tho fourth Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ott of Tod,
Mrs. M. M. Bonder aud Mrs.
John P. Conrad, ol McConneUs-.
burg, spent from Saturday until
Monday in the home of John
Booth and wifo near Maddens
yille. Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Dunlap,
formerly of this county, but now
of Chambersburg,-Routo No 12,
returned home Tuesday morning
after having spent soveral days
among their old friends and re-
atives in Fulton.
Norman V. Carmack, of Spo-
kaue, Washiugtou, accotnpauied
by his cousin William Carmack,
of Chambersburg, were iu town
ast Friday. Norman left his
western home on tho "Oth of
April for a trip east, and has
been in Canada, at Niagara Falls,
New York, Philadelphia, and has
been visiting friends iu this
connty and Bedford county dur
ing last wcok. Norman is en
thusiastic over the opportunities
offered by tho Pacific slopo.
Engagement Announced.
The bride-to-be in the folowing
notice clipped from a Washing
ton, Pa., newspaper, is a daugh
ter of G. Nebraska Garland; for
merly of this county, and a nieco
of Mrs. P. P. Maun of McConnclls
burg. The clipping says :
."Miss Eva Jarvis was hostess
last cveuing to the members of
tho F. N. S. club at her home 2D
Summer avenue. A score of tho
members were presentand spent
a pleasant evening in needlework
after which dainty refreshments
were served.
"A pleasant feature of the eve
ning was the announcement of
the engagement of one tho club
girls, Miss Jessie Garland, to
Edward Burhenn, ot Washington.
The announcement was made on
dainty handpalnted cards tied to.
carnations, each guest being
presenied with one.
"Both Mr. Burhenn and his
fiancee are popular young pe6ple.
Their engagement will terminate
in a midsummer wedding," N