El eS Mil VOLUME 12 McC0NXLLS13UltG, PA., JULY (J, 1911. NUMKJiR '1-2 MRS. J. NELSON SITES Died Last Week. She Was a Second Cousin of the Late President Lincoln. Mrs. Minerva Sipos, wife of J. Nelson Sipcs passed away ou Wednesday, Juno 28, 1911, short ly after noon at tho rusidenco of her daughter, Mrs. Kennedy in this place. In the evening after lier body was placed m the cask et, it was taken to her home, Corner of Water and Second St.. and on Saturday morning her body was laid to rest in the fam ily plot in Union Cemetery. Tho pall bearers selected by her some time beforo her death wero her three sons, Brooks Lodge of 1'ittsburg, Clarence Lesloy of Bellovuo, Horace Nelson of Blairs ville, Pa., her son in-law W. li. Roller of Philadelphia, and two of her Sunday school class Hor ace U. anq Wilson L. Naco. The funeral service was con ducted by her pastor Rev. Iioyer ofjheMethodistEpiscopal church, assisted by Kev. (J rove of the United Prcsbyteiian church. Her children wero all at the funeral except her daughterMary living in Homestead, Pa., who was detained at her home on account (it the illness of one of her clnl il reti. Mrs Sipes had been a member ol the Methodist Church for over halt a century, and a teacher in the Sunday school for almost a like number of years. For the last thirty- live years she had been a resident of this place, and was well known for her many virtues and charities; Her hand was al ways open for tho relief of the poor and needy of the town and community; and she performed all her charities with such be coming modesty that her right hand scarcely knew what her left hand did. , Mrs. Sipes was a woman ot Kreat piety, and was noted for her exemplary christian lio, which was an open ' book. She lived the religion she professed ; slio was loyal to tho church and ail its bonevolences and enter prises; and while s.he had health and strength, all the various meaus of grace found her in her seat. Mrs. Sipes was a 'woman of more than average intelligence and retinement. While she was devoted to her bible and the best religious literature, she found tune for the newspapers and magazines; and she kept abreast with tho hterarv and political iiows of the world. In her home 11 fo, as iu every other Dosition. lier life was above reproach; and 'I is mere her loss will be most "warty felt, llor .'amily, as life advanced, was brought more and more into a fuller realiz nt.inn nf her true phriutim While she lived hei children knew their homo was in their mother's heart. The ancestors of Mrs. Gipes were pioneers in the settlement this country. Ou her mother's sj'ie, her grandmother Koseann units Lodge, was a full sister to iu father of Nancy Hanks, the motlior of President Lincoln. Recent Wedding. Lkwis Tknmsy. . Mr. Wilhnm ii r. C. - uonia turn j A1'ss Savilla A.' Tenley, well- "'"n young people of Six Mile '', were married at Saxton, a Jjw days ago, by .lie v. F. W. j.MeCiuiro, TllO bndfi and ornnm il'ro spending their honevinoon in ro'ia, Philadelphia and other U'nints. 1 Mr. George II. Williams, of . "BUvoTannory, spent a few m town last Saturday, t JV "Ming around for a pres V ?r hls mther. ho could not . "ik of.auy thing that would give r ni0ro ast(ug pIeagure thau f ' Jultnn County Nkwb a year, rihojllatI)iunkeddown dol. HP n n .1 . t u ordered tho News sent lior address. LOOSE DIVORCE LAWS. If the Natural Orphan Is an Object of Sympathy, How Much More So Is the Artificially Made Orphan. In commenting on tho three young men that were sent from our county to the Huntingdon Reformatory at the June term of court, the Fulton Democrat said that C.ugston 's mother and father separated when Fred was quite young. Miller's father and moth er separated when he was a mere child and Rankin Keith's mother died when he was a child. So it is in many cases, if a boy docs not have the tender care and ad vice of a mother, he is at a disad vantage in this world. This observation of tho Demo crat led tho Chambersburg Val ley Spirit to say that the child that has lost its mother by death is indeed to be pitied. The inllu- ence of a mother, and her loving care and affectionate guidance is what has brought the human race from mere animalism through savagery and barbarism to tho height of civilization that it now occupies, and the end is not yet. e may go so far as to say that even a bad mother is better than nono at all. What then shall we say of the laws which by too easily giant ing divorces have turned our courts into a manufactory of arti ficial orphans? What shall we say of the latest horror that has been perpetrated by our own stato iu increasing tho ease of getting divorces, so that if one, is rich enough it is not only easy but rather pleasant to put away a wife, without even the pretense of a trial by jury, without those ancient safeguards that the good old English common law threw about even tho humblest citizen to protect him or her from, op pression and injustice. Tho legislature that framed tho law and tho governor who signed it have done an infamos thing in striking this gratuitous blow at home and the family. If this law is permitted to stand on the statute books countless num bers of boys and girls deprived of the maternal care that divine providence intended for them,, will go the way of these poor Fulton county boys, the way of vice and crime to tho prison and gallows. . Does not each one of us remem her the mother love and what it meant to us all our lives? The love that approaches more near ly to the divine thau anything else in human nature? Intellect, sagacity, patriotism bravery, all are sometimes re ferred to as Godlike in their quality, but the purity of a moth er's love is lit from the great white light that streams from the throne of God itself. We pity from our hearts the poor boy who was rccontly con victed in Pulton county whose loss of his mother came by na ture's law, but, oh, far more pitiable is the case of those other two who were separated from their mothers through parental selfishness aided by a viciou&and degenerate law. Twelve Huntingdon county teachers will be compelled to take one or two year's advanced nor mal or college work as a result of missing an examination a few weeks ago. The permanent cer tificate examination was held the first of June in Huntingdon and about a dozen young men decided they would take the examination at the second gathering as there have always been two or three such chances here. The school code intervened and now the state board refuse to allow the local examining board to examine these teachers under the old law, as the now code permits but one such examination a year they have lost their chance. When they do take it, it will be under tho now regime and all of them are short one or two advanced branches which they must get. DR. 0. L. METZLER MARRIED. Former Fulton County Boy Wins Phila delphia llridc. Ceremony Ucau tiful and Impressive. Krnm Scllvrsvillc, (I'u.) Herald, ,luue 9lh, At tho home of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. Annie Kclley, who resides at 11 West Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia, Oscar Le roy Metzier, P. D., was joined in holy wedlock with Miss Lillian May Wedeking by the Kev. Wil liam II. Beyer, pastor of the Han cock Methodist Episcopal Church at Girard Avenuo and Hancock street, on Wednesday. Tho ceremony was a beautiful and impressive although a very quiet ono and tho ring played an important part in its perform ance. Only a few of the near re latives and most intimate friends of tho principals witnessed tho event which took placo at throe o'clock in the afternoon. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Caroline Wedeking'of Phila delphia, as honor maid and tho groom by his brother, RoWert Mofzlcr, also of Philadelphia. The groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Metzier of liar risonvillo, Fulton County, Peuua., were unable to bo present. Dr. Metzier came here from Philadelphia, where he graduated at tho College of Pharmacy, pur chased tho Temple Pharmacy from Dr. C. D. Frelz and took possession of same on September tirst, IU 10. Ho immediately be gan a regimo of improvement which has made tins shop the hnest In Eastern Pennsylvania outside of the larger cities. "Ex pansion and beauty in improve mentregardless of expense" has been his watchword and it is thoroughly appreciated by the residents of tho town among whom Dr. Me.zler has mado many warm friends by his geni al, gentlemanly manner since coining hero a short ten months ago. He and Mrs. Metzier will be haartily welcomed in the town's social circle and will bo "at home" to their friends aftor August 15th at 10'J Green street. By a clever little ruse, the Doc tor dis arraugedextonsive "plans" which iiad been mado for Ins re ception upon the "liomebringing" of his bride. A telephone mes sage from Philadelphia to his as sistant at the pharmacy late yes terday afternoon stated that the bride and groom would not roach Sellcrsville until today. Hut messages to a few intimate friends shortly after eleven o'clock last evening aunounced their arrival on the 10:i0 p. m. car from Lansdale, they having used the Toronto Express to that point, leaving the Heading Ter minal at 0.05 p. m. Safe in his own home when many of the would bo receptiou committee had sought their downy beds, the Doctor turned the laugh and he and his bride are receiving the congratulations and best wishes of all. To Cultivate Memory. The best way to remember a thiug thoroughly isto understand it, and often to recall it to mind. By reading continually with great attention, and never passing a passage without understanding and cousidenug it well, the mem ory will be stored with knowl edge; and things will recur at times wheu we want them, though we can never recollect the passages or from whence we draw our ideas. Silas E. Peck, of Roaring Spring, has rented the vacant store room in the Black Block, now owned by Geo. Wr. Derrick, and will conduct an up-to-date novelty store there. Mr. Peck expects to have his goods here and be ready for business next week. Everdtt Press. The concert that had boon an nouncod'for Cito A. M. E. church July 8th has beon postponed to J uly 10th at 8 o'clock m tho even- By Rev. A. E. Kemp and Read Before the Ministerial Association of Conncaiit, Ohio. The origin of the Mormon faith dates back to 1823, when Joseph Smith claims to have received a revelation from an angelic per sonage whose name was Maroni, who told Smith, at a certain place, ou a hillside, and under a large rock, he had deposited gold plates containing the record of the form er inhabitants of the earth and a fulness of tho Gospel. Smith claims to have been directed to this place by an angel and ho tes tified that, as revealed, ho leund these plates beneath the rock, and while thoro Maroni appeared to him and warned him not to move them, but to appear there each year for four years, when they would bo delivered to him, and three years following, in 1830 ho published the Book of Mor mon. The "gold sheets" were seven by eight inches and in book form, six inches thick. The deposit was in a rural district in New York State, where tho Nephites and Lamenitcs were supposed, to have resided. Maroni being the last of tho Nephites. TIIH Sl'ALT.DIXU STOHY. Tho original account of the or igiu of tho Book of Mormon was rejected by the public iu general, so the Spaulding story was brought forth. Solomon Spauld ing, a clergyman, of Amity, Pa., wrote a rcmauce, to which no title other than "Manuscript Story" was prefixed. Twenty years after Spaulding's death. Hurlburt. an apostate from Mor mon Church, announced a resem blance between Spaulding's story and tho Mormou Book and ex pressed his conviction that the work of Joseph Smith was noth ing but Spaulding's romance re vised and amplified. Spaulding's manuscript was deposited in the library of Ober hn College, where it still reposes. Tho manuscript has upon it the signatures of several men of Cou neaut.Ohio, who had heardSpauld ing read it and knew it to be his. In 1813, wheu Smith and many of his disciples were in Nauvoo, 111., it is said of him that he en tered into criminal relations with his femaio disciples, but when condemned and threatened, he claimed he had another revela tion from heaven, commanding tho Saiuts (the Latter Day) to adopt "The Order of Celestial or Plural Wives." A wife of an apostle, who denies the reality of the revelatiou says that she knew of such a revelation six or seven weeks before the date it was claimed. His own wife and sons disbelieved it and hold to tho or iginal faith of Mormonism. Polygamy: From Polus many and garaos marriage. Many marriage or plurality of wives. This is a condition that seems alike contrary to nature and rea son. From the equality that ex ists in tho two sexes, aud from God having originally created but one male and one female, the in tention of Providence clearly, is that ono man should only have ono woman. Jesus says: "A man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife," not wives, "and the twain (two) shall be one flesh," not (they) many. "For the husband is the head of the wife (not wives)even as Christ is the head of the church (not churches). Some divine has said: "Polyg amy may be fcood enough for men, but is a damnable curse for women." How true! In defense of the system some one may say it has always exist ed, which spouks for its contin uance. It i true that among Eastern, and I think without ex ception, heathen nations, that polygamy lias existed from time immemorial. It prevailed before tho flocd, and was common among (Continued on pago four) HEAVY TEAM. Four Horses That Haul a Whole Car load Across the Mountain from McConnellsburg In One Load. Fulton county horses are noted for strength aud endurance. It has not been a great many years ago since the lite Will Fisher drove ono liorso from McConnells burg to Chambersburg a dis tance of twenty two miles, cross ing the Tuscarora mountain, three and a half miles to tho top and four and a half down the oth er side, overcoming an elevation of 1,1500 feet in ninety-four min utes, including a stop of four min utes. Now, it has remained for Earl Morton and his brother George P., sons of Judge Peter Morton to haul at ono load with four horses from McConnells burg across that same mountain a load that was all the Cumber land Valley railroad could take away in ono freight car. This feat was performed last week, and neither horses nor wagon seem to be any worse for the re cord haul. What did they haul? Feathers? No; wool. Now Is The Time to Swat the Fly. if you see a lly walking over the food and dishes, or alighting on your baby's face, remember that he is a messenger of disease and death, says the J uly Woman's Home Companion. The rules for deahug with tho fly nuisance, published by tho Merchant's Association of New York, and widely circulated by them, are worth reprinting. We repeat our suggestion that an ex cellent work for any live woman's club would be to reproduce these rules on cards and distribute the in broadcast. Keep the Hies away from the sick, especialiy those ill with Con tagious diseases. Kill every fly that strays into the sick room. His body is covered with diseaso germs. Do not allow decaying material of any sort to accumulate on or near your premises. All refuse which tends in any way to fer mentation, such as beddiug straw, paper waste and vegetable matter should be disposed of or covered with lime or kerosene. Screen all food. Keep all re ceptacles for garbage carefully covered and the cans cleaned or sprinkled with oil or lime. Keep all stable manure in vault or pit, screened or sprinkled with lime, oil or other cheap prepara tion. See that your sewage sys tem is in good order; that it does not leak, is up to date and not ex posed to flies. Pour kerosene in to the drains. Cover food aftor a meal; burn or bury all table refuse. Screen all food for sale. Screen all windows and doors, especially tho kitchen and dining room. Burn pyrethum powder m the house to kill Hies. Don,t forget if you soe Hies, that their breeding-place is in near-by tilth. It may be behind the door, under the table, or in tho cuspidor. If their is no dirt or filth, there will be no Hies. If there is a nuisance in the neighborhood, it would be ad visable to write at once to the health department. Chester Anderson, of Pitts burgh, is in a serious condition as a result of the work of practi cal jokers on his wedding day. He faiated while trying to escape them "when he recovered they tried it again. The second faint was more serious and he was car ried to the bride's home. The wedding trip has been postponed. Dr. C. II. Gordinier, who has been associated with the Ship- ponsburg Normal School for the past six years, as instructor in English and Latin, will leave the institution at the end of the pres ent term. Dr. Gordinier goes to Millersvillo, where he will take the chair of Latin. THE FOURTH OF JILY. L'nusually Quiet in McConnellsburg. No Crackers. Stores All Closed. Heat Intense. Tuesday was tho quietest Fourth of July McConnellsburg has ever seen. The ordinance forbidding tho usoof firecrackers was obeyed, a lot of money that would have been uselessly wasted was saved, and the town was spared the usual din and danger incident to the "in"sano Fourth. For tho Drst time tho stores wereall closed, and the merchants and their clerks got a day of much ueedod rest. During most of the day tho mercury played up among the nineties standing at ninety-eight for several hours, and this with the humidity, made existence almost intolerable. The Band went up to Clear Ridge, where, according to announce ment mado two weeks ago, they had a big time. There was a big crowd, tho entertainment was all that had been promised, the order was good, and everybody happy Tho ladies aid society pcoplo had doings at Hustontowu which at traded some people, and outside of this there was little outside the ordinary going on in Fulton coun ty. I'leasant Outing. A party composed of E. II. Mc Claiu and wife, Ellis L. Lynch and wife, W. 11. Sloan and wife, W. L. Naco and wife, W. II Greathcad, John H. Reisnor, Ed II. Roisner, Misses Minno Keis nor, Emily V. Greathcad, Ger trude Hoke, and Mary Pittman went out to Ilarrisonville Monday evening to spend tho Fourth. They took a tent along and pitched it on tho banks of Lick ing Creek. In It tho boys "slept" and the ladies of the party were furnished rooms in the 'home ot Mrs. Thomas S. Met.ler, who also furnished meals for the party during thoir stay. Monday night tho boys went fishing. Anybody can fish. On that particular night, the fish had gone to the Potomac to spend the Fourth. Tho party returned to McCon nellsburg Tuesday evening de lighted with their trip, and loud in their praises of Mrs. Metzier who had entertained them so splendidly in her home. WEST DUBLIN. Mrs. Frank Price spent a few days last week at tho home of her sick aunt Mrs. Ripple of Shir leysburg who died last Thursday and was buried on Sunday. Elsie Laidig of Dublin Mills speut a few days the first of the week with relatives about Laidig. The dwelling house of Josiah Deavor was burned last Saturday forenoon. E. II. Kirk has bought an auto mobile, not merely for pleasure, but for business as well. The weather the past few days has beon so hot that the farmers could not go on so rapidly as they wished with harvesting. Albort King and wife recently returned from a trip to the Pacific coast, they saw the Grand Canon of the Colorado. Albert was twelve hours going from the top of the bank to tho bed of the river and returning a distance of seven miles down and scyen miles up. The path is a very zigzag one. Some ride down but Albert walked, thinking that the safer way. These canons extend for a distance of "32 miles and if one could descend perpendicular ly, he could reach the bottom in about 5,000 feet. Another thing that was of great interest on the return trip was the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City. The roof as originally made was ten feet thick, and entirely made of wood, there being no iron in the roof the pieces being pinned to gether. The chestnut trees in this sec tion are now in full bloom and outlook for a large crop of chost- nut is very bright. AIIOLT I'EOI'LE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. J. II. Brewer, of Thompson township, was in town last FrP day. Mr. Geo. W. Foreman, ol Wells Valley, was registered at tho Fulton 1 louse last Friday. Mr. Lloyd Price, of Laidig call ed at tho Ni:vs office a few min utes while in town last Saturday. John D. Motter and family, of Altoona, are spending a vacation of ten days in the home of John's parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Motter. MissOrpha Snyder of Nocil moro spent last Friday and Sat urday with relatives in McCon nellsburg. Miss Grace Mosser, ono of Al toona's successful teachers is visiting her brother Dr. J. W. Mosser and family at tho Wash ington Uouso. Claire Shinier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Uoword Shituer of McK'ees Rocks, Pa., is visiting his grand mother Mrs. Annio Stumor cast Water street. Miss Mary Houston and her brother Knox, of Eau Claire, Pa., aro spending part of their sum mer vacatiou among thoir mauy friends in town and tho Covo. Mr. Ira L. Peck, graduated from tho Schissler Business Col logo at Norristown last week, and is now spending a short vacation with his pareuts, Mr. aud Mrs. J. P. Peck at Knobsville. M. A. Detwiler, of Threo Springs, ono ot Undo Sam's pop ular R. F. 1). men, was in town a ' few hours Monday. Mr. Dt wilcr is recovering from a seri ous attack of blood poisoning. A. M. Corbin, of Taylor spent a day or two in McConnellsburg last week. Ho says that Mrs. Corbiu who had been in Bedford for treatment several weeks, is home very much improved in health. John Rexroth Irwin has just graduated from Pcrkioinen Som inary.and is now at thohomo of his parents, Mr. an Mrs. J. A. Irwin. Rex was one of tho Honor men, and took high rank among his classmates. Miss Mary Jane Johnston, who had beeu visiting relatives and friends in Altoona, Now Wilming tou, Pittsburg and other places in tho western part of the Stato, returned to her home in tho Covo last Saturday eveuing. Mr. Samuel M. Cloveugor, of Need more, spent a day or two in McConnellsburg last week. Whilo Sammy is a good deal tho worso for tho cxperieuco he had with robbers a few years ago, he keeps ou the move, and is busy now destributing religious literature. Mr. W. U. Reisnor, Hagcrs- town's leading jeweler, spout a- few days dunug the past week visiting his brothers Jacob aud George in this place. Barry speut his boyhood days in Mc Connellsburg and enjoys getting back to the old town once iu a whilo. Mrs. Mary A. Brewer of Mc- Comb, III., who has beon isiting her daughter Mrs. Watson Dou glass at Plain Run, spent last week with her friond Mrs. Bar bara Lininger in Mercersburg. Mrs. Brewer came cast last fall and expects to remain about two years. Mercerburg Journal. ' James Henry of McConnells burg, called to soe us last Thurs day afternoou.v He was accom panied by B. E. Rinio of Louisi ana, who with his family are at Shirleysburg, owing to the son ous illness of Mr. Ki tile's mother. Mr. Henry is a brother of Mrs. Ritne. We were very glad to greet both those gentlemen. Mount Union Times. Editor E. II. Kirk, of Tho Ful ton Democrat, has just treated himself to a new fore door "E. M. F. Thirty" automobile. It was delivered to him last Saturday,
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