VOLUME 12 McCONNELLSUUKG, PA., JULY 27, 11)11. RECORD OF DEATHS. Persons Well Known to Many of Our Readers, Who Have Answered Final Summons. ALL SEASON'S ARC THINE, 0 DEATH. NUMBER 45 Dion ton I Iooimongahdxkk. Dentou Iloopengardner, a well known citizen of Whips Cove, died at his home on Tuesday lnormug of last week, aged about seveuty-tive years. Mr. lloopingardner had been in his usual health, and had done a days mowing the day before, lie arose that morning, washed himself, went to walk across the kitchen m which his wife was preparing breakfast, when he fell to the floor. His wife asked him what made him fall, and he replied that he did not know what caused him to fall that his legs just seemed to get tangled and he could not help falling. The pro bability is, that he had a stroke, for it was but a short time until ho lost his speech, and lapsed in to unconsciousness, and died in a few h urs. Besides his wife, who was a Miss May, he is survived by three children. Elijah 11, resid ingm Maryland; Martha, wife of Price Stern, and Hannah, widow of the late Edwin Bushong. MM... -I . i mo lunerai iook place on Thursday, the services being con ducted by the Rev. Jesso Kauff- man, and interment was made in the cemetery at the Whips Cove church. Mks. Adam Long. Mrs. Adam Long died at the home of her husband about a mile audahalf north of Knobsville, Saturday last of old age and gen cral debility aged 77 years, 10 mouths and 15 days. The de ceased had been a member of the Lutheran Church at Knobsville but after that denomination ceased to have a congregation there she united with the Metho .1 . uistcnureh ot Knobsville. She had lived a quiet and peaceable life and was well known and deeply loved by many relatives and friends who mourn her de parture The deceased was Miss Jane (Hunt and had been married for many years. She is survived by her husband, and the follow diiiciren: Mrs. Adam Gress, Mo Cminollsbgrg; Mrs. Ed. Foster, Wells Valley; Mrs. James Griffln. Cowan, V. Va ; Miss' Alice, at liomo; John, in Dublin township, aud Jacob, lagorstown, Md. funeral services were held at the homo of the deceased Mon day afternoon by Rev. Clifford E. llays, with interment in the -Methodist burying ground at KuobsviHo. Mks. Stinson. I Mrs. Myrtle Mae Stinson, wife Dillon Stinson, and daughter of Mr. and M near Waterfall, died at her home n the Sixmilo Run side ot Broad 'P, very suddenly last Thurs UiV. ntm.l r. , . . jears, i month, aud - "ays. Her remains were iu- yreci in thQ cemetery at the 'Herw.K Church on Sunday, 'osides her husband, she is sur y two small children. She ,lad been a sufferer for several Jrs with gastric catarrh. SHERIFF GILLAN GOT THEM. ' Leslie Mi-Govern and Mary Sherman Arrested in Philadelphia Last Saturday. Leslie McGovern, who sold his larm la Ayr township last spring and moved to Chambersburg, and Mrs. Mary Sherman also a former resident of this county were arrested m Philadelphia 1-.! rt . . . . . 1 mi naiuraay and brought to Chambersburg on Sunday and lodged in jul at that place. .McGovern is a married man, 52 years of ago, Mrs. Sherman is 8H aud the mother of nine children. She is the wife of Thomas Sher man, ot Franklin couuty.although she and her husband have net been living together for some time. The story as given by the (Chambersburg) Public Opinion ol Monday is about as follows: McGovern, according to the story the authorities got, has been paying aHoution to Mrs. Sharman for some time. Mc Govern sold his farm before ho camo hero, but retained a pair of oiack horses with which ho had been doing hauling about town. Recently a daughter of, Mrs. Sherman came to Mrs. McGov ern and told her that her mother and McGovern were planning to go together to Philadelphia. Mrs iHcuovern accused her husband of this, but he denied it, sayin that tho Sherman girl had tol me story because she and her mother were at odds. Hut that the story was founded on truth was shown last wee wnen McOovern left town. At tho same time Mrs. Sherman was missing. McGovern left $ 100 in a bureau drawer at his iiomo. 1 Ie also left a note for his wife saying that she could sell tho pair of horses r ,1 I. .1. . .... uuu uet-jj me money, The re mainder of his money he took with him. Mrs. McGovern sold the horses to a local dealer for $130 and at the same time preferred charges of desertion against her husband Soon afterward she received i etter from her husband. It was postmarked Philadelphia and stated that McGovern had learn ed that she sold the horses. He stated further that if sho would buy back the horses he would re turn home. He instructed her to answer his letter so that he could receive it in Philadelphia on Sat urday at the general delivery of THE SOUTH I'ENN AGAIN. nit e Kov. William Anthony,' a "ijr itnown Dunkard preache suddenly at his home ! b liirlu CU T.i -j vmuvo, rranKiin county -ouauay. The Rev. Mr. An '"onvcouductod Sunday school "OPVco8 in the church in- the i ena of village Sunday -"B. lie returned home a iew minutes afterward his Jife found h,m prostrated by Paralyse A physician wftg "nmonod, but at noon Mr, An- , ttJf. Anthony was well 2? Pult0n county' aQd 're Ml Vreuche1,n the McUon "H'sdale church north of town. --pavement laid in front of L 18 property on First street. fice. These instructions gave a tip to Sheriff Gillan and he went to Philadelphia on Saturday. Ho secured the assistance of Uetec tives Emauuel and Scanlin of tho City Hall force aud went to tin postoffico. After several hours of waiting McGovern appeared, and being spotted by the Sheriff, was placed under arrest. It was theu learned that Mrs. Sherman was at an apartment house at 1329 Arch street with her G year-old son. The officers went there and arrested her on a serious charge. Mrs. Sherman had $2212 with her and S,.oriff Gillan took this money. It is supposed that it is money furn ished her by McGovern. N The pair was released from jail Monday under bail for their ap pearance at a hearing to be had Tuesday evening. Mr. George King, a native of McConnellsburg, but whodunug the pa3t thirty eight years has been a resident of Saxton, Bed ford county, 'spent a few days during the past week, among his old time acquaintances in McCou ni . - uensourg. Mr. King went into business in the room now occu pied by Trout's drug store about the beginning of the War. con ducting a millinery and notion stcre. He later went into the dry goods business la the corner rooty in J. Nelson Sipes' building with the late John Nelson as a partner and the late Harvey Nel son a clerk, which business was continued until 1807 under tho lirm name of King & Nelson. Humor Has It That The Pennsylvania Must Build It in Self Defence. That the Pennsylvania Railroad Company does not intend to take any chances of losing the profita ble mail contracts wrested away from tho New York Central many years ago is indicated by ine activity oi tne engineering forces and tho plans now being mado to provide a shorter route from llarr'usburg to Pittsburg. There was much speculation some time since upon tho possi bility of the New York Central running trains through Harris burg from New York Citv bv d j way of the Reading tho Western Maryland aud a now stretch of road from Coanellsville to Pitts burg and this was immediately followed by tho announcement from New York that in tho event or the deal mentioned failing to go through, the Central was in position to get into Pittsburg from the Enst by a northern route that is now almost complet ed. I'.oth these routes are short er than the Pennsy main lino. At once tho Pennsylvania Rail road Company began activities in its engineering departments and surveyors began the work of planning cut offs along the Mid die Division, while aoother corps ran a lino through Perry County to the West, along a compara tively low grade that has often been reported to bo under con sideration as a short cut to Pitts burg from a point on the Middle Division west of Harrisburg. Now comes the announcement that a compluto new survey is being made along the lino of the! Cumberland Valley Railroad from Harrisburg to Shippensburg, with a view of four-fracking that hue. From Shippensburg it w proposed to resurvey tho old South l'euu, which was partly constructed years ago for th purpose of competmg with tho Pennsylvania, but which was taken over by tho Pennsylvania before it was liuishod. The announcement in a Balti more newspaper last week tha tho Penusy had renewed its lease of the old South Peun. with view of putting it in shape for peratiou, gave rise to the stories that the New York Central is not to nave its own way in a shorter oute to the West. Within tho past few clays in quincs have been made regard ing accommodations for civil en- ineers at hotels between Le moyne and hhipponsburg. the tatemont boiug made that orders have been given to make surveys for additional tracks starting at Ljoiuoyue and terminating at Shippensburg and to continuo tho work along the original route f the old South Peon. Ouo engineer said: "Our instructions aro to do cor tain work and we seldom know ntil some time after the work is completed what tho surveys are H has been reported in DISASTROUS FIRE. Barn Ignited from Engine While Thresh ing is Totally Destroyed With Much Other Property. NEIGHBOR'S BUILDINGS ALL BURNED. for. Philadelphia and New York for some time that the Pennsy does not propose "to allow the New York Central to take any busi ness if it can be helped and hav ing a lease on the South I'enn, and being in a position to get a new, route in shape in very short order, the Pennsylvania Railroad has tho advantage over the Cen tral, not only in being in a posi tion to complete a new line in less time, but iu having a shorter route when the proposed new line is completed." The engineer quoted would not say how long he is to remain on the work contemplated, but ad mitted that his corps wijl go as far as Shippensburg and from there over tho South Penn route. He also intimated that the pro posed improvements called for the widening ot the Cumberland Valley bridgo at Harrisburg for additional tracks. He expected the survey to be started" on or about August 1. One of the most disastrous fires occurred on Pleasant Ridge a few miles south of tho turnpike in Licking Creek township on Monday afternoon that we have had to chronicle for a long time, m which two earns, two crops, house, other buildings, live stock &c, were destroyed. Bonjumn Deshong just recent ly purchased a brand new steam threshing outfit of the very latest improved typo, and was thresh ing for James Meiiott, tenant ou tho farm of James's mother, tho widow of the late Michael Mellott. On account of tho prox imity of a bank to tho barn, it was necessary to uso a short belt, and it happened to be rather windy, so that the barn caught tiro in some way, and so quickly did the llamos envelop the structure that tho building was entirely destroy ed, together with Mr. Mellott's entire crop of hay aud gram, his agncultuial implements, and Mr. Deshong's new engine and thresh er. in making an unsuccessful effort to savo tho thresher, Mr. Deshong was so severely burned about the faco and arms that he w. ,i i . . iau iu wavy me services or a )hysician. Burning embers were carried by ttie fierco wind about a half mile to the barn of Ulysses Desh ong, which was soon ablaze, and before anything could bo done to save tho property, tho fire com tiiuuicaicu useii to tne waL'on ... ,i .1 . . iuu, IIICUCO 10 ills (livn mir house, aud in a comparatively short time every building on tho place including tho blacksmith shop was reduced to ashes, to gethor with his hay, grain, farm ing implements, harness, two good horses, ono hog, household goods, itc. These people aro Ward working and industrious, and the loss means much to them. We are not informed as to whether or not they had any insurance. In any event, tney will be great losers. To add to the misfortune, Wish art uesnong, who lives on an ad joining larm, had just threshed his crop and hauled it to the home of his father Ulysses Deshong for storage, aud it was entirely de siroyou also. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Barn on Jacob Miller Farm Near Dub lin Mills Destroyed. Tenant Levi Long Loses. Last Saturday morning one of tho most severe electrical storms for many years passed over the upper end of the county doing much damage: The storm lasted only a few minutes during which time considerable hail fell in mauy places tearing corn and buckwheat into shreds. During the storm the lightning struck tho barn on the Jaenh Miller farm on which Levi Long resides. Although at tho earlv hour of 2 o'clock, a. m., in a very short time tweuty-nve or thirty jiursous were upon tne scene. Uut the barn was so li red that it could not bo saved. The stroke knocked off two or three strips of weather boarding into the field near by, killing a cow in the barn' yard, and also thought to have killed a horse in the stable. Be sides the cow and horse, it also burned a mule, a calf, all his graiu, his wagon and hay ladders, a set of new bob sleds and his hay. Mr. Long could not get into the oarn oeiow on account of flames coming from, the overshot All that he could do was to throw the doors open, but his stock would not come out. It is a severe loss to Mr. Long; for in a few minutes, his year's work went up m smoke. He car ried no insurance. It is thought tho , barn is insured for about $800. WHY NOT GET BUSY? If Fulton Is to Get in on the Ground Floor, It Is Time to Do Something. The Sproul Bill passed by the last legislature providing 8 way by which FuJton county, along niuiuiB nsioi me state, may nave better roads is now a law and the machinery for carrying out the provisions of that law already in operation. Of the hun dreds of miles of road planned to 03 built, the appepriation wil not permit of more than a smal portion being built each year, and whether Fulton county shall have tho benefit of tho first money appropriated or wait until every body else is served will depend much upon the interest Fulton county people manifest in the work. Usually what is not worth asking for is not worth having, and the Commissioner is already beset by petitions and peiBuimi solicitation to take up tne work in other parts of the Stato. Why not get busy and present petitious and make a strenuous offort to have some of the first money spent in Fulton county. On account of the ab sence of railroad and trollpv means of transportation, and be cause oi tne fact that the road leading east aud west through tho county is the main thorough fare for automobile travel be tween tho western and eastern part of tie State, thore should be little in tho way of beginning work in this county this summer The indifference on the part of tho County Commissioners a few yeais ago, caused this county to ioso more than sixty thousm uonars mat sliould have been spent on Fulton county roads, Now, that the opportunity comes around again, we should seize it, and seize it strenuously. Commissioner Bigelow passed through McConnellsburg a few days ago and the following clip ped from an exchange shows that he recognizes the need of improv ed highway facilities in this sec tion of tho Stato. in speakisg of his trip from l'lttsburg to Harrisbursr Com missioner Bigelow said: "The roads I traveled, form an excellent route for touring par ties. ith the exception of i spot between here and Greens burg and a bad drive over the mountains from Ligonier to Stoyestown, the road to Bedford is in fair condition. I have de cided to put a big force of men to work at ouco to smooth out the rough spots and make an excel lent driveway for the full 110 miles. "Leaving Bedford we went to Kverett along the Philadelphia pike. At Ray's Hill I found a tollgate and for 00 miles tho ride cost $1.85. When I get back to Harrisburg I intend to make some inquiries about these toll- gates. I connot understand why a part of the pike is free and the old system of taking toll still pre vails on this stretch. "The ride is a beautiful one. Especially is this true of the scenery on the mountains above McConnellsburg. " There one has a view of the whole Cumberland 11 T vauey. i never saw a prettier nwl-. W I . I . oiuu. nueu uiese roads are permanently improved, I intend to have them so constructed that opportunity will be afforded the traveler to stop at the spots where the scenery is the prettiest and make it easy for him to enjoy the view. "1 went over the proposed high way from Gettysburg to Harris burg. I have had a big force of surveyors at work on this road all week and tho construction is to be pushed with all speed so that the driveway will be complet ed ou July 4, 1913, when the fif tieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg is colebrated. This highway will be 40 odd miles in length and will be a link in the chain which is to connect Harris burg and Washington, D. C. Gov. Carothers of Maryland has DEATH CAME SUDDENLY. Henry Tritle Died at His Home in This Place Tuesday Evening. Funer al To-day. Henry Tritle, aged 43 years, 11 months, and IS days, died sudden ly at his home on west Water street, McConnellsburg, Tuesday evening, July 25, 11)11. After having spout seven years farming in Franklin county, Mr. Tritle with his family moved into the Alex Patterson house ou tho first of last April, and since that time Mr. Tritle kept two horses and a wagon and did hauling. Ou Tuesday he was over at Foltz with a load, returning in tho evening in his usual health. About half past nine o'clock, ho came into his homo and went down to the basement to get drink of buttermilk before going to bed. A few minutes later an unusual noiso was heard and his wife went down and found Henry on his hands and knees, apparent Iv trying to make his way to tho stairway, but unconscious. She at ouce summoned Dr. Dalbev. who did everything possible to restore the sick man, but in a few minutes, Henry was lifeless. Mr. Tritlo had suffered before irom me etiects of a weak heart, and it is believed that he sank un deran attack of heart failure while in tho basement. About twolve years ago, Henry was married to Miss Nelho, daughter of tho late Elliott Ray and she with three children- George, Dorothy, and Ernest. survive. i lie deceased was a son of tho late George Tritle of the Cove. and Is survived by his mother and tho following brothers and sisters: Scott; Annie, wife James Fryman; Frank, Jacob Walter, Winter Allen, and Eatha wife of George A. Comerer all of whom live in the Cove except - . . Jacob and Winter, who live in Waynesboro. The funeral will be held at 9:30 o'clock to day and interment will bo made in Union cemetery. 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 Big Trees. Near the dwelling house of Charles F. Johnston in Ayr town ship is a cherry tree that has a girth of 15 feet 10 inches, and a willow tree, at 1G feet, 2 inches. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Beam, of Bedford, while attending the Shriners1 convention in Roches ter were so unfortunata as to be relieved of pratically everything they had with them on the trip, ne nignt oerrro they were to eave the city burglars visited their room in the hotel and car ried away their new suit caso, clothing, watches, money, tickets, and even the former's spectacles. Mr. Beam was compelled to bor row clothing from a fellow board er until ho could purchaso aud Iriends aided them on the return trip. The new house of Harvey Ben der ou north Second street is well under way and when finished will add much to that part of the town. agreed that if Pennsvlvanm builds to the Maryland line, ho will carry the highway through his state and into the District of Columbia. "In my trip I noted the woeful lack of sign boards. The! Sproul act makes the state responsible for them now and at the earliest possible time the traveler will find the information he seeks at every cross-roads. I have start ed men to work on this improve ment and I intend to see that no time Is lost in the work. This morning I was completely lost in the neighborhood of Armagh, In diana county. There were no signs pointing the way and I was carried 20 miles out of my path. There is no excuse for this neg lect and since the stato has the power to remedy the wrong it will be remedied." Miss Lulu Snyder is visitinu among her Fulton county friends. John J. Gordon oi lower Ayr was a visitor to town early on Monday morning. Madden Crouso and Walter Shaw of Big Covo Tannery wero seen on our streets on Saturday. Miss Minnie Mock who taught in McCungo, Pa., last winter is ,i . njiuuumg ner summer vacation here. Herbert Ilelman and Miss Catharine Butler of Norristown, aro guests of Mrs. Michael Ilel man m this place. Misses Vernio V. Hays and Dora Bixler.of Hagorstown, Md., are visiting at the Lutheran par souage, McConnellsburg. Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Beoner. of Norristown are spending a ton day summer outing in tho homo of their uncle M. R. Shaffuer, Esq. Mr. Henry I. Fraker, of Clear Ridgo, spent last Saturday in McConnellsburg, aud was a very welcome caller at tho Ni:ws of fico. Mrs. Robert N. Shiraer and son Marlin aro spending a week visiting friends and relatives in Chambersburg and Shippeus burg. Leslie W. Seylar and family speut part of a day recently with his mother and sister, Mrs. A. E. Seylar and Mrs. A. J. Fisher and family at Foltz. Mrs. J. A. Pheil of Williamson. and her sister Ivy LaMastor, of Alercersburg, spent from Tues- day until Saturday with their grand-father Daniel H. Fore. Mr. T. W. Walker near St. Thomas drove over to McConnells burg last Saturday, aud on Sun day returned home taking with urn his wife and son who had been visiting in the homo of Mrs. Walker's parents. Mr. aud Mrs W. A. Sloan. Mr. D. C. Hart, of Camdeu, N. , spent tho time from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning with McConnellsburg relatives on his way to spend a few days rest and recreation in tho homo of his mother Mrs. Rachel Hart in Whips Cove. Bon. W. Scott Alexander has been suffering more than usual of late with rheumatism, and ou Tuesday last he left for Berkely Springs to test tho medicinal vir tues of tho waters at that place, as they have been highly recoin- mended for rheumatics. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolf loft last Thursday for Iudiaua to visit Mrs. Wolfs sister, Mrs. Sophia Smith at Shelbeyville, and Mrs. Uiley V agoner at New Castle, Indiana. They will also visit re latives and friends at Davton Ohio, Swissvaleaud Altoona, Pa. Ex-County Commissioner II. Park Palmer and Mr. Frank Fisher, both1 of Pigeon Cove, spont Monday night in town ou business. While Pigeon Cove is one among the best farming sec tions of the County, Mr. Palmer says tho crops this year are short. Thomas A. Sipes, of North Da kota, was in town on business last Saturday. Ho was called home in May oa account of tho illness of his father . Dennis B. Sipes, who died at his home in Saxton recently. Tommy ex pects to return to the West iu a few days. Riley Wagner and daughter Miss Erma, of New Castle, Ind., have been spending some time with triends at McConnellsburg, Dane, Decorum, and Knobsville. Mr. AVagner is a brother of Abram Wagner, of Knobsville, aud bas not been hero for niuc- teen years.
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