VOLUME 12 McCONNLLS13UKG, PA., AUGUST 10, 1911. VICTIM OF APPENDICITIS NUMKEll 17 Ella E., Wife of William Hull, of the Racket Store, Died at Their Home Last Sunday Afternoon. HAD BEEN SICK ONLY A FEW DAYS. hue it was knowa that Mrs. William Hull, wife of the seuior member of the lirm of Hull & Bender of tins place, was suffer ing from an attack of apponcllci tip, the news cf her death which occurred about four o'clock last Sunday afternoon came as a great shock to McConnellsburg people. The first intimation she had of the attack was on Tuesday even ing, of last week, and so rapidly did the disease develop, that in a very short period she was be yond tho point when surgeons thought it prudent to risk an op eration. Tho funeral took place yester day morning at nine o'clock, ser vices being conducted by Rev. J. L. Grove, of the U. P. church, and interment was made in Union cemetery. Mrs. Hull was next to tho youngest of nine children born to tholatoMr. and Mrs. Michael Knauff, of Ayr township, and the lirst to be taken by death. She was born January 20, 1872; died August 0, 1911; hence was aged !!!) years, 7 months, and 17 days With eight others, including nor husband, she became a mem nor or ine ueiormed church in this place on the 18th day of Oc tober, 192. Of the nine, she is the second to be taken by death the late Charles E. Bender, be ing tho first. She was united in marriage with William Hull on the 2th of April 1903, who sur vives her, together with their live-year-old daughter Catharine. Her brothers and sisters are Maggie, wife f John Lutz, Kan sas; Miss Mary, Mrs. Mattio Mc Intyre, aud Miss Nettie, McCon nellsburg; Luther KuaulT. Mer cersburg; John, Marion, Daniol, Ayr township; and Annio, wife of Nathan Liniuger, Montana. , Mrs. Hull was a devoted wife and mother, cheerful and kind to every one, and her sudden taking away is a loss felt by the entire town and surrounding commum ty. AIIOIT THE "BIG TREES." How They Scared Nev. As Nevin S. Strait was work- "g for J. R. Sipos last Saturday, "o Hot a scr.ro that knocked him n"t of a year's growth. And ""- 'Ul llK)Ur it osanpas t.nn iVoplo ought to be careful how lll,,y frighten any one. Some wiul mischief might be done. t'u, as l was a sayin-Nevin :iu scare, lie was just working along thinking that the W day would be Snnrtnv. nnH that ho would not have anything to do but wuu luauilUU 10 "ay sciiool, when a messen- trill n ... A 1 p i-uuo 10 mm almost out of 'oath saying, "Nev, you've got -"u.irio home right away!" Nov thought something awful Happened, and he wauted to kuw what ho was wanted at """oioi; but when the messen would not tell, he nearly fell ,7"irom 'right He thought "ust bo so bad that they were 'u to break the news Jo him -- once tor fear his heart ""'" not stand the shock. JJ llat cu'd be the matter? popping everything he set out r ome as fast he could go, ;n'"nf of drdful things that Jy have happened. Perhaps house was ahre; or his wife naa tumbled down fhQ ps, or the baby had fallen into " Well ! Coming into .:.,. . u!q . n,i - o" mo nuiiie ,,. , i"' uiuo smoKe curl- "'gln.llv frnm i u: . he waa . "u,muey lP uUi mac there was Their Mention Attracted the Attention of That Botonist William F. Hughes. Edjtou Nkws : In your issue of July 27th, under the headline "Big Trees," meution is made of two trees on the property of Mr. Charles F. Johnston, in Ayr towi.ship. One of these, a Cherry, is credited with a girth of fifteen foot, ten inches. Inasmuch as Cherry trees have not tho habit'of grow ing to so great a size, it might not be amiss to inquire just where this measurement was taken. If at the base, the ti ee may not be superior to many of the same ttinu jounu an over tho county.- u from four to eight above- tho ground, however tho usual phico of tree measurement tins cher ry is assuredly a great one; and, t would bo dillicult to find anoth er to surpass it. Who, of your readers, can ljcato a larger' The other tree, a Willow, with a circular expauso of sixteen foot, two inches, is not exceptionally argo for a tree of tho kind; since old willows are frcouentlv found with a girth of twenty to twenty five feet, or more. Doubtless such are now standing along the banks of Cove and Licking creeks. Who will ascortain whether this be so or not a profitable exer cise for resting school-teachers permit me to suggest. As Tree-lover, 1 was pleased to note your reference to Mr. Johnson's trees. He is, no doubt, proud to possess them; and, will heartily welcome all who desire to look upon their beauty especially those who, living while thoy do live, are not blind to the crea tions, groat and small, with which God has beautified Mother earth. hat would a landscano be without Trees what, indeed? Trusting that I have not by ray article beggared youfor space, and hoping that others may take up tue subject and tell us all about the "Big Trees" of Fulton county. 1 am, Sincerely, Yours, Wm. Findlay Hue; I IKS. (Born in McConnellsburg.) Philadelphia, August 5, 1911. CONTAINS NO OPTION. ttothin that hi S worse in the fire line than 8 Wife Wan hnnir. the cook stovo Just then he noticed a lot of f Pie on tho porch and ,n the "i looking kind o' rimn i, Had a Good Time. About twenty porsons assom bled at John Gladfelter's in Tay lor township for a good time last Saturday evening and they had it. Fulton county people think they cannot have much of a time without having lots of good thiugs to eat; and so this crowd put out of sight ice cream, cake, and oth er stuff enough to run a tablo at a Fourth of July Celebration. If you think our popular huckster George 0. Sipes did not have a swell time, just take a squint at that scratch of his pate. It was not his fault; for the women had no business to ho putting ice down his back. Not tho least en joyable part of tho entertainment was the singing of James Mc Elheney aud tho playing on the accordion by Mrs. Ramsey. and then he was sure that the worst had happened that they were there for the luneral. .15 rav ing up, ha pushed his way into the crowd, when they suddenly became busy pulling his ears, aud otherwise jostling him around- Well, dear Editor, maybe you have been at birthday surprise parties. If you have you know whit followed a big feed, lots of fun, baseball, and other amuse ments. Those present were G. C. Strait and wife; J. Emery Sipos, wife, and children Charles and Mar garet; Frank Sipes, wife, and children John and Fred; David Strait and wife; Paul llouck; G. B. Sipes, wife, and children Wilbur, Morris, Clyde, Lula, Hel en, Ethol, and Lester; Zella Ew- ing; Carrie, Ernest, Martin, and Willie Sipes; James liiesecker; i., Charlie, Alvin, and S. R. Strait; Roland Sipes, S. 15. Desh- ong, and Nevin Strait, wife, aud children OJive and Lorenzo. NcV Road Law Provides That Taxes Must Be Paid in Cash. Tho road law passed by the last legislature docs away with the old system of working out taxes at the pleasure of tho payer, and intliofuturo tho tax must bo pnid in cash. Tho new law provides that the general supervision of township roads shall bo in the hands of road supervisors, and thoy shall bo eloctod for four years each. One is to ho chosen this year. The board will thus bo mado up of tho supervisors elected in 1909, 1910 aud 1911. They shall organize by electing one of their number president and by electing a secre tary and treasurer, who may be" one or more persons and who may or may not bo a township supervisor, but not a road master. The secretary shall do tho work heretofore perform 3d by tho township clerk, which office is abolished. Tho salaries of tho secretary and treasurer shall bo fixed by tho board of directors, but the combination amount shall not exceed two per cent, of tho amount of money handled by the treasurer. Thesupervisorsshall not levy a tax of more than ten mills without an order from the court, and the court cannot auth orize the levying of more than ten additional nulls. The to'vuship supervisors must divide the (ownship into one or more districts and may employ a superintendent for tho ei'tire township or choose a roadmaster for each district, such superin tendent or roadmaster reporting to tho superintendent once a month. Tho wages of either are fixed by the supervisors. The law does riot prcvout .the super visors from contracting for the maintenance or improvement of less than ton miles of roads. A provision of the law porunts supervisors of tho township to unite with those of another in tho purchase of necessary machin ery. On all road taxes paid before June 1, a rebate of 5 por cent. will bo allowed, and to all taxes paid after October 1, a 5 per cent, penalty shall bo added. The new law take's effect De cember 1, 1911. RECORD OF DEATHS. TEACHERS MIST ATTEND. Persons Well Known to Many of Our New ScIhk.I Code Imposes Fines On Ab Readers, Who Have Answered Final Summons. ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH. sentccs at Institute. The new school code contains so many new features that sever al years will elapse before all of its provisions are fully, under stood and in tho meantime some unwittingly Incur Rumour Gallauku. After having passed the scrip- persons may tural allottod time three score penalties that they did not know years and ten Robert Gallaher threatened thpm uieu at ins home in lJurnt Cabins, Fridav. Ausrust 4. 191 1, nawl 71 - c , -o lU.i .11 I years, 2 months, and 4 days. The 1 ieucner8 were required to II . . a immediate cause of his death was 00 in attendance attheBeveralln- a stroke of paralysis, lie was stitutes of the term, and received formerly a resident of Licking thelr salaries for tho time they Creek township, and removed were 10 attendance, but no penal from his home near Harrisonville ly was imposed in the event of to Hurnt Cabins last spring. absence except-a possible repri- Mr. Gallaher was a consistent raand Irom ihe superintendent. member of the Presbyterian ut this is dilTerent now, and Church at Greouhill, and his fu- tlle delinquent will suffer pecu- neral, which took place last Sun- nia,T loss if he or she does not day afternoon, was conducted by show up at tho mstituto session his former pastor, Rev. John M. an1 stay lnere all the time. Sec- Diehl, of McConnellsburg. He tlon 2108 of the code, provides in is survived by Mary Gallaher, substance, that the school direc- who is his second wife; by ouo tors aro rcriuirc(1 to pay from the brother, Joseph Galahor, pf Cam "'strict funds to tho teachers em bria county; throe sisters Miss I)1()yetl ,n the public schools $3 Jennie Gallaher, Burnt Cabins; por da for eacl day's actual atr- Mrs. Thomas Uriggs, Hunting- tendance upon the annual teach- dr u, Pa.; and Mrs. Wm. Mathias, ers' institute. iurnt Cabins. The following section 2110 provides that pay children by his first wife survive, ment Jor such institute shall be namely, Mrs. Geo. Mumma. Den- based upon the olhcial reports, ver, Colo., Mrs. John Mumma, and the teachers absenting them 5urnt Cabbms; Mrs. Bruce Ram seIves shall forfeit to the school sey, Clear Ridge; Mrs." Wm. Val- "'strict a sum equal to that which auco, Hustontown; Elder Galla- they would have received, the her, North Dakota; Denton Galla- Hame to be deducted from their hor, liurnt Cabins, and John Gal- salary for the month next follow ing. COMMON SENSE SPELLING. Tor Sheriff. By reference to our column of political announcements you will find tho card of James G. Alex ander, of McConnellsburg, an nouncing his williugness to ac cept tho Ropubhcau nomination at tho September primaries for the office of sherill of Fulton county. It was with a great do ree of hesitation on the part of Mr. Alexander, and on account of the urgent solicitation of voters of both the old political parties, that he couseuted to allow his naino to be used. Mr. Alexander felt that becauso he had been honored once by being elected to tho office, that ho should not bo n auybody elso's way this year. 5ut his mauds say because he mado a good clean honorable re cord while serving the term to which he was elected several years ago, is tho best argument why ho should bo williug to serve again if the people of the county want him. Everybody in the County knows Jim Alexander, aud hence ho needs no introduc tion from the Nkws or any other newspaper. .Painfully Injured. Last Sunday morning as Miss Mary Goldsmith was about to descend the stairway leading from the 'second floor of her home on north Second street the heel of one of her shoes caught in the carpet aud she pitched headling tumbling over and over, until she found herself in a much bruised heap at the foot of the stairway. Fortunately no bones wrere bro ken. She was carrying a lamp at the time and strange to say she was able to take good enough care of it to save it being broken. , aher, Clear Ridge. John Wksmov Fkakku. On Wednesday morning, Au ust 2, 1911, John Wesley Frakor, veteran of tho Civil War, and ne of Fulton County's most high y esteemed citizens, died at his home at Fort Littleton after a lingering illness of cancer of the stomach, aged about 73 years. His funeral took place Thursday afternoon, ani his remains were laid to their fiual rest in theceme tory at Fort Littleton. Mr. Fraker was a son of the late Samuel Fraker, who for many years lived on the farm now owned by Rush Cline, and is a brother of Andrew J., Dyson, llonryand Elmer, well known citizens in the upper end of the County. Be was married io Miss Kate Wilds, who survives him to gether with the following chil dren: Mrs. Miunie Malone,,Mc Kean county; Wilbur, Burnt Cab ins; Eruest, Pitcairn; Be&ver, Fort Littleton: Ralph, Cora and Alice at home. The deceased had honorable record in the Civil- War, having been a mem ber of the famous 77th of which, Captain Skinnor, Cap tain Henry Wishart, Lieutenant J. Walker Joauston and other well known soldiers were mem bers. Ou one of the bloody fields of the South he loft an arm. Mr. Fraker was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, an Odd Fellow, and altogether a most excellent citizen. Pos sessing high ideals of rectitude, he was always found on the right side of all public moral questions. The family have the deepest sympathy of their many friends in this hour of berevement. Joseph II. Sixisas. Joseph II. Sixeas, died at the New Dog Law. A new law regarding tho kill iug of un taxed dogs went into ef fect on July 13. Copies of the new act have been received at the court house. This nw law has many features which are believed to be better than those embodied in the act of 1907. All dogs must wear collars and tax tabs. A dog not wearing collar andtax tab may bo shot when found on the premises another. In other words a pro perty holder, a tenant, or an em 1 C . . i . piuye oi a property noiuer or tenant may kill any dog found wandering on tho premises pro vided the dog does not wear collar and tax tab. Tho untaxed canine is considered a public nuisance. The new law allows constables $1 and tax collectors 23 cents for each untaxed dog they kill. The constable is supposed to do the killing and the tax collector to assist. The previous act allowed the constable 50 cents for each dog and gave the tax collector nothing. Evidently the legislature knew how difficult it is.to induce con stables to kill dogs. Constables desiring another term of office have been slow to kill dogs be - B I . ill li cause oi me in win incurred in this manner. The new act ira poses a penalty of $2 on a con stablo who refuses at the request of a citizen to kill an untaxed dog running at large in his bailiwick. l no citizen making the request must report the refusal of the constable to the commissioners ancf $2 for each dog will be de ducted from the next bill of costs turned in by the constable. Citizens wishing to keep dogs Delancey hospital, Philadelphia niust place collars and tax tabs on Thursday morning of last uPon them. Then if they destroy week, after undergoing the se- another's property the owner of cond operation for throat trouble, the property has recourse at law The deceased was born in Mc- fr damages. In case the dog Connellsburg thirty-two years wears no collar and tab and tres ago, and with his parents Mr. passes on private property he aud Mrs. Andrew Sixeas, moved may be shot by the owner or ten- to Chambersburg during his ant of the property or by the em- boyhood. Several years ago he ployee of either, conducted a cigar store in Cham bersburg, which he sold and three children, also by his par since mat time had been travel- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ing in the employ of tho Amen- Sixeas, aud these brothers and cau Company. At the time of sisters; Shade, and Miss Carrie his death he was a district mana- at home; William, in the west; ger and had charge of the terri- Mrs. Shutzman and Mrs. Mary tory in the vicinity of Philadelphia Tagg, both in Harnsburg. with headquarters in that city. His remains were brought to He is survived by his wife and Chambersburg for interment. Brander Matthews Makes a Plea For Easily Inderstood Words. "There never has been any po riod in the history of the English language when its spelling was not more or less uncertain and irregular, not to call it chaotic," writes Brander Matthews in an article "How Ought We to Spell?,' in Munsey's Magazine. "Even at the present moment no two of tho mil uential dictionaries aro in agreement as to tho proper spell ing of several thousand words, Who shall decide when diction aries disagree? "There is not, and there can not bo, any final standard of En glish orthography to which wo can all appeal. We may ro gret this as much as we please but we cannot alter the fact. The spelling of our lan guage is not fixed; it never has been and it never will be. It has always been changing slowly, and it will continue to chango until that far distant day when English shall ceaso to bo a living tongue. "Our spelling will be simplified more or less in the future that is certain, for it has been simpli fied more or less in tho past; aud the same force is at work now, as resistless as an avalanche. We can help this along; we can hinder it a little; or we can do nothing at 8 11, looking on while the battl rages. "When ever we happen to note any simpler spellings we may re solve to use them the next tim ot writing, it we shall recall a few of them from time to time. N i i . one wno nas ever seen tho and altho and thoro thus printed is likely to forget those simpler forms; and there is little difficulty m learning to use them, instead of the cumbrous though and al though and thorogh." 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 ' For Lice On Poultry. From a poultryman in Chester, Pa., State Zoologist, H. A. Sur face, received at Harris burg a letter, stating that his poultry is infested with lice of different kinds, and asked what to do to destroy them. The reply was as follows: "There are two distinct groups of Chicken lice, the little red ones which are mostly on the fowls at nignt, and remain during the day on perches or in the nests, or elsewhere in the poultry house, or near their roosting places; aud, second, those which remain on the fowls practically all the time. These are generally larger, and gray in color. For the former, the best thing to do is to spray the poultry house thoroughly with kerosene or kerosene emulsion, or strong ime sulfur-solution, or strong soap solution, or perhaps best of all a fivo per cent, kerosene solu tion. One part creohne in twon ty parts of water will destroy everyono that it touches, aud will act as a fungicide to destroy dis ease germs, as well as destroy ing the lice. At tho same time, chango the straw in tho nosts. burning the old straw, and spray or wash the empty nest boxes. For tho lice on the fowls, you should dust them with a mixture of flowers of sulfur, hellebore. tobacco dust, and pyrethrum, about equal parts, holding the fowls by tho feet head downward, and rub this dust well into the feathers. I think you can obtain spme literature of this subject from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington. D. C." W. L. Stevens, of Taylor was a town visitor Friday. H. K, Stevens of Laidig, was a business visitor on Friday. Hays Locke of Ft. Littleton was at the County Seat ou Monday. W. II. Ranck of Hustontown was doing busiuess in town Fri day. J. W. Woodcock of Hustontown was seen on our streets on Fri day. Samuel W. Peck, of Mycrsdalc. I'a., is visiting in the homes of his uncles C. W. Pock and B. W. Peck. N. M. Barton of Akorsvillo, was a business visitor to town on Saturday. Constable II. C. Grovo, of Tay lor township was at tho County Seat on Saturday. Joseph Hampton of Harrison- ville was registered at tho Wash ington IIouso on Friday. Helen Hanks, of Breezewood, has been visiting in the homo of her cousins. Missns rv nn,i Nettie Stouteagle. Adam Shafer of Somerville, III., is visiting his brother John in Todd township, near town and other friends in this vicinity. Paul Johnston of Philadelphia was called to his homo in this place last week by the serious ill ness ot his mother Mrs. J. K. Johnston. Miss Grace Stevens, daughter 4 of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Stevens, Chambersburg, spent last week visiting in the home of her undo Geo. A. Harris in this place. Mrs. Elizabeth Fulton and Catharine Glenn of Webster Mills are spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Washa- baugh and other friends hero. Misses Georgie, Blanche and Jessie Woodal, of Chambersburg are spending ton days enjoying the ocean breezes at cean ( ; rove. after which thoy will visit their brother Harry in Philadelphia. Mrs. James H. Kendall and Miss Ethel Kendall aro visiting relatives in Ohio the former her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston N. Nelson at Huntsville, and tho attor her brother-in-law and sis- Mr. aud Mrs. Shopperd, Concord, Ohio. Rev. and Mrs. John M. D'ehl returned home last Friday after laving spent tho month of July lsiting Mrs. Diehl's parents in Miunesota. They spent a day at Niagara Falls on their return trip, aud say thay had a very restful and enjoyablo vacation. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Grissinger, of New Grenada, and the former's son Jimmy, wife, and baby, of Broadtop Uity, were early Mon day morning callers at tho Nkws office. The partv had drivon down ta the County Seat ou Sun day and spout the timo in town ntil Monday afternoon. MillsCarbaugh. Married at the M. E. parsonage McConnellsburg, Pa , on Saturn- day, August 5, 1911, by Rev. J no. V. Royer, Thomas R. Mills of Fraukhn county and Elsie Car baugh of Fultou county. Rev. Clifford E. Hays, McCon nellsburg, Pa., has resigued as pastor of the McConnellsburg utheran charge. TW resigna tion goes into effect October 30, 1911. Sipes Anderson. A very pretty home wedding occurred at the residence of Emanuel Sipes near Hustontown at 5 o'clock Wednesday eveuing, August 2, 1911, when his sou John Z. Sipo and Mrs. Cecelia Anderson were united in mar riage by their pastor, Rev. Luther W. McGarvey of Hustontown. The bride was gowned in a beautiful costume of tan silk. She has resided near Clear Ridgo for a number of years. She pos sesos the essential qualities of a good wife and the groom is a highly respected and a success ful farmer. A bright future is before them. Their many friends join in congratulation and best wishes. The Hustontown calithumpian orchestra tendered the usual sal utatious. i
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