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McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 23, 1911.
NUMBER 10
GETTING SOME GAME.
FATAL HINTING ACCIDENT
WORK OF FIRE BIG.
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
Party oF Hunters in Aughwick Get Big
Bear Last Thursday. Several
Deer Have Been Killed.
A party of hunters composed of
Sam Mellott, Sloan Warthin,
Henry Ilann, Frank Henry, Wes
ley Mellott, Cam Mellott, and Ra
nard Mellott all of this county.
ami John Jones, Winnie Mellott
and Harry Metcalf, of Mercers
burg, are camping in Aughwick
Valley, about three miles north
of the point the Chambersburg
pike crosses the mountain east of
McConnellsburg. They have two
large ton ts one a cook tent with
a professional colored cook, and
the other is a large "living" tent
in which are cots, chairs, sh-ve,
and other necessaries, bo that
after a bard day's bunt, the boys
may go in and spend the night
with as much comfort as though
sleeping in their own bay mows
at home.
They went over and pitched
their tents and bad everything in
readiness to begin business at
daylight on the first day of the
season. Up to this time, they
have not been very successful in
getting deer; but what they have
lacked in quantity, they have
made up in quality, for on last
Thursday, while Henry Ilann
was cautiously peering through
the brush in the hope of getting
his eyes on a big spike buck, be
was not a little surprised to see
heaving in sight a big black bear.
We are not going to tell you how
Henry felt just at that moment.
Just imagine how you would
feel. Henry lost no time, how
ever, and banged away and broue
one of the bear's legs. This
frightened the bear so that it ran
away as fast as it could, but un
fortunately for the bear it ran
right toward Sloan Warthin and
Sara Mellott, and when Henry
called for them to look out for a
bear, Sloan caught sight of Bruin
and put a shot in the bear's neck.
The bear then gave it up.
It was brought to town Satur
day and was quite a curiosity,
for bears are not plentiful in the
mountains here. It dressed 285
pounds.
Bruce Shimer and his cousin
John Shimer were out on the
. mountain last Wednesday, and
uruce had the luck to kill a 95
pound doer.
IraKerlin, of Knobsville, killed
nice buck Monday, and Enoch
merlin, shot a fine one Tuesday.
Clifford McAfee, Son of John McAfee.
Lost Life Near Mercersburg Last
Friday Morning.
A distressingaccidentoccurred
near Mercers ourg, last Friday
morning in which Clifford Mc
Afee, aged 18 years, son of John
McAfee, a well Known resident of
Mercersburg, lost his life. The
8toi y of the accident is, that.
Clifford, his father John Mc
Afee and the uncle of the latter
James B. McAfee, left here early
i( riday, morning to go hunting
quail and rabbits, driving Bouth
ward in a surrey. Thev hunted
all morning with fair success and
at about 1:30 p. to. were on the
John T. Rhea farm, tenanted by
Winnie Mellott Tbe older men
were in a field hunting and the
younger man had gone up the
lane to where the team was tied
to drive the vehicle to meet the
ccupleoutin the field, so that
they might continue driving farth
er on their hunt.
Messrs. James and John Mc
Afee while walking through the
field heard a shot. One said "Cliff
has shot something" and then
tney heard a cry of what sound
ed like "Help" and looking to
ward the team saw it was com
ing toward them down the road
with Clifford in the front seat
leaning toward or against the
dashboard as if hurt The older
men ran to meet ' the team and
found the reins hanging loose
from the horse and the young
man crouched over against the
dashboard, with blood streaming
from his left side. "Uncle Jim"
McAfee reached his side first and
the two older men lifted him
do-vn to the ground but as they
did so with a groan or two he was
dead
A full charge of medium Bized
birdshot had entered his body
below the heart on tbe left side
and bad gone through in an al
most horizontal direction and
lodged so that most of the pellets
could be felt under the skin in
his back. The gun was a bu
shot Winchester and it will
likely never be known just how
the accident occurred for nobody
was near the team when the shell
was exploded. The natural sup
position is that having climbed
into the eurrey Clifford pulled
his gun after him, holding it by
the barrel, and that the hammer
caught and slipping exploded the
cartridge.
Two Fine Large Bank Barns in Frank
lin County Destroyed Last Satur
day and Sunday. No Clue.
The large frame bank barn
belonging to Jacob I. Bhodes.
one mile east of Welsh Run, Pa..
was completely destroyed by fire
last Saturday morning, between
midnight and 2 o'clock, together
with all of its contents.
The fire appeared to come from
the inside, but just how itstarted
is not known, but it is supposed
to have been of incendiary cngin
Ihe blaze was discovered by
Mr. Rhodes' housekeeper who
immediately raised the alarm.
About a dozen neighbors gather
ed but the flames were beyond
control and very little could be
done.
A hog pen near the barn was
also destroyed but the hogs were
gotten out in safety.
Mr. Rhodes lost in tho fire five
head of horses and 12 head of
cattle. One horse which was
loose in the stable ran out and es
caped.
All of Mr. Rhodes' hay, 400 rr
500 barrels of corn, all of his fod
der, tne entire crop of wheat,
about 400 bushels, all of bis straw
and practically all of his farming
implements were consumed. A
few small pieces were sa'ved,
The barn, while not a good one.
was in a very good condition
The building burned ramdlv
j rf
and made a very large fire.
There is an insurance of $1,000
on the barn, but very little on the
live stock.
On Sunday morning between
3 and 4 o'clock tiro was discover
ed in the barn on tho farm be
longing to John Palmer, about
2J tmles from Welsh Run. There
was nothing about the bam,
known to Mr. Palmer, that
would cause a fire and the sup
position is that a fire bug caused
the blaze.
The fire was discovered in time
to allow the horses and cattle to
be taken from the barn, but six
fat hogs were burned, together
with crops, feed, harness etc.
The barn was comparatively
new. Mr. Palmer having built
t and a house several years ago.
There are no clues as to the
Identity of the barn burner.
GRISSINGER-NESBIT.
Helen Hanks Won.
Kev. J. D Mathews, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church
aibreezewood gave a receptiou
to the young people of the com
munity on the first floor of the
Wd fellows building. By eight
o'clock more than one hundred
young people had gathered in
we nail Oysters and chicken
oup were served and the evening
"wnurtner spent m Bocial chat,
Kames and guessing contests.
Io the guessing contest as to the
Jumber of grains of corn in a
bottle, Miss Helen Hanks made
the closest
w "lady's prize, and Mr. George
Ul" was tbe nearest guesser as
tO the DQtnW t i
in a bottle and received the
KBuuemau's prize. About mid
D"M all dispersed, after having
"Pent a very delightful iwpn,
jev. and Mrs. Mathews, proving
-wives royal entertainers.
ENTERTAINMENT.
""Rover's Elocution Class in School
Auditornm Thanksgiving
Evening.
Mrs . Royer's Class in.Elocu-
" w' Rive their first enter-
iST'SThMk8g,vln even'
a at 7 oiT -X. AUBiwn
' :i0- The entertainment
usistof music, recitations.
"ca pantomimes and a short
GreWTU0(1' "U The Story
Amission, 1Q an(J .
CaVn! ?roceed8 to given to
The Sabbath Association.
The Pulton County Sabbath As
sociation will hold its aunual con
vention on Tuesday, November
28th, in the Presbyterian Church
McConnellsburg, Pa., with a pro
gram as follows:
2 p. m. Devotional Exercises
conducted by the Vice President
Address The Responsibility
of the Ministry in securing the
Sanctitlcation of the Sabbath, by
Rev. J. V. Royer.
An Ode to the Lord '8 Day. re
cited by Miss Ruth Kendall.
Business Appointment of
Committees j Report of Treasur
er; Secretary's Report
Recess.
7 p. m. Devotional Exercises
Reports of Committees.
The Civil and Religious Sab
bath Distinguished, by liev. J. L.
Grove.
The Sabbath Law of Pennsyl
vania end Court Decisions on it,
by Rev. J. M. Deihl. t '
Upen Parliament.
Closing.
Mr. Harvey M Strait, of Lick
ing Creek township, spent a few
hours in town Monday on busi
ness. Mr. Strait has rented his
farm, made sale of bis personal
property, and expects to leave
today for Detroit, Michigan,
where he will be located in the
employoftheG.il. Foote, Pub
lishing Company, of that city.
This is a business with which
Harvey is entirely familiar, and
be is In a position to ommand an
enviable salary.
Subscribe for the Nswg,
Miss Catherine I. Nesbit and Mr. Geo.
S. Grissinger Quietly Married on
W'edncylay of Last Week.
On Wednesday evening of last
week, Mr. George S. Grissinger,
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Griss
inger, of this place, and Miss'
Catherine F. Nesbit, daughter of
Mr. John Nesbit, of Ayr town
ship, were quietly married by
the bride s pastor, Rev. John M.
Diehl, at tbe Presbyteiian manse
in this place.
Tbe happy young people were
then taken to Chambersburg by
Max H. Sheets, where they left
over the Cumberland Valley rail
road for a wedding tour of a
week.
Tbe bride is one of Ayr town
ship's most estimable ladies, and
the groom, who is a teller in the
First National Bank, of McCon
nellsburg. is an exemplary young
man. Mr. and Mrs. Grissinger
have the best wishes of their nu
merous friends.
Jere Miller of Williamson,
Register and Recorder elect of
Franklin County, is making his
usual trip among the merchants
of this county. Mr. Miller has
been a popular salesman for sev
eral years, and is well deserving
the promotion his fellow citizens
of Franklin county have given(
him.
Stuart L. Brown, W. F. Hollar.
and H. E. Derbeyshire and son
Hasting, all of Chambersburg,
spent the time from Sunday un
til Wednesday hunting game in
the wilds of Fulton county, and
taking shelter at night in the
Rexrotb wigwam.
An Outline of The Five Days Work as
Shown by The Following
Program.
For many years the County
Teachers' Institute has been
considered one of the leading
events; and following the law of
progress, each sucbeeding year
has shown something better than
its predecessor. Superintendent
Lamberson is doing all within his
power to make the institute of
1911 the best of all, as the follow
ing program will indicate:
Monday, December 4th, Aft
ernoon session 1:30 o'clock. Do
votional Exercises, Rev. John M.
Diehl; Song Drill, conducted by
Rev. E. B. Bailey; Address,
"Knowing and Telling," Prof. II.
M. Griffith; Address, SomeRea-
sons for the Institute," Dr. Chas.
11. Albert; Address, "School Man
agement," No. 1, Dr. John W.
Zeller.
Monday Evening 8 o'clock.
Lecture, Gabriel R. McGuire,
"With an Irishman Through the
Jungles of Africa."
Tuesday, December 5th, Morn
ing Session 9 to 11:45. Devo
tional Exercises. Rev. John V.
Royer; Address, "Comparison."
Prof. H. M. ' Griffith: Address.
'School Management," No. 2, D
J. W. Zeller; Song Drill, Prof. E
B Bailey; Adress, "Underlying
Principles in Teaching," Dr. Chas
11. Albert.
Afternoon Session 1:30 to 4
o'clock. Song Drill, Mr. Bailey;
Address, "A Negative View of
Geography," Dr. Charles II. Al
bert; Address, "What They Did
Not Know," Prof. Griffith; Ad
dress, "Where to Place Emphasis
in Primary Methods," Dr. Zeller;
Report of committee on Profes
sional Reading.
Tuesday Evening 8 o'clock.
Entertainment, Commonwealth
Male Quartette.
Wednesday, December Cth,
Morning Session 9 o'clock. De
votional Exercises, Rev. J. L.
Grove; Address, "School Man
agement," No 3, Dr. Zeller; Ad
dress, "Teaching," Prof. Griffith;
Song Drill, Prof. Bailey; Reading,
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Royer: Ad
dress, "TheUnity of Geography,"
Dr. Albert
Afternoon Session-1 :30 o'clock.
Song Drill, Prof. Bailey; Lecture.
'A Neglected Opportunity, "Prof
Griffith; Lecture, "A Quartette of
Fundamentals," Dr. Albert; Read
ing, Mrs. Royer; Lecture, "How
to Combine U. S. History and
Civil Government," Dr. Zeller.
Evening Session 8 o'clock
Lecture, Dr. John A. Gray, "A
God in Ruins."
Tbursday, December 7th,
Morning Session 9 o'clock. De
votional Exercises, Rev. Diehl;
Address,. "A Type Lesson in
Continental Study," Dr. Albert;
Address, "The Fertility of the
Soil," Prof. Griffith; Address,
School Management," No. 4, Dr.
Zeller.
Afternoon Session-1 30 o'clock.
Song Drill, Prof. Bailey; Ad-
drers, "The Two Great Sources
of Waste in Education and their
Remedy," Dr. Zeller; Reading,
Mrs. Royer; Address, "The
Working Factors in a School,"
Dr. Albert.
Evening Session 8 o'clock.
Entertainment, The Harmony
Concert Company.
Friday, December 8th, Morn
ing Session 9 o'clock. Devo
tional Excercises, Rev. Royer;
Address, "Review," Prof.Grifflth;
Address, "The Proper Allotment
of Tine in the Program," Dr. Al
bert; Address, Dr. Zeller; Ad
journment.
Thanksgiving.
Union Thanksgiving Services
will be held in the M. E.' Church
of McConnellsburg on November
30th at 10:30 a. m. Sermon by
Rev. J. V. Royer.
Everybody come and give
thanks.
Rev. J. R. Logue will preach at
Pleasant Grove on Sunday No
vember 20th at Q;SQ a, m,
LONG, HARD WINTER
Three of Country's Famous Weather
Prophets Agree in Forecasting
Hard Winter.
Signs and Omens seem to
agree and warrant the prediction
of a long hard winter, with lots
of snow. Two of the country's
most famous weather prophets
agree upon this fcrecast, and the
goose bonfl of a third bears them
out Uncle Sam's official weath
er man never tells weather so
crets so far ahead, but if you take
the advice of Horace Johnson, the
sage of Middle Haddara, Conn..
or Weather Prophet De Voe of
Uackensack, N. Y., you'll get
your coal in early and have your
fur coat handy on the rack.
Both Uncle Horace and Proph
et De Voe agreed on a mid Octo
ber snow fall and it came on al
most schedule time,' falling in
parts of the central west Uncle
Horace announced some time ago
that by November 12 the lakes
and streams will have plenty of
ice. Prophet De Voe predicted
a snow lall in the east on Novem
her 7, but he was just a week off
in this calculation. He also an
nounces a second fall of snow
November 22, and sleighing on
Thanksgiving Day, such a thing
as hasn't been seen hereabouts
in years. And as for December,
you will fairly shiver to hear him
tain about that month, even in the
warm days of fall. It will be
awfully cold, he says with heavy
snow on the 9th and 10th, anoth
er ripping snow storm on the
21st to pile it up for Christmas
sloighing, and still another on
December 29 with the thermom
eter hugging the bottom of the
tube. Uncle Horace is now
rounding out his Mth year in the
little village on the shore of the
Connecticut. Most of his obser
vations are made from the top of
his barn. "My sustem," he
says "is based entirely upon a
knowledge of astronomy, meteor
ology and mathematics.
On the other hand ' Prophet
De Voe holds tnat it's really the
moon that controls the weather
and a good many of the other
things up in tbe sky can go hang.
He says that he hits it right just
nine times out of ten, year
in and year cut, and that tbe rea
son he misses at all is because be
needs a good astronomer to work
with him.
But to diverge from these
celebrated forecasters, it is well
to note that an old Indian tradi
tion indicates that the coming
winter will be a severe one and
that there will be sufficient snow
to cover up a wild flower known
as Indian posies. They are said
to already be higher than they
hava grown in years.
BAM MOTORS ELECTED. AB0UJ yjj my
James C. Gutshall.
Jamie C. Gutshall of Three
Springs Huntingdon county,
died Tuesday afternoon of last
week at the Lewistown Hospital.
Mr. Gutshall became ill Mon
day with appendicitis and Tues
day he was taken to the hospital.
No operation was performed, the
patient's serious condition cot
permitting it.
Mr. Gutshall was aged 27
years, 4 months and 10 days.
Ie was a coal miner in Hunting-
don county. He is survived by a
wife whose maiden name was
SibbieLaneof Three Springs.
Two daughters, Mabel, aged 4
years, and Lillian, 0, are living.
Three brothers, Russel Gutshall
of Three Springs; Benton Gut
shall of Robertsdale; Ferris Gut
shall, of Clear Ridge, Fulton
county; and six sisters, Mrs.
(Viva) Charles Lane of Saltillo;
Mrs. (Ora) Robert McAi'thur of
Robertsdale; Miss Alta Gutshall
of Three Springs; Miss Roxle
Gutshall of Selea; Miss Esther
Gutshall of Mapleton and Miss
Louise Gutshall of Meadow Gap,
are living. The parents of the
young man are dead.
Eleven Representative Men to Manage
the Affairs of the Fulton Coun
ty Bank Incorporated.
Pursuant to notice given, a
meeting of the stockholders of
tho Fulton County Bank was held
at the Court House at 2 o'clock
last Saturday afternoon, at which
a board of eleven directors was
elected to manage the affairs of
that institution during the ensu
ing year. Tho large number of
stockholders present from everv
part of the County, indicated tho
intorest manifested in the seloc
tion of these officers
To bo eligible to a seat on the
Board ol directors it was neces
sary to hold ten or or more shares
of stock. By reason of tho fact
that 35 persons of tho total 120
stockholders, were thus eligiblo
an opportunity was given to
select a board of eleven directors
from this number. Every one of
the thirty-live received votes; but
those who received a majority of
the votes cast were: John A
Irwin, A. U. Nace, Geo. B. Mel
lott, C. R. Spangler, Geo. A. liar
ris, D. A. Nelson, and D. A.
Washabaugh all of McConnells
burg and vicinity; Oliver Hill, ot
Covalt; W. Scott Palmer, Sipes
Mill; S. R. Cromer, Knobsville,
and W. M. Comerer, Burnt Cab
ins.
A meeting of these directors
will be held soon at which time
an organization will be effected
and officers elected
This well known financial in
stitution, which has been doing
business as a private bank since
1387, was on the 10th of Novem
ber, 1911, given a charter by tbe
state of Pennsylvania, with a
capital stock of $50,000 00. The
stock was divided into 1,000
shares of the par value of $50.00
each. By direction of the Bank
ing Commissioner every sharo of
this stock was sold at $00.00, per
share, thus establishing a sur
plus fund, at once, of $10,000.00.
By reason of the fact that tbe
business of the bank is already
established, there was a great de
mand for tne stock. Without
any effort on the part of the bank,
it was soon over subscribed, and
many applications were recoived
that could not be tilled
Besides the large capital and
surplus which the bank offer to
every depositor the protection
and security which every bunk
ing institution should give tbe
State law requires in addition
thai all employees of the bank
shall give a heavy bond, which
must be approved by the Court
of Common Pleas and recorded in
the oflice of the Recorder of
Deeds where the same may be
nspected, and the bank will also
be required to carry Burglary
and Hold up insurance; thus it is
seen that the Banking Depart
mentot the State throws every
safeguard around a State Bank
to protect the . depositors. The
affairs of the bank will be exam
ined at least twice a year by a
Bank Examiner and sworn state
ments will be published after
each examination.
Tbe bank will begin business
as an incorporation in a few
weeks.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
fur a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Philip B. Melius, one of Tavlar
township's hustling young farm
ers was in town Monday.
Mrs. George Fittery, of Belfast
township, has been seriously ill
during the past few days.
Frank Bumgarner, of Belfast
township, fell from aload of com
fodder and broke his collar bone.
M iss Mamie Speck, of Burnt
Cabins, is staying in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James Henry near
town.
Mr. Frank Ranck, of Bethel
township was in town attending
to business Tuesday night and
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Hollinshead and son
Thomas R. Hollinshead, of Sipes
wills, were in town Monday with
a load of marketing.
Merchaut J. II. Covalt and son
Cyrus stayed a few hours in
town last Friday morning on
their way to Fort Littleton.
Mrs. Blanche Martin, of
Chambersburg, is visiting in tho
home of her father Mr. William
Stoneron Court Bouse Square.
Mrs. Rachel Mellott and- son
Richard, of Pleasant Ridge,
spent last Saturday in tho homo
of her son II. S. Mellott in town.
B. R. Simpson, of Thompson
township, was in town attending
to business last Friday and called
at the News office for a pleasant
chat
After having spent a week very t
pleasantly with her mother near
Mercersburg, Miss Pearl Bru-
baker returned homo last Saturday.
Ex-Prothonotary James P.
Waltz, of Thompson township,
was among the out-of-town
visitors at tho County Seat last
Friday.
Thomas B. Mellott and his
mother Mrs. Julia A. Mollott.
were in McConnellsburg last
Friday. Mr. Mellott has recent
ly moved from tho Frank Fields
farm near Hancock to the David
Harr farm near Gem postoflice m
Belfast township.
Mrs. W. L. Shaw and Mrs.
John M. Piitman, of Hancock,
are spending a few days visiting
among thoir friends and relatives
in the Cove and in McConnolls-
burg. They spent Tuesday
night the guests of Miss Jennio
Alexander on First street
L. W. Funk, of Need more.
Fulton County's hustling organ
and piano man, spent a day or
two in town last week. There
are two things Mr. Funk does
not do: He does not misrepresent
his goods, and he does not rob
his customers by charging them
an unreasonable profit.
JOHNSTON-DUNCAN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. George Fox, of
Lemaster, Franklin county were
summoned to this place last
Friday on account of the serious
Illness of Mrs. Fox's mother,
Mrs. James Henry.
W. Grant Wink, of Huston-
town holds the championship in
that village on the porker ques
tion, he having last Saturday
butchered one that dressed 874
pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Nelson
have left the farm in Tod town.
ship, and moved ioto McConnell
sburg, occupying the Dick Fish
er house on south Second street.
John E. Lanehart, of Need-
more, was registered at the
uHqq House last Friday.
Mack Lamberson, of Taylor
township, slaughtered a 850-lb
porker last week.
The nuptials of Mrs. Mary
Duncan aud Mr. T. Edgar John
ston, were solemnized at the
home of the bride in Columbus
City, Iowa, on Tuesday evening.
the 14th Inst Tho ceremony
was performed by the Rev. W. R.
Lawrence in the presence of a
few friends. The bride is one of
Columbus City's most highly
respocted women, and has made
that city her home for several
years. She is active in church
and social affairs. Tbe groom
has been a resident of Grand view.
v" , uuuu who pnau memy
years, and for ton years has been
in the mercantile business in that
city, being a member of the firm
of Miller and Johnston, and is in
every way worthy of the splendid
helpmeet he has chosen.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston reached
Pennsylvania last week, and are
now visiting the former's mother,
Mrs. Kezia Johnston on the old
homestead south of McConnells
burg.