Jtttott Mil VOLUME 13 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 30, 1911. NUMBER 11 A CLOSE SHAVE. Howard Wishart Luckily Rccoveres 1'uckclbook Left Lying on Scat in Trolly Car Last Week. According to the Hanover Ite cord, Howard C. Wisbart, a na tivo of Wells Valley and a son of Captain Harvey Wishart, now representing the Wuccamaw Lum ber Company, of Bolton, N. C Dad an exciting experience in Hanover on Monday of last week It says: Mr. Wishart arrived in I Ian over on the 2 o'clock car over the trolley line from York and regis tered at the Hotel Albi ight. Sev eral hours after his arrival he missod his pocketbook, contain lag, among other things, an en dorsed government pension check for $72 and a ten dollar bill. He remembered having had the rrion ey out of his pocket when he paid his faro on the car and at once called up the York ollice of the company, requesting them to make an investigation. Ia the meantime the conductor on the car, Henry Crist, picked up the pocketbook in the seat ac- cupied by Mr. Wishart and re ported the fact at York on his ar rival there an hour later. Word was sent to Paul T. Sullivan at the local terminal, and when Mr Wisbart arrived there about 3 So p. m., he was informed thet the money had been found. lie remained at the terminal until the arrival of the 4 o'clock car, which bore J. E. Wayne, an official of the company to whom Conductor Crist turned over the pocketbook. After Mr. Wishart bad satisfactorily identified him self to the conductor and describ ed the pocketbook and contents it was returned to him. Con ductor Crist was given two dol lars by Mr. Wishart as a reward. Mr. Wishart, speaking of his loss before the arrival of the car, said that when ho boarded the car at York ho had tho ohoolr fnr it?? i " - two ten dollar bills, and thirty odd cents in change. The round-trip fare being G5 cents, he was com pelled to tender the conductor one of the bills. The latter evidently not having ready change for such a large bill, asked the passenger whether he didn't have something smaller. He" replied that he had not, and while the conversation as being held, he laid the pock book beside him on the seat. When he received his chance. he folded up the bills and placed me money in his pocket, forget ting all abou t the pocketbook. The check was made out to Mr Chart's father, and was fullv endorsed and negotiable, and the 1088 keenly felt by Mr. Wish art. Good Sized Porkers. Notwithstanding the fact that young hogs cost ten cents a pound last spring, and corn not less than a dollar a barrel for fat tening, the usual number of large hogs have been butchered this fall. George Steach killed three for Landlord Harry Jlatnil that dressed 1,405 pounds, and from which nine cans of lard wero ob tained; Charlie Steach butchered two that cleaned 042 pounds; David llotz, two that dressed G.10; Barber Downes, throe, not quite eight months old that dressed 275, 270, 28o respectively; Wilbur Grissinger two that dressod 0o7; Amos Wilkinson, two, G48; C. W. Peck two, Goo; Ex-Sheriff D. V. Sipes, two that cleaned 3o0 and 37o respectively; Bert Shaw at Hustontown two, that cleaned 419 and 431 respectively; and Will Fix one last Wednesday that he got from the Magsam brothers that dressed 575 pounds. A fat, hog that would have dressed over 3oo pounds died for District At torney Frank P. Lynch last Sat urday night. Fat hogs are bringing from 5 to 5 cents a pound on foot, and and 7 cents, dressed. Wink Oakman. Mr; Arthur Wink and Miss Estella B. Oakman were marriod at Berkley Springs, W. Va., No vember 22, 1911. After the ceremony, they re turned to the homo of the bride's uncle, Mr. W. W. U. Cline, of Buck Valley, where their friends and a bountiful supper awaited them. After receiving the besc wishes of their friend?, and do mg justice to the supper. They enjoyed the music of a calithum- piau band. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delimer Oakman, and one of Buck Valley's most esti mable young ladies. The groom is an enterprising young1 man of Last Providence township, Bedford county, and by his manly appearance and happy greeting, has wou many friends in our valley. Ihe bride was handsomely at tired in blue silk. The happy couple left Friday for the groom's home, followed by the best wishes of a large cir cle of friends. G. B. M. MADE NIBB1NS FLY. Iowa Man Husked Two Hundred Thirty five Bushels of Corn in a Day. Beat former Record J. Frank Mayne, formerly of port Littleton, but now a promt nent business man in Shelby, Iowa, sent a ccpy of an Iowa, newspaper in which an article was marked. Frank said, "Mr, teclf, please copy the article marked to show the Fulton Coun ty boys the gait Iowa fellows have." This is tho article: Hamburg, la., Nov. 23-Ilusk-iug against a $1,000 wager to sus tain a record made by himself two weoks ago, Bert Van IIou ten yesterday husked 235 bush els of corn. "Van Uoutcn husked for the world's record two weeks ago, getting 21o bushols and fifty pounds, yesterday's wager being that ho couldn't hold up that record again. I le averaged t won ty five bushols an hour for the first nino hours." Shall There Be a Settlement ? Tho question as to whether there should be a settlement by the district auditors Monday, December 4th., when the new school boards organize is answer ed by the Department at Harris rg. in a letter to Superinten dent Laroborson as follows: Where there is no treasurer f the board elected, there is no necessity for an audit." We infer from the above that if the new boards elect a new Usurer, then the auditor will toeet and settle the accounts of retiring treasurer before the ew oflicial takes charge of the nDances. widow of of WhiDs Had Stroke. Mrs. Rachel Hart, M'raim Bart, lata ove. ha , " 2sbnd, lived on the old home J- One day last week she tout tothe barn to feed the 8s andwhilQ there 6hehada SnH Cutrkeand nk to ihe Wore she was discovered. "ondTif hel,"nMc 1 lwn. Her son Darlington, Mr8, Jnathan P6. 0' hom. 7C0Unty' ar"ved at her .-Saturday and nor. are now No More at Present. The offer extended for the past two years to fruit growers and orchard owners generally, made by Prof. II. A. Surface, Economic Zoologist of the State Depart ment of Agriculture, to assist in starting the practical work in the care of orchards and exercising supervision over them, will now be temporarily suspended as no new engagements of this kind can be made until next year be. cause of the largo number of ap plicants for this service, all of which have been accepted. To a recent correspondent asking for the Model. Orchard service the Professor replied as follows: "In reply to your request to have your orchard added to our Model Orchard list I regret to have to say that I cannot do ro at this time. We now have nearly 14oo orchards on the list, and this is as many as we can ar range to carry with the present number of demonstrators in our employ, lou will readily see that since the bulk of the work done in these orchards must be performed during the dormant season, which includes the win ter months, much of which time is unfit for outside work, it will be barely possible for us to get around to each of these before the buds again open in the spring. Your application, however, will be put on file, and as soon as a vacancy occurs I shall take pleas ure m extending you the service you ask. Pending that time 1 shall be glad to give you all the assistance possible by corres pondence trom this office and I would ask that you command me at any time when in need of in formation along the line of my worn," Birthday Dinner. A birthday dinner was madeiu honor of Mrs. E. L. Wink last Friday. Those having the mat ter in charge thought to give her 1 stunning surprise, but Mrs. Wink is not always asleep when her eyes are shut; and conse quently, when tho crowd began to assemble aud get funny, Mrs. Wink did not go into hysterics, but joined right m add helped to make the scheme a big success. At dinner, she was asked if sne knew anything about it be forehand, and she "fessed up," and admitted that she was "onto it." Notwithstanding tho inclemen cy of the weather, everybody had a good time and felt that it was worth turning out in tho rain for. About noon the dining room door swung open and there stood a table groaning with its weight of roast chicken, roast guinea, and all the "tnmmius" that only tnose good women know how to prepare. And outside stood hungry crowd groaning for chance to get at it. It is said that Big Bill and Andy distiu guished themselves as tho cham pion trimmers, and when they straightened themselves and took a long breath, there was a pile of bones in front of their plates that nearly hid them from view. Mrs. Wink got a lot of mighty nice prosents. Thoso present wi re: E. L. Wink aud wife; D. II, V'ink, wife, and two children Robert and Martha; Dick Mellott, wife aud son Floyd; Mrs. Joseph B. Mellott. Mrs. Ilestor Mellott, Mrs. Harriet Mellott, W. II. Pal mer aud wife, J. C. Giflin, Win. Wink aud wife, Andrew Lam ber son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Lam berson brought their talking ma chine, which added very much to the pleasure of the company. One Who WasThkue. NEW ORGANIZATION. Special Fanners' Institutes. Attention is called to the fact that Special Farmers' Institutes will be held in this county as fol lows: December 12th, at the Court House, McCounollsburg, Pa. December 13th. at tho School house, Webster Mills. December 13th, at Fort Little ton. . Decembor 14th, at tho Bethle hem Church, Tod township. The program will be adhered to as far as possible, but may be varied if circumsiances seem to demand. The Dairy, Fruit, and Poultry business if this section demauds the largest attendance possible. There is never any trouble getting farmers to at tend these meetings who have at tended them before; it is only tnose who have neyer attended that do not know that they are missing. It will cost you nothing to attend except tho time you lose, you will be well repaid in the painters you got. For programs, and further in formation apply to W. C. Patterson, McConnollsburg, Pa. Tile New Directors of the Fulton Coiinty Bank Met Last Friday and Elected Officers. At a meeting of the Directors of the Fulton County Bank last Fri day, the following officers were elected : President, Geo. A. Harris. Vice President, C. li. Spangler Cashier, Wilson L. Nace. Attorney, J. Nelson Sipes, Esq Under its charter, it will begin business as a State Bank on the first day of January, 1912. 1 ho new officers havo all hvi considerable experience in the banking business, and all are sue cessful business men. Tho Pfes identoftho institution, Geo. A. Harris, is known to everyone in tho County, and is eminently qual ified for tho position, he having served nino years as Prothonota ry of this county, aud will leave that offico with the reputation of having been one of tho most effi ciont officers tho county has ever had, and ho is acknowledged to be among the best business men in the County. In 19oG, he, with few other business men of town, concoived the idea of two banks in the County, and assisted in Uu organization of the First National Bank, of McConnollsburg, and Lc was, until a few months ago, adi rector and the Vice President of that bank, and had much to do with tho financial success ot that institution. Mr. Harris was the first man to demonstiate that the Real Es tate business was not only a ne cessity in our county, but that it could bo made a permanent busi ness; and for six years, he has sue ccssfully conducted a real estate business with a reputation fori fair treatment to all his clients, After January first Mr. Harris will devote his entire time to the affairs of the bank. Mr. C. R. Spangler, the Vico President, is recognized as one of tho most successful and conserva tive business men in the County. For about twelve years, he has successfully conducted a lumber business, and has been closoly identified with tho Fulton Coun ty Bank for nearly six years as a director. Mr. Spanglcr's wide business experience will bo a val uablo asset to this bank. vvnson li. iNaco tno Uaslner is well trained in the banking business, lie was the efficient Assistant Cashier of tho bank for live years, and after tho death of William 11. Nelson, he was at once elected Cashier, lie has proven himself to be an accurate and accomodating officer, ready at all times to be of service to its many patrons. The directors havo retained J. Nelson Sipes, Esq., as attorney for the bank. Mr. Sipes has been President of the Fulton County Bank since its organation in 1887, and is recognized as a financier of preat ability. His wide exper ience as a banker and attorney will be of great value to the officers and Directors. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. County Institute December 4-8. In the Dronaratinn nf lhn nrn. n. 11. v.u.j 1 ti 1 1 uui iiumti miuu in iiiursuay in cram lor this vnnr'a inct,.,io 1 Huntingdon County by One of His have tried to secure matorial that Closest Friends. Wl11 8UPP,7 the needs of the coun- I Walter Metz a rvmninr Whor 16 18 01 course a teachers' 1 - rr-' ,... i . .. . of Petersburg, Huntingdon coun- ,usl"'u an r mat reason the ty, was accidentally shot and , B "uvo oeen yie principal killed by his close friend G ustave ..? ,u "mining my actions. Graffius while hunting deer last Thursday. Graffius, who had been watch ing a crossing, sat down to eat his lunch, placing his Savage rifle across his knees ready for instant action should the coveted buck hove in sight. Shortly after he had seated himself, two does came out ol tho thicket and play fully capered near him. Immediately afterwards, Graf fius heard a rustling again in the bushes and raised his gun in an ticipation of a pair of prongs coming out from the thicket but instead, he saw it was Metz and lowered his gun. In putting tho gun down, it exploded, tho ball evidently from tho wound, strik ing a stono first and then hitting tho unfortunate gunuei. Ihe shot from the high power gun pierced Metz through the abdomen and then took a down ward course, lodging just under the sk in at the hip. Death re sulted in a few minutes. Metz was 35 years of ago and leaves a wife and a son eight years of ago, Let Is Have Cheap Rates. Although the opening of the Panama canal is some timo ahead the controversy over the rates to tute will eclipse that of any for uo cuurguu oy me uniteo. states er meetin" I am lor mo passage 01 vessels mroun BOLD THEFT. Miss Mullie Seylar's Home Ransacked Last Thursday Night, and Money and Other Valuables Taken. When Miss Molhe Seylar, who resides on north Second street, arose last Friday morning and came down stairs her attention was directed to a Rcnoral topsy turvy condition of things, and it did not take hor a minuto to dis cover that sho had visitors during I cordially invito all tn ntmid lhc U1ht: that 1,10 visitors had the sessions. It vou are inter. 001 leIt ttH:lr card8 Dut tny ad ostedintho educational welfare 1 a 101 01 burnt matchct aud of tho children of tb.. mni such other evidence as indicated come and spend tho week. Pupils thattlly taken plenty of attending school will find a worn timo t0 ransack tho lower part of of vcrv beneficial inatniftmn fnr tlie nouse ln L'roat shapo. Among them. Parents will n,i in , ",e in,n8 mwcd wero articlrs addresses, answers or solutions of clolhintf. a pocket book, chato- to many of the difficult nrobloms IaiD0 ba cash. and In the kitch- that confront them during the eD' thoy LaJ takeQ mcat' brodd' school term. preserves, butter in fact, sho Directors will find thn miwW dld Bot Lavo enough left for By reading tho program you will nnd that the subjects to be dis cussed by the instructors durn'.g tho day sessions, is such that will bo of interest to all. to bo both interesting and bene ficial to them. I invito all direc tors to attend. I especially urge as many of tho members of the new boards as can arrango to come, to do so. All directors will be considered the guests of the superintendent Call upon him for tickets for tho night sessions. Vicious Horses Wanted at the Pennsylvania Fruit, Stock and Dairy Show, to be held at Duquesue Garden, Pittsburg, January 15-20 next, the noted horse trainer, Prof. Jesse Beery, of Pleasant Hill, Ohio, will give three lessons and exhibitions in the art of breaking and training horses. He asks thoso who have vicious or unruly horses to bring them to the show and he agrees to cure any horse, however vi cious or whatever his bad habit, of bis evil ways and make him useful. Come on now with mau eaters, balkers, shyers, strikers, runaways or any other kind of ill tempered or spoiled horse, the worse the horse the better for the demonstration. Prof. Beery atrreos to iorieit iuu ior any hrose he fails to conquer and re form. For further particulars address T. D. Uarman, Jr., Man ager, 11U bhady Avenue, Last Eud, Pittsburg, Pa. it has already begun. These rates will be fixed by Congress, probably at the coming session. Othors besides tho Government are interested in them, some for high rates and some for low rates, and there will be a struggle between them to influonco Con gress. 1 ho transcontinental breakfast. No arrests have yet been mado, but it was dono by some one en tirely familiar with the premises. Local Institute. Tho fourth local institute of Bethel townshm was hold at Warfordsburg last Friday even- Tickets on sale at Trouts' Drug w. Tho meeting was called to Store, lo a. m., Monday. Price order by tho president, E. C. same as last year. First in first Hann. served. See Board for your The quostions for discussion choice. were: 1. How do vou teach n-m Thanking the public for its ber work in chart class? 2. His- support in the past, and trusting tory. 3. Discipline cf restless that tho attendance at this lesti- pupils. Tho following terchors wero present. Bessie Morton, Mary Myers, Kathryn Yonker, and E. C. Hann. Much credit is due both teach er and pupils' for the good liter- ary program which was render ed by the school. Kathryn E Yonker, teacher. in- Yours very truly, B. C. Lamhkkson, Co. Supt. Hunting Scasou Spoiled. Aftor having spent threo weeks among thoir Fulton county friends, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kline and son Newton, passod railroads, which did all in their tbrouh McConnollsburg Mon- power to prevont tho making of u"' "r nome in .... .1 Buck! Cfllint.17 Thntr moro an. tne canai, because n win compete '' J "v cussod bv th fow tmmim with them for traffic to the ,1. compan.ed home by Mrs. Kline'- b g ator . Mr. A mnlm Ttnoimnn ja iiiucner ana cine coast, waut ratos not lower : " p.sner. than they themselves charge, aiv auu 'vnno s tt hiln shmnora nri thn.a intnnri. grand daughter, Miss Mamie I J - T" . 1 . in? to nstahlish Rtoamshin linn- "uruou 01 "icnoys Mountain. through the canal favor rates Mr KlIno came to Fulton countv that will mako tran.nnrt.af.ion 10 naVe a god hunting deer f r.. . - i i cheaper than by railroad. The ruk ouo uovur KU0WS wuoa 116 18 i.t.t.or .,7 th.t th. nnl.ammn going to have bad luck. When should not sook to make a nrofit tho tir8t day of tho Anting w out of the canal, but should charire ruilB'UB1,Wll)U ous DnS"M.V' 8UC0ua local institute of morwnnncri,in,inWfi,a0TnnnBn auueariy to me mountain ana " wuiiH was ueiu last ...j w.j.v,.,. . I Friday evfininsr at Xn i Aipm. of operating it and keeping in re- w ou6 . suor eJ - The meeVin." was pair. The railroads argue that blS four-pronged Cftned to order b the feicber tho charges should ha hirCi buck ran up against him. Mr. Roy Foreman. I ti. .. 111.-. . r i i enousrh to nav the many millions 1Y1,uo tt,luv vot ' wou luut 11 no V""""" oiscusseu wero: L of dollars the canal has cost. Of Tho fifth local institute of Ayr township was held at the Comer Bchool, November 11th. Tho fol lowing questions were well dis- How do you teach beginners to read? 2. Value of an Education. 3. Teacher's placo during recess, Why? A very good literary projrram was prepared and the teacher and pupils deserve much credit ior their effort. killed tho buck, his hunting Should patrons visit the schools, over for thnvoar 1011. mdWhy? 2. Giving and with- . i , J would be allover for thn voar 1011. lntl. 1 uuo.uowiauuusuM ,, ,," Holding assistance 3. How do of any especial regard the rail-1 .,.. you combine History and Goo- roads have for the Government. """ "utt grapiw but is solely a matter of selfish Dot havo ttQother chance as good, Owing to the inclemency of tho interest. The canal not bo hence ho blazed away, and down Xm thl t!0f, u i l. f t.i. i . I teaciiers in IIIO r.mvrwmn iv.ir.i i. i i i'i uiuuo luu uucii. ivir. iviino inn r i . oi very great commercial ooneuu ,il , ... present. We aro L'lad to nn.n. unless traffic by it will bo cheap- P" oi tne carcass, ana tne mae, lion. however, that Rov,.mi er man oy railroad, me public aioug to ms nome in uucks coun- trons were present and took part Lodge Entertainment. Saturday evening, November llth, sixteen of the members of Uarrisonvillo Lodge, I. O. O. F. andonemomber ot McConnells- ty to prove to his friends down in the meeting. thero that it means Hoinethinsr tn homo very entertainins liter- go to Fulton county to hunt door. arv,.work was given by the school. Eleanor D. Sipe, Secretary. For These Things We Give Thanks. Thanksgiving day wo should an oe aoio to give tnanks to our burg Lodge were entertained by parent3 for tho8e th the Fort Littleton Lodge at the Kor a clean namo, unsi hotel at Fort Littleton. After vub oi iuo eiecuou boards in Carlisle at the election on Novem ber 7th solved th3 question of as sistance to voters in the booth nsullied by verv satisfactorily. This board a ouestionabla transactions, honor- decided as soou as thovotintr sumptuous Bupper had been able in human relations. commenced that any elector ask- served, the visitors met with por an untainted birth, with fog for assistance would have to their Fort Littleton brothers "i 8Uch health as purity transmits, declarers disability to the board, the latter s Hall and had a good and for the broodin tenderness aud if tho disability were that ho ume. vmong uie speakers oi that yarded and cherished us could not rcad or write, that he tne evening were uiram uieven- uafnY.a uirlu m,, ger, nestor ol the Harrisonville nrenaratinn fnr our r.nminc Lodge; the orator of Harrison- Por wholesome food, suffioiont ville Lodge, Uon.'Jno. P. Sipos; r1nt.hin anA !nmfnrUh0 ohnltnP their poetical member, George untiI our corai f or durJ write w. faipos, and ttie worthy Lhap injr tha lifntirnfi nf nup narpnt9 is the lain, Ephralm Mellott. Others were lion. S. L. Buckley, Dr. A. -r would have to make affidavit to that fact. In this day of popular education it is to be presumed that every man can read ami . Furthermore this excuse most common cause of For education, according to the corruption and vote-buying. The heat standards of whioli thoir election board therefore wise v Davis, and Dyson Fraker, of knew 8Ulted to our lndivldual decided to exert its legal powers CI oquire nee(i8 and possibilities, and pre "ort Littleton Lodge mi . r.' uiuujua iv. iuwuoo. ui uuiiaai, I ,,a t i,! tfiwnsinn travnlfid tho creatnat . . . . . . r n. lror 8Ucn hn0Wedge or our distance to oe present, on tne oc- bodie8 nnd mind and 8Uch reVi erence for them as make intern- casion. The visitors were delighted with the royal treatment they received at the hands of their ''ort Littleton brethren, perance impossible. Subscribe tor the only f 1.00 a year. to the utmost to have an honest election. It is perhaps unneces sary to state t hat not one voter during the entire day was grant ed assistance for any other cause than blindness. Several asked for assistance but were unwilling 'News;' to swear that the could not read. or write,
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