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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,