VOLUME 15
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY S, 1914.
NUMBER 17
FROZE TO DEATH.
On Christmas, Fulton County Sacrificed
Another Human Victim Upon
the Altar of Bacchus.
On Christmas morning, George
Lane, an industrious colored man
aged about 23 years, employed at
the Mansion House, Mercersburg,
Pa., hired a team, and in com
pany with Claude Cuff and Frank
Bohanan-both of Mercersburg,
drove across the mountain to
spend the day in the home of
George's mother, Mrs. Mary
Walker, who lives at the Big
Turn on the Hunter road at the
foot of Cove mountain. When
they reached the Cove they scent
ed a turkey dinner at Agnes
Walker's near Cito, and invited
themselves to the feast.
During the afternoon the par
ty having imbibed rather too
freely of Elixir de Unger, a rack
et was kicked up, which resulted
somewhat to George's disadvant
age. Toward evening, Bohanan
and Cuff took the team, drove
around by McConnellsburg and
returned to Mercersburg. About
8 o'clock, that evening, it is said,
George appeared at the door of
Seiders' store at Cito, very wet
from the inclement weather of
the evening, and seemingly much
bewildered on account of his in
toxicated condition. It was
learned from him that he wished
to get to the home of his mother,
and some person present, placed
him on the road and saw him
Btart toward home.
On the Monday, following
four days later-Dr. Sappington
was at the Mansion House, Mer
cersburg, and in conversation
with Mr. Vanderau, was sur
prised to learn that George had
not returned to Mercersburg, and
Mr. Vanderau was just as much
surprised to learn that George
was not over on the Cove side of
the mountain. .
On Tuesday, the Doctor, made
every effort by means of the
telephone and otherwise, to lo
cate George, but without suc
cess. Being convinced by this
time that George had been foul
ly dealt with, or that he had be
come lost in the mountain and
frozen to death, on Wednesday he
organized a searching party, who
scoured the mountain side from
Cito to the Hunter Road. Thurs
day, but little was done. Friday
morning, the search was renew
ed, and a few minutes before 12
o'clock, noon, Henry Carbaugh,
Hoyt Glenn, Russell Glenn, and
Dr. Sappington found the un
fortunate man lying in a field,
not a great distance from his
mother's home, partly covered
with snow and frozen to death.
The report of a revolver shot,
rang out along the mountain and
informed other seachers that the
body had been found, George C.
Mellott, justice of the peace, of
Ayr township, empaneled a jury
and an inquest was held. After
viewing the body and examining
into the evidence at hand, the
jury were satisfied that death
was not the result of foul play on
the part of an v one. The jury
was composed of Henry Carbaugh
Hoyt Glenn, Alfred Grove, Rus
sell Glenn, Walter Shaw, and
John Carbauerh.
As Christmas night was very
rainy and dark, it is believed that
when Geonre reached the forks
of the road south of the Walker
Johnston farm, he took the
right hand road and went toward
Webster Mills instead of the left
hand road leading to his mother's
home. After following the right
hand road for some distance, he
climbed over a fence and started
across a field toward his moth
er's. It was in this field that he
sank down, went to sleep, never
to awaken. During the after
part of the night, a mantle of
pure white snow was thrown ud
n the unfortunate man, and
there the body lay for almost
eignt days, before it was found.
County Treasurer. Samuel A.
Hess, spent several days in town
vnis week.
RECENT DEATHS.
Frank Newman.
Frank Newman died at his
home near Fannettsburg, Frank
lin county, last Friday, of rheu
matism. Mr Newman was form
erly a resident of Clear Ridge,
and is a son of Mrs. Maay New
man, of Gracy, who survives
him. He leaves a wife, who was
Susan ' Brant, daughter of the
late Fred Brant, of this county.
He is survived by the following
children; Bertha, wife of Edgar
Hann, near Saluvia; Watson, of
Decorum, Huntingdon county;
Fannie, who i3 Mrs. Morgan D.
Home; Jessie, Elsie, Arthur and
Lillian at home. One brother,
Weslie, and one sister, Mrs. Ja
cob Cutchall, of Wateofall, are
also living. Interment wa3 made
in the Clear Ridge Cemetery on
Tuesday, of this week.
Mr. Newman was nighly es
teemed by a large circle of
friends.
John II. Cessna.
John H. Cessna, ex-County Sup
erintendent of Bedford county,
and well known among the older
teachers and school directors of
this county, died at the home of
his niece, Mrs. D. F. Swartz in
Altoona, on Monday of last week
aged 74 years, 6 months, and 14
days. When twenty yeare of age
he began to teach school and con
tinued in educational work the
remainder of his long life. He
served as principal of the schools
in Everett, Saxton, and Schells-
burg:was County Superintendent
of Schools of Bedford county
rom 1881 to 1890. Then, super
vising principal of the schools of
Logan township, Blair county,
and afterward principal of ward
schools in Altoona.
Simon Metzler.
Simon Metzler, a veteran of
the Civil War, died at the home
of his nephew, Thoma3 S. Metz
ler in Harrisonville, last Sunday
morning. Since young manhood,
Mr. Metzler had lived in the
West until about three years ago,
whenjie returned to Harrison
ville, the place of hi3 birth, and
had since that time made his
home with Thomas. He was a
brother of George F. Metzler, of
Harrisonville. Funeral at 1 :30 p.
m., Tuesday, and interment in
the cemetery at the Greenhill
Presbyterian church.
Lane.
George Calvin Wilson Lane,
son of Mann Lane, colored,
near Cito, died on December 31st,
1913, of pneumonia, aged about
18 months.
They Like Ohio.
Dear Editor: Inclosed find
one dollar for which please send
me the Fulton County News
for the coming year. While we
have not been taking the News
we have read it nearly every
week, and have very much enjoy
ed it
We' are situated in Seneca coun
tv. Ohio, not far from Lake Erie
and when we get one of the
breezes from it,it makes one think
of sitting by the fire.
Nearly all the farmers in this
vicinity have finished corn husk
ing for this year. As a general
rule corn was very good and fod
der heavy. In fact, with a few
exceptions, crops in this section
were all good this season.
We like the country here and
are cetting . along splendidly.
Have good neighbors, several of
whom are like ourselves Fulton
Countv ncoDle. A number of
Deoole from here Are now visit
ing in Fulton county. Among
them are James Funk and son
Arnold, Newton Peck, Calvin
Keefer, Bryan Mellott, Anna
Powell, and Annie Varnes.
Wishing the News and all its
readers a happy and prosperous
New Year. I am,
Gilbert R. Rice
Tiffin,
R. R. 7 Box 34 A. Ohio.
Mrs. J. P. Conrad is not im
proving very rapidly.
Old Maids' Convention.
(Reported liy an Old lluebelor.)
The "Maids" of the M. E.
Church, of this place, being ever
on the alert to accomplish other
good things besides catching a
man, determined to treat the
public to a good entertainment on
New Year's evening, and inci
dentally, replenish the coffers of
their church. Accordingly twen
ty of them volunteered to put
themselves under the training of
Mrs. J. V. Royer who taught
them how to properly conduct
themselves inacenvention where
men might be present. Since so
many had failed to make a catch
during the prevalence of thepres
ent style of women's dress, it
was agreed that all should wear
costumes of Ye Olden Times, to
see if the eligible ' old bachelors
and widowers might be sufficient
ly aroused to sit up and take no
tice. To this end attics, dusty
bandboxes, and old trunks were
ransacked for silks and satins
containing more fabric to the
square yard than the present
styles, and the total result was a
treat to the old fellows who pre
fer to have their "girls" clothed
in at least a slight degree of mys
tery. The time of the convention hav
ing arrived, and all being in read
iness, what is supposed to be the
fifth annual Old Maids Conven
tion was called to order by the
president, Mrs. C. B. Stevens.
The secretary, Miss Nellie Hays
then read her imaginary report
of the last meeting, to which the
anxious Maids lent instant appro
val. It is not making Miss Nel
lie differ greatly from the others
to say that she is supposed to
have originated the convention
idea five years ago. As to Miss
Minna Thompson's job as treas
urer, we will leave our readers to
guess the report she could make
for being custodian of the sums
that might have been placed in
her care by twenty old maids
whose purses must supply the
wherewithal for icecream and
other delicacies so dear to femi
ninity. Among the many good things
brought out in the play was a
solo "I'm So Glad I've Been an
Old Maid for Sixty-three Years,'-'
which, needless to say did not
quite meet the approval of her
sisters; and then Miss Mary
Wilkinson sang the Last Rose of
Summer with such distressing
pathos that tears rained from the
eyes of the audience like a June
shower.
After the report of the chair-
MAN of the Lookout Committee,
which showed that not one Batch
or Widower in the town had been
overlooked, there was a knock at
the door, and Prof. Pinkerton
(Russell Stevens) was announc
ed, with his wonderful invention,
the "Electrical Transformher,"
which was guaranteed to change
the most unattractive old maid
into a charming maiden. At
first the ladies were a bit incred
ulous, but the Professor soon
won their confidence, and the fun
began. The treasurer was the
first to enter the wonderful ma
chine, and as soon as the door of
the machine was closed the Pro
fessor began to turn a ponderous
crank causing the machine to
sound like a double-geared corn
sheller. The door was then
thrown open when out stepped a
beautiful maiden as sweet and
pure as though she had just been
wafted in from fairyland. The
ladies were now convinced that
the transformher was no fake
and they just fell over them
selves to get the next chance.
Everything worked most satis
factorily, until it became Miss
Joan Morton's turn to be trans.-
formed. When the Professor
asked her what she desired to
become, 'she said, "A Man!"
The Professor nearly fell down,
This was a little more than he
had undertaken, and was not
willing to take chances. But it
was man or nothing with Joan,
and when he wa3 assured that he
would not be held responsible for
TKITLE-SIMPSON NUPTIALS
Miss Bessie Simpson Becomes Bride of
J. McDonald Tritle on New Year's
Day at High Noon.
At twelve o'clock, noon, Janua
ry 1, 1914, at the residence of the
bride's parents at Dickeys Moun
tain, Pa., Miss Bessie Alma,
youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. R. Simpson, was united
in marriage with Mr. Jacob Mc
Donald Tritle, of Spirit Lake,
Iowa. The beautiful and im
pressive ceremony which united
the happy young couple was per
formed by the bride's pastor,
Rev. J.W. McManiman, assisted
by Rev. Harry Ewig, D. D., of
Allentown, Pa.
The bride wore a beautiful
gown consisting of a creation of
white satin, draped over white
taffeta, and trimmed in fur, with
vest of silk chiffon trimmed with
pearls. She wore gloves to
match, white slippers with pearl
buckles, and looked very pretty
as she entered the parlor on the
arm of the groom who was be
comingly attired in a suit of na
vy blue. The wedding march
was played by Mrs. Ewig. The
bride was born and grew to
womanhood in this county and is
a young lady of refinement and
talent, and enjoys the esteem and
highest respect of all who know
her.
Mrs. Tritle's friends are very
sorry to see her leave her home
folks and girlhood associates, as
her future home will be in Iowr.
Mr. Tritle is he youngest son
of Mr. Luther Tritle and the late
Ada McDonald Tritle, and i s a
young man whom all highly re
spect, and comes of one of Ful
ton cotnty's best families. His
parents moved from thi3 county
to Iowa several years ago.
A wedding dinner was served
immediately following the cere
mony and the bride and groom
were then taken to Hancock
where they left on the evening
train for Washington, D. C.
They will go from that place to
Newark, N. J., where they will
visit Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dun
lap, uncle and aunt of the groom.
They will take in the sight3 of
New York City and other places
of interest and will return to the
bride's home via Chambersburg.
After spending a few days with
Mrs. Tritle's relatives they will
start for their western home.
The very best wishes of their
Fulton county friends go with
them.
Hendersiiot-Hixon.
Mr. Bruce Hendcrshot, Lash
ley, Pa., and Miss Patience Hix
on, Hancock, were married at the
parsonage of the First Baptist
Church, in Hagerstown, by Rev.
E. K. Thomas, pastor.
Fought With Thomas in '63.
Mr. Harvey Sipes, of Mt Gil
ead, 0., i3 spending a few weeks
among relatives and oldtime
friends in this county. Mr. Sipes
left this county in 1859, but has
visited his old home periodically
ever since. Last Friday he ac
companied his nephew, George
C. Sipes to McConnellsburg. Har
vey is a veteran of the Civil War
and was a member of Thomas's
corps, that on the 25th of Septem
ber; 18G3, made that memorable
advance from Orchard Knob and
pushed their way successfully to
the top of Missionary Ridge thus
relieveing the distressing condi
tion of the Union troops shut in
Chattanooga.
what might happen, he passed
her into the machine, and took
hold of the crank. But horror
of horrorsl He had scarcely made
a half-dozen turns, when there
was an unearthly shriek, an ex
plosion followed which sounded
like the blowing up of a powder
mill, and the air was full of fly
ing articles of clothing. Your
reporter cannot give any more of
the details, for just then the
curtain fell, and everybody went
home much pleased with the entertainment
Principles Explained.
Knowing that many of our
readers are too busy to wade
through the mass of matter as it
is presented by the great daily
newspapers, the News endeavors
to sift out and present leading
points as it sees they will event
ually affect our own county. One
principle that we can detect run
ning through nearly all of the Na
tional legislation, of recent date,
is the idea that something is
wrong when rural and city inter
ests conflict.
The "soft snap" now being en
joyed by farmers in the way of
fair prices is, we boldly assert,
an accident, pure and simple, and
its continuance depends largely
on the farmer. Let us prove it.
The seventy consumers opposed
to the thirty . food producers in
each one hundred inhabitants of
the United States, being in the
majority, did not, for love of the
farmer, voluntarily put wheat to
a dollar a bushel, nor beef to
twenty-five cents a pound in the
city market. But the "high cost
of living" reminds us that our
" Captains of Industry," in their
laudable attempts to develop the
manufacturing interests of this
country, made the mistake of the
attacking general who failed to
keep open the line of supplies be
tween his army and his base.
We can see how the minds of
wage earners have been educated
into the belief that jobs with big
corporations is the cure-all for the
problems of keeping body and
soul together: this doctrine nat
urally converted former food pro'
ducers into consumers, with the
natural result that wages soon
failed to cover cost of living, and
the necessary raise of wages had
the effect of attracting still more
former producers, again lowering
the source of supply, and in this
way developed an ' 'endless chain
principle, finally involving both
the capitalist and his employees.
We can see how party politicians,
seeing their opportunity, seized
upon the fears of this great army
of wage earners and set them to
"fight for their jobs" by listen
ing to the demands of their em
ployers to vote for the candidate
pledged to legislate in favor of
"big interests," carefully keep
ing the "endless chain" principle
in the background. .
The effect of fifty years of this
practice was the primary cause
of the great, political upheaval of
1912. This same principle affects
the producers remaining on the
farm. The increase in what they
receive for products is rapidly
consumed by the increased cost
of machinery, groceries, clothing
and all the "seventy" make.
We do not expect a miracle,
that will remedy all these ills
suddenly; but we believe if Pres
ident Wilson receive sufficient
support to break the power of
the men who, we know, are get.
ting more than a fair share of
profit, in comparison with service
rendered, and more genuine
Christianity find its way into our
legislative halls, life in the coun
try will rapidly become a3 popu
lar as that in the city.
However, it still remains for
the would-be participant in this
new order of things to see that
he does not fall behind in keep
ing Lis mind limbered up suffi
ciently to keep pace with prog
ress. When more of our readers
absorb the idea of community in
terest, and social relations in the
country improve, drudgery will
disappear, and that old fogy no
tion that the "smartest" boy
must be educated and sent away,
will be reversed. Under the old
rule can we blame the city man
for calling the remaining ones
"Rubins" when we deliberately
invited the slur?
The farmers' "inning" is at
hand. Let us "score" by mak
ing individual efforts to practice
every known improved method
applicable to the old farm. Read,
read, read! A "chap" said re
cently that he believed farmers
are afraid" of books. Has he
a reason? Of course we must
conclude he meant only some
farmers.
Will Sell Bv Weight.
The law governing weights and
measures, a list of which was
published by the News some time
ago, went into effect on January
first. Parties attending public
markets will be required to ob
serve it. Practically, the princi
pal changes will be from meas
ure to weight, and potatoes will
be sold at the rate of GO pounds
for a bushel, and apples 50
pounds for a bushel, etc. In pas
sing, we will say that a cord of
wood is represented, for conveni
ence, by a pile 8 feet long by 4 feet
wide. The man who collects pay
for cutting a cord of wood in the
woods, when the quantity cut is
less than a measured cord; or the
hauler who represents a load of
wood to contain a cord, and col
lects pay on the basis of his rep
resentation, is liable to criminal
prosecution if it can be shown
that the rank or load was short
measure just as readily as can the
merchant who is caught selling
thirty-five inches of muslin for a
yard, or 15 ounces of coffee, or
the butcher who sells 15 ounces
of meat, for a pound. There is
nothing wrong in cutting cord
wood 3 feet in length, or 3 feet 6
inches; but it takes more of it to
make a cord than if cut four feet
in length. A pile of wood 8 feet
in length, 4 feet in height and 3
feet in width contains just three
quarters of a cord, and only three
quarters of the price of a cord
should be collected. If your
wood is 3 feet long, make your
rank 4 feet high and 10 feet 8
inches in length; if the sticks are
3 feet 6 inches in length, make
the rank 4 feet in height and 9
feet, 1 and five-seventh inches in
length then you have a cord.
Old Seeds. New Names.
The U. S. Agricultural depart
ment notifies farmers that many
old varieties of seeds are being
advertised under new names, and
cautions buyers not to be duped
by the extravagant claims made
by the seller.
A bean advertised as "Shahon
Pea," is nothing more than the
old Asparagus bean, known some
times as the Yard-long bean, of
which there are twenty varieties
and the claims make for it can
not be substantiated by our ex
perimental stations. The dealer
claims that if will make seventy
tons of hay and 350 bushels of
seed. The green pods are good
for human food, but that i3 all it
is good for. Dealers ask $5 per
pound, instead of 25 cents which
would be about the right price.
Another plant which has been
thoroughly tested, both by the
department and the experiment
stations namely, the Jack bean
is also being extravagantly adver
tised under the name of the Giant
Stock Pod bean, or the Wataka
bean, the seed being quoted at
$15 per bushel. This bean has
been fully treated of in Bureau
of Plant Industry Circular No.
110, which can be obtained from
the department free upon request
While the Jack bean produces an
enormous amount of beans per
acre, they are not relished by
stock, and no satisfactory means
of utilizing them ha3 yet been
discovered.
Another matter, not easy of
detection by fruit growers, is the
mis-branding of insecticides. The
authorities, however, are keeping
tab on manufacturers, and doing
all they can to prevent their in
troduction.
If you intend to have a sale
this spring, do not forget that
good advertising pays. The
News goes into almost every f am
ily in the County, and the Free
notice in our sale register to all
who get their sale bills at this
office, will insure the sale being
well advertised. Notice of your
sale will appear every week from
the time you select the date un
til day of sale. Publish the date
early to prevent its being taken
by others in the same neighbor
hood. Two dollars willjbe charg
ed for register if bills are print
ed elsewehre.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
Misses Marian and Jessie Sloan
are visiting relatives in Buffalo,
N. Y.
Mrs. Scott Runyan entertained
the Thimble Club last Saturday
afternoon.
A. K. and C. F. Nesbit were
in Perry county last week visit
ing relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor has gone
to CharlesTown, Va., to attend a
School of Art.
Miss Mary Wilkinson entertain
ed a small company of friends
last Friday evening.
Miss Mary Thomas, who has
been ill for some time, does not
seem to be improving very rap
idly. II. O. Hamill, nephew of A. L.
Wible, Knobsville, received his
commission as postmaster at
Knobsville, last Saturday.
Mrs. C. E. Royer, who visited
her son. Rev. J. V. Royer, for
several weeks, returned last Fri
day to her home at Spring Mills,
Pa.
Miss Bess Nesbit and brothers,
of Ayr township, entertained a
bout fifty friends last Friday even
ing, in honor of Mis Ida McKee,
of Blaine, Pa., who is visiting
Miss Bess.
Mrs. Blanche Patterson, o f
Webster Mills, spent last Tuesday
night in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Nace, and on Wednesday,
went to Pittsburgh, for a two
week's visit.
Mrs. Emma Rexroth, wife of
0. F. Rexroth, deceased, came
iiuiiic wua nixrv, auu win iiiarwc
her home with her brother and
sister, Miss Mame C. and Char
lie E. Goldsmith.
Mr3. George A. Harris return
ed a few days ago from her vidit
to Waynesboro. She was accom
panied home by her parents Mr.
and Mrs. George McKibbin, of
Hancock, who will spend some
time here, f
Ranard Mellott, Big Cove Tan
nery, popped into our office on
New Year's day, planked down
a dollar, and ordered the News
sent for a year. We consider
this a good omen for 1914 for
both parties to the transaction.
Daniel W. Ott and wife of
Mercersburg, and Russell H. Ott,
near Chambersburg, are spend
some time with their father Wm.
E. Ott, near Back Run. Miss
Helen spent the time from Mon
day of last week until Wednes
day in Mercersburg and Lemas
ter. Misses Bessie and Maude Gress,
near town, recently spent three
days very pleasantly visiting
friends and relatives in Fort
Loudon and Chambersburg. They
stopped to visit their aunt, Mrs.
Dawson Strait, who is in Cham
bersburg Hospital, and found her
improving very rapidly.
W. M. Hann, who, with his
wife had been spending several
weeks in South Bend, Ind., re
turned to this place on New
Year's day, and expects to re
main in McConnellsburg. Mr.
Hann is sure now that McCon
nellsburg is not the worst town
in the United States, and expects
to spend the rest of his days a
mong the friends of his boyhood.
Mrs. Hann is visiting friends at
Packwood, Iowa, and will not re
turn home until spring.
John T. Cuff of Downingtown,
Pa., visited his mother Mrs. Mary
Cuff in this place last week, and
also spent a few days with his
grandfather Henry Caution, near
Mercersburg. Mr. Cuff is engag
ed as teacher in the Literary De
partment of the Downingtown
Industrial and Agricultural school
This institution is very much in
need of a teachers' cottage and
Mr. Cuff is working to secure
contributions to be dovoted to a
building of this kind. Any con
tributions will be thankfully received.