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VOLUME 15
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 22,1914.
NUMBER 19
THE GRIM REAPER.
'.Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Susannah Slusher Palmer.
v Susannah Slusher Palmer, wid
ow of the late Joseph Palmer,
died at her home just across the
river from Mount Union, Pa., at
1 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon,
January 13, 1914.
Mrs. Palmer was borne in Mon
roe county, 0., December 27,
1831; hence, at her death, she
was aged 82 years and 17 days.
She was a daughter of Samuel
and Lydia Slusher. Several years
after the death of the father, the
Slusher family came to Pennsyl
vania and settled in this county.
- On the 19th of August,-1858,
the deceased was married to
Joseph Palmer, of Belfast town
ship, this county, and to this
union were born twelve children,
of whom ten are living, namely,
James G., Fairfield, Iowa; Aman
da, wife of Harry E. Spangler,
Wells Tannery, Pa. ; Ellen, wife
of S. M. Sharpe, Tyrone, Pa.; S.
Bennett and Lewis, Hiawatha,
Kans. ; Howard, Robinson, fcans. ;
Edward, Centerville, Ind.; Lou
ise, wife of C. R. Stunkard,
Trafford, Pa.; John and Lorenzo
V., at home. Charles C. and D.
Allison died after having reached
manhood. She is survived, also,
by 23 grandchildren, and 6 great
grandchildren. Mas. Palmer was the last sur
viving member of her father's
family. After marriage she and
her husband went to housekeep
ing in this county and remained
here until 1897, when they re
moved to Huntingdon county,
her husband dying just a few
years ago.
In early life she united with the
Sideling Hill Christian church,
but in later life transferred her
membership to the Primitive Bap
tist church. The funeral was
held from the Baptist church at
Mount Union on Thursday after
noon, and interment was made
in the Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Mrs. Palmer was a faithful and
devoted wife and mother, and
left to her children the heritage
of a long life of patient, gentle,
unselfish Christian service.
When the end came, she slept
peacefully away, without the
east indication of suffering, her
death being due to the infirmities
natural to advanced age.
Miller.
Death entered the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Miller in Whips
Cove, on Thursday morning, Jan
uary 8, 1914, and with only a few
days notice, claimed a loving
daughter, Sylva Pearl Miller,
aged 6 years, 8 months and 17
days. Eleven days previous to
her death she attended school,
and got a cold and sore throat.
Everything was done to relieve
the little one of her suffering but
Croupous Pneumonia laid hold
and in a few hours time accomp
lished its fatal purpose. This is
another illustration of the un
certainty of death, and leads us
to think that- "Life is like a
vapor suspended in the skies,
appearing for a moment and then
away it flies."
She leaves to mourn her loss a
father, mother, three sisters,
Bessie, Ada and Florence, and
one brother Stewart.
Funeral conducted by Rev. J.
R. Logue. Interment at Zion
church Bedford county, on Sat
urday afternoon.
Farmers' Car in Bedford.
News readers in the western
part of the County will be inter
ested to know that the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company will run
one of their Agricultural Exhibit
icarsover the Bedford Division
ion Fehrn
beginning at Claysburg on Feb
ruary 2 and 3, the car will pro
ceed to cover the line from there
p vumoeriana, Md., stopping at
,all stations. The dates set for
,the town of Bedford are Febru
ary 9 and 10.
Hens.
t
A record of a flock of hens kept
at Brookside Farm, gives some
facts that may be of interest to
many of the readers of the
News.
The conditions are a good blue
grass and timothy range, a shel
tered southern exposure, a house
divided by a wire partition into
laying and sleeping quarters, and
a rude shed for cold or rainy
weather,
The hens were fed their grain
on the sod during the summer, in
their laying quarters during the
winter, and made to scratch for
it in a bed of leaves.
Their rations during most of
the year 1913, consisted of whole
wheat and corn, with bran and
corn meal fed as a dry mash.
Water and milk were supplied a
bundantly and were warmed in
in winter. Oyster shells and gra
vel were supplied regularly.
The flock consisted of seven
teen grade Leghorns, which num
ber wa3 increased to twenty-five
by adding a number of pullets
and disposing of the oldest hens.
Now, as to results: the flock
paid in chickens sold and eaten,
together with the egg product, a
net gain over all expenses of $3G.
00.
During the latter part of the
year, the hens were fed in quan
tity about as follows: Wheat and
corn whole in the scratching pen
along with refuse vegetable scrap
as they were made day by day.
In addition to this, the following
mixture was fed a3 a dry mash,
all' the hens would clean up un
til next feed:
15 lbs. corn meal.
10 lbs. bran.
2i lbs. oil meal.
12i lbs. beef scrap,
i lb. salt
The corn, or wheat, was fed
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon
according to weather conditions.
The beef is a commercial feed,
is obtained through a supply
house, and costs $2 a hundred.
The average number of eggs
laid per week during December
and January to the present time,
is from three to four dozen.
The above ration is a modifica
tion of the famous Cornell Ra
tion. Octogenarians.
Last Sunday marked the eight
ieth anniversary of the twin
brothers John and Jacob Gordon,
living near Big Cove Tannery,
and to recognize the event and
to congratulate the "boys" a
number of their friends and neigh
bors called, and a nice dinner
was served. Their pastor, Rev.
Powers was present and conduct
ed appropriate religious exercises
in which gratitude was expressed
to God who had been so gracious
to the "twins" during their long
life. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. John Gordon, Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Gordon, Mrs. Marga
ret Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. George
Lynch, and their children, Helen
and Maye; Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Gordon and children George and
Virginia, Hilda Glenn, Frank Mc
Cormick, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Gordon, and children Roy, Ken
neth and Margaret; Mr. John J.
Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gor
don and children Harvey, Char
les, Rachel, and Josephine; Mrs.
Eli Largent and son Harry, Mr.
and Mrs. "Dick" Wilson, Wil
bert Mann, Harry Bergstresser,
Isaac Peck, Herman Richards.
A coincidence was the fact that
Luther Gordon was born on the
same day of the same month as
was his father John Gordon, but
47 years later.
Farm Credit Bill.
A farm credits bill was intro
duced in the House by Represent
ative Bathrick of Ohio, last week.
Under the terms of the measurs
a new bureau in the Treasuy De
partment would loan sixty per
cent, of the value of farms on
mortgages at four per cent, the
money to be obtained by issuing
three per cent government bonds
Court Proceedings.
In the Estate of Job Clark, de
ceased, Auditors' report confirm
ed. Return of sale of real estate by
II. L. Wishart, guardian of minor
children of John A. Wishart, pre
sentcd and confirmed.
In the estate of W. II. Nelson,
deceased, exceptions to the audi
tor's report were dismissed and
the report confirmed.
Account of S. B. Woollet, Com
mitte of Joseph Thomas, was a
mended and confirmed.
In the matter of the petition
of Mrs. Ida Gipe for an order to
sell real estate. Hearing was
continued until March Term.
II. L. Wishart vs. Nellie Wis
hart, Alias Subpoena in Divorce
awarded.
In the matter of the petition of
Mrs. L. C. Wishart, widow, for
allowance for support and main
tenance of minor children, the
Court allowed $100 per year un
til further order of the Court.
In the estate of Ephraim Mel
lott, deceased, order for sale of
real eitate for payment of debts
allowed.
The Chambersburg Trust Co.
was appointed guardian of Mark
Swartz and George Swartz, mi
nor children of Maggie Swartz,
deceased.
Return of Order to view a pri
vate road in Tod township was
presented and confirmed ni si.
Report of viewers, appointed
to view a public road in Bethel
and Union townships, was pre
sented, and appointment of F. M
Taylor as of viewers revoked, and
F. P. Tlessinger, substituted, and
order continued.
In case of Jacob Powell vs.
William Earnhardt et. al. Re
plevin. Leave granted for Henry
Barnhart and Cecil Barnhart to
become defendants.
In the assigned estate of Wm.
Kuhn, report of auditor confirm
ed. In the estate of D. C. Fleck,
deceased, auditors report confirm
ed.
First and final account of J. A.
Mason and W. F. Bridges trus
tees of J. T. Bridges, for benefit
of creditors. Confirmed and Hon
S. W. Kirk, appointed auditor.
First and final account of Mar
garet Gress, Administratix of
Adam Gress, deceased, presented
and F. P. Lynch, Esq., appoint
ed auditor to pass on exceptions
and make distribution.
First and final account of I. B.
Lake, and Roy C. Cromwell,
Adms. of the estate of Jonas Lake
deed., confirmed and S. W. Kirk,
Esq., appointed to make distri
bution. First and final account of John
Mentzer, Admr. of II. II. Hertz
ler, deed., was confirmed and M.
R. Shaffner, Esq., was appointed
auditor to make distribution.
First account of John P. Sipes,
and S. W. Kirk, assignees of
Frank P. Lynch, presented and
J. Nelson Sipes, appointed to pass
on exceptions and make distribu
tion. Petition of supervisors and cit
izens of Licking Creek township
for a public road to be laid out,
was presented, and the Court ap
pointed the following viewers: M.
R. Shaffner, Frank P. Plessinger
and W. B. Ranck.
School Statistics.
The statistical portion of the
report of Dr. Nathan C. Schaef
fer, State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, shows 13, 30 2
school houses, and 3G.G07 schools
an increase of 888. There are
8,222 male teachers and 29,024 fe
male teachers. The average
length of the school year is 8.58
months, an increase of one-tenth
of 1 per cent a month.
The number of pupils enrolled
during the year was 1,343,055, an
increase of 20,801, and the sum
total of salaries, $23,485,825.80
an increase of 1,348,139.49. The
cost of the school houses erected
was $8,060,063, and increase of
$750,535.
PROF. KALBFL'S' LETTER.
State Zoologist Makes an Appeal for
Help in Feeding Our Wild
Birds.
"Pity the needy and the help
less these cold days," is an ex
pression often heard, and some
of those voicing this sentiment
mean just what they say, and
stand ready to do what they can
for those who may be suffering.
To many men these words are
meaningless, and so long as they
themselves are well fed and
clothed they care not what may
happen to others.
To be wet and cold and starv
ing is indeed a terrible thing for
any creature, and perhaps there
is some excuse for men who al
most rebel against God when
such conditions are forced upon
them. Have you ever seen men
on the verge of starvation? Have
you ever seen four-footed animals
and birds starving? If not, you
may well bless God for sparing
you this ordeal. I come to you
now in this letter in behalf of the
birds and beg of you to do some
thing for them. They are wet,
and cold, and helpless. The
snows have fallen. The birds
have no stored supplies. They
have no fellows, who better off
than they, might give them even
crumbs from their table. They
have no organized charities to
whom they can turn for succor.
They must have help or they will
surely perish.
Grain scattered for Bob-White
or other game birds, a lump of
suet or fresh pork hung up in
some place where the downy
woodpecker or the kinglet or the
nuthatch may find it; crumbs and
small seeds for the little ground
feeding birds, will surely be ap
preciated by them in this their
time of need, and will bring to
you a return through the life-
work of these birds that cannot
be expressed in words or figures.
You may not be able to do much
in yourself, but you can do some
little thing.
Respectfully yours,
Joseph Kalbfus,
Secretary, Game Commission.
Bank Directors and Officers.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the banks last
week, the following persons were
elected:
Fulton County Bank: Geo. B.
Mellott, C. R. Spangler, J no. A.
Irwin, A. U. Nace, S. R. Cromer,
W. M. Comerer, D. A. Nelson,
Oliver Hill, D. A. Washabaugh,
W. Scott Palmer, and Geo. A.
Harris. President, Geo. A. Har
ris; Vice President, C. R. Spang
ler; Cashier, Wilson L. Nace.
First National Bank, McCon
nellsburg: John P. Sipes, B. Frank
Henry, Peter Morton, D. L. Gris
singer, John A. Henry, S. W.
Kirk, Tobias Glazier, D. W.
Gress, Dr. J. W. Mosser. Presi
dent, John" P. Sipes; Vice Presi
dent, B. Frank Henry; Cashier,
Merrill W. Nace; Teller, Geo. S.
Grissinger.
First National Bank, Three
Springs: C. F. Weise, G. W.
Barnett, R. P. Smith, Clay Park,
B. II. Shaw, II. G. Cutchall, John
Cohick, Frank Wible, and Scott
Wible. C. F. Weise, president,
and Allen Cutchall, cashier.
Recent Wedding.
HOLLINSIIEAD CORRELL.
Miss Jessie Correll, daughter
of Mrs. S. N. Bumgarner, of
Belfast township, was married at
Hagerstown, Md., on Monday,
January 12, 1914, to Mr. John
Hollinshead.
Oyler Woodal.
Miss Retta Woodal, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Woodal,
near Fort Loudon, Pa., and Mr.
Samuel Oyler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Oyler, of this county,
were married at the Lutheran
parsonage last Friday evening
by Rev. Robert E. Peterman.
The young people have, the best
wishes of their numerous friends.
Subscribe for the News,
Sabbath Observance.
According to the wishes of the
County SabbathAssociation, the
pastors throughout the County
will devote one Sabbath in Janu
ary to the discussion of the Sab
bath Day, admonisthing their
people to observe the day in ac
cordance with Scripture, and in
giving such instruction and ad
vice to their congregation as may
seem necessary in their respec
tive localities, That the proper
observance of the day is benefi
cial to mankind, both physically
and spiritually, cannot be denied
if the matter be viewed from no
other standpoint than that of ex
perience. On last Sabbath Rev.
J. L. Grove of this place, discuss
ed the subject, basing his re
marks on what purely scientific
discoveries prove. He showed in
this manner how one day of rest
in seven is a physical necessity
so that the restoration of expen
ded energy may be secured in
order to maintain the proper bal
ance in man's health. He show
ed how scientists have proven
that a day of rest every eight or
ten days will not suffice, and
how one day in less than seven
works equally harmful results.
God in His wisdom, knowing
our frame, appointed one day in
seven to be observed in order
that man's highest physical and
spiritual natures might be devel
oped. This principle being re
cognized as good, by both Church
and State, it is very reasonable
therefore, that the letter has suf
ficient grounds for the regulation
of the citizen's observance of one
day in seven, commonly called
Sunday.
To Raise More Steers.
Every now and then we hear
of something that inspires the
Agricultural Editor of the News
to again take up the argument
for more cattle raising in the hi!
ly parts of our little, mountainous
county. Having spent many
years in the western cattle coun
try, and having studied the sub
ject of cattle raising from actual
practical work, we feel compe
tent to speak intelligently upon
thesubjectas itapplies (orshould
apply) to this particular spot
After years of personal talks
with men, and after repeated ar
ticles in the News, we are still
confronted with the same old ex
cuse "I cannot raise corn to fat
ten them." Men, men, this is
the very reason why we
claim you should raise the steers
we are begging for, that you may
sell them to corn growers who de
pend on others for feeders.
Why are you wearing yourself
out by trying to raise ten barrels
of ear corn to the acre when, by
less than half the work you would
raise all the pasturage and for
age crops necessary to clear you
more money per acre? It costs
every cent of $10 to raise ten bar
rels of corn (when that is all you
get per acre) but if those acres
were producing some of the well
known forage :rops there would
be some profit, minus a four-horse
load of drudgery. Calf raising
will also have to be "learned
over" by a lot of people. We
know from experience that many
of our so called mountain cattle
do not bring the same price as
cow-raised calves, where farmers
buy steers to feed over winter.
In the first place, the frame and
constitution is lacking, and a trial
of half a car of these cattle along
side of half a car of western
steers of equal age will convince
any man that our eastern, pot
bellied steers will hardly pay for
the feed they eat, while the oth
er pen will show a profit We
know that Fulton county is adapt
ed to raise even better feeders
than "out west." This is why
we feel constrained to keep harp
ing on the subject for the News
is very much in earnest in its de
sire to stand for the best things
for the County.
Mrs. James Sipes, whose illness
was reported, last week, is improving.
To Get Winter Eggs.
The very first thing that is ab
solutely necessary in order that
pullets may lay during the win
ter is proper age. The Rocks
and some others that naturally
begin laying at from six to eight
months must be hatched in Feb
ruary and March. If they are
hatched earlier than this and
raised under fastest growing con
ditions, they will moult early in
the fall and not recover from the
shock" in time to regain vitali
ty for winter laying. The only
guide is, that you hatch them in
time to come to full vigor and ac
tivity just before the cold weath
er, sets in. If you keep a breed
that matures in 41 or 5 months,
let the hatch come in April or
May.
Now then granted that you
obeyed the law of Nature up to
this point, the next step is to
keep the peep3 from getting chill
ed for as short time as one min
ute until all danger of cold is
passed. Chicks that have been
chilled will not always die, but if
you will toe mark them so as to
able to trace their history, you
will find that few of them after
wards amount to much; they sel
dom ever pay cost of keep.
After the chicks are hatched,
keep them growing to beat the
band: stunted peeps are as bad
as can be. At all times and es
pecially as the pullets near the
full feather stage, feed them a
variety of food, always including
best qualities beef scraps, with
an abundance of good water
Roosting places must have plen
ty of fresh air, but above all
things, no draughts. Think of
the good rich food a hen must eat
in order to lay her own weight in
eggs in one month! Think, too,
of the impossibility of her doing
this if she is not comfortable ev
ery minute in the day and night!
Hens. hogs, or any other crea
tures. will starve to death if con
fined where no other food but
corn can be found. Winter egg-
laying hens demand the green
stuffs, animal or insect matter,
and all the varieties of food that
make hens lay in summer time.
As the time will soon be here
when you will want to set eggs
for next winter's layers, we rec
ommend that you begin now to
get ready for it.
Will Raise Fish.
Several Lebanon County farm
ers have taken up the production
of fish as a farming adjunct A
farm near Bunker Hill, through
which runs the Swatara creek a
considerable stream has been
purchased and will be stocked
with bass and other fish. Sever
al springs on the property will be
utilized in developing trout ponds
An association has been formed,
to which has been given the name
of Lebanon Fish Farm Company,
and application will be made for
a charter. Hatcheries will be es
tablished for the purpose of sup
plying private ponds of members
with stock fish. While the main
object of the association is the
furnishing of the members with
fishing grounds, it is expectd that
it will prove a profitable venture
in the sales made of fish for stock
ing ponds and streams. Two
dams in the Swatara creek will
be constructed at once. The as
sociation shares are $5 each, and
nearly all have been disposed of
to farmers of Lebanon county.
American Agriculturist
Sudden Death.
Anthony Thomas, a respecta
ble colored man aged about fifty
years died suddenly Tuesday
morning. His home was at the
foot of Cove mountain on the
Hunter Road two miles east of
Webster Mills. He worked for
Hoyt Glenn on the Miss Esther
Sloan farm. Leaving his home
early Tuesday morning he went
to Hoyt's and was in the horse
stable with Hoyt currying the
horses when he became sick. He
was taken into the entry, but
died in a few minutes. He had
not been well for several days
and death was the cause of heart
failure,
ABOUT PEOfLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
Mrs. Frank Orr, of Chamber?
urg, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Albert Stoner.
Mrs. S. B. Woollett took her
nephew, Fred Fisher, to the Thad
deus Stevens Trade, School at
Lancaster, on Tuesday.
Mr. Andrew Souders was at
Clearspring Md. last week atten
ding the funeral of his brother-
in-law Mr. John Shank.
Mrs. Harry Hull went to Har
risburg last Monday, where she
remained for several days under
treatment for her eyes.
William II. Gunnells. of Fav-
etteville, Ta., is visiting the home
of his sister Mrs. Geo. W. Par
sons, Market street, Mt. Union,
Pa.
Miss Mary C. Wilkinson went
back to Philadelphia last Friday
to resume work in the large mil
linery establishment of Dannen
baums. George B. Regi, an i daughter
Miss Stella, nearKnobsville, were
shopping in town last Monday,
and paid this office a nice visit.
Miss Regi was shown the mys
teries of how newspapers are
made.
After having spent two weeks
visiting her brother Thomas Ben
der in New Bloomfield, Pa . ,
friends in Chambersburg and oth
er places, Mrs, George II. Ungec
of the Cove returned to her home
Tuesday, much pleased with her
trip.
Mr. W. II. Greathead, who had
been spending a week attending
the Progressive Party convention
in Harrisburg, x. n d , visiting '
friends in the eastern part of the
State, returned home Tuesday.
D. II. Fraker, near Fort Little
ton, was a pleasant visitor in the
Burg last Saturday. Mr. Fraker
is a reader, and believes it pays
much better to spend time post
ing up on how to farm in a bet
ter way, than to swap stories be
hind the village grocery stove.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sipes and
little daughter Helen, of Cum
berland county, spent from last
Thursday until the first of this
week with Mr. Sipes' parents,
Hon. and Mrs. John P. Sipes, in
this place. This is Virgil's first
visit home since he and his
family removed to their farm in
Cumberland county, ten months
ago. rarm nie seems to agree
with them, as they are looking
well.
' Are Feeding Cattle.
Last fall a Big Cove farmer re
commended that the News ad
vise' its readers to feed the sur
plus grain to cattle no matter
what the price of the grain. We
have since been watching the
trend of events throughout the
country, and find that many cat
tle were rushed to market, and
the grain sold for cash as the
quickest way to take profits.
This has lead far seeing men to
believe that fat cattle will be high
next spring, and they are back
ing their reasoning by holding on
to their cattle and feeding to them
the grain that otherwise might
have been sold for cash. One
thing is sure if manure has a
cash value of an average of $2.50
per ton, these men will have a
large bank account from this
source alone that will insure more
grain for another year.
U. S. G. Mann, near Burling
ton, Colo., says they are having
a pretty stiff winter. They have
been feeding fifty-four head of
cattle since Thanksgiving, and
the prospect is good to have to
feed them for some time yet.
Grant must have been interested
in the Mews' report of the Old
Maid's Convention in the audito
rium; for he says if we send a
load of those old maids that
seemed so anxious to be trans
formed, out to Colorado, they
shall be accommodated,
v.-y