$vmtn Mum VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSBURG, PA.. JANUARY 29, 1914. NU31BER 20 X THE GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. t Mrs. R. H. Myers. Huldah Rebecca McMillian was born near Danville Knox County, Ohio, July 13, 1849, and departed this life in Mansfield Ohio, January 13, 1914, at the age of 64 years and C months. She was married to Richmond H. Myers, a native of Thompson township, Fulton county Pa., Oc tober 25, 185G at Mt Holly, Ohio ' To this union five children, 2 boys and 3 daughters were born to bless their home, and comfort them in their declining years, all of whom survive the deceased. Mother Myers, as she wa3 known to everybody, was a wo man possessed of many noble traits of character. No one who went to her home asking alm3, was turned away empty handed. In times of sickness and death, she wa3 always ready to assist and comfort those in sorrow and affliction. ' She was one of the Charter members of the Congregational Church at Lucas, Ohio, and was a consistent member until death. She was a member of The Ladies Aid Society of this church, and was always found at her post of duty with that organization. She was also President of The Wo men's Christian Temperance Un ion at the time of her death, and was always found ready to take 'up the battle against Intemper ance. i Mother Myers was. afflicted with rheumatism for nearly four years, which developed into drop By and caused her death. ; After a short service at the home at 253 East Fourth St, Mansfield Ohio, the remains were taken to her old home in Lucas, Ohio, where services were con ducted from the Congregational Church by her pastor, the Rev. C. L. Shelby, after which her body was laid to rest in the fam ily lot in the I. 0. 0. F. cemetery to await the call on the resurrec tion morning. Abraham Wagner. Abraham Watrnpr died at his )iome in Knobsville Saturday tnorning, January 2,1, 1914, aged 76 yeare, 10 months, and 7 days. The funeral services, conducted "by Rev. J. L. Yearick, of the Re formed church, McConnellsburg, look place at 10:30 o'clock, Mon day morning, and interment was Kiade in the cemetery at Knobs ville. I The deceased was a son of John Wagner, and was born and spent Vlmost his entire life on the Wag ner farm, about a mile and a half south of Knobsville, on the Cove Road. Selling the farm a few Years ago, he moved into the vil lage of Knobsville. His wife, jwho was Miss Rosanna Barnaker tied about four months ago. From early manhood, Mr. Wag er was a member of the Reform ed Church, and his honorable con sistent life was testimony of the greatest value to the cause of Christianity, His death was due io a complication of ailments in cident to advanced age. He was pnfinedtohis bed only about two weeks. t Mr. Wagner is survived by the .following children, namely, W. Howard, Harrisburg; George E., Newville; John C, Guilford Springs; Clara, wife of Jacob L. finifT, Hagerstown; Elsie at home Charles, Mercersburg; Annie, wife of Rev. E. J. Croft, Dane; Jmma, wife of Elmer Glunt, knobsville, and Cyrus, residing on the D. M. Kendall farm in Ayr township. The deceased leaves three broth ers; Riley and Aaron, residing in Indiana, Samuel, living at Maur- rawwn, va., and one sister Mrs wan, Neelyton; Pa. T. Speer Dickson, Esq. Thomna S SS16 Jefferson hospital in '""weipniaat noon, Monday, Serious Accident. William Naugle met with a ser ious accident on Tuesday of last week while butchering hogs for William Seiders, east of Knobs ville. While taking down a hog,, af ter cutting the tendon on which it hung, it slipped, and when Mr. Naugle tried to catch it, be ac cidentally ran the point of the knife into his wrist, serving the ulnar artery. To check the flow of blood, Mr. Linn Alexander bound the arm tightly, with a belt, above the wound. It was several hours before Dr. Mosser arrived, who found the man too week to stand the operation of taking up the ends of the artery without the use of ether. Dr. Robinson was then called to as sist and the patient was treated and made a3 comfortable as con ditions permitted. January 2G, 1914. The funeral will take place to-day from hi'3 late residence, 502 South Forty ninth street, Philadelphia. Mr. Dickson was a son of John and Eliza Spcer Dickson, and Was born in Wells Valley, this county about 65 years ago. For several years after reaching manhood he taught successf ily, both in this state and Ohio. On the 10th day of March, 18SG, after having suc cessfully, passed an examination before a committee composed of the late Captain Skinner, John P. Sipes, and M. R. Shaffner, he was admitted to the practice of law in the courts of Fulton coun ty, Pa. Later he removed to Delaware county, where for sev eral years, he was editor of the Media Ledger, and County Soli citor, and was influential in poli tical circles. He afterward removed to Phila delphia, where he praticed law, and conducted a real estate busi ness until his health failed. A year or more ago, he suffered a slight stroke of paralysis, and during the last several months, suffered from inflammation of the bladder. Two weeks ago he went to the Jefferson hospital for treatment, and at noon last Mon day, was sittting in an easy chair apparently comfortable, wh e n death came suddenly as a result of dilation of the heart Mr. Dickson is survived by his widow, who was Laura C. Hor ton, sister of E. A. Horton, of Wells Valley, and by the follow ing named children; MissIIonore C, at home, Luna, wife of E. A. McMillan, and Blaine nnd Em mett all of Philadelphia. Nellie E. North. Nellie Elizabeth, aged 14 years, 6 months and 4 days, only daugh ter of John and Alice North, died at the home of her parents, on Thursday morning, January 15th. She had been a sufferer from di abetes for two years and appar ently seemed no worse until the afternoon of the day previous to her death when she sank into a heavy sleep. Dr. Mosser was summoned and used every means to arouse her but all to no avail. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. C. Himes in the M. E. Church at Burnt Cabins, Sunday 2:30. Interment was made in the cemetery at Burnt Cabins. Nellie was a sweet girl and will be sadly missed. She is survived by her parents and three brothers, RoyC, of BurntCabins; Libert, of Waynesboro, and Ralph at home. B. A. Deavor. Benjamin A. Deavor, a veteran of the Civil War, and a well known citizen of Taylor township died at his home near Huston town, last Sunday night at 10:30 o'clock, aged 70 years, 8 months and 18 days. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock, Wednesday forenoon, and interment was made at Hustontown. The deceased was a son of the late Adam Deavor, of Taylor township, and is survived by five brothers and two sisters, namely Rev. E. A. Deavor, Mifflin, Pa. ; Rev. J, D. W. Deavor, Sunbury, MIDWINTER WEDDING. Delightful Social Occasion at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kendall. A very pretty wedding occur red at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kendall, of Ayr town ship, at high noon yesterday, when their daughter Miss Dessie became the bride of Mr. Alvey Mellott, son of George F. and MalindallessMellott. The beau tiful and impressive ring cere mony which gave legal sanction to the betrothal of these excel lent young people, was performed by Rev. J. L. Grove, of the Unit ed Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. R. E. Peterman, of the Lutheran church. The wedding march was played by Miss Esther Kendall, niece of the bride in a charming manner. After the ceremony and congratulations, re freshments were served to about fifty guests, and later the happy couple started on their honeymoon trip. After the first of April Mr. and Mrs. Mellott will be at home to their friends on the farm where the bride's parents spent most of the years of their married life, and which was recently purchas ed by the groom. Pa.; Dr. Tennyson L. Deavor, Syracuse, N. Y. ; J. C. Deavor, Eastern Shore, Md. ; Jacob Dea vor, Waterfall, Pa.; Mrs. W. C. McClain, and Mollie wife of An drew Chilcoate, .of Robertsdale, Pa. The deceased is survived by his widow, Nancy, who was a daughter of the late Abram King also, by the following children: Ida, William and Frank. Mr. Deavor went to the Army iu 18G4 as a substitute for Hon. George A. Smith, of Tennessee, and served as a member of Com pany A. 5Sth regiment, Pa. Vols, and was honorably discharged from service on the 13th day of June, 18G5. Last Saturday morning he went to the barn to assist in the work, and had a stroke of paral ysis, which resulted in his death the following Sunday night. Mrs. Elizabeth Foster. Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens Foster, widow of the late Septimus Fos ter, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs John Rider on Friday, January 23, 1914, after an illness of three weeks with pneumonia and other complications. The deceased was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Woods Stevens, and was born January 13, 1813 near Clear Ridge, this county. She was married to Sep timus Foster, who died in lS'JO. Mrs. Foster is survived by the following children: Austin II., Wm. R., and Laura Foster Rider all of Wells Valley, and Ar thur C, of Altoona. Mrs. Foster was converted in 1878 and united with the United Brethren Church, and has ever since heen a faithful member al ways taking active interest in church work. She was always ready to lend a helping hand in time of sickness or distress. She leaves a large circle of friends and acquaintances, and will be sadly missed. Her funeral was conducted by her pastor Rev. L. Benson at the U.B. church on Sun day the 25th. The music was fur nished by the Chamberlain Quar tette, of Coaldale. It can be tru ly said of her, "She has fought the good fight, she has kept the faith." Rev. Dr. Miller. - Rev. Alexander Ready Miller, D. D., who for fifty years has been a prominent figure in the Methodist Episcopal Church in this State, died at his home in Lewisburg, Pa., on Friday of last week, and interment was made on Monday at Lewisburg, where he had been serving as pastor of the Beaver Memorial church. During the Civil War, Dr. Miller served as chaplain of the 202d P. V. I. He was a cousin of Mrs. S. B. Woollet and of Mrs. John P. Sipes, of this place. He was aged 78 years, 10 months and 2 days. He was married to Sadie A, Hartley, of Bedford, in' 1866. A Review of the License Court. My Dear Mr. Editor: With a native desire for the good name of Fulton County, and being in terested in the cause of temper ance, I learn with regret through the columns of your good paper, that your recent Court granted several licenses for the sale of liquor, even in the face of the prayers and protests of your in telligent, upright and christian people. That such should be the case, is certainly a matter wor thy of comment; moreover, there is indeed something strange about the decision of our court when dealing with the liquor question: for example, in one county, Judges who are intelligent, sober and just, conduct the license court, deliberate upon the liquor question, then balance the scale of justice, and refuse to grant a license for the sale of liquor. This decision meets the approba tion and plaudits of the best peo ple, and the Judges retire with the consciousness that they have done their duty, acted wisely and that their decision will tend to promote sobriety, prosperity and happiness. In another county, Judges presumably of equal in telligence, sobriety and honesty assemble the license court, de liberate upon the liquor question, then poise the scales of Justice and decide in favor of liquor li cense. Have they acted wisely, and will their decisions tend to sobriety, prosperity and hapiness? Do they receive the approbation and plaudit3 of good citizens? Do they retire with a conscious ness of a duty righteously per formed? If so, why the necessity for all the talk about interpreta tions of the law, provisions of the law, requirements of the courts not being in accord with senti ment, etc. all of which are tak en by intelligent and thinking people as a subterfuge. Another feature of the license court that relates particularly to McConnellsburg, is the fact of 'a remonstrance by the best people against the granting of liquor li censes, reciting the facts that the sale of liquor would not con tribute to the welfare of your citizens, religiously, morally, fi nancially or otherwise. After these declarations of protest fol lows a sort of an apology to the parties against whom the remon strances were filed. When intelligent, sober and christian people realize the evil consequences of the sale of liquor in their midst and do all they can to prevent it, yet notwithstand ing, some parties by virtue of the license foist this evil upon them, who should make the apology. The individual who seeks liquor license has in mind the sale of li quor, otherwise he would not want the license; and the sale or use of liquor in any town or com munity means intoxication in all its phases, from mild exhilara tion to the dead drunk. The sale of liquor is a detriment to every trade or business outside of the bar-room; the man who uses li quor not only spends his money for that which is not meat, but sooner or later he is rendered less efficient for useful employment; this, of course, diminishes his earning capacity, hence he has ess money with which to buy ne cessities, conveniencies and com forts of home. In support of this, just ask your banker, your drygoods dealer, your shocman, your grocer, your butcher or your realestate man how the drinking man contrasts with the indurtri ous and sober man, and their an swer will be; No comparison the sober man is a promoter of trade, the drinking man a hindrance to trade. Observer. Mrs. II. B. Trout entertained a number of her friends at dinner, at her home "The Willows," re cently. Thp guests were treated to a sled ride, as Hal holding the reins on one of his splendid teams, and his driver, on another, conveyed the guests to and from "The Willows" in two big sleds. PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEBRASKA. Interesting Letter From Hon. D. Web ster Baker Former Fultoa County Boy. Benedict, Nebr., January 20, 1914. Editor News: I see by the subscription label on my paper that my time has expired, hence I am sending one dollar to keep the paper coming another year. I observe that my old friend, W. L. Berkstresser, of Jacobs, Pa., writing in the issue of Jan uary 8th, endeavors to draw me into a discussion of the question of state taxation for the support of the public schools. I must, however, ask to be excused from attempting to write upon s that subject. It is so long since I lived in Pennsylvania that I am unfamiliar with local conditions a3 they now exist; and, further more, our school system differs from yours in so many particu lars that I could not write upon the subject from our viewpoint in such a manner as to be easily understood by your people. I may say, however, that we have had, for a few years, a sys tem of extending State aid, in limited amounts, to weak school districts. This law was framed to apply to the sparsely settled districts in the sand hills region of our state where the amount of taxable property is inconsidera ble. We have, also, a state ap propriation of usually, about one dollar per pupil to all school dis tricts which comply with certain requirements. The signification of the term "school district" i3 not the same with us as with you. Here the territory embraced by one school, whether employing one teacher or several, is a school district. Each city, with such outlying territory a3 may be added to it for school purposes, is a school district, and is governed by a Board of Education composed of six members. Each country (and village) district has a board of three members. This system of ours has some glaring defects. Some country districts are large and can main tain good schools with a reasona ble tax levy; some are small and have small and poor or indiffer ent schools; and there are often gross inequalities of taxation in neighboring districts. Many think a radical change is needed but legislatures are slow to enact laws which would be certain to provoke fierce opposition. The system is old and was handed down to us from Terri torial days. Our city and village schools and high schools are ex cellent, though costly; but our country schools have not kept pace with the march of progress. I have gone into one phase of this question farther than I in tended at the outset, but I will let it go at this. Very truly yours, D. W. Baker. Fifty Years Without Legs. Joseph Jones died at the home of his son Frank in Franklin county last Saturday night, aged 78 years 8 months, and 13 days. During the Civil War he en listed in the 11th Fenna. Caval ry, Co. II Volunteers and during an engagement had both legs shot off. He was picked up on the field and taken to an emer gency hospital. Amputation was performed, with the hurry inci dent to surgery on the battle field. But Mr. Jones had a strong constitution and he survived the great shock and returned to his home, where for fifty years he enjoyed life and living on the farm. He got a good pension from the government As it was too wet to plough Saturday, Abram W. Deshong took the day off and come to town He and Nelse Daniels returned home from Johnstown last week where they had been spending some time. They did not hear Billy Sunday. Of Interest Here. In another place in this issue will be found an article giving the values of farm animate in the United States. All such reports during recent years have shown a steady decrease in cattle intend ed for slaughter. There are a number of reasons for the de cline. The closing of free rang es in the West is not the only reason. There are more farm animals on these same grounds than when they were used to produce beef cattle. The increase consists of horses and dairy cat tle, owing to the local growth of population and demand for horse power and dairy products. Con ditions there, are now much the same as in the farming districts in the East. Irrigation, too, has changed much of the onetime range into corn land; and it has been our experience that where corn can be grown with good profit, it is not good policy to grow very many steers for beef purposes, it being cheaper to purchase them of grass land owners. Many of the cows now on Western land are not of the beef type, as was the case when owners took no interest in dairy products. The cow raised the calf, and gave it the frame and constitution demanded by the corn belt men who purchased it to fatten for market. True, there are limited dis tricts from which reasonably good beeves are sent to the slaughter er direct; but the amount cuts a very small figure in keeping pric es down. The principle we have striven to hold before the atten tion of owners of hilly districts in this County is, that the amount invested per head in land here say at $12 to $20 per acre is less than the amount per head nec essary to grow a steer "out west" The $2 and $3 land we read about twenty years ago, did not afford as much pasture as now grows on the side of our Scrub Ridge. It was really dear at the price mentioned. At least $40 worth of it had to be pur chased to support one cow, and $40 worth more for each of her offspring as it was weaned by her. This brings us to the question so often discussed in the News, namely, would it not be cheaper for our hilly districts to introduce beef strains of cattle, and raise steers in exactly the same way they did in the West? After the second year, would not her off spring sell for more money than her milk and butter; and, too, without the slavish labor of milk ing twice a day, and the expen diture of not less than $10 in la bor to grow $10 worth of corn, where that amount is all the land will produce? It is being done up in the hilly districts of New York state, on land similar to Licking Creek township, and, too, where dairy products can by marketed to better advantage than is af forded to Fulton county farmers. We would be pleased if practical men who have studied Western conditions, and are also familliar with all the foregoing points, would write us their views. Re member, we are not advocating this theory if you choose to call it such for Cove farms where grain in abundance pays. Sliippcnsbtirg Normal News. We are in receipt of the Norm al School Herald, for January, published by the Shippensburg Normal School. Artistically and editorily, it is a credit to the Herald office. Among the names of members of the Press Club we note three from this County: Roy Mathias, BurntCabins, Clyde Barnhart of Buck Valley, class of 1915, and Glenn Lehman, of the same place, class of 1916. The Alumni has been organized by counties. For Fulton county we note the following officers, elect ed at the last meeting: Presi dent, W. H. Ranck, '93, Huston town. Vice President, H. M, Griffith, '97, Wells Tannery Sec retary, Maud Rinedollar, '09, McConnellsburg: Treasurer, II. P. Barton, '11, Hustontown, ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here'for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. Geo. C. Mellott, near Webster Mills will take the examination for railway mail clerk, on Febru ary 21st, at Harrisburg. Miss Mollie Seylar, who had been spending several weeks in Washington City, returned to her home in this place last week. Mr. and Mrs. Corder W. Sny der were in town shopping Mon day and took dinner with Mrs. Snyder's sister, Mrs. Earl Mor ton. Mrs. W. S. Rinedollar spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. Ed ward Ross, at Riddlesburg. Mr' Ross, who was injured sometime ago, will be obliged to go to a hospital for treatment Everett Press. Howard Swope returned to Foltz last Saturday on account of the illness of his mother, Mrs. Ruth W. Swope. Mrs. Swope had been very sick, but is improv ing now. Mrs. Emma Rexroth, who has been spending some time with friends in Chicago, returned to this place last Friday, and will make her home with her brother and sister, Charles and Mis 3 Mame Goldsmith. Mr. James A. Sloan.of Altoona, Pa., spent the time from last Sat urday until Monday in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Sloan, of this place. He was accompanied home Monday by his aunt, Miss Harriet Alexander. Mr. Wm. T. Lesher, of Phila delphia, came to the Cove Mon day to visit among his old-time relatives and friends and inci- dentally attended the Mellott Kendall wedding. The hand of time seems to be resting lightly on our old friend, who is always sure of a cordial greeting when he comes to Fulton county. Ein Dcutchcs Mittagcsscn. One of the most en joyable mid winter social eve n t s was a "Dutch" dinner given by Mrs. Charles R. Spangler. True to the old Holland custom, Frau Spangler consulted her almanac for a cold day, knowing well that sauerkraut always tastes better when snow is flying and, she ac cordingly, selected last Thursday At the appointed hour sixteen Frauen and Fraulein appeared to greet her at her hospitable home on north Second street, It occurred to Mrs. Spangler that it would be nice to have each one of her guests greet her in Germam either a German salu tation or some appropriate senti ment expressed in the German language. It happened that the first guest to enter did not pos sess a very extensive vocabulary in that beautiful language, and when informed that she was ex pected to greet her host in Ger man, extended her hand, most gracefully and with a most as suring look of appreciation of the honor conferred by her hostess, said softly "Gott und Himmel"! Of course, she did not know what it meant but it sounded "Dutch" and she took a long chance. Our reporter did not get Mrs. Spang ler's reply to the salutation. It, too, wa3 in German, and a lot of our readers would not know what it meant if we were to give it Mrs. Spangler did not ask for any more salutations in the Ger man language. The dinner itself was great as may be inferred from the follow ing menu: sauerkraut and back bone and dumplings, with, of course, mashed potatoes; smoked sausage and bean salad; rye bread and Sweitzer cheese; rolls, mince pie, pumpkin custard, and coffee. After dinner the time wa3 most delightfully spent in listen ing to German songs, instrumen tal solos on the piano, and choice selections on the victrola. Subscribe tor the "Nowa" only $1,00 a year,
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