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VOLUME 15
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 12.1914.
NUMBER 26
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. N. H. Peck.
Harriet, wife of Nathaniel II.
Peck, died at her home last
Thursday night aged 5G years, 2
months and 21 days. Mrs. Peck
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jonas Mellott. At the age of 17
years she became a member of
the German Baptist Church, and
remained faithful and devoted to
the church of her choice during
the remainder of her life. About
. thirty-six years ago she was mar
ried to David Evans, to whom
she was a devoted companion un
til the time of his death about
nine year3 ago. About six years
ago, she was united in marriage
with Nathaniel II. Peck who sur
vives to mourn the loss of a
faithful wife.
Mrs. Peck seemed to be in the
possession of perfect health, and
her physical appearance would
Indicate that she would enjoy
many more years of life. On
Thursday evening as with the
other members of the family she
Bat by the light of the lamp in
dustriously preparing rags for
another rug, she seemed to be in
the best of spirits, laughing and
chatting most buoyantly. Her
husband becoming sleepy, went
off to bed, and went to sleep;
consequently did not hear her
come. The next morning he got
awake, looked out of the window,
saw it snowing, and remarked to
his wife, "We are going to have
another stormy day. " She made
no reply. He spoke to her again
and not getting a reply, placed
his hand upon her brow, and
found that she was cold in death
While this is but the second
death in a family of ten children
of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Mellott,
an aunt of the deceased died of
heart failure while in bed one
nijht, and her grandmother on
her mother's side, died very sud
denly of the same disease.
The funeral took' place on Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock. Af
ter short services were held at
the house, the remains were tak
en to the German Baptist church
on Pleasant Ridge, where servi
ces were conducted by Reverends
Simon Ritchie, of Bedford coun
ty, J. Calvin Garland, and C. L.
Funk, of this county the ser
mon being preached by Rev. Rit
chic. Interment was made in
the cemetery at that church.
William T. Carbaugh.
William Theodore Carbaugh,
son of Jacob and Julia Birdy Car
baugh, was born in the Corner
in Ayr township, this county, on
Februarys, 1854. In the year
1377, he was married to Miss
Miry Jane Butler, of Franklin
county, Pa., and to them were
born nine children, all of whom
are living, as is also the mother.
In 1881, Mr. Carbaugh, with
his family, moved to Illinois,
and almost immediately settled
to Lima township, Carrol county,
v.&ere they have lived all these
yaars, For a number of years,
I 'r. Carbaugh had charge of a
creamery near Lanark, and was
I ad in high esteem.
Some time ago, Mr. Carbaugh
'pan to complain of internal
' Rubles, and last November he
emitted to a surgical operation;
- At the trouble was cancer, and
ile everything was done with
Ithe realm of human skill, he
btinued to grow worse, and on
Jday the 27th day of last month
j Passed away at the home of
,bis sister Mary, Mrs. D. C.
?ers, at Lanark, 111. The fu
tal was held the following
May, and interment was made
.Lanark. Besides the widow
f children, he is survived by
Jse brothers and sister, John
of Lanark; Edward Seymour,
gfn brother, married to Miss
rle G'azier, of the Cove; Har
an army officer, Washing-
V' C., Courtney PVoHitri.L
Mra. Byers, Lanark.
McAfee.
lr- James McAfee, a promi-
Crove Johnston.
On Thursday, March 12, 1914,
Rev. J. L. Grove, and Miss Ella
F. Johnston were united in mar
riage at noon, at the heme of the
bride's brother, Mr. A. W. John
ston, near Newville, Cumberland
county, Pa. The officiating min
isters were Dr. G. M. Reed, pas
tor of the United Presbyterian
church, of Newville, Pa., and
Dr. F. T. Wheeler, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, of the same
place. Dr. Reed used the ring
ceremony.
Rev. Grove is the pastor of the
First and Second United Presby
terian Churches of Big Cove,
this county. Miss Johnston is
the only daughter of the late Mr.
Archie W. Johnston, of Ayr
township.
The guests at the wedding
from this place were Mrs, Mar
garet Johnston and family, and
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Patterson.
Mrs. Margaret Johnston is a sis
ter-in-law of the bride, and Mrs.
W. C. Patterson is a daughter of
the bridegroom.
Shortly after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Grove left for this
place, arriving here in the eve
ning.
illcllolt Seeks Re-Election.
From the Stiir-lmlepemU'iit. (Iliirrbburir.)
Among the names of members
of the State House of Represen
tatives who are seeking re-election
next fall is that of George
B. Mellott, of Fulton County.
Although the district represented
by Air. Mellott is one of the in
terior counties and does not have
the advantage of any railroad
facilities as yet, Representative
Mellott has done much to bring
Fulton county into prominence.
He was a hard worker in the
Legislature and frequently could
be seen at his desk making a
study of prospective laws and in
and out of session. When a vote
was taken Mr. Mellott generally
knew the details of the bill upon
which he was voting.
Mellott was especially active in
opposing the hunters' license bill
and insisted upon several occa
sions that it was unfair to the
citizens of a district such as he
represented. He took part in the
fight for an appropriation for the
payment of a bounty on noxious
animals. He also favored legis
lation for better roads. Mr. Mel
lott introduced six bill3 in the
last session and was successful in
having three of them placed on
the statue books as laws.
Alligators and Orange Blossoms.
Samuel W. Hart and his sister
Mrs. Jonathan Cope, of Kennett
Square, Pa., are now basking in
the sunshine of Florida, while
their less fortunate Fulton Coun
ty friends are brushing the snow
and icicles out of their whiskers.
Incidentally they are visiting
Mrs. Cope's son Percy who is a
partner in a prominent firm of
builders and contractors.
Sam is a prominent jeweler and
optician in Kennett Square, and
taking advantage of the fact that
he has with him in the "Square"
his 'brother Darlington, he is able
to leave home cares and take this
trip of needed rest and recrea
tion. Sam took his gun along,
and if he finds that alligators are
not harder to get than foxes on
Sideling Hill, he will bring a few
hides along just to prove his "al
ligation." They are having the
time of their lives seeing sights
and feasting on oranges, pineap
ples, grape fruit, strawberries
paw-paws and "sich."
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nent citizen of Mercersburg, for
several years connected with the
management of the McAfee Ho
tel (now Hotel Mercer), died at
his home in that place last Sat
urday afternoon of double pneu
monia, aged 77 years, 10 months
and 5 days. He was recognized
as the Republican political leader
in that section for a number of
years. Hi3 funeral took place
yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
LETTER FROM WILL HUGHES.
This Groundhog Weather Revives Mem
ories of Bunker Hill, and Other
Coasting Places in Town.
Dear Editor News: I am
glad that,
Id Nature's lulliille Uook of Seerooy
A link' I oitn read
Shakespeare.
Yes, I am more than merely glad
I am profoundly grateful that,
when I sicken of the humdrum
of city life I can hie to the woods
and field. and find
Totik'iiRs In vri, bonks Um runliiK brooks
Sei Minus lu stones, uutl tiooil In uvrryllnutf."
A profound regret accompanies
it all, however: viz., that in rny
youth I was not systematically
instructed in these mattc-rs. And
when I saw the statement that
yo;ir Trof. Helman had,taken his
class for a lesson to the out-of-doors
school room, I said to my
self, "Now there's a chap whose
spirit can grasp the beauty of
the 'New Education'; and who
will, if they let him alone, im
part something of real value to
his pupils. Surely, to know why
snow is white, and nut black,
or red or yellow is as important
as to know Square or Cube Root,
or the Rule of 3. The wise teach
er imw-a-days, tramples much
upon trad ion if he is supported
by a wise directory.
I notice that the proverbial
stormy March has brought to
you, even as unto us, snows,
blows, drifts, etc., with conse
quent stoppage of travel, and
paralysis of business. But March
is fickle; and though to-day we
have the severity of an old-fashioned
winter, to-morrow may
witness the sun shining in his
splendor, with fll the outward
manifestations of an early spring.
On the 27th ultimo I betook me
to a swamp where grows that
most interesting, though gener
ally despised plant the Skunk
Cabbage (Spathyema fetida)
and found it encased in ice, but
in full bloom the first open flow
er of the season. It is marvel
ous, indeed, how regardless the
Swamp Cabbage is of the rigors
of winter. It would seem that
it needs but the strong sunshine
to bring it forward. Last year I
found it blooming on January
27th. Who has seen it in Fulton
county, and will advise me when
and where?
George Shoemaker, in the Dem
ocrat, wonders if the boys of the
Burg coast as much now as did
those of his day. Why, surely
they do: though, doubtless there
are fewer home-made sleds than
formerly. I recall a time when
there were but two metal or cast
iron sleds in town; one belonging
to the Duffields, and the other to
Henry and Anna White. I then
lived with the White family, and
had considerable experience with
their sled. It was possible, some
times, with it to ride from the
toll-gate at the top of the Ridge
down to the bridge at the lower
end of town; but, for obvious
reasons, one such trip per diem
was sufficient. Oftener we coast
ed on White's hill, or from the
old Reformed church down and
up to where the Postofficc now is.
When these two hills were naught
but a solid cake of ice, coasting
was dangerous there was al
ways the chance that we might
encounter a sleigh or other ve
hicle coming towards U3, or that
we might shy off into the creek.
Reckless as we often were, I do
not recall any serious accidents
and perhaps, we were too bad to
be killed outright. But, to treat
of coasting and not to mention
Bunker Hill, would be treason.
While we sampled every street
and alley at all suited to our
sport, none was so popular as
dear old "B. H." My recollec
tions of this justly celebrated
spot are most vivid. It was the
Mecca of the whole town; and
especially on moonlight nights;
when, if not too cold, the fun (7)
was prolonged until midnight.
Oh, the frolics and fights we had
there! It is said that Wellington
learned from his boy battles at
NT PLAY FAIR.
Too Much Bear Got Deer Hunter into
Trouble, and Brought About His
Arrest.
At the opening of the deer sea
son lust November a party of
seven hunters came from Wilk
insburg to the Mountain House,
known to the older people asMc
Ilvaines' on Sideling Hill, where
they made their headquarters
during the'season. They had a
verbal agreement that if any
deer was shot the meat was to be
divided equally among the seven
and the one shooting it was to
have the hide in addition. After
being out a few days Mr. D. C.
Hess, a traveling engineer of
tests for the American Engineer
ing Company, of Philadelphia,
shot a deer, wounding it. The
deer got away but later was
found by Hess. During the next
night he slipped away with the
door, took it to Everett and had
it shipped to Wilkinsburg, he
going to that place at the same
time. There he had a feast pre
pared for a number of his friends
and it appears told them of the
trick to which he resorted to get
the deer. His fellow hunters
when they found the deer gone
and Hess with it, went to Ever
ett in haste and tried to capture
Hess but having no warrant for
his arrest they could not do so.
Incensed over the affair they
came to McConnellsburg and
entered complaint against Hess.
A warrant was issued for his ar
rest but as he traveled about
from place to place it was hard
to locate him, and the case hung
fire until a few days ago when
some how it was learned that
Hess would be in Huntingdon on
a Saturday evening after another
dear, having telegraphed to a
young Fulton county lady, to
meet him there.
Constable Gienger, of Everet
went to Huntingdon armed with
the warrant. The lady was on
the same train and when she was
greeted by her friend on arriving
at Huntingdon the officer at once
divulged his mission and took
Mr. Hess into custody. The lat
ter at once telegraphed to his
father to come on and become
security for him. The officer
then took Hess to Everett and
his father came and become sure
ty for the appearance of his son
to answer the charge against
him.
L. II. Wiblc's Report.
Mr. L. II. Wible, formerly of
this place, but now Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics of the State
Department o f Agriculture in
Harrisburg, reports that Penn
sylvania is foremost in the Unit
ed States as a producer of buck
wheat, second in hay, fourth in
rye, sixth in potatoes, eighth in
wheat and tobacco, twelfth in
oats, and fourteenth in corn.
Mrs. Sabina Mellott and son
Charlie of Belfast township,
made a trip to McConnellsburg
Tuesday.
Eton how to win at Waterloo:
So, we boys, at Bunker Hill, came
into our proper rank by learning
to know whom it was not safe to
fight. When I last visited this
sacred place, in 1907, 1 found that
some vandal, in quest of suspect
ed hid treasure, perhaps, had
made into its very heart, an ex
cavation big enough to bury an
elephant, thus destroying its use
and beauty forever. Bunker
Hill is now off the map!
Since I wrote you last, dear
Editor, I have received, from old
time friends and others, chiefly
from the West, some interesting
letters, in which they tell of their
pleasure at seeing my 'squibs' in
the News so that it may not
hurt you to print them, even
though they possess little or no
literary merit.
Sincerely yours,
W. F. Hughes,
143 N. Eighth St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
TOOTH TALK.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
The African savages who pol
ish their teeth to ivory whiteness
with the chewed end of a stick,
may be woefully deficient in many
ways: but in their extremely care
ful observations of this hygienic
rite, they can serve as an exam
ple to many civilized people.
The proper care ofthe teeth is
as essential to the well being of
the body as is the unceasing vigi
lance of its sentries to a beleagu
ered army. The mouth gives ac
cess to infection. Unless the
teeth are kept clean they will be
come infected and decay.
Tiny particles of decomposed
food remaining between the
teeth makes an ideal breeding
ground for germs. When this
condition exists, these unwhole
some little enemies find their way
into the blood through which they
are circulated into all parts of
the body.
This, likewise, promotes thede
cay of the teeth, which means
the breaking down of an essen
tial to part of our physical ma
chinery. The proper mastication
of food i3 an essential to good di
gestion and broken, illkept inci
sors, bicuspids and molars do not
make satisfactory grinding ma
chines. As a result unfair de
mands are made upon the diges
tive system, and trouble is apt to
ensue.
With dentistry in its present
high state of development, there
can be but one plea advanced for
rotting, illkept teeth carelessness
Begin witn the children at an ear
ly age and teach them to clean
the teeth thoroughly, at least,
twice a day, morning and even
ing. Do not allow the fact that
the first teeth will be replaced by
others to excuse neglect in the
care of the children's teeth
Their present health, the preven
tion of decay and its accompany
ing pain and the formation in
these early years ot the essential
habit of cleanliness, makes the
care of children's teeth of the ut
most importance.
This is equally essential to the
health of adults; numerous ail
ments of a serious nature can be
traced directly to bad teeth.
Then, too, there are distinct ad
vantages to be derived from pro
per care. Think what a cheer
ful introduction a smile becomes
which displays a row of sound
teeth. It seems to bespeak clean
liness, healthfulness and self-respect.
Miss Scylar on Temperance.
At a meeting of the County
Sunday School Association held
in the Auditorium of the Public
School building in this place on
Tuesday evening of last week,
Miss Mollie Seylar was invited to
make an address on Temperance.
Miss Seylar departed from the
beaten paths of one-time lectur
erers on this subject and handled
it in a very entertaining and in
structive manner from the stand
point that, since the so-called
sterner sex is not making very
great progress in the matter of
eliminating the acknowledged e-
vil of the liquor habit, it is but
fair to all that the other sex be
given a free hand to do so by the
ballot. We might add for the
speaker that nearly all the inter
est in the question has been in
stigated and kept alive by the
ladies of our fair land, not only
by their personal work, but by
contributions from their some
times scanty supply of what men
call "filthy lucre" which was in
all cases earned by the ladies,
whether it came from the amount
often grudgingly given by their
life partners, or directly earned
by themselves in the various vo
cations open to the gentler sex.
This being the acknowledged fact
of the matter, made the address
logical and forceful, and Miss
Seylar held the close attention of
her audience throughout the en
tire time allotted for the lecture. 1
Rural Tuberculosis.
Contribute by John W. (ilbnou, Wells Tun
Dory, l'u.
There is no longer any ques
tion as to the transmissibility of
tuberculosis from cows' milk to
children drinking infected milk.
The farmer often complains of the
strict rules of city boards of
health regarding the testing of
cows furnishing milk for the
cities, but when it comes to a
matter of life or death, why
haven't the consumers a right to
know that they are not inviting
death to their homes when they
buy milk and butter?
The farmer insists that the
seeds he buys shall not contain
weedseed; he insists on the en
forcement of pure unadulterated
feed for his cattle and it is his
right, but that danger to him is
as nothing, compared with the
danger he inflicts upon innocent
children, if he sells, or allows to
be used, milk from cows afllicted
with tuberculosis. We general
ly hear the farmer say, "Oh my
cows are all healthy; they look
well: they feed well no, I have
no trouble in my herd!" Dear
reader let me quote you an ar
ticle from Harrisburg dated
March 1st. "During the past
month the herd of cows supply
ing miik to an almshouse and
children's home in one of our
leading counties wa3 thought to
contain animals probably afllict
ed. In accordance with this sus
picion, the entire herd was test
ed with tuberculin and out of 23
cattle 14 were condemned. Post
mortem examination of these
condemned animals was made
by agents of the State Livestock
Sanitary Board, and revealed
well marked lesions of tubercu
losis in each case eight of them
showing the disease in a gener
alized form and to such an ex
tent, that to use the milk would
be to endanger the lives of the
ones who would use it. This
should prove to the people the
value of tuberculin testing and
consequent life saving by use of
milk from cattle free from this
dread disease to children through
the milk; or, the home meat sup
ply may be contaminated by dis
ease and the farmer not recog
nize it. Quite a number of hogs
are allowed in the yard with cat
tle where they feed from drop
pings of diseased cattle. Others
are fed the surplus milk of con
taminated animals, and finally
these hogs go into the family
meat barrel or are put upon the
market for consumption, carry
ing these disease germs right
into the- human system. What
are you going to do, Brother
Farmer? The responsibility is
yours. You dare not put out
poison for your neighbor's dog;
you dare not do anything to a
highway or to a stream through
your farm that would endanger
live stock or persons yet you
may be innocently sending dis
ease bearing milk to the cream
ery, or consuming it in your
home. Stop, dear reader for one
moment and consider what you
can do toward stamping this
dread disease out of our country.
Will You Vote?
If you were not enrolled before
the last primary election, and
wish to vote at the coming pri
mary, see that your name is on
assessor's list. March 17 and 18
are the last days the assessor
will be at the voting places in
your district, to receive your en
rollment. If you fail to enroll
under your party name, do not
blame the election officers if your
vote be challenged when you try
to vote; they must obey the law.
Every man of spirit wishes to
vote. Rogue candidates like to
have honest men stay at home
on election days. The primary
election for this year will be held
on May 19th.
State Superintendent Church-
hill of Oregon has named the sec
ond week of this month as "Al
falfa Week," for the pupils of
all the schools of that State to
study alfalfa. Not a bad idea.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
George W. Wagoner, of Knobs
ville, was in town transacting
business last Saturday.
H. C. Brant and brother Dal
las, of Taylor township, called at
the News office last Saturday,
while in town.
E. II. Deshong and Bland De
shong, of Pleasant Ridge, made
a sleighing trip to the County
Seat last Saturday.
Mrs. George W. Hays went to
Everett last week she expects to
spend about a month with her
mother, Mrs. Eliza Michaels. -
Mrs. May Trout sent a big sled
to town last Thursday and took
the Social Club to her home where
she entertained the ladies at lun
cheon. Mrs. Matilda Akers, of Sipes
Mill spent from Friday until Mon
day in the homes of Mrs. Wm.'
Baumgardner and Mrs. P. P.
Mann in this place.
Miss Grace Lodge accompanied
her brother Mark to his home in
Saxton on Monday to remain
while Mrs. Lodge' stays here with
her mother Mrs. Albert Stoner.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lodge,
drove down from Saxton last
Sunday. Mr. Lodge returned on
Monday, leaving Mrs. Lodge
with her mother, Mrs. Albert
Stoner, who is ill.
Mrs. Mary Clevenger went to
York recently to stay with her
adopted daughter, Mrs. Mame
Heikes until time to stick little
onions. She was accompanied by
her son Will who returned a day,
or two later. Mr. and Mrs.
Heikes' youngest child has had
pneumonia for several weeks.
Last Sunday D. E. Little, in a
sled, took his sister Mrs. Ewing '
and her sons Lester and Paul,
Carl Grissinger, and Miss Zella
Crouse, to Mercersburg where
they spent the day in the home
of Mr. Little's sister Mrs. Del
mar McCune, and returned in the
evening, bringing with them Mrs.
Little, who was just returning
from the City.
"Swat The Fly."
Get ready now to swat the fly
in 1914. The most approved
method is not to wait until the
fly is flying to swat him, but to
swat him indirectly by destroying
his breeding places. A Bucks
county woman received the fol
lowing advice when she wrote to
State Economic Zoologist Surface
Harrisburg, about the matter.
and every farmer, as well as citv
dweller, will find himself able to
help in the war of extermination
by following the suggestions:
Replying to your inquiry as
to the proper method of jombat-
ting flies, I can say that I ear
nestly reccommend this be done
by destroying their breeding
places, They breed or multiply
in filth; such as the cleanings
from poultry houses and stables.
If stables are kept thoroughly
clean and the manure dusted oc
casionally with ground phosphate
rock the flies will not breed in it.
This will also greatly improve the
fertilizing qualities of the ma
nure for the soil and will more
than justify the effort from this
standpoint. The rule is one
pound of ground phosphate rock
for each 1,000 pounds of animal
in the stable, scattered daily ov
er the droppings. If persons
would look carefully after the
stables, the pig stys, and poultry
houses, etc., there would be no
difficulty in keeping down the
flies.
"While a few flies will hiber
nate or pass the winter in the a
dult stage, many more are in the
chrysalis stage in places of pro
tection near where they fed as
larvae. I do not think a re
ward for fly gathering now would
do much good, as most of them
are where they can not be reached."