mUmi C0ttttto VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSHURG, PA., APRIL 23,1914. NUMBER 32 THE GRIM REAPER. ihort Sketches of tho Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. J. K. Tritle. i Joseph Keelcy Tritle, a native f this county, but for the last jiix years a resident of Franklin innntv. died at his home at Fort .oudon, Pa., last Thursday aft rnoon aged CO years, 3 months, ind29 days. The funeral ser vices were conducted at his home y Rev. Stonesifer, of the Re ormed church on Saturday morn ng, and his remains were brought 0 this county and interment in he Union cemetery in Ayr town hip later in the day, Rev. Rob rt E. Peterman, of the Lutheran hurch, conducting the services tt the grave. The cause of Mr. Tritle's death ias tuberculosis, but he was 1 nly confined to his bed about en days. The deceased wa3 a son of the ate Daniel Tritle, and was mar i ied to Miss Mary Alice Hocken i mith, daughter of the late Jos i ;)h Hockensmith, of Licking Jreek township. To this union rere born ten children six of ihom are living, namely, Charles residing in Franklin county; Dan ll and John at home; Clara, wife if Brice Hann, and Effie, wife of Charles Cress both of McCon fellsburg; and Bessie, wife of ohn Haun, Fort Loudon. Edward Brosius. Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs, John Brosius. of Brosius, W. Va., lied at the home of his parents in last Thursday, aged about 25 tears. The immediate cause of lis death was tuberculosis, fhile his health was none too od for several months, yet his ilatives and friends entertained Jopes of his recovery, and every fiing that loving hands and skil il medicial attention could do fr this unfortunate young man as done. His body was taken on Satur ay afternoon to Hancock, Md.t f here services were held in the Ipiscopal church. The Masons fid charge of his? funeral, he f vmg been a member of that der. He was a consistent tember of the Episcopal Church Rid was held in highest esteem p' all who knew him. His early katii has cast a gloom of sorrow nereverhe was known. The oral gifts were profuse, and, igether with the large concourse sorrowing friends who attend- P his funeral, they bore evidence ine love and respect in which V was held. Besides his parents, je is survived by one brother and peral sisters-all at home but sister-Anna, wife of J. Ed- Urd rallllfir. wVin retAn at arfordsburg. Chester McElhany. Chester McElhany died at the pie of his parents, Mr. and Mrs FHe3 A. Mftflh-inv nnrth nf "stontown, on Thursday, April wu. He was aged about 23 rars. The red with tuberculosis for a long "ie, and about a year aeo sDent roe time in Colorado in the hope ! regaining his accustomed a. Failing to obtain the 3'i"ed relief he returned tn the me of his nnrpnf-a where he m!jned until the time of his ?ulh. He was a minor hv nr. fPation, but recently took a ur?e in the operation of auto- nnrnl fnnk rlno Ar!'il 11th informant f K made in the M. E. Ceme f Hustontown. Hr. W. h ?oveh p-.i i. ... ---iuiu louring car over f)m the Smokv r.itv tn Mffw flns last Sunday, and re ped m the home of his moth-rlj-'aw Mrs.' Angelina Sipes r esday, when he returned Uh with himhiswife L been spending a tew ceks ithher mother. 'r- Robert TCuorfa on cati liu madea to McCon- Recent Wedding. ' Patterson Patterson, At the beautiful home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. II. E. Carson, 1415 Linden avenue, Ealtimore, M.i., at high noon last Monday, Miss Dorothy Henrietta Patter son, daughter of Hon. and Mrs. D. Hunter Patterson, of Webster Mills, this county, became the bride of Mr. Elliott Reming ton Patterson, son of T. Elliott Patterson, a prominent corpora tion lawyer of Philadelphia. The impressive ceremony of the United Presbyterian church was used by S. M. McCallum, D. D., of Baltimore, in the presence of members of the immediate families of the contracting par ties. The bride was married in a traveling suit, and immediately after the ceremony, she and her husband boarded a train for Washington City, the first lap on. a honeymoon trip. The happy couple are expected to arrive at the home of the bride's parents this afternoon, and this evening a formal reception will be held in which a large number of the friends of the family will parti cipate. The bride is a charming young ady, and the groom, a talented member of the civil engineering department of the city of Phila delphia. SCIIOOLEY MELLOTT. a very pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mrs. Libbie Mellott, near Andover, on April 15, 191-1. when her daugh ter r.iiss veda Kebecca, was united in marriage with Mr. Ca diz Schooley, son of Mr. and Mrs Richard Schooley, of Licking Creek township. The ceremony was performed by Elder Horace Lefferts, of West Virginia. The bride was richly and becomingly dressed in blue crepe meteor. Immediately after the ceremony a bountiful dinner was served to a number of invited guests. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful presents. These are most excel lent young people. The bride is one of the County's successful teachers, and the bridegroom is an industrious young man and good citizen. Their many friends extend well-wishes for a happy journey through life. Waltz-Mellott. The brightness and beauty of Easter morning wa3 intensified in the home of Rev. and Mrs. John Mellott, of Pleasant Ridge, when their daughter, Miss Mar garet became the bride of Mr. Bretherd Elmer Waltz, of Sharpe Pa. The impressive ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Cal vin Garland in the presence of members of the immediate fam ilies. The groom is a son of the late Henry Waltz, and the young people will begin housekeeping at once and the groom will farm the home place. The bride has been a successful teacher, and possesses those qualities that will make her a helpmeet, indeed The News joins in extending most hearty congratulations. Broke Her Arm. On last Friday morning, while Mrs. Geo. S. Mellott, near Sipes Mills, was standing on a bench, she lost her balance in some man ner and fell to the floor and broke her right arm just below the shoulder. A physician was im mediately summoned, but it was seven hours before one could ar rive, so-that when-Dr. Fisher, of Needmore appeared on the scene the arm was so badly swollen that the extent of the inuries could not be accurately determined. The Doctor set the broken bones but fears that the shoulder is out of place, or at least badly injured. Mrs. Mellott suiters an unusual amount of pain even for a bad fracture and this lends color to the belief that her shoulder is dis located; but little can be done to relieve her suffering until swell ing is reduced sufficiently to per mit a more thorough examination. Mrs. Mellott is a sister of Mrs. P. P. Mann, and Mrs. Wm. Baum- gardner, of this place. Trip Through Alberta Canada. I am now riding on a train from Calgary to the South. The sun is shining brightly the clearest ever seen. The Rockies present a scene that never will be forgot ten. The country is slightly roll ing and the soil is the very best that, I have found in all my ram bles through the. great great West. The farmers are rushing their grain into the ground, with hors es, steam and gasoline. The towns along the line are building up very fast: in fact, they can't get men and lumber to keep up with the pace. Friends, you can't imagine the scenes . they present until you take the train and travel out to the "Golden West." Have now arrived in Granum, a nice little country town. We started for the coun try behind a team of bronchos, and the more I look around the more I decided to stay. You can stand on the ground and look for 4 0 miles around. The winter wheat is green and the creeks are full of ducks and geese. I never realized the fact about stories that have been told until I took my travel out to this big, big West. ' I am now returning to Calgary, the biggest in the West, to get my little slip of paper so I can be at rest. And friends, if you de sire to make a change in abode, just come out tn Calgary, the place of which I have told; and if you like to know more about the West, just drop me a line at Cleaiidge, and I will do my best, John Henry, Clearidge. Pa, THE LAW GOVERNING GYPSIES. Purchased a Farm. Amos Seville of this place pur cnasea a larm in Cumberland county last week. It is situated two miles northeast of Carlisle, and is known locally as the A Reed farm. The farm contains 40 acres and S)5 perches of actua! farm land, and a small pasture of between three and four acres in which is a spring. The improve ments consist of good house, oanK barn and an necessary buildings to complete a comfor table home. Concrete walks lead from the house to the barn, pens, &c. Price paid, $3,400. Mr, Seville made many tours of in- spection beiore deciding upon this fine place, as he has reached that period in life which entitles men to take life at a less strenu ous pace, and this tidy farm ap peals to him as about what he wanted. Mr. Seville took pos session at once. While there is no more produc tive land lying out doors than is found in parts of Fulton county, the beautiful Cumberland Valley with its proximity to, good mar kets, has during the past few years attracted the attention of a number of Fulton county peo- s. Among those who have purchased farms and removed to Cumberland county are J. J Conrad, Will Grissinger, Alex Patterson, Robert Johnston, Geo. K. Nelson, S. K. Pittman, Virgil F. Sipes, the late James Sipes, Harvey L. Sipes, and others. Booster Run. Taking the advantage of the fine (?) weather and roads, three automobile parties pulled out of McCon nellsburg early Tuesday morning for a run of 134 miles across the Allegheny mountains to Pittsburgh. The first car to be checked out was a Ford tour ing car driven by W. 11. Btaley accompanied by his wife; the second, was a Maxwell, driven by W. Sloan Warthin, accom panied by W. Frank Stouteagle, Ienry Hann, and Russell Gla zier, and the third was a Max well, driven by Sam Mellott, ac companied by his brother Jacob W. Mellott, Cam Mellott. Miss lorence Johnston, and Flor ence's little niece, Mary Carson atterson, who were taking ad vantage of the opportunity to visit Florence's brothers Ralph and Norman. I Bedford County s Treasury Enriched $60, and Neighborhood Soon Kid of Menace and Nuisance. The small army of gypsies that passed through this place about two weeks ago struck a snag when they reached Everett. Re calling the depredations of last summer by this or a similar band the officers ot Everett asked the leaders to show a license to camp in the cnunty. As was expected no license could bo shown, and several of the leaders were .ar rested and taken before the Bur gess who fined them $50 and costs making a total cost to the Gyps of ?(;o. This had the de sired ell'oct and, after a short stop at Mt. Dallas, the unwashed nomads pulled up stakes and de camped for more healthy districts. Far be it from us to inflict needless hardships upon any thing into which God has put the breath of life; but this county has suffered at the hands of these roving bands. The whole of the summer is before us, and there is no telling bow soon a raid may be made on victims, similar to that made last summer. Under conditions like that it is but right mai we snouiu protect our peo pie by invoking a good law placed on our statute books in 1009. Act of General Assembly, No, 2 17, P. L. 4 15, approved on . the sixth day of May 1009, is, part, as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted, &c, That after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any rov ing band or bands of nomads i hi commonly caned gypsies, or any person or persons composing such nanus, to pucn or settle its or their encampment, or carry on its or their business or transac tions, or practice their craft, within the limits of any county of this State, unless they or some of them shall first obtain from the county treasurer of the prop er county a license for such band or bands to pitch or settle its or their encampment, or carry on its or their business, or practice their craft, in said county, for which shall be paid, by the per son applying for such license to the county treasurer, the sum of fifty dollars ($50), for the use of said county, and an additional fee of fifty cents to the said coun ty treasurer for his fee for the issuing of the same, &c. Section two of this act provides penalties for the refusal ot the Gyps to comply with the law. Their property may be seized, and. by due process of law, sold to satisfy the amount of fine which is never less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, Any citizen may demand to see the license to camp and may make information before any justice of the peace if the gypsies refuse to show the license. We will con tinue to be pestered with these dangerous creatures just as long as our citizens permit them to rove unmolested to prey upon the unsophisticated and the super stitious people found in every community. While any citizen may make information against these bands, it is the duty of the proper olli mis w see to it that the gypsies have the license. Hughes' Botany Class. Shippcnsbnrg Normal School. Dear Editor News: Mv let- The 41st Anniversary of the ter on "Sweet Violets," in your Normal Literary Society was held issue of the 9th instant, has evok n the Chapel last Friday evening, ed some response not the least " was largely attended by both of which is a fine bunch of Trail- the students and people from ing Arbutus from some obliging town. Miss Mary Jane Johnston, person at Webster Mills; and, for of McConnellsburg, was elected which I am very grateful. My as Secretary, and Lee Hale, of thanks are due Mr. Glenn, also, Shippensburg, President, for his information respecting Those from Fulton who took Skunk Cabbage. This makes two an active part in the program wild plants surely known to grow were Miss Clura Markley, and in your county. Are there two Messrs. Roy Mathias, Clyde Barn more? Ten more? Fiftv more? hart, Glenn Lehman, Vernon One hundred more? How many W'nk and Claude Scriever. more? Who will join me in ascer- Baltimore City College Base- taining? Would it not be worth ball Team was defeated by Nor knowing to very many of your ma' on Saturday, April ISth. by WATER DRINKING. Dwelling Iiurncd. About noon last Sunday, the dwelling house of Mr. James Biv ens a mile or so west of Big Cove Tannery, burned to the ground together with nearly all the contents. There was no one at home at the time but Mr. and Mrs. Bivens, and they are not young people any more: so ' that they were practically helpless to check the progress of the fire. Jy the time any of the neighbors came, but little could be done in saving any of the furniture, and only a few pieces were saved. They practically lost all their bedding, clothing, furniture and provisions. It is said that the riends Cove Mutual carried a risk of five hundred dollars, but that will not go far in making good the loss of Mr. and Mrs, Bivens, people Suppose now that two of you, Sam Jones and Billy Sun day should meet and the followins colloquy occur: "Hello! Billy," by Barnhart inthe eighth inning says Sam. how manv w d n ants 1 Ulln county is lortunate in are there in Fulton Countv?" having three players on the team "Oh! I don't know." replies Bil- Barnhart, Lehman and Wink ly, "perhaps fifty-maybemore" Our SpnngTerm Studentsfrom Fifty?" savs Sam: "vou'rawav Fulton County take an active off. I have more than that grow- Part In the Clio Literary Society, ing on my farm. I call most of Miss Dorothy Hamil of McCon them weeds; but they're plants nellsburg gave a reading on Fri allthesame." "Well." saysBill v. W evening April iu which was what of it whv did vou ask me appreciated very much by the such a question?" "I'll tell you" Society, says Sam; "Did you ever hear Mr. Glenn Lehman has just of a fellow named Will Hughes?" recently been elected Secretary No. I never did-I'm innocent o the Y. M. O. A. of this school. of that, "says Billy. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D., Commissioner of Health. Civilized man thoroughout the world has learned the necessity of eating at fixed times of the day and with some variety of frequency and interval has ar ranged his daily life accordingly. He does not, however, seem to appreciate that to maintain health it is equally essential to drink freely of pure water. The med ical profession fully reali'es, j.nd every physician ia ;u-' i . prac tice has it impressed Ui.oa him -1 1. .1 - M I i i 1 theannre f or, pof,,D . animal uany, mat there is an m- the trame was the nih.W hv sufficiency of water drunk by the ' I' -o J Mellinger and the three base hit Well, "says Sam, "this Will Hughes says he is a native of tlu3 county, having been born in McConnellsburg on the same day of the same month (he doesn't say what year) as was thevgreat poet, William Shakspear you've heard of him, haven't you?" "Oh! Sure," says Billy "Ive heard of Shakspear he's the chap w hose name is spelled in so many ways, isn't he?" "Right, you are;" says Sam: "but I want to tell you something about Will Hughes, He lives down in Philadelphia, which you know, is called the 'City of Brotherly Love:' but, Will says that this name is not a John Fields for Governor. At the Republican State Con vention held in Oklahoma City last week, John Fields, a former McConnellsburtr bov. was unani mously choscd as the candidate of that party for governor of Oklahoma, subject to the decis ion of the primaries in August and the general election in No vember. While the State is Demo cratic, John is so well and favor ably known all over the State, that it is believed he will win the election by a large majority. If Oklahoma is looking for a bright, brainy, honest and capable man to fill the gubernatorial chair true one now, though it may have during the next term, they need been so in William Penn's time, "seek-no-farther." For, says Will, it is not compat lble with brotherly love to have three thousand liquor sa loons running six days of the week, and ten thousand tobacco shops (a twin evil), open day and night every day in the year, Will thinks that if true 'brother ly love' prevailed there would not exist a single one of either of these sanctuaries of Satan, in Philadelphia or elsewhere. in i l i t i tiut, wnat i meant to say is that Will wants us fellows up here to send him specimens of our flora, so that her and we, too may know just how many and what species of plants grow wild with us. Now, I rather like the idea, and am going to help Will to ascertain this matter; and I want you to do so, also: and, in order to make it as interesting and thorough as possible. I in tend to get a lot of other people actively interested in this matter; and we surely will forward a barrel of specimens by parcel post, and give our dear brother as glorious a time as he desires n making his determinations. ! want you, Billy, to do likewise, and we may thus learn whether there are fifty of five hundred different forms of plant life with- n our borders." "All right, Sam," says Billy; "lam with you heart and soul, and perhaps I shall outnumber you and your friends in the specimens I shall send to Mr. H. And now, 'so long' un til we meet again." Such a confab, dear Editor, is neither impossible nor improb able when I get my pupils to work, and people see how much is being done in an interesting and really important matter, nev er before, (to my knowledge) at tempted in old Fulton. I might easily send you a yard or so more along this line, but I'll not so try the patience of readers. Let me close, therefore, with a pressing invitation to all interested, to send me every distinct form of violet coming under notice. Yours, for service, W. F. Hughes, " 143 N. 8th St., Phila. Held a Big Prayer Sleeting, The large number of attend ants at . the Sunday School and Class meeting of the M. E. church at Knobsville last Sunday march ed to the home of Mrs. William Ashwell who is very ill with pneumonia, and quietly held a prayer meeting which was so greatly enjoyed by Mrs. Ashwell that she desires the News to pub licly thank the kind friends and neighbors who were so thought ful of her in lier helpless condi tion. She feels very much re freshed, both spiritually and physically, and majority of men and women. Water is needed to aid the work ing of organs of digestion and for the requirements of circula tion. It is needed to replace the water that the body constantly loses through the skin and lungs as well as through the kidneys. It is needed no less to help in the solution and removal of va rious substances which form in the body and are harmful if al lowed to remain long or in a con centrated form. To satisfy these demands a healthy man or wo man should drink a pint of pure water, at a temperature of about 00 degrees, upon awakening in the morning, another pint an hour before the midday meal, a pint before the last meal of the day, and still another before re- tiring for the night providing it is at least three hours after eating. Flooding the stomach with wa ter at meals is most injurious. Much ice water is highly irrita ting to the mucous membrane of the stomach. Taken with meals it often arrests the working of the digestive glands and causes an acute indigestion that fre quently proves very serious with the delicate an aged. The habit of drinking water should be as regular as that of eating. Liq uid foods and various beverages will not take the place of pure water or only to a very limited extent. Babies need it and are apt to suffer for the want of wa ter given at regular intervals. Finally, it is worth remember ing that the free drinking of wa ter is one of the greatest deter rents to the abuse of alcohol. friends of that day may share the blessings that came to her and her family as a result of the Christian act. Cost to Raise a Cow. Comparisons are odious, and statistics are dry; but we cannot get away from the fact that we are indebted to these for many of the improvements enjoyed by this generation. The United trusts that her states Bureau of Agriculture em- SIOO.OlKalves. ploys men of patience and with love for investigation to work out tables of costs in order that farm ers may be enlightened upon questions of interest. Data obtained from raising 117 A young man of our acquaint- calves from the moment of birth ance who lives in a neighboring to maturity shows that in the county, recently purchased two North it costs for feed and labor, heifers that will have calves soon, an average of $42.52 to raise a He has a standing ofTer of $100 dairy calf scrub or high grade to for each of the two calves if they the age of one year, or $1)1.41 to are females. He is not likely to the age of two years. No one accept the offer as he wishes to farmer could determine this cost. own more cows that bring $100 because practically everv nound calves, and will raise them him- of grass, hay, grain, milk, and self. This is in line with the ar- hours of labor were strictly ac- guments some of our own farm- counted for. In addition to all ers are putting up that we this, the value of the manure was should raise more thorough bred calculated and credited to thean- cows- asit is cheaper and that imal broducinsr it. We they sell-while. for something worth A Nice Party. The young folks and some not so young had a great time in Wells Valley during the evening of April 14th. Between seventy five and one hundred friends of Elsie Axin surprised her by meet ing at her home on that evening to celebrate her "one dozenth" birthday. We cannot begin to tell of all the fun they had, nor of all the good things they had to eat If we ever get a flying machine, we hope the young peo ple ofy Wells will then give us an invitation to fly over there and have a little fun with them. i are ac customed to consider the grass. acorns, roots, and everything that an animal gathers, as cost ing nothing. This is far from being true. The land on which they were gathered cost money. The interest, taxes and even a . few hours of your time represent either actual cash or its equiva lent, and we cannot get away from the fact that a dairy cow costs over $G0 by the time she is ready to give milk. This being the case it is evident that it nev er pays to raise a cow that will sell for less than $G0 when she is two years old. Why raise scrubs when there is the present de mand for thoroughbred cows worth $G0 to $100?
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