She C0ttitf Jjillllfll VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSUURG, PA., MAY H.1914. NUMBER 35 THE GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Mo Have Recently Passed Away. Samuel M. Clevenger. Samuel M. Clevenger, son of the ;1te William T. Clevenger, of Fines Mill, was born June 2, 1811, fcnd died at the home of his son- n-law, J. P. Garland, near Need- fiiore, May 6, 1914, hence he was jed 72 years, 11 months and 4 Bays. The tuneral took place ust Saturday and interment was nade in the cemetery at the lidding Hill Baptist church, Rev ohn Mellott and Rev. A. G. B. Powers conducting the services. It will be remembered by many f the readers of the News that ii attempt was made to rob Mr. "levenger about five years ago v two strangers, who beat up :r. Clevenger to such an extent hat he never fully recovered from lie effects. His assailants are ov serving a twelve years' sen dee in the Western Penitenti-.-y. Besides his widow, who was a Iiss Barton, he is survived by tx children, namely, William B., siding in Montana; Luemma, ife of J. T. Garland, Needmore; WRe L.Peru, 111. ; John M., ,vh Creek township; Erra, Eublin .lills; and Olive, wife of arry Mort, Clear Ridge. si Dr. Wcfcb Mibbia Hurt About noon on Wednesday of tweek, Vet. R. W. McKibbin, i i . i i i rmeny oi tnis place, later in e U. H. army in the Thilip 'ines, ana now practicing in aynesboro, Pa., met with an cident that will give him an en- rced vacation. The Doctor, ho resides about a mile from aynesboro, was riding horse iek on one of the nrincirjal reets, w hich has lately been ived, and in turning a corner, e slippery condition of the reet occasioned by a recent rain ubeu nis norse to tall, pinning e Doctor under the animal, acturing both the tibia and fib- a in the right leg, and produc- S a severe cut jn the scaln. Tie doctor was placed in the care weal physicians and taken to ihome in a motor car where the fracture was reduced, and he is jjw patiently waiting for nature do the rest in bringing about restoration. It happened that brother-in-law and sister Mr. fd Mrs. Geo. A. Harris of Mc- 'nnellsburg, arrived in Waynes )r, justa few minutes after o accident occurred. The Doc r's father-in-law. D. M. Ken- R of the Cove went to the Doc a home the next day. Jim Is A Good Provider. Auctioneer and Mrs. James A. .'esnut, of Hustontown, enter- neu the following friends last "lay; Mrs. Wm. Allowav and Wren Samuel, James, Guy and esnut; and erandson. Billv etcr, all of New Grenada, also ana Mrs. Homer Sines and (Jghter Amy, of Harrisonville; dand Sarah Laidig, ofLai- andD. E. Strait, wife and ""Children. .Tim snva ho Vinr? )USh grub left over to give a j11 on the following Thurs- ' to Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Ches- F t Vintondale, who are visit- ' ine former's mother. Mrs. imaline Chesnnt and Hsin that viVinitw other Come C. N. The Hand Skimmer. e Of OUr Pvnon'mont ofnfinna ' Me a careful test and finds 1 fifteen per cent, of the cream Jf 18 ft when milk is set to 5i and 5 i . "'uiuuitu in nn; uiu Honed way. That means that yUcan si,; t ,i 5,7 fat from 100 pounds of 'l0e milk and Ml it. fnr si nn Ifld ""unt of milk by using a separator. Where seven Pounds of milk are everv week there would sav'ngof$1.05 every week. hired filled Observed Mother's Day. ' The children of Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Brant, observed Moth er's Day by meeting in the old home near Dane, to remind Moth er that she is the "best ever." The annual home-coming of last Sunday was the first in fifteen years that every one of the chil dren were present at one time, and, needless to say, it was there fore a happy day for not only Mother Brant, but for all the brothers and sisters and the lit tle army of grandchildren. Yes, yes; Daddy was there too, and came in for his full share of the enjoyment. The children pres ent were; B. E. Brant, wife and son Har ry; Clem (J. Brant and sons Wal ter and Dean and Mrs. Clarence Hoover, all of near Dane; Mrs. John Wible and son Earl and daughter Goldie of Chambersburg R. D. G; and Mrs. George King and daughter Pearl of Hiram. Other guests that enjoyed the day with them were; Mrs. Mar garet Ambrose, Russel Shaw, Arie Peshong wife and daughter Zena, Harvey BatdorfT and Miss Emma Hess. DANGEROUS WELLS AND SPRINGS. Had Miraculous Escape. A letter to Mrs. V. R. Sipes, of Foltz, Pa., from her daughter, Mrs. Harvey McFadden, of Uti ca, Montana, tells of an accident to the latter's son Eugene, aged eicven years, tnat reads like ro mance. Recently, Eugene was harrow ing the last round of a thirty three-acre oats field when the horses took fright and ran, upset ting the harrow on which he was riding,' and Eugene fell under it. Fortunately, the seat and the le vers held up the cruel instrument and prevented his being crushed, and he escaped with the loss of a tooth or two, and some more knocked loose. His escape from more serious injury seems mirac ulous; but he was anxious next day to tackle another job dT har rowing. He sends word to Penn sylvania friends that while Mon tana may be a good place in which to get teeth knocked put, it is a very poor place to get them put ack again, especially so since he lives on the frontier and far from good tooth carpenters. Said it Paid Well. A subscriber to the News tells a good story of how he took an old, abandoned slateland field in this county and gave it-a good dose of lime, and sowed it in wheat and clover. He got a fair crop of wheat and a good "set" of clover. He then let the field ie one year and ploughed down all the clover and put the field in wheat again. He kept this up for a number of years, taking nothing off except the wheat, and an occasional wee bit of pasture but very little and he says that field paid him the best of any one on the farm. Each year the field became more fertile, and the wheat crop heavier. We like to pass "home-mafle" stories like this to our readers. Have you one? Tell us what it is and we will pass it on to your friends, it makes good readin' and encourages them. Sabbath School Convention. The thirty-fourth annual con vention of the Fulton County Sabbath School Association will be held in the Cito church in Ayr township, May 20th and 27th, be ginning at 7:30 o'clock on the evening ot the zoth. bessions will be held on the following day beginning at 9 a. m., 1-30, and 7 'clock p. m., at which time a most interesting program will be rendered. The four sessions will be presided over by the follow ing gentlemen, in the order named: Geo. A. Comerer, C. J. Brewer, W. H. Baumgardner, and Hon. S. L. Buckley. Convention Motto, "Run, speak to this young man." S. W. Kirk, Pres., Rev. R. E. Peterman, Sec. Utile Talks cn Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, K. D., LL. D., - Commissioner of Health. It is indeed a modest property owner who will not boast of his well. The coolness, clearness and general excellence of their water supply is a favorite topic of conversation with thousands of people. One half of our eight million Pennsylvanians depend upon a well or spring for their water supply; and from now on for the next four or five month?, the oth er half of our citizens on their vacation trips or half holidays in the country, will find themselves depending upon water from these sources. When investigations are made by sanitary experts, the water of many of these wells and springs has time and again shown pollu tion, which means that they are positively dangerous for human consumption. Unfoi tii nate I y, water may appear clear and be agreeable in taste, when it con tains sewage organisms which may cause tvphoid fever or dys entery whe.i taken into the sys tem. Much of our rural tvnhoid is due to polluted we springs. No well should le located near a cesspool, privy or barn-yard where the drainage from these places can reach directly or indi rectly by seepage through the water bearing strata. In a lime stone country there is particular danger of sewage or animal wastes which find their way through fissures in the rock and which may re-appear many miles away in some subterranean stream which serves as a water supply. Open wells are particularly liable to pollution; and all wells should be carefully walled and covered to prevent surface and direct drainage from contaminat ing them. The close proximity of possible sources of pollution should be sufficient to place any well or spring under suspicion. Unfortunately many property owners who strive to keep their houses and grounds in a clean, sanitary condition overlook this vital factor. The cost of a water tight stone or cement covering which will deflect drainage from the well or the sinking of a new well in a safe locality is vastly more eco nomical than a single case of ty phoid fever. un FOR CONGRESS To the Democratic Voters of the Seventeeth Congressional Dis trict: As you know, I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for Congress, and desire to state that while a member of that body I have supported the policies of our President, and the democrat ic party, in Congress, in endeav oring to enact laws favoring all the people and not a privileged class. If nominated and elected my ambition will be to prove to ym by my actions that I am worthy of the confidence placed in me. It has been a time honored cus tom to accord a successful candi date, who is serving his first l r leimim congress, a renomina tion without opposition, and with out doubt you will agree with me that this is not the time to turn over the control of Congress to those who may not be in entir harmony with the President and who are inexperienced and tried. I have consistently labored for the reorganization of the demo cratic party in Pennsylvania from the beginning, and took an ac tive part in bringing it about, as . rtM I . n r.4 A.. 1 : s and i "v "i-i-cai'jii lo uy many prom incnt men throughout the state, The redemption of Pennsylvania from republican misrule, long maoo possible by the opperation of a bi-partisan machine, is the ultimate aim and purpose of the movement which began with the reorganization of our party inthi campaign of 1911. This can only he done by the nomination of candidates in entire harmony with this movement. Will you assist in our endeavor to keep the democratic party 1'ennsylvama free from entang ling alliances by voting for the men who labored so zealously for its purification and redemption I appeal to you to attend the pri maries on May 19th, and urge your feilovv democrats to do like wise, as a decisive victory at that time means certain triumph in the fall. i hanking you for past favors, hoping for your continued active support, and assuring you of my sincere appreciation of anything you may do for me in the future, I beg to remain, , Very sincerely yours, Frank L. Dkrsiiem THE DEMOCRATS WILL WIN Are Working on Pike. The engine and stone crusher that was used by the State High way Department in Tod township last year, but which has stood idle since then, was taken this week to the west side of Cove mountain, to be used to crush stone to surface the pike where needed after the surface has been broken in laying tiling under ground to replace old fashioned breakers. A small force of work men is at work along the Fulton county section of the pike. Cor rugated tiling is being hauled form the Cumberland Valley rail road as far as Saluvia. Tiling for the western end will be haul ed from Everett. Tuberculosis Dispensaries. The Dopartment of Health, in its endeavor to stamp out tuher culosisj has published a direc tory of stations throughout the State where those afilicted with that disease may receive treat ment and information free if they are not able to pay for same. For. the benefit of our readers we give the location of the ones near est this place. For Fulton coun ty, Dr. 'J. Wr. Mosser, McCon ncllsburg; Bedford County, cor ner of Main and Spring streets, Everett; Franklin connty, Cham bersburg TrustCompany Building Chambersburg; Huntingdon coun ty, 516 Penn street, Huntingdon. William C. Walls, of Lewis- burg, ra., stands lor clean pro gressive legislation. Every Dem ocrat should vote for him at the Primary. Shippensburg State Normal. Our strong basketball team met its first defeat of the season last Saturday at the hands of the Wyoming Seminary, by the score of 8-11. Barnhart and Lehman featured for Normal, the former having two, and the latter three, of the eight runs scored by Nor mal. Kev. Dr. Shernck of the Mes siah U. B. Church of Shippens- burg addressed the Christian As sociation at the Installation of the new Y. W. C. A. officers. Dr. Lehman delivered the Installa tion address and charge. Many of our students, espcci ally the ladies, are taking great interest in Lawn Tennis. Miss Ada Lehman has recently been elected vice president, and Miss Maudleen Stevens treasurer of the Y. W. C. A. The Philo literary society held its Thirty Fifth reunion Friday evening, May 1. The chapel was filled and many people turned a way. On June 4th the Clifford De- vereaux Company of Shakesperi- an Players will give two open-air performances on the Normal Campus. In the afternoon they will play the "The Taming of the Shrew" and in the evening they will produce "Twelfth Night." We are looking forward to a great treat. William C. Walls candidate for the democratic nomination for Congress is a graduate of Buck nell University. A prominent business man of Lewisburg, Pa. He has the education and busi ness experience to ably represent us in Congress. If They Nominate Vance C. HcConnick For Governor. It is a matter of common knowl edge that theDemocrats of Penn sylvania cleaned house and plac ed their party control in the hands of Guthrie, Palmer and McCormick and the other leaders of what is now known as the re organizers. It is a fact that without this change of leadership Woodrow Wilson would not now be spoken of as one of our greatest presi dents. It is just as well known that the bi-partisan tradcrs-the men who have brought disgrace un the fair name of Democracy the men who have placed her on the block and auctioned her off to the highest bidders the men who sold out for their own per sonal selfish benefit-these men are trying again to secure con trol of the Democratic party, cer tainly not for the good of the or ganization for they privately ad mit that their man cannot win if he should be nominated. Look over the list of men back ing Ryan then read the columns of the Gang Republican papers that are almost a unit in backing him-then ask yourself, Mr. Democrat, why these men are back of him and why these news papers are supporting him. These Gang papers want the Democrats to nominate a man they are sure to defeat in No-1 vember. Is that what you want? Or do you want a real Democrat, a man of sterling character, man of unusual ability, one who has served his own city in its highest office acceptably and who will be Governor hjmself. and whose every thought would be for the people, who now have chance to come into their own. Go to the polls on primary day let nothing keep you away and cast your vote for Vance C. Mc Cormick who will win in Novem ber and who has and who will make good a man who is trust ed respected and thoroughly be lieved in by men of ' all parties and creeds. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Dutch and English Farming. l he papers are full of reports of the big crops raised on Euro- Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings pean tarms. Dutch farmers in Europe are credited with raising on an average a little more than A.... A I. . iv ice me amount ot wheat per acre as compared with the whole ot the United States, twice the amount of potatoes, half as much more oats, and GO per cent more rye. Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. Mrs. Leslie W. Seylar and lit tle son Joe went to Ellerslie, Md., last week to spend a couple of weeks with the former's brother, Mr. William Logue. Mrs. D. A. Nelson and Mrs. B. Doubtless this is true, because W 'cck Wt'nt over to Cumber- there are so many workers, '"ind county Monday and spent Much of the land is cut up into, tne timo unt'' 'ast evening in the what we in this country would nme f tne former's son George call, truck patches, and nearly K-Nelson, near New ville. all the work is done with spades, Mr. D. R. Mummr , of Ku.-.bn-rakes and hand tools, so that the town, spent a few hours in town comparison is of relative value Monday. Although Mr. Mum only. The Dutch farmer could ma, is a veteran of the Civil War not raise sixty bushels of wheat to the acre if he farmed fifty acres of wheat at one time. However, there is a lesson in the reports, because it proves that he is active and seems to be good for Mexican service if he is need ed. Mrs. G. W. Foreman, of Wells Tannery, is in Philadelphia visit- our lands can be made to produce ing her son R. Murrill Foreman more than they do, and proves and wife. Before returning home Mr. loreman expects to take in sights at Atlantic City and Cam don, N. J. Dr. J. J. rainier and II. E. Wink, two dyed-in-the-wool re publicans of Needmore, came to town through the big rain on last Friday, and as soon as they ar rived the weather cleared olL the sun came out brightly and the lit tle birds began to sing. Tlcase It Was Loaded. Webster Mellott, one of Belfast township's teachers, had a little experience with a revolver on Tuesday of last week, that he will not soon forget. His school is out, and he was at the home of his father Joseph E. Mellott, helping with the spring work. As it was rather rainy that day, he had idle time on his hands, and he gathered up an old revol ver, set up a storebox for a tar get, loaded the gun, and was a- lout ready to hit the bull's-eye, when the gun accidentally went off, the bullet passing through between two of his fingers, leav ing a painful wound. It might have been worse. Prof. Lamberson Retires. On June 1st. Prof. B. C. Lam berson will turn over to Prof. Smery Thomas the business of the office of County Superintend ent of the Public Schools. Prof Lamberson took charge of that office after the death of Superin tendent Charles E. Barton, seven years ago. He was afterwards elected twice to the superintend- ency, of the County schools. Mr. Lamberson discharged the duties of superintendent in a conscientious manner, highl y satisfactory to the directors and patrons, and retires with the good will of all concerned, and with the best wishes of all for contin ued success. i. A.1- X. 1 1 1 .4 iuu, mat lanas need not be run down" by continuous farming, 1 he Dutch and English farms were worked many years before America was discovered, and yet these lands are richer than ever. One secret of European sue ! .1 cess in iarming is, that every farmer is carefully instructed by men from the government exper iment stations, and nothing in the way of fertilizing is permit- cau often gentlemen icu to ue none Diinaiy. instead, :i J j ; . . sun uocionng is carried on as carefully and as intelligently as is the work of the family physician' in the homes. We have farms in America iL.l 1 ' 1, .. mat prouuee equany as well as the German farms; but they are the exception. The German's bushel of wheat costs him double what it costs the American farm er, because of the hand labor ex pended upon it. A German' farm er would be shocked to witness the prodigality of our methods and ways of living. A German youth once told the Editor that he did not dare let his people at home know that he ate meat ev ery day. He said that they would, not understand, and would think that he was taking a short cut to nnancial ruin. Gentlemen, be you Republicans or Democrats, go to the Primary next Tuesday and vote for some member of your party who is not evil enough to help to entangle the Washington Administration with international problems at a time like the present. A num ber of big, dirty papers are trying to stir up the country to bring on war, caring for nothing but their own selfish advancement. Dimmick's Reception. On Thursday of last week, J. Benjamin Dimmick, candidate for United States Senator, on the Re publican ticket in opposition to Boise Penrose, was given a hear ty reception at the Fulton House by very many admiring friends. nr.. - . . . i iur. uimmicK is ot the opinion that if Penrose receive the nom ination at the primaries in this State next Tuesday, it will keep wide open the split in theRepub hcan party between the "old guard and the element that split off and formed the Wash ington party. By reference to Mr. Dimmick's advertisement in the News it will be seen that he is sure that the Democrat and the Washing ton parties are "waiting breath lessly" for Penrose's nomination, knowing that it will divide the republican strength. J. A. Sipes to Hospital. James A. Sipes, of Harrison- ii - t i vine, accompanied by nis son Rex, was taken on Monday morn ing to the Chambersburg Hospit al by M. H. Hollinshead, the ac commodating postmaster and merchant at Harrisonville, in Mr Iloliinshead's automobile. Mr. Sipes is suffering from a swelling in his right side, and it was in the hope that a surgical operation might relieve him that he was taken to the hospital. The trou- Emory Booth, of Altoona, ar rived on Saturday for a short stay to look over his farm above town. For about a month Mr. Booth has suffered from the ef fects of poison in his eyes. He thinks he got it from something he handled in the engine room probably the waste used to wipe machinery. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Comerer, Thompson township, came to town on Thursday of last week and spent a day in the home of Mrs. Comcrer's mother, Mrs. Sa rah Pittman. Mr. and Mrs. Com erer are contemplating a trip to Colorado this summer where they will visit among their many friends. Miss Minnie Dickson and her niece Miss Maria Dickson Alex ander, spent the time from last Thursday until Saturday in Har- nsburg. McElwain, the hustling real estate man, brought them from Newville to their home here Saturday evening in his automo bile, which wa3 to the ladies a very pleasant part of the trip. Mrs. Ellis II. Trogler, son Har old, and daughter Edith, of Mer cersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Watson G. Peck and. daughter Edna and son Frank, of Needmore, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hoover, of Pittsburgh, and Master Frank Stenger.'of Jugtown, were visit ors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lake Garland, west of town. II. A. Irwin came home on Tuesday to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Irwin, before sailing from New York next Tuesday for Cologne Deutz, Germany. Mr. Irwin rep resents the Landis Tool Company of Waynesboro, and spent some time in Germany for this concern and came back about a year ago. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Sapping- ton, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Camp bell Patterson, of Webster Mills, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Nace of McConnellsburg each couple in an automobile went to Han cock Saturday afternoon making the trip via Mercersburg and Clearspring, and spent the time until Sunday evening the guests of Mr. and Mrs.R. J. McCandlish of that town. Miss Annie E. Gordon, of ble is located in the liver. The patient stood the long ride first Th0 mPson township, was in town rate, and his son and Mr. Hoi- shopping last Saturday, prepara- ! 1 l.i 1 nnsneao returned at once, as nothing would be undertaken by the physicians for a day or two. tory to going to Idaho. Miss Gordon expects to leave Han cock to-day over the Western Maryland, and will stoD in Illi- Kev. Levi Benson will preach nois a few weeks with relatives: a memorial sermon in the U. B. then go on to Minnesota, where church at Hustontown 10 o'clock sn.e, W1'' make a second stop, on Sunday. May 24. to which all wth other relatives and friends, veterans and to attend. others are invited and thence on to TrefTrey, Idaho, where her brother George, and her cousin Jacob Gordon live. i. 'V' t
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