IP .4 a 0mi! . tm VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY 21, 1914. . NUMBER 3(i THE GRIM REAPER. Per Short Sketches of the Lives of sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. ' Mrs. William N. Doyle, Mrs. Louise Naugle Doyle, a-ifo nf William N. Doyle, died at their home in McConnellsburg, Wednesday. May 13, 1914, aged Ii9 years, 8 months, and 2G days. Thp funeral services conducted by her pastor, Rev. R. E. Peter man, of the Lutheran church, tm.knlace on Friday following and interment was made in Un ion cemetery. Mrs. Doyle was a daughter of 'the late Jacob and Nancy Com- crer Naugle, and wa3 born in Tod township this county, Au gust 17, 1814. Of her father's tfamily, three sisters and a broth- rare living, namely, Jane, wife f Craig McClure, and Mrs. Mag ie Carner both living in Charn- liersburg; Kate, wife of Charles house, residing near Mercer3-' urg, and Humphrey, in Illinois. From early girlhood, Mrs. Doy- i3 was a consistent member ot ihe Lutheran church. During he last twenty-five years she has een an invalid, and during the 'ast twelve years, her condition jiad been such that her husband Ivas never, in that time, away rom her call an hour at a time. tomes her husband, she is sur iv'ed by six sons; Ernest, Wash Inprton, D. C; Edward, Philadel phia; Charles Chambcrsburg, and An W., Bert, and Harvey, in IcConnellsburg. Frederick Guess. Frederick Gress died at his ime in Tod township, Thursday, lay 14, 1914, aged 71 year?, ' fconths, and 28 days. The fun bl services conducted by his Mtor Rev. J. L. Yearick, of the formed church, took place on Saturday morning following, and ttiterment was made in the Re- irmed graveyard in McConnells- urg. Ihe immediate cause of Mr. Sress'a death was heart failure, jnd he was sick but a few days. e was a son of the late Godfrey dMargaretGress, and was born Ayr township, this county, and fsided in the county during his fitire life. I In 18G5 he was married to Miss fuisa Hellenger, of Franklin funty, who survives, together th the following children, name camuel, residing in Green tie, Pa.; Harry, Frank, and mer, in this countv: Sadie. IS Of John Lnnp. rpsiflino in - 1 . ... eencastle, and Miss Kate, at Fine. Mr. Gress was a devoted mem pof the Reformed church, and a most excellent citizen. f net and retired in his manner, as honest as th dav is lnnc. , P'J w know him was to be his end. Rohert A. Stouteagle. bert A. Stouteatrle died in k University Hnsnitnl in Philn. 'fhia last Friday, whither he 1 gone from his home in Al- " about a week rrior for a peal operation. Several years :Jhe underwent an operation "le Altoona Hosnital fw mII which did not remove the Jwe. The operation in Phila- Pllia Seemed Ratisfnetm-v sinr? F-Stouteagle came out from 1 'iWuenee nf th in fine prospects of a sneedv when Dneumnnia dp. K and death followed ickly. Plis Ik ' remains were brought to n COUntv and thp fnnprnl Place Mnnda I"!? made in the ppmpbrvat Thorn n a uert A. Stouteagle a son of ' George and Elizabeth '1 "nan Stouteagle, was born in hua nShip n the 30th day of td fl' nence ne wa3 P3. HQ ..-.! i .1 1 k,f this county and later J f unty, serving very hv, lu"y m the public schools -vouuro. About ten years Recent Weddings. Miller KNErpER. ai xne informed parsonage, by the pastor, Rev. J. L. Yearick Miss Louisa May Knopper and Mr. Harry Wilson Miller-bo ui vuimn aims, were united in the bonds of matrimony on Tues uay, iiay iy, ine Pride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Te- ter Knepper, and the groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mil ler, and are both excellent young people, who start out together to win victories in the struggles of life with the best wishes of their numerous friends. They will go to housekeeping in the near future on the farm reaently purchased by the groom between Dublin Mills and Three Springs. - Clymans Cornelius. Chas. 13. Clymans, near Shade Gap, and Lena M. Cornelius, of Locke Valley, were, on May the G, 1914, united in marriage in the M. E. parsonage at Burnt Cabins, by the Rev. E. Harvey Swank. These are highly esteemed young people of Huntingdon county, and have the best wishes of a nost oi menus tor a long, pros perous, and happy life. Keeper Mellott. x nomas iveeier ana barahJes sie Mellott, both of Big Cove Tan nery were married by John I Conrad, Esq., at his office in Me 1 11 mi UHincusDurg, luesciay evening of last week. Mann-Shaw. Wiloert Mann and Leah Ros etta Shaw, both of Rig Cove Tan nery, were married at Needmore on Wednesday May G, 1914, by Rev. A. G. B. Powers. Rowe Ramssy. At New Grenada, on Wednes day MayGth, by Rev. W. A Sipes, Henry I. Rowe was united in marriage to Mrs. Rosie Ram sey, both of Wells Valley. Memorial Pay !n McCocndlsburff. On Hay oOLh, the people of the Nation. will again observe the beautiful custom of paying tri bute to the memory of departed defenders of their country's hon or and stability. It was in 1SGS that the first message was sent out designa ting May 30th as the day for de corating the graves of Comrade; of the Civil War, and for forty- six years the Grand Army of tin Republic has observed Docora' uon uay. i or thirty-one years The Womcns' Relief Corps has assisted in the services. Later, The Patrutic Sons of Veterans' organization wa3 perfected, and they too, t;ike part, relieving the Veterans of arduous duties con nected with the cere-monies. The Women's R.dief Corps met in the parlors of Mr-. C. P. Ste vens !n:;t Friday and arranges their pr.rt ot the PiMgram ior Memorial Day as it will be ol v- ved in thi.j ph?. TI e f'ulhwirig young l.u.ier. were appuntr-d to serve on the flivur rommitt.-'e: ll'u;:et Maria A. J. ROiSIiURG'S LCTTCR. or Frank Taylor and son Earl making headquarters in Harris burg, while engaged in engineer work for the btate, came home to vote at the primary. Ear took with him a petition from the citizens of McConnellsburgtoth State Highway Department ask ing that body to oil that part of the State Highway that passes through this clace. in order to eliminate the dust. ago he went to Altoona, accepted employment with the Pennsy vania railroad company, and he wa3 in their employ at the time of his'dcath. Mr. Stouteagle was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and was foremost in all of the local Christian activities. A committee of five members from his Sunday school class in Altoona went to St. Thomas Monday to attend his funeral, thus showing their appreciation of his work as a teacher and a Christian worker. About four years ago, he was married to Miss Margaret Criner, near Williamson, Pa., who sur vives, together with their little daughter Margaret, two years of age. 1 he deceased is also sur vived by four sisters, namely, Annie, wife of William Palmer, Manhattan, Kas.; Carrie, wife of W. Sloan Warthin both residing in Ayr township; and Miss Myr tle, residing in Altoona; also by two half-brothers, John V. and W. Frank, McConnellsburg. Joseph Price. Joseph Price, son of Alton Price, Laidig, Pa., died of appendicitis at the Nason hos pital at Roaring Spring last Sunday, and was buried on Tues day in the cemetery at Fairview church, in Taylor township. The young man was aged about 16 years,' and was employed at the time of his sickness at the nut factory in Bedford. He was taken to the Roaring Spring Hospital where a seemingly suc cessful operation was performed, and it was thought that he would recover; but complications sud denly developed that ended tin death. , :n, Cor- Alexander, J'ine J'jlm Haze! Mc- !.v..n, Mary Ir O!ivo il)iir,cr, Ci'i.-;jinrer, !';rni-"Iinmmol, ;r.a Ott, Vir- iess Tr y lor, i-udvj Si an, Jean Johii . tun, Mar or;, M;ne Pittivv.i, QufAc, Lvi;.-v Xo!.;-. win, R'e ri. hv;-, Meta l'Yym:in, P, Naomi R'.-etfgor, label Free:.-!; ii, I g:nia Trifle, Olive Lodo;e, Eliza beth Dnyle, Mildred i:;v?on. Ha zel Garland, Lois Mason, Lucille Gristiinger, and Sanir.ntha Mel lott. Instructions to the "ower com mittee is, that all flowers are' to be taken on the ir.ornir.g of May 30th to the home of llhs Mary Goldsmith, where th-n will boar ranged by the committee. Union services will be held in the Auditorium of the Public School Building on next Sunday at 10:30 o'clock, a. in. sermon to be preached by Rev. J. V. Royer. An earnest call is hereby sent to all Veterans, Patriotic Sons of Veterans, and members and friends of all the churches, to at tend theac services next Sunday. At 1:30 o'clock, p. in., on May oOth the following program will be rendered in the Auditorium of the McConnellsburg High School Building: Music by the McCon nellsburg Band: Singing; Prayer by Rev. J. L. Yearick; Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, by Guy Reed; Music; Addrcs3 to Vet erans, by Kev. Henry Wolf. Immediately following the ser vices in the Auditoiium a corps of aids selected from the com mittce of Patriotic Sons of Vet erans will escort the procession i to tne various burial grounds in e town, and children will be directed in the placement of (lowers on the soldiers' graves. Fast Trip Overland. E. G. Baker, riding an Indian Motorcycle, pulled up to the tele graph office in this place last Thursday morning at 8:43 o'clock just 15 minutes less than ten days after having left Santiago, Cal. The Bedford papers sav that he pulled into the Hoffman garage in that place at C:15 o' clock of the same morning, which would indicate that he spent two hours between Bedford and this ace. After exchanging a few words with Mr. Walter R. Sloan the operator at this office, Mr. Jaker mounted his wheel and ped onward, reaching New York City at 10:10 on the evening of the same day, making that day, the distance from Grecnsburir. a. to New York, a distance of 41S miles, and completing the trip from Santiago, Cal., a dist ance of 3302 miles in 10 days. 11 hours, and 10 minutes. For tour consecutive days Baker rode 330 miles per day, av eraging miles during the eleven days. The best previous record for a motorcycle was twenty days. Baker followed the Lincoln Highway as marked for construction. Bethel Cilizen Asks Ken to be Ccnsis tent, and to Vote tlie Way They IYcach. Dear Editor:-Should we not do all in our power to stop th manufacture and sale of intoxi e;amg liquors in our Slate and throughout the Nation? Talking ...:n .1 . i . win not no it; mere is but one way, and that is by the ballo i lie Liquor Interest is using th ballot to defeat the cause of tern perance, using the money that belongs to the poor wives and children of the churches to ac complish their nefarious aims What care they who starves, is killed? 1 see the word "bar" on the door of the saloon, and I ask my self iVhat does it bar?" We it b::rs the road to respectability, i'iieiny, ana nappiness, and worst of all, it bars the road Heaven, for we read in the Bible that "no drunkard can enter the kingdom of Heaven." It un bars the road to poverty, misery and crime: and. worst of all. un bars the road to Hell. Shoul we not expect me members of the church, pledged soldiers o th Cro::s of Christ, to fight this battle? If every member of the Church but did his dutv. ioined ilh the votes of others who op pose liquor, and vote for prohi bition, ours would soon be a dry country. .Should not our fidelity to God be stronger than that of your party? Go where you may to any public gathering and you will see men staggering from the e lu-cts of liquor! 1 n tern pei anee spares neither age, sex nor condition. It drags down the wealthiest to poverty, the purest and best to crime, and debauchery, changes the happiest homes into abodes of sin, want, and crime; changes the most af fectionate fathers and husbands into brutes and murderers. If this be true, let every Christian stand up for Jesus and vote for prohibition. A. J. R. Thn was written for last week's News, but on account of the crowded condition of our col umns, we were obliged to carry it over.-Editor. Latest From Mexico. The latest news from Mexico is to the effect that Ilucrta will soon "Ily the coop." Rumor say that he will do so "for the peaz-e of Mexico." However, it i3 all well known in Mexico City that if the Rebels get into the city they will show no quarter to L'ucrta and a lot of his support ers; and as all indications point to the early capture of that city, Huerta s peace" may mean his own peace, because villa has sworn to make two pieces of him dividing him between the shoul ders and the ears. r . suggestion lo Taxpayers. Make a Frolic of IL rv kt 1 . ... . luonuay morning a six-toot We have Wn1 fmm ovwl intelligent, ablebodied tramp authority that a patriotic citizen called at the News office and of the Countv asked for copies of the Philadel- borhood recently in an endeavor pnia papers so that he mnzht to cet his fallow B. f m. me lateoi, iiena uiiuuny iax memseives to raise from. JUexico, and the baseball money to repair some of the bad 5Lore vve nave sincfl earned strplehps nf mmlo foim u THE CARE OF THE EVE. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Saniatl G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner of Hcallh. Sight is generally considered the most precious of the five senses, yet few people make an that this "gentleman" lodged the State Iliirhwav Dennrtmonf r'"01"1 to take any special care of Sunday night at the County's ex- but which are rapidlv bocomincr the,F eyos- impassable because of neglect. . 1 vrwr 10 KeeP ine evcs The chief objection offered bv neatH and cIcar. t is necessary those with whom he talked was. . kecp thcm freG from possible that the. Highway Department lnlcctIon. a to avoid straining might interfere on the score that the work would not be done ac cording to that institution's val uable ideas; and, that, dog-in-the pense, ,n uotei De bum, some times vulgarly called the County Jail-our kind hearted and wor thy Sheriff getting the magnifi cent sum of twenty cents for the honor of lodging him; and as Jim was never known to let anv critter go hungry, we have no they by over-work. It is an almost univr"! l-abit to wipe the eyes with a i Awt handkerchief. As a rule this is doubt, gave him a substantial manager-like, th e Department not. absolutely dean. As a result oreaklast-all for twenty cents- might cause trouble. We have 1 113 .crous usos Ifc contains while forty cents was charged by not learned how far the crentlp. Kerms which, if introduced into a Justice for the two minute's man succeeded in his laudable e eye' are like,v to result in a work of issuing a commitment, enterprise, hot-, up uruWstnrwn more or l3 serious infection. Sixty cents rt-as in this way spent that sufficient fund3 were not When suffering from a cold one y the County in order to accom- guaranteed to make rnr.fi wnrU snouid be particularly careful. worth while. luibbing the eyes with the un Our suecestion to this ffentu. wastled hands, or the use of a man, and others of like public uinera nave used, spirit, is, that they follow the methods employed in many states namely, make a frolic of it, and ouate this tramp who was not asked to do a stroke of work for the County in return for kind i m i ness received, mis is a very fair sample of what is going on all-the-year-round. There is no individual to blame let as many as use some narticu- lor the foregoing practice; the lar piece of road, bring nlows. law provides for commitment of horse scoops, and all kinds of tramps to our jail, and also fixes tools, including wagon3 and a the price. The total cost to the good, heavy field roller, and e County for a year is not a for- lect one of the men to "boss" the tune; but it suggests the idea, job, and the ladies will go too, that if it is good for the tramps and depend upon it, when dinner to have sixty cents spent on them time comes, what they will have iy the county for a nignt's lodg- prepared on stone stoves will ng, why not good for any tax payer? If any oneof our citizens wishes to suend the nicht in McConnellsburg he must go down into his jeans and handover from fifty cents to a dollar to a hotel keeper; why not apply for a corn- make every one glad he came. As the gentleman who made the first suggestion said, "Let the Highway Department 'go- hang;' " or something to that ef fect. The News has been nreach may also result in disease of the eyes. hen the eyes feel hot and dry, the outside of the lidi should be bathed with cold wa ter. Avoid the use of eye wash es unless prescribed and admin istered under the direction of a physician. To avoid straining the eves when reading, people of normal vision should hold the book fif teen or eighteen inches from the face and on a direct line with the eyes. Never hold a book low. The strain on the eyes is much greater when the book is held in the lap. Those who make a prac tice of reading when lying down should be careful to hold their ing for months that these roads at wv piuik-t ungie. Always read by a good light. and avoid a dare or or anv re flection from the printed riairo. If the light is poor, you will hold the book too close to the even. miunent, and stay with Jim at will lie as they are for the next the County s expense? Also, two years, or longer, unless re during house cleaning time, why pairs are made by private work w. I . . f il i mi. i .. . . . . lut ict uim ume tare oj. me men ine oniy question to decide is. and save them from nervous wi it nav hetfer tn wniinw ireakdown and doctor bills? The through-if that be possible-for Books Printed in fine type should ;enehts would, in this way. be two years more, or to ronair thp oe av0Itied, as they cause an un roads at nrivat. rnsf ? Ttv nri. necessary strain on the vision. vatecostwe mean labor o-ivpn Defects of sight are often re- voluntarily as suggested by the frolic idea. Honor and respect is due to the man who tried to do something for himself and neigh- returned directly to the tax pay The SncriiF is a good land- ord, and has no county woodpile, or stonepile to be reduced in ex hange for wdiat the County might do for his guests. Let's with him hereafter, and it charged to the Countv. stop lave then tax ourselves to have stone broken by the State Highway De partmcnt to build roads. Subscribe for tha News. Decoration Day at Needmore. Needmore will not be behind other parts of the the County in the proper observance of Decora tion Day. The T. O. S. of A. of that place, will have charge, and will be assisted by the Needmore Band. The services will bo held at Antioch. We do not have the program; but we know Needmore well enough to predict thatthere will be nothing lacking to make the day a pleasing one, as far as paying sad rites to the memory of departed friends may be called pleasing. Baby Broke Arm. A two-yea-rold child of Mr. and Mrs. William Seiders, of Tod township, was playing on a bed last Friday and attempted to reach for some bright object on a table and fell to the floor, break ing an arm between the elbow and wrist. Dr. Mosser was call ed, and the little fellow was made as comfortable as possible. Glad to see Albert Stoner back in town again after his having spent over two weeks in the coal legions of Bedford county. Keep Boys and Girls Happy. We do not believe in making pleasure the chief end of life, ex cept as we make business a pleas ure, and we know of no greater pleasure than that which comes from a sense of having accom plished something worth while. One of the greatest incentives to accomplishment is gained by companionship with congenial friends, and one of the best ways to hold the enthusiasm of boys and girls on the farm is to let the children of school districts meet bors. We sincerely trust that friends will not let the idea fall through. Goto it, gentlemen, and when working in McConells burg district, call on us for work and some cash if the latter be needed sponsible for headaches and ex treme nervousness. The people who wear glasses should have an occasional examination by an oc ulist to insure themselves against changes in the vision. What the Secret Was. It is not many years since flor ists, and some truck gardeners, had what they called a "secret" how to make flowers and garden vegetable grow like magic. It was not hard to keep the secret, because the stuff they used cost at that time $75 to $100 per ton, and that frightened others so bad ly that they did not even remem ber the name of the fertilizer. The stuff is now quoted at from m . . ... .1. frequently at the schoolhouse play $50 to $G0 per ton, and a ton of grounds during vacation. After it will fertilize from ten to fifteen morning chores, let then) pack the dinner basket and go to the school grounds for a frolic on ev ery other Saturday or oftener. Plenty of older persons will be glad to go with them to see that everything goes right. acres. The secret," magic fertilizer is nothing more than common ni trate of soda, and can be had of any dealer in fertilizer, in 200 lb. sacks. If your garden is four rods long by the same width. Employers of large numbers of forty pounds of it will cover the workers are rapidly finding out whole garden. One cents worth . . i the value of recreation like the I is enoucrh for several cabbairn ioregoing, ano are getting more and better service from the em ployees when they know that at the end of the week they will be entertained in some pleasing way at the expense (?) of the Com pany. Our patient and faithful horses are satisfied to work for their food and shelter; not so with human beings; they have a higher ideal of living than that and enviroment generally makes the man. President Wilson, who is a great educator, insists that we do not get value for our rural school houses unless we use them along some such lines as the above. The fragrant (?) scent of garlic now pervades the milk cellar, and the patient housewife is m-a-d. plants, as too much will do great harm. 200 pounds of it put on an acre of timothy! early in the spring time, will, in many cases, double the yield of hay, and be sides, the heavy sod that remains will pay for the cost of the soda, Decause oi tne nne condition in which it leaves the soil for a corn crop. It requires nerve" to put $6 worth of nitrate of soda on a tim othy acre, but it is one way to get rich at farming. Mrs. Wesley McKee, her son Leonard, and her sister Miss Margaret Shives all of Need more, made a trip to McConnells burg last Thursday, and were in terested callers at the News office. Story for Farmer Boys. We have not written a "story" for farmer boys for several months, and, for fear they think we do not think of them any more, we shall talk to them a short time this week" just to show that there are no hard feelings." Boys, do you expect to own the old farm some day? If you do, our best advice is plant trees, riant the road side in both direc tions from the house, both sides of it. Remember that lumber of all kinds is getting scarce and high in price, and if you plant locust trees for posts, apples, cherries and other slow-growing trees now, they will be very val uable to you when the farm falls to you. Perhaps there are stony corners that cannot be farmed; but if trees are planted there and protected from injury, until big enough to take care of them selves, each tree will be worth several dollars to you when you need lumber for posts or perhaps for boards. If you know of some nice walnut trees, and can get a bushel or two of the nuts this fall, plough a furrow or dig hole3 inside the fence along some lane and drop the nuts on the bottom and cover them up, plant them pretty close so that you can thin out to regular distances, and be cause all will not grow. Plant from tree3 that naturally grow long trunks. Walnut trees grown from nuts do better than trans planted trees, and by the time you are a middle aged man they will be worth enormous prices. Do not let the nuts dry out be fore planting. If you cannot plant this fall, bury them in the ground until spring, then plant early in the above manner. Subscribe for the News.
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