if a. 4YV 14 W .VVJV VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSUURG, PA., MAY 2S.1914. NUMBER 37 TI1E GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of tlie Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Mns. Catharine IIarr. Mrs. Catharine IIarr died at ier home in the Corner, in Ayr ownship, last Saturday, and her Wains were laid to rest in Un- m cemetery bunaay alternoon. Mrs. Ilarr's maiden name was Snyder, and she was born in the lower enu ui untie vuve, ruuiu- hry C, l&'O, hence, she was aped 1 years, 3 months, and 17 days, in the 21th day of March, 1874, Ihc was married to George Car Laugh by the late Wash Crouse, Isn., and to this union were born t children, two of whom are liv- ng, namely, Henry and Joseph, both farmers, and residing in Ayr iwnship. Ihe husband died in he fall of 1SS(, and in the 1 of 1880, she was married John S. IIarr, who died about Eve years ago. Mrs. IIarr, with a granddaugh ;cr, uvea in a tenant nouse on he Joseph 13. Mellott farm iVhileshe had been in failing lealth for several months she be ,ime much worse last Friday, i n i l l nu on saturuay passed away as he result of heart failure. Two tep-children, Albert IIarr and !ary, wife of Duff Kcyscr, sur ive; also, 8 grandchildren. The funeral services were con- ucted by her pastor Rev. J. , L. earick, of the Reformed Church f which organization she had cen a member for several years. 'Lewis C. Ensley. Lewis C. Ensley, a veteran of .e Civil War, died at his home i-ar Saluvia, of dropsy, last Sun- ay morning, aged three days Iss than 81 years. The funeral ok place at 10 o'clock, Monday r.orning, and interment was f ade in the cemetery at the lutheran church at Rays Hill. 1 f .. n 1 r air. insiey s nrst wile was ucuc lyusiiung, who uieu ai- wr the birth of her second child oth of whom are living, namely ieorge C, near Saluvia, and atharine wife, of Isaac Smith. raiding in Everett. Mr. Ensley's Jt cond wife was Catherine Ange ne Deshong, a sister of the first ife. To this union were born 'ary E., wife of George McDon- !d; Christopher D., Sherman L., mil Belle, wife of Ephraim !we, and Ruth E., wifeofWil ;w Mellott. There is also a f epson, and they all reside near aluvia. Mks. Harvey Mumma. Mrs. Annie Tearl Mumma. wife 1m f narvey Mumma, died at her "me near Saxton, on Saturday. p 9. aged 28 years, 11 months N'IGdays. The deceased was daughter of the late William wfowgh, of Hustontown, this lunty. blie was a member of 10 Methodist Eniseonal church 1,1(1 was a lovine wife and kind flOtller. ITor hlishnn.l nnil frnr ja survive her. The body was Ken to Hustontown for inter- fent Seiders. Mosscr Kerlin. son of Mr. and Win. Seiders. of Tod town- "ft died of Brieht's disease, on uesday, aged about 3 years. In- "nent was made in Union Hem- F'fy. Ayr townshin. Tuesday. Our Climate Did It. About '"CI LrilTUO mivn lin Vim. i.rM-L- on dlnca nurse in Itnlti mnro nn nt of very bad health, and me home to McCnnnelkniii-fr to JPerate. Good milk, whole- Sen air . 1 '. back ridirxr inof o.'v. . Pounds to her weight dur xner two months' Rfnv. She "Cd her accustomed otronfrfh atiy thnf UrKrtn o loll fvrw or - Tiit;u a uii xiuiii ' IJ'iySic n rii.! tetTl uiumure cam Lt!ai8day t0 take charge of Ftal City. came a reluctantly bade pleasure here and Sawmill Burned. Rowe Mellott's sawmill was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The mill was located on a tract of timber land belonging to George W. Humbert about two miles south of Big Cove Tannery. Ihemillwa3 in operation until 5:30 Saturday evening, and at 7 o'clock, when the last men went away from the mill, there was no sign of fire about the place. Early Sunday morning, when Harry Bivens, who lives a mile and a half from the mill, arose, he saw smoke which indicated that the mill was afire, and be sent Mr. Mellott word. Soon the neighbors were on the job. but it was all they could do to save the sawed lumber, which amount ed to about 50,000 feet, and some 200 cross ties. The loss to Mr. Mellott will be about $200.00, and to Mr. Humbert the value of a bout 75 cords of slab3. There is no insurance. Cliambcrsbiirgcr Attempts Suicide. George, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hoover, of Broad street, Chambersburg, attempted to take his own life last Saturday after noon. George was a driver for a grocer, and is about eighteen years old. According to the Chambersburg papers, he has been in trouble of one kind or another periodically since he was ten years of age. His last trou ble was an unrequited love affair as was revealed by a note left for his sweetheart, and a verba message to his mother, uttered to those who were attracted to the spot by the shot of a 38 cali bre revolver with which Hoover attempted suicide by shooting himself in the side.- Hoover was immediately atten ded by Dr. Maclay and taken to the Hospital and Dr. J. C. Green- await summoned. Although the bullet passed clear through bis body, Hoover may live. Did Nullum See Into 1911. "The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one a gainst the other in the broad ways; they shall seem like tor ches, they shall run like the light nings. "Nahum 2:4. Did the Trophet get a glimpse of modern automobiles when he gave utterance to the foregoing prophecy? Then, in chapter three, verses one to four, inchr sive, did he see the police mur ders and the recent wholesale ex ecutions of gamblers in New York, which have horrified the civilized world. Does verse four have special reference toTamany Hall? It requires very slight ex ercise of the imagination to fit these prophecies into the times in which we are living. All Drunk, to Usual. Chambersburg gets on the first page about every day now. Ed ward Miller of that place bought a revolver last Saturday morning and while showing it to two friends a little later, got into an argument with one George Bur denstock.who thought it was not safe for Miller to carry it; and just to show that there was no hard feelings, Miller took a crack at him fortunately missing him. ater he took a second shot with the same result. All were drunk and during further argument, the third man Lester Lake was se- ected as the target, and receiv ed a bullet in the neck. Mill er was locked up to await the result of Lake's wound. Good Season for Turkeys. Mrs. George Fix, of Licking Creek township, set a turkey hen this spring with thirteen eggs with the result that when the mother hen left the nest four weeks later she led a flock of four teen little turks. Now, how do you like that? The troubleis some fathers trust their daughters for life to a man to whom they wouldn't lend an umbrella for ten minutes, Traction Kale Suspended. It will be remembered that State Highway Commissioner Bigelow issued rulo3 governing the use of traction engines on public roads, owing to the fact that some of the engines were equipped with cleats on the tires that were considered damaging to roads. To correct this condition, E. M. Bigelow, State Highway Com missioner, after having give n careful consideration to informa tion and facts furnished him re garding thcMse of traction en gines in ngric'i'tura! work, deems it advisable to suspend, for the time being, rule three governing the operation of these machines so that those owning traction en gines of over 100 inches in width used for agricultural purposes, may have them registered. Traction engines are of various makes, some of which are of si.e and weight and so equipped that they are capable, in the hands of a careless and reckless operator, of doing great damage to all kinds of roads, culverts and bridges and it is to prevent this possible dam age tiiat vie laws were enacted and the rules promulasrted. Threshers, balers or wat e r tanks are not considered trailers and never have been. No regis tration fee is required to be paid for them. The ordinray wear and tear of a traction engine used for agri cultural purposes on a public road is not and cannot be considered as damaging a highway in such a way a:? to make the owner of the engine liable for the damage.;. Li order that no o.ie may 1 put to a hardship, owners of true tion engines, equipped with cleat other than those proscribed by law, will be permitted now to op erate such engines during thi year, with a view of having the next Legislature modify the law In fact, it is the opinion of Com 1 1 i .i . missioner uigeiow mat the law should be so amended as to make a distinction between the farm er's traction engines and the big, heavy tractor used for hauling freight and heavy loads. It is but fair to our Represen tative, George B. Mellott, to say to our readers that the opinion just expressed by the State Iligl way Commissioner is just the opinion that Mr. Mellott enter tained in the legislature at the time of the passage of the bill; and that he did everything in his power to have this clause incor porated into the act going to Mr. Bigelow and personally in sisting on a change in the word ing of the bill. CLARENCE WALTER MORORET. . Free For The Asking. If more of our people knew of the value of the free bulletins is sued from the olfices of the Unit ed States Donarbnpnf-. of Ao-ri Uareuce Walter Morgret, son culture. Washington n r. thor of Jackson and Susan Linn Mor- would be a great increase'in the grec, meci at tne home ot his sis- enthusiasm, of Hm,,,. v wiiv j uuuvt tuviir round Dead in Ded at the Home of His Sister Ilaltic near illt. Au burn, Illinois. TEMPER AND CHILDREN. Horace Greeley on Farm Life. Horace Greeley, great editor. scholar, and politician, reflecting Little Talks on Health and Hjgiene by bamucl 0. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., upon rural life upon one occasion said: "I should have been a farmer. My riper tastes incline to that blessed calling whereby the human family and its humble tor, Mrs. Hattie L. Greer, near bers especially, of our rural home- auxiIiaries are fed. Its quiet, Mt. Auburn, 111,, Friday after- makers to stick to the farm. ts segregation from strife and noon, May l, l'JM, aged 40 years, Three recent, hnlint.'n v urawls an( rivalries, at- j montns, ana days. 'Ihe lu- B. 203: P. B. sr.!) and V I? K91 nerai services won hr. M fmm tim rrk n... ....... iiiv.it- imiiMiini'isirrarnr nnniniri - -j ..h ., ., ... Grove City M. H. church on the and 1, nA , r, t which. complicates my prosperity in!l"anr otner sin' following Tuosdav nim-ninirnt.11 fu ..i . . . . in some sort with others' ndver. vohave not observed the ' j- " i ii Ki tiDiYiiiu u s ; run i cri vintr j? . o'clock, conducted by the pastor, vonr n,i,iwa n,i m,.ii: sity-my success with others' de- u,'Pnary orts of parents 'It " v- V Ullll 1 llAl I til llllllt I I F 1 , . . lie v. L. E. Baldwin, assisted hv Una ,..n.f, t, feat. The farmer's floors mav U1 " njr that they could Iiev.E.M.Barringer.oftheMt. vo " " kroan with the weight of his 'Trove u the methods em Auburn M. E. church, and inter- a i J: , crops, yet no one elso deems ployecl and tho results obtained. trace ana uehght me. I hate to earn my bread in anv calling Commissioner of Health. ''Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are garden ers." Physical, mental and moral health depend upon self control and i the cultivation of this in children is of greater importance menc in the drove Utvccmcterv. ;n tlmm ;Q oi-,..: .- . - - 'o nit ami Millie mciUilSU i no services at the cemeterv of t h ing powders in home canning and himself the nom-er thni-ef,. h The casual observer usually de- - w WlVVW&y&t 11V I I I may grow a hundred bushels of r nat naren" are more oft Must Have Hcaitli Certificate. Charged by the State Livestock mitary Board with bringing cat tie into Pennsylvania from Ohio illegally. D. H. Stambaugh, of Sharon, Mercer County, was or dered to pay a heavy .fine and costs by the Local court. With the exception of cattle 'or immediate slaughter, all bulls cows and heifers above the age of six months, are required when brought into Pennsylvania to be accompanied by a health certificate. In discussing the case State Veterinarian, Dr. C. J. Marshall, said that other dealers in that section will likely be prosecuted for violating the interstate cat tle law. More Corner Improvements. J. N. Sipes has let the contract to Ralph Reed to remove the wooden norch and sidewalk from Stouteagle's store to the corner of Second street, and to replace same with concrete, Ihe con crete iloor of the porch will be on a level with the sidewalk, and semi-circular concrete steps will ead into the store and dvvellintr. 'o make the porch more private, neat, iron fencing will sepa rate the porch from the sidewalk new roof over the porch will tie six inches wider than the pros ent one, and will rest on wooden pillars having fancy brick bases, wvi v m conrge oi tne uaa r e 1 C I I 1 1 iuws, oi wnicn oruer ne was a member. Among those from a distance who attended the funer al were Mrs. Clarence Morgret and daughter Ruth, and Mrs Morgrot's brother C. A. Runyan all of Warfordsburg; Milton A. Morgret, of Edina, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. R. Garland, Bloomington, 111"; Mrs. Grace Barger, of Tus cola; Air. and Mrs. Ray Eerre. Miss Vehna Hoggs, and Mrs. II C. Reed all of Decatur, and Miss Vina Woods and son Chester, of Springfield. In the city of Washington, D. C, on the 25th day of June, 1912, he was married to Miss Laura B. Runyan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Runyan, of Bethel township, this county, the cere numy being performed by Eld Eddie Oliver. To this union one daughter, Ruth Violet, was born, who wuti ner mother, survives the husband and father. but now comes the saddest part oi the story. As was stated he was at the home of his sister, preserving. Right here in Ful ton county we know that the use of salicylic acid is largely on the e ... i. , com or iorty oi wneat to every arable acre without arousing jeal ousy or inciting to detraction. 1 am content with my lot, and J I rrM'O f , 1 L ' A. 1 increase, in home canninR; and r"luIT. K y wnere nartof thpnl1ini.tnffUKiina wiumiy moors nave Been is to educate people away from its use, and telling how whole some food can be preserved with out these "powders." it, at any time, you do not know what bulletin to ask for. 1 1 1 t -v ten the Department what it is that you wish to know, and the proper literature will be sent to you absolutely free. The De partment is supported by the tax payers of the Nation, and you re warded, and yet I say that, were I to begin life anew, I would choose to earn my bread by cul tivating the soil. Blessed is he wdiose day's exertion ends with the evening twilight, and who en to be blamed for the faults of their offspring than the children themselves. Like begets like, and the loss of self control by" the father and mother, is almost certain to be reflected in the child. With children of a high strung and nervous temperament, the display of passion and the loss of self control is to be ex pected. To teach a child to anxiety till the dawn awakes him, with energies renewed and senses brightened, to fresh ac tivity and that fullness of health and vigor which are vouchsafed will not be getting your share of r? t-hSe nly ft'ho spend most of 1 ?tf 1 , . returns u you ao not avail your self of these free booklets. Just address your letter to Depart ment of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C. can sleep unbrokenly and without povern itscf and to contrc)1 thcse gusts oi temper is worthy of the most careful study, persist ent and kindly effort. To permit a child to give way to passion during the early years of its life is apt, when the strain their wakinc hours in the free 01 tno real burdens of life are ad Dure air and renovating snnhinn dc(I in latcr years, to end in of the open country." nervous or mental breakdown In past years farmers made the stuaents ot nervous disea- mistake when thinking of educat- S(:s aro aware of thc Possibility incr their sons. that, unless thev of tne inheritance of mental de intended to make lawyers, doc tors, preachers, dentists, or school teachers of their sons, it would be a waste of time and money to send them to school. Hard Coal for Lime. For the benefit of our readers, we uiu a nttie investigating in the Cumberland Vallev where She was at work in the basement hard coal is used for burnintr lime 11 vva3 thought, of course, that a of her home, and about quarter and we find that when small man needed no education to be a past three in the afternoon, heard cheap pea coal is used, the cost farmer. Happily that day is past her brother cough, but she to burn lime with hard or soft Tne country, to-day, is full of thought nothing of that. Later, coal is about eaual with hard underfed, underpaid, unsuccess she went up stairs, and noticing coal preferred on account of the ful professional men; and all be Clarence s room door closed, she fact that it does not cake in the looked in, and was horrified to kiln. mm iiiiu ijniK ujiuu ui uuu rzxact ngures cannot be criven .i i . i .1, . , i ueau, a two-ounce oottie Which as some stone reou re crreater had contained carbolic acid lying heat than others; but it is safe by his side. She at once called to estimate a ton of soft coal to some of the neighbors, who sum- burn 100 bushels of lime from moned a physician; but the doc- blue stone, and a ton of hard pea tor said that life had been ex- coal to burn 110 bushels from the tmct for some time. An inquest same rock. was held, and a verdict given This affords a base from which that he had come to his death by to figure cost here in Big Cove, If a ton of soft coal will burn 100 bushels of lime and it costs $2.00 a ton to haul the coal over Cove tects present in the parents. No one factor is of greater aid in equipping a child to battle with hereditary tendencies of this char acter than its education in self- control. It is of the greatest aid in the establishment of mental equilibrium and the mainte nance of a sane pose. Knowl edge, morality and a healthy, l i . i , temperate pnysicai existence are ' "v Ul. r. .. i i . cause of a false pride in their . ,VI1VCU uy u,t-LUluva" nnrenta in a ,le0,Vn f V,o fl;- lln I tills Virtue. fHv"vu mvuuv i-v nave biivu I boys lead a life in which they could wear soft clothes, sport Cum on Peach Trees. iiin ' I Gum on Pca trees maybe MU.1.C imiiua. i ait-MLS, euuciue r-nnseri hv the 1 -!. .1 .... J your uoya. uive mem an tne taking carbolic acid with suicidal intent. Last summer Clarence passed through a severe spell of typhoid fever at his home near Warfords burg, lrom which ho had not fully recovered. On the 25th of ast October, he started to go to the home of his sister in Illinois, l j ii t i i out suuerea a relapse, ana was obliged to be confined in a hos pital at Chillacothe, Ohio, and did not reach his sister's until in December. Impaired health coupled with financial trouble is said to have preyed upon his mind until the time came when he decided to end all by drinking the fatal )otion. schooling you can afford; but instill into their minds the thought that there is no avoca tion in the world that is wider open to the man who wants to accumulate money-and wdien he has accumulated it, to feel that it does not belong to somebody disease known as gumosis, which is really rare, ac cording to a letter received by a Delaware county fruit grower from State Economic Zoologist Surface, but the gum is more ikely to result from trees being frozen, from mechanical injury, or from shot-holes or peach-tree borers; the latter is the larirer of mountain, it is very plain that 2 Ise; 110 occupation so con- the two rnha usua,. workintr cents a bushel is added to cost if l,ullvc "'Hiinnu longevity; no at t lG hase nf tu- trnn i,nnnnfu -!x i ii . I wviiui-ti burnt here. On the other hand, (,uier situation so xavoraoie to the BUrface-of tlvi soil if a ton of pea coal will burn 110 raise a lam"y ot clean, strong, bushels of lime, and costs $2.00 purcminded boys, from whom a ton to haul over the mountain. wM be selected the men who must take their places at the head of the business, political, and religious world. Mad Cogs. t i . i a newspaper item says that a New Jersey dog went mad and coughed up a toad; but the dog was not half as mad as the toad. This furnishes the opportunity we have been waiting for to say that we believe many, dogs have a good right to be mad. They are permitted to be the target of slingshots, stones, and all man ner of teasing until the it is also plain that less than 1 cent a bushel is added if burnt here. It looks very much as though the hard pea coal would be the thing for us to use here, buying it, of course, in carload lots at wholesale price. One thing we are sure about, namely, that lime can be burnt here at a cost of not over 2 cents a bushel more than it costs to burn it in Franklin county. Lime retails there at 8 cents a bushel and the same lime retails here 20 cents a bushel a difference of 12 cents. With the demand that exists here for lime, we can fig ure no reason whatever for the absence of a battery of good draw or pot kilns near McConnells-burg. Mrs. Geo. A. Harris, accompa- brute nied by Mrs. Geo. W. Hays and shows its good sense by retaliat- daughter Miss Nellie, and Dkvid, ng and biting somebody. Dogs son of Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Mc- follow the teams to town, or to Kibbin, with O. L. Greathead at some unfamiliar locality, and get the steering wheel, went over to ost. They have been known to Waynesboro last Saturday morn- remain there for days until near- ing.' In the afternoon the party y starved.. only to bo frightened returned bringing home with so badly that they acted "queer" them Mr. Harris who had been and were then driven to frenzv away on business a few davs. by cruel treatment, and pronoun- and exchanging David for his sis ced "mad." Who has not seen ter Elizabeth, who is now spend this happen many times? ing a few days with her grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Bubscinefor theJNEWs. lKendall. In Professor Surface's letter the following advice is given: The little white worms which you saw in the gum are not in juring the tree, and are not caus ing the gum to form. They are fly larvae and are simply feeding in it because it it is a substance suitable for their living. Find out the real cause and remove it. If it is the shot-hole borer, cut back the tree very severely. Wash the tree with lime-sulfur solution, stimulate their growth by a nitrogen fertilizer, especial ly nitrate of soda, and by cultiva tion. If it is the peach-tree bor er remove this pest and keep it out by washing with lime-sulfur solution once per month during the entire summer. If it is a mechanical injury the trees will outgrow it, without needing other treatment. If it is winter freez ing or gumosis, cut back the trees very severely and treat as direct ed above for the shot-hole borer." Farm Values. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued a recent report on value of crops, lands, i n ii uve siock, Arc, irom which we take the following: Average farm value for Fulton county is $18 per acre; for Huntingdon county, $15; for Bedford county, $10; and for Franklin county, 75. To any not familiar with the topography of this section of the State, this puts Fulton in a lad light;' but much of the land em l J ii. . ,. uraceu in tne report lies on mountainous ridges which all know is not high priced agricul tural land. There are scores of farms of as good land in this county as that of Philadelphia county which is rated at an aver- Some one has figured out that age of $U50 per acre; but the " the coming wheat crop aggre- proximity to Philadelphia mark- gates 800,000,000 bushels and if ets keeps the price of the latter it averages 85 cents a bushel high. Land lying close to large there will be $(5SO,000,000 coming cities is given over to truck gard- to the farmers. This seems a ening, an acre of it frequently vast sum until it is remembered being make to produce as many that a single automobile company 1.11 i 1 . m . ii x a. rt ava.-v aouars worm oi vegetables as a turns out ouu.uuu cars a year hundred acres of some of our which at $500 a car means an out hill farms produce in corn. put valued at $150,000,000, or 22 per cent of the macnificent subscribe lor the news, wheat cron's cash value. A- ft
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