fir ft 0ttftt VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY 1G.1914. NUMBER 44 NORHAN T. JOHNSTON KILLED. of T. Walker Johnston, of Ayr Township, Deceased, Killed by Train Near McKecsport. The sad intelligence was flashed y wire to this place on Monday iat Norman Thomas Johnston lad been struck by a freight i . t i. p.u,iu tajn on last ouuuaui evening, ,h fhnt. two hours later he died tthe McKecsport, Pa., hospital. i i j i. i i full details oi now me accident jappened are lacking, as no one few it. ivir. Jonnston was con- jctor of a freight train, and the ipposition is that he stepped torn his train to signal ins engi and that another train ruck him. Both his legs were t nfT at the hips. Local under ikers prepared the body for rial and shipped it to Mercers rg, from which place it was ought to his boyhood home in vr townsnip. ne was agea t.irs, 7 months and 22 days. Fu- ral took place Tuesday, lntcr- l nt being made in Union ceme ty. Services were conducted Rev. J. L. Grove, of this place. LVboutfour years ago Mr. John- In was married to Miss Agnes lnna,of Springviile, Pa., and at e time of his death they were iding at Freeport, Pa. He is rvived by his wife and little lighter Grace. Other surviv- near relatives are: His moth Mrs. Jennie Johnston, and the lowing brothers and sisters. hard, of Colorado; Jessie, wife SAlex Patterson, of Cumberland hty, Pa.; Mary, wife of Will- Kendall, Ayr township; Hous Webster Mills; Ralph. Pitts '2h; Charles and Florence, at lie; Helen, wife of William Cor Lewistown; Blanche, wife of !iam Kegereis, Oakville, Pa.; wife of D. F. Trout, Tod nslnp, and Grace, wife of John ris, Lewistown. Pa., all of m were present at the f unera pt Richard. Mrs. Johnston accompanied to this place by sister, Mrs. Steinmver. of . - ' luusky, Ohio. Two of his k members of the Brother- l of Locomotive Engineers. ppanied the remains and at- fled the funeral. Sheriff Had Busy Day. Sheriff James J. Harris had a busy afternoon last Saturday, and he wants to know if any oth er County officer can match it? To begin, he called Prof. Lewis Harris' sale at one o'clock; then sold sixteen head of horses for Forney and Forbes; he then wet.t to Tod township and arrested Russell WiLle on a f. b. chanro, His next act was to collect a bill that had been given to him for that purpose. The Sheriff then secured an auto and went to Fort Loudon to arrest John and Dan Tritle, of thatplace, on a warrant sworn 6ut by' Col. Moseby, of Wells Valley, and at ten minutes before twelve o'cluck that night hp turned the lock in the County jail on the two prisoners. The warrant given to the Sher iff by Col. Moseby, called for the arrest of the Tritle men for their having stollcn two turkeys from Col. last tall. It is said that the turkeys were taken to a place on Broad Top, cooked and eaten there, and that owing to a' diffi culty which recently arose be tween the host of the evening of the feast, and the Tritles, the former "squeeled," and Moseby had the Tritles arrested. THE GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who llavs Recently Passed Away. Rodekt L. Smith. At the age of G7 years, 11 months, and 10 days, Robert L. Smith died at the homo nf hi brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Thomt s Ilammil in McCon nellsburg, about five o'clock Thursday evening, July 0, 10M. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock, Saturday forenoon, and interment w;v made in Union cemetery. The deceased, a son of the late John R. and Susanna Lindsay Smith, was born in McConnells- burg, and spent mo.st of his life in that town. A little more than a year and a half ago, he had a stroke of ap oplexy, and from that time until his death was almost helpless. lor a period of twenty-eight ye.irs preceding the time of his MEXICAN PLANTER IN TOWN. Grand Harvest-Horns Picnic. utention, Everybody! There I w a harvest-home nicnif hM f- M. Kendall's woods in Ayr pip, rnday, July 24, 1914. ru. aim you. and von arp by cordially invited to nre a basket of irood thin tn and bring your family, .your hearts, and your friends sIend the day with others -in "'ting tor the time dull care Seated harvest fields. The nellsburg Band will be 0 to enliven thn nmelnn 1(1 'train in the morning, S( iaw in the day if the w shows signs of clearing, lere is goinir to be a hnrvpst f Picnic in Kendall's woods f ' day unles the weather is li following committee on ar gents is rennstor) n rraat H Kendall's on Saturday, I at one o'clock, p. m. f1 Kendall, Toby Glazier, 7uii, iiarvey Ncsbit, e Umerer. Ffet Repair Water Street. pinion has been given to te Highway Department ""we ro:ida in,i i u :f; fni have been condem a taken num. K., dh. ;a e must repair that por- U L, the Part outside a f n. rhorn 1 I rovp en som'e . 'y over tho ff nnat inn " the Borough or the H'Bhway Department Repair Vof--t--i. f;n . "" nueut. ine ,g P'nion, if it stand the 'the pmiHf. ...... fcnnnii l W1U relieve t; nmg the Lincoln High- t rUKh the town. T.nJL , re to the effe-t ,. , 'h thf.' ? 0riffinally routed Htoir ce Wl11 not be f r9'l0W thft Ponno.,1. a"r across the state. Ep worth Social. The Annual Straw Ride and So cial of the Epworth League took place Thursday evening of last week. Members prepared ice cream, cake, and coffee and a bout sixty went down to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Martin's big lawn, in ilr. B. W. Logue's hay wagon taing with them the. refresh ments furnished by the' town members. For once, we under stand, Mr. Logue's spunky pair of mules found a load that they could not handle on the Second street hill at southern end o town, and some of the more agile riders leaped off, but whether they put their shoulders to the wheel we cannot say. The Brewer lawn, with its ice cold spring of water in one cor ner, is an ideal place for an even ing entertainment, and has been the favorite location for the League's social for several years. The big porch furnishes a nice rostrum for the entertainment that goes with the League's an nual outing. Besides games for old and young, some fine literary and musical features were in or der. Among those who contrib uted to this latter part of the program were pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Royer. some of Mrs. Royer's pupils in elocu tion, and others. Prof. Harris Goes West. rrof. Lewis Harris, wife, and ittle sons Donald and Ernest, left early Monday morning for Hancock, Md., where they board ed a train for their future home in 111. For several weeks their address will be Millersville, 111., where Mrs. Harris s parents re side. They will afterwards go to ti r 1 i t i i . ijiue luouna. a snore distance from Millersville, where Mr. Har ris will teach an eight-months' term in the public schools. For a number of years Mr. Han-is taught in the schools of this place, and was one of the success- ul teachers in the Summer Nor mals which have been held in this place. Mr. Harris expects to purchase a poultry farm near one of the above named places, and engage in that business when through teaching next winter's term. Mr. Harris and his fami ly carried with them the regret of many friends for their having left us. and all wish them success and happiness in their new home. .Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Taylor, Elmer Hooper, and Wm. Curf man, all of near Todd, Hunting don county, spent from Saturday until Monday in the'home of Mrs 'aylor's mother, Mrs. Wm. Reed, of this place. They came in Mr. Taylor's Auto. - stroke, lie lived at the Washing' ton House in this place, and had charge of the office and the din ing room. Robert possessed many fine qualities of mind and heart, and had a special fordness for music and art. He never mar ried. He is survived by two sisters, Mattie, wife of Thomas Ilammil, of this place, and Maggie, wife of Cam Baxter, now residing in California. II. L. BlTXKR. The following obituary was ta 1 f T r . r. Ken irom a west Virginia paper and sent to us by E. II. Bitner, a brother of the deceased t f T . . nenry L,eroy Uitner, aged auouc twenty years, a young brakeman of the U. & 0. railroad, wiio met his death in some mysterious manner on his way to the caller's office in the South Cumberland yards, for a pass on Sunday night of July 5th between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock. His body was found af ter the derailing of the engine o baltimore excursion train on its way back to the shops, his body being badly multilatcd beyond identification, but being identi fied by a Hamilton watch, on the inside case of which was carved 'From Mother to II. L. B.,' on his cuff links 'L. B.,' and the in side coat pocket 'L. Bitner.' His body was brought home to Key- ser on train No. 55, on Monday afternoon, accompanied by his brother Elmer Bitner and broth er-in-law, Earl T. Shelton. Fu neral services . took place on Wednesday morning, at his moth er's home, conducted by Rev. R. G. Hammond, of the Unitec Brethern church, assisted bv Rev II. F. Baughman, of the Luther an church. Interment was made in Queens Toint cemetery. II was a member of Washington Camp No. 28, P. 0. S. of A. they having services at the grave The honorary pall bearers bein taken from boy friends, were Nelson Wagner, Roy Fraftklin, Earl Dovvling, Alvin Clem, George Bcane and Mr. Miller. He is survived by his father and mother, Mr, and Mrs. S. B. Bitner, two brothers, Elmer II.. and A. Eugene; four sisters Mrs. S. C. Dawson, Mrs. Mary E. Ev ans, Mrs. Earl P. Shelton and Mrs. John C Smith. Those who attended from out of town were Mrs. Ora Fraker, of Orbisonia. Pa., Mr. Richard McGowan, of Burnt Cabins, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. George Cooke, of Johnstown, Ta. Miss Viola Richies, of Borden Shaft, Md., Mrs. Ora Fazenba- ker, Mrs. Lynn, Mrs. Ruth No- land, Mrs. Guy, Miss Grace Franklin, Mr. Earl Dowling, Mr. Roy Franklin, of Westernport, Md. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. A FRIEND. George Wilson, near Fort Lit tleton, was in town Monday and called on Dr. Dalby for medicine for his wife, who has not been well for. somo time, Firsthand Information Concerning Con1 ditions la That Country, and Views Advanced by Mr. J. M. Bain. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bain, of Pittsburgh, stopped over night at the Fulton House Thursday of last week. Mr. Bain is a large holder of stock in a plantation company located 400 miles south of the City of Mexico, where they have many thousands of acres planted to bananas. He and his family spend part of their time on the plantation. When interviewed bv a News reporter, Mr. Bain frankly said that he thought Villa is the right man to put at the head of the new government that may soon be organized in Mexico. Before permitting ourselves to be shock ed at the idea of boosting a form er wild bandit and robber to the highest office in that forlorn coun try, it would be well to inform ourselves of conditions that have existed there for centuries. The provinces in Mexico that corres pond to states in our own coun try, have been ruled by just such men, in most cases, for genera tions. The population is com posed of people very ' similay to our American Indians indeed, are Indians as we know them. Who, Mr. Bain asks, could bet tor, controll those wild people than a man like Villa who knows every nook and corner of that country, and knows better. perhaps, than any living men their need to start them into a higher life? Villa is not held up by Mr. Bain a3 a "saint," nor does he expect from him perfectly clean govern ment qs we would interpert that kind; bVt those in closer touch with that wonderful man Jeel sure that he intends to institute reforms that will be far in ad vance of anything ever known among the common people of Mexico. Villa' 8 acquaintance with, and power among, the lead ers in the outlying mountain bound districts will fit him for being at the head of a kind of semi-military government that, of necessity.will have to be adopt ed, for awhile, in case the Con stitutionalists win which now seems to be near a reality. Villa will have to call to his as sistance just such fearless, dare devils as he is, place them in charge of outlying districts, but under bis command, pay them their price, and hold over them the same threatening arm that has made him master of the pres ent situation. It sounds' fierce to us, but, as Mr. Bain insists, bandits like Villa once was can be good men too, if given a chance. Political, and especially religious, conditions in Mexico developed men like Villa and hun dreds of lesser lights. Plunder ing was the chief employment of the rulers, and as like begets ike, it was natural that the lead ers among the ignorant masses followed suit. Let the history of Villa's life bo what it may he has given evidence that ' he expects to give to his miserable former people of the jungles a better jhance to "be good" and it looks plausible that if some of the for mer "bad men" of Mexico be put in command of that country, and mbued with ambition to emulate the United States as they say they wish to do that country may yet become civilized and have schools and other organiza tions for educating the very low class of creatures that compose nine-tenths of the population Villa and his associates know to a certainty that the United States has reached the limit of its patience with a bad neighbor; le knows, too, that nothing short of a division of the1 land amoncr more owners will solve the living iroblem, and he will, to the best of his barbarous ability, see that this reform is worked out as rap idly as circumstances will permit Men of the opposite stamp from Vilh have, for centuries, made a miserable failure at raising Mex TEMPER VS TEMPERANCE. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel 6. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner Health. Over two thousand years atro Confucius said, "Few are those who err on the side of self re straint." All neurologists unite in the opinion that anger has a danger ous effect on the human system. Experiments have been carried on to show that the various func tions of the body are materially interfered with or arrested by excessive passion. It is not uncommon for illness to follow a fit of temper and for those whose blood pressure is high or where there is defective heart action it is extremely dan gerous. Not only those who give way to uncontrolled passion work and injury to themselves but they are almost certain to arouse a like passion in others. There are few occasions in life which justify the display of "righteous anger" and even in such instances it is always a de batable question whether calm and well directed energy would not have accomplished far more During the hot weather small annoyances are apt to be exag gerated and trifles assume an im portance out of proportion. Self restraint is a valuable asset in the building of individual charac ter and in the cultivation of those temporate habits of mind and body which go far to maintain sound bodily and mental health. Missionary Conference Planned. "Extensive plans are under way for the Ninth Annual Missionary Conference to be held at New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Au gust Uth to 23rd, 1914. The eight previous Conferences hae been eminently successful, being attended by hundreds of people each year, and those in charge are looking forward to the com ing Conference as the best yet. Delegates are to be housed in the commodious and beautiful build ings of Westminister College: and the Conference is to be generally directed by the Rev. C. R. Wat son. D. D. of Philadelphia. Cor respondingSecretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Presbyterian Church. It is planned to have Bible and Mission Study Classes in the forenoons, all the afternoons for recreation, and popular platform meetings in the evenings. The subjects to be studied deal with the American Indians, China, the methods of carrying on Mission ary work abroad, and the Social Aspects of Foreign Missions. Well-known speakers have been secured for institute periods and platform addresses, men and wo men who have been successful in religious work at home and oth ers who have attained fame as missionaries in the Far East. The conference offers a rare op portunity to hear and meet these leaders. The United Presbyterians in this vicinity are taking an active interest in securing delegates to attend this Conference and ex pectations are that there will be a good representation. The Conference constituency is interdenominational. Any per son, of whatever Church, who is interested in Missions will be welcome. Rev. J. L. Grove, of this place. is the Conference's local repre sentative and will answer any questions. Good Times Coming. While there has been no really "hard times" in this country for many years, still, there are bet ter times just a little ahead, if half we hear i3 true. The sea son is not over for taking out au to licenses; but nearly a million and a quarter has been spent for licenses alone, in this state, to say nothing of what was paid for the cars. The Chronical-Tele graph, (Republican) of Pittsburg said in a column article the oth er day that it would require the addition of 4,000 families to the population of that district to fur nish help for the increase of busi ness that is now either taking place, or is in sight. We have had personal interviews with men from different parts of the state. and from distant parts of the country, who laugh at the fren zied stories of "Depression of business." There is not a rail road, or any large business con cern that does not have regular. annual periods for laying off men temporally. It is too bad that pol ticians sieze upon trifles to belit tle the opposition party, and it is a worse calamity that so many swallow the stuff thev. print. The head of the Woollen Manu facturers' Association in this country gave out a statement re cently that, for the first time in the history of the business, the demand for wool exceeded the supply. This statement came in the very face of the fact that more woollen goods were impor ted this year than for many years. Can any of us swallow calamity" stories with fact- not buncombe like that before ? GOOD KOAD MATERIAL. us Walks and Talks Botanical. Mr. Wm. F. Hughes' botanv class of young ladies has been scouring the country about town for a week in search of wild plants. More than one hundred have been put under examina tion, and a great lot of valuable information has been gained. The trips have now ended, and Mr. Hughes is about to leave us It was a grand opportunity for our folks to acquire an introduc tion to the vegetable world, and many more should have taken advantage of it. All who did so speak in highest terms of Mr Hughes' work-his explanation of terms employed being so sim pie as to be readily understood: while his fund of legendary lore proved his wide acquaintance with botanical literature. A more detailed report will follow in the near future. Good Report of Fultonian to Highway Department, Locating Material for Crowning and Surfacing. Editor NEWs-We are still hopeful, still praying, wishing and working for the Trans-State Highway. By some hook, or crook, the report reached the Mate Highway Department that there was no good material to re surface the old Pike from the Ridge west of McConnellsburg, to the Rays Hill summit. This report coming to the ears of Jas. A. Stuart, a supervisor for sever al years under the Pike Com pany s management, he set to work to effectually confute the report by making a collection of the best available material aloni? the line of the pike, andadiacent thereto, and submitted his report, with samples, to the State au thorities. After the hiehwav of ficials had examined the report and samples, they thanked him for the information he had iriven them. His report ran as follows: beginning at the ridge west of McConnellsburg, extensive flintv limestone, and medina rocks near top of Scrub Ridge, hard red medina rock; from Patterson's Run to Green Hill black flintv chemung slates. On Licking Creek, short haul, down grade to ine, a very superior flinty lime stone rock equal to any state. Two miles further haul, down grade, thousands o? tons of the same rock equal to any trap or bosaltic rocks in the State. At west base of Green Hill extensive flinty portage rock. At foot of Sideling Hill, easy grade road, the dump of east Sideling Hill tunnel thousands and thousands of ton3 of hard blue medina, sur passes any material in Scate for re-surfacing. Near Stony Bat ter, red and grey medina. On west side of Sideling Hill noth ing but pocono sandstone and in places two feet deep with sand this report advises brick for re surfacing, as haul of good ma terial would be long and upgrade for Rays Hill chemung slates. with asphaltum coating. Oh, for the speedy, hearty co operation of more of our public spirited men to help build this trans-state highway which will bring an era of progress and pros perity to our county, and state. open up markets to us, and give us conveniences never dreamed of. Fultonian. Mr. Scott Rinedollar and wife and Mr. Lesley Blackburn and wife, of this place, were visitors to Gettysburg over the Fourth. The trip was made in an automo bile, driven by Marshall Brallier, an employe of Rinard Bros' gar age. Everett Republican. ico out of the degredation into which she was plunged. Bv op posite stamp we mean educated men, for Villa can neither read nor write, we are told. Prohibition a Success in Bedford. The following item was clipped from the Philadelphia Record, of June lHh. Editor of the Record: In today's (Saturday's) issue of The Record" I notice an edi torial entitled "Who Drinks It?' in which the point is brought out belittling the effect of prohibi tion. Well, I happen to live in a dry county in a wet State, and we are able to note a wonderful improvement since the saloons were abolished. It is really sur prising that any person who has given the question any thought would be misled by any such &r guments as these. F. S. Campbkll, Hopewell, Pa., July 11, 1914 Made Good Music. Cates' Saxophonic Symphonic Band, from New York, passed through here last Saturday en- route to the World's Fair at San Francisco. They gave a concert in the Orpheum Theatre in Cham bersburg the previous evening. There were four of them, and they traveled by auto. An old springwagon was "trailed behind the auto, in which were the heavy trunks and cases containing musical instruments. The four men gave a concert in front of the City Hotel that wai enjoyed I by a large number. They can Elasome. Theinstrumentsused e 'e were saxophones. The Lincoln Highway. The scarce that went the rounds of the newspapers west of Harrisburg a week ago, that the proposed Lincoln Iliirhwav would probably pass around Ful ton and Bedford counties. byway of Harrisburg, Huntingdon, and points north, has been abated by the appearance of an official car with markers and signs for dis tribution along the route in this section. It is probably true that a large sum of money has been subscribed to carry the road around by way of Huntingdon, but sentiment sometimes weighs more than $25,000 (the amount subscribed). The average tour ist is out for pleasure; and the old, historic Forbes route appeals to his nature, Those who cross the State for business purposes want to find the shortest road. and the Forbes route fills the bill for both pleasure and business. Stole a Whole Herd of Cattle. A few days ago John D. Smith. a Blair county farmer went to his pasture land on his farm where he had a herd of eleven cattle. He found that the entire herd was missing. Mr. Smith beuran investigations. It developed that twostrangers drove the cattle away and sold them to an Italian butcher at Franklin Forge. The butcher had sold four of the cat tle and slaughtered three of the best ones. There have been ar rests made. Such a wholesale steal of cattje is not often heard of in thia country. I; f'.V . i ' i I r.
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