M 14 22 KJ F.I m i m Li u m ii i VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSUURG, PA., JULY 23,1914. NUMBER 45 THE CM REAPER. Vert Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Benjamin Garland. Benjamin Garland, one of the ,!est and best known citizens of ,-ifast township, died at the me of his son-in-law Stillwell m T. . 1 .. n mi i fruax, llicsuay, uuiy i, ivii, Led SO years, 4 month, and 20 m Mr. Garland was twice mar d. His first wife was Mary ss. a sister of the late Aaron ss, of Pigeon Cove, and Adam ss, of Belfast township, and this union was born one daugh-r-Emma, who became the fe of Mason Mellott, near kdmore. Not long after his tfriane to Miss Hess, she died some two years after her lath he was joined in marriage Sara Mellott, daughter of the I te Isaac Mellott and to this lion were oorn six children ee sons and three daughters, wit: George W., who is now ceased, John F., and Charles residents of Belfast township, try E., wife of David A. Car tel, of Needmore, Ettie C, fe of Stilwell Truax, Rachel J. fe of David Hill, all of Belfast nship; hence he leaves tosur ; him a widow, Sarah Gar ! two sons and four daughters above named and thirty-five fcnd children and six crreat nd children. Ie was a consistent and de- t member of the Christian Irch, to which church of. his rice, he united forty-five years Jo and wa3 never swerved from fidelity to its teachings. V- n i i . fir. uanana possessed a rare ilty for making every one with m he came in contact feel presence of a friend. He p held in high esteem bv his nds and neighbors and was luently honored by public of s which he filled with credit v distinction. unerai services were held at ling Hill Baptist church. irsday, July 9th, conducted by 1 V p J. C. Garland and A. G. B. pvers. William Daniels. it'ii. fWiam Daniels died at his e m Licking Creek township, 20, 1914. aged 59 vears. 3 f'ths, and 11 days. For more n two years he suffered from Implication of diseases that fly ended in his death. Fun- services were held at his late 'ence at 10 o'clock on yester morning, and his body was to rest in the cemotorv At the IinK Hill Christian church of '1 church he was a faithful fiber and trustee. Mr. Dan- as an industrious, resnected fen. kind nml l;., u: pily. and an excellent neigh- "H'am Daniels was a son of ''Ke) James and Sophia Dan ',and was born and lived all "fm Licking Creek town- About forty years ago he married to Miss Luemma . daughter of Major D. D. 0tt' To this Union fniir nhU. I Wore born-all of whom are I namely: Mason, living on joining farm. Anni(, wffl 5" Thomas, ofSixmileRun Ullver. livirnr nn n;; f'.Uebecca. wifo nfruu 01 aixmile Run. His wife survives him Dno f,,ll !,,. U full siHters are living; Jre:. J. Nelson Daniels, of township; Angelino, wife 7f Mellott. of Belfast """P: Maria, wife nf William Gardner, nf mp ,. Anerfi m-n n h , mice nail 518- 'wU-'nael. uric p nr m.. V'lkinsburg; Louie, wife L;of lann- McConnellsburg; r "8. His step-moth- lent nves on trie f ? p!ace whom iua j torn ueteaseu Harrison Kalbacii. lennfT i UCI1' a weaitny r of Lebanon. Ta.. dw t fe. To Bui I J Lincoln Memorial Arch. A mighty effort is being made along a route north of us to in duce the Lincoln Highway Asso ciation to. route the wav alon the Pennsylvania railroad. Th Commission is not disposed to do so unless it fail entirely to re ceive some-support through Frar.k lin, Bedford and Fulton counties. JNaturally, the Commission will yield to those who publicly ex press their appreciaton of the road. One of the thingsdesired by by the Commission is that the route be made interesting to trav elers. Bedford is constructingan historical museum at a cost of ma ny thousandsof dollars. Cham bersburg has erected apermanent Memorial Arch across the High way. Fulton county mustdosome thingtoo. The Highway will mean more to this county from a finan cial point of view than to possi bly any other section through which the way will pass between the two oceans. Many people who live along the route in this county claim that a good smooth road between the railroads on the east of us and those on the west, would be better for us than a "one-horse" railroad. The op portunity is now open for all to show how much they care to see the Lincoln Highway come this way. Subscription books were opened ?100 were subscribed in sums of five dollars each. Oth er lists show $1.00 subscriptions The lists may be seen at L W. Seylar's drug store and atW, II. Greathcad's Smoke Shop. Drop in and add your mite or big chunk" if you wish. Do not lose sight of the fact that those who receive help are the ones who first help themselves. This is preeminently a case where we must help ourselves. The arch will be designed by competent engineers, and will be constructed with a view to mak ing it a permanent ornament of which the County may be proud Hurry in with your subscriptions in order that an estimate of the total amount may be had as soon as possible. Girl Hikers Entertained. On Friday of last week, eight young ladies from Foltz ' 'hiked' across the mountain to this place where they spent the night. The recent rains laid the dust on the Mercersburg pike and refreshed vegetation on Cove mountain, making every toot ot the seven miles interesting and inviting to healthy young lovers of outdoor life. Bubbling over with surplus vitality, the little bevy of girls dared each other to "hike" to McConnellsburg and they did Upon their arrival here they were entertained at a lawn party by Mrs. L. VV. Seylar who pre pared ice cream, cake, coffee, &.c. for them. About twenty young ladies and gentlemen of this place met the Foltz party at Mrs. Seylar's where they spent a pleasant evening. The Foltz ladies spent Friday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Mock, and on Saturday, "hiked" back to Foltz. The visitors were Misses Edna, Ruth and Rhoda Berger; Gladys and Constance Seylar; Florence Toffiin berger and rauline linger all of Foltz and Miss McCullough, of Je r s e y Shore, Pa. his home in that city last Thurs day, aged 82 years. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Spangler of thi3 place attended the funeral which took place Tuesday. Mr. Kalbach became known in the northern parts of this county through his lumber business. About the year 1898 he bought a GOO acre tract of land in Dub lin township from the Benjamin Woolletiheirs. He afterwards be came the senior partner in the firm of Kalbach and Spangler. Three years ago Mr. Kalbach, sold his rulton connty holdings to George A. Harris, of this place and the firm is now Spangler and Harris. About four years ago S. B. Woollet purchased from Mr. Kalbach a part of the original 600 acres of his father's land, and has greatly improved it, . To "Doom" McConntll: burg. We fire behind sister towns in providing agricultural instruction to the town's supporters. The News makes no excuse nor begs pardon of any one for again calling the attention of our towns men to the valuable practice of entertaining the people of the surrounding territory at a big 1' 1 A dinner ana iree lecture once a year. Man towns in the State that thrive oil of what the farm ers spend during their visits to the stores are gallantly showing their appreciation of the farmers' trade by dom;' what they can to give the country people a day of pleasure in town. In most in stances the banker. take the load and enthuse the merchants to join in defraying the expense. Gentlemen, if we had the space to give stories in detail of how local men elsewhere have worked up this plan, and to give figures of results, you would not hesi tate twenty-four hours to start the movement for McConneljs burg. The features of the day are me lectures on scientific farming by a competent speaker whose duty it is to be on hand all day to answer the scores of juestions that are perplexing the farmer. If any of you do not know of the desire of our farm ers to listen to talks on modern ways of handling land, ask a few who come to your banks to trans act business. If they have been keeping tab on other communi ties they will tell you that through the free instruction furnished by experts brought to town by tne bankers and merchants, products of the immediate vicinity have been doubled in some instances, with the resulting increase in de posits and trade. You may cal the move selfish if you wish, for the cost of the dinner and speak er is invariably over-subscribed by the expenditures of the visit ing farmers during the day, to say nothing of the lasting stimu lus given to trade for the balance of the year; but the farmer does not begrudge you that. Indeed, gentleman, a Cove man just now looKed over our shoulder as we write, and read enough of this article to catch the drift of it and exclaimed, "Count me in that, I'll help." Here is a Cove farmer actually offering to help finance the move and we have no doubt but that there are many who would want to help pay the expense of a "Farmers' day" but that would not be the town's treat if they be permitted to con tribute. We could feed 2000 on the Court House square and not miss the cost; all would send a basket of eatables. CBAMBEKSBl'KG'S DIG WEEK. Judges May Refuse AH Licenses. The right of every Judge of quarter sessions to refuse every liquor license application within the jurisdiction of his court, on the ground of "no necessity" was affirmed by the Superior Court, sitting in Philadelphia last week. The decision was made in re fusing the appeal of liquor inter ests from the unprecedented ac tion of Judge George S. Criswcll, who made Venango County dry fast April by his sweeping refu sal, under the Brooks law, to re new a single one of the twenty three liquor licenses theretofore held in Venango County. The lengthy opinion, written by President Judge Charles E. Rice, holds, among many reasons given, that the demand ior liquor by consumers is not the sole and conclusive test to bo applied in determining whether a; license is necessary, and that due consider ation must be given by the judge to the character of the remon strants. The opinion, if publish ed in full, would make four col umns in the News; but is em braced in the foregoing which are in diametrical opposition to what took place at the last term of license court in our county. Newspapers throughout the State make the claim that the Superior Court decision is the se verest blow the liquor interests have ever received. One Hundred Years of Old Chambers burg; Fifty Years of New. AH of Next Week. On July o0, Col. Benjamin Chambers, who some time before had established a fort at the con fluence of the Conococheague Creek and Falling Spring, having received generous land grants, secured a charter for the village, Chambersburg, which had sprung up about the fort. One hundred years later, to the day, on July :!0, ISG-I, a detachment of the Confederate army under the com mand of General McCausland laid waste by the torch this town of Chambersburg because the citi zens would not and could not i "ii i i i coinpiy wan ins demand lor a large sum of money. Five hun dred and thirty-seven buildings, l 1 A I me town s Dost structures, were burned, entailing a loss of $713,- 291.31 in real estate and $915, 137.2 1 in personal property. vnu ior inn damage tne gov ernment has never paid the town one cent, although less just claims have been settled by Uncle Sam. Next week, July 2fi-August 1, Chambersburg will mark its dou ble anniversary by week-long ex ercises. The slogan is Chambers burg Commemorates Celebrates, and for this, committees have been working for months past W ith the commemoration and celebration will be combined Old Home Week and the annual con vention of Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association The celebration begins on next Sunday morning when the minis ters will deliver special sermons and an "every member present" effort will be made in the church Latest From Mexico. Evangelist Johnson at Mt. I'nion. Lx-WouId-Be-rrcsident Huerta At a meetincr of representative of Mexico, did not "die with half citizens of our neighboring town Little Talks on Health and Hyciene by thl i'nl,nl,;(-n- HT..! nil... f i It. .... . , iuexico wiy"01"" union, recently, it was Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D.. "wiv uc nuuiu kivc uu iu me uraueu mat ineir enternrisini? Constitutionalists" as he boasted town with its rapidly growing ne would do; but as soon as he population and increase in busi- rcanzed that he had held his self ness interests should have the mposed job as long as he dared, benefits that come from a mod ern evangelistic camnaisrn: pon- he took train for the coast at Puerto, Mexico, where he caused the railroad company to extend 4.1 A. l 1 i.l I Hie iracKs ciose to tne wnart in BATHING IN I'OLLITED WATERS. Commissioner Health. There is a common but errone ous idea that clear wnter is pure water. Unfortunately this is un true as many a stream which to senuentlv. arrancrpmpnts hnva a" appearance is uncontaminated been completed for the building carrios the erm3 typhoid and of a tabernal with .n v.tin,r Kvsontery. i . . . . . . I ril .1 . order that he could step from the capacity of 2.000. to be rend v hv x "rougnout the summer train into a waiting steamer with the 2Sth of Auirust. whon th months thousands of camps dot outexposing his precious person to well-known evane-plist Tfnhprf V. tne streams and woodlands and the possible bullets from conceal- Johnson and his party will con eu enemies, lie remained in his duct a campaign running until I ullman car from some time last the 2Sth of September. wee until iuonoay when the ship Evangelist Johnston, was at sailed for Jamaica. one time, in the whnhKili cpnek Further serious fighting in Mex ery business in Cumberland. Md.. aml lf tlu'rc 13 careless disposal ico may now bo over. The way and it was then that he was con- 01 tne wa!jtes by those up stream is clear for Villa's Army to the verted to the Christian faith City of Mexico. The United Feeling that to be a member of a States is using its good offices to church meant more than sub- prevent the carrvincr out of the scribinor to thp. "mnstitntinn nml old Aztec custom of executing by-laws," he went out among the Streams 8,1"ulJ 1,0 avoided which captured olhcers of the enemy's neglected in his city, started a UMi ; coniam'nateu by city sewage, army, as has been the practice mission, and was blessed of God . here there is any doubt regard during the present civil war in in his efforts. Lare-or fields were m ine character of the water it Mexico.' President Wilson's de- opened to him, and during the termination not to recognize any last fifteen years he has been en one as president of Mexico who gaged in conducting "evangeliS' gained that position by force of tic campaigns" like Billy Sunday. arms for the gratification of per- Dr. Biederwolff and others. sonai amuition, nas Had itsellect. 1 he Johnson party have just the victorious Constitutionalists closed a camnaitrn in Osceola fully realize the power of the Mills, Ta., a town of less than United Mates to enforce its wish- 2o00 people, with the result that the seekers after health and pleasure naturally turn to the streams for their water supnlv and for bathing purposes. Often camps are located close together incy oecome an active menace to those below. For the sake of safety be care ful in selectine a bathino- nlneo es in tne. present case, and it is thought that law and order wil soon be established in bloody Mexico. 1025 persons were added to the church-a large percentage of which were men. A Whiff of Locomotive Smoke. V ork on the improvements to the Cumberland Valley Railroad through Newville has commenc ed. This work will require about onc,c two years to complete and in Will Make Koad. If the red tape machine at Harrisburg don't slip another cog, there will be an army of men put to work on the State roads at The controversy between Chief Highway Commissioner es. m the evening there will be volves the changing of the chan- union services on the historic nel of Bie Swiner. the razintr of Falling Spring Presbyterian several buildings and the con- Church lawn, "old" ministers struction of two subways. -Ex- speaking and music by a large change. chorus choir. Newville is verv Drobablv the Monday morning a committee point on the Cumberland Valley of seventy old residenters will railroad from which the South welcome formally the "old" boys Penn will branch if it should be and girls who have returned, and built Ever since the Cumber- il -11l-.11 1 ll IVVtl . mere win oe autiresscs Dy sever- land valley began buying prop- al prominent citizens. Chambers- ertv near Newvi e there has been burg this week is celebrating and much speculation as to the final this is the only speech-making of disposition the road intends to the week. For the automobile make of these farms. Coupled parade Monday afternoon enough with the fact that this road ap- . . cars were entered a week ago to plied last winter for a permit to insure its success. build a new bridge across the Tuesday is devoted to secret or- Susquehanna river at Harrisburg is better to boil the entire supply us'ed for drinking and culinary purposes and to forego the pleas ure of swimming. On picnics and excursions to the country unused wells and those in barn-yards or near out houses should be avoided. Even springs are not always to be re lied upon for they are often con taminated by the drainage from adjacent properties. The allur ing roadside springs that looks so tempting to the weary traveler on a hot day is often so located that it receives road drain age and is unfit ?or use. It is far better to suffer a temporary inconvenience from thirst than to risk a drink from a question able source. The general adherence to these suggestions would save much of the typhoid which for years ha3 been an inevitable accompani ment of the vacation season. Bigelow and State Treasurer Young was threshed out in the court at Harrisburg with the re sult that the treasurer was or dered to honor drafts from the Highway Department. It seems that there has been monpv in the treasury all the time; but, ac- 10 irevent Hog Uiolera. cording to the Ireasurer s story, With hogs as easily and quick- he has the right to have audited ly raised as they arc, many won- y.rtA..Mi- . .. 1 1 1- IT . I J I It. A . urcuuma ii-huihu 10 inm as a ult wny uie price oi pork re- guarantee that the money asked mains so high. The answer is- ders and the parade, with floats and demonstrations, will be a feature. On this day the "old" boys and girls have a ride around town to see the marked and many changes in their old 'burg, Wednesday's feature will be an industrial and business parade for which over 70 floats are al ready entered. On Thursday the firemen from the Valley and else where will parade and on this day, and all day Friday there will be contests for firemen and rail road trainmen. Friday evening promises one of the most interesting events of the week a masked carnival along the seven blocks o f the White Way. Organizations and ndividuals all take part and a beautiful spectacle (also intercst- ng) is assured. On Saturday the children will have their innings with a parade and many family picnics at the town's two parks are being ar ranged for. In the point of liberality in the matter of prizes for exellence in all the various demonstrations, contests, floats, etc., the town is unusually generous. Over sev enteen hundred dollars are offer ed in prizes. One of the best features for Chambersburgers, old and pres ent, will be the musical play, "Ben Franklin, Jr." which will be given in the New Theatre Wed nesday and Thursday nights. Words and music were written by local people, and the scenes and actions are all local and the production is being rehearsed by and the work on the approach now being in progress, many think that the tunnels and grad ing in the northern end of the County will soon be utilized as intended thirty years ago. We shall see what we shall see. for was spent as clamed. This, the Treasurer claims, Bigelow would not agree to do. On the other hand, Bigelow claims that the Treasurer withheld the mon ey on trumped-up charges, in order to discredit the Hiirhwav Department Bigelow belongs to the Tenrose wing of the Re- cholera. In the West, whom formerly tens of thousands of fat hogs supplied the demand of the packers, cholera has dis couraged the raising of hogs until the production of pork in the West has diminished to but a small fraction of the demand. congress recently passed an act publican party, and Young is the which granted the sum of $r00.- Dangcr of Liglitining. The greatest danger during thunder storms is under trees, in strong drafts of air, near wire fences, wire clotheslines, wires attached to poles etc. Barns are struck oftener than churches. Buildings with wooden roofs, when struck,, are more likely to be burned than those with metal roofs. Cool liglitining rods, prop erly put up, are an efficient pro tection, but poor rods are worse than none. Professor J. W. Smith of the Ohio University, states that iron rods kept paint ed are better than copper, and are much cheaper. pet of the W ashington or Bull Moose party. Every one knows how much these two wings of an old party "love" each other. Then, there are the Democrats, Keystoners, Progressives, Social ists, Labor, Prohibition, Suf fragette, and dear knows how many other parties to placate, and they are having his Majesty's own time over the spoils'. Army Worm Reaches Chambersburg. For some time the papers have been giving accounts of the de vastation to the army worms that seem to be traveling from the south-west until large areas of the northern States have become Agriculture, Washington, 000 to combat hog cholera. Fed eral and State authorities in fif teen states will cooperate to pre vent and eradicate the disease. Briefly, the method of procedeure will be: First-Education on the subject by assembling farmers of districts and talking to them. Seconcf-Organization of farmers Third-Statistics of each district. Fourth-Sanitation and quaran tine. Fifth-Treatment. Sixth Scrum Production. We have not suffered so much here in Fulton county, but there is no telling when we will; and it would be well for all to ask the United States Doiartment of D. C. in theatricals. In the old C. V. R. R. passen ger station all week will be shown relics and articles of historical val ue that have been collected for this exhibit by the Kittochtinny Historical Society, not only from Chambersburg but also from all over Franklin County. The Pi oneer, the first engine of the C. V. Railroad, will be part of the exhibit Of course, there will be bands playing nearly all the time, bunt ing floating from all buildings and all the dlher incidentals that have made Old Home Weeks pe- a local man, who has made good culiarly American picnics. infested with that pest which leaves nothing green in its wake, Last week the worms hit Cham bersburg and ruined many lawns, W hen these worms are on the to put them on the mailing list so as to receive free the printed letters that are periodically sent out. They come to this office. but they are too long to re-print march, deep furrows are plough- in the News. The Department ed in front of them and as fast niakes special request that your as the furrows are filled, they are namo and full address bo written Killed by dragging a log throuch so piainiy mat mere can be no the furrow, or by sprinkling with possibility of making a mistake kerosene. If the worms are al- in deciphering it. ready in the field, they may be killed by feeding them a mixture of one pound of Paris green to fifty pounds of bran mixed with the juice of half a dozen oranges until all will crumble like chick feed; sprinkle over the field, but remember that the pans green Fire at Hustontowa. Between twelve and one o'clock Sunday night a fire of unknown origin started in the new ma chine shop belonging to Hayes Strait, in Hustontown. .The shop, a thresher, a clovtr hulW and . will kill your chicks or any other sawmill nfior h,naA ti, thing that may eat it rWrnverl n,t vni,,.,.i . of Huston- aooitt Aouu, witniiuu insurance. Mr. M. V. Malot, town, spent a few hours in town Monday. Subscribe for the News. ' 4 1 t :
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